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Review: The Let's Play House White label is up and running with this disco-not-disco collaborative EP, and we have to say that we're digging each one of these five floor-melters. Badman Jacques Renault sets the gears in motion with the house-powered "Where Do We Go", all pianos and rolling beats, followed by Mr Guy and the slow, sample-heavy chugger called "Luv Magic" - check that bass! Jesse Rudoy leans to an ore string-led disco swagger with "What U Do", "Just Give Me Joy" by Elvin Tibideux is a heavy disco slinger with a groove that you could just leave on repeat for eternity, and Private Panther's "Desire" is the perfect blend between old and new thanks to its dusty house beats and winding guitar loops. Recommended and not to be underestimated!
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LPHWHTD
03 Apr 23
Disco/Nu-Disco
03 Apr 23
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: There's no grand concept behind the latest all-star EP from Brooklyn's Let's Play House, other than a clear desire to create pandemonium out on the dancefloor. All four tracks have "peak-time anthem" written all over them, from the opening bump of Keita Sano's "Long Run (Part 3") - a brilliant, tooled-up revision of a classic disco anthem - to the ultra-jiggy hip-house madness of Jacques Renault's "Top Billin", which sounds tailor made for over-excited Adriatic boat parties and afternoon festival rinse-outs. In between, you'll find the undulating, bass-heavy grooves and delay-laden soul samples of Klubbhuset's "Omedelbar Karlek" and the swirling disco-house grandiosity of Lovers' "Fresh 'N' Hot". To quote a much-used cliche: this is all killer, no filler.
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LPHWHTDD
03 Apr 23
Deep House
03 Apr 23
Deep House
Review: For their latest release, Brooklyn's Let's Play House crew has looked far beyond the Five Boroughs, securing a first label release from Uncanny Valley regular Jacob Korn. The Dresden producer predictably hits his stride immediately, wrapping wonky, bass-heavy acid lines around rock solid kick drums and open cymbals on throbbing opener "Wrong Way". There's an altogether looser, sweeter feel about "Old Man in Love", with Korn successfully employing glistening jazz guitar motifs, jaunty piano riffs and all manner of hazy vocal samples. The "Version" mix of the same track is a more stripped-back and bass-heavy, Dub style revision, while closer "My Business" sounds like futurist Detroit techno pitched down and fused with early Italian dream house, which is no bad thing in our book.
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LPH 055
03 Apr 23
Deep House
03 Apr 23
Deep House
Played by: Juno Recommends Deep House
Review: New York City deep house hotshot and Let's Play House head honcho Jacques Renault is back with some remixes from his recent Zentrum LP. Starting out with the tremendously dark and soulful epic "Mi Casa Samba (Octo Octa remix)", Vito & Druzzi get stuck into "Faith" giving it an uplifting soulful house makeover; think Body & Soul NYC. "Words (Cooper Saver & Turbotito remix)" goes for more of a groovy nu-disco route, leading in nicely to another remix of "Faith" only this time by Lemonade, who gives it some smooth Max D style deep house flavour for summertime open air terrace party vibes.
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LPH 046
03 Apr 23
Deep House
03 Apr 23
Deep House
Review: We've come accustomed to Let's Play House delivering EPs of brand new house music. Here, the Brooklyn imprint flips the script, instead serving up a pair of re-edits from two of the best in the business. First label co-founder Jacques Renault joins forces with Marcos Cabral as Runaway for the first time in five years. Their contribution to the EP, "Don't Let Go", is a gently pulsating chunk of wide-eyed sunrise disco ecstasy; a mid-tempo shuffler full of loved-up vocals and rising orchestration underpinned by a druggy, Italo-disco style groove. Arguably even better is Soft Rocks' re-edit, 'Slap My Stick", a tasty rearrangement of a P-funk era electro jam laden with ace slap bass and kaleidoscopic synth flourishes.
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LPH 001VI
03 Apr 23
Disco/Nu-Disco
03 Apr 23
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: For those of you who missed out on Let's Play Houses' super-rare Record Store Day 10" disco swap-over, don't fear - the digital version's now here! Featuring the talents of Jacques Renault and House of Spirits (aka Tom Noble), we first encounter the former remixing the latter's "Holding On" (originally released on Tim Sweeney's Beats in Space label). It's a streamlined disco odyssey that boasts a thumb-dislocating slap bass line to die for. Next Noble tackle's a Renault album cut, "Words", turning it into six minutes of dreamy, crystalline synth joy with a serious case of the Copa Cabanas. Boom!
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LPHRSD 17
03 Apr 23
Disco/Nu-Disco
03 Apr 23
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: Juno Recommends Deep House, In Flagranti, Simonlebon (Luv Shack Records), Djs: Most Charted - Deep House, Jakobin & Domino, Space Echo, Meggy
Review: On this intriguing package, Jacques Renault has signed up a quartet of like-minded party-starters to remix tracks from his 2015 debut album, Zentrum. Borrowed Identity kicks things off with a bluesy, Rhodes-heavy deep house rendition of "Faith", before classic U.S house revivalist Nicholas channels the spirits of Bobby Konders and Chez Damier on his deep, dreamy and intoxicating rework of the same track. Massimiliano Pagliara impresses with a bouncy, synth-laden disco-house interpretation of "Redlight Rubber" full of clipped guitars and spine-tingling vocal samples, before Max McFerren steals the show with a heady, rave-influenced breakbeat-house take on the Latin-influenced "Mi Casa Samba".
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LPH 044
03 Apr 23
Deep House
03 Apr 23
Deep House
Review: There were slim pickings in 2016 for fans of Steve Huerta. After a prolific few years, the Los Angeles-based producer seemed to take a step back, releasing just one 12" single in 12 months. Happily, LK Tapes - his first outing on Brooklyn's Let's Play House - was worth the wait. Rich, melodious, woozy and analogue-rich, its' four loved-up tracks are amongst the producer's best work to date. Highlights are plentiful, from the woozy, sunset-friendly chords, glistening melodies and Larry Heard bottom-end of "LK Tape Track" and hazy, toaster-warm shuffle of "Lindos", to the fuzzy analogue beats, tactile chords and dream house sensibilities of sublime opener "Umbanda".
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LPH 049
03 Apr 23
Deep House
03 Apr 23
Deep House
Review: If you're wondering who is behind the previously unheard J&AG project, we can confirm that it's the work of Moda Music chiefs Jaymo and Andy George. Listening to the EP, it's clear why they wanted a different alias for the project; each of the four sample-rich house workouts is altogether dustier, dreamier and more disco-fied than their usual collaborative work. In terms of highlights, we'd like to point you towards the Tiger and Woods style loop-funk brilliance of "Vitamin Loops", the early Daft Punk flavours of "MDK" and the woozy, late night loops of filter disco opener "Girl". That said, the EP's other track, closer "Nothing To Worry About", is almost as good as its' celebrated companions.
