one day

Jay Vegas - One Day (Original Mix)

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PREMIERE: Bonnie & Klein - En Vacances [Dream Chimney]

UC Beatz delivers his ‘Nightzoom’ EP via B2 Recordings this December, comprised of four originals from the Belgian artist.

Brussels-based producer, DJ and label owner of Entrepôt Records, UC Beatz has carved out quite the reputation over the past decade and a half, dropping material on reputed imprints such as New York’s Razor N Tape, Cinthie’s Collective Cuts, Derrick Carter and Luke Solomon’s The Classic Music Company amongst others.

Here he joins the B2 Recordings roster with his latest collection of works and title-cut ‘Nightzoom’ leads, laying down organic drums, hypnotic chants and circling synth strings to create a subtly blooming, loop-led groove. ‘Saraska’ follows and strips things back to choppy acid bass, swinging 707 drums, vocal shots and an amalgamation of airy resonant keys.

Opening the flip-side is ‘The Girl Who Loved Flowers’, employing classic deep house tropes with fluttery Rhodes chords, tension building strings, snaking bass and crunchy drums throughout. Lastly ‘Stars Keep Shining’ then rounds out the release, leaning towards a more jazzy house aesthetic courtesy of intricately nuanced key melodies, warm subs, shuffled drums and winding Moog like synth licks.

PREMIERE: UC Beatz - Stars Keep Shining [B2 Recordings]

Gospel-house favourites Dames Brown unite with Detroit techno pioneer Eddie Fowlkes for an unmissable Defected collaboration, ‘Do It’. Following recent anthems ‘Glory’ with Waajeed and ‘Sweat’ with Melvo Baptiste, the Dames are reaching new heights as they further their relationship with the London label. Similarly, the Godfather of Techno Soul Eddie Fowlkes continues to innovate with genre-defying releases like the four-track ‘AHYEE EP’ on Classic Music Company, asserting his position as an industry titan. The two artist’s styles come together for ‘Do It’, an unabashed outing of house excellence; Fowlkes’ unmatched talent for vocal manipulation is on full display, as the Dames’ infectious personality and feel-good-spirit is brought to the fore at every turn supported by an instantly arresting beat built for the underground. Additionally, the release includes a fantastical remix from multi-disciplinary artist Zach Witness. The Dallas-born and Paris-based artist has made a name for himself through his offbeat, homegrown style, producing Erykah Badu’s album and working with André 3000, Frank Ocean and Nile Rodgers; now he lends his unique and bombastic vision to ‘Do It’, in true Zach Witness style.

Do It (Zach Witness Extended Remix)

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Dames Brown & Eddie Fowlkes - Do It (Zach Witness Extended Remix)

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Mike Millrain - What We Have (Original Mix)

Seven years and five volumes of »Treats« down the line, Retreat flips the script in 2016 and introduces a brand new remix series (cheekily) entitled »Re-Treats«! With Nebraska, Session Victim and Quarion reworking stables from the RTR back catalogue, »Re-Treats Vol.1« is a brilliant showcase of the art of the remix as each artist comes up with a truly personal take on the original material.

RTR18 starts in high fashion with digger extraordinaire Nebraska tackling the label’s most famous track so far, »Good Intentions« from Session Victim. It’s merely impossible to rework a bonafide modern classic but the english producer manages this task with ease and stays close to the original by breaking down the main loop into a one bar groove with super crisp beats. This would already suffice as the core for a powerful track but the real action begins after a short break: Nebraska brings the original four bar loop back at the forefront while adding a wicked samba twist to it! And as the kick comes back in, you can help but dance with your arms in the air and a big smile on your face. The »Soho Samba Mix« is an irresistible tune with that unmistakable »London« flair, not to mention a proper dancefloor anthem in its own right!

Turn the record over for Session Victim’s take on »A & F« from Iron Curtis & Leaves. It will only take a few bars for you to feel that you’re in  for a special ride with the one and only »Two Man House Band« at the commands. Matthias’ and Hauke’s version of »A & F« is much more a cover than a traditional remix as SVM add percussion, layers of juicy synths, loose drum fills and quirky samples over the original chords  and vocals. There are shades of Jazz, Soul, Reggae and even a bit of Pop in the »612 Remix« but the vibe is 100 % Session Victim. The lads  really excel in sun-drenched grooves and this remix is bound to become another staple in their dynamic live set for this summer’s festival season.

If the previous two reworks manage to somewhat stay close to the original material, then Quarion’s version of »Black Cream« takes an alternative route and propels Session Victim’s track into another dimension. Constructed around a tough beat and an hypnotic synth, the  »White Smoke Remix« is thrusted by a powerful bassline and flying hi-hats that evolve in rapid succession. Parts of the original (a vocal  here, a guitar there) are being fragmented to molecular level and clash with each other at light speed, as if Quarion managed to run these elements through the CERN’s Large Hadron Collider. It’s a dense, yet fluid remix and a thrilling conclusion to this first volume of »Re-Treats«.

