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Luca Lozano and Mr. Ho Klasse Recordings
chief Luca Lozano and his Klasse crew mate Mr Ho,
recently teamed up for a very cool collaboration.
Giving you a taste of what true house music
sounds like. With tightly wound instrumentals
and spikes of deep bass grooves – the EP will
push you to the underground for a taste of true
seductive Berlin
sounds.
The EP will be
releases via Tim
Green’s
label
imprint - Disc Over
Music. This will be
the second release
for the label, with
industry support
from the likes of
Solomun, Marco Carola and M.A.N.D.Y. amongst
many others.
Get Physical Music – “Workout Compilation
Vol. 12” – Release February The label Get
Physical is once again
making headlines with
their 12th workout
compilation. Starting
back in 2005 this
compilation will get
you moving and has
some notable as well
as up and coming
artists. This compilation
includes some seriously
heavy bass tracks including Mark Ikin’s “Love’s
Enemy”. This is a compilation that will get you
ready for a big weekend during 2014!
Thomas Jack Australia Tour – February
The 20 year old Sydney producer is making
serious headway in the industry, with achieving
such a huge amount in the last year. Gaining
number one places in
Hype Machine for his
remixes of Monsters of
Men and Adrian Lux,
as well as releasing his
major hit “Final Speech”.
Thomas will be bringing
his tropical house feel
on his Australia tour
starting on the 8th of
Sydney and finishing in
Canberra on the 23rd of
February. If you are keen
to see some fresh Australian talent, this tour is
the right event for you!
Hot Creations - Patrick Topping – Get Beasty EP
– Release 3rd February 2014
The 24 year old UK producer has made a serious
name for himself over the past few years.
Gaining a lot of attention through playing at his
regular club night in Newcastle Motion, Topping
got heads moving when he released his debut
EP “Walk On” under Lee Foss’ renowned label
“Hot Creations”. Since then he has made his
debut appearance in Ibiza in 2013, and now
is releasing another EP titled “Get Beasty”.
Topping has brought upon some serious new
feeling sounds and we can anticipate seeing
many more throughout the year.
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1.Kenlou 'The Bounce’ 1995 (MAW Records)
In case you missed it, Kenlou is an of the alter ego’s of Kenny Dope
Gonzalez and Lil’ Louie Vega…Also known as the mighty Masters at
Work. This is the third release from their own imprint 'Master At Work
Records' and it still has a place in my record bag...raw high hats,
hypnotic grooves…freak house de jour. It has been enjoying a bit of
a renaissance moment of late with support from Ame, Dixon, Nic
Fanciulli, Detroit Swindle and others.
2. Mood II Swing ‘Move Me’ 1995 (Music For Your Ears)
Mega vibe for this track - lifted from an all-around amazing EP from
Mood II Swing.
A constant in my record bag, almost twenty years old, and my copy
has terrible cue burns so I now conserve it for extra special occasions!
Deep grinding house music…perfection.
OFFICE:
TOP 10
LUCA LOZANO & MR.HO –
DOBB MEEP/DIFFERENT CIRCLES
[DISC OVER MUSIC]
3. Cajmere Ft. Derrick Carter 'Wet Dream’ 1992
(Cajual Records)
An early pre-cursor to ‘Percolator’ Miss Kitten and Nina Kravitz - this
one stands up the test of time.
Sleazy jacked out proto-house, done as only Chicago can do!
ACID JACKS -
4. Moodymann ‘Dem Young Sconies’ 1997 (Planet E),
Moodymann needs no introduction…He is quite simply a master.
Relentless lashings of 808 and 303 drive the groove to create a
machine funk monster mash. For the 'spotters out there, the bass line
is a direct sample of Wet’s 1983 track ‘That’s The Game'. This is a timeless
record - and one of my all-time faves from the acid house genre.
