Young Diamond
Y◊ung Diam◊nd is a slightly mysterious soundcloud character who, in between making trap “music” and Katy Perry remixes that are actually pretty good, has shown an adept hand at creating simple, vocal-heavy deep house tracks. The sort of sampled, layered climax this tracks ends with really stood out to me. (Although apparently not as much … Read more
S3A (Sampling As An Art)
Sampling As An Art is the preferred alias of a Parisian named Max Fader; still unsure whether or not that is his real name, or just a house music twist on Homer Simpson’s Max Power alias. S3A makes deep house music, my favorite kind of music, out of disco music, my other favorite kind of … Read more
The Clover
After previewing a few of their tracks, I came to appreciate The Clover for their slightly strange approach to house music that is at once both very funky and a little weird. I bought some of their tunes though and after a few full-length listens, I was in love. Their bare bones, not-quite-perfectly-worded soundcloud biography … Read more
Tom Brady
This young man from Manchester has figured out how to achieve the perfect “Hot Creations-ish bassline, thumping floor-filler” type of track. He’s got a knack for distorting or looping vocals to just the right effect and his tech/deep house songs would fit nicely in a peak-time set. At the very least, do yourself a favor … Read more
Christophe DJ Mixes
This Bristol-based brothernever disappoints with his selections of house music. Catch him out and about with all his other friends at Future Boogie, or try and hunt down some more of his elusive but excellent original productions.
M A N I K Edits
You all probably know MANIK by now. I mean, for Christs’ sake, DJ Mag named him one of their official ‘Hot To Watch 2011′. That’s basically like winning an Oscar or getting appointed to a cabinet position. This young synth-master has put tracks out on labels like Ovum, Culprit, Poker Flat and Hot Creations; not … Read more
Waze & Odyssey
Some months ago, a set of clips popped up from a duo called Waze & Odyssey. None of the songs had many listens, a hundred or two at most, which surprised me because I was captivated by nearly all of them. A few of my most favorite: Big boompity basslines, crazy cut-up vocals and old-school … Read more
Alkalino
Alkalino is certified soundcloud gold. The Lisbon-born, Munich-bred longtime DJ and producer makes really solid disco-flavored deep house tracks. But you’re liable to find anything and everything in his record collection, and nearly all of it re-edited and up for free download: A recent favorite of his that caught my ear in a big way: … Read more
Lee Webster
Lee Webster hails from a place called Heaven, Spain, where he spends his days making “vagina music”, a genre only he and the remaining living members of Marvin Gaye’s estate know how to produce. “I used to get on the underground train to cross London in the evening so I could pick up the pirate … Read more
Genius Of Time
Genius Of Time = “Steady grooves coupled with live instrumentation and improvisation, with a serious hardware setup for your eyes, ears and feet!” This duo pumps out quality old-school-meets-new-school house music; with all of that schooling, it’s no wonder that they’re geniuses. check out this groovin’ live set: grab the last G.O.T. track I bought: … Read more
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