House News

New York House maestro JACQUES RENAULT is a old friend of the Gomma boys. Playing a lot of the German label's releases. While having a few bottles of fine red wine at a party in Rome recently with Gomma's Mr. Munk - they had this idea to make a special mix collage of old and new Gomma tracks. Showing the old Gomma 12inches, that were so ahead of it's time when they came out and still sound fresh. Mixing it with the new, upcoming Gomma stuff.
Jacques Renault took 15 tracks. Edited them and created this 80 minutes non stop Gomma voyage. Here's the A 4-track vinyl sampler with a collection of out-of-print and never released tracks including Mercury's "Man", the classic Chicken Lips remix for Headman's "It Rough" and two exclusive Jacques Renault cuts that have never been released on vinyl.

Leipzig turns up the filter once again: Time for a new vinyl-only release on OR*S.
Three tracks literally made for the nocturnal goings-on on the local dancefloors.
On the one hand there is newcomer Scherbe, recently successful on Dresden label Uncanny Valley.
With his track 'Big Dipperz' he mainly focuses on drums, bucking the trend and escaping from tedious soundscapes.
By contrast, Krink, the young hit machine from the Audiolith entourage, has the synthies glow with his piece For You.
Third in this league is RJ who comes wheeling round the corner with a 100-bpm disco track.
The slickly fielded vocals casually sprinkled with a German accent of 'Fresh Blaize' make Daft Punk look like a support band.
The release is rounded off with one out of three artist offset prints by Nora Heinisch, Felix Schneeweiß, and Florian Seidel.

The Hi-NRG history of Luke Jenner's hometown San Francisco is freshly revived for Shit Robot's cheekily-titled "Feels Real," on which Jenner plays the slinky Sylvester to Marcus Lambkin's Patrick Cowley wizardry. Meaty and a bit menacing, Jenner asserts "I think you'll always want my love" over washes of organ. It all builds to an ecstatic, shouted peak before the whirligig synths implode under the weight of Jenner's pure falsetto. For the remix, Luke Solomon scrapes off some gloss and opens synthetic space around the ghosts of a guitar lick, while extending the blissful vocal peak over analog bombast and tasteful strands of acid.

Strobe light house music with all the raw energy of early Chicago...

We're happy to welcome new Brooklyn basedlabel FREE ASSOCIATION to the All Ears fold
"The importance of Free Association is that the members speak for themselves, rather than repeating the ideas of others; they work through their own material, rather than parroting anothers."
Nothing truer could be said of Stockholm trio Name In Lights.
On "Naughty", the debut release for Brooklyn-based Free Association, chopped soul vocals bask in the glow of Detroit-styled synths. Underpinning it all is the kind of low slung machine funk a certain Mr. Weatherall is known to gravitate towards. No surprise, considering the legend himself licensed Name In Lights' "Ur Oskunni" for his Masterpiece compilation last year.
Meanwhile, across town, Studio Barnhus doyen Axel Boman continues to chart his own musical path.
His rub of "Naughty" explores a warm and measured approach that has already found favor with his heroes, Dixon and Koze. While Boman's gaze is directed towards the heavens, Bushwick newcomer Cameo Culture has his sights set squarely on the floor. A distinctive bounce permeates the work of this budding house producer, who brings an undeniable disco swagger to his remix.

'Freedom School' is well known for releasing music by the likes of IG CultureKaidi TathamMark De Clive Lowe etc. , and now they've decided to release a new EP by Detroit legend Rick "The Godson' Wilhite. Tip!
Rick used to run the Vibes record store in Detroit at the time and is, next to being a producer in his own right, know as part of the 3Chairs project, along with KDJ and Theo Parrish.
Find three amazing tracks on this 12's, going from lush, laid back house with african chants, to more lo-fi experimental sounds and the stomping techno track 'Techno dust' to boost any dancefloor.
Mastered by Omar-S

Yotam Avni teamed up with a true house legend straight outta Brooklyn: Jovonn. Jovonn delivers the tight vocals to this piece of real
house dancefloor heaven. Besides their own 'Shelter' and 'Baby Powder' mixes, the vinyl comes with strong remixes by Soulstars own
deep house dons from Milan Harley&Muscle and David Oniani from Russia. Nuff´ said!

