Velour – Speedway / Dial
Following Velour’s debut on Night Slugs in 2010, Julio Bashmore once again teams up with Hyetal for an intriguing splurge of stomping electro-funk. ‘Speedway’ is one half tough, structured 808 drums and one half sleazy …
Sneak peek at new Mount Kimbie material
Last night on his renowned Hessle Audio show, Ben UFO had what he called a ‘Zane Lowe moment’ and played a never-before-heard clip of new Mount Kimbie material ‘Made to Stray’. The news sparked a buzz of excitement across social …
Sleazy McQueen – Last Bell Ringing (SMQ edit)
The sleazy beatmaker behind our latest podcast goes to work on ‘Ring My Bell’, the 1979 hit by Anita Ward, bringing a rat-a-tat of percussion to the original’s high-pitched toms and catchy vocal. As Sleazy McQueen himself points out, a …
Session Victim interview
Hauke Freer and Matthias Reiling met in 1997, but it wasn’t until ten years later that they formed Session Victim – a name that has come to be associated with a consistently solid output of rugged, organic house music.
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Mix of The Week: Wilhelm
Starting off serene and spacey, Wilhelm’s podcast moves forward with a keen determination into funkier deep house and disco terrains, encompassing tracks from Andres, Jacob Korn, Cleo & Patra, Roman Flugel and DJ Koze. This one comes courtesy of the …
Nick Monaco – Set The Table ft. Travie Bobby
The insatiable snap and crash of metallic drum machines pervade this ghetto-infused freebie from the Soul Clap Records family. The pitched up vocal is intentionally and genuinely amusing – if a tad irksome:
Hugo H – Chante vs James EP
The title track from Lumberjacks in Hell’s latest EP is one of those highly sought-after weapons, played out for years by just a handful of jocks, including Hugo H himself, Rahaan, Jamie 3:26 and, lately, …
Fort Romeau to play vinyl-loving Moons Above
The second outing for the free and intimate London night Moons Above sees Fort Romeau hit the decks. The South Londoner best known as La Roux’s keyboarder has made a name for himself as a deep and raw house producer …
Pelski Podcast 002 – Sleazy McQueen
The second Pelski Podcast arrives from famed party-starter Sleazy McQueen aka Laurin McQueen Fedora. The prolific producer and DJ runs the celebrated Whiskey Disco imprint, a cheeky re-edits label renowned for releasing smoking-hot house and disco gems from the likes …
The Fantasy – Summer Night in Harlem
The Secret Fixes Mixes series continues with this tight edit from Detroit’s The Fantasy, going to work on Bill Wither’s grizzled 1971 classic ‘Harlem’. …
