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Music In Motion
Cat: UAR 013. Rel: 11 Apr 23
 
Deep House
Boo Williams - "Tickin Clock" (6:57)
Eric Johnson - "Melodic Gruv" (6:43)
Reggie Dokes - "Mother's Child" (5:53)
Reggie Dokes - "End Of Time" (5:24)
Review: Norm Talley's Upstairs Asylum label only arrived in 2021 but is already up there with the great Motor City imprints. The boss has been busy putting together a trio of new EPs for the first half of 2023 that showcases a wealth of Mid-West talent. House hero Boo Williams kicks off this one with his typically tight drum programming and party-starting synth work on 'Tickin Clock.' Eric Johnson keeps it raw, deep and loopy on 'Melodic Gruv' then Reggie Dokes brings his signature Atlanta house sound to 'Mother's Child' with its melancholic lead sax and 'End of Time' is a broken beat bliss out.
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Detroit On The Move Vol 1
Cat: UAR 018. Rel: 05 Feb 25
 
Deep House
Mike Clark & Marcus Harris - "Hey"
Santonio Echols - "Piano In The Light" (Emanuell Echols mix)
Brian Kage - "This Saturday Night"
Ryan Sadorus - "Down Below"
Review: Upstairs Asylum is kicking off the year in some style with a couple of killer new EPs. This one is the first in what is presumably a new series to showcase the talents of the Motor City. Mike Clark & Marcus Harris get things underway with 'Hey' which has a subtly uplifting feel thanks to the bright, sustained chords and cuddly drums. Santonio Echols's 'Piano In The Light' (DJ Emanuell Echols mix) is laidback, playful deep house with magical chord work and Brian Kage brings his classy depths to the smooth grooves of 'This Saturday Night.' Ryan Sadorus brings things to a close with the smoky 'Down Below.'
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Played by: Luke Solomon
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Arctic Vibration EP (Yoruba Soul mix)
Cat: UAR 010. Rel: 28 Apr 22
 
Deep House
Arctic Vibration (4:34)
Arctic Vibration (Osunlade Yoruba Soul mix) (5:09)
Review: Detroit born/Phoenix based Steve Crawford next up on Norm Talley's Upstairs Asylum featuring a killer Yoruba Soul remix.
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Dance Detroit
Cat: UAR 014. Rel: 11 Apr 23
 
Deep House
Reggie Dokes & Steve Crawford - "Fear Of Failure" (4:46)
Martin Prather - "Until" (6:32)
Steve Crawford - "Let You Go" (feat Tony B) (6:13)
Steve Crawford - "Love Is Here" (feat Anthony Poteat) (7:01)
Martin Prather - "Passed Up" (6:45)
Reggie Dokes - "Not Ready" (4:54)
Review: Motor City label Upstairs Asylum celebrates its roots in 313 with this new Dance Detroit EP featuring a wealth of American house innovators. First up, Reggie Dokes and Steve Crawford join forces on 'Fear Of Failure', a house track steeped in Detroit soul. Marvin Prather's 'Until' follows on with his stylish and soul-drenched grooves. Steve Crawford then goes it alone and turns up the drums on his potent 'Let You Go' (feat Tony B) and then get deeply emotional on 'Love Is Here' this time with help from featured artist Anthony Poteat. Prather and then label regular and Atlanta man Reggie Dokes closes down with his 'Not Ready.'
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Deepness Xpozd
Cat: UA 011. Rel: 15 Aug 22
 
Deep House
Deep Cookie (6:26)
Singaye (7:33)
Jimmy (6:27)
4evr (7:07)
Review: House with an extra dose of crispy high-end from DJ Aakmael, who has haunted the saucier ends of the Chicago house scene since the mid 1990s. Aakmael is a mysterious entity, and can be ghost-spotted behind any solid pair of decks on a rainy night. 'Deep Cookie' harkens after a forgotten platonic form of house, in which East Asian synths and 808 claps collide compellingly. Meanwhile, '4ever' rounds off the B-side; it's a diggers' delight with a near-UK feel and mystical vocals and sax, recalling recent tunes this side of the pond by Ben Hauke.
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DET 313 EP
Cat: UAR 001. Rel: 25 Feb 21
 
