House News

This is the sound of the physical space between one destination and the next.For this, the second Space Trace record we go deeper, darker and more open minded. Four moody cuts, made to be played loud at whatever time or place you may end up in.

Yosh debuts on Hot Haus Recs with a 4 track EP brimming with "UKG-Tinged-Break-Beat-Seduction". With a CV boasting releases on Dr Banana, Shall Not Fade, Lobster Theremin & Holding Hands - Yosh has a well crafted ‘knack' for absorbing the current vibe of the UK dance floor for both headz and feetz."

Nomada Records proudly welcomes Detroit's legendary House and Techno producer Gari Romalis with "Detroit Hustle EP"; a four track release where we can enjoy the distrinctive and slinky Deep House and Techno energy that characterizes Gari Romalis' sound.

The A-side starts with "I'm Wonder Luc" a heavy weight opener where Gari catches us with punchy drums, warm pads, infectious sub basslines, catchy vocal samples and deep piano stabs. The following track is called "Floor Anthem (Ghost Mix)"; a nostalgic deep house beauty with Lush chords, chunky beats and catchy melodies.

On the flip Gari goes more deeper and techy with "Float On"; the hypnotic arp and chrod progression, the strong bassline and punchy drums make the perfect track to destroy dancegloors this summer. The B-side closses with the sey deep house sampled track called "Detroit After Dark".

Two discs from Harry Wills on his new label, Nimble. This isn’t just bedtime… this is Luxury Bedtime.

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Pluto’s Plan is back with another carefully selected four-tracker EP, featuring Man/ipulate, Marcos Coya, Existencia Pasajera & Mati F, and Lorenzo Slider. Hard-hitting grooves and pure nostalgia guaranteed.

LOCUS returns with its latest VA ‘LOCUS Trax Vol. 3’, welcoming label debuts from Jamahr, Mehlor, Project89, Manuel De Lorenzi and Giacomo Silvestri.

Now established as a standalone label in its own right, FUSE’s sister imprint LOCUS continues to prove itself as a go-to stop for forward-thinking and fresh house music with minimal-leaning influences from both established and emerging talent. Returning with the third instalment of its VA series ‘LOCUS Trax’, April brings five new names to the label as Captea boss Jamahr, Leeds-based DJ/producer Mehlor, and Dutch talent Project89 serve up fresh singles alongside a slick collaboration from Italian pairing Manuel De Lorenzi and Giacomo Silvestri.

Jamahr opens the package with an impactful combination of slick drums, resonant vocals and warped basslines across ‘Night Tales’, while Mehlor’s ‘BSOD’ offers up off-kilter electronics, skippy percussion and woozy low-ends. On the flip, Project89’s ‘What’s Going On’ delivers a peppy groove accented by atmospheric pads and spaced-out aesthetics, before closing via the tight, rolling grooves of Manuel De Lorenzi and Giacomo Silvestri’s ‘Sit Down’ as the two unveil a heads-down, hands-up terrance anthem.

LOCUS Trax Volume 3 drops on 26th May 2023 via digital and physical formats.

Hessle Audio welcomes long-time friend Shanti Celeste to the label for the first time. 'Cutie' rolls out at a fast pace; it's a house banger in Shanti's unique style - a bouncing bassline, ethereal pads and her own gated vocals combine to light up dancefloors around the world. 'Shimmer' makes explicit Shanti's love of UK garage, contrasting a propulsive two step rhythm with circular melodic synth lines which dance around each other for the duration.

For this new release, Broox Records is very proud to present the young and very talented Den Haas, with his "crucial" EP. Den takes us into a very hovering universe, where deep textures and rhythmic cut with a knife mingle.

Worker Union completes the EP with a remix on the title track "Crucial"

4th vinyl release on 44km/h records by MILES G, a young artist bringing a 4 track EP with hypnotic vibes, dancefloor beats, and atmospheric interludes.

Conspiracy Dubz aka DJ Progress, Jason Ward and Positive Aura graces Rhythm N Vibe Records with some irresistible garage vibes on his It's A Conspiracy EP. It kicks off with the classic dusty drum swagger and clipped vocal samples of 'I Need You' complete with lovely dry hits.

'The Lesson' is another steamy one with heavier drums and naughty blasts of bass under a dub vocal and some classic organ chord vamps. 'Play Nice Tune' is a more warm and happy garage jam with muted chords darting about beneath playful sax stabs. 'Play Nice Tune' (Ease Up George mix) closes out with smooth garage house shuffles and neat synth phrases.