A1 Session Victim - Good Intentios (Nebraska Soho Samba Mix)
B1 Iron Curtis & Leaves - A & F (Session Victim 612 Remix)
B2 Session Victim - Black Cream (Quarion’s White Smoke Remix)

Release date: April 16 2016

B1 - Iron Curtis & Leaves - A & F (Session Victim 612 Remix) - RTR18

“Krywald and Farrer launch new label Top Pocket Records. On the first release Moff and Tarkin introduce the EP with classic sounding house track, Trafalgar. It’s crunchy hi hats expose a raw, fizzy feel to it from the offset. As it picks up momentum, playful piano samples litter the show and a jaunty melody pave the way for an attractive finale.”

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HSM PREMIERE | Moff & Tarkin - Trafalgar [Top Pocket Records]

Good Luv 4 U

Good Luv 4 U (Original Mix) [SOULR0054]

Chris Brånn | Silence (Change Request Dreamix)

For this Dreamix, I updated a lesser-known production of the Atlanta native’s off his 2011 self-released album of the same time.

“Silence” was released in 2011 on CBE Music, but didn’t get a full release until a Japanese version of it—Octave Lab ‎(OTLCD 1810)—appeared in 2012, renamed as “Unspoken”. 

Beginning his production career in 1994, Brann teamed up with Chris Clarke and Chris Udoh to form the production ensemble Wamdue Kids. 

The Wamdue Kids began releasing house music EPs on Kelli Hand Detroit label Acacia Records, while also releasing tracks under the names Wam Kidz and Wambonix.

The trio remained together until 2000—while still affiliated with Clarke and Udoh—when Brann branched out to start producing tracks on his own, exploring other genres. 

Using a variety of names—mainly, Wamdue Project, Ananda Project, and P'Taah—Brann went through a period of incredibly prolific output from 1996-2006, racking up credits on over 600 productions. 

I added an entirely new rhythm section, extended certain sections to add additional orchestrations, and re-arranged the entire song. 

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Silence

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Chris Brånn | Silence (Change Request Dreamix)

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Mike Millrain - Come Inside (Radio Edit) SOULR0079

Tom Noble - Dancing Hard (Al Kent's Disco Jam)

Andrew Emil // Change Request 

A preeminent artist of Chicago's 3rd wave, Andrew Emil is one of house music’s most staunch stalwarts. A concert-trained percussionist since age 11, he earned a chair in his native Kansas City Symphony before eventually moving to Chicago. 

As a traditional musician, Andrew Emil has worked as a keyboardist, arranger, and an orchestrator on recording sessions and productions, cutting his teeth at the former Chicago Trax Recording Studios. 

Credited on over 200+ recordings, his composition and studio productions have ranged from concert works and sound design to film scoring stages and hundreds of releases of electronic music productions. 

After a life in live music performance, from orchestra percussion sections to punk rock ensembles, he crafted a reputation for House Music productions in Chicago under his own name, as well as Broadway & Wilson, and Uptown Tones. 

One of the earlier innovators of the “Jackin House” genre under the Broadway & Wilson moniker with Jeff Bloom, Andrew is never content to stay in one place or style of musical thought for very long. 

He is the only recording artist to do production work simultaneously for Derrick Carter’s Classic Music Company, Mark Farina’s Great Lakes Audio, Gene Farris’ Farris Wheel Recordings, and four-time GRAMMY nominee Steve “Silk” Hurley’s S&S Records.

A string of double-digit singles for prominent labels, including remixes for artists such as Common, Kanye West, Little Louie Vega, Jamie Principle, Steve "Silk" Hurley, Iz & Diz, Fast Eddie, Shalamar, Roland Clark, David Morales, Colette, Amp Fiddler, JT Donaldson, and Gene Farris, to name a few. 

2012 saw the emergence of his epithet, Change Request, with the Change Theory EP on four play music. This new persona allowed the freedom to explore hybrids of mid-tempo live instrument focused jazz-dance-fusion. 

Following this release was “After All” on Seasons Recordings, with another single thereafter featuring house music icon, Chez Damier, “I Wanna Go Back”, including a remarkable rework from Glenn Underground, on Glenview Records. 

The ever-growing collection of songs and musical dialogue eventually led to the conceptual album series from Change Request. Each full-length effort containing a completely separate story and scored via its own unique incidental subtext. 

Emil created AstraVox Music with the award-winning Los Angeles-based composer, Mr. Nathaniel, as a home for his increasing catalog of incidental dramatic musical compositions. 

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