Deniz Kurtel & The Marcy All-Stars – The Way We Live: The Singles on Wolf & Lamb


Only a year after her still excellent debut album, Deniz Kurtel is back with another full length. This one comes on Wolf & Lamb (where the last was on Crosstown Rebels) and makes full use of that fact by delving deep into the label’s talent reserves, calling upon many close associates to contribute to the work overall. This taster release culls three such tracks, each of which bare the immediately recognisable sonic fingerprints of the collaborators, as well as the Turk’s own roughshod tech-cum-electro beats.

Kate Simko & Matt Tolfrey – The Same Page EP on Leftroom


The Same Page EP from Leftroom boss Matt Tolfrey and Chicago’s minimalistic house heiress Kate Simko is the product of nine months’ snatched studio sessions.  There’s no telling that from the three tunes which make it up, however, with each one marrying Simko’s streamlined grooves to Tolfrey’s after-party intrigue.

Soul Edits – Pillow Talk



The rise and rise of Pillow Talk continues a pace with three new soul edits on Wolf & Lambs off-shoot imprint, Wolf & Lamb Black.  Their debut on the label sees the song-writing trio re-work some of their favourite influences into things more appropriate for the modern day and more appropriate for their own sets.

 

“The Real Thing” is eight minutes of tambourine-peppered grooves complete with vocals from Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell's classic "Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing". It’s drawn out and lazy, sexy and soulful in equal measure, where next track  “Sunny” re-works Marvin Gaye’s track of the same name.