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Premiere: Listen to ANOTR’s “Love Can Do” on NO ART

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Last time we crossed path with Dutch duo ANOTR it was for the premiere of their amazing house track “Cultural Decline.” Today we meet the young Jesse van der Heijden and Oguzhan Guney once more, again introducing another one of their studio productions to the world for an exclusive world premiere.

Immersed in a steady flow of percussion loops, “Love Can Do”  lets its grooves do the talking.

Despite their tender age, ANOTR have played on summer festival hotspot Ibiza, rewarded their fans with multiple DJ performances during Europe’s main dance music conference Amsterdam Dance Event, and graced plenty more internationally acclaimed clubs, venues, and festivals with their distinctive sound, and unmatched, on-stage energy.

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Premiere: Listen to Davina Moss’ “4U” Out Now On Lapsus Music

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Lapsus music are now well past the 200 releases mark but they just keep on serving up the goods. Next is a new EP from Davina Moss that boasts three killer cuts. Releasing on labels like Hot Creations and Do Not Sleep, playing sets at key clubs around the world and with 15 years experience under her belt, Davina is one of the hottest DJs and producers of the day.

First up is “4U”, which we are premiering today, a squelchy and driving tech house tune that has robust drums and coarse hits. It builds and builds in tension and sweeps you up with it as a male vocal chants techno over and over to really get you in a daze.

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Premiere: Luka Tacon Drops “Who’s Style?” on Endless Reflection EP Compilation

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Endless Reflection is part of an ongoing series of micro-compilations from The Umbrella, intended to assemble distinct vantage points around a singular concept.

To reflect has multiple meanings. Reflection can be taken literally, to mean the throwing of an object back towards it’s direction of origin. Or figuratively, to consider and evaluate oneself candidly. Endless Reflection expresses both meanings simultaneously and infinitely.

In the figurative sense, the EP features a collection of artists in contemplation. The contributors have spent a lifetime in the club, complete with all it’s glories and darkest moments. In a culture that so many experience peripherally, these producers have established a personal relationship, and embrace the nightclub as their home and sanctuary. The listener can instantly identify the contemplative nature of the tracks which induce an inner reflection of ones self.

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Premiere: Anders Ponsaing Remixes Steen Thottrup’s “Balearic Bliss”

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Danish downtempo whiz Steen Thottrup reveals the title track single from his highly anticipated 3rd album Balearic Bliss. Colored with all Steen’s signature sun-drenched vibes, ‘Balearic Bliss’ is drizzled with dreamy synth melodies, beautiful Latin tinged guitars and ethereal vocals from Ibiza resident Denver Knoesen – a recipe destined to whisk you off dreaming of far away places. On remix duties, regular cohort and fellow Dane, Anders Ponsaing, creates a feel good beach-house vibe and UK Chill-Out pioneer, Chris Coco delivers a stunning slice of blissed-out electronica.

“I’m super happy and proud with the outcome of the Balearic Bliss track. I really wanted to create a beach track with an acoustic feel to it, trying to achieve that Balearic/Spanish feel, I fell in love with on the Balearic house tracks back in ’91 when I first came to Ibiza.” – Steen Thottrup

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Premiere: Pattern Drama and Discern Combine for “Stay Awake” on Cenote Records

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Corey Baker, better known as Pattern Drama, is slated to release a 12″ record on Boston-based Cenote Records this coming August 4th.

The Wait For Me EP contains the namesake track featuring vocals by Aquarius Heaven and Hezza Fezza, and a second original track, a collaboration with duo Johnny Cruz and Silky, aka Discern, which we are premiering today. On the flipside is a remix by the monstrous Francesca Lombardo.

“Stay Awake” is a versatile track that is perfect for club-time play as well as for an outdoor set as the sun shines down on the dance floor. Filled with supple and inviting synths, a bouncy bass and infectious drums, the track is a perfect rolling deep house gem that will get crowds grooving. The track is completed by a series of chords and muffled vocals that give it extra depth and emotion.

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Premiere: Black Asteroid Brings Signature Raw Energy For His Remix of Sian’s “King Pest”

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Sian’s latest project, Capital Crimewave, broke the barres between techno, acid and hip-hop by fusing the genres and taking them in directions not many other artists had eve ventured to.

The album was fearless, unapologetic and transcendental in the way it broke  those invisible boundaries between warehouse techno, urban hip-hop, mind-bending acid, dubbed-out electronics and countless other future genres in between. The massive 20 track LP saw Sian bind together his diverse catalogue of machine-made sounds into one cohesive audio experience that is unlike anything he had previously released on Octopus Recordings, or any other label for that matter. We interviewed Sian and vocalist AG Fernandez at the beginning of April right before the LP came out, digging deeper into the whys and wherefores behind this exciting and innovative project.

