🔸 Makèz You Move - Part 1

Sunset Jam

Dreams

Sample Dream

Makèz have come a long way since they first sneaked into Amsterdam’s studio 80 at the age of 17 to hand over their demos to Dam Swindle. Those demos led to their debut EP ‘Different planets’on Heist in 2019 which gained major support from artists like Seth Troxler and Chez Damier. Quickly after, they signed two records on New York based label Let’s Play House. Fast forward two years, and here we are with their debut album.
 
‘City Of All’ shows a level of sophistication and matureness, effortlessly bridging genres across its thirteen cuts. You can feel the thought that has been put into this record, with tracks blending into each other as Makèz submerge themselves in their concept of accidental encounters, inclusiveness and what it means to live in a city like Amsterdam.  
 
On this album, Makèz bring together all the musical influences they’ve picked up in their life as music fans, clubbers, and art students. The jazz-funk of opening track ‘The Entrance’, feels breezy and casual, like freeform rhythms played in a jazz club soundcheck. Energy oozes from ‘Not So Different’, featuring the smooth vocals of LYMA. There’s a hint of the house-meets-R’n B vibe that made Anderson .Paak the star that he is now. Brilliantly funky, this song shows the talent of Makèz, who cleverly use pop & soul cues to create one of the album’s highlights. 
 
What follows is four cuts ranging from the syncopated Balearic funk of ‘Orbit’, the strings of title track ‘City Of All’, the organ-led, ‘Gonna Getya’ and the downbeat ‘Sonder’. Allysha Joy, as part of Melbourne Hip Hop collective 30/70, features on the deep and jazzy ‘Looking Up’.  If Makèz and Allysha are all looking up, it’s clear they’re seeing the same thing! These kindred spirits perfectly complement each other, the deep bass, warm harmonies and jazzy percussion prove to be a perfect foundation for Allysha’s rhymes.
 
Is it an album all about jazz and soul to listen to at home? Far from it. There are dance floor-oriented tracks, where the distorted filter funk of ‘Roselane’ featuring Fouk, proves to be a highlight along with what is arguably the heaviest cut of the album ‘Bent With Funk’.
 
In an EP context, these house tracks would surely do their work, but they really come to life in this album. No compromise has been made to storytelling and the house tracks all play their part while still standing their ground in a club. 
The expert production and smart arrangement gives this collection its casually funky feel.  On ‘City Of All’ Makèz showcase their remarkable talent for writing an album that goes to so many different places, but most of all, just really feels like home.

PREMIERE : Makèz - Feel The Same

Part Of: City of All
Catalog: HEISTLP02
Release Date: 16.07.21
Buy Link: https://makez.bandcamp.com/album/city-of-all

Makèz
SoundCloud | https://soundcloud.com/wearemakez

LYMA
SoundCloud | https://soundcloud.com/lyma_music

Heist Recordings
SoundCloud | https://soundcloud.com/heistrecordings
Website | https://heistrecordings.com

Release Text:
Makèz have come a long way since they first sneaked into Amsterdam’s studio 80 at the age of 17 to hand over their demos to Dam Swindle. Those demos led to their debut EP ‘Different planets’ on Heist in 2019 which gained major support from artists like Seth Troxler and Chez Damier. Quickly after, they signed two records on New York based label Let’s Play House. Fast forward two years, and here we are: the release of their debut album “City of all”.

"City of all” shows an admirable level of sophistication and matureness and effortlessly bridges genres across its 13 tracks. You can feel the amount of thought that has been put into this record, with songs happily blending into each other as Makèz submerge themselves in their concept of accidental encounters, inclusiveness and what it means to live in a city like Amsterdam.

On “City of all”, Makèz bring together all the musical influences they’ve picked up in their life as music fans, clubbers and art students. The jazz-funk of opening track “The entrance” feels breezy, casual almost, like the freeform rhythms that are played in a jazz club during soundcheck. That energy also oozes from “Not so different”, which features the smooth vocals of LYMA. There’s a hint of the house-meets-R’n B vibe that made Anderson .Paak the star that he is now. The song is brilliantly funky and shows the songwriting and arrangement talent of Makèz, who cleverly use pop & soul cues to create one of the album’s highlights.

