paul cottams ruff draft label enjoyed a great first year in 2014, delivering white-hot material from the man himself, lk and romansoff, amongst others. for the imprints first missive of 2015, cottam has recruited cardiff-based rising star chesus, who previously impressed via releases on local talk, 4 lux and catapult. theres naturally much to admire, from the acid-era electronics, delicate synth strings and shimmering chords of opener orbicular, to the dj gregory-ish stabs, wonky electronics and dense, organic-sounding percussion of wyw. bristol-based producer owain k - best known for his hook-ups with jamie anderson on dessous - lends a hand on let it happen, a rather fine slice of warm, immersive, balearic deep house goodness seemingly inspired by the vangelis classic of the same nam

2015 repress >> chesus returns to 4lux with this strong 4-tracker. two bold house cuts in jump! and intergalactic jam. quality club and disco vibes as we can expect from the cardiff producer. with elevation and bootsys nightmare chesus explores more techy territory. a very versatile ep!

house music with 90s spirit like robin s

cardiffs best kept secret chesus debuts on 4lux with a release of his own. 4 strong deep house tracks. cleverly combining the old with the new, chesus shows his amazing production skills once again. the single features collaborations with fellow cardiff producers kofi tarris and, of course, the organ grinder with whom he previously released the club banger steam roller. tip!

we are super stoked to have this killer ep out on local talk as we have been big fans of both c.r.s.t. and chesus productions for good while now. as these guys are down with both house music and the uk garage scene we get served an ep that combines the best of both styles. the result is a jacked up house release that would work equally well at the classic new jersey zanzibar club or in your dirty london basement club. the first three tracks (monster munch, newark and life) takes us on a deep and jackin house trip with a bouncy garage twist. but to stir things up a lil extra the last track (special) goes all disco with some soulful philly samples ... perfect for the southport weekender crews!

chesus, c from c.r.s.t., half of darkhouse fam and the one and only metabeats fresh from his recent hip hop smash >hookers< with action bronson. so apart from having a finger in just about every conceivable pie, chesus is going back to his house roots on this solo project, which features the local talents, also making a fair name for themselves, the organ grinder and didz. this is an e.p. of classic house smashers, harking back to the house heyday of the 90s but with a production twist from 2012.
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addison groove launches his new label lost in translation. first release is a limited hand stamped vinyl only release from chesus & organ grinder. 2 supreme slabs of ultra dirty house which should come with a parental advisory sticker.

two new heavy bass riddims from the current hotbed of welsh production talent. both tracks have had radio one support from mary anne hobbes and gilles peterson as well as love from greenmoney, martyn, oneman, seiji, ben ufo and more. the release is number two in a five part series of coloured 10 inch vinyl, strictly limited to 350 copies each. all vinyl are coloured and numbered, with hand screen-printed sleeves. each vinyl order includes a download code for instant mp3 / flac / wav format.

the organ grinder returns to top form and delivers a smashing second ep for 4lux. on title track steam roller the grinder joins forces with fellow cardiff producer chesus to bring you true dance floor heat! deep undercover is built around an infectious disco loop while the driver and order in the house display the grinders love for joyful house grooves! another big 4lux!

funked up raw chicago house monster

die 26-jŠhrige britisch-japanische kŸnstlerin maya jane coles setzt einen weiteren meilenstein in ihrer noch jungen laufbahn. von den fachmedien - von resident advisor Ÿber mixmag bis zur ehrwŸrdigen bbc - mehrfach ausgezeichnet, gipfelte ihre aktuelle anerkennung mit einem herausragenden platz 15 der top 25 einflussreichsten djs der welt, die der us-rolling stone ende 2012 herausgab. charakteristisch fŸr maya jane coles ist ihr meditativ-antreibender techno/house-stil, der nach einer ersten -dj-kicks--compilation 2012 und ihrem debŸtalbum -comfort- 2013 nun auf der neuen fabric-ausgabe zum vorschein kommt. geprŠgt von melodischen qualitŠten und einer enormen effektivitŠt, erleben wir hier eine weitere ausgezeichnete dj-perfomance einer echten ausnahmekŸnstlerin.