House News

Still sounding like something from the distant future (1988 to be exact), "We Are Phuture" continues to survive

An all time Acid House classic straight from Chicago, Phuture's mission statement still packs a heavyweight punch today

Repressed, remastered and reissued in conjunction with Trax Records and with all original artwork retained, "We Are Phuture" is an essential addition to any record collection

Often imitated, never bettered

"Slam Your Body To The Beat!"

French label Meant serve up another EP from their fast rising Montreal based duo Vosper. Made up of Edouard Le and Christopher

Byron, the pair excels in analogue funk, have also released on Throne of Blood and here get remixed by Items & Things man Marc

Houle. Taking some of their cues from the likes of Drexcyia and Mark Bell, the duo have a sound somewhere between darkened

Techno and physical EBM.
The title track 'Losing Control' is a raw and stripped back bit of house music with a taught bassline, eerie robot voices and plenty of industrial grit and grime in the textures on offer. It's heavy warehouse music but retains a great sense of dynamism before 'Kabuki Playboy' lays down a rich, rasping bassline and has various shooting synths dance all around it. The claps are metallic and grainy
And the mood is one you'd find at a deserted industrial estate in the dead of night. 'Isolation' verges on electro with again a gnarly
Bassline and great sense of wide open but futuristic space. A clatter of hits and spaceship like synths all circle round the groove and it's another hugely evocative track.
Minimal techno master Marc Houle then remixes 'Isolation' into something with more echo and menace buried within. It's a subtle

Rework but one that makes the track that bit more fearsome and moody. First digital bonus 'Oni' is a sparse affair that relies on its alien Voices and spaceship like sounds to craft a very real atmosphere and ambiance where robots and machines rule the roost. It's crisp And analogue, slyly funky and seriously heady. The second digital bonus is a remix of 'Kabuki Playboy' by Monoblok & PSLKTR that

Gets even more heavy and physical with ripping bass notes, dumpy kick drums and serene, searching synths subtly lighting up the

backdrop.
This is a fine EP that really takes you to another world entirely thanks to the studious production and great sense of mood
throughout. As such, Vosper are very much a duo on the rise.

John Tejada does not really need any introduction - he is simply a phenomenon.
Starting with his first releases in the mid nineties, he has been constantly expanding on his massive catalogue of singles, remixes and albums released on well known US and European Techno, House and Electronic Music labels and there seems to be no end in sight. In addition to his output on prestigious labels such as Playhouse, Plug Research, deFocus, Moods and Grooves, 7th City, Kompakt, and others he has also been running his own Palette Recordings imprint since 1996.
John Tejada´s EP for Slices Of LIfe make reference to his earlier releases that were beloved by DJ´s for their driving energy and an occasional wink of humor. The three tracks on - Times LIke This' combine a musical glance back to earlier times, while showcasing Tejada´s high level production skills of today: A Slice from the past without being nostalgic.

All it takes to distinguish a deep house release from all the others these days is the people involved behind it. In this case, And.id who has proven to be as comfortable as making techno for Mobilee, VIVa music and 2020vision, as he is to produce elaborate jazz arrangements, covering electronic music songs with his jazz trio, is the man behind the first two original tracks for the Taverna Tracks imprint. The EP kick starts with 'My People' and in complete New York fashion, with strings, bassline and vocal stabs that could have jumped straight out of a Jovonn production. The next track, 'Face Off", is a more obscure basement techno affair, for the late night afterhours and for those who like to zone and lose themselves in the trippy stabs and tension building strings. The first Taverna Tracks EP rounds up beautifully with a superbly produced Alix Alvarez Remix, which makes use of the original hooks but elevates the whole song with his unique production skills and sublime sense for arrangement. A beautiful example of old-school themed while at the same time contemporary pieces of house music with nostalgia and soulfulness bursting out of them in every single bar.

A collection of atmospheric tracks between classical compositions, Detroit techno and oldschool deep house.

