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Thursday, 21 June 2012
Tuesday, 15 May 2012
Forever Underground 3CD out now
NRK's parting shot, the triple CD 'Forever Underground (Artifacts 1997-2012)' is out now.
Not many record labels can lay claim to a 15 year stretch, but NRK Music has been a consistent and trusted source of the finest deep house and tech house music for the last decade and a half. Set up in 1996 in Bristol, UK, NRK Music quickly delivered a hefty slew of releases from the off from artists like Ian Pooley, François K, Dimitri From Paris and Nick Holder, and have never looked back since. Now with over 170 single releases and 45 albums, plus the mix compilation series Back In The Box, The Lab, nite:life and Deep Sensations, NRK prepare to celebrate it's 15th, and final year in the business with “Forever Underground”.
A 3CD package, “Forever Underground” collects some of the finest moments from the label’s career to date, and showcases the variety of sounds and trends within the house music scene over the last 15 years. CD1 features such hi-lights as Quentin Harris’ epic “Let’s Be Young”, the sensationally deep Charles Webster mix of Shara Nelson’s “Go That Deep”, Blackjoy’s awesome disco jam “Moustache” and Foremost Poet’s legendary call to the dancefloor “Moonraker”, plus truly memorable deep house cuts from Nick Holder, Sirus and Twisted Pair.
CD2 continues the delve into the NRK catalogue, opening up with perhaps one of the defining deep house records of our time, François K’s “Time & Space”, swiftly plucking another bomb from the vaults in Tom Middleton’s remix of Kerri Chandler’s “Bar A Thym”. The underground vibes continue with the luscious King Britt remix of “Innocent”, Nick Holder’s classic “Summer Daze” and DJ Q’s pounding and hypnotic “Superclique”. Throughout it’s 15 year tenure, NRK have always reflected the evolving sounds of electronic dance, and the trio of tracks that round off CD2 are some classic, analogue techno sounds from Paul Woolford, Ed Davenport and the legend that is Carl Craig, confirming that NRK has been a label that stands by quality underground music, regardless of the many sub genres out there.
CD3 is a bonus mix CD from NRK founder, DJ and producer, Nick Harris. With not an easy task to pick out a CDs worth of 170 releases and upwards to 700 tracks & remixes, Harris deftly programs and mixes some of the standout tracks from over the years along with various Dub Mixes, Bonus Beats and underground goodies from the vaults. And so, along with many of the catalogue favorites, Harris pulls out tracks and remixes from Spencer Parker, Pete Heller, Kings Of Tomorrow, Trackheadz, Joey Negro and Chris Lattner, creating the perfect mix to encapsulate NRK’s forward thinking music policy and ear for an underground dancefloor bomb!
The 3CD is now available from the NRK Shopify here
Digital download album will be available as from Monday 21st May 2012.
Saturday, 7 April 2012
Dan Curtin's 'Stolen' EP out on Leviathan Sounds
Bristol’s Leviathan Sounds returns with a superb new single from scene stalwart Dan Curtin who offers up two new slabs of dark, twisted & funky grooves...
Leviathan Sounds is a brand new label for 2012 hailing from the musical hotbed of Bristol in the west of England. The first two EP’s from Admiral & Lewis Boardman have already garnered support from some of the globe’s leading DJs, including Sasha, Ripperton, Laurent Garnier & Anja Schneider and the label is being looked to as a possible leading light for the year ahead.
For the third release, due early April, the imprint has hooked up with US techno heavyweight Dan Curtin, a man who’s musical history runs parallel with the story of modern dance music. Hailing from Cleveland, Ohio, Curtin has a catalogue of releases spanning almost 20 years and includes music on labels such as Peacefrog, Tuning Spork, Strictly Rhythm & Mobilee to name a just a few.
For his latest release Curtin has teamed up with vocalist The Blacknile for the wonderfully raw ‘Stolen’, a twisted, dark and funky slice of rough house that uses distorted drums, intense synths and rolling bass to underpin the outstanding spoken word vocals. The original mix is simply sublime and instantly conjures up that 7am warehouse feeling, offered alongside this is the ‘Postharmonix mix’ where Mr Curtin takes things down a bleeping and jackin route and provides an alternative that stands tall again the brilliant original.
