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The man that represents the deeper side of Amsterdam house is back on Dirt Crew. His last outing on Detroit Swindle's Heist Recordings, the Le Troubadour EP was another fine example of that laid back funky deep house only Nachtbraker can squeeze out.Settling into the groove immediately is Hump, bouncing chords and a warbling Rhodes lead into an irresistible bass line. The title track, Backstabber hits right in the hips, a chugging feel good work out for the dance floor.The flip remains true to the flavour of this whole EP, offering up a massive speaker rattling bottom end and funk flavoured keys on Time Is Of The Essence, while Monday Mourning steps up with expertly cut disco samples, an effervescent excursion with a jazzy lead and a touch of vocoder for good measure.Nachtbraker's sharp sense of harmony and knack for vibe is ever present throughout this whole release, he has truly fine-tuned his sound to a perfect balance of unbounded energy and stylish musicianship. We are happy to welcome him back on Dirt Crew with this classy release.

The first release in La Mission's series of disco re-edits. Includes 12 inch insert with essay by the artist.With this, the first in a series of edits done under the LA MISSION banner, Chrissy has perfectly embodied our need to connect with the past and examine and retain the history of dance music, while relating it to our present and future community.Don't think this makes the record boring. Far from it, Chrissy's year of edits series is chock full of the best of the best of the booty-shaking-tastic best of lost and classic songs made e v e n b e t t e r .The title track is a high-energy, filtered Disco punch to the face, pushing people into a St. Vitus Dance of ecstatic reverie. On the flip, 'ANOTHER WORKOUT' is the sultry, darkroom version of a rock and synth inflected jazzercise class.We at La Mission couldn't be more excited about this. While you dance, think. Think about who chooses how/where/with whom/when you are allowed to dance. And fight for that right."The title of this record might seem anachronistic. After all, people rarely dance with a partner anymore. More often they're in a crowd, facing the DJ, simultaneously dancing alone and with everybody... It's a part of dance music culture that we take for granted, but it's a recent development [...] Did you know that in 1960s New York it was illegal for two men to dance with each other?" - CHRISSY

Released in 1997, this Stunning EP from Kerri Chandler is considered by many to be the best of his Raw Grooves series and maybe even his best work of the late 1990's. Ladbroke Grove and What About Us are the classics here while Dub Music and Can't You See tread into darker minimal Chandler territory. Out of print since 2001, this is another slab of Large Music essential wax for every serious collector.

Solid grooving warm soulful tracks! Freerange prooves to be a reliable source of good house music still after many years.