This year has brought a lot of new names to the untitledmusic family and it's often a learning curve for me getting to know the label, the names behind it and introducing them to all of you (if you're not already ahead of me!). So, with the blog building a good following I thought, "Why not move the guest mix series on a bit?" - sounds like a good plan and Baker Street kicked us off a little while back in style.
So, when Al Bradley and I got chatting we soon arrived at the point where a Guest Mix and profile was the obvious next step. Ladies and gentlemen, let me introduce… 3am Recordings.
So, when Al Bradley and I got chatting we soon arrived at the point where a Guest Mix and profile was the obvious next step. Ladies and gentlemen, let me introduce… 3am Recordings.
Run and owned by Al Bradley for the last 7 years it might not be a name you're familiar with, and there's a good reason for that! After taking a short break following the collapse of the vinyl market for dance music and the subsequent closure of all too many of the bigger distributors 3am Recordings is back on track (excuse the pun) with new digital distribution through State51 and a release schedule which is already sorted through to March 2011.
"the financial loss was pretty massive, but the nagging urge to get things moving again never went away and once my alter-ego Chemical Warfare, had pushed out a couple of EPs and gained support, the impetus was all in place to roll the label out again."
Exclusive 3am Recordings Guest Mix by Al Bradley:
Tracklisting:
1. Chris J – Electrostix (TAM035)
2. Machine Talk – Sun and Rain (TAM041)
3. Rob Small pres. Uncle Rico – A Different Groove (TAM039)
4. LHK – The Story (TAM040) 5. Chemical Warfare – Tumblin’ Down (TAM038)
6. Chemical Warfare – Revolutionary Vibes -Tech Dub- (TAM032)
7. Phil Towers – When The Time Is Right -Skip Donohue Remix- (TAM034)
8. Cosmic Groove Transmission – Strange Dances -Machine Talk Remix- (TAM036)
9. Carlo Gambino - Scene-sters (TAM037)
10. Carlo Gambino – Got High -Chemical Warfare HighTech Remix- (TAM037)
After a few months reconnecting with people and getting the ball rolling again, 3am is on the up. Staying true to the ethos of trying to combine new and upcoming producers alongside more established names, the label has future releases coming from names across the deep and tech house community; Rob Small, Mark Drake, Denney, LHK, Machine Talk, Roland Nights and the Wind Horse Records guys Hamza and Vipul to name a few.
3am has a solid history of 34 EP's ranging from mid tempo through to tech-house, artists including Ciudad Feliz (aka 2020 Soundsystem), Alex Moran, Danny Stott, Sound Navigators, Flash Atkins, Dealers Choice, Ross Couch, Pete Dafeet, Rithma, Paul Woolford and a whole lot more. Al himself has been a DJ since the mid-90's have played all over the UK in that time, including Mint Club (Leeds), Chibuku (Liverpool), The End (London), Deep Down & Dirty (London), (Brighton), StompaphunkUltragroove (Edinburgh) & loads more, plus for 18 months he was resident for Bugged Out over at Sankeys in Manchester, alongside Phil Towers (Cosmic Groove Transmission), playing mainly in the 2nd room spinning everything from deeper house through to slow-mo techno.
Recent 3am releases have come from the likes of Phil Towers, Chris J and Cosmic Groove Transmission, the label’s next EP comes courtesy of Leeds based Carlo Gambino, whose “Midnight Fakers EP” has garnered support from the likes of Giom, Jafar, Pete Dafeet, Tom Blacksoul, Adam Shelton and Claire Ripley - all pointing to good support and credibility pushing the label out there.
Recent 3am releases have come from the likes of Phil Towers, Chris J and Cosmic Groove Transmission, the label’s next EP comes courtesy of Leeds based Carlo Gambino, whose “Midnight Fakers EP” has garnered support from the likes of Giom, Jafar, Pete Dafeet, Tom Blacksoul, Adam Shelton and Claire Ripley - all pointing to good support and credibility pushing the label out there.
The labels influences take a nod to the deep house labels that put the UK at the forefront of the scene in the mid to late 90's; Paperecordings, Toko, Shaboom, 2020 Vision and Glasgow Underground amongst them.
“Those tracks from artists like Salt City Orchestra, Blakkat & Wolf ‘n’ Flow still sound as good now as they did back then, that's always been the aim with the releases on 3am. Of course trends come and influence how things can sound, but the bottom line is that quality house has always remained in place. After recovering from the problems a few years back, it just felt totally right to kick-start things again.
3am will have its first album release in early 2011, from the excellent Cosmic Groove Transmission.
“Those tracks from artists like Salt City Orchestra, Blakkat & Wolf ‘n’ Flow still sound as good now as they did back then, that's always been the aim with the releases on 3am. Of course trends come and influence how things can sound, but the bottom line is that quality house has always remained in place. After recovering from the problems a few years back, it just felt totally right to kick-start things again.
3am will have its first album release in early 2011, from the excellent Cosmic Groove Transmission.
The recent resurgence in 'real' house and a definite swing back to quality grooves, it seems the perfect time for 3am to slip back into the sets of DJ's around the world.
“I can’t wait for some of the new tracks I’ve signed to come out, I’ve got the excitement back and there’s definitely that buzz again”
Forthcoming releases:
TAM037 – Carlo Gambino ‘Midnight Fakers EP’ (ft. LHK & Chemical Warfare remixes)
TAM038 – Chemical Warfare ‘Tumblin EP’ (ft. Rob Small remix)
TAM039 – Rob Small pres. Uncle Rico ‘A Different Groove’ (ft. Rob Pearson, Denney & Gianluca Peruzzi remixes)
TAM040 – LHK ‘The Story’ (ft. Audiotonic, Carlo Gambino, Roland Nights & Carlo Gambino remixes)
TAM041 – Machine Talk ‘Era / Sun & Rain’
TAM042 – Denney ‘Plane To Nowhere’ (ft. Hamza, Vipul remixes, more tbc)
TAM043 – Mark Drake ‘Another World / Disco Volante’ (remixes tbc)
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