{"product_id":"various-artists-ftd4x4-01","title":"Various Artists - FTD4X4-01","description":"Format: 12 Inch, Picture Sleeve with Stencil\u003cbr\u003eCatalogue No.: FTD4X401\u003cbr\u003eRelease Date: 11th September 2020\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Disco\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e A1 - Franz Scala - Sabrina (Short Version)\u003cbr\u003e A2 - Anatolian Weapons - Ela (AW Slight Edit)\u003cbr\u003e B1 - Furor Exotica - Fat Training\u003cbr\u003e B2 - Ondata – Kolossos\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Szymek Lawik and Maritn Lefteri’s regular party and NTS show, Feel the Drive, turns record label with a debut release that takes you through the gears.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Spending their lives digging up the very best Italo, New Beat and EBM delights, a record label was the next logical move for Szymek Lawik and Martin Lefteri. The perfect distillation of their combined tastes and determination to search the globe for new music, the four-track debut EP features big hitters from Franz Scala (Bahnsteig 23, Tusk Wax, Cocktail d'Amore), Anatolian Weapons (Beats in Space, Dark Entries), Furor Exotica (Bordello a Parigi, Sprechen) and the label bosses themselves under their Ondata guise (Red Laser, Night Noise Music).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e First up is Franz Scala, with “Sabrina”. A pulsing, new beat thrum bolts out of the gate, setting the pace with heads-down conviction. This straight-ahead velocity soon leans into guitar licks and Italo horn stabs and, before you know it, you’re transported - hugging the curves and corners along with the motorik rhythm.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Next, we shift down a gear and head east for “Ela” as Anatolian Weapons lights up the skies with a slow-burning intensity delivered with complete conviction. Exotic synth melodies, impossibly dextrous string playing and rolling acid lines carve out a unique path through the terrain, leaving no choice but to follow in its slipstream.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Argentinian duo Furor Exotica pick up the pace with “Fat Training”, an arpeggio-supercharged dancer guaranteed to lift the spirits and recharge the batteries come 3am. This is a track that carries its momentum up front and its boogie in the back. There’s a nod to the old new beats, but with wide eyes facing resolutely forward.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e And then it’s time for the last lap. “Kolossos” is an apt moniker for this no-nonsense, heads-down, full-force monster. It’s a neon-lit tunnel late at night – unfamiliar, alien light throwing repetitive, yet slowly shifting shapes against sheer walls as you move through. “It’s not as bad for humankind to be dominated by me than to be dominated by others of your species” a voice intones as we reach our destination.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e It’s metal machine music to save us from ourselves.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Press:\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Cosmic Tiger Review\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Ransom Note Premiere \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e DJ Support:\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e TIM SWEENEY\/ BEATS IN SPACE\u003cbr\u003e Sounds great!\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e DANNY TENAGLIA\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e LEO MAS\u003cbr\u003e Ela is my fav\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e RON BASEJAM\u003cbr\u003e This is right up my alley. Love Sabrina but it's Fat training thats really hitting the spot. Big Tune!\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e GROOVE ARMADA\/ TOM FINDLAY\u003cbr\u003e oh yeh diggin these Italo bizniz, ‘fat training’ is ace.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e DANIELE MOORE\/ CRAZY P\u003cbr\u003e This is pretty special because its really different and so well produced. The sounds are MINT!!! Really durgy but equally crisp. Great selection of moods on this EP -not my usual go to but LOVE IT x\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e FRED EVERYTHING\u003cbr\u003e Franz Scala for me.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e PHIL MISON\/ CANTOMA\u003cbr\u003e Really liking this release.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e JIM STANTON\u003cbr\u003e Love this release.I’ll play it at the Brixton courtyard.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e LEE BURRIDGE\/ ALL DAY I DREAM\u003cbr\u003e Sabrina rocks my little neon socks off\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e SEAN JOHNSTON\/ ALFOS\u003cbr\u003e Fuck, all those are brilliant!\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e AUNTIE FLO\/ BRIAN D’ SOUZA\u003cbr\u003e Very nice! Will play anatolian weapons on wwfm..\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e JONNY ROCK\/ DISCO HALAL\u003cbr\u003e u know i need this :)","brand":"FEEL THE DRIVE RECORDS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":35862734569628,"sku":"FTD4X401","price":9.88,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0130\/8714\/6043\/products\/VariousArtists-FTD4X4-01.jpg?v=1599281217","url":"https:\/\/www.horizonsmusic.co.uk\/products\/various-artists-ftd4x4-01","provider":"Horizons Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}