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Azzurro is blissful deep house of the sort that you have to knock around for awhile before you can make it.
This crowd-pleaser has proven itself to be the delight of its listeners since its original release in 1980. This modernized dancefloor version of George Benson’s ‘Give Me The Night’, renamed ‘Gimme The Night’, has been recreated courtesy of multi-award-winning producer David Anthony, who sticks closely to the original but adds just enough extra pump for […]
New on black wax: Kai Alce’s NDATL introduces us to the smoky, warm sounds of South African producer June Jazzin on his self-titled label debut.
The secret project originally dropped on vinyl in 2011 and the rerelease was in the works for a few weeks prior to Silent Servant’s death.
West End Records’ early Eighties Disco classic, ‘Do It To The Music’ by Raw Silk, gets a glam disco house make-over by UK producer Michael Gray, who respectfully propels this dance floor favourite into 2024. underpinned by the perfect soulful groove, Michael notches up the tempo and respectfully works his production magic around Raw Silk’s […]
Narcotic glitterball dancefloor fodder and a bonus alt-garage-core Bawrut remix from Milan’s Rollover DJs on Change My Mind.
Australia’s Random Soul dig deep into their fabulous production repertoire, unearthing their popular 2012 release, ‘Music Inside’. Get set for an amazing re-boot fresh for 2024 as part of their ongoing ‘From The Vault’ series. Powered by Yogi’s inviting soulful tones, this 2024 rework package comes with a classic piano house remix loaded with a […]
Out now from the Leeds-based label Curb Side, Boink’s vinyl-only EP Contrast Stitch features four tracks generally centered around UK garage, leftfield house, a lot of fucking bass and only a faint trace of what some hearty souls are calling garage house.
Pittsburgh Track Authority wave the flag for their hometown with a polished but lively single featuring vocalist Brandon Markell Holmes. A vocal house cut, Slide appeared in October on 12 inch vinyl and digital, with four distinct and eminently dancefloor-ready mixes (one from Shawn Rudiman), plus an instrumental exclusive to Bandcamp.
Fool’s Paradise enters the gates of 2024, taking absolutely no prisoners with Ridney and Husky at the controls on this spectacularly glamorous Disco House jaunt titled, ‘You Ain’t Breakin’ My Heart’, featuring Xira. Loaded with all the essential credentials of a shimmering floor-filler,‘You Ain’t Breakin’ My Heart’ boasts filtered brass hooks, lush sweeping strings and […]
Lea Lisa, Black Loops, Dan Only, Javonntte and more on black wax from Toronto’s excellent Selections label.
Rewind to the early noughties and a time when pretty much everyone’s attention was on the incredible German, Swiss and Italian producers for their next Hard Trance weapon! One name that caught the attention of the entire hard dance spectrum with his unique sound, incredible melodies and tight production, was young Guyver! Infamous for […]
Kerri Chandler’s renowned Kaoz Theory imprint ushers in the new year with the addition of DJ Steaw and his latest EP, “Get Back To The Fonk,” featuring a remix by Josh Butler. A stalwart of the Parisian House scene, DJ Steaw has solidified his status as a respected figure in the realm of raw, underground, […]
Double twelve inch in which two of the greatest deep house producers in Detroit (and that means in the world) drop some of their dopest tracks.
Hugo LX continues to build a discography of classic-sounding but forward-looking deep house releases, seriously sophisticated with an artistry or cleverness that is constantly bumping up against the bin lid of what deep house is supposed to, in good taste, allow.
This two track EP from Claremont 56 and Mudd has a general breezy aesthetic somewhere between dub disco, soft rock and jazz fusion. Short version: right time, right place, this could work wonders on your dance floor.
Remixes from Maxime Dangles and others of his album Les Delivres, the soundtrack from a French documentary about the cheap and often brutal life of gig economy delivery drivers in contemporary France.
For the last five or six years, the name of the remixer on this, Javonttee, has been shorthand for buy on sight. But when it comes to Trozo de Cielo, you get a superb A side track too.
The Portuguese label launched by Hollden drops a three track V/A of blistering techno from R 417, Yoikol and Empath.
Adding a bit of fun to the festive dance floors, Luxembourg’s Sam Skilz brings a playful take on Salt-N-Pepa’s 80’s classic.  Sam delivers a driving Proggy Tech-house stomper, where menacing synths ride up and down over a growling bass and pounding groove, teased with the vocals throughout. Add to the mix a giant breakdown that’s […]