At the tail end of last year and as we head into another, Deewee are still proving why they are one of the best labels on the planet right now and with no signs of slowing down.
Here are 4 of their most recent offerings + a killer dub, outlining why we are probably most excited for their 2019 release schedule.
Five Bone…
Every year can be a great one for music of you care to dig, there is so much of a back log to wade through now from second hand to bandcamp and the relentless flow of new music.Below are five I loved in 2018!
Mind blowing future pop music from one half of Factory Floor! On repeat at home, in the car, festival and club sets this year.
Love this incredible album from head to toe, a proper headphone trip that was on repeat a lot, even soundtracking a few relaxing baths.
Phil has been on fire, from that killer DJ Hell remix to this percussive club workout and blissed out ambient tracks.
I’ve hammered so much of his music this past year, that I can’t wait to hear his output for 2019.
Hands down my fav club cut, this never failed to raise a cheer anywhere I played it all year. Deceptively simple and deadly!
Another essential body of work you really should check, then own is Neville Watson’s Midnight Orchard long player. A proper sonic masterpiece that was reminding me of Kenny Larkin’s great albums. A modern classic!
Some people tear up the rule book and do their own thing!
In the sea of soundalike, polished and italo infested modern electronics of the past few years, Whities have really stood out as a label forging new ground to me.
Below are five WR belters that I like to play a lot…
Stuart Leath seems to have all the good records. Thankfully he’s of the giving kind and seems to spend a huge amount of his time and energy re-issuing them – beautifully – on his various ‘Emotional’ labels.
5 below that caught my ears. Dig in!
There’s something about the German approach to electronics, that when executed to perfection appear precise and minimal yet in contrast sonically huge and like a wall of sound in a club environment! Someone who I often return to for those timeless right time, right place tracks is Aksel Schaufler aka Superpitcher.
Below are five with the super power…
So New Beat…not everybody’s cup of tea. However when it hits it hits hard. I love it, just wished they didn’t use so many shit samples. So many great grooves ruined. Anyway there’s plenty to pick up that are amazing and don’t sound dated – more beamed from the future.
Here’s 5 I love that showed some sample restraint!
Touché Records was founded in 1994 by Alex Dijksterhuis (Jamez) & Gaston Steenkist (Dobre) I truly fell in love with this Dutch imprint after hearing a lot of their output being played through the gargantuan rig in the Conor Hall in Belfast in the nineties. Some of these records still play hopscotch in and out of my record bag today and let me assure you they still set a dancefloor on fire. Touché indeed!
Here are five return serves…
Anyone else pick these edits/bootlegs up from a few years back? They didn’t do much (if anything) to the tracks but what you got was one track per side cut really nice and loud. Perfect for DJing with. There’s usually always one in my bag. Still easy enough to pick up for cheap.
As usual 5 favs below…
At certain times it can feel that people were almost destined to do things with their creative output. Imagine if Vince Clarke had never picked up a synthesiser, the world would be devoid of some first class timeless pop music, never mind some of the best synth bands and duos of the the last few decades.
Here are five with the V.C touch that still light up floors for me.
Forget the terrible label names – Golf Channel/Edit Channel have been releasing quality originals and edits for over 10 years. Just quietly going about their business releasing what they want, when they want. Below are five that I always go back to.
