Lawrence Friend, Author at Public House UK

Anti-Slam / W.E.A.P.O.N. & Cole Jonson – Don’t Touch That Stereo

This is a two part release by brothers ‘Anti-Slam’ & ‘W.E.A.P.O.N’ and the head honcho from label ‘Influential House’, Cole Jonson. The release consists of an original mix and a remix by YellowHeads. The original has a nice bouncy feeling with a big rise into a techy bassline drop and a nice filtered vocal loop too. The YellowHeads remix is slightly more chilled out than the original and is more of a deep tech remix. It has a nice bounce to it and I could imagine it absolutely going off on a club system. Great release for Phunk traxx!

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Tom Sawyer Vs Hazzaro & Jerome Robins – Tribeca

A very well known vocal loop on this one, very well produced by some of my favourite producers at the moment. Something fresh on Instereo Recordings. Bumpy flowing bassline under some nice synth stabs, a definitely main room track! Love it..

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Mike Vale & NDKj ft Marga Sol – Say My Name

Big club track with a great vocal. It has a really nice breakdown and build too. This isn’t as hard or main room as I usually like but there’s something about it that I really like. The production on this is second to none, the drums are awesome and the bassline pattern sits really nice underneath them. Well worth a listen..

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PREVIEW: Dolly Rockers – Always Moving On

As I mentioned in a previous post, the Dolly Rockers is a name that’s going to be mentioned a lot on this blog. I was completely blown away by their last track on Kidology London, ‘Voices’, and now they have another slammer forthcoming on Influential House Records. This one starts off as a really nice main room house track, it breaks down into some nice piano chords and then builds and drops into an amazing, bouncy, warped bassline banger! This one is certain to get some hands in the air on any dancefloor. An absolute must have for the gig bag! The release date for this is set at 4th February. Keep an eye out on here as I’ll update with Beatport links then.

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Paco Maroto & Florian Gasperini – Chobamba (Unique CRO Remix)

Now this is a bit of me! I absolutely love this style, tech house at its best. Lovely flowing bassline sitting nicely under bouncy tech drums. A repetitive vocal stab which sounds familiar, maybe taken from CeCe Peniston’s ‘Finally’ track but not sure! I cannot stress my love for this tune.

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Matt Caseli, Olic & Maliblue – Chase The Sun

I absolutely loved the original of this track and I love this remix too. Although this one is labelled as an original track it’s actually a rework of the classic by Planet Funk (also credited by Zulu Records on Soundcloud). In this rework they have captured all the elements of the originals euphoric breakdown and then built it up into a big drop with a nice funky bassline and some bouncy tech drums. I love it and will definitely be playing it both in the clubs and on my radio show! Big tune on Zulu Records 🙂

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Chromeo – Sexy Socialite (Chocolate Puma Remix)

There’s something about this tune that I just love! It’s upbeat, bouncy and has a great drop. Something a little different from Chocolate Puma, but I can definitely imagine this being played out a lot! There are a few other remixes of this track but I wanted to point out this one in particular. You need this!

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Inner City – Big Fun (DJ PP & Jerome Robins Mix)

Okay, so I’m a bit late on this one but it’s given me some time to listen to all the remixes of this classic and showcase my favourite. Recently I’ve heard the Full Intention remix of this being played on radio and in the clubs but I wanted to give this version the recognition it really deserves. An absolute belter of a remix with all of the original elements put in plus some added beefyness to the drums. Big breakdowns and a lovely drop too, I will definitely be playing this out asap 🙂

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Happy New Year from Public House UK!

I have finally risen from pit after the new year celebrations and I wanted to wish you all a great new year. I hope that 2014 brings you all that you want it to.

From now (2nd January) I will be updating the blog back on a regular basis with all of my favourite new and forthcoming releases. I will also be adding event information to the blog to let you all know where/when you can catch me playing out.

If you have any release recommendations or tracks you want featuring on phuk then please email me at info@publichouseuk.com.

Take care and I’ll see you on the dancefloors…..
Lawrence (phuk).

