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Miguel Migs – “The System ft. Capleton” [preview]
by djelroy on Feb.13, 2012, under Preview
Artist: Miguel Migs
Title: The System feat. Capleton
Label: Om Records/Salted Music (USA)
Style: Deep/Soulful House & Dub
Miguel Migs – The System ft. Capleton (Om Records, OM537) (Preview Clips) by Kahua Music
Elroy Says: A great Original track doesn’t always make great Remixes, but in this case everybody wins. Diggin’ all of them, but my favorite is Petalpusher’s Salted Disco Dub. Expect “The System” out 27 Feb 2012.
Featuring dancehall legend Capleton, ‘The System’ was one of the standout tracks from Miguel Migs’ recent album ‘Outside the Skyline’ and captured the attention of none other than dub legend Mad Professor who provides two remixes. Other re-rubs come from Rob Garza (Thievery Corporation), Rob Paine and see the triumphant return of Migs’ Petalpusher alias, infamous in the late 90’s and early 00’s for releases on Naked Music.
Where Migs created a beat-driven, progressing tune on ‘The System’, Mad Professor halves the tempo, saturating the track with space reverb and dancehall stabs. Then the Prof takes things one step further with the dub – a stable hi-hat ride lights the way through an absolute haze of echo and vocal chops. Rizlas recommended.
The second half of the single sees Migs return to his Petalpusher moniker for a deep Salted groove. Thievery Corporation’s Rob Garza delivers a building synth progression and Rob Paine rounds out the remixes with a bouncing pool party clatter behind Capleton’s alternating growl and croon.
Miguel Migs has emerged from San Francisco’s deep house scene as an artist who transcends the stylistic limitations of genre in a way so very few have managed. In his own words, “I take inspiration from everything around me. Its not about trends or what’s fashionable, its about creative expression, quality, emotion and artistic integrity.”
Jon Delerious – “Believe In You EP” [preview]
by djelroy on Jan.30, 2012, under Preview
Artist: Jon Delerious
Title: Believe In You EP
Label: Lost My Dog (UK)
Style: Deep House
Elroy Says: Huxley’s Remix of “Believe in You” is where it’s at. Deep, melodic, epic, and atmospheric. Not enough cliched adjectives to describe how awesome this track is.
Lost My Dog’s first EP of 2012 see’s Canadian stalwart Jon Delerious, best known for his music on Nordic Trax, debut on the label. Three original cuts are backed by remixes of the title track from two of the current hottest names in deep house – Huxley and Giom.
The sound is typical Delerious and Lost My Dog – lush, warm, deep grooves always with an eye firmly on the dancefloor. Huxley’s mix is throbbing and driving with glorious breaks into the sweeping strings, while Giom takes things into piano-led moody territory underpinned by another of his huge trademark basslines.
Calgary’s Jon Delerious has been a staple of the ‘west coast’ house scene since his first ‘big’ gig in 1992. Since then his production talents have seen him grow into an internationally respected DJ/producer with his music being supported by a diverse array of artists from Gilles Peterson through to Laurent Garnier. He’s played around the globe with some of house music’s finest including ‘Little’ Louie Vega, Carl Cox, Mark Farina and Ben Watt. A regular on Nordic Trax he’s also been featured on City Life, Doppelgaenger, Filter Music and more over the years.
Huxley’s meteoric rise in recent months has made him one of the hottest names in deep house, with a string of releases on labels such as Morris Audio, Leftroom and Tsuba. Having appeared on Lost My Dog’s last release with a remix of ‘Looking Back’ by Mike Richardson, Howard Sessions and KT Forrester, the man from Tring is back straight away with a rework of ‘Believe In You’.
Now firmly one of LMD’s mainstays, Giom kicks of another busy year with his first remix. 2011 saw the London-based Frenchman release his first mix CD ‘Clips & Space’ alongside a string of original tracks and remixes for the label, as well as headlining LMD events at Fabric and Sonar.
