Image by Guy Laramee [ Dial ] Phillip Sollmann might be the most impeccably dressed guy in dance music, but his music isn't nearly as flashy. Sure, the tailoring on his stately and reduced but ultimately floor-ready house and techno is impeccable (and, should you care to take the metaphor further, a gander at his Discogs page shows he only dresses his stuff in [...]
Der Pforzheimer Venedikt Reyf schnitzt seinen Mix scheinbar aus Butter, so weich gleiten hier die einzelnen Tracks ineinander. Mit viel Gefühl für die diversen Schattierungen von Deepness verschmelzen in etwas mehr als einer Stunde Tracks von Marcellus Pittman, Juju & Jordash, Fred P und Kyle Hall zu einem großen Ganzen. Egal ob Jazz-inspirierter Anfang oder der klassisch geschulte Deephouse-Klimax - alle Stücke haben eine angenehm speckige Patina auf der sich mit der Zeit ordentlich Staub abgelagert hat oder bewusst dort platziert wurde. Will sagen: das alles klingt angenehm authentisch und nach einer ganz tiefen [...]
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Beatport Link Oron Download Uploaded.to Filesonic DL Artist: VA Title: Soul Collective EP Label: SoundDesigners Cat nr.: SOUNDD001 Genre: Deep House Quality: 320 kbps Source: WEB Store Rls date: 29-04-2011 Webstore: beatport.com Tracks: 1. Anton Zap - Untitled [...]
C'est éclipse de lune ce soir, tu peux mettre un coussin sur le balcon.
Illustration by Patrick Leger [ Curle Recordings ] ( buy vinyl ) ( buy mp3s ) Although his name has been bubbling away in a hot-pot of quality labels for several years now, more recently Ryo Murakami's releases have really been pricking ears, with impressive turns on Quintessentials, his own label Pan and Baud all contributing to a spike in awareness of the Japanese producer. His latest for Belgian do-no-wrong label Curle Recordings further cements his reputation with two stunning [...]
[ Soul People Music ] ( buy CD ) The Incredible Adventures of Captain P , the title of Fred Peterkin's debut album under his abbreviated given name, seems to speak volumes about its origins. Arriving two years after Structure , his critically lauded second album as Black Jazz Consortium, it's a long-player that catalogs the New York-based producer's disparate influences, both musical and those acquired during his world-spanning tours. In kind, the joy Peterkin gets from exploring his own sonic world comes through on the LP's 11 tracks [...]
[ Soul People Music ] ( buy vinyl ) One thing the nominally New York house scene does better than most is various artists 123s. Often you will find Jus-Ed sharing a side with another kindred spirit on UQ, or the whole crew assembled for a remix project. DJ Qu's Strength Music imprint issues various artists comps with aplomb, and Fred P's Soul People Music jumped in the game with the Earth Tones series. Last year's Earth Tones could have been one of the biggest records of the year, [...]
10. Ramadanman, "Don't Change For Me" [ Hessle Audio ] ( buy ) "Don't Change For Me" came at the end of Ramadanman's eponymous Hessle Audio EP, where it was an uncharacteristically straightforward reward after five tracks of unforgiving insularity. It certainly wasn't any simpler, but it was sure as hell a wake-up call. Where so much of David Kennedy's 2010 work was characterized by excessively dry rhythmic experimentation, "Don't Change For Me" gleefully sent junglist breaks flying every which way across the track, skidding to a halt with dramatic sub-bass rumblings before beginning [...]
20. Fred P., "It Is What It Is" [ Strength Music ] ( buy ) House doesn't get much deeper than it does on a Fred P track. "It Is What It Is," the overwhelming standout from DJ Qu's second Semesters collection and one of Fred P's most poised productions to date, is positively narcotic even on his heavily handicapped scale: it's not so much a dance track as it is a vinyl-induced psychedelic experience. With ghostly beats driving a melody that steadfastly refuses to resolve, the track suspends you in time [...]
