The North Quarter

The North Quarter (Extended Mix)

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Alan Fitzpatrick and Rebuke team up for ‘Nice & Cool Trigga’, backed with a remix from Big Miz. 

Previously collaborating on 2020’s ‘Ultimate Distortion’, We Are The Brave label-boss Alan Fitzpatrick and Drumcode, Hot Creations, and Dirtybird star Rebūke join forces once again, this time for Patrick Topping’s Trick imprint. Recruiting Big Miz (Dixon Avenue Basement Jams, Shall Not Fade) on remix duties, the result is a pair of no-holds-barred floor fillers destined for dancefloor mania. 

The original mix of ‘Nice & Cool Trigga’ sees pounding kicks and breakbeats wrestle with euphoric rave pads, forming an anthemic and heaving track. Big Miz’s remix sees the Glaswegian DJ/producer inject his signature club-friendly energy, twisting elements of the original into a rowdy, hands-in-the-air affair.

Nice & Cool Trigga

Alan Fitzpatrick & Rebūke - Nice & Cool Trigga

London based DJ/Producer PAWSA is an artist on the rise who has already impressed with releases for Lost Records and Green Velvet’s legendary Cajual imprint. Today he makes his MOOD debut with the ‘FLUX’ Ep, a trio of tracks, each underpinned by strong throbbing beats and mysterious basslines.
 
A trio of tracks, each underpinned by strong throbbing beats and mysterious basslines. Opener ‘168’ takes a spooky, brooding path with its spoken vocal and bobbing riff, before we’re treated to a modern, techy tribal number in the form of the thumping ‘Orion’s Eyes’. Having slapped us with  the opening brace PAWSA drops us down on the final, deep and aptly titled ‘Reflections’, showing that the talented producer is more than able to turn his hand to a number of sound and styles. 

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If You Feel

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Stereoimagery - If You Feel

Rogue D is the new solo project from Danny Minchella. Under this new moniker he delivers the eagerly awaited Chains. Set to be one of the biggest tracks of the year, it’s a high octane, club-ready number with abundant driving percussion. Unstoppable force Patrick Topping is also back on home ground for the remix.

Chains w/ Patrick Topping Remix

Chains (Patrick Topping Remix)

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Mella Dee is a man on fire. In the last 12-18 months he's become a staple on the house and techno circuit and his reign doesn't look like it's going to end anytime soon.

'Techno Disco Tool' shot him into the limelight, his All Night Long raves have showcased his skill as a DJ and his recent Essential Mix has tied everything together nicely.

His latest four track release via his own label is more of the rowdy, disco-twinged, techno goodness we've come to enjoy. There's some a different sound to each track on the EP but we've got the premiere of 'Passing Me By', our highlight.

Get involved, this track's destined for big things. The EP is released on November 30.

Mella Dee - Exactly Mate EP (Warehouse Music)

Premiere: Mella Dee 'Passing Me By'

With Topping describing the EP’s title track as the “heaviest” thing he’s ever produced, ‘Dungeon Freak’ is an unrelenting slab of rave techno, with Daddy Dino’s deadpan, spoken-word vocals only adding to it’s dark aura. Similarly cold and heavy, ‘Snide’ is a chunky, metallic number that continues to build in intensity across its seven minutes.     

“This EP is more like the vibe of ‘Watch What Your Doing’ EP. The title track is so dark, with mad ravey synths but the bit I’m most excited about is the vocal! 
“The phrase ‘the techno dungeon’ is really just a daft thing me and mates used to say years ago about when you are locked on the dancefloor and can’t leave because your so into the music. So it’s more a metaphorical place in your mind, than it is an actual dungeon or venue!”

TRICK was initially launched as a platform to exhibit Topping’s versatility as a producer, as well as a platform to showcase the wealth of emerging talent which he has been pushing in his DJ sets. Prior to ‘Dungeon Freak’ he has released two EPs on the label, ‘Watch What Ya Doing’ and ‘Turbo Time’. The latter of which was selected as the ‘Hottest Record’ on BBC Radio 1, gaining support from the likes of Gerd Janson, Denis Sulta, Fisher, Diplo, Eats Everything and Jamie Jones.

Dungeon Freak EP

Snide

Patrick Topping - Snide TRICK004

The Player

Originally written purely for his own sets, ‘Youreoneofakind’ and ’Somebody Scream’ see the
Berlin-based DJ turn in two of his biggest tracks to date. Having caught the ear of Patrick Topping, the tracks were snapped up and an official release is set to drop through Trick this summer. The title track sees Parker wrapping his trademark, energy fuelled house beats and propellant arrangement skills around tightly looped horns and percussion while soaring, overlaid strings provide an emotive foil to the titular vocal refrain.
’Somebody Scream’ on the flip welds a clipped and filtered vocal scream to more of Parker’s robust house beats before hammering piano licks cut through the mix, driving the track towards hair raising, full on disco breaks.

Youreoneofakind

Somebody Scream

Spencer Parker - Somebody Scream TRICK012

T e s t p r e s s - SMML EP is out now on Spotify, Beatport & Apple Music

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Precision kicks, pitter-patter effects and an escalating melody are joined by a spoken word sample in the bouncy ‘SMML’, before moving into ‘turboshandy’ with its springy bassline, lively synth stabs and heady pitched up vox. Tying things together, ‘heavy bad yin’ is a rumbling cut that powers onwards courtesy of robust drums, swinging hats and a squelchy acid lead.

Smml EP

heavy bad yin

T e s t p r e s s  - Heavy Bad Yin TRICK014

Trick is an acclaimed dance music label and event brand owned and curated by global dance music icon, Patrick Topping.

The Newcastle native launched Trick in 2019 as a platform to spot and champion emerging artists, both in the studio and behind the decks. Since then, Trick has become one of the scene's most popular underground dance music event brands and record labels, launching the careers of some of the UK's biggest ticket-sellers and creating a cult fan following along the way.

As a record label, Trick is set to his 100 releases in 2024 and has given an outlet to many new signings who have since become some of the fastest-rising stars in the UK, such as Ben Hemsley, Hannah Laing and Ewan McVicar, who delivered platinum-certified “Tell Me Something Good” along the way. 

Trick's loyal fanbase has become one of the most passionate communities in dance music, with fans sporting Trick's signature lightning bolt on merchandise and tattoos at events throughout the UK and beyond. From completing a 9-date residency in 2022 at Ibiza's legendary DC10, to hosting a stage at EDC Orlando 2022, to attracting 10,000 ravers to The Warehouse Project in Manchester and bringing thousands to an Australian Debut in Melbourne in 2023. Then there is the Trick Weekenders, Budapest in 2022 and Tenerife in 2023. These events both saw 2,500 Trick Troops holiday and party together abroad, with Trick Tenerife this year set to double in size.

In 2024 Patrick is set to give back to his roots, bringing legions of fans to his hometown of Newcastle this summer 2024 with the launch of Trick Fest. Trick will also return to Ibiza, hosting a four-date residency in Hï’s Theatre on Wednesdays.