Deep House
Omar S/Norm Talley - "Muggy Detroit Heat" (5:56)
Norm Talley/Moodymann - "Jus Hangin" (feat Charlotte OC - mashed up by D'Julz) (7:21)
Review: There is a heavyweight selection of names on this first release from Norm Talley's promising new label Upstairs Asylum. Firstly, the man himself is a Motor City heavyweight who links with fellow luminary Omar S on the opener 'Muggy Detroit Heat.' It's an intense and steamy house track that bristles with raw melody. On the flip, French house icon D'Julz reworks a tune by Norm in cahoots with the one and only Moodymann. This one is all cuddly chords, romanic vocal chops and warm, rough edged house beats for those cosy basements.
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The Al Go Rithmic EP
Cat: UAR 017. Rel: 05 Feb 25
 
Deep House
Life Decisions (8:17)
Unconscious Habits (7:08)
Running Algorith (7:31)
Review: The latest from The Robinson - that'll be Milan-based brothers Marco and Riccardo Augeri to you - opens with the jazz, live-sounding and improvised 'Life Decisions' with its cosmic synths reaching up to the stars over raw beats. 'Unconscious Habits' follows on, bringing deep, dubby drums, organic percussive lines and a deep jungle vibe while 'Running Algorith' is another humid deep house closer with warm, diffuse pads and a spiralling of deft percussion.
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Straight Up No Chaser
Straight Up No Chaser (limited 2xLP)
Cat: UAR 015. Rel: 14 Sep 23
 
Minimal/Tech House
Norm Talley - "Blak Bottom" (unreleased edit)
Norm Talley - "The Flip"
Delano Smith - "The Bassline"
Delano Smith - "Travels 23"
Norm Talley - "ISO Vision"
Delano Smith - "The Drive"
Norm Talley - "Believe It"
Delano Smith - "Remembrance"
Review: Norm Talley returns to his Upstairs Asylum label alongside fellow US house pioneer Delano Smith for Straight Up No Chaser, an eight-track opus featuring four solo cuts each. Talley's gritty, dubbed-out, low-rolling house style is present and correct throughout with the loopy chords of 'Blak Bottom' getting things going, 'The Flip' getting more cavernous and aqueous and 'ISO Vision' leaning into dub techno. 'Believe It' is a soulful deep house looper, while Smith gets bubbly with 'The Bassline', lays down thumping kicks on 'Travels 23' and his trademark synth smears on 'The Drive' while 'Remembrance' is a heady dub house cut that locks you into a state of perfect hypnosis.
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Hed Kandi Volume 1
Cat: UAR 007. Rel: 12 Jan 22
 
Deep House
Delano Smith - "The Lost Synth" (part 1) (6:03)
Delano Smith - "The Lost Synth" (part 2) (6:07)
Patrice Scott - "Better Days" (6:45)
Deepset - "Soltek" (4:36)
Review: Don't be misled by the facetious title, there's no handbag house to be found on Hed Kandi Vol. 1. Instead, you'll be treated to some real proper beatdown vibes by some right legends of the Detroit underground, curated by scene stalwart Norm Talley. The ever impressive Delano Smith gets the Mixmode vibe in effect on the hypnotic back room dubs of 'The Lost Synth' parts 1 & 2 respectively which cover the A side. Over on the flip, Sistrum Recordings main man Patrice Scott gets some emotive Motor City soul going on in his inimitable style on 'Better Days' followed by the heads-down basement beats of Deepset's 'Soltek'.
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Raw Viz Shun EP
Cat: UAR 012. Rel: 11 Apr 23
 
