Funky House Grooves 🦞 French House - part 2

French Love Affair

Fold – Something Gives
Released September 12, 2016
CD & digital download

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Having included this track among his favourites of 2016 on the last day of the year Huey Morgan also provided the UK national radio debut on BBC 6 Music followed by a hat trick of spins from Gideon Coe. Kara Manning broadcasted the US radio premiere courtesy of WFUV, New York.

Something Gives is a timely vehicle for the keen eloquence of James Baldwin whose voice, along with that of the wonderful Alice Walker, is the basis of the track.

We've been feeling urgently compelled to respond somehow to the heavy sociopolitical escalations of late on both sides of the pond. This release is our way of bridging the distances & expressing universal solidarity as human beings. Musically the tune bears similarities to A Tribe Called Quest's jazzy hip hop vibes and Arthur Verocai's Brazilian way of joy and despair all at once.

All music written, arranged, performed, engineered, produced & mixed by Seth Mowshowitz apart from tenor saxophone arranged and performed by Emma Johnson.
http://www.johnsonmusic.co.uk/

Mastered by Erik Aldrey
http://www.erikaldrey.com/

LYRICS
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[James Baldwin]

[REFRAIN]
I'm terrified at the moral apathy, the death of the heart, which is happening in my country.

These people have deluded themselves for so long they really don't think I'm human. I base this on their conduct, not on what they say, and this means that they have become in themselves moral monsters.

It doesn't matter any longer what you do to me: you can put me in jail, you can kill me. By the time I was 17 you'd done everything that you could do to me. The problem now is: how you gonna save yourselves?

How you gonna save yourselves?

[REFRAIN]
I'm terrified at the moral apathy, the death of the heart, which is happening in my country.

There are days, one of them, when you wonder what your role is in this country and what your future is in it. How precisely are you going to reconcile yourself to your situation here, and how you're going to communicate that you are here?

The country has arrived at a place where it can no longer contain revolt. Human beings are not by nature non-violent, you know? You can only survive so many beatings, so much humiliation, so much despair, so many broken promises before something gives.

Before something gives.

[REFRAIN]
I'm terrified at the moral apathy, the death of the heart…

[Alice Walker]
We are being killed by people who don't feel – if we get down to that, that is the problem.

[James Baldwin]
I'm terrified at the moral apathy, the death of the heart…

[Alice Walker]
If you don't feel it you kill it because you think it doesn't feel either…

[REFRAIN]
I'm terrified at the moral apathy, the death of the heart, which is happening in my country.

[Alice Walker]
So away with that, we don't want that.

[James Baldwin]
I'm aware that something terrible has happened, which is very hard to describe.

Something Gives

Buy on iTunes

Walk

https://www.discogs.com/Soul-Reductions-Got-2-Be-Loved/release/10240459

Soul Reductions - Got 2 Be Loved

Dan Shake - Buy Yourself Friends

Artwork by Tom Schwigs. 

Out now on all platforms - https://OfLeisure1.lnk.to/DaySpa

Day Spa

Mixed by: Project Pablo

Featuring:


Stacey Shopsowitz - Bass
Chris Edmondson - Saxophone
Beverly Glenn Copeland: Vocals

Record dropping Aug 24  on Sobo Records.

http://open.spotify.com/album/6TEGjfbCHY9m30PBjUt4H0
Itunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/waterzone-single/1412857274?ls=1&app=itunes
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VISTA

These two songs explore the gap between electronic synthesis and organic percussion. Using a harp, a 1980s Russian analog synthesizer, and hand-drums recorded in the subway systems of New York, bad tuner hoped to combine human nature (imperfection) and electronic music programming (repetition). The double speaks to bad tuner's childhood, with themes of escape and alienation.

bad tuner
@badtuner
instagram.com/bad_tuner/
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twitter.com/badtuner

No. 23930

Remix for Eduardo Muchacho
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Iceland's Intr0beatz has had quite the year, rising through the ranks to become a name many people are talking about, and the same can also be said for ya boii Cody. As you'd come to expect with both these names, quality and bounce is supplied by the truck here. Cody manages to distill even more funk and swing out of the original, utilising key aspects but adding in his own synth workouts we've come to know and love from him. Seeing out the year in style!