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LPHWHT 16
03 Apr 23
Deep House
03 Apr 23
Deep House
Review: On Let's Play House's latest floor-slaying missive, label co-founder Jacques Renault shares top billing with Cosmic Kids member Daniel Terndrup. Both are in full-on re-edit mode, with Renault laying down a marker via the rubbery slap bass, relentless cowbells and urgent disco-funk grooves of virtual A-side "Choo-Choo Beat". Renault does a good job in emphasizing various instrumental elements in turn, working through short but sweet percussion, synthesizer and guitar solos. Terndrup flips the script with "Master Plan", expertly cutting up and rearranging a thoroughly obscure electro jam rich in body popping drum machine hits, squeezable synth-bass and quirky, child-like vocals.
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LPHVI
03 Apr 23
Disco/Nu-Disco
03 Apr 23
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: Trey is a new pseudonym for a familiar face, namely former 1080p, Shoot The Lobster and Allergy Season artist Max McFerren. On this first outing for Let's Play House's "LPT White" series, he largely eschews the rave-inspired breakbeats and horizontal electronics that have marked out many of his previous releases, instead emphasizing the loved-up musical elements his usually layers upon them. So, we get a jazzy chunk of thrillingly vibrant retro-futurist Balearic house ("Why Does It Flow"), a wild and bustling, acid-fired floor-filler ("Smoke That Shit", the track closest to his previous output) and the enveloping warmth, heavyweight drums and sun-kissed early morning beauty of standout "I Got a Good Idea" (check, in particular, the life-affirming brilliance of McFerren's jazz guitar solos).
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LPHWHT 15
03 Apr 23
Deep House
03 Apr 23
Deep House
Played by: Black Hawks of Panama, Ben Gomori, FINGERMAN, Kisk, Don Dayglow, Juno Recommends Deep House, Tonbe, G-Blaster (Memorie Cluster), 25 Places, 80's Child, JAMES ROD, Space Echo, Young Pulse, Iner
Review: Following this year's release of Pacific Coliseum's third LP, How's Life, Slim Steve's label debut with the I Do It EP and two Westcoast Goddess titles, Let's Play House caps of a fine year for the empty dancefloors out there with Jacque'd Toolbox - a super combi between 'the' Gerd Janson and New York's Jacques Renault! Throwing into the mix all matter of edits and cutting techniques to disco, pop, electro and house music, the pair throw down hard when giving the free world a dose of what the really want; be it the stringed, pumping heaviness of a piano-ladened "Never Saw Never" or the rave-infused happy house of "Movin' Kinda Screwy". Find some '80s breakbeat electro in the shoulder pad pop of "One More Slice" next to the space pongs and filter loop tropics of "One More Slam" and percussive disco banger of "Jus Wanna Party". Disco, check!
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LPHWHT 20RMX2
03 Apr 23
Deep House
03 Apr 23
Deep House
Played by: Juno Recommends Deep House
Review: Making their first appearance here, Chocki Hookon sounds like someone who has been making weapons grade house jams for more than five minutes. Considering their first outing in via Let's Play House, they have more than stepped up to the plate with the assured piano house blast of "In The Street" coming on like an early 90s classic. "Random Madness" is an altogether different kind of beast, dripping with rambunctious synth lines and late night heat of the finest kind. Jacques Renault is then on hand to deliver a pair of remixes of "In The Street", and in both instances the tone is bright and sprightly with plenty of punch for the peak time dance.
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LPHWHT 06
03 Apr 23
Deep House
03 Apr 23
Deep House
Review: This rather fine four-tracker sees a quality cast of high-profile underground heroes rework tracks from Jacques Renault's rather good 2018 album "BK Club Beats, Breaks & Versions". DJ Boring gets things going with a deliciously loved-up and glassy-eyed take of "Don't Wanna Stop" full of bubbly synth lines and foreboding bass, while Spencer Parker re-invents "BK Slice" is a jacking chunk of cut-up disco house insanity. M.I.A.L's version of "Make Me Feel Good" expertly fuses dreamy deep house and punchy club electro, while Tee Mango's revision of "Let Me Jacq" joins the dots between relaxed deep house, future boogie and eyes-closed jazz-funk electric piano solos.
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LPHWHT 20RMX1
03 Apr 23
Deep House
03 Apr 23
Deep House
Review: First released on vinyl for Record Store Day 2019, "BK RSD" gathers together some previously hard to find Jacques Renault remixes on one must-have release. Check first Renault's revision of Philip Budny's "Parprocie", a driving fusion of non-stop deep house drums, squelchy acid bass and dreamy nu-disco synths, before marveling at the life-affirming rush of the producer's Italo-disco inspired re-make of Brian Ring's "Big Town Boy, Small Town Dreams". Arguably most impressive, though, is his deep, hypnotic and groovy revision of "Sweet Thing" by Lovers. The package also includes an unexpected bonus in the shape of Renault original "Donau Beach", a chunky, breakbeat-driven affair rich in exotic vocal samples, funky bass and glassy-eyed chords.
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LPHRSD 19
03 Apr 23
Deep House
03 Apr 23
Deep House
Review: As you'd expect, there's plenty to set the pulse racing on the latest multi-artist edition of Let's Play House's "LPH White" series. Label co-founder Jacques Renault sets the tone via the lolloping, bass-heavy filter-house bump of "No Strings Attached", where swirling orchestration gently rises to prominence over a bustling groove, before Kirsty Harper whips out her Roland TB-303 and lays down some seriously sleazy, Phuture style acid-jack. Laroze's "You Inspired Me" is a throbbing, filter-sporting romp through disco-house territory enlivened greatly by layered drums, while Keita Sano's "Party Vibes" successfully manipulates some superb samples in cahoots with a typically weighty and thickset house groove.
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LPHWHTE
03 Apr 23
Deep House
03 Apr 23
Deep House
Review: Detroit/Dam Swindle's Lars Dales teams up once more with Germany's Lorenz Rhodes as Sound Support for this five-tracker on Let's Play House. Opener 'Mehari' is a lightly Afro-flavoured house workout, but the party only really gets started when the killer squelch bassline on 'Man Moving Arms' makes itself known. We're then treated to deep house jam 'Arigator' and the spaced-out 1:29 interlude that is 'Miller's Planet', before the EP's closed out by the Italo-inspired 'Detox Your Feelings', which is easily the EP's most uptempo and driving cut and sports some fine acidic bleepery - though 'Man Moving Arms' remains the standout.
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LPH 081
01 Oct 21
Disco/Nu-Disco
01 Oct 21
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: You can call this an EP or an album as you see fit; either way, 'LPHLXXX' finds Brooklyn-based Jacques Renault in nostalgic mood, as he serves up seven tracks on his own Let's Play House label that pay homage to house and disco sounds of yore. It's hard to put the needle down without stumbling across a much-loved hook or familiar vocal sample, though the album's at its best when Renault steps away from the sampler and gets down and dirty in his own right, notably on intense, sweaty, sax-tastic funker 'The People Groove'. 'Say You', which has a distinctly Crown Heights Affair-ish feel, would also be a good place to start.
