UK talents PAX make their debut on Fukai with a track that&#8217;s made for big sound systems and special moments. 

Blackout combines the sound of current deep house, that is sweeping across Europen clubs and festivals with mind-blowing old school synth layers and a sub heavy bassline.

Germany&#8217;s excellent Deepdisco duo get busy on the first remix, building a more energetic groove and a bassline that mirrors and compliments the chord sequences.

Monobrother provides the other remix, going into the opposite direction and mellowing out the original just a little. Injecting a bit of a dreamy feel, while still keeping the groove on track with a vintage and uplifting bass structure.

Fukai means &#8216;deep&#8217; in Japanese and four releases in, the label is staying true to its MO at the same time as offering up a fine selection of carefully hand picked remixers that add plenty to each package.

Pax - Blackout (Original Mix)

Pax - Blackout (Deepdisco Remix)

Pax - Blackout (Monobrother Remix)

Antwerp based Ramon Tapia teamed up with vocalist Rob Harvey for a unique collaboration. With &#8220;Never Gonna Know&#8221; Tapia verifies that his abilities as a producer are diverse to say the least. Both created a wonderful excursion into the depths of house music.

A gently rolling groove that has Ramon&#8217;s trademark written all over it, deep chord progressions and Rob&#8217;s fantastic vocals make &#8220;Never Gonna Know&#8221; one of the outstanding tracks this autumn.

Young German shooting star Lexer is providing the first remix, he&#8217;s adding smooth strings and rearranged the groove a bit to fit his needs. Lexer never looses sight of the over all feel of &#8220;Never Gonna Know&#8221;.

Berlin&#8217;s Bara Brost remix focuses on the vocal arrangement, re-arranging &amp; adding layers of pure bliss. Injecting a bit of summer feel at the same time.

Fukai means &#8216;deep&#8217; in Japanese and five releases in, the label is staying true to its MO at the same time as offering up a fine selection of carefully hand picked remixers that add plenty to each package.

Ramon Tapia feat. Rob Harvey - Never Gonna Know (Original Mix)

Ramon Tapia feat. Rob Harvey - Never Gonna Know (Lexer Remix)

Ramon Tapia feat. Rob Harvey - Never Gonna Know (Bara Brost Remix)

Fukai 2 meaning &#8216;deep&#8217; in Japanese 2 is a brand new label aiming to release tasteful deep house from around the world. The label&#8217;s first missive comes from Aki Bergen &amp; Djuma Soundsystem Feat. Lazarusman and includes remixes from Just Be, former member of Layo &amp; Bushwacka!, as well as Klangkuenstler.

Italian Aki Bergen has an assured discography, whilst his partner for this single is Djuma Soundsystem who has topped many Beatport charts with his exciting house sounds. Together they craft &#8216;Don&#8217;t Stop&#8217;, a delightfully off kilter track with an infectious mechanical groove and plenty of wobbling synth lines. Said synths glow like golden embers as the mid tempo percussion brings plenty of funk.&nbsp; Lazarusman&#8217;s slowly rapped vocals add plenty of intimacy to the track and confirm this to be a sure fire summer terrace success. 

Former member of Layo &amp; Buswhacka! now recording as Just Be provides the first of the remixes. His take is all about the funky drums and bassline combo that recall classic, shuffling US house. Here the vocal is sped and chopped up to imbue the track with more restless energy and on this evidence Just Be will likely be as big as Layo &amp; bushwacka! have been over the last decades. 

To close things German producer Klangkuenstler tackles &#8216;Don&#8217;t Stop&#8217; and goes for something much more direct, with oversized kick drums and sharp percussion doing their thing beneath a much more haunting and haunted version of the original vocal. 

A fine debut release that suggest great things are ahead for Fukai.

Aki Bergen & Djuma Soundsystem feat. Lazarusman - Don't Stop (Original Mix)

Aki Bergen & Djuma Soundsystem feat. Lazarusman - Don't Stop (Just Be Remix)

Aki Bergen & Djuma Soundsystem feat. Lazarusman - Don't Stop (Klangkuenstler Remix)

Fukai – meaning ‘deep’ in Japanese – is a brand new label aiming to release tasteful deep house from around the world.

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