@beringeimusic gives us the 11th podcast for the Essential Roots series.

London-based producer Beringei consistently looks to explore deeper into the sounds that connect us all as people. Whether it be through ethereal instrumentation to let your mind wander or rhythm focused to help us (re)connect with people around us.

Photo by Shenell Kennedy
Artwork by Weird Studio

Essential Roots #11 - Beringei

Artist : Nasty Boy
Title : Praise Him
Cat : RU007D
Format : Digital
Release Date : soon
Style : Deep House

1- Bring that beat
2- Leave me your soul
3- Praise him
4- Whatever

Written & Produced by  : Nicola Penna
Mastered by : Marco Celeri
Artwork by : Michelangelo Caruso
Roots Underground Records 2014
Distributed by Triple Vision



B A N D C A M P

[RU007D] Nasty Boy - Praise Him EP // Out now

This mix was done as a tribute to all the releases made to date.

Tracklist:

1- E-dward! - Ctrl+c (Original Mix) (2014)
2- Livio Improta - Loxias (Roy Gilles's Raw Shit Edit) (2014)
3- Deymare - You Can't Be (2012)
4- Bassik Grooove - Hi Tides (Jesus Gonsev Deep Journey Rework) (2014)
5- Tommy Finger Jr - Back To Raw Love (2013)
6- Alex Agore - Never Be The Same Again (2012)
7- Nasty Boy - Bring That Beat (2014)
8- Miruga - Blue Beats (2012)
9- Roy Gilles - Irrational Plastic Love (2012)
10- E-dward! - Ctrlc+c (Punknown Remix) (2014)
11- Bassik Grooove - Hi Tides (The Legendary 1979 Orchestra Remix) (2014)
12- E-dward! - Ctrl+v (Life Recorder's Re-Deep) (2014)
13- Deymare - Great Things And Good Vibes (2012)

THANK YOU ALL FOR SUPPORT !

Roots Underground Records In Mix

TMC - Good Help

Robotalco - Robot Jungle

Anaxander - Wesh Graü

Feel Fly - LS

Abyssy - Gone South

Cosmic Twirl & Reekee - First Time Around

Cottam - Head First

Roots Underground Winter Solstice Mix ( Cosmic Twirl + Pharaoh )
Tracklist:

1 -  K15 – Time Humbles Us All
2 - Madlib – Mystic Bounce
3 – Romanowski – Studio 2 (MLB Remix) (Romanowski Meets Midnight Lab Band)
4 – KDJ – Untitled
5 – Osunlade – Sendai
6 – UBQ Project – Symphony Of Love
7 – Professor Funk & The Chicago Hous’n Authority – Visions (Club Mix)
8 – Hollis P. Monroe – The Heat (South 15th Dub)
9 – Glenn Crocker, Harold Matthews Jr - Our Muzic 
10 – Dego and Kaidi – The Vault Descends
11 – Anthony Nicholson – Suntek
12 – Soul Switch – Don’t Say Dub
13 – Ron Trent – Morning Fever
14 – Tawanna Curry – Let Me Show You
15 – Glenn Underground  - Soul Heights
16 – Latin Soul Brothas – Termino Mi Amor
17 – Ge-ology feat. Mark De Clive-Lowe – Moon Circuit
18 – Boo Williams – Electro Shock (GU pres. The SJU Project)
19 – Ricardo Miranda – Thank you Chicago
20 – Rhythm Section – Thrill Me
21 – Lisa White – Keep On Doing (Full Vocal Mix)
22 – The Seven Grand Housing Authority – I Wanna Go Higher (The Spiritual Mix)
23 – Black – Good Time
24 – Rufus & Chaka Khan – Any Love
25 – Brass Construction – Screwed
26 – Donald Byrd – You and Music

Roots Underground Winter Solstice Mix ( Cosmic Twirl + Pharaoh )

