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Free Myself
Free Myself - (5:01) 85 BPM
The Truth (feat Kaylan Waterman) - (4:13) 116 BPM Hot
I'm Done - (9:26) 108 BPM
Spiral Staircase - (5:32) 119 BPM
Purify Me - (7:30) 117 BPM
Everything You Want - (5:51) 119 BPM
Snakes (feat Duminie Deporres) - (6:42) 154 BPM
Surround The World - (7:31) 117 BPM
Theo Parrish - "Spiral Staircase" (instrumental) - (5:32) 119 BPM
Review: While soul has always been a massive ingredient in the potent sound stew that is Detroit deep house, it's still a relative rarity to find one of the Motor City's house producers turning their attention to the style. That's what the legendary Theo Parrish has done here in collaboration with infrequent collaborator Maurissa Rose, a long-serving local soul singer and songwriter whose credits also include appearances on Alton Miller and Eddie Fowlkes records. 'Free Myself', their first joint album', is a joyous concoction - a dusty, musically rich and predictably inventive affair that does a brilliant job in mixing Parrish's take on neo-soul and R&B with breezy, jazz-flecked deep house cuts, broken beats and occasional nods to Latin musical culture. A genuinely brilliant album, as expected.
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SS 0959697
02 Jun 23
Deep House
Free Myself
Free Myself - (5:01) 85 BPM
The Truth (feat Kaylan Waterman) - (4:13) 116 BPM Hot
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SSV 090
27 Apr 23
Hip Hop/R&B
Cornbread & Cowrie Shells For Bertha
Cornbread & Cowrie Shells - (6:30) 110 BPM
Play Thru Moon - (6:23) 116 BPM
Theo Parrish & Duminie Deporres - "Real Deal" - (5:20) 146 BPM
Stop Lite - (4:34) 105 BPM Hot
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SS 09394
12 Aug 22
Deep House
Ooh Bass
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SS 088B
18 Mar 22
Deep House
It's Out Of Your Control
It's Out Of Your Control - (9:30) 120 BPM Hot
It's Out Of Your Control (instrumental dub) - (10:21) 120 BPM
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SS 087
18 Mar 22
Deep House
Weirdo
Weirdo - (8:01) 127 BPM
Original Weirdo - (6:51) 136 BPM
Imaginary Thug Funk - (5:15) 120 BPM Hot
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SS 086
18 Mar 22
Deep House
Sundown Town (Extended)
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SS 0262728
01 Nov 21
Deep House
In Motion
Don't Play (feat Ava) - (10:03) 118 BPM
In Motion - (11:20) 118 BPM Hot
Review: After spending the last few months unleashing much-needed digital editions of some of his most sought-after vinyl releases, the mighty Theo Parrish has finally decided to treat us to some brand-new music. 'In Motion', the title track for this two-track single, is most certainly a treat. 12 minutes of winding, undulating deep house jazz, the track's Latin-tinged percussion, sweet synths and drowsy chords subtle shift shape for well over 11 minutes. It's emotive, musically rich and impeccably produced, as you'd expect from an artist of Parrish's quality. Ava guest stars on the EP's opening track, 'Don't Play', a more heads-down number that smothers a hissing, cymbal-heavy drum machine groove with tipsy jazz-funk synths and woozy electric piano motifs.
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SS 085
01 Oct 21
Deep House
Smile
Smile - (12:28) 118 BPM
Lost Keys - (11:39) 114 BPM
Dreamer's Blues (feat Jerry The Cat) - (10:41) 116 BPM
Lost Angel - (9:32) 115 BPM Hot
Review: Theo Parrish continues to raid his vast back catalogue. This EP features sought-after cuts from two vinyl only EPs (released in 1997 and 2001 respectively) that have previously been unavailable digitally. Opener 'Smile' is arguably one of the Detroiter's most magnificent musical moments of all time: an epic slab of drowsy Motor City deep house built around idiosyncratic drum programming, ultra-deep chords, toasty bass and an effects-laden vocal snippet. 'Lost Keys' is a breezier and looser affair marked out by Latin style piano motifs, jazzy house beats and tactile bass, while 'Dreamer's Blues' is a languid, percussion-and-electric piano rich number that tends towards the hazy and jazzy. Finally, 'Lost Angel' is an ultra-deep affair whose spacey chords seem to stretch out to the farthest reaches of the galaxy.
