Tag: Defected Records

  • The Glitz featuring Fadila – Hook Up – DFTD

    Excellent new single from the Berlin duo sees brutal electronics transform into almost beautiful notation as brooding possibilities reveal themselves as sleazy temptations. Words remain important here as Fadila’s devilish vocal delivery impacts all the more while the sounds bump and grind below creating tense, gritty atmosphere’s to play with. Alternatively, try the Stripped Back…

  • Billie – Nobody’s Business – 4 To The Floor Records

    Revisiting rather than reviving this often overlooked number from the past is always refreshing to experience. That and the fact that the original 1986 version remains intact testifying to the strength of the song plus its vocal delivery, alongside the proud production by other vital figures in House history: Boyd Jarvis and Timmy Regisford, while…

  • Ralphi Rosario – Wanna Give It Up – Glitterbox Recordings

    The thing with House Music and its ability to connect with your past is something that will always remain. This, being one of very many, great productions from Ralphi Rosario is a case in point and now receives fresh fuel to revitalise your imagination. I’ll cut straight to the chase as Légo’s Dub from the…

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    Single of the Week Vince Watson Déjà vu EP Poker Flat Recordings In the course of celebrating a 20 plus years history the label releases this excellent number from Vince Watson. The title track ticks all the right buttons with emotive chords underpinning a relatively restrained Acid bassline and comes complete with a lush breakdown…

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    Adriatique Midnight Walking EP Culprit What better way to introduce to 2014 than another superlative release via Culprit. Indecently one of my favourite labels but none-the-less this tastefully brooding epic bears all the hallmarks required right down from the teasing, haunting synthesizers to the breathy, psychedelic vocals delivered by Name One. An effective Dub version…

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    Elize About This Girl EP Defected Records What better to start the eightieth edition of Magazine Sixty than with the lush production values of Elize. The French artist has created three gems in this release while also highlighting the labels versatility into the bargain. Just Wanna Dance, almost despite what the title claims, fills in…

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    Alex Barck Re-Set Reunion There is something delightfully melodic about the way Re-Set develops its loosely structured chords alongside vocalist Pete Josef’s emotive delivery which hints at melancholy and joy all at the same time. An intriguing recipe for sure and the more you listen to this the more impressive and involving it reveals itself…

  • Aaron Ross interview

    How did you first get into Dance music and who initially inspired you? In the early 90’s when I first started Djing I was a DnB / Jungle head, doing pirate radio, inspired by a close friend who’s now part of the DnB outfit Universal Project.. Around the mid 90’s I was introduced to proper…