What follows is 4 cuts ranging from the syncopated Balearic funk of “Orbit”, the strings of album title track “City of all”, the organ-led jam “Gonna getya" and the downbeat “Sonder”. Allysha Joy -best known for performing in Melbourne Hip Hop collective 30/70 - is featured on the deep and jazzy cut “Looking up”. If Makèz and Allysha are all looking up, it’s clear they’re seeing the same thing. These kindred spirits perfectly complement each other on this track, where the deep bass, warm harmonies and jazzy percussion prove to be a perfect foundation for Allysha’s rhymes.

Is it an album all about jazz and soulful tracks to listen to at home? Far from that. There’s a nice bit of dance floor-oriented tracks, where the distorted filter funk of “Roselane” featuring Fouk proves to be a highlight along with what is arguably the heaviest cut of the album: “Bent with funk”.

In an EP context, these house tracks would surely do their work, but they really come to life in this album format. No compromise has been made to storytelling and the house tracks all play their part while still standing their ground as powerful club tracks. It’s the expert production and smart arrangement that gives this album its casually funky feel. On “City of all”, Makèz showcase their remarkable talent for writing an album that goes to so many different places, but most of all, just really feels like home.

Enjoy the music,
Maarten & Lars
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PREMIERE: Makèz - Not So Different (ft. LYMA) [Heist Recordings]

Classics vol. 02
A1. Crackazat - Alfa
A2. Andy Hart - Epsilon girls
A3. Makèz - Different planets
B1. Kassian - 8th Movement
B2. Nachtbraker - Hamdi

Andy Hart’s ‘Epsilon Girls’ was originally released in 2014 and has helped cement the artist and label’s position in the house music landscape. A vintage Barbara St. Clair loop gives the track a lovely human touch, which is countered by layers upon layers of glimmering electronics.

Classics vol. 02

Bandcamp

Andy Hart - Epsilon Girls

Feel the night

Morphix2

Moodymann - Tribute

Available on YouTube: https://youtu.be/ks6_jX5_dXw

Label: Secret Society
Artist: SHEE
Format: Digital
Cat. Number: Secret Society 003
EP Title: Champagne & Guinness Album Sampler
Release Date: September 28th, 2018

Secret Society: 
https://www.facebook.com/secretsocialclub

SHEE:
https://soundcloud.com/known-as-dave
https://www.facebook.com/DavidSheerinMusic
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houseum.yt@gmail.com

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PREMIERE: SHEE - Am I Just Living [Secret Society]

Breathing new life into Jovonn's Pianos of Gold, originally released way back in 1993. Taken off the vinyl 'Goldtone Edits', this is the remix entitled 'Ian Pooley Mix 1'. Enjoy!

Goldtone Edits

Pianos Of Gold (Ian Pooley Mix 1)

Jovonn - Pianos Of Gold (Ian Pooley Mix)

Moon Dance- Marshall Smith

Move EP

Turn Me On

Buy: https://www.juno.co.uk/products/makez-different-planets-ep/745454-01/

Dutch duo Makèz land on Detroit Swindle's Heist Recordings for the first time with their ‘Different Planets’ EP showcasing disco-tinged house with old school Chicago influences. Found within the new material is a remix from Belfast based DJ and founder of Body Fusion: Bobby Analog. He flips the title track with energy, building a soulful anthem highlighting warm chords, a seductive bass line and a jacking rhythm. The ‘Different Planets’ EP is essentially a complete package from Makèz and one that will have all eyes on them moving forward. 

‘Different Planets’ EP is set for release September 13 on vinyl and September 16 on digital.

More exclusive music

Premiere: Makez 'Different Planets' (Bobby Analog Remix)

IILE 04

B1. Leo Pol — F.E.M.

📀 https://sq.lnk.to/SNF047S
🎥 Official Music Video (Directed by Liam Painter) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZuAdpTKAFIQ

YOUR GOOD TIMES WILL COME” out today on Shall Not Fade! 
Named before 2020 turned to shit, but more apt than ever, a reminder that the good times are never as far away as you think. x

Your Good Times Will Come

Stream / 12" Vinyl

Laurence Guy - Your Good Times Will Come / Shall Not Fade 2020

816 To Nunhead

Management: 
Nick Liousias - nl@285.group 

Europe / Asia / Africa:
Ollie Seaman - ollie.seaman@teamwass.com

North & South America:
Latane Hughes - LHughes@teamwass.com
Ben Shprits - bshprits@teamwass.com

Australia & New Zealand:
Glyn Hill - glyn@watartists.com

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