OGE Vinyl & CDs

Review: Next in the OGE white series is Romania's minimal funk maestro Funk E. This guy is a real cult hero in the scene and someone with a fine grasp on sound design and the ability to make the silkiest of grooves, as evidenced by the opener 'Untitled One' which takes up all of the A-side and does great things with it too. The rolling drums and flaky snares are super silky, like liquid metal flowing downhill under trippy little details. 'Untitled Two' is just as sublime in its synthesis, with gloopy synths, whirring effects and catchy drum funk. 'Untitled Three' is a darker, slightly more intense but still perfectly reduced minimal brew.

Review: This isn't Interstellar Beats' first rodeo for the UK's OGE Music. This upstart Cheshire cat also made an earlier self-titled four-tracker in 2023, and now comes fresh on its heels with a glassy glamp housing four more beady beds of sound. 'Space Loops' and 'Small Talk' are twin siren songs of sfumato funk and house, not treading too lightly nor too heavily. 'Room Service' and 'Do It Again' follow as jankier, verging on bluesy blowouts, their titles giving vibes of a luxury hotelier's idealistic fantasy. The B2 is especially gritty and echoes the more streetwise garage house sounds of old, though we've come a heck of a way to minimal.

Review: Vicari brings some superb machine funk to this new EP on OGE. 'Angela' opens up with wobbly low ends that, to our ears, pay little tribute to a classic Mylo vs Miami Sound Machine riff, that are offset by snappy drums and some lush swirling melodies. After the fleshy and deeper dub comes 'My Spell' which is more bubbly, trippy and loose with its glistening sci-fi- pads and squelchy bass. The third and final original is a third different sound - 'Isolated From My Self'. This one is a jumbled of off-grid hits and detuned keys that brings great unbalance to the dance floor.