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Heist Classics Vol 02
Various
Crackazat - "Alfa" - (4:45) 124 BPM
Andy Hart - "Epsilon Girls" - (5:49) 118 BPM
Makez - "Different Planets" - (6:39) 121 BPM
Kassian - "8th Movement" - (7:39) 126 BPM Hot
Nachtbraker - "Hamdi" - (7:07) 120 BPM
Review: Dam Swindle's Heist Recordings celebrate their 10th anniversary this year, and here we have the fourth in a series of EPs marking that milestone. The EP opens with the surging, pulsing 'Alfa' from Crackazat with its insistent, rolling piano line, before Andy Hart injects a little old school funk/soul flava on 'Epsilon Girls'. Makez's 'Different Planets' adds an Afro-style chant to the classic deep house blueprint, Kassian take us into more stripped-back territory with the fluid '8th Movement' and its familiar "music!" vocal sample, before Nachtbraker play us out with 'Hamdi', a slightly more leftfield, bottom-heavy shuffler. The quality standard is high throughout, so here's to another decade!
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HEIST 078
10 Nov 23
Deep House
Hidden Gems
Various
Fouk - "Truffles" - (6:07) 126 BPM Hot
Felipe Gordon - "Highly Corrosive Acid" - (5:29) 123 BPM
Dam Swindle - "Sugar Sugar" - (6:21) 122 BPM
Lore Of The Samurai - "Space Designer" - (5:38) 132 BPM
Demuir - "Philippine Sunrise" - (7:18) 123 BPM
Crackazat - "We Know" - (5:27) 120 BPM
Adesse Versions - "Push It Along" - (5:29) 120 BPM
M.ono - "Delaware State Route" - (8:42) 123 BPM
Nachtbraker - "Gurl" - (6:01) 118 BPM
Nebraska - "The Blues" - (6:55) 128 BPM
Pitto - "You Treat Me Like A Fool" - (6:42) 120 BPM
Perdu - "Sacramento" - (5:58) 124 BPM
Marina Trench & Sabrina Bellaouel - "Wake Up" - (4:58) 123 BPM
Makez - "Feel The Same" - (6:13) 125 BPM
Orlando Voorn - "Tenderness" - (5:37) 131 BPM
Review: As part of Heist Recordings' ongoing 10th birthday celebrations, label founders Dam Swindle have decided to showcase some of the 'Hidden Gems' lurking in the imprint's back catalogue. It's a smart move, because there's plenty of high-grade dancefloor heat to be found across the 15 under-celebrated tracks on show. For proof, check the squelchy synth-bass, rushing piano riffs and classic house vibes of Fouk's 'Truffles', the gorgeous sci-fi techno melodiousness of Lord of the Samurai's 'Space Designer', the sun-splashed, jazz-flecked excellence of Crackazat's 'We Know', the low-slung, drum machine driven headiness of Adesse Versions' 'Push It Along' and the drowsy, soul-flecked late-night deepness pf Marina Trench and Sabrina Bellaouel's 'Wake Up'.
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HEIST 074
11 Aug 23
Deep House
The Round Up Pt. 9
Various
Crackazat - "Demucha" (Dam Swindle remix) - (6:46) 130 BPM Hot
Dam Swindle - "Good Woman" (Byron The Aquarius Late Night dub) - (4:35) 83 BPM
Orlando Voorn - "Be With You" (Crackazat remix) - (5:43) 126 BPM
Byron The Aquarius - "Success" (Nebraska remix) - (6:33) 120 BPM
Nebraska - "Chant Des Oiseaux" (Mak?z remix feat BeBelle) - (6:02) 134 BPM
Makez - "La Grande Folie" (Orlando Voorn remix) - (6:19) 143 BPM
Review: The release of the latest volume of 'The Round Up' - an EP in which Heist Recordings contributors remix each other - has become an annual institution. 2023's edition - the ninth in the series to date - is naturally an impressive, all-action affair. Label bosses Dam Swindle kick things off by turning Crackazat's inherently jazzy 'Demucha' into a glossy, funk-fuelled disco-house roller, before Byron The Aquarius adds a gently glassy-eyed, dreamy tinged to that duo's 'Good Woman'. Crazkazat joins the dots between string-laden disco-house and classy US style deep house on his take on Orlando Voorn's 'Be With You', while Voorn delivers a breathless, electro-goes-techno-funk tweak on Makez's 'La Grand Folie'. Elsewhere, Nebraska shuffles his way through an attractive, soul-flecked revision of Nebraska, and Makez delivers a fizzing, hands-aloft techno rework of Nebraska.
