Bayacou Records presents the long anticipated collaborative album between soulful powerhouse duo Ezel & Rona Ray. Having consolidated their position with an array of previous singles, all of them achieving critical acclaim, they are now ready to unveil to the world their magnum opus in a full album experience showcasing the depth of their joint creative vision.

Hard to Stay Away' their first collaboration together back in 2021, that is also included as one the songs of the album,  still sits at the helm of the main editorial charts in Spotify, has seen the constant spin of Djs such Dj Spinna, Kai Alce, Isoul8 among others and its currently on its fourth repress cycle on vinyl as its physical inception has become a strongly coveted item featuring one of the most distinct and memorable remixes of UK house maestro Atjazz.  Their follow up single 'No Gravity' unique for its clever use of an odd time signature 5/4 over 4/4 dance constancy hits you like anything else you have heard and immediately makes big guns in the genre notice, as if these two are trying to really tell us something here.  Later, in the summer of 2022 their first real summer hit arrived in the form of 'Don't Know Yet'. Even to this day you can hear house music royalty like German house don Mousse T,  new generation powerhouse Ash Lauryn, the iconic Natasha Diggs and even the world famous Seth Troxler include it in their sets as it has been documented on several social media posts. And if you are thinking that marked the ceiling for these two, what they did with their latest single 'History Repeating' was the last straw that broke the camel's back as they say, an instant #1 traxsource overall hit that saw massive overall support and was literally played everywhere especially in discerning floors in the UK and the United States as their superbly sound was put in world Dj Spen conveyed to Ezel as 'how modern soulful house should sound in 2023' 

That brings us to the present time where they finally connect all the dots for people to see and bring us 'Take Me Home', the definitive testament of their collaboration that spans over 3 years. It highlights the chemistry between the duo, their wondrous interplay of influences, all encapsulated in deeply satisfying modern dance music, and especially with the common denominator that is soul and authenticity that is what they bring.  The album starts with a 1 minute 20 sec intro track that feels almost as what you would imagine if they put together a live show, which we hope they do. It immediately reel you into their sonic world bringing a sort of wow factor as depicting things to come.  The next 14 songs take you thru the motions of the distinct 'house flavors' they pick to display above all amazingly written songs that depart from what you would expect from the vocal house anthems they have established before as in 'Don't Know Yet' 'History Repeating' going to the more stripped down 'Hard to Stay Away' but they dive into new territory, adding new spice to their core soulful house groove and that's how they tease us some live funky bass, throwback percussion with the disco infused 'Endless Summer', some heavy 90s energy with the crafty and lyrically unique 'Forrest Gump'  and even more electronic almost disclosure like propositions in the case of  'If I Am Being Real' and 'Nothing is What it Seems' where Ezel's precise use pitched vocal samples enhance Rona's inherent classic R&B flair in her vocal delivery.  Other memorable cuts are 'Floating' that features tasty horn licks, a contribution from the famous Horn section that accompanies DJ Natasha Diggs on their infamous 'Soul in the Horn' parties. The album also features a song homonymous to the album name 'Take Me Home'. it carries the essential elements to their now trademark formulas for soulful hits: a great song composition arranged to perfection with the most infectious groove.

Take Me Home

Hard To Stay Away

Funky Frequencies 3 part 2

Available now from - http://www.zrecords.ltd.uk/new-releases

Listen to the full track here - https://www.beatport.com/s/f2mkhk6zqush

Sean's "It's Time" album was universally well received in the house community, and rightly so, it was a strong debut featuring an array of talented vocalist and strong songs.

For this EP the tracky 90's style ‘Holding On’ gets reworked by Crackazat who keeps the original vibe adding Smack Productions style keys and his trademark jazzy, warm production to Sean’s original. Crackazat has come to the attention of dj’s including Disclosure, Detroit Swindle and Homework through his releases on Futureboogie and more recently Sweden’s Local Talk where he released his latest album ‘Crescendo’.

Released earlier this year, Atjazz's remix of ‘Reach Out’ feat. Hannah Khemoh was universally well received and supported by Danny Tenaglia, Tensnake, Tony Humphries, Golf Clap, Rainer Trueby and more. Joey Negro has done his own edit of Atjazz's mix focusing on the groove and BV's.

Sean completes the remix package with his own broken dub take on ‘Finally’ featuring vocals from Taliwa.

