German-born, Amsterdam based don Retromigration (AKA Malik Kassim) steps into the big leagues, letting loose his debut album on WOLF Music. ‘Straight Foxin’ contains fourteen expertly executed tracks, ranging from hazy beats and jazz-tinged broken rhythms to club-ready groovers, deep excursions, soulful footwork and even some jungle energy. An LP that has long been in the works (and for good reason), it’s packed with a flavour for every occasion. You just know a long player from this player is going to cover all bases.

Over the past few years, Retromigration has built up a loyal following and gained solid support from tastemakers within the electronic music press and radio landscape. For example, BBC Radio 1, NTS Radio, Worldwide FM, Mixmag, DJ Mag, Phonica, Ransom Note, 5 Magazine, Bolting Bits, SlothBoogie all giving his music their seal of approval. With representation from one of the scene’s most credible DJ agencies, Sounds Familiar, Retromigration has also got a busy international DJing schedule and will be touring to support the album release. With an impressive run of releases via Handy, Healthy Scratch, wewillalwaysbealovesong and WOLF in a relatively short space – Retromigration has established himself as hot property and it’s clear to see why. A distinctive style and energy permeate his tracks with a breadth of influences on offer, from hip hop, to jazz, soul to funk.
 
His debut LP, ‘Straight Foxin’, is a carefully curated and crafted journey showcasing the creative explosions firing off in his brain. Joining the dots between genres, taking elements from here, ideas from there – twisting and turning yet never out of place. Take the opening three tracks, all of which are tied together by a deep fondness for jazz, served up in different styles. ‘Kunta’ kicks off proceedings with a hazy and low-slung blend, ‘Formant’ leaning into the realms of broken beat and DnB and ‘Be Someone’ cruises in with the off-kilter house.

Elsewhere, there’s prime examples of Retromigration’s signature sample-laden house with deeper cuts like ‘Mada’ and ‘Bouncer’, sitting side by side with more soulful explorations such as ‘New Cribs’ and ‘ITWT’. As we delve deeper into the record another course of Retromigration’s expansive taste is served up, with four high-energy hits. The bouncing footwork flavours of ‘Kush Love’ ft. Passion Deez and ethereal excursion ‘What If’ lead into a captivating nod to the heydays of jungle and DnB on ‘Mild Fever’ and ‘Bad Knees’ respectively. Straight Foxin, mad flexin – Retromigration has laid down the law with this LP, a debut album done right.

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Dream of You

A long time fan of Home Taping, he delivers a stunning debut for the label criss-crossing the boundaries between various subgenres of House music, while denying any of them total dominance. In doing so he announces that Borrowed Identity has found his spiritual home on the imprint and that there is hope for those who still believe.

DJ Play: Laurent Garnier, Nicholas, Tensnake, Luke Solomon, Pete Herbert, Jacques Renault, Llorca, The Black Madonna, JKriv, OOFT, Sleazy beats, Simba and many more.

DJ Feedback:

‘SUPERB!’
Laurent Garnier

‘Really good release! Music for the soul!’
Nicholas

‘Nice deep stuff!’
Tensnake

‘Love this!’
Luke Solomon

‘Chunky as..very nice. Searching Forever my favourtie here. Bassline!’
Pete Herbert

‘KILLER EP! Will play and chart for sure.’
Jacques Renault

‘Great EP! Sound like classic Borrowed Identity – everything’s here – disco inspired beats, shifted Rhodes chords, vocal parts.’
Llorca

‘DUH! So good.’
The Black Madonna

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9/25/2025 official release date on all platforms 
9/11/2025 for promo on Traxsource

Forthcoming on HOUSeTOwN Recordings, we have three veteran producers and DJs coming together for a three track release. All three are exceptional ambassadors of underground house music, each with multiple decades of pushing the sounds of the underground.  With releases on multiple labels all over the globe and countless DJ bookings over the decades, these three powerhouses have come together to remix Paul Dynes latest work entitled Returning Home.

For the release, Paul Dyne brought the original to life with a classic piece of dance floor business. So we had to do it justice on the remix tip. Enter Andrew Macari, Label Boss of Greenhouse Recordings, and Alexander East founder of Planet East Recordings. 2 phenomenal producers and musicians with decades of releases under their belts.

 The opening cut comes from Paul Dyne. A veteran of the Texas underground scene.  He brings decades of Djing and production knowledge to the table. He was on a studio hiatus for a while, building his family and career. But he's back now, Just started his own label and returns to form here like he never left the dj booth/studio. 

Paul starts us off with some nicely detailed percussion that mixes with ease, then develops a groove, layering the elements, a few stabs and pads then, wham, a thick, chuggin 'bassline drops in that just captivates the ear immediately.  The low end rolls and chugs along beautifully, and you know your ears are in for a treat. From there the track continues to keep the feet moving and the vibes rocking with super slick production work; featuring beautifully layered pads, stabs, funky rhythms and a solid groove. Add in a beautiful vocal sample that just rings true to proper underground house music itself, it all rides nicely on Paul's signature infectious drum programming, and the result is a track made for djs, by djs, and absolutely built for the dancefloor. 


words by : Erik Charlat

Returning Home Paul Dyne(original)

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Tracklisting :
A1 - Ghetto Chords - Get On Up
A2 - Ghetto Chords - Just can't get enough
B1 - Ghetto Chords - Ghetto Jazz
B2 - Ghetto Chords - Rainbows

All original tracks by @ghetto_chords
Mastered by @dj-steaw

Already supported by : Demuja, Tyree Cooper, Ruff Stuffs, Yann Polewka, Cheaper Shepered, Krywald & Farer, Moment Cinetique, Madcat, Reece Johnson, Das Carma & more

Special thanks to BASOR BASOR, Dj Steaw, Novaj, Martijn, and all Imported Team!

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PREMIERE: Paul Rudder & Hurlee - Deserve To Smile [Inhale Exhale]
Release Date Worldwide: 26.08.2019

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PREMIERE: Paul Rudder & Hurlee - Deserve To Smile [Inhale Exhale]

An old Italo track I've been hammering for years. Here's a friendly dj edit for you folks who love to mix. 
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