DJ Nature follows up 2018’s ‘Ultimate Delusion’ EP with another set of pure heaters for Futureboogie. The Bristol born DJ and producer, also known to many as Nature Boy, comes with an exemplary track record, but that’s to be expected from one of the scene’s early pioneers. Releases for Golf Channel Recordings, Jazzy Sport and Ruff Disco Records are considered true classics, and rightly so! Breezy MPC house jams of the highest quality, ‘Flutter’ manages to fuse David Lynch style pads and earthy vocals with a marching rhythm, whilst ‘A Moment’ gets cosmically charged with a spiralling modular lick over a chugging guitar hook and spacey chords. NB’s Mix of Siliconada goes straight for the jugular, with looping disco rhythms and off kilter jazz licks, whilst the Original Version lays heavy and disorientating synth work down for a killer techno injection. As always, DJ Nature delivers a unique and distinctive sound that is often imitated but never bettered! More

The man known as DJ Nature holds a long and illustrious list of releases that spans all the way back to the early 90s, when, as Nature Boy, the Bristol born DJ and producer was carving out sample heavy house music for labels like Ruff Disco Records and the Underworld affiliated Tomato label. His relatively modern re-incarnation, as DJ Nature, has seen singles and two albums come correct on revered labels like Golf Channel Recordings and Jazzy Sport. Following on from Futureboogie’s landmark 50th release, DJ Nature drops a heavyweight four track EP on the Bristol label, each track promising and delivering Summertime vibes in abundance. “Born Lifted”, with its deft guitar licks and soulful vocal chops over lazy, hazy beats, is a great example of the Nature aesthetics that make his tracks so very popular across the house fraternity. “My Life” picks up the pace, deploying granite hard snares and cosmic chords with dusted vocal samples.
On the flip, “What It Isn’t” packs some jazz chops with its sampled pianos and saxophone riffs over a discordant beat that swings with the best of them, whilst EP closer “Loving U More” again serves up some delicious summertime grooves with the perfect marriage of deep, funky bass and seductive samples. More

Cottam's Ruff Draft label reaches release number 9 with a stunning double drop from Milo Johnson AKA DJ Nature. Always one of our favourite artists, we've loved Milo's music for years at Ruff Draft and his tracks on Golf Channel, Sound of Speed and Jazzy Sport never leave the box, so we are blown away to present to you two future classics. 'Alfred' is a masterclass in raw rhythmic production, kicking off with popping old school drums and builds into an uptempo jack track with a melancholy and depth missing from a lot of modern club tracks. 'Blood On Your Hands' is sonic bliss, a stunning polemic using a speech from a 60s episode of The Twilight Zone that still resonates today, about the futile loss of life in wars run by people who don't fight them and monetary interests placed over lives. Brooding sub bass and dub techno sensibilities combine with a lolloping shuffling groove for a darker head nodder with a serious and sadly still pertinent message.
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DJ NATURE aka MILO steps uponce again to the indispensable Golf Channel label, with his eagerly awaited debut artist album comprising all original material. A founding member of legendary Bristol sound-system collective The Wild Bunch (which spawned Massive Attack, Tricky and much more), Nature made NYC his home in the early 90's & went on to collaborate with the Major Force crew in Japan, before hooking up with GC boss Phil South, who thankfully persuaded him to don his production cap once again.
There followed a series of acclaimed 12" releases through GC which developed a trademark sound, a sound he's fully realised on 'Return Of The Savage'. Nature's unique take on modern black music is somewhere between the bass heavy sound system cuts on which he cut his teeth and the more nuanced vibe of peers like Theo Parrish
Irresistible, low slung and beautifully structured yet raw club pieces make up this outstanding selection - this is an exclusive mixed CD edition (which also includes download codes for the individual tracks, as well as three additional skits). Serious business !


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DJ NATURE aka MILO steps up again to deliver another exceptional 12. Dipping into less obvious sources from his vast collection, he lays down a trio of irresistible club friendly pieces, extending and building killer grooves in the Theo Parrish style of masterful editing. Serious business ! More

DJ NATURE aka MILO steps up again to deliver another exceptional 12. 'Celebrate Life' has his by now trademark sound, off kilter samples weave around a solid low end and lo-slung groove. 'Let It Ring' loops up a familiar Disco favourite to devastating effect More

Swat's third release & DETROIT is in the house ! There are times in which you can clearly mark a producer's evolution. When they stop inching towards growth and make a bold statement of change in capability and vision. Such is the case with this EP from Detroit-based disco guru, Pontchartrain. After a few years of steadily pushing out some significant pieces of work that have increasingly straddled the line between originals and edits, and nearly a decade of studio experience, his long overdue official house music debutante has arrived. Featuring Detroit local soul artist, Coko Buttafli laying down some blistering vocals with a clearly positive house music message, on top of live percussion and keys, and bold analog drum rhythms, pontch has created a solid diva-house gem. The sneaky festival-ready banger, 'Loose', performed, mixed, and overdubbed live, provides some fantastic contrast and versatility to the release. A Mr. G-esque remix by DJ phenom Just Alexander and the musical journey of Topher Horn's evolving and deep version on the flipside make this a well rounded record that will undoubtedly stay in your bag for a good long while, and will find its way back in for years to come. More

The second release of secret SWAT manoeuvre's from the US of A ! After the instant sellout DJ Nature 12", SWAT come through with a devastating & loving homage to The Basement Boys' and Amiri Baraka's 2001 jam "An American Poem" Malik Ameer is a veteran M.C. in the experimental Rap/Jazz scenes of California and NYC. Ameer is also an internationally published poet with five books of poems to his name, he hosts and curates 'Poets Live' in Paris, France and is the editor for several literary journals based out of New York City. Houston born, Manhattan based Leron Thomas is a critically acclaimed writer, artist, and trumpeter who has worked with many household names from a variety of genres including Michael Stipe, Lauryn Hill, Bobby Watson, Roy Hargrove, Bilal and Mos Def, to name but a few. From 2004 onward he has developed his genre-crossing music incorporating singer/songwriter, Jazz, Funk, Electro-pop and Rock, releasing nine solo artist records championed by the likes of Gilles Peterson etc. Malik is a longtime friend and production collaborator of Leron, as well as lending his emcee skills to both Thatmanmonkz' solo work, and their collaborative Hip Hop project 'Madison Washington'. 'Amerikkan Poem' was recorded in Sheffield, Paris, and New York.
Super limited US imports - blink and you'll miss 'em.
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