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20 Years Of Phonica
Various
Daniel Avery - "Bell" - (6:08) 135 BPM
Paramida & E-Talking - "Read My Lips" - (6:58) 130 BPM
Nyra - "Broken Needs" - (6:47) 128 BPM
Gene On Earth - "Club Jacket" - (5:35) 130 BPM
Dam Swindle - "Allright (Just A Tribute)" - (8:04) 128 BPM Hot
Huerta - "Hit The Bit" - (6:48) 129 BPM
Dauwd - "Slam" - (6:15) 130 BPM
System Olympia - "A Mezzanotte" - (3:37) 126 BPM
Tim Reaper & Comfort Zone - "Subterranean" - (5:26) 83 BPM
Shy One - "Uncle G" - (4:33) 129 BPM
Toby Tobias - "On My Mind" (Freak mix) - (5:28) 127 BPM
Willow - "Willbush" - (4:58) 131 BPM
Dorisburg - "Midi Trail" - (5:58) 107 BPM
Keisuke - "Ride It Out" - (6:41) 125 BPM
Peggy Gou - "Six O Six" - (6:06) 126 BPM
Midland - "Before We Leave" (Gerd Janson remix) - (7:12) 121 BPM
Felipe Gordon & Bob The Egoist - "Get Your Body Movin'" - (5:48) 129 BPM
Harrison BDP - "Easy Tiger" - (7:21) 132 BPM
Eli Escobar - "FindAWay2Day" - (6:44) 129 BPM
Kassian - "Faux Polynesia" - (7:37) 127 BPM
Will Saul - "For Joanie" - (5:29) 119 BPM
Austin Ato - "Song For Mr Lewis" (edit) - (5:26) 127 BPM
Secretsundaze - "Still Hope" (Waajeed's Detroit Hardcore dub) - (5:40) 126 BPM
Ron Basejam - "The Hurt Inside" - (6:49) 123 BPM
Harry Wolfman - "SMBC" - (7:19) 121 BPM
Pional - "XME" - (6:34) 120 BPM
Subb-an & Luther Vine - "Sunday Roll Through" - (6:59) 130 BPM
Kieran Jandu - "From My Soul" - (6:15) 132 BPM
Roman Flogel - "Black Acid" - (5:08) 120 BPM
Yak - "Zip" - (5:16) 122 BPM
Ninos Indigo - "Luna" (Shanti Celeste remix) - (5:37) 140 BPM
Escape Artist - "Energy Breakthrough" (Adam Pits' Lightspeed mix) - (6:14) 145 BPM
Nuage - "Pink Television" - (5:07) 126 BPM
Justin Cudmore - "Train Dance" - (8:06) 125 BPM
Al Zanders - "Song About A Dream" - (6:43) 125 BPM
Earth Trax & Newborn Jr. - "Truth" (Main Street mix) - (5:48) 125 BPM
Voodoos & Taboos - "Witch House" - (5:58) 130 BPM
Lea Lisa - "Love To The End" (Sunset Short mix) - (7:00) 124 BPM
Art Crime - "Obsession" - (5:52) 122 BPM
Asyncronous - "Shinkansen" - (5:36) 73 BPM
Sad City - "Baixa Saxophone" - (5:35) 96 BPM
Review: In 2003, amid a shifting landscape of closing record stores and evolving electronic music genres, Phonica Records emerged as a haven for dance and electronic music enthusiasts. Founded by Simon Rigg, Tom Relleen, and Heidi Van Den Amstel with backing from The Vinyl Factory - Phonica aimed to be a welcoming hub for all genres. Starting quietly, the shop gradually gained a strong reputation, fueled by the founders' ties to Koobla Records. Phonica thrived in its early years by championing emerging genres like electro house and minimal-micro house from labels like Kompakt and Perlon. In 2007, the Phonica record label was born, evolving into a platform for both staff and emerging talents, featuring early releases by now-established artists such as Peggy Gou and Four Tet. In 2023, celebrating its 20th anniversary, Phonica showcases its journey with 20 Years Of Phonica - a compilation boasting 18 exclusive tracks from established and rising artists across the label's diverse musical spectrum. Hot tips include tracks by Willow, Dorisburg, Ron Basejam, Roman Flugel and more!