Keith Tuckers Optic nerve persona returns with the Timelapse ep. Side a1 Minimal Detroit mix is a dark minimal Mood beat pumped excursion into techno floor stumper. A2 Time Displacement mix is a completely different Take with alternative beats creating a sort of shift in time. The tracks show Tuckers growth and influence on Electro and techno with his work in Aux 88.
Side two One moment in time is a Detroit sort of metroplex gem . Tucker once again shows his melodic Melodies and baselines that shows his love for Detroit music and grooves. A highly thought out sequence of great sounds and string chords as only Optic nerve does it. Tucker has hinted many times that he has a lot of Unreleased music from his metroplex days!
B2. Transient Force records label owner AS1 gives us a true electro mix which keeps alot of the original mix of One Moment in Time. The tone is A more Electro clash techno mesh of urban beat programming for the electro heads.

Finally, KANN Headquarter duo Sevensol & Bender bring out a new EP. Both tracks unite the labels perception of contemporary and personal dance music. Again, they perform with a dreamy and harmonic sense for rhythm and express what house music means to them. If you understand the record as a pretentious instruction of 'how not to lose things', you have to find out yourself. KANN firmly believes.

Melodymathics chalk up their 5th in the form of a limited edition double pack vinyl and boy is it special. A pack featuring Detroits own Terrence Parker alongside label head Melodymann and No Shit Like Deep finishing things off. An on point package of four classy house cuts where each one plays its part, add to that a couple of locked grooves and you have a must have record.
Terrence Parker needs no introduction having been killing it for so many years and he has lost none of his fire over that time - he brings his A-game for the label. As a purveyor of groove-ridden infectious piano burners like only he can do his track Heart break shows hes still top of the game. Rolling piano riffs and power house beats steer the course of this TP journey.
Label boss and accomplished producer in his own right Melodymann provides 2 tracks for the EP, his first delivers a deep sophisticated late night houser, fit for deeper crowds and early morning shakedowns equally. A fitting change of pace from the opener that stands up nicely alongside TPs pumper. Melodymann picks up the pace just a touch on the 2nd vinyl with What are you Gonna. With its Skippy hats and square bass line it has the trademarks of a classic groover that reworks a recognisable vocal snip into something completely novel.
Boys from Gent, No Shit Like Deep close up with their sample laced Ambassador of Love. A raw talent for sampling and bringing new blood into old meat is on full display here, No Shit Like Deep finish the ep with a fun, party ready track.
The label are also running a remix competition alongside the release of this ep, with the chance to remix TPs house burner. Keep an eye out on Beatport for details as an opportunity like this doesnt come around too often.

REPRESSED !
Just in time for summer fun, we're hitting you up with the seventh ITJ installment and as you might have guessed, we present you once more with three tracks on a fine piece of waxxx.


The second track of the B-side could just as well have been the A-side. It puts the ass in bass. Just listen.

The B1 track is the beast of burden, pulling the weight of the release. This track will bring down the house without even trying.
The A-side is what it is.
Nothing but the motherfuckin' hits.

Aus Music follow up a string of new signings with the return of 2 of the long-standing staples - label owner Will Saul and long term affiliate Komon. The duo most recently collaborated on a 12 for Kompakt now together they ready the 'Eve's Seven' EP - a deep and dreamy 3-track EP that comes with a remix from recent signing Recloose. Bloom sets arresting riffs circling through rich textures that thicken and thin to startling effect. 'Eve's Seven' follows up with dusty drum samples and bold melodies before the Brooklyn native does what he does best in offering up a typically sunny take on Komon & Will Saul's 'Eve's Seven'. Sweeping filters and a short, driving bass line propel a highly energetic but playful rework primed for brimful dancefloors.

The DBA DUBS series returns with a fresh tropical house roller from Samrai backed by a remix from Michigan resident James T. Cotton. Khadi brings together Samrai's tough drums and ethereal sun-kissed fx with a helping of keys from an anonymous local collaborator. On the flip JTC, the artist behind Dabrye, Sound Murderer and a host of other cult catalogues reinvents Khadi as a Detroit house stepper.

