Category: Tech House

FREE DOWNLOAD: Sandy B – Make The World Go Round (K & K 2014 remix)

It’s not often you come across a decent remix of an old track and the remixer is giving it away for free, but here is one!

DJ/Producers ‘K & K’ have done a complete rework of the classic ‘Make The World Go Round’ by Sandy B. They have taken that main bass pattern from the original and made it a lot deeper, over the top they have laid that awesome vocal and also added a load of stabs. This rework is huge! An amazing attempt and they have brought this into the modern day, wicked! Download it..

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Preview: Tim Cullen & Made By Pete – Full English

Something forthcoming on the mighty Grin Recordings by Tim Cullen & Made By Pete. I have been fortunate enough to see both of these producers play out; I met Tim at Ministry of Sound and had a chat, top guy. And I saw Made By Pete play in Brixton, top dj! Both are credible producers in their own right so you can imagine my excitement when I found out they have collaborated!

Now, I had to listen to this track a couple of times to be able to grasp everything that’s going on as their are little stabs and snippets coming from all directions, the more I hear it the more genius I think the production is. The attention to detail is amazing, and some great effects. I particularly like the old skool, big room orchestra stabs throughout. Plenty of build ups and breakdowns. I’ve said enough, just take my word for it and listen to it! The promo is getting some huge support from the top dj’s all over the globe already!

Available on 15th December, put it in your diary!

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Preview: Thomas Leigh – Give U

An absolute corker coming soon on Arcko Digital by producer ‘Thomas Leigh’ with two awesome remixes to boot. The original has a really nice repeating vocal with a flowing organ pattern and an old school stabby synth riff, all sat nicely over some cool, deep drums. Great track!

The remixes are by Arcko Digital’s very own D’Marco and Cor Caroli and both are slightly tougher than the original. D’Marco’s mix features a nice airy breakdown before a big snare fill and drop into a deep bass pattern, very nice. Cor Caroli’s remix takes full advantage of the organ pattern but adds some real nice drums and gives it a real big sound.

This is released on 17th November, I can’t wait!

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Affkt ft Thomas Gandey – Lost In Process EP

Here’s something new out on Suara, now this is a label I’ve had my eye on for a long time and have written countless reviews for as they are continuously bringing out tracks that just seem to do it for me, this release is no different!

This time round they have a great four-track EP from Affkt featuring Thomas Gandey. There is the title track with remixes from Cristoph & Wehbba and another track called ‘The Boss’. All tracks have a real deep, eerie feeling, the original of ‘Lost In Process’ has a lovely little hook which carries the track so well. The remixes show great variation and add different ‘genius’ elements. This EP is an all-round weapon!

I’m very impressed with this release and can’t wait to play it out! Out now exclusive to Beatport, check it out..

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Jungle Funk Recordings UK Vol. 1

One of the many perks to running a house music review website is that occasionally I get to feature tracks that I’ve produced and signed to labels. This is one of those occasions!

When producing, I usually team up with my radio co-host Barry Obzee, together we have had tracks released on a fair few labels and also have many more that are being released very soon. For this release, we managed to get signed to Canadian label ‘Jungle Funk Recordings’ which is owned and operated by Jerome Robins and Deko-Ze. We feel very privileged to have our track as a part of the brand new three-track compilation called ‘Jungle Funk Recordings UK Vol 1’. I am going to review all three individually:

House of Virus: Only You – Huge main room house track with some very distinct percussion and massive bass stab pattern on the drop. I really like the piano chords during the breakdown. I’m gonna hammer this in the clubs, it’s big!

Barry Obzee & Lawrence Friend: Bassline Pumpin – It’s hard to review our own track without sounding biased, but this one is full of energy, big techy basslines, synth patterns and stabs. The breakdown stays simple, builds up and has a nice pitched down spoken vocal before that high-energy drop. We’ve already tried and tested this one on the terrace of Space, Ibiza and it went down a treat!

Gordon John: Laying Down The Funk – This one is a definite for any main room set, just check out the bass pattern and you’ll see why! In this track, Gordon has fused together some big hatty tech drums with a seriously sharp and bouncy bass pattern. Honestly, you need to hear this!

Three completely different style tracks and all flying the British flag high. This whole release is available right now exclusive to Beatport for a few weeks before getting released on every platform. Check it..

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James The Cat – Robbin Bastard

Here’s something on Arcko Digital that I’m particularly excited about. Already having a popular following on the label, James The Cat has brought us this huge track and thrown in a couple of remixes too!

The original mix is nice and techy with an absolutely awesome bassline and some lovely chord stabs! I gotta be honest, I can’t find anything I don’t like about this track, it’s great throughout with loads of elements kicking in and dropping out constantly. Very well put together.

The first remix is by DJ Tweek and is a lot more upbeat, sounding like a very percussive old garagey grime track or an old filth electro track, I can’t decide! I like the acid sounding bass stabs throughout, big drops and lots of percussion. Very nice!

So, when I was sent this from the label, the label owner wrote something along the lines of ‘I think the Cor Caroli Remix will be your favourite’, well that was spot on, I like it that the label boss knows my style all too well! This remix is absolutely HUGE!! Not so long ago I featured an EP by Cor Caroli and he hasn’t disappointed this time, I’m a big fan! In this one he has literally catered for everything; big synth stabs, big bassline, big builds and big drops. I can’t wait to play this out.

My only grumble is that I’ll never get to play it on the radio as it says the word ‘bastard’, but I guess I could bleep it out! If you do anything today, then listen to this! Out NOW..

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Le Funnk ft Valerie M – Life Is The Way

Anyone who knows me will know that I have a close relationship with the family over at Kidology London, and recently they sent me this absolute gem! I was extremely proud to have the world exclusive first play of this track on our radio show and I’m very thankful for that.

This release is produced by Le Funnk and features the vocals of the talented Valerie M from the Freestylers. From pressing the play button this track is full of energy. The breakdown features some really nice classic piano chords coupled with some vocal stabs, then in comes some claps and a riser which builds everything up to an almighty drop. If big basslines are your thing then you’ll be all over this! After the drop is a huge warpy, old skool garage sounding bass riff that will blow a roof off.

Absolutely love this track, and it’s getting loads of attention from the big players! Available NOW!!

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Constantino Nappi & Micky Da Funk – Dancer EP

I was sent this a few weeks ago from Sphera Records and upon first listen I knew I’d be hammering it! Now tried and tested both on the radio and in the clubs and always getting a great reception, this is something new from Constantino Nappi & Micky Da Funk consisting of two banging tracks.

First up is the title track ‘Dancer’, this fuses together some massive techy drums, with a deep funky bassline, some subtle brass sounds and a stabby filtered vocal. I can’t back this tune enough, it’s awesome! A guaranteed dancefloor filler! The second track on the EP is just as big with a similar feel, although this one has the repetitive loop taken from Chic & Sister Sledge’s huge anthem ‘Everybody Dance’ from 1977. Given a nice 2014 retouch! Big!

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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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Sam Dungate – Break Ya Speakers

Here’s the second release for new label Subterraneo Records which is owned and operated by the Dolly Rockers. This release has been produced by Sam Dungate, a London based DJ/Producer.

This track has a nice bumpy deep house feel to it with an infectious bassline riff, nice flowing hats and a great vocal chopping in and out. The breakdown is awesome, with a single note string and a filtered chord sound building up with some snares and eventually dropping into that big bassline. This track is a definite winner!

I’ve already had the pleasure of playing this one out and can assure you that every time I’ve dropped it, it’s been well received. Massive tune from what will be a massive label. Well done Sam Dungate, and a great signing guys! Available NOW on Traxsource.

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