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Review: Buoyed by a string of highly regarded releases as Cosmic Garden and NLXLB, Cosmic Rhythm label founder Nicola Laporrchio dusts off his long-running Nico Lahs alias for a typically inspired Quintessentials label debut. He hits the ground running with the heads-down drive of 'Keep On Groovin'' where a metronomic analogue bassline, bleeping melodies and layered percussion catch the ear, before breaking up the beats on the jazzy deep house warmth of 'Freakin' Over on side B, 'Come Get Me' is an even deeper, classically dreamy affair with more than a few nods to the great Larry Heard, while title track 'Easy Loving You' is a languid, sample-rich shuffle that seems to make use of musical elements lifted from a groovy and organic dancefloor treat.
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QUINTESSENTIALS 87
30 Jun 23
Deep House
30 Jun 23
Deep House
Review: Although his earliest releases back in the mid 1990s were hard techno and acid trance affairs, Shaka has spent much of the last decade delivering deliciously warmed and carefully crafted deep house cuts for labels including Local Talk, Colour Ltd and his own Vibes & Grooves imprint. Here the Swiss veteran makes his bow on Quintessentials with four more finely-honed slabs of warming deep house perfection. Check first the woozy stabs, starry Rhodes solos, squelchy bass and crunchy machine drums of 'Hot Ingredients', before admiring the jazzy, Latin-tinged, organ-rich excellence of 'Four Flowers'. Elsewhere, 'I Can Tell That' sees Shaka opt for a deeper, smoother, early morning vibe, while 'We Gonna Get You' is a jazzy and shuffling delight.
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QUINTESSENTIALS 86
21 Apr 23
Deep House
21 Apr 23
Deep House
Review: 12 months on from the release of his debut album, Not At Home, producer turned painter Andy Ash returns with sophomore full-length All The Colours, a gorgeously kaleidoscopic collection of cuts that puts forward a particularly vivid and sonically detailed take on deep house. After beginning with the soul-fired, bleep-sporting, late '80s Chicago house revivalism of 'The Sound' (featuring superb vocals from Eric Riko), Ash giddily speeds through sparkling tributes to Fingers Inc (the acid-flecked brilliance of 'Life (featuring Faber)', percussively dense dancefloor deepness (the yearning 'I'm Here (feat Amber Kuti)'), loopy disco-house ('In The Village'), riff-sporting, saucer-eyed jack-tracks ('Os Talking'), bass-heavy haziness ('Mad Affection'), and the kind of immersive, sci-fi seeped deep house usually associated with producers from Detroit ('Another').
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QUINTESSENTIALS 84
04 Nov 22
Deep House
04 Nov 22
Deep House
Played by: Juno Recommends Deep House
Review: To get us in the mood for the imminent release of Andy Ash's brand-new album, All The Colours, Quintessentials has decided to serve up a trio of reworks of tracks from the set. Alton Miller predictably steals the show with his terrific revision of boogie and prtoto-house influenced number 'I'm Here'. Built around rolling, loose-limbed house beats and a jazz-funk flavoured bassline, the rework sees Miller add Amber Kuti's Peech Boys-inspired vocals to a warm, rubbery backing track rich in deep space chords and colourful synth sounds. We also get two versions of Erik Rico hook-up 'The Sound': a throbbing, early Chicago House-inspired Black Fan revision heavy on bleeping lead lines and jacking machine drums, and a deliciously dreamy, tactile Dan Piu revision that channels the spirit of late '80s Fingers Inc. tracks.
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QUINTESSENTIALS 83
23 Sep 22
Deep House
23 Sep 22
Deep House
Played by: Juno Recommends Deep House
Review: A predictably high-quality deep house EP here from Detroit veteran Alton Miller, packing two cuts that'll please those who like it soulful and one for those whose tastes lean more to the electronic side. We start off with the insistent warm bass throb, male vocal and mournful sax of 'Where UR' before 'Hard To Lose' takes us on a detour into slightly more abstract and synth-y territory. Boddhi Satva's rerub of 'Give It Up' then closes out the EP, a shufflin' Afro-tinged affair that'll work best on those floors where soulful house and broken beat nestle up side-by-side.
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QUINTESSENTIALS 82
15 Jul 22
Deep House
15 Jul 22
Deep House
Played by: Juno Recommends Deep House
Review: There was a classically warming, lights-down-low feel to Decent Rides previous EP on Apparel Music, with plenty of live instrumentation paired with dope grooves and swinging, MPC style deep house beats. There's a similarly hazy, musically vibrant feel to this follow-up Quintessentials. For proof, check opener 'No Popcorn', where sampled horns and eyes-closed vocal snippets (both sung and spoken) rising above a squelchy, acid style bassline, swirling chords and fluid house beats. 'Skin Care Routine' is a more classic-sounding chunk of sunrise-ready deep house warmth, while title track 'Stay High' is a more loose-limbed affair full of bubbly bass, woozy synthesizer motifs and skewed, eyes-closed chords.
