CASINO TIMES

Mireia Records welcome Casino Times with “Rush/Kawai” plus three captivating remixes by Conga Fever, Rigopolar and Filburt. Casino Times aka Nicholas Church and Joseph Spencer from London have been betting against the house for close to 10 years already, winning big with releases on Wolf Music, Needwant, Omena and their own Casino Edits label. The pair also hosts the radio Show “What’s My Derivative?” on Bloop Radio. Since Mireia Record’s big cheeses RSS Disco have been keen to gamble with the Time’s music, routinely lighting up dancefloors with it, a loose connection and mutual admiration formed over the years and eventually lead to this fine record here.

RUSH & KAWAI
Casino Times demonstrate their cunning yet natural and flowing sound with two originals: “Rush” and “Kawai”. Both tracks are a proper trip of its own, psychedelic pinball machines that’ll catapult you to the further edges of the known sphere. An arpeggiated melody line leads the “Rush”, while a rock solid foundation of hard hitting drums keep you steady. The melody filters into acidic fringes and a strange voice guides the traveler to the core of this outer-body experience. By intertwining a pulsating E-Bass with sharp percussions and a brazen guitar chords, “Kawai” steers the travels even further out of world’s reach. A whole ensemble of sirens and vocal fragments warn of imminent rapture. After this, it’ll be hard to return to the mundane.

KAWAI (Conga Fever’s Belgian Fries Remix)
Leading the string of three remixes is Mireia’s Conga Fever. Known by now for impeccable and inspired productions he might just have outdone himself again with this interpretation of “Kawai”. Taking cues from Belgian New Beat while sounding unconditionally modern at the same time, Conga Fever has crafted a bona fide festival anthem. After confidently building up tension and taking his time in the breakdown, the remix manages to release an incredible amount of energy. We’ve seen people out of their minds and literally stage dive to this one.

KAWAI (Rigopolar Remix)
A new face and dream cast to the label: Rigopolar aka Menio Brown. The Brooklyn-based producer and DJ has been on our radar for some years with a string of captivating releases for Tom Tom Disco, Nazca Records and an upcoming EP on Duro. Especially “Sun Of Lemuria’s” hypnotic brittleness turned our heads. Adding a new high point to his repertoire, Rigopolar’s take on “Kawai” is an expansive, dark journey into the void. Powerful lasers and strobe lights appear to lead the way, emergency broadcast voices beckon the dancers to the floor. The clobbering bassline and twitching melody help to reach previously unseen heights.

RUSH (Filburt Remix)
Working his signature slow-burn magic on his remix of “Rush” is Filburt. More than happy to welcome him back to the label. The O*RS label head, DJ and producer is responsible for some of our favorite material in the past and does not disappoint with this remix either. Lush pad sounds oppose salient drumming, slowly tightening the atmosphere while a robotic voice evokes a melancholic mood. The whole night’s rooted on this fervid bassline and it’ll carry you into next Monday.