Roman Drinks All He Can

Sean Roman (L), Dick Diamonds (M) and Book (R) love a good jam, and this weekend is packed full of hot ones.

The Deep North's resident dancefloor murderer Sean Roman has been creating some serious international buzz and just announced his upcoming release on Outcross Recordings, a "movement" which superstar Miguel Campbell of Hot Creations fame is spearheading.  Following his recent - - and well recieved releases - - on Neim and Molotov21, this will surely continue to propagate that buzz into something most people will hear about over the coming months.  Sean is a killer, and we would like to say we are super proud of his acheivements and know he will only continue to take things further.

Sean recently made a promo mix for Faktory's upcoming event this friday called D∆NCE which involves monster DJ/producer Christian Martin (Dirtybird) and all the drank you can handle for a fixed price.  That sound like Sean's kind of party!

GET CRUNK.

...by dick diamonds

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Releasing Romans

Back Arching Music. Sean Roman baby.

Sean Roman does not fuck around.  Clearly.  He releases so much shit (real good shit) that I can't even bear to speak of the production monster any further - - I wan't to lose my mind.  Anyways, this one is definitely one of my favourite releases by our crew member - - a remix of TBoy's tune "As U" next to our upcoming release together  - -  RW004 - - of course.  More info on that development shortly.  Sean Roman is pretty short too, if anyone was wondering.

..BY DICK DIAMONDS

NEW TUBE

Deer Music: Always In Season @ The Deep North.

Couple of new jams recently uploaded on the DEEP NORTH TUBE, aka our YouTube channel.  One video is by Lady Blacktronika's side project with Chris Mitchell called The Ikenga Project.  Leave your comments here, we are sure the producers would love to hear what you think!!

IKENGA PROJECT - SNOW (ORIGINAL MIX) >>> [BUY EP] 

Rhubarb Kicks

Aphex Twin: A Nasty Producer With A Twisted Mind in Media

Aphex Twin has always been a favourite of mine, here are a couple of the mans many amazing works.

Released a while back, and not house music, but we love it anyways!

Aphex Twin - Donkey Rhubarb >>> [BUY IT] 

Aphex Twin - Girl/Boy Song >>> [BUY IT]

These two videos are definitely amazing, but oh so fucked up.  Twist me!

Aphex Twin - Come to Daddy >>> [BUY IT]

Aphex Twin - Window Licker >>> [BUY IT]

...by Dick Diamonds

DRM017: Matthus Raman

It took me a while to finally post this one, so I would like to apologize to my good friend and french connect, producer Matthus Raman.  It's incredible how busy things have become here at the Deep North's HQ.  Anyways, a few weeks ago I posted a very strong remix Matthus did of the track Concrete by another French producer, Remain - - who, by the way, has an upcoming EP release on My Favourite Robot Records, the party for which we will be hosting on October 21st here in Toronto.  In case you missed my post on this excellent remix, here it is again.

Remain - Concrete (Matthus Raman Remix) >>> [BUY IT]

Shortly after posting this remix, Matthus and I came into contact with one another, and it turns out that the upcoming techno producer and Family N.A.M.E. resident is an extremely nice guy.  Without hesitation, Matthus said he would be happy to make us an exclusive mix.  Well, he was he was not lying , because the mix was done within a couple of days.  Matthus has released a few dark and dirty remixes under the Family Name imprint, including one of Elagua's track Cambia La Vida, and one of Clement Meyer's tune Piece by Piece - - both which can be heard below through YouTube.

Elagua - Cambia La Vida (Matthus Raman Remix) >>> [BUY IT]

Clement Meyer - Piece by Piece (Matthus Raman Remix) >>> [BUY IT]

Before I post the exclusive mix, I wanted to share some interesting information I got from Raman a week ago.  Along with Loran Valdek and Andreas Tome, Raman has plans to launch his own label called Konflict Records in early 2012.  The label will focus on pushing sounds that reflect the feelings and emotions that arise when people experience internal conflict - - a day-to-day occurance for not only him, but all of us.  Now that is deep!

Enough with the chitter-chatter, let's get at-her. The tracklist can be found in the "lyrics" section of the ID3 tags on iTunes.

DRM017 - Matthus Raman's Exclusive Northern Conflict Mix >>> Right Click, "Save As"

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DICK DIAMONDS

DRM 014: Noah Pred

The 14th submission in our exclusive DRM mix series comes from Noah Pred, a great producer, DJ, buinessman and leader in the Canadian Techno scene and beyond.  The owner of the successful Thoughtless music imprint is a very busy guy who -- despite his constant hustle -- always finds the tme to invest in the well being of the artists on his label, put together fun events to help promote those artists and also to help those who have helped help him in the past.  With releases on Thoughtless, My Favourite Robot and New Kanada, among others, Noah Pred has established himself among the top techno producers out there.

Take a moment to download this wonderful exclusive mix that Noah sent us.  The mix is actually a live recording of a recent set Noah did at Li'ly, a Toronto bar & afterhours club - - one which sees a number of top producers and DJs rock out at.  Noah was also kind enough to share two amazing tracks with the readers of the Deep North, Milk Thistle and my personal favourite Unsung FWD Dub, both released on the Thoughless imprint. Enjoy!