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Here we are with the official debut of Roots Underground Records on black wax, entrusted to the Italian producer, composer and DJ, SofaTalk. This chemical reaction of black influences brings the intent of treating broken rhythms, pervaded by a jazz lure, where software‐made electronic combines with living instruments such as sounds from acoustic drums and analogue synths. The A side intro "Contains Sulfites" for a slow fleecy beat made of hip‐hop scraps, liquid textures and jazzy undertones; no headache here, just a little tipsy to quicken our step in the "Dance Of The Cranes", lolloping by fleet‐footed highs and lows toward the house borderline. On the flip, both title tracks arrive as a broken beat trip where SofaTalk emphasizes he's a delver of rhythmic who moves in triplets and backbeats, right to wiggle out of a 4‐to‐the‐floor constraint; then dopes you softly with the "Fairy Dust" sung by Kris Tidjan, which surrounds by the warm soul blanket of a black mellow voice. Proper sound to start the new label path through vinyl grooves.

Equipment used ‐ Hardware: Wurlitzer 200a Eletric Piano, Roland Juno 106, Korg Microkorg, Oberheim Matrix6, Akai Mpd32 ‐ Software: Arturia Prophet 5, Tal Bassline 101, Sugarbites Effectrix, Waves SSL 4000 Collection, Elysia Niveau Compressor, E‐mu SP‐12 samples.

Release date:  11th April 2016
Written & Produced by Piero Paolinelli.
Except B2 'Fairy Dust (feat. Kris Tidjan)’ Written & Produced by Piero
Paolinelli and Christian Rosine.
Executive Producers: Marco Celeri & Simona Faraone. 
Mastering: Dirty DropStudio.
Artwork: Michelangelo Caruso.
200 copies, 140 gr. printed by Rand Muzik

[RU001V] SofaTalk - Fairy Dust EP

This is a tribute to our favorite house scene, the Chicago House.

Thank you Larry, mr Hardy, Ron, Glenn Virgo, Ricardo, Robert, Anthony, Boo, Cei Bei, Chez, Lil Louise and thank you Frankie Knuckles!

RESPECT

Tribute to the Chicago Scene

Out on April 27th 2017
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With the third release on black wax, Roots Underground Records play a game comparing two artistic personalities: on the one hand Chicago's Ricardo Miranda, one of the leading figures in the house music scene; on the other the young emerging talent of Riccardo Masi, aka Reekee, from Italy. It's a pleasing juxtaposition where Ricardo focuses on rhythms... mostly BRUK, while Riccardo shows his jazzy and melodic aptitude.

A1 - Ricardo Miranda - London Councils 
A2 - Ricardo Miranda - Smooth Flight
B1 - Reekee feat. Franscesca Sortino - Shared Love 
B2 - Reekee - Phrases (Original Sax Mix)

Credits

Side A

Produced, written, mixed, arranged, engineered & performed by Ricardo Miranda
Drums, Moog, Synths, Strings, Juno by Ricardo Miranda. Additional piano by Glenn Crocker on Smooth Flight. 

Special thanks to all house warriors of Italia 

Side B

Produced, written & performed by Riccardo Masi except
B1 Vocal performed by Francesca Sortino
B2 Alto Saxophone performed by Manuel Caliumi

Executive Producers : Marco Celeri & Simona Faraone
Mastered @ Dirty Drop Studio
Artwork by Michelangelo Caruso
Distributed by Lobster Distribution (UK)

