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V/A - “In The Streets” -[Deepvibe Recordings] (buy) (buy)
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Sascha Dive’s Deepvibe Recordings shows off it’s first label compilation and what a good compilation it is. “In The Streets” is 8 carefully selected tracks from the scenes most promising & upcoming new talent. Featuring tracks from Johnny D, Markus Fix, Ray Valioso Aka Agnes, label boss Sascha Dive & more. Sascha’s recent RA mix left some people feeling a bit flat, some even went so far to say “it’s ‘cos they don’t have a deep understanding of house”. Personally i found it worked best as home listening through a decent set of headphones late at night with a good espresso in tow. If you were one of the people who were left feeling a bit disillusioned this is a perfect reason to give Sascha & his label another chance.

The thing i like most about Sascha’s imprint is the music that he chooses. Taking in influences from Detroit, Germany & even a bit of the old Chicago house vibe all of which he puts into the melting pot to create a unique deep vibe.

Ray Valioso’s “You’ll Never Be Mine” sees him carry on from where he left off with his “Einladung” EP back in 2006. A lovely deep & luscious structure of a house track. Simple with a sexy vocal. Man of the moment Johnny D comes up with another piece of brilliance. “Touch My Soul” is similar to some of his earlier Oslo releases. Tight & fast with a repetitive percussion & a rolling piano, which builds & gets deeper as the track descends through it’s 8+ Min duration.

Buks Aka Baaz & Knarf Skipson hold it down on “Still Working”. Some of you will know Baaz from his excellent “Granular Senses” EP on Sthlmaudio Recordings. Here he teams up with unknown Knarf Skipson where they both go deep. Unknown to me Jason Blakemore goes for the late night vibe with quite a dark house cut in “Suspicion”. Leaving the night vibe behind and going towards more of the early morning this will be sure to freak you out whilst your on the floor. something that will really play tricks on your mind. Sascha’s own track “Street Life” gets the remix treatment by Samuel Davis who also recently remixed “DEeP” & remixed last years  underground hit “Deepest America”. The Samuel Davis Dark Groove Mix is about as Detroit as things are going to get. Deep, dark & downright dirty (in a warehouse sort of vibe).

Another producer who is never far from being the talk of the town is Frankfurter Markus Fix. Frankfurt are at the top of the game at the moment with a tight-close knit community of deep house heads. Fix most definitely comes up with the goods. “Idefix” is like taking a journey back to when minimal & deepness went side by side but more importantly worked side by side. It’s the sort of track you could find Loco Dice Spinning at DC10. Hypnotic deep shit!.
Another new name to add to the list for me is Norm Talley. OK so i said earlier that “Street Life” was about as much of Detroit you were going to get. Well i lied. I wanted to save the best for last and this is a fantastic way to close a fabulous label showcase. “Exodus” by Norm Talley gets the remix treatment from the BeatdownBrothers aka Delano Smith & Mike Clark. This really blew my mind its dark brooding and loaded with an underground funk. Extremely catchy and very very playable. As all the tracks are.
I can’t think of hearing a better label showcase ever! Sascha certainly knows how to pick em & definitely has a understanding of deep house. I highly Recommend this:

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