FINA Record pushes forward this May with a phenomenal five-track package, from the ever on-point Brit producer DFRNT.
DFRNT aka Alex Cowles, has put out a string of critically acclaimed releases via his own Echodub, and London's, On The Edge imprint, since his arrival on the scene in 2008, had his track 'Headspace' remixed by Scuba which featured on the producer's Sub:Stance mix CD for Ostgut Ton, and maintained a consistently forward-thinking approach to electronic music throughout this. Here he joins 2020 Vision offshoot FINA Records, alongside the likes of Move D, Leif and Roberto Rodriguez.
The release opens with title track 'Nobody Stop Me feat Caye Slaymaker', an emotive slice of piano-laden house music. Bulbous, subby bass tones meander around shuffling drums and emotive vocal lines that build for several minutes before a gritty saw wave hook is introduced, upping the energy and adding a direct, driving feel to the cut. 'Sugar Free' follows on next, embracing a similar aesthetic to the preceding track, taking beautiful, organic elements and tightly blending them with gritty electronics, Cowles fuses bright string melodies, cosseting pads and crunchy drums with heavily manipulated vocals chops to once again create something intelligent and brilliantly crafted.
Entering the latter half of the release we have 'Start Changing Tempo', takings things deep with a bright chord progression, subtle, chiming marimba style percussion and a cavernous atmosphere achieved through echoing vocal murmurs and off-kilter reverberated drums. 'Frisky Disco' follows, and as the name would suggest, veers things into an eighties disco influenced direction, dropping the tempo with a slo-mo beat, warbling Rhodes, dubbed out guitar and brass licks and R&B vocal samples, creating a fantastic contrast against the previous cuts. Finally to close things Cowles turns in 'The Way You Look At Me', the perfect way to wind things down, with heartwarming piano melodies and call and response style vocals.
This is yet another intelligent, imaginative release from FINA and a stellar addition to the catalogue, DFRNT's 'Nobody Stop Me' EP is out on FINA Records 6th May 2013.

Jeremy Duffy, the man behind the Join The Dots
label and the Duff Disco edit's is starting a new
series of originals 12's on his own imprint 'Duff
Disco', following some richly detailed house and
disco outings on the likes of Tenth Circle, Dikso and
Composite.
The first offering from Duff Disco is a two tracker
featuring 'A Little More Love' and 'You Shoulda
Known'. The former marries punchy kicks to
bristling percussion and sets an inviting tempo.
Plenty of colour seeps in courtesy of some spacious
chords and there is a finely balanced sense of joy
aching to get out between the subtle vocal cries and
shimmering synths.
The flip side, 'You Shoulda Known' is that little bit
more physical, with torque hi hats and drums
padding out a mottled rhythm as more widescreen
synths light up the whole thing from the behind. The
latter half sees a frazzled synth line take centre
stage as things delve into more driving deep disco
territory. On this evidence, this is a series to more
than keep your eyes on....

Home & Garden is the debut album from the already established artist Jay Shepheard due for release in early 2013. Shepheard has been releasing 12"s and singles, and remixes steadily since 2007, blending disco and deep house seamlessly into his own unique sound.
Now he delivers an 11 track journey through a wider genre scape, mixing tempos and feeling but adhering to a consistent sound design the album blends the influences that his work has come to represent and is an many ways is a retrospective nod to a culmination of the last 5 years releasing. With an underlying depth of feeling running through the record, the from the looped up sample groove of 'Zippin', the spaced out future disco of 'Signs', the elated retro house of 'Two Much Love' and the slow mo deep pop of 'Here Comes' the album has been designed and conceived to flow as one piece and avoid the all too common trend of '10 club tracks on a CD' that has come to permeate much of the electronic music and deep house album market.

