Jack Fell Down – Either Way EP

Next we have an EP from a label who don't crop up on here all that often, Southern Fried Records. But it should be pointed out that this is a surprisingly straight-up house offering from Norman Cook's label.

It's a four-track affair, and kicks off with King Of Clubs, a deep, slightly techy house cut with floaty, disembodied vox, atmospheric synths and a stuttered, pulsing underlying groove. Ease In To Me [sic… cos it should be 'into me' really, the sub-editor in me feels obliged to point out!] is up next, a garage-inflected organ track with a female vocal from Emma Rossi, followed by Roll Over, which is a more now-sounding slab of deep/tech house with a soulful male vocal. Finally, Emma Rossi returns on Need In You, another Si'Ke DJs Turn Back Swink Music that's got something of a classic feel, this time drawing on the darker sound of mid-90s NYC for inspiration.

Ease In To Me would be my pick, but it's all good, as they say. I wish Southern Fried released more records like this…

Out: This week

About: You can find Southern Fried Records here.

Luca C & Brigante ft Ali Love - Different Morals

It's a funny old thing. Southern Fried used to be a great label back in the day… then for much of the later noughties I've gotta say they became a watchword for 'music I'm not gonna like'. Lately, though, something strange has happened and Southern Fried have been putting out some CRACKING tuneage once more. This being the latest example.

Like so many great tunes, Different Morals is deceptively simple. Just a big, throbbing technoid bass groove, some wibbly synths and a male vocal that's in a vaguely Seal/Prince kinda vein. But fuck me is this a big tune… and that's without even hearing it on the big system it cries out to be played on.

I should mention that there are remixes as well, of course - from no less a line-up than Matt Playford, Clockwork and Danny Daze, with Clockwork's rub being particularly worthy of your attention. But the one I'm gonna be dropping is still the original. It's a tech-soul monster.

Out: This week

About: Southern Fried will need no introduction but here's their website anyway. Luca C & Brigante, meanwhile, hail from Italy and can be found on Soundcloud.