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Anile, dBridge, and Mako
Liam Singer's Arc Iris

Albums
Allison & Owen
Billy Bang
Barbacana
Tim Bass
Ben Lukas Boysen
Chasing Kurt
Deep Magic
Drumcell
Lawrence English
Esmerine
Ex Confusion
Fazio
Gideon Wolf
A Guide For Reason
Andreas Henneberg
Ikebana
Illuha
Jumpel
The Last Hurrah!!
Lazercrotch
John Lemke
Nektarios Manaras
Maps
Sean McCann
Melorman
James Murray
Sarah Neufeld
David Papapostolou
Personal Life
Ross, Oberland & Claus
Seaworthy & Deupree
Liam Singer
Wadada Leo Smith
Tonefloat: Ikon
Wenngren & Nästesjö
Sebastian Zangar

Compilations / Mixes
dBridge
EPM Selected Vol. 1
Friction
Kode9
The Outer Church
Michelle Owen

EPs / Cassettes / Singles
Andyskopes
Anile
Rudi Arapahoe
Rachael Boyd
Break / Detail
CKSNL
Ed:it / Mikal
Marcus Fischer
Full Intention
Gain Stage
Lullatone
Pillowdiver
Gail Priest
Skittles
Andy Vaz

CKSNL: Orlando EP
Baker Street

An aural evocation of laid-back summer splendour and warm beachside breezes, CKSNL's (pronounced Coksinelle) Orlando EP is the debut outing from French duo Grégoire Proux and Adrien Brehu for the Leeds-based Baker Street imprint. Setting the EP's tone, “Kristal” strolls into view with an infectious house pulse and early morning atmospherics. Echo-laden voice fragments add to the tune's soulful'n'summery vibe, and the “Brother, brother, brother” vocal snippet can't help but bring to mind Marvin Gaye's “What's Going On?”

By comparison, CKSNL's second original, “Orlando,” is a tad punchier though no less appealing for being so. There's still warmth aplenty but also a thicker synth dimension to go along with funky bass lines and a tight percussion-enhanced beat. Punchier still is the “Dub Mix” of “Orlando” provided by Ooft! (Glasgow-based Ali Herron), which amplifies the original with a propulsively jacking feel while also lathering it with cymbals, vocal accents, and a squiggly synth line whose serpentine movement adds a subtle progressive vibe to the proceedings. Whether prepared by CKSN or Ooft!, uplifting house is the main item on the EP's menu, and it's lush and tasty indeed.

August-September 2013