Brooklyn-based duo Julian Duron and Michael Sherburn are Earth Boys, connoisseurs of heady house music that warms you with soft summer heat. Returning to Shall Not Fade after the success of their sellout LP Earth Tones last year, Automatic EP continues the Bristol label's new Classic Cuts series. It beautifully blends jazz instrumentation with deep house energy, creating sophisticated and unique dance music.
The title track is absolutely not to be missed - it's something a little different from the duo, centralising completely infectious vocals that are guaranteed to circulate your head for hours, a clean cut hit. Jazz sax meanders over the laidback house beat and into the next track "Okokok," which nods to Middle Eastern disco, this time the sax solos pair with a throbbing acid bassline. This acidic edge is brought to the forefront in the hard hitting business of "Revolution 420", a rave ready number infused with laser cut synths and dreamy pads.
Floating flute samples bring in the B side, the hazey natural breaks but disco influenced bassline making "Hush" both muted and danceable. Earth Boys bring master house producer JT Donaldson on board for the closing track, a sound soaked with funk n soul influence in its chunky slap bass and crooning female vocals. "Love Got You" winds the EP to a close with style - both cool and romantic, understated and glittering with character.
After the hugely successful Never Complain EP on Lost Palms, it's no surprise to see purveyor of French groove DJ Psychiatre back for another disc on Shall Not Fade, adding his name to the Seasons Series collection. Expect exquisitely produced house for both day and night, with a splash of rave-influenced heat.
Different Philosophies EP hits like classic house music but breaks rigid conceptions of genre. The title track is a punchy percussive number texturised with hand drum samples that pair imperceptibly with a deep electro melody. "Just Here To Get Ya" opens out with swirling pads but hits hard with a sidewinding bassline in another icy space age cut. Closing out the A-Side, the jazzier "Fantasies" serves up grooving melody and popping ear candy to tease the ear, holding you in a hypnotic haze.
Onto the B-side and a beat you can feel in your chest lets you know "Summer Hit Ready" means business. The tense stabs and half-hidden vocals before the drop give high drama, making way for classic house piano. If the record started with day party energy, this one is straight from the darkness of the rave. More chilled out B2 "Drifting" creeps up subtly to a pulsing 303 roller that builds momentum for the record closer; all raw breakbeats and atmospheric vocal clips, "Time To Go Home" opens into a thoughtful, bass-driven centrepiece that calmly winds down the EP.
At only 19 years old, French producer THEOS says that last year he decided to dedicate his life to music. Now he has scored his first vinyl EP, continuing Shall Not Fade's new Killer Cuts series that focuses on no-filler dancefloor oriented house music. There's more than a touch of French to the funky groove of We Miss The Crowd, featuring collabs from Denyl Brook, Cosmonection and Romeo Louisa.
Opening out the record, "Lie Machine" is a delicious warm-up for what is to come. The unstoppable bassline and disco guitar samples get your hips moving while vocal snatches get into your head and won't get out. The title track's sultry groove is similarly catchy, with the pulsing kick and deep bass melody evoking a nod to the deep tech sound of UK house music but panning synths adding that filter house edge, sweeping the listener on to "Keep Creating Your World". The hard pulse of this track is balanced with sweeping pads, ethereal and summery. Organic jazzy piano loops take centre stage in the sublime production.
Onto the B-side and three stellar collaborations with some more of the best France has to offer; "Jazzy Cruise" with Denyl Brook is skippy, upbeat day party gear, with classic noughties filter sounds that tease the ears. THEOS and Cosmonection work together on "Unusual Ego"; sweet fuzzy chords but an Ed Banger style melody keep the record pumping for the closer, "Spread Positivity" with Romeo Louisa. Cool and dance floor ready, the climax of the EP is full of nothing but good vibes.
Laurence Guy returns to Shall Not Fade with his much-anticipated third EP, adding to last year's massively successful "The Sun Is Warm and Directly Above You" and "Your Good Times Will Come". The London-based producer has amassed a global audience of listeners, all united in their appreciation for his luscious, upbeat house music and an outstanding discography of releases via imprints like: Ninja Tune, Late Night Tales, Studio Barnhus and Mule Musique. While still unmistakably Laurence Guy's signature style of delicately constructed, sample-heavy dance music, this EP carries a sombre note, reflective of the confusing times in which it was made.
