NDATL continues with DJ Aakmael's vibrant EP, "The Xposd EP" Kicking things off is "Track 109" a lively and rhythmic blend of Latin jazz infused groove with a bouncy shuffle guaranteed to set hips in motion. Next "Imagination" a mesmerizing groove and Aakmael's signature solo work, transports the dancers into a hypnotic zone. On the B-side, we encounter the dynamic collaboration "This Is Not A Game," a potent creation by Aakmael and label head Kai Alcé, featuring sparse piano notes and a penetrating synth solo. Aakmael then draws upon his Windy City influences for the final track, "102.5" characterized by a smooth deep bassline and velvety keys. With its diverse soundscape, "The Xposd EP" with its captivating rhythms and melodies invites listeners to immerse themselves. More

House with an extra dose of crispy high-end from DJ Aakmael, who has haunted the saucier ends of the Chicago house scene since the mid 1990s. Aakmael is a mysterious entity, and can be ghost-spotted behind any solid pair of decks on a rainy night. 'Deep Cookie' harkens after a forgotten platonic form of house, in which East Asian synths and 808 claps collide compellingly. Meanwhile, '4ever' rounds off the B-side; it's a diggers' delight with a near-UK feel and mystical vocals and sax, recalling recent tunes this side of the pond by Ben Hauke. More

SlothBoogie Records welcomes Deep House maestro DJ Aakmael onto its roster this March with ‘The Hardbody Project’ EP, comprised of four original compositions from the Richmond, US-based artist.

Across the past decade and a half DJ Aakmael has unveiled an impressive back catalogue of soul-drenched, dynamic deep house via revered imprints such as Uzuri, Church, Scissor & Thread, Freerange and Second Hand Records amongst many more. Here we see his latest material perfectly interlace with SlothBoogie Records own impressive back catalogue of bumping house and raw deep cuts.

Leading the release is ‘Hardbody’, laid out across seven minutes with chopped brass samples, bright key sequences, modulating Moogesque resonant leads and shuffled drums before ‘Track 166’ shifts focus over to a deeper aesthetic via dubbed out chord swells, organic percussion and twinkling piano melodies.

The aptly named ‘Deepshyt’ opens the flip side, as the name would suggest employing an amalgamation of deep and entrancing synth work, crisp drums and spoken word vocal chants. ‘Strobe’ then rounds out the release with a more disco-tinged House feel, fusing together funk guitar licks, cinematic strings and a snaking bass groove atop Aakmael’s signature swinging rhythmic feel. More

With releases on the likes of Nite Grooves, Uzuri, Church and Axe On Wax, DJ Aakmael steps up to the plate for NYC’s Second Hand Records seventh release taking you on a journey through the realms of deep house. Raw, packed with feeling and bursting with musicianship, Aakmael hits with those late night, meditative keys, juiced-up bass lines and MPC-crunched drums to provide three cuts that groove endlessly from dusk till dawn. More

Stateside based DJ Aakmael has been making well defined rough and raw dancefloor grooves for some time and a joint collaboration between Flumo and ANMA sees him pushing out a floor filler laden twelve inch. More

DJ Aakmael is a producer we’ve been loving for many years and we’re proud to be presenting you with his Freerange debut. The US artist has had consistent releases dating back to 2004 and has graced the discographies of many a fine label including Uzuri, Earthrumental, Kolour Ltd, his own UnXpozd Entertainment and most recently the hotly tipped UK label Church. Here on his Daydreeming EP we’re treated to four original tracks of real house music produced by a true original of the underground. Kicking off we have Daydreeming with muscular beats laying the foundation for some widescreen orchestral strings and off-kilter and subtly deranged torchsong vocals. Rimbaudian steps up for the remix following what for us, is one of the tracks of 2016; Werka 8 from his Meda Fury release. The Swedish producer brings a very fresh approach with a loopy and hypnotic techno edge which draws you in with it’s repeating vocal and trippy sinewave melodies. Flipping over we have Basement 2 which drops the tempo slightly for a more heads down Detroit-inspired jam. A simple three note synth repeats throughout while moody pads bring the deep heat resulting in a track that you could get lost in for days. Beacot Road closes the EP in fine style with introspective filtered piano chords providing the magic on this simple, stripped back track, the whole thing sounding somehow blunted like it’s being beamed through a thick haze of ganja smoke. Enjoy, and please show your support for DJ Aakmael! More

12" Vinyl only

Tracklist
A1. Izza
B1. Untitled 116
B2. Spreadsomluv

After only the fourth release People of Earth is making a habit of delivering ONLY top shelf music. The release form DJ Aakmael is no exception. Serving up a stunning 3 track EP with a classic sound & late night vibes. A true talent that People of Earth is honored to have on board.
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Four deep, underground house stylings from the mind of DJ Aakmael.....Pressed on yellow vinyl.... More

Unxpozd presents the long awaited 8th release! Leading of this project is “Jazz Piece 2”, continuing the deep jazz inspired series from Aakmael. Following is the funky playful string track “Aakboogie”, which makes a dance floor heat up with that 70’s soul sound we love to hear! The journey continues on the flip side with a melodic track called “Simply”. The title for this track is perfect for the feel, which is a simply beautiful sound, simply house nostalgia, simply wonderful! Lastly for the deeper heads, Aakmael finally presents the unreleased version to Deep Street, naturally called “Deep Street (deep mix). This is another perfect collection from Aakmael for the pure deep house Dj and collector, once again with music that will surely satisfy!

