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Review: Illumination by Miami Horror

  Released right in the middle of the 'bloghouse era' - to be exact, August 2010 - the debut album from Melbourne based electronic music project Miami Horror, which was a solo project at the time consisting solely of Benjamin Plant is, to put it simply - an absolutely gorgeous record that manages to balance the sounds of nu disco akin to the stuff being released on Cut Copy's label Cutters during their late 2000s prime thanks to acts such as Knightlife and Nile Delta, synthwave and near flawless dance pop that has lots of French touch influence sprinkled throughout for good measure, particularly during Illumination's opening tracks. I first found out about Miami Horror around a year ago when listening to the first compilation released by legendary Lincoln-based label Moda (keen readers will know that it was founded by former Radio 1 residents Jaymo and Andy George!) - and I was very quickly floored upon hearing hit single I Look To You (which famously features New Zeala...
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Creux La Nuit's third birthday bash was epic!

Hey everyone - welcome back at the discotheque! I'm incredibly excited to write today's post (and I apologize for the gap, I've been really, really busy with college and life in general!) - as last Sunday, international filter house collective Creux La Nuit turned three, and celebrated with a huge day long stream that doubled down as a radio station, virtual party and mini festival, with several artists on the label coming together to deliver something truly epic, and before you ask - yes, it did one-up last year's party, and by miles! What I hope for this post to include, is a small rundown of CLN's history for new readers and fans, alongside detailed features for what was played on the radio station - and all of the DJ sets from ten of the members (including yours truly!) - so I hope you enjoy reading and listening back to what was a super awesome event. Let's get started! A BRIEF HISTORY OF CREUX LA NUIT: Creux La Nuit (which I think means 'the hollowness...

Interview: Phobos

Hey everyone - welcome back at the discotheque! It's been a little while since the last interview on the blog (to be exact, a month!) - so I'm extremely pleased to welcome one of my good friends (and label-mates, via Creux La Nuit!) - American producer and DJ Phobos, who's been making a name for himself over the last two years from his fantastic music, eclectic mix tapes and sets that span multiple genres and eras - and in general, a damn fine taste in jams - so I had to get him in the hot seat for today. Without further ado, let's get straight to it! For those who don’t know you – who are you, where are you from and what music do you make? Hi, I am Phobos! My real name is Grayson, of course and I'm from Fresno, California. I make French House, Deep House, French Electro sometimes, and in my free time I like to experiment with breakbeat/big beat. To kick things off strong, last month you released your new EP through Creux La Nuit, and I’d like to ask – how long did ...

Drops from late July / early August!

Hey everyone - welcome back at the discotheque! As I always seem to say - the last couple of weeks have been absolutely monumental for French house, future funk, disco and electro house - so much so, that today's promotion post is likely one of the biggest on the blog so far - as there's a huge stack of A-list releases from a massive range of people - including some legends, many underground stalwarts and also lots of new people who I've never blogged about before, so buckle your seat belts - this, is going to be a big one! Let's get started! Moe Shop - EVO EVO (B-SIDE) To kick this post off in a rather strong fashion, I wanted to talk about the brand new release from France born, Tokyo-based producer and track-maker Moe Shop, who came in hot last Saturday with a digital release of the exclusive tracks present on the CD version of their latest EP - EVO EVO - and readers, I'd like to assure you that this is an absolutely awesome companion to an already stunning EP, c...