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MCDE 1217EP
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After a couple of sparking, floor-oriented releases by UK luminary Henry Wu and head honcho Pablo Valentino, Motor City Drum Ensemble continues its explorations of dance music spectrum with a new offering. Now batting is nomadic beatsmith Hugo LX, who develops a new chapter in his multi-faceted discography with this five-track opus, ranging from classic house to disco-flavored jams, detouring through the ambient and jazz fields, always with a certain eastern vibe to it.
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MCDE 1213EP
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2017 repress; 2015 release. Motor City Drum Ensemble presents fresh talent from down under to the label with Bermuda EP from Harvey Sutherland. Sutherland provides more of his trademark cosmic boogie biz on this double sider for MCDE. A one-time session player and behind-the-scenes man, analog synthesist Harvey Sutherland emerged from Melbourne's bubbling underground with a cassette tape in hand. 2013's Nexus EP on This Thing Records was a cult hit amongst dancefloor aficionados, priming listeners for a lauded EP on Echovolt Records (2014) and the best-selling Brothers on Voyage Recordings (2014).
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MCDE 1215EP
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Motor City Drum Ensemble present a new one from producer Pablo Valentino. On "My Son's Smile", Pablo's son Hugo-João's laughter is over a mellow, summery house track. With a little help from Lyon producer Patchworks, Valentino pulls off one of his most sophisticated productions yet. GE-OLOGY, legendary New York producer, flips it into a more of a peak-time thing, replacing the Fender Rhodes with thick synthesizer chords. "Atlantic's Calling" is one of those signature, late night house tracks that Pablo Valentino has championed throughout the years. "Good Ol' Days" is an homage to the late '90s, but it sounds fresh.
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MCDE 1214EP
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It's All In The Groove from City People and 20 Below is the first reissue 12" on MCDE Recordings. A record from Manchester deep house label Rainy City Music (written by Irfan Rainy & Rex Leon in 1995). This marks the 20th birthday of the release. Remastered tracks from the original DAT tapes and only slightly modified the original cover artwork.
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MCDE 1211EP
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2015 repress. Marcellus Pittman, Mike Huckaby and Recloose get a go at some by-now classic MCDE material. Appropriately titled "Raw Cuts," the two tracks would start a series of raw house jams Danilo made in his studio using old school samplers and drum machines, a sound that at the time was far away from being status quo. Having been heavily influenced by soul, jazz, house and techno emerging from both the Motor City and beyond, Danilo found his signature sound: sample-based, raw, emotional and mature tracks.
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MCDE 1001EP
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MCDE proudly presents the debut works of Canadian Michael Gracioppo. Featuring a remix from Fred P (Mule/Underground Quality). Very limited edition. The label's first 10" is headed by "My So-Called Friends," the Montrealer's deeply personal ode to an over-indulgent past lover.
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MCDE 1210EP
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2017 repress. Awesome gospel-inspired four-track house 12" from Motor City Drum Ensemble. MCDE directly confronts the legacy of his insanely loved Raw Cuts that brought the bounce back to deep house, injecting a blueprint grown stale with much-needed emotions and rejuvenating DJ crates worldwide. Four impressive workouts condensing all we love about the genre, resulting in a show-stopping record sure to set even the most distinguished floors on fire.
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MCDE 1209EP
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The Motor City Drum Ensemble label brings you straight-up dancefloor material on this release. Jayson Brothers' "Drop Back" has been a hidden gem in Danilo's sets for quite some time already, and it is released alongside the storming "North & Pulaski." On the B-side, Creative Swing Alliance are back with their trademark house grooves. Last but not least, Pablo Valentino also delivers a solo joint, another staple in Motor City Drum Ensemble's record-bag.
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MCDE 1208EP
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Latecomer's debut single on MCDE is featured on Motor City Drum Ensemble's excellent DJ-Kicks compilation. Banging soundscapes linked with modern rhythms. Philpot Records boss SoulPhiction adds a dash of acid and classic house sounds with his remix.
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MCDE 1203EP
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2013 repress. With a little help from Motor City Drum Ensemble's arranging skills, the two Jayson Brothers bring back some dirt, samples & emotions into today's house music. "Monster Box," with its swinging 909 kicks, disco beat and Rhodes/guitar combination sounds like a lost Strictly Rhythm gem, while "All My Life" could have been released in the late '70s -- it's not only a re-edit of some disco track, it truly evolves by throwing together various sample sources in a clever way.
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MCDE 1201EP
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2014 repress. Here is the first vinyl edition of Motor City Drum Ensemble's Raw Cuts Vol. 1 (FACES 003CD) series. Heavy disco-fused house shit... you need this in your bag, collection, LIFE.
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MCDE 1202EP
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2017 repress. Here is yet another vinyl edition taken from Motor City Drum Ensemble's Raw Cuts Vol. 1 (FACES 003CD) series. Great disco/house music and a massive 12".
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MCDE 1205EP
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2017 repress. This is the long-awaited return of the Raw Cuts series from Motor City Drum Ensemble. Another huge one: the A-side has the trademark MCDE "hook" while the flip goes deep into late-night territory. This 12" has been played and supported by Gilles Peterson, Simbad, Karizma, Alex From Tokyo, Jazzanova, Gilb-r, Dixon, Âme, Domu, and many more.
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