Silicone Soul's Darkroom Dubs, known for its unfaltering output of quality house, returns with their Limited Edition Vinyl series with an EP from Hamburg and Berlin based Soukie and Windish. The 'Flatmate Ghost' EP takes the classic tech house aesthetic on a laid back, rolling journey, while two distinctly dissimilar remixes open your eyes and ears further.
Title track 'Flatmate Ghost' quickly lures you into a subtly relaxing beat but as soon as you're locked, dissonant synth bursts and ominous, pitched down vocal meanderings immediately disrupt the dance. While Kellerkind's take on the original brings forth a shoulder swinging groove, soothing piano riffs and clever silences. Andres Zacco's version moves with relentless percussion, delving into the hollow depths of dark bass.
'Quality Time' offers the more sensual side of Soukie & Windish's production. Here, otherworldly harmony prevails while the characteristic jarring stabs take a backseat. Soukie & Windish manage to visit opposite ends of the spectrum without losing the unique creative resonance the pair found in this collaboration.
With the 10th Anniversary of the label fast approaching and a monumental raft of forthcoming releases ahead, this is a mouthwatering taste of what's to come from Darkroom Dubs in 2013.
Selected Feedback...
Laurent Garnier - "Great moody, late night tracks!"
Hernan Cattaneo - "Brilliant pack & Congratulations to Darkrooms Dubs, Happy 10 years of quality and for another decade of the best underground house music around!"
Joris Voorn - 'Quality Time is a quality track! J I'll be playing...'
Maxxi Soundsystem - 'Wow Kellerkind remix is good, love the feel in the break. I'm in!!'
Nicolas Masseyeff - 'Nice release again guys!!! I really like the Kellerkind remix, lovely record!'
Nick Warren - 'Another cracking release from Darkroom Dubs.. This Kellerkind mix is ace!!'
Oliver Schories - 'Fantastic release!!! Twisted is the one I will be spinning the most. Thank you guys love this!'
Bushwacka! - 'That's a nice vox on Flatmate Ghost... gonna be trying it out!"
Jim Rivers - 'Flatmate Ghost is wicked!! Feeling the Zacco remix on it too. Very nice!'
Guy J - 'Andrea Zacco wins the competition here for me. Looking forward to playing this. Thnx.'
X-Press 2 - 'Some fantastic bits here. Struggling to pick a fave so gonna try a few... radio play coming too!'
Nhar - 'I like this... cool release! Quality Time stands out to me. Gonna play!'
Aeroplane - 'Kellerkind remix is cool... will try it!'
Jona - 'This is a beautiful ep! Really feeling the Quality Time track. Support!'
Jose Maria Ramon - (Ibiza Global Radio) - 'Wow! this is fantastic Music! Really glad to play it in my shows on Ibiza Global Radio.'