Name: DISCOMAT002 - A1 Show Me by DISCOMATIN
Duration: 4 min 50 s
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Micky Milan - Champion (Hotaru Edit)

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Setting out to create a future Balearic anthem while doffing a cap to street soul and synth-heavy Italo-disco B-sides of the early 1980s, Orbs of Light’s debut single, ‘Billion Days’ lands on Leng after a tip-off from Mind Fair duo Dean Meredith and Ben Shenton, who booked the duo to play live at their Rotation festival last summer.

Orbs of Light’s Baz Bradley and A Girl Called Kate have been friends for decades and have collaborated musically in the past, though it was only a couple of years ago that they dreamed up this project. It was first trialled via a 2021 remix for Andres y Xavi on Hollis Recordings (‘Perfect Timing’) on which Kate added new vocals to Bradley’s interpretation of the track. Since then, regular recording sessions have taken place, with the duo first crafting tight instrumental tracks before – in Bradley’s words – “dream up the best songs we can” with “melodies that will hopefully stay in your head all day”.

It would be fair to say that they’ve achieved that goal on ‘Billion Days’, a hooky and addictive affair whose vocal hooks and strong chorus could well inspire Balearic sing-alongs in the months ahead. Their original mix (B1 on the vinyl version of the EP, track 2 on the digital EP) is joyous, cheery and kaleidoscopic, with steel pan style melodies, bouncy synth stabs, jaunty lead lines and Kate’s wonderful lead vocal riding a shuffling, post street soul beat and a bubbly bassline.

The accompanying remix package is naturally very strong too. San Francisco crew 40 Thieves, fresh from dropping a killer single of their own on Leng (‘The Gift’, with disco legends Gary Davis and Cinnamon Jones), step up first with a take that stretches out and builds on Orbs of Light’s original mix – think wobbly nu-disco synth bass, fresh flute sounds, dubbed-out vocal snippets and a locked-in groove that’s just perfect for sun-soaked alfresco dancing.

Fittingly, the second and final revision comes from Mind Fair, whose email to Leng HQ about Orbs of Light got the ball rolling. Opting for a rubbery, body-popping beat inspired by vintage electro, they deliver a joyful, effects-laden Balearic dancefloor ‘Dub Mix’ that somehow makes a genuinely life-affirming record even more loved-up and saucer-eyed – despite the presence of only a fraction of Kate’s addictive lead vocal.

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Orbs of Light - Billion Days (40 Thieves Version)

We’ve all fallen back in love with vintage deep house and this compilation shows you why! 

Some of us might have gone so deep into the pacey rave sounds of recent times that we’ve forgotten the joy of a warm pad, soulful vocal or moody chord. Some of us might have even avoided certain parts of our record collection for being too slow, too mellow, not anthemic enough or for having to long of an arc. We know people like it hard and fast these days, but deep house has been making a solid return to the scene, with tastemakers from all over the world going back to their roots and giving the foundation of our sound a well-deserved dust off. So what better time no to dive into the vaults of Heist for our best deep house tracks? This vintage collection of 10 of the slickest tracks from our catalog features artists such as Byron the Aquarius, Crackazat, Kassian, Makèz and label Heads Dam Swindle, and will surely make any house lover’s heart go faster. 

Originally released on the quickly sold out ‘Keep on Swindling vol. 1’, ‘All I want’ has everything you’ll ever need in a house track. Catchy vocals, warm chords and a groove that just keeps on going. It’s one of Dam Swindle’s most summery tracks to date that blends the classic sound of the Rhodes piano with modern day electronics. Meanwhile, Marina Trench’ 2021 label debut ‘Sunrise’ has a kind of west-coast beachy breeziness to it; its lead melody drifting by over a relaxed groove. 

DJ Sneak goes even deeper with his loopy track ‘Love can make it happen’. Makèz’ recent hit with L.A. based vocalist Life on Planets is the most recent track on this compilation, but ‘Running from the noise’ just had to be part of this package with its deep soulful US house vibe. Cinthie, Kassian, Orlando Voorn Andy Hart & Byron the Aquarius all contribute to this package with their take on vintage deep house, exploring various levels of energy.  

This package is a testament of the position of Heist within the House scene as a go-to label and shows you that deep house might have been out of the spotlight for a while, but it’s back, stronger than ever.  

Have fun with this compilation of vintage deep house jams and we’ll see you on the dancefloor!

Lars & Maarten

Vintage Deep House

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Orlando Voorn - Soundsystem

Label - Soul Clap Records 
Released - 10th July 2024
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Our homie Sizmo returns to us with another hot SCR Exclusive edit built for the dance floor. The de facto Lips & Rhythm boss recalls hazy summer days way back in ‘96 listening to ‘Doin Time’ bumping on his Walkman and cruising around on his longboard skateboard. Peep this deep rework of an all-time classic that is sure to be a big anthem this season. 🛹 ☀️

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Dance Of The Dolphins

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Riding a wave of critical praise and positive feedback for his most recent Emperor Machine album, the fabulous Island Boogie, Andrew Meecham returns with a typically wild and dancefloor-focused set of dubs, ‘versions’ and remixes.

According to Meecham, Island Boogie is his most personal set to date – a full-length excursion that not only delivers perfectly formed expressions of his dub-tinged, off-kilter synth-boogie sound, but also tracks that draw deeply on his earliest influences and long-held musical expressions.

It’s fitting, then, that this remix EP begins with his own sparse, stripped-back ‘version’ rework of ‘S-S-S-Single Bed’, a fine cover of the mid-80s Fox single featuring the vocals of Michelle Bee. Meecham’s dub-wise revision is a skeletal and driving affair, with snippets of echoing guitar, colourful synths and Bee’s distinctive vocalisations rising above a weighty dub disco bassline and rock-solid percussion.

It's followed by two revisions of album favourite ‘Wanna Pop With You’ from A Love From Outer Space main man Sean Johnston under his now familiar Hardway Brothers alias. Combining his own love of raw, analogue-sounding electronics and trippy dancefloor psychedelia with select elements of Meecham’s original – percussion, synth sounds, crisp guitar licks and elements of Séverine Mouletin’s lead vocals, Johnston’s main ‘remix’ is a weighty, mid-tempo treat. Arguably even better is his accompanying dub, which is more groove-and-effects focused and makes more of Meecham’s superb original bassline. It’s heavy, spaced-out and undeniably intoxicating.

To round off the package, long-time friend of the label (and sometime contributor) Rose Robinson dons her Tigerbalm pseudonym and gets to work on ‘La Cassette’. Brilliantly cutting up Séverine Mouletin’s vocals, she delivers a driving slab of spaced-out, synth-heavy dub disco that adds more weight and energy to Meecham’s original. It’s a fittingly on-point way to close out a superb selection of club-ready revisions.

The Emperor Machine - Wanna Pop With You (Hardway Bros Remix)

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Punch The Wall

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DISCOMAT002 - A1 Show Me

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My Love (Hot Taties Edit)

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