Wolf Music Recordings At Juno Download

Review: In the space of six unmissable releases, Wolf Music has established itself as a 'go to' label for those who like their house deep, chunky and discofied. This split EP - first released on vinyl at the tail end of 2010 - is another essential purchase. All three tracks manage that irresistible trick of touching your soul and moving your feet. "Make Love", the opener from Brothers Rice, teases a sweltering synth disco groove for five blissful minutes. KRL delivers sturdy midtempo deep house grooves and heart-warming vocal samples on "Machine Code", before Fantastic Man rounds off proceedings with a classic late night deep houser just oozing with simmering late night sensuality. Brilliant.

Review: Rising UK house emporium Wolf Music serve up their eighth release, filled with four tracks that will ensure those unfamiliar with the label will pay attention from here on in. Echoing previous releases on the label, both Greymatter and KRL contribute tracks and your senses will also be treated to equally fine productions from the mysterious Medlar and the less than productive Chicago Damn. It's the unknown quantity who kicks off proceedings in impressive fashion with the dusted beatdown of "Terrell" which does a fine job of teasing out a familiar sample amidst a swathe of teary eyed chords. Greymatter drops some throwback warehouse rave vibes via "Tesla" whilst KRL serves further notice of the label's multi faceted approach to house sounds, with the thick set "Chase" deep with shuffling warehouse vibes. The Damn dude ends this release on a high with scattergun boompty business of "If I Could".

Review: In 2011 Wolf Music enjoyed something akin to a breakthrough year, with their various artists EPs getting plaudits in all the right corners and even squeezing out a fine mix in the shape of I Wanna See All My Friends At Once. Their latest release shows a switch in focus, though there is no compromise on quality as label mainstay KRL is offered the chance to demonstrate his production prowess across the full length of n EP. Both lead track "Decay" and "Deep Down" make for two of those undeniably joyous house moments, the former utilising slick vocal samples and strings dripping with emotion amidst a constantly shifting rhythmic template, whilst "Deep Down" displays a looseness of percussion that is worthy of the "Up & Down" vocal samples that filter throughout. The sudden lunges of acid that appear midway through are just another aspect that separates KRL's production from a thousand tracky deep house releases. A further foray into finely poised acid heavy warehouse tackle ("Nothin You Can Teach Me") is joined by a playful remix of "Deep Down" by Ethyl.

Review: It's been nice to see the Wolf Music imprint grow into a firmly respected hub for deep house and smudged disco talent across the course of its releases to date, deftly pairing established names with their own stable of clearly talented friends. The latest EP naturally ploughs the well established path with contributions from label regulars Medlar and KRL alongside tracks from Brighton's Maxxi Soundsystem and Melbournite Weekend Express. Medlar is on punchy form with "Can't Stop" reworking what might be a Purple vocal hook around playful dextrous keys and snapping rhythms whilst KRL bases "Static" around a muddy analogue groove, incorporating some excellent interchange between the percussion and heaving vocal sample. Maxxi Soundsystem continue to mature their production sound with "Inside The Count" whilst still retaining that signature expansive analogue bass thickness and the label hopping Weekend Express ensures this EP maintains its quality throughout with the low slung boogie of "2 The Rhythm."

Review: This fifth release by the increasingly impressive Wolf Music imprint is dedicated to a duo whose star is definitely on the rise. PBR Streetgang consists of Tom Thrope and Bonar Bradbery, whose names will be familiar to fans of Illija Rudman's Red Music imprint and Mindless Boogie. Opening track "Silas" builds from a slap bass loop into a fat and dirty disco house groover replete with synth wigouts. The PBR Streetgang refix of Eddie C's "Your Woman" is up next, with the duo tweaking out proceedings some three minutes before the vocal hook drops - some killer shuffling percussive edits on this one. On the flip side you get "Funny Money" a swaggering uptempo boogie bomb that takes its percussive cue from Boney M's "Sunny" and adds a shedload of bass stabs, guitar licks and funk grunts. UK duo Soft Rocks round things off nicely with a remix of "Funny Money" which goes for the jacking house approach.

Review: While still in its infancy, Brighton's Wolf Music Recordings has already become a must-check label for fans of midtempo house and disco. 2010 has been a vintage year for sub-120 BPM house, and Wolf Music has done more than most to showcase this sound. Here, they continue their ongoing quest to slow down the dance with another split EP featuring three essential tracks.The Dead Rose Music Company open proceedings with "Just A Bitter Love", a deliciously strung-out midtempo offering that further blurs the boundaries between disco and house. Wolf stalwart the Francis Inferno Orchestra ups the tempo a little on "Time For Tea", laying down a chugging, dubbed-out deep house groove that's just crying out for late night club play. An excellent package is rounded off by "We Want To Thank Our Friends", an impressively dense work-out from Germany's fast-rising Session Victim. Built around some choice loops and samples, it slowly builds into a bluesy deep house workout that should get hips wiggling and toes tapping on dancefloors that crave good quality house music.