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QUINTESSENTIALS 80
08 Apr 22
Deep House
08 Apr 22
Deep House
Review: After a decade flitting between labels including Phil, Tenth Circle and Freerange, Simon Hinter found a new home last year on Quintessentials. Here he moves his feet further under the table via a fresh three-tracker packed to the rafters with quality cuts. Our pick of a very strong bunch is surging opener 'Pushin' On', where Alice Russell vocal samples, spaceylead lines and star-fall electronics twinkle away atop driving beats and a sequenced, Italo-disco style bassline. There's plenty of attractive audio goodness to be found elsewhere across the EP, with the hazy, twisted, cut-up disco-house chunkiness of 'Together' being followed by the locked-in, boompty-influenced shuffle of 'Trashcamp'.
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QUINTESSENTIALS 79
26 Nov 21
Deep House
26 Nov 21
Deep House
Review: Fresh from the release of his rather good (but irritatingly under-reported) debut album on Still Music, Not at Home, long-serving deep house producer Andy Ash pitches up on Quintessentials. It's the Liverpool-based artist's first full EP for the German outfit following appearances on a couple of their compilation style singles. Our undisputed highlight is undoubtedly opener 'Lightbulb Transaction', where the Scouse selector contrasts a driving deep house groove with shimmering piano stabs, twinkling motifs, drowsy chords and echo-laden spoken word snippets. That said, we're also fans of both 'Repeaters', a jaunty and rhythmically off-kilter slab of deep house gold, and deliciously pitched-down slow house shuffler 'Revolving Shadows', which subtly doffs a cap to early Floating Points.
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QUINTESSENTIALS 78
10 Sep 21
Deep House
10 Sep 21
Deep House
Played by: Juno Recommends Deep House
Review: Fresh from delivering a killer revision of Greymatter's 'Tesla' - a vintage, warehouse-ready house treat that the man or woman of mystery made even more muscular - Black Fan returns with a first full EP since 2015. There's much to admire across the four tracks on show, from the colourful, rave-era house retro-futurism of squelchy, riff-heavy opener 'Baby Needs a Fix', to the spacey, bleeping, pitched-down delights of intergalactic workout 'Tiger Fisted'. Sandwiched in between you'll find the stripped-back, late-night acid house pulse of 'Future RBVD' and the hazy, filter-heavy loop house hedonism of 'I'll Make You Hot'. A release well worthy of your attention.
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QUINTESSENTIALS 77
02 Jul 21
Deep House
02 Jul 21
Deep House
Played by: Juno Recommends Deep House
Review: Here's something of a surprise: a first single in six years from former Local Talk artist and man/woman of mystery Black Fan. First up we get to check out the artist's remixing skills, as he (or she) offers up a brand-new interpretation of Greymatter's 2011 jam 'Tesla', a mighty slab of sweaty, warehouse-ready euphoria that first appeared on a compilation style Wolf Music EP. As the mix title suggests, Black Fan has drawn enormous influence from the muscular, dark room-ready Sound Factory-era sound of Junior Vasquez, peppering a tough, driving groove with echoing synth riffs and Greymatter's glassy-eyed female vocal samples. In contrast 'Cuttlefish', an original Black Fan track, is a sparkling and colourful slab of electronica that sits somewhere between electro, deep house and IDM.
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QUINTESSENTIALS 76
07 May 21
Deep House
07 May 21
Deep House
Review: Some three years on from his last EP, a vinyl-only missive on Mysterious Works, Jank returns to action via a quietly impressive three-tracker on Quintessentials. We're particularly enjoying opener 'Has Gone', a thickset and heady house loop jam in which stretched-out, held note chords, sax samples and glassy-eyed boogie vocal snippets dance atop hypnotic beats and a killer analogue bassline. That said, others may prefer 'Ballad', a shuffling chunk of eyes-closed, jazz-fired deep house bliss, or the dreamy warmth of closing cut 'Misty', where reverb-laden electric piano chords, short female vocal snippets and tactile bass dance seductively with a rich, tactile bassline.
