Mark Hand - Take Some Chances
Platform 001 - The Last Letter
G-Prod - Horizon
Leo Gunn - Aheeoo

From the UK, South Africa, France and Australia, Inner Shift Music presents their Collective Continents II release, with Mark Hand, Platform 001, G-Prod and Leo Gunn. The Ep starts with Take Some Chances which has Jazz influenced pads, chords and changes with an addictive hook, by Mark Hand who has recent releases on Soul Print and Apollo. Next comes The Last Letter by newcomer Platform 001 - a deep house track with some funk style house chords and an inspiring spoken word poem, which holds the listener's attention throughout.

On the B side we have the Gaugain brothers G-Prod (who have releases on R&S and Nightflight), with their track Horizon which has a more techy feel with its moody pads, melodic lead and subtle but driving bassline.AAThe EP is complete with a whole other level of head-nodding deepness and warmth, with Aheeoo which you would come to expect from Leo Gunn, who is noted for his multiple appearances on Deep Explorer. 

Deep, jazzy, techy, warm and diverse, this EP is everything there is to love about deep house.

Register interest here: https://www.juno.co.uk/products/mark-hand-platform-001-collective-continents-ii/813778-01

Pre-order here: https://innershiftmusic.bandcamp.com/album/collective-continents-ii

Collective Continents II

ISM-014 - Mark Hand/Platform 001/G-Prod/Leo Gunn - Collective Continents II

Samuele Pagliai's Angis Music is thoughtfully curated with deep and groovy electronic music in mind that will test time; sporting a young yet impressive portfolio, Angis Music returns faithful and strong with a new EP from the lush imagination of Chicago veteran Specter. Entitled Ironside, and inspired by a late 60s crime drama - you will Embrace a dense 3 track journey catered to premium vibe lovers of deep house and deep techno grooves spanning from jazzy and romantic to funky and dark moods. Pressed on vinyl with love and exclusive artwork by Serbian talent Floating Bastard, electronic music selectors and checkers should not hesitate on this beautiful wax presentation.

Contact: info@angismusic.com

All tracks written and produced by Andres Ordonez (@spectron31)
Executive producer: Samuele Pagliai
Mastering: Jose Rico
Cutting: Tim Xavier
Artwork: Floating Bastard
Design: TAJA

Release Date: June 20, 2022

Distributed by Juno Records & Believe Music

Ironside

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Specter - Ironside (ANGIS 555) [clips]

NDATL continues with a release from Detroit soldier Norm Talley (Upstairz Asylum) Right out the gate Norm deep aggressive sound comes across loud & clear on "Gonna Be". Then down deep in the sound of "Power" where spoken words give insight. Side B "The Bounce" should have dancefloors worldwide doing just that. "The Truth" no longer needed to be sought cause here it is in musical form. And a stray away from the usual Norm Talley we get the softer side "Dearly Beloved" ft Jerald Dameyon.

B3) Dearly Beloved

B2) The Truth

B1) Bounce

A2) Power

A1) Gonna Be

A1. Shea Butter & Incense (recorded in 1999)
B1. Sunshine Beats (recorded in 1999)
B2. Over East (recorded in 1995)

A Braxton Holmes Production

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exclusive | St. David - A Touch Of Jazz feat. WB | Chiwax

If you're looking for a slice of vinyl which will lift your spirit, fill your soul and put a smile on your face, then please introduce yourself to the latest EP from St. David, namely his "Essential Grooves EP", courtesy of the formidable Chiwax label. Written back in 2022, the four tracks here showcase the breezy dancefloor vibes that St. David brings, with all the cool Italian swagger you should expect from the Theory Of Swing main-man. 

So let's get into the EP; on the A-side we are greeted with “The Groove Goes On“, which is best described as “slinky“ House music at its finest. The bassline is one that the finest funk jam would be proud of, here it's layered with neat percussive elements and lively keys and synths, interwoven for a deeply enriching dancefloor experience. 

The A2 jam, “Summer Nights Fall“, also has an extremely tidy bassline, this time a more 80s-sounding affair, and as with the A1, the warmth floods out of the speakers, with delayed keys and little riffs coming in and out of the groove, percussive knocks panning to add space and a xylophone-esque riff as the track motors along. Both tracks on the A-side are winners, oozing class and depth, these could (and should) be dancefloor staples for all House-heads this summer. 

