🔸 Makèz You Move - Part 1

Makèz have come a long way since they first sneaked into Amsterdam’s studio 80 at the age of 17 to hand over their demos to Dam Swindle. Those demos led to their debut EP ‘Different planets’on Heist in 2019 which gained major support from artists like Seth Troxler and Chez Damier. Quickly after, they signed two records on New York based label Let’s Play House. Fast forward two years, and here we are with their debut album.
 
‘City Of All’ shows a level of sophistication and matureness, effortlessly bridging genres across its thirteen cuts. You can feel the thought that has been put into this record, with tracks blending into each other as Makèz submerge themselves in their concept of accidental encounters, inclusiveness and what it means to live in a city like Amsterdam.  
 
On this album, Makèz bring together all the musical influences they’ve picked up in their life as music fans, clubbers, and art students. The jazz-funk of opening track ‘The Entrance’, feels breezy and casual, like freeform rhythms played in a jazz club soundcheck. Energy oozes from ‘Not So Different’, featuring the smooth vocals of LYMA. There’s a hint of the house-meets-R’n B vibe that made Anderson .Paak the star that he is now. Brilliantly funky, this song shows the talent of Makèz, who cleverly use pop & soul cues to create one of the album’s highlights. 
 
What follows is four cuts ranging from the syncopated Balearic funk of ‘Orbit’, the strings of title track ‘City Of All’, the organ-led, ‘Gonna Getya’ and the downbeat ‘Sonder’. Allysha Joy, as part of Melbourne Hip Hop collective 30/70, features on the deep and jazzy ‘Looking Up’.  If Makèz and Allysha are all looking up, it’s clear they’re seeing the same thing! These kindred spirits perfectly complement each other, the deep bass, warm harmonies and jazzy percussion prove to be a perfect foundation for Allysha’s rhymes.
 
Is it an album all about jazz and soul to listen to at home? Far from it. There are dance floor-oriented tracks, where the distorted filter funk of ‘Roselane’ featuring Fouk, proves to be a highlight along with what is arguably the heaviest cut of the album ‘Bent With Funk’.
 
In an EP context, these house tracks would surely do their work, but they really come to life in this album. No compromise has been made to storytelling and the house tracks all play their part while still standing their ground in a club. 
The expert production and smart arrangement gives this collection its casually funky feel.  On ‘City Of All’ Makèz showcase their remarkable talent for writing an album that goes to so many different places, but most of all, just really feels like home.

PREMIERE : Makèz - Feel The Same

Part Of: City of All
Catalog: HEISTLP02
Release Date: 16.07.21
Buy Link: https://makez.bandcamp.com/album/city-of-all

Makèz
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LYMA
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Heist Recordings
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Website | https://heistrecordings.com

Release Text:
Makèz have come a long way since they first sneaked into Amsterdam’s studio 80 at the age of 17 to hand over their demos to Dam Swindle. Those demos led to their debut EP ‘Different planets’ on Heist in 2019 which gained major support from artists like Seth Troxler and Chez Damier. Quickly after, they signed two records on New York based label Let’s Play House. Fast forward two years, and here we are: the release of their debut album “City of all”.

"City of all” shows an admirable level of sophistication and matureness and effortlessly bridges genres across its 13 tracks. You can feel the amount of thought that has been put into this record, with songs happily blending into each other as Makèz submerge themselves in their concept of accidental encounters, inclusiveness and what it means to live in a city like Amsterdam.

On “City of all”, Makèz bring together all the musical influences they’ve picked up in their life as music fans, clubbers and art students. The jazz-funk of opening track “The entrance” feels breezy, casual almost, like the freeform rhythms that are played in a jazz club during soundcheck. That energy also oozes from “Not so different”, which features the smooth vocals of LYMA. There’s a hint of the house-meets-R’n B vibe that made Anderson .Paak the star that he is now. The song is brilliantly funky and shows the songwriting and arrangement talent of Makèz, who cleverly use pop & soul cues to create one of the album’s highlights.

