Belgian producers Sierra Sam & Marcus Vector return to their houseoriented project D.I.Y. (Dumb Irresponsible Youth) for three more sly, sexy groovers, with contributions from dOP, Big Bully and Markus Fix. While Sam and Marcus are generally known for their more technofocused productions, last year’s House Tools Vol. 1 was a minor hit, with tracks included in Ellen Allien’s Resident Advisor podcast, Jay Haze’s recent Fabric47 mix CD, and M.A.N.D.Y.’s charts. Since then, they’ve kept busy with their own Toys For Boys label; meanwhile Sierra Sam has co-produced the debut album by Bloody Mary on Contexterrior. Still, they’ve found the time to crank out these new elegant-yet-sleazy cuts, and while Vol. 1 was purely instrumental, for Vol. 2 they’ve roped in some guest vocalists. First up is their collab with comrades dOP (Circus Company, Eklo, Supplement Facts). “Kilimanjaro” features D.I.Y.’s tribal bounce combined with dOP’s seedy, Trent Reznor-onopiates vocal delivery. The flipside has two versions of “Suck my Caulk”: D.I.Y.’s original elevates the level of melody and sunshine, weaving in the voice of Big Bully (known for his work on Spectral, Get Physical and Vakant). Markus Fix of Cécille offers his own interpretation, bringing the track down into deep house territory. Placed in the right hands, these tools can do some serious dancefloor damage!

Adam Beyer: “"'Kilmanjaro' is the one for me! Fat."”

Alland Byallo: “"Nice work! I like the Markus Fix remix the most, but all are cool for sure." ”

Bloody Mary: “"The track with with dOP is a true dancefloor bomb. Approved and played!" ”

Break 3000: “"MASSIVE MASSIVE MASSIVE! Will play the Markus Fix remix until my fingers bleed! Big Time!"”

David Keno: “"'Suck my Caulk' is super." ”

De:Bug Magazin: “Erst mal sehr skurril dieser Track mit dOP . Festgefressen an diesem einen Motiv kommt er überhaupt nicht in die Gänge und lässt dem Soul von dOP keine Chance. Der Markus Fix Remix von "Suck My Caulk" ist ähnlich zwischen den Stühlen gefangen und auch das Orginal kann sich zwischen Rave und Soul nicht so wirklich entscheiden. Irgendwie lässt mich das kalt.”

Justin Long: “"Loving the Markus Fix remix! BAD ASS!"”

Marco Resmann: “"Markus Fix remix and the track with dOP are great. Will chart them for sure!" ”

Mark Henning: “"'Kilamanjaro' is really great.. will chart this month." ”

Matt Star: “"'Suck my Caulk' (original) for me!" ”

Nick Curly: “"Nice one... Markus Fix remix is my fav." ”

Robert Dietz: “"Markus Fix remix is the track of the month!" ”

Sebo K: “"Schon wieder ein super release. Mein favorit ist 'Suck my Caulk'. Full support!" ”

Steve Bug: “"I like the Markus Fix remix here. Nice one." ”

Tobi Neumann: “"Cool release! 'Kilimanjaro' rocks, Markus Fix remix has a light and funky groove. Will play for sure." ”

Vera: “"Will play the Markus Fix remix. Trippy groove..." ”