Deep House
Solid Gold Playaz - "I Can't Think (The Nation Is Sick)" (7:11)
Solid Gold Playaz - "I Sold My Life To Acid" (7:13)
Gari Romalis - "Detroit After Dark" (7:30)
Brian Neal - "Panties" (4:01)
Review: Upstairs Asylum Recordings is one of the many seminal Detroit labels run by local legend Norm Talley. It's right in the middle of a busy run right now with no fewer superb run with three new EPs all dropping in quick succession. This one is a split EP with US duo Solid Gold Playaz taking care of the a-side. As always with this pair, their sounds are deep and dusty house with exquisite melodies tugging at the heart. On the flip, Gari Romalis steps up with the slick percussive skip of 'Detroit After Dark' then 'Panties' from Brian Neal brings jacked up analogue groves that lean into techno with a big fat bassline.
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Tracks From The Asylum 2
Cat: UAR 003. Rel: 11 Mar 21
 
Deep House
Gonna Luv U (5:16)
Detroit Dubz (7:24)
In Your Soulz (8:29)
Digital XTC (Detroit mix) (4:14)
Review: Recently Norm Talley launched a new label, Upstairs Asylum, and delivered a much-needed sequel to his superb 2011 EP on Mixmode, Tracks From The Asylum. A decade on from the record's original release, he's finally got around to producing a sequel. The native Detroiter predictably starts in fine fashion via 'Gonna Luv U', a chunky and locked-in house number rich in groovy bass, bold piano motifs, ear-cathing sax riffs and colourful P-funk samples, before heading ultra-deep via the beatdown-influenced haziness of 'Detroit Dubz'. 'In Your Soulz' sees him add energy-packed hand percussion and chiming lead lines to a bustling deep house beat, while 'Digital XTC (Detroit Mix)' is a spacey, hypnotic workout that sounds like it was tailor-made for dark warehouses in the hours approaching dawn.
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Deep Essentials Vol 1
Cat: UAR 004. Rel: 01 Jun 21
 
Deep House
The People (intro) (2:22)
Holla-Day (4:22)
One Track Mind (4:13)
Deeptroitsrumental (7:14)
D-Toolz (3:59)
Review: Detroit legend Norm Talley calling his new EP Deep Essentials suggests that, somehow, everything he makes isn't deep and essential. But it is. Anyway, here are five more perfectly designed grooves that sink you into a warm, smoky basement and keep you there. 'Holla-Day' has those trademark sharp hi hats and rolling drums, 'One Track Mind' has a hypnotic synth loop you hope never ends and 'Deeptroitsrumental' is a fantastically rickety drum workout that is primed for dance floor action. 'D-Toolz' rounds out with a sense of edginess, the promise of a big techno breakout that never comes but keeps you locked in hope.
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Tracks From The Asylum (reissue)
Cat: UAR 002. Rel: 26 Apr 21
 
Deep House
Powder (5:59)
Lost (4:55)
Powder (Delano Smith More Powder remix) (7:09)
Private Party (5:29)
Review: You'll struggle to find any deeper or more alluring tracks in Norm Talley's catalogue than 'Powder', the wonderfully hypnotic, locked in and subtly spacey opener from the Motor City producer's 2011 EP on Mixmode, Tracks From The Asylum. It's a good thing, then, that Talley has decided to reissue the sought-after EP on his own label. The Detroiter doesn't put a foot wrong throughout, with the chugging, beatdown-inspired brilliance of 'Lost', which boasts some sublime piano solos, and the up-beat hustle of 'Private Party' being equally as essential as 'Powder'. Speaking of that track, Delano Smith's 'More Powder' version is also worth a listen, featuring as it does slightly bolder synth riffs and a tougher, techno-influenced groove.
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Unity Vol 1 (repress) (feat Rick Wade, Mike Clark, Kai Alce, Kyle Hall, Eddie Fowlkes)
Norm TALLEY / VARIOUS
Cat: UAR 005RP. Rel: 28 Jan 22
 
