very nice how you worked with the piano sample :-)

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"I'm a true believer in the importance of not losing touch with the roots of a genre," Michel Baumann, AKA Soulphiction, told 5 Mag last year. This reverent tone flows through the music Baumann released over his 30-year-career, a trove of top-notch deep and minimal house tracks that are still being revealed even after he succumbed to cancer last month.

A new EP from Jonna and Javonntte, featuring remixes from Soulphiction and Marcellus Pittman, presents an opportunity to look over Baumann's role within the tradition of deep, soulful house. On the original version of "Jus Move," Javonntte, the underrated and diverse Detroit producer and vocalist, teams up with Jonna for an effortless and richly musical vocal house track. Rhodes chords hang in the air, perfectly enmeshed with Javonntte's soulful tenor.

It's those blue piano chords that form the basis for Baumann's dreamy, contemplative remix. Baumann developed his taste for house music as a DJ and record store employee in Stuttgart around the time the Berlin Wall came down. Throughout his career, whether referencing Electrifying Mojo or Larry Levan, he pursued a respectful homage to the Black roots of house. For his remix of "Jus Move," it sounds like he loaded the original Rhodes stems into the MPC, applied a light-touch cut-up method and some filtering to the bassline. The track achieves a dusty, bittersweet feel that's been attempted by many but accomplished by few outside of the Motor City.

The second half of that quote up top went, "... the history of house influences huge parts of my DJ sets opposed to playing my own tracks." It's safe to say Baumann would have been caning the Marcellus Pittman remix. The Unirhythm head comes up with his own catchy piano line and monster bassline, notching up another classic for the Detroit beatdown sound. As a whole, the record feels poignant, celebratory and timeless. When this release came together, no one knew Baumann would pass away before it came out. However, it's clear that he would have been proud to be featured alongside these artists, a small society of house heads who believe in the healing, authentic power that courses through this music.
Tracklist

A1 Jus Move feat. Javonntte
A2 Jus Move feat. Javonntte (Soulphiction's 4AM Remix)
B Jus Move feat. Javonntte (Marcellus Pittman Remix) 
credits
released June 19, 2021

A2 - Jus Move (Soulphiction's 4AM Mix) (128kbps)

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South African talent Deep Aztec reveals his twelve-track debut album ‘Healing Frequencies’ via his newly minted MFENGU Records imprint this summer. 

A blossoming artist within the South African electronic landscape and a name firmly on the rise, Cape Town-based DJ, producer, live act, and record label owner Deep Aztec looks set to flourish onto the global house landscape. Having played alongside artists including Black Coffee, Culoe De Song, and Floyd Lavine across South Africa’s leading music festivals and events whilst releasing via Watergate, House Afrika, and Nervous Records, early-July now welcomes the arrival of two new projects - a new label, and his debut album. A celebration of music, life, and love, his twelve-track ‘Healing Frequencies’ LP welcomes a hypnotic and resonant exploration of a maturing artist, curator, songwriter, and collaborator, whilst unveiling a fitting introduction to his new label, MFENGU. 

“When I look back at my trajectory from the time I started until now, it is certainly nothing short of a never-ending string of changes and progressions. The journey is full of ups and downs, tears, and laughter. Whenever I'm feeling clueless about life, I find myself reminiscing of my colourful childhood memories. It's those memories that comfort and remind me that this journey I have taken is because music is what I live for.” – Deep Aztec 

The project is rich with creative energy from front to back, stemming from his continual desire to reinvent, rework and innovate. From the smoky and hazy Jazz-tinged territories of title track ‘Healing Frequencies’ to the futuristic planes of ‘Don’t Forget About It’, the oddball stylings of ‘Land Of Kings’ and the rich psychedelia of ‘Polygon Disco’, the twelve track body of work showcases a rich blend of house, disco, and Jazz soundscapes whilst presenting a rich and warm sound palette an array of productions covering everything the growing music lover needs. 

Through an expertly curated selection of features from both local and global artists in Dumama, L Speaks, Rona Ray, and Aztec’s own alter-ego James Blond3, the effortless collaborations all feel at home and organic, with each collaborator showcasing an unmistakable voice to transform the South African’s productions into something unique. And in turn, the stage is shared by a producer with innate studio ability, presenting the perfect opportunity for producer and artist to shine and explore new grounds. 

Exploring the fringes of diverse and intertwined genres, whilst reinterpreting its roots in house music, ‘Healing Frequencies’ presents Deep Aztecs past, present, and far-found future, opening the doors and journeying into the mind of a rising star’s own interpretation of the genre. 

Deep Aztec ‘Healing Frequencies’ (LP) drops via MFENGU Records on 9th July 2021.

Healing Frequencies (LP)

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Fouk's @Outplay label has been home to some of our favourite EP's of the last few years. It's a label which always focusses on quality over quantity delivering EP's which are perfectly now but equally are just enough out there to help nudge the scene forward. Italian producers @sofa-talk and @xlregular's Afro Quarters EP fits perfectly in this modus operandi.

The EP features four tracks of club edged jazz infused broken beat. It's a sizzling proposition and another rather brilliant addition to the Outplay discography.

Check out the fully throbbing title track here and then jump over to LV online for more on the release via: https://levisiteuronline.com/music/sofatalk-afro-quarters-outplay/

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How do you define necessity? What do you want? A lot? A little? Some? More? Human's are selfish by nature and design, difficult, complicated and overly demanding. It's time to break free, want less, want little, want nothing. Lower the bar, level the playing field, equate the population and redefine necessity. It's up to you...

Jan Ketel & Siggatunez are the latest artists to appear on Tieffrequent. They deliver an EP for the label which explores the elegant undertones of house music. Cut, chopped and screwed they stylishly blend samples into melodically driven soundscapes. Lush, deep and as the sound should be this is an accomplished release.

PREMIERE: Jan Ketel & Siggatunez - Want Some [Tieffrequent]

MIMS is hyped to premiere an epic new remix of Fred Everything's sought after house hit "Here (Now)" by the king of space disco himself, Prins Thomas.

A 10-minute space disco journey as only Prins Thomas can deliver, his "Diskomiks" incorporates elements from both the original 2003 version and Fred's 2020 update.

Back in 2003, nearly 20 years ago now, Fred Everything released 2 albums  on Ralph Lawson’s 20:20 Vision, alongside a heap of singles and remixes. In between those albums, he released a single called 'Over You'. Unexpectedly, the b-side, "Here (Now)" turned into a bit of a hit!  

One fan was Ian Pooley, who always told Fred it was the his best track ever. And as recent as 2019, Ian picked it for a feature in Telekom Electronic Beats about his top 5 B-Side tracks, overnight boosting the Discogs price for the original EP to 100 EU.

Fred felt inspired to dig out the song from his archives. Finding all the original stems he couldn't resist putting a new spin on the song himself. But he wasn't done there and could see it being a good opportunity for reinterpretation. 

Fred tells us, "when I dug out this project, I instantly thought of Prins Thomas as I’m a big fan of his and could hear his cosmic touch on this. It helped that I was working with him on another alias project for his label at the same time. He felt bad that the remix was 10 mins long but I embraced that. It’s a rarity these days for music to really take its time to live and breath. Extremely pleased with the result!"

Digital is out later this week  but you can order the vinyl from a number of stores now.

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Exclusive Premiere: Fred Everything "Here (Now)" (Prins Thomas Diskomiks) [Lazy Days Recordings]

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