JV featuring Quinton Xavier - Every Time (Harmonious Discord)

Everyday connections, moments in space and time.
When you have a piece of my heart, it’s every time …

Harmonious Discord Recordings is excited to welcome back soul-specialist JV (AKA Jason Vasilas) with “Every Time,” a special project featuring vocalist Quinton Xavier. The duo offer a modern-day love song filled with passion and emotion, and set to the rhythm of a well-tempered tech house production. The combination is likely to be coined an instant classic. Remixes come courtesy of the versatile HD veteran Dorian and Hands Free (Akbal, My Favorite Robot, Connoisseur).

The original of “Every Time” presents a dreamy vision of poetic passion by balancing the vocals with thoughtfully constructed synthesizers and reversed effects. Frequencies swirl and build as Quinton’s vocals reach their peak and dulcet tones culminate with periodic fills to propel the momentum onward. Dorian’s remix wipes the dream-state away offering flavors of disco-era drums alongside classic house synths. Quinton’s vocals are in the forefront with penetrating vocal modulation. Musically rich and percussively precise, Dorian’s remix is poised to be a defining moment for mixed sets. Hands Free dives deep offering two versions of his subversive interpretation. Dissonant, unsettling sounds fill the cavernous space created by this slow burn. Hypnotic and ritualistic, the Hands Free mixes provide rumbling percussion and reverberated artifacts that cascade into pensive melodic harp accents and broad sweeping swells. There’s a mood for all occasions in this package.

Nick Warren (The Soundgarden) – “Very cool mixes from Hands Free.”
Vanilla Ace (OFF Recordings / Bunny Tiger) – “Nice tracks for a bar / pool chill vibe.”
Craig Steward (Montana & Stewart) – “Feelin’ the Dorian remix. Very tasty.”
KJ (Integrity Recordings) – “Tight production. Infectious.”
Chris Udoh (Tigerhook) – “Very very nice!”
Laurent N. (House Nation Radio) – “The Dorian Remix is super!”
Simon Francis (The Visionaires) – “A grower. I felt the original particularly just seep into the consciousness.”
DJ Electric (Magapolis 89.5 – Russia) “Very nice single. I’ll be trying all of the versions.”
Sumsuch (Colour and Pitch) – “SUPERP! Full support on this beauty.”
Ivan Garci (Vlosfer Records) – “Very nice release. Hands Free is my favorite, but all of the tracks are great.”
Daryl Dee (The Chewb Radio) – “Really feeling this. Great vocal and wicked selection of mixes.”

Available Now From: Beatport, Traxsource, Apple Music, And Spotify.

PointBender - Dusk Remixed (Harmonious Discord)

Harmonious Discord label boss and abstract artist PointBender reimagines Dusk Frontier with Dusk Remixed, featuring remixes by Dorian, Murr, and a PointBender redux. PointBender is the moniker of Sean Anderson, an independent artist living in Austin, Texas, who has also released work on imprints like Guidance, Thoughtless and Blaq.

Label mainstay and Carmen San Diego of monikers Brad Dale offers up an interpretation through his Dorian moniker. Brad has been featured on the label in many forms, most notably Molecule, Echo Conscious, and Ishi. A man of many talents and musical precision, Brad offers up a pensive rework formulating the hypnotic vocal takes into a backdrop of classic deep house atmospheres. Propelled even deeper by heavily plated live guitar and bass, Dorian’s rework puts the subconscious on auto-pilot as intensity and uncertainty mount. Lal co-pilot and independent artist Murr pulls in his twist of events, focused more of the range of vocals. Murr stays true to his signature methods, presenting shades like linear algebra, where the sum amounts to so much more than the parts. Our final rework comes from PointBender himself, offering up a stripped down, beat-driven alternative. This collection of remixes pushes more experimentation on the dancefloor while retaining some of the hypnotic elements of the original but with greater intensity.

Alinep (Asia Music) – “The Original Mix is tops.”
Raconteur (Stranjjur) – “PointBender Redux is solid! I also dig the Murr Remix.”
Eric Davenport (Guesthouse) – “Solid production and song writing.”
DJ P-Rez (Not So Fast Records) – “Yes!! This is a great release.”
Makossa (Luv Lite Recordings) – “Solid Deep Vibe.”
Brian Bacchus (Summit Sessions Radio Show) – “Dorian’s Concrete Remix has a beautiful natural feel … really balances the vibe of this track.”
Salvatore Logicfusion (Deepinradio) – “Fresh and beautiful. Thumbs up!”
Simon Kirk (Stag Beetle Radio Show) – “Brilliant. I love Dorian’s Concrete Remix.”
Hightower (JELEWA.de music blog) – “Nice EP. Nice vocals. Full support!”
Sumsuch (Colour and Pitch) – “My goodness, this is special. Such beautiful tone and phrasing. I will be playing this a lot.”

Available Now From: Beatport, Traxsource, iTunes, And Spotify.

