House News

Enduring and influential Detroit techno act Octave One are to release their fifth full length album, Burn It Down, in Spring 2015. The 11 track opus is a collection of the unreleased music that has been lighting up their much talked about live shows for the last few years. This new album comes at a time when the pair are still evolving and searching out new forms. As live performers they are reaching an ever larger audience around the world and plenty of the energy they exude there is bottled up in this new LP. Made using a fine collection of hardware including bits by Roland, Moog, Dave Smith Instruments and much more besides, it follows 2008's Summer on Jupiter and proves that 'as individuals and as musicians we have grown with time and through our travels. Our music reflects that. Our work this time around has taken a lot longer to produce, but we feel it represents, more than anything else we have done to this point, our complete idea as an album project.' 94359;"This time Hinode launch their satellite to Neptune, the eighth and farthest planet in the Solar System, in order to explore its dense atmosphere and raw uninhabited texture. Guided by the Roland rhythmical sound, the deep acid tracks wander around dark extraterrestrial dimensions and take their listeners to the bottomless depths of techno jams.

Three tracks of pickled, tripped techno-not-techno and crushed house from the Dubliners, backed with a wry remix from Tuff Sherm aka Dro Carey. Mastered by Helmut Erler at D&M, this is a vinyl-only release.

12' DANCE is a 3CD/30 Track compilation series dedicated to producing the finest crowd-pleasing, floor-filling collection of both classic and rare original 12' remixes and extended versions. From the Disco, Soul, Rare Groove and Funk mixes of the 70's, to the Groove, Hip Hop/Electro & Techno/House of the 80's, to the Acid Jazz, Indie, R&B, Rap & Club/House of the 90's, 12' DANCE will deliver a lovingly curated selection of both the commercial big hitters and the underground cult club classics!
Many of these mixes have not yet appeared on CD... until now.


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Introducing Dance:Revolt Recordings, a new label formed by a collection of scene veterans that is sure to make immediate waves on the international house music scene. Dance:Revolt is the brainchild of renowned Florida-based DJ/producer Atnarko in cahoots with Dub Creative Group, an industry-established marketing and media team as well as hosts of internationally renown house music events. The label is intended as "a celebration of music and lifestyle," working within a variety of formats, including vinyl 12" issues of Dance:Revolt's releases.

It's only fitting that the inaugural release be from Atnarko himself. His recent exploits have earned him much acclaim, with "Thinking Of You," a collaboration with vocalist Sam Mollison for Fred Everything's Lazy Day Recordings, being a recent highlight. Atnarko launches Dance:Revolt with the deceptively titled "Violent Sky." As violent as the sky might be, Atnarko's sublime cut is a smooth, bouncy, and deep affair propelled by a slinky rhythm track and an entrancing melodic riff. A strange spoken vocal can be found floating within the sonic space adding a bit of mystique. "Violent Sky" is a prime groover, queued and ready for the next set.

The enigma continues with Three Piece Suit, an assumed moniker of a producer who wishes to remain anonymous. Three Piece Suit's version builds off the melody and places it on top of a polished breakbeat rhythm. Layers of lush synths round out the cut making it an excellent counterpart to the original. This is followed by a mix from Texas producer Rey Aguilar (Fade Records, petFood). Rey's rework brings things back to house music's four-on-the-floor for a nightclub-ready treatment with peak time elements. The big breakdown section at midpoint should shake things up nicely. Finally, Mallorca-via-Baltimore producer Lomez (Hypercolour, My Favorite Robot) adds his seasoning to a slightly darker take characterized by hefty analog-style synth stabs, a chunky midtempo beat, and a growling low end. It's an evocative mix that will fit perfectly among covert after-hour gatherings.

DJ FEEDBACK

Chris Todd
Crazy P / Hot Toddy / 20:20 Vision / ;Smoke N Mirrors
'Rey Aguilar mix is my pick, will play'

Holmar Filipsson
Thugfucker,Life and Death.YAH!, NYC
'Wicked package. Really ilke the Rey Aguilar mix and the Lomez mix..'

Robert Owens
Compost / Worldwide Various
'great track'

Nick Warren
Hope recordings
'3 Piece and Lomez hit the spot for me'

Sleazy McQueen
Whiskey Disco / Headtunes / Bear Funk
'I joined the revolt!'

Severino Panzetta
Horse Meat Disco / Trailer Trash / Fabric / Barcode
'GREAT STUFF here .. All mixes are great'

Brett Johnson
Bang The Box / Cynosure Recordings / Classic Music Company
'deep and floppy, I like this alot! Thanks'

Back at it again, taking the true essence of the "jacking" sound of Chicago house and putting it's own stamp on it is what Obsolete Music Technology has done with their new 12" entitled, "Volatile." Warbling, wobbling, distorting, sinisterly acidic basslines abound is the best way to describe this release! For dance floors only! You have been warned!

