Benjamin Diamond
Joyride

As always high quality House Music by Chez who teamed up with Roy Burgess on A1 "Your Love". A2 is a great remix of "Your Love" by Dj Aly. On B1 it's Chez Damier with a very soulful track called "Soul Minimal", reconstructed by Stephan Hoellermann and as grand final on B2 it's Chez Damier and Ron Trent with the stunning "My House".Fantastic release!

Lisbon's Paraíso is back, bringing us their first artist EP - and it couldn't come from a realer luminary of the Portuguese underground. DJ Senior Vasquez, mostly known as Photonz has been doing the rounds for over a decade, continually championing the early sound of Lisbon rave while helping craft some heavily innovative dancefloor ammunition.This new alias, under which he has been playing locally, is a play on Junior Vasquez and stems from a desire to pay tribute to what could be loosely defined as the Sound Factory sonic palette, covering New York Garage; deep, evocative house and even some grittier tribal-tinged cuts.EP opener No More Drama is a firey dancefloor exercise that feels both familiar and new, driven by a fat bassline, melodic stabs and dreamy pads. Herbalife is a moodier cut, carrying weight and depth in equal measures to create a perfect peak-time moment.The B side opens with Air, a sonically intriguing deep house workout that manages to suggest mystery and bliss simultaneously. Don't Touch The Ground closes the record with a beautiful sense of intensity, all tribal percussions and tense piano hits over an intricate yet super-effective drum workout.