Phonica Records’ vinyl picks for September
Essential dancefloor cuts from September, as selected by Phonica Records.
Our friends at Soho record institution Phonica Records pick their hot tips from September's vinyl offering.
Psychemagik
Heroes / Precious Little Diamond (Undercover Lovers Vol. 4)
(Psychemagik)
The latest in Psychemagik's Undercover Lovers series, this limited release includes an Italo-disco rework of David Bowie's "Heroes" alongside a more obscure synth-pop cut on the flipside. Dancefloor magic.
Ghost Assembly
I Miss Your Love Remixes
(Ruf Kutz)
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Abigail Ward aka Ghost Assembly's sold-out 2023 12" I Miss Your Love returns to wax through remixes from DJ Absolutely Shit, Brian Not Brian and Piers Harrison. For garage heads looking to avoid the whopper resale price on the original.
Arthur Russell
In The Light Of The Miracle - Remixes
(Be With Records)
Featuring the first commercial release of two legendary remixes of Arthur Russell’s “In The Light Of The Miracle”, this 12" is another dive into the auteur's archives from Be With Records. Essential for Russell completists.
4:32AM
Dream Flight EP
(Dream Flight Records)
Buy
The first release on Dream Flight Records, Dream Flight EP was entirely written in a single take from an improvised jam session. Deep house and acid touches move through this synth-heavy outing.
Albinos
Bamboo Night LP
(WRWTFWW Records)
Buy
French producer and Astral Soda Records boss, Albinos drops an 8-track ambient house record via WRWTFWW Records. Originally self-released on a 25-unit cassette run, Bamboo Night has been cleaned up and brought to a wider audience. Real chillout hours.
Nala Sinephro
Endlessness
(Warp)
Nala Sinephro's second album Endlessness is an expansive orchestral ambient jazz collection featuring contributions from James Mollison (Ezra Collective), Morgan Simpson (black midi), Sheila Maurice-Grey (Kokoroko), Nubya Garcia and more.
Chad Pulley
Ain't Gonna Stop
(House City Records)
US producer Chad Pulley serves up old skool groove-heavy bangers on brand new label House City Records.
Casino Times
Casino Edits 6
(Casino Edits)
The latest Casino Edits release flicks through bassline, house, Italo and Balearic across four tracks of '80s preoccupied dance music.
Payfone
Wild Butterfly EP
(Otis Records)
Barcelona & Brighton duo Phil Passera and Jimmy Day aka Payfone presage their new album later this with with the Wild Butterfly EP. Featuring three original tracks and a tenth-anniversary rework of "Paradise", Wild Butterfly is a vinyl-only release.
Drum Dance
Zani!
(Into The Cosmos)
New label Into The Cosmos launches with Zani!, a multi-genre electronic outing from label boss Drum Dance.
