Download/Vinyl/Stream: https://toy-tonics.lnk.to/metamorphosis

Toy Tonics signed Gee Lane also known as Virginie. Her debut Metamorphosis EP (with remixes by Demi Riquísimo and Divorce From New York Remix & PIEK will come out in October.  Gee Lane is a Venezuelan DJ and vinyl digger based in Barcelona. Gee Lane has been djing with the Toy Tonics Krew already for more than a year now. Kids who go to dance to the Toy Tonics Jam happenings around Europe might have seen her jamming with Kapote and the TT krew and spreading her fabulous music with an extremely positive energy and attitude. Gee Lane is a unique personality with a very strong style (in music but also as a person) and very elaborated ability to read and play with the dancers. Now she delivers her first ever EP. Recorded in Barcelona and Berlin with a little help by Robin Braum from Athlete Whippet. And it reflects well her roots and passion for everything what came out from New York in sense of dance culture. You can hear influences from the 80‘ promo disco scenes as well as the 1990 Body & Soul/ Francois Kervorkian ä/ Joe Claussell universe. In fact Gee Lane after being raised in Cara as and musically educated by her father from a very early age, (a composer and musician) she moved to New York at a very young age in the late 90's where she fell in love with the HOUSE scene. And especially everything that happened at the famous and influential ’Body & Soul’ club.
This culture increased her curiosity to become a DJ (and vinyl digger herself) who is not just interested in house music but wants to explore other genres such as funk , Hip-Hop , jazz and Latin sounds and include these vibes into her DJ sets. A vinyl collector (and long time record shop employee) since then, she is known for her musical eclecticism that leads her to mix everything what she wants ...
Besides her DJ activity she is the host of the radio show: Table For Two on Radio d59b (Belgrade/Berlin).
Gee Lane now is a steady member of the Toy Tonics Krew and is already playing the Toy Tonics Jams all around Europe. A second EP is in the making.
On remix duty on this EP: Demi Riquísimo and Divorce From New York & PIEK.

Album released 13.10.23

Gee Lane - Neon Beach (Divorce From New York & PIEK Remix)

Next up on Industry Standard we’ve decided to open up the doors again and welcome some new artists for ‘Bits ‘N Bobs Vol.2.  We have 3 tracks here from producers that are all friends with Oliver Dollar, namely James Curd, Jesusdapnk & Jason Merle.

First up we have Australian resident James Curd.  Having been a mainstay on the House & Deep House scene for some time, under his own name and as Greenskeepers, he has released on labels such as Classic Music Company, Exploited & Circus. His track ‘Born Twice’ is an uplifting jazz infused house affair with a hypnotic double bass b-line. A sure fire killer for the more discerning floors.

On track 2 we welcome US West Coast producer Jesusdapnk, who has featured on many of the hottest jacking house labels including Refuge, Robsoul, Too Many Rules and Nervous. His track ‘Anomaly’ takes a slighter deeper route with warm chords driving the track over a tight rhythm section. 

Finally on track 3 we have Jason Merle bringing some more West Coast heat! His track ‘I Gotta Change’ is a more underground, headzy affair with a track based around looping, filtered licks and a simply but deadly vocal sample. Not dissimilar to his output on other labels such as House Global Alliance, Cheap Talk & Viva.

So we have 3 tracks from some dope producers, providing you with top quality dancefloor Bits ‘N Bobs. Enjoy.

Various Artists - Bits 'N Bobs Vol.2 [Industry Standard]

Bits 'N Bobs Vol.2

Jesusdapnk - Anomaly [Industry Standard]

7 Years of Feedasoul

Wardner, Workerz - On Your Mind (Workerz Remix)

A collaborative masterpiece that blends the unique styles of Carlo and Tour-Maubourg. This genre-blurring release encapsulates the essence of contemporary French House music, reminiscent of classics from the past, with a fresh and strong kick to its lower frequencies.

But the magic doesn't stop there. Baldo, a Barcelona-based creative polymath, takes the original to new horizons with a remix that reflects his multifaceted approach to music.

This release showcases not only the sweet convergence of diverse approaches but also the shared passion for music that binds these three together in synchrony.

https://carlo.bandcamp.com/album/synchrony

https://soundcloud.com/carlosthings
https://soundcloud.com/tour-maubourg
https://soundcloud.com/aterralrecords

Tour-Maubourg & Carlo - Synchrony

PREMIERE: Tour-Maubourg & Carlo - Synchrony [Aterral]

Download/Vinyl/Stream: https://toy-tonics.lnk.to/TheSonofChicago

DJ SNEAK on Toy Tonics! Yes. It’s happening. 
Another US legend joins the German house label. After Kai Alcé (EP on Toy Tonics in September 2023) and Joe Claussell who did an amazing remix for the label some time ago, now it’s DJ Sneak. 
It makes sense as Toy Tonics stands for that funky mix of three main inflences: original amercian soul based house music, the italo disco heritage and the more London or Paris 1990ies wildstyle house sound. DJ Sneak reached out to the label last year giving his props and showing love for many of Toy Tonics releases and the guys immediately invited him to join the label with an EP as it's also his sound that is getting so popular again with the younger dance generation. So here it is: 6 tracks (4 on the vinyl) that remind the classic, bumpin DJ Sneak sound. Full of energy and emotion. Perfect for the dance floors of today and great to introduce the maestro to the kids who love house now but never heard about the grandmasters.

