Jeromy Nail - Dontcha Care (Innerflight Music)

Jeromy Nail returns to Seattle’s Innerflight Music with his latest single "Dontcha Care", featuring remixes from a trio of talented Pacific Northwesterners. Jeromy has had a number of releases for the likes of Viva Recordings, Hype & Soul, House Call, and Uniting Souls, who he's been associated with since the early 2000s. He's been especially busy in the studio lately, and "Dontcha Care" marks Jeromy's second release on Innerflight Music in just a few months.

"Dontcha Care", featuring a fusion of arpeggiated synths over a dynamic bass line, fades in slowly but quickly finds its natural stride. Jeromy keeps the pace moving forward interweaving warm chords, vocal samples, and melodic elements which culminate in a contrast of driving rhythms against fading summer vibes. For good measure, and to help sate the vocal adverse, an instrumental mix is also supplied.

Hanssen (of Jacob London fame, and hot off the heels of acclaimed sophomore full-length Transit on Hush Hush Records) delivers a slower, pitched-down version. A deep, textured four-on-the-floor groove builds over eight minutes. With its superb production, spacious atmospherics, and Hanssen’s signature left-field stylings, this remix is sure to please.

Next up is Liberian-born artist / producer Sam Paye. Cutting his teeth in the 2000s US breakbeat and progressive scenes, Sam toured extensively to support releases on Moonshine and System Recordings. More recently focused on a mélange of hip-hop, dancehall, and electronic soul, Sam turns over a stellar mix which captures the flavor of the original reimagined as a trap-inspired, bass-infused club banger.

Rounding things out with an intricately dubbed-out, tech-house flavored rendition is Portland’s Jon Cates. Known for his work on Om Records as Rocket Empire and Cates & dPL, Jon effortlessly blends snappy, syncopated drums, light percussion, vocal stabs, and melodic synth elements to take the dance floor on a smooth, hypnotic ride deep into the twilight hours.

Nick Warren (Hope Recordings) - “Great original and a killer Hanssen remix!”
Brett Johnson (Bang The Box / Classic Music Company) - “I really like Hanssen’s remix.”
Tyler Stadius (Despite / Dialtone Records) - “I’m feeling the Jon Cates remix.”
Golf Clap (Country Club Disco) - “Dope!”
Sumsuch (Colour and Pitch / Mega Jawns) - “The Jon Cates remix is doing it for me. The original is lovely, too!”
Eric Davenport (Guesthouse) - “Solid futuristic grooves.”
Distant People (Foliage / Seamless) - “This is so cool. It just has a wicked lifted feel to it … so clean and full of feeling.”
Al Bradley (3am Recordings) - “I’m feeling Jon Cates’s remix here … really solid deepness with a subtle warmth. It’s ideal for my mid-sets.”
DJ Firefly (Couch Dancing on WRCT 88.3 FM) - “Every mix of this is good in it's own way … solid release all around!”
Jero Nougues (Deep Essence Radio Show) - “Jon Crates remix is ON POINT! Loving the groove from that track.”
Kid Hops (KEXP 90.3 - Seattle) - “Lovely EP.”
KP London (FEEL Radio Show) - “Supporting Sam Paye remix 100%.”
Simon Kirk (Stag Beetle Radio Show / Proton Radio) - “Another big release from Innerflight … Jon Cates’s beautiful remix has me hooked. I will be all over this for a long time to come.”

Available now from Beatport, Juno Download, iTunes, and Spotify.

Jeffrey Tice - Where Do You Go? (Harmonious Discord)

San Francisco resident Jeffrey Tice finds art and inspiration in unexpected places, whether it's gazing on the renegade street art of his hometown or crafting homages to his childhood heroes through his moniker Copy Correct. Outside of his re-works he exhibits a strong ability to harness everyday inspirations into warm and inviting musical works.

"Where Do You Go?" is a tale laden with a sentimental cast of memories and dreams and the intersection of warm experiences and a yearning to reach greater heights of happiness. The intro alone is a pensive reminder of soft autumn stillness with a steady build into more inviting dance floor material. Introducing the remixes, longtime house music veteran and Jacob London cast member Hanssen returns to the label to offer his unique blend of synthetic mastery and forward thinking tech edge to deliver a blend of perfected pads and driving arpeggios. Harmonious Discord mainstay Vital next ensures that the late night hours are covered with a techy rework, offering a more stripped down formula than the deeper original. Mexico’s Ivan Dbri completely flips the script with a deeper dub reminiscent of the Terry Lee Brown Jr. Dub Till Dawn series. It's NY-meets-Berlin with this sultry mix of late night pads. Label bosses PointBender and JDN round out the remix work with a chunky tech diversion that features chord repeats and a cornucopia of percussion. Finally the package includes another blissful contribution from Jeffrey perfect for house-minded mix sessions. "Folsom" embodies a brisk bay afternoon, and compliments its warmth with prevalent techno bass and vocal trickery. Stay tuned for more music from Jeffrey Tice on the Harmonious Discord imprint as the label celebrates its 15 year anniversary in the next year.

