Peng Vinyl & CDs

Review: Prolific UK deep house hero Andy Compton is back on his fabled Peng stable with a new project entitled Blue Dream, and an album called California Dreaming which unsurprisingly deals in gorgeous sun soaked tones aimed squarely at the loungey end of his plush, melodic repertoire. From the slinking funk of "Betsy" to the low-slung beats and smooth-as-silk bass of "Disco Baby," Compton shows himself to be completely at home rolling at this kind of tempo, no doubt projecting himself to the Malibu beach idyll you can see on the cover. Music so radiant, you'd best slap on some sunblock.

Review: Peng strikes again with another entry into its limited edition, vinyl-only series. The eponymous artist is behind the beats and kicks off with 'Fall In Da Nite' which is a playful and character cut for dancefloor fun. Then comes 'Hrny 2 Nite.' This one is a loppy and infectious tech house cut with dusty drums and big hi-hats that are offset by the wet daubs of synth. It's devastatingly simple but surely hugely effective especially once the recognisable samples from the popular early 2000s track 'Horny' come in and take things up a level.