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PHONICADD 002
01 Dec 23
Deep House
The Beach Album
Intro - (0:31) 84 BPM
Daywun - (4:17) 114 BPM
Breeze - (2:17) 94 BPM
C@n U F33l It - (4:54) 127 BPM
Manhattan - (2:00) 102 BPM
In My Bones - (4:16) 116 BPM
If It Takes A Miracle - (1:42) 103 BPM
Kindbud Beat - (4:10) 127 BPM
Memories - (1:10) 155 BPM
Findaway2day - (6:45) 129 BPM
Smile - (1:36) 107 BPM
Down All Day - (5:17) 118 BPM
Springcancelled - (1:10) 87 BPM
He Loves Me - (5:12) 126 BPM
Shelter - (1:31) 159 BPM
Something Inside Of Me - (3:55) 124 BPM Hot
Ocean Outro - (0:34) 128 BPM
Review: Will Buck welcomes Eli Escobar to Off Track Recordings. Happily, the Brooklyn-based producer has brought with him his strongest full-length excursion since 2017's 'Shout' on Claassic. Unlike some of his more recent full-length excursions, which were (admittedly expertly executed) tributes to specific styles, 'The Beach Album' takes warmth and sun-splashed sonic colour as its unifying theme. You'll find fine club workouts aplenty - see the gorgeous, synth-heavy deep house shuffle of 'Daywun', the throbbing, Moroder-influenced electro-disco sleaze of 'C@n U F33l It', the mid-tempo dancefloor dreaminess of 'In My Bones' and the squelchy nu-disco of 'Down All Day' - alongside mix-tape style interludes, tactile downtempo jams and DJ Cam-esque trip-hop head-nodders.
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OFF 007
15 Sep 23
Deep House
Touch Want Feel (Explicit)
Phreek (feat Amanda Blank) - (2:47) 135 BPM
Touch, Want, Feel - (5:10) 128 BPM Hot
Deep Down Inside (feat Steven Klavier) - (6:43) 129 BPM
Body Free - (4:49) 136 BPM
Deep Down Inside (dub mix) - (6:17) 129 BPM
Review: While Eli Escobar is a master at mixing up his output, his strongest releases tend to be those aimed fairly and squarely at peak-time dancefloors. He's on that tip here, first drawing inspiration from jacking Chicago house, old Dance Mania ghetto-house releases and far-sighted electro on 'Phreek' (where Amanda Blank's lead vocal catches the ear), before opting for a sweat-soaked warehouse party flex on early morning treat 'Touch, Want, Feel'. We're then treated to two takes on Steven Klavier hook-up 'Deep Down Inside': the dreamy, tactile and soulful nu-disco-meets-Balearic house flex of the full vocal original mix, and the synth sax-sporting Dub Mix. 'Body Free', a bleep-sporting NYC techno throb-job, completes a fine EP.
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NP 120
16 Jun 23
Deep House
Still Searchin'
Do It Now - (5:45) 125 BPM Hot
Slinky - (4:35) 128 BPM
I Miss Someone - (5:59) 123 BPM
Necromancer - (4:51) 125 BPM
Grab N Go - (4:58) 124 BPM
Review: Over the last couple of years, Eli Escobar has released all manner of musical treats, from instrumental hip-hop beat tapes to albums full of analogue rich, melody-driven synth jams. As fine as these surprise excursions were, it's his fully dancefloor-focused material that really gets the pulse racing. 'Still Searchin', his first EP of 2023, is full of proper peak-time material, from the jacking and deep dancefloor electro-funk of 'Do It Now' - crunchy and squelchy in equal measure - and the breathless, punk-funk-goes-deep house hustle of 'Slinky', to the classic NYC deep house flex of 'I Miss Someone' and the jacking-but-ghostly peak-time wonkiness of 'Grab N Go'.
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NP 119
20 Jan 23
Electro
Once I Was Young
Miami - (4:43) 57 BPM
Lullaby - (3:51) 63 BPM
Dryer - (4:01) 61 BPM
Dazzle - (2:10) 110 BPM
Green Eyes - (4:00) 60 BPM Hot
Born Again - (2:10) 83 BPM
Did A DJ Ever Save Your Life - (4:01) 62 BPM
It Stopped Raining - (3:44) 108 BPM
The Walk - (2:52) 69 BPM
Seq 24 - (4:44) 62 BPM
Summer's Almost Gone - (1:51) 64 BPM
Review: Eli Escobar puts his own twist on house and disco. The New York-based DJ/producer has been active within his city's scene for the last two decades, as one third of the Tiki Disco parties, as well as running his own label Night People - which serves up his latest effort entitled Once I Was Young. It's a full-length affair, featuring a wide variety of moods and grooves across 11 great tracks. Whether it's the the neon-lit Italo dream of opener "Miami", the balearic sunset ambience of "Dazzle", the proto electro beats of "Green Eyes" or the underground techno sound of "Seq 24" - Escobar takes the best of golden era sounds to create club anthems for today.
