Uniting Souls Music continues its focus on Seattle's long-standing electronic music scene with a stellar new release from Lee Houser. This may seem to be the name of a single person, but it's actually a 'wonder-twin-powers-activate' type scenario consisting of two of the city's more established players. On one side is Jon Lee, who for two decades has influenced Seattle's house music scene through involvement with area record shops, venues, and the storied Tilted Records label. On the other is Simon Houser, known for spending an abundant time in the studio when not DJ'ing across town. Together, as Lee Houser, the pair have releases on a potpourri of underground labels including Proper Slap, KRecordings, and Filter Music.
With the third installment of Uniting Souls' Seattle Sessions series, Lee Houser delivers two formidable late night deep house tracks primed and ready for dance floor elevation. "You Too" begins with a hypnotic bell-like synth pattern and a subdued, repeating pad over a solid four-on-the-floor beat. The track confidently builds as a punchy low end and a helping of psychedelic sounds lead into a dramatic but tasteful breakdown. It's a delicious combination well-suited for after hours adventures. "Don't Even Know" is next, and it's a more laid-back and heady deep house affair. Calming chords are juxtaposed by a commanding bass line and a mysterious vocal snippet while a pizzicato synth line supplies an exotic melody that adds to the wayfaring feel of the track.
Diz (Iz & Diz / Visual) - "Sexy."
Pablo Bolivar - "I'm feeling 'You Too' … nice vibe."
Chris Fortier (Fade) - "This sounds good!"
Vanilla Ace - "Nice one."
Greg Eversoul (Elektek / Evasive) - "Solid!"
Gabe Alexander (SAFE Music / Colectivo Futuro) - "Heady, trippy tunes … I like it."
Leri Ahel (Mutant Disco Radio Show) - "Both tracks are nice."
Tee Cardaci (Low Down Grooves / Sine Qua Non) - "Another solid release from the Uniting Souls camp … big tunes!"
Deepshizzol (MyHouse-YourHouse Radio) - "'You Too' is definitely a cracking early doors track … nice."
Adam Warped (Whiskey Pickle / Strange Days) - "I like the laid back appeal of 'Don’t Even Know'."
Simon Kirk (Stag Beetle Radio Show) - "'You Too' is a great track … I love that big bass line."
Tariq Ziyad (Nu Urban ERA) - "Dayuuum! This is good … full support."
Sandro Bianchi (Ibiza Sonica Radio) - "I'm really in love with this!"
Available now from Beatport, Juno Download, iTunes, and Spotify.