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HEIST 067
03 Feb 23
Deep House
The Round Up Part 8
Various
Fouk - "Money" (JKriv & Peter Matson remix) - (6:01) 123 BPM
Marina Trench - "Wake Up" (feat Sabrina Bellaouel - Makez remix) - (4:28) 84 BPM
Lore Of The Samurai - "Justifice" (Fouk remix) - (5:28) 126 BPM
Felipe Gordon - "Highly Corrosive Acid" (Marina Trench remix) - (5:15) 129 BPM
JKriv & Peter Matson - "New Friend" (Felipe Gordon Deep remix) - (6:07) 115 BPM
Makez - "City Of All" (Lore Of The Samurai remix) - (5:54) 125 BPM Hot
Review: By now, we should all know what to expect from Heist Recordings' annual Round-Up EPs, namely label regulars and selected guests remixing each other. JKriv and Peter Matson do a terrific job in turning Fouk's 'Money' into a squelchy, TB-303-fired slab of nu-disco/retro-futurist house fusion, before Makez re-imagines Mariana Trench's 'Wake Up' as a jazz-funk flavoured broken beat number and Fouk re-frames a Lore of the Samurai track as a gorgeous slab of house-not-house sunshine. Elsewhere, Mariana Trench gives Felipe Gordon's 'Highly Corrosive Acid' a driving, riff-heavy deep house spin, Felipe Gordon opts for a drowsy and eccentric mid-tempo house sound on his version of JKriv and Peter Matson's 'New Friend', and Lore of the Samurai's rework of Makez's 'City of All' is a hypnotic, tech-tinged treat.
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HEIST 058
11 Jan 22
Deep House
Slothboogie Presents Dancing With Friends Vol 2
Various
Soul Wun - "96 To Albert Park" - (7:00) 120 BPM
Kemback - "I Know What You're Thinking" - (6:19) 126 BPM
MAKEZ - "Law Of Attraction" - (6:03) 122 BPM Hot
DJ Rouge - "Far Out" - (6:18) 122 BPM
Jesse Bru - "Yellow Sunshine Machine" - (7:41) 127 BPM
Erik Ellmann - "Private Talk" - (5:20) 126 BPM
Joe Cleen - "Chainsmoker" - (5:56) 120 BPM
Felipe Gordon - "Avalancha" - (4:56) 127 BPM
T.U.R.F. - "Easy Way Out" - (4:39) 124 BPM
Kristy Harper - "Blissful Denial" - (6:21) 122 BPM
Pablot - "Got You" - (5:36) 123 BPM
Tiptoes - "Protected" - (5:45) 123 BPM
DJ Steef - "Solotrip" - (6:36) 120 BPM
Sam Irl - "Comet" - (5:25) 125 BPM
Two Half Circles - "Daisy's Groove" - (4:32) 122 BPM
The Revenge - "High Time" - (4:56) 124 BPM
Fede Lng & Mojeaux - "Mackie Acid" (feat Raw Takes) - (4:25) 127 BPM
Amy Dabbs - "Nebel" - (6:26) 130 BPM
Metropolitan Soul Museum - "Four Dancers" - (7:28) 121 BPM
Meeshoo - "Blue Velvet" - (6:04) 122 BPM
Togethers - "Day Dream Squelch" - (5:27) 130 BPM
Bill Mango - "You're Never Sleepy" - (6:15) 118 BPM
SlothBoogie - "Dancing With Friends" (vol 2 - continuous mix) - (1:29:47) 124 BPM
Review: Last year, London DJ crew and party promotion outfit SlothBoogie delivered one of the compilations of the year, a wonderfully eclectic and on-point set entitled Dancing With Friends. According to the crew, they spent even more time carefully curating this welcome sequel. You can tell, too. Kicking off with the tactile, slow-burn deep house yearning of Soul Won's '96 to Albert Park', the 21-track collection ambles, strides and jogs between soul-flecked deep house (see Kemback's brilliant 'I Know What You're Thinking'), driving nu-disco (Jesse Bru), swirling deep jackers (Erik Ellmann's 'Private Talk'), loopy disc-house haziness (the always excellent Felipe Gordon), jazz-flecked acid squelch-alongs (Pablot), deep space sample house (Sam Irl) and high-octane, peak-time insanity (The Revenge). Simply brilliant.
