Shiba San - OKAY - Dave Winnel remix

Dirtybird resident Shiba San's get's a clubby re-work from Aussie electro DJ Dave Winnel on 2014 tuuuuuuune 'OKAY'.

It brings a new oomph to the original without sounding too EDM, but very current.

Samrai & Platt - Bad Riddim

Where to start with this?  Well firstly, get listening to this track, it's more than grime, more than dub, more than bass music, it's grime and and one-step done very well; intense, brooding and dance-floor ready.  Truants describe SWINGTING002 as 'two tracks of some of the finest party-ready grime flavoured music you’ll hear this year.'

Samrai and Platt

Samrai and Platt are part of Manchester's Swing Ting crew, releasing on Truants; a blog, come record label, come gospel to the underground hip-hop and dance scene since 2010, a heavy dub-step year notably.  Check it out and see for yourself here------------> TRUANTS BLOG

WOZ

HBK [FREE DOWNLOAD]

Bristolian Woz is a generous guy, he's offering up this dark little collab with London's mysterious Chubba for free - just sign up at black butter.  

MR BELT AND WEZOL/HIGHER SELF

FINALLY

Belt and Weezol are Dutch duo Bart Riem and Sam van Wees, anti-hip DJ and producers who take the piss out of boiler room sessions on their podcast and have a light-hearted view of dance music.  Their simple aim? To get dance floors heaving.  Sampling the classic CeCe Peniston vocal and adding a rather tasty deep, groove, Finally is unashamedly party focused, and where better to release it than, label of the moment, Spinnin' Records. Home of all things  #EDM #huge #solid #bootybounce, this will surely have smiles on faces on the dance floor.

Thinking about Spinnin' Records, the label is both overground and underground, doing things massively and quietly at the same time - for every Tujamo (who has a brilliantly simple video concept), there is absolute beauty - Ghosts by Nottingham producer, Higher Self ft. the gorgeous vocals of Lauren Mason is one of my records of the year.  It's a belter that deserves a lot more airplay than it has.  Out now itunes/beatport etc.

AIRWOLF - LOSE THE LAZY ft. STAHSI

According to his Facebook page, Australian producer Airwolf (Justin Erougian) grew up on 'Windows 98' and 'virtual DJ'.  Standard.  He grew up in Melbourne's club scene, taking artsy photographs and immersing himself in down-under dance culture.

Fast- forward, montage-style, through DJ residencies, tours of OZ, and opening for superstar DJ's, Airwolf has dropped an uplifting melodic-house bomb with Lose the Lazy on the brilliant OneLoveMusic label.
Fellow Aussie Stahsi brings sublime summer-time vocals which compliment the electro vibes.
Roll on summer!

BURNSKI - REQUIEM - FREE DOWNLOAD

Burnski, otherwise known as James Burnham, gives away this spiralling, acid soaked thumper, through XLR8R magazine.

Burnski

Check it out below.Burnham and Jon Woodall launch new label Constant Sound this month, listen to it's first release below, Your Love (feat Beckford) - warm vocal house, with thrusting techno structure.  

Constant Soundcloud

FREE DOWNLOAD - Riddim Commission

Marco Del Horno & DJ Swerve are a British duo bringing low-end frequencies to Kiss Fresh listeners every Sunday. They have also remixed, to name but a few, artists such as Iggy Azealia., Stanton Warriors and Linden Jay (particular fave). 

Their Soundcloud page is a treasure trove of bass heavy house, free promo's, radio shows and remix's.    Check it out, and download the free FULL METAL JACKER EP below.

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HERCULES AND THE LOVE AFFAIR - 'DO YOU FEEL THE SAME?'

A bit of an oldie here from 2014; the faultless Hercules and the Love Affair shine once again on a full Defected digital release with the 7 track EP - Do You Feel the Same.  The track pulses with an acid tinged bass-line, and throwback chords, featuring shimmering vocals from Gustaph.  

Highlights of the E.P include the Purple Disco Machine Remix, who slow the tempo down and give the track a deep disco swagger.  The atmosphere builds patiently until eventually some divine piano chords create a celestial crescendo at the bridge.  

