Pre-Order: Various Artists - Universo Positivo - Remixed [12" Vinyl]

House favorites Kai Alce, JKriv, Sean McCabe, and Medlar debut on Universo Positivo with their masterful reworks from Universo Positivo's catalog. After two years of agenda-setting sounds, the label is set to drop this classy remix EP, and in that time, founder Joseph Salvador has established the label with a mix of his own music and fresh grooves from carefully A&R'd pioneers and new school names. He has been doing much the same since the 90s with various projects from his cult TINK Records and the Tomorrow Is Now Kid! Nights in Amsterdam, in collaborative production outfits like Black Tulip & Wendell Morrison, and releasing records by DJ Steaw, Malin Genie, Fabio Monesi, and more. This latest release brings together some of the most respected names in the scene for four standout reworks.First up is Atlanta-based NDATL label head Kai Alce, who has long been one of deep house's most influential architects. He flips 'Sonido Latino' into a smooth groove with jazzy, Roy Ayers-style melodies that bring a soft-focus glow and late-night intimacy. Then comes Bristol-based don Sean McCabe, a master of vintage synths with a 20-year back catalog on seminal labels like Local Talk, Strictly Rhythm, and Z Records. His take on 'Ipanema Jazz', as he maintains the original's samba shuffle but (more...)