SECURE SHOPPING
2012 was undoubtedly one of Julian Smith’s busiest years to date. His October moniker graced records for a dizzying array of high-end labels, from Skudge and Apple Pips to Aus and Simple, not to mention his own TANSTAAFL imprint. Interestingly if not entirely surprisingly, all those labels shared some kind of commonality, all dealing in the strange and mysterious corners of contemporary electronic music with a euro-centric focus. Now Smith’s first solo release proper of 2013 sees a move away from neighbouring turf to instead link up with the Brooklyn-based Voodoo Down crew, a whole ocean away from any familiar stomping ground.
Sit back and enjoy an hour’s worth of house music mixed by a modern master – Joey Anderson.
Joey Anderson helms the first release from the new offshoot of LA label Absurd Recordings dedicated to “left of centre house and techno”.
London dwelling Italian Marco Shuttle revisits his 2011 gem “The Vox Attitude” in the esteemed company of Pangaea and Joey Anderson – hear the results here.
Sometimes singular talent can be enough to propel an artist to a global repute, even if they have just a few releases behind them. It’s a phenomena that has seemingly applied to many members of the loose East Coast deep house network of artists that includes DJ Qu, Jus Ed, Fred P, Levon Vincent and now Joey Anderson. It’s Vincent’s Deconstruct imprint (which he runs alongside Anthony Parasole) that’s responsible for the third single from Anderson, who has a gift for summoning alien feelings from his tracks.