squarehead, a sheffield-based up-and-coming talent, is the lucky producer to nab lphs 25th release, a landmark to say the least. (as such, the label is printed with touches of silver inks.)

squarehead is the latest young producer to sparkle on shabby doll, with his *bats & stuff* ep delivering yet more bump and wallop for the discerning house head. otherwise known as oliver ledger, squarehead is possessed of a precocious talent – his debut *keep it moving* ep on bad taste was a juno download number one, while his records have won hard-earned airplay on radio one thanks to supporters like toddla t and skream – and with dj appearances across europe plus his own 5andseven label, he is right at the heart of sheffields current underground scene.

it can be hard to pin down the elements that make up a citys signature sound, but when you hear it, you know it. and winston hazels new track, *break up*, is 100 per cent sheffield, from the boom and buzz of its bassline to the bitter-sweet choral hook that pierces it through the heart. not that this is a surprise.

principal records follow up the superb debut from s & m with the m from that partnership (that man monkz) alongside the mysterious mr. vasir. as before it is the finest, roughed up soulful house which could just as easily have emerged from detroit as sheffield. mr moncrieff is going from strength to strength! fellow steel city heavy-hitter and exciting new talent squarehead handles the remix, turning in a rough and ready club workout that really hits home.
pressing on white coloured 10 inch vinyl.

sheffield has long been a hub for electronic music in the uk, spawning acts like the human league & heaven 17 and labels such as the mighty warp records. it is no surprise that a new generation of electronic music producers are now bubbling to the surface of the uk scene. at the forefront of the steel citys musical rejuvenation is oliver ledger, who is more commonly known as squarehead.

you know the story by now, a string of super singles, a number one in the nialler9 irish song poll of 2010 (which turned them into temporary jerks kidding) and a constant string of live dates around the country have made squarehead one of the better bands in ireland and now, we re finally at the debut album chapter. its been a long time coming. squarehead initially recorded their debut album back in september and december last year with shane cullen in k9 studios and save for a couple of extra tracks and re-recordings of old favourites mother nurture and fake blood, the band have patiently been sitting on it since. yeah nothing is a dozen tracks of no-nonsense slacker indie pop, a fuzzy collection of lo-fi rock n roll inspired by surf-pop, old school rock n roll and bright guitars.

its a universal truth that sometimes we all need a little time out. but time away from the coal face doesnt necessarily mean putting your feet up, and though sheffield house master squarehead has taken a break from the release schedule of late, hes remained hard at work in the studio.

the fifth w&o street tracks release sees label bosses waze & odyssey open up their sizeable discography to two of their newest signings in squarehead and chamboche, who both remix early cut ride my junk. sheffields squarehead comes to w&o street tracks following releases on wolf music, pet records and mannuccis mistress that make him a perfect fit for his new home - something thats demonstrated further on the six and a half minutes of euphoric garage house that makes up his lead remix. the well respected talents of chamboche serve him equally well on an accompanying deeper revision that channels carl craigs paperclip people project

the wolf howls again, featuring tracks by terrence pearce, waze & odyssey, squarehead & mella dee and a ron basejam remix of james welsh.

body language vol. 12 ist die erste mix-cd von catz n dogz. ausgewaehlt haben sie aeltere platten von j. antoni, rhythm plate, schatrax oder gant, die auch fŸr die allermeisten gut informierten house-heads neuland sein duerften. daneben stehen exklusive tracks von neuen talenten wie eats everything, chmara winter, trikk oder squarehead, auf die catz n dogz durch deren demos aufmerksam geworden sind. au§erdem sind so klangvolle namen wie chez damier oder soul clap mit tracks bzw. remixen dabei