Ian Lawton

The Zouk Combat EP pays homage to the Afrodisco sound of the 80s. Zouk is the disco sound from the Caribbean islands of Guadeloupe and Martinique.   Bosq   Crispy brass, drum machines and funky synths drive the typical Zouk beat forward. A Bomb on the Dancefloor. Bosq delivers a … read more

Joe Cornwell has decided to really show off his guitar chops on his latest single for Tangential and the song sparkles with confidence, and despite the song title, a real feeling of sunshine and happiness. Dazzling jazzy guitar lines, a bright and loose drum rhythm full of clicks and snaps and … read more

These are the big tracks and albums with the 1BTN massive going into October 2021. Spotify playlist at the bottom of the page.   Space Ghost Emotional Healer (Tartelet) Touch… Kiss… Dance… Be Free… is the message in this retro/modern slice of slo mo house. It’s got the laidback vocals, … read more

1BTN DJ selections for the month of August, new releases and reissues.   Martini Love is (Death On Wax) Finally getting a reissue after originally being a private press and only in the hands of a very select few. This is a killer modern soul ballad, pure emotion. Get on it. … read more

Berlin based Kid Simius is back on his home label Jarifa Records, with a deliciously fresh new EP entitled ‘Chicken Mango’. It’s a collection of four upbeat, dance floor- ready jams full of infectious rhythms, warmth, and summer vibes, topped off with a re- rub from the mighty man Gerd … read more

Effervescent nu-disco act Bad Business Club present their second supremely refined full-length album the deliciously sun-soaked and harmonically rich ‘Naked Neighbor’.     Following excellent releases on revered label, Midnight Riot, the band return with eight delicately honeyed tracks – each of which are certain to ring out blissfully over … read more

  The latest Chubby! Records release is certain to be a highlight of 2021 with a who’s who track list of some of the best names in house and techno. Chubby! spent a lot of time and effort over the past 18 months curating and collecting the type of quality … read more

Aggressive saxophone, hard hitting punky drums and deep electronic bass mark an impactful start to a new chapter in the musical development of Brighton based Leroy Horns. As his live work as a swing musician fizzled into nothing this past year and a half Leroy retreated to the studio and … read more

    Relative newcomer Recut Music wasted no time generating serious measures of heat with their two previous disco-fuelled releases, and the latest four-track instalment, as expected, represents nothing less than a dance-floor guarantee.   On the controls once again is the mysterious but eminently talented one they call Recut … read more