What follows is 4 cuts ranging from the syncopated Balearic funk of “Orbit”, the strings of album title track “City of all”, the organ-led jam “Gonna getya" and the downbeat “Sonder”. Allysha Joy -best known for performing in Melbourne Hip Hop collective 30/70 - is featured on the deep and jazzy cut “Looking up”. If Makèz and Allysha are all looking up, it’s clear they’re seeing the same thing. These kindred spirits perfectly complement each other on this track, where the deep bass, warm harmonies and jazzy percussion prove to be a perfect foundation for Allysha’s rhymes.

Is it an album all about jazz and soulful tracks to listen to at home? Far from that. There’s a nice bit of dance floor-oriented tracks, where the distorted filter funk of “Roselane” featuring Fouk proves to be a highlight along with what is arguably the heaviest cut of the album: “Bent with funk”.

In an EP context, these house tracks would surely do their work, but they really come to life in this album format. No compromise has been made to storytelling and the house tracks all play their part while still standing their ground as powerful club tracks. It’s the expert production and smart arrangement that gives this album its casually funky feel. On “City of all”, Makèz showcase their remarkable talent for writing an album that goes to so many different places, but most of all, just really feels like home.

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Maarten & Lars
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PREMIERE: Makèz - Not So Different (ft. LYMA) [Heist Recordings]

Ltj In Bologna # 4 .... a new journey into timeless deep soul and smooth grooves!
50 min. of deep soul mixed grooves, Take it Slow, Baby !
This is my attitude! Don't you think i'm trying to be someone else!
if you feel the vibe you can download, listen and share ! 
dedicated to my wife Claudia!

LTJ IN BOLOGNA # 4 a new journey into timeless deep soul

Live recording of Greg Wilson's set from Sonic Tonic @ The Golden Lion
Track list... 
1.Ashford & Simpson stay free (raw-artes rework)
2.Earth, Wind & Fire saturday nite (derek kaye rework)
3.Sylvia Striplin (raw-artes edit)
4.Double Exposure everyman (late nite tuff guy rework)
5.The Blackbyrds walking in rhythm (peza rework)
6.Advance take me to the top (michael gray remix)
7.Zer-o real time (gw/cw introspective dub)
8.Led Zeppelin whole lotta love (luxxury rework)
9.Psychemagik mink and shoes (gw edit)
10.Players Association the get down mellow sound (mikeandtess rework0
11.Booker Newbury III love town (dr packer rework)
12.Jean Carn was that all it was (sanfrandisco edit)
13.Stephanie Mills put your body in it (mikeandtess edit)
14.Barbara Mason another man (dr packer rework)
15.Shocking Blue love buzz (ché wax rework)
16.Crazy P one true light
17.Young Dog Alien electric eel
19.Klien & Gerald voodoo talk (cw mash-up)
19.Kiko Navarro twilight
20.Lifelike the chase
21.Cerrone supernature (dr packer rework)
22.Jamiroquai space cowboy (dr packer rework)
23.Hercules & Love Affair blind (frankie knuckles remix)
24.Mighty Clouds Of Joy mighty cloud of joy (gw/cw rework)

Sonic Tonic 26.10.24 Greg Wilson @ The Golden Lion Todmorden

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Superbreak Radio Show Episode 094

An old mix from 2008 for the Giddy FM podcast - positive vibrations on this one

Little Man Big - 2008 Giddy FM Mix

Kraak & Smaak (Dutch: [ˌkraːk ɛn ˈsmaːk]) is a musical production trio from the town of Leiden, Netherlands, consisting of Oscar de Jong, Mark Kneppers and Wim Plug. The three began recording in 2003. Their first album, titled Boogie Angst, was released in the UK 2006, and they began performing at music festivals and at clubs in the US and UK. Their songs were played on the radio and were used in television shows. Their second album, released in 2008, was titled Plastic People. They won an EBBA. Their third album, Electric Hustle, was released in 2011.