Elsewhere, the Todd Terry remix brings a techno nastiness to the fray and 6th Borough Project strip back and add some ghetto - acid charm.  The real talent here is HATLA's ability to consistently refresh classic house   sounds and make them sound as exciting and relevant as ever.

SPRING HAS SPRUNG

SHIBA SAN - PLANET FLOOR
[DIRTYBIRD]

Claude Von Stroke's enigmatic Dirtybird label is currently celebrating it's 10th anniversary, and it's no wonder, thanks to it's impressive roster of artists such as Justin Martin, Catz n' Dogz, Breach and Worthy.  Add French producer Shiba San to that list; Planet Floor is a spiralling made-for-the-floor, tech - house number with a bumpy bass-line and infectious robotic stabs.

Also on this 2 track EP, is Show Me, Show Me, offering an equally effective low-end groove, contrasted with a simple single piano line.  Effective.

SICK ON SUNDAY 2.0

DUSKY

Dusky return on Breach's NAKED NAKED label, with the airy, summery vibes of Vanishing Point; a crisp oscillating bass-line and distorted male vocal create a slick sunset-house vibe.  The stand-out track here though is Truth Capital T, a Detroit-influenced house behemoth.  All retro-echoed vocals, deep bass and smooth organ licks. 

Out 03/06/13.

BREACH. JACK

In his previous incarnation Ben Westbeech was a master in deep disco, with Falling creating a massive stir in 2011.  In his current incarnation, as Breach, the onus has been on a darker sound encompassing techno, garage and all manner of genre's.  

The massive You Won't Find Love Again made the top 10's of many an end of year lists of 2012.  Recent tracks with Dark Sky on Breach's own imprint Naked Naked, have had a stripped low-end  bass shuffle reminiscent of some of Claude Von Stroke's Dirtybird releases, and so it is not surprising that Von Stroke jumped on the chance to release this booty shaker, simply titled Jack.  And you will.

Released-April 1st 2013

The Fat! Club EP 002. FREE DOWNLOAD

If you are familiar with The Fat! Club blog, then be sure to get your hands on this, their second mini-compilation showcasing their roster of exciting underground UK producers.  

>>>DOWNLOAD HERE<<<

Amid smooth takes on Janet Jackson's Someone to call my lover, highlights include Vice City who sample Faith Evans' Love like this before and Gage, with the techno-infused bumper Burner.



Check out the label, Chew the fat! night info and blog.

thefatclub.com
facebook.com/thefatclub
http://soundcloud.com/fatrecords/tracks

FREE DOWNLOAD SKREAM - KREEPIN'

Oliver Jones brings a fresh UK house take on Aaliyah's If Your Girl Only Knew.  The track first featured in Skream's december mix, with inquisitive ears begging for an I.D or release.  Now Oliver Jones has kindly offered this crisp, soulful cut as a free download.  The vocals are timeless, the production is a faultless and it further cements the UK house scene being pushed into the mainstream by the likes of Disclosure at the moment.

FRIDAY FLAVOURS. DIRTYBIRD.

Friend Within - The Game

Everything DIRTYBIRD touches is gold.  New kid on the roster is Friend Within, a mysterious, 'experienced' DJ with huge production credentials.  The Game EP is bumpin' house, with all of those Dirtybird flavours, synths and nasty low ends.  Out Now on Drip Fm.

So who is Friend Within?  Any ideas?  Well he also produced under the name DJ #Unknown, releasing a series of rare tracks on his soundcloud page.  The one that has created the biggest stir is the Renegade Master Refix, which will hopefully get a full release. This one does some serious damage.

Justin Martin & Eat's Everything - Feather Fight E.P

Next up, SOS favourites, Justin Martin and Eat's Everything step outside the Dirtybird nest to release this deep,  playful E.P on Hypercolour.  It fits with the label's sound; clean, deep, fluid house, but is just dirtier!  The second track combines low end frequencies, light atmospherics and cowbell 4/4, to make this another essential Hypercolour release. 