Flipping the wax over and things head into Fred P/Zepherin Saint territory on "Tech-no Peace“. Off-beat percussion gives a marching style to the rhythm, while the floating spaced-out synths are held together with a wriggling acid line, low-resonating pads also weaving their magic. The Acid line opens and closes, giving way to panned delayed FX, working back up to a superb break, after which it's all-systems-go. This is a truly excellent piece of pure-dancefloor-driven music and worth the price of purchase alone. Bravo!! 

To close the EP, the vibe slips back to that of the A-side, with a gentler, live-keys led groover, namely "Touch Of Jazz“, featuring the silky playing of WB. The bassline here is set back into the track, allowing the flow and rhythm of the keys to be the main focus which, as with the A-side cuts, gives the track a gorgeous vibe, leaving you feeling uplifted and buzzing once the vinyl has reached its closing runout crackles. 

This is, without doubt, a wonderful and timeless 12", one which any half decent DJ or House music fan simply must check out and add to their collection.

Buy the EP: https://dbh-music.com/shop/release_view/15597

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At the end of the 1990s, Mike Grant re-emerged as one of the leading figures in Detroit’s growing house scene after spending the majority of the decade and late ‘80s pursuing other ambitions. When Grant’s fresh Moods & Grooves label began raising more than a few eyebrows with its catalog of releases by many of Detroit’s best house producers, few knew that he has been a key figure in the Motor City’s early to mid-‘80s electronic dance scene as a talented DJ.  Grant is one of the few Detroit DJs who plays complete deep house/house or techno sets as well as a mixture.  While traveling throughout Europe Grant earned the distinction as being the first American DJ to have a residency at Tresor Club in Berlin.

Grant’s musical career began at an early age, influenced by Detroit’s fledging music scene and his uncle, the general manager at a local R&B/dance radio station, WKWM. By 1980, the young Grant had joined a DJ collective known as Men of Music while becoming close friends with schoolmate Blake Baxter. Baxter showed Grant the art of beat mixing while the two made mix tapes after school, and Grant eventually joined Baxter’s DJ group, The Beat Sound Company. A few years later in 1983, Grant was scoring club residencies in Detroit alongside legends such as Ken Collier and also managed to make appearances on The Scene, a video dance show on WGPR alongside even more local DJs such as Jeff Mills.
 
During this mid-‘80s era, Grant’s reputation as one of the city’s top DJs led to eventual friendships and partnerships with many of that eras other top DJs, most notably Eddie Fowlkes, Derrick May, and Juan Atkins. During the summer of 1985, he became a member of Detroit’s first radio mix show, “Street Beat,” where the foundation for what would later become early Detroit techno was ultimately formed.  Prior to the Street Beat show, Grant made a commitment to join the military not knowing what doors would eventually open.

During this time in the military, he continued to DJ on the base and in Seattle, where he introduced the sounds of Detroit techno to the unsuspecting West Coast. 
Following his time in the military, Grant then studied telecommunications in Chicago and began his career in this same field, while occasionally returning to his hometown for the occasional performance.

In the late ‘90s, Grant planned his return, beginning with a recording as Black Noise on Metroplex Records, titled “Nature of the Beast.”  Rather than just DJ and produce tracks, he went to the lengths of starting his own label, Moods & Grooves, and began releasing the work of his peers as well as his own. By mid-2000, the label had received substantial acclaim – including a high-profile appearance by Grant at the landmark Detroit Electronic Music Festival.  In 2001 Grant launched the techno based label End to End and urban sounding Afrosyntrix.  Additionally, he’s remixed the Detroit classic “Sharevari,” been selected to perform at Midem’s Electronic Showcase, selected and participated in DEMF/Movement, and included in the “Techno – Detroit’s Gift To the World” exhibit at the Detroit Historical Museum.

The Atmospheres Series

Chubby! Podcast050 - Mike Grant

Another journey to the bottom of the box - soul steppers from The Controllers, Levert, Starpoint & Leroy Hutson. Deep house heaters from Gene Tellem, Los Hermanos, Pepe Bradock. Hip Hop and Disco chucked in the mix for good measure as well. This months pairing, a packet of pickled onion Monster Munch washed down with an ice cold Holsten Pils, dank me later.

B2) The Truth

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