For the remix pack Octopus Recordings looked hard into the current state of affairs and chose some purely unique and fearless artists who all had one thing in common: a clear signature sound that defines their entire body of work. The package features the high art dance floor freakiness of Lee Van Dowski; the low slung, post-soviet mechanics of Maksim Dark; Japanese new-school perfectionism from Hoshina Anniversary and of course the sheer, raw energy blast that is Black Asteroid, which we are premiering today.

Purchase Capital Crimewave Remixes on Beatport, and listen to the premiere of Black Asteroid’s remix of “King Pest” below exclusively through 6AM.

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Premiere: James le Roux Releases Soul-Tinged “Now What” EP on Igloo Records

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Igloo Records is back with a new EP that comes from James le Roux, features four chunky and soulful house tunes, one of which is a fine remix from Dilo.

James le Roux is an English producer with a show on Pioneer Radio who is really making waves. He plays all over Europe and has a top live show and these new tunes are slick indeed.

“Now What” kicks things off and is a soulful tune with rubbery drums and downbeat synth lines making for a nice emotive groove.

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Premiere: Listen to Knu Jé’s “Vocoder So Sexy” (Quad lBB “Funk-Tribe Original Mix)

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Chicago’s Sound Reflection Records welcomes Donnie Tempo under the alias of Knu Jé with a beautiful broken beat, soulful house track entitled “Vocoder So Sexy”.

Beautiful Guitar rhythms by Richard Patterson, Jr. with additional vocals by Dovie Cote. Track is inspired by Vinicius de Moraes & Norman Gimbel’s lyrics of “Girl From Ipanema”.

Knu’jé was first introduced on Jon Cutler’s label with track entitled “Seeds of Life” with a remix by Dennis Ferrer. Knu jé is an alias used by Harold Brandon who works under various names such as DJ Quad, Donnie Tempo and Club Ice.

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Premiere: Mikey V’s “The Jones” Oozes Straight Chicago House Vibes

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Producer Mikey V returns to Apollo Music Group with a vengeance, following the Mixmag UK feature and rave reviews of his last collaboration single “Revolution” with Chicago’s The Outfit.

Mikey Velazquez is a DJ, Producer & Vocalist from Los Angeles, California who has been a staple on the West Coast underground house scene since 2006. Best known for throwing the infamous HAWT parties, 2013 finds him focused on production with releases on labels such as Classic Music Company, Cajual Records & Dufflebag Recordings.

Premiering “The Jones” today, Mikey V provides that Chicago House bump that Apollo is becoming widely known for. The EP package is completed by a set of fantastic and unique remixes by the one and only JT Donaldson. The EP comes out on August 3rd and is available for pre-order via Beatport.

Wasting no time, the original mix kicks off hard, with a crisp shuffled beat, quite reminiscent of the programming heard by Brett Johnson. Mikey adds the low end and quickly gets moving on the mic; “Pick your poison, pick your vice, gotta have it all the time” is the rhyme heard in 4/4 time on this cut. With heavy delays, space echoes, all the right pans and dark analog key stabs, this track hits in all the right places. One might also assume that we all have our vices, making this an easy theme to assimilate with.

Moving on to the remix tip, we have the infamous Texas ninja, JT Donaldson. JT has been taking fools to school in the studio since his early work with Spencer Kincy in 1996. Over the years, he’s also produced alongside Chris Nazuka, Lance DeSardi and Chris Penny to name a few. JT’s work has been featured on countless timeless labels of our time including Cajual, Vista, LowDown, Aesoteric, OM, Freerange and many more.

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Premiere: Listen to Summer Jam “Aphrodite” by KORT & Elementary

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KORT & Elementary join forces once again, ramping up the feel-good factor for summer with their new jam, “Aphrodite” out on Tropical Velvet Records this upcoming August 19th. Sautéed with echoes of those heady sun-drenched Balearic days of early house, “Aphrodite’s” infectious percussive groove  drizzled with an evocative vocal, shimmering disco strings, funky guitar licks, bells and emotive pianos. Just perfect for those ‘hands in the air’ moments, whether poolside, sundown, or dawn.

UK producer/DJ KORT (aka Ben Webb) has been forever in pursuit of creating distinctive, quality house music, a journey that has taken him to launch his own Tropical Velvet label, an imprint that has seen him work with stellar artists such as J Paul Getto, Lorenzo Hall, Man Without A Clue, Electronic Youth, Deeptrak, Angelo Ferreri, Tommie Cotton, as well as being a stable for his own productions.

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