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🔸 Makèz You Move - Part 1

Makèz have come a long way since they first sneaked into Amsterdam’s studio 80 at the age of 17 to hand over their demos to Dam Swindle. Those demos led to their debut EP ‘Different planets’on Heist in 2019 which gained major support from artists like Seth Troxler and Chez Damier. Quickly after, they signed two records on New York based label Let’s Play House. Fast forward two years, and here we are with their debut album.
 
‘City Of All’ shows a level of sophistication and matureness, effortlessly bridging genres across its thirteen cuts. You can feel the thought that has been put into this record, with tracks blending into each other as Makèz submerge themselves in their concept of accidental encounters, inclusiveness and what it means to live in a city like Amsterdam.  
 
On this album, Makèz bring together all the musical influences they’ve picked up in their life as music fans, clubbers, and art students. The jazz-funk of opening track ‘The Entrance’, feels breezy and casual, like freeform rhythms played in a jazz club soundcheck. Energy oozes from ‘Not So Different’, featuring the smooth vocals of LYMA. There’s a hint of the house-meets-R’n B vibe that made Anderson .Paak the star that he is now. Brilliantly funky, this song shows the talent of Makèz, who cleverly use pop & soul cues to create one of the album’s highlights. 
 
What follows is four cuts ranging from the syncopated Balearic funk of ‘Orbit’, the strings of title track ‘City Of All’, the organ-led, ‘Gonna Getya’ and the downbeat ‘Sonder’. Allysha Joy, as part of Melbourne Hip Hop collective 30/70, features on the deep and jazzy ‘Looking Up’.  If Makèz and Allysha are all looking up, it’s clear they’re seeing the same thing! These kindred spirits perfectly complement each other, the deep bass, warm harmonies and jazzy percussion prove to be a perfect foundation for Allysha’s rhymes.
 
Is it an album all about jazz and soul to listen to at home? Far from it. There are dance floor-oriented tracks, where the distorted filter funk of ‘Roselane’ featuring Fouk, proves to be a highlight along with what is arguably the heaviest cut of the album ‘Bent With Funk’.
 
In an EP context, these house tracks would surely do their work, but they really come to life in this album. No compromise has been made to storytelling and the house tracks all play their part while still standing their ground in a club. 
The expert production and smart arrangement gives this collection its casually funky feel.  On ‘City Of All’ Makèz showcase their remarkable talent for writing an album that goes to so many different places, but most of all, just really feels like home.

PREMIERE : Makèz - Feel The Same

Part Of: City of All
Catalog: HEISTLP02
Release Date: 16.07.21
Buy Link: https://makez.bandcamp.com/album/city-of-all

Makèz
SoundCloud | https://soundcloud.com/wearemakez

LYMA
SoundCloud | https://soundcloud.com/lyma_music

Heist Recordings
SoundCloud | https://soundcloud.com/heistrecordings
Website | https://heistrecordings.com

Release Text:
Makèz have come a long way since they first sneaked into Amsterdam’s studio 80 at the age of 17 to hand over their demos to Dam Swindle. Those demos led to their debut EP ‘Different planets’ on Heist in 2019 which gained major support from artists like Seth Troxler and Chez Damier. Quickly after, they signed two records on New York based label Let’s Play House. Fast forward two years, and here we are: the release of their debut album “City of all”.

"City of all” shows an admirable level of sophistication and matureness and effortlessly bridges genres across its 13 tracks. You can feel the amount of thought that has been put into this record, with songs happily blending into each other as Makèz submerge themselves in their concept of accidental encounters, inclusiveness and what it means to live in a city like Amsterdam.

On “City of all”, Makèz bring together all the musical influences they’ve picked up in their life as music fans, clubbers and art students. The jazz-funk of opening track “The entrance” feels breezy, casual almost, like the freeform rhythms that are played in a jazz club during soundcheck. That energy also oozes from “Not so different”, which features the smooth vocals of LYMA. There’s a hint of the house-meets-R’n B vibe that made Anderson .Paak the star that he is now. The song is brilliantly funky and shows the songwriting and arrangement talent of Makèz, who cleverly use pop & soul cues to create one of the album’s highlights.

What follows is 4 cuts ranging from the syncopated Balearic funk of “Orbit”, the strings of album title track “City of all”, the organ-led jam “Gonna getya" and the downbeat “Sonder”. Allysha Joy -best known for performing in Melbourne Hip Hop collective 30/70 - is featured on the deep and jazzy cut “Looking up”. If Makèz and Allysha are all looking up, it’s clear they’re seeing the same thing. These kindred spirits perfectly complement each other on this track, where the deep bass, warm harmonies and jazzy percussion prove to be a perfect foundation for Allysha’s rhymes.

