The house sounds I’ve been consistently drawn to over the last few years seem to revolve around siblings Dubbyman and Above Smoke’s Deep Explorer imprint and the small coterie of labels they release on and share some kind of kindred spirit with: Yore, Mineundo, Fear of Flying to name a few. While the legacy of Detroit looms large in their productions they seem to straddle the twin poles of home listening and dancefloor utility with ease. Of course there isn’t a chance in hell of playing this kind of stuff out in Cape Town given the current penchant for wailing saxophones and “spiritual” vocals – aka “soulful house” – and lowest common denominator minimal and electro.
Ok, enough whining. Here’s a mix of some of my favourite deep house moments of the last few years.
Tracklist
- Drivetrain – The Rain – Yore
- Till Von Sein – Doll Eyes – Morris Audio Citysport Edition
- Specter – Windtalker – Deep Explorer
- Leo Gunn – Float Away – Deep Explorer
- Above Smoke – Awefully – Yore
- Kai Alce – Ooohhh! (Dubbyman remix) – Deep Explorer
- Ordell – Las Negras – Deep Explorer
- The Asphalt – 8 Mile Road (Dubbyman remix) – Deep Explorer
- Dubbyman – Loveless (Above Smoke remix) – Yore
- Above Smoke – Desperately In Love (Andre Lodemann Driftin’ Soul Mix) – Deep Explorer
- Above Smoke – The Fix (Dubbyman Mix) – Yore
- Ordell – Hardface – Minuendo
- Dubbyman – Green Sunday – Dpress Industries
- Baaz – Memories – Deep Explorer
Download from Mediafire (file is quite low bitrate to keep it under 100mb – if you’d like a better quality version use the contact form).
All these tracks are available on Beatport (I checked!) so there’s no excuse for not buying them.
Update:
This mix is now featured on the fantastic Deeper Vibes site. Check it out for some quality underground mixes.
Ooh, loungey music!