Rockets is the musical brainchild of Fred Oliveira, a designer and programmer by day. A member of Discotexas, a label and collective we have mentioned many times now, he’s known for producing tracks that range from filtered disco house to italo-disco and electronica.

Spacewalker Recordings is a spanking new disco label that deserves some real heat. Citing their influences as Eskimo, BearFunk, Nang Records and Add2Basket Records to name a few, they seem to be on the fast track to future success.

A cosmic space journey in time.

To the stars.

We have been keeping mum about DFA’s recent 12″ release from Black Van (Kris Menace + Kowesix) for a bit, even though they are on our ‘heavy rotation’ column on the right of this page. (Subtle, and sly)

That’s it… we can’t (or rather, really shouldn’t) keep quiet for much longer… CFCF is officially the business.

You may have already heard about Justin Faust’s newest EP “Holdin On“,  but we are not gonna let popularity cloud our desire to spread the word.

Northern Ireland isn’t usually considered fertile ground for essential new producers, but after recently discovering Space Dimension Controller (more on him to follow) our latest and possibly greatest find suggests we really are going to have to start paying more attention to that part of the world.

The last we heard of Solid Gold was when they released their debut album Bodies Of Water in 2008, which we took a definite liking to, especially since they are on Green Label Sound (a single’s label), which featured other artists such as Chromeo, Holy Ghost! and Amazing Baby to name a few…

French label On The Fruit have been carving out a nice little crystalline niche for themselves in the big sparkling glacier of space-electro (or whatever it is we’re calling it this week), trading in an anthemic, synth heavy sound that lends itself to comparisons with fellow Frenchies Valerie Collective.

Where these guys really stand out though is the rawness of their sound.

Tracks like Freak You’s ‘From Nowhere’ have a brashness and fervor that really sets them apart, layering edgy, ethereal melodies over dark monotonal basslines straight from a Dario Argento slasher flick. ‘Torn Over’ sounds like a partially-reformed metal-head reimagining the collected works of The Human League for a hypothetical 18-rated arcade game. The real deal for us though is ‘Ballad For A Diskjockey’ which takes you on a dreamy space journey you will never forget.

If you hadn’t guessed we rate these tracks REALLY highly, and if you haven’t heard them waste no time in checking out the links below.

In just a few days On The Fruit are launching another quality act – Midnight Club. With over twenty years in the production biz under various guises these guys are no spring chickens, and their experience shows with deft touch and a maximalist approach that fits the label to a tee. It’s the kind of stuff that will make mincemeat of the right dancefloor, and each of the five tracks on the The Machine EP are more than deserving of your attention.

No duds here, but we particularly like the big electronic bangs and crashes found in the original and B-side ‘Replay’. Look out for the release later this month.

This also gives us an excuse to give props to another ‘On The Fruit’ stalwart in Worship. A bit more restrained but no less assured, ‘The Dome’ was one of our top EPs of ‘09… a real dark horse that demonstrates an obvious skill for sound sculpture and the dark arts of prog-disco. EP number two is apparently in the pipeline, so watch this space for more details…

MP3 MIDNIGHT CLUB – HOT SPACE

MP3 MIDNIGHT CLUB – REPLAY

MP3 FREAK YOU – BALLAD FOR A DISKJOCKEY ♥♥♥

MP3 FREAK YOU – FROM NOWHERE

MP3 WORSHIP – RITUAL ACTION (THE DOME PT. II)

MIDNIGHT CLUB MYSPACE
ON THE FRUIT RECORDS MYSPACE

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