Hausick – Gospel

The new EP from Mahdi Machfar

Available soon on Beatport.

Hausick
Artist: Gospel

There is little we know about Tunisian artist Mahdi Machfar. Continue reading…

Fish Go Deep – Meat and Two Fish

The new EP from Fish Go Deep

Available now on Beatport.

Meat and Two Fish
Artist: Fish Go Deep

Greg Dowling and Shane Johnson have been playing records in public since the late 1980s. Their residency at Ireland’s longest running and best known house night, Sweat at Sir Henry’s in Cork, spanned more than a decade and influenced a generation of Irish clubbers and DJs. Since finishing Sweat in 2001, Fish Go Deep’s travels have taken them to clubs across Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and throughout the US and Canada. Continue reading…

Brodanse – Become Someone EP

The new EP from Brodanse

Available now on Beatport.

Become Someone
Artist: Brodanse

Brodanse is the musical partnership of brothers Austen and Scott Smart. Their first EP for Fresh Meat comes on the heels of their mood heavy “Fire Night” track which appeared on “When Bad People Cook Good Food Volume 3″ out in January of this year. Continue reading…

When Bad People Cook Good Food – Volume 3

The new EP from Fresh Meat Records

Available now on Beatport.

Unknown (Nathan Drew Larsen Remix)
Artist: St. Joseph

Nathan Drew Larsen and Mazi spent several months working with a variety of artists to prepare the third volume of this compilation album and house mix, which focuses on the expressive and deep sound of Fresh Meat Records. Continue reading…

Alexander East – Jest 4 Me

The new EP by Alexander East

Available now on Beatport.

Jest 4 Me
Artist: Alexander East

Alexander East has been a friend and creative force in my life since the late 90s. The first record of his I heard was “Hazy Shade Of Love” pressed as a 10″ inch on Underground Construction. Continue reading…

Giovanni Damico – Get in the Spirit

The new EP by Giovanni Damico

Available now on Beatport.

Get in the Spirit
Artist: Giovanni Damico

Gio’s back!

Up next on Fresh Meat are three tracks by Italian producer and DJ Giovanni Damico from White Rabbit Recordings. Continue reading…

Max Jacobson & Dave Powers – Feel Factory

The new EP by Max Jacobson & Dave Powers

Available now on Beatport.

Feel Factory
Artist: Max Jacobson & Dave Powers

Paying homage to the hypnotic groove…

After a brief hiatus, we’re back. The “Feel Factory” EP is by new breed Chicago producers Max Jacobson and Dave Powers. Max has been DJing around town at some of our favorite spots and organizes undergrounds and private afterhours. Dave, a professional musician and music instructor also DJs, throws parties and performs live with his jazz trio. Max and Dave’s songs are out on Akbal Music, Klectik and Fade, and they have forthcoming releases on Tanzbar Musik / Workbench and Snubb Records. Continue reading…

The Cushion – My Heroes

The new EP by Scott Brandon

Available now on Beatport.

My Heroes Are Your Heroes’ Heroes
Artist: The Cushion

The Cushion (Scott Brandon) is a dance music artist who works from Chicago. We know him from parties and mutual friends, but did not know his music until recently. Scott’s music reflects his roots. He grew up near Detroit and Ann Arbor, Michigan and moved to Chicago several years ago. Scott is one of those musician/DJ introverts who creates cerebral house that really works on the dance floor. Both tracks featured here are musical and have moving rhythm sections. Scott’s relatively quiet years spent in the studio (he has a release on Spectral) and time spent DJing around the midwest have helped him develop a focused sound, reflected in the songs on this release. In an unfortunate turn of events, the unmixed audio for both tracks were lost.  As a result, Mazi’s (Audio Soul Project) snappy edit uses whole sections from the original song. Continue reading…

Audio Soul Project – Have It All Remixes

The new EP by Audio Soul Project

Available digitally on Beatport.

Have It All Bootleg Version
Artist: Audio Soul Project

Have It All Dub proved to be the most popular track on Audio Soul Project’s LP “Hip Shake Heartache” from earlier this year. The idea for the track originally came from an R&B acapella. For the album “dub” mix the vocals were stripped down. Here, for the first time, we’re making the full vocal ‘Bootleg Version’ available. The music on this rendition is an expanded take on the one from the album, making room for the emotional vocals. This song is made for those deep house DJs who still covet the human voice in their sets. Continue reading…

Elef – Haus EP

The new VINYL EP by Elef

Available now on vinyl at Juno and digitally at Beatport.

Haus
Artist: Elef

ILike a fourth dimensional creature experiencing past and future simultaneously, Eleftherios Kousakis (aka Elef) has created music for Fresh Meat drawing from the traditions of House music and reaching towards its future. Continue reading…

Loves002 – Mr. Brazil

The new VINYL ONLY EP by Mr. Brazil

Available now on vinyl at Juno and Phonica.

I Still Love It (Only You)
Artist: Mr. Brazil

It’s with great pride and joy that we welcome the one and only Lono Brazil of Cottage Groove fame to our humble Loves imprint. Continue reading…

Audio Soul Project – My Bluff Remixes

The new LP by Audio Soul Project

Available now exclusively on Beatport.

My Bluff (Dairmount & Berardi Perspective)
Artist: Audio Soul Project

The original of “My Bluff” appeared earlier this year on Audio Soul Project’s full length “Hip Shake Heartache”. This tune combines the voice of talented Minneapolis native Alexander East with a tempered electric piano performance by Frenchman Richard Gow. Mazi’s original production is part Salsoul-style disco, part 90s deep house. For this mighty remix package we’ve enlisted talents from Germany and our beloved home town Chicago. Continue reading…

Ruthit – Rump

The new EP by Ruthit

Available now exclusively on Beatport.

