House

For their 12th label anniversary, Jazz & Milk have decided to launch a new series called "Twelve Inch Jams" in order to celebrate vinyl culture and the legendary 12" format!JAMS002 sounds the bell for the second round of the series including a 10 years re-issue of the classic Sam Irl cut "You Don't Feel Enough". Originally released as a B1 tune on his "African Dance EP" debut on Pulver Records in 2007, this jazzy house gem found its way into the record bags of many influential DJs over the years. From Session Victim, Glenn Astro, Max Graef to Hodini... the record never disappeared in club sets but certainly from discogs a good while ago.So it was about time to give the tune a second life and finally press it on the format it deserves - a whole 12" side. The German production duo Session Victim are well-known fans of the track describing it as their secret weapon playing it in quite many DJ sets for years, including their 2015 appearance for Mixmag's DJ Lab.Hence, it is a great pleasure that Session Victim contributed a remix to the new release. Their absolutely elegant and groove-driven version with a charming 90's touch to it makes a brillant counterpart to the original with its jazzy piano-, drum- and double bass samples leading to an epic synth break that regularly causes ecstatic moments on the dancefloor.

New Rhythm Section International sublabel International Black has launched and if this is anything to go by; they're pushing the late night sounds of deepness on this pursuit courtesy of Ron Obvious and Phrased: of South London's L.B. Produce. These two fellas get some really sexy and evocative grooves happening, firstly with "Pushing (303 Jazz mix)" and its great sense of swing and '90s U.S. house aesthetic intact. On the flip we've got "Man Ray" which continues on with more loungey, Rhodes led mellow flavours. As label head honcho Bradley Zero explained, the label will be more clubby, weird and hypnotic. The material was recorded entirely on analogue hardware using reel to reel tape.

The first What About This Love release sees the Detroit outsider Javonntte and the Berliner-Italian Deep88 on a real underground raw house song, matching the Detroit soul house with the rawness and liveness of the Italian producer, creating an epic vocal track, something that could have been made in the golden age of house music. On the flip there's the Melchior Sultana treatment, a name that is rising release after release thanks to his works and nothing else, playing all the kinds of instruments and being able of using sequencers and drum machines creating a perfect balance between a real musician and a serious house producer, add to all this a Deep88 remix and a Javonntte amazing dub version and the WATL01 is served. More to come!

Excellent deep classic house tracks on this new French label!