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SML 1
12 Mar 21
Deep House
Special Versions
Theo Parrish & Maurissa Rose - "This Is For You" (Special version) - (12:21) 120 BPM
The Unit - "Ain't No Need" (edit - Theo Parrish, Myele Manzanza, Akwasi Mensah, Amp Fiddler, Duminie Deporres & Ideeyah) - (10:24) 108 BPM
Theo Parrish - "What You Wanna C" (Hambone) - (7:04) 110 BPM Hot
Review: A trio of recent Theo Parrish productions get the remix treatment, though why these versions are any more or less "special" than others isn't made entirely clear! The laidback and heartfelt 'This Is For Your' (a Maurisse Rose collab first out as a single in 2019) will suit soulful floors, while 'Ain't No Need' by The Unit (something of a 'supergroup' consisting Parrish, Amp Fiddler and friends) leans more towards jazz and broken beat. The standout to these ears, though, is 'What You Wanna C', a deep, jazzy shuffle par excellence and one for the proverbial "heads" for sure!
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SV 001
21 Dec 20
Deep House
Wuddaji
Hambone Cappuccino - (5:34) 110 BPM
Radar Detector - (6:17) 122 BPM
This Is For You (feat Maurissa Rose) - (10:26) 120 BPM
Wuddaji - (5:39) 111 BPM
Hennyweed Buckdance - (7:10) 105 BPM Hot
Angry Purple Birds - (10:28) 119 BPM
All Your Boys Are Biters - (7:27) 115 BPM
Knew Better Do Better - (10:20) 113 BPM
Review: In his usual matter-or-fact, hype-free way, Theo Parrish announced the release of Wuddaji, his first album for six years, barely two weeks before it hit stores. It's unusual to see such a significant release - Parrish is one of electronic music's true originals - teased in such a way, but then the Detroit legend has never played by music industry rules. The album itself is predictably inspired, with Parrish sashaying between jazzy, hip-hop-influenced beatdown (woozy opener 'Hambone Cappuccino'), wild bruk-up business ('Radar Detector', the free-jazz-funk of 'Wuddaji'), epic slabs of deep, soulful house ('This is For You'), sleazy late night beat science ('Angry Purple Birds', 'All Your Boys are Biters'), and impossible-to-describe voyages into 21st century electronic jazz spiritualism ('Knew Better Do Better').
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SS 079/80/ 81
02 Oct 20
Deep House
This Is For You
This Is For You (feat Maurissa Rose) - (10:26) 120 BPM
This Is For You (instrumental) - (11:40) 120 BPM
Review: Back from Fancy Footwork the almighty Theo Parrish is still blazing a trail into instrumental house and live jazz workouts or be they listening sessions. Flipped up alongside the recent What You Gonna Ask For EP, This Is For Your projects the beauty of live elements at play within house music. Whether they be machines or human beings, everything is alive in these two tracks; snappy snare shine through on the instrumental version alongside free keys that shimmy on top analogue kicks done in Detroit. Maurissa Rose gives voice to a fuller mix on the original for something warmer over a charming instrumental workout.
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SS 0078
15 Nov 19
Deep House
What You Gonna Ask For
What You Gonna Ask For (Theo's mix) - (9:42) 120 BPM Hot
What You Gonna Ask For (Dego) - (10:07) 120 BPM
Review: Sound Signature's latest release is an all-star crew affair, with an impressive cast list of vocalists, musicians and producers joining main man Theo Parrish in the studio to lat down the impeccable "What You Gonna Ask For". Parrish takes control on the first of two mixes. It's a jazzy affair where layered twinkling electric piano motifs, spacey chords, jazz-funk riffs and sumptuous deep house grooves combine on a fearlessly loose and organic dancefloor workout. Next up friend of the family and occasional Sound Signature artist Dego offers his interpretation, adding even more warmth and some tasty additional hand percussion parts whilst wisely utilizing most of the original version's intricate musical elements.
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SS 077
16 Aug 19
Deep House
Preacher's Comin
Theo Parrish - "Preacher's Comin" - (8:52) 118 BPM
Theo Parrish - "Gullah Geechee" (feat Craig Huckaby) - (8:36) 120 BPM Hot
Craig Huckaby - "Gullah Geechee" (feat Carolyn Ferrari) - (2:44) 120 BPM
Review: It's a well-known fact that Theo Parrish can do no wrong, production-wise at least. Predictably, his first EP of 2018 is something of a delight, with "Preacher's Coming" delivering a typically eccentric, jazzy and soul-fired trip into sparse, gospel-fired deep house territory. This being Theo, though, it's unlike any gospel house cut you'll have ever heard before, with various gospel samples (handclaps, piano stabs, short vocal snippets) riding a darting synth bassline and sparse-but-heavy beats. Arguably even better is "Gullah Guchee", a formidadly bass-heavy, intoxicating house interpretation of a Craig Huckaby-helmed crew spoken word number that also features a hand-clapped rhythm and African style chanting. Happily, Parrish has also included Huckaby's sublime original version, too.