I Feel
Artist: Ruthit

Young Mancunian Ruthit is Fresh Meat’s latest signing. He’s been writing music for two years and DJing for three. In that time he has released eight projects and half a dozen remixes most notably on Four Twenty and murmur. Ruthit has been a busy man. For Fresh Meat he’s written two original songs, “I Feel” and “Sunkissed”. Continue reading…

Giovanni Damico – When It Was Fresh

The new EP by Giovanni Damico

Available now on Beatport.

Way Out
Artist: Giovanni Damico

This is House with a capital H.

Fresh Meat’s latest, “When It Was Fresh,” is by Italian producer Giovanni D’Amico. Gio’s music resonated strongly with us when we received his demo less than a month ago, so we excitedly prepared it for immediate release. All three tracks are unrefined, melodic and funky. This is real house music direct from an inspired artist working without pretense. Giovanni’s playful use of samples, synths and swingy drum programming all evoke the golden age of house, but the slower tempos and use of space make the grooves modern and relevant. Continue reading…

Audio Soul Project – Hip Shake Heartache

The new LP by Audio Soul Project (Mazi)

Available digitally at Beatport, on vinyl at Gramaphone (Vol. 1) (Vol. 2), Juno Records (Vol. 1) (Vol. 2), Prime Direct (Vol. 1)(Vol. 2) and at all better music shops.

Mnemosyne
Artist: Audio Soul Project

“If I don’t get it, it’s because I don’t want it…”

Fresh Meat Records is proud to announce the release of the second Audio Soul Project album, “Hip Shake Heartache.” With global attention quickly returning to U.S. House music, the time is perfect for one of Chicago’s important working producers, Mazi Namvar, to bring his considerable talents to bear on this sophisticated album of beautiful and original music. Following-up on the acclaimed 2001 album “Community” (NRK), Mazi wrote, recorded and produced “Hip Shake Heartache” over the course of a year, working with a cadre of vocalists including Ron Carroll, Alexander East and Nathan Drew Larsen along with seasoned musicians Jimmy Tripp and Richard Gow. This emotional and often bittersweet album is a personal story of old friends, music, treason, relationships, endings and new beginnings — recounted and fictionalized in the graphic novelette issued contemporaneously herewith. The short story, written by Mazi, was illustrated by local artist Ernesto Perez. Continue reading…

Nick Harris – Elementary/BizzaRIO

The new EP by Nick Harris

Available at Beatport, and soon at all better music shops.

Elementary
(Audio Soul Project Remix)
Artist: Nick Harris

NRK front man Nick Harris rounds out 2010 for Fresh Meat with two tracky deep house cuts. In addition to his accomplishments with NRK, Nick has been busy releasing music on labels such as Mood Music and Night Grooves, including production and remix work for artists like Kris Wadsworth, Scope and David Durango. “Elementary” and “BizzaRIO” are restrained groovers with subtle builds and organic progressions working the dance floor and coming alive in the mix. Both tracks have moody vibes; “Elementary” with a DBX style lead and rolling percussion and “BizzaRIO” with haunting keys and a punchy insistent bass line. Continue reading…

Shenoda – Feelings

The new EP by Shenoda

Available at Beatport, Zero Inch, and soon at all better music shops.

Departed
Artist: Shenoda

Up next on Fresh Meat is UK artist Shenoda with his aptly titled “Feelings EP”. Shenoda’s “Feelings” are deep and emotional while his tracks are percussive, chugging and mind bending without doubt. Like his prior releases on Fresh Meat, Hairy Claw, and Hypercolour the tunes featured here are cerebral dance floor heaters. Continue reading…

Densmore & Cort – Washington Park

The new EP by Densmore & Cort

Available at Beatport, and soon at all better music shops.

Let’s Please This Sun
Artist: Densmore & Cort

Densmore & Cort’s “Washington Park” EP is easily the most gorgeously deep and atmospheric music Fresh Meat has released this year. The Troy, New York duo’s slow thick house productions seep lush pleasures, poetics and seduction. Continue reading…

Audio Soul Project – Call of Grace

The new VINYL ONLY EP by Audio Soul Project

Available at Gramaphone Records, Juno Records, Prime Direct, Decks.de, Baserecords, News Distribution, BM Soho Music, Chemical Records, and all better music shops.

Call of Grace
Artist: Audio Soul Project

VINYL ONLY

Audio Soul Project’s “Call of Grace” marks a new beginning for Fresh Meat. This single is the start of our ongoing ‘Vinyl Only’ series. Those of us laboring at FMR HQ love the weekly ritual of buying music at local record shops. It just feels right that our little imprint fully support this love affair with wax. Continue reading…

Hans Thalau – Me and I

The new EP by Hans Thalau

Available on Beatport, and soon at all better music shops.

Me
Artist: Hans Thalau

Much like his music, the talented Hans Thalau came to Fresh Meat’s attention organically through praise from our friend Matthias Vogt. The two originals offered here, “And I” and “Me”, are subtle groovers utilizing a stylish economy. They are quintessentially Fresh Meat in that they make temporal pigeon holes useless. Hans’ music is of the kind experienced House DJs will return to time and time again. His previous work for labels like Ferox, Moonpool and Trenton have found their way into the record bags of major players like Jimpster, Josh Wink, DJ Deep, Ewan Pearson and Anja Schneider. Continue reading…