Vinyl only. Innerdisc's Lea Lisa debuts on Inner Balance with the kind of breezy house grooves that turn spring into summer. Agnès hops on board for a remix of the title track, the epitome of his signature simplicity. Roll the windows down and join the ride!

2TUF4U Records are proud to present UNDENIABLE GROOVES PT.6, the long awaited and fresh segment from the new series of Hot Garage Vybes, consisting of previously unreleased material from the likes of GUNGO PEAS (Alex De Joncaire from Switzerland & Karl “Tuff Enuff” Brown), from Santiago Chile debuting his 1 st release on the label HITCH 93. Flipping over on the B-sides, TUFF JAM feat. Pepper Mashey Remixed by UK DUBZZ aka Karl Brown and rounding off with the Bournemouth talent of DYNAMIC ESSENCE, all built for Underground Garage consumption. Watch out for the next series of releases soon to follow.

“Bumpers” is the latest EP on T4T LUV NRG by DJ Autopay, the alias of musician and DJ Russell E.L. Butler. All of these tunes were written with DJs and blending in mind—like bumper cars, they are fun yet emotionally charged and built for unexpected collisions of sound. “More Femme, More Masc” is a queer non-binary anthem with heavy Baltimore-influenced vibes, written by Russell during the pandemic in a time of peak vulnerability, their voice cracking throughout. The track is an interpretation of “Fast Car” by Tracy Chapman and “Sometimes I Rhyme Slow” by Nice & Smooth but sounds like nothing we have heard before. Tropes 1, 2 & 3 are all house instrumentals in the spirit of the golden age of American house music yet interpreted through Russell’s unique lens. These cuts would have been as at home on Guidance records years ago as they are today on T4T LUV NRG, evoking the swinging dance beats and heady vibes of producers like Callisto and the early Large records by Kerri Chandler and DJ Rasoul. Russell has created something truly special for the contemporary dance floor with this timeless EP.

Grubs up! Let’s go…
The LVCA & Marlon story continues with some not so fine dining on the newly launched Proper Grub label. The “On The Metro” EP is bursting with animated and energetic action for the dance floor synonymous with the guys' productions in recent times on Ibiza Sound Machine and Sock It To Me.

Each of the four tracks teases playful moods constructed upon tightly arranged bass lines, wacky percussion grooves, and crisp drum patterns. All of the ingredients come together to create refined and tasteful flavours for the club, cooking on full gas all night long.

Dinner is well and truly served!

"Metafloor Records Wax" launches it's first release with a summer VA compilation with fresh new music from Artmann, Matteo Dufour, Hart & Neenan, Philipp Lichtblau & Robin Fett.

The label has provided a platform for emerging artists such as Close to Custom, Den Haas, Max Dean & Million and now, after two successful years, the team are ready to reveal a new chapter with a vinyl only series.

The A-side kicks off with Artmann's 'One Step Ahead,' which features lush, uplifting chord progressions coupled with deeper pads and euphoric vocal interjections. Matteo Dufour follows with 'I House You, a certified club-tool offering vintage house flavours combined with soaring organ melodies.

On the flipside, Philipp Lichtblau delves deeper with shuffling modular percussion and a menacing baseline with his track "Blackbay." Robin Fett collaborates with Hart & Neenan to round off the package with the moody offering "Late Night Claims." The final track is designed for the darker sets featuring a deep rumbling low-end with an array of off-beat snares and warped vocals scattered throughout.

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Like the original chivalry, that was often hidden under the armor, the participants of Chivalry will always remain anonymous. Very limited, always secret.

Add to your “Unknown Artist” collection.

For their second release of 2023, T4T LUV NRG present the “Temptation E.P.” by breakout L.A. based producer and DJ Introspekt. Between sets at West Coast renegades, Introspekt has caught the attention of DJs the world over with her heavy and beautifully crafted UKG productions on Gimme A Break and Shall Not Fade, including a forthcoming release on Interplanetary Criminal’s compilation for Locked On. T4T LUV NRG label heads Octo Octa and Eris Drew were introduced to Introspekt through Bored Lord and eagerly signed the Temptation e.p. on a first listen, already having been fans of her music. Their imaginations were immediately captured by this U.S. artist’s fresh take on UKG, which borrows certain motifs from Ballroom culture and classic house sounds. All of the tracks on “Temptation” utterly rip in a playful way but they also have a genuine emotion and narrative that Introspekt weaves through all the swingin’ beats and bass. We can’t wait to hear these juicy tunes work the bins over the coming months!

Now, this release is really special. Warsaw's finest producer, envee (yes spelled in lower case) has been around the block since the early 2000s and is arguably Poland's #1 producer of underground dance music...with soul.

