Five for Friday

Unbroken1 I dunno, I don’t have those associations, so maybe its easier to cherry-pick tracks that I like without the baggage, but I do find it weird that people don’t make the same assumptions about folk that listen to other, popular (in a v niche, middle-aged way) labels.

I think it caught up in the whole EDM gold rush/movement in America. An association that some labels/producers are happy to be still apart of in one form or another or who are still trying to shake off.

I think everyone who loves dance music have their prejudices when it comes to certain genres. I listen to alot of tracks every week and always listen with an open mind. I follow ADID and Anjunadeep on Beatport etc because I know that every once in a while there will be a track I like. Although my heart does sink when there is a ADID compilation album on the Friday promo drop.

But like you I don’t follow labels or producers on eg Beatport because they’ve been given a certain label. It’s because like you said; '‘who has made stuff in the past that I like".

ADID has certainly pushed a sound. It’s even in the “All Day I Dream” name. Personally, I don’t want to dream when it comes to dance music. I like raw, head-down raving or House that reminds me of better, younger days. If I wanted butterflies and rainbows I’d listen to Phil Collins. They release music I wouldn’t be surprised to hear at a dentist’s office. I don’t think I have pigeonholed them, I think they did that to themselves as a BM cash grab. It’s lazy paint-by-numbers House - light kick, floaty minor chord melody, annoying bassline, generic percussion. I know what an ADID release will sound like before I even hear it. Innervisions is the same way. But I find them far more frustrating as they used to release just flat out good music. Now they release “Innervisions” as if it’s a sound in and of itself.

jonattonyeah I agree with ADID, but not Innervisions. There are still right bangers in their recent catalogue too. The new Jimi Jules is my favorite track of the year so far.

I find all labels and styles get too much at times depending on mood. I am surprised by the volume of releases and can’t keep up generally. But as ever, 1 in x is a proper keeper.

• Charlie May - Soul Integration
• Miraval - Violet Cloud (Hoomidaas)
• Fulltone - Oceans of Wisdom (ADID)
• Draso - Quasi (Do not sit)
• Hybrid - Nails (Distinctive)

Homegrove His remix of Wicked Game is lush too

Clarinets - Invisible Path EP [Funnuvojere Records]
Frankey & Sandrino - Hope 43 [Sum Over Histories]
Alberto Sainz - Masada / Zionair [Soundscapes Digital]
Philipp Straub & Outcome - Retrograde (Auggië Remix) [MoBlack]
Chris Sterio & Downgrooves - Freedom [Big Bells Records]

…off to buy that Clarinets ep., seems to have taken ages to come out

Unbroken1 It’s bloody lovely.

Unbroken1 future plans to mix ‘Afternoon’ into ‘Dahlia’ here