Deep house soldiers

And next, three releases from three well-known, well-respected names in deep house.

First up, Pete Dafeet gives us the Family Affair EP, a four-track/five-mix offering. Expect the usual high-quality deep house in various shades, with the dubby, slightly techy Lungs the standout for me. It's actually the Fred Everything remix of Lungs, to precise; elsewhere, Demarkus Lewis remixes Love Undercover while Giom has a go at Beneath The Fold, making this something of a 'family affair' indeed.

Out: This week

About: This comes of course on Lost My Dog, what with Pete co-owning the label and that… 

Next up we have another from the same stable, as Dale Howard takes us off on a deep, garage-y tip with the Inner City EP. All four tracks are very playable, but the jazzy overtones of C'mon and the Tuff Jam-ish bump of C'mon stand out for me. Niceness!

Out: This week

About: Here's another Lost My Dog link, for their Soundcloud page.

Our third and final deep house hero for this little mini-roundup is Matthieu Duchesne, who this week is doing the honours for Savoir Faire. Actually I say 'final' but there's a couple of other very familiar names involved as well. The original of Kind Of Funk is a heads-down, rolling deep house groover, but you also get remixes from Martijn and Dave James, the former taking us just a wee bit deeper, the latter doing his usual uber-deep and dubbed out thang… and as usual stealing the show for me! But again, a strong offering all round.

Out: This week

About: Here's where to find Savoir Faire Musique online, as if you didn't know already.

Hall North – Emancipation

Those of the 'less is more' school of thought will be happy with this latest from Denmark's DeepWit Uncovered.

In its Original form, Emancipation ain't nuthin' but a deep/tech groove – essentially it's a drum loop, a breakdown then a drum loop from start to finish, but that's enough. Lee Pennington's remix is a slightly more spangly variation on the theme, while Nick Robson's remix is a pacier, more jackin' affair with techier drums and what may nor may not be a snippet of the old Coolthamenta vocal?

But while all three are very playable, once again it's Dave James that takes top honours in my books, his Ibiza Departures Remix being precisely the kind of stripped-down dub excursion you'd hope it might be. Mrs TIWWD prefers Lee Pennington's though so, y'know, everyone's happy.

Out: This week

About: You can find DeepWit on Soundcloud, on Facebook or at their own website.

Mr Pedros – The Lesson EP

After getting all garage-y and post-this and future-that yesterday, tonight let's take it deep, deep down… starting with this quality four-tracker from Sankey's resident Mr Pedros.

The title track is an energetic but not frenetic deep house dancefloor groover, coming accompanied by a techier and slightly acid-tinged rerub from Lee Guthrie. S'good, but B-side Poetry Deux is even better.  The crisp percussion, brooding chords and chopped vox-en-Francais of the Original Mix are pretty damn spiffing to start with, but just wait till you get to the Dave James refix.

Mr James has long been a TIWWD fave when it comes to proper heads-only deepness, so when I tell you his mix is actually called the Dave James Droning Dub, well, it won't really need much more explaining. But it's wicked stuff, rest assured.

Proving yet again that less is, indeed, more!

Out: This week on Beatport, everywhere else from 10 September

About: This comes atcha courtesy of Carlos Gambino's Midnight Social Recordings.

Matthieu Duchesne - Caliente/Deep Soul

Not one but two singles from rising French producer Matthieu Duchesne this week, with Caliente coming on Endemic Digital and Deep Soul on Savoir Faire Musique.

Turning our attention to Caliente first, then, in its original form this is a driving, uptempo, Spanish guitar-flecked houser that's got 'Beefa written all over it. Which is fine, and the slightly deeper remixes from Pao C and Terry Brookshire are even better… but the stone-cold killer for me is the uber-deep Dave James Dub. But then Dave James can pretty much do no wrong for TIWWD at the moment!

Moving on to Deep Soul, here we have another somewhat Balearic-tinged original, albeit this time it's a deeper, more shuffly affair, built for sun-up/sundown play. The remixes this time come on more like alternative versions rather than doing anything radically different, if you see what I mean, but if pushed I'd go for the Nick Devon Remix, which brings the track's dreamy, soulful side to the fore.

Overall though, with high quality production throughout and a range of mixes to choose from, taken together these two releases definitely mark out Duchesne as a name to keep an eye on.

Out: This week

About: To find out more you can find Savoir Faire Musique at their own blog, or hit up the Endemic Digital website

Dave James - Back To My Deep 2012

If you've been hearing any of the string of superlative remixes that Mr James has been turning out of late, you'll know exactly what to expect here. Very deep, dubby house and techno is his stock-in-trade, and here on a rare outing as an artist/producer (as opposed to remixer) he serves up two fine cuts of just that.

Back To My Deep itself sits on the housier side of the fence, and is a sparse, moody organ-led groove that's nonetheless full of sonic warmth… not to mention some cool analogue synth wobbles. Seriously good late-night tackle. On flipside No Man's Land, meanwhile, we venture into just-slightly techier territories… but without doing anything drastic like actually getting off the sofa, you understand!

Sheer quality deep, deep house music, for those that know. Highly recommended!

Out: This week

About: This comes on Unrivaled Music, who've also been the label where many of those aforesaid remixes were given life.