motor city funk! decks tip!

similar to his last foray on motorcity wine recordings beltran has assembled an all-star cast of characters including john arnold, jeremy ellis, james simonson, and kiko navarro to deliver a slice of bright jazzy deep house heaven. kiko navarro’s “motor city jazz remix” starts the release with driving live drums and percussion for discerning dance floors. on the flip john’s original mix keeps the energy moving, before going to the brilliant sol set collective rework which blends live energy with driving production for those special dance floor moments. pressed loud to high quality 12&#8243,, vinyl in detroit.

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part 2 of 2, ltd copies , 1 per customer

part 1 of 2 , ltd copies , 1 per customer

... summer / brasil feel

soulful detroit deep house

motorcity wine recordings returns in fine style with its second ep featuring a swashbuckling blend of house and jazz sounds from detroiters and their compatriots. rising live techno star haz mat leads this 12” with a house-tinged boogie funk cover of blue six’s “music & wine”, complete with vocoder and massive drums. kuumba reunion band slides through next with the afro-jazz number “3 fingered fist (jabbar)”, a cut loaded with hand drums and chunky saxophone solos for the jazzdancers and listeners alike. motorcity wine guest and london native aroop roy kicks off the flip with a dubbed out beatdown house joint, a brilliant midtempo track perfect for the dread moments of the night. last but certainly not least, the hughes/smith quintet finish the release with an uptempo jazz-funk piece, with generous amounts of fender rhodes and call-and-response melodies. only 500 vinyl pressed enjoy the soulful sounds of detroit.