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Inspired by his decision to learn the piano during lockdown, 'What Is Jazz?' EP sees Ben Gomori return to his G. Markus moniker and the project's roots in the deeper end of deep house. Largely created over one quarantine-fuelled Bank Holiday weekend of stifling captivity, the EP focuses around dainty leitmotifs, with a melancholic mood running throughout. From the bossa nova beats and double bass glissandos of the title track to the hazy chords of 'Barbie Nine Jobs' (the direct translation of the Lithuanian for 'jack of all trades' and presumably implying 'master of none') and the warm ivory twinkles of 'Purple Saturn Day', the release continues a long-running tradition of house producers paying homage to its distant forefather.

PREMIERE: G. Markus - Purple Saturn Day

Australia’s Soul Wun is a young skater making beautiful sun soaked deep house jams, previously for the likes of 13th Hour, House Cookin’, Feedasoul, Clipp.art and of course SlothBoogie where he returns here following his appearance on the first ‘Dancing With Friends’ compilation.

Opening the release is ‘Piero’s Strings’, merging twinkly piano lines and cinematic strings with winding bass grooves and organic drums. ‘Japan Theme’ follows next, fusing hazy brass licks, a walking bass line and jazz keys with a swinging drum groove and spoken word Japanese samples.

Opening the B-side of the release is ‘Lily Flower (Adele)’, laying focus on an amalgamation of warm piano tones, a swinging rhythm and plucked bass tones throughout. ‘Sun Lady Statement’ is up next, taking things in a more acid jazz direction via broken percussion, psychedelic guitar licks and hypnotic, poetic vocal chants.

Lastly to round out the release Houseum and Axe On Wax artist Jesse Bru delivers his twist on 'Lily Flower (Adele)’, bringing a more upfront House aesthetic to the table courtesy of shuffled drums and driving low end, while the original’s ethereal textures ebb and flow within.

A1 Pieros Strings

The "Jamz" imprint from our friends @slothboogie returns this July with Soul Wun @soulwun "Fragments EP", including this beautiful remix from Jesse Bru @jesse-bru 

Australia’s Soul Wun is a young skater making beautiful sun soaked deep house jams, previously for the likes of 13th Hour, House Cookin’, Feedasoul, Clipp.art and of course SlothBoogie where he returns here following his appearance on the first "Dancing With Friends" compilation.  

Opening the release is "Piero’s Strings", merging twinkly piano lines and cinematic strings with winding bass grooves and organic drums. "Japan Theme" follows next, fusing hazy brass licks, a walking bass line and jazz keys with a swinging drum groove and spoken word Japanese samples.  

Opening the B-side of the release is "Lily Flower (Adele)", laying focus on an amalgamation of warm piano tones, a swinging rhythm and plucked bass tones throughout. "Sun Lady Statement" is up next, taking things in a more acid jazz direction via broken percussion, psychedelic guitar licks and hypnotic, poetic vocal chants. Lastly to round out the release Houseum and Axe On Wax artist Jesse Bru delivers his twist on "Lily Flower (Adele)", bringing a Deep House aesthetic to the table courtesy of shuffled drums and driving low end, while the original’s ethereal textures ebb and flow within.

Soul Wun - Fragments EP

Lily Flower

Premiere: Soul Wun - Lily Flower (Jesse Bru Remix) [Slothboogie]

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Cody Currie is back with a new song on Toy Tonics. The London born, Berlin based keyboarder, producer, singer, DJ and man of great style is a lead artist of the German label by now. The 22-year-old has released a few EPs that made him one of the probably most talked about newcomers in the new soulful house scene. "The Tom Misch of jazzy house" they called him, and maybe that description could fit. He plays most instruments himself, never uses samples, and the atmospheres he creates are unique.

For his new song, he teamed up one more time with Eliza Rose. The London vocalist, DJ, producer and radio host already was featured on Cody Currie’s last single "Moves". After a couple of well received gigs they did together, jamming live on stage, they decided to do another song. And here it is: Eliza’s sweet voice correspends perfectly with Cody’s chords and warm rolling grooves. The Rhodes piano riff and that funky bassline stay in your head after just one time listening. The two London souls fit so well together. And both are just at the beginning of their carrier. Eliza Rose is going to release her solo debut EP in Spring 2022 and Cody has an album coming up in Winter 2022.

Cody Currie Feat. Eliza Rose - Night Sky

AdamThePlayer - Mirage (Original Mix)

The indecision was killing him. He struggled to make sense of the environment around him let alone what went on within his own head. The only way in which he had learnt to cope with the nature of uncertainty was by firmly grounding himself in a singular, solitary maybe. No other answer would suffice and let his beating brain be still. He wondered whether other people were burdened with as much crippling self doubt as that which plagued him day in day out. Maybe they were, maybe not. 

Larry De Kat is one to watch. His newly founded label Katnip is making moves and 2017 sees him kick off a new season for the label with a self produced EP accompanied with remixes bound to entice and excite. Dj Nature and Frits Wentink step up to offer alternatives.

