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Boogie Cafe
Played by: Juno Recommends Deep House
Review: Since making his bow on Moiss Music Black in 2022, The Aquatic People has taken his brand of hybrid analogue-digital goodness to Paille, Deepa and Lost Control. Here the Belgian producer makes his bow on Boogie Cafe Records. In keeping with the label's warming and sun-splashed love of jazz-funk, deep house and broken beat sounds, opener 'The Set Up' brings together elements of all three while adding some luscious trumpet solos. 'Jazz Boogie' sees him casually update the deeper end of the jazzy '80s boogie flavour via some sumptuous deep house sounds, while 'My Own True Self' is a hazy deep house shuffler. Elsewhere, 'The Aquarius' is a more bass-heavy slab of dreamy deep house, while 'Age of Aquarius' is a jazzier and more musically detailed rework of that track.
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BC043D
26 Jan 24
Deep House
26 Jan 24
Deep House
Played by: Kraak & Smaak, FINGERMAN, Juno Recommends Breakbeat, Juno Recommends Deep House, Sean McCabe
Review: For the label's 42nd release, Bristol-based Boogie Café has turned to debutant Rob Redford. There's much to admire about the Maidstone-based producer's first full EP, starting with opener 'Makin' Ends Meet', a pleasingly dusty, sub-heavy shuffler heavily inspired by vintage US deep house and smothered in evocative minor key melodies. 'Factory 2569' is a more upbeat and uplifting chunk of Latin-tinged deep house bounciness that joins the dots between Larry Heard, Floating Points and Sean McCabe, while 'We Will Be Here' is a deep and jazzy broken house gem and 'Rain In July' is a percussion-rich carnival-house wobbler underpinned by the most squelchy synth bassline imaginable.
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BC 042D
03 Nov 23
Deep House
03 Nov 23
Deep House
Played by: Juno Recommends Broken Beat Nu Jazz
Review: London lad and Local Talk regular Wipe The Needle AKA Lee Gomez's output has spanned a range of styles, from house to D&B to broken beat. He's operating firmly in the latter arena on this new EP for Bristol/Rotterdam-based Boogie Cafe, with 'Hornsey Rise' itself a steppy, shufflin' jazz outing (and the pick for yours truly) and 'Just To Say' a wonky-beated soul jam that's available with our without Ed Ramsey's vocal. We then take a left turn into laidback hip-hop pastures with 'Peace & Love' featuring Stan Smith, which again is served up with a matching but rap-free instrumental.
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BC 041D
30 Jun 23
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz
30 Jun 23
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz
Review: Having built their reputation via a series of self-released EPs and singles, Kerrier Collective pop up on Bristol's Boogie Caf? imprint for the very first time. What's on offer from the Cornish collective is undeniably attractive: a morning fresh, sunrise-ready slab of relaxed Afrobeat rich in Tony Allen style drums, glistening guitars and Egypt 70 style horns. Their original version of 'Morning Sun' comes backed with a wealth of remixes. First, Dun Dun Dun re-imagine the track as a sub-heavy, dubbed-out slab of reverb-sporting deep house, before Tommy Rawson re-imagines it as a speed garage-influenced melodic house bumper. On his superb rework, label regular Piers Kirwan adds clipped, hip-hop-influenced broken beats and spacey synth motifs to the band's gorgeous instrumentation, while Black Tea serve up a bouncy house take that's pleasingly bouncy, horn-fired and acid-flecked.
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BC 040D
07 Apr 23
Deep House
07 Apr 23
Deep House
Played by: Juno Recommends Broken Beat Nu Jazz, Andy Downtown Science, Tooli (Local Talk / Omena / 18437)
Review: If African jazz and hi-life are your bag then you'll find much to enjoy on this four-tracker from Haze City, who heads up the Casse Records label but here does the do for fellow Bristolians Boogie Cafe. The stuttering, hip-shakin' rhythms of 'Drums' set the tone, 'Akula' treads a slightly deeper, mellower path, 'Ai Eyah' comes the closest of the four to straight-up bruk beat and should give the jazz dancers plenty of scope to flex, while 'The Rattles, The Bells' (the pick for yours truly) pays homage to Ghanaian music as it takes us into more experimental territory, and packs some seriously bowel-bothering sub-bass.