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151336 7154498
01 Feb 18
Deep House
Summertime Is Here (Instrumental Mix)
Summertime Is Here - (9:14) 95 BPM
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SSPD 1
01 Nov 16
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz
Any Other Styles
Any Other Styles - (8:37) 59 BPM
Any Other Styles (Short version) - (5:11) 59 BPM
Beat These - (5:14) 60 BPM
Review: The outlandish and unpredictable "Any Other Styles" from Theo Parrish is finally granted a digital release! Central to the DNA of "Any Other Styles" is a cornucopia of FX dredged up from arcade beat-em up moves and crudely nudged to fit an abstractive, thick set beat pattern that bucks angrily with a frenetic nature that's beyond unpredictable. It's the strangest Theo record we've heard in some time, but when any number of people are treading shallow waters in the name of contemporary deep house, don't we need some people to not even consider "the box" when it comes to approaching music? If sonic boom techno ain't your thing, then the DJ tool "Beat This" might take your fancy, an endlessly restless shimmy through skeletal pitter patter beatdown, with the sort of dextrous drum arrangements that Parrish does so well.
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142564 4969041
17 Apr 15
Experimental/Electronic
Summertime Is Here
Summertime Is Here - (12:26) 95 BPM
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142203 1569716
06 Mar 15
Balearic/Downtempo
Roots Revisited
Dan Ryan (feat Jerry The Cat) - (11:42) 117 BPM Hot
Walking Thru The Sky - (10:46) 120 BPM
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141572 3929978
26 Dec 14
Deep House
Took Me All The Way Back
Took Me All The Way Back - (8:58) 128 BPM Hot
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141598 0172825
26 Dec 14
Deep House
Baby Steps EP
Early Byrd - (11:26) 119 BPM Hot
Walking Thru The Sky - (9:46) 122 BPM
Lake Shore Drive - (5:14) 123 BPM
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141208 9723884
14 Nov 14
Deep House
Musical Metaphors
Carpet People Don't Drink Steak Soda - (8:52) 111 BPM Hot
Shadow Dancing - (9:38) 116 BPM
Review: When Musical Metaphors first dropped on wax way back in 1997 as the first official Sound Signature release, Theo Parrish was still a relative unknown. It was on this 12" - and the subsequent Moonlight Music & You EP - that the Detroit resident first set out his stall as a deep house producer with a unique voice (and a passion for stretching out grooves over ten sensual minutes). Looking back, it's classic Theo. The beatdown informed "Shadow Dancing" is ultra-deep, with fuzzy keys and whispered vocals riding a hynotic, locked-in groove. Parrish's famous jazz influences come to the fore on the looser - but no less hypnotic - "Carpet People Don't Drink Steak Soda", which gains much of its potency from a combination of shuffling deep jazz-house rhythms and toasty chords.
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139715 1529293
23 May 14
Deep House
Sound Signature Sounds Vol 2
The Rotating Assembly - "Get Got" - (4:50) 114 BPM
Theo Parrish - "I Can Take It" (feat Dwele) - (16:42) 116 BPM
Theo Parrish - "Suns Of Osiris" (feat John Douglas) - (7:05) 116 BPM Hot
Theo Parrish - "Didn't Pay Dues" (Unreleased) - (2:31) 107 BPM
Theo Parrish - "Rain For Jimmy" - (9:11) 111 BPM
Theo Parrish - "Capritarious" - (6:53) 113 BPM
Theo Parrish - "Dirt Rhodes" - (7:09) 114 BPM
Theo Parrish - "Instant Insanity" - (12:11) 132 BPM
Theo Parrish - "Timeislafinacharunninout" - (10:32) 113 BPM
Review: Unless you're one of those who spent copious amounts of cash on the CD version of this second Theo Parrish production compendium, the appearance of Sound Signature Sounds Vol 2 on digital download should be a cause for celebration. Parrish is, of course, one of house music's true originals, and the quality of material on this eccentric trawl through his early 2000s work never drops below outstanding. Highlights are plentiful, but standouts include an unofficial Recloose remix ("I Can Take It", a thrillingly sparse chunk of percussive dancefloor soul), the previously unreleased hip-hop/downtempo nugget "Didn't Pay Dues" and the ultra-deep Marvin Gaye rework "Instant Insanity".
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134031 4410475
31 Aug 12
Deep House
Sound Signature Sounds
Shadow Dancing - (5:56) 116 BPM
Moonlight - (8:04) 122 BPM
Ebonics - (12:39) 111 BPM
Dan Ryan (feat Jerrald James) - (8:16) 117 BPM
Dance Of The Drunken Drums - (6:46) 115 BPM
Lake Shore Drive - (5:11) 122 BPM
Took Me All The Way Back - (9:03) 127 BPM
Lost Keys - (6:29) 114 BPM Hot
Music (Part 1) - (6:01) 109 BPM
Dusty Cabinets - (6:12) 117 BPM
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131895 2784713
02 Dec 11
Deep House
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