Proggy bizniss

Okay, after a couple of days this week where I didn't get round to doing any blogging we're a bit behind… so gonna take a different approach and group some stuff together today.

First up, a couple of bits n' bobs on slightly proggier tip, kicking off with the Summer Of Love Part 3 EP from Smak AKA Steve McCready. The third in what's been a strong series, this has four tracks, with the deeper, housier side of prog – or the proggier side of deep house, depending how you see it – being the general order of the day.

The Garnier-esque drama of Everytime We Touch and the energising throb of Feeling stand out but all four tracks are very playable.

Out: This week

About: This comes atcha courtesy of Hype Muzik

Next up is Fallin', which comes from Namatjira featuring Royal Sapien. I'll be honest and say I'm not really into the main vocal mix so much, it's a bit Ibiza-prog-by-numbers with a slighty too-white vocal… it's not terrible, it just doesn't excite me much. Personally.

But that's okay, cos flip it over and you'll find a far more satisfactory Dub, which drops the vocals and takes a generally more heads-down, 4am floataway kind of approach. To rather good effect.

Out: This week

About: This one's on Low Bit Records, which was formed in Sweden in 2008 but is now based in London

Namatjira – Moranbah

Winning the award for 'hardest to spell artist name and track title of the week' is this chunky n' funky deep/progressive house dancefloor cut from Holland.

Moranbah is presented, simply enough, in two mixes. The original is, as I said, chunky n' funky, a midtempo affair with just the very slightest of prog tinges – not so much in the sounds as in the structure, if you know what I mean. The accompany remix – and yeah, it's just called Remix – features slightly more driving percussion and even more of a proggy feel… but that's 'proggy' in a good, drifty/floaty/Balearic kinda way, you understand. Not as in, like, horribly over-blown drum rolls or anything.

Out: This week

About: This comes on Toes In The Sand, and that's where I get a bit confused… cos they used to be based in Cleveland, Ohio but operations now seem to be based in Holland.

I'd try and solve the mystery for you and be a bit more helpful, but we're off out shortly to go see Bristol-based jazz/hip-hop/ambient band Lund Quartet so I'm gonna have to leave you to do your own research…