Posts Tagged ‘ deep house ’
From his Chicago roots spring ties to 5 Magazine (where he contributed to their DJ mix series) and his edits on Partehardy Records, and he shows off a full range of sound on this installment to the Phonocast series. Stretching from raw electroid and industrial sounds to lush r&b and gospel house, to beatdown and funkadelic styles, [ READ MORE ]
For those that are unfamiliar with Eddie Palmieri‘s work, here is an open invitation to the magnificence of his latest piece “Mi Congo Te Llama”, a 12 inch produced and mixed by Joaquin Joe Claussell on Fania, distributed by Sacred Rhythm Music. Born of parents from Ponce, Puerto Rico, Eddie was raised in the South [ READ MORE ]
This week’s iteration of the Gramaphone Smartbar residency features Ross Kelly and Ike Release alongside regulars Michael Serafini and Scotty Brandon. These disk jockeys are sure to bring a healthy dose of the house music that Smartbar is revered for, and there’s a good chance of some deeper twists and turns as the night drifts [ READ MORE ]
Not quite old enough to be classic, I suppose, but DJ Jus-Ed and Anton Zap each have such a patient simplicity and unassuming groove to their productions, that this repressing might as well be categorized as the assured classic it will be a couple years down the road. Jus-Ed provides some of his stronger, more [ READ MORE ]
The dark horse series “Vanguard Sound” has been establishing an aesthetic of gritty, almost militant house music. The sound here straddles the range of haunted acid, industrial electro, jack, and techno. Amir Alexander‘s imprint continues the trend with its third 12″. As usual for the series, the tracks are varied and strong. DJ Spider’s Tribal [ READ MORE ]
Lady Blacktronika‘s vigorous variety of raw cut-and-paste deep house music seems to have really hit its stride with this release on her own Sound Black imprint. Braiding strands of gospel house, Detroit beat-down, and trippy deep grooves together for a sound signature all her own, her three solo tracks here each center around vocal textures. [ READ MORE ]
Robert Owens takes center stage here with this remix single taken from his eponymous album for Compost records. While the original was a Larry Heard production, labelowner Kai Alce reworks the tune in his own manner for the 12″ version. In parts of the release, a certain Aaron-Carl mantra-like quality shines through, looping plaintively over [ READ MORE ]
Anton Zap is a producer and DJ who should need no introduction, but his understated approach has allowed him to glide under-the-radar for many. His tracks share this knack for understatement and lack of fanfare, his DJ sets likewise center around musicality and slow-burning emotion. His 2 year old imprint, Ethereal Sound, is an exercise [ READ MORE ]
Producing heavy underground dance music since the mid-90s, Norm Talley comes highly recommended for fans of Rick Wade and Mike Huckaby as one of the key defenders of the deep house world. In this latest offering via New York’s Thema imprint, he starts off with a dark and propulsive, techno-leaning track. He backs the record [ READ MORE ]
Second release for the fledgling Inimeg sticks to the plan: futuristic melancholy label art paired with three tracks from Joey Anderson and an underground heavy-hitter cameo. On the first release, the special appearance was from DJ Qu, this time around it’s Jus Ed. And as in the last edition, the high quality is consistent throughout [ READ MORE ]
Falling somewhere between John Tejada and Lawrence territory, this new 12″ should appeal to fans of either, as well as to followers of Endless Flight, Future Classic, and Best Works. Those happen to be the other imprints that have released records this year for the suddenly prolific Lithuanian duo. Kicking off the newly founded Best [ READ MORE ]
Levon Vincent’s increasingly infamous Novel Sounds imprint, an outlet devoted to his solo releases since 2008, drops another likely limited, stamped whitelabel edition to close out 2011. If you’ve been following his progress, this release will come as no surprise, but rather as a welcome addition to his steadily building catalog. (Well, steady save for [ READ MORE ]
Essential reissue from Theo Parrish here. In stark contrast to the showy influence of nostalgia on so much deep house being released in the past couple years, this double-pack 2004 reissue of his year 2000 sophomore album on Sound Signature sounds torn out of time and trend. Much of it ranges from slow-house to hip-hop [ READ MORE ]
Very pretty 10″ packaging with an eye for detail, with a limited batch apparently released with gold rather than silver ink, Firecracker keeps their collectible series of retro-house releases alive with this Fudge Fingas joint. Sounding even slower than their true midrange tempo, all these songs share a nostalgic view to the mellow melancholy of [ READ MORE ]
This album is a tour-de-force. It might take a moment to realize, though – given the style of music. This is deep house at its most essential and, more than anything, understated. The glacial melodic developments and acidic builds are punctuated by Gunnar Jonsson’s trademark analog keyboard flourishes, the beats a balance of Joel Alter’s [ READ MORE ]
The funk, the readily recognizable gravitas of Colonel Abrams on vocals, and the raw beauty of Omar S’ approach to the dancefloor come together to compelling effect on this song. It’s a notably surprising pairing, one that seems like it should have been obvious once you hear their styles colliding; certainly a single worth checking [ READ MORE ]