Throughout February a group of friends set out to learn Ableton and make an EP in a month. Here's the unfinished nonsense that came out of that, from Blade Runner vibes with Scottish misery, to songs constructed purely from the Animal Crossing universe.

Repetition Is Key

After a 1-year hiatus, the Avenue Red 1210 podcast series has a fresh installment of 12 records, each one being 10+ years old. Stepping up to the platters we have Moutier, a veteran DJ duo from Leeds who have in recent years also turned their hands to being producers and label owners. In 2017 they launched their Enclave Records imprint, which alongside their own works has featured an illustrious roster of talent, including Harrison BDP, Javonntte, Kresy, BioRoot and Niklas Andersson among others.

No strangers to the origins of true deep house, these guys have dug through an enormity of special black gold releases over the last couple of decades. Also with them having played a lot of gigs around the UK (especially in the north of England) throughout this time, they are well qualified to compile and mix something timeless and special from their collective treasure trove of records. They show their fine skills as DJ's in the way they hold that elusive dancefloor groove as they flutter through the tracks. To dance or not to dance? It is simply not an option.

"Here's 12 of our favourite cuts from that truly golden period of 1995 until just after the millennium. We purposely avoided going for something super banging, but rather just some good old fashioned deepness and gentle undulation, building towards the unreal Journeyman (an under-the-radar alias of the legendary Jean F. Cochois, better known as The Timewriter) track at the end.

A lot of these producers get somewhat overlooked when looking back at this period and perhaps, apart from true Discogs saddos like us, don't get the love from the current generation of house heads that they deserve. Hopefully we've been able to do our little bit to turn some new ears onto this stuff. Enjoy!" Matt Mason & Jamie Adams AKA Moutier, August 2021

https://soundcloud.com/moutiermusic

Enclave Records
https://soundcloud.com/enclaverecs
https://enclaverecords.bandcamp.com
https://www.discogs.com/label/1276142-Enclave-Records-4

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01 Aqua Bassino - Wanna Dance // F Communications (1995)
02 Vincenzo K - Red Rooster E.P. (B1) // Aquarius Recordings (1998)
03 The Wamdue Project - In The Back Of Your Mind // Strictly Rhythm (1996)
04 Fresh & Low - Feels So Good // Plate (2001)
05 Head Nodding Society - Triple Shifter // Paper Recordings (1999)
06 Repair - Lost Again (Repaired Mix) // Sub Static (2002)
07 Rhythm Plate - Sound Of Rhythm Plate // DiY Discs (1999)
08 Swag - Version 14 (Version) // Jus' Trax (1996)
09 Boobjazz - Departure // STIR15 Recordings (2000)
10 F - All This Music // Sense Music (1998)
11 Bell & Everything - Dark Beats // Shaboom Records (2001)
12 Journeyman - Has Got To // Fiji Recordings (2001)

Avenue Red 1210 Mk13 - Moutier

Everything Everything - PizzaBoy (KFC remix) #PizzaBoyRemix

It was a lot of fun going through the stems and listening out for ways to change the track entirely. No additional instruments were added, the whole track is made from the stems, although many of these were heavily edited.

I noticed that a lot of the vocal melodies worked in a different key, which the track changes to in the outro. In playing with the timing of the lead vocals. bringing subtle parts of the original arrangement to the fore and shifting the tuning of others, the aim was to make a track with its own character that could still exist within the band's sonic universe.

Everything Everything - Pizza Boy (Valetta remix) #PizzaBoyRemix

Baltra @ The Lot Radio 09-25-2024

The Anjunadeep Edition 96 With James Grant
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Label boss James Grant returns to the Deep Edition this week with a special two hour set recorded live at Anjunadeep In Miami last week.

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The Anjunadeep Edition 96 With James Grant (Live from Anjunadeep in Miami @ Cafeina)

DURAN DURAN - Planet Earth - (DJ VLADEK COSMO RE - EDIT)

Cristoph - Where's The Music Gone (Tong & Rogers) private edit

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Conspicuous from the rest of Bristol's electronica scene in the '90s by the absence of trip-hop or jungle leanings in their productions, Way Out West instead pursued straight-ahead house and trance with closer ties to progressive British dancefloors than American hip-hop. 

The duo of Jody Wisternoff and Nick Warren first came together in the mid-'90s. Wisternoff was a veteran producer who had first recorded at the age of 14 (with fellow Bristolian house artists Smith & Mighty), while Warren was a high-profile Balearic DJ and club-night promoter influenced by the sounds of Madchester. The duo began recording together, and by 1996 their single "The Gift" had become a big mover on dancefloors and the radio as well, thanks to a British advert that used the song. Signed to Deconstruction, Way Out West released their self-titled debut album in 1997. A change of venue, to Distinct'ive, preceded the release of 2001's Intensify, and after a three-year interim the duo followed that with the like-minded Don't Look Now.

With Warren meanwhile releasing numerous mix compilations, many of them for Global Underground, Way Out West returned in 2009 with We Love Machine. Featuring contributors such as Scuba, Jaytech, and D. Ramirez, We Love Machine: The Remixes followed on Hope Recordings a year later. Wisternoff released the solo album Trails We Blaze on Anjunadeep in 2012 and went on to mix several instalments of the label's popular compilation series. Anjunadeep also issued the Way Out West singles "Tuesday Maybe" and "Set My Mind" in 2016. With guest appearances by Doe Paoro and Liu Bei, the duo's fifth LP, Tuesday Maybe, arrived in June 2017 and was accompanied by a performance at the Glastonbury Festival. Since then, the band have embarked on a UK tour, released their Tuesday Maybe (Remixed)album, and prepared a legion of new music to release throughout 2018 - and, with more new projects in the pipeline for the next year, it's safe to say that there's never been a more exciting time to be a Way Out West fan.

Their new chill-out EP 'Sunday Maybe' is out now on digital and limited edition 12” vinyl. Catch Way Out West headlining Concorde 2 in Brighton on 3rd Oct and Rescue Rooms in Nottingham on 4th Oct.

Way Out West - Minirig Mixtape

Electric Fiction 025 with @soba_ldn Resident and @Anjunadeep A&R @danielcurpen - an hour of Deep House, Electronica & Melodic Techno. Featuring tracks & mixes from Merely, Rawman & Inga!, Robag Wruhme, M.O.S. & Bona Fide, Jacques Bon, Vincent, Sakro, Janeret, Fort Romeau, Fluida, Rampa and Stefan Vincent.

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Repetition Is Key

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