About me:
Hello, my name is Ryan Scott and I’m a house addict. I’m not sure the exact moment it happened but house music has taken control of my life. In fact I’d say my relationship with music now borderlines obsession. I eat, sleep, walk, and talk beats. take that away from me and I’d slip into a world of despair carrying devastating symptoms of withdrawal.
I guess it all began in the early to mid 90’s with my first introduction to electronic music. Intrigued by the sounds I was hearing i began needing more; it was something out of my control. As quickly as I could, I found someone with a hook-up, without knowing its highly addictive qualities, asked if I could give this “house music” a try. Since then my life has been a blur of beats, blends, blips, bloops, synths, stabs and samples.
Over the years this sickness grew and I began to infect others. Recklessly delivering beats with a total disregard for the wellbeing of myself or those around me. It was then in early 2000 that I met fellow addict Filip D. Together we formed twodeep, a Chicago based support group designed to help individuals deal with their unrelenting house addictions. We promptly attended numerous club events and loft parties in an attempt to seek out others with similar addictions and offer our support.
As time passed my tastes changed, eventually some flavors of house became more pleasing to the palate than others. In the beginning I’d dabble mostly with deep tech and a bit of house. Later .. a few trips to California, I succumbed to the pressures of lounge and west coast soulful house. As time went on the tolerance of my addiction became apparent, I required something more. My love for tech was returning but my need for music was so great I had to play it all. These days I’ve completely given into music and play what I feel and whatever moves me. I do my best to take what’s out there and arrange it in a pleasing fashion for you to hear. Thanks for listening.
“I think I spent 30 years of my life... in the first 30, tying to become something. I wanted to become good at things, I wanted to become good at tennis, I wanted to become good at school and grades, and everything I kind of viewed in that perspective. 'I’m not ok the way I am, but if I got good at things…' I realized I had the game wrong. The game was to find out what I already was.”
-not sure who this was, zeitgeist
As free human beings we can use our unique intelligence to try to understand ourselves and our world.
But if we are prevented from using our creative potential,
we are deprived of one of the basic characteristics of a human being.
-the Dalai Lama
It suddenly struck me that that tiny pea, pretty and blue, was the Earth. I put up my thumb and shut one eye, and my thumb blotted out the planet Earth. I didn't feel like a giant. I felt very, very small. - Neil Armstrong
01. Funk in you 02. One more time 03. Takin' u back
South Africa's rising star Shane D steps up to the Boogs Music platter to drop three tracks of pure gold with the "Rebirth of funk EP" - silky smooth funky house at its finest! Drawing heavily on influences ranging from classics such as Earth, Wind & Fire and George Benson to more contemporary artists like Jamie Lewis and Richard Earnshaw, Shane's EP will warm any dancefloor, solid house beats with funked up basslines, haunting rhodes melodies simply oozing the feelgood factor, pulsing synths and soaring leads breathing life and soul into any party! conjuring up images of sun-drenched beaches and glitzy balearic clubs the "Return to Funk EP" is the perfect release to herald the onset of summer: Let the party begin!
"GREAT release mate. You got the groove!" Mikkel & Morten (Soulmagic)
"FANTASTIC STUFF!!! The solid sounds of funk, infused with Shane's signature uplifting flavours, really gets the heart started. The whole EP has plenty to offer. Takin U Back, cleverly done, a sultry soulful vibe, topped with a deep vocal, but bright, magic! One More Time - With it's rolling percussive intro into a deep groove that keeps you captured
Summer House Anthem ! The third release from the french talented house label, Lolita is a house track coming from a briliant collaboration of ex-Africanism member Gwen and Bertrand Dupart.
The remix comes from Rocco, who's earned more and more attention due to his massive releases on Freerange, and famous remixes of Dennis Ferrer and Claude Monnet.
Main feedbacks:
Copyright (Defected - UK)
teched out dopeness! beautiful
Martin Solveig (Mixture/Universal - France)
Cute Track, nice remix too, i'll play the original in my radio show
Nick Warren (Hope Recordings - UK)
Brilliant track will play this all year i can see
StoneBridge (Stoney Boy Music Stockholm - Sweden
Ah, What a lovely track - summer!
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The remix comes from Rocco, who's earned more and more attention due to his massive releases on Freerange, and famous remixes of Dennis Ferrer and Claude Monnet.
The main mix is a stunning house tune with a fat kick, and reminds us of Pete Heller’s tracks, while Rocco’s remix is more techy and deep, but brings you the kind of groove you feel in your chest.
Main feedbacks:
Copyright (Defected - UK)
teched out dopeness! beautiful
Martin Solveig (Mixture/Universal - France)
Cute Track, nice remix too, i'll play the original in my radio show
Nick Warren (Hope Recordings - UK)
Brilliant track will play this all year i can see
StoneBridge (Stoney Boy Music Stockholm - Sweden
Ah, What a lovely track - summer!
Tony Humphries (Tony Records - USA)
Excellent track with the "french touch" ...
Lolita's already getting a lot of attention from other labels and talented producers like Yass, Copyright, who gave full support on the release and has playe
Sorry about the generic, impersonal message - I'm just hitting up everyone on my friends list to let em know there's a new track on my profile! Check it out if you get a sec & let me know what you reckon :)
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