I was surprised to learn that the Whitney Houston sample worked here by Genius Of Time is from a record barely two years old. The bassline is also part of the original too. It's nice to hear essentially mainstream sounds put to such deep use by house producers. This track is on the very smart Drifting Back EP , released on Royal Oak , a sub-label of Dutch imprint Clone . Genius Of [...]
" All that glitters is not gold. " William Shakespeare, 1564 - 1616. Shonky - Easy d'Or / BUY image : may rodrigo / sound that
Liv Spencer and Saheer Umar's House of House project with DJ Harvey on the remix for Rushing To Paradise . The original 123 was released on Whatever We Want in early 2009, with exclusivity-cum-scarcity leading to the NYC duo re-issuing it themselves later in the year, with Harvey's dub on the flipside. House Of House - Rushing To Paradise (DJ Harvey Remix) / BU Y [...]
Call My Name is the second 123 from Maurice Donovan , the rare alias of Hessle Audio premier Pearson Sound . Raw, frantic and fruity. Maurice Donovan - Call My Name / BUY photo : uncredited > tumblr
The Balihu Bootleg EP is a collection of unreleased records, early works and b-sides from Daniel Wang . 'Unhouse' was originally released in 1995 with the Balihu imprint in its infancy and did not feature on the colossal Best Of compilation. The jazz flute makes me melt. Daniel Wang - Unhouse / BUY image : mike perry
Stuart Price's Darkdancer was originally released in May 1999, achieving modest critical acclaim. Sometimes was the fourth single from the album; the warm, introspect prose perfectly narrated by the perpetual tones of 80s pop god Nik Kershaw. Les Rythmes Digitales - Sometimes / BUY photo : Sasha Mademuaselle
Can I look up to you? Will you make love to me? If you can feel it too, can we be more than friends? Hell, no. Ron Basejam - Hell No / BUY image : doug88888
We're off to catch Dixon at Sankeys shortly. I've had his Resident Advisor and Body Language mixes on repeat for a couple of weeks, both are them are closed with this monster. Herbert - Moving Like A Train (Smith 'n' Hack Remix) / BUY image : jonita piko / sound that
James & I are off for our monthly night of being ignored and/or unappreciated. Of course, there will be no dubstep. But some real nice "deep house". We have plenty of nice, new (to us) bits to play out, including: Gil Scott-Heron & Jamie XX - I'll Take Care Of You (Special Version) / BUY image : spirit desire
In 1982, on the brink of bankruptcy, Hertha Berlin were mooted to be part of a plan to merge with three other Western clubs; the wonderfully-named Tennis Borussia Berlin , the now defunct 1890 Berlin and SCC Berlin , who have a stunning badge. The tentative project was negatively referred to as FC Utopia , and was ultimately never realised. Footprintz - Utopia / BUY image : reblololo
What's worse: ignorance or apathy? Who knows, who cares? Thomas Frederick "Tommy" Cooper, 1921-1984. Mosca - Bunching photo : dany peschl
There are a few nice Talking Heads edits around. One that immediately springs to mind is Greg Wilson 's Psycho Killer edit, which really adds a certain something to what is essentially an entry-level Talking Heads record. I vote against the inclusion of audience noise, although in this case it is accepted as the original samples are referenced from a live performance. Nevertheless, only on this guilty pleasure can I tolerate audience noise. I digress. Soul Clap 's edit of Road To Nowhere is lovely. [...]
Check out Nebraska 's album Displacement , released on Rush Hour towards the end of the summer. Sitting somewhere between Chicago and Detroit (but not Kalamazoo), the sounds meander from warm jazz to icy harmonies, stopping off everywhere in between. Nebraska - The Cruives / BUY image : the brick house
"That which has been accepted by everyone, everywhere, is almost certain to be false." Paul Valéry, 1871-1945. Pete Heller - Overtime / BUY image: vicmontol / soundthat
Homoelectric returns to Manchester next week after London jaunts, with Rory Phillips and Horse Meat Disco 's Severino on the bill. Rory Phillips ' remix of 80s San Francisco band The Units was one of the finest moments of the indie/dance crossover years that now seem so long ago. The Units - High Pressure Days (Rory Phillips Remix) / BUY photo: deadfix
Released in an extremely-limited run on Berlin's Keinerechte as "D.B. - Limit". Stunning. James Blake - Limit To Your Love (Daniel Bortz Edit) / BUY picture: you're my only hope
Since stepping out from under the umbrella of Hot Chip , Joe Goddard has released material individually and as one of The 2 Bears . To date, I've found his solo work difficult to place. The 2 Bears ' stuff, on the other hand, has slotted right in, somewhere between house and proper pop. A track from his new EP, Gabriel , has found the same place. Joe Goddard - Jump / BUY image: bridget riley
Dance music royalty Greg Wilson is in the process of giving away edits on his soundcloud . I think he's adding a new one each week, usually in wav format. This edit, an extension of an early 70s disco hit, stood out to me. It originally appeared on GW's Ruff Edits #4 release. An interesting story lies with the original, too. Read more... Chakachas - Jungle Fever (Greg Wilson Edit) / WAV image: [...]
Ghostl y International , the host label for Mark E 's Stone Breaker album earlier this year, have distributed Jacques Renault 's edit of Oranges , seen by many as the standout track from the record. While retaining the essence of the original percussive lines, the rest is stripped away to expose moody harmonies and fresh cowbell. Mark E - Oranges (Jacques Renault Edit) / WAV image: ninthwheel / chirply
Ghostl y International , the host label for Mark E 's Stone Breaker album earlier this year, have distributed Jacques Renault 's edit of Oranges , seen by many as the standout track from the record. While retaining the essence of the original percussive lines, the rest is stripped away to expose moody harmonies and fresh cowbell. Mark E - Oranges (Jacques Renault Edit) / WAV image: ninthwheel / chirply
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