Remix for French duo Ralph & Larry Houl which mate Leaves and me did under our 'SMPL' guise...
Soon out on 12" through Frank Music

Remix - Ralph & Larry Houl - Need you so (preview)

“Expectations” is an extended player from minimalist disco outfit Harvey Sutherland and Bermuda. The second release for Sutherland’s own Clarity Recordings brings his Bermuda project into sharp focus - six tracks spanning Harvey’s influences from the West Coast to West End Records. 

Recorded with bandmates Graeme Pogson (drums) and Tamil Rogeon (electric strings), Expectations follows last year’s stomping label debut single “Priestess/Bravado”. 

The EP includes a long-awaited studio version of live favourite “Clarity”, uptempo burner “Coast 2 Coast” and a moment of spiritual introspection with “Spiders”. The title track offers glimmers of the Doobies and the ‘Dan – a sign of things to come from the Melbourne producer and his unique trio. 

Expectations 12” and digital will be released worldwide 24 March 2017, via Clarity Recordings. Distributed by Monocarpic (AUS/NZ) and Above Board Distribution (ROW).

Harvey Sutherland and Bermuda - EXPECTATIONS (Clips) || CRC-02

Loose Fingers

Larry Heard - Dreaming Of Better Days

@AMostWantedMan joins with the @Monologues family with a sumptuous debut EP that shows he's very much one to watch. 'Hep Cat' is a peppy, soulful slow-burner which gradually reveals a triumphant string sample, 'Voice From Above' is another buoyant beauty with feel-good strings and vocal cuts, and 'Importance Of The Hi-Hat' is a more stripped-back slice of warm deep deep house. Fellow fast-rising Aussie, Jad & The, pursues his passion for tonking breakbeats on his remix of the latter, making for a spooky, mysterious workout.

PREMIERE: A Most Wanted Man - Hep Cat [Monologues]

A growling drum and bass tune with haunting vocals. This is the first track taken off the 'Gunsta 5 Years Drum And Bass Mix' compilation, mixed by DJ Liza.K

Originally released on the 'The Global Remix EP' in 2004, by the Magic Vinyl label.

Gunsta 5 Years - Drum And Bass Mix

Sleepless (Resonant Evil Remix)

Ben Sage Feat. Savvy - Sleepless (Resonant Evil Remix)

Vinyl / Download / Stream: https://toy-tonics.lnk.to/NewChapter

More new members in the Toy Tonics family: JOEL HOLMES & CODY CURRIE joined the Berlin crew. They will release a couple of EPs. 

You might know Joel Holmes: American jazz pianist and keyboard player who has been member of Roy Hargrove’s legendary Grammy nominated band, but also is part of Carl Craig’s synthesizer ensemble. Joel is living in Berlin now, where he is involved in the new vibrant Neo-Jazz scene. (Yes! Berlin used to be a Techno city, but it’s becoming kind of a Jazz town now!) 
In Berlin Joel throws monthly jam sessions (the Urban Base Jam) where the creme de la creme of Berlin ex-pad jazz musicians meets up. American, Europeans.. Crazy things can happen here. Like when Erykah Badu played Berlin in 2019 and her complete band came to jam at Joel’s session after their gig.

Joel now takes the next step: he teamed up with Cody Currie: 24 year old London born talent, who already made some waves in the house scene. Cody is known as a stylized producer, with a unique recognisable sound. Much of his craft was homed in studying a bachelors in music in London. His most known work by now might be a jazzy reinvention of ‘Devils Shoestring’ with over half a million plays on SC and YT. With his new works Cody is coming away from sampling, Working only with live instrumentation.

Joel & Cody both  live in Berlin now where they met Toy Tonics head honcho Mathias „Kapote“ Modica. And when they met there was a vibe. All three have their roots and jazz music share similar ideas about how dance-music should evolve and could sound in 2020. (In fact Kapote Modica studied jazz piano, too and has been playing in bands before getting into electronic music)

Joel & Cody are working in a great Berlin basement studio, at Cody’s home. Working on a new way of combining jazz-funk with real musicianship, MPC grooves and live instruments to get a new , fresh approach on  dance-music. And there will be a lot coming up in the next years.

Cody Currie & Joel Holmes - A New Chapter

Celebrating all styles of contemporary jazz from a myriad of fresh, exciting talents within the Lowlands, Super-Sonic Jazz Records is proud to announce its first label compilation featuring some of the finest, and diverse jazz, and jazz-influenced tracks from the scene’s very best. Super-Sonic Family Vol.1 directly follows up the sold-out Super-Sonic Jazz Festival that took place at Amsterdam’s Paradiso late last year, and is the culmination of years of dedicated work throwing events, and releasing records.

