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The Balearic Gabba Soundsystem is back, back with a new EP that features three more leftfield remixes from curious electronic specialist Enzo Elia that have all been licensed officially by Irma Records. The source material for his three unhinged reworks is a track by 90s Italian house duo Soft House Company and two from cult Italian DJ and producer Don Carlos.

Soft House Company released only two EPs, both in 1990, but made a big impact with them: pretty much everyone has heard ‘What You Need’ and that’s the track that gets remixed here. Elia turns it into a slightly more bouncy and disco leaning cut with raw silvery drums, huge vamping piano chords and those classic vocal cries and already Eddie C and Gerd Jansen have been playing it. At the breakdown there is the sound of waves breaking on a beach before pianos go wild: It’s a freewheeling and sure fire party starting track that still does the trick nearly quarter of a century after original release.

Don Carlos was behind such seminal club tracks as 1991’s ‘Alone’ and produced five studio albums in the nineties and naughties. He fuses Afro rhythms with deep house vibes and has DJed all over the world since the 70s. The first of his to get re-worked is ‘Overture’, which starts with tropical bird cries, whistles and loon calls. It’s the sound of a humid jungle that gets slowly consumed by lush pads, delicate piano melodies and stirring string sounds. With a truly magical atmosphere and uplifting joyousness permeating the whole thing, it cannot fail to make you feel on top of the world.

Finally, Elia tackles ‘Chicago’ (a track that’s already been supported by Soft Rocks) and does so with swathes of mesmeric effects. Organic hand congas, breathy vocal snippets and a bristling nebula of synths, pads and strings all dance around each other in reservedly euphoric symphony.

This might just be one of the most beautifully and bizarrely Balearic releases yet from the ever unhinged Balearic Gabba Soundsystem.

Soft House Company - What You Need (Enzo Elia Balearic Gabba Style)

Black Vintage

Take It To The Limit

Light Up The Night

Celebrations

Anthology 1970-1974

You Got The Power

Mood II Swing's Nervous Tracks

Love's Got Me (On A Trip So High) (Mood II Swing Club Version)

No House Big Enough

My Peace of Heaven

Storybook (Mood II Swing Presents Wall Of Sound)

Critical (feat. Gerald Lethan) (Original Mix)

Talk To The Sea

Swallow's Tempest (Original Mix)

Greatest Hits: Quincy Jones

Razzamatazz

THAT WAS THEN, THIS IS NOW

Interlude: Then

Fruit

If You Feel It, Say Yeah

Chelsea Wilson is a Melbourne based vocalist, songwriter, broadcaster and producer. Her debut soul inspired album “I Hope You’ll Be Very Unhappy Without Me” was lauded #2 Album of the Year on ABC Radio National and nominated for Best Soul Album at The Age Music Victoria Awards. An internationally acclaimed live performer she headlined the Arts Centre Melbourne stage at the Australasian World Music Expo; supported Macy Gray on her Australian tour; and made her UK debut at Glastonbury Festival 2015 subsequently selling out the famous London Jazz Café.

Her highly anticipated second album “Chasing Gold” sees Chelsea move into rare-groove territory, fusing her love of early disco, epic pop and jazz. Produced by ARIA nominated composer/ bassist Ross McHenry (The Shaolin Afronauts), the album features lush string orchestration arranged by Ross Irwin (The Bamboos) and backing vocals by Jason Heerah and Thando Sikwila.

Key tracks:
"Give You Up" (Wilson/Boyle) 
A heady Studio 54-esq disco track about an insatiable sexual relationship.

"Nothing Can Come Between This Love Tonight" (Wilson)
Dedicated to the survivors of the Orlando massacre of 2016, this song celebrates equal love and LGBTIQ rights.

"Breaking Down" (Wilson) 
A deeply personal song about an abusive domestic relationship.

"Real Love" (Wilson/Boyle) 
The album opener is a sweeping rare groove love odyssey.

