DJ Haus talks about Hot Haus Recs

DJ Haus shares a track from his new single and talks to us about his new label, Hot Haus Recs.

Announced last month, Hot Haus Recs will run alongside the the already prolific Unknown To The Unknown, a label which counts the likes of Capracara, DJ Stingray, Photonz, Legowelt and Marcus Mixx as part of its bulging discography. The sublabel’s first release is Thug Houz Anthems Vol 1, a mixtape of tracks from label owner DJ Haus which collects various solo productions and collaborations  with the likes of Riton and Drop The Lime, all of which combine the various strands of garage, house and bass that make up his sound.

The album is due this Monday, and will be shortly followed by the label’s first 12″ single, collecting three tracks from Thug Houz Anthems, one of which – the brilliantly named “Trumpet & Badman”, is available to stream below. We also took the opportunity to talk to DJ Haus about how the new sublabel fits into the UTTU empire and his plans for its future – his responses were suitably animated.

How is Hot Haus going to differ from the core UTTU label? Does it tap into a specific music style, or is it more in terms of how you’re releasing stuff on the label?

Well as the name suggests it will be more house focused, but the ethos will be very much the same as UTTU – YouTube videos, stupid artwork. I personally see the output as the same thing, they are records I would put out on UTTU, but why stick to the same logo and vibe? At the end of the day that’s all UTTU is, a logo on a record – the music is why people love it. I have loads of ideas so why stick to doing the same thing all the time?

You’ve been running UTTU for over two years now – why did you feel the desire to start a sub-label now?

I wouldn’t call it a sub-label, I see it all as kind of cool emissions from the UTTU bubble. It’s also an opportunity to do more vinyl. I love – even prefer – doing digital releases as they’re more sporadic and fun, but when you get an opportunity to do some more cool-ass rad shit take it!

You know, I like the name Hot Haus Recs – it has a nice ring to it, so why not do it?

It’s a selection of tunes I’ve been working on recently, and some stuff that I made a while ago that never materialised. It also has tunes I made with Drop The Lime – him and his CURSES! project were pretty much the reason I started making house music back in 2009, and to make tunes with your heroes is so fucking cool – I’m super blessed it came out as dope as it did! Also Riton, Detboi and Matrixxman – to just be vibing with these people is soooo hot.