2022-05-25
Reviews
VARIOUS ARTISTS "SHELTER ME"
While European governments usually prove to be of very limited support to the dance industry as could be seen during the recent covid crisis, electronic music labels do not hesitate to invest time and efforts for charity projects. Lately, different labels helped collect funds for Ukraine. Julie-Ann and John, managers of Paisley Dark Records chose on their end to help a uk homeless charity named “Shelter”.
Shelter Me project started more than a year ago with an online festival, followed by post-covid live gigs featuring notorious electro DJs such as Tronik Youth, Rex the Dog or Duncay Ray. More artists got involved for the cause and donated tracks, ending in a neat 20-track album that hopefully will help Shelter association to provide more beds to homeless people in the UK. Album ends up a very good collection of downtempo, indie dance, progressive, EBM and electro gems. Highlights of the release include “Beschutze Mich” (literally meaning Shelter Me), delivered by Steady State, 1st artist to contribute to donate a track for the project, BTCOP’s Proof of Stake with its very recognizable progressive style, Richard Sen and its very indian-sounding Lata Mangeshkar and most of all the acid-tainted electro banger Efigy by Man 2.0.
Steady State - Beschütze Mich, by Paisley Dark Records
BT COP - Proof Of Stake, by Paisley Dark Records
Duncan Gray - Purlz, by Paisley Dark Records
Richard Sen - Lata Mangeshkar, by Paisley Dark Records
Jezebell - "Bed Heads", by Paisley Dark Records
Zillas On Acid - Island Avenue, by Paisley Dark Records
From Beyond - Groove Projections, by Paisley Dark Records
Bedford Falls Players - Electric Loop, by Paisley Dark Records
MAN2.0 - Effigy, by Paisley Dark Records
The Machine Soul - Oyo, by Paisley Dark Records
Matt Gunn - Disko Drohne (Daisy Parkes remix), by Paisley Dark Records
Pete Callard - Bowroux (Ed Mahon remix), by Paisley Dark Records
Cosmikuro - Pan In The Flash, by Paisley Dark Records
Ivan de la Rouch & Rams - Don't Play The Game, by Paisley Dark Records
Shunt Voltage - Fully Automatic, by Paisley Dark Records
Pete Bones - 'The Mayor Of Malt Rave St' (Pete's Give Them Shelter Remix), by Paisley Dark Records
Uncommon - Psychocandy, by Paisley Dark Records
UFO Club - Dark Lane, by Paisley Dark Records
Silico Disco - Caliope (Blavatsky & Tolley’s Never Alone Vocal mix), by Paisley Dark Records
33rd December - Our Fiends in the North, by Paisley Dark Records