The A-side's "Love Theme For The Morning After" maintains a positive and danceable atmosphere, an ode to the moments of clarity and contentment we grasp in the afterglow. Musically, it is an ecstatic build-up of chords that leave you breathless, with a rhythm that pulses as consistently as a heartbeat throughout. By comparison to this joyfully glittering track, the B-side deals with more difficult emotions. Throughout "Mutual Excitement", barely distinguishable vocal samples overlap each other in a hazy clamour, whilst natural keys play a bittersweet melody, pondering the uncertainty of a new relationship. Guy says of the final track, "Certain (To A Certain Extent)" "2020 was a hard year to be certain of anything, I found myself frozen in pretty much every decision I had to make". The song, a stripped-back melody built from a low fidelity jazz sound palette, is not just an exploration of the sense of uncertainty 2020 gave us, but expresses Guy's acceptance of living without certainty. This soothing message is at the core of the EP, managing to create a sense of hope during an unsettled time.
a1. Laurence Guy - Love Theme For The Morning After
b1. Laurence Guy - Mutual Excitement Is A Wonderful Thing
Bristol based record label Shall Not Fade celebrate 5 years of existence by curating a double LP featuring new unheard tracks from label family members, new and old.
The double LP ‘5 Years Of Shall Not Fade’ was created to showcase the labels ever evolving sound, with the 16 tracks delving deep into a wide range of electronic music. 5 Years Of Shall Not Fade features new tracks from; DJOKO, Adelphi Music Factory, Black Loops, Earth Boys, Matrefakt, Mutual Attraction, Rhode & Brown, Jaymie Silk, Computer Data, Harrison BDP, Module One, Soela, GVRL, Jacques Renault, Tilman, Felipe Gordon, Hanna & Gere.
Shall Not Fade welcome London based duo Kassian to the family with their latest EP 'Crush’.
Working out of their Hackney Wick studio 38 East, Kassian have been making a name for themselves with standout releases on both Phonica White & Heist Recordings. Having based their sound on the deeper end of house and club music, the pair put forward a characteristically stylish EP for their debut on Shall Not Fade.
The A1 track ‘All I Know’ is the sub-heavy house track full of vivid delayed synths, intricate wooden drums, and a huge catchy vocal to tie it together, this is undoubtedly the most iconic track on the record. The title track ‘Crush’ is the pair's most minimal jam to date. Complete with garage inspired drums, two warping basslines and a playful hook that sits perfectly in the grooves, this is a heads down, energetic track perfectly balanced between the dancefloor and leftfield.
On the flip, ‘Decades’ and ‘Eastern Arps’ are the undeniable club tools on the EP. Both of the Berlin inspired House tracks evolve from a basic groove and playfully explore an abundance of possibilities within their sound designs and are heavily inspired by the minimal house often found in the boys Balamii radio show. Lastly, the final track ‘Nuances’ has the perfect orchestral warmth and emotional energy to close off the night.
LP2 continues his exploration of emotive, dreamy atmospheres, soaked with rich pads and otherworldly arpeggios, juxtaposing it with hectic drum machines, deep bass lines and unusual sampling - evoking industrial music. It’s a slightly warmer and in a way more soothing album than LP1, but at the same time more dance-oriented as well, at some point reminiscent of Earth Trax’s early deep house singles. It’s a fascinating insight in world building, extending the author’s ideas from previous records (either as Earth Trax or Bartosz Kruczyński downtempo releases) much further and treating them more as a starting point rather than reusing them. LP2 again features the gorgeous photography of Kasia Zacharko and design of Kaja Kukuła.
Rising Welsh producer // DJ Harrison BDP has been making some serious noise as of late, with a string of stand out releases on Phonica, Berg Audio & Lost Palms. This time making his debut on Shall Not Fade with some of his most weighty productions to date. ‘Sound Expansion Meditation’ takes the listener on a voyage of discovery with spacey synths, dusty drum sequences and floating bass riffs.
Felipe Gordon makes his Shall Not Fade debut with the groove-laden ‘The Bacatá Extrapolation’ EP, paying homage to his hometown, Bogotá.
Colombian Musician / Producer Felipe Gordon has been pumping out high quality records as of late with notable recent projects on Toy Tonics, Lost Palms & Razor n’ Tape, amongst others. His latest offering ‘The Bacatá Extrapolation’, is some of the rising producer’s finest work to date, multi instrumentalist Felipe showcases his talent for playing the keys and bass, creating five tracks of infectious House music.
