Balearic

Paramida – Moonrise VII (Love on the Rocks)

Paramida’s second EP for her Love on the Rocks label conjures ambient house dreams as it transcends the boundaries of trance

Rough Trade Bristol DJ Setlist August 2022

Stewart Gardiner’s recent Sunday afternoon session of outsider sounds, Balearic beats and weirdo anthems at Rough Trade’s Bristol outpost

Stimela – Rewind (Mr Bongo)

Mr Bongo bring the heat with this 12″ reissue of serious late night Balearic business from 1980s South African fusion group Stimela

Knowledge of the Hidden: José Manuel Interview

Italian DJ and producer José Manuel tells the story behind Janara, his astonishing LP of ritualistic electronics for Optimo Music

Not Turning Off: Volume 11

A mix of wares from The Heartwood Institute & Hawksmoor, The Eccentronic Research Council, Polypores & Gareth E. Rees and The Home Current

Various Artists – La Ola Interior: Spanish Ambient & Acid Exoticism 1983-1990 (Bongo Joe)

Bongo Joe’s La Ola Interior compilation of 1980s Fourth World infused Spanish ambient is a third eye opening experience

Free Love – Extreme Dance Anthems (Optimo Music)

Glasgow-based duo Free Love light up the darkness of the moment with Extreme Dance Anthems, a magickal mini-album of cosmic acid house on Optimo Music

Various Artists – Fest I (Filament)

Dutch collective Filament launch a new label with an EP based around an imaginary all dayer where each track evokes a different time on the dancefloor

Rupa – Disco Jazz (Numero Group)

Remastered and reissued by Chicago’s Numero Group, Rupa’s 1982 Balearic odyssey revels in esoteric disco breaks, cosmic synths and Indian prog-funk grooves