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What happens when 2 lads are locked in a studio in the middle of Devon for 2 days? YM003. 

Late last summer Josh Baker & Alfie Jack went on a trip down South to satisfy their creative needs as they spent 2 days locked inside Devon Analogue Studio. Their output was insane, with 12 tunes being churned out, and it was obvious that some would be going through our label. After much deliberation we decided on these 3 timeless cuts; Hazard, Simplistic and Night. We believe these tracks really show our intent as a label, not limiting ourselves and continuing to push our sound forward. These two producers have really truck up a formidable partnership when it comes to making tracks so it makes us proud being able to deliver another EP from them.

Pre-order - https://www.deejay.de/Josh_Baker_%26_Alfie_Jack_Hazard_EP_YM003_Vinyl__955662

Josh Baker & Alfie Jack - Hazard EP [YM003]

Josh Baker joins the roster of Ben Rau’s Meta imprint this November with his ‘Swift Eviction’ EP, featuring four originals from the Mancunian artist.

Title-track ‘Swift Eviction’ leads with a skippy, swinging drums grooves, swirling synth textures, snaking subs and vacillating vocal murmurs.

Read more: https://change-underground.com/josh-baker-on-sampling-manchesters-scene-and-his-party-series-youme/

Swift Eviction EP

Premiere | Josh Baker - Swift Eviction [Meta]

Josh Baker joins the roster of Ben Rau's Meta imprint this November with his 'Swift Eviction' EP, featuring four originals from the Mancunian artist.

UK based producer and DJ Josh Baker has been steadily honing his craft over the past few years, releasing material on the likes of Adult Only and Hedzup whilst playing at the likes of Parklife festival and The Warehouse Project on his home turf of Manchester as well as hosting his own You&Me events in the city and playing hotspots like Pikes Ibiza, Mint Club, Leeds and more across the globe. Here though we see him deliver his latest works for Ben Rau's fledgling Meta imprint, sub-label of Inkal and home to material from the label-founder himself both solo and collaboratively with Rhymos, and the label debut from Ray Mono. 
Title-track 'Swift Eviction' leads with a skippy, swinging drums grooves, swirling synth textures, snaking subs and vacillating vocal murmurs before the focal stages introduce a choppy organ melody to carry the groove throughout. 'Box Of Beats' follows, laying focus on an arpeggio bass lead, tension building atmospherics and brooding low-pitched vocal lines while modulating percussion and a robust rhythmic drive keeps things dance floor oriented. 

Opening the flip side is 'Everything Together' edging things into deeper territories with ethereal chords, organic drums and an acid-tinged bass lead at the forefront alongside spoken word vocal lines. 'Buuky' then shapes up the package, laying focus on crunchy off-kilter drums, resonant synth flutters and airy strings.

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Out now on Moscow Records: lnk.to/MOSSV014

You&Me artists Josh Baker & Alfa serve up a shuffling house release entitled ‘Basscamp EP’ on Archie Hamilton’s Moss Co. label, dropping this November.

Manchester’s Josh Baker has been making notable appearances at Hide&Seek Festival, The Cause and Motion, not to mention a steady stream of releases on Tamango, Adult Only, Talman, and Ben Rau’s META. He’s also the founder of label and event series You&Me, of which fellow north-country rising artist and studio partner Alfa – who cut his teeth within Leeds’ thriving scene - is a core resident.

‘Basscamp’ starts with harmonizing pads, subtle bongo patterns, choppy chords and a rolling bass line, ‘Mr Bargain Hunter’ then cuts in with pumping sub-frequencies, arpeggiated keys, break-like kicks and falling space-laser stabs. ‘Marketplace Steal’ finalizes things with fluttering stereo effects, a 303-groove, haunting vocal samples and tight percussion.

Josh Baker & Alfa - Basscamp

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Manchester native and distinguished groovemaker Josh Baker steps up and delivers another edition of the PIV limited series ongoing saga. The A side pushes 2 distinctly original cuts with "Immediate One" as the knockout blow for the pair. Flipside remixes done by the exceptional Michael James and label directors Chris Stussy & Prunk guarantee no regrets for anyone while creating crate space.

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[PIVLIM004] Josh Baker (Incl. Chris Stussy & Prunk + Michael James Remixes)

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What happens when you 2 lads are locked in a studio in the middle of Devon for 2 days? YM003. 

Late last summer Josh Baker & Alfie Jack went on a trip down South to satisfy their creative needs as they spent 2 days locked inside Devon Analogue Studio. Their output was insane, with 12 tunes being churned out, and it was obvious that some would be going through our label. After much deliberation we decided on these 3 timeless cuts; Hazard, Simplistic and Night. We believe these tracks really show our intent as a label, not limiting ourselves and continuing to push our sound forward. These two producers have really truck up a formidable partnership when it comes to making tracks so it makes us proud being able to deliver another EP from them.

Pre-order - https://www.deejay.de/Josh_Baker_%26_Alfie_Jack_Hazard_EP_YM003_Vinyl__955662