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SBLP 002
27 Aug 21
Deep House
Running From The Noise
Running From The Noise - (4:03) 123 BPM
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HEIST081S 1
19 Jan 24
Deep House
Downstream
Downstream (original mix) - (7:03) 130 BPM
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NOART 051
25 Aug 23
Funky/Club House
Closer
Closer - (2:49) 120 BPM
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HEIST081S 2
16 Feb 24
Deep House
Phases (dego Remix)
Phases (Dego remix) - (3:15) 111 BPM
Phases (Dego's 2000BLACK dub) - (4:22) 111 BPM Hot
Played by: Makèz
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826194 638191
26 May 23
Deep House
Phases (Explicit)
Phases - (3:32) 111 BPM Hot
Phases (VIP mix) - (4:35) 126 BPM
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826194 619596
24 Feb 23
Deep House
Midnight Time
Makez & AVA LAVA - "Closer" - (2:49) 120 BPM Hot
Makez & Life On Planets - "Running From The Noise" - (4:03) 123 BPM
Makez & AVA LAVA - "Midnight Time" (feat Joey Hotwax) - (6:57) 128 BPM
The Answer - (5:24) 131 BPM
Gratitude - (6:38) 126 BPM
Review: The Dutch production duo Makez returns to their soulful house roots with a new four-track EP on Heist Recordings called "Midnight Time." This release showcases the versatility of Makez, seamlessly blending introspective grooves, infectious club anthems, and atmospheric soundscapes. The EP opens with "Closer," a laidback, jazzy collaboration with vocalist AVA LAVÁ featuring lush textures and rich instrumentation that sets a mellow, moody vibe. Next is "Running From The Noise," reuniting Makez with vocalist Life On Planets after their previous hit "Downstream." Life On Planets' emotive vocals mesh perfectly with Makez's trademark deep house rhythms, creating another potential dancefloor gem. It then gets into higher gear with the acid-tinged, 90s-inspired techno groove of "The Answer." Powered by a male vocal hook, acid basslines and classic 909 drum programming, it's a high-energy cut primed for peak-time club plays. Closing out the EP is "Gratitude," which ventures into deeper, more introspective territory with haunting strings, glitchy vocal samples and distorted synth textures layered into an immersive sonic landscape.
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HEIST081D
15 Mar 24
Deep House
Love You More
Love You More (original mix) - (4:04) 127 BPM Hot
Love You More (G's Endlessly In Love dub) - (7:51) 127 BPM
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SOSO 01
30 Jun 23
Funky/Club House
Holy Sun
Makez & AVA LAVA - "Holy Sun" - (4:23) 122 BPM
Makez & AVA LAVA - "Holy Sun" (Retromigration remix) - (5:56) 122 BPM
Lifted - (6:56) 126 BPM
Inwards - (6:22) 124 BPM
La Grande Folie - (3:40) 92 BPM
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HEIST 062D
08 Jul 22
Deep House
City Of All
The Entrance - (3:14) 128 BPM
Not So Different (feat LYMA) - (4:41) 120 BPM
City Of All - (5:36) 125 BPM
Sonder - (4:11) 123 BPM
Gonna Getya - (5:46) 125 BPM
Orbit - (5:25) 111 BPM
Makez & Allysha Joy - "Looking Up" - (3:44) 102 BPM
Feel The Same - (6:13) 125 BPM
Roselane (feat Fouk) - (6:16) 124 BPM Hot
Returning - (4:03) 140 BPM
Humming Harmonies (feat LYMA) - (2:29) 129 BPM
Bent With Funk - (6:10) 125 BPM
Encounters - (2:07) 130 BPM
Review: Here's something of a rarity: a full-length excursion on Dam Swindle's usually EP-focused Heist Recordings imprint. It comes courtesy of talented twosome Makez, who last featured on the Dutch label two years ago. There's much to enjoy from start to finish, with the pair blending loose-limbed house rhythms, head-nodding hip-hop rhythms, and sumptuous downtempo grooves with subtle disco instrumentation, colourful electrofunk synth sounds, layered percussion, squelchy analogue bass, and occasional vocal snippets. The results are uniformly vibrant, atmospheric and musically rich, without ever becoming overly fussy or self-indulgent. There's plenty of floor-friendly material for DJs to savour and champion, but the album sounds just as good when listened to at home. Stellar stuff all told.
