neljapäev, 11. veebruar 2016

From Rivera's Groove Box #191: Horror Inc - Jhator



Browsing through my record collection I discovered that I do have a lot of generic deep house records. Listening to them, you realize that they are nice records with good music, but they sound all so alike. Always the same chord progressions, the same drum patterns, same dreamy sweet vocals singing about love and relationships. Arrgh... not that this kind of soulful deep house is bad, but they're kind of useless nowadays. The days of cafe lounging deep house are over, and these tracks don't make you feel like dancing either. And just listening to them is boring. 

But 'Jhator' by Horror Inc is far away from boring. It's the most exciting underground deep house track I've heard in years. But of course, everything is clear when you see who's the man behind this project - it's Akufen, the guy who shook the dance music scene in 2002 with his cut-up sampled microhouse album 'My Way'.

kolmapäev, 3. veebruar 2016

From Rivera's Groove Box #190: Helena Hauff - Culmination Of Frustration



This is banging. Such a tough acid groove from our favorite techno girl Helena Hauff. With the first listen, the track may sound like too hard, but then it gets better with each new listen. That lo-fi production and distorted sounds gives the track more life to it - makes it sound like being in a loud warehouse rave.