House News

Detroit lands in Rome! Although being a canadian, Greg Gow is a one of those few artists who can proudly be considered part of the D25, the elite of Classic Detroit Sound.
After having produced on labels such as the legendary Transmat, run by Derrick May, Greg has finally joined the 7 Oz Records family with the Santa Clara Ep.
Two tracks (Santa Clara and Resurrection) with a resolute traditional Detroit flavour, where the peculiar strings and soulful groove are reshaped with a contemporary and powerful rhythmic section.

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Played/supported by:
Laurent Garnier, Dubfire, James Lavelle, Tom Findlay, Mihalis Safras, Samuel L Session, Desyn Masiello, Affkt, Dave Seaman, Felipe Valenzuela, Hernan Cattaneo, Deetron, Guy J, Len Faki, Thomas Schumacher, And.Id, Hector Romero, Carlo Lio, Oleg Poliakov, Pig&Dan, James Zabiela, Jamie Anderson, Gary Beck, Guy J, Layo&Bushswacka, Coyu, Uner, Tedd Patterson.

- 7 Oz Records welcomes back Mathias Mesteno, after his glorious remix of Coyu's D.E.G. His 'Alcatraz' EP, is a deep and dark journey through the hypnotic sounds and rhythms of Detroit. The title track sounds like pure Detroit techno, made for the most cultured of listeners; it sweeps through the dancefloor while moving the subconscious. On the flip, 'Junior' is explores the hazier side of the things. Deep house with a retro touch..

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Deep & tech house from an italian young talent based in Barcelona.
Clike's version is a deep and melodic anthem from these days, Skyboy's remix will be the summer floor killer...bomb!

Includes to two endless loops

It's been said that the day unravels what the night has woven so that each morning, we hold in our hands a few fringes of the tapestry of a lived life. The act of remembering is more like forgetting. For it is only when a memory is recalled that the fragile and forgotten quality of memories are revealed. We go about life weaving fragments together, fragments of ourselves we find staring back at us as we remember conversations, smells and quality of light.

Alas, the sun rises today no different than in the summer of 1989. Lamenting the passage of time as experienced solely through recorded media begs the question - is there such a thing as second hand nostalgia

We present to you, the Phenomena EP - by Florist - An elegy to the spirit of the Sunrise Midsummer Party held at White Waltham Airfield - aka Ecstasy Airport - in June of 1989. Channelling the energy of Raul Orellana and the hordes of enraptured dancers, it goes out to the hundreds of Youtube commenters who can still recall with vivid clarity their personal experiences (in spite of altered states).

Fun MPC based songs that journey through a world of rich musical influence, whilst a now signature personal touch remains throughout. The considered production and musicality of all four tracks keep the record relevant for both hanging with the pooch at home, or getting your drink and smoke on in the club. Halfway Home is a massive leap forward for the label head, and a sign of the many great things yet to come from this fledgling producer.

Kicking in with analogue sounding toms a rather tense and high pitched string and some nightclub crowd samples, Munich's Henry Gilles immediately brings the tension before dropping the beats and some serious funk. 'Damn Dam' is a low level organ based house groove that progresses well with kicks falling in and out of place to keep re-emphasising the tension and accentuating the funk this is his first release and he sounds like he's been in the game for a long while already, with some extremely well produced house that a crowd would find difficult not to move with. 'Changes' starts with some teasing kicks and delays before developing the chugging feeling as synths gently rise from the background and synthetic percussion and reverberated synths continue to tease over a large hollow bass type sound. Although the production quality is the same, this has a feeling that uses synths and scattered percussion and tones to create a far more spaced out and casually futuristic approach to house music than 'Damn Dam' In short, this is a faultless example of what Henry Gilles can do, and to be quite honest, with this level of quality and expertise, you can expect to be hearing a lot more from him in the future.

part three of ten with M.S.!
500 copies - no repress

part two of ten with unbroken dub!
500 copies - no repress - blue transparent vinyl

Merachka is a new artist from Detroit who produces Detroit Techno, Minimal Techno, and Tech House. Merachka's original version of "UnderGroov" is a throwback to the classic sound of Detroit Techno. "A Minimal Break Down" and "Zniper" are banging Minimal Techno tracks. Terrence Parker's remix of "UnderGroov" is a Tech House monster!

Support from DJs like DVS1, Terrence Parker.

Even whilst travelling the globe, djing or touring with Inner City, Saunderson continued to produce and release not only his own tracks on his KMS label (with tracks such as 'The Sound' by Reese, 'Rock To The Beat' by Reese, 'Truth Of Self Evident' by Reese & Santonio, 'Let's, Let's, Let's, Let's Dance' by Keynotes and 'Colour Of Love' by The Reese Project), but he also released tracks by other up and coming artists, releasing classic underground gems, such as 'Flash' by Fix, 'Can You Feel It' by Chez Damier, 'Soundscape' by Kosmic Messenger, 'Definition Of Love' by Kaos and 'Use Me' by R-Tyme. The list is endless.

