Review: Martin Iveson has done more than most to support emerging South African talent, going so far as to co-produce Julian Gomes' 2013 debut album The Git of the Curse. Here he hands a debut album to another talented deep house producer from the tip of the African continent, Thee Gobbs. It's a pretty impressive set, all told, with a string of vocalists swinging by to add a big dollop of soul to Thee Gobbs' warm, richy, hazy, organic and occasionally synth-laden deep house, broken beat and downtempo excursions. This digital edition of the album includes a swathe of bonus remixes, with Sean McCabe, TrueSelf, Fish Go Deep and Iveson (under his long standing Atjazz guise) all delivering stellar, club-friendly interpretations.
Review: After several successful releases together, UK soulful house stalwart Sean McCabe returns to ZR, this time for a remix/mix album. We handed over the keys to the vaults of Z Records parts and let him run wild in his underpants. The album features 6 new exclusive McCabe remixes - Monique Bingham, Blackbyrds, The Sunburst Band and Soul Dharma, plus Sean's interpretation of an unreleased Akabu song Time Line". That's all alongside many of Sean's classic remixes, plus his personal favourites from the extensive ZR catalog and a DJ mix.
Review: If you missed any of Z Records most potent releases this year, do not fear: boss man Joey Negro has brought together all of the label's best bits on one handy, plus-sized compilation. There's another chance to savour the Escort style Brooklyn disco revivalism of J Kriv and Adeline's "Vertigo", Sean McCabe's smooth and soulful rework of Detroit Rising and Ron Trent's impeccably musically rich remix of Joey Negro's "Distorting Space Time". Synth-fired boogie goodness is also provided via a superb "Unreleased Dub" of Janet Kay's 1980s gem "Eternally Grateful" and a brilliant Joey Negro rework of the APX, while soaring, string-laden disco hits are dotted throughout the compilation. If you dig disco, house and boogie, you need this in your life.
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