House News

Given his prolific, decades long-career, it's little surprise that Kirk Degiorgio has more than a few lost musical surprises in his back-catalogue. 'Sphere', his new EP on Garage Hermétique, finds Degiorgio in his As One guise, delivering a lost classic on vinyl for the first time alongside a pair of rarities and a brand new mix by Detroit pioneer Juan Atkins.

Title track 'Sphere' - recently recovered from a 1995 DAT that was lost for years - finds the British producer turning in a track so deeply atmospheric and instantaneous, that it's only testimony to his inherent skill that anyone would 'lose' such a number. Truly effective, sophisticated deep-house, it turns in a somewhat jazzy, Detroit-indebted melody to euphoric effect. 'Perspective', recorded in 1995, gets more soulful still, revealing a dewy-eyed, utopian landscape of pads and quietly emotional synth work. Rounding off the EP, 1994's 'Asa Nisi Masa', covers similarly evocative territory, expanded on in a more percussive remix by techno innovator & originator, Juan Atkins.

'Sphere' marks the fifth release for Garage Hermétique. Founded and curated by Brussels-born/Berlin-based musician and DJ Onirik, the label acts as an uncompromising outlet for both his own productions, his experimental Oni-Ki project alongside Brussels pianist, Minoki, and other like-minded producers. Garage Hermétique has also enlisted a string of established & highly regarded remixers, such as XDB, Nummer and Views.

A second 12" of As One rarities (featuring another brand new remix from an influential US producer) will be released on Garage Hermétique later this year.

if you are going to put out a remix e.p. you might as well go for it...and he has! excellent stuff!

Klamauk is back and ready to drop their second release of 2017 with their very own Tilman. The German artist brings us his second release on Klamauk and has already turned heads with a string of quality records on Fine, Tenderpark or Quality Vibe Records and this current release is up to his usual high standards channelling deep, sample driven house vibes.

The 4 Track EP kicks of with Work It', a sample driven house track which surely will be a hit on the dancefloor. Sophisticated' uses a lighter touch with a nice percussion rhythm, a funky bassline and an overall happy feeling. Over on the B side we have Moments', a warm and open groover with a nice piano melody. In If I Could See You sometimes' Tilman takes us into deeper fields with lovely chords and a groovy sub bass.

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M.E.R - Montevideo Electric Recordings is an uruguayan record label named after its capital city, Montevideo. Supporting vinyl's cultural tradition, this was the chosen format for releasing the work of its artists. M.E.R sound found itself in constants evolution and mutation, merging latin groove and rhythm and it's African background with classic Detroit sound generating a space where different cultures meet without being locked in one genre alone. Through DJ/Live sets M.E.R artists deliver a strong commitment to spread Club culture and Techno/House heritage, with musical quality and a floor-oriented sound.

After releasing CDH006 by Pascal Viscardi, La Chinerie's head honchos G'Boï et Jean Mi pursue on their will to make an artistic turn on the label, staying away from the comfort zone and trusting artists with a clear artistic bias and a style of their own to instill.So, here is CDH007 - Chienne d'Humanité by Metaphore Collectif, Marseille based artist DONARRA. A delicate mixture of greased synthesizers, Balearic pads, strong Chicago beats & subtle Detroit Electro. For all possible use only.

Label-head JAMES KUMO brings three original cuts to his KMusic imprint with Plan B co-founder DJ SPIDER on remix duties. Title track 'Drifter' kicks things off as celestial pads swell alongside rumbling sub bass and ethereal arpeggios before off-kilter synths and rugged industrial drums are presented by New York's DJ Spider who steps up to deliver a darker and more dramatic aesthetic with his interpretation.
Next, 'Evolution' sees Kumo utilise stereo delayed chord stabs as underpinning pads create an ethereal feel. Rounding off the package, 'Spectro Jazz' sees a brooding top line resonating alongside jazz-infused atmospherics and subtle background effects to create a raw, refined and hypnotic finish to the release.