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LPH LXXX
03 Sep 21
Disco/Nu-Disco
03 Sep 21
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: For his third album, coming once again on his own Brooklyn-based Let's Play House imprint, Jacques Renault has decided to flip the script, eschewing the standard album format completely and instead presenting us with what are essentially 23 DJ tools, all hovering around the one- or 1.5-minute mark, plus a couple of 15-minute minimixes thereof ('Sunny Side' and 'Sandy Side'). As such, home listening appeal may be rather limited but with the 23 tracks spanning a range of house, disco and funk moods, creative jocks in need of some fresh loops 'n' grooves for their sets will find much useful ammo here.
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LPHRSD 21
16 Jul 21
Disco/Nu-Disco
16 Jul 21
Disco/Nu-Disco
Saidera feat Nathan Haines
Review: Here's something to genuinely set the pulse racing: a new set of remixes of Saidera's gorgeously sunny, samba soaked 'Deixa Tudo Fluir' from Ray Mang, a producer who could turn almost anything into dancefloor gold. His EP opening 'Remix' sounds like a carnival anthem in waiting: a gorgeous, bounce-along slab of samba-house laden with summery Portuguese vocals, jangling guitars, South American percussion and effects-laden flute solos. It comes accompanied by an instrumental and chopped-down radio edit, plus the 'Sambatone Beats' version - a brilliant DJ tool that adds stabbing analogue bass to layered samba band drums and loose-limbed Latin percussion hits.
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LPH 079
09 Jul 21
Balearic/Downtempo
09 Jul 21
Balearic/Downtempo
Review: Jacques Renault's latest album, Sky Islands, contained some genuinely killer cuts, though its non-stop, mixtape-style construction meant digital DJs couldn't get their hands on them. This six-track missive puts the record straight, with Renault offering up a quintet of short, sharp, sample-heavy workouts - most of which blend heavy beats and sweat-soaked disco loops - plus one lengthier jam, 'Larry Lenore'. This is the most musically complex and hard-to-pigeonhole of the lot, with the New York producer adding druggy aural textures, eyes-closed vocal snippets and throbbing, arpeggio-style bass to a breathless beat full of heavy kick-drums and hissing ride cymbals.
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LPHRSD 212
02 Jul 21
Disco/Nu-Disco
02 Jul 21
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: The last time Better Listen associate Sune appeared on Let's Play House, back in the autumn of 2019, it was with a superb EP of ultra-warm, sun-kissed deep house brilliance. Everything is Fine, the producer's debut album, expands on this ear-pleasing blueprint, adding sparkling and colourful nods towards deep house, Dam Funk, French Touch style disco-house, jazz-funk and dusty downtempo grooves. It's undoubtedly a recipe for success, with the LP's multiple highlights including the jazzy, low-slung goodness of 'I Didn't Quite Catch That', the vintage jazz-house/deep house fusion of 'Fancy Fa?ade', the sparkling and excitable 'Humble' and the immersive sci-fi house sounds of 'Cloud Therapy'.
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LPH 080
25 Jun 21
Deep House
25 Jun 21
Deep House
Review: Jacques' back! After outings on Shall Not Fade, Take Away and Barefoot Beats, Let's Play House co-founder Jacques Renault returns to the imprint with a predictably solid six-tracker rich in club-ready jams that touch on a number of tempos and styles. Slo-mo disco heads will love the sample-heavy, slap-bass-propelled chug of 'Jam On It', while 'Lookout Rhythm' offers a more intense, percussion-rich and peak-time-ready take on low-slung disco-house. The edit-not-edit approach continues on the hazy and driving 'Play That Thing', while 'Torrid Drums' is deep, jacking acid house with a gloriously melodic twist. 'Got That Boing' is sweaty, breathless and sleazy, while closing cut 'High' is sparkling, lightly modified take on a piano-rich boogie gem.
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LPHRSD 211
14 May 21
Deep House
14 May 21
Deep House
Played by: Chris Coco, Juno Recommends Disco, Kenneth Bager // Musicfordreams, Pontchartrain, Kongisto
Review: Let's Play House has described this debut EP from Saidera, a trio comprising former Lemonade man Alex Pasternak, Avan Lava's Mike Cheever and samba school leader Osvaldo 'Vadinho' Luiz Freire de Araujo, as "a big move in a new direction" for the long-established Brooklyn label. It genuinely is, but one that we wholeheartedly recommend checking. Title track 'Deixa Tudo Fluir' is genuinely gorgeous, summery and mood-ehancing - all cheery Portuguese vocals, sun-kissed guitars, warming nu-disco synths and huggable samba grooves - while 'Sincronicidade' delivers a slower but no less sunny fusion of samba-soaked musical elements with a glassy-eyed twist. Guerrinha's remix of 'Deixa Tudo Fluir', which boasts denser beats and expressive, David Cole style house piano solos, is also extremely impressive.
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LPH 078
05 Feb 21
Disco/Nu-Disco
05 Feb 21
Disco/Nu-Disco
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
20 Nov 20
Deep House
Played by: Juno Recommends Deep House
Review: Westcoast Goddess's previous appearance on Let's Play House is still stuck in our heads months after it was released, so hopes are naturally high for her second EP on the Brooklyn-based imprint. In her now traditional style, opener "Strawberry Infiniti" is wonderfully warm, positive and melodious - a rolling ride through deep and dreamy, sunrise-ready piano house that comes complete with a bassline so tactile you might want to hug it. "Fruity Loop" is another rush-inducing slab of aural dancefloor colour, while "Like A Benediction" is a similarly kaleidoscopic chunk of Balearic boogie cheeriness. As for "Stay On My Mind", it's almost overwhelming giddy in its' smiling, rave-ready sunniness.
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LPH 076
03 Jul 20
Deep House
03 Jul 20
Deep House
Played by: Juno Recommends Deep House
Review: This fine EP marks sometime X-Kalay and Cactus Traxx artist Slim Steve's firstb appearance on Brooklyn-based Let's Play House. Opener "I Do It" is delicious, colourful and loved-up, sitting somewhere between the glassy-eyed sunrise pleasure of Italian Dream House, the acid-fired jack of Chicago house and the organ-rich deep house associated with New Jersey at the turn of the 90s. "Do It" is a more trance-inducing and rushing take on the same idea - think rising and falling synth bass, psychedelic flashes and emotive chord sequences - while "B3" is a bumpin', organ-rich romp through mid-80s US garage territory. That track is given the remix treatment by Baltra, who brilliantly re-imagines it as a breakbeat-driven fusion of dreamy deep house and NJ garage goodness.
