Published
Sat, Apr 7, 2007, 01:00
- Hot NY house producer Dennis Ferrer finds room for Kerri Chandler, Basic Channel and Osunlade on his new mix CD 'In the House'.
Hot NY house producer Dennis Ferrer finds room for Kerri Chandler, Basic Channel and Osunlade on his new mix CD. 'In the House' arrives in May.
Ferrer has been producing music for twenty years, but 2007 looks to be his best yet. He's known for his collaborations with Jerome Sydenham ('Sandcastles', 'Timbuktu') as well as last year's biggie 'Son of Raw', which found its way into the record bag of Ricardo Villalobos, Ame and Ryan Elliott. CD1 opens with another big track: Ferrer's recent rethink of Telepopmusik's 'Love Can Damage Your Health', which is on heavy rotation at the RA office.
As always with the 'In The House' series on Defected, the release is a triple CD affair with two discs of mix and a third disc of unmixed tracks especially chosen by the artist. On the two mix CDs Ferrer swings between deep techy rhythms, soulful house and techno, while disc three includes some of Ferrer's all-time favourites from artists such as Grace Jones, Roy Ayers and Liquid Liquid. "All of those records are New York records that I grew up with as a kid and that inspired me, " Ferrer told RA. "We used to breakdance to 'Cavern'. 'Pull Up to the Bumper' with its syncopated rhythm - now that was a New York record. 'Running Away' was crazy stuff!"
'Dennis Ferrer In The House' tracklist
CD 1
1. Telepopmusik Love Can Damage Your Health (Abicah /Dennis Ferrer Remix)
2. Bah Samba Tired Little One (Yoruba Beats)
3. Ultra Nate Love's The Only Drug (Adam Rios A.M. Shelter Mix)
4. Dennis Ferrer feat. Tyrone Ellis Underground Is My Home
5. Byron Stingily Get Up (Everybody)
6. Hardrive: 2000 feat. Lynae Never Forget (When You Touch Me) (Bonus Beats)
7. Ralphi Rosario with Linda Clifford Wanna give it up (Lego's Dub)
8. Ben Westbeech So Good Today (Yoruba Soul Remix)
9. X-Press2 feat. Rob Harvey Kill 100 (Carl Craig Remix)
10. Manoo Kodjo
11. Sun, Sun, Sun Curious
12. Kiko Navarro Ache Patí (Yoruba Soul Mix)
13. Basic Channel Phylyps Trak II / II
14. Mari Boine Vuoi Vuoi Me (Henrik Schwarz Remix)
15. Brifo Mi Piano Rojo (A2 Percumix)
16. Tommy Bones South Africa Deep
CD2
1. 51 Days Tracktion
2. Abicah Soul Project Nimba Groove
3. Osunlade featuring Maiya James Same Thing(Vocal Mix)
4. Tortured Soul Why (DJ Spinna Remix)
5. Kenny Lattimore Days Like This
6. Peven Everett Feelin You In and Out
7. Dennis Ferrer Transitions (Sasse Edit)
8. Booka Shade In White Rooms (Neo Mix)
9. Filsonik Can U (Syam Music Mix)
10. Peven Everett Put Your Back Into It
11. Ben Westbeech Hang Around (Karizma's Kaytronic Dub Mix)
12. Martin Landsky 1000 miles
CD3
1. Brass Construction Movin
2. Roy Ayers Running Away
3. Grace Jones Pull Up To The Bumper
4. Liquid, Liquid Cavern
5. Black Rascals Feat. Roger Harris Keeping My Mind
6. Earth People Dance
7. Roy Davis Jr feat. Peven Everett Watch Them Come (Original Mix)
8. Kerri Chandler Rain
9. Femi Kuti Truth Don Die (Kerri Chandler House Mix)
10. Earth, Wind & Fire Can't Hide Love (Masters Album Mix)
'Dennis Ferrer In The House' is released on Defected in May 2007.