Hot Creations is a well respected British dance music label co-run by Jamie Jones and Lee Foss. Since 2010, the label has gained ‘global notoriety through pioneering a new and unique sound born of its founders’ deep affinity with old disco records and soulful beats’. From deep house, to tech house, to funky house and disco, Hot Creations has seen sunshine-drenched releases from names including: Patrick Topping, Miguel Campbell, Clarian, Popof, Route 94, Audiojack, Nathan Barato, Phil Kieran, PBR Streetgang, and both Jamie Jones and Lee Foss themselves. Hot Natured, Hot Waves and Hottrax are all sub-labels to Hot Creations and set up to help encompass a wider breadth of the electronic music spectrum.
Review: Veteran DJ and producer Nic Fanciulli lands at Hot Creations with his first original material for the label, the aptly titled "You Sure Do" EP. This two-tracker wastes no time showcasing Fanciulli's ability to craft dancefloor bombs that pay homage to the past while sounding fresh and current. The opening track, "YSD," is a full-on disco-infused house anthem. Fanciulli lays down a foundation of massive basslines and a pounding drum groove, creating an atmosphere guaranteed to get bodies moving. The track isn't just a nostalgic throwback, though. Fanciulli's crisp production and innovative sound design ensure "YSD" feels just as relevant on today's dancefloors. Following up, "We R Bass" takes things in a slightly different direction. Here, pulsating kick drums and sharp snares drive the energy, while warped vocal samples and twisting synths add a layer of intrigue. The track builds to a mesmerizing sonic journey, keeping the listener engaged throughout.
Review: Italian duo ItaloBros their splash on Hot Creations with their latest EP, Gosadera. Certified dudes in both Ibiza and Bristol - the ItaloBros' trio of tracks here showcases their style for blending old-school roots with contemporary beats. From the lively trumpets and bongos of "Gosadera" itself to the lush piano chords and punchy drums of "Story", it's certainly the sultry allure of "Amira" that will get dancefloors hot and heavy.
Review: Straight up driven club runners from James Poole taking it right out of the Marco Carola cookbook. Throwing down some preacher man vocals in the lead cut "Miss Tony", it's a Seth Troxler number for real, with jazz horns, classic Roland symbols and twirl your head grooves. Mark Poole's debut on Hot Creations marks the UK producer's biggest step in the game yet, and brings with him a '90s UK dance theme to "Inner Child" that shuffles above a rolling Reese-bassline for the ages. With "Juicy Roots" bringing a touch of Essex rave to the Ibizian dancefloors, James Poole is in the house.
Review: Kane Dignum's first Little Fritter outing on Hot Creations, 2020's 'Dub Riddem', was a booming, dancehall-influenced tech-house anthem, so hopes are high for the Aussie artist's belated follow-up. This time round, the influence of soundsystem culture is not as prominent, though the throbbing bassline underpinning lead cut 'My People'- a crunchy, stripped-back, peak-time ready big room tech-house excursion rich in soulful male vocals and warehouse-ready synth stabs - is pleasingly weighty. The Gold Coast-based producer takes things up a notch on 'Fry High', an energetic and sweat-soaked, rave-igniting number that joins the dots between big room funky house, breakbeats and the disco-house surge of late '90s 'French touch' tracks.
Review: The London-based DJ/producer Joshwa, keeps on rising since he made waves in 2022 with high-profile collaborations alongside Lee Foss, CID, and Martin Ikin. He is now set to make his label debut on Hot Creations with his two-track EP, 'Bass Go Boom.' The EP, featuring two lively and heavily requested productions that showcase Joshwa's signature sound. First 'Bass Go Boom' is designed to ignite the dancefloor with its powerful drop, swing-fueled rhythm, and stuttered vocal, all perfectly complemented by a massive bassline. 'Supersonic' is another peak-time tech house jam with infectious grooves that will keep the dancefloor moving.
Review: Fresh from the release of the Slow Down single on Catch & Release, Sosa UK joins forces with Floorplay founders Prok & Fitch for a collaborative EP on Hot Creations. What's on offer is weighty, sweaty and big room ready, particularly title track 'Dance Lapse' - a rolling, sub-heavy chunk of peak-time tech-house built around crunchy drums, fuzzy aural textures, booming bass and eyes-closed vocal snippets. The trio moves further towards mind-mangling tech-house territory on the glitchy, wobble bass-sporting, lightly UKG influenced wonkiness of 'Sweat', before reaching for urgent, excitable, delay-laden electronic lead lines on the similarly sub-heavy chunkiness of 'Footsteps in the Dark'. Big music for big rooms that boast suitably big sooundsystems.
Review: Hot Creations delivers a combined EP by French producers Malikk (Hottrax/Toolroom/Solotoko) and Chicks Luv Us (Desolat/Viva Limited) bridging the gap between tech house and dub techno in a bright and playful style. First up is the tough main room groove of "Can We Dance" followed by the rolling, heads-down affair "Makelene" and finally Malikk goes solo on the latin rhythm infused minimal house groover "Talkie Walkie".
Review: Sometime DFTD and Relief Records regular Mason Maynard made his bow on Hot Creations two years ago via the driving, sub-heavy tech house-soul of 'McLovin'. Here he returns with a far more expansive release that should please the Manchester producer's legion of fans. General Levy makes his presence felt on opener 'Something For Tha Underground', adding hype-inducing raps and shout-outs to a deliciously percussive, sub-heavy and sweaty house workout primed for peak-time floors. Hadiya George sings sweetly on the squelchy, radio-friendly tech house-pop of 'Ring of Fire', which comes accompanied by a vocal-free dub. Elsewhere, 'Motherland' is a breathless, Korg M-1-sporting afterhours slammer, while 'Disco Punk' is a wonderfully bass-heavy 2022 update on the loopy disco-house sound of the late '90s.
Review: Rising British talent Guy Mac makes a much anticipated debut on Hot Creations here with this new EP. Made up of three original tracks, the release acts as both Mac's and the label's inaugural release of 2022. From the tough rolling main room bounce of opening cut "Sonic Boom" that's peppered with euphoric rave motifs, to the hypnotic polyrhythmic groove of "Waku Waku" reaching near tribal moments with that massive Reese bassline, and ending with the thundering dark beat techno of "Don't Stop". Mac's hard-hitting, club-ready sound makes him one to watch in 2022.
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