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LPH 074
17 Apr 20
Deep House
17 Apr 20
Deep House
Review: Over the last few years, Berlin-based Westcoast Goddess has released some of the most colourful, joyous and life-affirming dancefloor music around. Here the publicity-shy, Berlin-based artist makes her first appearance on Let's Play House with an EP packed to the rafters with memorably bright and breezy, synth-heavy gems. For proof, check the tactile deep house sunniness of opener "The Inner Snoopy", where dreamy chords, huggable riffs and tumbling lead lines dance around a chunky, turn-of-the-90s groove, or the giddy synth-pop/nu-disco/acid house fusion of "Limelight Garden". Elsewhere, Splitradix hook-up "Beach Noir" is a curious and quirky mixture of squelchy acid lines, grandiose sci-fi chords and rushing synth melodies, while "Murder At Passion Cove" is a veritable piano house stomper like none you've heard before.
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LPH 073
27 Mar 20
Deep House
27 Mar 20
Deep House
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LPH 075S
24 Mar 20
Deep House
24 Mar 20
Deep House
Played by: Juno Recommends Deep House
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
28 Feb 20
Deep House
Played by: Kisk
Review: The latest volume in Let's Play House's LPH White series offers up an EP of tracks jointly produced by Whiskey Disco big cheese Sleazy McQueen and sometime Bedrock, Large Records and Little Creatures regular Terry Grant. It's a pleasingly diverse selection too, with the pair giddily flitting between thickset, arpeggio-driven goodtime grooves (the electric piano solos, subtle disco samples and fireside warmth of "Daikaya"), throbbing peak-time nu-disco ("Floating On Air", with its druggy, non-stop bass, vocoder vocals and undulating lead lines) and Stardust-esque French Touch revivalism ("Love Ripple"). Arguably best of all though are the accompanying remixes of "Daikaya" by Chateau Flight's Gilb'R, who first re-imagines the track as a deep space analogue house jam (his "Main Mix") before going all dubbed-out, hypnotic and percussive (the similarly good "Stripped Mix").
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LPH WHTXXV
31 Jan 20
Deep House
31 Jan 20
Deep House
Played by: Juno Recommends Techno
Review: Unlike Green Velvet or DJ Rush, DJ Mountain Dad (AKA Lobster Theremin boss Jimmy Asquith) doesn't come from Chicago. But just like those two Windy City legends, he's certainly got the knack of blending house, techno and juke/ghetto-tech into one hard-driving, genre-blurring dancefloor concoction, as is evidenced here by 'Shook Goat' and 'Pio Pio'. We then head into slightly more leftfield/experimental techno territory for 'Step On The Edge', before 'Piano Dream (Heaven On Earth Mix)' plays us out with an old school Ibiza piano riff turned up to 11 and underpinned by hard, pounding 4/4s.
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LPHWHT 24
20 Dec 19
Techno
20 Dec 19
Techno
Review: Let's Play House have not said much about Eluize, the artist behind their latest EP, but we can confirm that the mysterious producer has hit the spot. Opener "She Only Counts To Eight" is addictive an intoxicating - an undulating, synthesizer-heavy affair that sits somewhere between druggy deep house and the kind of psychedelic, Middle Eastern-inspired chugging nu-disco more associated with the Disco Halal imprint. The more tech-tinged and melodious "Be Easy" is similarly inclined and "Apart" is a feverish, acid-fired affair. "Illuminated" comes in two different forms: an original mix that updates Italian dream house for a new era and a 39 second spoken word DJ tool. There are two takes on "Morning", too: a hybrid Italo-disco/piano-sporting deep house club cut and a beat free "Lonely Melody" mix.
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LPH 071
22 Nov 19
Deep House
22 Nov 19
Deep House
Played by: Kisk
Review: Sometime Better Listen and Live Ones artist Sune makes his first appearance on Let's Play House via an expansive EP packed to the rafters with ultra-warm, melodious and sun-kissed deep house. There's not enough space to detail all six tracks, so instead we'll point you in the direction of some undisputed highlights. Check first the classic-sounding U.S deep house haziness of "Oh, Well (featuring Vitamin D)", where eyes-closed soulful house vocal samples rise above sumptuous chords and rubbery analogue bass, before wallowing in the jazzy, off-beat lusciousness of both "Fikpaus" and quality EP opener "Jazzmelakoli". The rest of the EP lives up to these dizzy heights - especially the impeccable, classic-sampling goodness of "Moovin" - so we'd recommend buying it post-haste.
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LPH 070
08 Nov 19
Deep House
08 Nov 19
Deep House
Review: Davide Disanto - that's St David to you and me - completes his trio of releases on Let's Play House with an effervescent trip into what the Brooklyn label calls "90s throwback territory". In effect, that means swirling, filter-sporting disco-house. Opener "Sexy Funk '98", for example, layers a bustling, DJ Sneak style groove with rugged and raunchy sections from an electrically charged disco-funk workout, while the insanely bass-heavy "I Got The Music" is a maelstrom of hold-and-release disco-house euphoria. The fun continues on chunky and sweet stomper "When You Move" and the heady late night hustle of "The Connection", which has a hazier and much more locked-in feel than the EP's other tracks.
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LPH 069
18 Oct 19
Deep House
18 Oct 19
Deep House
Review: Armless Kid's previous releases have been "must-check" affairs so it's little surprise to find that his third single of 2019 is another quality collection of cuts. He begins in confident fashion via the brilliantly mangled samples and joyously bouncy beats of "Hardos Sampling", while "Sense of Love" is a kaleidoscopic fusion of shimmering, future R&B style synths, psychedelic acid lines and snappy, snare-heavy club beats. Black Loops provides two reworks of that cut: a "1am Mix" the re-wires it as a warming slab of two-step/deep house fusion and a more driving and hypnotic "6am Mix". Arguably best of all, though, is "Dans Le Living Room", a chunky and sub-heavy slab of heady earning morning deep house for those that like to get locked into the groove.
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LPH 068
27 Sep 19
Deep House
27 Sep 19
Deep House
Review: Manakinz may be a new name, but the debutant duo behind the project has plenty of experience. James "Harri" Harrigan has been a Sub Club resident for well over three decades now, while 34 year-old Max Raskin is a Scottish actor and music maker who has been a familiar face on the Glasgow scene for some time. There's naturally plenty to set the pulse racing on "Wild Combination", from the darting synths, good-time vocal samples and driving grooves of opener "Lampaholics", to the spiraling and mind-altering, arpeggio-fired disco-house throb of "Le Stoat" and the spiraling synthesizer motifs of the amusingly titled "Happy Bovril". Digital bonus "Bassline", where fizzing electronics and disco string samples cluster around a typically low-slung groove, is also rather impressive.
