Wednesday, May 11 @ Smart Bar, Chicago

Gramaphone Records welcomes:

DUBBYMAN (Deep Explorer Music, Spain)
DARYL CURA (Eargasmic Recordings)
BJAK & BISHOP (RealDEEP Recordings)
Gramaphone resident: MICHAEL SERAFINI

Celebrating the upcoming release on DEEP EXPLORER…
DeepEx023 the “Electric Blues Ep” by Black Jazz Comsortium
….CLICK HERE for more info…

Wednesday, May 11 @ Smart Bar 3730 N. Clark St. Chicago  |  21+  |  10pm-Late

Presented by: RealDEEP Recordings, Eargasmic Recordings & Deep Explorer Music

“UBIZO – The Calling” by Black Jazz [RDR015]
Official Release Date: 08/26/2010 *** AVAILABLE SOON ***

Tracklisting:
A1. “City Streets”
A2. “My Version”
B1. “Moon Face”
B2. “Patience”
B2. “Extraordinary Sense”

Release Notes:

With a worthy collection of solo projects already topping the RealDEEP charts under their monikers Apple Jazz & Arnold Tempo , this South African posse has now united under the placard of Black Jazz to bring us a blazing new 5-track EP entitled “UBIZO – The Calling” [RDR015].

Like a fog horn cutting through a gray gloom of ordinariness comes “City Streets”. Stabbing synths and sultry vocals snips meet murky bass-lines and swinging beats, capturing the deep house of yesteryear and reminiscent of early Prescription. Pacing the tempo and warming the vibe is “My Version”. Rich chords are underscored by a deep, resonant bass-line, riding fleecy strings & dubby vocals. Riding the heels of this groove into even sweeter & sexier territory is another beautiful tune entitled “Moon Face”. Like the clear, twinkling of moonlight on a pensive, starlit night, “Moon Face” brightens the spirits. Pensive keys and haunting female vocals are paced by gridded beats & plunky percussion, lifted even higher by swirling synths and bright leads. Clearing the hump and dropping even deeper is “Patience”, a Larry Heard-esque orchestrated masterpiece of soundscapes and rhythms. Cinematic yet soulful. Lifting us out of the depths and recharging the speakers is “Extraordinary Sense”. Clean, driving beats and hovering tones keep your mind locked in full REM while sentenced synth stabs and spoken word preach their message. Black Jazz presents “UBIZO – The Calling”.

Available 08.26.2010 @ these fine stores:

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“Microscopic EP” by re:search [RDR014]
Official Release Date: 06/23/2010 ***NOW AVAILABLE***

Tracklisting:
A1. “Resonance”
A2. “Document 57″
B1. “Morphine”
B2. “8 e’s Dance Party”

Release Notes:

After phenomenal response on his first RealDEEP single entitled “On My Own” off the “Amuse Bouche EP – Vol.1″ [RDR012], emerging artist Don Clark aka re:search returns to supply us with a closer examination of his work with his first, full-length, RealDEEP release entitled “Microscopic EP” [RDR014]. His first specimen, “Resonance”, takes us deep inside the re:search sound, revealing the warm organic vibes of yester-year with a clean & technical edginess of today that should impress any discerning deep house enthusiast. Switching our scope to a higher magnification, we uncover “Document 57″. Striking synth chord progressions are mellowed by glistening bells, spaced-out horn stabs and snippy vocals making this tune a beautiful edition to those warm and breezy summer night DJ sets. Next up on slide 3 is a sample of “Morphine”. A new study suggests that the effects of “Morphine” reportedly produce intense feeling of euphoria and bliss, especially when experienced on the dance-floor after midnight. Side effects may include auditory hallucinations and loss of muscular control resulting in uncontrollable body jacking! And last but not least, re:search reveals a bit of the architecture behind his sound with “8 e’s Dance Party”. Watch your ribs, because elbows are bound to fly when re:search brings back the sounds of the basement with this full on jack beat inspired cut, chock full of rolling bass lines and tweaky, acid-esque synths. So you think you know all there is to know about Deep House, but have you done your re:search?

Available 06.23.2010 @ these fine stores:

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“The Heartwork EP” by Cesar Ramirez [RDR013]
Release Date: 05/13/2009 ***NOW AVAILABLE***

Tracklisting:
A1. “Cabeza De Papaya”
A2. “Dark Cloud”
B1. “No Business”
B2. “Recovery”

Release Notes:
One of RealDEEP’s fastestest rising talents, Cesar Ramirez, is back with us again to deliver us a brand-new, 4 track release entitled “The Heartwork EP” [RDR013].  Immediately igniting this EP is Cesar’s “Cabeza De Papaya”, a scorching, Latin-flavored dance-floor bomb sure to get you on your feet.  Driving percussion and rolling bass-lines hurl the track forward, while playful keyboards and searing syth-stabs steer you through this spicy, body-mover.  Next up is the percussively tribal and entrancing “Dark Cloud”.  Moody keys and pianos dance enticingly over pushy congas, hi-hats & shakers, locking you into a murky & hypnotizing groove.  Like the sun after a storm, Cesar brings us “No Business”, a warm and glistening, deep house gem.  Supplying the swinging bass lines, wooly keys and haunting strings we’ve come to know so well from Cesar, this is another RealDEEP classic in the making.  Bringing us out of the depths and leaving us racing towards the finish-line is the uptempo & head-bopping track entitled “Recovery”.  The stomping kick-drum, charging pianos and ripping flute lines are fueled by spaced out, neo-disco rhythms, sending this lil’ whizzer screaming into the stratosphere and lowering the checkered flag on yet another piping hot RealDEEP release.

Available 05.13.2010 @ these fine stores:

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