Record Of The Week: Another Taste "Into the Night" (Space Grapes Records)

This is one tasty 12"! Had to be Record of the Week with the amount that it has been getting played around the studio, household, and in DJ sets since I brought it home from Disques La Rama in Montreal. The artist is Another Taste, the single is "Into The Night" (containing 4 mixes) and it's on Space Grapes Records. What's it all about? Let's dig in. Space Grapes is an independent and artist-run label from Bobby van Putten and Danilo Plessow (Motor City Drum Ensemble). I first heard of this label via their first release, Mad Honey "Upward Bound", a song which made the cut on my year-end mix with Cosmo Baker "Songs We Listened to a Lot in 2021) and still elevates a dance floor. What grabbed my attention was the rawness and energy of the track. The music, fitting to the title, felt full of potential. A specific modern vintage sound, not derivative of an era, yet informed by one. That era being somewhere between 1977-1983, give or take a couple years. The label has been quite active in the past 5 years, putting out dope new music each year. It all feels in-house, tight nit. Artists include the aforementioned Mad Honey, Jambonne, Jerboam, GALXTC, and this week's Record Of The Week artist Another Taste, who put out a great self-titled 6-song collection in 2024 as well. And hey, guess what I just learned right now, doing research for this write-up: Mad Honey IS Another Taste. What's up with that? I need to do some more diggin'. But that's something I like about this label: it's creating some lore and buzz in a classic way by MAKING DOPE SH!T, connecting with ears through the music. Quite a novel idea. This record continues Space Grapes' quality output, and may just be the label and group's best sounding record yet, with full-spectrum frequencies jumping through the needle and out of the speakers with sharp colour. Booming synth-driven production with soaring vocals from Sarina Voorn. There are 4 mixes on the 12", and while I like the original best, they are all useful - which is something that active vinyl DJs will appreciate greatly. It gives options in different sets and time slots, and as the record's life in the crate evolves, you can choose to mix it in different ways, and maybe even try your hand at remixing the acapella. But a wise DJ or producer may give it some time to let this new joint get the, ahem, Space it deserves. Get behind the release and tell a friend to tell a friend, like i'm telling you now. Even better: buy it (or request it) from your favourite record store! And if you'd like to buy a digital copy, you can do so here: https://another-taste.bandcamp.com/album/into-the-night - support this new release and set the tone for he upcoming spring and summer in the northern hemisphere, as we go Into The Night with hope for some positive connections. See you on the dancefloor! Tuesday morning Coffee airs live every Tuesday at 10AM EST on Twitch. Archived shows can be found on http://www.skratchbastid.com/vip