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Got Funk?

Got Funk? (DJ Tonka Mix)

Akabu - Phuture Bound (Âme Remix)

Vinyl: https://www.rushhour.nl/record/vinyl/brighter-days-5
Digital: https://rushhourmusic.bandcamp.com/album/kamma-masalo-brighter-days

Since 2014, Brighter Days has been a part of the rich tapestry of Amsterdam nightlife – a semi-regular party promoting positivity and inclusiveness run by resident DJs Kamma and Masalo. On the back of the platform provided by the party, the duo has notched up a string of memorable club and festival appearances, a regular Brighter Days show on Gilles Peterson’s Worldwide FM, and a memorable Boiler Room set streamed live from Dekmantel Festival.

Now Kamma and Masalo have taken the next step and curated a Brighter Days compilation for Rush Hour, a collection that does a terrific job in offering up slept-on and unreleased gems – including a clutch of their own tried-and-tested re-edits – while also accurately representing the sound, style and ethos of the event that inspired it.

Like Kamma and Masalo’s event, which invariably takes place in intimate dancing spaces in Amsterdam, the Brighter Days compilation offers up an open-minded, club-friendly soundtrack that joins the dots between crate-digging obscurities from the recent and distant past, fresh cuts, ‘secret weapons’ and previously unreleased music from young, local producers who have become regular faces on Brighter Days dancefloors.

Across nine tracks, Kamma and Masalo deliver an enticing blend of tactile and colourful house, disco, basement-ready throb-jobs, inspired dancefloor dubs and righteous boogie jams, some of which are appearing on vinyl for the very first time (see Haroumi Hosono and Yasuhiko’s ‘Turquois’, an exceedingly rare, CD-only chunk of deep, throbbing tribal house intoxication).

There are highlights everywhere you look, from the piano-house rush of the ‘Subterranean Mix Edit’ of S’Xpress’s overlooked 1990 single ‘Nothing To Lose’ and the South African Kwaito-boogie brilliance of Cisco The Champ’s ‘Move On’, to the Italo-disco excellence of Hugh Bullen’s ‘Alisand’, and Mr Fingers’ jacking 1988 remix of ‘We’re Gonna Work It Out’ by fellow Chicagoan house producers North/Clybourn.

Kamma and Masalo’s remixing and re-editing skills are put in the spotlight, too. There’s the edit of Discotheque’s 1982 Dutch-Belgian disco classic ‘For Your Love’ and a previously unreleased ‘dub’ edit of French-Cameroonian artist Anyzette’s 1984 gem ‘Baladoun’, a low-slung slice of drum machine-rich body music that blurs the boundaries between Italo-disco, Afro-boogie and proto-techno.

Completing the package are two cuts that demonstrate the duo’s love of showcasing tracks by young and little-known Dutch producers. Peffa’s ‘Routine’, an immersive and emotive treat that blends elements of deep house and Detroit techno, is just one of numerous unreleased tracks by the producer that Kamma and Masalo has been showcasing in their sets in recent years, while Desmon – whose ‘Submerge’ is a woozy, off-beat deep house treat – has been a regular on Brighter Days dancefloors since the start. It’s a fitting nod to what makes Brighter days special: a close-knit community of dancers and inspired, lesser-known music old and new.

S'Express ‎– Nothing To Lose (Subterranean Edit)

Delakufa

Delakufa (feat. Jabulile Majola)

Stereo Love

New World (Flow)

New World (Flow) (Roman Flugel Remix)

drew! afrohouse edit of She's Gone, Dance On by Disclosure

such a vibe

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she's gone, dance on (drew canter edit)

Cielo Rojo

Cielo Rojo (Cromby Remix)

Role Model

Role Model (Chloé Caillet Remix) [feat. Dan Diamond & Luca Guerrieri]

Made a couple of hours before my Sunwaves set, and after seeing all your messages about this edit, I knew I had to make it available to you as soon as possible — enjoy dears ! 💚

DL & STREAM 💾

antraum - ju  (traumer sunset mix)

Contigo

12B-Dub part 1

Hauz Muzik

Dam Swindle - Touch me again EP
A1 Touch me again
A2 Hang on
B1 The joy of melancholy
B2 Forever and ever

Dam Swindle return to Heist in excellent form with a 4-track EP in their signature style.  

The iconic Amsterdam duo returned to the studio after their much-lauded ‘Minor Fools’ EP, where the lead track ‘That’s Right’ became one of the most heartwarming tracks 2023. Their recent contribution to the Phonica 20-year compilation -‘Allright (just a tribute)’- is turning into one of the biggest hits of this year with big plays on pretty much every festival around, whether it’s Glastonbury or Dekmantel. The guys are known for their ability to bend different styles into something very much their own and their newest addition to the Heist catalog is no different. The ‘Touch Me Again’ EP sees them go from sample-heavy house to classic 90’s piano-driven tracks with a touch of acid and it’s one you don’t want to miss.  

