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The first compilation EP by S.Korean label Walls And Pals, exploring various forms of dance music from gritty house to techno, sunset electro and funky burner.Pals FM: Floor Materials] is a compilation series for the dance floors. It is the second release of the label WALLS AND PALS, a follow up to the debut EP [Pure Elements...] by ACIDWORK last year. Fellow artists who got acquainted on dance floors or interacted by exchanging views about electronic/dance music each expressed their ideas of dance floors for this release. But the focus of the compilation is on displaying free and creative ideas about dance floors rather than simply a ‘DJ Tool’ which normally leans more towards DJ’s convenience. In other words, it’s a project compiled with numerous forms of dance floor and time slot kept in mind, rather than just strictly ‘For Club Use’. That being so, this record is a modern dance compilation made by today’s DJs and producers from different cities, and at the same time, a piece of record that implies the virtue ofclassic 12”/Maxi single which includes various versions such as radio edits, dance remixes, instrumentals to explore a wide range of possibilities for the tracks and the record itself. Regardless of venue and time, It can’t go wrong to have such a recordin a DJ’s record bag.In [Vol.1], the starting point of the compilation series, label co-founders Mogwaa and Jesse You, Osaka’s producer GUCHI, and Klasse Wrecks co-owner Mr. Ho have contributed their own shares. A-side starts with Mogwaa’s ‘Provision 8216’, a darkdance floor groover with spatial texture, followed by GUCHI’s ‘THE FUTURE OF EMOTIONS’, a full-scale techno track deploying noise and arpeggio in a creative way. On the B-Side features ‘Silly and bright’, a sunset electro by Jesse You and ‘#1’, Mr. Ho’s funky burner where you can check out a different side from the producer. With everything put together, [Pals FM: Floor Materials] serves to work as a versatile ‘Material’ than as a ‘Tool’.

The mastermind behind long-running Inner Sunset Recordings out of San Francisco and the elusive Imperial Pressings has once again resurfaced, and resurfaced with ferocity! Inaugurating the all-new imprint PDG Discs, Homero G.’s “March of the Mighty Club Heroes” is a superbly crafted 4-track E.P. that hearkens back to the days of old, when music had unforgettable stories to tell and partying went hand in hand with making memories that lasted a lifetime.Blast off into outer space with A1, “Red Planet”. The bassline rumbles and the breaks roll with an intensity that propels you forward in a swirl of intergalactic pads. Track A2, “Rusty Robofriend”, is awesomely twinkly, grindy, happy-go-lucky breakbeat jam that your grandfather’s childhood toy robots secretly dance to when nobody is looking. B1’s “Triple Tab Fantasy” is a perky, skippy, stabby, organ-filled breakbeat delight that joyfully progresses with bursts of refreshing positivity around each and every corner. And B2, “March of the Mighty Club Heroes”, is a deep and rainy piano-adorned, break-laced anthem that gives a beautifully sentimental and heartfelt nod to all the true heads out there who will let absolutely nothing stand in their way of going to the club. Not even bad weather.A fantastic record that’s 100% built for true connoisseurs of dance music, old-schoolers and all-around music lovers alike, “March of the Mighty Club Heroes” possesses a level of detail and emotion-filled storytelling that is rarely witnessed in electronic music these days.Once again Homero G. delivers, and delivery massively. He’s notorious for not repressing prior releases, regardless of how sought after they may be later on, so grab your copy now. Because when it’s gone, it’s very likely gone for good.