#27 Feat. Staff Picks in Deep House

Mid October welcomes the return of Amsterdams Easttown to Cécille with a fresh five- tracker entitled the Timeless EP. Dutch producer and DJ Easttown has been rapidly gaining recognition in the house music scene with his signature blend of sample-rich, disco-infused house. His tracks have been featured on renowned labels like Franky Rizardos LTF Records, Folamours House Of Love, and most notably Cécille, where he made a splash in April this year with his Chaos EP. The release garnered widespread acclaim and heavy rotation from top-tier artists such as Marco Carola, Fleur Shore, Franky Rizardo, Pawsa, and Dennis Cruz. With such a strong debut, theres every reason to keep an eye out for the follow-up to his most successful release to date. Title-cut Timeless leads with an amalgamation of swirling, intertwined synth lines, chuggy bass tones, sweeping filters and breathy vocals running atop a bouncy organic drum groove. Phunky follows and as the name would suggest infuses a funk energy via to a snaking bass groove, intricate congas and choppy guitar hits. On the flip-side, Slipstream strips things back to crisp drums, a bouncy bass groove, and fluttering arpeggios intertwined with plucked bass notes and chord stabs. Wavy then concludes the vinyl release on a more Disco House tip with airy keys, groovy bass licks and low-slung drums. Lastly to complete the EP, the digital bonus Balancing is offered up, embracing a more classic house feel with dubby stab sequences, robust swinging drums and swaying subs throughout.

Easttown

#61 Feat. Staff Picks in Deep House

Dutch artist LEYO delivers his debut album via Cécille Records this September, comprised of eight originals and featuring collabs with Toman and Thierry Ganz. LEYO is a project based out of Amersfoort in the Netherlands, marking its beginnings here with an LP composed utilising a full band set up, vocals from Thierry Ganz and a singular collaborative appearance from fellow Dutch artist, Toman. The debut album showcases LEYOs depth of influences, straddling the lines throughout between soulful electro-pop and funk-infused disco jams through to more raw house and sun drenched lounge cuts.

Leyo, Thierry Ganz, Toman