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It's My House Mix

The Balearic Gabba Soundsystem is back, back with a new EP that features three more leftfield remixes from curious electronic specialist Enzo Elia that have all been licensed officially by Irma Records. The source material for his three unhinged reworks is a track by 90s Italian house duo Soft House Company and two from cult Italian DJ and producer Don Carlos.

Soft House Company released only two EPs, both in 1990, but made a big impact with them: pretty much everyone has heard ‘What You Need’ and that’s the track that gets remixed here. Elia turns it into a slightly more bouncy and disco leaning cut with raw silvery drums, huge vamping piano chords and those classic vocal cries and already Eddie C and Gerd Jansen have been playing it. At the breakdown there is the sound of waves breaking on a beach before pianos go wild: It’s a freewheeling and sure fire party starting track that still does the trick nearly quarter of a century after original release.

Don Carlos was behind such seminal club tracks as 1991’s ‘Alone’ and produced five studio albums in the nineties and naughties. He fuses Afro rhythms with deep house vibes and has DJed all over the world since the 70s. The first of his to get re-worked is ‘Overture’, which starts with tropical bird cries, whistles and loon calls. It’s the sound of a humid jungle that gets slowly consumed by lush pads, delicate piano melodies and stirring string sounds. With a truly magical atmosphere and uplifting joyousness permeating the whole thing, it cannot fail to make you feel on top of the world.

Finally, Elia tackles ‘Chicago’ (a track that’s already been supported by Soft Rocks) and does so with swathes of mesmeric effects. Organic hand congas, breathy vocal snippets and a bristling nebula of synths, pads and strings all dance around each other in reservedly euphoric symphony.

This might just be one of the most beautifully and bizarrely Balearic releases yet from the ever unhinged Balearic Gabba Soundsystem.

Soft House Company - What You Need (Enzo Elia Balearic Gabba Style)

Someone To Love Me

Got a Love for You (Hurley's House Mix)

Foundation

That's the Way Love Is (Underground Mix) [Edit] (Underground Mix; Edit)

DJ/Producer/Radio Host - TCM / one half of Groove CarteLL, started his career in 1998 as a young selector at house parties before turning pro in 2002 when he became a radio mix DJ where he played on virtually every radio mix slot, week day and weekend nights, drive time afternoons and the weekend afternoon slots. His radio spots where pivotal to his entry into the club scene gaining him recognition for his surgical beat mixing technique.

In 2004 TCM meet German D in a neighbourhood they both grew up in, Block 5 in Gaborone, Botswana. TCM took German D as his Dee Jaying & Production protégé and the duo embarked on a journey through house music, perfecting their production skills and Dee Jaying at parties and clubs in the small city of Gaborone. The duo would eventually grow into performing at shows alongside the likes of DJ Spen, Ndinga Gaba, Keith Thompson, Spiritchaser, Rocco, Ralf Gum, Black Coffee, Dave Storm, The Layabouts, Reel People, Charles Webster, Harrison Crump to mention a few.

From initially being known as remixers, Groove CarteLL would through this skill produce their first hit, Nbongeni Ngema's " Safa sa phele..." The DJ Trax Remix. Their sophomore album "Explosive House Vol 1" was a long awaited offering in 2010 and had their lead single "Oyo Ezayabino - This is for you" featuring Polino. In 2012, the duo released their 2nd and highly anticipated album "ILLICIT HOUSE Vol. 1". This album was rather special as the duo expanded their network base and collaborated with internationally renowned industry heavy weights Boddhi Satva, Spiritchaser, Harrison Crump and Ndinga Gaba. The physical album was shortly followed by releases under DJ Spen and Spiritchaser with the singles "Reminisce" and "You Got Me Singing" which made it as Traxsource's song of the year in 2013. The successful of "You Got Me Singing" (the Spiritchaser remix) which featured song bird Samantha Mogwe (released under Guess Records) lead to opportunities for the duo to tour the US and earned them multiple awards in their country of origin.

2016 sees TCM releasing his debut solo single and paying tribute to Legends of House as he collaborates with Marc Avon Evans, a singer with over 20 years' experience as a performance artist and songwriter. Marc A. Evans, a native Baltimorean, was born into music. Yet amazingly, this son of a vocalist and jazz saxophonist didn't discover his own music until his late teens. His smooth voice meshed with passionate delivery sets Evans apart from the rest as one of the most talented vocalists of the millennium. "Marc Evans puts the Soul into Soulful House as he effortlessly grabs every track and stamps quality all over it" Blues & Soul Magazine 2008. The singer/song writer has multiple independent recordings as well as international label recordings with Defected, King Street, Soul Deluxe, Quantize Recordings etc., and has had worldwide hits such as "The Way You Love Me" and "Given Me Joy".

TCM and Marc Evans team up with Musol to bring you their smash record titled "Felt like Heaven". The song has a nostalgic feel to it and will surely go down as one of this year's most remembered sing-along and dance floor filler. 

It's My House Mix

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