Manchester resident via the Midlands, Samrai makes up 50% of the Swing Ting production unit. He's released with distinguished labels such as Keysound, Niche & Bump and UTTU as well as collaborating with Ruf Dug, Murlo, Brackles & Hyperdub's Okzharp. His DJ sets take in x-amount of styles, always system-friendly with an emphasis on the soulful side of things.

New London based vinyl label Patterns follows up the amazing debut release from Les Points member Barbir with a solid EP from German new comer Matthias Wagner. This EP sonsists of 4 unique tracks that bridge Micro House with 90's UK Garage.

The hip house boom was in full effect, thanks to Tyree Cooper's efforts, and Trax responded with this double-header. 'Power Move' is straight up hip hop, but it's the flip, producer by Trax regular Lidell Townsell, 'I'll Make You Dance' that does the business here. Kool Rock Steady, also known as Edward Rudolph, had serious credentials for an MC, being cousin of one Africa Bambaataa. This release is also notable for yet another misspelling of Lidell Townsell's Christian name (Lydell, since you ask).

Formidable work, welcome to the squad...
Qnete - Undesirable Circumstances EP

DERRICK MAY has been played A1 "To overseas" already! this vynyl is released by Japanese underground label. R406 is the unit of Yonenaga influenced Derrick May and Chick tack corea Who is sound creator.This is their debut work.

We are delighted to welcome up-and-coming Hamburg-based producer, Simon Ferdinand to the Landed camp - an artist who is producing some of the finest Raw, Deep House music out there at the moment! Tipped as the rising star of 2014, we are honoured to have Simon as one of the Landed team and roster.
His new EP, Back To The Raw - as the title suggests - sees Simon delivering three original tracks of stand-out, raw vibe. Already moving dance floors across the globe and gaining support from notable DJs such as Norm Talley, Rick Wade, Gari Romalis, Alton Miller, Santonio Echols, Moodymanc, Varoslav and Jon Reynolds.

A1: Jack My Records - Original Mix: Simon kickstarts the EP with a jacking, dancefloor destroyer. Tough drums with a strong rolling bass-line, worked magically with smooth-moving sound design and spoken words. It's guaranteed to take the roof off, given any right moment.
A2: Tissue - Original Mix: Moving on seamlessly, Tissue takes us further adrift into our journey of the Deep via a 60s psychedelic vibe. Tightly knitted drums backed with a serious low-end bass-line create a sincere and tough vibe from the start. Add in jazzy keys and subtle drops to keep things flowing at a solid pace, and Tissue leaves you with a natural high sensation.
B1: The Ironic Truth - Original Mix: Profound and deeply emotional, The Ironic Truth is a delicious slice of warm goodness, flavoured with lush soundscapes, edgy chords and a deep grooving percussion. We enter the fathom world of the underground, where Simon is truly on top of his game.
B2: Yellow Snow - Original Mix: The EP finishes with a beautiful masterpiece. On Yellow Snow, Simon really showcases his outstanding ability to captivate with quality Raw Deep House music. Combining dreamy keys and a smooth bass-line with tight grooving drums and percussion, Yellow Snow completes this stand-out EP in true underground style.

The Cabin Fever tribe keeps growing and here's another bad boy 12" from one of Berlin's bad boys ! After killer remixes for Kink and Terranova and storming tracks for theKeinemusik Cabin Fever were lucky enough to pick up 2 killers.
"It's not Possible" is a stunning afro house jam and "Tribe Posse" is dirty trip to West London via Berlin ! Cabin Fever. Don't be digital lonely..

John Ciafone and Lem Springsteen are true House legends, under their Mood II Swing production moniker the duo have scored an endless succession of club classics, cult hits and underground anthems. Since 1992 they've been at the forefront of the deep House and Garage movement emanating from New York City's clubs and streets and they show no sign of quitting anytime soon!

The latest, and third sampler of Mood II Swing archival tracks is here, and as usual it's full of the duo's seminal productions, dubs and remixes for NYC's finest, King Street Sounds.
Tracks featured: "The Summer Swing", "Inhale", "On Your Knees" and "Driving Me Crazy"