House News

The annual Deep Love compilation has become one of our most important releases to showcase what Dirt Crew Recordings is all about. It gives us the chance to highlight and welcome new faces alongside the residents who keep the Deep music we stand for alive. This year more than ever we have artists from all over the World, from Japan to Canada and Lithuania to Austria represented. The man the myth...Mr. Nightcrawler himself is back with another masterpiece. True to his usual unique blend of many styles, Nachtbraker has delivered typically off-kilter 'Cobi Cabani' with crashes and sound design that punctuate a freaky bass and rippling lead. Dropping in for his debut outing on our label, Viennese resident of Sass club and founder of the 'Secret Crunch' imprint, Roman Rauch brings the filtered Disco House. Ripe with fruity percussion and deeply ingrained groove, 'Sweet Ears' breathes and builds keeping up energy to work bodies throughout the cut. Close friend of the Dirt Crew family and member of Detroit Swindle's Live super group, Lorenz Rhode is an extraordinary artist who's not only active in the House Music scene but also created his own Big Band, the Rundfunk-Tanzorchester Ehrenfeld. He gets right to it in 'On Top' a legit live key and bass jam with all the funk from a seasoned jazz musician. From across the Atlantic we have Toronto's Jesse Futerman teaming up with Dan Only, Jesse remixed Harry Wolfman's last EP on DC and is known for his laid back house grooves.

Hieroglyphic Being throws down a massive new v.ltd. 12' from his current new album 'The Red Notes' on Soul Jazz Records. This EXCLUSIVE 12' includes BLACK FM - new track NOT on the album!!
Like post-house basement Chicago traxx meets Rhythim is Rhythim's Strings of Life fused with live instruments and Herbie Hancock and John Coltrane with Chicago Acid thrown in! This tune is heavy!
REVIEWS


"Hieroglyphic Being translates five years of experimentation into his best LP to date" Vinyl Factory

"Album of the week" BLEEP
"Chicago dance music hero Hieroglyphic Being releases one of the strongest albums of his incredible career" Pop Matters

Cahoots Records continues to bring new house sound to light with respect to the past influences that have shaped it's history.  Volume 6 continues the Cahoots tradition of combining 4 striking house trax on one record. 

HOOTS006 kicks off by way of Harrison BDP, a young talent from the UK.  'Sole' packs the right amount of driving bass, spacey pads and aerial vocal moments, topped with an old school-tinged groove. 

A2 moves into firmer territory as Cahoots welcomes another U.S. artist to the roster, Jackson Ryland.  A talented producer and DJ, Jackson has performed at Cahoots Records events in New York and in his hometown of Washington, D.C. Ryland's 'Don't Rush Me' mixes a shuffling groove with hard hitting bass that tastefully challenges the routine four-to-the-floor flow.

Heat Vibes raises the temperature on the B-side with some raw and heavy house straight from Mexico City. 'Mind Rek' conjures up mind-blowing bass and drums that only Heat Vibes can deliver. The track's use of distorted sounds and straight-forward rhythms dish out serious attitude. 

Volume 6 closes out on a high note as Cahoots welcomes its first NYC artist, Greco. A talented producer and DJ, Greco has performed at Cahoots parties in NYC and maintains a busy touring schedule with gigs around the US and abroad. Greco's 'Dub In This Life' merges organ stabs, sweeping synths and a jacking groove with an old school New York flair.

DJ Qu Announces New Album 'Conjure' Out On Strength Music Recordings The Producer and DJ returns with his sophomore album on May 20, 2016

Another timeless masterpiece from Chicago legend Ron Trent!

THE SECOND PRE-SAMPLER
FROM THE UPCOMING ALBUM BY RON TRENT CALLED
"HUMANS, DRUMS & MACHINES".

HOUSEWAX welcomes italian duo Ainëe Geffen to the family!
The two very talented artists from Bari deliver here a very solid debut!