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BC 038D
17 Feb 23
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz
17 Feb 23
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz
Review: If your tastes lean towards that part of the musical spectrum where deep house blurs into nu-jazz and broken beat then you'll find much to enjoy on this four-tracker from Italian producer and Cognitiva Records boss SofaTalk (with a little help from Veezo). 'Strut' opens proceedings on a deep, jazzy house tip, whereas 'Little One' is a far more freeform and experimental affair. 'Chances' then introduces hints of 80s jazz-funk flava before finally we come to 'Million Toes' itself, a more laidback and introspective piece that'll appeal to those who dig the likes of Thundercat, Opolopo, etc.
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BC 036D
17 Sep 22
Deep House
17 Sep 22
Deep House
Review: The best broken beat, for this writer, is that which prioritises danceability over clever-clever time signatures and jazzbo noodling. If you agree, then this EP from Tommy Rawson - a Watford-based veteran with over 20 years in the game - is one to check for sure. 'Sacrifice' itself, for instance, should easily translate to soulful house floors, while 'Let It Be' marries gospel-like vox to some truly euphoric strings. Elsewhere, 'Soldier Dub' rocks classic Ladbroke Grove vibes, 'Losing Your Way' homages the roots of the style by way of a sampled interview vocal, while 'Vic's Music Box' completes the EP on a mellower, more stripped-back note.
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BC 035D
11 Aug 22
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz
11 Aug 22
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz
Review: Nine months on from the release of his fabulous Barton Lane EP on Boogie Cafe, rising star Piers Kirwan returns to the Bristol-based label with another must-check single. In its' original form (track one), 'Flow Cold' is a fine chunk of high-grade, jazz-funk-flecked deep house soul for those who like it swinging, bass-heavy and laden with both organic and electronic instrumentation. It also boasts a superbly slick and soulful lead vocal that should get temperatures rising out on the dancefloor. The accompanying dub, a deeper, hazier and sub-heavy affair, is naturally a little more stripped back and sounds tailor-made for throwing into the mix at 3am.
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BC 034D
20 Jun 22
Deep House
20 Jun 22
Deep House
Review: Misuso's debut album was something of a laidback jazz-funk, broken beat and soul-influenced treat - a proper home listening affair perfect for Sunday afternoons and evenings on the sofa. This package of remixes has been designed to drag the Bristol-based producer's material more towards the dancefloor, and it does that in some style. Sean McCabe delivers a wonderfully hypnotic, locked-in, late-night deep house dub of 'Goodbyes' - all rubbery synth-bass, creepy chords and cut-up vocal snippets - before Piers Kirwan gives the same track a squelchy, dreamy, nu-disco-goes-broken beat treatment. The Haze City re-rub of 'Warm' is an acid-fired broken beat delight, while Chezz's ultra-deep take on 'Appreciate' sits somewhere between Broken beat, Latin grooves and immersive, early morning ambient soul.
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BC033D
06 May 22
Deep House
06 May 22
Deep House
Played by: Juno Recommends Downtempo
Review: You'll find lazy, laidback grooves galore on this album-length debut from Misuso, a Bristol-based producer who started out making dubstep but now, under his new name, looks to the likes of Ninja Tune and Nightmares On Wax for inspiration. What's most impressive, for a relative newcomer, is the breadth of sounds on offer: cuts here range from dusty lo-fi hip-hop, to mellow jazz-funk nouveau, to mournful, Magic Numbers-esque psych-pop - often all within the confines of a single track! It's really a set that's best served whole but if you want highlights, try 'It's Not Your Fault' or 'Comfortable'.