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HEISTLP 02D
16 Jul 21
Deep House
Feel The Same (Edit)
Feel The Same (edit) - (3:44) 125 BPM
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HEISTLP 02S 2
02 Jul 21
Deep House
Levitation
Blue Island - (3:44) 107 BPM
Red Island - (5:35) 126 BPM
Levitation - (3:37) 117 BPM
If We Were Children Again (Mak?z rework) - (9:28) 123 BPM
More Visions - (7:21) 116 BPM Hot
Review: Back in February, Makez made the move from Heist Recordings to Let's Play House, bringing with him the Elevation EP, which we dubbed his "strongest EP to date". This timely follow-up for the Brooklyn-based imprint is equally strong. He begins by combining gently tropical drums, kaleidoscopic synths and languid melodic refrains on mid-tempo number 'Blue Island', before upping the tempo and reaching for rubbery disco bass on the equally picturesque 'Red Island'. Title track 'Levitation' is a glorious chunk of Afro-funk/deep house fusion, 'More Vision' is a dense and hallucinatory slab of feverish house hypnotism, and 'If We Were Children (Makez Rework)' is a bouncy disco-house number full of cut-glass strings and jammed-out electric piano riffs.
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LPH 077
20 Nov 20
Deep House
Elevation
Melting - (7:30) 124 BPM Hot
Elevation - (5:15) 113 BPM
One 4 The Dreamers - (6:39) 118 BPM
Merlot (feat Alternate Tone Adjustment) - (4:05) 116 BPM
Merlot (feat Alternative Tone Adjustment - Basement dub) - (6:33) 121 BPM
Review: Having previously operated exclusively on Heist Recordings, Makez has decided to mix things up. "Elevation" marks the producer's first outing on long-running Brooklyn imprint Let's Play House; what's more, it could well be his strongest EP to date. He begins in confident fashion via the starry but bumpin' deep house positivity of "Melting" - all sustained electric piano chords, slap-bass, glassy-eyed pads and whispered vocal samples - before exploring even more melodic and dreamy territory on "Elevation". The headline attraction though is probably Tone Adjustment collaboration "Merlot", which is available in two distinctive forms. The original mix sees the pair smother swinging jazz-house beats and squelchy jazz-funk bass in excitable piano solos, while the accompanying "Basement Dub" is a piano-laden exercise in muscular late night bump.
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LPH 072
28 Feb 20
Deep House
Different Planets
Different Planets - (6:39) 121 BPM
Different Planets (Bobby Analog remix) - (6:41) 125 BPM
Random Visits - (5:42) 121 BPM
Cosmic Symphony - (7:57) 121 BPM Hot
Review: Heist Recordings latest offering is a significant one, not just because it's rather good, but also due to the duo who made it: confident debutants Makez. The pair proves their mettle from the off, enveloping a low-slung disco house groove in rich deep house chords, dreamy pads and Latin style vocal chants on superb opener "Different Planets". Bobby Analog delivers an ear-pleasing, funk-fuelled classic house rework of that cut before the pair returns with the sparkling synth melodies, chunky disco bass and rolling drums of "Random Visits". Arguably best of all, though, is the drifting intergalactic warmth of "Cosmic Symphony", a loose and swinging deep house affair whose sustained chords seem to stretch out into infinity (and beyond).
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HEIST 040
16 Sep 19
Deep House
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