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Phoenix G
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Played by: Juno Recommends Deep House
Review: These days, Colin McBean is so assured of his musical niche that he's happy to drop new EPs as Mr G with little fanfare, fuss or promotion. The Baby Steps EP, which marks the UK tech-house stalwart's first missive of 2022, arrived, unannounced, in such a manner. As usual, what's on offer is trippy and to the point. Following a brief trip into beat-free weirdness (the delightfully saucer-eyed 'Changes'), McBean hits the ground running via the deliciously jacking house drums, creepy electronics, spaced-out bleeps and squelchy acid bass of '3.45am?' 'Old Skool Rider' is a fine example of his tough, chunky, fuzzy and funk-fuelled old school tech-house sound, while 'Hard Fonk' sees McBean wrap skewed and druggy analogue synth sounds around a locked-in drum machine rhythm and foreboding bassline.
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PG 069
11 Mar 22
Deep House
11 Mar 22
Deep House
Played by: Juno Recommends Techno
Review: PGDP1 brings together two house music legends. Mr G, is formerly of the Advent and has been a hugely respected house producer for over two decades. G's collaborator here is Duncan Forbes. formerly one-half of early 90s act Spooky. On the 'New Moon' mix of "G's Funk", Mr G's influence can be clearly heard, with rolling, robust drums and a throbbing bass prevailing. On the "D's New Leveller" version, Forbes uses wave upon wave of dubbed out textures, similar to the sound of his solo Animated project, to add a dubbed out element to this driving, rhythm-heavy house jam.
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PGDP 1
11 May 20
Techno
11 May 20
Techno
Played by: Juno Recommends Techno
Review: Mr G goes full alien in 2020 with the Extraordinary Abilities EP; a six pack beaming down all the necessary rhythms and drums tracks you would want from the man. All roads lead to the thudding beats of "Late Nite @ Montecello" with its titillating vocal hooks and flexed basslines mirrored by a dubbed out version in "Gathering NYC". Warm basslines and familiar no-nonsense kick drums are the name of the game in "The Made" with stepping breaks and club basslines ruling the day in "Embassy". Jazzed up ambient house interludes in "SoundBath@The Loft" with more beatless cosmiq in the otherworldly "LDBPT3". Phone Home.
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PG 062
06 Apr 20
Techno
06 Apr 20
Techno
Played by: Juno Recommends Techno
Review: The second in Mr G's Unreleased series sees the veteran producer take the audience down a diverse but resolutely underground path. "Intro G" is underpinned by his usual solid, skipping beats, but the focus is on the sweeping piano keys and soulful vocal sample. Similarly, on "Rex One Saturday Morn", an uplifting vocal is woven around a woozy synth line, making for a heady groove. "Practice" is more pacy but its rippling bass and nagging percussion also provide the basis for evocative organ keys. On "Kick It", the UK producer shows a darker strain to his sound. While a vocal intones the track title, the bass is so malevolent and brooding, it will level any club where it is dropped.
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GEMZ 002
10 Dec 18
Techno
10 Dec 18
Techno
Review: Colin McBean was way ahead of the curve when he was releasing EPs on his Phoenix G imprint back in the late 90s. Now some of those seminal tech-house records get a re-release and unsurprisingly, they still sound fresh. "Gladesmen" is a tough affair, led by niggling acid lines, but McBean really impresses on "Pepsi!" The distinctive, layered drums rumble in, there is a woozy synth line and the arrangement sounds even tripper thanks to a slurred vocal loop intoning the title. "The Day After B" is also impressive, with McBean dropping a filtered loop and those unmistakable, steely drums.
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PGR 01
11 Aug 17
Deep House
11 Aug 17
Deep House
Played by: Dirty Channels, Alkalino, Juno Recommends Techno, Domshe, Roger Sanchez, Olivier (La Freund Recordings), Meggy
Review: UK techno legend Colin McBean returns on his always reliable Phoenix G imprint with A Good Place? A dozen servings of tough and steely house music that properly brings the funk as you'd expect from the man once behind such legendary and seminal acts like The Advent and G-Flame & Mr. G. There's also a few wonderful surprises too; such as the broken beat/nu jazz deepness of "One For The Headz" or the dusty disco loops of "Interluded (part 1)". But otherwise it really is business as usual, such as on the hi octane stormer "Nothin' (Cause We Are Strong)" with its "French Kiss" style melody, the deeply emotive "In The Sun... Finally!" or the raw and rusty dust covered jack of "G's Jazz" it's all killer no filler on here we assure you!