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QUINTESSENTIALS 75
05 Mar 21
Deep House
05 Mar 21
Deep House
Review: Having spent the last six years hopping between such admired labels as Argot, NDATL, the Love Below and, most recently, People of Earth, Stefan Ringer is ready to add another much-loved imprint to his CV: Quintessentials. Opener 'Otw' delivers a predictably strong start to the EP, with Ringer adding (synthesizer) xylophone solos and jazzy synth stabs to the deepest and dreamiest of broken house grooves. 'Shakeyabody' is a more low-slung, late-night affair where manipulated spoken word vocals and fuzzy synth riffs ride another deliciously deep and locked-in gorove, while 'Evolution' boasts an attractive mix of sparse-but-jacking drum machine beats, ocean-deep chords and leisurely, early morning synth sounds.
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QUINTESSENTIALS 74
18 Dec 20
Deep House
18 Dec 20
Deep House
Review: Having recently made his bow on one hugely respected deep house label, Freerange, Simon Hinter is now ready to debut on another: Quintessentials. The headline attraction of a highly impressive EP is arguably 'Alright!', a chunky, bass-heavy club jam built around chopped-up vocal samples, funk-fuelled guitar riffs, deliciously weighty bass, addictive string sweeps and crunchy drums. KRL remixes, successfully transforming the track into a wonky chunk of Red Rack'em style deep house eccentricity that's as bold as it is ear-catching. Elsewhere, 'Wanna Make Love' combines a bass-heavy house groove and cheery synthesizer melodies with dusty old disco and jazz-funk samples, while 'Club Friday' is a pleasingly positive slab of warming, old school US deep house revivalism.
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QUINTESSENTIALS 73
13 Nov 20
Deep House
13 Nov 20
Deep House
Review: 18 months have passed since Quintessentials introduced us to the Enjoy Your Cuppa series of multi-artist EPs. This second selection of armchair/sofa/hot beverage-friendly tunes is undoubtedly long overdue, though we won't be too critical as the music on offer is as potent as strong black coffee and as relaxing as a nice pot of herbal tea. For proof, check out Saine's jazzy, musically intricate and sample-rich opener, 'Love Music', or the analogue-heavy hypnotism of Andy Ash's deep-and-dark 'Bread'. Those looking for something a little more enveloping and comforting should head for the bluesy, laidback jazz-house sweetness of Jank's 'All Be Free', while Decent Rides' 'Low Grav' sounds like a beefed-up tribute to Floating Points' early deep house works with a dash of Pepe Bradock's 'Deep Burnt' mixed in.
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QUINTESSENTIALS 72
25 Sep 20
Deep House
25 Sep 20
Deep House
Review: There was a fair amount of underground heat around Hitoshi Marakami's debut single as First Floor on Local Talk, an inspired, low-slung and deliciously dubby 2018 re-make of Serious Intention's proto-house classic "You Don't Know". This delayed follow-up is equally as impressive. In its original form, "Unrequited Feelings" is a pleasingly jazzy chunk of humid, saucer-eyed deep house rich in tribal style drum hits, jazz-funk bass, fluid piano lines and ethereal chords, while "Rhodes" is a perfectly pitched chunk of hazy deep house warmth smothered in tasty electric piano. Fellow Japanese producer Kez YM provides the standout remix, reimagining "Unrequited Feelings" as a pleasingly glassy-eyed slab of piano-house soulfulness, while Simon Hinter adds a little swing and tons of squelchy synth bass on an ear-pleasing revision of "Rhodes".
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QUINTESSENTIALS 71
03 Jul 20
Deep House
03 Jul 20
Deep House
Review: Obas Nenor has released music on some seriously good labels over the years, not least Strictly Rhythm, Heist and Moodymann's Mahogani Music. Herre the Israeli producer debuts on German label Quintessentials via a typically tidy three-tracker. He hits the ground running with "Your Love Is Mine", a deep and drowsy but surprisingly driving vocal number featuring the seductive voice of Omri Smadar, some suitably dreamy chords and the grooviest of clipped guitar riffs. Title track "Carefree" lives up to its name by wrapping soulful vocal snippets and chopped-up piano riffs around a sun-kissed deep house groove, while "December Day" is a jazzier, looser and altogether dustier take on the producer's attractive deep house template.
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QUINTESSENTIALS 70
17 Apr 20
Deep House
17 Apr 20
Deep House
Played by: Juno Recommends Deep House
Review: Sometime Shadeleaf and Intimate Friends artist Simba has been responsible for some suitably warm and atmospheric deep house releases over the years, so hopes are naturally high for his latest EP - a first outing on Germany's long-running Quintessentials imprint. The key cut is "Can You Free Me", a jazzy chunk of deep house/bumping U.S garage fusion available in two distinctively different mixes. Singer Maddie Ellerby delivers a suitably distinctive, ear-pleasing vocal on the producer's EP-opening original mix, while the tougher, stripped-back Dub Mix is a bass-heavy delight. Speaking of weighty bass, you'll find plenty underpinning the off-kilter deep house/broken beat fusion of the equally as impressive "True".