Various Artists - Discordian Dreaming 8 (Harmonious Discord)

The Harmonious Discord label ceremonially introduces each year with a new installment of its Discordian Dreaming series, previewing what the label has in store over the coming months. This eighth edition features an abstract collage of sounds fitting for an evening of mindful expansion and dance floor excursions. Included are label mainstays Dorian, Onium, Tobor Rellik, and Josiah Fontenot plus appearances by new artists Triptique and Joshua Davidson alongside the return of legacy legend Litex. This set will offer a shine of interest to every tech-house collector.

Onium begins the release with dub laden saxophone serenade. Crisp percussion and tense atmospheres collide with dense melodies. Dorian resets with an afro-cuban-inspired percussive techno journey. A beautiful mixture of celebration and energy, “Run Run Run” is a full narrative told in music. Joshua Davidson makes his debut on the label with a pensive, deep tech-house performance. Warm accents roll through this cut and Josh shows that his talent for creating complex moods is polished. Josiah Fontenot follows with a non-typical linear techno composition. With a strong focus on character and warmth this tracky bicep beat continues to deliver. Dallas native Tobor Rellik moves us onto the dance floor with a plucky tech-house tune with automation into filthy territories. Triptique then provides a nightclub-favored alternative with hypnotic sweeps and Moroder-esque bass lines. HD001 artist Litex returns with a heavy and driving track that flows into spacey progressive territory but stays crisp with technique.

Colin Dale (Abstrakt Dance Records) – “I really like Joshua Davidson’s “Hue”. Deliciously different.”
Atish (Desert Hearts) – “Some really nice sounds in this package.”
lar3n (Noir Sessions) – “Solid EP with great tracks. It’s difficult to chow the best one, however Hue is the one that stands out for me.”
Dubinski (Opossum Recordings) – “Very nice and versatile package. I especially like the dubby vibe of Onium’s “Held Tight”, but will surely play others in here.”
Michael Sarafini (Gramaphone Records) – “Dorian – Run Run Run is a solid, melodic track.”
Al Mackenzie (Great Outdoors) – “Dorian’s track is ace!”
DJ Firefly (Couch Dancing) – “Impressive showing of variety and creative talent.”
Simon Kirk (Stag Beetle Radio Show) – “Very hot release. Every track is quality. Onium – Held Tight is particularly awesome.”
Sumsuch (Colour and Pitch) – “Sounding brilliant!”
Jon Fugler (Fluke) – “Tricky to choose a favorite from a compilation of this quality. Loving all the techy tracks, and Inner Malfunction reminds me of a previous life … very cool. Held Tight is my immediate fave.”

Available Now From: Beatport, Juno Download, iTunes, AND Spotify.

Dé Antonio and Dorian - Speak to Your Soul (Harmonious Discord)

Harmonious Discord artist Brad Dale is a master of many trades and purveyor of a ménage of styles and vibes. His projects span glitched-out techno tracks as Molecule, his indie-style folk work as member of the band Ishi, subversive and deep sound design under his eclectic moniker Echo Conscious, and, most recently, his collaboration with vocalists to create a fun, stylistic throwback sound which he produces under the alias Dorian. Recently Dorian has been teaming up with area singers to create a mixture of dance techniques with elevated vocal pairings. In this single he partners with vocalist De’ Antonio to reveal "Speak To Your Soul", a solid house music cut tailor-made for the dance floor.

The Can You Hear Me Mix is a tech house standard where the vocal presence drives the piece. De’ Antonio can be heard elaborating on the ever-catchy chorus line. All of this is backed by the type of intricate production styling that Brad is known for. The Moving Deep Within Mix drives a later-night approach with techno-tinged beat production and more pronounced synth work. It's perfect for trippy after hours shenanigans. Another Harmonious Discord fixture returns to give a drummy rework that sits right in between the two originals. Jeff Haviland AKA Vital crafts a balanced and progressive rework allowing the elements to build and accent in a more traditional fashion. These three versions combine to create a diverse house music single suitable for many nightclub situations … and one can expect to hear more from Dorian over the coming months.

Nick Warren - "A very cool mix here from Vital."
Justin Harris (Music For Freaks) - "I love this release."
Larry Tee - "Hot one!"
Lupe Fuentes (Inhouse Records) - "Nice vibe."
Nick Holder - "Dope."
DJ Craig C (Pound Boys) - "I'm feeling that Vital mix!"
Al Bradley (3am Recordings) - "Some great vibes right here! All three offer something ace up, but the Vital remix is superb … it's very Berlin-esque, but without sounding like it's just trying to be Berlin-esque."
Pete Williams (Natural Rhythm) - "A cool mix of sonic options. The Vital remix is good."
Chris Udoh (Tigerhook) - "I love the Can You Hear Me mix."
Sam Hopkins (AccuRadio, Chicago) - "The Moving Deep Within mix is a champ!"
DJ Zach (Subtronic End Radio Show) - "Nice grooves … a versatile pack. The Vital remix comes on with a primal feel."
Corbin Dooley (Electric Feel Radio Show) - "Groovy tracks ready for the thick of summer."

Available now from Beatport.