Joey Daniel unveils new label SiO Records, launching a hub where music meets graphic design and beyond.

Creating and maintaining an identity within dance music is never an easy task, yet Joey Daniel continues to evolve while staying true to his own sound and style. A regular at Sunwaves, Music On, Unum Festival, Paradise and Caprices Festival, Daniel’s musical heritage gives him a different outlook to many within the scene with consistency at the heart of his work and thinking. A natural progression of this approach comes via the launch of his own imprint, SiO Records. A project shaped around the Dutch favourite's own vision to combine music and graphic design, April sees the label’s first instalment as he drops three fresh productions via his ‘Starting Point’ EP.

“I always looked up to a selection of labels that immediately made you look forward to the next release coming. I knew what to expect; they had a strong musical identity and were all led by an artist within that sound. That’s an idea I always kept in my mind: starting my own label with my sound at its heart while working with and featuring artists with unique styles that fit, regardless of whether they are known or unknown. The artists represented the label, which is what I want to create with SiO. Not only with the music but with the artwork to create a strong visual identity, so when you see it or hear it, you know that it's SiO.” - Joey Daniel.

Slick drums and icy hats guide smooth title cut ‘Starting Point’, combining rich chords, slinking bass and resonant melodies across a shuffling roller. ‘Show Up’ journeys darker and deeper as bubbling low ends work alongside vocal flickers and sharp drum licks, before laying the focus on crisp organic percussion, sweeping synths and off-kilter samples across the classy late-night sonics of his ‘Dark To Dawn Mix’.

Joey Daniel ‘Starting Point’ EP drops via SiO Records on 15th April 2022.

Starting Point

Us Two - Red E EP
Incl. De La Swing Remix

Us Two - Red E (De La Swing Remix)

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Jamie Jones’ Paradise Music imprint welcomes a stacked EP as Mata Jones, Alfrenk, and Mikey V combine  across three tracks for ‘Love’. 

The newly-launched musical hub and platform for his world-renowned event series, Jamie Jones’ Paradise Music  imprint has quickly become a premiere outlet for quality productions across the house sphere, and unsurprisingly  so, given the ethos of the label to replicate those magical dance floor moments created in Ibiza and beyond. Diving  right into the heart of summer with a trio of tracks made for sun-soaked, blissful moments, the label’s fourth  release welcomes three talents from across the globe as Italy’s Mata Jones and Alfrenk link up with California 
based DJ, producer and vocalist Mikey V as they combine to deliver ‘Love’. 

“For me, Paradise is the label of dreams. I’ve always identified with Jamie’s projects and his vision as an  artist, both musically and in how he conceives and approaches his DJ sets during his Paradise parties.” -  Mata Jones.  

Opening the release, Jones links with LA’s Mikey V for the bumping grooves of ‘Nope!’, with vibrant guitar riffs,  shimmering hats, and crisp drum licks working alongside the infectious vocal hooks to guide the production for a  resonant and playful trip. Next, Jones steps out solo on the title track ‘Love’ as he draws for classic house  influences and iconic melodies while introducing rousing strings before linking with fellow Italian Alfrenk and the  returning Mikey V for ‘So Serious’ - bringing rolling organic percussion, sonorous bass patterns and further alluring  vocals for a terrace heater. 

Mata Jones, Alfrenk & Mikey V ‘Love’ EP drops via Paradise Music on 21st July 2023.  

Tracklist:  
1. Mata Jones & Mikey V - Nope! 
2. Mata Jones - Love 
3. Mata Jones & Alfrenk feat. Mikey V - So Serious

Mata Jones - Love

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Jamie Jones's tastemaking label is back with a second volume of its talent-packed Hottrax presents Tripleution series, this time with Candidate, Lee Jeffrey and Hatiras & Javi Bora all featuring. 

Hottrax has always been an underground-oriented label dedicated to showcasing the darker side of the dance floor. This series does just that with Jones's careful A&R shining a light on the best talent currently out there. 

Candidate opens up with the excellent 'Sore Feet Society', a turbo-charged cut that takes you to the heart of the dance floor. It's a raved-up sound with rapped vocals that bring the attitude next to big synth stabs and sci-fi FX. Next is the UK's talented Lee Jeffrey who has released on respected labels such as Madtech Records and Elrow. 'Doin' It 4 Saz' has real swagger - garage-inflected drums that swing back and forth beneath chopped-up vocals and bright synths that are perfect for pumping any party. 

Last of all, Toronto scene pioneer Hatiras and Too Many Rules label head Javi Bora are frequent collaborators who cook up the goods again here. Their 'Raw & Dirty' is just that - a hefty house banger with gritty synth textures and weighty drums. Dark vocals bring a late-night edge to this most physical and high-impact of sounds. 

All three of these tracks explore different house vibes with equally fresh results. 

