Glass Slipper - Land of Love (Harmonious Discord)

Occupying the airwaves with soulful technology is Austin-based duo Glass Slipper. Glass Slipper is a vocal house music project from Lisa Cork-Twiss and Brad Eller. Lisa is known as a former member of Real McCoy and Brad is a respected vet of the SF Bay Area scene. Their project merges classic soul with forward thinking instrumentation and thought-provoking messages critical of the times. Recently, Glass Slipper has seen a string of releases on house staples like Sole Channel, Puro Music, Colour and Pitch, Subplot, and Midnight Riot. When a studio video passed the desk at Harmonious Discord headquarters the label immediately ‘fell in’ with “Land of Love.” To compliment this special selection, remixes were chosen courtesy of musical cosmonaut KiloWatts and deep dub designer Hubb.

“Land of Love” is a journey laden in lush pads, funky square-wave bass lines, and vocal textures taunting and leading the listener forward. Cascaded drips of melody roll over the sonic environment like water as a building intensity is translated through the evolving bass patterns. The Dub offers a slightly altered shade with tech-leaning drum arrangements and subtle vocal effect trails. KiloWatts provides a vibey broken beat interpretation with finely crafted fills. Pleasant arpeggiations dance around funky bass constructions while melodic density rises upward, ultimately leading to a layer cake of synthesizer tension. Early morning duties are offered by Hubb with his 5am love, featuring hints of guitar and piano setting the vocal components adrift in a sea of warmth.

Jaymz Nylon (Nylon Recordings) – “Glass Slipper never disappoints.”
Andrew Emil (Glenview Records) – “Totally fantastic single! Great work here. Gorgeous.”
Lee Jones / Country Gents (Buslife) – “Original and KiloWatts versions are sublime. This is special guys.”
Taigo Onez (Bang Le’ Dex) – “This is truly beautiful. Such a wonderful release.”
Mark Mac (The Sounds Collective) – “Killer release folks. Solid tunes, big respect.”
Louis Hughes (6th Sense Music) – “The Dub and Instrumental are lovely pieces of house music.”
Michael Fossati (Spirit of House Web Zine) – “Verily dreamful and truly enchanting.”
Simon Kirk (Stag Beetle Radio Show) – “The KiloWatts Wonderland Remix is beautiful.”
Andrew Duke (Andrew Duke In The Mix) – “Great package. The original is my fave.”
DJ Nova (Rodon FM 95) – “This is my new deep house love, it’s Dub and Instrumental bend soundscapes, with synth-laden and bouncy grooves.”

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

Of Norway & Linnea Dale - War With Yourself (Beatservice Records)

In 2019, Linnea Dale and Of Norway released Pets, an album collecting the pair’s tantalizing collaborative tracks. Now Beatservice is releasing two sets of EPs featuring cool remixes of songs from this album. The first volume spotlights “War With Yourself”, with the original mix nicely complemented by two unheard versions — choice reworks from UK nu-disco trio Paper Street Soul (AKA Cuz Electric and Slync) and the Bergen-based organic techno exponent Angermund.

A mischievous workout fusing whirring analog house with heavy-lidded pop tropes, “War With Yourself” proves to have lost nothing of its heavy-duty energy and loungey aptitude. In Paper Street Soul's version, this former stealth club weapon is stripped bare of its ear-wormy bass and jacking pistons to enter a new dimension of coastal plenitude. Scoping out the fringes betwixt solar-powered funk, post-Balearic ambientism, and vaporous pop straight out the can, PSS dish out a seriously addictive number, full of vim and outright soothing euphoria.

Angermund's hair-trigger version puts the pedal to the metal and takes us on a demented safari-like ride across shape-shifting, neon-clad landscapes at full throttle. The result is an utterly mind-bending trip, engineering a mix of steroid-boosted bass, gym-bunnyesque synth leads. This distinctive, hard-hitting affair also features a double-time percussive churn that pulls out all the stops, no matter the hour of the day.

Nick Warren (The Soundgarden) – “The original mix is amazing.”
Hard Ton (Toy Tonics) – “All of the versions are great!”
Black Mighty Wax (Irma Records) – “The original version will fit perfectly in my radio show.”
Kosta (Vibe FM) – “Great vibe, I’ll play this out.”
Simon Kirk (Stag Beetle Radio Show) – “I love the Paper Street Soul Remix – full support.”
Sandro Bianchi (Ibiza Sonica) – “Great original, brilliant remixes.”
Velanche (Urban Landscapes Show) – “The Paper Street Soul mix is groovy, that’s the one for me.”
Hober Mallow (Mighty Reel) – “Great original, and very cool remixes here. Will support.”
Zach Van Lue (91x) – “Cool remixes. I play the original often, so it’s cool to mix it up.”
DJ Nova (Rodon FM 95) – “From its lo-fi, hazy guitar to the gentle club oriented nineties flavored architecture the Paper Street Soul Remix is made to be played to wider audiences.”

