Holding Hands Mix Series

Well this one has been a long time coming.

My last full release came out over two years ago and in the mean time I’ve mainly been busy parenting it up with my two girls. Music took a bit of a back seat and I think you can all agree that that is probably fair enough.

Now they’ve grown up a bit I’ve finally got some time to get back in the studio and twiddle the old knobs again and boy has it been a joy! I don’t think I realised how much I had missed making freaky bass lines and shooting lazer sounds...

These three tracks are the beginning and I am working on many more that I will be getting out over the next few months so keep those ears peeled and eyes to the ground.

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HHANDS029 - Desert Sound Colony - Little By Little EP

HHANDS030 - Desert Sound Colony - New Dawn EP

This fortnight we're in safe hands with special guest @manami-b! On a grooving tip from start to finish, she melds the old and new with effortless precision on this rave-ready, belter of a mix!

Holding Hands Mix 013 - Manami

Outrageous scenes from @kessleruk on a truly outrageous EP.

Here is a premiere of the B1. Hood Mentality.

The record is out tomorrow. Don't sleep...

HHANDS018

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Kessler - Hood Mentality

A1 business. No messing around from @kessleruk

Kessler - Foul Play

Vinyl Release: September 10th
Digital Release: October 8th

@harrywillsmusic

Well who would have bloody thought it. 20 releases on Holding Hands. That is bananas to be typing that out. It’s been a hell of a ride and I am over the moon to be able to confidently sit here and say that I still absolutely love every single release that has been put out since the first back in 2017. What a bunch of absolute slammers!

Keeping true to form number 20 comes from a new Harry Wills alias called Brazen and it does exactly what you expect when you turn on a Holding Hands release. Bendy wendy steam rollers that land somewhere between a rail of k and downing a crate of Red Bulls.

Obviously, I am a massive fan of Harrys. I run another label (Sock It To Me) with him and his previous release on HH is one of my all time favourites. When he came to me with a new alias and some fresh tunes it was a no brainers. I hope you enjoy them as much as I have!

Big ups to one and all.

Liam xx

HHANDS020 - Brazen aka Harry Wills - Aces & Eights EP (Clips)

Pre-order >> https://fanlink.to/HHANDS019
Vinyl Release: November 19th
Digital Release: December 17th

@anyoneknowsuki 

It’s time to take a trip to the other side of the world and see how they are doing it over in Melbourne Australia. It’s now very well documented how much heat is coming out of the fine city of Melbourne at the moment and that rich vein is set to be continued right here, right now.
suki & Sniper1 come correct with four of the dance flooriest bangeroos I’ve heard in a good long while. There is barely a moment’s rest on this record and that is just the way I like it. If you like making people dance to the absolute max and I mean to the MAX then there is simply no excuse to not have this record in your bag.

It’s as simple as that.

OK enough of my blather. Go and listen to the damn things yourself and decide if you like them, rather than trying to work it out from reading a bloody press release you weirdos. 

All four tracks are produced and sculpted for the club. They want big sound systems and dark rooms. 

Close your eyes, hold hands and experience transcendental space flight...

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HHANDS019 - suki & Sniper1 - Rhythm Export EP (Clips)

Download & donate >> https://bit.ly/3hWnqEU

In light of the horrors that we are all witnessing in Ukraine, we wanted to help in at least some small way.

This track from Liebus has been one of my biggest dance floor heaters of the last six months and he has kindly agreed to put it up as a 99p + pay more if you want download with all the proceeds immediately going to donation.dec.org.uk/ukraine-humanitarian-appeal

If you like the banger and can spare the money then you know it will be going to a good cause.

Here’s hoping for as swift a resolution as possible over in Ukraine.

xx

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Liebus - Baile Bias (HHANDSUHA) [clip] (Ukraine humanitarian appeal fundraiser)

Download & donate >> https://bit.ly/3KRZYFg

In light of the horrors that we are all witnessing in Ukraine, we wanted to help in at least some small way.

This awesome track from Tom Jarmey AKA Ocean Stirs has been very kindly sent to us for release as a 99p + 'pay more if you want to' download with all the proceeds immediately going to donation.dec.org.uk/ukraine-humanitarian-appeal

If you like the banger and can spare the money then you know it will be going to a good cause.

Here’s hoping for as swift a resolution as possible over in Ukraine.

xx

Ocean Stirs - A Distant Murmur (HHANDSUHA2) [clip] (Ukraine humanitarian appeal fundraiser)

In light of the horrors that we are all witnessing in Ukraine, we wanted to help in at least some small way.