To close the package we have the wonderfully titled ‘The Night Will Set You Free’ which blends raw drums, hypnotic piano lines and twisted percussion to create and old school workout with a 2012 twist.
Dan Curtin's "Stolen" EP will be out exclusively on Beatport on 8th April, with all other digital sites to follow two weeks later.
NRK celebrate 15 years with Forever Underground
Not many record labels can lay claim to a 15 year stretch, but NRK Music has been a consistent and trusted source of the finest deep house and tech house for the last decade and a half. Set up in 1996 in Bristol, UK, NRK Music quickly delivered a hefty slew of releases from the off from artists like Ian Pooley, François K, Dimitri From Paris and Nick Holder, and have never looked back since. Now with over 170 single releases and 45 albums, plus the mix compilation series Back In The Box, The Lab, nite:life and Deep Sensations, NRK prepare to celebrate 15 years in the business with “Forever Underground”.
A 3CD package, “Forever Underground” collects some of the finest moments from the label’s career to date, and showcases the variety of sounds and trends within the house music scene over the last 15 years. CD1 features such hi-lights as Quentin Harris’ epic “Let’s Be Young”, the sensationally deep Charles Webster mix of Shara Nelson’s “Go That Deep”, Blackjoy’s awesome disco jam “Moustache” and Foremost Poet’s legendary call to the dancefloor “Moonraker”, plus truly memorable deep house cuts from Nick Holder, Sirus and Twisted Pair.
CD2 continues the delve into the NRK catalogue, opening up with perhaps one of the defining deep house records of our time, François K’s “Time & Space”, swiftly plucking another bomb from the vaults in Tom Middleton’s remix of Kerri Chandler’s “Bar A Thym”. The underground vibes continue with the luscious King Britt remix of “Innocent”, Nick Holder’s classic “Summer Daze” and DJ Q’s pounding and hypnotic “Superclique”. Throughout it’s 15 year tenure, NRK have always reflected the evolving sounds of electronic dance, and the trio of tracks that round off CD2 are some classic, analogue techno sounds from Paul Woolford, Ed Davenport and the legend that is Carl Craig, confirming that NRK has been a label that stands by quality underground music, regardless of the many sub genres out there.
CD3 is a bonus mix CD from NRK founder, DJ and producer, Nick Harris. With not an easy task to pick out a CDs worth of 170 releases and upwards to 700 tracks & remixes, Harris deftly programs and mixes some of the standout tracks from over the years along with various Dub Mixes, Bonus Beats and underground goodies from the vaults. And so, along with many of the catalogue favorites, Harris pulls out tracks and remixes from Spencer Parker, Pete Heller, Kings Of Tomorrow, Trackheadz, Joey Negro and Chris Lattner, creating the perfect mix to encapsulate NRK’s forward thinking music policy and ear for an underground dancefloor bomb!
