The Groovy List #7

Across a string of well received records on Seth Troxlers Play It Say It, 20/20 Vision and Moan Recordings, The Mekanism has honed a refreshingly uninhibited sound - one that pops with joyful expression and works to serve the sort of free-flowing parties he regularly plays across the US and Mexico. Here, he delivers his trademark sound with Do The Disco - a rapturous cut that features percussion from Grammy Award-winning percussionist Jorge Bezerra and an alt sax replaying of Do It At The Disco by Garys Gang by Tom Barford with a gracious nod from Nervous and Uni Disc. The taught skins of Bezerras drums rattle out of the blocks and get things off to an electrifying start. Pattered into dexterous of polyrhythms, they carry that certain energy that drives a marrow-deep motivation to move while a straight 4/4 kick maintains a solid boom throughout. Jorge Bezerra is a Grammy Award-winning Musician and Percussionist who has worked alongside many great artists throughout his career, notably on Ludovic Navarres St Germain project, on stage with the wonderful Melody Gardot and as an integral member of the Joe Zawinul Syndicate that allowed him to share the stage with other greats, such as Herbie Hancock, Bebel Gilberto, Hitonari Tsuji, Cheick Tidiane and Bobby McFerrin. Barfords sax is steadily filtered in while a bossy bass line walks up and down and the mood begins to bubble. Drums, sax and bass take turns to grab centre stage and the resultant vibe is feverish, balmy and jammed full of fun.

BUY:
https://www.beatport.com/release/do-the-disco-feat-jorge-bezerra/5149919?a_aid=6897003d0f687&a_cid=0be88686

The Mekanism - Do The Disco Feat. Jorge Bezerra (Exploited)

Dam Swindle’s new ‘Backyard Galaxy’ EP is an ode to house music and the classic Swindle sound. 

It’s only been a few months since Dam Swindle released their highly acclaimed album “Open” and already the boys are back on Heist with a new release that takes you right back to the dancefloor. Where they’ve spent the better part of the last 3 years writing their album with all its sonic explorations and collabs, this new EP sees the duo return to their roots of club-ready house music. The ‘Backyard Galaxy’ EP comes with 4 high-energy house tracks made in their Amsterdam studio that have been road-tested all summer.

EP opener “Feel it much?” has all the ingredients of a classic Swindle heater, with warm pads, rich organic percussion and tons of soul. There’s a simple and effective vocal running throughout the track that blends nicely with the classic house elements and electronic textures that are layered throughout the track. There’s an effortless flow to this track and it comes as no surprise that it has been a highlight in their sets this summer. 

The EP title track ‘Backyard Galaxy’ is an up-tempo Latin-themed jam with a hint of old school techno.  The synth stabs hit you just right and the modulated vocal chops are a lovely boost for the build ups and add a touch of swing to a track that already has a tight  groove. Add to that a huge breakdown and drum roll and you’ve got yourself a track that’ll light up any dancefloor.

On the flip, we’re moving into garage territory with the shuffling vibes of ‘Rhythm Baby’. The current popularity of the genre is not missed on Dam Swindle, but when you look closely, you’ll see this track is full of elements that the duo have built their legacy on. The vocal chops, transposed key samples and swing are all on point and work just as well below, as above 130 bpm if speed is your thing.

The EP closes with the NY-style house cut ‘What you give’, which reminds us of Dam Swindle’s remix of Cinthie’s Heist hit ‘Won’t U take me’ with its lush organs and moody keys. It’s perhaps the most classic house track they’ve made in a long time and you can hear they had a great time recording this. It’s playful, vibey and catchy. Just the way we like it.  

Dam Swindle might have delivered one of the standout cross-over albums of 2025, but on this EP the message is clear: Once a househead, always a househead.

As always, enjoy the music and play it loud! 

Much love, 
Heist HQ  

Backyard Galaxy EP

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Feel it much?

HouseHeadz00 Series: Purple EP
Label - HouseHeadz Records
Released - 17th October 2025
Format - Vinyl/Digital
BUY FROM - https://househeadz.bandcamp.com/album/househeadz00-series-purple

HouseHeadz00 Series: Purple marks the third release in the HouseHeadz00 Series, carrying forward the label’s uncompromising underground vision. Featuring It’s All About.., Movin’ On, Body ‘n Soul and Conjure, the record delivers a collection of raw and distinctive cuts made for the dancefloor. Stripped-back rhythms, driving grooves, and a timeless energy stay true to the HouseHeadz spirit, offering selectors pure house music with authenticity at its core.

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PREMIERE: HouseHeadz00 - Conjure

Download/Vinyl/Stream: https://toy-tonics.lnk.to/MysteryRemixes

Kapote’s new-school house anthem gets reimagined into fresh jazz-funk disco, 1990s NYC house energy, and proto-dancefloor bangers. There’s no way a DJ with a unique, forward-thinking sound won’t find a version to play.
It’s 2025, and once again Toy Tonics is shaping the soundtrack of the “post-dark electronic age.” After a decade dominated by hard techno, dark trance, and high-speed rave sounds, the label points toward a new horizon of groove, color, and emotion.
Close Counters - the Melbourne duo - elevate Mystery into an electrifying fusion of house, soul, and jazz. 
With lush synths and irresistible energy, they’ve earned the support of tastemakers like Gilles Peterson and lit up stages from Splendour in the Grass to beyond. Vocals by GUINNY. 

