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Underground Grooves Vol 02

After a run of highly sought after V/A releases, Fragments Of Reality, curated by Luther Vine, comes of age with its first solo artist EP courtesy of Snad.Shyam Anand aka Snad is a hot house producer based in Berlin whose quickly racked up a host of respected output for Chicago’s Kimochi Records, Chez Damier’s Courtesy of Balance and Tristan Da Cunha & Brawther’s Dungeon Meat imprint. Snad produces stripped back Chicago house tracks punctuated by heavily swung drums and staccato synths.There is indeed inspiration behind the beats from Chez Damier & Ron Trent’s classic Prescription Underground days but Snad oozes originality and effortless creates music for modern dance floors full of energy, bounce and groove.A1 ’Bootlickerz’ takes the lead spot as a fully firing techno workout with relentless drum programming that has shows Snads calibre with finesse and inventiveness to please the most discerning ear while rocking the spot. ‘Gubernatorial Candidacy’ then packs bags of positivity and energy onto the vinyl as a swinging hypnotic workout that fuses pedigree sounds with a slamming arrangement.Flip your wax and get a fill of Per Savour. The depth here is immense and the dazzling roll of events is littered with abundance of micro sounds that tantalate all who have come under the spell of the track’s mighty groove. The record is beautifully finished with But Heads, a wonderful nod of respect to Berlin’s after hours scene, the track whips up an elegant, enigmatic sound with laters of deep pads, dreamy chords, and brazen drum programming.

Since the end of the 2010’s, a new music scene has developed in Northern/Eastern France, Belgium and Switzerland. Echoing the recent innovations brought by the UK jazz scene, or by American labels such as International Anthem and Stones Throw, this French-speaking jazz and groove revival is more suited for live shows and incorporates elements tending towards pop, club music, hip-hop and electronica.With Groove Dingueries Vol. 1, we have the pleasure to share with you this new sound through 12 tracks curated with love by Le Serveur and DJ Hyperlax.This “New French Groove” covers a wide spectrum of influences: from the mix of jazz and hip-hop by Zerolex Trio in tribute to Sun Ra, to NCY Milky Band’s sunny piece with latin band Sr. Tumbao, passing by La Récré and their "punk jazz" sweetness, the melodious pop piece of LORD$ that will please any Jacob Collier fan, Swiss group mohs. and their meditative jazztronica, or the bass music bangers from Belgian bands ECHT! and Lander & Adriaan (STUFF.’s drummer and Pomrad).credits