Tracklist: 
01 Candidate - Sore Feet Society 
02 Lee Jeffrey - Doin' It 4 Saz 
02 Hatiras & Javi Bora - Raw & Dirty

Hatiras & Javi Bora - Raw & Dirty

French duo Chicks Luv Us return to Desolat as Loco Dice welcomes them back to the label for their two- track release, "Rhell / Trippin".

Launched back in 2007 by internationally renowned DJ/producer Loco Dice, Desolat stands today with a history and reputation as rich as any within the global house realm. With the label relaunched after a brief hiatus earlier this year as Miami’s Cortes took the wheel for its big re-introduction, the label boss now reveals the second release of 2023 on the label as French pair Chicks Luv Us make an impressive return. Heading up their own CLU Recs and Encasa Records imprints while releasing material via Hot Creations, MÜSE, elrow and more, their breakthrough single ‘Qu’est Ce Qu’il Veut Lui?!’ on Desolat in 2019 saw them rack up a wealth of support from across the scene and stands today as a gem within their growing catalogue. Now returning four years later, early September brings two fresh productions on the label as they return with a pair of heavy-hitting cuts across "Rhell / Trippin".
Setting the tone via hefty kicks and menacing low-end tones before introducing wonky electronics, skippy hats and warped hip-hop vocal samples, the title cut "Rhell" is a no-nonsense and impactful production crafted for packed dancefloors as it marches forth with authority. Switching things up but keeping the energy levels high, "Trippin" fuses rubbery basslines, harsh metallic tones and squelchy acid-tinged leads for a chaotic yet precise and driving journey deeper into the peak hours.

Chicks Luv Us - "Rhell/Trippin" drops via Desolat on 8th September 2023.

Tracklist:

1.  Rhell  
2. Trippin

Trippin

Rhell

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Tastemaking platform Hottrax, run by house music authority Jamie Jones, already boasts a discography including Patrick Topping, East End Dubs and Yousef. The fourth part of their ‘Tripleution’ Various Artist EP series sits in good company, merging new artists and longtime label stalwarts for another stacked tracklist as it gears up for the release of its next edition. 

With cleverly sampled instrumentals and plucked sonic strings, Endor’s ‘Fakez’ kicks off proceedings, having previously guested on highly esteemed imprints such as Solid Grooves, Repopulate Mars, Defected and Toolroom. Self-taught producer Cristian Viviano steps up next with ‘Mastafunka’, with its strumming bass notes and groovy drum programming. The German duo Raumakustik, Sola and Repopulate Mars associate Clyde P and multifaceted musician Jil Tanner join forces on the jagged beat notes of ‘Come With Me’, punching through with pumping breakdowns and a weighty bassline and highlighting Hottrax’s penchant for underground cuts. 

Tracklist: 
01 Endor – Fakez 
02 Cristian Viviano - Mastafunka 
03 Raumakustik, Clyde P & Jil Tanner - Come With Me

Cristian Viviano - Mastafunka

The label from NYC's eminence Jean Pierre, Pakate Records keeps bringing infectious tunes from the Big Square. For the 7th release of their digital branch, pure energy from Harvy Valencia and Diego Teran mix up the most seductive rhythms from Colombia and Venezuela.

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on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pakaterecords/

Follow Harvy Valencia
on SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/harvibal
on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/harvy_valencia_

Follow Diego Teran
on SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/diegoteranmusic
on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/diegoteran_ofc

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PREMIERE: Harvy Valencia, Diego Teran - Melhor Som [PAKATE]

Kirik - Bella Bella (Original Mix)

Franco Musachi, Constanza Pucheta - Me Colgue Un Poquito (EDIT) FREEDOWNLOAD

We welcome DJ OGMA from Colombia to our family, who makes his debut in our house with his EP called Move It, a proposal of Tech House sounds with a set of vocals and marked bass lines to warm up the party. Enjoy and dance!

Le damos la bienvenida a nuestra familia al DJ OGMA de Colombia, quien debuta en nuestra casa con su EP llamado Move It, una propuesta de sonidos Tech House con un set de voces y marcadas líneas de bajo para calentar la fiesta. ¡Disfruta y baila!

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DJ Ogma - Move It

Not so long ago two great friends left the country where they lived and moved to Brooklyn, NY. There they re-builded their studio, produced new tracks far away from day-in day-out madness of the life they left behind for a while.
In this creative and intimate isolation the idea of the label came up – just like the next step to be taken in their intense relation. In July 2007 this idea became reality when Desolat was born.

Desolat is now a Düsseldorf-based label founded by Loco Dice and Martin Buttrich. Both Dice and Buttrich had a long-standing artistic career in music before they decided to take a challenge and create a platform to release music they like independently and fast.

Rhell

Desolat Music Group

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