The album will be released on Shepheard's own Retrofit label, the 11th release following on from a string of 12"s featuring along side himself artists including Catz 'n Dogz, Iron Curtis, Matthew Burton, Martin Dawson, Rudy's Midnight Machine (aka Faze Action) and many others. The album will signify a new chapter for the label - moving on from the 'seriers based' first 10 releases all named by catalogue number alone and into new and unexplored territories.

When Gilles Peterson reacts to a house record, you know it's a very special house record. 'Deep and soulfull, Love it' was what the 6 Music Dj thought of these two. If that wasn't enough, Trickski described 'Best Things In Life Are Free' as 'one hell of a bomb'. Add in support from Jimmy Edgar, Mark E, Severino and Dusky and this is looking like one of Glasgow Underground's most successful records to date.
'Love Games' is the a bit of a wolf in sheep's clothing. What starts off as hooky percussive groove slowly morphs into a full vocal classic with swirling chords and a killer synth hook. Severino dropped it at Fabric recently and took the roof off the place.
'Best Things In Life Are Free' is a darker affair - all wandering acid lines and moody, emotional strings - but as Trickski proved when they played it at Watergate, just as effective.

Illusion007 has a licence to kill, coming courtesy of Illusion Family members Acid Mondays with a stunning remix at the hands of Detroit legend Delano Smith. The 'Salvia Sessions EP' takes you on a rhythmic, hypnotic, tribal laced House journey into the inner workings of the cosmic duo's minds. Lead track 'Got To Get Higher' hypnotic house vibe is pumped along by the duo's cajual-esque drums, which intertwine beautifully with layer upon layer of vocals, FX and a thunderous sub-bass to create a monster of a club track ready for the biggest dance floors. On remix duties Detroit's Delano Smith for his first outing on the label and boy he does deliver. Delano pumps up the tempo and vibe and builds an insatiable groove around his typically classy motor city beats and eerie strings, delicately seducing elements of the original hooks in and out of rework to create a mesmerising, loopy dance floor House bomb! On the B-side, the duo contrast the A-side with two tracks which are a little deeper and take their inspirations from many a Monday in Ibiza. 'Me! I'm Over Here' builds its structure around their typical solid drums and layered vocals, pumping along consistently bar two long breaks, which provide the track with two much needed breaths in preparation for the fist pumping that commences after the beats kick back in. 'Watching Eastwood' takes a more slung back, sultry vibe, showcasing a deeper side to the duo's usual pumping club tracks. The suggestive vocals entice you in and the funk of the b-line and beats get the head nodding and the hips shaking. This EP is prime dance floor material and reinforces the fact that Acid Mondays are a cosmic, tea-drinking force to be reckoned with!! Acciiiiidddddd!!!

Jus-Ed discovered Henrique Casanova, and was blown away by his distinctly Brazilian mix of house & techno. Some of these tracks have also been released on vinyl, but this is the full album as it was meant to be heard.

Jenifa Mayanja & Jus-Ed prod. Deep House joint venture (manufactured CD-r)

Seaghdha continue on their Celtic numerals themed selection of modern warehouse business
After 4 EPs Seaghdha and Lo Shea are building great momentum worldwide.
Support for the releases has been enthusiastic and broad, not to mention reading like a whos who of names from underground scenes to the mainstream finding favour with various tracks in this unique series of limited 12s from Sheffield producer Lo Shea.
Maceo Plex, Loco Dice,Blawan,Raresh,Tini,DVS1,Mosca,Alan Fitzpatrick,Steffi,Delano Smith,Norm Talley,Luke Solomon,Phil Asher,Christopher Rau,Brothers Vibe,Jonas Kopp,GERD,Mr G,Kate Simko,Anton Zap,James What,Untold,Dicken lean,Ben Westbeech,Flori,Ethyl,Vera,Ricardo Miranda,Alex Cowles,James Fox,Pezzner,Frank Roger,Harri and Rick Grant have all got behind the releases in a big way.
SD005 - A Cuig takes the series a liitle deeper, while embracinhg the same tried and tested ethos.
A.1.DTB is pure UK Rukkus...a no holes barred underground house track. I'ts 90s UK garage roots are transcended by its overall mixture of everything from Berlin techno to early 90s rave elements that give it a current,very UK feel. A peak time workout no doubt.
A.2.Lo Way is a low slung, minimal ,bass heavy track that as Lo Shea himself says is simply ..'designed for big sound systems in warehouses'...its like a swingin Berlin grind.
B.1.Shapes completes the release with a winding and evolving piece of house music that comes off sounding a little like Akufen. Its euphoric climactic build ends the ep perfectly.

