Wednesday 18 December 2013

Maribou State Feat. Saint Saviour - Scarlett Groove (Maribou Edit) - Free Download - Deep House


London duo Maribou State (Chris Davids and Liam Ivory) have just dropped a tidy edit of their hot tune "Scarlett Groove". The tune features vocals from Saint Saviour (Becky Jones) who used to front Groove Armada back in 2010. Just like their other celestial drawn numbers this one is full of aural synth goodness and is defiantly something unique. Enjoy!


Prince - 1999 (Nolan Remix) - Free Download - House


Brighton  Dj/Producer Nolan has recently been smashing out hot numbers for labels like Get Physical, OFF Recordings, and Nervous. Well right in time for this year's NYE Nolan has dropped a seriously bouncy rework of Prince's 1982 apocalyptic smash hit "1999".  The Bassline is quirky but very cool in this remix, and has a fun vibe sure to heat up the floors over the holiday season.. Enjoy!


Lane 8 - How I Feel - Free Download - House


San Franciscian producer Lane 8 always seems to hit the spot. His new house tune is an ode to Nina Simon's 1965 hit "Feeling Good". Nina first performed this tune in a musical called "The Roar of the Greasepaint – The Smell of the Crowd" in the UK in 1964.  It captures the happiness in that blues track, and surrounds it with lush laid back beats and nice piano. This is a great tune to listen to first thing in the morning to lift your spirits! Enjoy!


Tuesday 17 December 2013

Bodhi - No More (Charles Murdoch Remix) - Free Download - Deep House


Bohdi are a production duo from Cardiff UK, already having an extensive release cache on labels such as Push and Run and Grizzly. This release is out on Future Classic. It features Brisbane lad Charles Murdoch on remix duties for the tune "No More", taken off their new EP. It very cleverly uses the vocal from Boys to Men's "Water Runs Dry" with great results. Get into it!



Bonus :

Let The Machines Do The Work - Give It Up (VIP Mix) - Free Download - House


Let The Machines Do The Work are a four piece from Brighton UK. Here we have a their new exclusive track Give It Up and its classic house all the way. Big bass line, piano stabs, subtle strings and a very simple vocal. This is should easily send a dance floor into a frenzy.
 
 

Monday 16 December 2013

Fleetwood Mac - Rhiannon (Luxxury Edit) - Free Download - Slow Disco


The Baron is back, and with a tasty edit of Fleetwood's 1976 tune "Rhiannon". This is a very laid back number.. the original song is about a character in a book that Nicks read who becomes possessed by a spirit called "Rhiannon", which hints at the Welsh legend of the same name. Follow the link to Luxxury's FB page for a like for download deal.. Enjoy!



Blackedout - Champagne - Free Download - Trap


New York producer Blackedout is back with another chilled out trap tune. Yes the magnetic synths hum along with tasty and snappy beats in this one. Just listen!!



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City Calm Down - Speak To No End (Groundislava Remix) - Free Download - Indie Dance


LA producer Groundislava (Jasper Patterson) has made one of the best remixes I've heard in sometime. It seems like a match made in heaven. City Calm Down is an 4 piece live electronic band from Melbourne. Yes, their song released this year has been reworked beautifully. City's undeniably 80s influenced music is great enough already, but Groundislava has taken it to the next level making it very dancefloor friendly, and great for the drive to the beach over summer. I was first made aware of Groundislava, when local Producer/Record Label Manager/Total Legend Nick Forrest (Communication Records) sent me a link to his Boilerroom set last year. He is part of the Wedidit Collective with others such as RL Grime, Shlomo and this is one producer set to shake things up.. don't we love that. There is also remixes done by Sydney boys Wordlife, and also Melbournian Zac Hayse. Anyways get downloading and enjoy!



Groundislava Boileroom Set from September 2012 :


Bonus Remixes :




Wednesday 11 December 2013

Tommy Rawson - 7 Days - Free Download - House

UK producer/dj Tommy Rawson's tune "7 Days" was released on Local Talk back in may this year. Because Local Talk's FB page now has 10k followers they've released this tune of the Lose It/7 Days EP for free... Its a very nice 80s influenced discoish house tune - grab it now!


Tuesday 10 December 2013

Amerie - 1 Thing (Cherokee Remix) - Free Download - House


French producer duo Cherokee have dopped a quality R&B house flavoured number. It's a remix of American R&B singer Amerie's 2005 hit "1 Thing". Keeping a lot of the original sound this one just adds to the mix, and ends up very playable. Enjoy.

