House News

REPRESS ALERT! Having previously impressed with the inaugural release on Bradley Zero's Rhythm Section Intl, South London beatmaker Al Dobson Jr brings his particular brand of tropical-influenced goodness to Kutmah's impressive IZWID label. Given Dobson's association with Mo Kolours, it's perhaps unsurprising that Sounds From The Village covers similar territory, with equator-warm melodies jostling for attention with African and Caribbean-inspired rhythms, deft MPC beats, cut-up samples (we detected Marvin Gaye and Surface, for starters) and rich, immersive basslines. For the most part, the results are impressive, making this a particularly potent debut album. It comes highly
recommended.

Yet another slept on Wayne Gardiner production from 1992, hand picked from the Nervous Records vaults and fresh for 2015.

2 mixes of "Mellow" take up side A; the "From The Deep" mix is a classy, pacey deep groove, pure heads down NYC business oozing musicality, keys and melodies while the "Ambient Mix" follows with a tougher edged feeling, a taut bass-line and some haunting pads and piano. Both mixes are very different, yet equally engaging and both feature flawless production from Mr.Gardiner.

On side B we have 2 mixes of "Love", a subtle vibes led cut punctuated with classic vocal samples peppered throughout telling us we "Got to have it" and that love will "make you stay out all night long", a super deep track indeed with both mixes lending a different feel for the heads and dancers alike!

This is the first time "Mellow / Love" has been repressed since it's original 1992 release and this 2015 re-master and re-issue has been done in conjunction with and in full cooperation with Nervous Records, New York City. Essential.

Killer Gene Hunt double pack from 1995... 9 killer tracks spread across 2 discs... Heavy duty jackers!

Re mastered and repressed 2015.. Goes for serious money second hand. Released in conjunction with Trax / MAAD records.

Come And Get Some!!!

Finally a new release from WHITE. After a long break the Berlin based label is back with a release from Switzerland native and newcomer Manuel Fischer.
Spacy melodic joints to dream away in Juno wonderland.

Corndogs veterans Gerald Norton and Suitor return alongside Minneapolis hometown hero Berndt. Deep midwest sounds from Sly Fox Records.

Sources is a brand new series which will examine the output of a number of extremely influential independent U.S. labels throughout the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s.

In an age where corporate anonymity reigns supreme and music is being treated like aural wallpaper, the Sources series will go back to a time when record labels really meant something via their A&R policies, their ground-breaking releases, their everyday modus-operandi and their general philosophies. What made these operations unique How did they manage to compete with the major companies How did they protect their artist rosters What sort of people ran these operations and how did they manage to survive in the cut-throat music business

Bill Brewster, co-founder of the influential DJ History website and forum and author of the acclaimed 'Last Night A D.J. Saved My Life' will be compiling and writing the sleeve notes for the series. The first six releases will concentrate on 6 New York independent labels which have each been massively influential in the evolvement of Dance Music over the last 30+ years - Easy Street, Sleeping Bag, Fresh, Sam, Streetwise and P&P.

Each package will be full of lovingly re-mastered original 12' mixes as selected by Bill. You can be sure that a variety of 'secret weapons' will emerge from each of these packages!

The first Sources package comes from one of the most consistent underground dance labels in history - East Street Records from New York. Easy Street hit the ground running in the early 1980s with the uptempo break dancing gem, Hot Streak's 'Body Work'. However, the real story of Easy Street was their consistent ability to gauge the mood of the dance-floor with numerous HUGE underground classics which read like a who's who of dance music history over the last 3 decades - Paul Simpson, Todd Terry and Blaze are just a handful of the names which have graced the Easy Street label over the years. The underground hits poured out relentlessly - 'Main Thing', 'Share The Night', 'Ma Foom Bey', 'You Don't Know', 'Treat Her Sweeter', 'Saturdays' and 'Deeper' to name a handful, all of which are included on here. An essential package for anyone who wants to re-experience the culture of the New York dancefloors throughout the last three decades via one of the hippest labels in dance music history. Easy Street Records we salute you in style!

