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Dirt Crew Recordings was founded in 2004, Berlin, by Felix B Eder and Peter Gijselaers, otherwise known as the DJ and producer duo Dirt Crew. Known for its deep, funky and minimal house grooves, the label has put out over 150 releases by artists including: Dam Swindle, Harry Woolfman, Tiger Skin, Brame & Hamo, James Flavour, Nachtbraker, The Revenge, Dirt Crew and more. Sub-labels include Players Paradise and Spiel.
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Upside Down Melted Chair
How's This For A Vague Song Title - (5:04) 64 BPM Hot
Lullaby 2.0 - (3:19) 120 BPM
Upside Down Melted Chair - (5:55) 67 BPM
Why Does That Chord Play When I Bounce - (3:21) 122 BPM
Sakura - (5:09) 121 BPM
Your Face Melts - (3:35) 129 BPM
Review: Manchester-based Loz Goddard returns to the spotlight in celebration of Dirt Crew Recordings 20th anniversary (Dirt Crew Recordings - 20 years? No way!). It marks a comeback for the producer after a notable debut collaboration with Harry Wolfman in 2016. Known for his unique blend of electronica, deep soundscapes and lush and organic deep house, Goddard has graced labels like Oath, Razor N Tape and Church on his musical journey, presenting here for DT a captivating mini-album featuring beautifully crafted ambient and electronica pieces alongside three energetic tracks. Inspired by a night at the White Hotel in Salford watching Skee Mask, Goddard goes deep on six compositions, offering listeners a journey through a new age sound of house to prick the ears of Legowelt fans for sure. Big ups Loz!
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DIRT 150
22 Mar 24
Balearic/Downtempo
Gratitude EP
Always - (5:39) 124 BPM Hot
Feeling Gratitude - (6:29) 128 BPM
I Just Want U 2 Kno - (5:45) 124 BPM
Seeing Apparitions - (6:28) 123 BPM
Seeing Apparitions (J Peacock remix) - (5:55) 124 BPM
Review: To begin the label's 20th anniversary year, Dirt Crew Recordings has decided to offer up a debut EP from young Mexican producer Rafael Cohen AKA Los Latidos. It's a quietly impressive collection of cuts all told, with each of the four original productions hitting the mark. Check first the pleasingly jacking and breathless brilliance of acid-flecked opener 'Always', before admiring the groovy bass, sustained organ chords and breakbeat house rhythm of 'Feeling Gratitude'. 'I Just Want U 2 Kno' adds D-Train style synth squiggles and spacey pads to a rolling deep house groove, while 'Seeing Aspirations' is a jazzy, sun-splashed, acid-flecked summer anthem in the making. J Peacock remixes that track, turning it into a more thickset deep acid wiggler.
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DIRT 149
09 Feb 24
Deep House
Selection 2023
Various
J. Peacock - "Philly Track" - (5:32) 123 BPM Hot
Steve Mill - "God Given" (feat Bongani Mehlomakhulu) - (6:08) 121 BPM
Love Will Say No - "Time Is The Perfect Lover" - (5:51) 126 BPM
Idan Hana - "Mountain Peaks" - (7:04) 123 BPM
Petals In Sound - "Dial Tone" - (4:39) 118 BPM
Idan Hana - "Rolling Hills" (Break 3000 edit) - (5:58) 122 BPM
Mathew Ferness - "In Dreams" - (6:11) 124 BPM
Petals In Sound - "Lush" (Pete Bandit remix) - (5:43) 124 BPM
Mathew Ferness - "The Ego" - (6:58) 124 BPM
J. Peacock - "Midnight Standard" - (5:21) 130 BPM
Steve Mill - "Dye The Bip" - (6:29) 125 BPM
Love Will Say No - "This War Is Finally Lost" - (5:09) 112 BPM
Review: It's the time of the year when labels look back on the previous 12 months and offer up handy retrospective compilations featuring the strongest cuts they've released in the last year. Dirt Crew's offering, which runs to 12 tidy tracks, is one of the strongest on offer. Starting with the rolling, string-laden sweetness of J Peacock's disco-house loop jam, 'Philly Track', the collection attractively sashays between acid-flecked positivity (the summery excellence of 'Time Is The Perfect Lover' by Love Will Say So), tactile boogie-influenced deep house warmth (Idan Hanna's 'Mountain Peaks'), glassy-eyed melodiousness (Petals In Sound's spacey 'Dial Tone'), immersive excellence ('In Dreams' by Matthew Ferness), jazzy piano house (Matthew Ferness's 'The Ego') and jaunty, uplifting, melody-rich nu-disco/house fusion (Steve Mill's 'Dye The Blip').
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DIRTSLCT 23
15 Dec 23
Deep House
The Remixes III
Various
Kito Jempere - "A Thousand Times" (Nachtbraker remix) - (6:11) 120 BPM
KaySoul - "Behind One" (Clive From Accounts remix) - (6:23) 121 BPM Hot
The Runners - "London Thing" (Soul Minority remix) - (8:17) 124 BPM
Petals In Sound - "See The Morning Light" (KaySoul remix) - (4:40) 123 BPM
Dekay - "Farewell To Planet Earth" (feat Nunu - Mano Le Tough remix) - (6:53) 121 BPM
Sierra - "Stay" (Dirt Crew remix) - (7:15) 125 BPM
Idan Hana - "Lo Fi Hi" (Ron Trent remix) - (9:25) 118 BPM
The Revenge - "Conkers" (Nachtbraker remix) - (7:36) 116 BPM
S3A - "Fever" (Dampe French retouch) - (4:39) 114 BPM
YOSA - "Rainbow" (Mok's dub Around) - (7:17) 120 BPM
Steve Mill - "Love Attack" (Lorenz Rhode remix) - (5:47) 123 BPM
Lorenz Rhode - "And I Said" (K.98 Rubbadub mix) - (6:15) 126 BPM
Dirt Crew - "Deep (We Are)" (Francois Dubois remix) - (8:24) 125 BPM
Prudo - "Ancora No" (Spirit Catcher Retooling) - (7:36) 127 BPM
Dirt Crew - "Largo" (Dominik Eulberg remix) - (10:05) 124 BPM
Review: As the matter-of-fact title makes clear, Dirt Crew's 'The Remixes' series offers sporadic round ups of some of the finest reworks from the Dirt Crew vaults. As you'd expect, this third volume is full to bursting with floor-friendly revisions, with a mixture of rising stars, underground heroes and big hitters at the helm. Highlights include, but are in no way limited to, Clive From Accounts' lusciously loose and tactile deep house tweak of KaySoul's 'Behind One', KaySoul's ultra-deep broken house tweak of 'See The Morning Light' by Petals In Sound, Ron Trent's epic and awe-inspiring re-imagining of Ida Hana's 'Lo Fi Hi', Dampe French's boogie and jazz-funk influenced, break-driven remix of S3A's 'Fever', and Spirit Catcher's synth-heavy, acid-flecked re-wire ofPrudo's 'Ancora No'.