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LPH 067
09 Aug 19
Deep House
09 Aug 19
Deep House
Played by: Dj N◉va ▶ Rodon FM 95
Review: Parisian producer Clement Mallein has yet to achieve much in the way of coverage or hype, but his previous releases - especially those on In The Box and LaGaffe Tales - have all been excellent. Debut album "Daze Album" is every bit as impressive, with the In Any Case Records co-founder moving away from the DJ Deep/Three Chairs inspired deep house dustiness of old towards a sound clearly inspired by the likes of Young Marco and, perhaps more pertinently, fellow Paris resident D.K. That means tropical drum machine rhythms, breezy 1980s new age synthesizer lines, ultra-Balearic chords, extended ambient intros and an overriding sense of rushing sunrise positivity.
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LPH 066
31 May 19
Deep House
31 May 19
Deep House
Review: Ray Kandinski has made his name with releases on E-Beamz, and now brings his analogue house and techno to LPH. Opening up the release with "Cdr", where he lays down fluid, acid-led melodies over a jacking groove, it's clear that Kandinski is steeped in the electronic machine music of Detroit and Chicago. The title track, with its purring bass and high-frequency tones, follows in a similar vein, and positions him in a similar space to vintage UR. "Ophelia" is a more pacey take on the same approach - its melodic licks even come close to those on Hi Tech Jazz - while "Disk Driver" rounds off this impressive EP in tracky mode.
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LPH 065
10 May 19
Techno
10 May 19
Techno
Review: Ask Bordeaux native Robin Laroze about influences and he'll cite the likes of Theo Parrish, Omar S and Moodymann. But he'll also namecheck Salsoul and Motown, and it's that side of his musical education that's most obvious on this EP comprised of five tracks, all of which come from the disco-fied end of the deep house spectrum. File 'I Wanna Know' under blissed-out, 'I Don't Need You' under energetic, 'Shine On' under authentically 70s-sounding, 'Let You Down' under soulful and 'Salut Michel' under jazz-flecked barrio funk... or just scoop up all five and chuck them into the box marked 'quality'.
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LPH 064
12 Apr 19
Deep House
12 Apr 19
Deep House
Review: Pepe aka Jose Bernat has previously released on labels like Lobster Theremin and now brings his mesmerising sound to Let's Play House. The EP starts in reflective mode with the melancholic chimes and electro drums of "As Long As There's Sunset", while the title track is a lush techno arrangement, underscored by steely drums and redolent of early Morgan Geist. While he plunges down a rolling, filtered wormhole for "Delusions Of Grandeur", where the central electronic riffs are looped to infinity, this is primarily a deep release, and "50 AM" is a rolling, hypnotic slice of Detroit-inspired techno that is as sublime as it is effective.
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LPH 063
29 Mar 19
Deep House
29 Mar 19
Deep House
Review: Following smart outings on Linoil, Church and Coastal Haze, Philip Budny rocks up on Let's Play House's 'White' series with four more reasons to be cheerful. Chief amongst these is title track "Sommambulism", where chiming synthesizer melodies, dreamy chords and beautifully opaque electronics weave their way in and out of a chunky, analogue-rich deep house groove. "Pypes" is similarly breezy, picturesque and positive, while "It's Different" sees Budny focusing more on the comforting combination of drifting, spacey chords and chunky, thickset drums. To round off a fine EP he offers up the tech-tinged, sunrise-ready swirl of "Paprocie", where more intergalactic synthesizer sounds seemingly float above clicking drums and a fantastic analogue bassline.
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LPHWHT 22
01 Mar 19
Deep House
01 Mar 19
Deep House
Review: Viers aka Jordon Saxton makes his debut on Let's Play House with this scintillating release. The title track is a pummelling, percussive techno workout. Underpinned by heavy kicks, it features a pitched down vocal sample that lends the arrangement a moody feeling. The feeling on "Dolphin Telephone" is radically different, with Saxton drawing on celebratory piano lines and screeching diva vocals to create a euphoric, uplifting vibe. Changing tact once again, he delivers an acid-led electro breaker in the form of "AFB", while he returns to a more celebratory mood on "By Your Side". Like "Telephone", it is led by uplifting piano lines and soulful vocal samples.
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LPHWHT 21
01 Feb 19
Techno
01 Feb 19
Techno
Review: "Where We Will Be", Zenzizenz's decidedly horizontal debut album, marks a significant departure for Brooklyn imprint Let's Play House. While it does include some suitably hypnotic, soft touch beats and leisurely, bongo-driven grooves, it's decidedly ambient in tone and execution. This is no bad thing though, as the five collected cuts are little less than delicious. Those with a keen knowledge of 1990s ambient and IDM releases will particularly enjoy it, with the deep space fluidity of "Lost Twilight" and the ultra-deep ambient techno hypnotism of "Jan B10" recalling some of Pete Namlook's most mesmerizing works. We're also big fans of the ultra-blissful, "Adventures Beyond The Ultraworld" style goodness of "Left Lifeless" and the Gaussian Curve-esque wooziness of "Where Will We Be".
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LPH 062
07 Dec 18
Techno
07 Dec 18
Techno
Played by: Fabietto Delgado (Ankle Release)
Review: Brooklyn, NYC label Let's Play House bring us a very solid three-tracker from St David, a producer based in southern Italy who's previously appeared on labels including Frole, Manitou and Quality Vibe. Opener 'I'm On Beat' is an instrumental jam based on crisp, rolling beats, a nagging two-note piano riff and a hint of funk guitar, atop which an insistent flute functions as the lead line. 'Bumpin' Heat' is aptly titled, another instrumental affair sitting right on the deep house/garage cusp, while finally 'Jumpin' Dub' is a slightly pacier cut with cut-up vocal snips and a filtered bassline.
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LPH 061
23 Nov 18
Deep House
23 Nov 18
Deep House
Review: The limited cassette edition of Jacques Renault's sophomore set "BXClubBeats, Breaks & Versions" presented the album as a non-stop mix-tape, with the Brooklyn producer's core tracks stitched together with previously unheard interludes and bonus cuts to aid the flow. "Tape Cuts and Cut-Outs" gathers together those cassette-only cuts together for the first time in standalone, un-mixed form. Highlights include the soaring strings, chopped loops and wonderfully grandiose original disco samples of peak-time roller "Bridge Music", the Detroit style layered, gospel-influenced deep house hypnotism of "Pump That Shit Up", the synth-heavy, percussion-laden purple funk of "Mr Fox Likes To Party" and the glassy-eyed breakbeat dreaminess of "Human Nature".
