Monty Luke - Bomb On Bomb EP (Full Flavor Music)

Detroit’s Monty Luke delivers Full Flavor Music's seventeenth release, the Bomb On Bomb EP. Other than being Carl Craig’s right-hand man at Planet E Communications, Monty Luke has been building quite the reputation lately with solid releases on labels like Planet E, Mothership, and his own Black Catalogue imprint. Monty brings a funky, raw eclectic sound to the techno underground, melding his upfront, cut-up DJ mix style and electrifying presence to dance floors worldwide.The Bomb On Bomb EP consists of three originals that cross the boundaries from acid house to funky techno to four-on-the-floor downtempo. In Monty’s words: “The EP is an experiment in contemporary styles of house music with a couple of tracks that were the House of NOW, or slightly ahead of right now.” “In Love With A Dancer" is the EP’s total driver, with meaty synth stabs, teasing builds, and cleverly processed vocal treatments that scatter thoughout the mix. There’s a sparse Dub of this track as well for an evocative late night DJ tool. “Bomb On Bomb" is a sly combination of classic-sounding acid house keys, pulsating rhythms, and a soulful vocal going on about a sexy lady. "13th City Stranger" is a sleek, downtempo house track and one of the first things Monty recorded after moving to Detroit from San Francisco. The title refers to the fact that Detroit was known at a time as the nation’s 13th largest city. Solid stuff all around from Monty Luke and Full Flavor Music … enjoy!

Stacey Pullen - “Cool vibes on this.”
Colin Dale - “‘In Love With The Dancer’ is my favorite here … a killer that’s right on the money. Will be playing and charting this to death. Support!”
Christian Martin - “‘Bomb On Bomb’ is dope!”
Ewan Pearson - “Love the slow burn of ‘13th City Stranger.’”
Sebastian Doering (Lovebirds) - “Really nice!”
Soul Minority - “Awesome EP, into all tracks here. Quality house music!”
Alland Byallo - “Monty’s the man! A man that’s unstoppable at the moment, at that. Top form here with some old school vibes. Love it!”
Orde Meikle (Slam) - “Will try this out this weekend.”
Jay West - “Lovely motor city flavor here, Will play for sure!”
DJ Schwa (Shades Of Gray) - “‘Bomb on Bomb’ is the BOMB!”
Nick Harris (NRK) - “Wow, serious house music here. This is my kind of stuff. Great energy, pumping and deep.”
Leo Portela - “As soon as I first heard this I found myself immersed in the fantastic, unexpected sound.”
Giom - “The ML Tronik Edit is awesome!”
Neil Quigley - “Excellent EP. Loving the ML Future Dub especially.”
Spettro - “‘Bomb Ob Bomb!’ Bouncy, sexy, driving - hot vocal. Outstanding!”
Al Bradley (3am Recordings) - “Wow! And again, WOW! This is definitely one of the best releases I’ve received this year, just stunningly good. Everything that is right about electronic music is here.”

Additional support from Dubfire, Luciano, Richie Hawtin, Claude Von Stroke, Groove Armada, Djuma Soundsystem, Chris Fortier, Omid 16B, Onionz, Moodymanc, Chris Carrier, DJ T., Three, Robert Owens, Makossa & Megablast, Pete Moss, Agent X, Benji Candelario, Jota Wagner, DJ Harri, Beg to Differ, Tyler Stadius, Raymundo Rodriguez, and Manuel Sahagun.

Available now from Beatport,

Wyndell Long - Shikago Love (Full Flavor Music)

Full Flavor Music is honored to welcome Wyndell Long onto the label with the Shikago Love 4 track EP. A devoted music fiend since the age of 7, Wyndell Long grew up on a steady diet of black radio during the P-Funk era in Chicago. In college Long befriended Mike Dearborn, then releasing records on DJAX, who passed the early Wyndell Long productions to Pete Hutchison over at Peacefrog Records in London. Long was immediately signed to Peacefrog which began a series of techno/tech-house singles throughout the 90’s that garnered much praise in Europe and the US. Labels such as Primate, Soma, R&S, and DJAX also caught on to Wyndell Long, leading to his tracks appearing regularly in the sets of some of the biggest global DJ names.

Long’s debut with Full Flavor Music is intentionally ‘Old School’ sounding, sure to lead folks straight to the dance floor. First up is “Soul Searching,” which thumps but in a breezy way with multi stacked pianos and an intricate arrangement that adds to the flavor. ”Always Keep It Wet" is a simple ‘jack’ track … it’s pure Chicago, no studio tricks or high sampling rates. "Damn Wireless Network" is a tribute to classic NY techno. Simple grooves, retro drum machine hits, and standard beeps and claps with a solid snare freakout section within the track. "Shikago Love" is the result of experiments with timing. The bassline and hi-hats are off the normal grid, but come together when heard in unison. There are a lot of subtle elements that move the track as something different happens about every eight bars. Analog synthesizers glide against a smoothed out high end in a way that is refreshingly pleasant to the ears, making the cut stand out amongst today’s extra hot and crispy releases.

François K. (Deep Space NYC / Wave Music) - “Definitely in the box with this one! ‘Shikago Love' & 'Soul Searching' will receive some play.”
Claude Young - “A really nice EP from a master track maker! ‘Always Keep It Wet’ is my favorite!”
Nick Harris (NRK Music) - “Some slammin’ stuff here! These tracks have big balls and I will definitely try them out.”
Joshua Iz (Vizual / Bring Down The Walls) - “I need more Wyndell Long in my life!”
Brett Johnson - “Cool stuff Wyndell! I’m Feeling ‘Keep It Wet' the most.” 
Lee Jarvis ( Do It Proper / MyCuppaT Blog) - “Love the melodic techno vibe of ‘Soul Searching’, and the Chicago warehouse feel of ‘Wet’. A great all around EP!”
Al Bradley (3AM Recordings) - “Oooh yes! These are raw! Like they’ve been found in a Chicago vault somewhere and dusted down. All four work in their own right, but ‘Soul Searching' is the main pick. A solid release!”
Justin Harris (Music For Freaks) - “Wow! A proper House music EP. I’m really feeling the depth involved in ‘Shikago Love' and 'Soul Searching’”
Pointbender (Harmonious Discord) - “Found my soul!”
Greg Eversoul (Elektek / Mono Stereo) - “Solid Avant House music. Not your regular anything going on here…”
Rennie Foster (Rebirth / Dirty Works) - “Right up my alley! Wyndell Long fan from way back… ‘Soul Searching' is my favorite.”
Grant Paterson (Edinburgh Evening News) - “Really diggin’ this exceptional EP! It’s nothing short of sizzling on the Techno tastebuds … Boom!”
Dean Facer (OurHouse Magazine Reviewer / United Colors Of House) - “Jackin’ … Stompin’ … Lovin’ this!”

Also supported by Switch, D’Julz, Stacy Pullen, and DJ Sneak.

Available now from Beatport  and emusic