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DIRTRMXS 3
24 Nov 23
Deep House
Infidels EP
Carry The Fire - (4:59) 122 BPM
Time Is The Perfect Lover - (5:51) 126 BPM
You'll Know When - (3:59) 124 BPM
Gonna Summer - (4:28) 125 BPM Hot
Red Window - (2:23) 144 BPM
This War Is Finally Lost - (5:09) 112 BPM
Review: From his studio in northern Italy, Love Will Say No has delivered an eclectic selection of releases. This pleasingly hard-to-predict approach continues on the 'Infidels EP', a varied but uniformly enjoyable mini-album that marks his second outing on Dirt Crew Recordings. He begins with ' Carry The Fire', a musically expansive affair in which bleeping melodic motifs and moody chords rise above a loose deep house groove, before injecting an acid-fired house rhythm with funky disco bass and sun-splashed pads on 'Time Is The Perfect Lover'. He then dashes between French Touch influenced loop-house ('You'll Know When'), extra-percussive space-house ('Gonna Summer'), and breath-taking piano ambient ('Red Window'), before finishing via the impossible-to-describe brilliance of 'The War is Finally Lost'.
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DIRT 148
13 Oct 23
Deep House
The Praying Kind EP
Philly Track - (5:32) 123 BPM Hot
Silk Road - (5:56) 120 BPM
Midnight Standard - (5:21) 130 BPM
The Praying Kind - (5:31) 128 BPM
Review: Dirt Crew Recordings introduces the promising talent of J. Peacock with The Praying Kind EP - a captivating musical journey that marries nostalgia with dance floor dynamism. Hailing from Blackpool and steeped in Northern Soul and Manchester's music scene, J. Peacock, formerly known as Joel John, redirects his focus towards uplifting house music, inspired by both friends and cherished records from his father's collection. The EP commences with the infectious "Philly Track," a vintage house gem reminiscent of early '90s classics, invoking memories of the Parisian French wave and New York's filtered dance floor anthems. "Silk Road" delves into bass-heavy, UK-style house with tribal undertones and soulful vocal samples. "Midnight Standard" unveils a different facet of J. Peacock's artistry, embracing breaks and a dark, smoky club atmosphere. The EP culminates with the title track, "The Praying Kind," a dance floor monster building up to a thrilling breakdown.
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DIRT 147
08 Sep 23
Deep House
Landscapes EP
Mountain Peaks - (7:04) 123 BPM Hot
Hidden Forest - (3:02) 124 BPM
Rolling Hills (Break 3000 edit) - (5:58) 122 BPM
Panorama - (4:32) 117 BPM
Ma Kore - (2:04) 119 BPM
Review: 15 months on from his last outing on the imprint, the fabulous Galaxy EP featuring a fine rework from the great Ron Trent, Idan Hana is back on Dirt Crew Recordings with more high-grade dancefloor deepness. The Los Angeles-based producer begins in fine fashion via the woozy, dreamy and tactile sun-down house of 'Mountain Peaks', before opting for a twinkling blend of gorgeous electronic melodies, tipsy bass and live-sounding breakbeats on 'Hidden Forest'. 'Rolling Hills (Break 3000 Edit)' is an attractive, acid-flecked slab of deep house loveliness, while 'Panorama' is a deep, soundscape electro shuffler. Closing cut 'Ma Kore', meanwhile, is a gorgeous ambient cut featuring waves of echo-laden synthesiser melodies.
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DIRT 146
21 Jul 23
Deep House
High Expectations EP
High Expectations - (2:51) 120 BPM
She's Too Misty - (6:08) 126 BPM
The Ego - (6:58) 124 BPM
In Dreams - (6:11) 124 BPM
Covalent Bond - (2:39) 120 BPM
I Might Have Been Wrong - (6:04) 127 BPM
Review: Since first appearing on Beat X Changers in 2015, Matthew Ferness has notched up tracks and EPs on labels including Fina, DOBRO, GLBDOM, Inhale Exhale and Hustler Trax. While that's impressive, we'd argue that this six-track set for Dirt Crew Recordings is his most high-profile outing yet. There's certainly plenty to admire across the EP, from the cinematic nu-jazz brilliance of title track 'High Expectations' and the sub-heavy, string-laden deep house heaviness of 'She's Too Misty', to the piano-laden peak-time warmth of 'The Ego' and the driving, ambient wrapped dancefloor loveliness of 'In Dreams'. Elsewhere, 'Covelant Bond' is a smoky blend of ambient and reverb-heavy nu-jazz, while 'I Might Have Been Wrong' pairs low-slung house grooves with decidedly melodious and atmospheric instrumentation.
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DIRT 145
16 Jun 23
Deep House
God Given EP
God Given (feat Bongani Mehlomakhulu) - (6:08) 121 BPM
Copenhagen Ride - (5:29) 120 BPM
Dye The Bip - (6:29) 125 BPM
God Given (feat Bongani Mehlomakhulu - dub mix) - (6:08) 121 BPM Hot
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DIRT 144
12 May 23
Deep House
Dial Tone EP
Dial Tone - (4:39) 118 BPM
Lush - (5:37) 120 BPM Hot
The Sea & Everything In It - (5:18) 121 BPM
Lush (Pete Bandit remix) - (5:43) 124 BPM
Review: Following a single-track salvo last year that marked her production debut, Louise Baldwin returns to Dirt Crew Recordings with her first full EP. It's a quietly impressive outing all told, with the Liverpool-based artist outlining her analogue-rich, musically expansive take on deep house. She begins with the gorgeous, early morning sparkle of 'Dial Tone', where twinkling lead lines, cut-up vocal stabs and rush-inducing synth sounds ride a killer bassline and swinging machine drums, before opting for a classically deeper and more immersive sound on the deliciously loved-up 'Lush'. Baldwin then breaks up the beats a little on the hot-stepping, sun-splashed deep house warmth of 'The Sea and Everything In It'. To close out the EP, Pete Bandit douses 'Lush' in more layers of aural candy floss while making the groove altogether more heady and hypnotic.
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DIRT 143
31 Mar 23
Deep House
The Remixes II
Various
S3A - "Clarence J. Boddicker" (Lorenz Rhode remix) - (5:52) 117 BPM
YOSA - "The Circus" (Dirt Crew remix) - (6:39) 123 BPM
Lorenz Rhode - "And I Said" (Tensnake remix) - (5:43) 124 BPM
Kito Jempere - "Do You Know Me" (Roberto Rodriguez remix) - (7:30) 124 BPM Hot
The Tortoise - "Lost Forever" (Leaves & Iron Curtis remix) - (5:57) 115 BPM
Clive From Accounts - "Toucan" (Dan Only remix) - (5:36) 132 BPM
Elef - "Keep It Physical" (Florian Kruse remix) - (7:22) 122 BPM
Dirt Crew - "Manoeuvres" (Motorcitysoul remix) - (7:39) 120 BPM
Mano Le Tough - "Started Running" (Filipsson & Ulysses remix) - (7:40) 113 BPM
Sekou Babe - "Treize Zero Zero Trois" (Nachtbraker remix) - (6:45) 124 BPM
Till Von Sein - "Ovas" (Catz 'n Dogz Ohne FX remix) - (6:52) 123 BPM
Damp? - "Peach Shuffle" (Nebraska remix) - (7:04) 124 BPM
Lorenz Rhode - "Sandpaper" (feat Jamie Lidell - Sound Support remix) - (5:03) 122 BPM
Dirt Crew - "Get Raw" (Patrice B?umel & Nuno Dos Santos Threesixty remix) - (8:15) 125 BPM
Steffen Nehrig - "Caesar" (Dirt Crew Space dub) - (10:41) 125 BPM
Review: As the title suggests, this action-packed, 15-track collection offers up a swathe of hand-picked remixes from the Dirt Crew Recordings catalogue. Presenting a range of complimentary takes on house music but rooted in the label's deep and occasionally disco-tinged philosophy, there's naturally much to enjoy. Our picks of a very strong bunch include the colourful nu-disco-meets-piano-house flex of Lorenz Rhode's revision of S3A's 'Clarence J Bootlicker', a gorgeous, glassy-eyed Balearic house tweak of Rhode's own 'And I Said' courtesy of Tensnake, Leaves and Iron Curtis's ultra-dreamy and tactile take on The Tortoise's 'Lost Forever', a squelchy and locked-in Motorcitysoul re-rub of Dirt Crew, and Nebraska's inspired rework of 'Peach Shuffle' by Damp? [sic].