Larry Tee - "Hot!"
Sumsuch (Colour and Pitch / Mega Jawns) - "Both originals are really good. Feeling Vital's remix the most, but all very nice indeed."
Randall Jones (Audio Therapy / Baroque) - "Cool tunes!"
Leigh Morgan (Fancy Human / Urban Torque Transmissions) - "Deep! Yeah, this is cool stuff here … grooves a plenty."
Al Bradley (3am Recordings) - "Cool stuff across the release here. 'Folsom' has a lovely vibe, while Ivan Dbri's remix really is excellent. Proper deepness."
Tyler Stadius (Deepsite / Dialtone Records) - "Good deepsters here."
Hector De Mar (Liquid Music / Ritmik Records) - "The PointBender and JDN remix is the one for me."
Myxzlplix (Kodawari / Sunclock) - "Quite nice. The Hanssen remix comes with some fresh vibes."
Lorenzo al Dino (7th District Inc. / Royal Plastic) - "Solid production."
KP London (FEEL Radio Show) - "Hard to pick just one track … all of them are well done."
Brian Bacchus (Summit Sessions Radio Show) - "Great, groovy release. 'Folsom' was the highlight for me … it's just well layered and melodic with a nice smooth flow."
Jon Manley (hOUSEwORX Radio Show) - "Difficult to pick one out from this selection of nicely contrasting mixes. However, the Ivan Dbri mix goes proper deep and immersive."
Simon Kirk (Stag Beetle Radio Show) - "This is great … loads of remixes all delivering quality but for me it's 'Folsom' that steals it. A fine piece of music!"

Available now from Beatport.

Jaymz Nylon - Inner Flight (Innerflight Music)

Jaymz Nylon is regarded as the progenitor of afro-tech, a spiritual fusion of African, Latin, and jazz rhythms within a modern club context. In 2012, this veteran producer and DJ — who has been releasing records for over two decades — moved from New York to Seattle and quickly established himself as a tireless champion of sophisticated house music in the Northwest with his Passage nights at the Seattle clubs Electric Tea Garden (RIP) and Kremwerk.

For Nylon's Innerflight Music debut, the label and artist have augmented the similarly titled “Inner Flight” with four varied remixes. The original features The Mystic Vibes (a local vibraphone virtuoso) and finds Nylon combining the spiritual with the physical in a work that's a paragon of earthy, celestial house music. It features Nylon's deadpan baritone intonation, recited as if in a hypnotic state: “This is a journey / of loving and learning / This is an inner flight / come on and take a ride / to a place where you can fly.” The transcendent nature of the lyrics is mirrored by the plush keyboard and vibraphone penumbras hovering over the casually bustling rhythmic foundation, all of which are more interesting and organic in essence than your usual house productions. Nylon's own Afrotech Reshape adds shakers, emphasizes hand percussion, and brings to the fore the serpentine melody, which elevates the track to even more sublime heights than his initial template.

As the first remix offered, Montana DJ / producer Kris Moon beefs up the bass and revamps the no-nonsense, hip-smacking four-on-the-floor rhythm into something you might have heard in an early-'90s Detroit techno classic. As is typical with anything Moon touches, the aura is deep, trippy, and cerebral. Joe Bellingham's Reimagined Mix muscles up the kick and reduces the vocal to a few percussive tics, ramping up “Inner Flight” to a smoothly propulsive floor-filler in the process. Veteran Seattle producer Bob Hanssen (of duo Jacob London) offers the most radical transformation here, bringing in church bell tones and upward-spiraling synth arpeggios while making Nylon's voice sound omnipresent. Hanssen has almost totally eradicated the rhythm, repurposing the track for a swirling, eventful house-of-worship experience.

Jaymz Nylon, The Mystic Vibes, and company combine to create an inimitable sound listeners will be hard pressed to find anything else like -- something for more daring and creative souls.

