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Berlin label Project: Mooncircle, drops KRTS’s second full-length LP, Close Eyes to Exit ! Inspired by recent world events, each of the album’s 12 tracks dwell upon the world we live in now, a world struggling to rid itself of corruption, hate, bigotry, and ignorance. The resulting record is equal parts raw, emotional, dense, and danceable. This is KRTS at his creative peak.“White Privilege” is a perfect example. Elegant melodies and a speedy jungle beat will have you bopping your head without a care in the world.“My Head is Jumpin’” features Charles Larson and Tito Ramsey of the Brooklyn-based indie-pop act, Legs. The track is a biting meditation on our internal struggles and the many different bodies that encase them. How do we process the hurt, the pain, and the unreal? How do we manage these feelings living inside of us?“Serve and Protect” features Sacramento MC Mad Flows. It speaks to the media’s portrayal of death in the black community as an unjustly “normal” occurrence. Mad Flows spits out fear, rage, and loss—a direct response to the policing of America.

The man that represents the deeper side of Amsterdam house is back on Dirt Crew. His last outing on Detroit Swindle's Heist Recordings, the Le Troubadour EP was another fine example of that laid back funky deep house only Nachtbraker can squeeze out.Settling into the groove immediately is Hump, bouncing chords and a warbling Rhodes lead into an irresistible bass line. The title track, Backstabber hits right in the hips, a chugging feel good work out for the dance floor.The flip remains true to the flavour of this whole EP, offering up a massive speaker rattling bottom end and funk flavoured keys on Time Is Of The Essence, while Monday Mourning steps up with expertly cut disco samples, an effervescent excursion with a jazzy lead and a touch of vocoder for good measure.Nachtbraker's sharp sense of harmony and knack for vibe is ever present throughout this whole release, he has truly fine-tuned his sound to a perfect balance of unbounded energy and stylish musicianship. We are happy to welcome him back on Dirt Crew with this classy release.

The first release in La Mission's series of disco re-edits. Includes 12 inch insert with essay by the artist.With this, the first in a series of edits done under the LA MISSION banner, Chrissy has perfectly embodied our need to connect with the past and examine and retain the history of dance music, while relating it to our present and future community.Don't think this makes the record boring. Far from it, Chrissy's year of edits series is chock full of the best of the best of the booty-shaking-tastic best of lost and classic songs made e v e n b e t t e r .The title track is a high-energy, filtered Disco punch to the face, pushing people into a St. Vitus Dance of ecstatic reverie. On the flip, 'ANOTHER WORKOUT' is the sultry, darkroom version of a rock and synth inflected jazzercise class.We at La Mission couldn't be more excited about this. While you dance, think. Think about who chooses how/where/with whom/when you are allowed to dance. And fight for that right."The title of this record might seem anachronistic. After all, people rarely dance with a partner anymore. More often they're in a crowd, facing the DJ, simultaneously dancing alone and with everybody... It's a part of dance music culture that we take for granted, but it's a recent development [...] Did you know that in 1960s New York it was illegal for two men to dance with each other?" - CHRISSY