Released: 08.01.23

DJ Sneak - Elektrik Deep

Rhode & Brown - Call A Wave (Tilman's Sunset Mix)

BUY: https://justsayfouk.bandcamp.com/album/mirage-ep

Label mainstays Fouk just dropped the perfect dancefloor Bomb with ‘Mirage’ paired with a high-octane Elisa Bee remix 

We all know Dutch duo Fouk from their soulful, bouncy take on house music. They’re also responsible for some of Heist’s biggest tracks like Kill Frenzy or their Lil Louis inspired 2021 release ‘Blue Steel’. On their new EP, the talented duo shows us a fresh side of their sound: the main-room hands-in-the-air-going-wild side. To top things off, Italian producer Elisa Bee made time in her busy schedule of DJ’ing and releasing for artists like Ben Sims on his Hardgroove imprint and Unknown to the Unknown to deliver a killer remix of the title track. 

Fouk’s return to Heist after 3 years is a welcome one and with ‘Mirage’, they might just have given us their biggest house track in their decade spanning career. The track is built around a stuttering synth loop and a seductive female vocal chanting ‘What made you wanna…” The real star here is the bassline, which propels the track into a seriously infectious groove. Add some lush strings and moody changeovers and you’ve got yourself a full-blown dancefloor weapon. Mirage has been a staple in Dam Swindle’s sets for the past months and has been one of their set highlights ever since.

“Coffee” is one for the classic Fouk fans. It’s got lovely Rhodes, a joyous combination of whoo’s, snare-rolls and synth hits grooving on top of an infectious orchestral background loop. “Tapioca” is a hybrid latin-electronic groove that builds on punchy synths, live percussion and drunk keys to balance the energy of the track. 

Elisa Bee’s remix of ‘Mirage’ is an intense percussive workout that builds on a breakbeat loop and a rave-bassline. The tempo is turned up a notch or 2 and that stutter synth and vocal of the original make this remix a wild warehouse affair.

Closing track of the EP is ‘Abalone’; A lovely bleep-house affair that still has a bit of that warehouse vibe. It’s got the perfect amount of distortion the drums while keeping things dreamy with some face-melting pads throughout the track. 

As always, enjoy the music and play it loud!

Lars & Maarten

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Fouk - Coffee

Forgiveness

Elisa Elisa - What about me EP
1. Lift me up
2. You no good to me (Melé remix)
3. You no good to me
4. Whistle me

Franco-Algerian musical nomad Elisa Elisa lands on Heist with a warehouse infused EP + a drum frenzied remix by Melé .

With a wild fusion of musical roots, Elisa Elisa has found her sound in emotive, percussion driven house. She uses her own vocals to add atmospheric depth to her tracks and with a knack for acid lines and driving chords, her tracks have the type of energy that could keep you going all night long. Her music first popped up on our radar after her releases on Heat Up (topping the charts with her debut release), and He.She.They with the track ‘Girl I got you’, that got rinsed by the Heist crew since its release. Her recent release on Melé’s Club Bad records, Panorama bar gigs and a feature in the book ‘Lady of the House’ about women in electronic music really helped cement her position as a rising voice in modern day dance music.

The ‘What about me’ EP kicks off with warehouse anthem ‘Lift me up’. Roughed up drums and toms set the pace while Elisa Elisa chants in loopy fashion ‘Our rhythm is moving’. It’s a fitting vocal for this track, that reaches its full energy when it breaks down into ravey stabs, uplifting vocal chops and a nasty acid line. 

Club-bad owner Melé is a man who knows his peaktime jams. It’s fitting that he was so enthusiastic about this release and chose to remix ‘You no good to me’,since he just released an EP by Elisa Elisa himself on his excellent ‘Club Bad’ imprint. His version is a bubbly electronic affair that has his worldly percussive style all over it. He cleverly chops Elisa Elisa’s vocal and adds layers and layers of tropical bad-assery ona track that grooves like Brazilian carnival and packs a punch like the Liverpool warehouse parties Melé grew up with.  

The original of ‘You no good to me’ takes a more stripped back approach and sees the artist dive into a rave-tinged drum workout with added vocal chops and a killer acid line. The EP closes off with “Whistle me”; a deep burner with a Midwest-inspired synth progression, and -of course- whistles.   

There’s a great crossover energy in Elisa Elisa’s debut on Heist between all the good things of house music, acid and African rhythms and we’re excited to have her on the label.

What about me EP

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Elisa Elisa - Lift me up

Second Life EP (Part 2)

Faubourg

Krewcial - Faubourg (Local Talk 2024)

Part Of "House Cookin' Wax Vol. 2"
Release Date: 22.11.19

We are happy to announce our 2nd vinyl release of the label. For this episode we invited some of our beloved and talented friends from around the world. This release represents what House Cookin stands for, talented musicians who pour their hearts into their work. And the music speaks for itself. Hopefully you’ll appreciate it too.

Max Telaer - Protection (Snippet) [HCRWAX002]

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