the hong kong based homesick team are back with their yearly release of quality reworks that has made the label sought after since their first release back in 2014. for the 7th opus theyve worked with indonesian artist jonathan kusuma (previously on cocktail d amore and i m a cliche) for two reworks that have been thoroughly tried on asia s dance floors for the past two years

helmed by a crew of ex-pats in hong kong craving the musical stimulation of their birthplaces, homesick is a celebration of the nostalgia and passion at the root of all musical experience, as channeled through seriously on-point disco edits. after choice turns from general ludd, marquis hawkes and others, this various artists 12inch brings back former guests in an implied fashion for more of that worldly, adventurous boogie business. apocalypse now simmers with unresolved tension, tart drums and gnarled synth lines, while african temperament lets the percussion tumble in a cavernous space. summer madness is a simmering, drum led version of kc flightt s classic, and then gik gwong zung pings the record off into cosmic synth disco territory for a perfect finishing move.

homesick #5 is the unplanned result of a tremendously funky dj set by general ludd (mister saturday night / rubadub) in hong kong. three tracks have been chosen by the homesick team to reflect the intense disco inferno atmosphere we all felt on that unforgettable night

the homesick team have broken into marquis hawkes secret vault and dug up four great edits that have had great responses from his public during the past few months. now available on a solid 180g records meticulously mastered to sound as awesome and modern as they were when they first got released.

repress !!! since launching in early 2014, the hong kong-based homesick series an offshoot of cliche records has provided disco djs with some of the strongest edits of recent times reverential but floor-friendly reworks that get the right balance between re-mastered original parts and house-friendly additional beats. this third volume comes from borrowed identity, a house producer whose edits and productions have appeared on an impressive list of labels. these four reworks are predictably tidy, soulful and groovy, with familiar disco and soul staples being given loose but heavy rearrangements. picking highlights is tough given the high quality threshold, but we re particularly taken with the vibraphone-laden party shuffle of run run run- and lowslung afro-disco strut of you cant change a man-

music is strongly linked to memory, sometimes just a simple note will trigger a deep feeling of nostalgia or emotion. the new homesick series was created by music enthusiasts living half a world away from their birthplaces. their concept is to play on memory, to re-edit and rework songs from the past into something which is timeless, tracks which feel fresh but remain true to the original.