CLAUDE VON STROKE - 5 STARS - ON BIRDHOUSE PODCAST 289

LAURENT GARNIER - 5 STARS - OHHH FUCK YESSSSSS LOOOOOOOOOOOOVE 

HARDTON - 5 STARS - IT’S SO GOOD. CHICAGO A GO-GO

TERRY FARLEY - 5 STARS - REAL REAL ACID HOUSE

GENE FARRIS - 5 STARS - ‘GREAT’

TIMO MAAS - 5 STARS - NIIICE BOMB!

ROY DAVIS JR -  5 STARS - LOVE IT

Possibly one of the biggest mysteries to hit us since the unveiling of The Creeper in Scooby Doo….What is and who are Acid Jerks? And how many synthesizers will it take for their evil plan of world domination, using only electronic frequencies, to come into fruition? We want answers. So far we've managed to unveil the identity of one of their collaborators, none other than Bear Who? Aka Fuzzy Cufflinxxx – one of the true masters of House; born and raised in the Chicago underground, no-one can deny that House Music runs deep in his veins.
.... But who else is responsible? It is clear, judging by the calibre of this collaboration, that there is a serious possibility of their plans coming true. 
Are we ready for a world of Acid House and beyond? And how do Acid Jerks and The Creeper know each other? Get tuned in to this new Acid Jerks release 'Monsters' for some answers. 

This enormous Acid House cut transcends an era to deliver the perfect timeless groove that Acid Jerks are destined to be famous for. 

The mystery continues. 

MFF

Monsters feat Fuzzy Cufflinxxx

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2. Acid Jerks - Monsters Feat. Fuzzy Cufflinxxx (Dub Mix)

Nodes From The Underground is a new digital series of releases for exclusive release via Bandcamp only!

In the shadow of “NOTES From The Underground”, the MFF series of vinyl releases back in the day, “Nodes From The Underground” has been started to give our artists a little more breathing space to be creative. No chart concerns, no huge hype - just a chance to release music which is close their hearts.

First up is “A Peak Through The Clouds EP” from label boss, Justin Harris which has a strong echo of the very first releases on the label by Freaks back in the early 2000's.

The title track of this EP, was written mostly during the second part of Lockdown.
Living in Ibiza with his family and having lost their rented flat mid pandemic, after much searching, they managed to find a little apartment in Cala Vadella on the North Eastern corner of the Isle which looks straight onto Es Vedra, a majestic mini mountain of rock just off the coast of the island. Es Vedra is apparently one of the most magnetic places in the world with an energy that can only really be experienced close up. Justin’s composing desk looks directly to the rock and he was inspired to write the track when it was wrapped in a vale of cloud with only the peak showing through…. thus the title.
Sample Heaven, the flip is more of a self-indulgent workout to see how far he could take a set of loops and bring them into one solid lump of cohesive funk.

A Peak Through The Clouds

Sample Heaven

Over the last couple of years, we’ve had an amazing number of requests from both established and new up-and-coming producers to remix, redo and re-interpret original Freaks tracks. 

In these moments, I’m always humbled to think that the music we made over the years still inspires the house music scene of today. 

Of course, we also absolutely love people playing around with our music; it consistently produces inspirational and surprising results every time…. 

So, I’m very proud to kick off the 1st in our “Re-Freaked” series, which will see Freaks tracks transformed through various mutations, emotions, circumstances, and situations, then re-visited, re-freaked, and born again by producers we admire today. 

This first release features 2 of my personal favorite Freaks tracks and both include the ever-stunning vocal skills of our beloved fellow Freak, Diz Washington. 

First up is ‘Situations’ taken from the Freaks album, Psych and which features a genius flute performance from the wonderful Antipodean jazz multi-instrumentalist, Nathan Haines. It has also had a brilliant reworking from Dave Aju too. 

Going back further into the vaults, You Ain’t House’ just had to be re-done! Originally released on Wash House, with a Swag (aka Chris Duckenfield & Richard Brown) “We Is House” remix, this still stands the test of time for me. 