[RU003V] Ricardo Miranda / Reekee - Riccardo vs Ricardo // Italia to Chicago

Roots Underground continues its travel deep down in the vaults of quality dance music, releasing UNO EP, the debut of hystorical Tuscan dj, producer & MC, @Herreraprod. 
Known for his hip hop production for italian and american artists since the early '90s, and for his participation with the turntables collective " I Maniaci Dei Dischi". 
On this release  he gifts us an unexpected "house" record, along the best tradition of music "made in Chicago/Detroit". 
The opener, Pojama (A1), starts things off with warm and soothing piano chords, interlaced with synth phrases and supported by a broken beat and a boogie bassline. 
Datz Koreas (A2) has electric piano samples filtered, in a classic house manner, and played with the MPC. 
The B side has deep jazzy feelings with Ramsey’s House (B1), born from the collaboration of Rico with musicians @Brothermartino (Flute), Filippo Guerrieri (Electric Piano, Oberheim OB-8) and Paolo “Peewee” Durante (Electric Piano, Clavinet). 
The closing track isOne for Ron (B2) a tribute track to the Chicago living legend Ron Trent, and Herrera with his MPC gives birth to a real dancefloor banger that every Prescription fan will love.

Produced, written and performed by Herrera at Medicine Studio, except Ramsey’s House performed by Herrera with : Brothermartino (flute), Filippo Guerrieri ( electric piano, Oberheim OB-8), Paolo “Peewee” Durante ( electric piano, clavinet ).

Executive Producers: Marco Celeri & Simona Faraone. Mastering: Marco Antonio Spaventi at MA Spaventi Studio ( Amsterdam – NL). Record pressing: Rand Muzik (Leipzig – DE).Distributed by Lobster Distribution(London – UK ).Artwork: Michelangelo Caruso. Illustration ( inlay ): Untitled – xylography by Enrico Bani. Words : Sebastiano Urciuoli.

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[RU005V] Rico Herrera - Uno EP

Artist: Alex Agore 
Title: Just A Mood  EP 
Cat: RU001D 
Format: Digital 
Release Date: 23th July 2012 
Style: House

1. Alex Agore - Just A Mood (Original Mix) 
2. Alex Agore - Never Be The Same Again (Original Mix)

Written & Produced by Alex Agore
Mastered by: Klang Studio 
Artwork by: Michelangelo Caruso
 Roots Underground Records 2012 
Distributed by Triple Vision

You can usually rely on Alex Agore to offer up some particularly slick deep house - the kind that moves the hips and stimulates the mind. He's in particularly good form on this bright, breezy and unashamedly sun-drenched two-tracker for Rootz Underground. The title track leads the way, delivering a sweet combination of soulful vocal hooks, synth horns and summery, Carnival-tinged grooves. Oh, and some deliciously deep organs. "Never Be The Same Again" takes things up a notch again, offering a delightful combination of shuffling beats, sun-bright chords and swirling strings. Worth a look, for sure.

Supported by: Agnès, Anton Zap, Creative Swing Alliance, Demetrio Giannice, Deymare, Ethyl, Fabio Monesi, Fred P, Huxley, Iz, MCDE, James Johnston, Kai Alce, Kasper, Rio Padice, Washerman, Will Maddams.

[RU001D] ALEX AGORE - JUST A MOOD EP

Artist: Roy Gilles
 Title: Different Paths  EP
 Cat: RU002D
 Format: Digital
 Release Date: 10th Septmber 2012 
Style: House; Chicago House

1. Roy Gilles - Cosmic Fields (Original Mix) 
2. Roy Gilles - Irrational Plastic Love (Original Mix) 
3. Roy Gilles - That Empty Sound Gonna Get Ya (Original Mix)
4. Roy Gilles - Tonite I'm A Fightin' Fish (Original Mix

Written & Produced by Roy Gilles
Mastered by: Klang Studio 
Artwork by: Michelangelo Caruso
 Roots Underground Records 2012 
Distributed by Triple Vision

For one who is not aware, after he listens to such an EP he might think Roy is somewhat of a middle-aged producer from the US, as the style it portrays is quite old-school . Actually Roy is quite young, and Italian, but that did not stop him to create beats like a master of the genre. All the tracks on this release are classic deep-house, so you will feel that analog feel and the heavily used percussion. So let the dreamy atmosphere surround you.

Supported by: Creative Swing Alliance, Deymare, Echonomist, Ethyl, Fabio Monesi, Kai Alce, Mihai Popoviciu, Miruga, Ooft, Tazz, Will Maddams.