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LPHWHT 20
19 Oct 18
Deep House
19 Oct 18
Deep House
Review: Perdu is the nom de plume of Amsterdam's Alain van der Born, who presents his much awaited sophomore effort on New York City's respected Let's Play House imprint. Much like his track "Cece" on Midnight Riot's Riot In Lagos sub label a couple of years back, the Mystical Choices EP is a collection of Afro influenced disco numbers that incorporate even more disparate influences. From the swelerting polyrhythms of "Saromosa" or "Tanora" - the latter perfect for cool down moments by causing a raindance on the dancefloor. The moody and atmospheric closer "Textures" ventures into the same spiritual kind of territory like that of Boddhi Satva or Toto Chiavetta.
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LPH 059
05 Oct 18
Deep House
05 Oct 18
Deep House
Review: A long overdue and much anticipated debut album from Let's Play House co-head Jacques Renault arrives, three years since the last edition. BK Club Beats, Breaks & Versions displays Renault's influences over the years and ultimately 'a celebration of the inspirations that fueled his ascendance to DJ and producer.' He offers up an album of originals featuring hip-hop breaks and disco licks as heard on "Let Me Jacq", deep and sleazy disco house for the late night on "Movin' Kinda Funky" and some super deep funk to lose yourself under the discoball to: on "Java Harem".
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LPH 060
03 Aug 18
Disco/Nu-Disco
03 Aug 18
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: Kraak & Smaak
Review: Prolific Japanese producer Keita Sano has been developing a close relationship with the Let's Play House label for sometime. This latest EP, which first appeared as part of the Brooklyn imprint's "LPH White" series of 12" singles, follows on from a 2016 mini-album and the recent Totsu EP. It's something of an epic affair all told, with eight fine tracks to choose from. Our picks include the swirling delays, heady reverb and looped electric piano motifs of head-in-the-clouds disco-house workout "A Place Called Sun Beach", the gentle tropical melodies and South American percussion "Sweet Fruit", and boompty-minded disco-house bounce of "Can't Wait For The Party". That said, the more cinematic deep house chug of "Psychedelic Ants" and dubby, slo-mo disco shuffle of "The Stripper" are also fantastic.
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LPHWHT 18+
25 May 18
Deep House
25 May 18
Deep House
Review: If you copped DJ Heure's two EPs on Distant Hawaii, you'll know that the Adelaide resident is a producer on the rise. Predictably, his first outing on Brooklyn-based Let's Play House is very impressive. Check, for example, the delay-laden synth stabs and sun-kissed piano parts of rolling, percussion-rich, deep disco-house opener "Take Dat Chance" and the sound space filling fusion of deep house dreaminess and techno tempo rhythmic hustle of closer "The Feeling". Elsewhere, he brilliantly smothers a jazzy, broken house groove with early '80s Herbie Hancock synths on "Eastbound", before offering up an impeccable slice of poignant two-step futurism on EP standout "Last One".
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LPH 057
13 Apr 18
Deep House
13 Apr 18
Deep House
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LPHITSRSD 18
06 Apr 18
Disco/Nu-Disco
06 Apr 18
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: It would be fair to say that Javontte (AKA original '90s deep house producer Brian Garrett) has been making up for lost time. Since returning to action in 2016, he's released no less than ten EP singles, all of which have been packed with high quality material. Predictably, it's hard to find fault with the five fine tracks featured on Garrett's first contribution to the Let's Play House "White" series. Check, for example, the bumpin' '90s deep house warmth of opener "Just Listen", where ascending electric piano lines rise above toasty chords and sneaky vocal samples, and the feel-good roll of "Capricorn". Elsewhere, we recommend the spacey bounce of "City to City People", which also features a wobbly, D&B style bassline, and the laidback dancefloor jazziness of evocative closer "Organic J Mix 2".
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LPHWHT 17
23 Mar 18
Deep House
23 Mar 18
Deep House
Review: This expansive EP marks Demuja's first outing on established Brooklyn imprint Let's Play House, following seven years spent flitting between labels such as Freerange, Nervous and Skylax. Predictably, he's at the top of his game throughout, delivering seven chunks of sample-heavy house music destined for peak-time rotations on discerning dancefloors worldwide. Amongst the ear-catching favourites you'll find the Clavinet-sporting disco-house sweetness of "I Wanna Know", the string-laden piano-house rush of "Blue Cut", the celebratory, fun-time house-funk of "Hatsu" and the dusty, late night jazziness of closer "It's Over", where elongated organ chords, filtered blue-eyed soul vocals and glistening guitars stretch out over restless drumbeats.
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LPH 056
09 Mar 18
Deep House
09 Mar 18
Deep House
Review: Church founder Seb Wildblood rounds of a relatively quiet year with one of his most sumptuous releases to date - a lovingly deep and dreamy affair that sounds like the audio of equivalent of fragrant mulled wine and extra-rich mince pies. This drowsy festive vibe is particularly evident on the head-nodding downtempo beat science of instrumental hip-hop shuffler "Pass the Pen", but can also be heard amongst the lilting, reverb-laden trumpet lines, whispered Rhodes chords and undulating drums of "Familiar Boundaries". Those looking for dancefloor highlights should check the two versions of "Necessary Happiness". Choose between the jazzy keys solos and breezy atmosphere of the original version and the luscious dream house revivalism of the "Mad Sax Mix".
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LPH 054
15 Dec 17
Deep House
15 Dec 17
Deep House
Review: Following DJ Boring's memorable trip down "Sunday Avenue" Let's Play House invite another exciting foundation-inspired talent to the fold; David Disanto. Building on a sweet run of grooves this year on the likes of Frole, Manitou and Quality Vibe come four delicate synth-chiselled trips that range from the smoky struts and jacks of the Robsoul-style "Fools Jam" to the almost Nordic introspective Balearica of "La Luna". Taking time to remix himself under his other alias Emphasi along the way, this is the sound of St David really settling into his warm, timeless signature right here.
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LPHWHT 14
06 Oct 17
Deep House
06 Oct 17
Deep House
Review: Adesse Versions is undoubtedly a canny fella. Few others would have thought have re-casting Yardborough & Peoples' "Don't Stop The Music" is a sweaty acid jam, but that's exactly what he's done here. It sounds like he's replayed the bassline on a TB-303, accompanying it with clattering drum machine percussion, wonky acid lines and a plethora of delay-laden vocal samples. It's a simple idea, brilliantly executed. Elsewhere, he cuts up a well-known, disco-era soul groover and turns it into a chunky house loop-jam ("Slide"), before beefing up the beats and reaching for the TB-303 once more on disco-acid stomper "Kameleon". File under: guaranteed party-starters
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LPHWHT 12
28 Apr 17
Deep House
28 Apr 17
Deep House
Played by: Simonlebon (Luv Shack Records)
Review: Autofac is a fresh collaboration between DFA Records regulars Juan MacLean and Marcus Lambkin AKA Shit Robot, two producers who know a thing or two about delivering inspired dancefloor jams. The four tracks here naturally tend towards the club-friendly, veering from the mind-altering acid jack (and spoken word vocals) of "Souls On Ice", to the loose, disco-influenced house beats and minor key melodies of fine closer "The Witch". In between, you'll find the trippy deep house shuffle of "Mood Shaker" - all toasty, dub-infused stabs and meandering chords - and the bouncy, sweat-soaked late night New York house sleaze of "The Vessel". In other words, it's a rock-solid EP of properly playable fare.