Artist: @intr0beatz
Remixer: @1codycurrie
Label: @momentcinetique

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SB PREMIERE: Intr0beatz - Mandolinio (Cody Currie Remix) [Moment Cinetique]

House of Infinity

Situation Ft. Cedric Gasaïda

Fouk are back on Heist. Their new Truffles EP is packed with swinging goodness and comes with a jazzy Hugo LX remix.

After a busy period last year, Fouk have taken the time to experiment in their studio, focusing on expanding their sound and releasing only a handful of tunes. Their ‘Mating Call’ EP on their own label Outplay saw them explore the deeper side of things, while remixes for artists like Joey Negro on his own Z Records alongside Ron Trent saw them show off their production skills with a superb hi tech funk track.

On the flip, ‘Need my Space’ sounds like something you’d hear if Pépé Bradock and Charles Webster would get together in the studio: dreamy synth lines, lovely textures and weird electronics over an ever so sexy bassline.

The remix on this EP comes from Parisian artist Hugo LX, whose love for soulful electronic music and jazz are perfectly presented in his remix of ‘I’ll be down’. His version is filled with shimmering leads, synth hits and some lovely horns for good measure. For us, this is a case of jazzy deep house at its best.

Fouk: 
https://soundcloud.com/justsayfouk
https://www.facebook.com/justsayfouk

Hugo LX:
https://soundcloud.com/hugo-lx
https://fr-fr.facebook.com/HugoLXmusic/

Heist Recordings:
https://soundcloud.com/heistrecordings
https://www.facebook.com/HeistRecordings/

Pre-Order

PREMIERE: Fouk - I'll Be Down (Hugo LX Meteor Mix) [Heist Recordings]

Grab your Copy: https://houseum.fr/shop

Label: Houseum Records
Artist: Gavinco
Format: Vinyl (500 copies) & Digital
Cat Number: HSM003
EP Title: Caravella EP
Release Date: 
- Vinyl: April 12nd, 2019
- Digital: April 2019
Available on YouTube: https://youtu.be/nPRelCzT3vs

Houseum Records draft in Gavinco again for their third release, an up and coming artist, first discovered via HSM001, Various Artists - The Four J's. 

This time the young producer takes full control with his debut solo EP, "Caravella". The 4 tracks roll in the sweet return of Spring and the first rays of sun - Set off on a journey through rich melodies, merging House rhythms and Jazzy atmospheres.

The exploration starts with ‘Caravella’ the lead track of the release. Dreamy trumpet lines float you on the wind while the harmonious melody transports you through soothing atmospheres drenched with colourful jazz overtones.

Drifting into 'Assam', we’re treated to a smoked out electro funk fusion. Electric guitars play against the pure backdrop created by the jazz flute while, this time, the trumpet drives home the lower frequencies, leading you through the psychedelic haze.

Turn the wheel and move towards warmer horizons with 'Le Désir' - tropical rhythms created by a cocktail of frenzied percussions, enhanced by the sun. ‘Le Désir’ exudes an aura of hypnotising sensuality.

The sun dips below the horizon as we lower the anchor at the final destination. ’Lu Sentiments’ eases you into the night under deliciously dreamy synths. The rhythm is soothing and the echoes of sweet voices resonate in you...

Gavinco:
https://soundcloud.com/gavinco
https://www.facebook.com/Gavinco

Artwork by Brandon Lea (https://www.instagram.com/bdon_art)

Houseum Records:
https://soundcloud.com/houseum
www.instagram.com/houseumrecords
www.facebook.com/houseum.yt

Caravella

Assam

Gavinco - Assam [Houseum Records]

@daniel-steinberg returns to his Arms & Legs imprint with "Facing the Truth" - full EP out May 2, 2019. Read more: https://earmilk.com/2019/05/02/in-facing-the-truth-daniel-steinberg-returns-to-his-arms-legs-imprint-premiere/

Artist: Daniel Steinberg
Track: "Facing the Truth" 
EP: Facing The Truth/Uganda
Label: Arms & Legs
Release Date: May 2, 2019

Facing The Truth/Uganda EP 

Daniel Steinberg - Facing the Truth

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Artwork by Sam Coldy

Funky House Grooves 🦞 French House - part 2

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