House Novedades

If there's one thing in this world that's certain, it's that things change.
And in the life of one dance producer with a new release on Sheffield's Shabby Doll, there have been transitions aplenty.
With a switch from garage to house, a move from Doncaster to London, and a change of identity from Ryan Aitchison to Mella Dee, his spacious four- to-the-floor sound has emerged from a state of constant flux. And yet... the more things change, the more they stay the same. 'Things Don't Change' is the name of Mella Dee's new Shabby Doll EP, and when you tune into the title track's compulsive twitch, you can hear the echo of his South Yorkshire antecedents coming through.

Could that be something like an early Warp drum rattle A Sweet Exorcist groove Maybe, maybe not.
But the influence seems even stronger on the EP's second tune, 'Ripe Traxx', with its hollow bass and four-note steel drum-like refrain.

Mella Dee has deejayed on some of the biggest stages, including Fabric, Sub Club and Tramlines, and has released on the likes of Forefront, Coyote and Sccucci Manucci, so although his other life as one half of UK garage duo Mistamen is never far away - in the crisp scattering of the high-hats, and the bass's heavy growl - the 'Things Don't Change' tracks form a house quartet that's both fresh and familiar all at the same time.

With remixes from James Welsh (who has recorded for Wall of Sound and Wolf Music) and Sheffield's Oushe (who previously remixed fellow Shabby Doll artists Gosoul), 'Things Don't Change' is a dose of c'est la vie for the soul - a reminder that while Mella Dee may be moving onwards and upwards, great house music is just great house music.
No change there.

New label SHADELEAF launches with a seriously strong release from rising talent THAT MAN MONKZ

'Burnin' Up' sees him team up with superb vocal talent D'Nae for a proper slice of raw, electronic soul
Submerged Basic Channel sonics meet uplifting keys, Disco guitar licks and a groove that won't stop with D'nae laying down one of her effortless and unique vocals

Fellow Sheffiield resident Chris Duckenfield did a scissors and tape job on Burnin' Up for personal use - bringing the tracks Techno underbelly to the fore and
riding those distinctive vocals over a more straight up arrangement. That Man Monkz loved the version so much, he insisted on including it here !

On the flip we get the wonderful 'Luv Goes Round N Round'
Heavyweight 21st century sample house that doffs its cap to the Detroit masters of the genre, but brings a little extra rough and rugged vibe to proceedings
A 12 chock full of serious jams, with more to follow
A label to keep a close eye on !

CD1 Mixed By Tania Volcano:















CD2 Mixed By Sossa:

Tagline: Sync with nature's pulse and love shall heave

First on the A we have the title track; 'Love Heave' perpetuating the pelvic funk.
Sync with the pulse, share in it's groove and ride the heave wave.

Next on the A-side we come across the results of a mad-capped mastermind, conjured from the confines of a cold bath, Hrdvsion slices and dices 'Buffalo' to mesmerisingly meaty proportions.

On the flip we find 'The Jangle'. Darkness has set upon the jungle floor, at the full mercy of the elements we quiver, tremble and shake.
Take your cues from mother nature, she does it well. Hear the rattle of the chains and of the bells.

Lastly on the B-side we come to 'Buffallo'.

An expedition into the warped depths of a long forgotten land, where wild buffalo roam it's haunted plains.

The first release of Melbourne's newest imprint, Butter Sessions, sees label founders, Sleep D dish up a 3 track vinyl only EP.
Three very versatile tracks claimed to be 'made deep in streets of Melbourne's South East' vary from obscure sampled house jams to stripped back jacking Techno, with a rough DIY edge running throughout.
Do not miss!

Limited to 250 Copies only
On White Coloured Vinyl
Vinyl Only
No Digital
No Repress
Hand Stamped & Numbered
180g Heavy Vinyl

CD1 Mixed By Matthias Tanzmann :




[aD] CD 1-4 | Kabale Und Liebe & Daniel Sanchez - Mumbling Yeah










CD2 Mixed By Thomas Melchior:

Leeds based duo Death On The Balcony return to Seven Music after dropping their 'Party Perspectives' EP on the label in March of this year. Mark Caramelli and Paul Hargreaves have been busy boys over the last few years, releasing on esteemed labels such as Culprit, Pets, Silver Network and Airdrop. Their years of experience as DJ's and record collectors shines through in the pair's productions, but what sets the guys apart from the rest of the rat race is the amount of depth and emotion they manage to pack into their tracks. Music that will easily stand the test of time and sound equally as good on the dancefloor, as it will on the headphones! The 'Audio Escapades' EP is arguably the duo's best work to date. We're sure you'll agree.

Strictly Rhythm present Strictly Ibiza 2013, the ideal soundtrack to another sun bleached summer of Balearic beats.

34 tracks, two continuous mixes and over two and half hours of music of the best deep house, groovy garage, progressive and electro.

We take you on a sonic tour of DC10, Space and Pacha with the Terrace Mix showcasing mesmeric house anthems and deep, funky, bass driven grooves from Gorgon City, Ali Love, Shadow Child, Breach, Eats Everything, FCL, Ray Foxx and Crazibiza.

The Main Room mix takes the energy up a notch with a pumping peak time selection with contributions from Sultan + Ned Shepard & NERVO, Style Of Eye & Tom Staar, Felix Leiter, Lazy Rich, Mikkas & Amba Shephard and Michael Woods. Turn up and be transported to Amnesia, Privilege, Ushuaia and Eden.




















CD2

Double 12" featuring 3 brand new house tracks from Chicago's own BOOGIE NITE on one 12" :"MAKE ME HOT (SEXY ONE)", "FEEL ME (BOOGIE NITE'S UN-PLUGGED MIX)" and "TAKE YOU HIGHER". The second 12" has remixes of "MAKE ME HOT" by two Chicago house legends: GLENN UNDERGROUND and RAHAAN

LEFREQ is well known for it's bangin disco house and this EP follows it up with four more electrifying tracks, including a surprise deep house track. Next we have "YOU'RE MY EVERYTHING" The "DEEPER LOVE DUB" featuring BEBEGIRL, JF'S lady of the house. This is the gem of all gems.