FEDE LNG Vinilo y CD

Review: PNP's first collection of sample-heavy disco-house reworks, released earlier in 2017, sold out in record time. It's likely that volume two won't hang around long, either. Predictably, it's packed with party-starting jams, from the cheeky R&B vocals, bumpin' beats and disco guitars of Slamb's "Needs", to the slinky, filter heavy soul-goes-deep house sweetness of Gut Instinct's impressive closer, "The Girl You Love". In between, DJ Swagger combines snappy, ghetto house style drums and R&B vocals on "I Don't Need Your Love", Turk Turtleton beefs up an '80s soul/boogie gem and Fedde LNG offers up a smooth and floor-friendly take on a much-loved disco-era sing-along.

Review: PNP is a new sub-label from the Axe on Wax family, with this first 12" single offering "re-edits of classic tunes" by a quartet of production talents. First to the plate is Fede LNG, who magically transforms a familiar chunk of dewy-eyed, loved-up soul into a crunchy chunk of party-starting deep house. Jessu Bru impresses with the brilliantly tactile and stomping "Don't You Know (909 edit)", where killer disco loops and a thickset synth bassline are underpinned by thrusting TR-909 beats, before Deejay Astral delivers the sound of summer in the shape of "Say Yes", an impeccable fusion of smooth R&B vocals and deep house nous. Finally, Nostalgia doffs a cap to Tiger & Woods via a sparkling, loop-funk rework of an eighties soul era gem.

Review: Axe On Wax sublabel PNP cuts to the chase once again with another limited five tracker from an exciting range of names. Rising London talent Tom Jay takes the lead with a brazen slab of funky house that chugs with a generous helping of Chicago flair. He's in good company; the bossman Fede Lng with a silky street soul piece that hits with a smidgeon of new jack sass, Hank Youngman simplifies his name and groove with beautiful filtered samba savoire faire before Pacific Bureau rounds it off, pressing the big red button named 80s soul. Recommended!

Review: Axe On Trax's little sibling, the white-label spawn by the name of Axe Traxx, is starting to grow into a rather impressive little imprint thanks to releases from Sonderr and Italy's Die Roh. The third instalment is a collaborative affair from a series of emerging house deviants and, as per usual, this is is mightily limited and even a little bit tipped! Dusty house sensations are given off by Ruff&Stax's "Brando"; "James Brown" from Kid Mark is a stomping, chord-heavy analog belter; DJ Pegasuz and FTPup deliver a fast-paced, raw-as-hell house killer in the same style as Dance Mania 12"s from the late 90s, and "XX" by Fede Lng is simply a nasty piece of work in all senses of the phrase - dark, squelching, distorted, and just the right amount of funky. TOP 12!