Pezzner - "This has to be one of my favorite Innerflight Releases yet. Jaymz is a visionary, Hanssen flipped the script blissfully as expected, and I'll definitely be supporting Joe Bellingham's version in the clubs. Quality."
Terry Francis - "Joe Bellingham's mix for me."
Daniel Bortz (Suol / Pastamusik) - "Cool one."
Satoshi Fumi - "Love the percussion in this."
Justin Harris (Music For Freaks) - "Joe Bellingham's mix is great."
Alvaro Hylander (DeepWit Recordings) - "The Kris Moon version does it for me … lovely release."
Bill Brewster (DJHistory) - "I really like the original and the other Jaymz Nylon mix. Both are good and very useable."
Hippie Torrales - "Nice!"
Alkalino (Estimativa / Audaz Recordings) - "I love the original, and will try out the remixes."
Al Bradley (3am Recordings) - "Some serious percussive vibes right here … I'm digging the original, Joe Bellingham's mix, and -- in particular -- Jaymz's Afrotech version."
Jeff Berger (Dope Den / Fr33dom People) - "I'm digging the dreamscape of Kris Moon's remix … some chunky ankles dancing around in there!"
Distant People (Foliage / Seamless) - "Great drum work on this … quality summer feel."
Simon Kirk (Stag Beetle Radio Show) - "Simply outstanding … this one's straight into my top ten and I will be hammering it. Well done on a beautiful release."

Available now from Beatport, Juno Download, and iTunes.

Jeromy Nail - Nothing's True (Hype & Soul Recordings)

On the heels of their slammin’ first release, Reno, Nevada’s Hype & Soul Recordings have upped the ante with their second installment of True House Jamz courtesy of the Northwest’s best kept secret: Jeromy Nail.

A staple in the west coast house community, Jeromy has been quietly going about his business of captivating Seattle and Portland dance floors for over a decade. While known and respected for his prowess on the decks, Nail has only recently come out of the proverbial studio closet and shown himself to be an absolutely gifted production artist. This release not only shines with Nail’s talents but also backs them up with remixes by some legendary underground figures.

Opening up the release is Jeromy’s original version of “Nothing’s True,” a lush trip into after-hours deep house territory featuring hypnotic synth lines, building pads, and effective vocal placements. Hanssen, AKA Seattle’s Bob Hansen from Jacob London fame, is up first on remix duty. Hanssen’s mix successfully captures an old school vibe within the context of his evolved contemporary programming. The third version of “Nothing’s True” comes from Costa Rica’s rising stars Mobius Strum (husband and wife duo Leo and Eles Falfan), who have been tearing up dance floors recently with their heady live sets as well as a string of well-received original productions. Here they move the track into a deeper, more disco-inflected groove with snappy high hats and a funky bass line.

The second track on the single, “GTFO,” is a complete departure from the lush deepness of “Nothing’s True.” The original mix relies on big tribal rhythms to back up techy synth stabs and a badass vocal snippet. Taking a cue from the new school, Johnny Fiasco's Fakes & Phonies Mix steps it up with his signature driving tribal layers that evolve into a finale of moderately acidic, pitched-out, synth stabs. Dance floor proven! Completing the package, Reno OGs Sulli & 5657 close the shades with a pumping low end number built around stripped-down tribal elements and a haunting filtered loop. Backed-up with those wicked vox stabs, a bass drop at the half way point shakes the building.

Demarkus Lewis - “Johnny Fiasco … need I say more?”
Brett Johnson - “Nice set of tracks … will play. Cool Eddie Murphy sample, by the way.”
Pezzner - “Fantastic music all around. I’m really connecting with super shoegazey version that Hanssen put together.”
Giom - “The Mobius Strum remix is for me.”
Pete Moss - “The original of ‘Nothing’s True’ is the one for me. Killer.”
Inland Knights - “Liking both the Johnny Fiasco and Mobius Strum remixes here.”
DJ Craig C (Pound Boys) - “This is one sexy-ass deep house release!”
Manuel Sahagun - “The Mobius Strum remix made me jump out of my chair!”
Chuck Daniels - “Johnny Fiasco’s mix sounds awesome!”
Al Bradley (3am Recordings) - “Johnny Fiasco drops a deep and techy bomb on his ‘GTFO’ remix, and the Mobius Strum reworking of ‘Nothing’s True’ is outstanding - a sublime slice of bass-heavy house. Love it!”
DJ Mes (Guesthouse) - “Fiasco kills it!”
UnaBombers - “Love the old school / nu skool jack vibe of ‘GTFO.’”
Tony D’Onghia (Radio Koper-Capodistria) - “My choice goes to the Mobius Strum remix. Gorgeous groove.”
Russell Deeks (This Is Why We Dance) - “‘Lush deepness’ is right! ‘Nothing’s True’ is wicked.” Charl Chaka (Radio 1 Dubai) - “My man Fiasco kills it. That’s house music right there!”

Additional support from Luciano, Claude Von Stroke, DJ T., Andy Cato (Groove Armada), Orde Meikle (Slam), Nick Holder, Robert Owens, Tyree Cooper, Tommy Largo, Omid 16B, Benji Candelario, DJ Harri (Sub Club), C-Rock, Jason Hodges, DJ Linus, Onionz, and Doc Link.

Available now from Beatport.