My Mixtape featuring Brock Edwards x RYME

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Tracklist

1. Brock Edwards x RYME - Selection
2. Brock Edwards x Fully Rated - Up At Dawn
3. Alessdy S - Once Again
4. Crowd Control - I House You
5. Brock Edwards - Holdin' Raw
6. Dinamix - My House (Poupon Hard Edit)
7. Brock Edwards - The Distance
8. Brock Edwards x RYME - There Is A Rhythm
9. Brock Edwards x RYME - Nicola's Raw Step
10. ID - ID
11. Brock Edwards x RYME - ID
12. Don Rimini - Horny Gamble
13. Jacques Waty - Somebody Call Up
14. Róisín Murphy - Exploitation (DJ Sneak Dub Remix)
15. Brock Edwards x RYME - ID
16. Brock Edwards x RYME - Give You Feelings

Crowd Control - Is It Daylight?

Life is easy when one of your favourite artists drops a track just in time to get your week off to a smooth start. That was the case today when French house producer Crowd Control released "Is It Daylight?" as part of his 3 track Housy Love Songs Vol. 1 EP. Just last week Meech and I chatted (here) about the onetime BADLQQK rookie, and our love for him, especially his bootlegs, and here we are gifted with this beautiful, sampled based take on Ashford & Simpson's "It Seems To Hang On." Like his McFadden & Whitehead and more recent Black Box remixes, this too features fantastic use of filters, injecting a playful movement into every moment of the track. The drums bump and  bang, finding a funky balance between the four on the floor norm and the glitchy playful effects. However my favourite piece of this production comes in the subtle swells of synths, brass bursts and smooth sliding sample usage. Get Crowd Control's latest disco delight "Is It Daylight?" via Bandcamp and follow his socials below.FOLLOW CROWD CONTROL: FACEBOOK SOUNDCLOUD TWITTER

Crowd Control & Popka - Happiness Therapy Split (Vol. 1)

Just over a year ago I was introduced to French house producer Crowd Control through BADLQQK and his sensational RQQKIES release "I House You." This potent palette pleaser was a wonderful warm up for his beautiful blend of throwback house tracks, particularly his Invitation To A Better Place and 90's Groove EPs. Now this week we've got our first full look at his next release, a split EP with UK producer Popka, Happiness Therapy Split, which is set for a Friday (June 15th) release. Get it here.These two are a perfect fit, filling this EP with warm, buoyant and utterly enjoyable grooves, and dance-worthy delights. From start to finish it hearkens back to a time when house had heart, with a masterful mix of electronic and organic instrumentation.

"Yes It's Me" shows off Crowd Control's fantastic feel for filtering, allowing listeners to ease into the groove before being pushed onto the floor with propellant horn hits. Diving right into a brilliant bass line "Can't Keep My Hands" offers up some sensational sampling of T.S. Monk and again sets the table for this dance-all-night kind of EP. And this is where Popka takes over and really runs with things.

Offering up two 8+ minute tracks the second half of Happiness Therapy Split spirals into a Soul Train Line. "Rhythm Child" and its extended excellence plays host to more elements than you can shake a stick at, allowing you to take a breather mid-track, then return in full force with a new routine. Finally "Too Much Pressure" bookends the EP by again easing you into its wobbly warm groove before cutting back the vocal chops and letting the synth lead out. And again like "Yes It's Me" the filtering in and out of layers gives great dynamism and dance-worthiness. Best of all, the final flourish once again reveals the organic, human heart behind the electronic nature of house. Truly a perfect cap to this EP.

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