Deep House
Jon Dixon - "Riverside Drive" (5:40)
Darren Abrams - "Detroit Ur My Star" (5:11)
Rick Wade - "Terrific D" (5:56)
Mike Clark - "In My Arms" (5:53)
Kai Alce - "Morning" (7:01)
Kyle Hall - "Pico" (6:14)
Eddie Fowlkes - "Hold Me Down" (6:20)
Santonio Echols - "Visionary" (5:29)
Review: The ever on point Upstairs Asylum present Unity Vol 1, featuring Jon Dixon, Darrin Abrams, Rick Wade, Mike Clark, Kai Alce, Kyle Hall, Eddie Fowlkes, & Santonio.
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Unity Vol 3 (feat Jordan Fields, Boo Williams, Delano Smith)
Norm TALLEY / VARIOUS
Cat: UAR 016. Rel: 19 Aug 24
 
Deep House
Jordan Fields - "It's An Interesting Thought" (5:19)
Black Eyes - "Get Down For The Hydro" (5:54)
New Digital Fidelity - "Needs" (5:56)
Boo Williams - "The Place To Go" (6:29)
Mosaik Kollektif - "Plankton" (7:10)
Miguel Herrnandez - "Sea Roots" (6:13)
Frankie M - "Operating In The Red" (6:36)
Delano Smith - "Trapped Inside" (6:21)
Review: The third volume in the Unity series from Norm Talley's label Upstairs Asylum is another one packed with big hitters, many of who are US house mainstays. Jordan Fields opens up with 'It's An Interesting Thought', a heady number with cosmic pads twinkling up high. Black Eyes brings some rawness with the astral sounds of 'Get Down For The Hydro' and Chicago master Boo Williams offers more techno-leaning sounds than usual on 'The Place To Go.' The loop expert that is Delano Smith shows off those skills once more with his swirling and hypnotic 'Trapped Inside'. Miguel Herrnandez also stands out with his string-laced delight, 'Sea Roots'. An essential and authentic collection once again.
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Parabellum Detroit
Cat: VNARM 006. Rel: 06 Apr 21
 
Deep House
Marcellous Pittman - "Everybody Party" (6:12)
Javonntte - "Late Night Love" (5:22)
Delano Smith & Rick Wilhite - "Neo Solaris" (feat Jon Dixon) (4:54)
Delano Smith & Rick Wilhite - "11 Minutes Of Funk" (11:00)
Jon Dixon - "Belle Isle Bounce" (6:28)
Norm Talley - "Dreamin In Detroit" (8:36)
Gerald Mitchel aka Soul Saver - "Kaori" (6:50)
Kenny Dixon Jr - "I'm Goin Black" (7:37)
Delano Smith - "Hot Lovely Relations" (7:06)
Omar S - "VAT 69" (Godson mix) (8:22)
Delano Smith & Rick Wilhite - "Pipe Putta" (12:45)
Review: Every so often, a compilation comes along and delivers a snapshot of a city's underground music scene at a given moment in time. That's what compilers Rick Wilhite and Delano Smith have achieved with Parabellum Detroit, an expansive and predictably high-quality collection of cuts from some of the Motor City's finest producers. They naturally provide a couple of collaborative cuts of their own - the spacey, late-night techno hypnotism of '11 Minutes of Funk' and the intergalactic deep house drift of 'Neo Solaris', while there are also top-notch contributions from Javontte (the warm, soul-flecked deep house of 'Late Night Love'), Marcellus Pittman (beatdown chugger 'Everybody Party'), Gerald Mitchell AKA Soul Saver (the incredible 'Kaori'), the Moodymann Kenny Dixon Jr ( 'I'm Goin' Back') and Omar-S (a tidy Godson remix of 'VAT 69').
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