BOGHOSIAN & TORQUATO - BALAKA

This one's been out about a week, since the end of last month on Cecille Numbers. I was drawn to the vocal sample on this one, nice little melodic touch to what is otherwise fairly sparse production. Buy it here

Boghosian & Torquato - Balaka

IRON CURTIS - STANSFIELD

Getting back into the swing of things now, here's a few more to keep you going. First one is by Iron Curtis, the title track of the Stansfield EP released on Mirau this year. I just loved the piano hook and the old-school drums, pretty slick little jam. I can only assume the title of the EP was inspired by a certain 80's/90's Manc singer.

Iron Curtis - Stansfield

DEEP INTO THE BOWELS OF HOUSE

The summer has pretty much come and gone, so I've come in from the sun to sit and blog after what, 3 months of laziness?  Anyway, the first post in a while is going to be a plug for two people who, in my humble, possibly naive and unschooled opinion, are two of the best djs in our fair capital.

Antonio O'Duibhir and Max Conte run the DeepIntoTheBowelsOfHouse* night which over the past year has become quite the hotspot for house music. Actual, proper, soulful, party time house music. Between the pair of them they have to be two of the best selectors around, their mixes always dedicated to the central soul of the music, if not always for the dancefloor (some are more understated, introspective listening affairs, perfect for walking around to).

On top of this, their productions are some of the best I've come across, and Antonio has released an EP on Splendid Lo-Fi Records (I wrote about it in an earlier post).

DIBH has been uprooted and upgraded over the summer months to Tripod on monthly Fridays (I think, I'm out of the loop somewhat at the minute), but if you use the internet as a tool for the discovery of information you can confirm this without too much hassle.

So my point is go check them out in Tripod or even just listen to and appreciate the lads' latest mix, as well as a tune by Antonio under a new moniker that's available to download. For free, if you can believe it.

 DeepIntoTheBowelsOfHouse Mix by Antonio O'Dwyer + Max Conte Sep 10 by MaxConte

 Lono (unmastered) by Tuatha Taiden


*In case you're curious as to the origins of the name, it's a tweaked title of a Dj Sprinkles song, "Grand Central Part 1 (Deep Into The Bowel Of House)", taken from the Midtown 120 Blues LP which was something of an instant classic on its release in 2009.

LOSOUL - 00000000

LoSoul - 00000000


From 1996, a raw banger off the Open Door 12".

MANUEL TUR & DPLAY - PORTAMENTO

Manuel Tur & Dplay - Portamento


Another old-ish one here I only discovered the other day. You can get it here.

TIME SQUARED MIX JUNE 2010

June 2010 by Cian Murphy on Mixcloud

SOULPHICTION - CHEERLEADER (POETS OF D-ISM REMIX)

Soulphiction - Cheerleader (Poets of D-Ism Remix)


May I just direct your attention to this little number, it's a trendy remix of a Soulphiction song. It is good, I'm fuckin' telling you matey.

Come on, enjoy it! The vibes will last forever! In your mind, your feet won't stop moving! Every person!

BLAKE BAXTER - SEXUALITY

Blake Baxter - Sexuality



I'm listening in to Anroak N Roll, an internet show over on the Fresh Air college radio site as I type, and this week it's a retrospective of Rave between the years 1989 and 1992. Dezzie Valentine has been stoking memories of my childhood with some absolute anthems, and next week the scheduled show is on Detroit techno and Chicago house; a tantalizing prospect to say the least.
It airs live every Tuesday night from 8.30pm and can be streamed straight from the site. Well worth a listen, not just for the tunes but also for Des's rambling meanderings which are highly entertaining.

So, I was reminded of this song  by Blake Baxter, an acid house banger that blows the arse of one like no other song can blow the arse off one. You can buy the record here.

TAKE A LOOK AT THESE HANDS #1 - APRIL 2010

Here's a mix, and a song that I maded.