This contribution to our fundraiser series is particularly poignant, the Ukrainian producer and DJ, Monotronique, has had a hugely personal experience and effect on these atrocities in his homeland, so we are very grateful for his offering here. This awesome track is available as a 99p + 'pay more if you want to' download with all the proceeds immediately going to donation.dec.org.uk/ukraine-humanitarian-appeal

If you like the banger and can spare the money then you know it will be going to a good cause.

Here’s hoping for as swift a resolution as possible over in Ukraine.

Monotronique - Flow Time (HHANDSUHA3) [clip] (Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal Fundraiser)

Pre-Order - https://fanlink.to/HHANDS021

Vinyl Release - 27th May 2022
Digital Release - 24th June 2022

We have rolled around to one of my favourite forms of Holding Hands releases. The various artists goodness that is Slam Jams, this being number 3.

I have drafted in bangers of the highest calibre from the likes of Ste Roberts, Bolam, Inner Zone and Yosh. They go high, they go low, they go fast and they go…slightly less fast. If you like slammers, and I’m guessing that you do, then this will be a veritable day out at the fair for your ears.

OK enough of my blather. Go and listen to the damn things yourself and decide if you like them, rather than trying to work it out from reading a bloody press release you weirdos. 

All four tracks are produced and sculpted for the club. They want big sound systems and dark rooms. Close your eyes, hold hands and experience transcendental space flight...

Slam Jams Vol. 3

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Various Artists - Slam Jams Vol. 3 (HHANDS021) [clips]

This was another one of those rare moments when I listen to a straight up demo cold and just instantly know that it’s completely and utterly right for the label. Qant ( @qqantt ) served me up some eyes down, impeccably produced bass heavy slices of pie and I was gobbling them down before you could say extra mozzarella.

Big beats, big bass and enough bleep bloops to set up a satellite business.

Let’s go!!! Preorders are up and the record is out on January 27th

HHSUB007 - Qant - Moonsick EP (Clips)

I first came across Hunter as a member of my production tutorial website a couple of years back. He sent me across these demos and I was totally blown away with them. I loved the feel, the vibe and the weight across all five.

They vary in many ways and traverse the spectrum of underground club music but they all hit hard and are underpinned with some serious bass weight.

Expect to get down hard and jump up high. It’s a rollercoaster for sure.

@hunterstarkingsla

Earth Acid EP

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HHANDS023 - Hunter Starkings - Earth Acid EP

In preparation for @hunterstarkingsla's insane EP that drops tomorrow he has put together a mix of absolute stonkeroonies for your enjoyment.

There's some unreleased bits from himself, sneaky white labels and a couple from his Earth Acid EP.

Definitely one to start pleading with for IDs...

Holding Hands Mix 027 - Hunter Starkings

@Durz92 is one of the resident DJ’s for Rotate in Gibraltar, with a passion for digging up weird and wonderful records.

Usually he is found spinning electro in all its different shades but for this mix he's pulled out some of the nastiest breaks I've ever heard. Seriously killer vibes. You are gonna be pulling the stank face for most of the hour I assure you...

Holding Hands Mix 028 - Durz

@tom-jarmey is an absolute wizard on the buttons. That much is patently obvious, and when he sent me over this new set of tracks I was absolutely melting. He manages to just get so much lovely texture in to the music and yet craft it in a way that it absolutely crushes it on the dance floor.

I’ve played these out on some big rigs and I honestly can’t believe how amazing they sound. You have to experience it to believe it really. They hit hard but are also packed full of emotion in a totally un-cheesy way.

HHSUB008 - Tom Jarmey - Crusher EP (Clips)

This EP from German duo @not-even-noticed is a music production lover’s dream. Honestly, the sound design and production levels are just beyond belief in my opinion. Needless to say, they have been on heavy rotation since I first received the demos and they aren’t anywhere close to getting old yet.

They somehow straddle the line between beautiful soundscapes and absolute face melting, eyes rolling back, grabbing the person next to yours’s shoulders heat. Does that even make sense? Well I think you get what I mean.

The EP is out next Friday the 21st. 

Absolutely boomin!

HHANDS024 - not even noticed - Don't You Dare EP (Clips)

Fresh off the back of their incredible release @not-even-noticed have put together an incredibly exciting box of biscuits for us all to snaffle up.

Proper naughty business...