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NP 118
16 Sep 22
Experimental/Electronic
Messages Vol 9 (Compiled & Mixed By Richard Earnshaw)
Sebb Junior & Richard Earnshaw - "Got Yo Lovin'" (Richard Earnshaw rework) - (5:36) 122 BPM
Jon Cutler & Richard Earnshaw - "I'll Take You" (Richard Earnshaw 2022 Retweak) - (5:55) 123 BPM
Daniel Rateuke - "Or Stay Alive" (feat Ursula Rucker - Richard Earnshaw 'Inner Spirit' extended mix) - (5:56) 122 BPM
The Realm & Jill Rock Jones - "I Don't Like It" (vocal mix) - (6:25) 123 BPM
Sebb Junior - "Together In Heaven" (original mix) - (6:20) 123 BPM
Rob Milton, Smith & Richard Earnshaw - "Sunday Morning" (Richard Earnshaw remix) - (5:45) 118 BPM
Eli Escobar - "Seein' You" (feat Richard Earnshaw - Richard Earnshaw remix) - (6:14) 120 BPM
Richard Earnshaw & Kholi - "Addicted" (vocal mix) - (5:36) 122 BPM
Jimpster & Rich Medina - "This Thing" (vocal mix) - (6:38) 121 BPM Hot
Soledrifter, Tacktishion & Mucky Ebanz - "Shorty" (main mix) - (5:18) 122 BPM
N-You-Up, LATASH? & Sebb Junior - "Play" (Sebb Junior remix) - (5:48) 124 BPM
Richard Earnshaw & Imogen Ryall - "Summer Rain" (Inner Spirit extended mix) - (5:45) 123 BPM
Rob Hayes & Richard Earnshaw - "Funky Jazz Tune" (Richard Earnshaw remix) - (5:50) 124 BPM
Daz-I-Kue, Jill Rock Jones & Richard Earnshaw - "Tell The Story" (Richard Earnshaw 'Inner Spirit' extended mix) - (6:10) 125 BPM
Richard Earnshaw & Mike City - "Still Possible" (extended Bounce) - (6:10) 120 BPM
Eric Ericksson - "Nina" - (4:54) 120 BPM
Tony Momrelle - "Back Together Again" (feat Chantae Cann/Richard Earnshaw - Richard Earnshaw vocal mix) - (6:13) 120 BPM
Richard Earnshaw, Steve Taylor & Sulene Fleming - "Get Up" (extended mix) - (5:42) 120 BPM
Aki Bergen - "Into My Soul" (feat Carmen Sherry/Spiritchaser - Spiritchaser remix) - (7:48) 123 BPM
Tony Momrelle - "What You Waitin' For" (feat Richard Earnshaw - Richard Earnshaw remix) - (5:40) 122 BPM
Moon Rocket & Richard Earnshaw - "Reciprocity" (feat Paula - Richard Earnshaw 'Inner Spirit' extended mix) - (6:06) 123 BPM
Opolopo & Angela Johnson - "Good Lover" (vocal mix) - (5:55) 120 BPM
Osunlade - "Same Thing" (feat Maiya James/Spiritchaser - Spiritchaser remix) - (6:54) 124 BPM
Yam Who? - "Summertime" (feat Noel McKoy/Opolopo - Opolopo remix) - (6:32) 123 BPM
Tony Momrelle - "Spotlight" (feat Richard Earnshaw - Richard Earnshaw vocal mix) - (6:14) 120 BPM
Review: Second time around for the ninth volume in Papa Records' reliable Messages compilation strand, which first hit stores back in 2014. This edition has been expanded via the inclusion of two fresh exclusives from compiler Richard Earnshaw: his picturesque, sun-splashed, life-affirming 2022 revision of Jon Cutler's 'I'll Take You' and a pleasingly rich, soulful and piano-powered revision of he and Sebb Junior's 'Got Yo Lovin'. The rest of the collection remains as essential as it was eight years ago, with highlights of the deep and soulful house treats on offer including the chunky late-night wooziness of Earnshaw's hook-up with Eli Escobar, 'Sunday Morning', the jazzy and spiritual flex of Jimpster and Rich Medina's 'This Thing' and the low-slung, early morning bounce of 'Nina' by Eric Erickson.