Kyle Watson - Low Notes - Free Download - Bass


Since winning the Smash TVNoise & Girls’ Beatport remix comp, Jo-Berg producer Kyle Watson has been working on some nice stuff. The best so far imho is this banger "Low Notes". It has the right balance of vox n bass! Thanks to Kyle/Redbull in Capetown we can download this tune :

Monday 9 December 2013

Sade - Nothing Can Come Between Us (Pomo Edit) - Free Download - Disco House


Well Pomo's done it again. The Canadian producer has dropped another tune.. this time an edit of Sade's 1988 tune "Nothing Can Come Between Us". This edit is super groovy, with wicked warm bass and of course Sade's great vox. Get onto it!

Les Loups Feat. Moona - Out Of Sight - Free Download - Nu Disco


German producer trio Les Loups is back with another great 80's pop disco influenced number. This time joined by French vocalist Moona. Renowned for their Paradisco parties the group has delivered another catchy tune - starting with sexy synth syncopations it quickly leads into deep drums and beautiful bass - then Moona.. Bam! It will get under your skin... another great tune for the dance floor!  Its free on their facebook page for a short time.. grab it now!


Sunday 8 December 2013

Gil Scott Heron - Gun (Disco Tech Edit) - Free Download - Soul


Stockholm's Disco Tech (Nick) has been around for sometime, making very nice dj edits that are very playable. So Here is one of American Jazz Poet and son of a Jamaican football player - Gil Scott Heron's 1981 track "Gun". Its a tidy down tempo tune with a lot of soul... enjoy.

Download Link Here



Delta Funktionen - Low Jam - Free Download - Techno


Dutch producer Delta Funktionen (aka Niels Luinenburg) has dropped a sweet tune on the Creme 10K  "Behold I Send You Out" EP. Now based in Berlin, Germany Delta reveals in this tune how he's been influenced by Detroit techno. Its a good little banger, one I'm going to drop at warehouse party this Friday.. just so I can hear on a loud system. Enjoy.

Saturday 7 December 2013

Sunday Chill Vibez #3 - Free Downloads - Jazz, Disco, House, Dounce


How quickly did that week go... oh well guess its time to lay back and chill to some international beats..

Eugene McDaniels - Cherrystones (Dj Prime Cutnpaste Edit)

First drop off the planet is legendary DJ Primes re-cut of African American Gene McDaniels 1970 jazz rock number.. "Cherrystones".




Heion - Quiver

Next up its a sultry nudisco number from Romania's Heion.




Madonna - Vogue (Les Fleurs Du Mal Dub Mix)

Another tune.. this time from Paris'  Les Fleurs Du Mal. This time a semi deep house rework of a Madonna classic.



W1sp - Tattoo

And lastly, a tune that's a tiny bit uptempo.. from local Melbourne producer W1sp. Great vox chops of Miguel's' "Girl With A Tattoo.


Pink Floyd - Another Brick In The Wall (Rayko Cosmic Edit) - Free Download - Indie Disco


Spanish producer Rayko (aka Rayco Peña) has dropped another edit. This time the Rare Wiri henchman has a crack at British band Pink Floyd's 1979 hit Another Brick In The Wall.  Rayko has kept the 70s feel, but turned it into a more jam felt indie disco number with guitars bouncing off the walls, snares and hats keeping it kicking along. Rayko has another great edit here. Like we would expect anything else. Grab it now.


Friday 6 December 2013

CUR - Strangeways - Free Download - House


Fresh blood on the scene, Can U Relate (CUR) is a London based Greek duo made up of the ex front man "Tareq" of nu electro band "TechSoir" and CUR party custodian Vangelis. They've droped two new tunes, and this one "Strangeways" is a great bouncy little house tune with a laid back intensity that would be great in a warmup set. Enjoy!


Chordashian - Keep On - Free Download - Cheesy House



Brooklyn based duo Chordashian (Michael Banks & Felix Feygin) are back, hot off their release "Skyscraper Souls" last month with a seriously cheesy but good house number "Keep On". Layered with more piano than a David Guetta tune, and strong vocals this one will surely wake up a dance floor. Get the free download now!




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The Whispers - And The Beat Goes On (Ejeca's Wonderbeat Edit) - Free Download - Disco


Dublin maestro Ejeca is back with another great remix. This time its The Whispers hit "And The Beat Goes On" which he's worked into a massive filtered disco bomb. Its loopy - its filtered - its great. Lots of artists have sampled this 1979 banger.. from Monie Love to Will Smith & Madonna. Well get on to it now!

