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Review: Andrade drops his first EP on Steve Bug's Dessous imprint. Alongside "Face De Bouc," we get two more original Andrade productions and a remix of the title track provided by fellow Frenchman, D'Julz. Since arriving on French label, Time Has Changed last year, Andrade has managed to build a fresh, deep sound of his own. This sound, as heard over EPs such as "Design Pattern," "Fingers" and "Day of Defeat" on the aforementioned label has so impressed Dessous owner, Steve Bug that the German signed him up for two EPs on his own imprint. "Face De Bouc" is the first of these, showcasing his deep and groovy, house sound that slots perfectly onto Dessous. The title track is a pumping take on disco house. The vocal stipulates "take a ride," something that Andrade?s playfully funky bassline immediately does. Swinging beats join the mix before simple, more rumbling bass takes over and starts to drive the track. Using cosmic elements and some nifty horn parts, the track builds and builds as its funkiness comes back to life again. D?Julz, who is seemingly the face of this EP, comes next with his trademark upfront and high quality take. Starting off in tougher tract, the remix remains grounded through some deft jazz-like percussion. With its dub influenced approach to house music, this remix displays all the quality and skill that has made D?Julz the in-demand artist he is now. Finishing with two more Andrade tracks, the Frenchman stakes his claim to be held in such regard. "Old Rules" is tight, funky sub bass working in perfect cohesion with classic house stabs whereas "Prototype" goes even deeper than the rest, complete with soft female vocal meanderings and solid pumping grooves. This is Andrade showing just what he?s got for his first EP for Dessous, and as far as I can see - besides ample groove and funk, that also seems to be a whole lot of talent.

Review: It doesn't seem long since Burnski was taking his first steps in house, releasing promising EPs for Tropez, Infant and 2020 Vision. Now he's something of a grizzled veteran, with the production skills and trademark sound to show for it. As a result, this three-tracker for Dessous boasts some of his strongest work yet. The title track itself is a real peach; a nine minute exercise in eyes-wide-shut deep house that pairs soft and cuddly synths and vocals samples with thick and booming low end pressure. "There's A Cukprit" offers an impressive mix of late night creepiness and post-jack chugginess, while "Watch Out" should inject some much-needed funk into dreary afterhours dancefloors.

Review: Bristol's Jamie Anderson has always been a bit of a musical chameleon. While he has rarely strayed far from house pastures, he's turned his hand to everything from classic tech-house and hypnotic deepness to rough acid and even fidget. Here, he's back on familiar ground with a four-track deep and tech-house excursion on Dessous, this time in collaboration with up-and-coming Cardiff producer Owain Kimber. As you'd expect from Anderson, there's plenty of eyes-wide-shut melodies and twittering Detroitian synths to savour (see "Airwalk" and "Limelight"), alongside some ultra-deep grooves for the afterhours heads. Of these, it's the low-end hustle of "Without Dub" that most impresses.

Review: When it comes to working with a fusion of deep house and dub influences, no one holds more relevance than Germany's Max Hessen, AKA Lagenberg. The Essen native, who has been producing since 2007, is already well known following an impressive string of releases for the likes of Resopal Red, Sthlmaudio, Drumpoet Community, Liebe*Detail, his own Mild Pitch (which he runs with Manuel Tur and Dplay)and of course, Dessous. Now returning to Steve Bug's Dessous once more, Lagenberg dives further into his exploration of deep house music tinged with dub atmospheres on the excellent "Past Present" EP.

All three tracks on the release are concocted with some very basic ingredients. They all revolve around slow but thumping beat patterns, deep, dubbed out and unrestrained subs and some sparse chords. Opening the EP, "Past Present" is an ultra deep and moody, modern sounding amalgamation of dub and classic Chicago influences. It bristles along with a tough analog energy as the crisp drum patterns open up into the surging bass that drives the track.The haunting female vocal adds to the moodiness whilst ensuring it never spills over into sheer dread or menace. "Backyard" has a slower groove giving it any easier feel than its predecessor. Complex dub arrangements huff amid yet another heavy and warm sound aesthetic. This full bodied, hazy, heady sound runs away with the track as echoed vocal snippets chase along, giving the whole tune a spaced out but flowing feel. Now in more of a fidgety mode, the EP moves into a housier tone on "Monday 16th." Steadily evolving string arrangements and classic deep house chords trickle over some funky and exotic percussion as the track rolls on through the dubby jungle floor of Langenberg's soundscape.