Giovanni has a superb diversity to his sound, spanning the genre of house music, which is what appealed to us from the off.  We’re very pleased to welcome this excellent talent into the Black Key fold.

Giovanni Damico release will consist of 2 original tracks, plus a remix from the ever-mysterious Moodtrap who have only released music on Tsuba until now.  Soundcloud clips will be up soon, so keep an eye out.

In the meantime, check our Soundcloud page HERE

And if you already know what you want, you can buy our back catalogue on Juno HERE

Milton has been releasing great records for years, on a number of highly respected labels, so we’re very excited to have a forthcoming release on Black Key.  The EP will take the form of two original tracks, plus a remix from another of our favoured producers, Andy Ash.

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Here are the clips:

The next release on Black Key is going to be a various artists EP, with original tracks from 3 of our favourite artists:

BLM // Flori // James Johnston

All 3 of these guys are seriously talented, having released on a host of highly respected labels over the last few years, so we’re over the moon to have such a strong release forthcoming.

The EP kicks off with ‘My Sound Tool’ by London’s Ben Micklewright AKA BLM, the producer behind a string of outstanding releases for labels such as Fear of Flying, Tsuba and Jus-Ed’s Underground Quality.  His offering here is a deep and dubby affair with skittering percussion, rich bass and classic deep house stabs rubbing up against understated melodic elements and subtle vocal parts, quality stuff.

The excellent Jamie Taylor AKA Flori, best known for his releases on Freerange, Quintessentials and Secretsundaze, delivers the second of the three tracks.  ‘Red Rectangle’ is a pulsing old school workout that marries high strings, analogue stabs and some simple keys to create a stunning record with a wonderful vintage Larry Heard-esque feel to it.

Finally we have DJ/Producer James Johnston, who takes time out from his own No Matter What label to deliver the excellent ‘Lights Off’.  This is a wonderfully deep slice of lo-slung house music that sees its elements fused to create an after-hours hypnotic winner.

“Black Key EP” is out now… CLICK HERE to buy the vinyl

Andy’s “Broken Nights” EP was released earlier this year and has picked up great support from a host of top jocks. Tom Sevinski’s remix takes the a-side, “Broken” into deeper territory, with haunting percussion and lovely break which drops into a peak time houser.

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Whilst you’re here, please also check out our latest release by the hugely talented Chamboche, backed by 2 sublime remixes from BLM.  This is now available on vinyl at Juno Records and a load of other record stores.

“Metacoma EP” has picked up some top reviews, including a 4/5 on RA and 8.5/10 from DJ Mag.  CLICK HERE to read the RA review.

Here are the Soundcloud clips, and you can pick up a copy by CLICKING HERE

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The EP opens with ‘Mello’, a deep and laidback slice of house music that draws on warm bass, rich stabs and FX to build a perfect disco infused late night masterpiece. The original is followed by 2 remixes from the much lauded BLM, normally to be found gracing labels such as Jus Ed’s Underground Quality or the excellent Tsuba and Fear of Flying. Here he takes ‘Mello’ and reworks it into a rough and raw house cut with an intense yet deep atmosphere with the second remix going deeper still, using sparse elements from the original to create an atmospheric bomb.

Next up we have the excellent ‘Show It’, a percussive workout with an infectious acid b-line and plenty of tape delay to get the floor moving. Final cut, ‘Perpetual Motion’, journeys into deeper and mellower territory with a mesmerising track that draws you in before dropping a classic and uplifting top riff, sublime.

Strictly limited 300 press, with no repress.

DJ/producer Sam Williams, AKA Chamboché, has been building an enviable reputation over the last few years. His upstart Nottingham based house and techno night, Zleep, at Stealth has been a flying success, whilst his releases for Jiscomusic offshoot Under the Shade have gained him a solid following and support from the likes of Ewan Pearson, Steve Bug, Amé and Tensnake. Williams has recently moved to London and, alongside this stellar release for Black Key, he has records upcoming on vinyl only label TUSK Wax and Under the Shade, he also looks forward to the launch of his own Bricolage Records label.

The EP opens with ‘Mello’, a deep and laidback slice of house music that draws on warm bass, rich stabs and FX to build a perfect disco infused late night masterpiece. The original is followed by 2 remixes from the much lauded BLM, normally to be found gracing labels such as Jus Ed’s Underground Quality or the excellent Tsuba and Fear of Flying. Here he takes ‘Mello’ and reworks it into a rough and raw house cut with an intense yet deep atmosphere with the second remix going deeper still, using sparse elements from the original to create an atmospheric bomb.

Next up we have the excellent ‘Show It’, a percussive workout with an infectious acid b-line and plenty of tape delay to get the floor moving. Final cut, ‘Perpetual Motion’, journeys into deeper and mellower territory with a mesmerising track that draws you in before dropping a classic and uplifting top riff, sublime.

“Metacoma EP” is releases on vinyl, 28th May 2012.  Strictly limited 300 press, with no repress.

Tracklist

01. Mello
02. Mello (BLM remix)
03. Mello (BLM’s lofi remix)
04. Show It
05. Perpetual Motion (digital only)

Black Key Podcast 001 is a selection of tracks, old and new, which have captured our mood nicely. Tom’s mix is 100% live and was made using 2 x 1210′s and a mixer, that’s it.

Hope you enjoy

Sam Williams, aka Chamboché, has been firmly on our radar for a number of months now and has delivered an EP of the top drawer variety.  The 3 original tracks are backed with 2 sublime remixes from an artist who we admire greatly – BLM.