Vinyl Only! MNTL TRX next release by Mental Model comes on strictly limited handstamped clear vinyl with sticker inside every sleeve.

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This special Brothers' Vibe release features two of BV's most sought out and played productions - "Manos Libre" and "Cuero Para Mi
Gente". These two gems played by djs across the globe represent Brothers' Vibe at his finest!

How do you follow-up last year's monster Mr.Spock Of course with something even more ghetto, more dirty and more fun. Lezgo is the 2nd collaboration between Justin Martin and Ardalan, a curious Bay Area duo of master and apprentice that seems to be magic in the studio.

Mano Le Tough and Rubini remixing Batongo's tribute to W. Herzog's amazon landscapes...

We're super excited to bring you the debut release from Portugal's finest, Tiago Miranda on his new label INTERZONA 13
Joo Joo leads the charge with a sample slammer reminiscent of the dancefloor dynamite from Japan's cult Major Force label
On the flip, Interzona is a precision percussion jam that gets hold and won't let go - pure voodoo Finally Maquina Dos Sonhos wraps up this superb selection with a slice of tripped out Balearia

I had dinner with Breach in London and he told me "Hey, I have a track that is really dirtybird. I would put it out but its really sounding
right for you guys". I took this with a grain of salt but then I heard "Let's Get Hot" and I found out he was right. It's got the swagger
and the sound. It makes girls grind their asses into boys crotches on the dancefloor. Perfect. Signed. So I then asked him to make
something even more sexual, thinking it would be ages before I got something back. 10 days later the A-side came back to me as a 2
minute clip while I was on the train to warehouse project in Manchester. I liked it so much that I edited it on the train to stretch it out
to 5 minute. As expected, it slayed the room and the final version Breach has delivered is one of the best records of the year in my
opinion. With the simple title of "Jack" you can see for yourself when you play it. This is the real deal. Love, VonStroke

We are delighted to welcome our Londoner friend John Monkman for our first vinyl release. John Monkman delivers some serious quality deep house vibes for his debut release on Kote.. This Ep raises his game with three tracks taking in funky basslines, deep-house vibes and inventive, smooth flowing arrangements.
John Monkman's record kicks off with the anthemic 'K.I.S.S. M.E. feat. Morgan Mackintosh'. An uncharacteristically uplifting track that combines a freestyle bassline with gated 80's drum sounds and amazing vocals by Morgan Mackintosh...
B1 Jessica is a very special track, the descending organ riff, almost an acid house motif gives it an anthemic quality. The 'You and Me' vocal offers just as much hook as it needs to be.
B2 is a late night sleaze for the well-tuned dancefloor or the perfect track to help the crowd find its footing during the opening hour. The entire seven minutes ooze with polished future-house bass and the tracks being championed by top tier talent worldwide. Disco lasers and vocal snippets douse the track with a modern sheen we've heard in works from seasoned house vets, but John Monkman concoct his own chart-topping take on his debut.

Young Adults enters its sophomore year with an ever expanding bag of left coast body music.

