Deep House Recommendations June 2010

Review: The Water Is Fine is a work of art by young and upcoming Detroit producer Kyle Hall.
Each track has its own exquisite quality and soulfulness. Create Your Own is a beautiful deep uplifting tune with lush pad arrangements and warm bassline that is ingeniously layered over though provoking shifting percussive rhythms, while tomorrow Is the Day is sure to smash the dance floor with is driving four to the floor house groove and crazy synth line - definitely a must have for all house heads! Finally, One Ribbon is a physiological, spiritual piece which is hypnotic to the soul and sure to become another deep house classic from Moods & Grooves.

Review: For his next release, Robsoul boss Phil Weeks drops three new, original house productions for the imprint's 86th release. The Fear of the Next School EP kicks off with the deep, grumbling basslines of "The Grind" before launching into some untamed, pure house music. "We The Brand" is more pumping, letting its robust 4/4 drive the track forward before we finish on the jazz influenced stylings of "Fear of the Next School"

Review: Over the last fifteen years Michael Vater’s Phoniquie project has become somewhat of an institution within the world of deep house music. Admired as much for the sheer volume of his output as the quality that lies within it, Phonique has notched up nearly forty releases on labels such as Moodmusic, Crosstown Rebels, Brique Rouge, Souvenir, Renaissance, Global Underground and Poker Flat. But it is with Steve Bug’s sister label, Dessous, that Phonique has had the most fruitful relationship, bearing two acclaimed full length albums, the Erotic Moments in House compilation and a number of twelve inches. His 2004 debut LP, Identification was followed in 2007 by Good Idea, an album heralded for its combination of house, electro, hip-hop and disco. This June, the Berlin based producer will release his third studio album for the imprint, Kissing Strangers. Combing catchy underground pop moments with strong, club-ready cuts, Phonique conveys his love for all musical styles. Brimming with modern, soulful house music with a summery hue, Kissing Strangers is an immensely anticipated album. To ease the wait, Dessous are now releasing a remix package around album track, "Our Time Our Chance."



Featuring the haunting and timeless vocals of Ian Whitelaw, the original showcases the deepest of house music with melodic progressions and the kind of pristine synth lines that come hand in hand with Phonique. Riding his current wave of creativity, Best Works man Andre Lodemann delivers a sophisticated, reduced remix that bubbles along with rich atmospheric layers, subbed up bass and a resourceful use of Whitelaw’s vocal. Wahoo, a duo made up of Georg von dem Bussche (Georg Levin) and Steffen Berkhahn (Dixon) work the esteemed musicality that both artists share into a funky, epic musical version of "Our Time Our Change." By adding a host of live instrumentation including drums, strings, pianos and horns, the duo turn this into a very special remix.

Review: Alex Agore returns to 4Lux following the success of his "I Remember House" on the imprint at the end of last year. With "Victory", the German delivers an EP of four super deep, groove-led house tracks that touch on disco, dub, tech, jazz and the jacking sound of Detroit. The title track begins in a reggae influenced mood but switches to twinkling house. "The Dayz of Wayback" is slow, liquid disco infused house and "Skyraider" is vintage soul with a pumping house twist. "Jazz Thing", a continually building jazz-house jam completes a release that is sure to further enhance Agore's fast rising reputation.