The thirteen-track compilation as compiled by KC The Funkaholic and brothers Vincent and Siemen Tenzers — the central figures behind Super-Sonic Jazz — is a snapshot of the rising jazz scene in the Netherlands, featuring a strong assortment of styles and practises, all built around a central jazz ethos. It’s a local breed of talent that has been fostered and championed by the Super-Sonic family for several years now, and with the compilation they’ve captured the Joie de vivre of the refreshed youthfulness that has been shaping the area’s musical direction. From housier beats, to fast tempos and smooth grooves with global sounds, the variety of styles and practises shows how the different communities and artists — whether they be established or fully recognised —have managed to build bridges between themselves through a strong connection the unorthodox rhythms and dark arts of soulful, and beat-driven jazz.

Featured on the record of the sounds of several producers, including local soulful beat-maker Planty Herbs, Rhythm Section producer Duke Hugh who brings a touch of cinematic percussion with an impassioned danceable gem, plus Rotterdam’s very own Ranie Ribeiro, aka. Ranie Ribeiro who channels energy from Cape Verde with some harp-heavy dancefloor sounds. Served up also is a smooth variety of extremely prodigious instrumentation; keys-man and Cinematic Orchestra alumni Dominic J Marshall splashes out with a blissful Rhodes jam, Super Sonic’s very own GreyHeads unleash their own re-interpretation of drum & bass, soul music, while Arp Frique’s Djosa lays down some instrumental, exotic jazz, boogie disco. In addition, renowned muso Trian Kayhatu is on board with some straight-up future soul, Son Swagga sets down some psychedelic jazz fusion, and Dominic J Marshall collaborator Glenn Gaddum Jr., aka, one of the Netherlands’ best bass players, bring a touch of class, with his effortless and dreamy music.

What started out as a series of events and shows at Paradiso has now gone on to become one of the most prolific hubs for jazz in the Netherlands. The label has gone on to bridge gaps between classic and modern scenes by re-releasing long lost gems alongside releases from the some of the scene’s newest, underground talents. Alongside the festival, the Super-Sonic Family compilation is just the latest step in the their development, and an important benchmark in the region’s jazz legacy.

B1 | Djosa - Amazone

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Theo Parrish - What You Gonna Ask For (Valdini's HEAT Edit)

Tie your hammocks, light up your cigars and crack open a cold one as you listen to this soothing Lo-Fi take on a dance classic, by Irish talents Dee and D-Funk. 

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DEE -

Dee is a house music Dj/producer based in the Midlands. 
His unique sound has been crafted after years in the studio and  playing some of Ireland's more prestigious venues  Electric Avenue Sintilllate Sligo,  Carbon Galway, Palace Tullamore, Karma, Timesquare Ballina.

DEE also plays under We are motion as a resident in Athlone.
He has also played alongside for some of the biggest Irish and international acts such as Hannah Wants, Dense &Pika, Mark Blair, Elliot Adamson, Dj Deece, Iain Taylor, Shampain, Yazmin Gardezi and DCMD.

Dee's music has been featured on some of the biggest YouTube channels  and records labels across Ireland and Europe and has racked up more  than 30,000 plays on his own personal Soundcloud. 
Some of these labels & channels include Flamingo Records, Zone Focus, The Acidgroove, Doubleu, Moskalus, Jelly Red, Houz and Source records.

https://linktr.ee/DEE_7

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D-Funk -

D-Funk is a multi-instrumentalist/producer based in the West of Ireland. 

Having performed across the country for over 10 years he is now focusing more on the production of electronic music. Taking inspiration from genres such as jazz, funk and soul there is a clear homage to these styles in the composition process. 

Remixes have been a key platform for D-Funk and examples of these can be found on his duncfunk YouTube and Soundcloud accounts.

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Artwork by Soumya K

Free Download

FREE DOWNLOAD: Herbert - I Hadn't Known (I Only Heard) [Dee & D-Funk Edit]

Ricochet / Maloja Pass

Ricochet

‘Love & Light' touches on Jazz, Deep House, Broken Beat, Hip-Hop and Soul.

Liz’s vocals speak of a spiritual strength and love despite all, Dan’s motivational bad language is equally loving and direct, whilst Dave Koor (Deoke) lends his analog synth lights to the streetwise mantra. Vince Vella doubles up on synth bass with a quiet all-knowing nod of approval in the background, yet not forgotten in the dark.

“The Volume Of The Light” is to be released on Home Planet Recordings on March 5th 2021 (Ltd edition vinyl & digital).

https://www.musicamacondo.com/2021/02/premiere-emanative-liz-elensky-love-light-ft-deoke-and-dan-jose/

Premiere: Emanative & Liz Elensky - Love & Light Ft. Deoke and Dan Jose

Went out one night to make a little round
I met Little Sadie and I shot her down
Went back home, jumped into bed
44 pistol under my head

Ben Sage Feat. Savvy - Sleepless (Resonant Evil Remix)

The Last Cone