ltd 2021 repress

played by placid, ben boe (for those that knoe), brad p/inner shift/common dreams, titonton duvante (residual), 1 per customer

brilliant deep breakish house

over 3 years ago, casey tucker was thrust into the limelight after 15 years in the shadows. never truly getting the recognition for is detroit influenced and post rave sound in the 90s, for those that knoe reissued some of casey s classic material and unearthed some gems on dat in 2013. fast forward to the current day and a recent treasure trove was uncovered and some fresh dats untouched since the late 90s were discovered! ben promptly bought a dat player on ebay and shipped it to casey s home for the un-dusting to commence. fttk has worked with casey to present another round of authentic material spread across a further three eps. the track carpet dancer has been in demand since the fine balance recordings gained deserved attention. originally featuring as the a side on the very first fine balance ep, it evokes all of the emotions that caseys music can muster. juxtaposition is a slower groovy effort with meandering chords, trademark fizzy percussion and topped off with a lush string finale. whatever comes to mind rounds off the ep with a rolling percussive bassline, delicate arps and smooth sweeping pads.

british deep house veteran sir lord commix is the latest producer to hand over dats of forgotten late 90s studio sessions to the team behind for those that knoe. predictably, they ve chosen four great cuts to release. first up you ll find the elastic synths, alien melodies and fizzing motor city percussion of early tech-house style shuffler -pieces of dream-, before the p-funk-influenced uk-us garage fusion of -leroy garage- takes us in an altogether breezier direction. flip for the jovonn style synthesizer melodies and groovy garage rhythms of -new jersey-, and the electro-inspired intelligent techno dreaminess of -destiny-.

for those that knoe is proud to present some of the freshest and timeless sounds the uk has to offer from numonika, sounding as good now as they would have done when recorded ten years ago. three tracks from the original demo cd have been selected, compiled, re-mastered and pressed by for those that knoe onto a special 12- for collectors and club djs alike. in true knoe fashion, release 4/1 is a compilation of tracks unearthed from a cd squirrelled away for a decade in a dusty loft. the cd in question was loaded with unreleased and untitled material from the owners of and producers for two of the uks rarest and sought after tech house labels rinsed by djs such as craig richards in the late 90s.