Artist : Motor City Drum Ensemble
Title : Raw Cuts Remixes (Marcellus Pittman, Mike Huckaby, Recloose Remixes)
Cat # : MCDE 1211

Release Date : 7th May 2014
Exclusive Distribution by : Rushhour

A. Raw Cuts (Marcellus Pittman Remix)
B1. Raw Cuts (Mike Huckaby Remix)
B2. Raw Cuts (Recloose Remix)

Infos :

Its been 6 years since Danilo Plessow aka Motor City Drum Ensemble first emerged on the scene with his debut 12inch released on his own MCDE Recordings imprint.
Appropriately titled "Raw Cuts", the two tracks would start of a series of raw house jams Danilo made in his studio using old school samplers and drum machines,
a sound that at the time was far away from being status quo.
Having been heavily influenced by Soul, Jazz, House and Techno emerging from both the Motor City and beyond, Danilo found his signature sound - sample-based, raw,
emotional and mature tracks.
MCDE released two more "Raw Cuts" twelve inches in the coming years and it wouldn't be wrong to call them modern house classics - each of the records found support from all over the globe, from Moodymann to Gilles Peterson, and especially the last record of the series (Raw Cuts 5 & 6) was just everywhere in the year 2010.

What better way to end a concept series than to invite some people for remixing those tracks? People that inspired him to do this music in the first place:
Marcellus Pittman of 3 Chairs fame, Mike Huckaby, one of Detroit`s house heroes and synth nerd per excellence, plus lastly Recloose, whose unique approach to the Detroit sound has been a favorite of Danilo for years.

With a package this strong we will not bore you with more praise - just listen and enjoy. 

B2. MCDE - Raw Cuts (Recloose Remix)

B1. MCDE - Raw Cuts (Mike Huckaby Remix)

A. MCDE - Raw Cuts (Marcellus Pittman Remix)

Artist : City People / 20 Below
Title : It's All In the Groove
Cat # : MCDE 1214
Exclusive Distribution by Rushhour
Release Date : 10th March 2016

A. City People - It's All in the Groove
B1. 20 Below - A Lil' Tribute to the Moody Black Keys
B2. 20 Below - Jus' Nite Groovin'

We are happy to announce our first reissue 12" on MCDE Recordings, a record from Manchester Deep House label Rainy City Music (written by Irfan Rainy & Rex Leon in 1995), thave we have been working on licensing for over a year now; a record that had been a secret weapon of Djs such as Theo Parrish, Marcellus Pittmann, Mike Huckaby, Jeremy Underground and myself - arguably one of the finest house music 12-inches to ever come out of the UK.
To mark the 20th birthday of the release, we have carefully remastered the tracks from the original DAT tapes and only slightly modified the original cover artwork.
Its All in the Groove baby!


B2. 20 Below - Jus' Nite Groovin' (MCDE 1214)

B1. 20 Below - A Lil' Tribute to the Moody Black Keys (MCDE 1214)

A. City People - Its All in the Groove (MCDE 1214)

Artist : Pablo Valentino
Title : My Son's Smile EP (+ GE-OLOGY Remix)
Cat# : MCDE 1215
Release Date : Late September 2017
Exclusive Distribution by : Rushhour Distribution

A1. Pablo Valentino - My Son's Smile
A2. Pablo Valentino - Atlantic's Calling (One for Portugal)
B1. Pablo Valentino - My Son's Smile (GE-OLOGY 'Teach The Babies' Remix)
B2. Pablo Valentino - Good Ol' Days

All tracks written & produced by Pablo Valentino
Additional bass on "My Son's Smile" by Bruno "Patchworks" Hovart

P & C 2017 MCDE Recordings.

Infos :

Dear friends, Djs, Supporters of MCDE Recordings.
Its been four years since label co-founder Pablo Valentino became a daddy, and almost as old is the idea of him releasing a record on our imprint.
So what makes more sense than to dedicate this record to Hugo-João, his son?
On "My Son's Smile" we can hear a recording of Hugo-João's laughter over a mellow, summery house track that has been a big favorite of Danilo over the years.
With a little help from Lyon producer Patchworks, who played bass on the track, Valentino pulls off one of his most sophisticated productions yet.
GE-OLOGY, legendary Hip Hop and House producer from New York, flips it into a more of a peaktime thing, replacing the Fender Rhodes from the original with layers of thick synthesizer chords and a very vibrant, musical vibe reminiscent of his earlier release on Sound Signature.
"Atlantic’s Calling" is one of those signature, late night House tracks that Pablo Valentino has been championing both as a producer and Dj throughout the years.

Danilo and Pablo met in the late 90s through their mutual love for obscure Jazz, sampled based House and all things soulful, and 20 years later this sounds like the kind of track that sums it all up, a testament of their musical backbone. Pablo has, like his partner Danilo, started out producing Hip Hop instrumentals back in the 90s, and he continues to do so up until this day. While "Good Ol' Days" is of course a Hommage to that era, it still sounds fresh to our ears.
At MCDE, we have always believed in this sound, the rough-and-ready, smoked-out esthetic of 90s sampler based music, and whether its Hip Hop, House, Techno or anything in between, we are proud to carry that Torch.