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LPH 048
27 Jan 17
Deep House
27 Jan 17
Deep House
Review: For the latest edition of Let's Play House's occasional LPH White series, serial re-editor Sleazy McQueen drops a delicious chunk of Balearic-minded, saucer-eyed disco. It's arguably one of his finest original productions for some time, and builds from a baggy, groovy start into a spiraling chunk of dancefloor positivity. There's more of a live disco-funk feel to bonus cut "Galway Jam", with rich bass, jammed-out keys and decidedly cosmic electronics. The EP also boasts a couple of tasty remixes of title track "Huit Etoiles". There's a slamming, delay-laden disco-rock interpretation from Kenji Takimi, and a luscious, new age influenced Balearic house rub by Gerd Janson.
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LPHWHTX
09 Dec 16
Deep House
09 Dec 16
Deep House
Review: The latest missive from Nik Mercer and Jacques Renault's prolific Let's Play House imprint comes from the similarly hard-working Baldo. The Barcelona-based producer has enjoyed a productive 2016, delivering well-regarded EPs on Neovinyl Recordings and Good Ratio Music. There's naturally much to admire on the simply titled W, which blends swirling deep house chords and glistening melodies, with the unmistakable sound of the Roland TB-303. The latter's near psychedelic lines make regular appearances throughout the EP, underpinning the near Balearic swell of "Count Zero", combining well with the intergalactic chords of "Flirty", and bubbling away seductively on saucer-eyed standout "Miscellaneous".
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LPHWHT 11
05 Aug 16
Deep House
05 Aug 16
Deep House
Review: Let's Play House's latest missive comes from the previously unheard Raffaello & Palermo, a studio hook-up between Magic Touch man Damon Palero and Raphael Valensi (best known for his disco/house fusions under the Laura Ingalls alias). Predictably, it's a strong EP that boasts house tracks to suit a variety of moods and environments. So while "New Boys" is a muscular, pulsating, stab-heavy and warehouse-friendly, "The Spirit" sounds like early Daft Punk with a little more loose swing. In contrast, "Grimaldi's Shanghai" is built around both tactile, boogie style synth bass and swirling, starry electronics, while closer "Crazy Eduardo" conjures up fantasies of dancing to Red Zone dubs at the Sound Factory, sometime in the early-'90s.
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LPH 045
01 Jul 16
Funky/Club House
01 Jul 16
Funky/Club House
Review: The rather prolific Keita Sano has been responsible for some terrific electronic music over the last couple of years, including must-have 12" singles on Spring Theory, Lower Parts, Mister Saturday Night and Discos Capablanca. Here he makes his first appearance on Brooklyn's Let's Play House, serving up a mini-album full of evocative house productions. Highlights come thick and fast, from the alien electronics and pulsating machine rhythms of "Own Signal", to the John Carpenter-in-space, horror-disco throb of "Fix". Arguably best of all, though, is closer "Think Twice", a relentless disco-house loop jam full of cut-up samples, heavy bass and thrusting drums.
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LPH 043
06 May 16
Deep House
06 May 16
Deep House
Played by: Larse
Review: Felix Dickinson and Jaime Read are old sparring partners, having previously joined forces for releases on 2MR and Is It Balearic?. This first collaborative outing of 2016 sees them flexing their retro-futurist muscles for Let's Play House. "Rarely On A Tuesday" sits somewhere between early '80s New York proto-house, early Chicago jack and later acid, with cosmic electronics and delay-laden synths riding a killer groove. They do a passable impression of early Orbital on the deeper, early '90s flex of "Mistaken Identity", before joining the dots between Chicken Lips, Mark Seven and Eric Duncan on the late night sweetness of "Lucky For Some". All three tracks are sparse, rubbery, and impressively floor-friendly.
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LPH 042
25 Mar 16
Deep House
25 Mar 16
Deep House
Played by: Alkalino, Juno Recommends Deep House, Weedyman, Djs: Most Charted - Deep House, Shur-i-kan, Olivier (La Freund Recordings), Crowd Control
Review: Freiburg's Borrowed Identity has been one of the busiest producers of 2015, and arguably also one of the most consistent. This 12" for Let's Play House offshoot LPH White marks his fifth (and presumably final) EP of the year, and contains six bumpin', no-nonsense house workouts to entertain festive floors. He begins by joining forces with regular collaborator Mechanical Soul Brother on the low-slung, Junior Vasquez-influenced late night bump of "Vogue", before smothering a thickset groove with rich Rhodes chords and bluesy vocal samples on "Feelings For You". Other highlights include the stompin', piano-heavy goodness of "Tell Me Why", the thumping late night techno of "Red Acid Clouds", and the locked-in, late night basement throb of "Into The Blue".
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LPHWHT 09
12 Feb 16
Deep House
12 Feb 16
Deep House
Played by: Alkalino, Juno Recommends Deep House, Djs: Most Charted - Deep House, GRANT NELSON, Kenny Dope , Deeligent Soul
Review: The first Let's Play House single of 2016 comes from 20-something producer Klaves, a Polish starlet whose previous releases have doffed a cap to classic UK garage, '90s US house, and contemporary bass music. "Say It", the title track from this EP, boasts all the ingredients of classic US garage, including rolling organ riffs, skipping beats, soulful vocal samples and occasional jazzy flourishes. Studio Barnhus regular Baba Stiltz emphasizes Klaves' jazzier stylings on his dusty, warm deep house revision, which makes great use of vintage vinyl crackle and some new piano motifs. Finally, Klaves delivers one more chunk of well-lit USG revivalism, offering up the looser and more organic sounding "Awake".
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LPH 041
05 Feb 16
Deep House
05 Feb 16
Deep House
Review: Some seven years after dropping his debut solo single - an inspired collection of re-edits for the acclaimed RVNG of the NRDS series - Jacques Renault releases his debut album. Appearing on the Let's Play House label he runs with pal Nik Mercer, Zentrum is an eclectic, anything-goes affair, with an impressive cast of collaborators (The Emperor Machine, Luke Jenner and former Runaway production partner Marcos Cabral included) swinging by to lend a hand. As you might expect, it touches on many of his influences - drowsy leftfield disco, leftfield funk, eccentric broken beats, strobe-lit basement jams, wonky acid house (the rather brilliant "Touch You"), African rhythms, and vintage US garage amongst them - whilst retaining a distinctive voice throughout. Given the obvious eclecticism, it takes a few listens to really sink in, but it's certainly worth the effort; closer "Faith", featuring Karl Dixon, is particularly rewarding.
