Rachel Row's a relative newcomer to the dance scene, cute in looks, HOT on vocals! She's been working with ace producer KiNK (of Ovum/Rush Hour labels) on a string of really nice releases (see the Handmade EP). This time she brings us Follow the Step, a 4-track EP that rocks, chills, and lifts you up when you're feelin' down. The original mix is a slow builder of a tune that features nice chimes with distorted bass lines and, of course, Row's blissful vocals. The KiNK remixes are no doubt the highlights of the EP....
Grammy-nominated John Andersson, also known as Zoo Brazil, returns with his eighth and final EP release of 2012 Window Looks/Uff Uff. The elusive Swedish producer has not only worked with some of the best in the game across all genres, but has also written songs for Kylie Minogue, and worked with everyone from Lana Del Rey to Tiesto. Window Looks/Uff Uff has two original tracks as titled in the album name, that bring us more great tech and deep house work from Zoo Brazil. The original mix of "Window Looks" includes...
A pseudo-countdown of top picks and underrated favourites, this year's crate of tracks have never been so contradictory. With dance music shedding its latest claim to fame, the base has gone to the drawing board to define, create, and take the road less traveled by. Things got a little weird,...
A pseudo-countdown of top picks and underrated favourites, this year's crate of tracks have never been so contradictory. With dance music shedding its latest claim to fame, the base has gone to the drawing board to define, create, and take the road less traveled by. Things got a little weird,...
Before we dive into this week's music selection, let's kick things off with a mix I made recently featuring some of my favourite deep house tunes from the past month or so. I'll be playing something similar to this (along with today's top picks) this Friday in Toronto at the Hed Kandi Christmas...
Lots of new things are happening for Maya Jane Coles. She's got a new EP, Easier to Hide, out this week, and it just so happens to be the first release on her brand new label I Am Me. What remains the same, though, is her status as the maven of deep house and on the Resident Advisor top DJ...
Brooklyn-based producer KRTS released his first EP on Berlin-based label Project: Mooncircle in 2011 and hasn't looked back since, with his debut LP, The Dread of an Unknown Evil, coming out on the same imprint on December 10. With an overarching dark tone and deep, bass-heavy sound, the LP...
Up-and-coming imprint Love Revolution, a vinyl-only label from Brooklyn run by Nathaniel Jay and Bianca Rose, has recently released a gem of underground deep, soulful house joints. Their first release features tracks from a variety of producers that will make you bump, shake, and sweat! On the...