From Marcel:

I remember a whole bunch of early Kraak & Smaak 12"s, Squeeze Me with Ben Westbeech, Funk Ass Rotator and then the iconic Henrik Schwarz remix of No Sun In The Sky that would also massively stick it's head out on the K7 Henrik Schwarz Live! compilation album. A really cool moment in time. 

Later Wim Plug invited LYMA and myself to release two 12" on their label Boogie Angst , namely Games Change and No Time and the collaboration helped solidifying LYMA and my relationship and was a great experience altogether.

Happy to welcome these legendary artists to the series.


Lumberjacks Tapes 068: Kraak & Smaak

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[TRACKLIST]

The Wildblood and Queenie Show 09.05.25

Shabi – The Get Down – Tropical Disco 

ROY INC -Rivers of Blood (Wallace & Morris 'No'West' Vocal Remix) – Ramrock Red Records 

Magic Source - Voodoo Ray (feat Gizelle Smith & Mounam) – Favourite Recordings 

Paul Older - Che Disco Vuoi (Extended Version) – Toy Tonics 

The Supremes - Let Yourself Go (Dominic Dawson Vocal Re-Version) – Bandcamp 

Chris Coco - Velodrome (Generalisation Dub) – DSPPR Recordings 

Rāga - The Middle (Original Mix) – Super Spicy Records 

Chewy Rubs - House Of Dub Disco (Chewy Rubs Dub) – Bandolier Records 

First Choice - The Player (Sam Shelley Re-Edit) – Bandcamp 

Alkalino - Till Your Name Goes Up In Lights - Audaz

Harlem Dance Club - I Wanna Feel It (Andy Buchan Remix) – Hot Gorilla Records  

Kerri Chandler - Since I Met You feat. Michael Watford – Kaoz Theory 

Roofy & Chack - Do You Love What You Feel (SanFranDisko edit) – White Label  

Gigi Croccante - This Time (Original Mix) – Duchesse 

Che and Matica – Dream A Dream– A&R Edits 

Macchianera - Gotta Dance (De Gama Re-Groove) – Samosa Records 

Millie Jackson - We Got To Hit It Off (Dimitri From Paris Liberated Women Mix) – ACE Records / Acid Jazz 

Artwork – True Destiny – Gallery 

Dan The Drum x Stuart Patterson ft. Carmy - UK House Sermon (No'West 'Black Market' Vocal Mix) – FCLR Records

Swirl People - Dubco Trip (Marino Berardi Remix) – Wally's Groove World

Manolo - No Place for Me (Cisco Cisco Remix) – Rare Wiri Records 

Alkalino - Below The Surface – Audaz

Wildblood & Queenie - 09.05.25

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Moodymann - Tribute

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Hailing from France Marc Bianco is one of France's most accomplished Jazz pianists as well as a respected House producer and DJ. 'Late Message' is taken from his upcoming LP 'Speak Like The Hurricane' which lands via Folamours FHUO Records in September. For more info on the release jump over to LV online via:

Late Message

LV Premier - Marc Bianco - Late Message (feat. Yabon) [FHUO Records]

Buy: https://www.juno.co.uk/products/makez-different-planets-ep/745454-01/

Dutch duo Makèz land on Detroit Swindle's Heist Recordings for the first time with their ‘Different Planets’ EP showcasing disco-tinged house with old school Chicago influences. Found within the new material is a remix from Belfast based DJ and founder of Body Fusion: Bobby Analog. He flips the title track with energy, building a soulful anthem highlighting warm chords, a seductive bass line and a jacking rhythm. The ‘Different Planets’ EP is essentially a complete package from Makèz and one that will have all eyes on them moving forward. 

‘Different Planets’ EP is set for release September 13 on vinyl and September 16 on digital.

More exclusive music

Premiere: Makez 'Different Planets' (Bobby Analog Remix)

Gazzz696 live at Electric Disko Sessions January 4th 2020

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LV Premier - Marc Bianco - Late Message (feat. Yabon) [FHUO Records]

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