Apersonal Music

Review: Be sure not to miss this limited vinyl-only release by Barcelona's disco crew Apersonal Music. Three old classics get revisited by the main artists of the label, Robbie Ellington's "Don't Cry" gets the disco treatment by specialist crate-digger Trujillo, the "Shaft" theme song is turned into a dance-floor killer by Portuguese duo Cisco Cisco, and on the flip side KMA takes "Storm" from Rare Silk to a new level by adding live played instruments and 303 acid loops.

Review: Following his recent strong turn on Cocktail D'Amore, Jules Etienne makes a trip back to Apersonal Music with more of that island groove for the smoothest slack-wearers in town. "Free As A Man" is a beautifully laid back but funky offering that speaks to all kinds of good times. Jex Opolis turns in a remix of the track that has a little more bite to suit the later demands of the dancefloor. "Don't Wanna Talk About It" sees Etienne linking up with Disco D and winding all kinds of slick strutting business into his sound, and then "Rhythm For The Garden" heads off into wonderful tribal percussion that serves as a handy tool for DJs who want to get some rich drum sounds into their set.

Review: Jerome C, born and raised at Haifa City Port in Israel, is a declared fan of vintage gear; always looking to explore the special analog sound. He creates music with a sumptuous mixture of house, disco, funk, and hip-hop. He first hit the house scene partnering with Double Hill for Soul Clap's imprint Double Standard releasing the amazing "I Need Love EP". For his latest offering three new cuts pressed and published by the Spanish label Apersonal Music.

"The Wind", "Keeping Funk Alive" and "You Better Think", three tracks characterized by the analog raw gear sounds, deep house gems that rolls over warm sonic waves and melodic bassline beats. The whole mood brights with sex appeal.

Quarion and Toby Tobias commissioned for the remixes. The first one releasing the uplifting house melodic remix for "The Wind", and Toby Tobias taking the dark sides on mental minimal techhouse by reshaping "Keeping Funk Alive".

Review: Venezuelan groovesters Los Amigos Invisibles have been infecting the house music world with the Latin-flavoured disco and funk since the 90s, and still their sunkissed sound resonates with younger generations. On this occasion it's Balearic operation Apersonal that turn to brighter days with the six-piece, riding high with original jams "Stay" and "Rio Porque No Fue Un Sueno" on the A side. Meanwhile on the flip Ray Mang turns out remixes of the original versions that keep the feel-good ingredients intact, providing you with some surefire heat well in advance of the summer months.

Review: Backwards EP is the first collaboration between Moodmusic head Sasse and Maurice Aymard. Backwards is a fresh take on house music with touches of disco, electronica and techno mixed in to the equation forming a beautiful mixture of forward thinking club music with a hands in the air factor. Athabasca forms a perfect companion to Backwards, taking a more disco approach to things and letting the steam build up before dropping into deep house territory. Remixed comes courtesy of Massimiliano Pagliara and Luvless.

Review: It's been relatively quiet from Trujillo recently, but now the Venezuelan producer casts out a transmission from his Berlin base to let everyone know that all is well and we can get back to the business of smooth grooving. "Everytime I Think Of U" speaks to the Balearic tendencies embedded in the producer's aesthetic, with a reflective vocal swirling amidst dreamy guitar chops and swooping synth warbles of a strictly blissed out nature. Telephones does a sterling job of remixing the original version into a warm and funky deep house jam peppered with organic delights.