Deadboy Returns To Uttu With Arguably Some Of His Best Productions To Date. 6 Nu-age-hippie-houz Jams. More

Mystic heaters from the one they call Deadboy. A debut on Yen and first output from his new Montreal HQ. Ten Of Cups ambient version is vinyl only.
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Over the course of four EPs for Numbers and creation of his own label ‘Total Fantasy’, Deadboy has charted his own path far beyond the deep black space of mediocrity with previous records ‘If U Want Me’, ‘Here’ & ‘BLAQUEWERK’. On ‘Return’ Deadboy journeys further into uncharted territories, taking his music to the darkest recesses of disco and extraterrestrial synth-werk. The opening track ‘Return’ finds the London-based producer taking cues from the likes of Tangerine Dream and Klaus Schulze with a gentle ambient opener that unwraps to reveal a beautiful and moving track. ‘Des Niles’ is a shimmering disco track built around an 80’s boogie bassline, plus those killer Deadboy vocal chop-ups that take us even deeper into the producer’s nighttime world. Samples are worked to within an inch of their life on the floor-ready ‘YHVH’, whilst punchy bass and synth stabs take care of the rest. Things then move swiftly on to ‘Life Code’, with the Deadboy once again notching the tempo down and letting the track’s wistful oriental melodies ride out into the dark. Return has already been praised by Pitchfork, FACT, XLR8R, Pigeons & Planes and Dummy and is accompanied by an ethereal short film inspired by the title track, created and directed by Thomas Traum and viewable here. More

London staple Deadboy returns for the first time since 2011’s HERE, releasing new four track EP ‘BLAQUEWERK’ on 25th March. The release is the first of a set of many to shortly be announced, joining festival Pleasure Principle to form part of our 10th anniversary in 2013. The record’s opener ‘On Your Mind’ sees Deadboy swapping out divas and using his own plaintive vocals for the first time, within a 7 minute late night house exploration. Perpetually building analogue snare rolls and tape fuzzed basslines marry with a tense breakdown, reminiscent of his epic ‘Wish U Were Here’ and an 80’s touch that pushes the track into the same realms occupied by Chicago’s own pioneers of dancefloor melancholia, Virgo. ‘Geek’d Up’ pushes raw and direct with a heavy kick and dramatic piano stabs showing just how killer House music can be with only a few simple tools. ‘Black Reign’, previewed on Jackmaster’s Radio 1 show, experiments with the darker side of Garage – claustrophobic and nightmarish, an antidote to the recent charting hybrids. The EP’s closer ‘Nova’ is a play on Deadboy’s formative years in South London – mournful chords, tuned 808 basslines and precision crafted breaks bring to mind the pioneering sounds of early Drum & Bass producers Foul Play, with a deeper and more feminine sound.

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Inspired as much by glam R&B as he is UK garage and dancehall, Deadboy returns to Numbers with HERE - a three track EP that veers ably from his own brand of stylistic, woozy dancefloor heartache to deep gilded disco on the 8 minute plus opener, ‘Wish U Were Here.’ Still chopping vocals and twisting them into his gloriously bittersweet fragmented shapes, this opener finds him playing with his evolutions, suitably adding and subtracting elements, through lush breakdowns, to keep the stomping pace at a constant whilst his bassline bubbles up and down the octaves.

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Hodge is a man of truly Well Rounded talents - creating infectious melody laden deep house with Outboxx, across to his own weighty bruk-techno movers for the likes of Deadplate Records, to his recent truly forward-thinking collaboration with the ever inspirational Pev. Here however we wanted to showcase some of the more unconventional ideas he incorporates into that original yet essentially house & techno related direction of his. After discussion we discovered this was somewhat inspired by science fiction novels. And why not? 'Holographic Prose' opens proceeding, skittering about in an anti-gravity atmosphere the bass literally 'comes up' in this. Fluttering melodies and wooshing chords over a piston-driven rhythm builds the tension until all electronic heaven breaks loose on deserving dancefloors. 'Pressure''s stargazing synths create a feeling of awe and wonder like hovering crafts in the sky. Meanwhile down on the planet's surface the sounds of industry and construction echo in the night.
'Monster' is a soulful drift down a river of bass. Synths bubble up to the surface under the measured melody. A meloncholy mood given movement.
Finally, and by no means least, is the resplendent 'Slowing Behaviour'. How such a heavy kick and a feeling of weightlessness compliment each other here is excellent. If you tune in to this track - there is always a sense of gradual ascension. We're heading for the next level. Can you feel it? We hope to take you with us as we break free from certain dancefloor constraints.
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Leon Vynehall returns to Well Rounded's Housing Project label after the success last year of his debut EP 'Mauve' EP for us. This was quickly followed with 'Gold Language' on George Fitzgerald's Man Make Music imprint. With this third release we have returned to the structure of our first release together to bring you too wicked examples of his original take on house with a final track to send you on your way bathed in psychedelic sunshine vibes. How Leon manages to combine ruff edges with smooth vibes is a talent in itself. First track 'Untitled 017' has all the chopped up crunchy vocal hooks needed to catch your ears plus Leon's trademark hi-hats and reigned-in rhythmic tricks. However these are offset by a bubbling beauty of a bassline, gorgeous chords, addictive melodic phrases and a rolling percussion sound that sounds like wire brushes on hollow steel. This is catchy and idiosyncratic house music – taking familiar formulas and finding fresh ways forward. Flip for 'Title #7' which compliments the A side perfectly. Deep classic piano chords and a warm elastic bass, hovering strings that conjoure haze on a distant horizon, it's a joyous assembly of individual sounds and hits coalescing into a soulful satisfying whole. Nothing's too obvious here, but it all feels instinctively right.
Finally 'Rosalind' is a short soundtrack to a cosmic love affair that leaves a lasting impression, of happiness, unity, peace and serenity. And outer space! ;)
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We came across this vocal track with a difference and were compelled to share it with your ears. Videodrome are a Brighton-based production duo who with have created something that seems at once very familiar but also strikingly different. The highly distinctive almost demonic vocal delivery of Derek Meins is here in all it?s lascivious glory riding a top a bold as brass synth-pop / retro-house hybrid with pure pop appeal. Oh yes. Donga & Blake take the track into trademark deeper territory on the remix. Support from Martyn, Mary Anne Hobbs, Francesco Farfa, DJ MA1, Benji B, Hackman, xxxy & more. More