Southern Moon is the first pre single of the upcoming Munk album and comes with remixes by HNNY (Local Talk) and Darius Syrossian (Hot Creations).. With its crisp house beat, funk baseline and beautiful singing of Lizzie Paige this track is a shiny little summersong that makes you think of the great production of Trevor Horn or Masters at Work with a new edge.

Omar-S' new album "Thank You For Letting Me Be Myself," is Alex Smith's strongest album to date. The fourteen tracks on this disc demonstrate Smith's studio prowess and his dynamic range as a producer - from uplifting house to raw techno beats and acid! Albums don't come much better than this one...listen for yourself!

Evren Ulusoy, the confirmed master of the deep delivers up the second release on I Records 2012 Vinyl 12" series. In this edition we feature Evren's modern day tale "History of Love". This is of course told in his undeniable sophisticated deep house style.

Pushing the release further are remixes by Sasse (Moodmusic) and Terry Grant (Blu Fin, Bedrock). Also specially featured on this limited 12" is a hand picked bonus track entitled "For Henry & Anne". Set for release in 2nd quarter 2012, it's one sure to please.

ESP's second single on Underground re issued and re mastered for 2014.
Released in original artwork in conjunction with the rights holders.

Earth-based producers Julian Duron and Michael Sherburn touch down at 1080p with a massive 12' laced with timeless, chilled grooves. Earth Boys construct each track in a deep haze—vintage house, smooth jazz and breakbeats—compiling moody vocals and analog gear to create their signature, tongue-in-cheek sound.

'Welcome 2 Earth' delivers a range of upbeat melodies and catchy hooks, slants on rising genres such as dad house, brunch house, and millennial jazz that come to fruition by placing fun as the keystone of their studio practice.

Duron and Sherburn frequently collaborate on other projects—DUST, Christian Surfer, and Todd—and 'Welcome 2 Earth' has collaborations from John Barclay (DUST) and Lemon D (Planet Earth, Metalheadz, Kickin Records). Also known for their eclectic DJ sets and regular parties at Bossa Nova Civic Club, Earth Boys blaze the streets of NYC with a serious mission, to get the whole universe high as hell.

The dynamic Amsterdam-based duo Homework join the Let's Play House family this May with their four- track 'Palindrome 1' EP out on the imprints White label.

Since initially bursting onto the scene in 2010 with their blistering 'Hudson Square' EP on Exploited the Dutch based pair have been dishing up a string of successful releases on the likes of Wolf Music, 2020 Vision, Jackmode and Made To Play.

'Palindrome 1' marks their first foray on the ever-impressive Let's Play House and the gent's don't disappoint. Special mention must go to title cut and EP opener 'Palindrome 1' where buttery synths and clipped percussion combine seamlessly with feathery pads and warm tones to deliver a polished sunshine groove. The EP on a whole is characterized by crisp production, organic warmth and undulating groove with each cut bringing something a little different to the table. In a sentence - moving, melodic and moody yet supremely captivating house delivered track after track here from Homework.

'The Come UP EP' is the third release on Seth Troxler and The Martinez Brothers hot as hell Tuskegee imprint. A showcase four tracker of three burgeoning Tuskegee artists with some heavyweight jams perfect for 'The Come Up!' The A Side features London's Ibellini on a bumping house-strormer- 'That's Right', hooky as hell and twice as funky. Next up is Martinez Brother homeboy Jesse Calosso with two hot licks of ruff-ass tech-n-groove. The A Side features 'Serving Size' a jackin', off-kilter groove workout for the heads. On the flip and Jesse lays down the law with 'Whatever Right Now', serious business for serious floor. Finally New Yorks finest Filsonik delivers 'Royce Five' another great underground cut perfect for those darker moments, heads down for a full house!

A killer four tracker that is destined to cause dance-floor madness this holiday season!

Following on from his Make It Hot six-tracker, Rinse are pleased to announce the release of Burnin' Up, the debut full-length album by DJ Haus. One of the UK's most exciting DJs and boss of acclaimed labels Unknown To The Unknown and Hot Haus.