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PAPADC 054DL
19 Aug 22
Deep House
Find A Way EP
FindAWay2Day - (6:44) 129 BPM
Something Inside Of Me - (3:56) 124 BPM
Down All Day - (5:19) 118 BPM
Daywun - (4:19) 114 BPM Hot
Review: Eli Escobar's previous release was a dusty mixtape full of J Dilla-inspired hip-hop head-nodders, so it's nice to see him return to the dancefloor via a first EP for Phonica. Opener 'FindAWay2Day' is sunny and life-affirming, with the NYC producer adding smile-inducing chords, loved-up pads, sampled vocal snippets, disco guitar licks and eyes-closed sax sounds to a solid bass of shuffling house drums and boogie bass. 'Something Inside of Me is a tech-tinged chunk of hazy late-night deep house hypnotism, while 'Down All Day' is a rushing, ultra-bright chunk of piano-house retro-futurism and 'Daywun' is a contemporary deep house take on hip-house. Luscious stuff all told.
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PHONICA 031
25 Mar 22
Deep House
3
01 - (0:34) 101 BPM
02 - (1:35) 78 BPM Hot
03 - (1:40) 63 BPM
04 - (1:57) 80 BPM
05 - (2:16) 156 BPM
06 - (1:49) 83 BPM
07 - (1:37) 87 BPM
08 - (1:50) 99 BPM
09 - (1:20) 88 BPM
10 - (1:51) 86 BPM
11 - (0:30) 77 BPM
12 - (1:47) 74 BPM
13 - (2:08) 55 BPM
14 - (2:40) 52 BPM
15 - (1:11) 87 BPM
Review: Despite being called 3, this isn't Eli Escobar's third album, but rather his sixth. There's a definite 'no nonsense' feel to proceedings, with the popular and talented NYC producer choosing not to bother naming tracks (instead, they're simply numbered). What's on offer is of course quietly impressive, but very different to the dancefloor-igniting blends of house and disco we're used to hearing from Escobar. Instead, he's explored his love of hip-hop, dropping a mixtape style set of mostly short, instrumental hip-hop beats rich in hazy basslines, head-nodding beats, finely picked, chopped and arranged samples, and instrumental flourishes that variously doff a cap to soul, jazz-funk and deep disco. Blunted beats for fans of Guru, J Dilla and other greats of stoned instrumental hip-hop.
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NP 116
04 Mar 22
Experimental/Electronic
Just Work
Just Work - (5:53) 123 BPM Hot
Typical Sax Song - (5:48) 123 BPM
Review: No single-track salvo from Eli Escobar this time round, but rather a two-track missive packed to the rafters with peak-time potential. Leading the charge is 'Just Work', a stomping but hypnotic affair in which sampled handclaps and blues vocal snippets work (sorry) together with looped stabs, cymbal-heavy machine drums and twinkling piano solos to create a heady late-night mood. 'Typical Sax Song' is a touch more laid-back but still energetic enough to get people going on the dancefloor, with Escobar adding woozy synths and hazy sax solos to a loose-limbed house beat and rubbery, delay-laden electronic bassline.
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NP 115
05 Nov 21
Deep House
Lullabies For A Sleeping City
LifeGOESon - (2:02) 82 BPM
SoundzOFsilence - (2:28) 83 BPM
BackinTheday - (2:06) 75 BPM Hot
MarchinON - (2:18) 87 BPM
LitesWENTout - (2:31) 76 BPM
MYmelodie - (2:38) 90 BPM
Sleep - (2:01) 83 BPM
LuvISalright - (2:36) 86 BPM
Hypnotik - (1:58) 97 BPM
Anonymous - (1:44) 77 BPM
ALUVpoem - (1:58) 84 BPM
Review: Breaking through in 2017 thanks to a stream of records and long players for Derrick Carter and Luke Solomon's Classic label, the New York Eli Escobar artist scratches up his first release of 2021 with a follow up LP to last year's Last Summer album. Lullabies For A Sleeping City, then, brings with it a radiophonic, sample heavy and funk fusion influence of lo-fi field recordings, dusty hip hop drums, woozy synth lines, rhodes and pads to slow mo grooves and broken beat drums that strapped and packaged with the vibe of a balmy night's setting sun. Don't sleep.
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NP 113
26 Mar 21
Balearic/Downtempo
LuvISalright
LuvISalright - (2:36) 86 BPM Hot
LifeGOESon - (2:02) 82 BPM
Review: Eli Escobar has always tended towards the prolific, but during the ongoing global pandemic he seems to have upped his work rate even further. In the last four months alone he's released a full-length excursion, There Are Ghosts Everywhere in New York City, a mini-album, Night Class, and now this two-track single. Interestingly, he's on a more atmospheric, tactile and downtempo tip this time round, with opener 'LuvISalright' wrapping eyes-closed '80s soul vocal samples, dreamy chords and twinkling lead lines around a gentle, hip-hop tempo groove. It's utterly delicious and hugely attractive. 'LifeGoesOn', which is the kind of glassy-eyed chunk of huggable dreaminess that should be sound-tracking long, languid sunrise, is similarly deep, loopy and sumptuous.
