Art of Tones – Square Looqs

The new E.P. by Art of Tones

Available on Juno Records and Beatport, and other better music shops.

The Looq
Artist: Art of Tones

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Chicago’s Fresh Meat is pleased to welcome long time friend Ludovic Llorca to our tight knit family. Written under his critically acclaimed Art Of Tones pseudonym, the “Square Looqs” EP expands on the soul drenched, futuristic signatures of past releases on 2020 Vision, Room With A View and F Communications. Llorca’s productions are winding, dramatic and full-on, which had us thinking a stripped back rendition by one of our favorite Londoners, Shenoda, would round out this collection perfectly. Continue reading…

M A N I K – Drink Your Juice

The new E.P. by M A N I K

Available now on Juno Records, Prime Direct Distribution, and Beatport.

Yeah
Artist: M A N I K

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Burgeoning American talent Chris M A N I K came to Fresh Meat’s attention in late 2009. Mazi ‘friended’ Chris after a short IM chat on Facebook. A demo soon followed. Quite rapidly the label became enamored with the New Yorker’s raw and uncompromising house music. A self described post-genre artist, he has stayed busy since 2007 creating techno under his proper name and as Chatterbox. Now he’s unveiled an alchemical brew of hybrid nu-house as M A N I K. His debut release on Josh Wink’s Ovum Recordings this January received a standing ovation from all quarters including the likes of Steve Bug, Jimpster, Milton Jackson, Deetron, Lauhaus, Tiefschwarz, Martin Landsky and others. Continue reading…

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Wiretappeur – Colours & Motions

The new E.P. by Wiretappeur

Available now on Juno Records, Prime Direct Distribution and on Beatport.

Colours
Artist: Wiretappeur

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Fresh Meat’s 30th release “Colours & Motions” marks the label’s welcome return to vinyl and includes a wicked deep house remix by Audio Soul Project. Following-up on “I Want You” and their remix of Shenoda’s “Hussle,” the talented Stel Vassiloudis, Nils Nuernberg and Florian Kruse return to Fresh Meat as Wiretappeur. Labels like NRK, Knee Deep, Hypnotone, Mood Music, Noir Music, Dessous and Slip N Slide have all enjoyed their fine touch under various pseudonyms and configurations, but the original Wiretappeur material is exclusively on Fresh Meat. Continue reading…

Fresh Meat on Ibiza Voice

As privileged as it is to be part of something so authentically house, there’s also a burden of responsibility that comes with being a Chicago based house music label. Started by Mazi Namvar (Audio Soul Project) and Nathan Drew Larsen, the influence for their deliciously named ‘Fresh Meat Records’ label has been the ‘other side’ of the famous Chicago house sound, that is the deeper, soulful, dubby and throbbing emotional and experimental records that are at the heart of the Chicago inspiration. Continue reading…

Nathan Drew Larsen – One Time Out of Nine

The new E.P. by Nathan Drew Larsen

Available now on Beatport.

Left There
Artist: Nathan Drew Larsen

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“One Time Out of Nine” features two new songs by Chicago musician Nathan Drew Larsen. Both deep tunes are written in Nathan’s distinctive house style, which is ecstatic, fuzzy and low. Continue reading…

When Bad People Cook Good Food Vol 2

The second Fresh meat introspective

THE MIX available now on Beatport.
Unmixed available now on Beatport.

DJ Mix by Nathan Drew Larsen

Nathan Drew Larsen spent several months working with other Fresh Meat artists to prepare this compilation album and episodic house mix, which focuses on the expressive and deep sound of this little label of big shoulders. Chuck Bukowski wrote, “If you’re losing your soul and you know it, then you’ve still got a soul left to lose.” Continue reading…

Kris Wadsworth – Hear Me Now

The new E.P. by Kris Wadsworth

Available now on Beatport.

Prayer for Detroit
Artist: Kris Wadsworth

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Kris Wadsworth is the young passionate Detroit producer some love to hate. Wadsworth is an unapologetic original; taking his time with slow burning arrangements that build from drips of rhythm into thick timeless sonic soundscapes. His brand of four on the floor is rough around the edges and burning hot in the center – just like Kris. With future work planned for UK mainstay NRK, he has been writing emotionally deep but psychically frantic house tracks for labels like Morris Audio, Dark Energy, Hypercolour, Adult Only, Poker Flat and our own Fresh Meat Records. Continue reading…

Nathan Drew Larsen – Gotahavejor Love Remixes

The new E.P. by Nathan Drew Larsen

Remixed and edited by Bearweasel and Wasted Chicago Youth
Available now on Beatport.

Gotahavejor Love (Bearweasel Lazy Dub)
Artist: Nathan Drew Larsen

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“Gotahavejor Love” is a raw house track by Chicago’s Nathan Drew Larsen. It was originally released on vinyl in 2005 under his House of Black Dress pseudonym as the b-side to Fresh Meat’s first release “No One to Care For”. The original was a wild patchwork of memorable organ, recorded objects, noise and vinyl samples including the righteous and infectious vocal round, “Got to have your touch babe ’cause dreamin’ ain’t enough babe….” Continue reading…

Adryan & Sandrino – Behind The Fields

The new E.P. by Adryan & Sandrino

Remixed and edited by Phonogenic
Available now on Beatport.

The Deepest
Artist: Adryan & Sandrino

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Fresh Meat’s 25th release makes good on the promise of family by returning to the burgeoning talent of our German compadres Adryan and Sandrino. For “Behind The Fields,” the young producers create two slick deep house tracks that are a continuation of their cosmically influenced musical journey. For grit, we invite Tuomas ‘Phonogenic’ Salmela, fresh off his recent hit on Turbo Recordings, to serve up one of his signature reinterpretations. Continue reading…