Category: Tech House

Groovebox – Freshmaker

Here’s something thats been out just over a week now and it’s absolutely havin’ it on the dancefloors at the moment. A name that is well known to every tech house dj is ‘Groovebox’. I have reviewed a few of his tracks in the past and here’s another to add to his library of massive tunes!

This track features a very well known sample that’s been used on so many big tunes in the past, expertly placed over a huge sub-bass tech bassline and some nice shuffly drums. Groovebox is renowned for supplying short samples to his tracks and I can only comment on what he’s given. If the rest of the track is as good as the short snippet then it’s definitely something worth smashing out in the main room. This is available now on the mighty 1605 label..

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Barry Obzee & Lawrence Friend ft Sophie Foster – Break My Heart

Right now this one is a bit cheeky as I am actually reviewing my own track! Feel free to send me over your own reviews, I am always open to constructive criticism and I know it’s not going to be to everyone’s taste, but here we go!..

For this track I teamed up with my radio co-host Barry Obzee, and we got the talented Sophie Foster to do the vocals for us. I suppose the style of track would be an old skool sounding chordy tech house tune but with some deep breakdowns and a melodic two-line vocal.

This is available NOW on German label ‘Tactical Records’ as a part of their ‘Ibiza Circo 2014’ release, alongside some other amazing producers. Have a listen and let me know your thoughts by either commenting below or messaging me! Thanks for your time in checking out our latest track, very much appreciated 🙂

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Cj Jeff – Out Of Sight

Out now on Sphera Records is this brand new smasher by CJ Jeff. This release contains two different version, the first is an edit by Mihalis Safras and the second is a full remix by Mihalis Safras and Redondo.

Going with the Mihalis Safras Edit first, its a really nice tech house track with a sub-bass pattern under some shuffly drums and percussion elements. The track is carried by a stabby synth chord throughout as well as little mini-breaks and drops. All round, this is a great track and would suit a thriving tech house dancefloor any day! Next up is the Mihalis & Redondo Remix, now this one is another techy version but with less complex drums. The breakdown has the original stabby chords filtering in and a massive riser taking the track right up until a huge drop. This track makes me want to dance (if I could dance!). Definitely worth checking out, available now..

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Sonny Fodera – Can’t Deny EP

Here’s something by a huge artist and released on probably one of my favourite labels at the moment. Out now on Suara Records is this big four-track EP from Sonny Fodera.

We’ll kick things off by talking about the original mix of the title track ‘Can’t Deny’, featuring the vocals of Taliwa, this is an absolute powerhouse of a tune! As you may have noticed, I featured this track in my April edition on the phuk podcast. The track has an absolute monster deep bass pattern sitting under the main vocals and some big deep sketchy drums, this is my favourite of the EP and I can’t wait to play it out. The first of the two remixes of this track is by Leftwing & Kody, well as said in previous reviews, these boys are absolutely having it at the moment. In this remix they have incorporated a huge bass pattern with a slight acidy edge and a strange sounding warpy synth, I have definitely heard that sound before but can’t place it! The vocal is placed perfectly along with some other light and airy synths and some punchy drums, great remix. Next up is the Harvard Bass remix of Can’t Deny, this version is more of a deep, techy remix with 3-note sub-bass pattern sitting under some very minimal drums and offbeat hits as well as a male talking vocal cut up over the top. Eventually the bassline filters up into an acid sawtooth and a ride cymbal carries the track through and adds a nice big element to it.

The other track on this EP is called ‘It’s Like That’ and it is absolute quality! The breakdown has a robotic deep voice quoting the title over some airy synths and a few snares, this then builds into a deep bassline drop which would send a dancefloor crazy, guaranteed!

This release is already getting support from the likes of: Felix Da Housecat, Mark Knight, Max Graham, John Digweed, Dave Seamn, Technasia, Hot Since 82, Riva Starr, Thomas Schumacher, Dosem, Jay Lumen, Steve Lawler, Carlo Lio, Kaiserdisco, Tiger Stripes and many more! You need it in your gigbag..

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Sonny Wharton ft Roland Clark – I See U

Fresh out on Skint Records is this banger from Sonny Wharton featuring the well known voice of Roland Clark. Both Sonny & Roland are renowned for great releases and with both of them on the same track, it’s bound to be great!

Ok, so the main part of this track for me is the breakdown. Sat underneath Roland’s preaching vocals are some awesome snares, claps and a great rising synth. Roland’s words are very deep and meaningful and his tone seems to rise along with the synths before the drop. A great bassline pattern takes over with some high airy synths and a repeating one-liner vocal. All round, this is a nice release. I haven’t tried this out in the clubs yet but will be giving it a go this weekend! Check it out..

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PHUK Podcast No 6 mixed by Lawrence Friend

The sixth podcast of the series, this is the April edition, showcasing some of Public House UK’s blogged tracks and a few exclusives. This is slightly more upbeat and main room than the previous podcasts. As every month, we were sent some awesome music and really struggled to filter it down, but here you go!

