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FLASH ATKINS – CAMPERVAN EP
PAPD22 – Flash Atkins – Campervan EP by Paper Recordings
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Flash Atkins – Campervan EP
1 Test One
2 Cherry Bounce
3 Test One (Flash Dub)
4 Cherry Bounce (Flash Dub)
Flash Atkins is a former Super Hero who lives in a Campervan in a field in deepest Yorkshire, maintaining an unhealthy addiction to drugs and booze.
Flash is actually the alter ego of Paper / The Bionics’ Ben Davis and he was created as a reaction against perma-tanned-indoors-sunglass-wearing-wanna-be-superstar DJs.
The Campervan EP is four tracks of floor rocking house music. First up, Test One has taken the original bleep classic as a starting point and given it a disco makeover. Starting off deep and percussive, it breaks to live bass and horns with plenty of analogue synths providing the electronics. Once the acid house piano comes in at the end, it’s dancefloor game over!
Cherry Bounce uses a cheeky sample to hold down a straight up take of garage house. With a bass line that nods to Farley & Heller and funked out Rhodes, it builds to a synth heavy drop before heading back in to the grooved keys.
The Test One dub strips things back to a simple nagging synth line for a big room take that has got Tribal Records running through it’s DNA. Big reverbs and heavy bass means this is simple and very effective.
Finally, the Cherry Bounce Dub goes tracky and hypnotic, riding out the original’s elements with the Rhodes getting filtered to change things up.
More quality from Flash Atkins, the man with no plan.
DJ REACTIONS
Rocky (X Press 2) – Cherry Bounce both versions doing it for me.
Jazzanova – Music should make people laugh too. Here is a perfect example.
Beats & Beyond – Still have the original Test One on 12″, was my fave bleep track back then…cool reworks. Quality EP
Diskjokke – Nice and with an unexpected twist.
Sleazy McQueen – This is really cool. I’ll certainly play test one and I’m sure Cherry Bounce will fit in my sets as well.
This Is Why We Dance – Quality forward-thinking house grooves, will support!
Ralph Myerz – Cherry Bounce is the one for me! VERY bouncy ride indeed!!!!!
Ryan Cavanagh (Slow Hands) – Solid release! Really like Test One a lot.
Billy Scurry – Ooofff!! that test one dub is a monster!!
DJ Nutritious – Phenomenal!
Drop Out Orchestra – Test One is totally up our street (Charted Number 1)
Terry Farley – Love it!
Leftside Wobble – Such a clever spin on the Warp classic, the bleep disco scene starts here!
Tom Findlay (Groove Armada) – Test One dub is best for me.
Martin Brew – Ace EP! Loving the buzzy bass sounds on here. Meaty, beaty, big & bouncy.
Cosmic Boogie – Dub mix is grand.
The Lovely Jonjo – Love it. Doing warm up for Aeroplane tonight this Test One will do the job.
Q-Burns – Cherry Bounce is the one for me here. A cool track with some effective build moments + loads of shake. Into the musicality of “Test One” as well.
Stuart Patterson (Faith) – Love the way Test One turns into a different record.
Andy Ash – Test One is my favourite here. I like the way it changes throughout the track.
Released : End November
Format : Download
SLEAZY MCQUEEN – RECONNECT EP
Sleazy disco
PAPD 23 – Sleazy McQueen – Reconnect E.P. by Paper Recordings
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Sleazy McQueen – Reconnect EP
1 We Need To Reconnect feat. Anne Montone
2 Rollin’ Me By
3 Under My Spell
Florida resident Sleazy McQueen has been making his own brand of disco for labels like Bearfunk, Hairy Claw and Whiskey Disco. With clean off-kilter production and clever samples, it’s unmistakable, fresh and funk-fuelled. Now he’s done his first EP for Paper and it’s a bobby belter!