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DIRTRMXS 2
03 Feb 23
Deep House
Selection 2022
Various
Clive From Accounts - "4 Time" - (5:38) 127 BPM Hot
Steve Mill - "Make Me Feel" (feat Tee Amara) - (6:09) 120 BPM
Idan Hana - "Moon Desert" - (6:53) 121 BPM
Petals In Sound - "See The Morning Light" - (6:43) 123 BPM
YOSA - "Rainbow" - (8:02) 120 BPM
KaySoul - "Mr Ray In Cosmic" - (5:51) 120 BPM
Idan Hana - "Lo Fi Hi" (Ron Trent remix) - (9:25) 118 BPM
Pete Bandit - "It's Happening Again" - (6:12) 124 BPM
KaySoul - "Behind One" (Clive From Accounts remix) - (6:23) 121 BPM
Steve Mill - "Love Attack" (Lorenz Rhode remix) - (5:47) 123 BPM
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DIRTSLCT 22
16 Dec 22
Deep House
Wild Feelings EP
Wild Feelings (feat Nelson Of The East) - (6:14) 124 BPM
It's Happening Again - (6:12) 124 BPM Hot
Computer's Creativity - (6:34) 129 BPM
Luv Your Body - (6:41) 126 BPM
Review: Under the Pete Bandit pseudonym, Peter Ridder has frequently collaborated with other artists on joint releases. Here the Dutch producer and sometime Times Are Ruff contributor gets a chance to showcase his solo productions via a full EP on Dirt Crew Recordings. Nelson of the East guests on opener 'Wild Feelings', a sparkling and vibrant fusion of wide-eyed deep house, tactile synth sounds and revivalist electrofunk colour, before Ridder adds sustained electric piano chords and jazzy synth-bass to a loose, languid and shuffling deep house beat on 'It's Happening Again'. 'Computer's Creativity' offers a near perfect balance between classically warming deep house, 'Seinfeld' style bass and jacking but jazz-flecked house beats, while 'Luv Your Body' had us pining for humid, open-air clubs in Croatia and star-lit boat parties.
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DIRT 142
18 Nov 22
Deep House
Love Attack EP
Love Attack (original mix) - (6:31) 123 BPM Hot
Make Me Feel (feat Tee Amara) - (6:09) 120 BPM
Next To You - (7:10) 117 BPM
Love Attack (Lorenz Rhode remix) - (5:47) 123 BPM
Love Attack (Lorenz Rhode remix - instrumental) - (5:46) 123 BPM
Review: Hot on the heels of a first appearance on Tensnake's True Romance imprint via the lusciously loved-up good time grooves of 'The Mistake', Steve Mill (real name Efstratious Milanos) notches up another label debut, this time for Dirt Crew Recordings. He starts in confident fashion with title track 'Love Attack', a bouncy, string-laden, disco-tinged deep house stomper blessed with a raw, heavy analogue bassline, before blurring the boundaries between '80s electrofunk and dreamy deep house on 'Make Me Feel'. He explores his disco and boogie influences further on the swirling, percussively impressive 'Next To You', before Lorenz Rhode provides vocal and instrumental takes on 'Love Attack' that drag it further towards '80s electrofunk/proto house territory.
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DIRT 141
14 Oct 22
Deep House
Rainbow EP
Rainbow (original mix) - (8:02) 120 BPM Hot
Thermae - (6:33) 120 BPM
Rainbow (Mok's dub Around) - (7:17) 120 BPM
Rainbow (Mok's Kitsune No Yomei remix) - (8:24) 107 BPM
Review: After six years of "rest" - and a decade since his last Dirt Crew Recordings outing - YOSA has finally returned to action. It's safe to say that the time off did the Japanese producer the world of good, because the Rainbow EP is a very strong release. The title track is particularly captivating, with Yosa adding psychedelic acid lines, rising chords, bubbly lead lines and sampled vocal chants to an extra-percussive, tribal-tinged deep house groove. It comes backed by two terrific Yok remixes - a chunky, Balearic goes-dub-disco 'Dub Around' version and the gorgeously deep, tactile and pitched-down 'Kitsune No Yomei' take - plus the sun-splashed, piano-laden house loveliness of 'Thermae'.
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DIRT 140
26 Aug 22
Deep House
Morning Light EP
Citrus - (5:29) 120 BPM
See The Morning Light (original mix) - (6:43) 123 BPM
Slack Jazz//Your Love - (4:40) 118 BPM
See The Morning Light (KaySoul remix) - (4:40) 123 BPM Hot
Review: Recorded after becoming a mother and relocating from London to the Merseyside coast, Petals In Sound's debut EP for Dirt Crew Recordings is a deliciously hazy, sunrise-ready collection of cuts that wraps fuzzy, analogue-sounding 21st century house grooves in immersive, enveloping sonic textures and slow-burn electronic melodies. It's an arresting and hugely enjoyable listen all told, featuring tracks that combine genuine dancefloor weight with the comfort and atmosphere of cuts designed for home listening. Our pick of a very strong bunch is the gentle, piano-laden wonder of 'See The Morning Light (Original Mix)', though the impeccable 'Citrus' - arguably a more far-sighted concoction - and KaySoul's shuffling, sub-heavy (yet breezy) flip of 'See The Morning Light'.
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DIRT 139
15 Jul 22
Deep House
Pearls EP
Pearls (feat Jessica Roch) - (7:10) 126 BPM
4 Time - (5:38) 127 BPM Hot
Rough & Tough - (4:45) 131 BPM
Review: Clive From Accounts is quite possibly the coolest Clive you'll ever meet, even though his real name is Richard. He's certainly been on entertaining form of late, following up a couple of killer EPs (on Outplay and Razor N Tape Reserve respectively) with a 12" single created entirely from Alan Partridge samples (really). He continues his fine form on this Dirt Crew label debut, opening with the immersive, atmospheric, tech-tinged deep house bliss of 'Pearls', which sounds like his take on some of Orbital's more picturesque mid-'90s tunes and features some lovely vocalisations from Jessica Roch. '4 Time' brilliantly joins the dots between the house-not-house brilliance of Metro Area and swinging jazz-house, while 'Rough & Tough' is a bouncin' and bumpin' slab of jaunty deep house joyful deep house jauntiness.
