Fred P – Modern Architect [EOS001]

For the best part of a decade, Fred Peterkin has impressed with his ultra-deep, soul-flecked take on deep house and techno. Here, his Soul People Music imprint gives birth to a new sub-label, Energy of Sound, with the New York producer delivering a double-pack’s worth of previously unreleased cuts. Naturally, the standard is abnormally high throughout, with Peterkin variously serving up sumptuous, dreamy fare (“Down Under”, the San Francisco ’90s deep house revivalism of “Don’t Be Afraid”), chunkier deep house rollers (“Memory P”), crunchy dub house (“Dub In The Sky”), and throbbing, tech-tinged brilliance (“Tokyo To Chiba” and the European-sounding “Sybian”).

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Fred P – Modern Architect [EOS001]

Fred P – Rawax Aira Series Vol.3 [AIRA003]

Fred P aka Black Jazz Consortium’s musical set phrase isn’t following new trends. Fred is often simply melting shuffling percussions with elementary melodies. but he does it in a sense that the heavy used and abused phrase ”deepness” finally gets a fresh truthfully new meaning.

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Fred P – Rawax Aira Series Vol.3 [AIRA003]

Pascal Viscardi – Wise Man’s Decision EP [TULTD003]

Pascal Viscardi brings his gritty mellow tones and extra shuffled patterns to the Traxx Underground familly. Strongly routed into jazzy vinyl samples, black speaches and spatial atmosphers, the 3 tracks composing “Wise Man’s Decision EP” take inspiration from the past to showcase a true vision of what Slow-Deep-House should be in 2015. At last but not least, the great Fred P came to make his hands dirty, delivering a true reshape of “Wise Man’s Decision”, offering us a tunnel from where it aint easy to escape.

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Pascal Viscardi – Wise Man’s Decision EP [TULTD003]

Kate Simko & Tevo Howard – Theme Track EP [LNOE044]

Kate Simko and Tevo Howard are known for creating out of the box and genre-bending productions. Now, the native Chicagoans announce their ‘Theme Track EP,’ giving music lovers a taste of things to come from the album. Closing the EP in the spirit of PolyRhythmic, renowned New York producer Fred P (aka Black Jazz Consortium) delivers a masterful remix of ‘PolyRhythmic Theme’.

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Kate Simko & Tevo Howard – Theme Track EP [LNOE044]

Cem Orlow – Momentum Island [SPMB008]

CEM enters the Soul People Music universe with deep experimental vibrations that conjures imagery in the imagination. His genuine approach to other music make this EP very special. It is a true find for those who are not as others.

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Cem Orlow – Momentum Island [SPMB008]

VA – Parallax 1 [PRLX001]

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Debut release showcases 3 of Tel-Aviv’s emerging electronic music producers. A-side is defined by Tv.Out’s hard-driven machines and Pharaoh’s hard jackin’ house miniatures. Stamp-side features two deeper House cuts by Jerusalem’s Yogg followed by a killer Fred P remix.

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VA – Parallax 1 [PRLX001]

Fred P / Kai Alce – Finale Sessions Select Vol.1 [FSS001]

Finale Sessions presents a new series of releases from the vault on 10″ format. This first release pairs two bonafide legends in the shape of Fred P and Kai Alce, both known for their incredibly accomplished takes on house. Fred P’s “Ram” is a deep excursion into pulsing chords and delicate atmosphere, while Kai Alce’s “Scene 1” is a raw, acidic affair for peak time sets – both are essential cuts.

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Fred P / Kai Alce – Finale Sessions Select Vol.1 [FSS001]

VA – Far & Beyond: Selected by Dubbyman & Above Smoke [DEEPEX030-2]

Ten years of Deep Explorer… The celebration started with “The Capsule remixes 10” that was released 2 months ago, now is closed with this “Far & Beyond”, a double pack vinyl where the brothers and heads of the label (Dubbyman & Above Smoke) make their own selection of exclusive material into groove and dark deepest house tunes from artists worldwide.

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VA – Far & Beyond: Selected by Dubbyman & Above Smoke [DEEPEX030-2]

Voiron – Radome EP [CCRT006]

A lush 90s vibe haunts this first offering by new Parisian talent Voiron, but not one of simple nostalgia – one of real class. Including a reshape of the EP’s main theme by American producer Fred P to digress towards soulful deep house territory.

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Voiron – Radome EP [CCRT006]

Naoki Shinohara – Dimension EP [SPMB003]

Naoki entered the Soul People Music universe via Earth Tones 3 along with Joey Anderson and Leonid Nevermind. Naoki’s music is understated, yet effective & there is a quiet restraint that leaves the listener wanting more. Fred P’s Reshape delivers a laid back early morning remix.

