Futureboogie Recordings At Juno Download

Review: Having recently impressed with a delightful Faith Evans bootleg, mysterious Bristol-based combo Behling & Simpson (a new pseudonym for a well-known production duo) make their full debut on hometown imprint Futureboogie. It's arguably Futureboogie's best yet, a delicious four-tracker of slow house and bumpin' midtempo grooves that simply bleeds Bristol. Of the four cuts, it's the low, slow grooves and cut-up R&B vocals of "UFO" that most impresses (inspired, incidentally, by the Bristol club night of the same name), though the dubwise "Yenisei" and dreamy "Left Behind" are almost as good.

Review: In the words of Futureboogie's El Harvo, they'll release nothing unless it passes the A&R ears of fast-rising house starlet Julio Bashmore - and he's "very hard to please". Given the fluid, eyes-wide-shut sound employed here, it's not all that surprising that Bashmore was keen to release this collaborative three-tracker from Bristol veterans Christophe (Redux) and Lukas (Dirt Crew). "Tearbox" blends the former's usual piano heavy, almost Balearic sound with the latter's deep house nous and just the right amount of Bashmore-ish synths. There's plenty of similarly piano-friendly, rush-inducing goodness on the two flipside solo productions. Of the two, it's Lukas' "Reel Love" - all build, cut-up vocals and colossal old skool riffage - that impresses most.

Review: Julio Bashmore closes proceedings on a breakthrough year with the release of the smartly titled Riff Wrath on his own Futureboogie imprint. Back in the misty eyed days of early January we plucked out young Bashmore as one of ten producers that we predicted would do great things this year, and the West Country dweller has more than delivered on this promise. Everyone Needs A Theme Tune, his EP for the fledgling PMR imprint has remained one of this year's most enduring releases and was recently endowed with a much overdue repress by the label. Subsequent EPs for Martyn's 3024 label and the newly established Futureboogie have also left an impression, whilst Bashmore has honed his remixing skills for an array of labels, turning up on heavy hitters such as Turbo and Sound Pellegrino. The sixth release on Futureboogie contains a double dose of deftly described filmic house music which pairs the vocal lead track "Ensnare" with some instrumental business in the shape of "Well Wishers", and we thoroughly recommend you check it out.

Review: Given the mystery surrounding this release - unnamed "well known London DJ/ producer" joins forces with (also uncredited) "star Bristol musician and vocalist" - it would be easy to let the music pass you by. Yet "It's You" is excellent - arguably one of the strongest Futureboogie releases to date. It eschews the label's usual styles in favour of a low-slung combination of sparse, Hot Creations-ish house rhythms, soul-aching vocals and Prince-ish 80s funk squelch. It's a great combination. Crazy P man Ron Basejam offers a deep and sunny house interpretation, whilst Bristolian housers Eats Everything and Christophe deliver a fluid fusion of disco percussion and bubblin', retro-futurist acid house.

Review: Since launching their record label at the tail-end of 2010, Bristol-based party-starters turned musical shapeshifters Futureboogie have become big news. Here they celebrate 10 years of parties, after-parties and day after-parties with a special anniversary set featuring a slew of unreleased cuts from their ever-expanding roster. There's a nod to their nu-jazz past in the shape of Typesun's gorgeous "Last One Home" and Crackazat's piano jazz-meets-bassy deep house jam "Passagem", alongside retro-futurist house bangers from Maxxi Soundsystem, Simpson, Christophe and currently hyped duo Eats Everything (alongside Bristolian deep houser Lukas). Oh, and an absolute killer from Behling which is the epitome of bass-heavy Bristol house.

Review: Occasional Leftroom types Waifs & Strays pop up on fast-rising Bristol imprint Futureboogie Recordings. While distinctly chunkier and tech-tinged than previous releases on the label, there's an old skool sassiness and late night feel to "Be Patient" that fits in with the current Futureboogie ethos. It doesn't perhaps gurn quite as impressively as Julio Bashmore's "Father Father", but its comfy combination of jangling pianos and hooky synth bass should certainly raise more than a few smiles on the dancefloor. If anything, it's the Bashmore-ish, touchy-feel calypso-house of "Feel" - all rubbery P-funk bass and synth steel drum melodies - that most impresses.