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Belgian duo Chassé keep the acclaimed Black Jukebox series rolling with a 4-track EP that pays homage to classic US house sounds in accomplished style.

'Fake Real' kicks off with sunny abandon, all breezy piano chords and synth sax creating an authentic early-'90s NYC house vibe over plump plucked bass and lazily skipping percussion. Deep pads, bright strings and delicate synth arps bring the atmospheric edge. 

'People Dancing' ups both the chonk and swing factor, getting more jaunty with its live piano chords and lilting rhythm. Hazy, filtered electric piano chords swoon over classic drum hits, the deep and the pumping meeting in perfect harmony.

'Nightlife' takes snatches of classic house vocal and peppers them between melancholic chord samples and dramatic snare hits, and a tense breakdown that exacerbates the subtle qualities of this soulful stomper. A few carefully placed organ notes are all that's needed to draw the most out of the cool bassline funk.

'True Game' rounds off this delicious EP, finding itself somewhere between the classic US house vein and the French touch era, where graceful pads cut against jazzy organ chords, pitched-down vocals, garage snare patterns and seductive bass throbs.

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Apparel Radio(waves) are happy to host an exclusive mix by S3A. The French producer and DJ, who’s also been a resident at the Concrete club in Paris, needs no further introduction with his endless list of releases, and we’re thrilled to welcome him for the first time on our radio show. Keep an eye on him for his forthcoming V/A out tomorrow on his own imprint Sampling As An Art Records, called Crossroads Project Vol. 3, on vinyl + digital.

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Radio Show #237: S3A

HAUKE FREER - ONE TINY UNIVERSE (STB03)

HAUKE FREER'S latest offering includes two warm and moody original cuts plus an intense, bass heavy MATTHIAS REILING Remix - is that really you, SESSION VICTIM?

While the duo's records usually strike a chord with a somewhat broad audience, Freer's solo output never tries to cater to the House Music masses. In fact, it feels very much tailored to please an acquired taste. 
ONE TINY UNIVERSE is a case in point, built upon a steady but wonky drum groove and a brizzling, retro, sci-fi kind of pad, eventually leading the song into an array of synth melodies that will reward you with discovering new things when listening repeatedly - showing Hauke's ability to subtly combine little bits and pieces into something that effortlessly outgrows the sum of its parts. 
Moving on to the flip, Reiling stripps the title track off it's warmth and beauty and replaces them with a tougher drumset and a pressure heavy UK style bassline. You'll be reintroduced to Freer's synth work eventually, but in a less fairytalish and, well, slightly hostile environment.
MMMMM is the closing cut of the EP, a composition just as bare and raw as it feels soothing and gentle - like.... let's say beans and rice over a campfire on a cold night under the starry sky of a far away tiny universe in the fingernail of some other giant lifeform.

STB03 - B1 - Hauke Freer - One Tiny Universe (Matthias Reiling Remix)

STB03 - B2 - Hauke Freer - Mmm

Lonely C Ft. Kendra Foster - I Ain't Worried (Zopelar Remix)

Download/Vinyl/Stream: 
https://toy-tonics.lnk.to/BrooklynTapesRemixEP

Blessed Madonna, Pete Tong, Gerd Janson, Ash Lauryn... the list of great DJs playing and loving Sam Ruffillo's very special italian disco music is long. With only 3 EPs on Toy Tonics, he might be the most talked about producer on the Berlin label (with Cody Currie and Coeo). One of his Italian disco songs form his last EP ITALIANISSIMO ("Chiamami Subito“) made it into the high rotation playlist of the biggest Italian pop radio and is still growing in the international club underground.

Now Sam comes with a new EP. And this EP shows his other side. Until now Sam has been known for his Italian organic disco songs (no samples, all instruments played live). But for his new BROOKLYN TAPES EP the Italo-Sicilian DJ, producer and super styler Sam Ruffillo worked with a few American rappers and soul singers to create what a New York critic called „post digital soul house music“. 

Remixes for the EP by some of Sam's fans: Ash Lauryn from Detroit, Eli Escobar from New York and Art Of Tones from France.  

Released: 17.2.2023

Sam Ruffillo - Just Fine (Eli Escobar Remix)

Download/Vinyl/Stream: 
https://toy-tonics.lnk.to/BrooklynTapesRemixEP

Blessed Madonna, Pete Tong, Gerd Janson, Ash Lauryn... the list of great DJs playing and loving Sam Ruffillo's very special italian disco music is long. With only 3 EPs on Toy Tonics, he might be the most talked about producer on the Berlin label (with Cody Currie and Coeo). One of his Italian disco songs form his last EP ITALIANISSIMO ("Chiamami Subito“) made it into the high rotation playlist of the biggest Italian pop radio and is still growing in the international club underground.

Now Sam comes with a new EP. And this EP shows his other side. Until now Sam has been known for his Italian organic disco songs (no samples, all instruments played live). But for his new BROOKLYN TAPES EP the Italo-Sicilian DJ, producer and super styler Sam Ruffillo worked with a few American rappers and soul singers to create what a New York critic called „post digital soul house music“. 

Remixes for the EP by some of Sam's fans: Ash Lauryn from Detroit, Eli Escobar from New York and Art Of Tones from France. 

Released: 17.2.2023

Sam Ruffillo - Mind & Soul (Art Of Tones Dub)

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Jus Jam - Theoric Proximity 
BUY LINK : https://bfan.link/theoric-proximity 
Label : Broken District (https://soundcloud.com/brokendistrict)
https://www.instagram.com/broken_district/
> Jus Jam (https://soundcloud.com/jus-jam)
https://www.instagram.com/jusjam_/
Album release : November 7th, 2025
Single release date: September 26th, 2025
Format : vinyl + digital

Theoric Proximity, the debut album from Jus Jam, explores themes of connection, distance, and the subtle spaces in between. Each track contributes to a cohesive, dreamlike journey that reflects his personal and emotional approach to house and electronic music.

Placed early in the tracklist, Midnight Marauder stands out as a key moment in the album. Balancing early house and deep house, the track is carried by a warm, rounded bass line that drives the groove, while a brass sample adds a boom bap flavor rooted in Jus Jam’s hip-hop influences.

The atmosphere is airy and nostalgic, evoking the feeling of drifting through a summer city at night—heat lingering in the air, softened by a light breeze. Drawing on inspirations such as Space Ghost and Ron Trent, but also the spirit of groups like A Tribe Called Quest or Black Moon, Midnight Marauder encapsulates Jus Jam’s vision of house: music that grooves, that transports, equally at home on the dancefloor or in more intimate, reflective moments.

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PREMIERE : Jus Jam - Midnight Marauder

Spectrum of Light

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Bhekithemba Buthelezi - Spectrum of Light

With a live show unlike anything else out there, your Two Man House Band has claimed their very own spot in today’s Dance Music.

STB03 - B2 - Hauke Freer - Mmm

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