Heavy House Society Vinyl & CDs

Review: Following an action-packed 2021 that included releases on Up The Stuss, Shall Not Fade amd Berg Audio, tech-house/deep house fusionist DJOKO (real name Johannes Kolter) kick-starts 2022 with another quietly impressive EP. The German producer opts for a positive vibe, intergalactic chords, glassy-eyed electronics and rolling, funk-fuelled house beats on 'Rapture', before peppering a low-slung, garage-influenced groove with turn-of-the-'90s bleeps and classic house vocal samples on 'Inside of Me'. Over on the reverse, 'My Crib' is a typically atmospheric, sunny and melodious tech-house box jam, which Sidney Charles successfully turns into a more dubby-sounding peak-time shuffler. Excellent stuff all told.

Review: German producer Sidney Charles likes his beats chunky and his grooves heavy. He heads up the Heavy House Society which is named in reference to that fact and that is where he steps up now with a new 12", Reso Riddim. The lithe title cut gets things underway then 'Objection' offers up super smooth and irresistible rhythms run through with deft synth work and nice swirling cosmic overtones. 'Rawline 98' taps into a throwback house sound for all passion and sweatiness and last of all 'Charles List' is an all our jacker with snappy snares, yelping vocals and Boo Williams-style house heat that will get any floor going.