Continuing its conversation between the foggy environs of the Pacific Northwest and NYC's thriving dance underground, Blankstairs is thrilled to announce its newest release, Dream City's Forward, a collaboration between S. Deelay and C. Perez (head of PDX's consistently innovative Pastel Voids imprint).

The project marks an impressively focused exchange for the pair, mixing the deep atmospherics of Perez's Metropol project with the raw eclecticism and crate-digging expertise of Deelay's Insane Deelay handle. Having first met several years prior in Portland, the pair has collaborated on and off for several years, including a 2014 release on Pastel Voids, a throbbing, smoke-stained cassette that charted fertile ground for future work. Since then, the pair has followed their respective paths on opposite sides of the Atlantic in recent years, while maintaining a fertile dialogue between their evolving styles and musical vocabularies, one that sees a natural point of convergence on Forward.

The record serves as an exercise between each artist's honed approach to both DJing and live production, twisting the grooves and functionality of classic jack tracks and bass tunes through a haze of processed electronics and swirling, multi-textured arrangements. Lead cut, Down 2, for instance, spins fragments of classic Chicago acid through an abstracted cloud of synth swells and pulsing bass, while Hopeful Visions slows the pace down, allowing snippets of chopped vocal sampling and swirling pads to pair off against a thudding main figure. These are workouts exploring both patience and density, drawing on the pair's sense of development and progression to create engrossing, evolving final products that mark a fittingly deep expansion of the pair's ongoing collaboration, and each artist's solo work in turn.

The record features four tracks from the project, alongside a properly misted out, deconstructed re-work of Hopeful Visions by Max McFerren, and an added, digital-only bonus featuring Perez's Metropol take on Down 2.

The latest VINYL ONLY entry on Infuse finds 'Karousel' stepping up for production duties. 'Outback' is first a tripped out female vocal imbuing the track with a distinctly hypnotic vibe for those late night sessions that's already seen label head Enzo Siragusa drop it on Amnesia's Terrace to great effect.
'Jungle Heat' ups the energy with a raw house groove whilst 'Coastin' heads up the flip with a deeper melodic groove before label favourite Seb Zito takes on 'Outback', harnessing London's underground with breakbeats and a steppers' b-line.

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Dutch pioneer MG (aka Gert van Veen) is responsible for a series of huge house classics to ever emerge from the Netherlands: A-men's Pay The Piper, Quazar's Seven Stars, House of Venus' Dish & Tell. The list is long. Under his lesser known moniker Zodiac Trax, Gert produced some of his moodiest material. Released in 1992 in two parts, these beautifully crafted tracks remained fairly unknown up to this day. For this re-issue Frame Of Mind selected the deepest tunes from the obscure series. A previously unreleased track called Planet X is included!

Basic Soul Unit, Johannes Volk, Late Night Approach and Luke Hess team up for the 2nd Various Artist ep on Dolly. Deep Detroit rooted quality techno!

Inside Out is a brand new series that invites DJs and producers to blur the boundaries between traditional artist albums and mix compilations. Coming from Aus Music label head and DJ-Kicks curator Will Saul, the concept encourages artists to showcase their own music and or the music of those in their own individual circles. The mix will be release digitally and on CD, while a selection of the tracks will also be available on double gatefold vinyl. Each instalment will feature 100% new and unreleased music. It is a chance for artists to take sole creative charge, A&R as they see fit and then commission brand new music specifically for the cause. Depending on who is at the helm, Inside Out will take different forms: producers may wish to represent their own sound with only music they have made themselves or with close collaborators, while DJs and label heads may wish to reflect the sounds and scenes that surround them. The results will be a window into an artist's world that works as a coherent mix, but also as a treasure trove of fresh new music that steps outside the usual lines of a dance album. The idea stems from Will Saul's own approach in the club, which often finds him seeking out brand new and unheard music to play for the first time. That feeling of taking people into the unknown is one that reminds him of the energy and excitement of his early days as a dancer.