This EP kicks off an exciting 2012 for Lost My Dog which will feature new music from Ian Pooley, Moodymanc, Pete Dafeet, Demarkus Lewis, Dale Howard and YSE feat. Frank H. Carter III.
5 & Dime Recordings – “43 Degrees and Cloudy”
by djelroy on Jan.25, 2012, under Preview, Releases
5 and Dime Recordings – 43 Degrees and Cloudy by 5 and Dime Recordings
Elroy Says: “Phase II” is the must-have cut off this one. It’s everything house music should be.
We’re pleased to announce the forthcoming release of our 3rd EP, 43 Degrees and Cloudy, which will debut on Beatport on January 18th, 2012. Building on the deep techy vibe that defined 5D002, 43 Degrees and Cloudy features three original tracks from Zach DeVincent, 5 and Dime newcomer Tony Rodelli, as well as label regular F Stop.
Track one on 5D003, DeVincent’s “Phase II” (Original Mix), once again features the richly layered sublime production and deep, spacey elements we saw in his last release on 5 and Dime. “Phase II” is a dance floor oriented chugger that masterfully blends the best elements of Zach’s deep house sound with a techy bassline and a groove that’s as hypnotic as it is anything else. Fans of Deep Tech House will not be disappointed with this one!
The second track on 43 Degrees and Cloudy, Tony Rodelli’s “The Way We Go” (Original Mix) has all the staple ingredients of some of Tony’s best work on other labels (Manchester United Music, Phrunky, and Drizzle Music to name just a few), such as a deep and soulful feel which is accented by the background keys throughout. Top class pacing, wispy background effects and vocals, as well as a deeply addictive groove make “The Way We Go” both a stellar track as well as a solid label debut. Already being played out by DJs such as Mark Farina (on his recent Muppets 21 podcast), we’re thrilled to welcome Tony to the 5 and Dime Recordings family.
Bounce House Recordings – “Winter Sampler EP V2″ [preview]
by djelroy on Dec.30, 2011, under Preview
Release Date 26 January 2012
Bounce House Recordings / Winter Sampler EP v.2 / BHEP31 by Bounce House Recordings
With the holiday season quickly approaching and Winter rearing its head in the northern hemisphere, Bounce House Recordings has a deep and funky gift for you. The Winter Sampler EP (volume 2 that is) is a 5-tracker with a little something for everyone.
We signed up-and-coming artist Andrey Slam (from St. Petersburg, Russia) to kickoff this release with his Chicago house style track, “Shut the Funk UP”. 420′ Ceis is on remix duty and provides us a bangin’ remix for the jackers.
For the 3rd track, label boss DK Watts teams up again with Amsterdam’s Easy Ryan on “The Beat is Hot” for some 4 on the floor signature deep house. Rounding things out, DK Watts provides y’all a choice of deep house or funky breaks in his 2 versions of “This Weekend”.
Elroy Says: The “Shut the Funk Up” 420′ Ceis mix is what this release is all about! Love it! 5/5
Phil Weeks – “Love Affair LP” [preview]
by djelroy on Dec.26, 2011, under Preview, Releases
Artist: Phil Weeks
Title: Love Affair LP (DJ Sneak vs The French Gangsters Remixes)
Label: Robsoul Recordings (France)
Style: House
The start of 2011 saw Phil Weeks release his ‘Love Affair’ LP, exploring funk and soul samples and turning them into dance floor bombs in his inimitable style. Over the course of the year Phil has invited an all-star cast of remixers to rework the tracks across 4 vinyl releases and this final installment might well be the best yet as DJ Sneak goes up against Phil’s hand picked “French Gangsters” – namely D’Julz, Chris Carrier and DJ W!LD.
All four remixers can be considered house music legends and they show why on remixes of ‘Can’t Get Enough’, ‘Mind Game’, Luv U Need U’ and ‘Slow Dance (U Cry)’ – covering the full scope of Chicago, deep and tech house every version will undoubtedly rock dance floors the world over.
The vinyl will feature four remixes while a bumper digital package will include additional versions from DJ W!LD and D’Julz (included on this promo as tracks 5 and 6), as well as Phil’s four original album mixes.
