Mr Q is the one who inspires me on every field of music – keeping his style alive for years, not paying much attention on trends, minding just and only his own business. He is underground as his upcoming tune “Sentiment” is!

German duo Syke’n'Sugarstarr aka Se:Sa did really wicked progressive/bigroom bootleg with well-known instrumental and well-known acapella. This bootleg should be motivational for upcoming DJs and producers since you can do it by yourself. If you ask how, just check Axwell’s tune “Resurrection” and latest Syke’n'Sugarstarr acapella pack and that will be all for you! Just do it your way!

Syke’n'Sugarstarr & CeCe Rogers vs Michael Calfan & Axwell – No Love Resurrection by Syke’n'Sugarstarr

Until then enjoy!

We catch up with DJ Chus ahead of the release of his House Masters compilation. The Iberican Sound is DJ Chus’ trademark; a personal vision of house music which has become synonymous with Chus and many of his contemporaries. Instantly recognizable yet constantly evolving, this percussive, rolling and hugely danceable take on house music is what puts Chus in a league of his own.

House Masters DJ Chus brings together 33 of the renowned Spanish producers original tracks and remixes, presenting them as the first comprehensive collection of his work. The compilation features a number of exclusives, including Kevin Saunderson featuring Inner City ‘Future’ (DJ Chus In Stereo Mix), Reboot ‘Enjoy Music’ (DJ Chus 2012 Re-Edit) and Glamsta featuring Candela ‘In De Guetto 2012′ (DJ Chus Club Mix), while many of his classic remixes have been re-mastered for 2012.

Pre-order Defected Presents House Masters – DJ Chus @ iTunes [Release date - 30th of April 2012]

Every Wednesday at Pacha Ibiza

Opening Party May 30th – Closing Sept 26th

Feat: AN21, Carl Kennedy, Chuckie, Danny Tenaglia, Max Vangeli, Norman Doray, Sneaky Sound System, Steve Angello, Sunnery James & Ryan Marciano, Sympho Nympho and more to be announced!

Erick Morillo blurs the boundaries between fantasy and reality with Subliminal Sessions Ibiza 2012.

“This year Pacha will be a wonderful place where seductive, fleshy creatures parade around in extravagant head pieces luring spectators deeper into the Subliminal psyche” - Erick Morillo

Subliminal Sessions has established a firm reputation as the islands premier house night, where quality music and the world’s best DJs play to a scorchingly sexy and fiery crowd. With colossal residents including Chuckie, Sympho Nympho and Danny Tenaglia, you know that Pacha’s dance floor is going to be an explosive and high octane place to be this summer.

In today’s world of superstar DJs, big business and brands, there is often an important ingredient that is overlooked in clubbing. It’s this important ingredient that Erick Morillo brings to Ibiza every single summer – that no holds barred party vibe. The best clubs the world over are where the musical rules and restrictions go out the window and you know that you are going to have the best time. It’s no secret that Erick Morillo can cause anarchy on the dance floor and he will make sure that when you see him LIVE you will experience exactly what we are talking about.

The line up as ever is powerful and will include Morillo’s newest project Sympho Nympho – the brand new trio of dance music’s most respected players Jose Nunez, Harry ‘Choo Choo’ Romero and Erick Morillo. The Dutch “king of mixing” Chuckie is Subliminal’s resident wingman for the season and he’ll be bringing with him that famous Dirty Dutch sound. New York super legend Danny Tenaglia also joins Morillo for various dates throughout the summer, culminating in an EXCLUSIVE “Be Yourself” party where he will take over Subliminal Sessions for the entire night on Aug 29th. And if that’s not enough, you can expect appearances from Carl Kennedy, Norman Doray, Sunnery James & Ryan Marciano, AN21, Max Vangeli, Steve Angello, Sneaky Sound System and more still to be announced.

When you’ve been out burning the candle at both ends the world becomes a little blurry, your senses are heightened and everything is not exactly as it seems. This is the feeling that has inspired the “Beautiful Reality” theme this season. The venue will be transformed into a surrealist wonderland, with stairways and doors leading to erotic fantasies of the unconscious mind.

Subliminal Sessions is without doubt the ultimate party you can experience in Ibiza. Expect a venue as beautiful as the crowd within, and an electric atmosphere featuring the world’s biggest DJs. Subliminal Sessions will get into your head and they will make sure you can’t possibly resist.

