Him_Self_Her - Love You Like I Used To (CRM132)

Dynamic UK duo Him_Self_Her are back on the essential Crosstown Rebels with another bumping deep house burner ‘Love You Like I Used To’ once again featuring the distinctive vocal chops of Kieran Fowkes who also appeared on previous Crosstown hit ‘Gone Too Long’ (which spent 11 weeks at the top of the Beatport chart). Featuring a tough and distorted remix from hot property Francesca Lombardo and the driving cosmic force of UK disco darlings Psychemagik on the flip, this is a house track for the peak season of al fresco hands ­in ­the­ air dancefloors.

BACKGROUND

Claire and Leon aka Him_Self_Her have been producing together since 2012 when they hit it off on amusical level during their formative time on the local house scene in Leicester. All that it took was one studio session to realise the potency of their union and their genre blending productions showcase a range of deep grooves and disco infused techno with a human heart. With their breakthrough release ‘Gone Too Long’ sparking the attention of none other than Pete Tong, he promptly made it his Essential New Tune and support followed from heavyweight DJs such as Jamie Jones. Next releases came on Elite Records and OFF Recordings.

The classically trained, multi­ talented Francesca Lombardo is one of the most successful artists of this era on Crosstown Rebels and with several shimmering releases for the label including ‘What To Do’ and the ‘Changes EP’, Francesca has amassed a sizable global following, entranced by her live instrumentation and vocal performances alongside the Rebels at events such as Get Lost and Day Zero, as well as the worlds dance music meccas DC10, fabric and Panorama Bar.

Undoubtedly two of the biggest stars of 2012, Danny McLewin and Tom Coveney aka Psychemagik are partly known for their prolific output of remixes but first appeared on Crosstown Rebels with a killer original release ‘Black Noir Schwarz’back in March. Avid vinyl collectors and masters of the re-­edit, the duo has released an impressive array of highly acclaimed releases as well as highly­lauded compilations, such as the self­released ‘Diabolical Synthetic Fantasia’ and last years superb ‘Magik Sunrise’.

• Label: Crosstown Rebels
• Cat no: CRM132
• Web: www.crosstownrebels.com
• Distribution: !K7 / Above Board
• Released: Mon Sep 22nd, 2014

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Psychemagik Feat. Renegade - Black Noir Schwarz Bonus Mixes (CRM122)

After dropping Psychemagik’s latest killer ‘Black Noir Schwarz’, Crosstown Rebels will deliver a bonus remix package featuring Deaf Pillow, Leo Zero and Extended Play remixes. Their first original production not self-released, ‘Black Noir Schwarz’, was an unadulterated slice of Psychemagik magic - a psychedelically charged, electro-tinged club weapon, driven by a monster wonky bassline and dark, sultry vocal from Renata De Sutter aka Renegade. Up first, Deaf Pillow plunges the track into a deep and hypnotic groove followed by Leo Zero who delivers an acid-flecked cosmic interpretation while Extended Play give a deep solid groove based remix.


UK dance music heroes, avid vinyl collectors and masters of the re-edit, Danny McLewin and Tom Coveney aka Psychemagik first entered the public consciousness with their supreme, balearic pop and 12” disco edits. Since then the UK duo has since released an impressive array of highly acclaimed original productions and remixes. After other much lauded compilations, last years superb‘Magik Sunrise’ was named the #1 Compilation Of the Year at Piccadilly Records and featured in most good record shops top 10 compilations of 2013 bestsellers lists, including Rough Trade and Phonica.


Deaf Pillow is an outstanding collaboration between two scene pioneers responsible for Lima´s underground musical landscape, Rodrigo Lozano & Christian Berger. They have released their productions via own imprint Audionumb Music and on the illustrious Get Physical Music. 

 Leo Zero is one of the hottest remixers in the UK-  working with Lana Del Ray, Florence and The Machine, Azealia Banks, Paul Weller and Bryan Ferry to name but a few. Leo’s extensive hand in the scene of underground disco / acid house has included running cult disco edits label Easter Bay, setting up the Faith brand and party series with Terry Farley, Stuart Patterson, Bill Brewster and Dave Jarvis and currently involves collaborative projects Mountain of One and Zarrylade


Extended Play the new duo project of two veteran Producer/DJ´s from Texas, Spettro & Josh Dupont. Each uniquely passionate about both Deep House and Techno, their inspiration comes from a wide range of genres ranging from classic sounds of 80´s Detroit Techno to 90´s House and Dub Techno, to today´s modern cutting edge sounds. Extended Play is ready to play on the world stage.

• Label: Crosstown Rebels
• Cat no: CRM122
• Web: www.crosstownrebels.com
• Distribution: !K7 / Above Board
• Released: Mon Mar 10th, 2014

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