For our 29th exclusive podcast, NYC's Fred P (aka Black Jazz Consortium) mixed together a two-hour odyssey of deep house and techno. This one cannot be missed - grab it before it returns to the ether this Friday, November 26th at 10am CST .
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[ Strength Music ] ( buy vinyl ) In New York the phrase "record store" still means something. While Virgin Megastores crumble around us, a handful of stores keep up the good fight and stay true to the "record" part of the title. One of those is Halcyon in Brooklyn, headquarters for plenty of New York house artists and labels, and purveyor of quality dance music, both international and domestic. While making the rounds there a couple weeks ago Semesters II on Strength Music caught my eye, not only because [...]
Pic: Liesl Pfeffer It was great to have been asked to contribute a mix for LIST. This is what I have put together, primed for your headphones or whatever. Also be sure to check out Ross' and the other guest contributors mixes over on LIST. as there are gems in abundance! LIST.016 by LIST. [...]
Resident Advisor podcast » RA.213 Fred P - 2010.06.28 The deep house don from Queens steps up to the plate for this week's RA podcast. If you've been paying any attention to the new wave of house music producers that have been springing up in and around New York over the last few years, the chances are that you'll already be very familiar with the work of one Fred Peterkin. Releasing both as Fred P and also under his Black Jazz Consortium moniker, Peterkin been responsible for some [...]
[ Esperanza ] ( buy vinyl ) Listening to this sublime release from Fred P. as the sun sets after another glorious, blue-sky day, I'm reminded more of the Balearics than Brooklyn. While Fred is one of the linchpins of the resurgent New York house sound, On This Vibe - fittingly, on Esperanza, a Spanish label that has embraced deeper sounds after getting plink plonk minimal out of its system - goes back in time to classics like Sueno Latino's eponymous hit or the "ambient house" of 808 State [...]
\n With every track on here, especially when I veer into deep house territory, it's important for me to post something vibrant. It's a tough balancing act sometimes to stock up on interesting tunes, but I think it's well worth it. A beautiful example of how to create a deep house track that doesn't become stale is Steve Oh 's Work Dat Shit . Released on the Fred P -curated Earth Tones compilation, Work Dat Shit takes a foundation of deep bass and adds layers of offbeat percussion and [...]
Chart courtesy of The Economist 01. Azari & III, "Reckless (With Your Love)" [ Permanent Vacation ] ( buy ) With the deluge of year end lists finally petering out I've finally had a chance to dig into music released at the end of 2009 that was overlooked. There's no better place to start than with Azari & III's irresistible tune, "Reckless (With Your Love)," one of the year's few house anthems. In keeping with the old school instrumentation and track structure, [...]
[ Deconstruct Music ] ( buy vinyl ) With DJ Jus-Ed on permanent impresario/ wood-cutting duties and Levon Vincent releasing a near-constant stream of contemporary classics, New York house's flagship positions look pretty well locked-down as 2010 gets cracking. It's a bit more of a tossup for the underdog slot. Fred P., whose Black Jazz Consortium long-player and singles for his own Soul People Music imprint were among 2009's most coveted dance records , makes for something of an easy bet, though I can't deny his talent at cranking out [...]
For many listeners, Fred P. was one of 2009's major discoveries. Less a young upstart than a veteran finally getting his due, Fred Peterkin has become one of the key players in New York City's resurgent house scene. His affiliations with Jus-Ed and Move D - both of whom are contributors to upcoming releases on Peterkin's Soul People Music imprint - hint at his elegant deep house style, but his releases for the past two years as Black Jazz Consortium have established his unique voice. Fred took off from working on his ever-expanding label and his own productions not only [...]
[ Soul People Music ] ( buy CD ) As "deep house" overtook "minimal" these past couple years as dance music's catch-phrase du jour, a certain formula has become apparent. Slow down the tempo, loop a bass line, throw some jazzy pads on top, and add an intermittent sample of an African-American male voice saying "yeah." Though there are some great tracks fitting the stereotype, it is hard not to crave some greater inventiveness. Fortunately, Fred P, a.k.a. Black Jazz Consortium, brings precisely this to his production work, of which 11 [...]
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