Love On The Rocks Vinilo y CD

Review: Paramida's Love On The Rocks imprint is in great form. Following up Indonesian Jonathan Kusuma's brilliant Underpass EP is Detroit's Sharif Laffrey with the Pony EP and following up that wicked acid anthem "Turn It Up" on Discos Capablanca last year. On the A side we've got the stomping and tunnelling peak time acid house of "Pony J.A.M." which is sure to get the kids trancing out retro-style. That sample of "It's A Fine Day" in the middle was a nice touch! On the flip "Pony Roger" is another, purely belter version of the track, almost bordering on early 90's techno by the likes of Final Cut or Cybersonik, but hey.. he's from The D right?

Review: P-Bar resident Paramida returns to her Love On The Rocks imprint with a selection of dream-inducing productions, ranging in tone from 90s-leaning dancefloor material to blissful Balearic soundscapes. The Berlin-based DJ, producer and scene figurehead routinely delivers with her studio output, and Devil's Destination is precisely as on-point as one might expect. Tripped-out vocals echo over floating pads, psychedelic bleeps and rolling drums, eventually giving way to a fierce kick as the energy dramatically shifts. French mavericks E-Talking join the party on the throbbing tech-funk of On Process, with gated pads, sturdy bass and conga-led percussion. Evergreen UK producer Mathew Jonson takes the cut into techier territory, before the celestial swells of Sayonara wave us off into the balmy sunset.