Basic Soul Unit delivers another 3 track release on Lab.our Music, the label he has started with long time friend and dj partner Jason Ulrich.
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Sequence Report – Been Steppin’ To Your Love [TTHR010]
New Tevo Howard project! As a step into the Chicago Electro House genre, Sequence Report is an alias of Tevo that came about with the intention of exploring Popular music. inspired by the early pioneer work of artists such as The Art of Noise and Kraftwerk who crafted the computer automated voice in electronic music. Secromance , nonetheless, utilizes tuned and pitched automated vocals in a bit more of exploration within the Chicago Electro House genre. Our special feature for this album is a popular gem for the Chicago Steppin’ community titled, ”Been Steppin’ to your Love…” All extended versions for the DJs.s
VA – Hot Jam 2 [HOTJAM002]
Second release of Hot jam with 4 different house tracks by 9077 System, Jkoofla, Matsuki and Matoo.
Quarion – Shale Gas EP [MUHK004]
The awesome analogue opener on this EP will have you reaching for the stars as Quarion opens up on the machines and shows us a new side of his super sonic persona. The 2 soul busting, groovy tracks backing the title up are so laid back that you’ll be falling over after listening in.
Intergalactic Gary – Ekstrakt Podcast 006
Cliff Lothar – Skudge White 05 [SKUDGEWHITE005]
Cliff Lothar’s new record on Skudge White. After his wonderful entry for the Viewlexx camp earlier this year, our friend comes clean with a somewhat darker take on his trade sound. With “Murked Out”, we’re reminded of “Dro Friday”, but the halloween version. “Tangaxuan II” is equally funky but dwells further in a deep and bleepy fashion that invokes the early Warp catalogue spirit while “Audiomess” even enhances that felling, adding an eerie edge familiar to the more continental Bunker rooster. Concluding this four tracker comes the mostly gruesome “Darkhole Gloryroom” that uses high contrast to convey schizophrenic moves on the dance floor, a perfect testimony to what Skudge stands for after a year of unusual journeys.
Shan – Chord Memories [RBSHAN001]
Shan on Running Back with his monolithic ‘Chord Memories”. An evocation of what dubbed out house and techno tracks usually do, but to a rather unusual and – if we dare say – devastating effect. The flip holds three short and direct cuts with leanings to the A-Side and one acid track.
Dj Skull – The Dark Knight EP [SECT017]
Chicago og Dj Skull with a strong come back! Versatile 4 track ep ranging from more spaced out house to uptemp techno-ish tracks.
Andrew Ashong – Andrew Ashong EP [WW001]
Before it where all sketches until…Theo Parrish drifted into his orbit as a friend. 3 more songs of eagerly awaited soul music, equally heaven- sent.
Merwyn / Inkswel – Cloud Eaters EP [HS003]
Hot Shot Sounds label with former Virgo Four producer Merwyn Sanders teaming up with Inkswel on a heavy hitting platter that has a pair of killer remixes tucked away on the B Side. Ultra cool funk drenched tracks, with remixes by Linkwood and Gifted & Blessed (aka GB). New label coming from the Peoples Potential Unlimited guys.
Marquis Hawkes – XLR8R Podcast 325
Kenny Dixon Jr. – Moodymann [KDJ044]
New material from Kenny Dixon Jr. aka Moodymann along with two tracks produced by Andres. This long awaited album features twelve songs over 4 sides of vinyl, a poster, all in custom sleeve with the best album artwork since 1979. A journey further into the weird and wonderful world of the Moodymann…Straight from Detroit!
Theo Parrish – 71st And Exchange Used To Be [SSTTTPLC001]
Theo Parrish presents a split release with Sound Signature and Palace Skateboards on the legendary TTT.
Crackazat – Candle Coast EP [LT042]
Crackazat with a 3 tracker on Local Talk. Nice functional house tracks ranging from 90’s influenced to more jazzy, all aiming on the dancefloor.
LK – Body & Soul [BD002]
Untzz offshoot Big Doint returns for it’s second installment with 3 solid grooves from LK. Disco/funk drenched tracks with a nice solid house drive.
ASOK – Poltergeist [MOSDEEP018]
Asok is the man behind burgeoning house and techno label Scenery Records, and has released on Deep Space Orchestras Use of Weapons and, though he has firm roots in d&b, has proven himself adept at crafting raw analogue jams that fuse house and techno together the jacking way.
Andy Blake & Timothy J Fairplay – B-Ultras [EES005]
A love of new wave, new beat, UK Bleep and Detroit techno all feature in B-Ultras and the aptly titled, Neu Beat. Both cuts are heavily soaked in the pitch black, smoke machine funk and strob-laden fug of Andy’s (and co-hort Joe Hart) infamous World Unknown dancefloor. Running at around 10 minutes the tracks are essentially an examination of acid house’s ideals. Clattering hats, throbbing basslines, stabbing keys and doses of 303. Keeping it pretty simple but all about a pure groove on and on. Backing these up is a remix of B-Ultras from Jamie Paton that accentuates the groove and drags the acid deeper down to some B-boy Dub throwdown – with more to follow from all protagonists in 2014.
Murph Tone – Jack Session Remixes [SYNAPSIS009]
Synapsis Records with four Murph Tone Jack Session reinterpretations by Chicago producers Chicago Skyway, G. Marcell, Ike Release, and Steven Tang. Their contributions expand the Jack Session with deep and rhythmic tunes that will rock from warehouse to boats.
Basic Soul Unit @ Boiler Room (Toronto) 11.11.2013
Ben Sims feat. Tyree Cooper – Get Behind The Groove [RETROVERT002]
This time around it’s a bold 303 mission, with Ben Sims on the machines, Tyree Cooper on the vocals and the illusive Geeeman on the remix duties.