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QUINTESSENTIALS 69
10 Feb 20
Deep House
10 Feb 20
Deep House
Played by: Juno Recommends Deep House
Review: Goshawk is the latest solo alias of Rhythm Plate man Matt Hunt and over the last few years he's offered up some suitably solid fare for labels including Boogie Caf?, Hudd Traxx and Pressed For Time. Here he debuts on Quintessentials with four cuts of "Strictly Bungalow" - deep house that keeps the party on the ground floor. Begin by checking the bluesy bump of "Never Let Me Go", where twinkling pianos and hazy female vocal samples ride snappy beats and a chunky synth bassline, before admiring the spacey synths, dubbed-out vocal snippets and head-nodding house beats of "Why I Sing". "All I Have To Give" is an odd and trippy late night affair, while "Time Is Just A Loop" is a classic slab of quirky, bass-heavy goodness.
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QUINTESSENTIALS 68
22 Nov 19
Deep House
22 Nov 19
Deep House
Played by: Juno Recommends Deep House
Review: If grown-up deep house with oodles of dancefloor grunt is your thing, there's a fair chance that you already own a fair few EPs by Graham Luckhurst AKA Greymatter. His latest outing for Quintessentials naturally ticks similar boxes, even if it does open with two deliciously pitched-down workouts. "Sans Rouge" sounds like a jazz-flecked fusion of The Revenge's slow house jams and the cut-up sample-house antics of S3A, while "Royale" is a loopy, sharply edited head-nodder built around samples from a dewy-eyed disco-soul number. Peak-time thrills arrive via the thumping beats and heavily manipulated disco-soul loops of "Move Slow (12" Mix)" and Billy O, a tipsy but groovy slab of choppy MPC house that once again leans heavily on short, occasionally filtered loops from a sugary soul track.
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QUINTESSENTIALS 67
06 Sep 19
Deep House
06 Sep 19
Deep House
Review: Since making his first appearance on Quintessentials last year, Felipe Gordon has released even more impressive EPs on Toy Tonics, Exploited Ghetto and Razor 'N' Tape. The Colombian producer is naturally in tip-top form on this return to the long-running German label. He hits the ground running with "Sick Ass Chords", a fine fusion of loose-limbed, jazz-tinged deep house beats, hazy chords, dusty old samples and toasty bass, before getting deeper, woozier and even sweeter on the lolloping goodness of "Girl U Don't Know How Beautiful You Actually Are". "The Quint Garage" is a hazy slab of peak-time deep house warmth, while closing cut "For Those Who Enjoy Being Alone" sees Gordon pepper a shuffling jazz-house groove with sampled piano solos, drowsy electronics and jaunty electronic bass.
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QUINTESSENTIALS 66
12 Jul 19
Deep House
12 Jul 19
Deep House
Review: In order to enjoy Quintessentials' latest multi-artist effort, they recommend grabbing a steaming hot beverage and placing your behind in the comfiest armchair available." Of course, accidental spillage could be an issue as your limbs start moving to the bumpin' beats, trippy female vocals and spacey synth motifs of Walking Shoes' "Heroes (Chelly K Vox Mix)", or the bustling drums, dewy-eyed soul samples and heavy bass of "Feel Like Ding" by Effgee. Sinking into the armchair is likely when you hear the blissful Rhodes solos, woozy chords and MC house style beats of Marc Bianco's "Wet Scott" and the swinging, early Floating Points style warmth of Roy Vision's "Walking Trail".
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QUINTESSENTIALS 65
17 May 19
Deep House
17 May 19
Deep House
KRL feat Janine Small
Review: In its original form, KRL's hook-up with vocalist Janine Small, the bright and breezy "Never Leave", was the standout track on last year's superb "Third" EP on Quintessentials. Here the track is given a little spit and polish by pal Greymatter and recent Church signee Loz Goddard. The former makes the most of KLR's gorgeous synth riffs and Small's superb vocal, wrapping both around metronomic kick drums, crunchy TR-909 style snares and a formidably heavy, life-affirming analogue bassline. It is, like much of Greymatter's work, a warehouse-ready workout. As for Goddard, he opts for a loose and languid broken beat vibe, adding his own liquid synth flourishes, rumbling bass and jazzy percussion.
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QUINTESSENTIALS 64
05 Apr 19
Deep House
05 Apr 19
Deep House
Played by: OOFT!