Having released 12's from Westward wonder kid Suzanne Kraft and a sampler EP that culled production heat from both the US and abroad, 2013 finds the House and Disco hub digging deeper to keep speakers bumping and dance floors steamy.
House Slippers is an exploration of the night - sultry whispers, percolating elixirs, coos, croons, red lights, black lights, and strobe lights - all situated in downstairs speakeasies, lofted warehouses and hazy afterhours.
The compilation soundtracks the progression from dusk till dawn, complete with warm up burners, peak time jammers and comedown chuggers.
With contributions from Permanent Vacation, Mark E, Ben La Desh and others, YA continues to curate its signature sound with like-minded party rockers.

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Third release on the Black Ops sub label the SLEAZYBEATS crew...
After taking care of the inaugural release for the label in 2012, talented Mr. La Desh makes a welcome return to the Black Ops fold with his 'Rebound Round EP', the third emission of this fledgling Sleazy Beats offshoot.
Over the past years the elusive Dutch producer has been crafting a real sound of his own, fusing ambient soundscapes, elements of disco and ethnic grooves, wrapped in a blanket of warm drums, swirly pads and moody synth lines to great effect, as aptly demonstrated on this new twelve.
The A side is reserved for 'In The Back', a hypnotic excursion through dusty beatdown basement house grooves with crisp drums and an ever so slight hiphop sway. Ben La Desh keeps building on those sleazy wobbly grooves, subtly layering new elements and melody lines that all come together in a blissful finale. On the flip, BLD pays hommage to his African roots (he was born and raised in Benin).
Escape Route offers up earthy and emotive rhythms backed with African chanting and timbale percussion. A lovely deep cut that wouldn't seem out of place on a haunting movie score, yet has enough drive and oomph to also do serious damage on discerning dancefloors.
Rounding out the release is Bohicon Bossa, a track that gently blends favela flavors with a killer midtempo groove and mad amounts of bottom end, complete with peaks and valleys of winding muted trumpet snips accosting a humming bassline and male vocal.
The Rebound Round EP is a showcase of a producer on top of his game and comfortable with exploring and incorporating new sounds and influences into his music, making this another timeless outing from the elusive Dutch producer.

The latest EP from Chicagodamn
Affirming once again why he's at the very top of his game

3 more unique, live take MPC jams that will destroy and delight in equal measure
From the dislocated Funk of Pleasurer, to the futuristic House sound of Temporary Transgression via the powerhouse slammer that is Let Your Body Rule
All killer
LTD Hand-Stamped 12 - 300 copies

fresh Repress!!!
Huge debut release by new artist Florian Kupfer. On this four song 12 inch we're taken through a wild journey of a man and the story of his machines. TIP!
Very emotional and human feeling, these lovingly saturated tracks move through the worlds of techno and house in subtle, unassuming fashion though totally distinct in their own right as each song possesses its own personality regardless of the man/machine relation. 100 percent club ready, so take heed.

18 year old Alfie is the latest signing to Space + Time Records
His dancefloor-attuned production has already garnered support from key DJ's around the world & on the likes of Radio 1, XFM &
Rinse, and blogs such as XLR8R and Resident Advisor.
The youngest ever to play Fabric at a precocious 16, he is rapidly making a very good name for himself and carving out a reputation
as a fine producer and superb DJ, having played sets at the likes of the Found Warehouse Party, Corsica Studios (Church), The Nest
in Dalston, Audio in Brighton and NYE at Digital alongside Julio Bashmore, with plenty more in the diary.
Joining the package is Citizen, leading light of Kerri Chandler's MadTech Records, who brings his big room dynamics to lead track
Hy-Brasil.
Below is a selection of reactions from some of the world's finest DJ's for his previous work:
Claude Von Stroke 'Yeah man I'm really into it, killer'
Four Tet 'This is wicked'
Catz n' Dogz 'Great stuff thanks a lot !! Was playing it at Sonar'
Photek 'Jump up'
Dusky 'Solid release'
Justin Martin 'Wicked! Fantastic stuff, will be playing....5/5'
X-Press 2 "Absolute killer"
'I wish I was doing this when I was 17. I doubt I'll even be doing this when I'm 37.
I've basically wasted my whole life. Big up Alfie. Amazing stuff.'
Edwin (Foals)

Sometimes you have to look backwards to move forwards. In the case of Maceo Plex's DJ Kicks mix, it's case of looking back with a different perspective. While Maceo Plex's mix is composed mainly of records that are up to 20 years old, it's the tone of those records that is important.
Eric Estornel, to use Plex's real name, has certainly come up with a forward-thing set that doesn't sound like much else out there.