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Unxpozd presents the 7th project from Dj Aakmael, “The Rise EP”. The lead tune “Rise” is a blissful, relaxed string based track with playful keys that’s perfect for any chill lounge or dance floor. “Jazz Piece” is a sampled piece of art, where Aak cuts and chops a vintage groove for the 2014 crowd. Many have already hailed it as something that has that old NJ deep house feel! On the flip side, Aak gives two more untitled gems. “Untitled 105” is a dope club thumper that takes you back to that headknod feeling, perfect for any dance floor who liked to groove! Last is “Untitled 101”, thumping beat with dramatic horns and strings to conclude a well-packaged project! More

It’s safe to say that Detroit, a city steeped in economic, cultural and musical history, will soon weave its way into your soul should you spend any sustained time there. This rings all too true for Monty Luke. He has immersed himself in Detroit’s scene since moving to the Motor City in 2008. His new eight track LP, released via Dogmatik, showcases the style of a new generation of Detroit producers carrying the beacon for a deep, Detroit sound that blends analogue weight and punchy drum programming together with masterful synth work and raw emotion. More

Babylon is the debut 4 track EP on Dogmatik from Okain. Title track Babylon opens the EP with its rolling bass, claps and gritty rhodes, followed by the mainframe processed beats of Radio Therapy, signal processed, countercultural, surveilled. Permeable delivers another trademark Dogmatik elastic bass groove hovering above its classic pads, and the EP closes with the secret weapon, r4r5r6, reprising the same sticky groove, but backed up with a killer bass riff.
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Dogmatik kick start the year with a solid 12" from Steve Mc Cready that includes remixes from Gwen Maze & Kuba Sojka.

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Dogamtik deliver a quality EP from Detroit's Monty Luke, who gives us three killer tracks in a moodyman/theo vein. Tip!

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Dogmatik label owner Alex Arnout delivers a quality release with the Touch EP that includes a remix from Abe Duque.

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Dogmatik records deliver the goods once more with a quality release from Berkson & What with 'The Psychedelic Underground'. The 12'' comes with the original mix and a remix from Neville Watson, as well as another fine Berkson & What original production 'Back to me'.

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Dogmatik records deliver the goods once again with Maya Jane Coles 'Watcher' getting the remix treatment from Burnski and Vakula. More

The Dogmatik imprint returns with a fresh four-track EP from Lumina, entitled 'Long Time Coming' and backed with Rndm and Jimmy Clanfield remixes. Alison Marks and Helen Copnall aka Lumina met during studies at Manchester University where the pair embraced the diverse and thriving rave scene the city has to offer. Soon after meeting the duo begun to craft compositions together, Marks focuses on the sound design, mixing and vocal aspects of the productions, much like she does in her other project Wallflower, while Copnall works the synthesizers with an acute attentiveness for programming. Here we see Lumina offer up a stunning debut under this title via the Dogmatik imprint, following the footsteps of now established artists such as Maya Jane Coles, Dusky and of course label-head Alex Arnout. The original mix of title cut 'Long Time Coming' opens up the release, a charming, understated record led by dreamy arpeggiated synth lines and soft ethereal atmospherics. Wh ile the rugged rhythms and throbbing sub bass tones generate a powerful dance-floor focused edge to contrast the hypnotic textures. Following we're provided with a remix of 'Long Time Coming' from the ever on-point Rndm, a producer who maintains a quality over quantity release schedule, as expected we're treated to a raw and gritty workout fuelled by punchy offkilter drums, infectious low-end grooves and an ever-evolving dynamic laid out over seven minutes, yet another intelligent and dexterous piece of work here from the German producer. On the flip side we have a second offering from Lumina entitled 'Gina X', once again taking on a dreamy feel with jazz-tinged synth lines, swirling, shuffled percussion and tension building strings as the bumpy bass hook carries the groove with ease throughout the tracks duration. The package is then rounded off with a 'Long Time Coming' rework from London based producer Jimmy Clanfield, who tips the focus over to a more reserved, stripped-back feel, bringing penetrating rhythms, heady bass and processed vocal snippets to the forefront, while the subdued synth sounds simmer away in the depths of the background.

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Chris Lattner & East End Dubs deliver the next release on Dogmatik Records with a quality EP of deep house cuts, perfect for the early hours...

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London's Dogmatik label return with remixes of Dusky's massive 'Flo Jam EP'. 4 remixes coming on 2 ep's. Part one comes with a heavy A side with "Eats Everything" under his Mange Tout alias remix 'Flo Jam', whilst the flip see's 'Numerical' getting the remix treatment from the extremely talented Kris Wadsworth!!! Worthy remix ep on one of 2012 biggest club releases!

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London's Dogmatik label return with remixes of Dusky's massive 'Flo Jam EP'. 4 remixes coming on 2 ep's. Part one comes with a heavy A side with "Eats Everything" under his Mange Tout alias remix 'Flo Jam', whilst the flip see's 'Numerical' getting the remix treatment from the extremely talented Kris Wadsworth!!! Worthy remix ep on one of 2012 biggest club releases!

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Some proper peak time house tracks on UK's Dogmatik label blending Uk garage vibes with traditional US house. One of London’s finer house imprints (the label introduced some fine works by the talents of Maya Jane Coles, Stojche and Alex Arnout)!. They deliver the goods once more with talented London producers Dusky, with the “Flo Jam EP”, four tracks of quality house already gathering support from the likes of Lee Foss, Maya Jane Coles and Huxley, to name a few.

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