soulful house ep

new york residing dj/producers john barera & will martin update their longstanding body of collaborative work with their first 2mr release since last years exceptional proceed to the root sophomore album

after a clutch of killers for labels like dolly, supply & argot, john barera & will martin team up once again to smash out four powerful dancefloor heaters for nyc s esteemed basement floor.

col. wrongface and the just jack crew are back with 4 cuts of no nonsense dancefloor bizniz from boston s rising star john barera. john s album graceless caused quite a stir when it dropped on steffis dolly imprint last year, and here you can see why. 4 tracks of rough and tough analogue sounds complemented with lush melodies and harmonics. mastered to tape for extra juice. just jack will eat your head.

after four top-class releases, envlp sets its 2016 return with john barera, the brooklyn artist that steadly drove its sounds through space and stars with blissful sonorities and elegant productions. after many records on labels as metters labels, john delivers a four track ep that brings a personal interpretation of the detroit sound elevated by john’s unique skills and strong personality.

largely sequencer-based composition practices opened up barera s usual hand-playing approach and allowed him to create rich and melodic, yet precise and powerful techno. -the opportunist- conjures images of arriving in darkness, taking what you can, and leaving quickly to avoid detection. -discipline- is barera s full-on workout, with all the rushes associated, itself very much a product of discipline. -a new future- suggests an optimistic if uncertain outlook, a world where anything is possible, while -last glacial maximum,- which refers to a period in the earth s history when ice sheets were at their most recent maximum extension, represents a somewhat bleaker view. the musically kindred spirits behind massachusetts-based mentha records are ideal partners in this project, warmly embracing barera s wide-eyed techno concepts.

john barera & will martin with groovin house, deep house , disco

lets play house co-founder, jacques renault, delivers a superb four-track ep this july in talk system, which features a couple of remixes from john barera & will martin and sisterhood

final chapter was started in 2013 by stockholm s sean dixon, along with support from perseus traxx. a label which is happy to let the music do the talking, final chapter is now on it s fifth release, and shows no sign of being prepared to letting the book close. the journey of detroit and chicago influenced house and techno continues on this release as label head sean dixon presents an ep split between himself and boston s john barera, who s previous releases outside of his own label, supply records, have issues fourth on soul clap and dolly, as well as steffis panorama bar mix cd on ostgut ton. remix duties come courtesy of berlin based producer, palms trax, who s first outing was in 2013 on lobster theramin.

argot is excited to welcome john barera & will martin to the label with their spectacular ep, 1.2,3 (feels right). still aglow after the warm reception to their dolly-released debut album, *grace*, the boston/nyc duo deliver a versatile record whose four house cuts burn no matter where you put the needle down. john and will flex their skills on anthemic hardware jams like the title track and *high tide*, the rhythmic whirlwind of *spin cycle*, and sublime deep house groove, *the bog*.

boston based production duo and room-mates john barera & will martin continue their journey into sculptural, storytelling house music, with their debut album on dolly - >graceless<.

john barera & will martin delivering some straight up & effective no-nonsense house music on dolly 18

phunkin 70s inspired disco

raw killer underground house sound

boston house music ace john barera with his absolutely brilliant first ep on ortloff records.

vinyl 12inch (180 g vinyl, limited full cover) 1st single of the long awaited new album high life featuring pepe bradock mix + pepes >urgent spookapella<, john barera & will martin boomerang dub, original mix

first release on the label rhythm control barcelona, which is also the name of the record store owned by dj bruce lee. the a side comes with a track by phran featuring ivy barkakati titled -impulse-, old school flavored vocal house with a strong personality. this side is completed by an acidic remix by john barera. the b side is a track by phran called -yuka-, which samples cuban voices over minimal analog rhythms and an acid bass line. the remix is by a well-known dj from madrid, tr, a newcomer producing incredible tracks.

the second single from chrissy & hawley’s debut album sees an impressive crew of hard-hitting house and techno producers contributing their own forward-thinking takes on this uptempo disco gem.

debut release represents raw, emotive expressions that work both on large systems or on a solitary midnight drive. with tinges of acid, dub and classic gear sounds, the sweaty fingers ep perfectly frames the artists and our labels musical interpretations. the remix by bostonian john barera provides a super heady 909 stomper while keeping the atmospheric elements of the original.

12 inch ep & bonus cd (free of charge!) in special packaging - sealed full cover, sold together as one product.
the new annual label compilation with 16 exclusive tracks. - 5 tracks are vinyl only and 11 tracks cd only.

the first supply showcase: four label-newcomers range with veteran authority from deep house to driving techno. the opener is a grooving house burner: an infectious loop and low-slung drums build triumphantly. anders hellberg drops in some acid, with a strident 909 beat stalking an open, melodic soundscape. kicking off the flip, label co-owner jb teams up with bostonian paul morse in an icy, tantalizing variation of elastic, swinging deep-house, before stojches outward opens up an ending, its pounding beat laced with bitter-sweet detroit strings.

>ortloff zehn< is a family getaway into the dark woods of lindenau with four fantastic tracks by jennifer touch & porkfour, john barera & chase smith, mod.civil and qy

outstanding ep on the mighty dolly again, who keeps on delivering at the highest level. four equally strong tracks (of which three will be featured on steffis upcoming panoramabar mix cd) by dexter, third side, john barera & will martin, and label lady steffi herself. crossing the thin line of contemporary house & techno with slight hints of acid and proper us deep house... but basically all just can described as strong & plain groove, for maximum dancefloor delight. strong!

there once was a scene up in boston, where things werent nearly so awesome. so the kids went to cambridge where people have knowledge and there the dance music did blossom!

esteemed selector, producer and panorama bar resident steffi presents the fifth mix cd in the series