Obrotka is one of Budapest's main stay DJ's. A member of the Astronaut music events team, as well a tried dancefloor entertainer. He invites Horatio to deliver remixes... and the larger than life eastern European who runs Natural Rhythm label arrives boasting two remixes!
First up his 'Budapest' remix, and he takes the energy levels up and delivers a chunky peak time techno rework.
Secondly his 'Bucharest' remix for deeper and tripped out moments, deep and devastating!
Rounding things off we find Obrotka's own dub of his Hafen City. This is a rather sparse and chunky deep techie vibed goodie. Filled with bleepy low end and skippy beats melt as spacious fx adds depth.

Early Support: Joris Voorn, Karotte, Cevin Fisher, Erick Morillo, DJ T., Sante, Jamie Stevens, Anderson Noise, Trent Cantrelle, Habischman, Paul Hazendonk, Marc Poppcke, Kellie Allen, Raw District, Rob Cockerton, Argenis Brito, Javier Benitez, Gel Abril, Vincenzo D'Amico, Steve Parry, Chris Fortier, Holger Zilske, Demarzo, Dj Dep, Lonya, Right On, Simeon Belle, Alex Fish, Den Dannis, Javier Orduna,

New label with 3 strong House tracks!

Celebrating two decades of SKYLAX RECORDS, label-head Hardrock Striker teams up with long time friend and music partner DJ Sprinkles, under their new project name SKYLAX HOUSE EXPLOSION (S.H.E.). Forming a template for their future musical projects, they present a large compilation that features a mix CD accompanied by three vinyl releases comprised of unreleased music personally curated by S.H.E.

As with each of the vinyl EPs, they make reference to a particular space as it pertains to the formulation of house music. Under The Ballroom is of particular resonance to DJ Sprinkles who, in the early 90s, started out in transsexual sex worker clubs like Sally's II - where she won an underground grammy for Best DJ 1991 - that were centres for the drag queen ballroom culture that originated in New York City. As with the two EPs before it, Under The Ballroom features tracks personally curated by DJ Sprinkles and Hardrock Striker. Populating the A side is one half of Tuff City Kids, Lauer, who's catalogued leanings towards more 80s dance music sounds are nearly as old as the SKYLAX label itself. On Bigs, Lauer picks out sounds associated with the earlier end of house music with bass tones from older machines, however manifesting themselves comfortably within the context of Paradise Garage, The Loft and The Ballrooms of NYC, which cumulatively, span the decades between the 70s and 90s. He is joined by 100% Silk Alumni and recent SKYLAX RECORDS signee - and DJ Sprinkles fangirl - Octo Octa, who presents Running, a piece full of what are slowly becoming the signature house sounds of the Brooklyn-based producer; pitched vocals and machine noises that ally with some of her tastes for deep textures, drawing from house as well as her love for drum and bass.

Taking up the entire B-side with Soleil Mauve is Violence FM & The Underground Soulsavers, who are making their production debut as part of the 20 Years of SKYLAX Compilation. Lengthy and saturated in a sparse sewing of jarring vocals, Soleil Mauve is an obvious pick for DJ Sprinkles; utilising it at the end of her mix on Disc 1 of the compilation's CD. Under The Ballroom makes up the final piece of the SKYLAX RECORDS 20 Years Compilation, but sets a precedent for future projects presented by SKYLAX HOUSE EXPLOSION.

One part of three releases, Under The Loft accompanies Under The Garage and Under The Ballroom as part of the 20 Years of SKYLAX RECORDS compilation.

After his highly acclaimed contribution for PTXS002 Giuliano Lomonte
is back with labelowner Einzelkind this time.
The two easily blend their styles for these two classy cuts.
Early suppoprt by Raresh and Villalobos.

Blair French returns to Rocksteady Disco after last year's brilliant Standing Still Is An Illusion for another 12' of mind, body, and soul music. 'Public Park' starts off the release, with flutes, guitars, and African marimbas abound, presenting itself as the song of the summer. 'Spirit Guides' follows, taking listeners and dancers on a spiritual afro jazz odyssey. The flip features two versions of 'Public Beach', a communal ecstatic dance meets Detroit Jit footwork cut with a massive bassline, pulsing percussion, and harmonized chanting, constructed for open-minded dance floors and deejays. Limited to 300 vinyl, TIP!