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YEARNING FOR YOU

A bit disco, a bit New York garage and a bit basementalism, Yearning For You is built around a dusty old keyboard loop and a two-note baseline.

Filtering brings the disco flavour, diva vocals and single-finger organ runs the garage groove and dubby, clubby stabs the shock of the new.

For the warm-up, rub-down or floors full of people who know you need to understand the past to embrace the future.

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Makin' Me High

Chris Reed and Paul Radley formed Monkey Boots more than a decade ago to showcase a new sound, somewhere between their beloved deep house and the nascent nu-disco and edit scene.

Characterised by solid grooves, smooth builds, smart sampling and devastating hooks, Monkey Boots’ early releases were championed by the likes of Greg Wilson. It was Wilson who re-edited their breakthrough single Whitworth Strut, a musical love letter to the glory days of Manchester’s legendary Hacienda Club.

With new tracks underway, Paul died in 2022. Chris took a long time to figure out whether it was right to see their work through. After consulting - and securing the support of - Paul’s family, he decided it was.

This release captures some of their best work together (with a fresh twist) before that all-new material comes to Grass Green.

Monkey Magic contains their two most celebrated tracks, Whitworth Strut and Impossible Need, with a new edit of the former.

Whitworth Strut is a baggy broadside of loping conga beats, low-slung disco bass and reverb-drenched synths. It’s groovy, saucer-eyed fare that climaxes with a slowly-filtered anthemic riff.

Impossible Need mines an even more percussive vein, with a classic deep house bass sound (IYKYK) driving the bottom end and a plaintive yet powerful male vocal soaring above. Melodic and moody, this is maximum Monkey Boots.

The new take on Whitworth Strut (the 2025 Hour Party People Version) leads the EP and leans even further into its inspiration, with a sample that ageing Hacienda regulars and keen students of the “Madchester” scene alike will recognise immediately.

While primarily a re-edit, there are other pieces of fresh sonic trickery too: “Paul was a restless innovator,” says Chris. “He was always playing with new sounds, trying new ways of doing things. I felt I had to try adding some new bits to complement what was there because that’s what he would have done. I hope I’ve done him proud.”

Monkey Magic is the latest release from the Natural Rhythms family of labels, which also includes Electric Orange, Red Snapper and Black Sands. All take their names from Aotearoa-New Zealand's beautiful environment. In the case of Grass Green it’s the lush vegetation that covers much of the country.

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Whitworth Strut-2025 Hour Party People Version

Whitworth Strut (2025 Hour Party People Version)

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Out Now On Grass Green Recordings
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1. Hold Back The Night
2. Whitworth Strut

New Zealand&rsquo;s Green Grass Recordings welcomes Monkey Boots, a mysterious production duo based in Auckland creating swirling, dramatic disco-inspired house business. This debut single from the combo features a pair of brilliant cuts that fits fabulously in a post-nu-disco world, building snakey, mid-tempo house rhythms under layers of cosmic melody. &ldquo;Hold Back The Night&rdquo; uses a chiming guitar loop that&rsquo;s manipulated to accentuate three sections of the evolving groove. Strong vocal snippets and echoing treatments herald the arrival of a Moog-style bass line that drives the track into peak time territory. Bouncing bongos hold on to the momentum until string stabs punctuate the final hypnotic phase. &ldquo;Whitworth Strut&rdquo; was inspired in part by the sounds of the Manchester indie-dance revolution of the late 1980s. It&rsquo;s based around a lolloping groove tailor-made for those who want to get a swagger on as shiny arpeggiations and a filtered, anthemic synth riff roll over a simple vocal refrain. An ever-building wall of strings, a blunted Rhodes, and a tremelo guitar add to the remarkable concoction. Monkey vibes are definitely in the area. 

