Italoboyz have been around for some time now making themselves a name after the huge Victor Casanova, Portucaiz, At De Stella, and Bahia. Particularily well-known for their drunken and dramatic sampled vocals but also their play with rhythmic elements in the otherwise quite minimal sound. Don’t miss their upcoming album coming out in September this year!

Italoboyz Bla Bla Bla (Tech House)

Daniel Mehlhart, the young 22 year old from Switzerland who’s been featured on Kindisch before is now back with a smashing release. Alura is a subtle play with percussions, bongos, claps and congos which just keep quietly elevating Mehlharts deep sound. Be sure to check out the A1 side of the release, Scharade, if you haven’t already.

Daniel Mehlhart Alura (Neo-Minimal)
Daniel Mehlhart Scharade (Neo-Minimal, Tech House)

A few weeks ago I stumbled upon this new label called La Pena, translated as “the pain” from Spanish. I was sure I recognized the sound to some of my favorite artists and as it turns out it’s an alias for the duo Einzelkind (I’m stumped that I haven’t posted anything by them yet!). Best description that I can come up with is minimal techno influenced by German deep house. Their latest LP, La Pena 003, has 3 gems and with this vocal tech track containing what I believe are vocals from Music is the Answer. Update: Actually this track wasnt what I intended to post so I’m attaching yet another one from the same LP. Called Free from Love.

La Pena Free from Love (Techno, Minimal)
La Pena Keep Movin (Tech House, Minimal)

I’m putting this one up for good measure to demonstrate what the duo is about. Out last year on Kindisch.

Einzelkind AKA The Groove (Tech House, Minimal)

First time I heard this wicked South American inspired techno track was in one of Italoboyz mixes early last year and I have been on the lookout for the name. Now that I’ve found it by sheer coincidence I thought I’d share this true gem with you. Raw percussion sounds with some foreign vocals at its best. Please note that this is not the Vandalism remix that seems to be ubiquitous but which I believe is merely a shadow of this original mix.

3rd Face Canto Della Liberta (Tech House, Techno)