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LUKE SOLOMON – ‘Interceptor’ is raiding the house press

admin — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 10:41:10 +0000

Luke Solomon’s new single ‘Interceptor’ – the first release on the reborn Classic Music Company, and now available digitally from earlier this week – is getting great reviews from the house music press. The EP features remixes from Derrick Carter and Mark E and Kamo.

Here is a selection of the latest PR…

XLR8R
Click this link to listen to a new mix and read the review

BEATPORT HOUSE PAGE

BEATPORT DEEP HOUSE PAGE

WHAT PEOPLE PLAY HOMEPAGE

TRAXSOURCE HOMEPAGE

JUNO
Click this link to read the review and buy the EP, and to hear more about future releases on Classic

Forthcoming dates on the ‘Classic Is your Friend’ tour, hosted by Luke and Derrick and featuring friends from the company:
14 Oct – Electronic Bohemia, Vienna
29 Oct – Panorama Bar, Berlin
5 Nov – Warehouse party, London
18 Nov – Moxa, Mantova
19 Nov – Sub Club, Glasgow
5 Jan – Ware:House, Vienna (part 2)
14 Jan – Zukunft, Zurich

Contact james [at] elitemm.co.uk for more information on booking Luke Solomon, Derrick Carter and Classic parties

JOSH WINK – SW4 Weekender, Clapham Common (London) – Sat 28th August

admin — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 15:08:58 +0000

This summer Josh plays South West Four 2010, the UK’s premier inner city dance festival. He’ll star alongside the biggest names in house and techno music on Saturday 28th August.

This includes John Digweed, Mutant Clan (Timo Maas & Santos), Christian Smith, Guy J, Nicole Moudaber and Joris Voorn in the Bedrock Worldwide Arena with Sasha, and Pete Tong on the Ministry of Sound main stage and Mark Knight and Sharam in the Toolroom Knights Arena.

Headlining the Saturday we showcase the world’s undisputed no.1 DJ Armin van Buuren, whilst Sunday 29th August welcomes Fatboy Slim, Carl Cox, Adam Beyer, Dubfire, M.A.N.D.Y, Layo & Bushwacka, Vitalic and a whole host of music stars from the worlds of dubstep, techno, drum & bass and electro. The icing on the cake comes in the form of Salt ‘N’ Pepa who play for the first time in London in over 15 years! Hosted on the glorious green grass of Clapham Common over the August Bank Holiday Weekend, SW4 is the only chance you’ll get to see Josh in London this summer!

“I’m excited to be part of this festival and excited to be with John Digweed at Bedrock. He only has top calibre artists in his arena so I feel very happy and fortunate to be one of those names.”

CLICK HERE TO BUY SOUTHWESTFOUR TICKETS!

MARTIN DAWSON (KING ROC) – Besti-Mix 13

admin — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 15:50:23 +0000

13 might be unlucky for some but it’s proved something a good luck charm in the case of our Besti-mix series, whose 13th chapter sees DJ/producer King Roc aka Martin Dawson take to the decks to provide not one, but two(!) exclusive mixes.

Having recorded a myriad of house, techno, electro and other dancefloor-orientated styles for such respected labels as R&S, Buzzin’ Fly, Dessous and more, as well as delivering a critically-lauded debut LP, perhaps it should come as no surprise to find King Roc spreading the love across two diverse sets – one that showcases straight-up cutting edge house and techno and another, his ‘Bestival Classixxx‘, that brings together legendary acid house-era Chicago and New York house. We suggest you get stuck right in…

Download: Besti-mix 13: King Roc
Download: Besti-mix 13: King Roc (Bestival Classixxx)

Tracklisting: Besti-mix 13: King Roc
01 Pol_on ‘Toga’ Martin Dawson Mix – Pets Records
02 Alex Niggemann ‘Deep Down’ – Supernauture
03 Kay Sand ‘Too Tung’
04 Catz n Dogs ‘Rolling’
05 Ramon Tapia ‘Sunka Sanka’ Coyu & Edu Imbernon Mix – Great Stuff
06 Martin Eyerer & Sasse ‘Save My Life’ Martin Dawson Mix – Moodmusic
07 Loko ‘In Love’ Buzzinfly
08 Uner Coyu ‘The Garden Of The Gods’
09 King Roc & Dimitri Nakov ‘Alameda Jau’ Bedrock
10 Sour Grapes ‘We Are’

Tracklisting: Bestimix 13: King Roc (Bestival Classixxx)
01 Mr Fingers ‘Can You Feel It’
02 Joe Smooth ‘Promised Land’
03 House Masters ‘House Nation’
04 Nightwriters ‘Let The Music Use You’
05 Todd Terry ‘Gabriel’
06 Technotronic ‘Pump Up The Jam’
07 2 In A Room ‘Take Me Away’ (Little Louis Vega Mix)
08 Robin S ‘Show Me Love’ (Nice N Steady Mix)
09 Jamie Principle ‘Baby Wants To Ride’
10 N-Joi ‘Anthem’

MASON – Feedback from Apes With Barrels

admin — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:23:04 +0000

Who Killed Trance (Animal Language) – Mason
Massive track here. Best described as Prog meets Electro meets Nu Disco. Really pretty track with a kick that would destroy a rave.