Solitary Maybe

PREMIERE: Larry de Kat - Solitary Maybe (Frits Wentink Mix)[Katnip]

Etur Usheo setting the mood with 'Keep This Feeling', taken from his 1989 EP expected around the end of March on Feedasoul Records.

Artist: Etur Usheo
Title: 1989 EP
Label: Feedasoul Records
Cat#: 
Release Date: 30-03-2018

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PREMIERE: Etur Usheo - Keep This Feeling [Feedasoul Records]

Tommy Rawson releases are sporadic but always high quality. As a former member of the Souled duo who ran the excellent Fresh Minute label – he’s been around the more tropical end of UK house and broken beat for many years and this, his first full release for Bergerac ushers forth a new level in his sound. 
This whole record is a masterclass in post bruk, forward thinking, shining, bright UK dance music. Unmatched in emotion and vibes.
"Deep Blue" is quite simply the sound of the summer. Sun drenched, euphoric and soaring. Broken but not broken, 4/4 but not quite housey. Jazzy, soulful….yeah.... It was the highlight of Red Rack’ems Olive Grove closing set at Love International last year when it provided the most halcyon of moments. Live trumpet from Vicky Flint and a whole bag of vibes from Tommy Rawson. This is a classic. Trust.

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PREMIERE : Tommy Rawson - Deep Blue

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Eclectic French producer Hugo LX gets tapped to deliver the final release of Mona Musique’s 'La Mona' trilogy of releases with his 'Slaying La Mona' EP, featuring the soulful, feel-good house anthem 'NY Collage'.

After releasing material on NDTAL Muzik, MCDE Recordings and the first release in the Mona Musique trilogy, Hugo LX is proving to be a standout producer rising from the underground. With a knack for showcasing a sophisticated, organic, sensual and emotive sound profile, the Parisian continues to create buzz in the industry. Now his latest on Mona Musique further proves he's an artist not to be overlooked. 

The 'Slaying La Mona' EP, which also includes remixes by Ambrose as well as the legend Karizma aka Kaytrronic, is set for release January 25.

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Premiere: Hugo LX 'NY Collage'

Release: August, 15th 2019
150x limited cassette edition + digital on Bandcamp & Spotify
Mastering: Herb LF
Artwork: Dan Whitehouse (Super Freak)& Nichol Mak

a1. Donnie Moustaki & Neptune Daddy - Cosmic J 
a2. Keto Saiba - Natural Flavor 
a3. Duktus - Top To Bottom 
a4. Meowsn' - Pull Up Our Pants
a5. Last Nubian & Dougan Jr. - Chinged Like Ching 
a6. Kolja Gerstenberg - Übergewuppt 
a7. Larry Houl - Peugeot 303	
a8. Slamb - Whatever, Jack
a9. DJ Psychiatre - La Passion Galactique
a10. Marco Lazovic - Space Jazzy

b1. Jus Jam - Respect Yourself
b2. Explorer Of The Humankind - What Makes It Real 
b3. Paso & Ambroise - My Sweet Sloppy Life
b4. Ugly Frankie - Good Bwoi
b5. Ari Bald - Cowbell Alert 
b6. Jackson Almond - Alright
b7. Sam Stosuur - Emma Stone Simulator
b8. Sello - Stoney Island
b9. Lootbeg - The Never End
b10. 2XM - On My Skin
b11. Wild Reflection - No Turning Back

One love to everybody who's involved!

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PREMIERE: Donnie Moustaki & Neptune Daddy - Cosmic J

Space Ghost returns with hedonistic house anthems for your living room dance floor on his latest EP, Time To Dance.


After a string of successful albums on Apron and Tartelet Records, the Oakland native Sudi Wachspress (Space Ghost) returns with a selection of golden-era house anthems conveying the message of unity through dance – a much-needed reminder of better days.

The 28 year-old producer and DJ has been gaining momentum over the last few years. His growing catalogue of ambient-leaning house with lush musical textures is a testament to carry on the legacy of famed US house producers, who have set the tone and pioneered electronic dance music since the 1980s.

On his new EP, Time To Dance, Space Ghost gets on the mic and takes us back to the early days of house music, effortlessly mixing the deep bass rhythms of Chicago with the Nu Groove-era of the East Coast. 

“This release was mostly inspired by some early East Coast house. I started the idea before Covid-19 really took over the world. I wanted to make something explicitly for the dance floor, kind of like my own dance floor anthem.”

The EP’s main cuts “Time To Dance” and “New World Energy” both come in two versions – a main version and an alternative mix for maximum dance floor pleasure. As the artist’s vocals echo on the track: It’s time to come together and work for a better future for all.

“Now with everything going on with the coronavirus and all the protests in the US and across the world, I think my goals have shifted. Even though the world is on pause and people can’t spin these tracks at a club, I still think the message of Time To Dance is: We can work together and music can help us through it.” 

Time To Dance is out on vinyl and all digital platforms on August 7, 2020.

Time To Dance

:: Space Ghost - New World Energy (Sunset Mix)// Time To Dance EP ::

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PREMIERE: Etur Usheo - Keep This Feeling [Feedasoul Records]

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