Released 13.10.2025

Kapote - Mystery (Close Counters Remix Extended Version)

Frederik Hendrik returns to Pomme Frite with the Stoer EP — two cosmic excursions blurring house and disco. The title track struts with slick nostalgia, inspired by childhood days of “stoer” style and swagga, while B-side 'Het Verleeden' (The Past) beams shimmering synths and hypnotic rhythms straight onto the floor. Playful, interstellar, and built for dancers.

BUY:
https://www.beatport.com/release/stoer/5382550?a_aid=6897003d0f687&a_cid=0be88686

PREMIERE: FREDERIK HENDRIK - STOER

The next delivery in our catalog comes from Gingerblack, delivering an exquisite deep house cut infused with jazzy elements and a rolling groove.

On remix duties, none other than Tigerskin steps in with a premium dub interpretation, showcasing his years of experience with a timeless and sophisticated touch.

PREMIERE: Gingerblack -The Army of Planet Groove [Anxiety Therapy]

Jon Billick makes his debut on Letters to Nina with If Everything, a captivating blend of deep and garage house. The track showcases his signature groove-driven sound with lush textures, soulful vocal cuts, and energetic rhythm. Balancing underground depth and melodic warmth, Billick delivers a refined and emotive dancefloor gem.

BUY:
https://letterstonina.bandcamp.com/album/jon-billick-ifeverything-ep

PREMIERE: Jon Billick - If Everything

Rhythm baby

What you give

Following years spent contributing killer EPS to Dam Swindle's Heist Recordings, Outplay founders Fouk (AKA Daniel Leeseman and Hans Peeman) make their debut on Jimpster and Tom Roberts' Freerange Records imprint. The Dutch duo sets the tone with title track 'Get It Done', where jaunty piano stabs, warming chords, disco strings and heady vocal snippets and a chunky bassline dance atop a s chunky bassline and swinging, loose-limbed garage-house groove, before unfurling the string-drenched and emotive beauty of 'Floating'. On side B we get two takes on breezy and colourful deep house number 'Neon Flight': a fine, constantly building 'Club Mix', and the deeper and more musically expansive beauty of the 'First Light' take.

BUY:
https://www.juno.co.uk/products/fouk-get-it-done-ep-vinyl/1114832-01/
https://www.beatport.com/label/freerange-records/1273?a_aid=6897003d0f687&a_cid=0be88686

PREMIERE: Fouk - Get It Done [Freerange Records]

New pack of funky tunes by Petr Serkin, now with remix by Hauke Freer, the man from Session Victim band!

http://www.juno.co.uk/products/petr-serkin-magic-roots-ep/599804-01/
http://www.decks.de/t/petr_serkin-magic_roots_ep/c6v-yc
http://www.deejay.de/FREES07_-_Petr_Serkin_-_Magic_Roots_Ep_-_12inch__214763

12" Petr Serkin - Magic Roots EP - Freedom Sessions Records 07

JB Dizzy - Midnight Power

Wonderfully plodding slo-house from Leeds-based producer @leekonitz, off the sixth volume of the @rootsforbloomrecords S.H.A.G Edits series. 

Read more & buy: http://www.stampthewax.com/2016/07/14/premiere-lk-your-luv-is-mine/
Listen on Youtube: bit.ly/lk-ur-luv


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LK - Your Luv Is Mine (STW Premiere)

Low-bitrate snip of the B1 off The Popular People's Front's forthcoming EP on Black Ops, the 10th and final EP in the series.

Out soon, only on 12" vinyl

(SNIP) The Popular People's Front - Sweet Tooth (SBR-BO-10)

Love Dup

They say all good things comes in threes, and with the marking of Nachtbraker’s 3rd release for Heist, we can confirm this universal truth once again. 
HEIST019 | Nachtbraker - Pollo con pollo EP is OUT NOW: 
https://store.detroitswindle.com/vinyl/heist019
https://store.detroitswindle.com/download/heist019d

Maurits Verwoerd comes back to Heist with more dancefloor muscle than ever before, and shows us great development of his sound: while keeping his unconventional drum patterns and love for the deeper side of house, he adds some filtered funk flavor along the way.

Follow Nachtbraker on Social media:
@nachtbraker
www.twitter.com/nachtbrakermusi
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Nachtbraker - Pollo con pollo (Preview)

Heist Recordings was founded by Dam Swindle as a means to gain full control over their own releases, and to create a stage for likeminded musicians to showcase their music. From the first release on, Dam Swindle’s “Break up to make up” EP in summer 2013, Heist has been a go to label for proper underground house and electronic music. Now, nearly 40 releases and 5 compilations in, Heist has brought forward artists like Frits Wentink, Nebraska, Adesse Versions, Fouk, Kassian, Nachtbraker and Alma Negra and continues to search for new talent, with Lars & Maarten fully focused on the A&R side of the label. 

Up till 2016, remixes on the label have been solely done by other original Heist artists on the yearly “Round up EP”, where the remixer and remixee get connected by the luck of the draw and a limited edition double pack is put out. After that, Maarten and Lars decided it was time to add remixers to the EP’s as well, which saw interesting collaboration, expanded the label family with names like Matthew Herbert, Tom Noble, Pépé Bradock, Ge-ology and Byron the Aquarius. 

In 2023 we've celebrated 10 years of Heist Recordings. The year showed a whole batch of releases by new artists like Byron the Aquarius, Amy Dabbs and Cinthie and by Dam Swindle themselves.

Nachtbraker - Pollo con pollo (Preview)

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