Earthly Measures Vinyl & CDs

Review: The days are drawing out, the temperatures are rising, the sounds we all want to hear are getting much more tropical, exotic and sunny. Enter this fantastic new record from Earthly Tapes after a nearly 2 year gap since the second chapter. This third chapter is packed with brain boggling new musical excursions from six new artists to the label. Jean Dasso AKA Yeahman is Orso on the first tune, a rhythmic cut with UK breaks influences and Afro dance vibes. Balam's 'Ensueno' becomes more dubby and deep and on the flip are highlights from DJ Raff with his conga and tom splattered rhythms and Kusht's slow motion pumper, 'Small Town Rebellion.'

Review: A stunning collection of Balearic/downtempo tracks from the Argentine producer Sidirum, who effortlessly mixes twinkling organics and soft, clean nostalgics. Five tracks of sophisticated bliss come in the form of two A-siders and three Bs, whether that be the rapidly-unfolding bleepwork of 'Total Interior' or the optical broken shuffle of 'Iris'. First listens might imply this to be a simple new agey beats EP, but its extra 'future sounds' bent quickly dashes such misconstructions, as this is a very well-made EP, laden in just the right amount of polish and sheen.