What Hi-Fi? Playlist 2022

I could not sleep.  This was why.  I left it stripped down but gave it a little 'umph'.

The Beatles - Across The Universe (JSS Mix)

We're very excited to introduce everyone to our debut VA, which we aim to make an annual Summertime Charity VA on the label, and we are looking to release on our founder's birthday every year. This year we have taken the decision at Mixing Mates to match the proceeds to donate to a cause very close to our hearts: Indigo Gender Services, which is a partnership with LGBT+ Foundation and is a support group and community for trans and non-binary around Greater Manchester.

For this track we have Glasgow based Anna Gram, who some of you may know as being 1/2 of the amazing Lezzer Quest, or maybe you know her from being a long standing resident at the great Glasgow party 'Shoot Your Shot' run by the other 1/2 of Lezzer Quest: Bonzai Bonner. Also, more recently Anna Gram has released an amazing 4 track EP with Hammer's imprint Remmah called 'Celestial Objects'... For us, she has created a techno meets electro dance floor filler in the form of "Multiverse".

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PREMIERE: Anna Gram - Multiverse [Mixing Mates]

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The opportunities were endless, a plethora of sprawling pathways were laid out before them and as they stood perched atop the hillside they questioned and queried which one they might take. Only one path would lead them all the way back down to the foot of the mountain, up amidst the clouds they were happy and peaceful looking down at the world below and all its wonder. It was time for them to take a second and make their choice. Who knew that to choose one might be so hard... 

Yosh is set to release a new EP on Distant Horizon, a fun filled garage and rave inspired affair destined to roar on big systems and blast in the speakers of small cars. This one is an ode to everything we love.

PREMIERE: Yosh - Choose One [Distant Horizon]

CB90 Dance Recordings land their second release to the catalogue with one of Berlin's rising stars Anthony Georges Patrice. We were blown away with the class and oozing raw style from both tracks on this EP. Poor Pitch Discrimination is bursting with raw bass energy and tough New York style drums that maintain a pace throughout. This is then balanced with a melodic sweetness that captivates your ear with hypnotic subtle changes in the background. On the B side is Neshama - with a skipping rhythm groove, tense emotional strings & pads that hold you in the air and constantly fill you with warm emotion and a sense of lifting off. Anthony has been building a serious wealth of music on labels like Lossless, Goldmin Music, Dance Artifakts, Frau Blau and many more. We are delighted to have him join the CB90 collective.

PREMIERE : Anthony Georges Patrice - Neshama

Edition of 300 vinyl:
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Byron the Aquarius (aka Byron Blaylock), an accomplished keys player as much as he is a producer, has a deep love for the organic side of music. This shines through in his creations, back to his debut EP in 2007. More recently, Blaylock’s skillful jazz beats have found a home on the one and only Jeff Mills’ Axis Records. From his birthplace in Birmingham Alabama, Blaylock has grown into an international figure of acclaim for his explorative compositions. 

Already having two successful EPs with Shall Not Fade under his belt - most recently marking the labels’ 50th release with What Up Doe? Vol.2 - Byron the Aquarius returns for a gorgeous double LP. Expect the smoothness of deep house, melodic instrumental hip hop production of the J Dilla creed along with tight jazz pieces.

The New Beginning LP showcases range and expertise from the off, exploding with pulsing discordant jazz in ‘Amaya’s Voyage’. Psychedelic g-funk is the MO of ‘Smoke One For Huckaby’, before a B-side milieu of jazz and hip hop reminiscent of Guru’s Jazzmatazz. The album settles into a deep groove across its C-side, the highlight of which is the percussive workout of ‘Underground Was Black’, complemented delicately with dazed pads and buoyant but smokey lounge jazz sounds in ‘Cosmic Jazz’. Off kilter hip hop shines through in ‘Last Time We Gonna Do This’ and its eclectic sound palette, then we are blindsided by the heavy electro distortion of ‘The End Of The World’. The record closes with a collaboration of the genres explored throughout, pieced together into the pumping ‘Lost People of Tron’. The album feels like a lap of honour around all the influences in Byron The Aquarius’ sound - it’s yet another artistic triumph.

The New Beginning LP drops October 8th via Shall Not Fade.

The New Beginning  LP

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SNFLP007 // Byron The Aquarius - The New Beginning  LP

Taken from the album 'Ants From Up There', released 04 February 2022 on Ninja Tune: https://bcnr.lnk.to/afutSo

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One of the North East’s rising dance music stars, REES joins the Shall Not Fade roster with four killer post-disco influenced cuts. The producer and brains behind label/party brand Paradiso is a need-to-know for anyone with an eye on Northern dance culture, gaining acclaim at home and abroad with a US tour under his belt.

Romanticism EP is as infectious, upbeat and danceable as REES’ previous outgoings; ‘Nipote’ kicks it off with purpose A real retro rhythm with an exuberant edge, it pulses into ‘Velvet Dreams’ Linn Drum style beat and dark proto house melodies, by which point the spring in your step is unavoidable. The title track is a synth-driven Giorgio Moroder-esque epic, while ‘Delta’ is the rawest of the bunch where stripped-back percussion takes centre stage.

Romanticism EP drops November 12th via Shall Not Fade.

Romanticism EP

SNFDIGI005 // REES - Romanticism EP

Tee Mango delves into new territory on 'Last Dance’ this time lending his vocals to each of the three cuts the very personal heartfelt vox sits perfectly on the deep, melodic and immaculately produced tunes. Mixed and mastered to perfection, T rounds of another stellar EP

Tee Mango 'Heartbeat'

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‘HAPPINESS IN HYSTERIA’ REMIX EP 
2022

Happiness in Hysteria Remix EP’ features 3 remixes by 1-800 GIRLS, Tom Jarmey and LOOR. Each remix brings out distinctive qualities that innovatively combines sparkling synth patterns, dreamy pads, and fading vocals. 

Will be out on 20th of May! 

Tracks: 
1 - Litherland - Happiness In Hysteria (Tom Jarmey Remix)
2 - Litherland - What If This Is The End (1-800 GIRLS Remix) 
3 - Litherland - Mirror Image (LOOR Remix) 

Tracks 1-2 Mastered by Klas Lindblad at Blackhead Studios. 
Track 3 Mastered by Mete Benli

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