Sleazy McQueen - I'm Tired (Lost Paradise)

The brand new vinyl imprint Lost Paradise is a return to roots. It’s deep, it’s disco, it’s acid but most importantly, it’s House Music; the kind of house music you fell in love with.

Lost Paradise joins the fray showcasing Sleazy McQueen’s “I’m Tired.” It’s his first single in 2012 and Lost Paradise is fine with waiting this long. Pete Herbert presents a fantastic remix with vocal hooks, fleeting synths, classic piano and heavy bass. On the flip, YamWho? provides a rework heralding the current house sounds of London while leaning heavily on the classic rhythms of 90s New York. The EP closes out with Sleazy McQueen’s Space Coast remix. Space Coast is SMQ’s newest joint venture with J.Collazo and gauging from this remix, one should expect plenty of woozy analog and bass that’s somewhere between a purr and growl. By the way, SMQ is not tired. He can stay up until dawn, at least.

Bill Brewster - “Nice. My favorite mixes are the Pete Herbert remix and Yamwho? version. Hard to choose between them, really.”
Quentin Harris - “Great set of tracks!”
Tom Findlay (Groove Armada / Lovebox) - “Brilliant EP. I love all the mixes here with YamWho? probably the standout. I’ll play this on BBC 6 Music NYE.”
Social Disco Club - “Very good!”
Jay West - “This sounds dope.”
Abicah Soul - “Something very special, almost an 80s groove. Yamwho? remix is my pick.”
Q-Burns Abstract Message - “Solid package … everything here has superhero strength, but Pete Herbert’s rework is the one I’m coming back to. Lovely.”
Soul Minority - “Nice package. I really like the Space Coast remix and Yamwho? rework here.”
Diz (Vizual / Classic) - “Cosmically deep!”
Hardway Bros - “Love all of these jams but the Space Coast remix edges it for me.”
Ulysses (Neurotic Drum Band) - “It’s the uplifting piano house vibe of the Pete Herbert mixes that I like best. Nice stuff.”
Alf Tumble (Bangana) - “Sleazy as usual!”
Irregular Disco Workers - “I love the old school 90s vibe of Pete Herbert and Yamwho? … it makes me think of of Italian spaghetti house. The Space Coast remix is really dark and spacey, perfect for obscure winter season dance floors!”
Will SumSuch (DeepWit / Urban Torque) - “Pete Herbert’s mix is a little slice of summer and the Space Coast mix is lovely, moody, and deep. Very good indeed!”
Al Bradley (3am Recordings) - “Great stuff here across the mixes; Pete turns in a mix which has proper acid/warehouse echoes, like it was found in a list vault from 1987 … class. Yamwho? turns in a wicked bassy vibe, but the pick here is the Space Coast version. I’m really feeling that more sparse deep groove and the reworked vox. Cracking.”

Also supported by Miguel Migs, Ursula 1000, diskJokke, Jay West, Marques Wyatt, Recloose, Tim “Love” Lee, The Glimmers, Mousse T., Severino (Horse Meat Disco), Rainer Trueby, Gavin Hardkiss (Hawke), James Curd, Erik Rug, DJ Rocca (Ajello), Makossa & Megablast, and Tal M. Klein.

Available now from Juno Download. Also available on vinyl from Juno Records.

Christian Zimmerman - Gas Hero (Out Of Bounds)

Introducing Out Of Bounds, a recently launched label hailing from Birmingham, UK that’s ready to explore quality house business of varying tempos and styles. This second release unveils “Gas Hero,” a spacey, slo-mo house track from Christian Zimmerman who has been dropping tunes since the mid-90s under various guises. Also originally from Birmingham, and born as Christian Davies, the producer’s first sounds were revealed via DIY’s Diversions label under the Men O’Harlick moniker, moving on to collaborations as Stargazer II for Ideal Records, and finally as Christian Zimmerman with “Diary Of A Lost Girl” on Nathan Gregory’s Giant 45 label. Ewan Pearson remixed the latter, gaining huge support from the likes of Jazzanova and Gilles Peterson.

Now Zimmerman returns with “Gas Hero,” a beautifully textured masterpiece of leisurely rhythms, strong bass tones, floaty synth melodies, and evocative dynamics. Pete Herbert (Maxi Discs, Redux) crafts the track into a slightly speedier take with his B1 mix, adding a bit of Herbert’s sharply honed production prowess to the proceedings. Fanciful synth arpeggiations and solid dance floor drive make this yet another feather in the cap of the maestro. Finally, Out Of Bounds in-house production dup Discomendments provide their B68 mix which explores the deeper and dubbier regions of “Gas Hero” by opening up space around the infectious bass groove. Three prime cuts for cosmic club affairs, ready for action.

It’s good to see Christian Zimmerman back and he can be currently found recording Canadian bear songs in the evergreen forests of Manitoba. We are sure he will live to tell the tale.

Richard Dorfmeister - “A fine Pete Herbert mix!”
Justin Robertson - ”Lush and chunky .. love it.“
Ivan Smagghe - ”Cool deep disco stuff.“
Jay West - ”Pete Herbert mix for the win!“
Nick Chacona - ”Groovy tunes.“
Tal M. Klein - ”Holy sh*t! Discomendments, where have these guys been all my life? Aces!“
Q-Burns Abstract Message - ”Solid stuff here … the two remixes are especially fab, with Pete’s slightly edging it.“
OOFT! - ”The original for me. It’s really nice, atmospheric, and musical.“
LTJ X-Perience - ”I’m digging the original version. A deep hot summer groove.“
Deadly Sins - ”Really nice deep house grooves … will play.“
Irregular Disco Workers - ”Pete Herbert remix just brought me the summer! I also love the deep touch of Discomendments.“
Bruce Tantum (TimeOut NY) - ”Loving all three mixes, really! Solid, near-stately electronic disco on all three cuts.“
Al Bradley (3am Recordings) - ”Mint release, tough to call between the three mixes! The original is superb … classy lo-slung deep vibes. Pete Herbert adds his usual high-grade feeling to the track for some wicked dance floor action, while Discomendments round the release off in quality deep & sultry fashion.“
Justin Wilkes (Kiss 100 FM) - ”This is going in the poolside box for Ibiza and Mallorca!”

Additional support from Mixmaster Morris, Atnarko, Ajello, Sleazy McQueen, Jay West, Severino (Horse Meat Disco), Tiago, Makossa & Megablast, Space Ranger, Fer Ferrari, Stereo 77, Manuel Sahagun, and Cole Medina.

Available now from Juno Download and Beatport.