Various Artists - Equinox Dreams - USM Fall 2020 Compilation (Uniting Souls Music)

Renowned Seattle house music collective and imprint Uniting Souls issues a new ‘state of the label’ compilation for the final months of 2020, titled Equinox Dreams. The collection features artist staples as well as some new names, all part of the tight-knit Uniting Souls family.

The compilation opens with a deep stomper from Sunshine Jones, a house music legend known best for his time in San Francisco’s Dubtribe. “Don’t Sweat It” shows off Jones' love of funky hand-percussion, hypnotic vocal phrases, and churning, building melodic rides. Prolific producer Jon Lee (Tilted Records, Dance Lab) is next with the slinky and moody “Feather’s Burnin'.” It’s an after-hours delight. Up-and-coming UK talent Danamo adds a classic house music feel to the jubilant “Roller,” and Oregonian DJ/producer Samuel Lawrence delivers fresh late night vibes with “'bout dem.” HMNI crew founder Cantos reveals his deep and techy groover “Release,” and Miss Min.D drops the raw, message-dropping track “No Remorse,” featuring a timely spoken vocal.

This is only a taste of the 14 tracks found on the full Equinox Dreams compilation. Dive in, explore further, and immerse yourself in the future sound of Uniting Souls.

Flash Atkins (Paper Recordings) – “Really digging Don’t Sweat It for intense dancefloor movement.”
DJ Harri (Sub Club) – “Lots to like here. Will play and support.”
Jaymz Nylon (Nylon Recordings) – “Don’t Sweat It is the one!”
Pointbender (Harmonious Discord) – “The Jon Lee cut is the one for my sets.”
KJ (Integrity Records) – “Real solid compilation.”
Blueshift (Nurvous Records) – “Nice selections! Roller and Release work best for me.”
Chris Udoh (Tigerhook) – “Sunshine Jones for the win!”
DJ Firefly (Couch Dancing) – “Great compilation. I’m looking forward to exploring the other tracks.”
Hippie Torrales (Cyberjamz Radio) – “Nice package of grooves here.”
SimonG (Deep South Radio) – “Loving these beats. Deep and on point.”

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

Various Artists - Phono Obscura (Hallucienda)

Phono Obscura confidently charts the course of Hallucienda, the new imprint that is the evolution of Hallucination Limited, curated and collated by renowned DJ and trusted tastemaker Three. With an eclectic assortment of established names and future candidates from the electronic music globe, Phono Obscura’s nine tracks present a focused vision through artists that balance the need to push envelopes and the desire to fill dance floors. These producers represent the initial Hallucienda family, with future album artists rubbing shoulders with 12“ mercenaries. Opening on Lock Smith’s hypnotically oozing ”Wouldn’t You“, Phono Obscura proposes a dream-zone safe house in between the head space and the bass bin. As one forwards to Reverse Commuter’s ominous remix of ”History Is Not Shrinking“, by The Bystanders in collaboration with Mount Sims and Linda Lamb, and J. Alvarez’s vintage machine funk of ”Strut”, the sound and thematic binding string of Phono Obscura is clear. Other contributions from Wiggle’s Terry Francis, Sunshine Jones of Dubtribe, Radio Slave, Remi Mazet, Öona Dahl & Johnny Cruz, and NYC’s Ulysses further cement Phono Obscura’s status as a step above a mere compilation project. There is evidently a lot of thought and strategy in Three’s selection to accurately convey the message of Phono Obscura and its series, as this is just the first of many planned editions.

Gavin Hardkiss - "This is timeless music. A proper inquiry into the nuances of the darker side of house music."
James Zabiela - "'Strut', 'Dance Gravity', the Radio Slave remix, 'Oceans', 'The Sun' … all dope! Congrats on the new label"
Laurent Garnier - "I really love Lock Smith's 'Wouldn't You'. I'll be playing this a lot."
Soul Clap - "Wow, loving this compilation … Hallucienda 'til ya burn!"
Doc Martin - "I'm slightly biased towards these producers and grooves … a little something for the headstrong. Full support!"
Nick Warren - "Excellent compilation, guys. Some killers here!"
John Digweed - "Good stuff."
Peter Kruder - "Cool compilation with loads of good stuff on."
Greg Oreck (Thugfucker) - “I've been excitedly awaiting this reincarnation of Hallucination and even my high expectations have been exceeded. PHONO OBSCURA is a lot like Three himself. Sometimes deep, sometimes hard, often trippy, and always a sight for sore eyes / ears when you're about four days into an after-party that doesn't seem like it will ever end. We'll surely be playing every single one of these tracks and I honestly can't remember any other compilation I could have said that about. Quality stuff from a quality source. And a great and diverse collection of sounds and artists that we'll be definitely waiting to hear more from."

Available now from Beatport, iTunes, and Juno Download.