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

Lucky Sun featuring Alison David - Deep Love (Lucky Sun Recordings)

Lucky Sun (Tom Lown) and vocalist Alison David join forces to deliver the fresh new single “Deep Love.”

Sounding like summer never ended, “Deep Love” grooves from the very start, sounding like a cross between Lovebirds and Crazy P, and opens up into a deep house masterwork with soulful, Balearic leanings.

Alison David (Red Snapper, The Black Science Orchestra, Bugz In The Attic) pours positive vibes into the track with a storytelling style of spoken word and singing. Her lush vocals compliment the gently drifting strings and catchy synth lines creating the warmest of ear worms.

The release includes a special remix from Alvaro Hylander (DeepWit Recordings). Alvaro, originally from southern Spain, now residing in Belgium, graces the track with his signature deep, warm, and organic sound, making perfect use of the original’s vocals and instrumentation. Top notch all around.

Mastering: Rob Small
Artwork: Dave Platts
Photography: Mark O’Dell

Ashley Beedle (Back To The World Records) – “Great choice of vocalist. Alison sounds wicked on this track. I’ll play the original on my ‘Heavy Disco’ show in February.”
Jaymz Nylon (Nylon Recordings) – “The Alvaro Hylander Remix is spectacular!”
DJ EMan (Liberate Recordings) – “Support! I’ll add this on the radio show.”
Trevor Lamont (Derby City Soul) – “Very nice single. Alison’s vocals are on point.”
Rory Cochrane (Deep Site Recordings) – “Alvaro Hylander strikes again! Love the remix.”
Velanche (Urban Landscapes Show) – “Both the original and the remix are dope. Always awesome to hear Alison David.”
Marcia Carr (Mi-Soul Radio) – “A lovely winter warmer.”
Sumsuch (Colour and Pitch) – “This is special. Support is a must!”
Soulfuledge (House FM) – “I really like this, it has a nice vibe. It’s all about the original mix for me.”
DJ Osric (Black and Blue Show) – “Beautiful production, beautiful vocals, beautiful song. Just beautiful.”

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

Vanilla - Pointbreak (Cold Busted)

Vanilla’s beats are anything but. This master of rhythm and sample construction hails from the UK, crafting tracks with distinction and funkiness that reveal an assortment of flavors. Vanilla’s Bandcamp-released albums have garnered hundreds of thousands of downloads and earned him a wide-ranging fanbase. And his appearance on Cold Busted’s Only On Vinyl 2 LP helped fuel its ‘instant sell-out’ status. Now, Vanilla reveals Pointbreak, his debut EP for Cold Busted that brings together all the elements that confirm this rising producer as a true artist of beats. It’s also the latest installment of the Jet Set series, showcasing sonic travels to exciting, soothing places.

“Pointbreak” opens the EP with syncopated keys over a strutting rhythm, conveying the listener’s arrival to an ultra-hip, neon-splattered hotel lobby. The leisure vibes continue with “Surfin' Summer,” a soundtrack for cocktails on the beach while watching the boogie boards go by. “Remember” combines a phat break with loungey bossa nova, a reassuring timewarp to simpler days. The EP closes with “Breeze,” finishing things on a jazzy, quiet storm tip that would make Lonnie Liston Smith swoon. Don’t hesitate — transport yourself to Pointbreak.

Soul of Man (Finger Lickin’ Records) – “Surfin’ Summer and Breeze conjure up great images of the holidays we never had. Nice tight beats and atmospheric temptations.”
Ohmega Watts (Ubiquity Records) – “Vanilla always comes correct with fly tracks from mellow to 80’s based flips.”
Black Mighty Wax (Irma Records) – “A pleasant “Breeze” caresses my ears.”
Brandon Bass (Hub City Music) – “Breeze could easily be a classic West Coast Hip Hop instrumental. Great job.”
Dj Halabi (Dj Halabi) – “A breeze of fresh air. Vanilla has brought together a perfect release to usher in the Summer vibe.”
Hober Mallow (Mighty Reel) – “Playful and joyful sounds. Big thumbs up here, really enjoying this.”
Andy Wilson (Ibiza Sonica FM) – “Cool sunshine vibes. Will sound great on the beach in Ibiza.”
Jon Fugler (XLNT radio show) – “Always a pleasure to hear a wonky take on a classic style. Makes me want to take a trip to the the Cote d’Azure for a lost weekend. Lovely.”
Aja Allsop (Ketch A Vibe Radio Show) – “An outstanding EP, with “Breeze” as the standout track.”
Floored Capri (Kane FM) – “Get ready to be transported to a secret hideaway, on a beach somewhere, with and epic swell.”

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