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BC 032D
09 Apr 22
Balearic/Downtempo
09 Apr 22
Balearic/Downtempo
Review: From the very first bar of "Don't Stop" you know Piers Kirwan's beats are on point! Pushing a deep and minimal yet bright and vibrant sound that looks to broken beats, house, disco and soul sensibilities - there's a sweet '90s touch to this EP. "Speak My Mind" throws down a real housey, electro jazz garage number next to some deeper chord progressions and stripped backed drums that perhaps invoke a soundscape the EP's title alludes to - real neighbourhood business. "With Chords" throws down a melodic number of searing disco strings, stepping percussion and an acidic bassline routine that helps the EP's techier number "Don't Stop" to perfectly balance all four tracks to the one place. For fans of Pepe Bradock as much as the labels like Well St.
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BC028D
25 Sep 21
Deep House
25 Sep 21
Deep House
Various
Review: Say 'Rotterdam' to most electronic music lovers and the first thing they'll think of is likely to be gabber and other harder techno styles. Now, in a bid to challenge that stereotype, Boogie Cafe bring us a six-track EP showcasing "the more soulful, jazz-influenced sound emerging in the city". What that means in practice is six broken beat/nu-jazz cuts, coming by and large from the more dancefloor-friendly, less noodly end of the spectrum with Sykes' 'No Way' playing us out on a slightly more dreamy, midtempo note. Dikkens' 'The List' stands out, just for the untoward use to which it puts a Bananarama vocal!
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BC027D
10 Sep 21
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz
10 Sep 21
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz
Review: Danish producer Terry Mansson has delivered some fine EPs as Terry Tester, though this outing for Bristol's Boogie Cafe Records may well be his most inspired outing yet. It boasts four original productions, all of which offer a near-perfect combination of dusty, analogue-rich musical motifs, distorted drums, occasionally jazzy melodies and weighty basslines. Opener 'Dubby' sets the tone via an old school Chicago bassline and deep electic piano chords, while mid-tempo jam 'Nite Mood' is even dustier and more melancholic. 'Breeze Unlimited' joins the dots between deep house and broken beat, while 'Hangover Jam' is a little bouncier and breezier. Chezz remixes the latter, offering up a dreamy, colourful and synth-heavy alternative version that's as deep and delicious as they come.
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BC 026D
22 Apr 21
Deep House
22 Apr 21
Deep House
Played by: Javi Frias
Review: Boogie Cafe Records' rich vein of form continues via a tidy debut EP from collaborative crew Cossham, whose members include Sean McCabe, Haze City and label boss Alex Dinham. In its' original form, 'The Search' is a bouncy and chunky affair in which filtered disco-funk loops and spoken word snippets ride a driving, thickset bassline and boisterous drums. McCabe and Dinham doff a cap to Mood II Swing on their radically different dub, which makes merry via jaunty synth stabs, cut-up vocal snippets and a deliciously sleazy analogue bassline. McCabe joins forces with Haze City on the two remaining remixes, first delivering a deep, warming and melodious broken beat interpretation, before flitting between bruk-up business and synth-strings-laden deep house on the 'Bruk to 4/4' rework. Splendid stuff!
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BC 025D
05 Mar 21
Deep House
05 Mar 21
Deep House
Played by: Dave Mathmos
Review: London label Boogie Cafe bring us a four-track V/A EP showcasing rising stars from Bologna, Italy. Sam Ruffilo's 'U Make Me Sing' is up first: it ain't nothin' but a funk loop, if we're being honest, but it's a highly effective one that'll do the damage out on the floor. That's followed by D'Arabia's 'Straight Outta Fire', a light, Afro-tinged roller topped with a mournful male indie-soul vocal, before Sam Ruffillo returns with Brine in tow to bring us the deep, bubblin' Jersey garage stylings of 'Request Line' - to these ears, the EP's standout. Brine then goes it alone on 'Star Chaser', which tops a deep, jazzy groove with insistent synth chords.
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BC 023
24 Jul 20
Deep House
24 Jul 20
Deep House
Various
Played by: Dj N◉va ▶ Rodon FM 95, Sean McCabe, Ash Reynolds, Stephen Richards (DiscoDaze), SITUATION
Review: Is there a more on-form label right now than Boogie Cafe The Bristol-based imprint is certainly in a rich vein of form, as this second compilation of previously unheard treats proves. In fact, it's such a fabulous collection of cuts that singling out just a few tracks for praise is particularly tough. Even so, our current favourites include the slinky, synth-laden deep house/jazz-funk fusion of BRS's "Get In There", the drowsy downtempo hip-hop beats of Chezz's "Yeah Baby", the late '80s New Jersey garage revivalism of Goshawk's "Got You All Night", the Seiji style broken beat business that is Lord Leopard's "Magic Hands" and the Latin-fired disco-house bump of J Morrison's "Mullet Frenzy".
