NICK CURLY 黑胶唱片和CD

Review: Nick Curly is one of the men who helped bring tech house back in fashion around a decade ago. The Mannheim mainstay has always had his own loopy style, and most of it has come on his own 8Bit label. The former Mercedes employee locks into some sleek, late-night-on-the-autobahn grooves here with the dubby chords and smoky vibes of 'What If' really locking you in. 'Sunday Morning Call' has that sense of hope, promise and subtly joy that comes with dancing all through the night until sun up. It's soft and warm, with plenty of smart designs elevating the simple loops to a higher level.

Review: ***B-STOCK: Slight surface marks and minor split on outer sleeve, record has light surface marks/smudges but product in perfect working order***


Nick Curly is one of the men who helped bring tech house back in fashion around a decade ago. The Mannheim mainstay has always had his own loopy style, and most of it has come on his own 8Bit label. The former Mercedes employee locks into some sleek, late-night-on-the-autobahn grooves here with the dubby chords and smoky vibes of 'What If' really locking you in. 'Sunday Morning Call' has that sense of hope, promise and subtly joy that comes with dancing all through the night until sun up. It's soft and warm, with plenty of smart designs elevating the simple loops to a higher level.

Review: It's a big week for Mannheim's 8 bit label, with a massive release from Amsterdam tech house hero Franky Rizardo and now this one - coming from label co-head Nick Curly. Prepare to be seduced by the sensual, slinky and downright hypnotic acid groove of 'Plenti' followed up on the flip by the sweltering tribal polyrhythms of 'Squib' which is sure to work up a sweat on the dancefloor - as once the clubs reopen of course! This also happens to be his first release on the label for 2020, and obviously it made sense to give him some more time as these two tracks are sure floorfillers - only waiting for the right moment to be dropped in public.

Review: Second time around for Nick Curly's well-received debut album Between The Lines, which initially dropped on Cecille last year. The original album offers a neat synopsis of the German producer's trademark style, a fluid, hypnotic and at times beguiling fusion of deep house melodies, tech-house shuffle and techno sassiness. This "bonus edition" also includes a second disc of remixes. There's plenty to enjoy here, too, including a bouncing US garage tweak of "Underground" from Dennis Ferrer, a typically deep and twinkling Mr Fingers rework of "Wake Me Up" and a heady, intoxicating version of "Between" by Kollektiv Turmstrasse.