Henri Le Blanc - House of Love (2015)

Adelaide-based producer Henri Le Blanc got his break with Midnight Riot after being championed by fellow Aussie studio don Inkswel. It makes perfect sense. While Le Blanc's style somewhat differs from that of the Hot Shot giant, he shares the same love of dusty grooves, soulful chords, swinging beats (some deep house, some informed more by disco or hip-hop) and warm instrumentation. It's an endearing formula that makes for an excellent debut album. Inspired, according to its maker, by the ups and downs of "real love", The House of Love is packed with highlights, from the percussive deep house warmth of "States Is High" and Balearic disco loveliness of "L'Amour Physique", to the Afro-influenced MPC shuffle of "African Mother".