Six releases in and Jason Mitchell's Deep House Aficionado label has already carved out a sound for itself, sitting somewhere between classic, mold-fitting deep house sounds and modern, bottomless dubs. The newest artist addition to the imprint, Marley Sherman, has always had a passion for the sea of music's deeper reaches. Born and raised on the northern beaches of Sydney, he first started producing hip-hop beats while at school, until he discovered house, influenced by the likes of Motor City Drum Ensemble and Miguel Migs. His focus is now on creating a mix of deep tech and funky house grooves.
On his debut release, Kinky Vibrations, he does exactly that. The bass ebbs and flows on "Deep Vibrations" alongside reverberating stabs and hints of funkier, pitched up flairs. Pulling from an even groovier place, "Kinky Tonight" brings a wave of pads crashing over a deep, catchy garage-like bass line, the kind that leaves hips in all kinds of seductive arrangements. It's a feeling the sweet and softly spoken female vocals expand on. From there, the release evolves in a more mellow direction with "Untitled", a real highlight for anybody looking to increase the depth on the ideas laid out in the first two cuts. After a teasing first half, a tense breakdown unleashes the previously repressed progression of its filtered piano lead. Overall, the release provides something deep and dub-tinged for every stage of the night.
Nick Holder - "Dope!"
Daz-I-Kue (Future Soul Records) - "Deep soulful house biz … nice."
Sebastian Davidson (Nightbird Music) - "Back to classic diffuse … nice EP!"
Hippie Torrales - "Nice, deep grooves."
Tyree Cooper - "Hot stuff."
Chris Fortier (Fade) - "I like it."
Craig Stewart (Montana & Stewart / DCSTrax) - "Very nice deepness here, a cool three tracker."
Alvaro Hylander (DeepWit) - "Great stuff! I'm really liking them all, especially the emotion in "Untitled" and its chords."
Fine Cut Bodies (Biscuit Real / Chi Recordings) - "Some great house vibes."
Tyler Stadius (Deepsite / Dialtone Records) - "Loving these tracks! Can't wait to try them out soon."
Kadabra (The House Hookup Radio Show) - "'Deep Vibrations' is nice and groovy. Sounds like Mark Farina meets Disclosure."
Louis Hughes (6th Sense Music) - "Real deep house with funky undertones. Yeah, I can get behind this release, all right."
Tony D'Onghia (Radio Koper-Capodistria) - "Deeper than deep!"
DJ Di Costa (MoodyLushious Influences Radio Show) - "Wow … what a pack of exquisite deep house sounds. A true pleasure … really ace stuff here!"
Michael Fossati (Spirit Of House) - "Tantalizing deep house vibes and rhythms perfect for late night or early morning play."
Adam Collins (Euphoria Records / Omni A.M.) - "Finally … some proper deep house!"
Available now from Beatport and Juno Download.