played by the revenge !!! after just 2 stellar releases retrofit is rapidly becoming one of the hottest new labels on the scene - releases one and two already charted and hammered by the cream of the crop inc sammy dee, cottam, mark henning, catz & dogz, seth troxler and a ton of others. now label head jay shepheard teams up with his pal tad wily (fresh from his debut alongside greg wilson and tensnake on smash hit music) for the 3rd installment. on this hotly tipped ep, already charted by the revenge on ra, the pair deliver four retrofit quality future disco tracks destined to be rocking the clubs in the coming months and beyond.
well here it is folks, the brand new debut release and label from glenn wilson & mattias fridell. two production perfect works of solid chunky techno with fat vibes aimed at the big floors, both cuts lay down some serious bass heavy hypnotic grooves, pushed along by strong atmospheric sounds. these tracks are no doubt going to be a popular addition to the dance floor and are already receiving big reviews.. no more ghosts is tonal paths second release and the follow up to the debut release the bridge, which received big reviews and heavy rotation from some of the following cari lekebusch, a.paul, adam jay, dj misjah, mike humphries and ben long. no more ghosts lays down two more fat slabs of production perfect techno to conquer the big floors, kicking of with be yourself which is a dark throbbing workout of bass heavy hypnotic grooves which is fast becoming the id sound for tonal path. false sequences progressive layers works and builds into a heavy grinding atmospheric track with a killer break that slams back in for max crowd pleasure.
while dj-ing at a party in slovenia glenn wilson met up with producer mike humphries and realised they had similar music & production tastes & set up punish records which they use to release most of there own productions. the raw edgy techno it was releasing soon got noticed by the likes of dj rush and dave clarke just to mention a few, and with the classic punish 4 release aural exciter the label truly got accepted as one of the great uk techno labels. infact the label went on to be the outlet for glenns debut album entitled nightshift which was true to the raw techno vibe the label had become famous for. 2010 sees the labels return with a classic heavyweight release. glenn wilson & mike humphries - aural exciter the remixes which has been remixed by the likes of adam jay, kimono, mattias fridell, submerge & virgil enzinger..
special dj-friendly 2x12 vinyl edition! slamming hypnotic groovin techhouse ... getting already support from : karotte, mathias kaden, matt john, laurent garnier, tim green, par grindvik, davide squillace, toni rios, ilario alicante, paco osuna, joseph capriati, markus fix, xpansul, technasia, fabrizio maurizi..
the hype is certainly to be believed for this amazing lp. the lineup is stunning. deathmachine, the speed freak, drokz, tripped, mystification, al twisted & sadistic, tones, and many more besides all contribute amazing tracks to this 3x12 inch lp. limited to only 250 copies this is one that will be highly sought after in the future.
hypnotic brass ensemble - the heritage ep - choice cutsccep 01 - uk12genre: funk / soul1. prelude 2. moments 3. spottie 4. rainbows 5. water in stockfive re-reworkings recorded late last year in dublin - hypno-tized hip-hop, indie, dancepop and afrobeat - for the new choice cuts imprint. from jay z (kingdom come overture) to fela, via an art of noise (moments in love), an outkast (aquemini) and a madlib & mf doom scored for the hypnotics by mos def. limited release - tip!!
bop doo is a hot tempo dance slammer that scorches across cut up vocals and sensual synth treatments. intense and relentless, its definitely a tune for those with serious energy to burn. do not cross brings deep, warm edged stabs to big room beats to create a melody marathon for those who like to get funked up
up next here at dirt crew recordings is one of our favourite producers and biggest talents in the house scene these days. jay shepheard gained much respect with his fantastic releases and remixes for compost, diynamic, buzzin fly and most recently on his own retrofit label that just saw its launch a few months ago and has been taking off since then. dry percussive house music with a cool disco feel to it and great 80s string hooks. nothing less is offered on this new ep for our label, 4 tracks that go down the same smooth path into house heaven your dancefloors will love it !
already proving to be something of a hit within the soulful house community danny clarks solid ground label continues its rich vein of form with their anticipated third release this time featuring the vocal talents of andrea love. widely known for her work with jamie lewis on purple music,her debut outing on solid ground is another infectious & uplifting soulful jam complete with rich piano keys & killer bassline. 
,,,remixes come this time out with gogo musics ralf gum, doruk ozlen and another blinding remix from the effervescent souldynamic.
second part, incl jay haze rmx! after releasing on labels like tuning spork ( as bunkers with signor andreoni), contexterrior ( with andrea ferlin) and on popof s form, alessio mereu returns with dissolved in the black on his new label amam . it includes 4 techno-techhouse tracks expressing a softer style in respect to his preceding productions without abandoning the techno groove enriched with vocals, real percussion and dark obscure synths. on top of it the release is made more precious by the remix of jay haze that presents a dark, slow, deep and intense track.
after releasing on labels like tuning spork ( as bunkers with signor andreoni), contexterrior ( with andrea ferlin) and on popof s form, alessio mereu returns with dissolved in the black on his new label amam . it includes 4 techno-techhouse tracks expressing a softer style in respect to his preceding productions without abandoning the techno groove enriched with vocals, real percussion and dark obscure synths. on top of it the release is made more precious by the remix of jay haze that presents a dark, slow, deep and intense track.