2020 was a big year for dj poolboi (AKA Adam Ansley); his debut LP ‘it’s good to hear your voice’ and a remix for Moby amongst his achievements - now the Austin native has turned his mind to the UK with a shimmering four-track release on Shall Not Fade. ‘rarities ep’ is the premiere release in a new series, Classic Cuts, which focuses on feel-good sounds of all styles, with a nostalgic edge.
Ansley describes his sound as “music to skate to” and rarities has some of that languid summertime feel to it, but has a vibe that brings to mind a boat party on some sun-baked French coastline more than a skatepark. It opens with ‘Ghosts’; a track as melancholic as the title. Touched with faint vinyl crackle, lingering keys draw you into a driving house beat that is danceable despite its haunting air. Where ‘Ghosts’ has you slowly swaying to the beat, beer in hand, ‘Tu Tienes Mi Corazon’ is a hands-in-the-air banger - all subtle bassline and slow natural breaks. Saxophone melts in and out of the background and the A-side fades away into birdsong. On the B-side, ‘Elope’ leans into the summery day-party energy replete with syncopated organic percussion; it’s a track that ebbs and flows wonderfully.
Closing out the record, ‘Before You Go’ is the most “electronic” piece, a nod to electro that forefronts the earworm bassline. The EP is a balm for the soul that is made for the festival season.
Shall Not Fade make a very warm welcome to the original tropical cyber-punk, Ruf Dug. The Manchester veteran joins the label for it’s 51st release, 4 tracks brimming with Ruf Dug’s wigged out, balearic energy, one of which is a gorgeous remix from the unstoppable, Shanti Celeste. With a sound that’s hard to pigeon-hole, his role as vibe purveyor is impossible to deny. Over a decade of producing as Ruf Dug, aside from releasing on his own sought-after Ruf Kutz imprint, he’s graced Unknown To The Unknown, Rhythm Section and Music For Dreams, and many more esteemed labels with his midas touch.
‘Addicted’ is a feel-good bubbler - sun-soaked keys, bubbly synth and velvet vocals from the talented vocalist Danielle Moore mixed with a tinge of Ruf Dug’s love for retro sounds glimmering through Peach Disc’s boss and party-starter Shanti Celeste gives ‘Addicted’ a glistening euphoric rework; pacey, wigged out and a bunch of fun - a sound with which she is synonymous. Next up, ‘Manc Sunset’ is a stripped back broken beat number - ravey notions meet dream house vibes. Bringing ‘Manc Sunset’ EP to a close, ‘Lo-Fi Roller’ is a brain-melter - bugged-out vox and kickin’ beat summon that deep in the dance tingling feeling, one to get lost in!
Shall Not Fade welcome dance music legend Shadow Child to the family with five rave ready jams for their ‘Basement Tracks’ series.
Shadow Child is an artist who needs little introduction, with a discography dating back to 2012 and notable dance discs for legendary labels such as Dirtybird, Food Music, Unknown To The Unknown, Hot Creations & Super Rhythm Trax, amongst others. His latest outing sees up bring the old school to new school with his debut outing on Bristol based label Shall Not Fade. ‘Bak 2 Skool’ delves deep into all things rave, high energy, dancefloor driven jams through and through.
Shall Not Fade welcome Spanish musician Paul Rudder to the family with the killer ‘Losing Dreams’ EP.
Paul Rudder is an artist whose been making moves over the past 12 months with a string of high calibre releases for labels such as Lazy Days, Tilly Jam & his own label RDDR, amongst others. His latest outing sees him release on Bristol based label Shall Not Fade, serving up five feel good house jams for their ‘Seasons Series’ project. ‘Losing Dreams’ delves into all things house, oozing with feel good vibes & energy throughout.
Shall Not Fade welcome Rotterdam based producer Kessler to the family with six weighty jams for their ‘Basement Tracks’ series.
Rising Rotterdam based producer Kessler has been bubbling over the past 12 months with a string of high quality releases on labels such as Yellow Island Records and his own KESSLER TRAX imprint. His first full vinyl outing sees him serve up a bass driven masterpiece for Shall Not Fade’s new ‘Basement Tracks’ series. Ambivalent EP is nothing short of spectacular, weighty breaks meet dreamy synth patterns on this killer dance disc.