Tracklisting (click on the individual tracks to buy on Beatport/Traxsource):
01. Cor Caroli – Downpinpon (Original Mix)[Arcko Digital]
02. Sonny Fodera – Can’t Deny (Original Mix)[Suara Records]
03. Mickey – Sweet Baby (Original Mix)[Exploited Records]
04. Fabricio Pecanha – I Want You (Crocy Mix)[D2 Records – Exclusive]
05. Sonic Future – Bring It On (Original Mix)[Suara Records]
06. Kobhi – Inner City (Bootleg Mix)[No Label]
07. TKNO – Proxy (Original Mix)[Family Grooves – Exclusive]
08. Andrea Raffa – Bring It Down (Manuel De La Mare Edit)[Hotfingers Records]
09. Black Legend Project – Fanf’r (Vocal Mix)[Kidology London]
10. Sam Dungate – Break Ya Speakers (Vocal Mix)[Subterraneo Records – Exclusive]
11. Barry Obzee – Cairo (Original Mix)[Influential House]
12. Carl Hanaghan – Strings Of Life (Original Mix)[Zulu Records]

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Barry Obzee – Cairo (Inc. Mike Newman Remix)

You may recall a few weeks back in a previous review, that you would be hearing a lot more from the name Barry Obzee, and I weren’t kidding!

This is a two-part release on Influential House consisting of an original version and a remix by Mike Newman. If you’ve heard tracks from Barry Obzee before then you’ll know his unique sounding old skool stab chords and his deep sub basslines. Starting off with the original, this is a perfect example of main room house music. He has married together some deep bass, stabby chords and a familiar horn pattern in an arrangement that breaks down and builds with a huge riser, into an almighty drop. This is a guaranteed dancefloor smasher!

Next up is the remix from well known Hungarian producer ‘Mike Newman’, this version couldn’t be more different! Mike has taken to a slightly more chilled approach to the track with a flowing warped bassline sat under some bouncy tech drums. The drums eventually filter down with the bassline, and the old skool chord pattern from the original comes in. After some more filtering, a long riser builds the track back up and drops back into the warpy b-line. This makes me want to dance!

Personally I’m torn between which version I prefer, they are both great. Grab your copy now!

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Hoxton Whores – Everybody Dance Now

Here’s a track that was released at the beginning of April but after dropping it recently at a student party on the South Coast and watching everyone go mad, I thought it was time to shine a light on it!

I’ve always been a big fan of the Hoxton Whores and in the past couple of years they have really stamped a unique sound into the tech house scene, even to this day I still occasionally drop their remix of Blueboy’s ‘Remember Me’ and now there is this fantastic remix of ‘Everybody Dance Now’. Sure, it still keeps some slightly cheesy elements from the original but they’ve also added some awesome tribal drums, big risers and a whopper of a bassline! If you haven’t come across this yet then check it out and add it to your set! It’s big..

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Vanilla Ace – You’re Not Mine (The Remixes)

Vanilla Ace is one of those names that is absolutely havin’ it at the moment with so many decent tracks coming out. This is a remix package out on Street King Records (sister label to King Street!) of Vanilla Ace’s ‘You’re Not Mine’.

There are four different versions in this release and we’ll start with the Bordertown Remix. Consisting of some nice pianos and that well known infectious vocal sat nicely over a nice flowing bass pattern. To me, this version isn’t a club version but more of a summer bbq version! Love it though. The next remix is by Jamie Antonelli and contains the original piano and vocal but a much deeper sounding bass pattern with a slight acid touch to it, very well arranged and has more ‘beef’ (for want of a better word!) than the previous. The third remix is by Apollo 84, this version has the old deep/funky Morales style house drums with some nice rhodes chords on the breakdown before a big bassline drop into something sounding really old skool and even on a slight 4×4 garage vibe, love this! Finally its the Souljackerz remix, now this my favourite of the four. It consists of a bouncy deep bassline with some choppy vocals that compliment the drums nicely, there’s even a little brass rhythm thrown in there too! Definitely a club track and one I will be dropping in the clubs soon. This one is already available..

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UMEK & Mike Vale – All I Want

Okay so I’m a bit late with this, but last month this one got released on 1605 and I thought it deserved a brief mention! Label boss UMEK once again teams up with Mike Vale to bring you this club banger. It’s a hard one to categorize as it has some real techy elements, some progressive arpeggiated synths and a big deep bassline so its a big mixture that strangely works well. I have already heard this getting some airplay and smashed out in the clubs and rightly so, if you haven’t got it already then why not? You need it!..

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Cor Caroli – People EP

You may recall an EP I recently reviewed on the same label as this one, the label is called Arcko Digital and is definitely up there on my ‘top labels’ list for 2014. This is a fresh EP and a debut on this label for Spanish producer ‘Cor Caroli’.

A nice two-part EP starting off with the title track ‘People’. It has a huge thumpy deep bassline sitting nicely under some offbeat snares and some tight hats. I particularly like the breakdown of this track as it has what sounds like a crowd cheering in the background and some choppy drums and vocals sitting on top, a nice funky element to the track before a familiar spoken male vocal takes over and then it drops back into the bassline. Honestly, you need to hear this! It’s a must for any main room dancefloor.

The second track on the EP is called ‘Downpinpon’. It starts off a bit more relaxed than the previous track with some stabby rhodes chords and some airy strings. It sounds like it’s gonna be a pretty chilled tune then BANG, this almighty bass pattern kicks in and transforms the track into a mainroom stomper. Get this in your life now! I cannot wait to play this out. It’s HUGE!

Great release for Arcko Digital, out now!

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