DISCLOSURE - WHITE NOISE

DISCLOSURE feat. AlunaGeorge - White Noise

Aluna+George=Alunageorge

It's going to be pretty much impossible to excape this track over the next few months.  Disclosure keep bring the goods, and are now mixing up the styles somewhat.  They've made a name for themselves with their deep, hushed, sexy house and hotly tipped vocalists.  Here we have Aluna, from London duo Alunageorge, who's high pitched, yet smooth, vocal gives the track a unique vibe.  It's got that familiar Disclosure rhythm, where the vocal itself adds so much groove but, at around 2.56, there's this whole techno-house BPM increase that just makes this so much beefier than their other stuff, and for me, makes it their best release so far.

FACT MIX - MK

FACT mix 366 - MK (Jan '13)

MK beings the party in his latest mix; he can do Detroit and Chicago, classic, deep, whatever. Some of his big remixes make the cut here.  Must DOWNLOAD =)



TRACKLIST
Mark Henning – Trojan
Huxley – No Matter What (MK mix)
Namy feat. Josh Milan – From Now On (DJ Spen & N’Dinga Gaba Remix)
Alfred Taylor – Don’t You Leave Me
95 North – Let Yourself Go
Geddes & Matt Tolfrey – Your Track
Jodeci – Freek ‘n you (MK Dub)
Paul Du Lac – Child’s Play
Catz & dogz, Monty Luke – They Frontin
Lana del Rey – Blue Jeans (MK Dark Blue Dub)
Human Woman – Great Woman (Gluteus Maximus Remix)
Huxley – Failing Upwards
Lauren Flax – You’ve Changed (MK D-troit Mix)
Cassian – Love It
Aaliyah – Enough Said
Storm Queen – Look Right Through (MK Dub III)
Scottie Deep presents Kalubration – Show Ya (have 2)
Zee & Eli – The Ghostly Track

FRIDAY FLAVOURS. WAZE&ODYSSEY, FLASHMOB, ALEX COULTON

Flashmob featuring Laila Walker - Pieces (Garage Mix)

>>>Deep houser's Flashmob inject a bit of acid into their latest release on defected.  Out Feb 18th.

Waze & Odyssey - Found the Rhythm

>>>New Waze E.P due on MadTech records on Feb 25th.  The highlight has to be this huge bumpin' 90s house track; you never quite know where it's going to drop.

Alex Coulton - Adventures in 4x4

Adventures in 4x4.  Expertly produced by Hypercolour's Alex Coulton.  Currently a vinyl only release, the first track is deep, techno-rave, with magical chord layering.  The rest of the E.P takes things even more adventurous with shuffling, garage beats on Fade Realization, mechanical party chords on Function, and deep tones on Submerged.  Great package.

FCL - IT'S YOU (SAN SODA'S PANORAMA BAR ACCA VERSION

FCL are releasing the massive It's You, one of the biggest underground tracks of 2012, digitally on DEFECTED in February.  There will also be a re-release on vinyl.  The first run of 100 vinyls sold out in no time and are now fetching stupid money on Discgogs.  Therefore this jaw-dropping version from San Soda is getting a digital release complete with FURTHER remixes.  DJ Red D, the man behind quality house label We Play House Recordings has let it be known on his blog that the remixes will only be from house producers who have the quality to be on the release,

As part of this licence the track will be remixed by some people who we regard as some of the best house producers in the history of this music, and it has been decided that there will never ever be an official vinyl re-release of this one, that was a very important condition for us. Sorry for those who missed it the first time around. :-p

 



 



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MIKKY EKKO - Pull Me Down (T WILLIAMS remix)

T Williams here, with a heavy garage remix of, Louisiana singer-songwriter, Mikky Ekko's 2012 track.

RACKNRUIN - Mark Two

Black Butter Records have just uploaded a heap of tracks, all in one place, on soundcloud.  A lot of the tracks are FREE.  Check out the sound of Black Butter here.  A favourite out of the batch is Mark Two from RacknRuin,a deep house cut from the jungle producer.  Although different to his older Zinc-ish, nu-jungle releases, Mark Two still brings a big bassy swagger.