ALBUM CREDITS
Produced by Ross McHenry and Chelsea Wilson
Strong Arrangements by Ross Irwin and Andy Boyle
Engineered/Mixed by Tom Barnes at Chapel Lane/Mixmasters 
Vocals and Strings produced by Jake Mason at Van Ness studios
Mixed by Lachlan Carrick at Moose Mastering
Drums and percussion– Myele Manzanza
Bass – Ross McHenry
Guitars – Dylan Marshall
Piano and keyboards – Andy Boyle
Backing vocals – Jason Heerah, Chelsea Wilson, Germaine McCarthy, Thando Sikwila, Molisi Tuanivi
Harp by Emily Rosner
Strings by Francesca Hiew, Imelda Yalcin, Blair Harris, Aaron Barnden and Charlotte Jacke
Trumpet by Audrey Powne 


Songwriting Credits
3, 7 Wilson
2, 4, 10 by Wilson/Boyle
5 by Wilson/Boyle/Rudegeair
9 by Wilson/Boyle/Powne
8 Stock/Aitken/Waterman

Real Love

CHELSEA WILSON - Real Love

Where Is the Love

Maybe in May (The Reflex Revision)

SHOP - https://ZRecords.lnk.to/WeGoTogetherRemix

Los Angeles based Raquel Rodriguez fuses the subcultures of LA style in her music which she has been releasing on her own label over the last few years. Her recent ‘The 310, Part Two’ mini CD features the uptempo boogie style cut ‘We Go Together’ with live drums, bass, guitar and strings, The song caught the ears of JN who wanted to add his own take on the original and this is the result.

We Go Together (Joey Negro Remixes)

SHOP

Raquel Rodriguez - We Go Together (Joey Negro Club Mix)

I Like That

Ventura

King James

Available now from - https://www.zrecords.ltd.uk/new-releases

The now Sweden based Ben Worrall aka Crackazat releases many of his productions through the Local Talk label where the start of 2019 saw him remixing label mates Art of Tones, DJ Spinna, Lay-Far, HNNY for his new album, ‘Magic Touch’.

For this Period Works Vol.2 EP he has gone back into the ZR archives and selected three new accapella’s to create his new productions.

‘Fly Away’ features live keys from Crackazat himself taking the track into his trademark piano house sound. ‘I’ll Be There’ hits the same classic house sound while ‘Some Day’ goes deeper and more laidback with vocal loops and bass groove.

ZR SHOP

Crackazat - Fly Away

STILL HERE

Still Here - Kings Of House Nyc Vocal Mix

STILL HERE - Kings Of House Nyc Vocal Mix

Available now from - https://ZRecords.lnk.to/DoYouLoveMe

There’s already a big buzz on this beefy, super classy disco house tune featuring the wonderful voice of Angela Johnson. "Do You Love Me" is a radical rework of an old Rod Temperton song with a big chorus hook.

This update comes complete with newly written verses and other extra vocal parts. Add into the mix live strings, brass and the authentic disco sound you've come to expect from ZR releases.

The JN Disco Blend Mix concentrates on the chorus and groove, whilst the Extended Vocal has the full song with a piano led jazzy finale. Whilst the Sunburst Keys expands the jazziness into its own SB style version. 

DJ Reactions:

Groove Armada - So good...quality
Dimitri From Paris - Tight production as always
The Reflex - Superb track, superb strings!
Nightmares On wax - Great vibe, great production. Will support
Dr Packer - AMAZING !!!
Shur-i-kan - Great tracks - liking the Keys Mix best!
Mr V - The whole release for me
Faze Action - Joey Negro and Rod Temperton collide in disco heaven
Ashley Beedle - Another top quality production from the Z camp
Johnny Fiasco - Love it!!
Hector Romero - Feel good, funky forever music! So good
Mousse T - phenomenal
Graeme Park - Delightful, delicious, dope.
Sean McCabe - Great song! Love the piano on the Keys Mix
Julius Papp - Winning! JN Disco Blend hits the spot...thanks!
Toshio Matsura - Feeling so good!
Reel People - Excellent cut

Mistura - Do You Love Me Feat. Angela Johnson (JN Disco Blend)

I'll Do My Best

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