Holding Hands Mix 029 - not even noticed

After his fantastic EP for Holding Hands Submerged last month @ademantine (Adam Antine aka Dawn Razor) has done us the kindness of creating a truly stellar mix for the series. This one grooves hard from start to finish. There's no other way of putting it really. It just bloody grooves!

Enjoy everyone.

Holding Hands Mix 030 - Adam Antine

@ddanvers

God, I love it when an EP comes through that just absolutely fits the label to a T. If you have any knowledge of the label at all then I think you could pick any of these four out in a club and guess that they were on Holding Hands.

Pure bass weight swagger is the best way that I can sum it up. Juicy builds that make you want to chew the inside of your mouth off and somehow pull some serious screw face at the same time (quite an image eh?).

HHANDS025 - Danvers - Radiate Everything EP (Clips)

Pre-Order - 22nd March
Release - 5th April

@liebusmusic

Liebus had his first release on the Holding Hands Submerged label a couple of years ago now with four killer eyes down cuts and now he’s stepping up on the main label with some serious peak time action.

Every track hits you straight in the chest and should send any hardened dancefloor warrior into fits of gun fingers and stank faces. Believe me, I’ve seen the evidence myself on many occasions when I’ve been testing these out in clubs over the last few years.

Stand back and take notice because Liebus has arrived and he’s taking no prisoners.

HHANDS026 - Liebus - Noise Protocol EP (Clips)

Slam Jams is always one of the most fun elements of Holding Hands to put together because I get to combine a wide variety of banging slammy jammy vibes from across the board in one place.

This time I’ve got one track from returning peak time maestros not even noticed, one from myself (Desert Sound Colony) and two from label newcomers Mr Jones and DJ Merlín. Each one has a different flavour and it’s fair to say each one slaps harder than a 17th century gentleman brandishing his white glove.

@not-even-noticed
@desertsoundcolony
@mrj0nes
@djmerlin1

HHANDS027 - Slam Jams Vol.4 (Clips)

@djmerlin1

Get your bowling shoes on because this one is nothing but rollers!

After his killer track on the last Slam Jams, DJ Merlín has brought us a real treat with his new mix and if you want to get your booty shakin' and your feet a tappin' then this is the one for you.

Holding Hands Mix 031 - DJ Merlín

Two years ago, after Covid sent the industry into a tailspin I made the sad decision to stop pressing Holding Hands records to vinyl. This was gutting as the label had been putting records out from the first release and it had always felt like an integral part of the label’s identity.  

It sucked but I always hoped that in the future I would be able to feel confident in pressing records again and I am so happy to say that the time has finally come again!
Earth Trax popped into my inbox with some demos and I instantly knew there was something special here. The tracks are absolutely timeless and will do the business on any dancefloor from now until the end of time.

The A sides have more of loopy club quality that you could listen to all night. The sort of thing that you just lose yourself to when it comes on in the club. You aren’t sure exactly when it came on but you suddenly realise that you’ve been gurning with your eyes closed for some indeterminate amount of time. Basically, they’re very chewy loops (note to self: potential cereal idea).

The B sides have more of a…for lack of a better word, B side quality to them. They’re both broken and they make me want to move my body from side to side in a sort of jagged cool 80’s way. Ones to make you move and think at the same time.


HHANDS028 - Earth Trax - Amnesia EP (Clips)

Well this one has been a long time coming.

My last full release came out over two years ago and in the mean time I’ve mainly been busy parenting it up with my two girls. Music took a bit of a back seat and I think you can all agree that that is probably fair enough.

Now they’ve grown up a bit I’ve finally got some time to get back in the studio and twiddle the old knobs again and boy has it been a joy! I don’t think I realised how much I had missed making freaky bass lines and shooting lazer sounds...

These three tracks are the beginning and I am working on many more that I will be getting out over the next few months so keep those ears peeled and eyes to the ground.


HHANDS029 - Desert Sound Colony - Little By Little EP (Clips)

https://holdinghandsrecords.bandcamp.com/album/little-by-little-ep

https://soundcloud.com/holdinghandsrecords
https://soundcloud.com/desertsoundcolony

𝐇𝐔𝐑𝐅𝐂𝐋𝐔𝐒𝐈𝐕𝐄 ➟ Desert Sound Colony - Little By Little

Words from label head & artist: @desertsoundcolony 

Well this one has been a long time coming. 