Nick Warren - &#8220;&#8216;Whitworth Strut&#8217; is the one for me. Very cool.&#8221; 
Djuma Soundsystem - &#8220;Two strong Kiwi tracks here.&#8221; 
Pete Herbert - &#8220;Great dance floor tracks &#8230; me like!&#8221; 
DJ Rocca (Ajello) - &#8220;Love it!&#8221; 
Sunshine Jones (Dubtribe) - &#8220;Amazing.&#8221; 
Sleazy McQueen - &#8220;Yeah, I&#8217;m into it!&#8221; 
Hippie Torrales - &#8220;Nice groove. Laid back and musical.&#8221; 
Q-Burns Abstract Message - &#8220;Serious stuff here; undeniable grooves and quality new (not &#8216;nu&#8217;) disco. Both tracks simmer, but &#8216;Whitworth Strut&#8217; slightly edges. Many plays to ensue.&#8221; 
Gavin Hardkiss (Hawke) - &#8220;Hella good!&#8221; 
Ulysses (Neurotic Drum Band) - &#8220;Two classic-sounding, fun house tracks here.&#8221; 
Stereo 77 - &#8220;Cosmic, mid-tempo scorchers &#8230; I love it!&#8221; 
Will SumSuch (DeepWit / Etoka) - &#8220;Really saucy, sleazy, low slung vibes &#8230; will support!&#8221; 
Joey Silvero (Distant People) - &#8220;Heavyweight mirror ball action.&#8221; 
Al Bradley (3am Recordings) - &#8220;Outstanding release! Both tracks are absolute bombs and, as a Hacienda regular between &#8217;89 &amp; &#8217;96, I&#8217;ve a particular fondness for &#8216;Whitworth Strut,&#8217; which is a move I did most weekends in my youth wandering down that street. Fantastic stuff all round.&#8221; 
Additional support from 6th Borough Project, Moodymanc, Erik Rug, Inland Knights, Ben Mono, Makossa &amp; Megablast, Time &#8220;Love&#8221; Lee, Deadly Sins, Tiago, Eman, Hardway Bros, Dr. Dunks, Flash Atkins, Doc Link, and DJ MFR.
Available now from <A HREF="http://www.junodownload.com/products/whitworth-strut/2025726-02/" target="_blank">Juno Download</A> and <A HREF="http://www.beatport.com/release/whitworth-strut/980801" target="_blank">Beatport</A>.
Label and Artist Links: <a href="http://www.grassgreenrecordings.net" target="_blank">www.grassgreenrecordings.net</a> <a href="http://www.myspace.com/monkey.boots" target="_blank">www.myspace.com/monkey.boots</a>

Monkey Boots - Hold Back The Night / Whitworth Strut (Grass Green Recordings)

Out Now On Grass Green Recordings
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1. Flashback
2. Mark My Words (Monkey Boots Remix)
3. Mark My Words (Disco Edit)
4. Melody Of Creed (Monkey Boots Remix)