Review: German deep house label Quintessentials celebrate their fifth birthday in 2019, and their first release of what will hopefully be a landmark year is this four-tracker from UK producer Andrew Scott, better known as NY*AK. 'After The Sun' is a soulful deep houser that wouldn't have sounded out of place on Om or Naked in the early 00s, 'Mind' is a slow-building, warm-up friendly affair with swirling pads, drifty vocal fragments and analogue keys, 'Vice' itself is a much livelier workout with drums from 80s Chicago and nods to early 90s ambient/dream house, while finally 'Onions' ploughs a jazzier furrow.
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QUINTESSENTIALS 63
22 Feb 19
Deep House
22 Feb 19
Deep House
Review: After laying low for a few years, Kevin "KRL" Luckhurst returns to Quintessentials with his first EP since joining forces with fellow Brighton resident Greymatter on 2017's "Straight Billin' EP". There's an attractive brightness to Luckhurst's jaunty synth riffs and Janine Small's quietly soulful vocal on top notch lead cut "Never Leave", while the track that follows, "Rhodes To Nowhere", is a warm, rich and toasty deep house box jam straight from the top drawer. Elsewhere, "Confusion Beat" sees our hero work punchy jazz-funk samples around a loose-but-locked in house rhythm, while closing cut "Glacier" is a blissfully brilliant fusion of soft house rhythms, drifting vocal samples, twinkling pianos and glassy-eyed synthesizer motifs.
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QUINTESSENTIALS 62
14 Dec 18
Deep House
14 Dec 18
Deep House
Review: Detroit deep house producer Javonntte returns to German label Quintessentials with a four-track EP. '20 Million On The Planet' marries pounding drums to a Cevin Fisher-like "I wanna make 'em all dance" vocal, 'Detroit 9' is a jazzy, lounge-y affair underpinned by more of those whomping 4/4s, 'And We Vibe' - arguably the standout of the four tracks here - has strands of both jazz-funk and 80s boogie in its DNA, while the slightly pacier 'In My Soul' combines a dubwise bassline, a soulful one-line vocal and flamenco strains into a blissed-out cut that's got 'Ibiza sundown' written all over it.
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QUINTESSENTIALS 61
22 Oct 18
Deep House
22 Oct 18
Deep House
Various
Played by: Juno Recommends Deep House
Review: Notching up a decade of releases requires something suitably celebratory. That's exactly what Germany's admired Quintessentials has served up on this tenth birthday compilation. It comes packed with previously unheard cuts of the highest quality, from the sun-bright swing of Borrowed Identity's UK garage-meets-deep house opener "For You", to the atmospheric, synth-heavy chug of Ooft's "Freak-E-Groove", the smoky late night jazz-house of Loz Goddard's "Leaves", and the foreboding, jazz-funk-biting sample-house dustiness of S3A's "Searching". Also worth checking are the drowst chords and bumpin' beats of KRL's "Baltimore" and the low-slung, gospel-influenced deep house pump of 4004's "Continuous Dialogue".
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QUINTESSENTIALS 60
07 Sep 18
Deep House
07 Sep 18
Deep House
Review: A warm welcome to Detroit producer Javonntte for his first Quintessentials release. Javonntte has been releasing his blend of pure deep house quality for years, and his new release How Is Club246 is another fine example of his great talent. First of all, the title is an homage to a club in Detroit, circa 1996. Javonntte's interpretation of this zeitgeist is quite diverse - from the opening track "Remember" which takes its cues from Kerri Chandler or Jovonn, whereas the title rack is a funk and bumpin' club tool for all you Chicago fans out there. The B-side goes deeper with "Worldmix" which is a deep, smoky and lo-slung groove for the late night and "Citylights" is a classic vocal deep house track. Club246 means proper house music - all night long.
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QUINTESSENTIALS 59
11 May 18
Deep House
11 May 18
Deep House
Played by: Juno Recommends Deep House
Review: Colombian producer Felipe Gordon rarely fails to impress, as anyone who's checked his releases on Nomada, W&O Street Tracks, Nein and Toy Tonics will attest. It's perhaps not surprising, then, that this outing on Quintessentials is pretty darn tasty, too. It sees him confidently flitting between skewed, sample-rich, jazz-fuelled deepness (see Andres style opener "Su Casa, Mi Casa" and admirably wonky closer "Gangster Fass", which includes some mind-altering vari-speed flourishes) and more forthright cuts. Of these, it's the stripped-back, hip-house boompty of "Arpeggios Extendedos" that most impresses, though the Floating Points-meets-Red Rack'em vibe of "Ella VA" is also alluring.