Over the last few years Haus has honed his own unique, anarchic strain of bass-heavy house music, both solo and in duos Trumpet & Badman (with DJ Q) and Hot City. The result has been a salvo of raucous, dancefloor-focused records joining the dots between classic Chicago acid and ghetto house, hints of UK garage's compulsive bump 'n' swing, old-skool hardcore and the brusque splatter of the Bunker Records sound — a vivid hybrid sound that channels sheer energy in the club.Burnin' Up picks up and expands on that track record to date. Gathering twelve brand new club tracks, including collaborations with Innershades and Chambray, it showcases Haus as a dancefloor alchemist par excellence. Refracting the rawest styles of house-rooted music from the last two decades through the gleefully recombinant, mutagenic tendencies of UK dance music, its tracks are all united by Haus' characteristic diamond-hard percussion and distinctively deft ear for a vocal sample flip.Indeed, there's barely space for breath as the album burns through bleep 'n' bass opener 'Won't Let U Get Away', 'Houz Muzik'  featuring Chambray, firey 303 lines 'Acid Stringz', saucer-eyed rave 'EEE Werkin and the dizzying percolations of ghetto house (the title track, 'Make Me Feel') Innershades collaboration 'Track 10' evolves from a stripped-back, staccato drum machine workout into a hypnotic Motor City groove, while album centrepiece 'No More Loving', whose disorienting whirl of 8-bit bleeps tears upwards through a brusquely funky bassline. Burnin' Up is a sweat-soaked end to end, body-jacking debut album.

Roots Go Deep are a label devoted to releasing music by South African artists. Since 2012 they've released seven EPs by names like D.Nel, Makhen Gigga and label owners Ofuren and Fred Buddah. Now that they've established themselves in the digital realm of music, Roots Go Deep arrive on the physical medium with a split EP of deep and dubby sounds from Ofuren and Fred Buddah. The two provide two collaborative tracks in "Floral Synergy" - a woozy house jam in line with MCDE's Raw Cuts - and "Do Deejays Dream Of Dancing Sheep", a sublime mix of subaqueous chords, chilled out drums and touch of acid. Buddah just about goes ambient on his solo track "Ragan" while Ofuren keeps it heads down and uber-dub on "Ripples Through Reflection". Roots Go Deep indeed.

Following a string of hot releases from Leif, Jonno & Tommo, Rai Scott and Jordan, London-based label Ornate Music is reaching across the channel to Parisian producers and Flyance Records founders Ka One & St-Sene - who deliver four tracks of pitch-perfect, soul-searching 4/4 that align perfectly with the sonic philosophy of the label.

The EP comes to life with the energised insistence of "Necessary Illusions", which capitalises on a sprightly rhythm section balanced out by sweeping pads that help the track straddle the warm-up / peak-time divide with grace.
"404 Page Not Found" takes a more heads-down route into moody bass tones, snapping percussive hits and mysterious melodic swirls lingering in the far distance, making a haunting foil to the inviting tones of the opening track.

On the flip, "Fuck The Hype" channels the spirit of dub techno into a subtly funky confection, letting the aqueous chords bounce in their feedback echoes, neatly sidestepping the soporific qualities normally associated with the style.
"Facing You" meanwhile makes for the ideal EP closer with its submerged beats and elegant swathes of harmony, conjuring up a captivating melancholia in each lingering piano note and chiming bell.

With each track telling its own unique story, Ka One and St-Sene have crafted a rich and engrossing release that shows how much diversity there is to be enjoyed in the contemporary house and techno scene.

Unreleased house/techno tracks recorded between 88-91 from the Chicago master Mike Dunn. 'I Wanna B House' comes with an edit from Johnny Aux as well as another straight up acid track 'I'm The Houze'.

The Chicago based Perpetual Rhythms label welcomes Trinidadian Deep to the family for their 6th release; "Native Bush EP". Trini is known for his deep, spiritual, and tribal sounds on labels such as Ron Trent's Future Vision Records and Neroli.The same holds here for his EP; three deep house tracks exuding love through percussive and atmospheric vectors.

Mr Cole presents a secret record package to Mr D at Beacons Festival, Yorkshire 2013. Did he receive it Yes he did, the next week he played it at a New York loft party and subsequent sets world over. He loved it! So here we are Acasual's Spring Theory remixed by the loving tenderness of Move D. Also Luv*Jam works up a secret nip version. blue vinyl !