Category: Deep House

Sonny Fodera & Cervendos ft Lauren Faith – High

After an Epic year of constant up-rise for Sonny Fodera with his long list of events & big release alongside Cervandos – ‘Let it go’. We now have the production duo back as Sonny Fodera and Cervendos bring you ‘High’

In this latest Collaboration we hear the beautiful vocals from Lauren Faith, certainly a voice I would like to hear more of in the future for the house scene. Now, you may have had the opportunity to hear Sonny play this at some of the superb Defected nights we’ve had the pleasure of witnessing, so if your wondering what’s going to be rocking your arenas this summer, I sense this will definitely be one of them.

Also if your feeling the vibe and you want to check out Sonny’s label, have a look for Beatdown Music, where you will certainly find some secret weapons!

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Darius Syrossian – Listen Up EP

Here’s something fresh out on Definition:Music from producer ‘Darius Syrossian’. Now this is a name that I’ve been familiar with for quite some time as I’ve been playing his stuff both on the radio and out in the clubs. This release is a three part EP consisting of both a dub and vocal mix of a track called ‘Give You Some’, as well as another track called ‘Drop Your Gimmicks’.

The track ‘Give You Some’ has a nice bouncy bass pattern with an almost acid feel to it. There are loads of offbeat snares adding to the rhythm. There are a couple of breakdowns and they work really well, nice builds too. The vocal mix is the same but with a really nice recognisable vocal cut up and cleverly placed throughout. Tried and tested, it’s awesome!

‘Drop Your Gimmicks’ is a very well produced deep, techy track with a punchy bassline sat under some sketchy hats and some lovely old skool pads. I love the talking vocal in this too. This is a great release, I can’t wait to play it again!

Available now on Beatport..

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Preview: Leftwing & Kody ft Robert Owens – I Wanna Be

Here’s something forthcoming on the amazing Lost Records by the label owners ‘Leftwing & Kody’. For this release they feature Robert Owens.

Well lets start off by mentioning the strangely addictive and dirty bass riff throughout the track, it sits nicely under some sketchy tech drums, great use of hats and snares. On top there is a synth stab pattern as well as a delayed vocal.

My poor attempt at trying to describe the track really does it no justice at all, you simply need to hear it! Check it out now, it will be available to buy from December 1st 2014 as part of their ‘I wanna Fixation’ EP..

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Zenbi & Jerome Robins – Abyssinian

Something fresh out on Suara Records, and part of the twenty track release called ‘Kitties Go Deep Vol. 4′. As soon as I was sent this whole release, I burnt it onto cd’s and put it straight in the car, I knew it was going to be good! It would take a long time to review every track individually and believe me if I had the time then I would because it’s a great compilation from the label, however, I don’t have the time so I picked my favourite and decided to review that! Here it is..

My favourite track is Abyssinian by Zenbi & Jerome Robins. Now I’m not too familiar with Zenbi but I am very familiar with Jerome Robins’ work. This one seems to be completely different from his usual style but together, they have nailed the sound. They have used some amazing chord stabs, big vocals and a huge sub-bass in this with some great drops and builds. This one gets cranked up in the car!

This is available now, have a listen to the rest of the compilation too, you won’t be disappointed.

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Preview: Made By Pete ft Penny F – Our Story

Now here is something I’m quite excited for the release of. I get sent a lot of music from day to day and this one stood out quite a bit. I don’t usually choose to review the deep, soulful & chilled house tracks but this one is simply beautiful and must be mentioned.

The whole release is forthcoming on Grin Recordings by producer ‘Made By Pete’, and the dub version is currently available on Toolroom’s Ibiza 2014 album. Now, before I heard this track I was familiar with the producer’s name as he previously remixed one of my favourite tracks a while back (DJ Spen ft Marc Evans – The Way You Love Me), which I have played a few times on my radio show and I still hammer it out today!

This release fuses together some lovely chilled piano chords and keys, sat over shuffly deep house drums and topped off with the amazing vocals from Penny F. This is feel good music at it’s very best, it almost takes you on a journey! Get the deckchairs out and pour yourself a cocktail, this is a proper chill-out anthem.

Due for release in October, and a little birdie told me that this will be complete with remixes from Electronic Youth, Long & Harris and Ben Remember… HUGE, Can’t wait!

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Ryan James – Twist My Mind

Okay, so I haven’t reviewed anything for a little while as I’ve had a bit of time off to spend with family etc. but I’m back and going to be pushing out loads more reviews in the coming days on ongoing.

I thought this one was a good track to kick things off again with! Although I’ve picked up on it quite late as it was released last month, it still had that affect on me that made me want to talk about it. A huge release for Orange Groove Records and no doubt a stomper for Ryan James too! Extremely well produced and takes me way back to the old garage days. This track has a nice pitched down R&B sounding vocals sat over a deep and bouncy bassline. This is an absolute shufflers anthem, check it out!

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Isis Salam ft Kruse & Nuernberg – Nasty Girl

Ok, so I was recommended this one by a friend and I was eager to check it out as Kruse & Nuernberg were the co-producers of a track with Leftwing & Kody a while back that I absolutely loved. At my friends request I had a listen and although completely different to anything I’d heard from these producers before, I really liked it!