B2. Pablo Valentino - Good Ol' Days

B1. Pablo Valentino - My Son's Smile (GE-OLOGY Remix)

A2. Pablo Valentino - Atlantic's Calling (One for Portugal)

A1. Pablo Valentino - My Son's Smile

Artist : Henry Wu & Earl Jeffers
Title : Projections EP
Cat# : MCDE 1216
Vinyl Release Date : January 2018

A. Henry Wu & Earl Jeffers - Projections
B. Henry Wu & Earl Jeffers - Hi Life

All tracks written & produced by Henry Wu & Earl Jeffers
P & C 2017 MCDE Recordings.

Infos :

Very happy to have Henry Wu and Earl Jeffers debuting on MCDE Recordings this fall with their double Sider "Projections/Hi-Life"
Both Pablo Valentino and myself have been fans of their work, be it Henry and Earls solo stuff or the highly adventurous Yussef Kamaal project which Henry introduced 2 years ago. 
These guys take the London sound to a whole new level and we are very proud to have them doing their thing on our label.

B. Henry Wu & Earl Jeffers - Hi-Life (MCDE 1216)

A. Henry Wu & Earl Jeffers - Projections (MCDE 1216)

Artist : Hugo LX
Title : Desiderata EP
Cat# : MCDE 1217
Release Date : 04th July 2018
Exclusive Distribution by : Rushhour Distribution

A1. Phone Games
A2. Dee
A3. Underwater 
B1. Desire
B2. Power

All tracks written & produced by Hugo Lascoux
P & C 2018 MCDE Recordings.

Personnel
Trumpet: Hermon Mehari
Electric Bass: Gael Petrina
Keys: Florian Pellisier, Simbad
Strings Arrangement: Dermot O'Mahony

Infos :
After a couple of sparking, floor-oriented releases by UK luminary Henry Wu and head honcho Pablo Valentino, MCDE Recordings continues its explorations of dance music spectrum with a brand new offering, right on time for the summer.
Now batting is nomadic beatsmith Hugo LX, who develops a new chapter in his multi-faceted discography with this 5 track opus, ranging from classic house to disco flavored jams, detouring through the ambiant and jazz fields, always with a certain eastern vibe to it.
With great help from his regular contributors on bass, keys and horns, he delivers a soundscape that aims to be vibrant, powerful, yet sensual and most of all, prove to be timeless

MCDE 1217 Snippets

B2. Hugo LX - Power (MCDE1217)

B1. Hugo LX - Desire (MCDE1217)

A3. Hugo LX - Underwater(MCDE1217)

A2. Hugo LX - Dee (MCDE1217)

A1. Hugo LX - Phone Games (MCDE1217)

Artist : Danilo & Pablo
Title : 10 Years MCDE Recordings Limited Vinyl
Cat # : MCDE 1218
Format : Stricly Limited Vinyl of 400 copies for the 10 years of MCDE Recordings. No Repress.

A. Danilo & Pablo featuring Ahmad Larnes "Don't U Ever Change"
B. Loops For Eternity

Infos :

Stricly Limited Vinyl of 400 copies for the 10 years of MCDE Recordings featuring two exclusive tracks.
No Repress.

B. Loops For Eternity (MCDE 1218)

A. Danilo & Pablo feat. Ahmad Larnes - Don't U Ever Change (MCDE 1218)

Artist : Michael Gracioppo
Title : Santo & Christine EP (+ Fred P Remix)
cat # : MCDE 1001
Format : 10"

A1. My So-Called Friends
A2. Untitled
B. My So-Called Friends (Fred P Reshape)

Review  :

MCDE proudly presents the debut works of 22 year-old Canadian, Michael Gracioppo.

The label's first 10-inch is headed by My So-Called Friends-the Montrealer’s deeply personal ode to an over-indulgent past lover.
The fluid drum work and violent bass line sit alongside the words of a punkesque inspired vocal sample.
My So-Called Friends tells the story of a sincere and vulnerable young woman facing an inner battle between excessiveness
and self-restraint. “These drugs they are making me so sad I can't stop taking them.”

A2 is a testament of Gracioppo's focus on maintaining a balance between songwriting and sound design.
Sailing unpredictably back and forth in tempo, A2 has been left untitled so as not to taint the piece.

Enlisted on remix duties, the always excellent Fred P flawlessly Reshapes Gracioppo's A1 into a hymn suited for the early morning comedowns.
Fred P’s vibrant pads resonate up and down in frequency and wrap the wavering vocal in warmth and comfort.

Written & Produced by : Michael Gracioppo at TD Mastering, Montréal, Canada.
Engineering & Additional Production: Tone Depth

Artwork by Jan Steinback.
Photograph: Giuseppe, Maria, Santo & Pina Gracioppo (Cattolica Eraclea, Sicily, 1959-1960).

A&R: Pablo Valentino, Danilo Plessow.
infos, licensing : facesrecords@gmail.com
www.facesrecords.com
www.motorcitydrumensemble.com

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