Thursday 5 December 2013

Agnes Obel - Fuel To Fire (Xinobi Rework) - Free Download - Indie Dance


Portuguese producer/dj Xinobi, (aka Bruno Cardoso) is one of the co-founders of the tasty record label Disco Texas. His rework of Dublin singer/songwriter Agnes Obel's "Fuel To The Fire" is deep and melancholic. Keeping true to the original he has kept the vocal and piano parts in tact and beefed it up with some simple percussion and a bassline that just oozes cool. Click HERE for the download.


Todd Terje - Spiral (Radio Mix) - Free Download - Synthwave House


Norwegian producer Todd Terje (aka Todd Olsen) has a new EP called "Spiral" out on his very own label Olsen. The title tune is nice Synth infused House, boarding into the electro but keeping away enough to keep it out of the dodgy Swedish house mafia territory. Todd was kind enough to put his radio edit up for free download... Enjoy!

Sweat It Out! Wins Musica Copa Charity Match.


So Yesterday was 2013's Musica Copa Charity fundraiser. Aussie Music Industry locals went head to head with the winner's charity be the benefactor.

Sweat It Out! in Black & White vs Local Radio Station FBI Radio

The team to beat was Sweat It Out!. There were some other great teams who gave out some good game, including Future Classic, and Mushroom. In the end it was down to Sweat It Out!, and the Stereosonic teams, with Sweat just to hard to beat they won!

Michael (Touch Sensitive)

Was a great day, and there was plenty of good tunes from the likes of Touch Sensitive (Future Classic) and Lancelot to just name a few. Lots of free drinks too.. too much I'd say.

 
 
 
Well Done to all the groups who competed :

Channel V
Modular
Elefant Traks
Motorik!
FBI Radio
Mushroom Group
Future Classic
Pulse Radio
Inthemix
Stereosonic
Ministry Of Sound
Sweat It Out!

Tuesday 3 December 2013

Kraak & Smaak Feat. Retro Stefson - F.A.M.E (Kraak & Smaak Remix) - Free Download - Deep Breaks


Ever since Dutch producers Kraak & Smaak's debut in 2003 the trio have had solid releases, helping to put UK label Jalapeno Records firmly on the map.  It's little wonder they won the EBBA in 2009. Following the release of their Chrome Waves album in October, Kraak & Smaak have done a remix of one of the tracks from the same album. Littered with haunting synths that sound like the spooky riff in the background music of the movie "Never Ending Story" this deep breaks sounding tune doesn't disappoint. Real atmosphere here. Enjoy the free download!


Pino D'Angio' - Un Po D'uva Ed Un Liquore (Gorka Edit) - Free Download - Jazzy Disco


Spanish producer Gorka Laspiur is back again with another quality Edit. This time its of Italian disco legend Pino D'Angio's "Un Po D'uva Ed Un Liquore" (translated : A little Grape & Liquor). This edit feels a lot more jazzy due to the piano and works quite well. The Original was released back in 1982 on Italian label Rifi Records. Pino is probably best known for his 1980 hit Ma Quale Idea which was heavily sampled by Madison Avenue's "Don't Call Me Baby". This tune has some interesting spoken words in sexy Italiano, and synth sweep bursts that hint at where Psychemagik might have drawn their ideas for their awesome remix of the American singer/songwriter Paula Cole's Feelin' Love. Enjoy!

Sylvester - You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) (Sixth Avenue Express Sax Remake) - Free Download - House


London producers Sixth Avenue Express (Freddie Lee & MFT) have already had some great releases on labels like Kolour Recordings, Pole Position and David Magnier's House Of Disco. Here they have turned the 1978 Sylvester classic "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)" into a fun bouncy house track loaded with sexy sax and lovely light keys that complement Sylvester's pitched down vocal. Enjoy!


Monday 2 December 2013

Jean Carn - My Love Don't Come Easy (Groove Pool Edit) - Free Download - Disco


UK producer Groove Pool (aka Kaayli Williams) has remastered one of his edits of the Philadelphia Records artist Jean Carn's "My Love Don't Come Easy". Jean was the wife to pianist and one of the founders of Black Jazz Record's - Doug Carn. This laid back tune will have you nodding though, and its a great example of why the philly sound is still going strong. Enjoy!



Karl Kling - Deep In The House Of Love - Free Download - House


US Producer Karl Kling has dropped another house tune infused with syncopated synths and bumpy bass. Karl (RAC) has also teamed up with Canadian producer/DJ Cyclist (aka Mark Penner) to start their own record label MANI/PEDI Records with an aim to put out slightly left of field disco and house tunes. So here is their first release, enjoy it and grab after a like on their fayb page.