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DIRT 138
27 May 22
Deep House
Galaxy EP
Moon Desert - (6:53) 121 BPM Hot
Galaxy One Two Three - (1:51) 105 BPM
Far From The Sun - (5:10) 116 BPM
Lo Fi Hi (Ron Trent remix) - (9:25) 118 BPM
Review: Idan Hana's first two EPs were two of our deep house highlights of 2021. Naturally, hopes are high for the producer's first outing of 2022. Opener 'Moon Desert' sets the tone, with fluid, Frankie Knuckles style keyboard motifs and echoing organ snippets rising above loose-limbed deep house beats and a bassline so tactile and huggable you might want to take it home to meet your parents. Hana next combines undulating acid lines, ambient chords and hip-hop tempo machine drums on interlude style number 'Galaxy One Two Three', before opting for a deep, dubby, mid-tempo breakbeat/deep house fusion vibe on the impeccable 'Far From The Sun'. To round things off, Ron Trent delivers a magical, musically rich remix of previous release 'Lo-Fi Hi'.
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DIRT 137
08 Apr 22
Deep House
Frequency Rays Of One Cosmic EP
Mr Ray In Cosmic - (5:51) 120 BPM
Behind One (original mix) - (5:49) 121 BPM
UFO Frequency - (5:22) 119 BPM
Behind One (Clive From Accounts remix) - (6:23) 121 BPM Hot
Review: Confirmed label hopper KaySoul pops up on Dirt Crew Recordings for the very first time, with the South African producer bringing with him a trio of ear-pleasing, floor-friendly deep house gems. We're particularly enjoying opener 'Mr Ray in Cosmic', where metallic percussion hits, bleeping lead lines, a dreamy two-note chord progression and fuzzy analogue bass catch the ear. That said, both the extra-percussive, emotive and tactile 'UFO Frequency' and the bubbly, off-kilter lo-fi house number 'Behind One' are also impressive. Clive From Accounts offers up a fine remix of the latter track, turning it into an intriguingly swung, ultra-deep affair that makes the most of KaySoul's killer chords and gorgeous melodic elements.
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DIRT 136
11 Feb 22
Deep House
Selection 2021
Various
Clive From Accounts - "Gravitate" - (4:47) 122 BPM Hot
Harry Wolfman - "Walk With Me" - (5:21) 123 BPM
Marcus Holder - "After" - (6:28) 124 BPM
Idan Hana - "Stam" (feat Black Loops) - (6:36) 123 BPM
Love Will Say No - "Days Of Nothing" - (4:47) 120 BPM
ReFelt - "Vista" - (7:59) 124 BPM
Clive From Accounts - "Toucan" (Dan Only remix) - (5:36) 132 BPM
Review: It's that time of the year when labels look back on their releases and offer-up 'best of' collections. Dirt Crew's effort is relatively slender at just seven-tracks deep, but pleasingly high on quality - itself a reflection of the German label's strong 2021. After opening with the sparkling, humid and sun-kissed deep house warmth of Clive From Accounts' gorgeous 'Gravitate', the collection flits between high-grade sample-house pleasantness (Harry Wolfman), piano-laden, synth-bass-propelled goodness (Marcus Holder), jaunty early Floating Points revivalism (Idan Hana with Black Loops), percussive and bass-heavy hedonism (the thickset sounds of Love Will Say No), ultra-deep haziness (ReFelt) and garage-influenced early morning positivity (Dan Only remixing Clive From Accounts). Rock solid!
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DIRTSLCT 21
17 Dec 21
Deep House
Leisure Suite EP
Leisure Suite - (7:11) 120 BPM
Slosh - (5:45) 94 BPM
Vista - (7:59) 124 BPM Hot
Expiration Of Times - (5:56) 120 BPM
Review: If you've not heard of reFelt, don't worry - they're a deliberately "mysterious" outfit from Austria and this quietly confident outing on Dirt Crew marks their debut. They start as they mean to go on with title track 'Leisure Suite', where woozy synths and chiming melodies sashay in and out of staccato drums and fuzzy bass. 'Slosh' sees them successfully dip the tempo and focus the action around a beatdown style hypnotic groove with added Latin percussion, while 'Vista' is a gently jazzy chunk of soundscape deep house loveliness. 'Expiration Of Times', meanwhile, builds towards a breathless conclusion via an epic ambient intro, jazzy breakbeats, melancholic chords and some seriously deep sub-bass.
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DIRT 135
19 Nov 21
Deep House
Dagi Doo EP
Stam (feat Black Loops) - (6:36) 123 BPM
Peanut Crunch - (4:23) 124 BPM
Scale 4 - (4:04) 119 BPM
HWLM - (3:23) 113 BPM Hot
Lo Fi Hi - (5:51) 118 BPM
Review: Earlier in the year, Idan Hana impressed via a debut EP for Outsiders that delivered a perfect balance between hazy dancefloor hypnotism and jazzy deep house. The producer's follow-up, a first outing on Dirt Cew Recordings, is similarly on-point. Hana first joins forces with Black Loops on the jazzy, trippy and crunchy headiness of 'Stam', before wrapping analogue bass, elongated chords and jazzy keys around a more intricate deep house beat on 'Peanut Crunch'. Elsewhere, 'Scale 4' is a sparse and alien chunk of deep electro, 'HWLM' is a maximal ambient excursion built around positive-sounding synth motifs and 'Lo Fi Hi' is a piano-sporting outsider house treat.
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DIRT 134
08 Oct 21
Deep House
After EP
After - (6:28) 124 BPM
WEH - (6:37) 125 BPM
The Fluff - (6:15) 123 BPM
Knee Deep - (4:47) 102 BPM Hot
Review: If you like your deep house on the slightly more leftfield/experimental side then check for this four-track from Marcus Holder, a Berlin-based Australian house producer, saxophonist and former heavy metal guitarist. 'After' tops quite a funky, chugging bassline (hints of 'Ma Foom Bey' here) with otherworldly synths, 'WEH' takes us on a late-night ride into outer space, 'The Fluff' sounds a bit like what you might end up with if Kerri Chandler tried his hand at making a progressive house track, while finally 'Knee Deep' drops the tempo and could fit into more leftfield-leaning disco as well as house sets.
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DIRT 133
03 Sep 21
Deep House
You Can Leave Something Here EP
When This Is Over - (1:37) 118 BPM
Days Of Nothing - (4:47) 120 BPM Hot
We Are Choices - (5:09) 130 BPM
Post Modern Ballad About You & Me - (3:03) 108 BPM
Now Say Goodbye To Your Friends - (6:46) 118 BPM
She Likes Blood - (4:56) 124 BPM
Review: Given the multi-coloured dreaminess of the synthesizer chords on EP opener 'When This is Over' - a quick blast of immersive Balearic goodness - it's not that surprising to find that Love Will Say No is a new project from one half of Italian disco duo Fare Soldi. You'll find more blends of colourful dream house sonics and weighty dub disco elsewhere across the EP - see the driving but deep 'Days Of Nothing' and the more percussive and energetic 'We Are Choices'- alongside a spot pf luscious ambient acid ('Post Modern Ballad About You and Me'), some synth-laden Afro-tech (the really rather good 'Now Say Goodbye To Your Friends') and a Mauscovic Dance Band style psychedelic punk-funk workout ('She Likes Blood').
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DIRT 132
18 Jun 21
Deep House
Cooking The Books EP
Toucan (original mix) - (4:50) 120 BPM
Gravitate - (4:47) 122 BPM Hot
Altar - (5:09) 125 BPM
Toucan (Dan Only remix) - (5:36) 132 BPM
Review: As Clive From Accounts, Richard Day has previously delivered a handful of EPs for the likes of Outplay and No Brainer Records, all of which are vastly more fun than Excel spreadsheets, expenses forms and tax returns (though, to be fair, that's not a high barrier). He's at it again here via a Dirt Crew Recordings debut that adds spacey synth synths and electrofunk flourishes to a delicious deep house base. Our pick of a very strong bunch is opener 'Toucan', a gorgeous mix of intergalactic deep house tropes, undulating analogue bass and restless disco cowbells, though the more colourful 'Gravitate' and electro-influenced 'Altar' are also excellent. Dan Only remixes 'Toucan', re-framing it as a UKG-influenced, techno-tempo bumper full of deep sub bass, bouncy beats, warped electronics and deep space chords.
