Crack open chapter one of my 'Beat Vault' series and dive into the sounds of my favourite tracks that made 2023 an unforgettable year for me.

These beats are tried, tested, and proven to get the crowd moving.

Enjoy!

BANDCAMP

Technicality

Rob Cross - This Right Here
Buy Now https://www.beatport.com/release/this-right-here/4502843

PremEar: Rob Cross - This Right Here [WOH015]

Wait A Minute EP

Get On Up

Lolu Menayed - Push It (Fran Bortolossi Remix)
Buy Now https://www.beatport.com/artist/lolu-menayed/355573

PremEar: Lolu Menayed - Push It (Fran Bortolossi Remix)

Keano (UK) - City That I Travel In (EDTZ006)

Buy: https://www.beatport.com/release/electro-ghetto/4764993?srsltid=AfmBOopG6tUvzZYo7a77-H5m3B1KlfTb6W3MHRsNZO_ogJyxlK8FfWl1

PREMIERE: NVNDO, Untill6 - Electro Ghetto [YOIDGTL014]

Toxica blends Latin grooves with driving house energy. Sexy vocals that weave through rolling percussion, playful melodies, and pumping low end, delivering a track that’s as 
seductive as it is dancefloor ready. Summer heat with a vibrant edge.

APØLLO , MCLOVN&MCKENZ - Toxica [Wyldcard Records]

Choppa

Kitty Kitty Peng Peng

Nirvana Bass Mx 2.0

Out now on Moscow Records: lnk.to/MOSSV014

You&Me artists Josh Baker & Alfa serve up a shuffling house release entitled ‘Basscamp EP’ on Archie Hamilton’s Moss Co. label, dropping this November.

Manchester’s Josh Baker has been making notable appearances at Hide&Seek Festival, The Cause and Motion, not to mention a steady stream of releases on Tamango, Adult Only, Talman, and Ben Rau’s META. He’s also the founder of label and event series You&Me, of which fellow north-country rising artist and studio partner Alfa – who cut his teeth within Leeds’ thriving scene - is a core resident.

‘Basscamp’ starts with harmonizing pads, subtle bongo patterns, choppy chords and a rolling bass line, ‘Mr Bargain Hunter’ then cuts in with pumping sub-frequencies, arpeggiated keys, break-like kicks and falling space-laser stabs. ‘Marketplace Steal’ finalizes things with fluttering stereo effects, a 303-groove, haunting vocal samples and tight percussion.

Josh Baker & Alfa - Mr Bargain Hunter

Sidney Charles continues to establish his Heavy House Society label with another thrilling EP, this time from the boss himself after a standout first couple of releases from Barem & Bodeler. 

Charles does not mess about in the booth or the studio: he makes body rocking house music with rock solid drums and deft, soulful details that get clubs pumping. After years of releasing on the best labels out there - and laying down killer sets everywhere from London to Berlin and Ibiza - he is now focussed on his own project and serving up some of his best music yet. 

Sub Society is up first and is a driving house cut with punchy drum programming and an elastic bassline. Chord stabs bring a sense of warmth and colour, and this one is set to make a huge impact in the club. Raveheart then gets down and dirty, with tight drums and percussion, a rubbery bassline and the sort of tripped out pads that get you lost in the music. 

This is another high class EP from one of house music's most essential names.

Sub Society

Music for the ears, label PremEars, free downloads & mixes.

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PremEar: Lolu Menayed - Push It (Fran Bortolossi Remix)

EARWAXX