Terrestrial Funk US Vinyl & CDs

Review: Coral Morphologic's brilliant debut album guided us through space but with their sophomore LP, if feels much more like we're arriving at a final destinationia vibrant, water-filled world brimming with life. The rhythms are lithe and heavily atmospheric with distant pads, sci-fi motifs and sense of the unknown ever-present. It's brilliantly evocative and cinematic from front to back. To sweeten the deal even further, the album comes with a foldout poster with the fantastically dreamy and otherworldly album art by Robert Beatty

Review: Swiss scene stalwart Dan Piu is celebrating 30 years as an active producer. Fittingly, his latest EP - the first in a series of six - dives into his archive of unreleased recordings and delivers a quartet of tracks laid to (digital) tape in the early years of his career. The influence of early Warp Records releases and the wider bleep & bass movement is evident from the start, where 'Aromatic Love Potion 23' offers a perfect fusion of deep sub-bass, bleeping lead lines, Rob Gordon style percussion programming and ghostly chords. 'Hypnophobia' is weighty, warming and acid-smothered shuffle through deep bleep pastures, while 'Space Bleepin In A Street Moment' pays tribute to Leeds label Bassic Records (and specifically releases by Juno and Ability II). Finally, 'Transmania' combines the warmth and beauty of deep house with authentic bleep techno sonics.

Review: Terrestrial Funk reissues a lost gem with the 'Summertime' EP by System Exclusive, a UK white label classic from the late eighties and early nineties. This four-track EP, featuring Jacqueline Foster aka Jacquoda's stunning vocals, includes the downtempo hit 'Summertime,' the dubbed-out 'Jennifer,' and two versions of 'Let's Climb.' The 'Come To Me Mix' and 'Glad You Made It Dub' are perfect for festival nights, showcasing hypnotic and powerful grooves. Simon Akers and Jason Brown's production, now brought to light by Terrestrial Funk, highlights their unique blend of downtempo and electronic bangers, making this perfect for crate diggers and new listeners.