quintessentials 60: various artists - 10 years quintessentials
2x12"/digital out late august/early september

'Time flies' as the saying goes and indeed it has as Quintessentials celebrates its 10 year anniversary. For a decade this mighty label has been getting some true love and support from all quarters. Listening to the back catalogue now, most of the tunes still sound fresh and keep the label's famous “deep, raw and real” motto alive.

Quintessentials has always been a platform for new talents as well as established artists, and with he likes of Anton Zap, Vakula, Baaz, The Zohar, MCDE, Nicolas, Ugly Drums, Toby Tobias, Borrowed Identity, Mat Chiavaroli, 4004, Soul of Hex, S3A, Loz Goddard, Felipe Gordon, Javonntte……to name but a few, it’s an enviable back catalogue.

This “Ten Years Quintessentials” compilation offers a wide range of styles: Detroit inspired Techno and House, a ruff Chicago stomper, some proper deep House, a discoish tool, and crafty beats and basslines all over! We hope you enjoy this compilation as much as we do. We are ready for the next decade! Are you?

quintessentials 60: v.a. - 10 years quintessentials

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Premiere: B1 - Art Fact - Stains (LVCA Remix) [22REC009]

Jon Dixon - Paradise Valley EP
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Jon Dixon has been a student of classical music since his teenage years, and brings a jazz sensibility to his techno. He is an Underground Resistance affiliate who has released music on cult labels like Planet E and is one of Detroit's most sought-after musicians, having performed with greats such as Amp Fiddler, Jeff Mills, Mike Banks, and Derrick May. His hi-tech sound is informed by time spent working with the late jazz icon Marcus Belgrave and comes on his own 4evr 4wrd as well as the likes of Nervous.

Sublime opener 'Layers To This' is perfectly indicative of his ageless fusion of jazz, techno, and Motor City magic. It's a mid-tempo cut with deep drums and busy synth lines that bring futuristic soul. As the drums march on, the percussion ramps up, and the drums become increasingly hypnotic, while the evolving synth work shines. 'Bridgehouse' is a brighter cut with nimble piano chord dancing over the tightly programmed but live-sounding drums. It's a life-affirming celebration with jazz energy and joyous melodies combining perfectly with the restless movement of the drums.

First remixers LA Synthesis, aka Carl Grant and Tony Gallagher, formed in South London in 1992 and became vital voices in the evolving techno sound of the time, in no small part thanks to their near-perfect debut album ‘Matrix Surfer’. They turn up the melodic brightness on 'Layers To This' with jittery broken beats and twitchy acid sounds all firing your synapses during a most interplanetary deep techno trip.

El Prevost heads up No Speakers - and the party of the same name - after more than 20 years in the underground, releasing across the house and techno spectrum and paving the way for the grime and garage crossover with his cult Linx Recordings label. Here, he transforms 'Bridgehouse' into a darker sound with tense synths twanging behind scattered chords. The push and pull between the two make for an alluring dance floor tension.

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PREMIERE : Jon Dixon - Layers To This

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Premiere : Javier Labarca - Chupacabra (HT010)

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Premiere : TIJN - HaHaHaHa (Chklte Remix) (HP017)

"Luke Blunton steps into the spotlight with his debut EP on Laib und Seele Records. A dynamic journey through textured, progressive soundscapes. The four-track release flows effortlessly between playful minimalism, infectious groove-driven house, deep dubby atmospheres and a trance-infused remix."

Release date: 24th October 2025

Buy Link: https://lusrecords.bandcamp.com/album/lus010

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PREMIERE: Luke Blunton - Mirror State [Laib und Seele Records]

Hiroyuki Kato - Life 今 
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Nagoya-based multi-instrumentalist and rising DJ Hiroyuki Kato returns to the ever-consistent Flexi Cuts with Life 今 (FLEX 031), a record that perfectly distills the artist’s layered approach to sound and the label’s instinct for unearthing voices that carry both groove and depth.
Having built a relationship with the label over the past two years—already signing an EP and a single—Kato now delivers a project that feels like a culmination of that dialogue: five tracks on wax, complemented by an additional cut exclusive to the digital edition.

True to its title, Life 今 exudes immediacy and presence. Kato draws on his background as a polyrhythmic player, folding live instrumentation into supple house frameworks, always with a subtle melodic sensibility.
The vinyl selections range from the quietly propulsive to the rhythmically expansive, each tune infused with that warm, unhurried Flexi aura. Basslines strut with understated confidence, chords shimmer with daylight energy, and the arrangements move with a natural, unforced flow.