DJ Reactions:

Tensnake - Atjazz and Crackazat remixes are great, thanks
Louie Vega - Playing the Atjazz edit
Danny Krivit - Nice groove
Rainer Trueby - Crackin' mix from Crackazat
Opolopo - Sweet package! Nice to hear some Broken Vibes again
Mousse T - Wicked, thanks
Reel People - Great Vibes here
Glenn Underground - Dope
CJ Mackintosh - Great EP. Love that Crackazat Remix :)
Audiowhores - Atjazz Remix/JN Edit sounds dope!
Graeme Park - Oh yes, yes, yes!
Richard Earnshaw - Quality remixes...on them all!



Sean McCabe - Holding On (Crackazat Remix)

Crackazat - What You're Feeling

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British born but now based in Philadelphia (USA), veteran dj and producer Scott Diaz is known to many for his releases on labels including Defected, Simma Black and Nervous Records. We're delighted to exclusively share with you today a joint straight from his upcoming EP ''Take It Back'' to be released on Diaz's imprint Grand Plans. “Take It Back” focuses on shuffling drum rhythms and lead synths packing a cosmic funk, layered with a killer vocal sample. Enjoy :)

Release date: April 21th 2017

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GPM003 - The Paradox of Principles

Premiere: Scott Diaz - Take It Back - Feat. KE [Grand Plans]

Taken from the upcoming Crackazat album "Rainbow Fantasia" 

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Crackazat - Sundial

Marking the 50th release on Guess records, Spiritchaser present the epic "Paradise Row". Continuing their collaborations with vocalist Emily Cook, the original versions are accompanied by a dub which encapsulates their more soulful approach which has been so effective over many of their releases and remixes, and the "Rework", specially constructed for their performance at the Moses Mabhida stadium in Durban as part of the Vodacom festival.

Written, arranged and produced by Richard Earnshaw & Mark Bamford for Kinetic Music.
Vocals performed by Emily Cook.
Keys/programming by Richard Earnshaw.

Mixed and mastered @ Vine Studios, West Sussex. UK

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Paradise Row - Horizon Dub

https://soundcloud.com/ashreynolds - Everytime extended mix and remixes available now via @traxsource

Grab it here - https://www.traxsource.com/title/1379999/everytime

Everytime

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Ash Reynolds - Everytime (Extended MIx) - OUT NOW

'Somebody Like You' is taken from the new 'Ross Couch - Sounds Underground EP' which is available to buy now at:

Traxsource: http://www.traxsource.com/title/217405/sounds-underground-ep
Beatport:  http://www.beatport.com/release/sounds-underground-ep/1078889
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Somebody Like You

Compiling the whole 'Period Works' series for the first time onto CD and Digital. Featuring three brand new tracks.

"The Period Works Series has been a fantastic opportunity to explore of my biggest personal influences in dance music ranging from the rich instrumentation of Disco, to the raw energy of early house music. After starting of with Acapellas from the Z Records Library for inspiration in 2016, the series has now culminated into new and original songs influenced by a golden age passed. Thank you to David Lee and Z Records for the opportunity and creative direction, and thank you to everyone who has purchased, listened and danced to the Period Works Series."

Best Wishes,
Crackazat

Crackazat - In My Dreams

SLT194 - Crossed Signals Vol. 11
Various Artists
Official Release Date: January 1, 2021
Traxsource Exclusive: January 15, 2021

1. Zetbee – Walking Over Me
2. TIGER MINDD – Tiger Crossing
3. Gustavo Fk – Jazz 2 Me
4. Delaines – That's House

We are delighted to present the 11th installment of our Crossed Signals series which explores a variety of deeper style sounds, containing hints of jazz sprinkled with some deep classic flavors. Offering quality creations by an exciting range of artists including Czech Republic based producer Zetbee, Australia's TIGER MINDD, Brazil's Gustavo FK, and UK based duo Delaines (aka Delgado and Lloyd Haines).

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•Follow Delgado: @delgadoshouse
•Follow Lloyd Haines: @lloydhainesmusic
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Zetbee - "Walking Over Me"

Dave Lee aka Jakatta, Doug Willis, Raven Maize, Sessomatto, formerly Joey Negro as well as being part of The Sunburst Band and many more. 

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Sean McCabe - Holding On (Crackazat Remix)

Dave Lee ZR