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Naoki Shinohara – Dimension EP [SPMB003]

Terrence Dixon / Fred P – Two Worlds [FS022]

Considering the combined talents of Detroit veteran Terrence Dixon and Black Jazz Consortium man Fred P, you’d expect this split EP for Finale Sessions to be a lesson in warm, soul-flecked depth. Pleasingly, that’s exactly what it delivers. Dixon excels with the sub-sporting alien futurism of “To The Bridge” – the aural equivalent of staring into space while dancing to electronic jazz – and the sumptuous, minor key bliss of the casual deep house jam “Starting Over”. Fred P, meanwhile, delivers two contrasting cuts. There’s some acid-fuelled deep house futurism in the shape of “Circuit”, and a chunk of bongo-laden dancefloor humidity in “The Road”, whose rising strings and sweet melodies are arguably the highlight of a superb EP.

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Terrence Dixon / Fred P – Two Worlds [FS022]

VA – Adventures In Techno Soul 3 [FERLP009]

The original Adventures in Techno Soul compilation was released back in 1996 with remixes of Ferox tracks from the likes of Derrick Carter, Carl Craig and Kenny Dixon Jr. A full 16 year’s after its follow up “Further Adventures in Techno Soul” comes this 8 track album of new and unreleased material on double vinyl from 8 different and exciting artists. Ferox is proud to welcome established and respected producers such as Fred P and Germany’s Move D to the roster, as well as a welcome return from Affie Yusuf, Nebraska and Bush Funk (Steve O’Sullivan and Winlord X) who were last seen on Soma Records back in 1996. The label is also proud to introduce two new artists, Darren Harris and Spain’s Hoax Believers who alongside label boss Russ Gabriel round off this package of soulful electronica.

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VA – Adventures In Techno Soul 3 [FERLP009]

VA – Selected: Compiled by Fred P [SPMBC001]

Selected pulls together material from mostly unfamiliar names like DeepJust AQuaBeaT, Bassik Grooove and Bobby O’Donnell, alongside a couple of established heads like Ryo Murakami, Aybee (as Orion 70) and Fred P himself, whose ”N.Y. (Selected Dub),” a reshape of an old jazz tune, rounds out the compilation. ”In the early days it was difficult to afford more than one or two records—I would buy compilations because the value was greater and I was exposed to artist that I might not have known about otherwise,” he says. ”When I think of compilations I think of Mix The Vibe, Soul Of Science, Trust The DJ and of course DJ-Kicks. I learned a great deal from these series over the years and developed my own ideas based on what I love to hear—thus Selected was born.” Released Soul People Music’s new sub-label, Boards.

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VA – Selected: Compiled by Fred P [SPMBC001]

JC / FP aka Jose Cabrera / Fred P – Determinism EP [SPMB001]

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Commencing a new series for Fred P’s Soul People imprint, Jose Cabrera and Fred himself deliver four tracks of uncharacteristically tough rhythms that suggest an exploration of more driving, DJ-focused cuts compared to the luscious soulful tones normally found on the label. Cabrera takes up the A side, kicking off with the hefty throwdown of “General Relativity”, all thunderous kick, snagging hat and desolate bleep over a fearsome high-pitched tone. “Framework” is housier in its demeanour, but still packs a mean punch as it twists out a chunky chord line. Fred P’s “Quantum Effects” on the flip is a perfectly scattered techno excursion, both minimal and engaging at the same time. “String Theory” is more twitchy with its dextrous layers of percussion and discordant notes claging around in the distance, a far cry from the soothing lullabies he can often be found crafting.

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JC / FP aka Jose Cabrera / Fred P – Determinism EP [SPMB001]

VA – 001 [STUDIOR001]

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Studio R is a new label from the minds behind the identically named Internet TV station based in Berlin. The mission for the imprint runs parallel to the goal of the station: to document modern club culture. Thus, we will release a series of vinyl split EPs featuring famous names showcased alongside new talents. The first EP presents New York-raised but now Berlin-based Fred P, who shares the A-side with another recent New York-to-Berlin transplant, Eric Cloutier, here making his awaited production debut on vinyl. For the B-side, Moscow is in the spotlight with offerings from well-regarded Russian talents Anton Kubikov and Korablove. It’s a perfect type of deep for summer 2013.

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VA – 001 [STUDIOR001]

Fred P. – Reach EP [AHD004]

New York’s born and raised Fred Peterkin makes his debut on the A Harmless Deed label. “Reach” on the A side is a total dancefloor burner. Keeps building from start to the end, having the peaking point when the arpeggio comes up fading in at the middle of the track. B side, “In the blue”, is the deep cut of the record and its a perfect example of Freds dubby and warm feeling.

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Fred P. – Reach EP [AHD004]

VA – Panorama Bar 05 [OTON067]

An esteemed selector, producer and Panorama Bar resident DJ, Steffi presents the fifth mix CD in the series. Reflecting all the angles of her classically inspired, raw and profound sound, we are treated to a rather grand lesson in House music. To accompany the CD release this 12” features 3 new and exclusive tracks selected for the mix, from New York’s Fred P (a.k.a Black Jazz Consortium), Amsterdam’s Juju & Jordash, and Detroits’ Big Strick. Each track contributes its own special element to the equation, helping define the sound of Steffi’s Panorama Bar DJ sets.

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VA – Panorama Bar 05 [OTON067]