Harvey Sutherland - Nexus

Today's retro vibes come from melbourne's Harvey Sutherland. The track Nexus is an intstrumental take on the 1983 italo disco classic "Stand Up" by Nexus. I was more than happy when I without any problems was able dig it up the original tune on youtube. I will say that Harvey has done a very good job of reworking it. The vibe in NEXUS is perfectly balanced making it a top shelf rework.



Nexus is actually one of the three tunes recently released on a very cool casette, the so called "cassingle" (the label is This Thing). Nexus is accompanied by lo-fidelity Roland sketches "Q3" and "Pale Blue" on the B-side.

Harvey Sutherland is in fact better known as Mike Kay - a synth nerd, producer, keyboardist, DJ and boogie enthusiast.



His excellent Low Altitude has been given a 12" re-release via good some good folks at Peoples Potential Unlimited (still available, just hit their webstore). Modern boogie at it's best, the title track is a funky 808 driven dance floor filler. You can stream it below:

B.Bravo & Teeko pres. Tempo Dreams vol.2

  

We covered the split Starship Connection/K-Maxx 7'' earlier, but Tempo Dreams vol.2 for Bastard Jazz is out and it's too good not the write about it. B.Bravo & Teeko have been pulling the strings in the modern funk scene for a while so it was quite easy to get the best cats on the comp. The Bay is represented by Bayonics, K-Maxx, Rojai & E.Live and Mugpush. The One finally got the vinyl treatment and from my perspective I'll be able to finally spin Pomrad's Dans from wax :) (shipping costs in Belgium were too damn high when Vjotles dropped first time round). Guys also didn't forget about Cherries Records who've pushing their quality 7'' since last year.

The Verdict? - Great soulful vibe through out the whole record, immaculate selection must say. The previous volume was quite a hit, so it should be easily available from your favorite retailers or just go directly to Bastard Jazz Bandcamp, will you?

J1, Rest in Peace somewhere in the funkmosphere ! 

Nadia Ksaiba - Virtual Lover

Usually I don't dig in the wave/synth crate in my local record store, but Nadia Ksaiba's Virtual Lover single cover looked soooo 80's I just couldn't pass. Like the artwork everything else is also vintage - Virtual Lover ticks all 80's pop/funk boxes - spaced out retro synths, sweet vocals and crispy playful bass. Most 80's singles had (dub) versions on the flip and it's no different this time - we get a stretched out 6-minute spaced out affair. Last but not least Jimmy Edgar returns to 2013 with his spot on Detroit electro remix combining old, new & robots, lots of robots (and echoes too). Released on Phantasy Sounds, the 12'' is available in most record stores so grab your copy at least for the cover, perfect for an instagram sleeve-face photo. 

Beatscapes pres. 'Put On Your Dancing-Gown'

First in-house Beatscapes mix is finally here! We've overcome the laziness and put out a 55 minutes set of  disco, slo-mo, house and boogie straight from vinyl. Definately "feel good" vibes and favs from 2013 were the ideas behind the selection process, but we've still added a few older gems here and there. Hope you dig it! 

Put on your dancing-gown by Beatscapes on Mixcloud