The record starts with ‘Touch Me Again’, a house jam with chopped vocals, energetic synth stabs and a big breakdown. Add to that a touch of acid and you’ve got a follow-up to their Phonica hit of 2023. 

‘Hang On’ takes you back into classic Swindle territory, with their signature sampling style and knack for finding those lush vocals. The synth chops and bassline give the track its upbeat energy and the distant filtered pads move in an ever so subtle way, that there’s always something new happening while keeping the attention on that catchy main hook. 

On the flip, we see the guys take things a bit deeper with emotive vocals and introverted keys layered over a steady groove on their track ‘The Joy of Melancholy’. Fast-forward to the drop and all that energy comes free with a huge piano break, which propels the track into a blissful ‘hands-in-the-air’ dancefloor moment.  

The EP closes with ‘Forever and Ever’, a gospel-inspired Deep house tune full of organ hits and off-kilter sample chops. This 4-track EP gives you jam upon jam upon jam and sees Dam Swindle solidify their position as the go-to artist in the house scene and keeps them at the forefront of electronic music.   

Grab this record while you can and share the love, 

Heist Recordings

Touch me again EP

Buy here!

Dam Swindle - Touch me again

Dabke is a Levantine folk dance popular among Lebanese, Jordanian, Palestinian, and Syrian communities. It is widely performed at weddings and other joyous occasions. - Wikipedia 

We’ve never been to a wedding in Lebanon or Jordan, neither danced the Dabke but when we discovered this style of music we got directly mesmerized by the energy of it and the dance itself. 
We contacted the artist who created the original track and he kindly allowed us to use the sample.
So here it is … polish artists making techno from wedding music.
This is what music is all about, endless influences, always absorbing, always challenging.
Making the weirdest connections possible and breaking boundaries between genres.

Our Dabke EP

Dabke Dance

Heaven

Picpus

Good 4 U

In a cosmic collaboration that transcends earthly boundaries, DJ BLIK, an interstellar strawberry, and DJ POLKOMTEL, a rising star from Haarlem, are set to release their highly anticipated Rave Racer EP on Pets Recordings. This incredible EP is the culmination of an extraordinary journey that began at FEST Festival, where the duo first met, setting dancefloors alight with their back-to-back sets.
Brought together by their unquenchable enthusiasm, years of experience, and forward-thinking selections, DJ BLIK and DJ POLKOMTEL have quickly become an unstoppable force on the Polish scene. Their dynamic performances behind the decks have already seen them play venues and festivals such as Tama, Ciało, K-Bar, Open'er, and Audioriver.

Their first collaboration, a remix of 'DJ BLIK feat. Frank Leen - Heaven,’ was just the beginning, and fueled by an unearthly creative flow, the duo have gone on to produce four dance EPs and launched their own series of DJ sets, BLIKOMTEL sesh, featuring DJ Tonka as their latest guest.
Having bagged and recorded a ton of samples from their late-night Discog-dives, the duo set about creating their Rave Racer EP... "While working on this material, we locked ourselves in the studio for four days, away from the city and other stimuli. We were 100% focused on the music. With the speakers cranked up to full, we would work on the sound in the morning, do the arrangement in the evening and at night we would already sit down to plan out the next number."
The intergalactic Strawberry and masked deck wizard, believe their instant bond and self belief leads to the perfect creative process.. "Working as a duo, we strongly believe in the power of intuition. Our message is simple: trust yourself. If something is right for you and is in line with what you believe in, don't let anyone change it.”
Their collective spirit and infectious energy can be felt throughout the Rave Raver EP. Four blistering dancefloor bangers that see the pair dip into Rave, Breaks, Trance, Hardcore and House, mixing retro rhythms, modern melodies and future-facing fun.  
DJ BLIK and DJ POLKOMTEL.. Coming to a galaxy near you, now!

Rave Racer EP

Rave Racer

Bringing his blend of groove-led techno to venues from Berlin to Singapore, Swiss DJ/producer and Mad Katz resident Marcism is a name to watch. Now, backed by Catz’ n Dogz, he touches down on the duo’s Step Recordings imprint for the first time with a slick showcase of his growing sound.

Showcasing his style across two originals, serving up the tightly-woven grooves and surging energy of ‘I Know What You Need’ through to the colourful and dubby hues of’ Nothing’, the package also comes loaded with a loose and limber yet punchy remix of the lead track from Trekkie Trax favourite, Carpainter - don’t sleep on these!

The Game EP

I Know What You Need

FD004: D Stone - Envision 

“An entire night captured in a track.”

https://ffm.to/envision__

Envision

D Stone - Envision

Move Your Body (Elevation)

Move Your Body (Elevation) (Shadow Child Remix)

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