This week Glasgow's Dixon Avenue Basement Jams label celebrates four years of operations during which they've released over 20 irresistibly raw house EPs by the likes of Marquis Hawkes, Big Miz, Denis Sulta, Modini and Jared Wilson. To mark the occasion, we've asked the label's co-head Dan Lurinsky to share his five defining DABJ tracks. He and his co-conspirator Kenny Grieve will be joined by Fear-E and Big Miz at the imprint's fourth birthday party at The Berkeley Suite tomorrow night.
Marquis Hawkes - Sealion Woman
This is the track that arguably really put the label "on the map" and certainly introduced Marquis Hawkes to the world. Rough, tough house with a catchy vocal sample that had everyone chanting along.
Denis Sulta - A.A.S (Nite & Day Mix)
From Denis Sulta's debut release. We were playing this for months before it was finally released, and it always received a lot of love, including getting the infamous shutters to open at Panorama Bar in Berlin. It has just been remastered and will be re-released early next month.
CT Trax - Jack Attack
A slamming club track from the first DABJ Allstars EP from the mysterious CT Trax. At that point it was definitely one of the most banging tracks we had released.
Jared Wilson - Pheo Acid
From Jared's most recent release for us. Every track on this EP is killer, but this one stands out to me. He's the master of the 303.
Big Miz - The Bomb
This one isn't actually out yet, but like Sulta's A.A.S, we have been playing it out for months - so catchy and it's got that funk. Out next month.
Dixon Avenue Basement Jams celebrate their fourth birthday at The Berkeley Suite in Glasgow tomorrow night, 11pm to 3am, £5 adv.
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