10 Seconds Vol. 1 In The New Yorker
Posted on Mar 31st, 2022
10 Seconds Vol. 1 is turning heads, and The New Yorker has taken notice. Check out Michaelangelo Matos’ writeup on The New Yorker’s website.
Category: Releases
A-Trak – 10 Seconds Vol 1
Posted on Mar 30th, 2022
At the height of the Covid-19 lockdown, A-Trak had a musical epiphany. Stuck at home experimenting, he remembered he had a broken E-Mu SP1200 in storage that he’d been meaning to fix for over 10 years. The mythical drum machine with a gritty 12-bit sound was the weapon of choice for so many of the producers who shaped A-Trak’s ear: from Pete Rock to Madlib, from DJ Muggs to Kenny Dope, from Todd Terry to Alan Braxe and DJ Falcon. After a chance repair job, Trizzy taught himself how to use the rare SP, chopped up everything in sight and quickly churned out the rawest house beats he’s ever made. The result is a two-part EP of uptempo head-nodders, stripped down and named after the notoriously short sample time of his new toy. Best served dirty and loud. Listen now!
Saturday Love – 2 B Free
Posted on Mar 24th, 2022
From the opening piano notes, it’s clear that “2 B Free” is a soul purifying disco jam that would have felt right at home on Larry Levan’s turntables 40 years ago. It feels familiar, but is still strikingly fresh. Saturday Love is a new project uniting the Boston veteran DJ and producer Kon (behind The Vision’s instant classic “Heaven”) with rising NYC vocalist Fiorious (“I’m Not Defeated” / “Music Saved My Life”), whose soaring falsetto carries this song to new heights. The hair on your back will reach those same heights too, so keep hands firmly on your hips and let the percussion guide you to freedom. Listen now!
Soul Clap – Back 2 Love (ft. Desmond ‘DSP’ Powell) (Terry Hunter Remix)
Posted on Mar 22nd, 2022
Legendary Chicago producer Terry Hunter remixes Soul Clap’s “Back 2 Love,” transforming the song into a classic house tune complete with mesmerizing organs and beautiful piano. Soul Clap’s WTF (World Transformation Force) album displayed the Boston duo’s deeper understanding of the themes of house and disco, and now, with WTF: Transformed and Remixed, the group has called upon their impressive extended family to breathe new life into soulful project. From Todd Edwards to A-Trak, Seth Troxler to Jubilee, Toribio to Jeremy Sylvester, everyone shows up to the planetary party. Listen now!
A-Trak – Spit
Posted on Mar 16th, 2022
At the height of the Covid-19 lockdown, A-Trak had a musical epiphany. Stuck at home experimenting, he remembered he had a broken E-Mu SP1200 in storage that he’d been meaning to fix for over 10 years. The mythical drum machine with a gritty 12-bit sound was the weapon of choice for so many of the producers who shaped A-Trak’s ear: from Pete Rock to Madlib, from DJ Muggs to Kenny Dope, from Todd Terry to Alan Braxe and DJ Falcon. After a chance repair job, Trizzy taught himself how to use the rare SP, chopped up everything in sight and quickly churned out the rawest house beats he’s ever made. The result is a two-part EP of uptempo head-nodders, stripped down and named after the notoriously short sample time of his new toy. Best served dirty and loud. Listen now!
Soul Clap – You Can Shine Too (ft. Harriet Brown) (Toribio’s Conclave Remix)
Posted on Mar 9th, 2022
Toribio, the Brooklyn-based DJ and multi-instrumentalist, continues to make a mark with his impressive takes on soulful house, Latin percussions and deep grooves. After last year’s expansive Conclave album, he delivers a show-stopping remix of Soul Clap and Harriet Brown’s anthemic “You Can Shine Too” — from the WTF: Transformed and Remixed long player. Listen now!
Soul Clap – Love Yourself (ft. Desmond ‘DSP’ Powell) (Todd Edwards Remix)
Posted on Feb 23rd, 2022
Very few house producers have a signature sound as inimitable as Todd Edwards, the Grammy-nominated garage pioneer. His hypnotic take on Soul Clap and Desmond ‘DSP’ Powell’s “Love Yourself” delivers exactly what you would hope for, complete with vocal chops, vocoder textures and jazzy keyboard flourishes. Yes please. Listen Now.
Karma Kid & Luke Fono – BOSSA
Posted on Nov 12th, 2021
Karma Kid and Luke Fono have been pushing UK dance sounds forward for a decade, with anthemic cuts like Fono’s “Real Joy” (championed by Annie Mac, The Magician and Calvin Harris) and KK’s in-demand remixes (spanning hitmakers from Dua Lipa to Duke Dumont) never leaving the USBs of your favorite DJs. On their debut Fool’s Gold EP BOSSA, the duo combine forces to go even harder, deeper and weirder: “Life Of The Party” enlists NYC icon Cakes da Killa for a crazy catwalk stomper, “Soul Seeker” brings ecstatic afterparty vibes, and the insanely energetic title track stretches tribal house sounds into unclassifiable new forms.
Listen: https://foolsgold.ffm.to/bossa
Grandtheft – Wild Ways
Posted on Nov 5th, 2021
Grandtheft is an award winning Toronto DJ and producer whose eclectic, muscular approach to electronic music explodes from festival stages and movie trailers alike. After years of remixes and collaborations with some of the biggest names in music (Calvin Harris, Diplo, Katy Perry) and his own hit “Easy Go” with Delaney Jane, Grandtheft returns to his hip-hop roots with the Wild Ways album on Fool’s Gold. Whether he’s giving fellow Canadian trailblazer Jazz Cartier a triumphant homecoming on “B.I.G.,” crafting futuristic bounce with festival superstar Flosstradamus on “Clocks” or masterminding the slow rolling Memphis team-up “What You Wanna Do” with rising star Duke Deuce and Three 6 Mafia legend Gangsta Boo, Wild Ways is a non-stop party that only Grandtheft could put together. Listen Now!
Karma Kid & Luke Fono – Soul Seeker
Posted on Oct 28th, 2021
Karma Kid and Luke Fono continue to tease their Fool’s Gold EP, BOSSA, with the ecstatic “Soul Seeker.” Hot on the heels of “Life Of The Party” featuring Cakes da Killa, “Soul Seeker” is another feel good, inventive DJ must-have from two leading lights of the UK scene. Listen Now!