the latest ornate music offering sees the welcome return of homepark duo rob glassett and sam fussell, last seen on the label with the fill emptiness ep in 2012. since then, homepark have gone on to issue just the one 12-, untitled for courtesy of balance, whilst glassett developed his fold project, making this return to ornate most welcome. the style glassett and fussell deal in remains ever consistent, fusing crisp machine rhythms with plush chords and strings, using the finest ingredients to whip up impeccable house music to burrow comfortably into any number of nocturnal situations. with melodic soul at its core, this ep carries the ornate message on perfectly from previous flag-bearers ka one & st-sene and jordan in a blissful blur of blue-hued synths and bumping drums.

the untitled ep for homepark continues the london-based duos steady run of one ep per year since 2010. its the first time homepark have appeared on courtesy of balance recordings, sub-label to chez damiers balance imprint. first up is the deep, skipping and resonator fuelled ratios, matched in fathoms by standing, a dubby and rhode-driven joyride. fly away sees mr. fingers bassline inspirations take full effect next to lounge time piano playing, while m&js dub again traverses from deep house territory into a sphere of dubbier sven weisemann sounds

brill chicago infected deep house 3 track ep on ornate music

some of you outhere has might already heard from the two young talented guys from london named home park. sam fussell and rob glassett with their next record after releases for labels like bliq, consisting of two older tunes on the a side (incl. what a day) and two new tunes on the b side.

3 deep yet punching house tracks on this under the shade affiliated label. very cool mix by mr iron curtis too! get on board!

bliq are showcasing london newcomers homepark on their debut, with james duncan on the remix duties - a producer that has been sizzlin the underground with his illusive vinyl cuts, for quite a long time

ltd nice price - twenty years after the 5th chapter, the story continues. chapter vi celebrates the very best of todays underground. limited edition 3xlp. twenty years is a long time. when xl recordings released the 5th chapter in 1995, the world was a very different place. tupac shakur was still alive, america was yet to elect a black president and the internet was just something youd read about. ecstasy, jungle and hardcore were shaping club culture in the uk and defining the way that a generation of youth moved, sounded and looked.

courtesy of balance recordings presents their 10th release to date. a compilation of 9 pieces of timeless house music that will rock the underground parties and twisted after hours alike. showcasing the talent of artist hailing from chicago, montreal, london and geneva and france, this triple pack is bound to become yet another classic on the balance catalogue. dont snooze baby!!

review ornate music continues in its mission to reach out to the freshest talent in the house and techno scene by shining a light on emergent german talent faune, following last years stellar releases by ka one & st-sene and homepark. thus far, jakob panthels production as faune has been spotted on the soundscape versions label, while under his own name he has produced two albums released digitally on crystalline days. most recently, he delivered the four-track isvatten ep to tuesday slump, which operates out of his native munich. as well as his rising release schedule, he has been appearing frequently on the circuit in munich and berlin, performing alongside the likes of a made up sound, stefan jòs and skudge. on this ep panthel delivers three tracks of deep, hardware-powered techno with a keen dancefloor instinct, fitting right in to the ethos of ornate and marking another step forward for faune.

after a geographically imposed hiatus (the travel links between nottingham and hong kong are intermittent to say the least) pressed for time label bosses rhythm plate are back with a new project featuring massive attack/presence vocalist sarah jay.

after years of honing his craft as one half of uk house duo homepark, newcomer fold continues his prolific run of solo work following on from his debut outing on george fitzgeralds manmakemusic imprint earlier this year with the slime ep. he now makes his first appearance on electric minds with the upstairs for thinking, downstairs for dancing ep armed with an arsenal of four tracks that are tailored to suit all moods of the dancefloor and that have already been given the thumbs up from the likes of joy orbison and midland.

fold cut his production teeth as one-half of the much lauded london deep house outfit homepark. his first solo release to date, this ep reflects folds extensive knowledge of house and feeling for the dancefloor. a-side slime perfectly fuses driving staccato percussion with classic deep house warmth. moving patterns is a more laidback affair combining soaring vocals with an irresistible bassline that harks back to the early days of jungle. the ep is a given a special twist by an unforgettable technofied remix of slime from fellow londoner ethyl.

the third ep from laak on austere is very much in the same vein as the labels ethos – raw, profound underground house music! with the past releases on austere getting props from players such as jus ed, keith worthy, steven tang, anton zap, malcolm moore (altered moods), deep space orchestra, homepark, pjotr (ethereal sound), area/m50 (wave) and dj spider, this ep will not disappoint the heads so dont sleep on this!

nicholas and simoncinos fledgling label is back after a well received first release. sticking to the various artists idea, this time they welcome homepark, audio atlas and krazy star to the party. with nicholas taking the reins on the a1. this is big!