OrderingOrdering ProblemsFAQContact Us (Customers)Contact Us (Suppliers)Gift certificatesAbout JunoManage accountMy ChartsJuno Download PlayerFeedbackPrivacy PolicyTerms and ConditionsJuno Marketing and PR departmentArtist / Label Profile SubmissionPromote your label / releasesHow do I download via Dropbox?
Filter
151
Review: Spanning an epic 46 tracks of ghetto tech, house, electro and techno bangers welded all the more to scratch tracks, footwork and straight up motor city bangers - DJ Godfather's This Detroit Thing Of Ours has landed. With each track segueing into the next the album also includes collaborations with DJ Deeon, Goodmoney G100 and King Saaidi to Gettoblaster & Missy - you find other badass collabs vai Lil Mz 313 ("That Booty"), to soulful yet dubbier-tranced out numbers with Ricky Burns ("Back It Up"). Furthermore there's the raw basslines of "It's Ghetto Tech" featuring Dan Diamond to some slurpy-sippin' midwest club vibes of "What Up" featuring Parkhouse. DJ Godfather, better recognise y'all.
from $1.89
DB 103
12 Nov 21
12 Nov 21
156
from $1.89
LFW 008
20 May 20
20 May 20
159
Review: DJ Godfather is in the middle of a creative purple patch, and Hypnotized is the latest in a series of releases from the Detroit artist. The title track has a pop sensibility, thanks to the use of a catchy, vocoder vocal. Looped over rolling breaks, it has the potential to be a hit. In contrast, "Table Terrorist", available here in two versions, sees Godfather indulge his hip-hop leanings. Call and response vocals vie with turntablist scratches and cuts for the listener's attention. Of course, the sound of ghetto is never too far away on a Godfather release. In this instance, it comes in the form of the high-octane "Damn It's Fat", which features Ricky Burns' captivating rhymes.
from $1.89
DB 113
04 Aug 23
04 Aug 23
160
Review: Detroit electro icon DJ Godfather returns this week with the latest release on his ever reliable Databass imprint. "Hold Up" is next in a series of 11 EPs and sees him collaborate with Chicago booty bass pioneer DJ Deeon. This is the guy who laid down the foundations for what Godfather would soon expand upon with his explorations in the 'ghettotech' sound. Needless to say, the results make for one seriously down and dirty dancefloor workout. Elsewhere, the hi-tech soul beats of "Let's Talk Some Jit" equally satisfies, as does the emotive mood music of "Shake Them" and the in-your-face bass attack of closing cut "Squo?"
from $1.89
DB 109
12 May 23
12 May 23
161
Played by: Juno Recommends Electro
Review: Another week, another DJ Godfather release. The veteran Detroit producer is in a creative purple patch right now, and That Booty is a reminder of the range and depth of his sound. It moves from the title track's primal ghetto tech swing -and Lil Mz 313's suggestive vocals - to the soulful, R&B-tinged groove of "Till It's All Gone". It too features a vocalist - in this instance it's Ricky Burns's seductive tones. Godfather delivers a reflective interlude in the shape of "Footwerkz". However, it's only a temporary pause and soon enough, he bounces back with the jacking, vocal-tinged ghetto of "Not Me" and "Smokin' Up Yo Weed".
from $1.89
DB 114
25 Aug 23
25 Aug 23
163
Review: It's great to see Detroit pioneer DJ Godfather back releasing music regularly. Hot on the heels of It's Ghetto Tech, he drops this new, diverse release. The title track is a dark, stepping electro roller. Featuring an insistent synth riff, grinding bass and deft hip-hop scratches, it's less frenetic than Godfather's typical material, but no less funky. "Can't C Me" sees him follow a similar approach, with falsetto vocals added to the mix. Godfather reverts to his trademark ghetto tech sound for "Bass Drop". Featuring Lil Mz 313, the interplay between jittery rhythm and call-and-response vocal are irresistible. Changing tact again, "Assassin On The Decks" resounds to melodic piano lines and warbling acid swirls.
from $1.89
DB 108
21 Apr 23
21 Apr 23
165
DJ Godfather feat Dan Diamond
Played by: Juno Recommends Electro
Review: Styles and fads may come and go, but thankfully DJ Godfather remains a constant. He has been releasing high-paced dance music for almost 30 years, and he remains at the forefront of a sound he has pioneered. The title track is a frenetic banger, based on all the usual Godfather elements - high-pace electro drums, vocals loops chopped to pieces and a primal low end. "Ghetto Tech" also features Dan Diamond riffing about what the sound entails. The release boasts some fine instrumental versions. The "Chapter 1" take is led by dramatic ominous stabs and nagging percussion, while the second "Chapter" focuses more on bleepy electro influences. However, it's "Chapter 4", in all its primal rhythm, sub-bass glory that really capture the essence of DJ Godfather, and by extension, the ghetto tech sound.
from $1.89
DB 107X
31 Mar 23
31 Mar 23
166
Review: The undisputed Godfather of Motor City ghettotech returns on his esteemed Databass imprint with "Warehouse Musik", taken from the forthcoming LP 'This Detroit Thing Of Ours'. The title track sees the man known to his Mum as Brian Jeffries go for a more straight-up techno vibe on this hypnotising acid techno belter, which comes with several other tracks on this extended EP. Other highlights include the brooding electro bass of "You Can't Stop This", the proper 313 state of mind on "East Side - West Side" (feat Goodmoney G100) which is something more familiar of the DJ Godfather's style, and the hi-tech computer funk of "Freq Me".
from $1.89
DB 106X
10 Mar 23
10 Mar 23
183
from $1.89
361655 2613673
24 Feb 21
24 Feb 21
184
from $1.89
MTXLT 194
18 Mar 21
18 Mar 21
185
from $1.89
361655 2936031
04 Mar 21
04 Mar 21
188
from $1.89
361655 1581614
29 Jan 21
29 Jan 21
189
from $1.89
361655 1490039
22 Jan 21
22 Jan 21
190
Played by: Big Dope P
Review: Emerging back in 2014 for pioneering German label Project Mooncircle, Yip Wong aka Deft, later hooked up with 20/20 London for a trilogy of releases that culminated in Deft's 2019 debut album Cracks. Exploding into 2020 furthermore, Deft arrives on the newly established Hooversound Recordings for its second release. A booming and bombastic four-track exploding from all sides, this is serious stuff; from the epic orchestral strings and wiley flexin vocals of "ESKILUSIVE" to the snapping, future Detroit electro of "BURNA". Frenetic rhythms with heavy hitting staccato beats conjure up a storm of roughneck percussion in "NEW YORKS FINEST VIP" with a funkier, more liquid dubstep number landing firm in "KOOVER IN '92". Relentless and uncompromising club music. TIP.
from $1.89
HOO 02
26 Jun 20
26 Jun 20
199
Review: The Hooversound Recordings team have been making quite a bit of noise of late, so to see this latest project drop from both Hyroglifics and Sinistarr immediatly filled us with excitement. We firstly jump into 'Turbo Island' as Hyroglifics rolls out a high energy bleep-fest, before leaping into three weighty collaborations. The shuffling dub echoes and high energy drums of 'BS6' kick us off in good stead, alongside the glistening breaks of 'Turn It Up' and powerful sub pushes of Sinistarr's solo submission: 'Detroit'. Finally, we take in Scratcha DVA's fantastic rework of BS6, overhauling the track with an incredibly depthy soundscapy feel.
from $1.89
HOO 01
13 Mar 20
13 Mar 20