the motor, the city and soul do return to one of the longest running deephouse labels on the planet. with almost 40 releases and still kicking and keeping vinyl alive this release is no exception. matthias vogt & c-rock join forces again and the two present a heavy loaded package of deep house. with sascha dive and jay shepheard we got two men of the moment to remix -cipher- and all four mixes turned out to be just amazing. sascha dives remix is built on driving beats and develops big time floor potential. vogt re-arranged cipher into an epic musical master piece that incorporates his piano skills. stir15 label head c-rock strips the whole thing down to a deep and tripped out dub and jay shepheard follows his last releases and deivers a stellar deep tech-house groover. a box full of house in different blends. after satoshi tomiees -back to basics- this is another amazing release that already made big waves housefloors around
starting the year off with this cracking deep ep by our new guys on dirt crew, the runners ! after their extremely succesfull first 12 inch in the beginning of last year which featured the stunning jay shepheard remix they are ready to deliver the next dose of classic house grooves that range from deep house to the more techy edges of electronic dance music. the four originals on this ep alone stand out and keep dirt crew recordings headed towards the future of true deepnes. but as we are real purveyors of soulfull rolling beats we had to add once more one of our favourite producers in the scene to do a remix, this time its our friend from barcelona soul minority who has gained great respect with his cool deep house records over the past years, especially his latest releases on pack up and dance were amongst our most played tracks last year. so here you have it! a great start and there is more coolnes to follow this year! stay tuned and stay deep!
the soul square were born in 2005, when 3 french hip hop beatmakers (arshitect, guan jay & permone) influenced with the same musical roots (mainly jazz, soul, funk?,) decided to work together. on the same year, they released their first remix album, the fresh touch, available for free on the web...
direct is stripped back, raw house tracks. bleepy yet with plenty of deepness, its refreshing to see a producer out there not following suit, but producing an individual sound. the direct remix comes in classic alvarado style, heavy tribal beats, dubby reverberations, trippy deepness, and dense and engaging production. his remix is already picking up support from the likes of dixon, rocky (x-press 2), paul woolford and jay tripwire.
jay lumen returns to baroque with a dark pulsating head twisting cut. wobbly bass & thick gorgeous beats combine with techy percussion & an infectious vocal hook to provide a seriously peak time groove. on the remix are nikitin & semikashev, who provide a more stripped back & tribal esque take on things!
jay shepheard returns to his home label compost black label for another killer release, including remixes by jimpster, tj kong & nuno, motorcitysoul and roberto rodriguez. the jimpster remix is a dry bone punchy knorke knock on wood remix. motorcitysoul uploading their classic windy city-detroit-mainhattan house drive here
new & supercool label from romania! played by: ricardo villalobos, raresh, rhadoo, nick curly, nima gorji , seuil, bart skils, gregor tresher, agnes, shinedoe, boris werner , ramon tapia, martinez, dj hell, 2000 and one, laurent garnier, chris carrier, dj w!ld,
district raw is back after the summer break with a 4 track ep by fabio giannelli, with remixes from andre crom and jay bliss & popoviciu aka hermannstadt collective. we should say supported by blablabla but we prefer to say nothing, and just invite you to have a listen!
alex celler has made quite a splash in 2009! since his tuningspork debut ep trapped in dub, hes had a hitrecord la palma for arearemote, and consequently teamed up with fellow londoner anthea of phonica records. as anthea & celler they released a pair of 12?s forfreak n chic and cÚcille, and now their third effort as a duo appears on tuningspork. down with g.o.d. is a chunky and forceful workout, fuelled by jesus juice, with a distorted bass bounce and vaporous dubovertones that just might make the dancefloorbreak down and speak in tongues.
part 2 of remixes of the classic freaks come out by cevin fisher. including columbian superstar gabriel robella, danny clarke & jay benham and darren fletcha mixes!
big with luciano, peace division, agnes, matt tolfrey, lauhaus, martinez, geddes, anthony collins, lee burridge, mark henning, miss jools,... more supa hot tech house action from some super hot romanian producers. pagal, mihai popoviciu & jay bliss have appeared on various labels and in various combinations over the course of the year, producing eps for the likes of diynamic, immigrant and bang bang (as hermannstadt collective). so, we re mighty proud to feature a couple of their productions on our lil label. >eucalipt< brings the phattness with a deep groove, plenty of percussive elements and a twinkling melody whilst flip side track >melange< delivers more of a b-line focused stomper. we hope you like....
jay haze(tuning spork) lends his analog ways to abe+blakes classic >disco lights<. the release includes a recut version of the original track ad well(adr07). the haze mix is thick and thumps. deep chords and deeper bass. a warm house version that keeps baxter lighting the way.
gogo music presents a superb soulful tune by roberto de carlo feat. joshua with a massive remix package including ralf gum & jay-j mixes. they follow up their two highly successful singles soulful things and magic star with their fresh outing never forget. support from dj dealer, dj rork, robert owens, charles spencer, groove junkies, halo, master kev, alfred azzetto, dj pope, the layaboutsà
big with laurent garnier, loco dice, shinedoe, monika kruse, afrilounge, dan drastic, matthew styles, julietta, andrew grant, d.diggler, marcus vector, luciano, james flavour
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