With a sound that often leans towards the UK underground, we thought that we should enlist one of envee's (and our) fave producers to remix his new Local Talk release; Manchester’s finest Zed Bias.

We asked Zed to give us that deep, soulful 2-Step rub but with a slight jazz edge and boy did he deliver.
Not only did he remix one of the tracks, he got so inspired and remixed both tracks...don!
It's proper UK deep UK 2-step / garage that will work in any (!) decent club. Yup it's that good.

We of course need to mention the original mixes from envee himself.
Sum Luv is a warm and melodic hip hop / soul jam with a slight Dilla(ish) backbeat. A proper tune!
Styrax sounds like a killer jazz-funk banger straight out the Bugz In The Attic playbook with jazzy Rhodes, breakbeats, big strings, and a bad bassline. West London meets Wars aw...bam!!

First EP release from the artist Public Request on the brand new label Oyster Ass. 5 tracks, each with its own personality and universe. An ionic journey to get your little bum dancing. Vinyl only.

Plastik People Recordings label keeps up its good momentum with another feel-good EP of classically inclined house music for cosy floors and emotional crowds. 'Keep Me Satisfied' is a superb opener with effortlessly cool and deep house grooves and sweet vocals from Reda. 'The Way I Live' gets even more steamy and deep with jazzy chords and another lung-busting vocal to really make sure the party kicks off. 'Passion Rhythms' features Janelle on the vocals and builds another sweaty but sensuous vibe and 'Can You Understand My Groove' is a clean, effective weapon to close.

2TUF4U Records are proud to present UNDENIABLE GROOVES PT.5, the long awaited and fresh segment from the new series of Hot Garage Vybes, consisting of previously unreleased material from the likes of PEEKAY, with the Unreleased Remix of Tuff Jam’s Pepper Mashey “Happiness”,
newcomer DYNAMIC ESSENCE, and D.I.Y aka Karl Brown. Also Alex De Joncaire from Switzerland and Karl “Tuff Enuff” Brown meet again for their next rendition of GUNGO PEAS “Realizin” with Karl’s Caution Swing Dub). All tracks built for Underground Garage consumption. Watch out for the next series of releases soon to follow.

Tiago Walter comes home to Jisul with four of the most thoroughly road-test tracks we’ve had in a long time. What could be more special than that?

Alec Falconer & Harry Wills debut their first full EP under their Snoozin’ B alias. The backseat is free - come take a ride on the snooze cruise.

Take off your shirt and put in your gumshield. Debuts, aliases and unreleased magic sit side-by-side on PUNCHLINE05.

Featuring Top Cat

Double 99’s speed garage anthem ‘Ripgroove’ celebrates it’s 25th birthday with a reinvented set of mixes to the original.

The seminal UK club weapon, and speed garage blueprint ‘Ripgroove’ by legendary garage outfit Double 99 turns 25 years old. The often imitated, copied and consistently worshiped dancefloor classic sees its story continuing a quarter of a century later.

Originally produced and recorded in a kitchen in London, N7 back in 1997 by Omar Adimora and Tim Liken aka Tim Deluxe. Distributed by Ice Cream Records label boss, Andy Lysandrou from the boot of his Mini-Metro; record shops from the South to North of England were staying open until past midnight waiting for new stock. Pirate radio stations hammered it from the moment the vinyl landed – The Sound Of The Summer of ’97 had arrived.

Mainstream radio stations refused to playlist the record on its first release due to it being “too different”, too urban and too underground, despite its unparalleled popularity throughout the summer. Thanks to A&R man Nick Raphael’s belief in the record, it was eventually playlisted on Radio 1 (the first ever UKG record to be added), with newly added vocals from Top Cat it went on to enter the charts at No. 13, opening the floodgates for a UKG takeover of British radio.

As well as Sherelle featuring the Fixate Remix in her seminal set at LDN Boiler Room, with an insane reaction and worthy re-wind, the track has been supported by a multitude of music heads from DJ EZ to Annie Mac to Four Tet to Pete Tong to Diplo… the list is endless, with it even appearing as the lead track for Kurupt FM’s “People Just Do Nothing: Big In Japan” movie.

Double 99 have re-recorded the UK classic at RAK Studios with a 16-piece string section (The 12 Ensemble & Friends) alongside a newly recorded re-vocal from the legend Top Cat. Complementing their Reimagined versions are remixes from Ewan McVicar and Daffy, ensuring that the cultural relevance and unadulterated dancefloor power of ‘Ripgroove’ will live on for years to come!