Featuring the vocals from Isis Salam, the original mix starts off like a big r&b track, then a really nice organ pattern kicks in and turns this track into something deep and bouncy. The vocal continues repeating over the top and the track progresses more, it goes all the way to feature a really nice housey piano riff complimenting the existing chord pattern.

This track got the remix treatment from none other than DJ Sneak, his mix is simply awesome! Making use of the vocal and pitching down some of the verses and laying over his signature deep percussion. This version definitely takes you on a journey, get ready for the deep bassline! Definitely worth checking out..

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Larry Cadge – Message / Simple Things

This is the second release I’ve reviewed by Larry Cadge, the first was a while back of an amazing track called Vicious Circle, which I still play out today and it’s still going down well. This time around he has put together two tech house tracks called ‘Message’ & ‘Simple Things’ and released them on the Smiley Fingers label.

Lets kick things off by talking about the track ‘Message’. This is a lovely, deep and bouncy tech track that absolutely rocks on a big sound system. Recommended for the more chilled tech fan as opposed to the big main room banging type. A really nice breakdown featuring a nice sample taken from Barack Obama’s Nowruz address to Iran! Cool vocals and a really cool track.

Next up is ‘Simple Things’, well I instantly loved this tune! Very melodic and every element compliments each other. Some nice swingy tech hats sat over a nice stabby chord pattern and deep bassline riff, with a great breakdown. This one was really well thought out and well produced, hats off to Larry Cadge as he’s done it again! Great release.

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Maff Boothroyd – Love Is The Answer

Something fresh from the Kidology camp from dj/producer ‘Maff Boothroyd’. This is a guy who has definitely gone on my ‘ones to watch’ list recently having featured two of his previous tracks on my latest phuk podcast and getting amazing reactions to his material in the clubs, it’s safe to say he is making his mark in the industry.

Maff’s productions certainly have a unique style and this release is a perfect example of that. There is a big dispute at the moment within the whole house music industry regarding genre classification. Some people would say this track falls under the deep house bracket, personally I’d say it’s just straight up, feel good house music. This track consists of a huge piano breakdown with a great vocal and some airy strings, all before a big build and drop into a massive bass pattern that’s guaranteed to get the hands in the air. Throughout the track there are great little elements kicking in and dropping out, all adding to the summery feel of this big Ibiza anthem, as well as a recognisable vocal thats been cut up and played with. If you’re playing out this summer then I’d definitely recommend this one, it’s tried and tested.

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Max Chapman – Jackin’ EP

Now here’s something I’ve been waiting quite a while to be released. Massive shout out to the lads over at Lost Records for sending this to me, this is an EP that has been featured both on my radio show and also on the May edition of the phuk podcast. Brand new out on on Leftwing & Kody’s label ‘Lost Records’ is this 5-track EP by Max Chapman and I got to say, it’s absolutely awesome & definitely something to get excited about! The EP consists of 3 original tracks and two of them have had remix treatment by Leftwing & Kody and PAWSA.

We’ll kick things off with the original mix of the title track ‘Jackin’. This has a huge kick drum and a really deep bass pattern sitting under some amazing male vocal stabs and one-liners, this one absolutely goes off in the clubs! The next track is the original mix of the track ‘Holding On’ which has a nice catchy vocal loop sat over some sketchy tech drums and a deep warpy bassline. There is a really dark element to this tune and even if I hear this on a small sound system, I can’t help but bounce my head along with it! Sitting nicely alongside the original of Holding On, is a fantastic remix by label owners Leftwing & Kody. Taking the original vocal loop and placing it over a slightly more upbeat track with an almost acidy deep sounding bass. I have tried and tested this one and it goes off guaranteed! Next up on the EP is a track called ‘Too Late’, consisting of an eerie female vocal laying nicely over a massive deep bassline, this is big! Loads of claps and snares, big builds and drops.. Huge! The final track on this 5 part EP is the PAWSA remix of title track ‘Jackin’. Now, if you don’t know who PAWSA is then you need to check out one of the previous Lost Records EP releases as this producer absolutely smashed it. Adding his spin on this track and making it brilliant! Making good use of the original vocal snippets and creating quite a dark remix with some lovely hats, shakers and subtle chords. I could honestly put this on repeat for ages, such a tune!

I can’t back this label enough, some serious releases! This one is out now..

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Deceptive – Down With Me (James Silk Remix)

Now the name James Silk has been on my radar for a little while now with a nice catalogue of releases, and this time he adds a nice remix to the collection of tracks.

This is something fresh out on Get Twisted Records and I gotta say, it’s big! Things start off quite airy with some warm pads, giving this remix a calm relaxed feel. Then comes the breakdown! It breaks down with some old skool stab chords then drops into an amazing deep bassline pattern. Throughout the track there are different elements dropping in & out which gives things a ‘constant building’ feel.

Definitely worth a listen, it’s gone straight into my dj bag and will be featured on my radio show. Big tune, check it..

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