House News

Very welcome remastered reissue of the ultra-rare 1982 cut 'You Can't Have It' from cult NYC boogie label TNT Unlimited Inc. Mixed by the legendary Tony Humphries, this excellent cut is hugely dancefloor-friendly featuring a massive feisty vocal performance along with some top bongo action and a killer groove. Backed with a superb dubbed-out instrumental version, this is a stone-cold killer and deserves a place in any serious boogie or funk collection. Essential!

DFA has long been a favourite at the Bitches HQ and we were chuffed to be asked to remix one of our favourite acts, The Rapture. We certainly were not shy and dove headfirst into this mix bringing out the guitars and the lovely Beach Boy-esque harmonies twisting it into an indie-electro-house dance floor stomper. It's not for the wallflowers to be sure.

DFA have released this goodie digitally, but as we Bitches love our biscuits, we had to see it released on vinyl. And of course, we must ensure premium sound quality so this release is 45 rpm on 180 gram vinyl. Happy listening.

Limited reissue of two disco-funk classics by 70s super-group - WAR, renowned for their masterful blending of soul, Latin, jazz, blues, reggae and rock influences. On the A side you'll find the 7.30 minute promo-only disco version of Cosmic groover 'Galaxy', a wonderful technicolour star-spangled space-hop of smooth horns and hooks, blasted into the outer-funkosphere by a deeply delicious phat bassline, devastatingly groovy piano riffs and great dubbed-out vocals. On the flip, we have the mighty 13-minute Loft classic 'City Country City', a subtle blues-influenced obscurity taken from 1972 album 'The World Is A Ghetto'. Riding high on a blissful sax solo and laced with hauntingly mellow strains of a harmonica, this epic tune takes you on a soulful smoky journey through a dreamy land of slo-mo jazz and disco. Top quality!

The boys are back....back with another banger too. Definitely the best
little label doing the rounds around these parts of late. Vienna's Luv
Shack Records continue with the good groove venturing once again into
suspenseful House and Disco. This time the turn of LeSale to pull out
the big thick juicy drums and chunky basslines for which Luv Shack is
making a very respectful name for itself. Guaranteed heavyweight thump
when you flop the needle to the left side every time with the Luv Shack.
Original mix of 'We Go Straight Ahead' gets us off to the pristine start
with a huge slice of modern Vienna Disco Funk. It's tight, it's tasty
and the tempting vocal teases to the max.
Burnin Tears tear away some of the Funk but add the energy in a proper
remix style for 'We Go Straight Ahead'. The big trademark claps from the
guys get the thing moving, and I mean moving. Style all the way too with
textures and woven sound giving it the elegant tactile quality which is
missing from so much of todays music.
B Side begins with 'What You Get' in its original guise. Again, another
thumping humping banger with a cheeky sample of something to tease the
living daylights out of you and me! Nice prodding too of the synth
aiding and abetting this classy little musical mood swinger. And what
about that 'little bell' I definitely want that shit on my new bike.
And finally, Jakobin & Domino get a shot to remix 'What You Get'. 'Last
but not least' goes the saying. Or should we say 'leave the best to
last' What a great remix from the J&D, flexing their musical muscles
big time with some seriously deep House. Just turn off the feekin'
lights for this one and get totally lost and submerged. A deep serene,
almost tranquil groove, I was just as comfortable listening to it lying
down on a sofa, as I would be dancing upright like a nutcase at a club.
Love it!
Alan Brown, Soul Seduction, Vienna

New Color Cover version

Two years in the making, with tunes recorded in 4 different countries, Can't Help It aims to be a modern prototype for further directions in future R&B and soul music.
The brain-child of Los Angeles born globetrotter Brian Gibbs. Born in 1978 to a Motown-addicted single mother. Gibbs absorbed the music of Marvin Gaye, Ray Charles and Sam Cooke before he could even walk. Growing up in California led to a deep rooted and abiding love for Disco, P-funk and ultimately Hip Hop. On discovering bebop and then free-jazz, Brian swore to apply the improvisational techniques to modern technology. Early works included eerie sonic predictions of things to come in the now globe conquering 'west coast beat' scene - including, on the infamous PCH label, a 13 minute opus that took us from latin jazz, to afro cuban funk and banging downtempo rhythms. Later Gibbs would move to Tokyo, turn to techno influences, and begin to release 12 vinyls at a frenzied pace! Since 1999 his projects have been diverse and undefinable, yet remained consistent and unmistakably original.

June 2012 brings Echo Park's 'Cant Help It' - the first ever full length album on Disfigured Dubz. Currently relocating back to the United States from Chile, Brian himself describes the current Echo Park direction as 'freaky bass driven hip hop and soul music with a touch of 'Nintendo noir'.

Following two 12's for cult Washington DC label Future Times, rising stars Protect U move to Vibrations for this four-track EP of foggy analogue house oddities. "Wild Drift" opens proceedings with a flowing piece of arpeggiated machine funk, shifting through a myriad of hazy moods, whilst "Ultra (Basic mix)" utilises a conga led rhythm and aquatic bassline in combination with dramatic lead melody which evokes the complex moods of Legowelt's finest. This track is revisited on the flip, as "Slow Ultra" gives a reversion characterised by its shimmering, intertwining pads punctuated by a rich bassline. The EP is closed by "Bright After Dark", undoubtedly the moodiest track of the bunch; foregoing the relatively rich melodies of its counterparts, it focuses instead on swampy atmospherics and an industrial squelch.