<a href="http://www.grassgreenrecordings.net" target="_blank">Grass Green Recordings</a> sends another Kiwi-branded transmission of funky four-on-the-floor disco, this time courtesy of Auckland-based producer Shallow Taxi Club. A bit of an enigma, Shallow Taxi Club has absorbed inspiration from years of vintage house music and disco history and locked himself in the studio, never to be seen again. The only evidence of his existence are random sound files send forth to the Grass Green offices, some recent examples contained on this release. With a little help from DJ duo Monkey Boots (who the great Greg Wilson recently referred to as one of his favorite acts of last year) the Nights Turn Brighter EP has been assembled, featuring four meaty cuts ready to (strobe)light up global dance floors. &ldquo;Flashback&rdquo; - Sometimes one needs to sack the subtle and mainline a shot of pure four-to-the-floor adrenaline. Sometimes one needs an anthem. Well, hello &ldquo;Flashback.&rdquo; Not so much embracing the &lsquo;90s garage resurgence as bending it over a table and knocking it up, Shallow Taxi Club goes for the jugular. It&rsquo;s got dynamic drums and a tripped-out arpeggio before a monster &rsquo;Haven&rsquo;t-I-Heard-This-Before&rsquo; piano line and rousing vocals signal dance floor delirium. Monster. &ldquo;Mark My Words (Monkey Boots Mix)&rdquo; - Hey, hey they&rsquo;re the Monkeys, but there&rsquo;s no monkeying about. The Boots boys hit the spot straight up on their first remix commission with an edgy, epic take on the original. Built on a rock-solid groove, this is the sound of very late night deep disco tomfoolery. Gone is the original vocal and the guitar solo, replaced - at first - with fluttering synth chords and an automated, arpeggiated analogue line. Then a breakdown, a breath or two, and . filtered mayhem. The guitar loop is augmented by the return of the arpeggios and nagging, stabbing chords. A new vocal lifts things even further before a twinkling organ motif, trippy effects, and spacy chords send everyone home happy. &ldquo;Mark My Words (Disco Edit)&rdquo; - One for the swaggers. An infectious guitar groove gets the full Shallow Taxi Club treatment. Some serious additional production spins this track on its head and boots it onto the floor. The pared-back yet ever-building intro doesn&rsquo;t really suggest what&rsquo;s coming. Then there&rsquo;s a sudden, neat drum fill and we&rsquo;re off. Beefed-up beats and a rolling bass lay the foundation while Rhodes stabs and synth washes add texture and drive before tripped-out brass and a twisted synth line seal the deal. Plus there&rsquo;s an epic guitar solo and a f*-you vocal. It&rsquo;s got everything. Like a 2 AM cab ride round the maddest clubland in history. &ldquo;Melody Of Creed (Monkey Boots Remix)&rdquo; - Warm like a good hug, the Monkey Boots mix of &ldquo;Melody of Creed&rdquo; is proper smile tackle. Lush pads, smooth washes, and skittering bongos are layered over an old-school bass line before a dreamy, uplifting vocal leaves one feeling, well, a little better about the world. Smooth analog synth stabs lift things further before tricky vocal FX and a dubby acid line leaves everyone snug as a club in a dub. The track ”Melody Of Creed (Monkey Boots Remix)” is available exclusively from <A HREF="http://www.junodownload.com/products/shallow-taxi-club-nights-turn-brighter/2171539-02/" target="_blank">Juno Download</A> as part of the full EP package.

James Curd (Greenskeepers) - &#8220;Nice EP!&#8221; 
Tensnake - &#8220;Very nice disco cuts … my favorite is &#8216;Mark My Words.&#8217;&#8221; 
Sunshine Jones (Dubtribe) - &#8220;Beautiful.&#8221; 
Giom - &#8220;The Monkey Boots mix of &#8216;Mark My Words&#8217; is cool.&#8221; 
Diz (Vizual, Classic) - &#8220;Sexy disco!&#8221; 
Mousse T. - &#8220;Dope!&#8221; 
Erik Rug - &#8220;I&#8217;m really digging &#8216;Flashback&#8217; and &#8216;Mark My Words&#8217; … cool stuff!&#8221; 
Vincent Kwok - &#8220;I&#8217;m really feeling &#8216;Melody Of Creed.&#8217;&#8221; 
Hippie Torrales - &#8220;Great disco feel.&#8221; 
Jim Stanton (Horse Meat Disco) - &#8220;Perfect for the minute, a fresh summer feel. I like this.&#8221; 
Nick Holder - &#8220;I&#8217;m digging &#8216;Flashback.&#8217;&#8221; 
Robbie Hardkiss - &#8220;I&#8217;m digging the sweet, spacey, soft disco vibe of &#8216;Melody of Creed.&#8217;&#8221; 
Joey Silvero (Distant People) - &#8220;Super funky disco romp … I like the laid back vibe on the Monkey Boots remix. Great mood created.&#8221; 
Sarah Favouritizm - &#8220;Yeah … really cool!&#8221; 
Tony D&#8217;Onghia (Radio Koper-Capodistria) - &#8220;I really dig the Monkey Boots remixes … the sound of summer 2013!&#8221; 
Available now from <A HREF="http://www.junodownload.com/products/shallow-taxi-club-nights-turn-brighter/2171539-02/" target="_blank">Juno Download</A> and <A HREF="http://www.beatport.com/release/nights-turn-brighter/1080694" target="_blank">Beatport</A>.
Label and Artist Links: <a href="http://www.grassgreenrecordings.net" target="_blank">www.grassgreenrecordings.net</a> <a href="https://soundcloud.com/grass-green-recordings" target="_blank">www.soundcloud.com/grass-green-recordings</a>

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