Author: Mattias

Dick Johnson – Hello / Baby Talk [Play It Down]

First of all, I love the name. Dick Johnson, way to play the system of artist naming. It’s like when you bypass the bad word filters on xbox live but everyone knows what you mean. So props for that. One...

Feri & Multi – XNOR [Big Fish Recordings]

Need some big room electro to gear yourself up for the weekend after new years? Take a listen to the new track XNOR by Feri & Multi, relative newcomers to the scene. There really exists two different sides to this...

Marc Benjamin – Riser [Wall Recordings]

Coming off Wall Recordings, DJ/Producer Marc Benjamin has released an absolutely banging electro house/big room track. In many ways, Benjamin’s style slightly mimics Afrojack what with big synth buildups, followed by grimy synth drops chromatically going up and down within...

Pattern Drama – Sweet Romance [Touch of Class]

Sweet Romance is a very unique EP from Pattern Drama (with one remix by Eric Volta), two producers out of the UK. A somber, mellow EP, it takes the listener on a musical journey from instrument to instrument, combining the...

Shall Ocin – Conception EP [Culprit]

“Conception EP”, a release consisting of three original Ocin tracks and one remix by Edu Imbernon, is a creative and uniquely psychedelic journey through house music of the tech and deep variety. The EP starts out with “Forgive Me”, an...

SoulPhiction – When Radio Was Boss [Pampa Records]

Germany-based SoulPhiction has released a great EP with two originals, and one remix by Jackmate. If I had to lump these tracks into a genre, I would have to say they lean more along the side of deep house, but...

Mike Okay – Blizzards [Hommage]

German producer Mike Okay has released an EP featuring one original track, Blizzards, with two remixes. One by about/ski, and the other by aboriginal. The EP as a whole is quite out there and takes a bit of getting used...

Avatism – Adamant Remixes #1 [Vakant]

For a foray into the world of house music not generally seen by a vast majority of the progressive loving public, check out the remixes of Avatism’s “Adamant” that’s out now on Beatport. Consisting of 4 individual tracks, each a...

Huxley – Inkwell EP [Aus Music]

Huxley, one of my favorite deep house artists to be currently producing, has created a bass-heavy release of high-quality dance music. In the vein of standard deep house, Huxley’s tracks are simplistic but what shines is how well the bass...