Bluford Duck – Eye See

Is it just me, or is Bluford Duck a rather odd name for an artist?!

I only point that out because it's the only unusual thing about this latest Savoir Faire Musique. That, and the blue (not two-tone black/white) label. Otherwise it's business as usual… Crisp deep house beats? Check. Sophisticated, multi-layered production, with an emphasis on the musical and the soulful? Check. A remix roster featuring some of the hottest producers around? Check – stand up Jesus Pablo & Adam Brass, and Patrick Podage & Nikola Kotevski.

Glowing review on TIWWD? Check. Podage & Kotevski's mix just edges it for me but if sumptuous deep house vibes float your boat you can't really go wrong here.

Out: This week

About: You can find Savoir Faire Musique on Facebook and Soundcloud.

Jesus Pablo & Adam Brass feat Brittney Manson – True Story

Something Different might be one year old, but is label co-owner Jesus Pablo sitting back on his laurels and tucking into the jelly and ice cream? No, he's teaming up with Adam Brass and singer Brittney Manson – the latter of whom I'll confess to not having come across before – for this midtempo, soul-flecked deep house jam on the mighty I! Records.

A steady rolling groove topped with tinkling ivories and Ms Manson's poetic half-sung, half-spoken vocal, the Original of True Story nods to the label's heritage in more traditional deep/soulful house while still sounding 100% contemporary. Mix-wise, it comes accompanied with a slightly beefier Dub and, best of all to these ears, an even more dubbed-out and somewhat techier Junior Gee Remix.

Quality assured throughout.

Out: This week

About: You can find i! Records on Facebook or at their own website.

Jesus Pablo & Adam Brass – Jet Lag

Good to see Jesus Pablo getting some more widespread recognition, with this latest release (this time in cahoots with one Adam Brass) coming via the mighty i! Records.

In its Original form, Jet Lag is a fairly sedate deep houser, with a lounge-y kinda sound set but a glitchier feel, particularly to the top-end percussion, than my saying that might lead you to expect. House Riders tone down the glitchy elements, bring the male spoken vocal snips to the fore and add some lovely mournful, jazzy sax, the Kirby Remix is a slightly dubbier and hence slightly more floor-friendly pass, while finally the Patrick Podage mix takes us deeper in late-night territories again.

What's perhaps missing here is a mix that really flips the script, but these are very solid grooves as ever from the Liverpudlian boy-done-good all the same, with the Kirby and House Riders rubs vying for the top honours for me.

Out: This week

About: You can find i! Records at their website and on Facebook.