The Make Mistakes ethos is one of diversity and evolution, and that is showcased in full on our newest vinyl release Need Your Luvin’. House, Acid, Techno, Roy England, Jarvi, Fredy Grogan. One track, three styles, all dance floor bounders.
Roy England’s original mix is a jackin’ house jam with a timeless vibe. A classic house sound propelled forward by the titular vocal sample, England manages to deliver a track that would work equally in the lounge, as well as late night in the big room.
On the B side Jarvi’s Acid Workout strips the original down even further, and fills it back up, with a wandering, hypnotic acid line to stitch it all together. An old school party sound, both familiar and fresh. Fredy Grogan deconstructs the original into its component parts, building it back up into his dark, and driving dub techno remix. Drawing it out over nearly 8 minutes, this’ll have the heads bouncing off the walls.
House, Acid, Techno, pillars of dance music, mixed together, given the ol’ razzle dazzle, and served up hot and ready for mind, body, and soul. Grab Need Your Luvin’, stick it in the crate, and never worry, because you’ll always have the Luvin’ you need.

Need Your Luvin'

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Roy England - Need Your Luvin' {MMV03}

"I have come to understand that music is not part of “arts and entertainment” as the newspaper section would have us believe. It’s not a luxury, a lavish thing that we fund from leftovers of our budgets, not a plaything or an amusement or a pass time. Music is a basic need of human survival. Music is one of the ways we make sense of our lives, one of the ways in which we express feelings when we have no words, a way for us to understand things with our hearts when we can’t with our minds."   - Karl Paulnack

Brooklyn-based and Washington D.C.-born, Derek is lauded for his ability to adapt seamlessly to most any type of gig while still displaying his signature style. With over 2 decades of experience, he's equally comfortable playing lower bpm, eclectic opening sets, to banging out house and techno in a dark basement, to disco and funk party jams on a sunny rooftop. 
As a producer, he has released on Make Mistakes, Perimeter Junk and his own label, Broad Channel. In addition, he throws an underground party in New York called Xoloft.

bookings: derekrusso@gmail.com

Make Mistakes is an eclectic collective of artists, musicians, writers, entrepreneurs and DJs with a distinct love for music that is for dancing. They express this love via lovingly crafted parties, beautiful and entertaining podcasts, forward thinking and experiential techno, memory making performances, and the Make Mistakes label, which, you know, is what you're looking at right now. Pretty sweet. 

We hope you enjoy. 

If you have a question about something, or a demo, hey, email royengland2@gmail.com