Phonica Records’ vinyl picks for February

Essential dancefloor cuts from February, as selected by Phonica Records.

Our friends at Soho record institution Phonica Records pick their hot tips from February’s vinyl offering.

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Raven Daze

Ring My Bell / Feeling About You

(Stamp Records)

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A yet-to-be-revealed London producer assumes the moniker Raven Daze for this pair of edits including crossover hit “Ring My Bell”.

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Arp Frique & The Perpetual Singers

Hold The Line / Father Father / Holy Ghost (Another Taste Reworks)

(Space Grapes)

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Another Taste reworks three gospel house cuts from the vocal-led project Arp Frique & The Perpetual Singers.

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Sean Johnston / Various Artists

A Love from Outer Space

(Material Music)

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Maxing out at 122bpm, this compilation pays ode to A Love from Outer Space – the club night founded by the late Andrew Weatherall and Sean Johnston in 2010 to appreciate a slower pace in the club. A precious double LP release.

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Various Artists

Free At Last (Joe Claussel Edit)

(Ononaiye Center For Increased Awareness)

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Paying testament to South Africa’s post-apartheid music, this sampler takes from Outernational Meltdown’s 1995 recorded jam sessions Free at Last. It features a collective of musicians including Airto Moreira and Jose Neto, as they gathered in Johannesburg and Cape Town to merge African and Latin sounds. Previously released exclusively on CD, this is a first-time vinyl pressing.

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Mori Ra

Mantra EP

(Forest James)

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A “Balearic, cosmic, and electronic disco” blend from Osaka-based DJ Mori Ra.

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Don Carlos / Various Artists

Echoes Of Italy – Artists In Wonderland – Early 90s House Vibes Vol. 1

(Jungle Fantasy)

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Don Carlos curates a compilation of piping hot ’90s Italo house and disco including the likes of Onirico, Dreamatic and Mato Grosso.

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Harold Wheeler Consort

Black Cream LP (50th Anniversary)

(Real Gone Music)

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The steamy 1970s’ jazz-funk cult classic by Harold Wheeler receives its first-ever re-issue 50 years on.

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Magic Source

Voodoo Ray / Interplanetary Bounce

(Favorite Recordings)

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Magic Source offer up two cosmic funk slabs – including a surprising but irresistible cover of A Guy Called Gerald’s dancefloor classic Voodoo Ray.

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Synaptic Voyager

Dawn Til Dusk EP

(Cyphon Recordings)

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Synaptic Voyager, comprising duo Matt White and Paul Baines, returns to their UK techno roots on this synth-heavy five-tracker.

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Scruscru

Japanese Edits

(Scruniversal)

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Scruscru delivers six Japanese city pop edits perfect for looking forward to the summer months.

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