May 30th Opening Party: Erick Morillo, Chuckie, Sympho Nympho

Erick Morillo @ Official Site
Erick Morillo @ Twitter
Erick Morillo @ Facebook

Subliminal Records @ Official Site

Today we have rather outstanding tune done by upcoming producer from Albania, Rei Leka aka Fingers Clear. His tune “Sugar Beat” brings the memories of some old-school classic hit that wears new suit. Lovely house vocals, chopped with warm bassline as sold kicks comes in will for sure bring attention to many producers and as artist says this tune is:

“every moment of the day and every experience including everything that surrounds me inspires the music that I create and of course what gives the music that deep feeling is the real house lovers”

Fingers Clear

And this tune is really for real house lovers! Enjoy for now since release date is not currently scheduled but you will be the first to know on Electro Station.

Fingers Clear @ SoundCloud
Fingers Clear @ Facebook
Fingers Clear @ Beatport

Gramma Rec @ Facebook

Chief celebrates its first release with an exclusive track by Prune Flat. Air is a unique track that consists of melodic vibes and minimal house beats. On the flipside you find a tech-house remix by Paul Baker and a deep-tech bomb by Giattino! Supported by Angelo Ferreri, Muzikfabrik and Point Zero!

Tracks:
Prune Flat – Air – Original Mix
Prune Flat – Air – Paul Baker Remix
Prune Flat – Air – Giattino Remix

Release date 20th March
Label: Chief Recordings

 SUPPORT THE ARTISTS AND PURCHASE IT HERE!

One of the most emotional break-beat tunes gets a deep touch of Manjane and Dragan who are part of Disko Zoo crew. This remix is probably the best we’ve heard so far since emotional and soulful voice of Andrea Martin lays the best on this smooth bass-line, discrete percussions. Remix will be given free if they hit at least 10.000 views. So share it and enjoy it!

Switch Feat. Andrea Martin – I Still Love You (Manjane & Dragan Remix) [Free if 10.000 views]

Manjane @ Facebook
Dragan @ SoundCloud

For those who don’t know Disko Zoo is owned by Gramophonedzie and this release will be best described by his own words:

“This fine selection of tunes varying from serious club stormers like Mark Funk’s ”Together” or Wise D & Kobe ”Groove me baby’‘ to regular bootie shakers from Durubuntu Jackers & MEDO, Copyshop Downtown INC, Angel Anx and myself. This is first time I put out some deeper sounds on Disko Zoo and our pioneers are Hyde & Sick with their ”Botako” track and my personal favorite on this release and general favorite that will stay for long time in my box Dragan’s ”Stab Me”.

ENJOY!”
Marko  “Gramophondzie”  Milicevic

Various Artists – Disko Zoo WMC Sampler 2012 contains:

^1 Mark Funk – Together (Original Mix) – Electro Station pick

^2 Darubuntu Jackers & M.E.D.O. – Plyeskavitza (Original Mix)

^3 Dragan – Stab Me (Original Mix)

^4 Gramophonedzie – Simply (Original Mix)

^5 Hyde & Sick – Botako (Original Mix) – Electro Station pick

^6 Wise D & Kobe – Groove Me Baby (Original Mix) – Electro Station pick

^7 Copyshop Downtown INC – 1212 (Original Mix)

^8 Angel Anx – Espira (Original Mix) – Electro Station pick

Release date – 26th of March 2012!

Disko Zoo @ SoundCloud
Disko Zoo @ Facebook
Disko Zoo @ Beatport

Since winning our producer competition back in 2010, Chris Jordan and Ben Webb aka KORT have been on quite a ride. Their winning track “Tomorrow” was the first release on the re-launched Copyright Recordings and shot straight to No.1 in the Traxsource start, beginning an extraordinary run of success for the label.

Now, after a sterling performance at their first Defected In The House gig at Ministry of Sound, the duo are about the front a new compilation series from Copyright’s label; Master Output.

Here we catch up with Chris and Ben for a quick chat about their initial flirtations with house music, their studio relationship and their plans for world domination…

^1 When did you first start producing music? Is it your full time career or do you work as anything else other than musicians?

Chris: I was co-writing and engineering with an eclectic independent house label called G-Force Records during the 90s, and did first productions with them, although I had been experimenting with my home set up since 1988. Those were the days of vinyl, tape, Atari’s and MIDI and I put in many studio hours learning the craft with some notable successes and the occasional Radio 1 play.

Ben: I have been experimenting with electronic music since 1998. My first commercial production was in 2001 under the moniker of Knights of the Round Tables, the first release being “Saxed Up” which was DJ Spen’s first remix with the Muthafunkaz.

Music has become our full time career for the last twelve months largely due to our association with Defected Records and Copyright Recordings which has raised our profile and for which we are extremely grateful!

^2 Tell us about how you first hooked up with Copyright?

We entered the Defected Producer Competition last year with our track “Tomorrow” and luckily enough for us it won. Sam Divine then invited us down to one of the “Heads Up” parties in London where she was playing; we met Simon Dunmore (in Chris’ case a re-introduction as they first met when Chris was Assisting Producer for Sarah HB at Kiss FM who used to work with Simon at AM:PM)

And Sam and Gav Copyright. They all loved the track and have have been great in helping us grow as producers. With all their experience and knowledge we are very grateful to them for giving us the opportunity.