Nick Turner – “InnerVisions” [preview]
by djelroy on Dec.24, 2011, under Preview, Releases
Artist: Nick Turner
Title: InnerVisions
Label: Turquoise Blue
Turquoise Blue Recordings’ fourth release brings us Middlesbrough born DJ/Producer Nick Turner and his ‘InnerVisions’ EP. Two original deep house tracks are bursting with vintage smokey atomspheres and warm basslines. Djebali remixes the lead track, picking up the pace and adding a menacing bassline while Arttu follows up his ‘Just This One Time’ EP for the label with a deep and dreamy workout packed with his trademark percussion. Toronto’s Basic Soul Unit rounds things off with his remix of ‘Truth’ – raw, scattered and growling with plenty of old school flavour.
Nick Turner’s original music can also be found on Trendy Mullet, CityWest, Audio Parallax and Cover Music, while remixes have graced Turquoise Blue and Lady Blacktronika’s excellent Sound Black Recordings.
Finnish producer Arttu (now based in Portugal) is the new name being used by Lump. 2011 has seen Arttu remix for 4Lux and release original material on Philpot. As Lump, he has worked with a range of labels including Contexterior, Morris Audio and Rrygular.
A club kid in Paris in the early 00′s Djebali graduated with a first class degree from the presitigious SAE Institute of Paris and has been spreading his love of deep and groovy house sounds since DJ’ing at venues such as Bar25, Tbar, Rex Club and a residency at Freak N Chic’s Batofar parties between 2008 and 2010. He’s featured on Tuning Spork, Monique Musique and Nordick Net imprints.
DJ/Producer Stuart Li aka Basic Soul Unit was born in Hong Kong and now resides in Toronto, he started producing in 2003 with his first release “Basic Soul” as Basic Soul Unit moniker coming out on Iwanai, subsequent releases have appeared on Ostgut Ton, Philpot, Left Of The Dial, Versatile, Mule Electronic, Mathematics Recordings and Creme Organization.
Turquoise Blue hails from near to Newcastle upon Tyne and has been founded by Neil Harker. The label is inspired by underground house stalwarts such as Freak ‘n’ Chic, Crosstown Rebels and Leftroom, and more recently Supplement Facts, Culprit, Visionquest and Hot Creations – labels who have managed to grow while maintaining an underground spirit. The has featured the likes of Tom Ellis, Kris Wadsworth, Arttu, Ruthit and more to date.
Sleazy McQueen – 5+1 (Headtunes) [out now!]
by djelroy on Dec.18, 2011, under Preview, Releases
Various Artists mixed by Sleazy McQueen – 5+1 (Headtunes) (Preview Clips) by Kahua Music
“When you think of House Music, usually the first thing that pops in your head is either Chicago, or New York City. Boston is not a city that would roll off the lips at first, but now it shall with Boston based Headtunes Recordings!” – Philadelphia Weekly
5+1 is Headtunes Recordings’ first mix CD and also falls on the label’s 6th birthday! Born in November of 2005 with Grant Dell’s ‘Love Tilt’, Headtunes have gone on to release some amazing deep and tech house tracks from artists such as Joshua Iz, Audio Soul Project, Pete Dafeet and Jay West. Mixed by long-time collaborator Sleazy McQueen, 5+1 tells the Boston imprint’s story past, present and future. (continue reading…)
Information Ghetto – “Gravitation EP” [PREVIEW]
by djelroy on Dec.16, 2011, under Preview
Information Ghetto – Gravitation EP [KDB 015D] OUT SOON 12″ by KDB Records
Really diggin’ the tech house/minimal vibe on this EP, and judging from the feedback I’m not the only one! “Alarm Conditions” (Trockensaft RMX) is great; the breakdown is spectacular! “My Gravitation” has a similar but more frantic nervousness. “Bsbulia” really has some unique tech-y-ness going on… House Heads Anonymous needs to get on the KDB Records promo list ASAP!