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BC 022D
01 May 20
Deep House
01 May 20
Deep House
Various
Review: In honour of the imprint's fifth birthday, Boogie Cafe founders Jimmy The Twin and Alex Dinham have decided to offer up a first label compilation containing previously unheard tracks from their growing family of artists. There's naturally plenty to set the pulse racing among the woozy deep house, shuffling broken beats, seductive synth-boogie and retro-futurist US garage on offer, with highlights including the musically expansive brilliance of Sean McCabe's "Infinity", the slick New Jersey bump of Goshawk's "Home (Throwback Vibe Mix)", the Balearic nu-disco bliss of Piers Kirwan's "Shout", the spacey Afro-bruk shapes of EVM128's "Tuff" and the sub-heavy dancehall-soul bounce of Haze City's broken house gem "Yer Tiz". Top stuff from the Bristol-based imprint: don't let it pass you by!
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BC 018D
15 Aug 19
Deep House
15 Aug 19
Deep House
Review: Detroit legend Brian 'Javonnte' Garrett steps up with four tracks that are absolutely drenched in soul. Opener 'UK Express' is aptly titled as there are distinct UK garage influences at play, albeit paired with synth-strings that are pure Detroit. 'Into The Night' is redolent of the likes of Amp Fiddler or Thundercat, while 'Samba Say' is another one where the clue's in the name as Latin influences come to the fore, along with some vocal scatting including an infectious 'hmm mmm mmm' chorus. And then finally there's 'Day Dreaming', an ultra-smooth soulful houser destined for heavy rotation at the likes of Vocal Booth Weekender and 51st State.
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BC 016D
15 Mar 19
Deep House
15 Mar 19
Deep House
Review: Over the last couple of years, Bristol imprint Boogie Caf? has gone from strength to strength, largely by serving up soul-fired original music rather than the re-edits of old. Predictably, this is another fine EP, which comes from the previously unheralded Funk 'N' Sly. The headline attraction is undoubtedly "Be Mine Tonight", a sparkling, synth-heavy chunk of revivalist '80s soul blessed with both impeccably authentic instrumentation and slick, life-affirming vocals. That's given a more rolling, Paul Simpson style NYC boogie-dub treatment by Crazy P man Ron Basejam, before Funk 'N' Sly wrest back control and offer-up two more killer chunks of on-point, Solar System style electrofunk-soul. Brilliant stuff all told.
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BCN 004
11 Mar 19
Disco/Nu-Disco
11 Mar 19
Disco/Nu-Disco
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BCN 003D
16 Nov 18
Funky/Club House
16 Nov 18
Funky/Club House
Review: It would be fair to say that Joe Danvers-McCabe is a rising star. Aside from being a member of IG Culture's invite-only Co-Op Presents Selectors Assemble" collective, he's also released impressive EPs on WotNot Music and Monologues Music. This outing on Bristol's badass Boogie Caf? label is pretty darn tasty, too. Check, for example, the eyes-wide-shut vocal samples, cut-up double bass and dusty deep house rhythms of "Desire", the deep house/broken beat fusion of "I Can't Let Him Know" and the similarly inclined wonder that is lo-fi closing cut "Someone To Count On". Also worth a listen is Harry Wolfman's deliciously melodious, positive and drowsy deep house take on opening cut "Desire", which makes an already loved-up track positively rush-inducing.
