Pedro Faria feat. Kavina Ladean - Same Ground (Viva Recordings)

Viva Recordings is proud to present “Same Ground,” the latest offering from Portuguese artist Pedro Faria (Elektronic Vibes, Souled Records), featuring Kavina Ladean on vocals. The original is a stompy foray into house territory, with a strong, dreamy synth line that underscores Ladean’s vocal work beautifully. Pezzner (Freerange, Smoke N’ Mirrors) follows up with a captivating remix, transforming the original into a cerebral, dark and jazzy deep house cut, taking the listener on a subtle journey through sound. The remix by Futurewife (PYT Records, Brilliantine) picks up the tempo and provides us with a more tech-house interpretation of the track, while still maintaining its deep and soulful essence. Viva label head Neiro (Uniting Souls, Chillin) contributes a nice rework as well, chopping up Ladean’s vocals to maximum effect and sculpting a strong bass line to keep this track moving ahead perfectly. Provoke Rain (Labella Recordings) rounds out the release with a final remix, by the far the most ‘techno’ of all the remixes. Dark and stripped down synth work, coupled with bizarre and otherworldly vocal lines create a track ready for the weirdest hours of the night.

Alland Byallo - “The Pezzner remix is nothing short of brilliant. The Futurewife remix is really fun too. Another slammin’ Viva release!”
Giom - “Lovely release. Will play for sure.”
Stacey Pullen - “This is cool.”
Tensnake - “Nice original and Pezzner’s remix is quality, too.”
Jay West - “I’m digging both the original and the Pezzner remix.”
Toomy Disco - “Super fresh beatz! I’ll play this for sure.”
Alexi Delano - “The Provoke Rain mix for me.”
CJ Mackintosh - “I’m loving the Pezzner remix!”
Rob Warner (Ibiza Voice) - “Cool release. Enjoying the original and the Futurewife remix.”
Tom Conrad (Adaptation Music) - “Neiro’s remix works best for me here … deep groove and great Metro Area-esque bass line.”
Bruno Lepretre (Ibiza Global Radio) - “Nice track coming with a good choice of remixes.”
Velanche (Velanche’s Playtime) - “Ace! The original is really good, and the remix variety is bananas. Pezzner is again on it (one of my fave producers), but Provoke Rain has a really deep one. Dope!”
Corbin Dooley (Electric Feel Radio Show) - “All mixes are winners … I really like the spacey scales in the Futurewife version.”
Michael Fossati (Spirit of House) - “The brilliant deep house rework by Pezzner is by no means to be missed.”

Available now from Beatport and Stompy.

Michael Manahan - Regulate The Deep (Uniting Souls Music)

Uniting Souls, the Seattle-based imprint that started as a leading underground events promoter in 1997, is busting forth in 2012 by already issuing its second stellar release of the year. This single features local Seattle DJ legend Michael Manahan and his debut track “Regulate The Deep.” Manahan has been active in the northwest US scene for over twenty years, co-founding the Oracle Gatherings and co-producing the Decibel Festival, two well-established north American dance music events. It’s amazing that after all this time Manahan had yet to release his own production, but finally the time is ripe and “Regulate The Deep” is the result. The track features singer Ilen Halogram delivering a gorgeous, somewhat dreamy vocal over a low-slung understated deep house groove. This atmospheric cut hypnotically draws the listener inside, whether on an after-hours dancefloor or at a sunrise ‘back to mine’ session.

The remixes come courtesy of a ‘who’s who’ of Seattle house music producers. Leading the charge is the incomparable Pezzner (Freerange, Smoke N’ Mirrors) providing a twisted and twisty deep house interpretation as only Pezzner can give. The build on this one should send the nightclub reeling. Neiro is up next, coming off his recent, acclaimed Park Authority EP for Uniting Souls. Neiro gives the track a subtle, deep Chicago feel using cut-ups of the vocals as rhythmic accents in cahoots with a processed piano line. Finally, Uniting Souls veteran Jordan Strong adds a pulsing synth pad and a snappy snare to his dubbed-out remix, creating a persistent, bouncy treatment to excite late night dance floors. It’s an undeniably cool package coming at you from Uniting Souls, and just the beginning of what’s in store for the label in 2012.

