Fabric 52

Residents of the legendary, discontinued Scottish club night Optimo Espacio are hot property. What some would describe as a product of the club's strict music policy, the duo of JD Twitch and JG Wilkes boast an amazing taste in music ranging from all corners of the globe, often being touted as one of the best DJ duos around. Its like when someone asks you 'Hey man, what sort of music do you listen to?' and of course the only response that your trendy bike-riding clique would approve of is 'Duh...everything!'. Well in this case its a cliche yet incredibly valid answer.

Their latest release mix Fabric 52 is just as energetic and dance-worthy as their strong following of crazy Scots would have you believe. Truth be told its a tad more techno/dance friendly than previous mixes (that I've had the privilege of hearing off the internetz, sadly I've never got to witness one of their club nights), however its still trademark Optimo when you hear disco/cumbia in Roska and Cumbia Moderna de Soledad intricately woven into house and techno beats. This being indicative of the sort of stuff you'd be likely to hear if you were to catch the Scottish boys at fabric or sub-club, with their only intentions being to make you move. 


Fabric 52 is a great mix for those hot summer nights, from the pre-drinks to your sloshed and messy self well and truly throwing shapes on the dance floor. Initially it seems like your decent Saturday night mix, featuring early house/italo tracks, but to Optimo's credit, they know how to keep it fresh by effortlessly mixing styles that would get the better of most other DJ's out there. If you're looking to get away from your main stream club bangers for a night of exploration, I strongly suggest you give Fabric 52 or in fact any of Optimo's mixes the once over.


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Llama me por favor!! She's a Tease - Millonaria

Cool kids She's A Tease out of Monterrey, Mexico have released their much aniticpated album throwing soul drenched rock/hip hop with a latin twist thats infectious and will definitely get you moving. Relatively unknown outside of Mexico apart from their anthemic tune "Datos Intimos" and following remix by Disco Ruido, She's a Tease have made an album driven by a range of styles, mixed and mashed quite well, showing wisdom and talent beyond their years.


The hallmark of most, maybe even all great albums is not that every song on the album is good or great, but their ability to relate to each other in forming a narrative or have an underlying concept pumping life into the album beat for beat for its entire duration. Millonaria is the exploration of genres and identity, often straying from their native Spanish, exploring possibilities for disco synths and beats in territories unknown. Watching the Latin-American music scene from afar, I can definitely appreciate this blend of ideas, which from my background I would describe as early forms of an international style. Whether this is indicative of intentionally seeking a larger audience or simply a bi-product of their musical philosophy, after listening to "Pan y Vino" you'll be finding yourself telling everybody you see to get down for weeks on end.


After such a stellar year of music, especially in Mexican/Latin-American music circles, Millonaria is definitely one of the revelations of the year, and its creators are one to look out for in the future.


Datos Intimos by She's a Tease by Happy-Fi




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