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LPH 040
11 Sep 15
Disco/Nu-Disco
11 Sep 15
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: Something tells us that Jacques Renault has been listening to a lot of rave-era records of late. Certainly, both original tracks on this latest EP for Let's Play House give a sly wink to the bass-heavy, late night swing of early British dance music. Certainly, the sub-bothering bassline and loose, snare-heavy fills at the heart of "Talk System" recall bleep-era house and techno, though there's an everything-but-the-kitchen-sink feel to the enveloping production. "Psyched Up" is, if anything, even tougher, with ragged electronic hooks and tribal-influenced percussion in addition to another booming bassline. Each track gets the remix treatment, with John Berara and Will Martin's piano-heavy, early '90s NYC take on "Talk System" standing out.
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LPH 038
17 Jul 15
Deep House
17 Jul 15
Deep House
Review: The work of a UK duo, "May The Lord Have Mercy..." is the kind of deep, evocative house tune that could easily cross over. Layered chords envelop the driving rhythm and doubled up claps, while eerie chants hover gradually into earshot. It's like Patrice Scott with a twist of 90s prog drama. "Like Falling Angels" is cut from a similar cloth only on this occasion the synths are darker and more menacing, but the same driving rhythm and rattling percussion prevail. Luke Hess gets to grips with the title track, plunging it into a blacked out dub space illuminated only by acid flecks, while Basic Soul Unit turn "Like Falling Angels" into trippy, jacking affair, littered with chopped up vocals and repetitive synth stabs.
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LPH 035
16 Mar 15
Techno
16 Mar 15
Techno
Played by: John Digweed
Review: Having carved out a sturdy reputation for classily executed deep house, Francis Inferno Orchestra returns to Let's Play House to offer last year's "Hezbollah" up to the reliable but somewhat enigmatic Carter Brothers. The original track gets looped up and stretched out in a restrained yet unrelenting cycle of addictive piano chords and pattering disco drums, shot through with a hint of psychedelia for good measure. Aside from that immersive DJ friendly cut, there are three locked grooves of varying intensity to choose from, ranging from a goofy techno throwdown to an eerie pad loop if you want to add a little spice to your mix.
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LPHWHT 05
09 Mar 15
Deep House
09 Mar 15
Deep House
Played by: Shadow Dancer
Review: By their standards, Jack Fell Down - AKA producers James Vickers and Tony Craig - had a fairly quiet 2014, with an acclaimed EP on Quintessentials their only release of note. Here, they kick-start 2015 with an expansive EP for Jacques Renault and Nik Mercer's Let's Play House imprint. Despite the intergalactic melodies and acid-flecked funk of "Space Junk", it's a largely heads-down, late night affair, with the duo variously offering up clanking rhythms and wonky electronics ("Overrated"), moody tech-house ("Epiphany") and thunderous, dub influenced after-party fare ("Blackmail"). Matrixxman channels this clandestine mood, turning "Overrated" into a typically Germanic chunk of mind bending tech-house.
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LPH 033
12 Jan 15
Minimal/Tech House
12 Jan 15
Minimal/Tech House
Review: Munich-based Coeo endured a slow start to their career, with a two-year gap between their 2012 debut on Globelle, and their recent comeback on DaBit. Here they pop up on Brooklyn's Let's Play House imprint with a fine collection of warm, rolling and unfussy US house-influenced tracks. "Be" boasts the hazy swing and cut-up vocal stabs of classic US garage, while "Thinkin' About You" adds some sleazy sax samples and long, drawn out strings to a classic New Jersey rhythm. The title track is a little more driving and energetic, but still retains the Rhodes-powered warmth of Coeo's trademark sound. The package also includes a decent - and rather smooth - Revenge dub of the title track, and "Good Love", a bustling, digital-only bonus cut.
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LPH 030
22 Sep 14
Deep House
22 Sep 14
Deep House
Review: Drop The Lime's housier project is enjoying some renewed attention from a producer more commonly enamoured with delivering tear-out hype-up electro business, although in this EP for Let's Play House you can still hear plenty of full-fat production tendencies working their way into the Curses sound. "Back in the Dark" may shuffle with a New York urgency, but there's a big-room European feel to the nagging synth stabs at the core of the track. Still it's a far more measured affair compared to the lairy bass sludge and manic bleep action of Naum Gabo's remix of the track. "Eyes On You" however shows a more sensitive side with its brushed drums and spooky keys, bringing some balance to the EP without diluting the wild ideas.
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LPH 029
04 Aug 14
Deep House
04 Aug 14
Deep House
Played by: Ben La Desh
Review: Londoner-in-L.A Urulu (AKA producer Taylor Freels) seems to have an instinctive grasp of booth groove and melody. Previously, he's impressed via releases on Needwant, Dirt Crew and Manucci's Misstress. Here, he makes his debut for Jacques Renault and company's Brooklyn-based Let's Play House imprint. While the bold melodies and shuffling house rhythms we've come to expect from Freels are still present - most notably on the vivid, synth-laden deep house-goes-Balearic bliss of "Moon Unit" and Ben la Dash's eyes-wide-shut rework of the same track - he also displays an impressive desire to mix it up. So, "Sound Like Sumo" fuses deep broken beats with heady chords and delicious P-funk squiggles, while "Lunar Larry" delivers enveloping chords, soft-focus grooves and baggy soundscapes.
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LPH 028
30 Jun 14
Deep House
30 Jun 14
Deep House
Review: Squarehead is one of a new breed of producers spearheading Sheffield's belated house renaissance. He's even referenced the local dialect in the name of the title track ("reyt" is how Sheffielders say "right"). Pleasingly, there's also an early '90s warehouse party vibe to the material on this first EP for Brooklyn's Let's Play House imprint. "Dead Reyt" sets the tone, delivering a deep and undulating fusion of fluid synth bass, shuffling beats and warped vocal stabs. "Got To Know" looks to New York, lacing classic vocal samples over Victor Simonelli-ish beats and bold pianos. The sumptupus "Vishen" sounds like a fusion of early tech-house and vintage Chicago deep house, while "Someday" brilliantly laces steel drum melodies over a bright-eyed, deliciously melodic backing track.
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LPH 025
31 Mar 14
Deep House
31 Mar 14
Deep House
Review: Returning home to his Let's Play House imprint, Jacques Renault is in no mood for taking prisoners as his new jam "The Fake Out" pounds out on a bed of dense drum hooks, dissonant stabs and late night heat. Where the original values the impact of chunky breaks, The Organ Grinder remix instead opts for a clean line in beats that gives greater space to eerie synth touches and distant samples deployed with deadly precision. No Regular Play put paid to these raw sensibilities by working a healthy dose of analogue synth warmth into their remix, most notably in the bass region.
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LPH 024
03 Mar 14
Deep House
03 Mar 14
Deep House