[RU002D] ROY GILLES - DIFFERENT PATHS EP

A full immersion in the world of the master : Larry Heard

Music mixed and selected by Marco Celeri

Full tracklist :

Mr Fingers - Waves Against The Shore 
Larry Heard - Snowcaps
Larry Heard - Missing You
Loooserfinger - Dreaming of better days
Fingers Inc - Mystery of love
Larry Heard - Sunset
Gherkin Jerks - Midi beats
Mr Fingers - Slam dance
Mr Fingers - Amnesia (Unknown mix)
Larry Heard - Teleportation
Gherkin Jerks - Space dance
Larry Heard - After hours
Mr Fingers - Nodyahed
Blakk Society feat. David Hollister - Just another lonely day
Larry Heard - Serene
Mr Fingers - Empty
Fingers Inc - Can you feel it

Essential Special #1 / Larry Heard

Artist: Deymare 
Title: A Night Out With The Mates  EP 
Cat: RU003D 
Format: Digital 
Release Date: 22th October 2012 
Style: House; Deep House

1. Deymare - You Cant' Be (Original Mix) 
2. Deymare - A Night Out With The Mates (Original Mix) 
3. Deymare - Great Thing And Good Vibes (Original Mix)

Written & Produced by Thomas Bjorkman
Mastered by: Klang Studio 
Artwork by: Michelangelo Caruso
 Roots Underground Records 2012 
Distributed by Triple Vision

Deymare's Ep for Rootz Underground includes three original deep-house tracks. First track, You Can't Be is bursting with sharp keys and strong percussion, in a Chicago style. The EP continues with quite an old school track, A Night Out With the Mates, and ends smoothly with Great Things, a chill-out song just perfect to listen while chilling.

Supported by: Chris Carrier, Creative Swing Alliance, Demetrio Giannice, Ethyl, Fabio Monesi, Kai Alce, James Johnston, Kaspar, Kink, Miruga, Ooft, Washerman.

B A N D C A M P 

[RU003D] DEYMARE - A NIGHT OUT WITH THE MATES EP

3rd episode of the Essential Special.
Focus on Ron Trent

Music mixed and selected by Marco Celeri

Essential Special #3 / Ron Trent

Roots Underground is at its 6th release, with this new sophisticated EP.
A collab between italian producer, but Berlin based, Luca Murgia a.k.a. TWO THOU and the jazz ensemble HOBBY HORSE, composed by Dan Kinzelman, Joe Rehmer and Stefano Tamborrino.

Feats are very present throughout the whole record, like in the exotic broken beat opener THE CHASE (A1), where Eric Demuro bass licks intertwine with Kinzelman's flute and Two Thou beats.
INDIA SCI-FI (A2) is a sultry ambient painting, enriched by balearic flavours, courtesy of Mike Matias, sending the listener in a dreamy altered state.
The B side opens with a collaborative rework, CASCADE (B1) by Two Thou with Brooklin's Eric Porter, better known as Afrikan Sciences of an already released track by HOBBY HORSE (Helm, 2018)
Porter lays the drums and Two Thou morphs the hypnotic double bass/bass clarinet loop in a solid organic "house" track, with deep and dubby vibes, that will be appreciated by picky clubgoers everywhere.
The EP includes also the original version of CASCADE ( B2)

[RU006V] Two Thou / Hobby Horse - Two Thou & Hobby Horse EP

The story goes that he's a deejay/producer/musician, Rocksteady Disco label boss hailing from Detroit, a cancer, probably an enneagram 7, who's known to consume copious amounts of third wave coffee and fix deejay booths around the city. 
This mix was recorded live at a legendary vinyl-only party in Detroit called Slow Jams back on Labor Day 2016. It's some of my favorite music that I grew up hearing around my house or have discovered in my never-ending digging escapades. Heaps of jazz funk, rare groove, and balearic sounds inside."