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DIRT 131
14 May 21
Deep House
Sly Contrast EP
A21z - (3:03) 145 BPM
Walk With Me - (5:21) 123 BPM
Courage (feat Mona Vale) - (3:07) 156 BPM
Sly Contrast - (6:13) 128 BPM Hot
Fhloston Paradise - (2:17) 120 BPM
Workit Shep - (3:55) 140 BPM
Review: Harry Wolfman seems to save some of his best material for Dirt Crew Recordings, a label he first joined four years ago. There's certainly plenty to savour on his fourth EP for the long-serving German imprint, with the sometime House of Disco Records and Toy Tonics man sashaying between sparkling, sample-heavy deep house headiness (the sun-kissed treat that is 'Walk With Me', piano-and-strings-laden ambient bliss ('Phlosto Paradise' and Mona Vale collaboration 'Courage'), bass-heavy breakbeat house dreaminess ('Sly Contrast'), jazzy and loose-limbed downtempo beats (the Indonesian folk music-goes trip-hop flex of 'Workit Shep') and the pretty much impossible-to-pigeonhole immersive warmth of 'A21z'). An excellent EP all told.
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DIRT 130
09 Apr 21
Deep House
The Remixes
Various
The Revenge - "Do The Right Thing" (Nachtbraker remix) - (7:29) 122 BPM
S3A - "Friends" (Art Of Tones Southern Soul remix) - (6:57) 121 BPM
Dam Swindle - "64 Ways" (feat Mayer Hawthorne - Kerri "Kaoz" Chandler vocal remix) - (6:57) 122 BPM
Mano Le Tough - "Baby, Let's Love" (Iron Curtis remix) - (7:41) 121 BPM
Dirt Crew - "Groove" (Good Guy Mikesh & Filburt remix) - (8:24) 118 BPM
Chymera - "Isa" (Mark E remix) - (6:17) 117 BPM
S3A - "Fever" (Felix Leifur Flexi Leifs remix) - (5:42) 126 BPM
25 Places - "Closing Title Song" (Laurence Guy remix) - (6:43) 124 BPM
Lorenz Rhode - "On Top" (Strip Steve remix) - (5:49) 122 BPM
A Bunch Of Guys - "Let The Rhythm Hit'em" (Fouk remix) - (5:50) 126 BPM Hot
Dam Swindle - "Nothing Else Matters" (Morning Factory remix) - (6:41) 120 BPM
Ponty Mython - "Life, Love, Changes" (Red Rack'em remix) - (5:52) 121 BPM
Dirt Crew - "Soundwave" (Quarion's Drunken Wave remix) - (7:59) 123 BPM
Felix Leifur - "Berg Toppur" (Hidden Spheres "Rocky Top" remix) - (5:25) 119 BPM
Harry Wolfman - "Ice Thin" (Jesse Futerman remix) - (5:59) 118 BPM
Review: As its' rather matter-or-fact title makes clear, this 15-track opus gathers together some of the finest remixes released on Dirt Crew Recordings to date. It's well worth a listen, featuring as it does an attractive mix of loopy, bass-heavy hedonism (Nachtbraker reworking The Revenge), sumptuous NYC deep house warmth (the legendary Kerri Chandler adding a chunky new spin to Dam Swindle's Mayer Hawthorne hook-up), analogue-rich hypnotism (Mark E re-imagining Chymera), rushing brilliance (Strip Steve flipping Lorenz Rhode), jazz-house-goes-hip-house (Fouk re-framing A Bunch of Guys) and much more besides. We're particularly fond of the remixes by Morning Factory, Art of Tones and Jesse Futerman, though the quality and variety is so good throughout that picking out highlights is genuinely difficult.
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DIRTRMXS
05 Feb 21
Deep House
Sandpaper EP
Sandpaper (feat Jamie Lidell) - (6:21) 122 BPM Hot
On The Nightshift - (6:45) 122 BPM
Sandpaper (feat Jamie Lidell - Sound Support remix) - (5:03) 122 BPM
Sandpaper (feat Jamie Lidell - radio mix) - (3:19) 122 BPM
Sandpaper (feat Jamie Lidell - instrumental mix) - (6:21) 122 BPM
Review: We were astonished to discover that the Sandpaper EP is in fact Lorenz Rhode's first solo single in two years. So was it worth the wait? We'd say yes. The title track in particular is superb, with blue-eyed soul man Jamie Lidell providing a typically brilliant lead vocal over a rubbery, hybrid electrofunk/house number full of jazzy electric piano riffs and pliable synth-bass. The track's boogie/synth-disco leanings are explored further on the accompanying Sound Support remix, which makes great use of a throbbing, arpeggio-style bassline and some shimmering chords. Elsewhere across the EP you'll find radio edit and instrumental takes, as well as the cheery, smile-inducing old-school house flavours of 'On The Nightshift'.
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DIRT 129D
04 Dec 20
Deep House
Deciduous Dubs EP
Gateway Shuffle - (6:15) 134 BPM
Terraforming - (7:26) 124 BPM
It's Inside You - (6:21) 132 BPM
Macrodose - (5:45) 135 BPM Hot
Review: With this rock-solid EP, Dan Only (real name Danny Voicu) notches up his third annual EP on regular home Dirt Crew Recordings. The hardware-obsessed Toronto Native is naturally in fine form throughout, offering Decidious Dubs that make judicious use of a range of beat patterns, bass textures and colourful melodic refrains. Check first sparkling, dubstep-influenced broken beat number 'Gateway Shuffle', where pin-sharp synth lines dance above crunchy beats and rumbling sub-bass, before admiring the deep space electronics, dubby bass, spacey chords and building deep house drums of 'Terraforming'. Denser but bouncier house grooves are the order of the day on hazy late-night treat 'It's Inside You', while closing cut 'Macrodose' is a deep D&B cut of the sort that Good Lookin' Records once delivered on a regular basis.
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DIRT 128
23 Oct 20
Deep House
Let The Rhythm Hit'em EP
Filthy Rhodes - (5:55) 125 BPM
Let The Rhythm Hit'em (original mix) - (5:57) 126 BPM
Launch VII - (5:54) 120 BPM
Let The Rhythm Hit'em (Fouk remix) - (5:50) 126 BPM Hot
Review: Somewhat confusingly, A Bunch of Guys isn't a group of men, but rather a new solo project from Utrecht producer Rob Scholtens, previously best known for being one half of DJ duo Pablo Discobar Soundsystem. He's clearly a talent, because this Dirt Crew debut is packed with high-grade treats. Our pick of the bunch is the jaunty, piano-laden jazz-house bounce of "Let The Rhythm Hit 'Em", a sweaty, percussive, piano-laden treat that comes accompanied by a sleazier, groove-focused rework from Fouk. Also impressive are "Filthy Rhodes", a pumping old school piano house number smothered in electric piano solos, and the drowsier deep house-goes-deep electro haziness of "Launch VII". In a word: excellent!
