After serving up a vigorous taste of his garage-house approach on the highly successful Music Is Love VA earlier in the year, Jackmaster K is the latest artist from the MIL roster to continue the imprints in-house premise. With each EP the label release, they give us something different amid the infectious house they're building a reputation for. On MIL006 the Birmingham-based producer adds to the labels progressing status, with an EP that comes complete with two heavy-weight remixes from Liam Geddes and New Jack City. I Need Your Love kicks things off, a welcome reminder of Jackmaster K's affiliation toward classic sounding house. An effectively crafted vocal female sample is cut-up and diced out over a bumping bassline for the opening track, as a flourish of piano key stabs, flickering keyboard trappings, intermittent horns and tribal drum patterns are splashed over the introduction of a male vocal snippet to carry everything along nicely. Jackmaster K's penchant for introducing and weaving numerous elements of US house/garage into a track is testament to his varied style; something personified in Feelings. Swinging snares and old skool chorded pads are merged against a bouncing bassline that flows gloriously along over splashy hi-hats and punchy piano stabs. The utilisation of different female vocal hooks gives the track a 90s sounding aura - thematic of Jackmaster K's work - building into punctuating sax arrangements that filter soulfully through the track. For the B side of the EP aficionados of classic bumping house New Jack City bring the remix of the title track, dishing up their characteristically groove-heavy rhythms for another stripped-back roller. Their remix of I Need Love maintains an essence of the vocal and horn elements of the original, providing an overall tougher sounding beat. A hard-hitting, low-slung bass underlies the fore of the track while prolonged key chords and ticking hi-hats combine with a dubbed down male vocal and crowed jeers to take the track down a path of heavier house terrain. Fresh off the back of his MIL005 release and rounding off the EP in faultless fashion is Milton Keynes producer Liam Geddes. Stamping his distinctive house sound over Feelings, Geddes gives us the deepest offering of the four tracks. The drum groove and bassline are deep enough that just an intermittent vocal hook and crisp handclaps are enough to flesh out the proportions of the track. Ticking hi-hats, bass kicks and the build-up of warm key chords at the breakdown prove how effective simplicity can be in a remix, concluding yet another fine release from Music Is Love.
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Hot off the heels of our first release, which saw us top the Juno charts and sell out in record stores across the UK, our 2nd EP is sure to keep the foot firmly on the gas! This 4 track EP is sure to set hearts on fire and deliver a huge dose of energy to dancefloors across the globe. While we find ourselves in a time where it seems every producer is turning to the 'old School' sound, its safe to say there's only a select few who can truly pull it off, and it goes without saying that Jackmaster K is one of them! This young gun from Birmingham has burst onto the scene with huge releases on the likes of Skylax & Killax, Seven music, Made Fresh Daily, Music is Love records, and Midnight Love Club he is no stranger to the Pathway Traxx camp. Title track 'Emotions' captures a truly 'Housey' house vibe, raw snappy percussion makes up the foundations, nostalgic synth stabs reverberate alongside subtle rising strings taking us straight back on a 90's trip, sultry female vocals suit the track down to a tee and with a underlying bass line keeping things in check we've got a real dance floor destroyer on our hands. 'Stay In Love' ramps the nostalgia up a notch with another strong rhythm, melodic sax sampling, on point vocals once again combine perfectly with warm chords that really give us a display of Jackmaster K's production talents. Head honcho of Music Is Love Records Oli Furness steps up to deliver a tasty 'Warehouse Dub' of 'Emotions', he's given us a little more meat with a punchy kick doing the business throughout, infectious piano creeps alongside bass to provide a perfect interpretation of the original. Owner of another hugely popular underground label, Jamie Trench, of Roots For Bloom Records takes on remix duties for 'Stay In Love'. Keeping it raw Jamie utilizes sharp hi hats, rolling snares, bouncing bass lines and subtle vocal chops to offer another groove up on this big future release. With something for everyone, this 2nd chapter in the Pathway Traxx journey is sure to be a huge success! More

THE MYSTERIOUS ROBOTALCO HAS ALREADY RELEASED ON TOP LABELS LIKE ON THE PROWL, HOMETAPING OR SEVEN MUSIC.THE UK'S ANDY ASH IS CALLED IN FOR REMIX DUTIES.
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THE MYSTERIOUS ROBOTALCO HAS ALREADY RELEASED ON TOP LABELS LIKE ON THE PROWL, HOMETAPING OR SEVEN MUSIC.THE UK'S ANDY ASH IS CALLED IN FOR REMIX DUTIES.
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It’s time for Midnight Love Club! If you like House and Techno, if you like sexy basslines and raw beats, if you like oldschool and newschool, and if you like midnight and love and club, this label is for you! Watch out for the likes of Chicago Damn, The Rhythm Odyssey or Robotalco! MLC loves you! Starting his career on Mark E’s Merc Music label, Chicago Damn is now one of the hottest UK producers and has been establishing himself with more tunes on labels like Wolf Music, Quintessentials, Wurst Music or his own Chicago Damn imprint. And he will soon have triplets and is preparing his first album! Sounds like a lot of midnight action! More