Smooth Agent Records is proud to release the long awaited single “Passion” by UK-based producer Mark Graham with Glasgow’s Jean Honeymoon on vocals. Having released most of his music on his own Rehab label since 2008, Mark is a producer who likes to blend classical, jazz, latin, and hip hop into his stew of dance music sounds, influenced by everything from Aphex Twin to Thelonious Monk. The vocals on the jazzy, liquid drum n’ bass of “Passion” are by Ms. Jean Honeymoon who has a unique, almost whisper-like singing style. Jean has released numerous productions from house to downtempo chill-out, and has worked with producers such as Monodeluxe, Rubberlips, Union Effect, Victor Maximilano, and Burkina Lounge.
The strong songwriting of “Passion” has lent itself to a number of exceptional remixes, touching on deep, soulful house, broken beat, and drum n’ bass styles. Smooth Agent’s own Sean Smith delivers a dreamy and soulful afro-flavored house remix that will delight the deepest of DJs. Chicago’s Union Effect (Mindfood, Smooth Agent) reveals a spacious, classic sounding deep house mix with melodic piano complimenting Jean’s lovely voice. Canadian DJ / producer Scott Totem adds a splash of tech-house to his deep treatment resulting in a pulsing, bass fueled ride while Don Clark aka Re:search (Re:direct Recordings, Deep Hype Sounds) presents a bright, cascading interpretation of “Passion.” Italy’s Monodeluxe (Little Angel, Vibe Boutique) flips the script with a broken beat, downtempo version that’s soulful and chill. Also, Cleveland’s Quentin Allen unveils two remixes under two different guises - a shuffling Deep Tech mix as Karu and a meaty drum n’ bass remix under the name of Illform. There’s a lot of variety here, courtesy of Smooth Agent Records … sit back and dive in.
Ron Trent - “I like the Moondelux, Union Effect, and Sean Smith versions.”
Graeme Park - “A very cool and interesting selection of grooves … particularly feeling the Monodelux mix.”
Alton Miller - “Very nice music … I’ll support this for sure.”
Glenn Underground - “The original of ‘Passion’ is hot on its own.”
Abicah Soul - “Love it!”
Mr.V (Sole Channel Music) - “Dope! Great vocal.”
Davidson Ospina - “It’s all about Scott Totem Remix for me … slammin’!”
Andy Compton (The Rurals / Peng) - “Lovely!”
Daz-I-Kue - “Yep, I’ll be playing a number of these mixes.”
Jaymz Nylon - “Incredible mixes all tied together with soul and heart.”
Edground (Grooveland Music, Brazil) - “Amazing release. Great remixes here.”
Fish Go Deep - “Good range of mixes with Sean Smith’s standing out. Nice vocal.”
Groove Assassin (Pacha / Defected) - “Super dope … a slamming set of mixes.”
Christos Kedras (Kapa Music) - “Strong package with lots of great mixes. Sean Smith, Union Effect, Monodelux, and Karu all have done excellent job.”
Andre Harris - “I’m loving the Scott Totem mix.”
Dean Serafini (JJazproJect) - “Such sweet vocals. It has to be the Union Effect Mix for me.”
Alex Dean (Low End Theory Radio Show) - “I’m loving the Sean Smith mix … beautiful vocal house music.”
Joey Silvero (Distant People) - “I like the bounce to the bass. The Re:search mix is really cool.”
Jamie Topham (CDPool) - “Cool release from Mark Graham with the Smooth Agent label delivering a heavyweight mix package.”
Michael Fossati (Spirit of House) - “The glamorous remixes by Union Effect and label head Sean Smith are by no means to be missed.”
Available now from Juno Download and Traxsource.