The 3CD of Forever Underground will be released on 7th May, with an extended digital album bundle available as from 21st May
CD01
01. SIRUS – AN EYE FOR AN EYE (ORIGINAL MIX)
02. NUFREQUENCY FT. SHARA NELSON – GO THAT DEEP (CHARLES WEBSTER REMIX)
03. QUENTIN HARRIS – LET’S BE YOUNG (ORIGINAL MIX)
04. NICK HOLDER – PARADISE (SALT CITY MIX)
05. TERRA DEVA – FRESH START (JOSHUA’S HOUSE MIX)
06. BLACKJOY – MOUSTACHE (LA STACHE)
07. FOREMOST POETS – MOONRAKER (ORIGINAL MIX)
08. TWISTED PAIR – HORNY HUSTLE
09. TRACKHEADZ – OUR MUSIC
10. ROCKET – PEOPLE (JENO’S STORMY WEATHER MIX)
CD02
01. FRANÇOIS K – TIME & SPACE
02. KERRI CHANDLER – BAR A THYM (TOM MIDDLETON’S COSMOS MIX)
03. AKABU FT. LINDA CLIFFORD – RIDE THE STORM (JOEY NEGRO DUB STORM)
04. Q-BURNS ABSTRACT MESSAGE – INNOCENT (KING BRITT’S SCUBA MIX)
05. NICK HOLDER – SUMMER DAZE (RADIO EDIT)
06. DJ Q – SUPERCLIQUE
07. ED DAVENPORT – NEW YORKSHIRE (CLUB MIX)
08. PAUL WOOLFORD – 313 (PART ONE)
09. HOT LIZARD – THE THEME (CARL CRAIG REMIX)
CD03 (MIXED BY NICK HARRIS)
01. AUDIO SOUL PROJECT – COMMUNITY
02. TRACKHEADZ – FEEL (INSTRUMENTAL MIX)
03. KINGS OF TOMORROW – THE SWAY
04. QUENTIN HARRIS – LET’S BE YOUNG (JULIEN JABRE REMIX)
05. TWISTED PAIR – HORNY HUSTLE
06. KERRI CHANDLER – BAR A THYM (ORIGINAL MIX)
07. AKABU FT. LINDA CLIFFORD – RIDE THE STORM (JOEY NEGRO DUB STORM)
08. FRANÇOIS K – TIME & SPACE
09. MATTHIAS HEILBRONN – BROOKLYN SUB (SOULFLOWER DUB BEATS)
10. CHYMERA – WISH (PETER DILDO RAWJUICE RESHAPE)
11. FOREMOST POETS – MOONRAKER (SPENCER PARKER’S A GUN FOR HIRE REMIX)
12. NICK HOLDER FT. SACHA – TIME (SIX SERIES DUBSTRUMENTAL)
13. SIRUS – AN EYE FOR AN EYE (PETE HELLER EDIT)
14. HIPP-E – BROVAS DARKNESS
15. LEWIS BOARDMAN – MIST (CHRIS LATTNER REMIX)
16. BLACKJOY – MOUSTACHE (LA STACHE)
17. ROCKET – PEOPLE (JENO’S STORMY WEATHER MIX)
Thursday, 22 March 2012
Second Stoned Immaculate release from Nick Harris
Out now on Beatport, three more straight up house cuts from Nick Harris, on the second Stoned Immaculate release. Following on from the “Dispatches” EP which earned glowing reviews in Mixmag, Resident Advisor and DJ Magazine, Harris sticks to the script with simple, deep and banging club cuts.
'In The Flowers' balances a sweet loopy disco vibe with a hard, slammin beat, clearly inspired by the sounds of classic labels Cajual, Relief etc. Holding up the EP is the piano driven title track, 'Hallucinations', whilst sandwiched in the middle is the cheeky 'Bucket Bong', the origins of which need little introduction!
Selected DJ comments;
Kate Simko (Spectral Sound) – In The Flowers for me, thanks!
James What (Crosstown Rebels) – Loving Bucket Bong and Hallucinations
Nils Nurnberg (8-Bit) – SI001 was really great, this is even better!
Rocky (X-Press 2) – Superb stuff once again from Harris, definite support from me
Joel Alter (Bass Culture) – Great one! Simple & funky, no need to complicate things, support!
Bubba (Hot Creations) – In The Flowers, nice cut! Bucket Bong will be useful
Laura Jones (Visionquest) – Hallucinations is my fave, love In The Flowers too
Milton Jackson (Freerange) – I really like Hallucinations, old Kenlou vibes for the whole EP actually which is nice
Gavin Herlihy (Crosstown Rebels) – Jam-tastic nineties house business on here, all three cuts sounding cool
Cats ‘n’ Dogz (Dirtybird) – This one is really cool, will play
Severino (Horsemeat Disco) – This is great, I love Nick’s music, all 3 cuts are big!
Kiki (Bpitch) – Great EP! Especially Bucket Bong, a great party tool
Jon McIver (Jet Project) – Yeah, these will work! Big fan of Nick’s stuff
Ricardo Miranda (Rush Hour) – Deep & bangin, love all the subtle change ups, great, great EP
Anja Schneider (Mobilee) – Like this one, thanks!
