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Albums
Aardvarck
Vieo Abiungo
Celer
Concern
Enrico Coniglio
Copy
Corrugated Tunnel
Dalot
Darkstar
Gareth Dickson
Directorsound
Dryft
Eskmo
Lugano Fell
Benjamin Finger
Fond of Tigers
Gel-Sol
Giardini di Mirò
Gibson & Rose
Gareth Hardwick
Haruki
Marc Houle
I'm Not A Gun
Rafael Anton Irisarri
Library Tapes
Markus Mehr
Minamo and English
Yann Novak
okamotonoriaki
M. Ostermeier
Morgan Packard
Petrolio
Benoit Pioulard
Hein Schoer
Seaworthy and Rösner
Sketches For Albinos
Slow Dancing Society
Solo Andata
System
Antonio Trinchera
Walkner.Moestl
Zazie V. E. Anderen Stern

Compilations / Mixes
Bacterium
Lost Tribe Sound: One
Ninja Tune XX

EPs
Aufgang
Bogdan
Ibex
Jacksonville
Komet
Minus
Morning Factory
Novak + Manning
rANdOMoiDz / NoseTek
Sozonov
SQware
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Jacksonville: Saturn 5
Doppler Records

Underground house label Doppler Records is hardly the most prolific label in operation— Jacksonville's Saturn 5 is only its fourth release since its 2008 startup—but the material it issues has been consistently satisfying and its latest EP is no exception. The Leeds, UK-based producer's latest outing follows up his 2009 Trix and early 2010 Valparaiso releases with another strong two-tracker of deep house goodness. “Saturn 5” slinks into view with a mid-tempo stomp and slippery percussion accents before digging deeper with the addition of a throbbing bass pulse and electric piano chords. A gravelly voice-over muses upon plunging “deep—deep, deep down” as the groove flirts ever closer with space-disco and the bass grows ever funkier. Though it strays little from its party jam vibe, on sonic grounds the tune's nevertheless a ravishing listen. That party vibe carries over into “Don't You” when crowd noise blankets its opening seconds but soon enough it recedes, leaving a deeply slamming house groove to take over. The title then surfaces as an emphatic declamation that loops hypnotically over the tune's increasingly stoked rhythms and sizzling hi-hats for eight charging minutes, with the vocal at times altered to a stutter in tandem with the groove's fury. One can't help but wonder whether Jacksonville will simply continue issuing an EP every six months or whether they'll all eventually be collected on a full-length.

October 2010