Matthew Dekay has been one of the most respected names in electronic music for several years, and his ability to break down genre barriers has played a major role in his success story. In 2003, DEEP Records released his monster tune "If I Could Fly," which made its rounds all over the world, crushing dancefloors from Tokyo to Cape Town. Now five years later, DEEP brings us a mo..

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Jerome Robins is name you might know firstly as one of the founders and main men from the well-known Release Records outfit. In recent times he has diversified the Release brand into the Release Promo Pool, whilst spending an increased amount of his own time in the studio. This two-part EP can be found on the very respectable and rising Denver label Polytechnic Recordings. Part..

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Sango Music recently released the quirky and excellent "Looking Good" by Santa Fe with an excellent Retroid remix. Very cool indeed! Now the hot Mexican imprint is back with a 2 tracker from Ferdi Schwartz.

The title track Vanille is a progressive electro hybrid that kicks off the EP nicely with some cool ‘80s style bassline sounds and bleeps. In addition to that there are s..

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The Montenegro label, out of Mexico, is named after the label head and producer Montenegro (not the country!). Many of the releases on the label have come from the main man, although there was a sampler for the 12th release featuring several other artists.

It’s slightly disappointing that there is only the one track available on this release, "Magic,". Nonetheless, Magic is ..

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1986 - what a year! Mexico 86 World Cup, the Chicago Bears, A-Ha, the C64 and Top Gun, all leading the mainstream for this year of creation. Any track taking that name has a lot to live up to! Bravely taking on the challenge is P8, hailing from Quebec in Canada, on the Italian, Starlight label.

The original mix is full of energy with all the basslines and stabs you'd expect ..

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Underbelly Music is a newcomer to the label scene and is based in both Ireland and Australia. Perhaps the A & R is in one location and the label management another - sounds exciting anyway! We are honoured to be able to review the first release on the label from Aussie, Tony Stevens, aka Kultrun. The second release will come from fast rising Maine, USA native Jairus Miller.

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Frisky Records, naturally is the offshoot from the well-known progressive radio station of the same name. Following in Proton Radio's footsteps in setting up a label partner, Frisky Records has featured to date the likes of, Clubbervision, Pole Folder, and Federico Epis, to name a few. This release, the "Spektaqular EP," comes from Rome based, Max Gueli, and it features 3 origi..

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”The Others EP” from German progressive label, Jetlag Digital, comes from Marcelo Vasami, another notable artist from a growing number of Argentinean progressive producers.

The title track, The Others, luckily isn’t as spooky as the film of the same name! It's a methodical progressive builder with sounds and sweeps added in a subtle manner as the track progresses, a dark pro..

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Mexican imprint, Kansak Recordings, a sub-label of the well known BIT Records Mexico label, drops its 9th release coming from Italian artist, Matteo Monero, featuring an original and 4 remixes of the title track "To the Next."

To the Next is a smooth progressive number with some old school progressive elements, somewhat similar to various tracks found on the early Renaissanc..

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Proton has surely carved itself a wide path over the past couple of years, earning a reputation for bringing smooth, cutting edge music to the table. After the undying success of the Proton Music imprint, Sam Packer introduced Proton Ltd, a sister imprint which turns out to be an outlet for their grittier and more tech-fueled music. The ever-talented Lea-D takes the stage for L..

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Officials working at the Guiness Book of World Records should be keeping an eye on Denver, as it seems Polytechnic Recordings may be after setting a new record for releasing the most EP's over a six-month span. The relatively new label has had it's fair share of highs and lows in it's first full year, and their latest offering from T-Lectual stays true to their inconsistent nat..

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Ukraine based imprint Really Really Big Records releases its 10th, by way of the ”Daybreak EP” from US based DJ/producers Daniel Mahuad and Bruce Gibbons.

The title track Daybreak is a smart progressive number, a nice tune to bridge between a warm up and a more peak-time set. The atmospheric and melodic side of the track would also work well for a podcast or radio broadcast...

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