The third (& final) instalment of DJ Deeon's unreleased and archival EP's is here! In the spirit of the previous 2 we've asked the man to dig into his tapes for those rare and raw cuts that the make the heads salivate! Kicking things off in fine style is Deeon's take on of 'Let it be house' from 1997, included here is a longer, unreleased mix of this absolutely banging near-cover version of Mike Dunn's perennial Chicago classic. This one is sure to do damage, a booming call to arms for the soldiers of house nation! Essential business. 'Exta-C' is up next, according to Deeon himself this is one he constantly gets asked about so it made sense for it to be back out there on the streets. Pure, unadulterated jacking zone material, funky as f*ck and unforgiving. A surefire winner in the dance! 'Kurokin Push' starts proceedings on side-b, a manic acid tinged killer with a bassline that oozes funk. Swinging in all the right ways this jam is destined to be big and sits nicely with all the other rare as hens teeth selections on the EP. Deeon fans will not be disappointed! Next up we have the infamous 'Boody Mover' from 1997, remastered straight offa the DAT! A sly nod to Jack Frost's acid classic 'Dap Me'. We felt this one sits nicely (no pun intended) in amongst the other cuts on this EP, some vintage ghetto DM sh*t right here, storming! 'if this don't make your booty move your booty must be dead'! Last, and certainly not least, we have Deeon's 'Low end theory' project from 1995 giving us 'Wicked', a demented acid track that tweaks in all the right places! A perfect finisher to this 5 cut monster of an EP showcasing one of the pioneers of this sound. All in all, a collection of essential jams for the freaks here, snooze ye not! Every track on here has been remastered and repressed with the full consent and involvement of DJ Deeon and Parris Mitchell, selected and programmed from Deeon's private archives and DAT tapes for Above Board, London. 100% hater free.

(3LP + CD. triple pack with full colour outer & inner sleeves) Floorplan is already well known as Robert Hood's house outlet, which this year evolves into a family affair with co-production alongside his daughter, Lyric.

"We live in a world filled with adversity, The key to surviving and even thriving in this era of uncertainty is knowing how to walk in victory. The truth is we are more than conquerors. We are VICTORIOUS." Floorplan

Floorplan is already well known as Robert Hood's house outlet, which this year evolves into a family affair with co-production alongside his daughter, Lyric. 'Victorious' is the second Floorplan album and follow-up to 2013's 'Paradise' which spawned 'Let's Ride, 'Baby Baby' and the massive 'Never Grow Old'. The new album itself is preceded by the double-headed single 'Music' / 'Tell You No Lie'.

As Robert once again extends his minimal techno sound via his 'Paradigm Shift' project on Dekmantel, he also returns his focus to house, disco, funk and gospel to the Floorplan show, which now takes a surprising twist. Having watched her father DJ the world over from the shadows and numerous appearances in the Floorplan DJ set Lyric Hood comes centre-stage alongside her father.

"Hear my soul speak, is the only way I can describe the way I feel about Floorplan, (Victorious) music is in my soul, my blood, I eat and sleep beats, music, rhythms, it's in my DNA. So Please, HEAR MY SOUL SPEAK." Lyric Hood

The Floorplan project first came to light in 1996 when Hood used it to announce his Drama imprint with the highly sought after 'Funky Souls' EP (subsequently re-issued by Rush Hour in 2010). Lying dormant for over a decade, the late 2000's saw a revitalized Hood re-establish Floorplan into what may well now be his most widely known musical outlet. This year, with his daughter making Floorplan a family affair, the duo's 'Victorious' album is primed to set the world's dancefloors alight.

Launching with the heady house swirl of 'Spin', Robert and Lyric then drop the deeper stylings of lead single 'Music' which builds into a hypnotic, bass-driven anthem. Picking up on Hood's trademark razor-sharp percussion 'The Heavens & The Earth' brings the Bible to the floor (with added funk) and 'Good Thang' shows the strong influence of Chicago as a simple refrain turns into a house missile from the pulpit!

'He Can Save You' continues the Chicago/Gospel theme but with a more driving techno edge whilst 'Mmm Hmm Hmm' marries powerful chords to trumpets, dynamic bass, booty refrains and skilful sampling creating yet another hands up anthem. 'Ha Ya' has that stripped back minimal feel we all know and love and perhaps the closest we get to touch on the classic Hood sound whilst 'Tell You No Lie' is pure, un-adulterated disco-string drenched fun(k) and already tearing down dancefloors as we speak.

