Out now on Crosstown Rebels: lnk.to/denniscruzroots

Longstanding Spanish talent Dennis Cruz achieves a career milestone this October with the release of his debut album, Roots. The ten-track LP draws inspiration from Cruz’s life experiences, resulting in a body of work that encapsulates the sounds and musical styles that have led him to where he is today.

Dennis spoke on what this moment represents, stating: "I wanted to work on a broader project, the cornerstone of my artist career, and this is what Roots is. The album is a convergence of influences taken from music that I've been listening to all my life, from funk, salsa, and flamenco to house and disco. I am so happy this project could finally come to life. I want to thank the several friends and artists that worked on it with me; Damian Lazarus for believing in it from the beginning and helping it reach the world on Crosstown Rebels." - Dennis Cruz

The journey begins with La Ratonera, a Spanish-themed cut that sets the tone with a warm underlying groove and P. Rivas’ enchanting vocal hooks. Los Tamales soon arrives, released as a July single ahead of the album, before Good Old Days completes proceedings on the A Side. A collaboration with minimal-maestro Ian Ludvig, the result is a stripped-back dancefloor number that feels ripe for the late night hours.

Ecua takes charge on the B Side, upping the tempo with resonant kick-hat combos and plenty of flamenco-inspired swing. What U Doing comes next, as Leo Wood’s harmonic vocal tones perfectly complement Cruz’s hard-edged, groove-led bassline, opening neatly into Bend. The three-minute piece showcases the Spaniard’s love of jazz and salsa throughout.

We’re treated to another piece of teamwork on Go Down, with iconic Jamaican singer Lee Scratch Perry featuring on top of a low-slung, rhythmic backbone, paving the way for Ahora Todo Va (Dub). Josh Butler’s influence can be felt right from the get go, as four-four drum patterns converge on spicy, latin-fuelled lyrical samples.

Te Quiero Cantar acts as the penultimate track, bringing us more funky, house-driven flavours before Back Again brings things to an ebullient close. The final collaborative offering with Iuliano Mambo takes us on a journey through punchy percussion and swinging synth build ups, rounding off an eclectic body of work that looks set to light up dancefloors across the world this year.

Roots showcases the many facets of Dennis Cruz’s production capabilities. The album embodies the life experiences that have defined his career; the moments of progression and elation, from fresh-faced up-and-comer to established musical presence. At the heart of the LP lies an inherent Spanish theme - a nod to the country and culture that Dennis calls home. It’s playful, joyful and built to make people dance, three traits personify this talented producer today.

MÜSE co-founder Dennis Cruz has cemented his reputation as one of global dance music’s most-esteemed talents, in a career that spans decades. Regular industry awards and nominations (including Beatport, RA, Vicious Magazine, and DJ Awards: Best Tech House 2018, Best Deep Tech 2019 and winner of Best Producer in 2017), showcase the skill with which Dennis has become a tastemaker for quality house music, whilst consistent appearances across the worldwide festival circuit have brought his sound to international audiences. BPM, Tomorrowland, ADE, Kappa Futur and WMC are just a few examples, a testament to Dennis’ esteemed presence in the scene.

Various Artists

What U Doing

Dennis Cruz ft. Leo Wood - What You Doing

Early Support by Richie Hawtin, Loco Dice, SKREAM, Tiga, Hot Chip, Laurent Garnier, Optimo, Erol Alkan, Ralph Lawson, Tensnake, The Rapture, Maxxi Soundsystem, Oliver Koletzki, Riva Starr, Huxley and many more... 

Since Richie Hawtin played this track in his Boiler Room Set on Ibiza, many people have been asking about this Joyce Muniz collab. The track features fresh vocals by Bam (formerly known as MC Baby Bam) from the legendary 90ies hip-hop group The Jungle Bothers (Native Tongues/Zulu Nation). The beat is based around a sample from Kraftwerk's 'It's More Fun To Compute,' and for this version we've actually got full approval from Kraftwerk (yes - guess what). So we're happy to release it now. Hope you dig it too. 

Artwork by Neven Cvijanovic from Floor 5. 

Covershoot by Johanna Rauch. 

Label: Exploited 
Artist: Joyce Muniz 
Release: Back In The Days feat. Bam 
LC: 15799 

Releasedate Beatport: 24.02.14 
Releasedate I-Tunes, Juno ect: 24.03.14 

Some Selected Feedback: 

Loco Dice – Yeahh! Wav please. 

Hot Chip – Into it! Can I get wav’s please? Joe x 

SKREAM - BIG! 

Optimo: Excellent! And amazing Kraftwerk cleared the sample. 

Erol Alkan: Thanks! 

Riva Starr: Bangin! 

The Rapture (Gabriel) - Tite!!! Loving this! 

Laurent Garnier - YES YES YESSSSSSSSSSS. Loooving this. 

Adana Twins - JOYCE! I LOVE YOU! AWESEOME TRACK!!! 

Tensnake - Great tune. 

Edu Imbernon - Tune! Love it 

Oliver Koletzki - Beautiful. playing this in my radioshow on Saturday. 

Maxxi Soundsystem: This is really nice... 

Ralph Lawson: Amazing you got this out - well done! 

Huxley: Sounds Nice! Good work Joyce! 

Kiki – HUGE!!! Been playing this to death, since i first got it and everybody comes to the booth to ask about! 

Karotte: Good one. Like it! 

La Fleur: Bomb! Joyce is on fire! 

Sasha – Cool. 

DJ Feadz - Always a sucker for Kraftwerk samples. 

Andy George (BBC 1) - This is dope! 

Doctor Dru – Love it! Already in my set since some time now. Great work, Joyce. 

Ruede Hagelstein: I just see myself break dancin' back in da days:) 

Animal Trainer – What a superb track <3<3<3 

Zombie Disco Squad– Love Joyce. Awesome artwork. 

Brett Johnson - Pretty dope. Will play this weekend. 

Munk - Joyce is my homegirl!! top tune. 

Betoko – Niiiiice. 

Leftwing & Kody - Yeah boy this is sick! Big ups Joyce. 

Mickey - BIG!

Joyce Muniz Feat. Bam - Back In The Days ! 128kps

One of my favourite ever Green Velvet tracks, mainly for Russoul's vocal. Download and enjoy!

Green Velvet feat Russoul - Millie Vanillie [Matt Davies 'Straight Up Vocal' Edit]

RMS005 A1 Guy Gerber & Puff Daddy -Tourist Trap (Jamie Jones 'For Ryan' Remix)

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I Get Deeper (Cassian Rework)

Moon on Foot

Enjoy our edit of M.A.N.D.Y.'s & Booka Shade's club banger "Body Language".
We did this edit just for fun to play it out at our shows but got so much positive feedback, that we want to share it with you.

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M.A.N.D.Y. vs. Booka Shade - Body Language (KlangTherapeuten Edit)

Sorry I Am Late

Sorry I Am Late (Richy Ahmed Remix)

CamelPhat - Hangin Out With Charlie (Original Mix)

Buy On Beatport: http://bit.ly/2fDHP1e
Release: Body Language Danniel Selfmade Versions
Label: Get Physical Music
Genre: Indie Dance / Nu Disco
Release Date: 2017-10-04
Catalog: GPM417

M.A.N.D.Y. vs Booka Shade - Body Language (Danniel Selfmade Infamous Vision) [Get Physical Music]

FAVTRACK: Dennis Cruz feat. Leo Wood - To Burn

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