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NP 113S1
12 Mar 21
Balearic/Downtempo
Night Class
Blue Magic - (7:43) 119 BPM Hot
Give Love - (6:49) 123 BPM
Night Class - (5:36) 125 BPM
This Is Not Going To Be An Ambient Track - (5:44) 124 BPM
What You Said - (5:24) 125 BPM
Review: Last autumn, Eli Escobar delivered a swathe of rather good single-track salvos. It's these that have been gathered together on Night Class, a five-track mini-album that showcases the increasing musical diversity of his dancefloor-focused sound. That much is proved by the first two tracks, where the bold, beautiful, vintage-sounding synths and throbbing bottom-end of 'Blue Magic' is followed by the glassy-eyed, nu disco-tinged piano house bliss of 'Give Love'. Escobar's increasing use of late 1970s and early '80s synth sounds continues on 'Night Class', while 'This Is Not Going To Be An Ambient Track' sits somewhere between revivalist Chicago jack and slow-burn deep house warmth. As for closing cut 'What You Said', it's pleasingly crunchy, foreboding and sweaty.
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NP 111
08 Feb 21
Deep House
There Are Ghosts Everywhere In New York City
Zombieland - (2:29) 60 BPM Hot
Dreams - (2:02) 85 BPM
Socalled - (2:07) 65 BPM
Crimepayz - (2:36) 61 BPM
Streetwalker - (1:54) 84 BPM
Problemchild - (2:23) 80 BPM
Kids - (1:57) 89 BPM
Treatemright - (2:06) 115 BPM
Beatz2tharime - (1:34) 97 BPM
Newyorknewyork! - (2:40) 88 BPM
GetThruit - (1:54) 69 BPM
Review: US house cronie Eli Escobar keeps the musical coffers full of tunes over at Night People NYC with some quickfire freshness. Still hot from his Last Summer LP, this New York city proud release is peppered with soundbites from the big apple, be they interviews from the studio or sound bites from the street which are weaved between sensual electro-soul numbers like "Treatemright" or the '80s inspired neo-R&B of "Dreams". There's poetry and gospel to be found in "GetThruit" next to some dusty instrumental hip hop vibes in "Zombieland" or the crackled out, melancholic urbana beats of "Crimepayz". Find a splash of ambient house in "Streetwalker" and "Problemchild" with good time vibes and atmospheres in "Kids" to some old school hip house sentiments and breakbeats in "Beatz2tharime". A record inspired by jazz, new york city, and its people.
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NP 112
18 Dec 20
Balearic/Downtempo
Body Muzik
Body Muzik (original mix) - (4:15) 124 BPM Hot
Tonight (Club mix) - (6:13) 126 BPM
Review: Manhattan veteran Eli Escobar can usually be relied upon to deliver the goods, so we were naturally not that surprised to find that his latest single once again hits the spot. Lead cut "Body Muzik" sees him pay tribute to the electronic body music era of the 1980s, New York style. That means a thrusting, mind-altering mixture of Nitzer Ebb style bass, sweaty beats, spiralling electronic noises and short stabs that sound like they were inspired by NYC freestyle. "Tonight (Club Mix)" takes a different approach, with Escobar mixing up jazzy breaks, stomping house beats, jacking drum machine fills, restless New Jersey organ riffs, crystalline chords and savagely cut-up old school vocal samples. It's as ear-pleasing as it is effective.
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NP 110
24 Apr 20
Deep House
(All Night) Rhythm
(All Night) Rhythm - (5:40) 126 BPM
Review: Keeping it simple is the name of the game on this latest from New York house wunderkind Escobar. It's a single-track affair, for starters - so none of those pesky remixes to worry about - while the track itself is a looping affair centred around a female "the rhythm, addicted to the rhythm" vocal that plays almost constantly, underpinned by a nagging synth riff that nods to classic-style Detroit techno. Various other vocal snips and ever-shifting drum patterns help to maintain the interest, but this is nevertheless an eyes-down, locked-in-the-groove kinda cut built to keep warmed-up floors moving through those peaktime hours.