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QUINTESSENTIALS 58
23 Feb 18
Deep House
23 Feb 18
Deep House
Played by: Juno Recommends Downtempo
Review: Quintessentials has assembled a fine cast of rising talents for the third volume in their ongoing Gentlemen Cuts series. Sometime Secret Reels and Toy Tonics producer Kian T kicks things off with the woozy, Folamour style number "Disco Savage", which brilliantly flits between deep and dusty grooves and mazy, disco-fired synth solos. Replika serves up more jazz-funk influenced deep house positivity in the shape of the synth-bass-propelled roller "Hollowgram", before Giovanni Damico does a brilliant job editing bustling dream breaks on the warm and sensual "KitKat". Finally, Kolja Grestenberg doffs a cap towards Andres and Local Talk on the swinging, soul-powered bump of brilliant closer "Get Your Ass Up". Stellar stuff, all told.
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QUINTESSENTIALS 57
20 Nov 17
Deep House
20 Nov 17
Deep House
Review: German imprint Quintessentials' mission statement is to keep underground house music on the map. It claims to hold a candle to those old house records: they love that raw yet soulful vibe. For their 56th (!) release they have tapped Mexican producer 4004, who has had releases also of late on FACES, Poetry In Motion and Late Night Jackin'. Smoky late night groove "No Dreams" gets things off to a good start with its smooth Rhodes, bumpy bassline and hypnotic bongo action. We particularly enjoyed the pumping NYC basement vibe of "Fanta Club" while "Black Alley Shuffle" gets back to the program in sexy and dusky fashion complete with some dusty rhythms, diva vocals and further mood lighting with the impressive use of filter sweeps.
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QUINTESSENTIALS 56
12 Oct 17
Deep House
12 Oct 17
Deep House
Review: Following a high-profile diversion on DFTD earlier in the year, Soul of Hex returns to the welcoming arms of regular home Quintessentials. Surprisingly, the Mexican producer begins with a dash of Jazzamatazz-style instrumental hip-hop beat science ("Far Beyond The Sun") before settling into his usual tactile, jazz-flecked deep house grooves. While the opening head-nodder is quietly impressive, it's these club-ready box jams that stand out. Choose between the warped analogue bass, dusty electric piano stabs and hazy jazz vocal samples of "Helipop", the late '80s, basement bothering Chicago warehouse flavours of "Roundhouse Kick" and the similarly inclined, piano-heavy bounce of "Hardchord", which sounds like Mr Lee's "Get Busy" for the Twitter generation.
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QUINTESSENTIALS 55
18 Sep 17
Deep House
18 Sep 17
Deep House
Review: Last year, Mat Chiavaroli popped up on Quintessentials with his first EP since 2012, a collection of tasty deep house cuts titled Swan. It turns out that the well-received EP was merely a taster for No Stranger To Madness, a debut album almost six years in the making. While there occasional downtempo moments - see the Balearic ambience of opener "Introduzione", gentle beatdown grooves of "Storia Losca" and smoky R&B shuffle of P-Lok hook-up "Latexxxnite Enemy" - for the most part the material is groovy and club-ready, with Chiavaroli drawing on all manner of classic U.S deep house tropes. Highlights include the sun-kissed jazziness of "Whoja Vu" and the Chez Damier style goodness of "Jeep Ridaz".
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QUINTESSENTIALS 54
16 Jun 17
Deep House
16 Jun 17
Deep House
Review: Alexander Pietnev aka Ponty Mython, is originally from Russia but is currently settled in Vilnius, Lithuania. He had his very first release in 2012 on Beats Delivery which gave a solid impression of what was to come. He went on with outings on Tusk Wax, Arma, Dirt Crew and of course Quintessentials. This was originally released on the Quintessentials 50 compilation; it's "Grooff Machine" and it gets some remix treatment from some more 'dope grooffs' (label's words, not ours!). Chicago hotshot Chrissy (The Nite Owl Diner, Classic, Razor n' Tape) throws some sick and gnarly 303 acid business over this loopy disco number. His Mexican buddy Soul of Hex (who he's collaborated with previously) delivers a deep and lo-slung rendition too, just the way you like it!
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QUINTESSENTIALS 53
21 Apr 17
Disco/Nu-Disco
21 Apr 17
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: Few artists are quite as good as S3A at turning dusty, obscure samples into soulful deep house gold. Here, the French producer makes his first appearance on Quintessentials with four more sample-heavy dancefloor workouts. There's naturally plenty to get excited about, from the dirt-encrusted, disco-sampling deep house grooves of "Dick Jones Track" and warm, loved-up piano house vibes of "Feels Like Garage" (of the U.S variety, of course), to the brilliantly bombastic, hip-hop style quick-fix "Massive Horns (Interlude)". Arguably most impressive, though, is the hard-boiled, boogie-era disco-meets-21st century house bump of "Rush". It sounds like a guaranteed party-starting, peak-time smasher.