DJ Support:

Marco Carola, Ramon Tapia, My Nu Leng, AC Slater, Nic Fanciulli, Pig & Dan, ANNA, Joseph Capriati, Chrissy, Chris Lake, Erol Alkan, Riva Starr, Oliver Heldens / Martin Garrix, Jamie Jones, Sam Divine, Tony Romera, Tommie Sunshine, Don Diablo, Tom / Groove Armada, Borgore, Marco Faraone, N.A.S.A., Laurent Garnier, and Severino / Horse Meat Disco

The mysterious Henk Donkers conjures up the 69th release on WOLF Music. No-one knows where the promo came from, a Dropbox link landing in the WOLF HQ inbox labelled, ‘With love, Henk Donkers x’.

Crack the vault to find some slick, sultry, steamed up window biz from this mystery entity, ranging from a soulful 2-step burner featuring Ell Murphy (we’re still trying to track Ell down to shed some much-needed light on this conundrum), to an acid-tinged melon twister on the A side.

On the B, Henk teases further with that red-light basement feeling, blending breakbeats with heartstring hitting sweetness, before closing it out with a spoken word, psychedelic trip.

Mystery In-Demand Record From the Dansu Discs Back Catalogue!

Dansu Discs has served as platform for some of the most hottest artists in electronic music over the past few years. 9 releases from the catalogue are now available in one pack, along with a mystery record that is either low stock or previously sold out.

Includes. DSD029RP, DSD030, DSD031, DSD033, DSD034, DSD035, DSD038, DSDWHITE001, DSDWHITE002

It’s been a real long while since I released my last EP on Holding Hands and I am very happy to be back on home turf.

The EP has some electro flavours from me on the first two tracks and then a heavy 2- step number for the third. The fourth track is a remix from Sid Angel and it came about from a remix competition that I ran last year. There was a ton of entries but I loved this one the most as it took things in a totally different direction. This will be Sid Angel’s first release and it’s got a super nice feel to it. Big things coming in the future from him.

I loved so many of the remix entries that I have decided to release a selection of them digitally following the vinyl release as well.
Stay tuned...

OK enough of my blather. Go and listen to the damn things yourself and decide if you like them, rather than trying to work it out from reading a bloody press release you weirdos.

All four tracks are produced and sculpted for the club. They want big sound systems and dark rooms.

Close your eyes, hold hands and experience transcendental space flight..

Shadow Sanctuary skipper Dexter Kane sets out his stall with the first instalment of a new series of vinyl releases. 3 razor sharp, groove-led club rollers frame DK Wax Vol.1 as a statement of intent. Watch this space.

Although inspired by the legendary cartoon, Spyro the Dragon, this fantastic EP has nothing to do with dragons. Hailing from Birmingham, although now residing in East-London, Dr. Shemp provides three speed-garage future classics are accompanied by a weekend 2-step gem (What Must I Do) which will guarantee packed dancefloors and selectors pulling for these gems for months to come.

My Selecta has been lauded for its re-imagination of the jungle classics Mutant Jazz and Demon’s Theme.

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Newcomer ​Bakey ​gets his full vinyl release via UKG imprint ​Time Is Now ​with the weighty ‘Take It Further’ EP. London based producer ​Bakey has been steadily gathering attention whether it be via his appearances on ​Rinse FM or club fuelled edits via Bandcamp. His first vinyl outing ‘Take It Further’ EP is a slice of UKG goodness featuring five tracks of groovers and movers, best played loud.

Originally distributed & released through Mo's Music Machine in 1997 (Cat: BREAKS1), then later revamped by 500 Rekords in 1999 (Cat: FHR-508) under IN-SYNC "Cool The Menta". The producer/artist unravelled that the title meaning was to (Cool the mentality) or when issues arouse in a dance that everyone should be cool and calm and maintain good vibes. On this release, the artist opted for the original artist/title details. 300 copies

Once sold out, no repress

Reissue of in demand classic.Dubtraxx was new on the scene back in 2019 when they dropped this EP which has since become something of a mini-classic. It came on their own label Rhythm N Vibe and now this is seriously heavyweight gear gets reissued. 'Soundbwoy Request' is especially dangerous, working plenty of dub, reggae and jungle motifs into a rugged garage structure and sounding utterly ruff in the process. 'Towards '99' is no slouch either, albeit on a slightly housier tip than the raucous A-side. The "2000 Tribute Mix" of 'Next Millenium' meanwhile sneaks out a few of the eerie tones you'd expect to hear around the time that dubstep first started to emerge.