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PGGP 1
16 Dec 16
Techno
16 Dec 16
Techno
Played by: Juno Recommends Techno
Review: Colin McBean is an unstoppable force at the moment isn't he! At the moment you say? Yeah too right; the guy never actually stopped his relentless pursuit of the perfect house and techno grooves since the '90s and this Conectionz EP is no exception. Starting things off in explosive fashion with the "You In Or You Out? (Sims Jacker edit)" with its relentless thud and crack of a 909 workout with funky bass and evil pads helped out by some generous reverb build ups; all you need really. The original version up next is more restrained deep house with that great vocal refrain repeating "live your life the way you wanna be free" the tracks aggression provided by those hissing rhythms. Finally "Bring It" is a soulful breakbeat number with soaring synth leads that is a great departure from McBean's normal style.
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PG 054B
19 Sep 16
Techno
19 Sep 16
Techno
Played by: Paul Mac
Review: Colin McBean is the definitive house music machine. "Precious Cargo" gets a series of totally kick-ass reworks on Defected. First up the original is as tough and grayscale yet emotive as you'd expect of Mr G featuring some lovely diva vocals. The "Dark Broke Down Dub" Detroit hero Kai Alce steps up with "KZR's Dark mix" which has all the dust tinted blues and soul you would expect complete with rusty drums and smooth Rhodes keys.
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PGFLASHBACK 2
06 Jun 16
Techno
06 Jun 16
Techno
Played by: Juno Recommends Techno
Review: As the man himself once famously stated, "Who's Askin'?" Colin McBean, the UK house and techno legend never fails to disappoint. Influential, well revered and always pushing forward, we're so glad that he's unleashed some secret weapons rescued from the vaults on this occasion. Highlights on here are the dusty warehouse stomp of "Weekend Off?" which is a surefire DJ tool, as is "B Day Jam" whose minimal arrangement and odd use of melody works well with those hypnotic strings and sampled diva vocals. Finally, the tough house of "Tommy's Groove" cheekily samples Lil' Louis' "Club Lonely" but done rather well indeed.
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GEMZ 001
02 May 16
Techno
02 May 16
Techno
Played by: Juno Recommends Techno
Review: Techno legend Colin McBean aka Mr G presents to us young Birmingham producer Jayson Wynters and what a debut this is! Starting out with the minimal and atmospheric dustiness of "Momentum" that's reminiscent of Fred P's finer moments, he gets stuck in with "Unfamiliar Territory" which explores the soulful techno sounds of early 90's Detroit; very nice indeed. On the flip he delves deeper with the bumpy yet emotive "Science" while "More" hammers the message home in even more emotional and bittersweet fashion, calling to mind the classic sound of Prescription Records. Tip!
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PG 053S
04 Apr 16
Techno
04 Apr 16
Techno
Review: Colin McBean is back everyone, look out! It's the same quality you expect from the techno don, as he brings the funk, rawness and unadulterated groove on the Infrastructure EP. First up is "Guiness Punch (Xtra Ray Dub), a stripped and atmospheric joint with sweet female vox and a mesmerising keys melody plus bumpy bassline. But wait until those Mr. G trademark open hi hats and cracking claps come in. Next the acidic "Give Thanx!" ups the ante with its ultra sick bassline and hypnotic chime melody which will easily crossover into other techno sub genres impressively. Finally "Invert?" explores sonar techno aesthetics accompanied by sampled diva vocals on this truly sick pre peak time slow burner. Tip!
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PG 052
02 Mar 16
Techno
02 Mar 16
Techno
Played by: Juno Recommends Techno
Review: Colin McBean originally rose to prominence as the B-boy member of The Advent, but as this compilation shows, his Mr G project is his most valuable work. The premise behind it is simple but deadly effective; create a rolling groove, bolster it with tough kicks and nagging percussion and throw in some vocal samples to give it an edge. On "Pepsi" and "Did You Know", he impresses with just these elements, with the latter's wailing soul vocal impressing most. On other occasions, he throws a squealing sax and churning chords ( "Jet Black") or acrid acid ("Zam Zam") into the mix, but the result is nearly always the same - peerless DJ tools with a killer punch.
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PGFLASHBACK
01 Feb 16
Techno
01 Feb 16
Techno
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PG 030
04 Jun 07
Techno
04 Jun 07
Techno
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PG 030
04 Jun 07
Deep House
04 Jun 07
Deep House
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PG 028
08 May 06
Techno
08 May 06
Techno
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PG 025
06 Jun 05
Techno
06 Jun 05
Techno
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PG 023A
09 Aug 04
Techno
09 Aug 04
Techno
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PG 022
15 Mar 04
Techno
15 Mar 04
Techno
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PG 019
10 Mar 03
Techno
10 Mar 03
Techno
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PG 018
13 May 02
Techno
13 May 02
Techno
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PG 015
04 Feb 02
Techno
04 Feb 02
Techno
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PG 011
05 Feb 01
Techno
05 Feb 01
Techno
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PG 008
06 Mar 00
Techno
06 Mar 00
Techno