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BC 015D
06 Nov 18
Deep House
06 Nov 18
Deep House
Review: Boogie Cafe is a joint venture between DJs and producers Jimmy The Twin and Alex. Here they present three cuts of lush house music from Bristol's own Sean McCabe. Originally from Scotland, he heads up the Good Vibrations imprint, so those that are in the know certainly can expect some deep, soulful and uplifting vibes from the man here. Opening cut "Way Back" channels a familiar spirit, whether it's that of legends of 2000 Black or NDATL it's good either way. It's life affirming house music we know that much. On to the flipside, where the emotive late night mood lighting of "Star Night" will captivate with with its soothing Mr Fingers style house organs and chill beats. Finally, there's some variety on "Rising High" again channelling the early noughties nu-jazz broken beat of Bugz In The Attic et al.
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BC 013D
03 Nov 17
Funky/Club House
03 Nov 17
Funky/Club House
Played by: J&M BROTHERS
Review: Boston-based Japanese singer/producer Saucy Lady has been responsible for a swathe of superb releases over the last couple of years, including outings on Star Creature, ISM and Monophonic. Here she makes her bow on Bristol-based Boogie Cafe. The original version of "Together", in which her sultry soul style vocals seemingly dance atop a hybrid p-funk/'80s soul groove full of crunchy Clavinet lines, swirling chords and rubbery synth lines, shows the Sauce-stress at her very best. It's backed with vocal and instrumental "E Live" remixes, both brilliant chunks of jazzy synth-boogie smothered in attractive synthesiser lines and elastic electrofunk bass. Superb stuff, all told.
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BC 012D
21 Sep 17
Disco/Nu-Disco
21 Sep 17
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: More from Bristol-based party-starters Boogie Cafe, whose recent releases have impressively straddled the fine line between tooled-up re-edits and all-original productions. First they've persuaded New York-based Bristolian DJ Nature to remix current Bristol resident Admin. The man formerly known as DJ Milo does a terrific job, too, offering up a trippy chunk of loose, breakeat-driven, deep house disco that boasts serious amounts of energy. Then, Admin remixes Chezz's "Bossa", wrapping spacey synthesizer motifs and a killer synth bassline around a superbly fluid and crispy broken-house groove. It's a seriously soulful interpretation, and arguably the stronger of the two tracks.
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BC 011D
20 May 17
Disco/Nu-Disco
20 May 17
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: Dutch producer Casper von Banniseht sidles over to Bristol stable Boogie Cafe to present a three-track EP of impeccable dusty house grooves imbued with that Detroit-esque feeling that oozes out of a Moodymann or Theo Parrish record. "Bossa" revels in choppy broken beats and plenty of choice samples in a most loose and soulful of concoctions, while "Lazy" cools down to a simmer with subtle disco licks making the most immersive of deep house jams. "Lone" meanwhile plies a more chipper trade with its hooky chord stabs, but still the vibe remains smooth and laid back, just how the Boogie Cafe crew seem to like it.
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BC 008C
18 Jan 17
Deep House
18 Jan 17
Deep House
Review: Label Hero Newman opens the release with the title track 'Chordz' - a synth-fuelled dancefloor banger, reminiscent of Harvey Sutherland's recent work. Ourra (aka Simon Tappenden aka 'Pop Out N Play') brings us a truly Tropical treat reminiscent of Palm Trees, Pina Coladas and 80's Miami sunsets. Last but not least, Keyboardist for Brian Ellis, Adam Chini plays 'Horizons of Funk'... a lush down tempo synth funk number bringing the EP to the perfect close.
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BC 007N
24 Nov 16
Disco/Nu-Disco
24 Nov 16
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: Bristol-based Newman has quietly been building an impressive discography over the last couple of years, with notable deep house/boogie/synth-funk fusion releases on hometown imprints Peng and Boogie Cafe. Shades Of Boogie sees him return to the latter to deliver a trio of tracks that ripple with eyes-closed deep house attitude and sprightly, colourful synth lines. Both of these stylistic traits come to the fore on the cheery, rolling synth-house opener "Outrun", whose eight-bit melodies and finger-snapping electronic wig-outs are more than a little charming. "Boogie Thing" is a deeper and smoother excursion blessed with particularly pleasing synthesizer solos, while "Know You're Not The One" inserts a little P-funk hustle amongst the slick house drums and nu-disco electronics.
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BCD 02
16 Feb 16
Disco/Nu-Disco
16 Feb 16
Disco/Nu-Disco
