It’s all about the best tunes of 2014 this week on Release Yourself, as Roger Sanchez goes through his favourite records from the last 12 months.

Watch out for music from Green Velvet, Patrick Topping, Ten Walls to Secondcity, Doorly & Shadow Child, Duke Dumont, Claude von Stroke and a few S-Man tracks too!

Enjoy!

Release Yourself #687

-Tracklist-
1. London Grammar – Hey Now (Sasha Remix) (Metal & Dust Recordings)
2. Green Velvet & Riva Starr – Robots (Weiss Remix) (Relief Records)
3. Dario D’Attis – The Good Old Days (Hive)
4. Claude von Stroke – Eye I Eye (Dirtybird) 
5. Weiss – I Believe (Toolroom)
6. Doc Daneeka ft Ratcatcher - Walk On In (Numbers)
7. Green Velvet & Jay Lumen – It’s All About Me (Relief Records)
8. Duke Dumont – Won’t Look Back (Dub) (Blasé Boys Club)
9. S-Man & Sabb – Hot (Transmit)
10. Michel Cleis & Klement Bonelli – Marvinello (Rebirth)
11. Vaggio – Don’t You Want Some More (Ovum)
12. Traumer – Cyclo (Herzblut Recordings)
13. Secondcity ft Ali Love – What Can I Do (Mark Fanciulli Remix) (Ministry Of Sound)
14. Veerus & Maxie Devine – My Beat (Suara)
15. Roman Flugel – More (Nic Fanciulli Edit) (Defected In The House)
16. Patrick Topping – Forget (Hot Creations)
17. Doorly & Shadow Child – Piano Weapon (Polydor)
18. Huxley & S-Man – Calling (Aus)
19. S-Man & Designated ft Nayala – Call 2 Me (Undr The Radr)
20. Duke Dumont – I Got You (Blasé Boys Club)
21. Ten Walls – Walking With Elephants (Warner)
22. S- Man – Dangerous Thoughts (Undr The Radr)
23. Shiba San – Okay (dirtybird)
24. Oliver $ & Jimi Jules – Pushing On (Defected)


Release Yourself Radioshow #687 - Best Of 2014

For any DJ and bedroom producer, the ability to “hustle” is often the most underestimated, yet most important factor in determining whether they will fade out or successfully make their mark on the industry. Good hustle is the epitome of both the man and monumental career of international DJ, Roger Sanchez. From humble beginnings in New York City, diggin’ in dusty crates of old vinyl and spinning at house parties in Corona, Queens, to dominating huge dance floors and headlining festival main-stages in every corner of the globe, Roger is truly a self-made man and a house music legend.

The crafting of Roger Sanchez, the DJ, started in the late 80s, where as a young man he was enticed by the explosion of hip-hop that was taking over the city. Embracing the culture as a b-boy and graffiti artist, he would hit parties on the Bronx River and before long, his friends had him trying his hand on the wheels of steel. In a time and place where hip hop, house music, and “turntablism” all collided in a perfect storm of creativity, opportunity, and sick beats, Roger seized his moment and began to build his empire on vinyl and slip mats, starting with a few singles and expanding into a massive collection of over two thousand original productions and remixes.
Releasing music under a multitude of monikers, including the S-Man, Roger S., The Nu- Solution, Underground Solution, DV8, Ego Trip, El Mariachi, The Funkjunkeez, Tribal Infusion, Twilight, and Transatlantic Soul, just to name a few, Roger has been able to maintain the essence of his sound, his flavor, his “sabor”, if you will, while still using each alter ego as a tool to expand on various fresh and experimental sounds. Each one of his multiple music personas have allowed him the opportunity to defy the mainstream and travel out to the far reaches of the musical galaxy, collecting depth, wisdom, and perspective along the way and applying them to his future endeavors in innovative dance music sounds, allowing him to remain fluid and cutting edge across decades.

So many successful endeavors would have never been possible without a rock solid work ethic, something that Roger prides himself on. From the very beginning, he was a dedicated crate digger, searching for obscure samples and break beats in influential NYC record stores like Rock & Soul and Vinylmania. His infallible work ethic, paired with the strong foundation of art and culture that he gained from the Pratt Institute’s School of Architecture took control of the wheel as his passion for music expanded, driving him to start hustling mixtapes on the sidewalks of Broadway in order to finance his earliest gigs. With the encouragement of his father, an engineer, Roger abandoned his plans for a career in architecture and decided to devote all his efforts to his music.
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Former DJ from Los Angeles Active from 1983 to 2002. Started with Impact Record Pool and Started Top 40 venues, High Schools, Colleges, Corporate and Private Events, and On into House Music in its Early Days. Visiting and Hearing Planet Rock in N.Y.C. Bronx and Bring it Home to LA and No One Didn't know or understand until it hit the Radio 8 months later... I said to myself as I got introduced to Dj'ing by Friends. I fell in love with getting exposed to music before it hit the mainstream or not and looking for exclusive hard to get Tracks and everything in between like bootleg tracks... I was hooked... House Music Has become a Genre Desirable by most because of it Unique Qualities easy but not easily accepted too... Either You Love it or You Hate it... I Love it for It's  Creative Range and it can Collaborate just about other Genre Out There with no limits... H.F.L.🎯 My Favorite Artist is
Mr. Larry Heard He Represents the Uniqueness of Deep Elements House Music... Enjoy...🎶👂👊✊💖🌹🙏😇✌

Creativity and passion as sole ingredients.