Artist: Chris Gray
Title: Cosmic Simmering
Cat.: SAFT24
Label: saft
Format: 2 x Vinyl 12’’
Release date: February 2023
Style: Deep House, House, Downtempo

A1. Forage The Courage (What Could Be)
A2. Woks & Their Toasted Sesame
A3. 3s Then A Flour
B1. Bring It To A Simmer
B2. Freshened With Seductive Acidity
B3. It's A Bad Day When The Store Locks Away Detergent
C1. Fennel & Dill Pollen
C2. The Rest, In Peas
C1. Flan De Qoi Choi
D1. Tikka Luvr
D2. The Puttanesca Caper
D3. Every Child's Pots & Pans
D4. This Game Hen's Game's On

Cosmic Simmering is a very personal new album of unreleased material from Chris Gray on Saft. The 13 track album has been composed of previously lost archives, restored DAT tapes and old CDs and it plots the musical evolution of one of house music's most underrated artists.

Gray has been producing since the mid-nineties, and in that time has crafted some seminal moments in deep house. He's landed on a range of labels, but most often Saft or his own Deep4Life. He has put out seven superb long players that explore a rich palette of moods and grooves, and this latest is another adventurous collection that travels far and wide into rhythm and sound. 

Work on this album started in March 2020 when Chris started digging around in his archives. Some of what he found was sketched in the late 80s, while other tracks were written a few months after Chris moved to Chicago and was living in his uncle's south side attic in early 1993. There are also some cuts from 1995 onwards which have been salvaged from deteriorating DAT tapes after a friend of Chris fixed his player. There is also a selection of early 2000s deep4life material taken from 20-year-old backups on cheap CDs, all brought back to life for this record.

Cosmic Simmering is a beautifully widescreen album that works equally on mind, body and spirit.

SAFT24 - Chris Gray - Cosmic Simmering

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Stepping in for the Sonic Fruits show this month was Romaal Kultan, bringing two hours of smooth hip hop and jazz-influenced broken beat selections live from the arcade.

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Sonic Fruits w/ Romaal Kultan - April 2023

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Esk with Super Jazz Club - 17 May 2023

Original airdate: 22 May, 2023

‘Curry’s House with D.D.Curry’ is a 2-hour dance music program on Voices At Night. Each month, Curry will invite a guest DJ to provide a 1-hour set and have a lively conversation about songs that influenced them. Curry himself will also play a mix of dance tracks from the past and present. In the first show, UK-based producer/DJ/vocalist Pru Fiddy (@prufiddy) provides a guest mix and chats about classic house and acid jazz, as well as her upcoming release on New York’s Fortune Signal (@fortunesignal)label.

Tracklist:

D.D. Curry set:
Edmondson - “Flamingo Tripper”
Anthony Nicholson & Mark De Clive-Lowe - “Another Story”
Rick Wade - “Goodbye”
Earth Boys - “BK Swing”
Yesca - “Sweetest Hangover (Original Mix)”
D.D. Curry - “Take Me Away”
Joey Coco - “Bonafide (Ralph Session NYC Deep Mix)”
Wez Whynt feat. Cleo Simone - “Don’t Take Your Time (Dub)”
Brooklyn Baby - “Untitled 03”
BitterSuite - “Kayamandi”

Chat segment:
Incognito - “Nights Over Egypt (Bluey’s Mix)”

Pru Fiddy set:
Louie Vega ft. Monique Bingham - “Elevator (Going Up)”
Pru Fiddy - “Going Places”
Big Muff - “My Funny Valentine”
Robert Owens - “Gotta Work”
Jarrod Lawson - “Be the Change (Michele Chavriani Remix)”
Incognito - “Step Aside (Dimitri From Paris Remix)”
Nathan Haines - “Believe (Kenny Dope Remix)”
Sweet Touch - “Live it Up (DJ friendly edit)”
Louie Vega feat. Anane - “Cosmic Witch”
Stephanie Cooke - “I Thank You (Lenny Fontana Remix)”
Fantastic Plastic Machine - “Love is Psychedelic (Bob Sinclar Remix)”

Curry's House w/ D.D. Curry & guest Pru Fiddy @ Voices Radio - May 2023

Dubrunner & Philo at Callshop Radio

With M.I.C, Kruz Leone and Renz bringing the heat on the mic, Lozzy and Chamber45 went b2b supplying heavy club cuts on this months Southside Selection.

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Southside Selection: Lozzy b2b Chamber45 w/ M.I.C, Kruz Leone & Renz - June 2023

Harri Pepper - 13 November 2023

Andrey Exx, TuraniQa, Airsand - Gangsta

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Hidden Frequencies presents:

Billie Eilish - Not my Responsibility (Reber Edit)

Reber is a talented artist from Lausanne, delivering a groovy and uniquely captivating sound. His music blends rhythm, warmth, and originality an irresistible vibe that sets him apart. Here are a few words he said about how this track was created and what he felt.
Over the past few years my daughter has been living with me more and more, and like any parent knows your kid's music taste ends up rubbing off on you. When "Happier Than Ever" dropped in 2021, we had it playing every morning at breakfast for weeks. Each time "Not My Responsibility" came on, there was something about that moody, gloomy vibe (and the meaning behind the lyrics) that always stuck with me.

I'd told myself I'd try to tap into that atmosphere one day... then life happened, and I forgot about it. Until this summer, when the idea resurfaced out of nowhere and I finally sat down to explore that world. This track is the result.

Mastered by Andrey Djackonda
Premiere by Rayzeh & Double Trouble

Free Download : Billie Eilish - Not My Responsibility (Reber Edit)

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