Soul Quest Vinyl & CDs

Review: Italian producer Niccolo Terranova dons his mothman outfit as Flying Moth, bringing a matutinal expressive take on groove-rich house music with his second EP 'Tides' for Soul Quest. Lepidopteric flying siphons and felt feelers are evoked across 'Bobby's Here' and 'Take You Higher', which tracks a move from an impassive jazz Sunday drive to a wonkier Monte Carlo camber, replete with subtle supersaw and plinking pluck. Gondii joins in on 'Always Groove In You', layering stripped percussion under shifting keys and vocal textures, shortly before Toronto Hustle and Sean Roman rework 'Please, Keep Drinking With Me' into a bold, wearily methylated floor cut.

Review: Since its inception in 2023, Soul Quest Records has released some superbly deep and soulful records. To prove the point, the Hackney-based label has decided to serve up a compilation style EP featuring fresh cuts from current artists and new signings. Max Sinal joins forces with King Crowney and vocalist Liv East on the ultra-deep, super soulful warm-up sounds of 'Intentions', before Slxm Sol cannily combines loose-limbed drums, warming bass, sensitive chords, tactile Rhodes keys and soulful vocal snippets on 'NYBB'. Hitch 93 doffs a cap to Chez Damier on the excellent 'Uno Dos Tres Four', Rob Reckford delivers some bright MPC-house action ('Garden Party'), and Soul Grooves goes deep, gently dubby and spacey ('Blues Kitchen'). The gentle broken house sunniness of 'Edith' by Flying Moth completes a fine EP.