moblack records’ gold series continues.

fresh off a collaborative release on underground quality under grand combo with dj jus-ed and a solo ep on patrice scott s sistrum, henry maldonado (p/k/a son of sound) returns on his home-grown district 30 imprint with 4 tracks of deep, new york city grit in machines on the dresser.

native new yorker son of sound aka henry maldonado returns to delusions of grandeur with another fine ep including two floor-friendly originals plus a stripped back remix from aroop roy. for those too young to have been buying records in the early 90’s henry was a key figure, involved in seminal releases on strictly rhythm as house 2 house, maxi records as deja vu and maw records as rhythm section. to say this guy has history is something of an understatement having made an important contribution to the first wave of deep house with productions dating right back to ’91. more recently he has created magic for jus ed’s underground quality, classic, razor n tape and local talk as well as establishing his own district30 imprint.

fresh off son of sound releases on delusions of grandeur and local talk, new york based henry maldonado is back on his district 30 label with son of sound 05 / the love up beat down. this 3-tracker features something for everyone, as jackin house, disco-chug and even detroit techno are well represented.

son of sound aka henry maldonado has been producing influential house music dating back right back to 1991. he has released on strictly rhythm as house 2 house, maxi records as deja vu and maw records as rhythm section. son of sound has recently appeared on tirk and local talk before dropping the bomb that is jewel eye nights on jus ed s underground quality. he also has releases scheduled for later in the year on razor n tape and city fly. currently working on a collaboration ep with recloose for his own district 30 label. henry is also host of the highly regarded hit it and quit it radio show on the lot and east village radio with recloose and private panther.

last year s disco (a fine selection of independent disco, modern soul & boogie 1978-82) compilation from soul jazz offered undeniable proof that few diggers deserve their reputation as much as dutch discotheque scholar disco patrick. given the reception, it s no surprise to see that the london label have commissioned patrick to undertake a second assessment of the genre s lesser known gems with the focus here on the years 1976-80. the first of two double lp vinyl samplers to accompany the full cd release finds pat pulling out gems like the extremely pricey skip jackson curio micro wave boogie and t.k. disco treat cosmic funk by mad dog fire department.

coming off the heels of his son of sound 02 ep and night shift release on basement floor, henry maldonado releases yet another son of sound ep on his district 30 imprint. east coast house vibrations all the way here, classic & crisp with the freshest edge!

second release by henry maldonado aka son of sound on his district 30 imprint.

fresh off of his son of sound releases on mike simonettis new jersey records and basement floor, henry maldonado continues to produce tracks that are true to the new york underground he remembers while producing for a young strictly rhythm in 1991. delivered here is a debut ep as son of sound on his brand new district 30 imprint. a vinyl exclusive sliced 3-ways in the form of hardware-sampler style looping, shelter-eque soulful tech-house and a perfectly unpolished aesthetic revived by the likes of theo parrish, ricardo miranda and omar s.

son of sound is the current project of henry maldonado, a nyc house music legend. you may know him from his tenure in house 2 house in the early 90s, who released their records on strictly rhythm

>he mentioned he was a house head, something about being old school<henry maldonado knows a thing or two about dance music. having made his mark in the 90s on strictly rhythm and maw, the new york native more recently delved into disco endeavors, both as one-half of native underground on wurst and under the shade, and also solo as son of sound on tirk, and now mystery meat.spirit catcher is peak-time filtered disco house action of the highest order. punchy drums, a huge bassline and massive floor-filling vocals do the damage every time. she rides takes the tempo down a notch, bringing that electro funk vibe you know all the kids were poppin and lockin to way back when.thanks in advance keeps things firmly in the 80s with affected female vox and killer arpeggios aplenty. mmmm, the meat sure is tasty this week!

son of sound aka henry maldonado has been a fixture on his native new york house scene since his first strictly rhythm release way back in 1992. with releases on henry street, emotive and cutting, amongst others, its no surprise to find big apple funk running strong through this, son of sounds three track tirk debut, full of rolling percussion, hypnotic riffs, downtown disco and artschool funk.

compiled by disco patrick, disco2: a further fine selection of independent disco, modern soul and boogie 1976 - 1980