Essential Roots #6 --- Peter Croce

Artist: Miruga 
Title: Rude House  EP
 Cat: RU004D
 Format: Digital 
Release Date: 17th December 2012 
Style: Deep House

1. Miruga - Birds (Original Mix) 
2. Miruga - Blue Beats (Original Mix) 
3. Miruga -  Lights Ensemble (Original Mix)

Written & Produced by Yoshiki Tsuchiya 
Mastered by: Klang Studio 
Artwork by: Michelangelo Caruso 
Roots Underground Records 2012 
Distributed by Triple Vision

Fourth in the series, Rootz Underground returns with a three-pack Ep from japanese Miruga better known for his releases on Etheral Sound and Balance. He offers a solid release with three atmospheric deep house tracks: Birds, Blue Beats and Lights Ensemble. All tracks warmly inviting you to get into their groove.

Supported by: Anton Zap, Brothers Vibe, Chez Damier, Deymare, Fulbert, Hector Moralez, Moodymanc, Kastil, Kirill Tipo, Yuri Shulgin, Trevor Deep Jr.

[RU004D] MIRUGA - RUDE HOUSE EP

Dj, guitarist and music producer Lorenzo Morresi debuts on Roots Underground records for the label first 2020 release. Roots Underground will also have a new look after a restyle for the occasion.
This EP is a homogeneous and compact analog production, inspired largely by the magnificent naturalistic images taken by photographer Sebastiao Salgado in Genesis (2013). 
First track is Gallery (A1) featuring Tenderlonious on flute (22a Records founder). Jazzy House with aetherial atmospheres and a bass line with vibes of summer festivals. 
Second track is Abantu (A2) - tribal choirs samples brilliantly framed on a jazz-funk arrangement.
Emotional Crash Test Dummies (B1) opens the B side. A distincitive disco sound which perfectly suits with Lorenzo’s guitar style, a psychedelic touch and a sure grip on sweaty dancefloors.
Deep Down (B2) closes the EP on hyperspace directions. Abstract hip hip, soul, jazz, funk, all wisely mixed by Lorenzo. Delight for contemporary warm enveloping west coast sound lovers.

All tracks composed and recorded by Lorenzo-Giulio Morresi; Executive Producer: Marco Celeri; Mastering by Marco Antonio Spaventi at Ma Spaventi Studio (Amsterdam - NL); Pressed by R.A.N.D. Muzik (Liezpig - DE); Distributed by Lobster Distribution (London - UK); Artwork by Weird Studio (Florence - IT); Words by Sebastiano Urciuoli

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[RU007V] Lorenzo Morresi - Internal External EP

Artist: Tommy Finger Jr.
Title: Raw Days & Nights EP
 Cat: RU005D
 Format: Digital 
Release Date: 11th March 2013 
Style: Raw House

1. Tommy Finger Jr. - Back To Raw Love (Original Mix)
2. Tommy Finger Jr. - SuperFly (Original Mix)
3. Tommy Finger Jr. - Brooklyn Streets (Original Mix)

Written & Produced by Tommy Finger Jr.
Mastered by: Klang Studio 
Artwork by: Michelangelo Caruso 
Roots Underground Records 2013 
Distributed by Triple Vision

[RU005D] TOMMY FINGER JR. - RAW DAYS & NIGHTS EP // Out Now

Essential Roots #08 --- @passenger 
Passenger, aka Andrea di Maggio,  is a producer and dj based in Torino. Label Manager at ICON of DESIRE record label, dedicated to deep techno and electro.
Dj resident for the 'Boogie Nights' parties and Jazz:Re:Found Festival, some of his disco edits are published by Light Touches Records.

He says: 

"The more they spread wide and in several directions, the more the roots are solid and firm, the more they absorb in order to grow.

