Golden Gate is a new disco and house project from Leeds, UK who's debut ‘Enter The Golden Gate’ EP drops on The Disco Express. United by a love for Masters at Work and Nuyorican Soul, DJ/producer Tee Cooper and songwriter/vocalist Harper Lake classic house and disco, played live, produced for the dance floor.

“Nuyorican Soul is definitely where the spark of inspiration came from,” Tee says, “we both absolutely love that LP. We usually write the songs as a duo and then bring in musicians to build them out with us, so our other main influences are two of the best songwriting duos Nile Rogers and Bernie Edwards from Chic and Ashford and Simpson. They both made music with depth and emotion in the lyrics but it always managed to have dancefloor energy and movement in the production. That’s the music we want to make.”

Assembling a cast of their favourite vocalists and musicians from across the world, Tee & Harper formed Golden Gate. The EP has two tracks plus remixes for each. For ‘Shine Like the Sun’ they’ve enlisted Adeleye Omotayo, a powerhouse London soul vocalist who us known for work with Gorillaz and Amy Winehouse. Ade and Harper duet on the track, a song about unexpected love and lust on the dancefloor. It’s a feel-good blend of disco instrumentation and the spirit of 90s NYC house and debuted live at last year’s Wilderness festival to great acclaim. The Remix comes from man of the moment The Reflex, known for seminal recent mixes of Cerrone, Duran Duran and more he shows his commitment to supporting new artists and turns in a scorching rework that loops up a keyboard part and teases all the live instruments in across 8 tantalising minutes.

‘So High’ skews towards more classic disco with a beautiful intro showcasing the powerful strings, flute and keys. Again the main rhythm section balances live drums and percussion with a classic 707 drum machine and snaking live electric bass. Harper sings solo this time, straight from the heart about looking for love in the wrong places. The remix comes from The Disco Express main man Bustin' Loose, who strips things back soulfully and adds a classic breakbeat feel to the drums to round off the EP.

Both tracks feature a truly international cast of musicians: underneath it all bass is played by Daniel Dubsworth recorded in LA, horns and flutes are played by rising star of Blue Note Records Parthenope and keys come from another London jazz up and comer Tom O’Brien. Guitars are Gary Haguenauer in Paris. Everything was either recorded in the studio in Leeds or remotely with live online sessions.

The band’s mission is to make disco and house music with real instruments and real people, inspired by the old but sounding new. 2024 is the year to enter the Golden Gate.

Golden Gate - So High (Bustin' Loose Stripped Back Mix)

Golden Gate - So High

Golden Gate - Shine Like The Sun Ft. Adeleye Omotayo

Real live discohousedisco. Made with love by people with instruments in the UK. 🪩

Guest vocals by the incredible Adeleye Omotayo [Gorillaz/Amy Winehouse]

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Golden Gate is a new disco and house project from Leeds, UK. Inspired by their favourite LP, Masters at Work’s classic Nuyorican Soul project, DJ/producer Tee Cooper and songwriter/vocalist Harper Lake wanted to make music that sounded like classic house and disco, played live but produced for the club.

They assembled a cast of their favourite vocalists and musicians from across the UK and the world and started Golden Gate. Their mission is to make disco and house music with real instruments and real people, inspired by the old but sounding new.

Golden Gate - Shine Like The Sun [The Reflex Revision]

Golden Gate is a new disco and house project from Leeds, UK whose debut ‘Enter The Golden Gate’ EP on the world renowned Disco Express label. United by a love for Masters at Work’s Nuyorican Soul project, DJ/producer Tee Cooper and songwriter/vocalist Harper Lake classic house and disco, played live, produced for the dance floor. Their 'Enter The Golden Gate EP' gained over 200K streams and incredible support from Skream, Laurent Garnier, Danny Krivit, Mousse T, BBC Radio 1, Hedkandi, Horse Meat Disco, Birdee, Fred Everything, Ken@Work, Discoholics Anonymous, Norman Doray, Javi Frias, Young Pulse, Da Lukas, Reach Up Disco Wonderland and Sophie Lloyd and many more. Live they have already performed at Wilderness, Glastonbury, Hootenanny, Jazz Cafe and many more.

“Nuyorican Soul is definitely where the spark of inspiration came from,” Tee says, “we both absolutely love that LP. We usually write the songs as a duo and then bring in musicians to build them out with us, so our other main influences are two of the best songwriting duos Nile Rogers and Bernie Edwards from Chic and Ashford and Simpson. They both made music with depth and emotion in the lyrics but it always managed to have dancefloor energy and movement in the production. That’s the music we want to make.”

Live and in the studio their work features a truly international cast of musicians: including Adeleye Omotayo of The Gorillaz/Amy Winehouse on vocals and forthcoming tracks with Jessie Wagner (Nile Rogers/Chic),  the legendary Inaya Day (Mousse T/Strictly Rhythm). Bass is all played by legendary dub, reggae and disco bassist Dubsworth recorded in his studio in LA, horns and flutes are played by rising star of Blue Note Records Parthenope and keys come from another London jazz up and comer Tom O’Brien. Guitars are Gary Haguenauer in Paris and Rich Jevons in Leeds known for his work with Tavares and many other classic disco acts. Everything was either recorded in the studio in Leeds or remotely in studios round the world.

The band’s mission is to make disco and house music with real instruments and real people, inspired by the old but sounding new. Hedonistic, positive music for hard times, 2025 is the year to hit the dance floor and enter the Golden Gate.

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