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NP 109S 1
08 Nov 19
Deep House
Eli Escobar Edits
Bullfight Of Love - (7:23) 123 BPM Hot
Everybody - (5:25) 118 BPM
The Music - (6:02) 124 BPM
Seven Eleven - (7:03) 119 BPM
Review: Much has changed for Eli Escobar in the three years that have passed since this edits EP first appeared on wax. In that time, he's released umpteen albums of original music and found himself an in-demand DJ and remixer. Naturally, the four edits showcased on this Razor 'N' Tape outing have undoubtedly stood the test of time. Check first killer opener "Bullfight of Love", a percussive and occasionally foreboding revision of a Chaz Jankel classic jam rich in elastic slap-bass, punchy horns and eyes-closed guitar solos, before turning your attention to the bongo breaks, dub effects and heavy disco-funk bottom end of "Everybody". Elsewhere, "The Music" is a Clavinet-sporting disco-funk bounce-along and "Seven Eleven" is a breezier chunk of glassy-eyed disco sleaze.
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RNTD 043
04 Mar 19
Disco/Nu-Disco
City Song EP
City Song Pt 2 (Eli's New version) - (6:54) 122 BPM
City Song Pt 2 (Ron Basejam remix) - (7:59) 122 BPM Hot
City Song (COEO remix) - (7:10) 122 BPM
Review: While Eli Escobar's recent album, Shout, was undeniably superb, there's little doubt in our eyes that "City Song" and "City Song Part 2: Love & Happiness" were amongst the standouts. Here, both tracks are given the remix treatment. Munich twosome COEO handles "City Song", transforming the dubbed-out, disco-influenced deep house original version into a sparkling, piano-heavy chunk of classic, late '90s New York house complete with fluttering vocal samples and oceans-deep chords. The more organic and disco-fired "City Song Part 2" is re-imagined in contrasting ways by Escobar and Ron Basejam. While the latter's Crazy P-plus-acid lines version is fine (the funk-fuelled synths are particularly ear-catching), we're slightly preferring the sweaty, restless disco thump of Escobar's own rework.
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826194 396299
02 Mar 18
Disco/Nu-Disco
Shout
Nightmare Rag - (5:26) 123 BPM
American Sorrow (Interlude) - (1:56) 99 BPM
The People Intro - (0:15) 120 BPM
The People - (7:38) 126 BPM
ANGR - (7:33) 125 BPM
Interlude 2 - (1:16) 111 BPM
Muzik - (5:28) 125 BPM
City Song - (6:22) 122 BPM
City Song (Part 2) - (6:54) 122 BPM Hot
Interlude 3 - (2:29) 107 BPM
Love Inspired - (6:21) 124 BPM
Body & Soul - (2:46) 109 BPM
Handz Up - (6:40) 126 BPM
Interlude 4 - (1:44) 101 BPM
Goin' On? - (4:36) 123 BPM
Review: It would be fair to say that Eli Escobar's second album, Shout, is not a carefree affair. Inspired by his growing anger at American politics, it's a much more poignant and melancholic affair than his party-hearty debut album. As such, the 15-track set is arguably his strongest collection to date, with cuts such as "Nightmare Rag", the gospel influenced disco deep house cry for freedom "The People", twisted and intense "ANGR", blissfully slick and tactile "City Song" and superb "Going On?" - a kind of sorrowful deep house update of Marvin Gaye's most heartfelt work - proving that Escobar is a far more thoughtful and musically savvy producer than many incorrectly believed. There are plenty of groovy and quietly positive moments, too, fuelled by Escobar's belief that love may be the answer to America's mounting problems.
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826194 380298
19 Jan 18
Deep House
Handz Up
Handz Up (Happy Clap mix) - (6:37) 126 BPM Hot
Handz Up (Cratebug's Acid Reflux) - (7:56) 125 BPM
Review: Eli Escobar is turning into a one-man anthem machine. Since joining the Classic Music ranks a couple of years back, the New York producer has been responsible for a string of insatiable dancefloor hits. Predictably, "Handz Up" is another belter: a jaunty, piano-laden roller that smartly builds in intensity throughout. Escobar achieves this primarily through the layering and manipulation of impassioned gospel style vocal samples, bold piano riffs and occasional Church organ, though the stomping, handclap-heavy beat also plays a significant part. Chicagoan scalpel fiend Cratebug - better known for his killer re-edits - provides the obligatory remix, re-imagining the track as a sleazy chunk of head-cracking, mind-altering acid house/gospel house fusion. It's a filthy remix, all told, and offers a druggy alternative to Escobar's cheery original version.
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826194 377694
08 Sep 17
Deep House
Muzik
Muzik - (5:28) 125 BPM Hot
Back 2 Luv (feat Steven Klavier - Jamie 3:26 Alright Ronnie version) - (6:39) 123 BPM
Back 2 Luv (feat Steven Klavier) - (6:25) 123 BPM
Review: Eli Escobar is a staple of New York's electronic music scene and on his latest release, demonstrates why he is held in such high regard. That said, the title track shows that he is also expert in house music from Chicago. It starts with a stripped back drum pattern, followed by a reptitive vocal, hissings hats, insistent acid and doubled up claps. The unfussy production sound and straightforward approach to arranging harks back to the classic sound of Larry Heard and Adonis. On "Back 2 Luv", Escobar makes a stylistic return to NY. While the drums are solid, the combination of Steven Klavier's soulful vocals and celebratory piano keys make this house music of the most uplifting variety. The Jamie 3_26 Alright Ronnie version, with its disco influences closes out the release.