The nice people at Roots Underground kindly asked me to provide a mix exploring my musical 'roots'. It was a hard task to focus since I had several 'influence' periods, depending on the place i was living, the people i met, the moods and the curiosity. I could have explored and exposed my years in the countryside with their healthy dose of italian indie bands (CRX!), or my radio days rich in London vibes, or my early clubbing days devoted to broken beat and disco, etc, each with a distinctive texture of sounds and moods.
But still, I must admit that the strongest influence on my taste came from the moment I discovered Techno: one day mister Laurent Garnier was hosted at B-Side radio programme and played Carl Craig's 'Desire'. I fell off the chair and a new chapter started.
So, for this mix I selected some tracks that spontaneously come to mind when I think about that voracious period of discovery and that sublime sensation of wonder that they bring."

Essential Roots #08 --- Passenger

TASCAM DR-05

Marco Celeri x Mixology

@williamflorelle 

"I compiled this mix with the intention, mostly, to present some of my unreleased dance-orientated music alongside tunes that I'm really enjoying at the moment in no specific context. 
Dance music, in its many forms, has always been at the heart of what I do and is constantly inspiring me in its various forms. It was never really the nature of the 'William Florelle' project but I've released a lot of it in the past under other aliases. 
It's strange because, throughout this period, I've been inspired to make this kind of music more than ever, despite the circumstances. 
But yeah, I hope this makes you move wherever you are."🌳

--

Rekchampa & Divine Interface - Soul
William Florelle - Next Time I'll Learn (K15's R&B Mix) 
Beringei - The People, The Place (Will Flo's 'Tooly Dream' Mix)
Dips & Lo-wu Teach You Something (Feat. K The Infinite)
Henry Wu ft. Banton - Century 
Tariq Disu - Years // Outro 
Joao Donato - Naquela Base 
Kassian - Apollo (Leo Pol Remix) 
William Florelle - Do You See (Extended Club Dub) 
Stefan Ringer   - Reach ft. Javontte
Jon Sable - Housework
Footshooter ft. Ma.Moyo - Malaika (William Florelle 'deep-deep' mix) 
Trevor Deep Jr. - Git Jazzy Ft. Jazzy Doc
Melo-Zed - You Deh Home (Ft. Lex Amore) 
William Florelle - Runnin' Thru 
Hector Plimmer - Home ft. Ego Ella May 
Rhianna - World Love (Jay's Extended Mix) 
Steve Kuhn - The Meaning of Love

Essential Roots #09 - William Florelle

Essential Roots comes to the tenth episode at the end of this fucking year.
Based in Florence, Mistiche Vibre is a member of the project Autentica, gives us an hour of soulful, deep house and broken beat!

Essential Roots #10 - Mistiche Vibre

A1. Crossing 09:26
B1. The World Needs Love 08:00
B2. Brooklyn 06:53

Born in Chicago but raised in Detroit, The Living
Legend Alton Miller joins Roots Underground
for his eighth vinyl release, and he does it in the
usual stylish way that has always distinguished
him in his nearly 30-years career.

From the Future is an EP composed of 3 tracks denoted
by arrangements decidedly more electronic than its latest
productions. It opens with Crossing (A), an irresistible club
tool of over 9 minutes with a “deep & techy” atmosphere
and poisonous breaks that leads us on a warm and
hypnotic trip immediately showing us the most dancefloor
and synthetic side of this prolific Afro-american producer.
The B Side starts with The World needs Love (B1).
Spiritual house music, ethereal keyboards, impending arpeggios and a vocal sample that adds a certain emotion
to the track, in addition to naming it: 8 minutes of pure
Miller’s style. 
Brooklyn (B2) closes the B side with its
rhythm full of latin percussions and sounds that remind
to early NYC house music, without being nostalgic and
making that same feeling relevant to the current scene.
The graphic design of this EP is consistent with the new
style of the label, opened with Lorenzo Morresi’s EP
(RU007V), and this time it features the suggestive Greenstone
(Chrolastrolite) of the State of Michigan.

Alton Miller - From The Future EP [RU008V]

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