Ignite – Mason
Super dark, minimal Techno, couldn’t be more different than the first track. The last drop would EXPLODE at a rave.

Who Killed Trance Refurb – Mason
Really cool 8-bit interpretation of the first track. Really took me by surprise how awesome it is.

BONUS:
Perfect (Exceeder) [Club Mix] – Mason vs. Princess Superstar
The reason these dudes are as big as they are. One of the tracks that defines Electro House to me.

Check webpage – http://apewithbarrels.blogspot.com/2009/11/masonry.html

RIVA STARR – Feature on Dazed Digital

admin — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:24:32 +0000

HE WAS DRUNK
Click for full feature

Back from his binge, Riva Starr is blaring the trumpets up on his new Balkan-tinged tech-house EP on Made to Play.Text by Flora Wong | Published 29 October 2009

Finely crafting wonky tech-house since back in the day, Brick Lane-based producer Stefano Miele aka Riva Starr has been drawing inspiration from energetic traditional Balkan music for his most recent ventures. In a move from his classic house sounds to more brass-heavy / ethnic influenced areas, his distinctive samples have been freaking out dancefloors everywhere. Having remixed everyone from Renaissance Man, Andre Crom and Malente to more pop acts like Gossip, Little Boots and Lily Allen. Having a past of epic releases on DirtyBird and Southern Fried Records, he is now set to unleash his double A-side ‘I Was Drunk’/'Black Cat White Cat’ on Made to Play, complete with a remix competition and a mad gypsies-in-the-hospital video collaborating with Nôze.

Dazed Digital: This video with Nôze. It is madness. Pure madness. Was it made whilst drunk?
Riva Starr: Clean answer: Nope I just drank some soda and lime. Dirty answer: Well mate, drunk is the least of it. There was a friend coming to visit me from Amsterdam that day…

DD: If you could play any instrument what would it be?
Riva Starr: Trombone! Or gong!… Well maybe gong, how cool must it be to be the gong player in an orchestra?

DD: What do you think inspired this movement from wonky house / techno to include these ethnic / gypsy sounds a la your What is Guru remix / the new EP? Do you think your older stuff like ‘House Music’ and ‘I Jack U’ etc is a far jump compared to your sound today… or is it essentially a natural progression?
Riva Starr: I’ll be serious on this one, my early productions were kind of “I’m looking for my style, I like this and that… let me find out what works better for me…” then a couple of years and several gigs later here I am. That ethnic gypsy sound is nothing more than a little part of what house music is. I love house music because it’s a folder of grooves. It’s like a magician’s hat if you know what I mean… you just put your hands in there and see what comes out of it!

DD: What inspires you? / How do you find your samples?
Riva Starr: I still buy a lot of old vinyls and listen to a lot of different music. I love music… It drives my life. Everything original draws my attention. Watch out as my classical Chinese music period is going to land soon!

DD: Where are the best places to hang out on Brick Lane?
Riva Starr: My studio, then Rough Trade (because of the free wifi).

DD: What are you listening to now?
Riva Starr: Classical Chinese music!

DD: Is there anyone you really want to collaborate with?
Riva Starr: A lot of people. I already have a few ongoing collaborations for some releases on my Snatch! label… I can’t say more right now… But I’ve done some exciting collaborations on my album as well, first of all with Made To Play boss Jesse Rose (one of the producers that drew me into house music) and Nôze (one of the freshest talents around) and then with this young MC called Trim, also very talented.

DD:… these dudes.. ‘Genghis Clan’, what are they about?
Well, you know… when you listen to classic Chinese stuff… you never know where you end up!

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LUKE SOLOMON – Remixes The Glass ‘Superhero’

admin — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 11:36:09 +0000

The Glass ‘Superhero’

1) Original
2) Ursula 1000 Remix
3) Luke Solomon Dub
4) Bit Thief Remix
5) Komka Remix
6) Sam Young & I Sancho Mix

New York and Berlin duo The Glass come with the second single from their upcoming album on NYC’s Plant Music label.

“…UK’s Luke Solomon, founder of Classic recordings with Derrick Carter, and all round House Music champion. Luke’s mix is an old skool rave dub with pulsing percussion, trippy synths and a wonderful retro bassline.”

Click here for more information about Luke Solomon

INLAND KNIGHTS – Borrowed 5

admin — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 12:56:11 +0000

Hot on the heels of the highly acclaimed Borrowed 4 comes the next installment. After the eighties-fest of its predecessor, Borrowed 5 brings us up to date(ish) with a couple of funked-up dj-friendly house stormers guaranteed to make your dancefloor move! Probably one of the hottest Borrowed EP’s so far.