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826194 369996
30 Jun 17
Techno
Happy Again
Happiness (Kon's Discofied remix - Part 2) - (7:01) 124 BPM Hot
Can't Stop Dancing (feat Nomi Ruiz - SoulPhiction remix) - (6:03) 126 BPM
In The Dark (feat Nomi Ruiz - Yam Who? remix) - (6:21) 123 BPM
4 Luv (feat Nomi Ruiz - Soul Clap's American Tribal remix) - (6:15) 124 BPM
Up All Night (Rogue D & Memoryman Aka Uovo remix - Part 2) - (7:48) 123 BPM
Chaka Khan (The Carry Nation remix) - (5:24) 125 BPM
Can't Stop Dancing (feat Nomi Ruiz - dub) - (3:39) 126 BPM
Happiness, (Part 2 - dub) - (3:45) 122 BPM
Miss My Luv (dub) - (3:43) 122 BPM
Chaka Khan (Bonus Beats) - (2:34) 125 BPM
Phreeky (feat Vanessa Daou & Nomi Ruiz - Bonus Beats) - (2:57) 122 BPM
Winter's Anthem (Bonus Beats) - (4:21) 120 BPM
Chaka Khan (accapella) - (2:00) 125 BPM
Can't Stop Dancing (feat Nomi Ruiz - accapella) - (3:25) 126 BPM
Phreeky (feat Vanessa Daou & Nomi Ruiz - accapella) - (1:52) 122 BPM
Review: There's something pleasingly old-fashioned about Happy Again, an album of alternative versions and remixes of tracks from Eli Escobar's acclaimed Happiness full-length. Thanks to the presence of DJ-friendly dubs, rhythm tracks and acappellas, it feels like Classic looked to the pioneering remix albums of the 1980s for inspiration. What really makes it stand out, though, is the quality of the material. Kon's rework of "Happiness (Part 2)" offers the perfect balance between subtle house and voodoo disco, while Soulphiction and Soul Clap steal the show with contrasting deep house takes on "Can't Stop Dancing" and "4 Luv". We're particularly impressed, too, with the freestyle-tinged revision of "Chaka Khan" by The Carry Nation, while Escobar's own dub of "Happiness (Part 2)" is a loose, warm and groovy treat.
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826194 338480
07 Apr 17
Deep House
Happiness
Happiness (Part 2) - (6:59) 122 BPM Hot
I Need U - (5:34) 122 BPM
In The Dark (feat Nomi Ruiz) - (5:16) 119 BPM
Chaka Khan - (5:30) 125 BPM
Miss My Luv - (5:59) 122 BPM
Next To Me - (6:40) 124 BPM
So Good - (5:18) 125 BPM
Can't Stop Dancing (feat Nomi Ruiz) - (5:58) 126 BPM
Winter's Anthem - (9:27) 120 BPM
Happiness Reprise - (0:48) 155 BPM
Phreeky (feat Vanessa Daou & Nomi Ruiz) - (5:46) 122 BPM
4 Luv (feat Nomi Ruiz) - (3:22) 109 BPM
Review: You don't get any more NYC than Manhattan disco/deep house hero Eli Escobar who presents his debut album on Luke Solomon's Classic Music Company. Starting out with the soulful feel good opener that is the title track, there's more quality on offer on the pure disco inferno "Phreeky" featuring Hercules & Love Affair's Nomi Ruiz on vocals (who appears on several tracks throughout the albums duration) and the cheeky "Chaka Khan" which is a bouncy after-hours jam for freaks and the deep low-slung groover "Next To Me". But that's just scraping the surface. The album is full of quality grooves from start to finish, inspired by one of the Big Apple's finest talents and we highly recommend it!
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826194 338497
16 Sep 16
Deep House
Chaka Khan
Chaka Khan - (5:30) 125 BPM Hot
Up All Night Pt 2 - (5:59) 123 BPM
Review: Hot on the heels of his rather fine Phreeky single, Eli Escobar returns to Classic with two more hot-to-trot house hits. "Chaka Khan", in particular, is something of a retro-futurist treat, with the NYC producer expertly blending hip-house era breakbeats, tipsy chords, warehouse-friendly electronics and a swathe of old school vocal samples. It sounds like a guaranteed party-starter, like many of Escobar's nostalgia-tinted productions. "Up All Night Part 2" sees him revisit the title track of his 2014 album, expertly working selected disco loops into a bumpin', sweaty, hands-aloft house stomper. It rises and falls in all the right places, and sounds like it could be capable of causing serious dancefloor devastation.