"Volatile" starts off with some 707 drums intro and then fading in, is this tripped out, bubbling bass sound that sends you off a cliff! Just when you think that's all to the track; dark, melancholic pads comes in for added atmos-FEAR! Rounding out the A-side is "Killin," with it's 2 acid style basslines, one sounding at a high octave and the other at a lower octave. Riffs playing separately sounding great, but when played together, there is something slightly, mentally off.

On the B-side, "Broken Siren" is high energy! 808 tom drums bringing the funky low end while a short, electronic piano lick drenched in warm, fuzzy, flange effect. Setting it off is a decayed sine wave, mimicking an actual alarm sound. Lastly, "Electric Current" best describe this distorted acid bassline and its tweaking filter and resonance controls over jacking 808 drums.

VERY Limited Repress, one sided white from the guys behind NITEJAMS

Liverpool-based producer Bantam Lions has long been part of the Scenery Records family, helping label boss ASOK launch the imprint with 2012's One To One EP. Here he returns with his third 12" for the label. Lead cut "Recollections" is particularly good, delivering a deep and attractive fusion of fuzzy analogue warm, dreamy melodies and intoxicating chords. He ups the tempo further on "Many Years Later". Which layers dubbed-out chords and swirling textures over an energy-packed techno groove. The accompanying remixes are pretty tasty, too, with The Cyclist particularly impressing with his Detroit techno-goes-lo-fi interpretation of "Recollections". That said, the dreamy, new age-influenced downtempo take from Mood Hut regular Cloudface is pretty darn good, too.

Ten years of Deep Explorer... The celebration started with "The Capsule remixes 10" that was released 2 months ago, now is closed with this "Far & Beyond", a double pack vinyl where the brothers and heads of the label (Dubbyman & Above Smoke) make their own selection of exclusive material into groove and dark deepest house tunes from artists worldwide.

Finale Sessions is proud to bring another fine release from none other then Nick Lapian from Soul People Music fame and amoung other fine labels worldwide . We at Finale Sessions welcome Nick to our family and our system here at Finale Sessions with his fatastic tracks that's sure to please your ears and we start with the first track and it called "Lost Days" It has such movement to it with its rolling pads and its systemmatic keywork and deeep basslines is a must haqve for the record bag for sure . Then we have "Pigment which is a mid tempo dream come true with it acidy pad synthed structure and lush keys and wicked drum work it is 1st hour monster for sure . Then last but not least we have "Motif" which is peek time killer with its nice key work and its nice pads layering into a nice kick perfect for a b side jam and that what we have for Finale Sessions 023 we hope you enjoy the next generation from the forward thinking vault.....We want to thank you for the ongoing support .....Love Finale Sessions God Bless You

Considering the combined talents of Detroit veteran Terrence Dixon and Black Jazz Consortium man Fred P, you'd expect this split EP for Finale Sessions to be a lesson in warm, soul-flecked depth. Pleasingly, that's exactly what it delivers. Dixon excels with the sub-sporting alien futurism of "To The Bridge" - the aural equivalent of staring into space while dancing to electronic jazz - and the sumptuous, minor key bliss of the casual deep house jam "Starting Over". Fred P, meanwhile, delivers two contrasting cuts. There's some acid-fuelled deep house futurism in the shape of "Circuit", and a chunk of bongo-laden dancefloor humidity in "The Road", whose rising strings and sweet melodies are arguably the highlight of a superb EP.

Javier & Luis Garayalde aka Kyodai are back on Local Talk with their third release since the debut 'Breaking' back in 2012.As always we're thrilled to present new tracks from the duo whose been integral in establishing Local Talk.The pace is set with the first track 'Konbanwa', showcasing the duo's phenomenal skills in creating something both classic and modern by fusing a tight and driving groove, tension building chords and a bumpy bass hook to great effect. Believe us when we say it's been an absolute highlight in our DJ-sets thru out the summer.On 'So Special' the brothers go back to their roots and create a track that's got both the sound and feel of their previous tracks 'Breaking' and 'The Scene' - in other words, another big track from Kyodai ! .

Already known for his phat basslines and raw attitude towards his production, S.Jay does not hold back on any of his tracks for the record.

The EP is a fusion of clever samples with pounding drum grooves and bass lines that will be just at home in main rooms as well as dark underground holes.

The title of the EP 'You Want It' kicks off the record nicely with its catchy and almost addictive vocal, underlined by dark subby stabs and a jackin beat throughout.

'Away From Me' backs up that S. Jay is no one hit wonder as he provides us with another lead track blending his passion for garage and house music together and a bassline that will keep your feet moving like your cast under a wizards spell!