My last full release came out over two years ago and in the mean time I’ve mainly been busy parenting it up with my two girls. Music took a bit of a back seat and I think you can all agree that that is probably fair enough. Now they’ve grown up a bit I’ve finally got some time to get back in the studio and twiddle the old knobs again and boy has it been a joy! I don’t think I realised how much I had missed making freaky bass lines and shooting lazer sounds...
These three tracks are the beginning and I am working on many more that I will be getting out over the next few months so keep those ears peeled and eyes to the ground.

Label: @holdinghandsrecords
Buy: https://holdinghandsrecords.bandcamp.com/album/little-by-little-ep

PREMIERE: Desert Sound Colony - Sarah Says You're Invited To The Dream Party [Holding Hands]

Track 2 from the new Desert Sound Colony Little By Little EP

Defaminator - Desert Sound Colony

Desert Sound Colony - New Dawn

Desert Sound Colony - Yotolina

The second track on the New Dawn EP is called Home Alone and it is probably my favourite one on here.

It's giving me 3am dark room, big sound system vibes which is really where I want to be IRL.

It's definitely been too long since I was in an environment like that and listening back to this one is making me need to book tickets to a night out asap.

Hope you all have a nice Thursday and are looking forward to a smashing weekend.

Hugs
Liam x

Desert Sound Colony - Home Alone

Ahhhh the joys of creating a new label! I have started Holding Hands Again to bring to light some records from the past that I adore and think should be made more widely available so that everyone can slam them in the club.

Wiggle is a label that I hold very dear to my heart. It doesn’t need an introduction but suffice to say I play and love a lot of records off this classic label. A Long Weight by Timmy S & JB is probably my favourite release on there and so I am ultra buzzing to be able to announce that it will be the inaugural release on my new imprint.

In my opinion it really sums up the classic Wiggle sound. Squiggly wiggly synths, skittering pacey drums and weird FX. These tracks have been doing the business for over twenty years and I fully expect them to continue to do so for many more decades to come.

This re release has been freshly remastered for maximum boost and it comes with a new acid mix that the guys found when they were looking through their old DATs. Tasty.

All three tracks are produced and sculpted for the club. They want big sound systems and dark rooms.

Close your eyes, hold hands and experience transcendental space flight...

B2. Hot Lumps

B1. Hot Lumps (Acid Mix

Track 1 from Adam's forthcoming EP, Variations In A Minor.

@adampits is as quintessential to the label as it gets. His first two Eps were full on baskets of dynamite and number three is no different. He has three variations on a theme in A Minor, and the theme is...absolute slammeroos.

Remix duties come from great friends of the label and Slam Jams 1 gang, @Tape-Fear. They’ve come correct with an absolute hound dog of a 2-step take on Variation 1. Turn the subs up and dive on in...

Vinyl release is February 26th.
Digital release is March 26th.

HHANDS017

A1. Variation 1 - Adam Pits

Track 2 from Adam's forthcoming EP, Variations In A Minor.

@adampits is as quintessential to the label as it gets. His first two Eps were full on baskets of dynamite and number three is no different. He has three variations on a theme in A Minor, and the theme is...absolute slammeroos.

Remix duties come from great friends of the label and Slam Jams 1 gang, @Tape-Fear. They’ve come correct with an absolute hound dog of a 2-step take on Variation 1. Turn the subs up and dive on in...

Vinyl release is February 26th.
Digital release is March 26th.

A2. Variation 2 - Adam Pits

Track 4 from Adam's forthcoming EP, Variations In A Minor.

@adampits is as quintessential to the label as it gets. His first two Eps were full on baskets of dynamite and number three is no different. He has three variations on a theme in A Minor, and the theme is...absolute slammeroos.

Remix duties come from great friends of the label and Slam Jams 1 gang, @Tape-Fear. They’ve come correct with an absolute hound dog of a 2-step take on Variation 1. Turn the subs up and dive on in...

Vinyl release is February 26th.
Digital release is March 26th.

B1. Variation 1 (Tape Fear Remix)

Track 3 from Adam's forthcoming EP, Variations In A Minor.

@adampits is as quintessential to the label as it gets. His first two Eps were full on baskets of dynamite and number three is no different. He has three variations on a theme in A Minor, and the theme is...absolute slammeroos.

Remix duties come from great friends of the label and Slam Jams 1 gang, @Tape-Fear. They’ve come correct with an absolute hound dog of a 2-step take on Variation 1. Turn the subs up and dive on in...

Vinyl release is February 26th.
Digital release is March 26th.

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