Iron Curtis (Morris Audio) – Always a pleasure to receive Nick Harris tracks, I’m into In The Flowers!
Jordan Peak (Tsuba) – Full support, love it!
Paul Woolford (Planet E) – I’ll take a Bucket Bong please ;-)
Enzo Siragusa (FUSE) – Nice houset tracks, will support
Terence (Freak n Chic) – Nice house! Love the vibe
Kasper (Esperanza) – Great house record, love Bucket Bong
Emerson Todd (Dirty Bird) – Been playing the first release a lot and I’ll be doing the same with these, great stuff
Scope (Large Music) – enjoying Nick’s sounds right now, Hallucinations is great
Moodymanc (2020 Vision) – Really liking all three of these
Adam Shelton (One Recs) – Hallucinations is really nice, great groove and love the whole feel of the track, looking forward to playing this
Gorge (8-Bit) – Cool release
Jon Woodall (Back To Basics) – Hallucinations is wicked, Bucket Bong is pretty cool too
Tuesday, 21 February 2012
Nick Harris - Dispatches EP out now
Most known for being the head honcho of long serving bastion of the British house scene, NRK Music, Nick Harris launches a new label for 2012, and takes the first release slot for himself. Out now on digital download, 'Dispatches' EP, on Stoned Immaculate, has picked up glowing reviews and heavy support from the house fraternity.
'Under Control' slams hard like a slice of Kerri Chandler in a duel with Lil' Louis, 'Surfing With Kilgore' dubs it up Mood II Swing style and 'Feel Like Movin' skips just right with plenty of organ action.
Expect more offerings from Harris soon, with the second Stoned Immaculate release schedules for March.
Friday, 6 January 2012
Nick Harris launches new label for 2012
Most known for being the head honcho of long serving bastion of the British house scene, NRK Music, Nick Harris launches a new label for 2012, and takes the first release slot for himself.
Stoned Immaculate is the label, and will focus on straight up house trax, slightly dubbed around the edges, and always aimed for the dancefloor. And Nick's first release for the new label nails the ethos pretty well, with three new tracks, all cut from simple cloth but with classic house elements doing what they do best.
'Under Control' slams hard like a slice of Kerri Chandler in a duel with Lil' Louis, 'Surfing With Kilgore' dubs it up Mood II Swing style and 'Feel Like Movin' skips just right with plenty of organ action.
'Dispatches' EP by Nick Harris is out on Stoned Immaculate as a digital release only, from 30th January 2012.
Tuesday, 13 December 2011
Nick Harris "White Leather" EP out now with Kiki and Hector on the remix
NRK Music keeps driving forwards, always with a relatively wide palette of deep house and techno sounds, and NRK171 sees label boss, Nick Harris, deliver another EP of solid house material. Out this week on Beatport and 12" vinyl.
“White Leather”, in its original “Xtra Tight Mix”, is built upon a sturdy, bass driven, moody beat and a carnival-esque melody lead, with plenty of percs and snaps to keep the energy levels up. Little breaks for enveloping Juno chords and rolling Chicago style deep beats keep the track nice & warm before the nagging melody kicks back in again. On the remix of “White Leather” we find Kiki (BPitch/Crosstown Rebels) stick with the percussive vibe and melody, fattening things up somewhat with a super bass heavy synth riff and stringy pads evocative of classic Carl Craig techno moments.
“Sunrise Over Volta” is a growling, bass heavy workout with hints of Kerri Chandler’s techier moments, tweaking little melodies in and out of the mix, filtering elements to and fro, all the while keeping things simple and focused on the floor. And providing his own interpretation, Hector Murillo, currently providing stellar sounds for the likes of Desolat, Tsuba, 2020 Vision and Mobilee, turns out a groovy as hell remix. Concrete heavy beats shuffle nicely and provide the groove, whilst Hector teases in the original elements for a swinging remix.
Thursday, 7 July 2011
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