#Freaksforlife 
#Misfitsofhouse

Re-Freaked Vol 1

Freaks - Situations - Justin Harris Re-Do

Freaks - You Ain't House - Justin Harris Re Do

An integral and respected part of the UK, Chicago, Belgian and Dutch house music scene, Bart is also an awesome DJ and we’re proud to call him a resident of Music For Freaks for our parties.
All three cuts scream underground House Music and have ‘that feel’ that so many producers aspire to create. It’s in Bart’s blood and he lives and breathes it… 
From the driving house perfection of Field Work to the deep and moody grooves of Thin Air, Bart then seals the deal with the Balearic passion of Morning Bliss. This is just the perfect MFF release and we are blessed to represent. I have also been fortunate enough to get the chance to remix Morning Bliss to add to the EP for your pleasure. Enjoy... Justin Harris

Morning Bliss EP

Field Work

Thin Air

House music as a culture has always been fantastic at tipping its hat to the originators and first
pioneering architects of the scene but what is also great in equal measures is the constant
recognition of a stream of new talent, both DJs and producers, keeping underground House Music
fresh and solid as a genre. Fletch is undoubtedly one of these new breeds of house producers / DJs
garnering support from the likes of The Martinez Brothers, Loco Dice, Jaden, Luciano and Ricardo
Villalobos. His upcoming EP on MFF features 3 sublime House tracks that sum up MFF perfectly:
"Flexin" is a pure-driven Chicago future classic with bags of true swing that leaves you wanting a
second ride.
"Half-Life "is a much more minimal groove which perfectly captures the whole MFF sound.. think
Chris Carrier & Dan Ghenacia having a love child with Iz & Diz and you’re in the sonic ballpark!
"Voices" veers into a more 90s sound which everyone is nailing at the moment - the drums are
completely infectious ….
but be warned.. this is much better than the 90s!
"Going back to my underground roots for this EP, inspired by the early Music For Freaks Catalogue, I
had a lot of fun exploring a different side to my production making these tracks. Music For Freaks
has been a hugely influential label for me growing up and learning to make music, I’m honoured to
be part of the family"
FLETCH
Major support for this talented, young producer with a follow-up single coming on MFF in 2024.
@fletchmusic_

Flexin EP

Voices (Mr Kook)

Half Life

Flexin

I first met Diego in January 2005 when I was fortunate enough to visit Argentina on a DJ tour, we hit it off and have stayed connected ever since. Fast forward to now and the upcoming release of his superb Deal With It EP, written and produced by him and Diego Cid, under their D&D moniker.

Diego Ro-K and Diego CD are undoubtedly the main pioneers of the Argentinian underground electronic scene, with both starting their music careers in the 80s and building the scene through parties, club nights, compilations and radio shows. During the ’90s, outside of D&D, they also created the DJ crews, Urban Groove (Diego Cid) and DJ Union (Diego Ro-K) via which they flooded the country with the best house and techno music. They are responsible for bringing the likes of Juan Atkins, Ricardo Villalobos, Justin Harris, Murk, Woody McBride, DJ Hell, Michael Mayer, DJ Pierre, Vitalic and many more to play in the country. In 1999, they signed their 1st recording contract with EMI/Virgin, becoming the 1st techno duo to sign with an international company.

“As huge fans of MFF, we wanted to show the indie influence in our productions and in this case we also delivered some acid feel, always trying to keep the groove, which is the main idea of our tracks” (D&D)

It’s an awesome journey through the underground which absolutely stinks of class.

The 2 main tracks on the EP sit firmly in the dark corners of any nightclub, both completely original whilst retaining that MFF swing required from all of our releases… And with a belting remix from fellow Argentinian Nacho Bolognani (@nachobolognani), to bring a slightly more housier feel to the track, you can’t go wrong.

Oops, I think we did it again.

Deal EP

4. Tangadget Master

3. Deal With It (Instrumental)

2. Deal With It (Nacho Bolognani Remix)

1. Deal With It (Original Vocal)

An edited version of the amazing soul Clap remix of washing Machine by Freaks

Freaks - Washing Machine - Soul Clap Remix

Freaks - Turning Orange (Losoul Remix) Beat Diaries Directors Cuts

Here's the recording of a Freaks DJ set - Luke Solomon and Justin Harris live on 4 decks... 2 mixers (and a bit of wonky fun at times - well it is live) xxx

FreaksDJSet_LukeSolomonAndJustinHarris_SealPit_ZooProject_Aug2016

BUY/STREAM VAPORIZED EP - MFF-MusicForFreaks.lnk.to/VaporizedEP
Huh?
What?
Dan and Chris?
Yeah.
The legendary?
The same
On MFF?
What? Really? Next you will be telling me that there will be a vinyl and a picture sleeve with a picture of Jerry Garcia from the Grateful Dead on the cover.
There is.
Oh man! And I bet its proper wonky old school MFF vibes too?
Yeah totally
Dude! This is like the best news ever.
I know.
Totally.
Awesome.
Dude.
MFF rules.
Totally.
Later. Later dude.