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DIRT 127
11 Sep 20
Deep House
Shadwell EP
Chak Wak - (5:43) 118 BPM
SE1 Bossa Nova - (2:19) 99 BPM
Shadwell - (5:41) 127 BPM Hot
Review: Boat-based London producer Dampe has so far impressed with his output on Dirt Crew Recordings, which is crafted using a combination of dusty old hardware, live instrumentation and obscure, hand-picked samples. He's in good form on EP number three, too, kicking off a three-track excursion via the squelchy acid bass, bustling percussion, starry-eyed synth chords and fizzing electronic riffs of "Chak Wakk". The fast-rising producer flips the script entirely on "SE1 Bossa Nova", a deliciously lazy, hazy and relaxed affair in which languid jazz guitar solos ride a lo-fi drum machine bossa-nova groove, before adding steel pan style melodies to a deep two-step garage beat on inventive (and suitably sub-heavy) closing cut "Shadwell".
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DIRT 126
14 Aug 20
Deep House
Final Days EP
Homecoming - (5:02) 124 BPM Hot
The Long Goodbye - (4:53) 123 BPM
Morning Routine - (4:23) 119 BPM
Review: We absolutely adored Ouer's previous release on Dirt Crew, spring 2019's "Stingray Nebula EP", so our hopes are naturally sky-high for this belated sequel. As befits their love of warm-sounding analogue hardware and improvised production techniques, lead cut "Homecoming" offers a hugely attractive mixture of loose-but-crunchy breakbeats, chunky bass, layered synthesizer chords and melodies so tuneful you'll probably end up humming them in the shower. If anything, the deep and rolling cut that follows, "The Long Goodbye", is arguably even better, in part because it builds attractively towards a suitably glassy-eyed conclusion. To round things off, they go in a deeper and jazzier direction via the ultra-deep haziness of "Morning Routine", which sounds like it was largely recorded in one take.
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DIRT 125
17 Jul 20
Deep House
Purple Winds EP
Piano Lick - (5:31) 121 BPM Hot
- 8 - - (3:46) 140 BPM
Glory - (4:41) 123 BPM
Purple Winds - (4:05) 128 BPM
Nan Madol - (4:01) 134 BPM
Review: Simbad Stanislas AKA SMBD has released music on some terrific labels over the years - think Freerange, BBE, GAMM, Apron and City Fly, for starters - but this EP marks the first time he's appeared on legendary German imprint Dirt Crew. As you'd expect the quality threshold remains impressively high throughout. The London-based Frenchman first delivers tome string-laden, tech-tinged deep house bounce ("Piano Lick"), before successfully upping the tempo on the colourful and spaced-out "-8-". Groovy, organ-heavy deep house swing is the order of the day on "Glory", while title track "Purple Winds" is a sumptuous slice of atmospheric broken beat goodness. There's also a wonderfully symphonic bonus ambient cut tagged on the end of the EP, "Nan Madol".
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DIRT 124
05 Jun 20
Deep House
Always 3 EP
A Way You Come Home To Me (feat Christian Crow) - (5:45) 130 BPM
Step By Step - (5:10) 126 BPM
Speaking Raman - (5:58) 125 BPM Hot
Always 3 - (3:25) 144 BPM
Green Trees - (5:22) 128 BPM
Review: An artist long associated with the Dirt Crew label outta Germany, Harry Wolfman turns in the deep, dubby, sometimes ambient and discofied Always 3 EP. Across five tracks it dips into the blurry sunshine and water music of "Step by Step" to an uplifting and piano-active lead track "Speaking Raman". Softly distorted and floating jungle makes an appearance in "A Way You Come Home To Me (feat Christian Crow)" alongside some dirty yet polished electro in "Green Trees". A sweetly ambient title-track pulls at the strings of nostalgia in a EP that takes as much inspiration from Modern Love as it does Smallville or of course, Dirt Crew.
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DIRT 123
16 Mar 20
Deep House
Garden
A Basement, Ten Years Ago (feat C YS) - (4:27) 104 BPM
727 And Arp Breaks (original mix) - (5:31) 126 BPM Hot
Live Birds - (3:07) 159 BPM
Garden - (6:21) 125 BPM
France - (3:47) 89 BPM
Sunday Night Machines - (4:13) 108 BPM
727 And Arp Breaks (ASOK remix) - (6:23) 87 BPM
Review: Perhaps the most impressive thing about Dampe's second outing on Dirt Crew is its subtle eclecticism. Compare and contrast, for example, the soft focus, ultra-deep electronica of superb opener "A Basement, Ten Years Ago", with the track that follows it, the dubbed-out, spaced-out deep house bliss of "727 And Arp Breaks (Original Mix)". It's a pattern that continues throughout the EP, with the Rhodes-laden ambient jazz of "Live Birds" making way for the synth-laden, two-step tech-jazz of "Garden" and the tropical dub shuffle of "France". The EP also boasts a fine remix of "727 And Arp Breaks" by Liverpool techno type ASOK, whose brilliantly re-imagines it as a hot-stepping slab of deep space dancehall.
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DIRT 122
11 Nov 19
Deep House
Pages (Remixes)
Clarence J. Boddicker (Lorenz Rhode remix) - (5:52) 117 BPM Hot
Friends (Art Of Tones Southern Soul remix) - (6:57) 121 BPM
Fever (DampeI French Retouch) - (4:39) 114 BPM
Friends (Nachtbraker remix) - (6:23) 128 BPM
Fever (Felix Leifur Flexi Leifs remix) - (5:42) 126 BPM
Friends (Art Of Tones Southern Soul Beats - Bonus Track) - (4:04) 121 BPM
Friends (Art Of Tones Southern Soul dub - Bonus Track) - (5:13) 121 BPM
Review: Now that we've all had a chance to enjoy S3A's typically dusty and evocative debut album, "Pages", Dirt Crew has decided to offer up a swathe of fresh interpretations of tracks from the set. The standout mixes come from Art of Tones, who offers up 'Remix', 'Beats' and 'Dub' interpretations of "Friends" that brilliantly re-casts it as a synth-sporting chunk of loose-limbed jazz-funk/disco-boogie fusion. Nachtbraker gets his mitts on the same track and opts instead for a bouncy deep house revision rich in booming sub-bass, fluid synth motifs and garage-influenced drums, whole Lorenz Rhode turns "Clarence J Boddicker" into a string laden, synth-heavy house roller. There are also two contrasting takes on "Fever": a gentle, head-in-the-clouds downtempo version by Dampel French and a deep, druggy and driving peak-time deep house team from Felix Leifur.
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DIRT 121
23 Sep 19
Deep House
Roar Groove Meets Dirt Crew Vol 4
Like An Ending - (8:21) 124 BPM
Work Out Right - (6:32) 121 BPM Hot
We Have So Much We Can Gain - (7:50) 122 BPM
Prizefighter - (6:56) 122 BPM
Review: The Revenge brings his "Roar Groove" sound to Dirt Crew for the fourth time, in the process offering up a quartet of tried-and-tested deep house cuts. As usual, the synthesizer sounds are spacey, the basslines thickset and groovy, and the beats crunchy and on-point. We're particularly enjoying "Prizefighter", where Syclops style electronic motifs and woozy synthesizer lines peek out above a crunchy rhythm track, and the delay-laden intergalactic positivity of fluttering early morning deep house gem "We Have So Much We Can Gain". That said, opener "Like An Ending" is pleasingly deep, dubby and hypnotic, while "Work Out Right" is a glassy-eyed delight that makes merry with ear-pleasing samples from what sounds like a deep synth-pop gem from the 1980s (but don't quote us on that).
