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MUSIQ 250EP
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Dave Aju returns to Mule Musiq with straight dance floor tracks after the excellent album TXLAX (MUSIQ 247LP, 2019) on Mule Musiq. "Go!" on Side A is dark, jazzy, new wave/deep house, it's already favorite of Axel Boman. "Glendale Blvd Boogie" is a trippy tribal house tune and "Ciao Sun" is experimental breakbeats.
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MUSIQ 247LP
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TXLAX is Dave Aju's first album since 2015. As always, there is plenty of fresh genre-defying ideas in the music, but this time wrapped in a much more relaxed and focused aesthetic -- a fitting personal soundtrack for the homecoming theme of his move back to Los Angeles from Berlin, as the combined airport letters in the title suggest. There is a sonic stylistic bridge of sorts between the sister cities on display as well, all imbued with that inimitable combination of raw playfulness and warm refined soul as only Dave Aju does. From the soaring west coast future funk opener "Bird's Eye", the nautical disco-not-disco of tomorrow in "Out To C" and the bugged-out broken beat flavor of "Silverfish" to the slick melodic electro vibes of the title track, and gorgeous shuffling deep house closer "Yulia", TXLAX is a masterwork filled with beauty, character, and detail that will reward many repeat listens.
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CCS 110EP
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San Francisco DJ/producer Dave Aju continues with his own varied style and pace, coming correct once again on Circus Company with a truly special three-tracker of straight-up dance floorbombs. "Love In Zero Gravity" is one of those raw undefinable Dave Aju grooves, loaded with soul and unique musicality. The voodoo stylings continue on "Aubergine Dream" but in a much deeper mode, where ultra-sweaty basement funk collides with the darkest shades of purple imaginable. "Gatadu" rounds things out with pure class, a bouncing robust house cut done-up with generous helpings of live percussion, rich textures, and Aju's velvety vocals.
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MKR 047EP
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Musik Krause comes up with an essential three track EP, Rock The Mounts, from Dave Aju - strong, deep, and extra funky, as only Aju can do it. Simply the freshest club music around.
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MFF 15004EP
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Dave Aju's Freee Lover EP marks the first artist release on the relaunched Music For Freaks label, delivering three original tracks from Aju and an amazing remix from Germany's SoulPhiction. "Find A Lover" and "Givin It Dub" are two signature Aju cuts, deep and soulful tech house featuring original vocals and just the right amount of jack. "Freeez" is a discordant downtempo number, with muted jazzy chords and twisted grooves, a surefire track for sunrise dancefloors. To top off the package, SoulPhiction inject some peak-time energy back into Freeeze, offering a beautifully produced, perc lead tech roller.
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CCS 092EP
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Circus Company presents three reinterpretations of the rugged, noirish soul of Dave Aju's Black Frames (CC 015CD/CCS 090LP). Henrik Schwarz's remix of "Psylica" is nothing short of astounding, underpinning the sizzling chemistry of Aju's and Qzen's vocals with a playful bassline throb and plucked-string elegance. Freaksnuthreadsspeakeasy (Justin Harris and Luke Solomon) gives "Nu Threads" the necessary kink with a playful low-end and some tuba-like blasts, whipping up an upbeat party-starter. The B-side features a thirteen-minute epic by the rapidly-rising Rush Hour mainstay Awanto3, who presents machine-driven rework of "Vins Noirs" that builds fervently toward total rave-fuelled abandon.
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CCS 081EP
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Dave Aju is back for a focused two-track release that finds the San Franciscan enchanter summoning up his finest deep house powers. As ever, there is a wistful, sun-kissed quality to the music, as Blue Note keys wrap themselves around the nagging beats, side-stepping the frantic urgency of so much dance music to focus on a more sensual kind of body movement. From the pitched-down surreality of his tones on "Maybeso" with its hopeful lyrical refrain, to the catchy rap-singing alternation that runs through "Inmahed," Aju's voice is his music and his music is his voice, the two perfectly intertwined like no one else could step to.
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