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QUINTESSE 52
06 Feb 17
Deep House
06 Feb 17
Deep House
Review: Los Goddard continues his steady rise up the deep house ranks. He's delivered some excellent material this year already, via EPs on Razor 'N' Tape Reserve and Dirt Crew Recordings (the latter in cahoots with Harry Wolfman). This EP on Quintessential may be his strongest to date. There's naturally much to admire, from the woozy, pitched down vocals, rich keys, woozy chord progressions and crunchy drums of "Slap Dancer", to the sensual dreaminess of rolling groover "Flavour". The EP's title track, a pitched-down shuffler complete with sustained note strings, bubbly acid lines, crispy drum machine handclaps and sumptuous chords, is also excellent.
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QUINTESSE 51
21 Nov 16
Deep House
21 Nov 16
Deep House
Played by: DJ Mau Mau, Alkalino, Juno Recommends Deep House, VanDoorn, Djs: Most Charted - Deep House, Shit Hot Soundsystem, Young Pulse, 80's Child, Nachtbraker, Mike Woods, HOTMOOD
Review: This follow-up to last year's Gentleman Cuts EP is a significant release for Quintessentials. It's their 50th release in total, and contains material from some very familiar faces. There's Nachtbraker, whose "Bronco" is a lesson in fuzzy electro/deep house fusion, and Ponty Mython, who predictably steals the show with a rock solid chunk of funky disco/deep house fusion. Similarly, impressive is the contribution from rising star Soul of Hex, with the Mexican brilliantly joining the dots between punk-funk, dub disco, punk-funk and deep house on the sweaty dancefloor hustle of "Body Shine". Those looking for more straightforward deep house flavours should check the Andres style dusty beats, soulful vocal samples and chiming melodies of Mat Chiavorolo's "Breakfast At Mat's Bar".
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QUINTESSE 50
04 Oct 16
Deep House
04 Oct 16
Deep House
Played by: Superbreak, Alkalino, Juno Recommends Deep House, VanDoorn, Djs: Most Charted - Deep House, Young Pulse, Nachtbraker, Steve Griffo / Second City Firsts
Review: It's been almost a year since the last EP from Fabricio "4004" Tepetitlan, meaning that this outing on occasional home Quintessentials is more than welcome. As usual, the California-based producer delivers the goods. He begins with the rich electric piano chords, drifting soul vocal samples and rolling deep house grooves of "In The Mood", before slapping down a head-nodding instrumental hip-hip interlude (the undeniably baked "Detroyt Loves You"). He returns to seducing deep house dancefloors on the Motor City influenced smoothness of "Guilt Is My Shadow", while closer "House Calisthenics" is brilliantly moody, warm and atmospheric.
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QUINTESSE 49
02 Sep 16
Deep House
02 Sep 16
Deep House
Played by: OOFT!, Tal M. Klein, SCENERY RECORDS, Mike O'Mara, The Legendary 1979 Orchestra, Djs: Most Charted - Deep House, Linosaur, Alexander Maier, Adham Zahran
Review: Si Murray and Chris Barker aka Deep Space Orchestra have been making some serious waves since they first began producing together in 2005. Releasing on a set of reputable labels such as Delusions of Grandeur and Drumpoet Community over the following few years, they now hold a stellar rep for their raw and groove ridden deep house. This time round, the pair have been snapped up by Quintessentials and frankly, we can't think of a more suitable artist-label partnership. The Bucktown Fever EP kick starts with the smooth and sophisticated "Bucktown"; rich, pumping and analogue, its driving rhythm and vintage charm make the EP a winner before we've even flipped over. Once we do however, "Arrakis" holds its own with delicate strings, simple chord sequences and sensual vocal snippets, bound together by tight hi-hats and a deep round bass. Lastly, "Don't Move" and its intriguing field recordings and expertly executed percussion tips an already outstanding EP into a timeless, classy piece of wax that we highly recommend.
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QUINTESSE 24
05 Sep 11
Deep House
05 Sep 11
Deep House
Review: Italian duo Nicholas & Simoncino continue their ascent from limited white label edits to further recognition with this split release for the Quintessentials imprint. If you've kept an ear near their recent endeavours, you'll be smart to the decidedly old school 90s vocal house flex that runs deep through the four tracks here. Nicholas takes the lead with two tracks which commence with "Holdin On" - heavy on the resplendent piano vibes, with big ivory flourishes sweeping across the bumping rhythm before an almighty vocal comes swooping in with Queenish aplomb. "On The Streets" is just as accomplished, leaning on some annoyingly familiar source material and containing a killer gospel breakdown. In contrast to the NJ garage style of the A Side, Simoncino serves up a double helping of Muzic Box worthy warehouse jams, with proto drum machine rhythms, big melodic washes and heavy analogue bass movements pervading both "Unknown" and "All Night".