BLM co-owns the excellent Fear of Flying label and has a production pedigree in deep house music, having had numerous releases culminating, for us at least, in a stand out EP last year “All Out Of Place” on the vinyl-only arm of Tsuba – Tsuba Ltd.

Anyway, we hope you’ll like the EP as much as we do, here are the clips:

“Metacoma EP” will be released on vinyl 30th April 2012, followed by a full digital release late May

We hope you think it’s worth the wait – we certainly do.  Andy has delivered a slice of excellence with two sterling original tracks, plus a superb remix from Ugly Drums, who stamps his unique take on deep house all over it.

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If you haven’t yet heard the clips, here they are again:

As they say, all good things come to those who wait…

Here’s the feedback we’ve been getting for the EP which, frankly, couldn’t get much better. Our hats go off to Andy Ash, Ugly Drums and Tom Sevinski for a top notch package.

User / Affiliations / Reaction

Craig Smith / 6th Borough Project / Brilliant as always from Mr Ash. definite spins on this one.
Daso Franke Daso (Connaisseur / Systematic) broken original fat hippie disco yeey ugly drums deep shit but my fav is distro yet weird edgy funky stuff
Pawas Fear of Flying / Sudden Drop Distro yet is super !! thanks pawas
Mic Newman Murmur / Tsuba / Pretty gosh darn ripping package you’ve unleashed here. All tracks are of the top shelf variety. Thanks.
Laura Jones Leftroom, Vision Quest / Distro yet & Tom Sevinski remix really nice. Cheers
Ed Davenport / Liebe*Detail / Broken is cool – positive vibes! thanks
James Friedman / Throne of Blood / nice old school vibes here
Roberto Ali Rob Mello / No Ears / Crosstown Rebels Very nice!
Raresh Arpiar / nice tracks in here . thanks a lot !
Stefan Riesen / Morris Audio / Interesting new label with a great andy ash release! love both originals plus the ugly drums remix best! thanks!
Nick Lawson / Morris Audio,  She Wolf / Like the rawness of the Ugly Drums mix.
Simonlebon Burnin Tears / Luv Shack Records / Broken is my favourite, a nice peace of music!
Si / Deep Space Orchestra (ART, Winding Road) / Andy’s our boy! The 2 originals on here are the ones for me.
Daniel Becker / Trickski / Broken is such a bomb! I love it! Tom Sevinskis Remix is pretty damn good too, but the original just kills!
Kate Simko / Spectral Sound / Nice slow grooves, feeling it
Seth Troxler / Downloaded for Seth Troxler, thank you.
James Sheerin /  City Fly / Have quite a few records from Andy Ash in the record box and this EP will join them, my fave has to be the ugly drums remix, have been following this guy for a while and has a unique style which seems to flow through his productions which is really warm and deep…. J Shez (City Fly/Inner Circle)
Michael Doddman / Huxley (Ethyl & Huxley) / Distro Yet is a biggy. will play.
Robert Owens / distro yet track, cool nice mix
Mike W / Kolour Recordings / Andy is so good that i feel like i should call him mr. ash instead of andy. hit after hit .. he’s just one of those guys that always “does it” for me. ugly drums had me at their quintessentials ep so yeah, i don’t know how this release could get any better! on the DL and into rotation – STAT! cheers mike kolour
Christopher Rau / Smallville / wonderful!!!
Roy Dank / Wurst Music Co / Feelin’ Broken as well as the Tom Sevinski remix. Thanks!
James Fox nice deep stuff, ugly drums remix and ‘distro yet’ the pick for me. will play early on.
Dean Meredith / Chicken Lips, Rhythm Odyssey / ugly drums do it here nice, nice
Severino Panzetta / Horse Meat Disco / Original is my fav …Tom Seviski rmx is pretty interesting too
Ali Herron / Ooft / I Love Andy Ash. Broken og is dope dope dope!
Jay Tripwire / unusual and interesting. I like it..ill try and forcefeed this down some peoples throats this weekend..if they dont like it they suck..the Tom Sevinski rmx is the one I seem to like the best.
MANDY / Get Physical / will download. thank you for good music!
Sam Russo / Leftroom / Originals and Ugly Drums Remix are top notch!!!
Chris Duckenfield / Swag / Andy makes some cracking tracks, these two being no exception, remixes are tidy too
Kris Wadsworth / Poker Flat, NRK / cool stuff. i like it. weird and dark.  Ugly Drums mix is pretty sneaky sounding, my kind of shit. Distro Yet is pretty cool too. love the bass and percussion. nice one, dudes.
Tomas bjorkman Deymare (Morris Audio/Boe-Ksoul) / Dope tracks, like em all but if i had to pick one track it would be the ugly drums remix
Tim Hopgood / Ethyl (Secret Sundaze/Tsuba) / low slung and sexy! like my bird’s derrière
Stu Robinson / Cosmic Boogie / Andy Ash is the man
Tristan Da Cunha 20:20 / Back To Basics / Broken is my fave here… will be giving this plenty of plays and feature it on my Throwing Shapes show. Thanks.
Stojche Argumento / Dogmatik, Tangilbe Assets / fantastic release, will play both originals and Ugly drums rub…thanks for sending
James Johnston / No Matter What / Dope ep from the mighty Mr Ash!! Really feeling all 4 tracks and it’s hard to pick favs but just now the 2 versions of Broken are the ones for me….KILLER STUFF!!
Oliver Deutschmann Vidab/Falkplatz / great music on this one. thanks!
Cian Frawley / Never Learnt, What the Fuck Is Tech House / Broken, ugly drums for me, thanx
Ric Mcclelland / Scope / both original mixes doing it for me! cheers

You can listen to clips from all the tracks below