'Push On' takes us back to the tight, knife-edged percussion of Chicago's house vanguard, reminding of the tougher sounds of DJ International and DJ Deeon, DJ Funk and Boo Williams. 'They Can Tell' kicks in with a no-nonsense, foot stomping kick drum as Floorplan chop up the vocal refrain into what becomes the main hook of the track and finally 'Sun In the Sky' brings the disco back with yet another string-laden anthem to bring the Floorplan show to a fittingly, uplifting end.

Peter Kremeier, AKA Losoul, has always been an artist we've greatly admired here at Hypercolour, so it's a real thrill to have him on the label at long last. A huge catalogue of eclectic, distinctive and funky music for labels like Playhouse, Moodmusic and Freak 'n' Chic, Losoul turns in two exceptional tracks on the 'Slowly Turning' release here.
'Daddy, What's A Rise' is classic Losoul; a heavy low slung groove never lets up, with micro disco stabs and distant vocal snippets, looping round and round for over 10 minutes, but without ever standing still, the filtering and deft touches keep things moving at just the right funky pace.
B side cut 'Time & Space' is a glitchy and dubbed out affair, a solid 4/4 beat underpins a myriad of delayed percussion and panning synths, spatial effects and an incessant chord stab, head music for the heads indeed!
Losoul contributes to the Hypercolour resurgence that has pulled in left of center releases from the likes of Eliphino, West Norwood Cassette Library, Will Azada and Maya Jane Coles over recent months, with plenty more goodies lined up for the coming months ahead.

DJ Support :

Rob Da Bank (Radio 1)
Troy Pierce (Items & Things)
Josh Wink (Ovum)
Jimpster (Freerange)
Severino (Horse Meat Disco)
Ralph Lawson (2020 Vision)
Will Saul (Aus)
Roman Fluegel
Tom Findlay (Groove Armada)
Midland
Roy Davis Jnr
youANDme
Detroit Swindle
Chris Duckenfield (Swag)
Ewan Pearson
Davide Squillace
Andrew Ryce (RA)
Jesse Rose

Four acid-filtered, metal disco killers from the enigmatic Michael Ferragosto, gear to keep that Chicago Muzique shit alive and well.Hear from the horse's mouth: Man...this is the pure shit... pure house experiments are the only motherfucking thing that sounds real these days on the floor.know what I mean

first release on the new cat. white limited (hand numbered) series by the duo Ruff Stuff.

finally repressed !!!


soon it will be repressed! Feedback and Support from:
And.id, Anja Schneider, Audiofly, Burnski, Butch, Carlo Lio, Catz n Dogz, Danny Tenaglia, Deetron, Djuma Soundsystem, Edu Imbernon, Ekkohaus, Fred Everything, Gregor Tresher, H.O.S.H, Hermanez, Homework, Hugo, Huxley, Inland Knights, Iron Curtis, J Phlip, James Zabiela, Jimpster, Joris Voorn, Julien Chaptal, Kaiserdisco, Karotte, Kiki, Kruse & Nuernberg, Laura Jones, Laurent Garnier, Lazaro Casanova, Lee Curtiss, Luca Bacchetti, Luna City Express, M.A.N.D.Y, Martin Landsky, Moodymanc, Nic Fanciulli, Noir, Ramon Tapia, Reboot, Riva Starr, Rodriguez Jr, Ryan Crosson, Seth Troxler, Shur-i-kan, Slam, Solomun, Stacey Pullen, Steve Lawler, Thomas Schumacher, Tiger Stripes, Tim Green, Wehbba, Will Saul, Xpress-2 & more!

Volume 5 of FROM CHICAGO TO DETROIT compiled by JORDAN FIELDS, who starts off with "YOU MAKE ME FEEL" sounding very Detroit. NASTYBOY goes Italo with "ALL NIGHT LONG". The B side introduces fresh cuts by MIDNIGHT MUSIC CLUB, KAIJO and MAXI AUBERT all getting JORDAN's edit treatment.

Heavy heavy future funk! The second EP by A Band Called Flash. Executive produced by Ron Trent. Recommended!

The notorious Dj Beusta meets the shadowy Dj Trebluf for some obscure business on their newly established Hard Beach Entertainment. Expect pumpin-jazzy-funkin-ghetto-house from the vaults - brilliant debut EP!