quintessentials 94: life recorder - natural instincts ep 
12"/digital out early/mid march

A new year, a new signing : Life Recorder! The man from the south of France is well know for his releases on Visions, Hizou or his own Life Notes label and represents a very Detroit and Chicago inspired house sound. What does that mean? Just listen to tracks like «Natural instincts» or «Dreams»! There’s deepness, there are melodies, there’s a groove! To complete the full french package, another hot producer adds the remix : Aleqs Notal, well know for his Industrial Light label and releases on Sistrum or Phonogramme. Just follow your natural instincts!

quintessentials 94: life recorder - natural instincts (aleqs notal remix)

quintessentials 94: life recorder - dreams

quintessentials 95: borrowed identity & mechanical soul brother - set it all free ep
viny/digital out late april/mid may.

Yessss! Here it is! The comeback we have all been waiting for! Borrowed Identity is back! This classy producer and DJ from the German Black Forest has been making his mark some years ago (well it has been nearly a decade now) with releases on labels like Quintessentials (3 EPs to be precise), Circus Company or Foul & Sunk to name but a few. Now he teams up again with his Sandkastenbuddy Mechanical Soul Brother to present some super groovy, deep yet powerful and uplifting House tunes! Grab your copy and enjoy a hot summer!

quintessentials 95: borrowed identity & mechanical soul brother - art of disclosure

quintessentials 96: ralph session feat. juliet mendoza - mad deep (incl. jerome sydenham remix)
out on 12" and digital mid june.

Quintessentials welcomes back Ralph Session, whose previous drop ‘For The House Heads’ is still turning in crates and sets worldwide. This time, he dives into peak deep territory with 'Mad Deep'. The name says it all. It’s a masterclass in heavy yet soulful, hypnotic House. Reuniting with LA’s rising star Juliet Mendoza after their much-loved collaboration on Freerange Records last year. Her sultry voice and commanding presence just brings the title track to life. If that wasn’t enough, we are so excited to include a masterful remix from House music legend Jerome Sydenham!  It’s dense, rhythmic, and uncompromising cool. Finally, 'Sway' closes the Ep with a late-night super sweet yet driving House tune that stays true to the underground spirit. Built for selectors, dancers, and true Deep House heads heavy rotation is guaranteed. There’s deep and then there’s Mad Deep!


quintessentials 96: ralph session ft juliet mendoza - mad deep (instrumental mix)

quintessentials 96: ralph session - sway

quintessentials 96: ralph session ft. juliet mendoza - mad deep (jerome sydenham remix)

quintessentials 97: andy ash - silent planet ep
out on 12"/digital very late october 2025

Andy Ash is a long time contributor to the sound of Quintessentials, with his album „All the colours“ being the highlight of his work. Until now! The Liverpudlian shows superb diversity on his new EP called „Silent Planet“. The opener, „Patch 2“ is a stripped down masterpiece of Dub Techno and a perfect club tool. „Hross“ can be called Acid House, and you know we love that! The B-side shows more of a relaxed vibe with the beautiful string-laded „Franco alley“ and the smooth low BPM track „Yellow“. This silent planet has something to say and shows great variety of styles and Andy’s skills as a producer - and yes, all AA releases have his own artwork!

quintessentials 97: andy ash_yellow

quintessentials 97: andy ash - franco alley

quintessentials 97: andy ash - hross

quintessentials 97: andy ash - patch 2

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

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