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QUINTESSE 23
18 Jul 11
Deep House
18 Jul 11
Deep House
Review: Who said clearing samples was a nightmare? Skipson - being a the good chap he is - sent the final version of "K's Editspot pt.1", which used Rob Mello samples, to the man himself for his blessing. Rob - also being a good chap - liked the new version so much he offered up a remix! And so the Mel Skipson Project was born, and thanks to Quintessentials both versions are now available to the public. Mello's tweak is pure sweat-drenched peak time fodder with killer vocals pressed up against an acidic Chi-town bassline - big tip. Skipson's version is not as incendiary, opting instead for sampled crowd noises, deep Motor City chords and a straight up house bump. Killer release!
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QUINTESSE 21
23 May 11
Deep House
23 May 11
Deep House
Played by: The Revenge, Dairmount (Room With A View), Roberto Rodriguez (Manolo), Sean Danke, Matt Prehn, Djs: Most Charted - Deep House
Review: Gianni Siravo and Sven Lacoste have been making a bit of a name for themselves under the Azuni moniker, not least with last year's excellent "Here You Come" 12" on Drumpoet Community. Here they pop up on the usually reliable Quintessentials with more high calibre material. Lead cut "Do It To Me" is a beaut - a delicious, oven-ready mix of sugary NY house organs, buttery bass and crunchy beats. The spoken word jam "Feel It" (featuring Bolo) cranks out some classic strings and pianos, whilst "How Wonderful" offers another woozy but ultimately thrilling slice of organ deepness. Rob Mello remixes "Do It To Me", too, delivering a typically chunky interpretation.
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QUINTESSE 22
23 May 11
Deep House
23 May 11
Deep House
Review: If you like your deep house lovingly crafted and exquisitely musical, Quintessentials' Deep & Raw & Real rarely disappoints. This latest installment features four more fabulous cuts to contend with, each delivering a distinctly different take on deep house. Ricardo Miranda's "Rush Hour" is wonderfully sleepy, offering hissing cymbals and super-deep chords. Toby Tobias, meanwhile, works the filters and backwards effects on "Love Papers", a real string-drenched sweetie. NO MILK's "Bubble People" ups the atmosphere again thanks to some choice double bass loops and distant jazz piano, while Marcello Nepoltano's "All My Things" brilliantly recalls early St Germain and Aqua Bassino.
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QUINTESSE 20-2
07 Mar 11
Deep House
07 Mar 11
Deep House
Played by: Adam B (Homegrown Music), The Revenge, Tr1pkn1ck, Dairmount (Room With A View), James Johnston (No Matter What)
Review: Quintessentials return to their infrequent Deep Raw & Real series of global house with a typically stellar line up. Musical Freak Luke Solomon revisits his Lukatron pseudonym for some simple, no nonsense jacking business on "Aspect Ratio", little more than multiple layers of percussion and toasty bass patterns from which a spectral machine funk melody steadily emanates. Philpot type Radiq follows with the crisp future funk of "Lovin Pain" which finds its feet as soon as those hi-hats lock into groove with the heavy synth flourishes. Preston's finest Cottam gives us a taste of what to expect on his forthcoming Aus release with the liquid bump of "Work It" which finds the space to work in a cheeky R&B sample to great effect. Rising Finnish producer Deymare switches down the mood on "So Real", a saunter through slick bottom heavy beatdownisms which only serves to highlight the different shades of house music that characterise this impressive release.
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QUINTESSE 20-1
28 Feb 11
Deep House
28 Feb 11
Deep House
Review: 18 months after his first 12" release caused a bit of a commotion amongst deep house heads, mysterious producer Ibrahim dons The Zohar mask for another three-track exploration of late night pastures. The real killer here is "M.F.B.S (You Know)", a superbly crafted piano house jam that borrows heavily from the O'Jays "Backstabber". It's the production that impresses most. While others would have been tempted to gravitate towards filters, Ibrahim keeps it clean, building a sweet, swinging groove out of simple loop progressions and judicious use of samples. "Another Damn One" and "Second Chance" successfully explore deeper territory, coming on like Trus'me after a heavy night on prozac.
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QUINTESSE 19
24 Jan 11
Deep House
24 Jan 11
Deep House