First up, We Need To Reconnect takes 1991 and drops it firmly in 2011. It’s got Strictly Rhythm sounding bass, NYC garage piano, analogue synth lines (featuring Gazeebo Intl), disco drums and a hefty bottom end. Add Anne Montone’s vocal and it’s a floor filler that sounds like it’s from the golden age of house.
Next up is the slow burning deep hypnotic disco of Rollin’ Me By, that has hints of Tom Tom Club and Metro Area. Heavily chorused synths, nagging bass and muted guitar makes it deep and immersive plus a clever arrangement provides great dynamics.
Finally, Under My Spell takes it down a notch with a spooky keys and a vocal sample wrapped around a tuned out bass. The whole is a super deep house / disco hybrid.
He’s on tour in Europe for the whole of November so go and tip him a wink
Eric Duncan (Rub ‘n’ Tug / Still Going) – ‘NICE!!’
Rocky (X-Press 2) – ‘Nice weirdness. Good.’
Red Rack’em – ‘I like Rollin Me By. Nice!’
Leftside Wobble – ‘Great homage to 90’s piano house.’
Severino (Horse Meat Disco) – ‘Always quality from Sleazy McQueen… Rollin me by is DOPE.’
Dicky Trisco (Disco Deviance) – ‘We Need to Connect has definitely got a spot of the Turntable Orchestras about it. Definitely one for the dancefloor.’
Stuart Patterson (Faith) – ‘all about we need to reconnect for me , radio and clubs plays for sure’
David Dunne – ‘Love track 1!’
Death On The Balcony – ‘Reconnect!! thanks for this.. support’
Andy Ash – ‘Its all about ‘We need to reconnect’ for me.. Really nice.’
Cosmo Vitelli – ‘Like Under my spell’
Social Disco Club – ‘Dig the piano track, nice one!’
Reverend Milo Speedwagon – ‘House – is where you live…garage is where you park your car. Rollin me by is my pick – plays out for sure!’
Neil Diablo – ‘Great EP. Nice one…’
Christophe (Futureboogie) – ‘Love this release, all tracks Aces.’
Nathan Detroit (Southern Fried) – ‘Everything I love about house music all in 1 track.. NICE!’
Daco – ‘Rollin’ Me By is Rollin’ – Love!’
Q-Burns Abstract Message – ‘Digging the groovy creep of “Rollin’ Me By” … lovely building synth action and soda can percussion.’
Drop Out Orchestra – ‘We love all three tracks but We Need To Reconnect is exactly what we’re after, the extraordinary way the lights fall on objects, the masterful use of the hyper colours, and of course the general context – nothing short of breathtaking.’
Billy Scurry – ‘Big sleazy fan… this is the shizz, every track is a winner… top vibe!!’
Solid State – ‘3 slices of delicious retro-future house, all keepers and players… Full support again, thanks for sending!’
Iron Curtis – ‘hey guys, thanks for sending this! “under my spell” is my choice in here. nice stripped down groover… cheers johannes’
Ruf Dug – ‘Feelin under my spell a LOTTT!’
Cazbee (Mixed Blood Cutz) – ‘Great EP…’
Miguel Migs – ‘Cool EP with some nice cuts here thanks…’
6 HOUR MR SCRUFF SET FEAT. JAMIE L’S SOMETHING BETTER
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PROVIANT AUDIO – SLUTTEN PA ALT
Proviant Audio – Slutten På Alt by Paper Recordings
‘Slutten På Alt’ is one of the highlights from Proviant Audio’s debut album ‘Real Loves Tastes Like This!’ and now gets the remix treatment.
The album is a rich mix of disco, funk, soul and house which has seen the 18 year old Norwegian receive broad critical acclaim as part of the new generation of Scandavian artists.
The release kicks off with the original (promo only) which is a journey through disco and ending up on a killer riff that sounds like it’s been stolen from a lost classic (it hasn’t, it’s all played live).
