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Akabu
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Played by: Kraak & Smaak, Pete Haigh, Juno Recommends Deep House, BRENDON P, Sean McCabe, Nickas (Deeppa Records), Saint-Loup-en-Bray
Review: Seems like a few years now since Dave Lee last dusted off his Akabu alias but the name is usually a sign of quality and this new offering is unlikely to disappoint his army of fans. 'Highways' features an ultra-soulful male vocal courtesy of Jinadu, who's also worked with the likes of Black Coffee, Cristoph, Dixon and Jimpster, and comes in three mixes: Dave's own Medusa Mix and Medusa Dub lean towards his Sunburst Band style in their space-y, jazzy musicality while Toy Tonics regular Cody Currie supplies a refix for floors that like it just a little bit (deep) housier.
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ZEDD 12353
03 Mar 23
Deep House
03 Mar 23
Deep House
Crackazat / Various
Mothers Favourite Child & Tanya Tiet - "Reflections Of A Disco Ball" (Joey Negro Club mix) - (7:08) 122 BPM
The Sunburst Band & Sunlightsquare - "Perdoname" (Dave Lee's Latin Escapade instrumental) - (6:46) 124 BPM
Joey Negro, Horse Meat Disco & Dave Lee - "Candidate For Love" (Joey Negro Disco Blend Unreleased instrumental) - (6:37) 123 BPM
Mistura & Angela Johnson - "Do You Love Me?" (feat Angela Johnson - David Penn remix) - (6:17) 124 BPM
Review: The release of Dave Lee's annual Essentials collection on Z Records - a kind of "best of the year" from his now 30-year-old imprint - is fast becoming as much of a Christmas tradition as family arguments, disappointing presents and undercooked turkey. Predictably the 2020 edition is once again up to scratch, with the much-loved Essex producer showcasing some seriously good disco, deep house, soulful house and revivalist dancefloor jazz-funk. Our picks of a very strong bunch include the rushing, sunshine soulfulness of Crackazat's 'Waterfalls', the Vision's 2020 re-rub of Jakatta and Seal classic 'My Vision', Michael Gray's extra-percussive disco-house take on Hi Voltage's 'Let's Get Horny', the celebratory brilliance of Art of Tones and Anduze's 'Flower Child', and the Shur-I-Kan's previously unreleased instrumental rework of Mistura's 'Smikle For Me'.
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ZEDDDIGICD 053
11 Dec 20
Disco/Nu-Disco
11 Dec 20
Disco/Nu-Disco
Various / Joey Negro
Joey Negro & Horse Meat Disco - "Candidate For Love" (Joey Negro Disco Blend Unreleased instrumental) - (6:37) 123 BPM
Joey Negro - "Love Hangover" (Micky More & Andy Tee Classic Disco Blend Unreleased instrumental) - (6:48) 121 BPM
Review: Undoubtedly the strongest selling point of Z Records' second set of "Dubstrumentals" (largely instrumental remixes to you and me) is the sheer number of previously unreleased mixes on offer. Sure, the quality of the disco and house cuts on show is uniformly excellent but it's unusual to get so many previously unheard treats in one place. There are some genuine gems, too, including a sparkling Hot Toddy nu-disco instrumental mix of Joey Negro's "Stomp Your Feet", an inspired Saison instrumental of Akabu & Linda Clifford's "Ride The Storm" that features two exquisite extended breakdowns, a must-have "Disco Blend Instrumental" of Joey Negro and Horse Meat Disco's "Candidate For Love", and a stellar, proto-house style dub of The APX's "Sweet Surrender".
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ZEDDDIGICD 052
07 Aug 20
Disco/Nu-Disco
07 Aug 20
Disco/Nu-Disco
Various
Gladys Knight & The Pips - "Bourgie', Bourgie'" (Joey Negro Super Bourgeoisie remix) - (7:24) 120 BPM 
Joey Negro & The Sunburst Band - "Secret Life Of Us" (feat Donna Gardier & Diane Charlemagne - original) - (6:20) 117 BPM
Review: Remarkably, three decades have now passed since Dave Lee AKA Joey Nergo inaugurated his label, Z Records. To mark the occasion, Lee has compiled this suitably epic, 44-track retrospective. There are plenty of big tunes and underground anthems present- see Jakatta's "American Dream", Raven Maize's "The Real Life", The Sunburst Band's "Everyday" and Doug Willis's "Spread Love" - as well as some of the veteran DJ/producer's favourite catalogue cuts and some slept-on gems. Throw in a string of memorable remixes - think Ame's remix of Akabu's "Phuture Bound", Grant Nelson's vintage rub of Z Factor's "Gotta Keep Pushin" and Joey Negro's revision of Patrice Rushen disco classic "Haven't You Heard" - and you've got a brilliant retrospective of one of house and disco's most consistent labels. Don't sleep!
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ZEDDDIGICD 051
29 May 20
Disco/Nu-Disco
29 May 20
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: Dave Lee ZR, Juno Recommends Deep House, G-Blaster (Memorie Cluster), Soulfuledge, 80's Child, Alioscia Mele
Review: Unbelievably, this much-sampled classic will be 20 years old next year. No doubt there'll be more new mixes on the way then, but in the meantime there's this very serviceable refix from deep house men-of-the-moment Saison. The London duo wisely leave those very familiar sweeping, string-like pads and Ms Clifford's spoken vocal to retain centre stage and concentrate their efforts on the bottom end, supplying a bassline and tough-but-muted drums to make the track more easily programmable for a new generation of DJs...some of whom won't even have been born when it was first released, but let's not dwell on that!
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ZEDD 12287
20 Mar 20
Deep House
20 Mar 20
Deep House
Various
The Sunburst Band - "The Secret Life Of Us Feat Donna Gardier & Diane Charlemagne" (The Reflex revision) - (7:10) 117 BPM
Played by: THE REFLEX
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ZEDDDIGICD 037STEMS
11 Jan 16
Deep House
11 Jan 16
Deep House
Akabu / Various
The Sunburst Band & Joey Negro - "Caught In The Moment" (feat Pete Simpson - The Reflex Revision) - (7:30) 124 BPM
Soulpersona & Princess Freesia - "Keep It Working" (Joey Negro Disco Blend instrumental) - (5:17) 123 BPM
The Sunburst Band & Joey Negro & Vivienne McKone - "Trust Me Feat. Vivienne McKone" (DJ Spinna Nostalgic Future dub) - (6:33) 122 BPM
Played by: Dave Lee ZR, Dr Packer, Juno Recommends Deep House, Monkey Boots, HWah, Le Visiteur Online, Deep Dish
Review: It wouldn't be summer without every house label under the sun releasing an Ibiza-themed compilation. To be fair to Dave Lee's long-running Z Records imprint, they've been delivering White Isle-themed collections every summer for many years. Given that their sound - a blend of funk-fuelled grooves, soulful house, tech-tinged anthems, disco re-edits, boogie revivalism and classic US garage influences - is well suited to sun-drenched alfresco parties, it's little surprise to find that Z Records Presents Ibiza 2015 is rather good. While much of the standout material comes from Lee himself under a variety of guises (check, in particular, the Doug Willis jam "Crystal Lover"), there are also top-notch cuts from Sean McCabe, Opolopo and Fibre Foundation, whose cover of disco/boogie classic "Weekend" is simply superb.
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ZEDDDIGICD 035
10 Jul 15
Disco/Nu-Disco
10 Jul 15
Disco/Nu-Disco
