Malta-born and raised Jewel Kid just released an interesting tech house banger hosted on IN / ROTATION (imprint from Insomniac Records). ‘The Key’ reveals to be a special track from the first seconds of playback, the drum loop is easy but effective, hitting the mark with a great dancefloor mood.
Artist: Steve Kelley Title: Green Daze Label: Sublease Music Cat. #: slm046 Format: Digital Release Date: 04.10.2024 Tracklist: 01. Green Daze 02. Closer 03. Alright 04. Colour
Steve Kelley delivers another four tracker, ‘Green Daze’, to be released soon on Poker Flat Recordings’ sister label Sublease Music. Steve’s previous EP ‘Last Time’ was published one year ago on the same imprint: the artist continues to cement his own status as one of the most prolific deep house producers. Through his signature sound he also shows the ability to melt elements from other styles, such as dub techno and tech house, unveiling exciting combinations, enhancing the appeal of the whole EP.
Artist: STAY GOLDEN, SUNNI Title: Nothing But Us Label: BFM Records Cat. #: BFM013 Format: Digital Release Date: 27.09.2024 Tracklist: Original Mix dOP Remix dOP ALT Remix Fake Mood & Soul Of Void Remix
Afro House takeover: Stay Golden and Sunni make “Nothing But Us”, a captivating and warm theme, which reflects as its best the glory and epicness of this modern electronic music style. The instrumental is accompanied by the magic voice of Sunni, sonorous element that makes the whole theme enchanting and vibrating. dOP showcase two remixes, masterfully reworking the original they get an amazing result, it elevates mentalism while maintaining an uplifting tone. Fake Mood & Soul Of Void’s interpretation closes the EP, they slightly edit the instrumental to achieve a great result, anyway still close to the main theme.
Malcolm Zeller returns on South Of Saturn (Repopulate Mars label group) delivering the single ‘Takes Two’. It recalls a solid tech house texture, melting an essential drum loop with a round bassline. Alongside these elements, a few vocal samples and a melody heavy filtered makes the entire theme gold and shining.
Artist: Floris van Oranje Title: Feel What You Want (Robert Falcon Remix) Label: Spinnin Records Format: Digital Release Date: 13.09.2024 Tracklist: Feel What You Want (Robert Falcon Remix)
Robert Falcon’s interpretation of ‘Floris van Oranje – Feel What You Want’ is such a vibe: recently hosted by Spinnin Records, this remix is going to bring some heat on the forthcoming autumn season. The vocal rediscovers the energy and magic aroused in the original, while the instrumental is adapted into a big room / mainstage house style, which infuses Robert’s signature sound.
Artist: ARTY x Haska feat. Jay Sorrow Title: In My Head Label: Armada Cat. #: ARMAS2910 Format: Digital Release Date: 06.09.2024 Tracklist: In My Head
Previously released on 12th July and put as the first track on the same titled EP, the dancefloor inspired theme ‘In My Head’ gets an afro/melodic house revisitation by Haska. Its mood is calm, placid and well tempered: those feelings are mainly aroused by the round instrumental, while the well produced vocals of Jay Sorrow still play a big role in the playback, being the glue that binds everything together.
Lyrics: You called me nice I called you twice You fucked me up That’s alright
You’re in my head I know it’s wrong Let’s make it right But that’s alright
And i know And i know And i know And i know And i know that I want it back I want it back
Artist: Dense & Pika, Jesse Elvis Title: Cravin’ Label: All We Have Is Now Cat. #: AWHIN036 Format: Digital Release Date: 13.09.2024 Tracklist: Cravin’
Will Clarke’s All We Have Is Now label is set to host a single made by Dense & Pika, featuring the vocals from Jesse Elvis. ‘Cravin’ ‘ shares heavy percussive drums, a distinctive surrounding pad and an infectious synth melody, that’s an amazing collage of sounds grounded by a techno groove, elements which keep the attention locked-in during the playback.
Artist: Bart Skils x SUDO x Drunken Kong Title: Sakura Label: Drumcode Cat. #: dc312 Format: Digital Release Date: 13.09.2024 Tracklist: 1. Bart Skils & SUDO – Nexus 2. Bart Skils & Drunken Kong – Set It Right
Here it is another great EP on Drumcode Records by Bart Skils, he’s a veteran on the label and this time he collaborates with SUDO and Drunken Kong, making a different track with each artist. ‘Nexus’ (made with SUDO) is the top production of the whole release: it shares a hypnotic groove that locks in the listener, melted with synth lines that add a rising tension, as typical in most of the Bart’s contemporary makings.
‘This year I wanted to focus on a few special collab tracks. Both Dee’s and Isao’s other releases I’ve been playing a lot in my sets and it got me thinking a combination of our sounds could kickstart something big. Both tracks came out amazing. The one with Dee leans more into a phat building groove and the Isao track gets the psychedelic rolling with some fantastic synth work. Very excited to get these out!’-–Bart Skils
‘We’ve respected Bart for a long time, so were so excited to collaborate and release this special track. ‘Nexus’ is inspired by nostalgia but with modern and energetic essence.’– SUDO
We have always loved Bart`s music so when the idea of a collaboration came, we were very excited. For ‘Set It Right’, we focused on making a big groove while keeping things simple but effective. We are very happy with how the track came out!’– Drunken Kong
German-born DJ and producer Tini Gessler debuts on Factory 93 with the single ‘Amplified’, showcasing her juicy techno sound. The song features a captivating vocal and an essential instrumental, it builds up slowly but after the main drop the track radiates a pleasant and hot vibe, while also keeping one eye on the contemporary dancefloor oriented motifs.
Joe Davis known also as DJ Assam debuted on Smallville Records with ‘Shields In Full Sunlight’ album in 2023, presenting eight pieces of organic and introspective deep house. Representing with his signature sound an intriguing view of house music, the artist shares four brand new productions, featuring gloomy and juicy pattern combinations while maintaining his distinctive style. The whole sound reveals to be well textured, inspiring and aesthetic.