Ralph Myerz ‘Norwegian Kiss’ turns in a broken slice of soulful tech-disco. His mix moves from a soul groove to a brilliant slow-mo breakdown before lifting back into a tight house groove.
Next up, Leftside Wobble is at the controls and an artist probably best known for his superb re-edits in recent times. For his version of ‘Slutten På Alt’ he picks up the funk and runs with it, creating a dubby disco mix with plenty of bounce and leftfield soul.
Finally Paper Recordings own Flash Atkins takes things in a deeper direction fusing the best of house, techno and disco in to a late night, bottom heavy floor filler.
Roberto Rodriguez : Absolutely loving the Ralph Myerz and Leftside Wobble mixes! Will get lots of spins!
Jim Baron (Crazy P / Ron Basejam) : Good selection of mixes, like ’em all but think Flash Atkins just shades it.
Francois Kevorkian : Both the Ralph Myerz and Leftside Wobble mixes are definitely playable.
Red Rack ‘Em : Ralph Myerz remix and original do it for me.
Tom Findlay (Groove Armada) : Love the Ralph Myerz mix
DJ Nutritious : Beautiful, unparalleled, classy dance here – artwork. All the remixes are essentials.
Joshua Iz : Fantastic…super summer is upon us.
Stuart Patterson (Faith) : I love this kid and this is a great set of mixes
Q Burns – Nifty, sprawling track here … all the twists and turns definitely kept my interest. All a pleasure, but the Flash Atkins remix edges it for me.
Tim “Love” Lee : Love these guys!
Disco Outcasts (Manchester) : Jesus Christ!! The Flash Atkins Mix is a super bass heavy workout that will detonate massively! Also feeling Leftside Wobbles acid disco affair.
Benoit C : Cooooool EP
Neil Diablos : Realy like the Ralph Myers quirky remix but its the Flash Atkins mix doing it for me!
Yanick Labbé : Flash Atkins all the way!
Pete Herbert : Ralph Myerz! What a great remix… loved the RM stuff from years back.
James Teej : Great package, the Ralph Myerz is crazy, love the acid in the Leftside Wobble mix and Flash Atkins once again does it. Very dope.
X Press 2 : Love the Flash and Ralph mixes. Perfect show openers.
Severino Panzetta (Horsemeat Disco) : Ralph Meyerz is my fav remix Smart and groovy
New Proviant Audio EP gets 9/10 in IDJ Mad
FLASH ATKINS – BEATS & PIECES 5
Paper and We Are Woodville’s Flash Atkins serves up another helping of balearica, dub, wobbly house and all point in between.
PROVIANT AUDIO – REAL LOVE TASTES LIKE THIS! MEGAMIX
Proviant Audio – Real Love Tastes Like This! Megamix by Paper Recordings
Proviant Audio is 18 year old Norwegian Mathais Stubø who has made one of the albums of 2011.
Real Love Tastes Like This! wraps up house, techno, disco, jazz and soul in to a melting pot of ideas that looks forward and back.All played live re-sampled, re-spun and re-wrapped, the album stands proud with the best of the Paper Recordings back catalogue and announces the arrival of a major new talent.
1 Spring Is Here
2 Starten Pa Alt
3 all This Time
4 In The Jungle
5 Hey, Let’s Do It!
6 High Five
7 Who’s Got Soul?
8 Play Your Own Game
9 Take me Back To When I Wish I Was Born
10 Slutten Pa Alt
11 Is It Over?
Plain and Simplee : “Mathias Stubø’s debut are so overwhelming, it’s difficult to imagine anyone not falling devastatingly head over heels for the soundtrack it provides.” 6/6
Groove (Norway) – “….so good I lose all restraint and indulge myself to shameless praise.It’s been a long time since an album has ticked so many of my boxes” 7/7
Moodymanc : Wonderful stuff
The Dead Rose Music Company : WOW!!!!!
The Revenge : It’s got summer written all over it.
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