Is it an album all about jazz and soulful tracks to listen to at home? Far from that. There’s a nice bit of dance floor-oriented tracks, where the distorted filter funk of “Roselane” featuring Fouk proves to be a highlight along with what is arguably the heaviest cut of the album: “Bent with funk”.

In an EP context, these house tracks would surely do their work, but they really come to life in this album format. No compromise has been made to storytelling and the house tracks all play their part while still standing their ground as powerful club tracks. It’s the expert production and smart arrangement that gives this album its casually funky feel. On “City of all”, Makèz showcase their remarkable talent for writing an album that goes to so many different places, but most of all, just really feels like home.

Enjoy the music,
Maarten & Lars
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Berlin House Music
SoundCloud | https://soundcloud.com/berlinhousemusic
YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/c/berlinhousemusic 
Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/berlinhousemusic
Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/berlinhousemusic
Website | https://berlinhousemusic.com
Submit Your Music | https://berlinhousemusic.com/submission

PREMIERE: Makèz - Not So Different (ft. LYMA) [Heist Recordings]

Ahora Comprendo EP
Label - theBasement Discos
Released - 12th August 2022
BUY FROM - https://hypeddit.com/lucaolivotto/ahoracomprendo

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PREMIERE: Luca Olivotto - Lift Me Up [theBasement Discos]

Lover Lover Feat. Maudi

Catalog: BLUR086
Release Date: 05.04.2024
Buy Link: https://www.traxsource.com/title/2183615/to-the-beat-yall

Hotmood
SoundCloud | https://soundcloud.com/hotmood

Blur Records
SoundCloud | @blur-records

PREMIERE: Hotmood - To the Beat Y'All [Blur Records]

New smooth edition of the Jazzfloor Edits series, this time on 7". A pleasure for your ears!

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Italian born, Australia based Brother Julian leaps aboard The Disco Express with a French touch inspired four track EP that captures his taste for house music and expansive musical range.

His sound is inspired by 90's and early 2000s dance music from Italy and France. Made using live keys, guitar and percussion, Brother Julian's Energia Del Sol EP is high in energy, doused in Summery, sun-kissed themes.

Brother Julian - I Want You Baby

THESE TRACKS ARE PART OF A 
FUNKY DISCO HOUSE COLLECTIVE OF ORIGINAL VINYL.
ORIGINAL TRACKS, DEEP CUTS AND RARE GROOVES 
PRODUCED & REMIXED WITH LOVE BY DJ ERIC RICH
EAR CANDY FOR YOUR SOUL
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Tata Vega - (I've got my) Second Wind (Nudisco Remix)

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Brame Et Hamo = Ghetto For You 2 ( remix Boris )

Moodymann - Tribute

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Shir Khan welcomes Zoo Brazil - a producer whose discography stretches right back to the turn of the Millennium - to his infamous Black Jukebox disco house series. For Black Jukebox John headed straight to the terrace. Think something like Soundstream on ecstasy and wearing wrap around shades. Sunshine-drizzled, holiday house music but with plenty of umph in the bottom end for the speaker huggers. Plenty of high pass filter action & loop point mania, drawing out hooks into a hypnotic, tribal jive. Forget your worries, slap on yer favourite party frock and head to the club 'cos it's time to get down!

'HYPER' was world premiered by Danny Howard at BBC Radio 1 calling it Bigroom Disco: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09l27fk
Re-listen: https://soundcloud.com/exploited/bbc-radio-1-premiere-danny-howard-bj21-zoo-brazil-hyper-exploited

2nd Danny Howard BBC Radio 1 Spin:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09m1jld

'ALRIGHT' was world premiered by Nemone at BBC6:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09mj1y5
Re-listen: https://soundcloud.com/exploited/bbc6-premiere-nemone-bj21-zoo-brazil-alright-exploited

Get the limited Vinyl here:
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Artist: Zoo Brazil
Release: Shir Khan Presents Black Jukebox 21
Label: Exploited 
Cat: BJ21
Releasedate Vinyl: 08.01.18
Releasedate Beatport: 26.02.18
Releasedate I-Tunes: 12.03.18

Shir Khan Presents Black Jukebox 21

Complicated

Zoo Brazil - Complicated | Exploited

Moon Dance- Marshall Smith

Buy: https://www.juno.co.uk/products/makez-different-planets-ep/745454-01/

Dutch duo Makèz land on Detroit Swindle's Heist Recordings for the first time with their ‘Different Planets’ EP showcasing disco-tinged house with old school Chicago influences. Found within the new material is a remix from Belfast based DJ and founder of Body Fusion: Bobby Analog. He flips the title track with energy, building a soulful anthem highlighting warm chords, a seductive bass line and a jacking rhythm. The ‘Different Planets’ EP is essentially a complete package from Makèz and one that will have all eyes on them moving forward. 

‘Different Planets’ EP is set for release September 13 on vinyl and September 16 on digital.

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