Cian Murphy - Take A Look At These Hands Mix #1 - April 2010
Take A Look At These Hands Mix #1 - April 2010byCian Murphy

The Only Thing I'm Getting Right Is Getting It Wrong by Cian Murphy

MUGWUMP - T-COY JELLY DROPS

Mugwump - T-Coy Jelly Drops


Not the most thought-provoking song title I've ever come across, but a great song nonetheless. It's taken from the recent If This Is House I Want My Money Back compilation where this tune by Mugwump sits alongside others by Hunee, 6th Borough Project and Neville Watson to name but three. Well worth the purchase. Anyway, enjoy and just to make it clear, you can download all the tunes I post by clicking on the song title above the player. So long.

ANTONIO O' DUIBHIR - WHO KNOWS

Antonio O' Duibhir - Who Knows


Set for release this month on Splendid Lo-Fi, Antonio O' Duibhir's debut effort is full of soul. At turns deep, raw and musical, Who Knows is a great representation of him as a proper house producer. He's also involved with the DeepIntoTheBowelsOfHouse club nights which take place every Thursday in The Turk's Head in Dublin. Buzz down if you ever get the opportunity. In the meantime, here's the title track from the Ep as well as a mix from himself and fellow Boweller Max Conte.

DeepIntotheBowelsofHouse November Mix Antonio Ò Duibhir & Max conte  by  MaxConte

Track List
Soulphiction - Liquid Patterns
Hunee - My Love
Kasper - Just A House Groove
Federico Iocchi & Ughl - Caramella (Gorge Remix)
Nightshafter - Azuni
Cavalier - The Deeper You
Mark Henning - Get Me To The Moon
Boris Werner - Can't Let You Go
DC - Riot
Johannes Lehner - Smart One
Julien Chaptal - Discgo
M. In & Bastian Schuster - I'm Gonna Get Cha
John Daly - This Is A Lonely Beat
Kawabata - Feeling It
Unknown - You Said...Barraput!
The Mountain People - Mountain 009.2
The Lost Men - More Of That
Manul Tur & Dplay - Deviate (Edit)
Sean Miller - Yo Yo
Kabale und Liebe - Una y Nada

DJ QU - PARTY PEOPLE CLAP (LEVON VINCENT REMIX)

Dj Qu - Party People Clap (Levon Vincent Remix)


Dj Qu and Levon Vincent have both released music on Dj Jus-Ed's brilliant Underground Quality label. As the label name might suggest, it's all underground and it's all quality. Get this one here

THOMAS BANGALTER - OUTRUN

Thomas Bangalter - Outrun


Mid-90's bang-er (oh God) from one half of Daft Punk. Taken from the Tracks On The Rocks EP.

NY HOUSE'N AUTHORITY - APT. 3A

NY House'n Authority - Apt. 3A


What a name. Genius. Rheji Burrell, founder of Nu Groove Records, released the Apt. 12" in 1989. Great New York deep house. I'll be posting more NU Groove releases over the next while because a lot of it is deadly.

HOUSE OF HOUSE - RUSHING TO PARADISE (WALKIN' THESE STREETS)

House Of House - Rushing To Paradise (Walkin' These Streets)


House of House have made an impeccable piece of music. Almost untouchable. For me, Rushing To Paradise (Walkin' These Streets) embodies everything I love about house music. The tension of the build, the eventual satisfaction of a mounting rhythm reaching its apex. The song contains several incremental kick-ins, a great vocal sample and some gorgeous piano. Look just listen for yourself, it's absolutely amazing. Apparently it was out of stock for ages, but I'm pretty sure you can pick it up here. Oliver "Liv" Spencer of Still Going fame makes up half of the duo.

ACOS COOLKAS - PULSAR

Acos Coolkas - Pulsar


Don't know much about Acos Coolkas, but guess what? I like them. I like their songs and their music. You can buy all of that fizzing stuff by clicking anywhere on this highlighted section of text