'Ohh Dub' provides an alternative direction where it is flavoured with raw underground grooves and a huge deep melodic weapon of a bassline.

Paco Wegmann steps up on remix duties for 'Ohh Dub' and infuses Chicago and Detroit house elements complementing the track with an extra thuddy bass drum and glitched vocals for some fresh identity.
Early DJ Support :
Sirus Hood, Moodymanc, Thee Cool Cats, Eric Christiansen, Martijn Wijsmuller, Haze-M, DJ Caspa, Patrick Topping...

Next up on Visionquest is the second single from Wareika's righteous and raw 'Wternal' album. 'All Little Things', here in its 'Club Mix' incarnation, is another example of the trio's hefty musicianship and unbridled eccentric energy, where jazzy textures and pulsating grooves build up with a rising melody to the powerful vocal drop. On the first remix Visionquest & Nikko Gibler develop expansive piano melodies alongside an elasticated bassline and vocal snippets. Fred P reigns over the B-side with his raw, deep hypnotic 'Reshape' and warmed up 'Spirit Dub'. This is a distinctly diverse remix package from a rich artistic source.



Hamburg trio Wareika started as a project in 2007 with a collection of shining releases on prestigious labels such as Connaisseur, Eskimo, Future Classic and Circus Company, and three studio albums on Perlon, liebe*detail and Tartelet Records, Wareika's style ranges from Balearic to deep Techno, jazzy House sounds and from Balkan-Jazz to dubby riddims but always retains the smart intellect, depth and dynamism in composition Wareika is known for.



Their thrilling jazz-marries-techno live shows has now been captured on vinyl and CD with fourth full-length album 'Wternal' recorded in one 65min take and out now on Visionquest. After remixes for David Lynch and Benoit & Sergio in the past couple of years, Visionquest, the artists, here join forces with Nikko Gibler - a multi instrumentalist and composer based in Hollywood, who's also released records on Culprit and Leftroom.

Fred P aka Black Jazz Consortium is one of the godfathers of the New York house movement and a true master of that often overused accolade 'deep'. Fred P runs Soul People Music and has appeared on Jus-Ed's imprint Underground Quality.

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Written, produced, arranged and engineered by Joseph Longo 3 Pal Joey Music aka Earth People
New York finest Joseph Longo III (aka Pal Joey / Earth People) presents an excursions into deep &
soulful house and electronica.

Und hier kommt Jacob Dilßner - 24, Student, Berliner. Irgendwann fing er mit dem DJing an, und dann nahm er einen Song auf, der von sich reden machte, "One Day / Reckoning Song". Es geht natürlich um Wankelmut. Dieses Phänomen, das scheinbar über Nacht vom Underground in den Overground schoss und völlig überraschend die komplette Musikszene im Sturm eroberte. Mit einem einzigen Track, ohne Label und ohne Promotion - ein Beweis dafür, dass Musik durchaus für sich selbst sprechen kann. Sein Track ist in acht europäischen Ländern quer über beinahe alle erdenklichen Charts auf Platz 1 gegangen und belegt die oberen Ränge in zahllosen Downloadportalen (u.a. in den Beatport-, iTunes- und den offiziellen Charts) - das ist ein erstaunlicher Erfolg, den es so noch nicht gegeben hat und der einen Meilenstein in der Geschichte der Dance Music setzt. In der Folge musste sich der 24-jährige Gedanken machen, wie es weiter gehen soll, mal ganz abgesehen von den sich pausenlos aneinanderreihenden DJ-Gigs in ganz Europa. Was die musikalische Ausrichtung betraf, musste er seinem Chart-Killer folgen, allerdings verbunden mit einer eigenen Kunstform, einem eigenen Statement. Und so wählte er eine der ältesten Ausdrucksformen elektronischer Musik: der Mix-Compilation. Et voilà - Get Physical / Poesie Musik proudly presents: "Wankelmoods Vol. 1". Die Tracks gleiten derart elegant ineinander, dass sie einmal mehr eine Demonstration seines Talents und Stils als DJ sind sowie nicht zuletzt Zeichen der faszinierenden Originalität, mit der er die ganze Bandbreite der Genres von Deep House bis Techno in einem stimmigen Kunstwerk miteinander verwebt. Zu viel soll an dieser Stelle aber nicht verraten werden, denn das Mysterium Wankelmood darf und soll jeder für sich selbst entdecken. Aber man kann sich auf jeden Fall auf etliche Prachtstücke gefasst machen, unter anderem von andhim, Rodriguez Jr. und Adam Port, die alle Eingang in den Mix gefunden haben, das alles wundervoll zusammen arrangiert mit einem deepen, sexy Vibe, der schlicht und ergreifend nicht treffender beschrieben werden kann als mit: "Wankelmood".