Justin Martin - “Love the Pezzner mix!”
DJ Schwa (Shades Of Gray) - “Nice remix by Pezzner!”
Jay West - “The original is nice. Love the vibe.”
Chris Todd (Crazy P/Hot Toddy) - “Pezzner’s mix is very good. Great arrangement and production.”
Dave Mothersole - “I like the Jordan Strong mix …”
Al Bradley (3am Recordings) - “Good stuff on all the mixes here … just fantastic strong deep house for the floors. Top!”
Dj Nova (Rodon FM) - “Incredible release! Mystical and hypnotic. Love Neiro’s remix with its thick bassline, old school build, and cool piano strings.”
Demarkus Lewis - “Pezzner mix for me here .. proper deepness with chunk.”
Russell Deeks (This Is Why We Dance blog) - “Nice deep vibes with a pleasingly varied set of mixes.”
Beppe Gioia (Garage Family) - “Definitely for my deep radio sets!”
Miles Maeda - “Addicted to Pezzner …”
Rick Preston - “Neiro’s and Jordan’s mixes are my favorites!”

Additional support from Giom, Justin Harris (Freaks), Shur-i-kan, Nacho Marco, DJ Linus, Murray Richardson, Henri Kohn, Merlyn Martin, Eddie Spettro, and Doc Link.

Available now from Beatport

Neiro - Park Authority EP (Uniting Souls Music) →

Starting in 1997 as an influential outfit organizing top notch west coast house music events, Seattle’s Uniting Souls has confidently ventured into the music-making realm with the label sharing their name. Having already issued a series of excellent releases featuring the likes of Johnny Fiasco, Brett Johnson, LawnChair Generals, and Pezzner, Uniting Souls bounce forward into 2012 with a lush four track EP from Neiro. Neiro is Chad Neiro, a Florida native now making waves in Seattle having previously contributed cool house tracks to the Chillin Music, Mindshift, and Connected Music labels. Neiro’s taken a break from his A&R duties at Viva! Recordings to drop the Park Authority EP for Uniting Souls. The EP is further exploration into Neiro’s blending of deep house and tech-house vibes, finding a drifty and hypnotic nightclub space in-between. Included are the subdued, dubby skank of “Roots,” the organ-driven “Rising Sun,” the bouncing bass of “Getting Around,” and the especially dreamy “Run In The Park.” These are four tracks designed to add introspective dancefloor moments to the sets of deeper house DJs. Enjoy.

Brett Johnson - “Nice and deep release. Warm sounds and hypnotic movements.”
Deepchild (Trapez / Opossum Records) - “Lovely stuff! Timeless and deep…”
Doc Link (Liberate Recordings) - “Very Nice! Hard to pick a favorite here.”
Tony D’Onghia (Radio Koper-Capodistria) - “Deeper than deep. Perfect for those special moments on dark dancefloors in the wee hours.”
Robert Owens - “Nice grooves.”
Al Bradley (3am Recordings) - “Wow! This is a blinder of an EP. Each track is wicked and pretty much impossible to choose a favorite.”
Checkpoint Charlie (MyCuppaT Blog) - “‘Simply put… beautiful deep / tech house. Huge bass lines, sublime instrumentation, chunky and out-there exhibiting pure quality. Superb!”
Grant Paterson (Edinburgh Evening News) - “Nice beginning of the set kinda house, invaluable.”
Kiko Martínez (Ibiza Global Radio) - “Elegant and deep.”
Dino Michael (Good Hope FM / Godfathers House Radio Show) - ” Awesome deep EP! Full support!”

Available now from Beatport and Stompy