ELROY 4.0 & THE KITE STRING TANGLE –
5. Paper Music Issue #1 'The Bridge’ 1995
(Paper Recordings)
To my ears this is one of the finest cuts from one of the finest 90’s UK
deep house imprints…Whilst the A-side “Downtime’ got loads of
attention, I prefer the looped-out grooves of ‘The Bridge’. Penned by
Miles Hollway, Elliot Eastwick and Si Brad, it was so far ahead of its
time and still sounds fresh today.
YOLANDA BE COOL FEAT. SYF AND FRITZ –
6. Global Communication ‘The Deep’ 1996
(Global Communication)
I was really torn on this one - it was a tough call…do I include the
Original mix or the Deep Dish Pump mix..?? Both are truly wicked, but
finally the Original mix proved too good and too hard to pass up. 11
minutes of drummed out energy and a build that just keeps rolling
and rolling and rolling and rolling…It’s been appearing in the sets of
Guy Gerber, Pachanga Boys and others this season.
STAND STILL FEAT. MICKY GREEN
(MARIO BASANOV REMIX)
[FUTURE CLASSIC]
7. Lil Mo Ying Yang ‘Reach’ Basement Jaxx Firecracker Mix
1996 (Multiply)
This one hold such strong personal memories for me, it was released
the same year I started playing in clubs and was huge. The powerhouse
combination of Erick Morillo and Lil' Louie Vega was pretty untouchable
(Lil Mo' Ying Yang). Basement Jaxx bring lush darkness, spacey FX,
sirens and give it a generally wicked sinister feel.
8. Ray Mang 'Number One’ 1996 (Noid Recordings)
A change of pace with this one: the mighty Sir Ray Mang bringing a
slice of pure disco glory on the Idjut Boys imprint; Noid recordings.
Effortless good vibes here - if you don’t feel the boogie when you
listen to this, then you are clinically dead.. or heavily medicated. Ten
points for those who picked the sample - ‘You’re my Number One’ by
Radiance 1982.
SHIVERS
The Sydney based DJ/ Producer is of antipodean
stock, but it was his formative years living in the
London metropolis during the early 90’s that forged
who - and what - he is today.
His 2012 debut release on the cult Berlin imprint
Mother Recordings (Love Falls/Strangers In The Dark)
was met with much critical acclaim; and rightly so. It’s
forward-thinking house music that is dark and
brooding; but with evocative hints of the past – a rich
musical past at that.
The iconic Ibiza Voice reviewed the release declaring
it ‘would no doubt remain timeless for years to come’
and awarded it with a coveted 8/10. DJ Mag Australia
asked Shivers to pick out 10 influential tracks…
MELBOURNE ON ACID
[ONELOVE RECORDINGS]
TRINKETS
[WILDLIFE RECORDINGS]
ALL THAT SHE WANTS
[SWEAT IT OUT]
FLIGHT FACILITIES -
ROB DEEP –
HIGH TIDE/ LOW TIDE EP
[SAY WAT RECORDS]
BIRDEE –
JUST CALL ME
[VICIOUS BITCH RECORDINGS]
EIGHTY, IL SANTO I’LL RUN TO YOU (ORIGINAL MIX)
[ BIG MANA’S HOUSE RECORDS]
9. Larry Heard ‘Black Oceans’ 1994
(Black Market International)
Twenty years on - this track still sounds like it was beamed back to
earth by a race of ethereal jazz-funk aliens. Raw analogue vibes,
primitive melodies and a mean breakbeat…What's not to love?
DEEKLINE, BLACK & BLUNT GROOVE THANG (ORIGINAL MIX)
[RAT RECORDS]
10. Chroma Oscura 'Soft Crystal’ 1996 (Balihu Records)
And finally - staying on the weirdo space jazz disco tip, I can’t go past
this killer from Chroma Oscura. Daniel Wang has this one nailed - not
only did he pen this gem under one of his many monikers, but he
released it on his cult imprint Balihu Records. The label print on the
12” is the icing on the cake: "Set Stylus to heavy. Turn mirror-ball on
at vibes breaks and flip light scheme again at kalimbas”.
HENRIK SCHWARZ HOUSE MASTERS
[DEFECTED RECORDS]
WORDS: JACK CARTER
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