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"The Time Is (Now) was written during an artist studio residency in the north of Montreal. It was Fall 2021, and after a quick moment of hope and few travels during that summer, we were back in the dark with no opening of clubs in sight and still in this heavy pandemic vibe.

This residency was a way for me to take control of what I could still control, productivity and creativity, instead of giving into dark thoughts and inertia. Armed with 2 synths (Prophet 6, Moog Grandmother) and computer, my goal was to write 1 track per day, no judgement. After 2 weeks, I realized I had a good base for my next album (more on that later) but I also had a few tracks that I thought could co-habitate on a dancefloor driven EP.
The title track was a tricky one. I worked on something all day and felt I wasn’t getting any breakthrough. After dinner, I went back to the studio and suddenly, something happened.

The track is based around this heavy disco beat and the 2 bass lines working together. The spoken word refers to this sense of urgency of trying to grab the bull by the horn. There’s a sense of darkness in it, but also hope. Especially at that mid part when the Rhodes come in to tell us everything is going to be alright. I guess this is something I always try to have in my music — A moment of hope/light. When I got back home, I replayed a few things on my instruments at home to make it sound more live and asked Laroye, a french producer living in the UK, to redo the percussion parts. The Dub and Reprise came naturally after that.

L’Horizon was an easier process, and I tried to fight the instinct of changing it too much when I got home to keep the vibe intact. It certainly doesn’t reinvent the wheel but it has a sort of classic charm, remininscent of late 90s Parisian House and also some of the music I made around the early 2000s. Big organ stabs and bass line, It’s full of clichés and I decided to run with it. Paintings closes things off with a more introspective vibe. Based around a chord memory progression from my Prophet, and a trusty conforting Moog square bass line, mixed in with some dreamy gospel like chants and textures. My version of an abstract painting." 

Fred Everything.

Fred Everything "The Time Is (Now)" EP

PREMIERE: Fred Everything - The Time Is (Dub)

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@soulgrooveuk returns to @feedasoulrecords with the cracking three-tracker 'Jazz at Muniaka Club'. Bringing forward Soul Groove’s signature soulful sound, this next record is heavily rooted in jazz, groove-rippling basslines and atmospheric pads and synths.

The forthcoming EP's title track, 'Muniaka Club', explores the corners of jazz house with a percussive, soulful edge.

Muniaka Club

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Premiere: Soul Groove 'Muniaka Club'

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@1codycurrie gears up to release debut 14-tracker 'Lucas' via Berlin’s @toytonics later this year traversing through disco to jazz, house to funk, and features collaborations from the likes of @jitwam and @elizarosemusic.

Opening track 'Voyage' fuses jazzy licks and downtempo vocals from Andreas Kon & Ally McMahon. "The music reflects my enjoyment of the musical process and I'd say it’s inspired a lot by George Duke and Frank Zappa, the disco and funkier stuff from the 70s and 80s," says Cody Currie on his forthcoming LP.

Premiere: Cody Currie (ft. Andreas Kon & Ally McMahon) 'Voyage'

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After the chart-topping Keep on Swindling part 1, that included summer anthem ‘All I Want’ and the live jazz rework of ‘The Break Up’ by Emma-Jean Thackray, Dam Swindle are now back with part 2 of their 10-year anniversary series. If you thought the first edition had the goods, you’re in for a treat with this one. Keep on Swindling part 2 includes a new afro-tinged DS original, alongside a never-released remix of an obscure Guadeloupean record and remixes by rising star of the Detroit music scene Ash Lauryn and Rush Hour favourite Arp Frique. To top things off, the boys release their afro-brass dancefloor burner ‘Call of the Wild’ feat. Jungle by Night for the first time on a single.

Premiere: Dam Swindle 'High Life' (Ash Lauryn Remix)

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Italo piano house legends @don-carlos-official and @stoneinc bring their classic house fusions to @razor-n-tape with a floor-filling four-track EP, 'Montego Bay' - named after the joint alias that they coined in the early '90s.

All four tracks on this EP were also produced 30 years ago, then shelved and forgotten about until a recent connection with Razor-N-Tape inspired Don to dig up their rare vintage. Opening track 'Music All Night' is a pumping house jam pinpointing the golden era for '90s house, a classic throwback to those early days.

Dreaming The Future EP

Premiere: Don Carlos & S-Tone 'Music All Night' (Deep In Milano Mix)

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As a true bastion of feel-good music; @tensnake has continued to spread love across dance floors for many a year via his relentlessly reliable label - @trueomancerec. Next up on the Berlin label:@jesse-bru.

Fans of Jesse will be acutely aware of his ability to shuffle feet via nifty, jazz-licked drums, circling samples and rich, soulful grooves. Ahead of the release of his 'Hard To Get' EP, Jesse drops the record's title track - a hypnotic, thumping loop which sets a truncated Funk sample through crispy, organic drums and vocal snippets.

