quintessentials 35: borrowed identity - love for sale

12" coming late september
digital coming mid october

Growing up in the deep south of Germany with multi ethnic friends and big interest in many different music genres of the world, Borrowed Identity built his wide knowledge in music. This variety in his musical taste is also the reason why he is working under different aliases producing a big variety of sound from ambient to house to experimental music and everything inbetween. Borrowed Identity debut EP on Quintessentials is another great example for his multistyle approach to music. You’ll find elements of house, disco, techno, ambient and more – always with an imminent love for music. Borrowed Identity released his first 12” inc. a Mark E remix on Foul&Sunk last year. That was just the start of an impressive career we dare to say. Borrowed Identity is a music freak and works very fast on tracks. Guy Gerber's Supplement Facts, Traveller Records (Finland), the Legendary Sound Research, Stripped & Chewed (Chicago), Catz N Dogz Pets Recordings and soon Mistress all released some splendid Borrowed Identity tunes. And we do the same!

quintessentials 35: borrowed identity - feel like makin' love

Call You Back

Voulez Vous (Long Play)

Buy on bandcamp

Petite Robe - Voulez Vous (Long Play)

mule musiq 217
12inch&digital
distributed by kompakt

b1 educate the heart

The man @demuja is pumping out material this year! And its alllll killer. Here we have him on @toytonics giving us a classically smooth house bumper! A simple filtered two chord motif, one note bassline womp, rimshots galore and of course plenty of M1 Vibes being layed down. The cherry on top of course, some honey dripped vocal chops to round off the package! BIG

SB PREMIERE: Demuja - J On G [Toy Tonics]

vinyl

felipe gordon - acid party at teusaquillo (seb wildblood remix)

Proper oldschool vibes from Canadian producer Jacssen in the Luvless remix to celebrate the 50th release on House Cookin' Records.

Artist: Jacssen / Luvless
Title: The Beat EP
Label: House Cookin' Records
Cat#: HCR050
Release Date: 12-2018

* Subscribe for more music: https://goo.gl/tCNU1N
* Listen on Youtube: https://youtu.be/hT-vxm5bjmg
* Buy Release: https://www.traxsource.com/label/10714/house-cookin-records

Jacssen:
https://soundcloud.com/jacssen
https://www.facebook.com/djjacssen

Luvless:
https://soundcloud.com/luvless
https://www.facebook.com/luvlessmusic

House Cookin' Records:
https://soundcloud.com/housecookinrecords
https://www.facebook.com/housecookinrecords

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The Beat

The Beat (Luvless Remix)

Buy Release

PREMIERE: Jacssen - The Beat (Luvless Remix) [House Cookin Records]

An original from the 'Faux Polynesia EP' on Phonica White.

Vinyl drops  23rd November.

System [Phonica White]

‘Word of Mouth’ is the October released debut album from the tireless Leftroom Records boss and 
producer/DJ, Matt Tolfrey.

Featuring a rich selection of talent, from the relatively new such as James Teej, Jem Cooke and 
Kevin Knapp, to legends like Marshall Jefferson and Ya Kid K, ‘Word Of Mouth’ is a return to the feel 
of classic house albums of old where collaborations with vocalists, engineers and mix engineers 
were worn as a badge of honour.

Matt Tolfrey is a fixture of modern house music that can feel a definite sense of pride over his 
achievements. Once a young upstart who was championed by DJs as diverse as Craig Richards 
and Pete Tong, he’s now a mentor to many via his various Leftroom imprints while still retaining the 
obsessive and energetic enthusiasm for music and it’s machinations.

A recording artist who has released on Cocoon, Rekids, Crosstown Rebels, Saved, Culprit and 
more, Tolfrey’s touch in the studio is undoubted but with ‘Word of Mouth’ we’re treated to a unique 
insight into his influences, working methods and what makes him tick. 
'I cannot play the piano and I am not professionally trained in any way musically, but through years 
of DJing I know exactly what I like, and I have great tracks in my head that need to get out. While 
searching the Internet for alternate ideas of making music, I came across some amazing software 
that enables you to simply sing or hum into a mic, which then translates into midi notes, which you 
then use as the basis of your tracks. In essence, it means that while I am walking the streets, or 
away travelling, and I come up with an idea for a bassline, or a melody, I can simply record it into my 
phone, return home, and sing it into the computer. In other words, ‘in theory’ the album is mainly 
going to be written with my mouth, not my fingers, and then fully realised with the help of engineers 
and guest vocalists - hence the name ‘Word Of Mouth’. 
(Matt Tolfrey, June 2012)

From opening cut ‘Encarta’, it’s obvious that ‘Word of Mouth’ is Tolfrey wearing his influences 
proudly. Any fans of 1990s deep house can feel the soul of classic British deep house imprints like 
Paper and DIY Discs (the latter notable as a heavy presence in Tolfrey’s beloved Nottingham during 
his University years), albeit with subtle and respectful modern twists.

Dubbed in places (‘The Truth’ with Marshall Jefferson), electronic in some (‘Never Assume’ with 
James Teej) and direct in others (‘The Spooks’ with Kevin Knapp packs a real, penultimate-trackpunch), 
‘Word Of Mouth’s continuing theme is elegantly employed melodies regardless of tone. A 
listen that drags you through from opener to the sublime, broken closer (‘Not So Little’ feat Kevin 
Knapp), ‘Word of Mouth’ is a mature, masterful debut from a cherished UK talent.

Matt Tolfrey’s ‘Word of Mouth’ is released October 1st, 2012 on Leftroom Records.

Matt Tolfrey - The Truth (feat Marshall Jefferson)

My remix for @turbojazz on his recent release on the Dallas based label Support System. I used the parts from 3 tracks off the EP so I could cherry pick the best parts (pro tip).

Grab it in the usual spots -https://www.phonicarecords.com/product/turbojazz-livin-xl-red-rackem-remix-pre-order-support-system/169426

https://www.juno.co.uk/products/turbojazz-livin-xl/790142-01/

Turbojazz - It's On (Kenny Says) (Red Rack'em Threemix) (Support System)

upcoming EP "Glow in the Dark" on Delusions of Grandeur. Vinyl out on July 19th 2013!

Special Thanks to Max for this killer remix! Check out his great productions on Box aus Holz (http://soundcloud.com/max-graef)