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826194 338541
05 Aug 16
Techno
Phreeky
Phreeky (feat Vanessa Daou & Nomi Ruiz) - (5:46) 122 BPM Hot
Can't Stop Dancing (feat Nomi Ruiz) - (5:58) 126 BPM
Review: Having previously plied his trade on a number of New York-affiliated imprints (Wurst, Night People NYC and Nervous offshoot Nurvous amongst them), Eli Escobar makes his debut on Transatlantic label Classic. Opener "Phreeky" features contributions from regular collaborators Vanessa Daou and Nomi Ruiz, and is little less than a killer combination of classic piano-house grooves, party-starting disco samples, relentless cowbells and choice old school vocal samples. It's something of a belter, all told, and one of Classic's strongest releases of recent times. Escobar continues this retro-futurist feel on the Masters At Work-via-Detroit-and-Chicago vibe of "Can't Stop Dancing", where vibraphone solos and whispered female vocals ride an Andres-styles deep house rhythm.
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826194 335199
17 Jun 16
Disco/Nu-Disco
Up All Night
The Formula - (7:34) 124 BPM
Visions - (2:35) 116 BPM
Eli Escobar, Lula & Eddie Cumana - "NY So Hi" - (6:04) 122 BPM
Seein You - (5:34) 114 BPM Hot
Love Away - (6:39) 122 BPM
Thank You Les - (6:50) 125 BPM
Sweet Love - (4:20) 119 BPM
Up All Night - (6:22) 120 BPM
Get Over - (1:45) 105 BPM
Makes Me Feel - (5:47) 124 BPM
Tension - (6:29) 124 BPM
Review: As Eli Escobar let's it be known in "The Formula" that he's 'got something for you' as the sweet chorale chimes. There's a subtle Osunlade vibe to this album, the American's first, and Rhodes be flaying on "Visions" as they vamp to a climax like a Bootsy Collins solo. It's all stripped back business of "NY So Hi" - get down to this! And for some quality, sustained loops check out "Thank You Les". "Up All Night" is a dubbed-out, cool-as, disco-tinged burner and there's a whole load to discover here in a debut album rich with the type of soul you can only get from the streets of the big apple.
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NP101D
02 Jun 15
Deep House
Visions Remix
Visions (Purple Disco Machine remix) - (6:33) 120 BPM Hot
Tension (remix) - (5:26) 124 BPM
NY So Hi (Whatever/Whatever remix) - (7:28) 117 BPM
Played by: BRENDON P
Review: Some two years on from the album's original release, Night People serve up a fresh set of remixes of cuts from Eli Escobar's debut set, Up All Night. There's much to admire, with hyped disco/house fusionists Purple Disco Machine, in particular, impressing with their version of "Visions". A rolling deep house/disco fusion full of springy live bass, crispy beats and jammed-out organ riffs, it's just the thing to keep the party going when dancers are flagging. Escobar's own tweak of "Tension" - featuring vocal samples from a mid '80s Boyd Jarvis and Timmy Regisford production - is a late night, Italo throbber, while Whatever/Whatever join the dots between a myriad of classic NYC dance music styles on their acid-flecked, early morning rub of "NY So Hi".
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NP 106
26 Mar 15
Disco/Nu-Disco
Set My Heart On Fire
Set My Heart On Fire - (5:32) 120 BPM Hot
Set My Heart On Fire (Eli Escobar remix) - (6:22) 123 BPM
All Night Long (feat Amy Douglas - Set My Heart On Fire part 2) - (5:52) 126 BPM
Makes Me Feel - (5:41) 124 BPM
Review: Tragic scenes have just been averted at Plant HQ as Eli Escobar responds creatively to a passionate fan's request to set her heart on fire. Knowing murder is never the solution, Eli has instead made a jolly funky house track that tips a nod a disco and the mainroom mid-90s prog vibes of acts like Blue Pearl. For added security, he's also made a heavier remix. Needless to say the passionate fan has seen sense and no longer wishes to be set ablaze. PLUS we now have two renditions of an unmissable piece of timeless house music. With the crisis averted, Eli celebrates with two other golden grooves - "All Night Long" and "Makes Me Feel" - both of which tingle with slippery disco distinction.
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SEED 075
27 Nov 12
Funky/Club House
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