Releases

Grammophon - Spatial EP

 

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Grammophon is producing high quality downtempo music for Tune Monkey Recordings, including the Jazz-Funk Deep House hit ‘It Is What It Is’. This track has been a bit hit in Japan, where it was used to launch a phone by Sony-Ericsson.‘It Is What It Is’ starts with a film noir feel, with Mancini vibes and lush Rhodes chords, before bringing in a cut up jazz drum track, which builds with percussion until reaching a four on the floor deep house vibe, via a massively mutated filtered breakdown.Grammophon’s first release on Tune Monkey Recordings is the ‘Hotel Nacional EP’ (November 2006). Grammophon’s main love is to create a large spacious sound field, which is apparent in the huge dubscape of ‘Hotel Nacional’, inspired by a stay in Havana’s monument of faded glory. This track was championed by London DJ and Label Manager of Black Vinyl recordings, Alan Russell. Hotel Nacional is also currently a big hit in the Japanese mobile download market.‘Hotel Nacional’ has bossa beats underneath a spacious dub atmosphere of long rhythmic delays, and a speaker destroying bassline.As well as ‘Hotel Nacional’ and ‘It Is What It Is’, the EP features ‘Spatial’. The track opens with enormous, filtered voices positioned in a seemingly infinite sound field, which continue to float over a massive bass line and dub drums

Tape Deck - Change EP

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Tape Deck’s first release on Tune Monkey Recordings is the ‘Change EP’ (December 2006).The love of Rhodes piano and killer real baselines can be heard in “Change”, which features a killer Rhodes Piano hook and male vocals. It’s a well structured house tune with two superb break downs, and plenty of pay off. This is the sound which has been ever popular in London and New York with the smarter party crowd, and continues to be loved.‘Deep Inside’ features a sparse, deep bass line under fresh female vocals echoing off into space. There are two powerful breakdowns.‘Arp’ is minimal tech house, using real analogue drums and synths. The production is crystal clear, with the kick drum kicking the right spot, and interlocking arpeggiated analogue synth lines swapping positions and creating a very compelling atmosphere. This track mixes well with just about anything.