Track A kicks things off in style with a couple of naughty samples from a cartoon monkey band (who could that be?) building into clav keys and vocoded vocals. A party tune! ,pure and simple. Miss this at your peril!

Track B takes things deeper with a locked-in and tracky groove built for the early hours. Check out the vocal snips and acid riffs!. This has been doing the rounds for a few weeks and feedback has been crazy.

DJ COMMENTS

Carlos ‘lawnchair generals’ - Like the mafia in The Godfather 3… just when I think I’m done with “funky house”… they pull me back in! These are both fun, musical, and funky as hell. Cheers, gents!
Giom – Both tracks are awesome, I’m really into this release. That acid riff on B is FAT. Thanks a lot for this, will try these out at my next gig.
Johnny Fiasco – Ok this is off the shizzle – most def feeling this!!!
DJ Sneak – Deep jackin funkilicious, i’m all over it
Miles Maeda – love the simple, bleepy, r&b rawness!!
Raoul Belmans - Both tracks very playable! Full support!
Mark Farina – Loved the last one! Digging this one even more! Will be in my sets this weekend for sure. Thanks!

INLAND KNIGHTS – Upcoming Remixes

admin — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 12:50:53 +0000

Inland knights “Refuge Remix” of Joshua Heath’s “I refuse” has spent 3 weeks at no. 1 on Stompy. The track is taken from his killer EP on Drop Music. ”Refuge” is a great remix with full support across the board.

Soon to be released is Inland Knights’ remix of The Soundiggers “Lowdown’n’blue” from the Full English EP, out on Spatula City. Expect the groovy IK’s treatment and trademark production on this one, not to be missed!!

Inland Knights’ remix of Crazy P’s “The Hit” will soon be released on Kolour Recordings. With the tempo knocked down a couple of notches and dirty analogue basslines, this has been knocking people for six!

Click here to find out more about Inland Knights

CHRIS COCO – Acoustic Chill, out soon on iLabel

admin — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 13:29:07 +0000

Acoustic Chill, curated by Chris Coco, will be out at the end of September on iLabel.

It’s really laidback, and has lots of great songs and instrumentals from artists including: Peter, Bjorn & John, Vetiver, First Aid Kit, Emmy The Great.

Other exciting news –

Chris Coco & Captain Bliss – Harmonica Track signed to Leaders Of The New School (Toolroom sub label) – this is a cool house tune with Bliss playing harmonica.

Chris Coco – Feel Free Live good album coming out on One World Music in Australia in Novermber.

Melodica radio show, broadcast on ChiliZET radio in Poland from October.

Chris Coco monthly mix for Planet Radio in Germany from mid September

Alucidnation – Solitaire (Chris Coco Remix), for Big Chill label, delivered.

KING ROC – new single ‘Beautiful But Weird’ out now, remixes from Sasse, Jericho Dub…

admin — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 10:04:47 +0000

‘Beautiful But Weird’ by King Roc is released today, Monday 24th August, by Process Recordings.

The EP also features remixes by Sasse, Stel, Alex Caytas & Aleks Patz, & Jericho Dub

About:

The majority of King Roc‘s critically acclaimed debut CD Chapters was aimed at the home listener. Which is why the next single is two sets of dancefloor remixes of Chapters’ standout vocal track Beautiful But Weird, featuring the vocalist Barbara Alcindor. Part of French-German #1 pop group Family Affair, she also has a voice that led Phonica to call her last track Je Suis Differente “easily one of the sexiest pieces of deep house we’ve heard in a long time”. (Je Suis, incidentally, was King Roc’s sideproject with Giles Smith, Two Armadillos – and the followup to Two Armadillos’s Beatport #1 deep house remix of the Discowboys).

Anyhow, two sets of remixes? The first set includes Finland’s Sasse, Swedish duo Alex Caytas & Aleks Patz, Greece’s Stel, and King Roc’s own warm deep-house remix as Jericho Dub. The second set, out some weeks later, will include a Clouded Vision remix that’s wonderfully unlike the original, and King Roc’s own dancefloor-centric mix.

Sasse you will already know. The “benevolent dictator” of Finland’s well-known moodmusic, he runs a label that has released DJ T., Henrik Schwarz, Dirt Crew, Ewan Pearson, Naughty, Kiki, Nick Chacona, Spirit Catcher, Dan Berkson, the wonderful Star You Star Me, and of course quite a number of his own productions. With Ewan Pearson and Darshan Jesrani, he was responsible for Tracey Thorn‘s solo track “It’s All True” – one of our favourite major-label tracks of all time.

The other remixers, meanwhile, are newer producers King Roc specifically aimed to work with for the release. Alex Caytas and Aleks Patz are two thirds of the trio Sour Grapes, but their work together tends toward a far techier style. And Stel, meanwhile, has released on Renaissance, Moodmusic, Jesus Loved You, Toolroom, Audio Therapy and Dieb Audio, and remixed Digweed, Sander Kleinenberg, Nick Warren, Funkagenda, Gabriel and Dresden…