Do you know that feeling of melancholy during the cold season of the year, when you’re yearning for a warm sonic shower once in a while in order to warm up and illuminate your spirit and soul from within? If you do, you should test the musical medicine of South African producer Jullian Gomes, who supplied one of the most blissful winter warmers with ‘Love Song 28’, his first single for the London-based Marketing Music imprint.

As it seems Jullian was able to convert all sunbeams and aestival vibes he absorbed growing up under the warmth of the African sun into the stunning beauty of this track. With a simple and effective arrangement, warm keyboards and Bobby’s enchanting vocals ‘Love Song 28’ induces a deep and hypnotic knock-on effect, that will probably have you listen to it over and over again.

The single offers additional remixes by Ewan Pearson and Anonym – but in our book the original steals the show despite the big names on remix duty. The enthusiastic support of numerous DJs like Ivan Smagghe, Osunlade, Ellen Alien, DJ Koze, Michael Mayer, Kenny Larkin and many more validates our feeling that this instant classic will be around for a while.

If you’re into the magic vibe of this tune, we recommend to check out Chasing Kurt’s lovely ‘Reflecting Love’ as well.

Artist info:
Jullian Gomes on Facebook

Everybody’s raving about the comeback of the black gold aka the vinyl record … but what about the music cassette? Berlin duo Elle P. & Iftah not only released their latest album ‘Mrs. Oscillator & Her Pocket Calculator’ on compact cassette, they even recorded it directly to tape!

‘Reduce to the max’ could have been the motto when the group went into the studio – or as the band says: ‘Raw plan, raw power!’ Equipped with only 3 synthesizers, 2 drum machines and a vintage 8-track cassette recorder, Elle P. & Iftah created 12 songs in 12 days. The result is a lovely mixture of electro pop vignettes ranging from speedy dance ditties to beautiful atmospheric tunes like the featured ‘For Lovecraft’ and ‘Gravy Stick’ (see below). It’s especially in these songs where Elle P.’s voice develops a yearning and gentle quality which often reminds me of the late Trish Keenan, former singer of Birmingham band and Warp act Broadcast. The music itself does have an overall warm sound which might come as a surprise if you compare it to similar bands or music from an era where a certain ‘coolness’ was definitely required. And that’s Elle P. & Iftah’s main achievement: they’re so not cool in their attitude and approach plus you can hear their playfulness in each of the 12 songs – that’s a winner!

So yeah, less is often more or using some immortal lines by Iggy & The Stooges:
‘Raw power baby can’t be beat!’

Now all you gotta do is be quick to get hold of a copy of the cassette as it’s strictly limited to 99 pieces. Vinyl lovers shouldn’t be waiting any longer too – there are only 333 copies to grab and put in your shelves …

Artist info:
http://www.elle-p.com