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DIRT 120
29 Jul 19
Deep House
Fragments EP
Someday (feat AHKI) - (6:17) 121 BPM
All Thatas Left (Piano dub mix) - (5:58) 124 BPM
Emulsion - (5:20) 126 BPM
What I Want - (6:02) 130 BPM Hot
Breathe - (6:12) 126 BPM
Review: Toronto resident Dan Only is renowned for the quality of his warm and groovy deep house productions, with the support of German titans Dirt Crew proving his "rising star" status. His latest EP for the long-serving imprint offers a five-track showcase for his trademark sound, where ultra-dreamy chords and dusty samples - think bluesy pianos, jazzy instrumentation and so on - envelop tough but tactile deep house grooves. There's plenty to excite across the five tracks, with highlights including the jaunty synth-bass and lilting Balearic lead lines of "Emulsion", the musically rich deep dancefloor hustle of "Someday (featuring AHKI)" and the sunrise-ready breakbeat/deep house fusion of "Breathe" and "What I Want".
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DIRT 119
24 Jun 19
Deep House
Pages
Fever - (6:27) 119 BPM Hot
First Day With Lucien - (5:56) 122 BPM
Greed - (7:02) 123 BPM
Lockwood - (5:49) 125 BPM
Interlude For Marc - (3:00) 112 BPM
Clarence J. Boddicker - (5:37) 117 BPM
Friends - (6:53) 123 BPM
Joint No. 5 - (5:19) 81 BPM
Leaving 19th - (6:26) 123 BPM
Obsession - (6:34) 115 BPM
Eaux Troubles - (6:21) 112 BPM
Review: Fans of sample digging deep house maestro S3A take note: the producer has finally dropped his long-promised debut album on Dirt Crew. While there are a couple of subtle musical references to his hip-hop style beat-making past - see the blunted, off-kilter beat science of "Joint No. 5" and the drowsy mid-tempo dustiness of "Interlude For Marc" - the majority of the album has its sights firmly set on peaktime dancefloors. Amongst the plentiful highlights you'll find the swinging, leftfield jazz-funk/jazz-house fusion of "Greed", the fuzz-bass propelled stomp of "Fever", the funk-sampling heavy house genius of "Clarence J Boddicker" and the heady disco-house warmth of "Friends".
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DIRT 118
13 May 19
Deep House
Peach Shuffle EP
Peach Shuffle (original mix) - (4:55) 124 BPM
St James' Road - (4:30) 140 BPM
Move Me (feat Laura Steel) - (2:35) 159 BPM
Peach Shuffle (Nebraska remix) - (7:04) 124 BPM Hot
Carn (feat SMBD) - (3:24) 85 BPM
Zongo Junction, At Night - (5:07) 118 BPM
Review: Debutant Dampe resides in South East London, making tracks that fuse distinctively UK influences - think broken beat, the resurgent British jazz scene, Britfunk and off-kilter bass music - with nods to African music and the comforting sounds and dreamy chords of high quality deep house. You'll find all this and more on this expansive first outing, whose many highlights include the gentle tropical deepness of the Floating Points style brilliance "Zongo Junction, At Night", the beat-less, slowly unfurling bliss of "Move Me" and the drowsy broken house brilliance of "Peach Shuffle". That track is also remixed by Nebraska, who beefs up the beats and adds some jaunty new synths while retaining Dampe's deep and intoxicating vibe.
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DIRT 117
18 Mar 19
Deep House
Stingray Nebula EP
Stingray Nebula - (4:54) 122 BPM
Undine - (6:16) 123 BPM Hot
Thales - (5:37) 120 BPM
Inside - (5:31) 122 BPM
Train Ride To Bratsk - (5:08) 120 BPM
Review: Some two years on from their last recorded output, improvised house and techno specialists Ouer (AKA Oliver Gehrmann and Xavier Hirsch) pitch up on Dirt Crew Recordings with a typically melodious and colourful collection of cuts. While they have included something tough, driving and distorted - see the percussive and mind-altering strut of "Inside" - for the most part the EP ripples withy sun-kissed instrumentation, heartwarming chord sequences, blissful electronics and loose, languid deep house beats. This blend is arguably best executed on the loved-up, guitar-flecked rush of "Undine", though many will naturally be drawn to the blissful, arpeggio style synthesizter melodies and glassy-eyed intent of sumptuous title track "Stingray Nebula".
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DIRT 116
11 Feb 19
Deep House
Belair EP
Belair - (6:48) 124 BPM Hot
Jubilee - (5:11) 118 BPM
On Top (Strip Steve remix) - (5:49) 122 BPM
And I Said (Tensnake remix) - (5:43) 124 BPM
Review: It would be fair to say that Lorenz Rhode's greatest asset is his reliability. He doesn't release all the much music, but what he does put out is always on the money. That's certainly the case here. Title track "Belair" is a chunky, dust-encrusted deep house thumper tailor-made for peak-time plays, while "Jubilee" sees him get even jauntier via wild Clavinet solos, punchy P-funk bass and crunchy disco-house drums. Elsewhere, Strip Steve re-imagines "On Top" as a quirkily swung, stab-happy chunk of MPC house madness, before Tensnake steals the show with a brilliant revision of "And I Said" that sits somewhere between turn-of-the-90s New York house and jammed-out jazz-funk madness.
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DIRT 115
03 Dec 18
Deep House
Hamburg 3011 EP
Between Us - (5:57) 118 BPM
Hamburg 3011 - (6:37) 111 BPM
Pinot Noir 1985 - (6:08) 125 BPM Hot
Modern Soul Classics - (6:05) 122 BPM
Merlot 1988 - (4:19) 122 BPM
Review: While he's also released on Bobby Donny and LaGaffe Tales, Felix Leifur's best material has often been reserved for Dirt Crew, a label he debuted on back in 2016. His latest missive for the German imprint is, as expected, pretty darn strong. Highlights include the alien chords, organic-sounding beats and woozy atmosphere of ultra-deep chugger "Hamburg 3011", the jazzy, early morning dancefloor sleepiness of loose-limbed broken beat number "Modern Soul Classics" and the horizontal drowsiness of blissful closing cut "Merlot 1988". Arguably best of all, though, is the chunky dancefloor pressure of jazzy deep house opener "Between Us", which reminded us a little of fellow German producer Soulphiction.
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DIRT 114
29 Oct 18
Deep House
Deep Love 2018
Various
Lorenz Rhode - "Marakuja" - (7:35) 120 BPM Hot
Jaxx Madicine - "Blue Bird" - (8:21) 123 BPM
Felix Leifur - "Buster" - (6:29) 122 BPM
S3A - "Modern Soul" - (6:17) 125 BPM
Harry Wolfman - "Space Cakes" - (6:04) 124 BPM
Ponty Mython - "It's All Understood" - (6:47) 116 BPM
Ouer - "Lost Mindset" - (6:18) 122 BPM
Dan Only - "Lofty" - (5:41) 125 BPM
Times Are Ruff - "DF3" - (6:57) 123 BPM
25 Places - "Bleak Moments" - (7:22) 85 BPM
Review: On their Deep Love 2018 compilation, you'll find label stalwarts to newcomers alike for respected Berlin imprint Dirt Crew. Their seventh compilation in the series, the label claims that it is the most complete in terms of sound and flow - and will blend in perfectly with that laid back, late summer mood. From moments of dusty and chilled-out deepness courtesy of Lorenz Rhode or Felix Leifur, lo-slung acid jams like Ponty Mython's "It's All Understood" or funked-up disco house like Frenchman S3A's "Modern Soul". Elsewhere, we have got the kind of slinky and sensual tech-house you've come to expect from the label - best exemplified by Canadian Dan Only or Jaxx Madicine's particularly sublime "Blue Bird". Essentially, it's more of the fine quality you've come to expect from this house music institution.
