Original Tracks

Mix Heart

Fav Tracks

deep house

Sandman&Riverside.It'sTooLate.RonTrent.Dub.mixMSTR Copy

MadTech Records drops ‘We Turn / Fishtank’ by Redway this January, comprising two A-Side tracks from the British artist, with two of MadTech’s leading artists on production duties, namely Citizen and Thefft.

Robbie Redway, better known as simply Redway, is a multi-talented singer, songwriter and instrumentalist based out of Southern England. Redway’s talents have become more and more evident over the past year with the young artist working alongside the likes of Midland, Pedestrian and a coterie of other up and coming producers. With this in mind it’s no surprise to see him snapped up for a single on the ever on-point MadTech Records here, following the footsteps of No Artificial Colours, Mia Dora, Citizen and Thefft, the latter of which stepped in to work alongside Redway on a track each for this single.

First up we have ‘We Turn’, something entirely refreshing and unique in itself, with classic deep house tropes driving the musicality, while Redway’s heartfelt vocal lines add a shimmering charm and modern appeal to the record. Citizen’s production skills are also prevalent as we hear tinges of soul and intricate processing running throughout the track. As expected from MadTech we have yet another forward-thinking record here, which retains all the aesthetics of classic house material, yet clearly has its sights set far into the future with its timeless feel.

Following and closing the single we have ‘Fishtank’, which again sees Redway deliver something striking and distinctive in its own right. Another idiosyncratic house cut, built around poetic vocal styling’s from Robbie again, gritty stripped back rhythms and sub-led low-end tones, fuelling its rugged yet dreamy dance floor appeal, a characteristic you’d expect to hear with Thefft being thrown into the production process.

Redway’s ‘We Turn / Fishtank’ is out on MadTech Records 27th January 2014.

www.madtechrecords.com
www.facebook.com/madtechrecords
twitter.com/madtechrecords

We Turn (Prod. Citizen)


facebook.com/iDmagazineofficial 
 twitter.com/iD_magazine 
youtube.com/user/idmagazineonline
http://i-D.co

Redway - We Turn (Prod. by Citizen)

South African artist Cuebur is on remixing duties, cleverly adding his own distinct flavour to the cut; raw sounding percussion and warm atmospherics combine, resulting in an overall gentler reworking.

'For Your Love' is out 03/03/14

Jose Burgos ft Kenny Bobien 'For Your Love' (Cuebur Remix Edit)

www.soulisticmusic.com
Facebook : realblackcoffee
Instagram/Twitter : @realblackcoffee @soulisticmusic


Black Coffee Appreciation Mix

Dublin boy <a href="https://www.facebook.com/krystalklearfanpage">Krystal Klear</a> brings his famous Labour of Love party to the cities of London and Glasgow, bringing the infamous Dopejams NYC duo 'Slow to Speak' over for a U.K debut and playing Valentines Day twice in succession.

We are proud to present the first in a seriously vibe filled two part mix, the second of which will be given out on CD as an exclusive gift for attendees of the night. Press play on this groove-filled, soulful sonic delight and preview the eclectic mix styles on offer at Labour of Love.

Details of Labour of Love London are available <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/597893413615109/?fref=ts">HERE.</a>
Details of Labour of Love Glasgow are available <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/492346160886374/?fref=ts">HERE.</a>

https://soundcloud.com/krystalklear

facebook.com/iDmagazineofficial
 twitter.com/iD_magazine 
http://i-d.co

Krystal Klear: Labour of Love Mix Part 1

MJ-Kenny Dope & Raheem DeVaughn
(K.Gonzalez,R.DeVaughn)
K-Dope Music (Ascap),Ahmad's World/Universal Music-Z Tunes LLC (Ascap)
Produced by Kenny Dope at Kay-Dee Studios,NJ
Mix Engineer Dave Darlington
Vocals Performed by Raheem DeVaughn for CCCLXVIII 368 Music Group
2014 Dopewax Records,LLC

M.J. Snippet - Kenny Dope & Raheem DeVaughn

Ralf Gum  recorded live at Djoon Club, Paris
Friday March 14th, 2014
more infos on www.djoon.com

Free Download

Ralf Gum @ Colors, Djoon, Friday March 14th, 2014

In the middle of 2014, with all roads leading to Brazil, DJ, tastemaker and cultural curator Gilles Peterson embarked on the project of a lifetime, his most ambitious to date: setting up camp in a recording studio in Rio to record a sort of love letter to the nation under the artist name “Sonzeira” (meaning a joyful / killer sound). The resulting album “Brasil Bam Bam Bam” was a deeply personal work, bringing together the many authentic sounds and traditions but always through the eyes of an enthusiast inspired by 30 years of DJIng and record collecting. As Gilles said at the time: ‘Brazil’s music culture is massive..There’s the North – Bahia, Recife, the afro-brazilian sound. There’s batucada, the heavy sambas. Then bossa nova - Tom Jobim and all that history. There’s baile funk. There’s Tropicalia and the more soulful, funky scene championed by groups like Banda Black Rio, Trio Mocoto and icons like Gilberto Gil. Such a huge amount of stuff to fit in. I wanted to try and cover it all – to make a kind of Buena Vista meets club culture, but to keep it sonically very modern.’ The album included star turns from Brazilian superstars young and old, including ‘City of God’ actor and singer Seu Jorge, the grande dame of samba, 76-year-old powerhouse Elza Soares, and world-renowned percussionist Nana Vasconcelos. Of course, this was a Gilles Peterson record and so there was also many left turns -  who else would come up with Emanuelle Araujo’s bossa nova take on the 80s UK jazz-funk hit Southern Freeez, or draft in Seun Kuti (youngest son of Fela) to join the dots between modern day Brazil and the slave ships that bought poly-rhythms from Africa 400 years ago.

Of course, with roots so deep in the interesting edges of club culture it was natural for Gilles to continue this journey into new sonic territories. As such he has spent the last 6 months curating this new album “Brasil Bam Bam Bass” drafting in some of his favourite producers, friends, and associates to reimagine tracks from the album, with all the taste and good judgement you would expect. Much like the original record this is a very personal curation, a considered work that saw Gilles hand pick producers to re-imagine the album track by track - these include At Jazz, FaltyDL, DJ Oil, Kyodai, Max Graef and many more. Also included on this double CD are some wonderful outtakes (including the sublime reworking of Yusef lateef’s Plum Blossom previously only on the vinyl box set of the album), and dubbed out alternative versions of several tracks by Gilles’ Sonzeira co-producer Dillip Harris.          

If the original record was about examining Gilles own history and love for every quarter of Brasil’s sound, this provides a further glimpse into Gilles’ creative mind, ever serching for connections between rhythms; exciting, imaginative and original productions. Most of all this is a record where respect for the source material continues to shine through. 

Que sonzeira! 

Gilles Peterson presents Sonzeira Brasil Bam Bam Bass - The Out Takes and Remakes: Curated with Love will be released on double CD on Brownswood Recordings on the 9th February.


Sandman&Riverside.It'sTooLate.RonTrent.Dub.mixMSTR Copy

fastforwardrecords