Premiere: Jesse Bru 'Hard To Get'

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Closing off Dam Swindle's 3rd 'Keep On Swindling' installment is DJ Bone’s Doc Ciroc remix of ‘The Wrap Around’. DJ Bone goes for pacey percussion with a classic Detroit Techno feel. His version is minimalistic and raw, chopping up the vocal and using the original Prophet pad as a base layer of warmth. The track gets even beefier when the bassline comes in: A dirty modded 101 lick with so much electronic funk that makes it impossible not that dance.

Premiere: Dam Swindle 'The Wrap Around' (DJ Bone's Doc Ciroc Remix)

They say that there are 64 ways to launch yourself into space – whatever space may be. Perhaps you could soar or fly in a rocket or aeroplane beyond the clouds and into the pearly black abyss beyond. Perhaps you could catapult yourself upwards from the earth below or perhaps you could simply fall asleep and drift between the stars a million miles away.

Back down here they all seemed like grand, exciting ideas for the few rather than the many.

However, maybe one day they might all be able to dance together amidst the cosmos and remember a time way back when… back when they were all rooted to the ground.

Amsterdam duo Dam Swindle return with new music on their own Heist Recordings. This time they have invited influential powerhouses of dance music to reimagine their material, a track titled ’64 Ways’ which features Mayer Hawthorne.

Nightmares On Wax and Dj Bone have both been enlisted to rework the song, picking it apart and piecing it back together to offer their own respective takes on the vision. Listen to the Nightmares on Wax version below:

PREMIERE: Dam Swindle - 64 Ways Feat. Mayer Hawthorne (Nightmares On Wax Remix)[Heist]

Announcing today 'fabric presents Chaos In The CBD'  is the latest in our mix series, with a release date of 31st March.  The first single ‘Higher Elevation’ is out today and comes courtesy of Chaos themselves. It blends in with the rest of the selection as an everlasting house cut with its delicate dreamy keys, fluffy bass and a groovy loop which you could two-step to forever.
 
“We always try to make music that is timeless and our aim here was no different. The true litmus test was placing it alongside all these amazing tracks on the mix that have endured for so long. We hope we have achieved that”  – Chaos In The CBD
 
'fabric presents Chaos In The CBD' - is out on CD, 2XLP and digital on 31st March.

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Chaos In The CBD - Higher Elevation [fabric Records]

Part Of: Soul Clap Records 11th Anniversary Remix Compilation
Release Date: 03.02.23
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Release Text:
People often ask why we started Soul Clap Records and I usually answer: “because we were receiving tons of unique demos by creative artists that we had to start a label.” 11 years later and that flowing faucet of incoming music is still the driving force behind the label. Sure, there is the Funk, House, Disco and multi-cultural influences in all of the music that we release, but it’s always the artists themselves who guide us. 

I will never forget the feeling of excitement when Midnight Magic (the ultimate contemporary disco band) reached out with demos for the label, a collaboration that led to incredible releases, but also a deep connection with their community of New York musicians and producers.  I still get that feeling whenever an artist that I respect or new artist brings us something fresh. It's a feeling of excitement to release the music, but more importantly, it's excitement for the endless possibilities created by building relationships with inspiring artists.

Over the years this ecosystem has also fed a mission to grow and support a local and global musical family. From the Crew Love collective that combined the vision of Soul Clap Records and Wolf + Lamb, to the Dancing On The Charles compilations that shined a light on our home town of Boston, the Italo Funk series that built a bridge with our community in Italy, and the Soul Clap Records Revue Tour, which showcased a moment when we had our deepest roots in New York City… our family continues to grow.

We’d like to acknowledge them, the artists that we have worked with over the years and who we remain deeply connected to as collaborators and friends: FSQ, Midnight Magic, Nick Monaco, Nona Hendryx, Greg Paulus, XL Middleton, Saucy Lady, Michael The Lion, Amy Douglas, Lele Sacchi, Zopelar, DJ Rocca, Funk Rimini, Zeynep Erbay, Liam Mockridge, Life On Planets, The Fitness & Pony, Chas Bronz and our fallen brothers Navid Izadi and Sa’d “The Hourchild” Ali. 

As we begin the 11th year of Soul Clap Records, the need for community in music and in the world feels stronger than ever and we are truly grateful to have this kaleidoscopic group of artists, listeners, dancers and supporters to call our SCR musical family…

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PREMIERE: John Camp ft. Greg - Mistral (Charlie Soul Clap Remix) [Soul Clap Records]

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Magic Ritmo returns with their second release, a highly demanded reissue of ‘G.F.X. - Eternal’ originally released in 1990. 

Shrouded in mystery, the record has gained cult status among veteran ravers, record collectors and those who are allured by the spiritual and ethereal quality the record embodies. Magic Ritmo is delighted to lift the cloak and share the story of the record and artist through a fully licensed and remastered release. 

"Eternal was a snapshot of a time when an opening up of alternative lifestyles, spirituality, political activism and music were creating an overall sense of freedom and separation from mainstream society. And for the first time in my life, I felt a sense of peace and belonging that I had never experienced before and that's where eternal emerged from" G.F.X.

Premiere: Soul Groove 'Muniaka Club'

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