Motor City Drum Ensemble with a masterful set of funky disco/house from his recent appearance at The Boiler Room in London.

It would seem that the majority of the tunes I have been listening to lately feature a four-to-the-floor kick drum. So if you're of the opinion that most of that "nst' nst' nst'" crap sounds the same, you should probably stop reading now and find something else to listen to... However, if you have read this far already, my guess is that you have a sense of what you're getting into and that you too will share my enthusiasm for many of these funky soulful gems. In this instalment of The Bootleg Tapes , you will hear [...]
A huge congrats to Louche Music for reaching the pretty impressive milestone of 100 podcasts! These Northerners have been doing their thing for 4 years now and have been building something pretty special for themselves up there during that time. [...]

By Stef Siepel March 08, 2013 The Weekly Froth! A weekly take on six tracks, most of which have recently popped up somewhere in the blogosphere. Bit of a mixed bag with a slight leaning towards house, disco, and remixes, but generally just anything that for some reason tickled the writer’s fancy. Track of the week: ‘Prophecy’ by Jon Charnis Jon Charnis goes deep with this house tune, which aside from a deep beat bathes [...]

The tickets are booked and we’re off to Dimensions Festival in Croatia this September. Something to look forward to during the relentless winter cold! To celebrate we’re going for a dance at the very first Electric Minds party of the year- the ‘Dimensions Festival Warm-up Party’ on Saturday where Motor City Drum Ensemble, Efdemin and Dolan Bergin will be dropping some tracks to give us a taste of what we can expect from the Electric Minds stage at the festival where our faves Dixon and Move D will be playing. Even better, before the main event [...]
electric minds kicks off 2013 with their first party of the year on Saturday 2nd March, teaming up with Broken & Uneven to bring together a stellar lineup for all the house heads out there.... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
So excited for the new Send A Prayer EP from Motor City Drum Ensemble... I'm a huge huge fan of Danilo's and ever since I saw him at Garden Festival a couple of years ago I've been dieing to see [...]

Illustration by Catalin Petrisor [MCDE / Rush Hour Recordings] After a brief spell spent on the sidelines last year, Danilo Plessow is back and fighting fit in 2013. Motor City Drum Ensemble, as he's known to his peers, has forged a career as one of the less Germanic-sounding producers to derive from the motherland. Taking his cues instead from Detroit and Chicago's sample-clad, deep house traditions, Plessow's distinct [...]

Mr house music incognito - Carnatt B, whom we featured earlier on HMWL.org with his impressing Fuck the inspiration EP was kind enough to take some time and record a mix for us. Its a showcase of some quality deep and soulful house by this secret house soldier from Athens. Tracklist: 1. P Laoss - Love What You Like (Satore Version) [Hizou Deep Rooted Music] 2. Ron Deacon - Untitled B2 [Workshop] 3. Toby Tobias - Macasu (Motor City Drum Ensemble Loft Party Remix) [Late Night Audio] 4. Frederico Y [...]

Great and somewhat overlooked remix from MCDE, which comes all the way back from 2010. With this classic sound it could well have been from 932, heavy on the 707s and as deep as you can imagine from MCDE on the chords... definitely one you should dig back for.

It’s a Friday Set Selector with a difference. We’re getting our mother funking disco on and throwing some sexy ass shapes to Triphouse Rotterdam’s 007 podcast mixed by Motor City Drum Ensemble . It’s a winning blend of house, disco, soul and jazz. You’ll be wiggling from your toes to your pretty lil eye lashes.

MCDE doing great things for house music at Tripstream in Rotterdam. Motor City Drum Ensemble - Live at Tripstream 05.10.12
Venerable dance label !K7 turns 27 years old this year. As part of the celebration they are giving away a free single every Tuesday for the next month. Two songs from two different bands. First up is When Saints Go Machine b/w Motor City Drum Ensemble - very nice! Stream or down load the tracks below...

. Le très respectable label berlinois !K7 fête dignement son 27e anniversaire en offrant 2 titres en téléchargement libre chaque semaine jusqu'au 16 octobre. Première salve avec un aimable morceau signé When Saints Go Machine et surtout un très bon track deep house de Motor City Drum Ensemble.

On attaque cette nouvelle semaine avec une sacrée tripotée de titres aux sonorité Classic-House qui devraient ravir tous nos lecteurs. Au menu du jour : Ejeca, Roland Clark, Patryk Molinari, Butch, Jet Project, Homework et Creative Swing Alliance. House-Music All Night Long. Si je vous dis « Black Jukebox », si je vous dis « Luther Vandross », si je vous parle de « Disco edit », vous faites quoi ? Vous écoutez ce petit titre de Patryk Polinari , qui sort aujourd'hui sur le sous-label d'Exploited Records avec d'autres edits funky. Vinyl release only [...]
Fools Gold boss Nick Catchdubs gives this gift, a new mixtape from Trackademicks and the HNRL crew, to all the kids doing summer school. Topics covered include great hot-weather activities like double dutch, growing fresh ... read more

A new collaborative project from Belgian duo FCL joining the omnipresent Danilo of Motor City Drum Ensemble for some seriously raw, stripped back and undiluted house music. Matrix Plus is a hypnotic, soothing jam filled with shuffling beats, lush pads and organ bass. Classic sounding stuff crafted with attitude, love and above all a knowledge of real house music. FCL - Matrix Plus (Original Mix) 192

Accompanied by the skies carrying through the noises of a heavy and intense breeze, through to the sound of little children playing in the distance and the resonance of lawnmowers and helicopters buzzing around in the atmosphere.. the signs and the aromas of summer are all but here already ... But in the few cases where the heat can sometimes makes people lose their temperament & emotions.. it can always be summed up by the weird, the unique and down-right anger management unmanageable. Let’s hope that these five audio ice creams from !K7 can cool those [...]
Amsterdam Open Air Festival was a huge success last year, so it's only natural that AIR and MTV go for a victory lap and do it all again on Whitsun weekend this year. While last year's Open Air was a one day event, this year's is set to be a two day party, featuring a wide array of excellent artists. Each stage will be hosted by a different event organizer, including Format, GirlsLoveDJs, Apenkooi, and Carnivale for the four main stages. Apenkooi will feature a roster of great electro acts, including Dr. Lektroluv, The Subs, Motor [...]

Midland is back on AUS with the much-anticipated 'Placement EP'. After gaining a big following with his amazing'Through Motion' EP in 2011 the now London-based producer returns with four tracks that continue to blur boundaries between techno, house, garage and more. Midland's productions always pay attention to little intricate details and textures and that is very true here with the new tracks. The 'Placement' EP is currently being remixed by Motor City Drum Ensemble & Lone which will be released as a 123 single on Aus in April. For now though you can expect the 4 originals to be [...]