Discodromo's "Boi" makes the ceiling drip on Phonica compilation

Opened in 2003, London’s most regarded dance emporium/label, Phonica Records, is set to release a 33-track compilation to mark their first decade. Ten Years of Phonica features new and old masters, cult favorites, and party virtuosos, including Berlin based Italians, Discodromo. Known equally for their queer night, CockTail d’Amore, and regular appearances at Berlin’s Panorama Bar, this duo drops disco-inclined gems to onslaughts of dark tech house with a devotion to the dance floor.

“Boi” verges closer to Discodromo’s sinister house side. Delayed, atmospheric synths, foggy and frigid as dry ice, smear atop a rummaging and reverberating bassline. The track’s murkiness is deepened with downcast murmurs, waning more wistful still by a swirl of cathedral chorals. Made for night's lost hours, “Boi” falls between the cracks of deviance and repentance, beginning in an abrasive pound, floating upwards, but ultimately keeping us grappled to a soiled grind.

Strong and diverse artists like Discodromo are what will make Ten Years of Phonica a future classic, out on vinyl, digital, and CD February 17^th. 

CD1:

01. Joe Claussell – Them Days Are Gone

02. Henrik Schwarz – Synthphonica

03. John Morales – Sitting In The Dark

04. In Flagranti – Outsider House

05. Raudive – Health

06. Trevor Jackson – RGBPM 3

07. Red Rack'em & Medlar – Morning Light

08. Loshea – Home

09. Moire – Solar Signs

10. STL – Freaky Fingers

11. Roman Flugel – Giant Talking Vegetable

CD2:

01. I:Cube – Chemise Africaine

02. Juju & Jordash – Quneitra

03. Joakim – Eahr

04. Massimiliano Pagliara – It's A Lately Thing

05. Legowelt – Lovecraftiannature

06. Discodromo – Boi

07. DJ Kaos – Bufflo Dub

08. Mr G – My Thursdayz

09. OL – AMC Edite

10. Lady Blacktronika – Gods And Planets

11. Panoram – Alpha Marmara

12. Psychemagik – Triumph Of The Gods

CD3:

01. Iori – Moon (Steve Moore Remix)

02. Polymath – Sad City

03. North Lake – Marlborol Noir

04. Midland – Play The Game

05. Special Request – Deflowered (Kassem Mosse & Mix Mup Remix)

06. Bob Holroyd – African Drug (Four Tet Remix)

07. Iori – Grit (Skudge Remix)

08. Lord Of The Isles – Forkx

09. The Draughtsman – Fade To Green

10. Sandro Perri – Love And Light (Tom Croose Remix)