Fast forward to 2012 and it's hard to believe that KMS is still releasing records. With such a long history, what better way to celebrate than to release a special CD Boxset. The 'KMS 25th Anniversary Classics' will be released on CD, Digital (and for those vinyl collectors, there will be 6 x 12' Samplers). Each format includes a plethora of gems which have been released on KMS over the last 25 years.

KMS may be celebrating it's 25th Anniversary, but there's no slowing down for Kevin Saunderson. He's still producing, remixing and djing (all over the world). Here's to the next 25 years....

Following up from a beautiful EP on Fanzine, 4 tracks of atmospheric techno texture from Spain's Hoax Believers including a remix by Russ Gabriel. 180g vinyl only release.

Karl Roman delivers 4 dense tracks with the second release on RomanMusik. 'Mod EP' expands the label's spectrum from stirring, edgy techno to sweet, glowing serenity.

The two tracks on Side A engage the listener with intense low ends and endlessly evolving planes. Unrefined and crisp, these tracks are made to spice up the DJs late night set.

Side B captivates with a seducing hypnotic theme. The underlying immersing bass unfolds over two versions of the track, offering lush ambient sound-scapes projecting two vigilant separated moods.

Fine Choice Records; Presented by Fantastic Man. An imprint focused on releasing a series of limited 10' records for the discerning vinyl collector.

The Funkenflug Team from Thuringia, Germany delivers another
small vinyl only compilation crossing dubby house and techno music.Vinyl only !

Latest Appleblim release on Applepips.

For Those That Knoe: A new label from the UK focusing on under the radar tracks recorded by unsung heroes, ripped from dusty DATs and lovingly re-mastered and pressed onto vinyl for likeminded people and music collectors alike. Jaime Read as LHAS is one of the unsung heroes on the UK house scene, initially making house music brimming with Chicago jazz flavours and disco tendencies in the mid-90s. Deep from Jaime's archives come three funk-filled melodic analogue jams, all with their own unique character yet still encapsulating Jaime's individual take on Chicago jack. "Deep In Plumpton" graces the Aside with its meltingly warm bassline, crisp offbeat claps, scattered percussion and glimmering jazz keys. It's a freeform composition with a fluid arrangement and layers of melody enveloping a bottom-shaking groove. It's musically brilliant, catchy and involving, moving the heart and soul as well as getting bums to wiggle. "On the QT" sits in perfect deep house territory with syncopated hats, rumbling bass and dreamy pads. A spacey lead and sparkling arpeggiator are teased in towards the end of the arrangement to complement the track, which could slot easily into Prescription's back catalogue. "Mania" speaks for itself, taking inspiration from one of the most well-known Chicago House labels it's a manic bouncing ball of jacking house with playful synth leads, scorching hats and distorted kicks. Aimed squarely at the dance floor it's as current and fresh as it would have been in 1995. Bangin'!

Moustache Italo Anthem. Well known in the clubscene, a classic italo track from this underground dark wave italo band The Problems from Holland. Track played by DJ David Vunk on numberous parties for more than 6 years already ... So it took some time but here it is... Including a techno remix made by David Vunk! with pumping basskick and super sharp clubby tr-909 hats. Limited suplies on this so dont sleep...

Axe on Wax return with it's third release welcoming on board Speakdeep, Stefano Esposito (Luca Tuccillo Piano Mix), Ciro De Gais & Kidmark all supplying raw old school sounding house bombs essential for real house music lovers that play quality Wax!!!!!!

DJ Support

Danny Ward (20:20 / Moodymanc)
Tomoki Tamura (Holic Various)
Claudio Coccoluto
Dzeta & Basille
Kostas Tassopoulos (Ekkohaus)
Andrew Grant (DC10)
Chris Fortier (Balance)
Julien Sandre (Morris Audio
Nick Holder
Severino (Horse Meat Disco)

The latest Sound Transmission from Stephan Laubner under his STL project alias comes in shape of a 12 vinyl for likeminded people who are interested in the d-i-y sound research of the Something records audio sense facility. All Music has been recorded in analog mode without any computersequencing in real time. The technical support and programmed tones are coming out of currently favourite outboard equipment like the Pc3k, Orla dse24, K5000 to name a bit of equipment, and from the vast library of STL drum sounds that has been created in the past years. The music vibes are settled somewhere between late-night druggy grooved house feelings as well as vintage touched gravity-free tunes, that should be seen as positive proof that music hasn't to be an always too serious matter. It's sometimes like seeing those blurry pictures in front of your mind's eye shortly before falling down into sleep. Something Vinyl Series 26 can be at some times a nice rescuing escape from harsh unkind reality into an inside resonating Wirklichkeit. Hopefully this record will also be able to put smiles on your face when your turntable needle says once farewell and goodbuy. Enjoy!

Paris Club kings, Concrete, unleash a series of Textures, representing their diverse and hugely popular events in Paris....