deep house
Takeshi Kouzuki – The House of the Rising Sun [MATH050]
This marks the label’s 50th vinyl release! Here Japan’s Takeshi Kouzuki showcases more of his classic Chicago influenced style while keeping his sound fresh for today.
John Heckle – The 4th Dimension EP [MATH047]
The second release from John Heckle coming on Mathematics Recordings. His perfect style of deep house is shown on the title track and ‘Forgotten Lights’. ‘What Once Was’ and ‘Ahead of Time’ on the flip reminds us of classic Chicago & Detroit sounds.
JoVonn – Revival EP [LNA003]
Late Night Audio’s third release comes from ‘The Godfather of the Underground’ all the way from Brookyln, New York: namely the legendary JoVonn.
Christopher Rau – Background Series #5 [ES011]
Part 5 in the Background Series from Ethereal Sound. 2 deep tracks from mr Rau with nice raw jacking beats layers under atmospheric sounds.
VA – Earth Tones 2 [SPMETV002]
Warm stripped down house tacks with irresistible grooves on the new Fred P’s Soul People Music label, coming from Levon Vincent DJ Qu and Fred P himself, as Black Jazz Consortium.
Mike Huckaby @ Cjam Detroit 99.1FM 04.02.2011
Kassem Mosse – Workshop 12 [WORKSHOP012]
Workshop 12 features some deep & dubby detroit influenced minimalistic techno coming from the German hero Kassem Mosse.
Demetrio Giannice – Slow EP [3EEP201101]
Joey Anderson / Dj Qu – Organisms [INMR001]
DJ Qu associates with Joey Anderson to drops the 1st release on his new label. Raw and serious cool tracks, somehow between early Chicago and the smooth tracks of Dj Qu.
Fred P – The Incredible Adventures Of Captain P [SPMCD003]
“The Incredible Adventures of Captain P” is Fred Peterkin’s third album to date, following two full-lengths under his pseudonym Black Jazz Consortium. Though loyal to his hypnotic deep house signature sound, this album breaks the mold a bit, throwing in ambient, left-field and even some hip-hop style beats.
Ghostleigh – For All Those [GHOSTLEIGH09]
Norm Talley – The Journey (Remixes) [3EEP201102]
Norman Talley’s “The Journey” gets two deep slow-mo remixes from Scott Grooves and The Panther.
Rootstrax – Rootstrax [DRH033]
Deeply Rooted House records comes with a new series of releases called Rootstrax. First EP is by a mysterious French artist that remains unknown for now. The influences of early 90’s Fcom/Fnac sound is present combined with some classic Chicago house… this is exactly the concept of Rootstrax.
Ricardo Miranda – Chicago House Sessions [NSRVINYL002]
This is the second wax release on Noble Square Recordings. Ricardo Miranda, the label owner, delivers a 4 tracks EP featuring some deep chicago house with nice female vocals.
DJ Jus-Ed – Deeply I Feel [UQ035]
Hot new wax from the Underground Quality camp. Number 35 sees label boss Jus-Ed take the reins, remixes by Marcus Nega and Joey Anderson, all while Alison Crockett and Brother Don Q are taking care of the vocals.
VA – The Aphotic Segments Part One [SIS015]
Patrice Scott presents a new Sistrum series called “The Aphotic Segments”. This is the first part showcasing the talents of Patrice Scott, XDB, Leonid and Anton Zap, aaking yet another statement on deep, intense and timeless techno music.
Tom Trago – Shutters [RH114]
Tom Trago will drop his second album this spring, called “Iris”. “Shutters” is thought as a teaser track to whet your appetite and get you in the mood for the long player. “Shutters” is a simmering, soul-drenched and summerish funk tune.
Leo Gunn – Rise & Fall [DEEPEX021]
Leo Gunn features his comeback to Deep Explorer with a new release. “Rise & Fall” Ep is a compilation of his new deep and emotional songs. Four original tracks written by Leo Gunn under the production of Dubbyman & Above Smoke plus a special extended remix by Specter.
STABLO – No. 9999 [STABLO9999]
If you don’t know it already, it’s the time of faceless artists and labels. In a time when traditional record shops are dying every day and the vinyl seems to be seriously overtaken by the digital media, faceless labels and artist are starting to flourish. An other example, in this direction, is the new mysterious label Stablo, which have just release they first EP with some underground sounds from an unknown artist. The EP, called No. 9999, includes two untitled tracks with a unique dubby house style, ready to hypnotize the listener or the dancer. This release has every single copy hand-stamped and individually numbered and you can find it in very limited numbers.