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DIRT 113
17 Sep 18
Deep House
Roar Groove Meets Dirt Crew Vol 3
Times Get Tough - (7:06) 117 BPM Hot
Subconcious - (7:36) 122 BPM
Searchlight - (7:27) 120 BPM
Come Down - (7:12) 122 BPM
Review: Roar Groove main man The Revenge returns to Dirt Crew with a third serving of tried-and-tested dancefloor treats. First on the menu is "Times Get Tough", a bouncy, breezy and deliciously positive loop jam (complete with chopped-up vocal samples from an '80s soul classic) that recalls the Scottish producer's fine early work for Instruments of Rapture. There's a choice of main courses - the locked-in peak-time deep house hypnotism of "Subconscious" and the skipping, sub-heavy Red Zone shuffle of "Searchlight", while brilliant retro-futurist closer "Come Down" is as good an early morning palette-cleanser as a sizeable serving of home-made Lemon sorbet.
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DIRT 112
02 Jul 18
Deep House
Caves & Cages
Intra - (2:20) 140 BPM
King's Cave - (10:19) 115 BPM
Helix - (7:17) 126 BPM
In Air - (7:16) 125 BPM
Ghost Button (feat Haushausen) - (2:19) 138 BPM
Future History - (7:21) 119 BPM Hot
Nervana - (6:59) 130 BPM
Last First Time - (5:49) 123 BPM
Transition State CIV - (8:13) 105 BPM
Self-Similarity - (6:20) 130 BPM
R.U.G. (feat Haushausen) - (4:23) 116 BPM
Review: Alex Kruger has been releasing electronic music for the past 20 years, and his experience and skills shine through on his latest album. Caves & Cages, his first long player since 2012, moves from the smoky beats of "Ghost Button" into the lush deep house of "King's Cave" and the dubbed out minimalism of "In Air". Kr?ger then moves up the tempo with the deep but angular techno of "Helix" and "Nervana", but it turns out to be only a temporary shift. "Future History" typifies the rich deep house sound that the Dub Taylor project has become synonymous with, and which makes Caves & Cages such a rewarding listen.
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DIRT 111
07 May 18
Techno
The Wurly Chronicles EP
It's Clear - (5:45) 126 BPM Hot
Be Major...Believe - (7:21) 124 BPM
Don't You Understand - (7:14) 126 BPM
Truffles - (5:26) 124 BPM
Review: More quality deep house from Toronto's Dan Only on Berlin institution Dirt Crew (his second in only six months) and follows up additional releases on top labels like New Kanada and indie label DETH Records. The Wurly Chronicles features four cuts of the more deep and lush variety, from the sensual late night groove "It's Clear" to the bittersweet and emotive deepness of "Be Major...Believe". We particularly enjoyed the dusty and sunkissed MPC-styled jam "Truffles" which calls to mind the work of Berlin based producers such as Glenn Astro and Max Graef of the Money $ex crew. If any of this is an indication: Dan Only is certainly one to watch in 2018!
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DIRT 110
19 Mar 18
Deep House
Foresight Prevents Blindness EP
Perspectives Of The Youth - (4:04) 134 BPM Hot
Soukoun - (5:12) 129 BPM
Treize Zero Zero Trois (original mix) - (6:10) 123 BPM
Treize Zero Zero Trois (Nachtbraker remix) - (6:45) 124 BPM
Crown Collection - (6:27) 108 BPM
Played by: Claude VonStroke
Review: "Sekou Babe is this other face you have to keep to yourself," writes the Dirt Crew promo team about the label's latest signing. "It's the side of the known producer that gets lost in the moment." Whatever the real identity of "newcomer" Sekou Babe, this debut EP is really rather good. Check, for example, the bustling breakbeats and tasty soul samples of party-starting opener "Perspectives of the Youth", the electric piano-laden, up-tempo deep house bounce of "Sekoun" and the saucer-eyed, sunrise-friendly Balearic jazz bliss of killer closer "Crown Collection". Elsewhere, there are two versions of "Treize Zero Zero Trois"; Sekou Babe's warm and melodious, synth-laden original and a chunkier, peak-time focused revision from Heist Recordings regular Nachtbraker.

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DIRT 109
05 Feb 18
Deep House
Risa EP
And I Said (original mix) - (6:03) 122 BPM Hot
Risa - (5:28) 124 BPM
And I Said (K.98 Rubbadub mix) - (6:15) 126 BPM
Xpandau - (5:45) 120 BPM
Review: It's been a long time between drinks for Lorenz Rhode. Remarkably, this is the former Exploited regular's first EP in nearly five years. As usual, the emphasis is on classy, party-starting fare, from the jammed-out electric piano keys, synth bass and sampled '80s soul vocals of "And I Said" to the big builds, jaunty synth riffs and crispy drums of "Xpandau". Heavier workouts come in the shape of "Risa", where druggy electronic motifs ride a sleazy, Chicago jack-influenced backing track, and K.98's "Rubbadub" mix of "And I Said", a warehouse-friendly romp fired by bombastic kick-drums, DJ Sneak style stabs and Todd Edwards-esque vocal cut-ups.
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DIRT 108
20 Nov 17
Deep House
Deep Love 2017
Various
Lorenz Rhode - "On Top" - (6:02) 122 BPM Hot
M.ono - "Jamas" - (6:57) 123 BPM
Nachtbraker - "Cobi Cabani" - (6:54) 116 BPM
Felix Leifur - "Record" - (5:21) 121 BPM
Roman Rauch - "Sweet Ears" - (6:23) 120 BPM
Jesse Futerman & Dan Only - "Changes" - (5:21) 120 BPM
Loz Goddard - "Now Is Where We Are" - (5:53) 117 BPM
Ponty Mython - "Who Am I Kidding ?" - (5:25) 113 BPM
Jun Kamoda - "Whole Lotta Love" - (6:50) 123 BPM
Thatmanmonkz - "Liebestrasse" - (5:29) 112 BPM
BAL 5000 - "Under The Influence" - (5:55) 120 BPM
Review: As you'd expect, the latest volume in Dirt Crew's regular Deep Love compilation series features far more hits than misses. As with previous installments in the long-running series, Deep Love 2017 is mostly made up of previously unheard material from label favourites and like-minded guest producers. Highlights come thick and fast throughout, and include the horn-laden Latin disco-house brilliance of M.ono's "Jamas", the jazzy, Compost style broken beat deepness of Felix Leifur's "Record", the loved-up shuffle of Loz Goddard's impeccable "Now is Where We Are" and a touch of 21st century jazz-funk/deep house fusion by Ponty Mython. Also worth a listen is the contribution from Sheffield beat-smith Thatmanmonkz, who once again delivers a hazy chunk of ultra-deep, soul-flecked dancefloor bliss.

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DIRT 107
25 Sep 17
Deep House
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