Explorations

Justin Slack — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 19:21:40 +0000

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.

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