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Ejeca - Music Sounds Better With A 303 - Free Download - Acid House


Belfast DJ/Producer Ejeca specialises in House, Disco and Garage. He has released on top labels like 2020 Vision and Australia's own Future Classic. I have been a fan of his music for a while now so you could imagine my excitement when I came across this cheeky remix of Stardusts "Music Sounds Better With You" Stardust originally sampled Chaka Khan's 1981 tune "Fate" back in 1998. What an evolution it has had. As the name suggests this is a great piece of what I can only describe as deep acid house. He layers the well known  Benjamin Diamond vocal over the top of a tasty deep TB-303 groove and then throws in a little snippet of the "Fate" guitar sample. Its an absolute gem and won't be leaving my crate for some time.




Sunday 1 December 2013

HCB - Top Tunes - November 2013



Well, November has just past us, and we're going to start a new segment here at HCB. Our top tune release recommendations for each month. These are tunes which should be in your crate, if not you missed a boat somewhere and need to get onto these pronto.. its not a comprehensive list, but just some gems we thought we'd let you know about. The list is broken by genre so if your a purist it should save you some time.. This Month we'll be covering these Genre's : House/Deep House/Tech House/Techno/R&B-House


House
 

1 : Bareskin - Distorted Symmetry (Original Mix)

 


Label : Hypercolour
Release Date : 18-11-2013

 
2. Henzel & Disco Nova - Lucky Ones (Rogerseventytwo Remix)
 
 
 

 
Label: Bad Life
Release Date: 25-11-2013
 
3.Vijay, Sofia Zlatko & Alexandre Simacourbe - I Like It (Vintage Culture Remix)
 
 
 
Release Date: 18-11-2013
 
 
 
 

Deep House
 

1. Kele Okereke - Get Up (Original Mix)

 
 
While the official release date is actually tomorrow, we loved it so much we wanted you to get onto it right away!

Label: Crosstown Rebels
Release Date: 02-12-2013


2. Alci - Early Beginnings Part 3 EP
 

Following the first two parts earlier this year, Alci has another solid EP. Pretty much every tune is great, specifically these three :

Alci - Rump Shaker (Original Mix)
 
 
Alci - Jungles Brew (Original Mix)
 
 
Alci - At Night (Original Mix)



Release Date: 01-11-2013



 
Tech House
 

1. Dauwd - Heat Division EP
 

There is two very choice tunes on this EP. The two Tim Goldsworthy remixes.
 
 
Dauwd - Heat Division (Tim Goldsworthy Remix)
 

 
Dauwd - Heat Division (Tim Goldsworthy Remix Instrumental)

(No Preview Sorry!)

Release Date: 11-11-2013
 
 
2. M.A.N.D.Y. - Superstitious (Chaim Remix)
 
 
 
 
 
Release Date: 11-11-2013
 
 
3.  Marc Romboy - Trax That Make You Reminisce, Volume 1
 

There is a couple of fun little bangers on this EP from Marc. These are the picks off the record.
 
 
Marc Romboy - Ghetto What (Original Mix)



 
Marc Romboy - Ghetto What (Phil Weeks Ghetto Dub)



 
Marc Romboy - Set Me Free (A1 Bassline Nostalgia Mix)




Label: Gruuv
Release Date: 11-11-2013
 Buy on Beatport here.



 

 
Techno
 

 
1. Henzel & Disco Nova - Lucky Ones (Original Mix)





 
Label: Bad Life
Release Date: 25-11-2013
 Buy on Beatport here.



2. Leghau - Rain (Traumer Remix)
 
 

 
If any of you are wondering which release it is on beatport, its number 4. Beatport needs a kick up the butt for their rubbish listings.. don't get me started on their "genre" definitions.. 

 
Release Date: 18-11-2013
 Buy on Beatport here.
 
 
 
3. Midland - Drumtrak

 
 


Label: Graded
Release Date: 25-11-2013
 Buy on Beatport here.

 
4. Will & Ink - Second Wilson (Original Mix)







Label: Will & Ink
Release Date: 25-11-2013
 
 
 
 
 
 
R&B / House 
 
1. Sam Smith, Nile Rodgers, Disclosure & Jimmy Napes - Together
 
 
 
 
 

Label: Method Records
Release Date: 25-11-2013
 
Hope you enjoyed our selection..