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Adryiano Richter's trademark brand of dusty, sample-based deep house with strong funk/soul leanings has landed him a great reputation and releases on the likes of Heist, Soul Notes, his own Cestraw and current it label Shall Not Fade. This is actually his third release for the label in less than a year which is particularly impressive, we must say. The Dream With EP is possibly the German producer's finest offering yet; although probably only a child when the emerging sounds of French Touch came up in the late '90s, he's managed to recapture the zeitgeist incredibly well 20 years later. The funked-up soul power of "Got U Lovin" or the neon-lit rapture of the title track with their clever loops and crunchy SP1200 style drums would make legends like Cassius or Alan Braxe stand up and notice. The infectious DJ tool "All Damn Nite" calls to mind classic DJ Sneak or Phil Weeks.
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Fresh from a gym-themed collaboration with former Wolf Music man Frits Wentink, DJ Boring returns to the warming bosom of Bristol-based Shall Not Fade. Surprisingly, it's his first outing for KGW's main label after a number of acclaimed releases on the imprint's Lost Palms offshoot. There's naturally plenty to enjoy throughout, from the glassy-eyed synthesizer positivity and hypnotic drums of sun-kissed opener "Exotic Feelin", to the heavy analogue bass, beefed-up tribal drums and 1990 style bleep melodies of peak-time slammer "Stuck in Russia". Elsewhere, "Found Love" finds our hero flitting between epic synthesizer breakdowns and a pleasingly jazzy synth-house groove, while "For Than" offers just the right balance between colourful, dream house style goodness and bumpin', Chicago style deep house bottom-end.
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Hanna is Cleveland, Ohio's Warren Harris: a veteran producer with a career spanning 20 years who has released everywhere from Sublime, Track Mode, Paper Recordings and Sound Signature. He joins a growing list of underground heroes such as Rick Wade on the brilliantly created Shall Not Fade camp out of Bristol. Four soulful and emotive explorations in deepness await you On The Basis Of Deference EP. From the soothing urban blues of "In The Morning", "Psalms" with its creamy Rhodes chords and hypnotic vocals, or the bittersweet "Perhaps" which gets a remix by Cardiff veteran Earl Jeffers too.
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Underrated legend of the Detroit underground Rick Wade returns, with a surprising appearance for meme house hipsters Shall Not Fade - following up some great ones by Adriyano, DJ Boring and Mall Grab in recent times. The Harmonie Park boss man delivers some proper house like the big man upstairs intended - soulful/emotive but most off all: deep! From the emotive late night bounce of "Oh Yeah", the bittersweet mood lighting of "Inner Most" perfect for dancing by yourself and the smooth "Zero Ningen" proving for something a bit more uplifting and absolutely life affirming.