PHUK Podcast No 2 mixed by Lawrence Friend

The second podcast of the series, this is the December edition, showcasing some of Public House UK’s blogged tracks and a few exclusives.

Tracklisting (click on the individual tracks to buy on Beatport):
01 – Michael McDonald – Sweet Freedom (Lee Van Dowski Remix)
02 – Thomas Schumacher – Hush (Catz ‘n Dogz 2013 Remix)
03 – Richy Ahmed ft Kevin Knapp – The Drums (Original Mix)
04 – Nile Rodgers Vs Eats Everything – Do What You Wanna Do (Eats Everything Haus Rework)
05 – Siwell – Give It Up (Siwells New Old Skool Mix)
06 – Milk & Sugar – Tell Me Why (My Digital Enemy Remix)
07 – Eddie Amador – I Don’t trip (Hadjas Remix)
08 – Lizzie Curious – Get Together (Original Mix)
09 – The Dolly Rockers – Voices (Original Mix)
10 – Muzikfabrik ft Hegyi Kos – This Is My Life (Jorge Montia Remix)
11 – Umek & Heartik – Unlock My Synth Vein (Original Mix)
12 – Hoxton Whores & My Digital Enemy – Get Down (Original Mix)

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Toolroom Records – Rhythm Distrikt 6 (Various Artists)

A new 20 part release on the mighty ‘Toolroom Records’, any tech house and techno dj would be a fool to overlook this! It’s BIG! Scroll down for individual (one-line) reviews.

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Rhythm Distrikt 6

Adrian Hour – Who – Really nice eerie vocal and blippy synths, awesome bouncy track
John Sausage – Sophisticated Equipment – A slight acid feel with this one, big room banger.. reach for the lasers!
Oscar L & DJ Dan – Feel The Panic – Deep & bouncy, I could imagine this played in a main room in the early hours, love it!
MiniCoolBoyz & NHB – Silver Haze – Love this one, quite upbeat with a nice repetitive vocal over a nice drum pattern
Christian Gambas – Increase The Grease – Big techy track.. think laser sounds, big risers, delayed bass patterns and amazing breakdown. I want to play this out!
Irregular Synth – People Help The People – Nice synth pattern in this with some reverbed vocals and nice drum fills. Nice tune!
Mihalis Safras & Mark Broom – Messing (Dosem Remix) – Quite a laidback tune with some big synths. Lovely!
Ant Brooks – Off – Quite deep sounding with a nice breakdown and build. I particularly like the drums in this
Rafa Barrios – Paramount Hotel – I can imagine this one in a main room somewhere and going off. Big risers, sirens and a strange repetitive vocal. Big love!
Heartik – It’s Too Right – I’m a huge fan of Heartik’s work and this doesn’t disappoint. Lovely complex drums, big build and huge drop. I want this now!
Gaga & Hellomonkey – Red Code – Big bass pattern with a nice breakdown and build, drops into a huge banger!
Quivver – All That Will Be – Love the blippy sounds and synth stabs in this, it drops big.. A favourite!
Egoism – Something I Think – Very bouncy! I particularly love the breakdown and the drop.
Antix – Nu – Great synth pattern, has an old skool tech feel to it. I like the different elements kicking in during the breakdown
Dataworx – PPL – Lovely bass pattern which carries the track, it’s laid nicely under a stabby vocal and some nice techy drums.
Alex Costa – PhunkA – The rimshot snare sound is a big feature in this track, I love the build and can really imagine this going off, love it!
Luca M & JUST2 – Body Freak – Big funky feel to this! It has a really good bass pattern and drops like a muthaf**ka!
Lowboys – Bleed Out – Some awesome shakers in this and I love the drums too. Big stabby synth pattern which makes the track, nice and upbeat!
Lutzenkirchen – Snoop – This one is carried by its synths, has some really deep bass underneath. Good track!
Mihalis Safras – Barabas (Heiko Laux Remix) – Old skool synth sound to this one with loads of filtering. Goes quite deep, loads of elements coming in and out. A very nice and complex tune, great production!