Kicking off with ‘Vaporized’, a catchy little groover with dried out percussion which slaps down over a sultry bassline. Wibbly-wobbly FX combine with mysterious chimes and sketchy radio interference to create an odd atmosphere.
Then we have ‘The Green Bell’, a squelchy heads-down vibe provider. ‘Wind And Fire’ brings the EP to a close and continues the production duo’s use of strange sounds to great effect. This is no run-of-the-mill 4x4 production, there’s depth, subtle progression and hypnotic rhythms as only two fellow freaksters like Dan and Chris can muster.

Vaporized EP

Dan Ghenacia & Chris Carrier - Vaporized - Premier

FREE DOWNLOAD - https://www.toneden.io/mff-musicforfreaks-2/post/dan-ghenacia-chris-carrier-the-green-bell-free-download-/yujtt9
BUY/STREAM VAPORIZED EP - MFF-MusicForFreaks.lnk.to/VaporizedEP


Huh?
What?
Dan and Chris?
Yeah.
The legendary?
The same
On MFF?
What? Really? Next you will be telling me that there will be a vinyl and a picture sleeve with a picture of Jerry Garcia from the Grateful Dead on the cover.
There is.
Oh man! And I bet its proper wonky old school MFF vibes too?
Yeah totally
Dude! This is like the best news ever.
I know.
Totally.
Awesome.
Dude.
MFF rules.
Totally.
Later. Later dude.

FREE DOWNLOAD

Dan Ghenacia & Chris Carrier - The Green Bell - Free Download

Stream / Download - https://mff.lnk.to/DemuirFromBlackToTechnocolor

Demuir - How Beautiful You Are

Stream / Download - fanlink.to/FreaksPt3Digital

Let's Do It Again Part 3

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Freaks - Time (The Martinez Brothers Remix)

Stream / Download - https://fanlink.to/TCCrew
The legendary T.C.Crew (Tyree Cooper's self-proclaimed band with DJ Ping, Tena Renee, and Taco Bops) cut their teeth on the frontlines of the house music revolution.
Born in the streets of Chicago, they released a string of records in the early nighties that defined an era of feel-good house music.
18 years since their last outing, Tyree Cooper has breathed new life into the project, with 3 seminal new tunes that are set to “Reclaim The Underground”, and deliver it back to the homeland where it belongs.
Boasting the usual abounding dancefloor vibes, and Tyree’s captivating sermonic vocals; These authentic Chi-Town jams will bring a seriously funky, head-down-elbows-up vibe to your party.
We’re completely in love with these cuts here at MFF HQ, and we’re sure you will be too.
House music gold for genuine heads, from some real OGs of the scene x

T.C.Crew - Underground Groove

Stream / Download - https://fanlink.to/VocalizedEP

Dan Ghenacia & Chris Carrier - Vocalized

Dan Ghenacia & Chris Carrier - Burning

The Creeps

Freaks - The Creeps (You're Giving Me) Affani Remix

Stream / Download - https://fanlink.to/TWEEKERS

Freaks  - Tweekers (Multipass Remix)

Stream/Download - https://fanlink.to/UndergroundEdits

At the end of last summer, an old friend and once label manager of MFF sent us a link. This friend knows his musical onions (thanks Leon) and said that he really thought we should take a listen... The link was for a re-edit of DoobieDooWohoo by Freaks from up-and-coming house classicist, AJ Christou and yes, it was pure fire...

The re-edit (name-checking Ibiza’s fabulous Ushuaia Club) was inspired by AJ’s appearances for Ants, the legendary club night, and had multiple plays by Jamie Jones and Martinez Brothers to name but a few, at the end of the last non-Covid Summer season, when we could all dance!

Having already made some solid indents into the house music scene worldwide, including releases on Cuttin Headz, Leftroom, and his own awesome Celesta Recordings to say nothing of some enviable DJ sets flourishing from a residency at Sankeys Manchester, we are extremely proud to present this redo (doobiedoowoohoo).

Backing up the B-side in a rather spectacular fashion, the incognito Maintenance took time out to re-edit an old Freaks classic The Rain too, (Woohoo) which rounds off our MFF 20th-anniversary celebrations very nicely indeed.

Doobiedoo Woohoo (AJ Christou's Ushuaia Loco Jam Edit)

A long time ago them Freaks (Luke Solomon & Justin Harris) built a bridge with Chicago. It was a long Freaky bridge that absorbed a whole community of misfits. They joined forces and built a fort under the banner of Music for Freaks.
The fort was built to protect them from the normals - but also a place to build an army of associated miscreants that would slowly begin their attack on the offending world of bland dance music. The army grew and Freaks took to the road ....

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