Deep House Classics | 2021 - part 7

Just Us

Just Us (Radio Edit)

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

Dam Swindle are back on Heist and coming in hot with a series of 3 releases in 2022 to celebrate a decade of Dam Swindle. The aptly titled ‘Keep on Swindling’ EP’s form a collection of classic DS tracks that have been re-engineered and remixed as well as new material from the Dutch duo. The first EP features two new originals, a stellar rework of ‘The Break Up’ by rising UK jazz star Emma-Jean Thackray and a 2022 mix of their 2014 hit: ‘64 Ways’ featuring Mayer Hawthorne.
BUY:
https://damswindle.com/album/keep-on-swindling-pt-1

PREMIERE: Dam Swindle - Body Control [Heist Recordings]

All Night With You

Painting / Photo: Katharina Sophia Ludewig https://www.borderlinecuts.com/

Berlin Hypnotic House XXX - Head Club Mix II

Dono or Support

How Many Times

Label: Neovinyl Recordings
Artist: Black Loops
EP Title: Higher
Release Date: Mid December

Neovinyl Recordings:
https://soundcloud.com/neovinyl-recordings
https://www.facebook.com/neovinylrecordings

Black Loops:
https://soundcloud.com/blackloops
https://www.facebook.com/blackloopsitaly

Available on YouTube: https://youtu.be/RQ7Ru6gG6bE

Higher (NVR079)

PREMIERE: Black Loops - Higher [Neovinyl Recordings]

Joey Negro - Won't Let Go feat. Linda Clifford (Black Loops Remix)

Available on YouTube: https://youtu.be/SMDyOrhxT44

Label: Tartine Records
Artist: Various (Ricky Razu)
Format: Vinyl, 12", EP + digi
Cat. Number : UNTARTINED03
EP Title: Untartined Tapes
Released: September 07, 2018
Pre-order:
- Phonica: goo.gl/8M1ng7
- Redeye: goo.gl/4kNWQ7
- Deejay: goo.gl/w271x3

Bursting with flavour, Volume 3 of this Tartine Records various is made of 4 producers of different nationalities that come together to serve an international breakfast. Made of 4 delicious tracks that are perfect for dancing, it has been meticulously cooked for demanding dj's.

Belgium producer & record spinner @rickyrazu gives us a sensational piano house track to introduce the 3rd volume of the Untartined Tapes. Since his debut in the game of house music, Ricky hasn't stopped delivering great club material, with releases on different imprints such as @darkerthanwax or the new promising @13thhourrecs. It seems like the young gun of Belgium wants to provide rich grooves on planet Earth. 'Never Left' is a beautiful club weapon with a powerful piano-loop that will for sure make a lot of souls dance.

Tartine Records:
https://soundcloud.com/tartine-records
https://www.facebook.com/tartinerec

Ricky Razu:
https://soundcloud.com/rickyrazu
https://www.facebook.com/rickyrazu
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Houseum:
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https://www.instagram.com/houseumrecords
houseum.yt@gmail.com

Never Left

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PREMIERE: Ricky Razu - Never Left [Tartine Records]

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Cold Nights

Cold Nights (feat. Ally Mcmahon)

BUY RELEASE

Pure quality from Lebedev with this 2 track EP!
Jazzy and kinda lounge themes with bumpin jackin grooves, for all real house music lovers!

Cold Nights (feat. Ally Mcmahon)

Shall Not Fade

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