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2019, 2×12″ compilation, Pikes Records.
Almost two years on from the release of his brilliant “The Sound of Mercury Rising” compilation, DJ Harvey returns with another killer selection of tracks he’s championed at Pikes in Ibiza. As with its predecessor, volume two offers a giddy skip through the dustier corners of his notoriously eclectic and off-kilter record selection. Along the way, he offers up chiming, synth-heavy Balearic classics (Mandy Smith, Hugh Mane), weirdo European disco (Marta Acuna), evocative electronic soundscapes (System Olympia), blue-eyed synth-pop (Pamela Nivens), drum machine-powered Middle Eastern madness (Switchdance’s sublime “Arabian Ride”) and a swathe of tasty contemporary cuts (the jaunty jazz-funk of Midlife, Das Komplex’s ace “Slap”, Nu Guinea’s splendid “Je Vulesse” and Peaking Lights remix of Land of Light being the highlights). – Juno
A1. Rheinzand – Mr. Mercury
A2. Mandy Smith – IÂ Just Can’t Wait (Instrumental)
A3. Marta Acuna – Dance Dance Dance (Disco Version)
B1. System Olympia –Â Close To My Nebula
B2. Mildlife – Magnificent Moon
B3. Das Komplex – Slap
C1. Nu Guinea – Je Vulesse
C2. Forgotten Corner + Khidja – Tatooine Moons
C3. Pamela Nivens – It’s You I Love (Instrumental)
D1. Hugh Mane – Real Sucker For Your Love
D2. Switchdance – Arabian Ride
D3. Mr. Marvin – Entity (Jazzy Mix)