PREMIERE : Hiroyuki Kato - Soda

BUY : https://formsandfigures.bandcamp.com/album/back-in-the-days

Originally "Back in the Days" released in 2004 on Resopal Schallware marked Tigerskin as a torchbearer for pop-oriented groovy House, reviving the raw energy of early 90s bleeps, swung beats, and untamed dance floor spirit but transforming it with the technical possibilities of the early 00s into his trademark romantic vision.

From the pulse of “Dance Now” to the cringey charm of “Party in My Car,” Tigerskin proved that Back in the Days was more than a look backward - it was a bridge between era's: a reminder that the roots of club culture still grow, still breathe, still move people.

Two decades on, this re‑release doesn’t just bring back nostalgia - it reminds us that reminiscing every once in a while can push creativity. The album and a few EPs around it were the start of a pretty different approaches to club music for Tigerskin, that led to several big tracks and remixes, some now considered to be classics by many. 

The three formerly unreleased and slightly more club-oriented bonus tracks had been recorded the same year but were amongst many that didn’t make it to the album.

Prod. Alex Krüger.

Back in the Days

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Raw Senses return for their second edition and the self penned productions double down on their previously very well received debut.  [continue reading at...

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Premiere: 1 - Raw Senses - Tenebris Instrumentum [RSM002]

Steppy, low-slung and sleazy sounds meet an array of ominous arpeggios, searing pads and more in Z-ID’s "Shinobi" EP which marks Follow Your Mind’s second vinyl output. [continue reading at...https://trommelmusic.com/music/premiere/premiere-a1-z-id-shinobi-fym02/]

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Premiere: A1 - Z-ID - Shinobi [FYM02]

Georgian artist Gio Shenghelia is next to showcase his talents on our Free Download series and we can’t wait to introduce him to you. Having performed at many of Georgia’s top venues, Gio is a well known face on the ground. As well as an impressive gig schedule, his co-founded Time Travel Stuff imprint, now on its second edition, is proving to be a buy on sight label. Producing under his own name and for the first edition of his label, under the joint alias Time Travellers. [continue reading at...https://trommelmusic.com/music/freedownload/free-download-gio-shenghelia-no-barking-dog-tfd122/]

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Free Download: Gio Shengelia - No Barking Dog [TFD122]

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Label: quintessentials
Artist: Loz Goddard
Format: Vinyl/Digital
Cat Number: QUINTESSE 60
EP Title: Ten Years Quintessentials
Release Date: August 24th, 2018
Support it: https://www.juno.co.uk/products/ten-years-quintessentials/693809-01

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PREMIERE: Loz Goddard - Leaves [quintessentials]

Time flies... as the saying goes and indeed it has as @Quintessentials celebrates its 10 year anniversary. For a decade this mighty label has been true to its “deep, raw and real” motto and this is more obvious than ever in their celebratory 10 year compilation coming this month.

We're premiering a great big dusty thumper from @4004_reasons that's been providing some special moments for us on the dancefloor this last month so make sure you check the whole package with your local wax dealer soon.

SB PREMIERE : 4004 - Continuous Dialogue [Quintessentials]

quintessentials 60: various artists - 10 years quintessentials
2x12"/Digital out late august/early september

'Time flies' as the saying goes and indeed it has as Quintessentials celebrates its 10 year anniversary. For a decade this mighty label has been getting some true love and support from all quarters. Listening to the back catalogue now, most of the tunes still sound fresh and keep the label's famous “deep, raw and real” motto alive. 

Quintessentials has always been a platform for new talents as well as established artists, and with he likes of Anton Zap, Vakula, Baaz, The Zohar, MCDE, Nicolas, Ugly Drums, Toby Tobias, Borrowed Identity, Mat Chiavaroli, 4004, Soul of Hex, S3A, Loz Goddard, Felipe Gordon, Javonntte……to name but a few, it’s an enviable back catalogue. 

This “Ten Years Quintessentials” compilation offers a wide range of styles: Detroit inspired Techno and House, a ruff Chicago stomper, some proper deep House, a discoish tool, and crafty beats and basslines all over! We hope you enjoy this compilation as much as we do. We are ready for the next decade! Are you?

quintessentials 60: v.a. - ugly drums & chesney - feelz

quintessentials 60: v.a. - S3A - searching

quintessentials 60: v.a. - mat chiavaroli - succo

quintessentials 60: v.a. - KRL - baltimore

quintessentials stands for essential deep and raw house music. quintessentials tracks are raw, but they have soul. it’s what we all loved about those old house records: raw yet soulful music. quintessentials will help to keep underground house music on the map.

out now: 
QE97: andy ash - silent planet ep

out soon:
QE98: borrowed identity - reminisce ep

contact: qemusic@gmail.com

quintessentials 60: v.a. - KRL - baltimore

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