A double bill of deep house: with a foundational mix from me, and a guest mix of fresh deep house from f3z.
There's so much house music that gets called deep these days, which is fair enough as there's many a way of going in, but this first mix is all about the original incarnation. Tracks full of sweet melancholy, rolling with no rush, drawing on the spirit of street soul and the logic of dub, and providing an emotional core to the endless second summer of love.
Featuring heavily are classic tunes from New York labels like Strictly Rhythm, Fourth Floor, and a big dose of the almighty Burrell Brothers driving the Nu Groove sound. Also touching a couple of Chicago tracks, from godfather of this sound Larry Heard and Robert Owens. A couple of rarer cuts in there too, including a previously unreleased instrumental version of Sha-Lor's 1987 deep anthem I'm In Love.
New York and Chicago both get some serious snow in winter, and there's something warming and fitting about this sound for the winter months. Larry Heard recalls on making his deep house anthem Can You Feel It "it was in the winter and at that time I was living in this apartment that had these really big windows, kind of a loft place, and I had a view of downtown Chicago and it was snowing. All of my friends that were over that night, they all remember that visual of the snow falling and this music playing." I love to picture that! Here's hoping this mix brightens up these dark months....
...and in response to this mix of mine, my good friend f3z has put together a mix of fresh deep house, mainly tunes from the last couple of years or so. f3z is a Leeds-based producer, DJ and club promoter who also occasionally plays alongside the eclectic Downtown Science crew, who play out across Leeds venues and beyond. Big up f3z!! Some other tasty hose and techno mixes on his mixcloud, so check them out.
Deep Winter by f3z
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