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April 04 2012

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Danny Drive Thru / Mr Dibiase - Producer 3 Part 3 12" (FAT CITY)

Written By 1 - April 04 2012

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      Track List & Soundclips:
01 Danny Drive Thru Eclipsemoonsun clip
02 Danny Drive Thru Eclipsemoonsun (Trevino Mix) clip
03 Mr Dibiase Driftin Off clip
04 Danny Drive Thru Virtua Ante Up clip

The third part of our Producer#3 series. Following his recent release on the Manchester based Mind On Fire label, Danny Drive Thru provides two tracks for Producer#3. Eclipsemoonsun is a deeply burnt piece of atmospheric cimematica, smouldering & minimal. Crumbling drums merge with ethereal voices & weightless keys, its 3 minutes of disintegrating funk. Marcus Intalex under his new Trevino alias remixes. In line with his recent tracks for Martyn's 3024 label & Scuba's DJ Kicks mix he pushes the tempo to create a technoid stepper. Its a dusky production in the 130 bpm realm with a warm electro flourish and darker acidic undercurrent.

After including his smash-up of the “death star theme” on Producer#2 and dropping his debut vinyl with the Cakeology E.P in 2010, the green llama aks Mr Dibiase returns once again to Fat City. Its classic Dibiase, all raw, chopped & loose around the lines, ripping apart some spaced soul parts in trademark wacked-out -cosmic fashion. Danny Drive Thru finishes off with his cover of MOP’s “Ante Up”. Included on the Producer#2 cd, the repsonse was so good we had to do vinyl. Virtual voices mix with lo-fi keys and beats. Tongue-in-cheek, clever, funny & addictive.

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March 16 2012

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Darkhouse Family - In & Out 12" (EARNEST ENDEAVOURS)

Written By 1 - March 16 2012

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Earnest Endeavours’s second EP release features the rising stars of the UK’s homegrown, experimental dungeon beats scene and Wales’s most captivating and hard hitting producers: Darkhouse Family - aka Don Leisure and Metabeats. Following their breakthrough debut EP 'Family Trees' on Fat City (hosted on the landmark 'Producers' series alongside compadres and luminaries Dabrye, dBridge, Mosca and Julio Bashmore) Darkhouse Fam’s triumphant 'In & Out' EP is an accomplished blaze of guttural, syrupy, synth-addled hip hop with an old school approach re-appropriated into a new school vision. Certified bangers from start-to-finish, the EP is engulfed by a hot boxed funk created by collaborations with the legendary vocalist / producer Om’Mas Keith from notorious hip hop dynasty Sa-Ra Creative Partners (previous credits include Jay-Z, Dr. Dre, Erykah Badu) on 'Take On The World', West Coast funkadelic baller, EE’s B. Bravo (on 'Like No Other'), and Cardiff’s own Vanity Jay on the sublime soul bump of 'Sticky Trees'. DJ/radio support comes from both sides of the Atlantic, with Kode9, Mary Anne Hobbs, Gilles Peterson, Sinden, Kutmah, Gaslamp Killer, Salva, Jonwayne and Daedelus as certified fans. Tracklisting Soundclips: A1 | Take On The World feat. Om’Mas Keith A2 | Red Leather A3 | Sticky Trees (Interlude) feat. Vanity Jay B1 | Tartan Paint B2 | Snaggletooth B3 | Like No Other feat. B. Bravo B4 | In & Out (Reprise)

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February 11 2012

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Parallel Dance Ensemble - Possessions And Obsessions Remixed (PERMANENT VACATION)

Written By 1 - February 11 2012

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01 Shopping Cart (Spectacle's Spectacular Remix) clip
02 Occupied (Maxmillion Dunbar Remix) clip
03 Occupied (Salax Peep Show Remix) clip
04 Shopping Cart (Maxxi Soundsystem Remix) clip

Last year, the Parallel Dance Ensemble (brainchild of Robin Hannibal of Owusu & Hannibal, Quadron, Boom Clap Bachelors and New Zealand Rapper Coco Solid) opened up the door to their colorful world of hip house and bubble gum pop with their well-received LP "Possessions and Obsessions". And now it's time for a heavyweight remix package: Four remixes of two tracks by the likes of Salax Peep Show (aka Axel Boman and Petter), Maxmillion Dunbar, Maxxi Soundsystem and Permanent Vacation's own Spectacle.

The two cheeky Swedish boys Axel and Petter from Studio Barnhus deliver with their rarely used, but very precious project "Salax Peep Show" a leftfield pop remix of "Occupied", somewhere between Herbert and Joakim but with the special Sweden twist. Man of the moment, Maxmillion Dunbar, who has been a decisive help in bringing the USA back on the map of electronic music with his Future Times label and the Beautiful Swimmers project, came up with a drum heavy, slow ocean house groover, not missing a little extra New Jersey flavor. Maxxi Soundsystem with his "Shopping Cart" remix, picked up that old school party vibe we have already been introduced to with the remarkable version of Alexander O' Neal's "Critcize". Finally, the Munich buddys David Muallem and Benjamin Röder aka Spectacle shine with their nonchalant, but very effective cut on “Shopping Cart”, which also marks their remix debut. We say "Prost" to this!

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January 25 2012

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Kendra Morris Concrete Waves (Serato Control) 12" (WAX POETICS)

Written By 1 - January 25 2012

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A1: Concrete Waves A2: DJ Premier 320 Remix B-Side: Serato Control Vinyl 

From the forthcoming debut album by newest Wax Poetics Records artist Kendra Morris comes the first single, “Concrete Waves,” a menacingly funky groove that serves as a warning of what’s to come. Releasing on December 6 on official Serato Control Vinyl 12-inch in limited-edition blue concrete swirl, the track is remixed by the one-and-only DJ Premier. While already being compared to the blue-eyed-soul divas of the U.K., Kendra’s own unique songwriting and lush harmonies set her firmly in a league of her own. Cowriter/producer Jeremy Page creates consistently inventive aural atmospheres—from heavy, head-nodding rhythms to introspective, soulful guitar work—that push the music giant steps ahead of the current soul scene. Kendra and Page expand the genre, creating something that is truly their own. Wax Poetics teams up with DJ Premier for the first-ever Serato Control Vinyl 12-inch. The “DJ Premier 320 Remix” shows the iconic producer in top form, proving yet again why Premo is an incomparable hip-hop legend.

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January 24 2012

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Onur Engin Edits Vol.6 12" (WHITE)

Written By 1 - January 24 2012

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Onur Engin's latest ep of super fine cut finds us in a white '74 Caddy cruising up Harlem River Drive, top down, diggin the NYC scene. The Mizell's epic production of Bobbi Humphrey is taken a notch up by Onur Engin's clean and tasteful edition. Can it be possible another notch up? Emphatically yes - just that extra pump, wonderfully looped and extended intro and we're cruising.

Dropping us down a gear on the flip, Onur takes Al Johnson & Jean Carne's "I'm Back For More" & Gwen McCrae's "Let's Straighten It Out" and takes us in two equally appealing directions. In 'Back For More', Onur Engin reconstructs a deep & stellar voyage. 'Straighten It Out' hits the blue highway with McCrae's unique vocals in full flight. Another great installement of Onur Engin's warm & natural edit series. Don't miss! TRACKLISTING & SOUNDCLIPS: A. Harlem River Drive B1. I'm Back For More B2. Let's Straighten It Out

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