'The whole mix is very dark,' agrees Estornel. 'But it's very varied as well. It's really boring to stay one style. If you're a lover of music, you don't love one style. I think it's important to travel through different styles.' The end result is an education, a lesson in how electronic music for the dancefloor is done with intelligence.

Crucially, Estornel has re-edited nearly every track on the mix. 'Most of the tracks are really old, so they needed freshening up,' he says. 'A lot of them were missing percussion, or some other element I thought they could use.' I went through my own stuff and previous DJ Kicks mixes. Y'know, research. I think it is the most important mix series so I wanted to make sure it was music that I really loved and I want to hear in five or ten years time.
But isn't it a bit of a contradiction, trying to bump electronic music out of a retro rut by looking to a different set of old records. Estornel reasons it thus: 'A lot of the music on there is old, but basically has the sounds and the type of vibe that I think is missing these days. I went through a lot of new music. I didn't want to select anything that everyone is playing at the moment and I definitely didn't want to select anything that was already out on digital. The whole mix is comprised of vinyl only and is not going to be out on digital other than the DJ Kicks mix. To do that I had to go through a lot of new music and a lot of old music, and there wasn't much new music that I really loved.
In time-honoured tradition, the mix contains a massive 10! exclusive tracks, the lead kicks track bing Galactic Cinema, a muscular and suitably off-world house chug. 'I'm kind of known for a couple of big disco records and some really deep bassline house tracks, but that track much darker, but still pretty sexy and soulful. The whole thing is dark and futuristic.This mix is kind of my legacy, or, at least, part of it,' says Estornel, by way of a parting thought. 'In ten or twenty years I'm going to want to go back and listen to this mix and I hope it's still fresh.'
Who knows. It sounds pretty timeless right now, though.

Dresden's cult label Uncanny Valley returns with the charming catalogue number six. Following up Jacob Korn's first Artist EP for the label it's C-Beams' turn now to continue the series of Artist EPs. Break SL's and Sandrow M's project can be referred to as a true label's child.

Jacking House from one of Chicago's unsung heroes - Houz'Mon who was behind several releases on Dance Mania in the mid 90's.

Early support by a variety of DJs: From JOAKIM, to EROL ALKAN, to SKREAM, to DJ SNEAK, to SOULWAX, to JESSE ROSE, to NOIR, to VISIONQUEST, ROBERT OWENS, DIRT CREW and many more.

Next up on Local Talk we got a raw peak hour jam from Liverpool producer Dale Howard (Lost My Dog, Large, Morris/Audio, Off Rec).
There is nothing light or fluffy about these tracks, its just dirty straight up house music with a dark 90s basement feel.
For the main track we actually chose the dub version of Throwback over of the original mix. We just thought this version was soooo freakin' raw even though its more stripped than the original version.
You'll see what we mean when you drop it in the club!
The second track In Out goes along the same house theories as Throwback with jackin' beats and deep chords that will do wonders in any authentic house basement.
All in all, a might fine release of classic Local Talk house music. Enjoy :)

Deep Space Orchestra provide the meat with two quality deep cuts paired with two equally fine remixes courtesy of Toby Tobias (Rekids // Tracky Bottoms) and Riccio (Bosconi Records // Super Value)!
Joey Negro, Danny Krivit, X-Press 2, Greg Wilson, Jimpster, Andrew Weatherall, Fabrizio Maurizi, OOFT!, Andy Ash, Massimiliano Pagliara, Memoryman aka Uovo, Cole Medina, Leftside Wobble, Robert Owens, Gareth Sommerville, Andrew Clarke, Stuart Patterson, Enzo Elia.