"They say the soul cannot rest until it finds its match, then it ignites”

Chaos In The CBD put forward two intriguing, sensual and romantic tracks, aimed at audiophiles who celebrate their beauty and cherish their fantasies.

The Intimate Fantasy EP opens with the title track. A deep house cut with a groove like a single flower blooming in an endless desert. The drums are warm, comfortable and smooth and the track is decorated with irresistible guitar licks.

Flip the record over to find "Club Miyako", a cut that is alive with enchantment and rich with the thrill of the chase. An intoxicating bassline weaves through the pads and piano stabs to form a love potion of sweet temptation and sensuality.

IDWT012, a new fragrance by Chaos In The CBD in stores now.

Chaos In The CBD - Club Miyako

BUY: https://justsayfouk.bandcamp.com/album/mirage-ep

Label mainstays Fouk just dropped the perfect dancefloor Bomb with ‘Mirage’ paired with a high-octane Elisa Bee remix 

We all know Dutch duo Fouk from their soulful, bouncy take on house music. They’re also responsible for some of Heist’s biggest tracks like Kill Frenzy or their Lil Louis inspired 2021 release ‘Blue Steel’. On their new EP, the talented duo shows us a fresh side of their sound: the main-room hands-in-the-air-going-wild side. To top things off, Italian producer Elisa Bee made time in her busy schedule of DJ’ing and releasing for artists like Ben Sims on his Hardgroove imprint and Unknown to the Unknown to deliver a killer remix of the title track. 

Fouk’s return to Heist after 3 years is a welcome one and with ‘Mirage’, they might just have given us their biggest house track in their decade spanning career. The track is built around a stuttering synth loop and a seductive female vocal chanting ‘What made you wanna…” The real star here is the bassline, which propels the track into a seriously infectious groove. Add some lush strings and moody changeovers and you’ve got yourself a full-blown dancefloor weapon. Mirage has been a staple in Dam Swindle’s sets for the past months and has been one of their set highlights ever since.

“Coffee” is one for the classic Fouk fans. It’s got lovely Rhodes, a joyous combination of whoo’s, snare-rolls and synth hits grooving on top of an infectious orchestral background loop. “Tapioca” is a hybrid latin-electronic groove that builds on punchy synths, live percussion and drunk keys to balance the energy of the track. 

Elisa Bee’s remix of ‘Mirage’ is an intense percussive workout that builds on a breakbeat loop and a rave-bassline. The tempo is turned up a notch or 2 and that stutter synth and vocal of the original make this remix a wild warehouse affair.

Closing track of the EP is ‘Abalone’; A lovely bleep-house affair that still has a bit of that warehouse vibe. It’s got the perfect amount of distortion the drums while keeping things dreamy with some face-melting pads throughout the track. 

As always, enjoy the music and play it loud!

Lars & Maarten

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Fouk - Mirage

Buy / Stream: https://true-romance records.lnk.to/NostalgicFeelingsRMX

Next up on Tensnake's True Romance is a 2-hit combo from Egyptian born n 'Spanish youngster Paul Rudder glides into the True Romance catalogue with ease, fitting in neatly with a slice of euphoric, sophisticated House. With previous releases on Bristol label Shall Not Fade, Berg Audio and Exploited - Rudder has an ear for a sunny groove and his 'Nostalgic Feelings' single is exactly that. 

A buttery piano glazes the track while joyful vocals ring out. Sweeps, twinkles and flecks of sunlit FX adorn the top end while jacking drums and a boxing bass line maintain a bubbly vibe throughout. This is a perfect match of artist and label with Rudder and True Romance coming together in a cheery embrace.

Nostalgic Feelings (Tensnake Remix)

Paul Rudder - Nostalgic Feelings (Tensnake Remix)

written & produced by harvey sutherland
mixed by thomas mcalister / big ever
mastered by ruy mariné at dubplates & mastering, berlin
design: primary works
a Clarity Recordings release

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