The excellent Lumberjacks In Hell imprint has served up some fine edits in its short lifespan to date, most notably from Chicago's Mutant Beat Dancer Traxx and the label's latest release turns to two other Windy City residents renowned for their collections and skills. Rahaan needs little introduction for the disco loving community with essential drops on Stillove4music, Disco Deviance and more, whilst Mr Sounds runs the excellent Bring The Heat website. This twelve is all about the A Side "Rainin Bleeding Boy" which puts a well loved UK EBM couple through the dub laden beatdown grinder - though DJs will get plenty of mileage out of both tracks on the B Side with "Flip Side" some supremely chopped up disco funk and "War I Declare" a stomping and heavily filtered bomb.

Hfn music launches a new sub-label with 'hfndisko' - an outlet for some of the groovier finds. Lightbluemover is the somewhat mysterious new artist gifted with the chance to kick start this new project.

A health conscious Inkswel (Superior Elevation/Boogie Bash) on the newly revitalised Dopeness Galore. .

In this era of Nü-Disco, Space Disco, Cosmic Disco, Disco House and shit, there must be a beacon of quality to light the way and lead the faithful back to a place where good

For the first time on SAIFAM / SELF , this Dance serie release the vol. 7 . Totally 16 unmixed & extended versions, including artists such as Rudy Mas, Niko Noise, 4ward, DJ Tuzzi, Electric Boy..... And many more !!!

12 massive House hits taken from main italian & int'l DJ charts. All extended, original & unmixed tunes , with artists such as Milk & Sugar, Carl Kennedy, Cedric Gervais, Daddy's Groove, Martin Solveig.....and many more !!!

12 great Dance extended & unmixed tunes for DJs, with artists such as Guru Josh, Avicii, Remady, William Green, Nari & Milani.... and many more !!!

6th edition in 2012 for this incredibile collection of greatest Dance & House tunes in extended & unmixed edition. 20 hits, incl. Black Legend, Serebro, Molella, The Cube Guys, Hardwell, Gabry Ponte..... and many more !!!

In the 18 months since his brilliant debut release for We Play House, Luv Jam has been steadily building his profile with a number of releases, and now he returns on Vibrations with his first full EP of material since that auspicious first record. The EP's A-Side is a typically lush foray into stripped back, slo-mo house, with opener Tough Future utilizing little more than a 303 bassline and 909 kick to slowly build up to its raindrop crescendo, and "Rubber Band" employing a number a dreamy synths atop its tense, gurgling bass. The pace picks up on the B-Side with "Last Floor Hotel (mega mix)" upping the tempo and going into full on acid mode, with its furious pace accented with frenetic cowbell hits and industrial textures. The EP closes with "Elastic Band" a deeper excursion into jacking house, characterized by its flurry of handclaps, weighed up by its rubbery bassline

After debuting with an album's worth of experimental, ambient electronic explorations from the hugely talented NYC based Jason Letkiewicz under his Alan Hurst moniker, the Emotional Response label maintains such high standards with their second release. The focus shifts to Timothy J Fairplay, a UK producer whose growing discography is proving to be impressive too. Ears should still be ringing to his World Unknown released homage to Ancient Egypt's predilection for psychedelic drugs and its little surprise he's been hand picked for the debut release on Sir Weatherall's new vinyl initiative Bird Scarer. The four tracks that make up Somebody, Somewhere retain that dubby mid tempo poise that permeated Fairplay's output to date, though he seems to revel in the freedom to experiment Emotional Response encourages, focusing more on developing expansive patterns of synths on tracks like "Aim for The Yellow Sector" and the title track. Special mention too for "I Do Not Believe" which comes on in a Deep Medi doing digidub style!

All the best dance sound taken from RADIO VIVA FM DJ charts. 20 great hits mixed by Matthew Bee. Summer hits such as Sasha Lopez, Martin Solveig, Tacabro, DJ Antoine, Pitbull.....and many more !!!

Neurotraxx is loved by many a fan for consistently delivering fine quality house music. This is the third sampler from the label who are steadily building up their vinyl catalogue and once again they do not fail to quench the thirst of the ever demanding house connoisseur.

Calling up the talents of industry hype names such as Jay West and UGLH this piece of wax provides 4 pieces of ammo for the educated dance floors.

Number 3 on Strobelight Records !!!

This release has been a long time coming. All the way from Russia, Kirill Sergeev aka The Saint Petersburg Disco Spin Club, has been catching our attention for some time now. So much so we asked him to take the reins for the launch of the new Conservation Dept. label. He obliged with three absolute belters!

Hugo is back! Gomma records' Berlin posse is busy. Hugo Capablanca - resident DJ at Broken Hearts Club and man of Los Massierias joins forces with Swedish amigo T. Keeler. The second one for Gomma. They started with an epic Flamenco Percussion Disco track last summer - now they go deep into proto electronica. Dreamhouse... balearic you can call it.

In the words of Pitchfork's Stuart Berman, Cornershop may have made their name in the mid-1990s with a heady, cosmopolitan concoction of psychedelia, old-school funk, and mantric Punjabi folk, but their music also makes room for 1970s boogie-rock, cornball country, and vocoderized robo-disco. From their latest album, "Urban Turban" we present this fresh French filtered 'singhle'.
At its core Cornershop's "Solid Gold" is an avant-gardge homage to the happy-go-lucky pink roller-rink dance music of yesteryear, somewhere between disco house and euphoric 90's. Todd Edwards of Dusted Magazine describe it apltly as follows: "The filters on 'Solid Gold' are pure French touch, and the rapturous threading of micro-samples that dot the song's event horizon recalls Todd Edwards."
Tal M. Klein's remix brings forth vintage drum machines from the antique cabinet and geeks out on drum programming for a bit can you identify the Electro-Harmonix Super Space Drum Things turn sleazy with a 303 bass line and a touch of cowbell, Tal's remix brings a modern disco aesthetic to the original.