^3 Why is house music such a passion for you both?

Ben: I fell in love with house when I was taken by my friends to my first house club in 1995; from then on there was no turning back! For me house is a spiritual thing… it’s a madness that you can’t see or touch, only feel. House is like my mistress; I go home to my wife but I’m still thinking about music.

Chris: Right from the moment I first heard House I knew it was the music I was waiting to be involved with. I got into the early house scene in 1988/9 and went to some unforgettable gatherings and my life was never the same! House gets into your very bones! Through all the twists and turns that house has taken over the years I’ve remained true to the original spirit of four-to-the-floor and am proud to be a part of the continuing story.

^4 Tell us about your first initial introductions to music…what did you both grow up listening to?

Ben: I was brought up on soul and Motown as far back as I can remember, especially Sam Cooke. Prince and Michael Jackson were also massive influences. My dad would make us listen to Billy Joel and Paul Simon and I later realized that lyrically and musically both are genius musicians. In my early teens I was listening to array of different artists such as The Doors, Jimi Hendrix, Bob Marley. …it’s nice to listen to different genres of music. It gives you a slightly different angle on what you are doing

Chris: My musical influences have been very diverse. I grew up in the era of classic songwriting; Lennon/McCartney (hard act to follow!) and Motown then got into the Parliament, the early albums of Stevie Wonder (Innervisions), the disco era (although too young to go to any!) then experimental electronica such as Kraftwerk and Can. I was very influenced in the early 80s by the productions of Brian Eno, especially in collaboration with David Byrne from Talking Heads (My Life in the Bush of Ghosts).

I also listened to dub reggae and used to go to the WOMAD festivals and got into some electro and the original hip-hop; a guy I used to know at an American air force base in Ipswich had masses of LL Cool J demos on cassette! Then I heard early house records around the end of ’87 and became totally hooked.

^5 How did you first meet each other?

Ben: We met when I was DJing at Pacha in London a few years ago. A coach load of our friends was coming up to see me play there and Chris was a friend of one my cousins. We got introduced, found out we had loads in common. Chris told me he was an all-round musician and so he started playing live percussion and keys in my DJ sets. We then hooked up in the studio and things just clicked for us.

^6 Why do you think you work so well together in the studio? What does each of you bring to the table?

Ben: I have an unhealthy obsession with drums. I write and programme most of the tracks whereas Chris engineers, plays and does most of the mixing. His attention detail is second to none. We consider that we both have equal input into all aspects of working on tracks. I also think you have to be honest. You have to feel very comfortable with each other for either of us to say to the other “I don’t like that part” or “that doesn’t work…”

Chris: I think we both have respect for each other’s abilities and strengths and are both able to learn from each other so that our roles do not remain static but are continually evolving. We clicked in the studio right from first working together and both bring a different element to what we do.

^7 You got off to the best possible start for Copyright Recordings with “Tomorrow” why do you think the label’s struck a chord with so many people since its relaunch?

Yeah we were very lucky to get our first Traxsource No.1 with “Tomorrow” on the re-launch of the label. I don’t think any of us was expecting it. Copyright have been putting out top quality releases for many years so when people see their imprint we suppose they’re expecting much of the same. The Afro tribal Latin thing seems to work on so many levels. For us, it kinda gives off a party vibe and Copyright Recordings bring this full-on with quality releases from quality artists. People are seeing and hearing that, and we feel very privileged to be part of it all.

^8 How would you describe the particular style of house music you make?

We have an Afro-tribal Latin vibe to what we do but we just prefer to call it house… one house, one nation and all that!

^10 What are your plans for the rest of the year…?

World domination! No, seriously… new tracks, more gigs worldwide and hopefully Mr Simon Dunmore would be kind enough to invite us to Ibiza!

^11 Anything else you’d like to tell us about…?

Chris: I was classically trained guitarist and was a Junior Exhibitioner at the Royal College of Music!

Ben: I play guitar and used to be singer/songwriter with a funk-rock band!

Pre-order Copyright Recordings Master Output mixed by KORT is out 5th March 2012

KORT @ SoundCloud
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KORT @ Twitter

Mowgli makes his debut release on Defected, and he’s certainly making his mark with “Back In The Day”. This record marks a departure from Mowgli’s normal style as he takes things a little deeper with this stunning, simple yet effective house track with a rather large bassline! After hearing Amber Jolene on Timo Garcia’s “Lady Luck” he got in touch and she delivered a stunning vocal. A match made in sonic heaven.

Mowgli featuring Amber Jolene – Back In The Day // Release date – 22/02/12 @ Defected.