Shall Not Fade celebrate their 50th release after 5 years of the label with an all-time favourite and long-time friend, the inimitable Byron the Aquarius . Returning to SNF for his second release on the label, the keyboardist, DJ and producer marks the labels milestone release perfectly. Sunsoaked house with a penchant for acid lines, jazz inspired keys and a bumpin’ groove, What Up Doe? Vol.2 i s Byron at his best. A sonic homage to the very beginning for us.
Opener ‘ She Want To Work It’ is a masterclass in low-key sass and class, referencing warm, dusty hip-hop beats and daydreams, as it shifts into a luscious, vox heavy kick and clap groove. Futuristic acid lines bubble up on seemingly dreamy dub number, into glitchy electro realms on ‘I Can Feel It’, before imploding into full-blown sci-fi territory on the flip. Here, ‘ Apes of Mars pt.2.’ is all nostalgia inducing samples and jazzy melodies, meandering between crunchy beats. Next up, ‘Cosmic Raindance’’ s enigmatic, sultry sci-fi vibes bring the EP to new levels. MDMA is back with Byron and the pair are on another planet with this post-watershed jackin’ house, bleeping out into the ether. Rounding out the EP nodding to his love for hip-hop and shimmery keys, ‘Can We Do It Again’ is Byron to the bone. Soulful, infectious house music which we can't get enough of.
a1. Byron The Aquarius - She Want To Work It Ft. MDMA
a2. Byron The Aquarius - I Can Feel That (Dub)
b1. Byron The Aquarius - Apes of Mars pt.2
b2. Byron The Aquarius - Cosmic Rainwater ft. MDMA
This four track EP from Venice based producer, Steve Murphy, features jazzy, rhythm heavy productions with analogue elements throughout. Number nine from a label that keeps on giving.
Tom Burford aka Contours, throws a deeply percussive and jazz focused EP for Bristol's Shall Not Fade, featuring soulful, melodic productions with earthy percussion throughout. The EP is topped off with a remix from breakthrough artist Ross From Friends, whose luscious chords and melodies shine through.
Italian producer DJ Octopus steps up for the sixth release on vinyl only imprint Shall Not Fade, with his mechanical, percussion heavy ‘The Internet’ EP. Marco Zanin aka DJ Octopus first came onto the scene in 2013 with a string of releases on respected imprints such as; Hot Haus, Chiwax, Hardmoon & Love Notes. Since then his sound has evolved and progressed massively, now resulting in a distinctive brand of warm soulful, analogue heavy house music.
The four track EP, features club friendly cuts best suited for a dark dancefloor.
David Willenberger aka TRP first emerged onto the scene in 2016, with an impressive EP on Lobster Theremin. Since making his mark on the scene, TRP’s been lurking in the shadows, playing shows and working on some breathtaking material.
The four track EP features soulful and club friendly jams for those summer sunsets. Packaged in full sleeve artwork, limited press.
Goncalo Salgado aka Lake Haze first came onto the scene in 2014, with a release on DJ Haus’s Unknown To The Unknown imprint. Since his impressive inception to the scene, Lake Haze’s sound has developed and evolved massively, so much so, that in 2015 he created an incredible offering for Dutch label Creme Organisation, which featured a Legowelt remix.
The four track EP, features dark synthy productions on the A side, with more club friendly acid cuts on the flip. Packaged in full sleeve artwork, limited press.
Shall Not Fade kick off their white label series with a four track V/A featuring: Aries (an alias of one of their previous release artists), LK, Steven Be Calm & Deejay Astral. The four track EP, in one word is merry, tracks to be played at 5am as the night is starting to wind down. The EP consists of edits from some of the Shall Not Fade rosters favourite tracks, straight white label business.
a1. Aries - You Make Me Wanna
a2. LK - It's Been A Long Time
b1. Steven Be Calm - Steven Be Calm - Nice & Slow
b2. Deejay Astral - Deejay Astral - Never Gonna Let You Go
Australian newcomer, Mall Grab helps launch vinyl only imprint, Shall Not Fade, with his moody, lo-fi and analogue sounding “Alone” EP.
This is Mall Grab's third full 12” and presents some of his finest productions to date, Mall Grab proves that it's not what you use, it's how you use it.
Leeds based producer LK delivers the second instalment in the Shall Not Fade catalogue, bumping, groove ridden house blends with lo fi, pounding drums.
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