ENRICO DRAGONI Vinilo y CD

Review: Enrico Dragoni knows a thing or two about the new wave of garage sweeping across the club scene. Under his 2 Hot 2 Handle alias he's been seen on a split release with Introspekt, while with Charles HAF he's graced Moodswing and Vibesey as The Stab Mechanics. Under his own name, 2023 has been a breakthrough year via labels like Bubbling Fresh and Pirate Cutz, and now he's landing on Ordinaire with some pitch perfect 4x4 bumpers. 'Double Berries' is an especially slinky joint marked out by sweet chord stabs, while there's a rougher swing at work on 'Boomerang', all adding up to another high-quality drop from a devotee of the nu-garage wave.

Review: The debut release from the brilliantly named Unreleased Sex Desire label, whose name alone promises exclusive red-lit corners for under-the-table deep house dealings, 'Don't Stop The Music' presents to the world the work of two various-artistic virtuosi, Niccolo Turini and Enruco Dragoni, together known as Funksonik. From the whispered get-downs of the A1 to the driven organic propulsions of 'Don't Stop The Music', it's clear these two know just how to sculpt a party; for the afters, there's also 'Dawn If You Are' and 'Bambi', which veer into texturally stranger directions but nonetheless bring equal heat.