From Rivera's Groove Box #340: SlothBoogie - Acid Fantasy

Nice edit of the italo disco hit Plustwo 'Stop Fantasy' giving it some more oomph and uunnh boompty house beats action. The SlothBoogie crew is really good when it comes to making edits. Plustwo was a very short lived italo disco project because the record label went bankrupt and the band disbanded because of personal differences. Their biggest hit is know for the very early use of Roland TB-303 bass synthesizer, which became later know universally as the sound of acid house. It is a well known fact that the Italian disco producers were very keen and curious about the latest synthesizers coming out at the time in early 80s and utilized many gadgets other musicians thought of unorthodox and unnatural sounding, like the Roland drum machines.

From Rivera's Groove Box #339: DJ Chupacabra - Milkdrop

Boom shaka laka, this is the sound of clunking garage house beats. Garage house makes my heart sing, I just love the warm electric keys chords and its twisted progressions. DJ Chupacabra is an italian DJ & producer who seems to know the recipe for how to put together a proper deep garage house track. Excellent old school vibes in this mother. 

From Rivera's Groove Box #338: Steril Feat. Sue M - Reprise

I'm glad I have digged the crates in the past, because otherwise I wouldn't have such gems in my record collection. While I buy less and less new music on vinyl, I still like to to dig the crates when I find myself at a record shop. This track is from the DJ Intertnational Gigolo label, which is run by DJ Hell. Sue M is Sawako Murata and I don't think she has been featured in many songs. At least, this is her only song credit according to Discogs. Chilling downbeat electro!

From Rivera's Groove Box #337: West Coast Swingaz - Feel Dem Vibez

Feel them vibes. I know you want to. Something for ya house heads. West Coast Swingaz delivering a phat track with a nice and tight house groove, swinging beefed up drums and some raw sounding chords.

From Rivera's Groove Box #336: Krewcial - Hit Me Off

Krewcial is DJ & producer who started out with hip hop, but now is trying his hand in house music. He has released some proper tracks on labels like Lumberjacks In Hell, We Play House and Robsoul - which is impressive. I really dig this tune, it's jazzed up and has that nice soulful groove. Hit me off.

From Rivera's Groove Box #335: Plastic Park Meet's Alexander Purkart - Music's Hypnotisn

Secret weapon alert. Vocals are taken from Raw Silk 'Do It To The Music', the backround music incorporates parts of Roy Ayers 'Running Away'. The sampling is done very well. Funky disco influenced house music never gets tired or old, gotta dig hard, records like this are a must in any house music lovers bag. I first got familiar with Alexander Purkart's productions with the 1999 Love Parade compilation. Good grooves. 

From Rivera's Groove Box #334: Bella Boo - Do The Right Thing

Bella Booty, err... I mean Bella Boo is making deep house which makes you feel warm and good inside, and also makes your feet move to the beat. Her debut album is filled with gems like this track. Deep jazzy mystical. Is that Ornette Coleman's 'A Shape Of Jazz To Come' on the front cover? Nice. 

From Rivera's Groove Box #333: Nørus - Make A Move

I get this track a lot in my Youtube recommendations. I must say, I quite like it. Good lo-fi house is not easy to come by nowadays, because the formula has gotten so generic and so many recycled ideas. The vocals are sampled from Beastie Boys 'Intergalactic'. Very cool.

From Rivera's Groove Box #332: Kings Of Tomorrow - Tear It Up (Lenny Fontana Remix)

Day go by, and already it is November. It has rained almost everyday, it makes me feel not so good. I listened to a lot of depressing music, mainly rock and a lot of Sonic Youth. Sonic Youth ain't really that depressing, but I can't say it's happy music either. This is stuff what can elevate and fuel your already existing anxiety and depression. It's hard to explain. The music is rocking, but it makes you feel not very joyous. So naturally I kinda drifted back to my happy place - god damn house music. I checked out a lot of Kings Of Tomorrow early productions, and re-discovered some gems I had forgotten. 'Finally' is my favorite deep house track of all time, but then I remebered, that 'Tear It Up' is almost as good track. The only thing I don't like about this remix is the generic disco-house drumloop, which seems like copied lazily from a stock loop library (this is really common in house music). But gotta love those catchy house organs in this track. 

From Rivera's Groove Box #331: Carla dal Forno - Took A Long Time

Australian singer/multi-instrumentalist Carla dal Forno writes haunting, downcast tunes influenced by post-punk, dub, and ambient pop. This is my favorite song from her latest album 'Look Up Sharp'.