FOUR THIRTY TWO

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Richy Ahmed’s Four Thirty Two label fires back into action this Spring, with a mouthwatering collaboration between the label head honcho, and Jamie Jones, who needs no introduction.  The release comes backed with remixes from house music stalwarts, Butch, and Ray Mono.

With a friendship and professional relationship that goes back years, Richy Ahmed and Jamie Jones have often paired up and sparred with each other, via ping pong-ing releases on the Hot Creations label, B2B DJ sets in Ibiza and beyond, to studio collaborations.  Incredibly, these brace of tracks are the first officially released ‘fruits of their labour’ when it comes to their joint productions, and it’s most definitely worth the wait.

Entering stage left, ‘More Energy’ comes at a time when we’ve never needed it more; a rattling and spirited house groove and a playful organ riff lay the foundations for this industrious track, as the spoken refrains (from Richy Ahmed no less) comes as a call to arms and sealing off this bright and good times club cut.  Likewise, energy levels are maintained on ‘I Need It’; banging house piano chops over an diligent 909 drum pattern, laced with rousing strings and female vox, it’s the sort of track that two seasoned pros like Ahmed & Jones are so good out carving out.

Two remixes of ‘I Need It’ are offered up here.  Butch (Running Back/Hot Creations) serves up a seductive and breezy percussive version, featuring the kind of floating deepness that perfectly soundtracks sunsets and sunrises, whilst rising UK talent,  Ray Mono, functions a groovy and swinging minimal remix that echoes the sweet sounds he’s been delivering for labels like Ben Rau’s META imprint and Deeperfect Records.

An all-star cast tastefully assembled then for another stellar release on Four Thirty Two.

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Richy Ahmed & Jamie Jones - I Need It (Ray Mono Remix) [clip]

Richy Ahmed & Jamie Jones - I Need It (Butch Remix) [clip]

Richy Ahmed & Jamie Jones - I Need It [clip]

Richy Ahmed & Jamie Jones - More Energy [clip]

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Liverpudlian DJ/producer Eldon racks up an irresistibly infectious release for Richy Ahmed’s Four Thirty Two label that, as its title suggests, will literally have backsides shuffling!  The ‘Booty Shaker’ EP is Eldon’s debut for Ahmed’s on-point imprint and comes backed with a remix from the Godfather of the Ghetto Trax sound, DJ Deeon.

Already notching up some impressive releases for Solardo’s Sola label, and with releases in the pipeline for Patrick Topping’s Trik, and Steve Lawler’s Viva imprint, Eldon shakes his stuff over three brand new cuts on the ‘Booty Shaker’ EP.

Title track ‘Booty Shaker’ does what it says on the tin, with aplomb!  A prime-time slice of jackin’ Chi-town house, its drums pound hard and raw, with a great vocal hook to boot.  And in a nod to the track’s inspirational roots, DJ Deeon, the originator of the sound, and producer behind countless Dance Mania classics, strips things back further and stretches out his rework to over eight minutes of a full Techfunk workout.  

‘Blow’ maintains the energy levels with another propulsive jacker laced with choppy vocal refrains and twisted synth sirens, whilst ‘Show That’ closes this assured release with another slab of ass-whooping, four to the floor, bumpin’ house.

Eldon - Show That [clip]

Eldon - Blow [clip]

Eldon - Booty Shaker (DJ Deeon Rework) [clip]

Eldon - Booty Shaker [clip]

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Luca Cazal & Josh Baker kickstart Richy Ahmed’s new vinyl focused imprint, Back 2 Black, with a brace of intergalactic tracks.  The new label’s first release also features a remix from British electronic stalwart, Radioactive Man.

Cazal remains a central figure within the house & techno community; his DJ residency at Circoloco is longstanding and releases for labels like Crosstown Rebels, Classic Music Company, his own See Double label, and Richy Ahmed’s Four Thirty Two imprint have marked out his production prowess and ear for a good groove.  Josh Baker has been rising up the ranks over the last few years, with releases for Ben Rau’s META label, Locus and his own You&Me label.

On ‘Organ Nuke’, Cazal & Baker dip into the kind of spacey techno house that was forged by Detroit pioneers Underground Resistance, as funky percussion and organ stabs are coupled with dreamy pads and cosmic tones.  ‘Rocket Ship’ continues these themes, with heavy 909 drums anchoring a cheeky acid bassline and flashes of cosmogonic sound.

British DJ & producer, Radioactive Man, has long since been at the coalface of electronic music’s leftfield.  As one half of Two Lone Swordsman (with the late, great Andrew Weatherall), and multiple aliases for his industrious flow of releases, the revered producer injects a heavy dose of classy electro and Drexciyan vibes into ‘Rocket Ship’.  Rolling breaks unfurl in the electro beats as head scrambling keys and rasping bass stimulate the senses for a funkin’ body poppin’ workout.

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Luca Cazal & Josh Baker - Rocket Ship (Radioactive Man Remix) (BBLK001) [clip]

Luca Cazal & Josh Baker - Rocket Ship (BBLK001) [clip]

Luca Cazal & Josh Baker - Organ Nuke (BBLK001) [clip]

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Firmly establishing himself as one of Manchester’s hottest up and coming artists over recent years, Elléot debuts for Richy Ahmed’s Four Thirty Two label with ‘The Mask’ EP.  A collaboration with Andrey Djackonda, and a remix from Archie Hamilton, seals this prodigious release.

With a strong set of releases already behind him, for labels such as Do Not Sleep, Nervous Records and Sustain, Elléot parades his musical chops for Ahmed’s label, which has delivered recent musical dispatches from the likes of Eldon, Jamie Jones & Richy Ahmed, Jansons and LoveHrtz.

A stong jazz-funk influence is stamped all over ‘The Mask’, as muted horns and an infectiously funky bass build the foundations of this four to the floor house bomb, topped off with a vibey vocal topline!  Having built up an impressive career to date via a relentless DJ schedule, a residency at London’s popular FUSE parties and releases on his own Moscow and Moss Co. labels, Archie Hamilton turns in a superb remix of ‘The Mask’.  Rolling beats sets the tone for his ‘Just A Phase’ Mix, as epic chord progressions, space age acid tones, and a groove that Mood II Swing would be proud of, induce a first-class remix from the well-seasoned producer. 

A collaboration with Andrey Djackonda (AVOTRE/Conceptual) also bears similar traits, as jazzy keys, a bustling bassline and brass licks bind together with a syrupy vocal for the uplifting garage house of ‘Don’t Let Me Go’, whilst ‘Follow Me’ concludes this assured EP with a jostling party track, resplendent with hand claps, lively drums and another contagious and soulful vocal.

Elléot  - Follow Me [clip]

Elléot  & Andrey Djackonda - Don't Let Me Go [clip]

Elléot  - The Mask (Archie Hamilton's Just A Phase Mix) [clip]

Elléot  - The Mask [clip]

Sam Holland - Banshee (432R016) [clip]

Sam Holland - Supersonic (432R016) [clip]

Sam Holland - Supersonic (James Solace Remix) (432R016) [clip]

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