4 Tracks - 4 Artists Of Deep House, Tech House with Disco Flavas - The Classic label has an assured place in the history of house music and its legacy only grows with each new release. This one features the boss man Luke Solomon first off with 'Love. Hope. Happiness' (feat Amy Douglas & Queen Rose). It's a glistening vocal house and richly musical track that brims with the sort of old school joy that brings smiles to faces on any dance floor. Newer talent Jaden Thompson lays down more of his punchy drum programming on 'To The Light', a tight and kinetic house jam for sweaty workouts. Austin Ato's 'Heat' brings rugged, funky bass to loose drums and Jansons & Liz Cass offer some more twisted tech vibes to make this a superbly varied EP.
orn from the friendship between Luke Solomon and Derrick Carter, Classic is above all else a family label. Creating a platform for artists to satisfy their artistic intentions with left-of-centre house creations, this release sees Classic return to its vinyl-only beginnings for Volume VIII of its 12” Label Sampler series. Kicking off the A-side, Classic co-founder Luke Solomon, Amy Douglas & Queen Rose deliver ‘Love. Hope. Happiness’, a joyous boogie-filled track destined to uplift listeners. Jansons’ ‘Less Ordinary’ follows featuring Liz Cass’ uniquely hypnotic vocal, with a devilishly deep bassline providing boundless dancefloor appeal. On the flip, Scotsman Austin Ato’s groove filled track ‘Heat’ opens, featuring choppy guitar riffs and a soulful vocal, this record radiates good energy. Wrapping up the sampler is Jaden Thompson’s ‘To The Light’ with warm synths and a gloriously deep bassline sure to captivate its listeners. This sampler is the perfect dose of Classic’s signature grooves that are always full of character, and with all tracks previously unavailable on 12” is not one to be missed.