Noah Pred - Milk Thistle >>> [BUY]

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Noah Pred - Unsung FWD Dub >>> [BUY Original]

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DRM 014 - Noah Pred's Exclusive Live Set, Recorded @ Li'ly on July 29, 2011 

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DICK DIAMONDS

Free Fax Trax & Herman's Mix

"The kids are on fire!"

That is what I heard a little old lady say as dozens of small children ran out of a birthday party at a local McDonalds this afternoon, smoke billowing out of the windows as clowns with fire extinguishers piled out of an amphibious 2-door 1968 Volkswagon Beetle.  In the end, the clowns failed to extinguish the fire, and only one double cheeseburger was saved from the blaze.

Just joking.

On a serious note, here are two brand new tunes by a kid who is on fire, The Deep North's Max the Fax.  The kid - - one half of Phantom Ambulance and my new roommate - - is always working on music in the bits of time he has between working and sleeping long hours, with the only break he takes being when he is contemplating whether or not he should cook up some gourmet fettuccini and chicken.  I wish he made that stuff as much as he makes tunes.

You can download the songs either below, or through his bandcamp page.  If you like what you hear, leave us a small comment - - we love the feedback.  

Max the Fax - Long Gone (Original Mix) >>> [Max's Bandcamp]

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Max the Fax - Sawmill Blues (Original Mix)  >>> [Max's Bandcamp]

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Keep your eyes out for a new track by Max and I in the coming week or so, as we have been working on the debut tune for our project dubbed "The Hermans".  Here is a little mix we did way back in May, late and drunk after a party.  It was actually our first ever b2b set.  It's far from perfect, but a fun little mix to get you through the mondaze.

The tracklist can be found in the "information" section of the track, under the "lyrics" tab on iTunes.

The Hermans - P. & Wee Hermans' Great Adventure >> Right Click, "Save As"

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DICK DIAMONDS

Phantom Ambulance's Medicine EP On Thoughtless Music

ATTENTION ALL READERS, LISTENERS & LURKERS.

We have a special announcement today concerning some of our crew members here at the Deep North, in particular the two weirdo's who make up Toronto's hottest new Techno duo Phantom Ambulance.  For those who don't know anything about this see-through EMS vehicle which produces bad-ass tech house, deep house and techno, the duo consists of twenty-one year old friends and obsessive music fans Max the Fax (Deep North founding member, resident DJ and contributor) and Maxwell Lucas (Deep North resident DJ).

The two young producers came together less than a year ago after techno-loving Max the Fax had decided to step his production game up from Garageband to Ableton, following a post I did on his tunes on plugged not thugged last spring and after playing his first ever DJ set at Tick, Tech, Toe, a tech-house night at downtown drinkhole TOTA Lounge.  Maxwell Lucas, a classically trained musician, was lured into the EDM scene by his longtime friend Max's obsession, and before one could blink an eye the two were pumping out killer tunes that were so technically sound, quirky and novel that they impressed even the most respected producers in the game, including Canadian techno titan and Thoughtless Music head Noah Pred.

After hearing a few tunes by the Ambulance, Noah decided to back The Medicine EP, a four track digital release on Thoughtless Music which includes two original tracks -- Medicine and Fabulous -- along with two remixes of Medicine by producers Beton Brut and Dactilar.  The EP is the first release for the boys, and we could not be happier then to see it happen on a Canadian label run by a veteran musician such as Noah, who treats the label as a large family.  In case you are not familiar with this label, the exceptionally talented roster should speak volumes in terms of Thoughtless' penchant for releasing only extremely high quality work.  The imprint has released material by some of the worlds best EDM producers including Jonny White, Kate Simko, Talal & Zoi, James Teej, Mike Shannon, Arthur Oskan, Sean Roman, Zaid Edghaim, Tomas Jirku and Noah Pred himself.  I speak on the whole crew's behalf when I say thank you to Thoughtless Music, Noah and everyone who has supported Phantom Ambulance in the past, present and future.  

Below I am going to include four 3-minute previews of the entire Medicine EP, from the originals to the remixes, to give everyone a taste of what the release is like.  We will also direct you to the groubs Bandcamp Page where you will be able to download around five to six previously shared 320kbps Phantom Ambulance tracks FOR FREE!!  GO GET THEM WHILE ITS HOT!!!

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PREVIEW #1: Phantom Ambulance - Medicine (Original Mix) << [BUY IT]

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PREVIEW #2: Phantom Ambulance - Fabulous (Original Mix) >> [BUY IT]

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PREVIEW #3: Phantom Ambulance - Medicine (Beton Brut Remix) >>[BUY IT]

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PREVIEW #4: Phantom Ambulance - Medicine (Dactilar Remix) >> [BUY IT]

Hope you love these tunes as much as I did.  Make sure you grab more FREE PHANTOM AMBULANCE 320's HERE.

DICK DIAMONDS

More Like Fat

JESUS MURPHY.

Apparently we have struck gold today.... do Dick Dimes and I even have to explain why Slims is the dopest of dope? No.  There is no way of describing this kind of unbelievable discovery without taking away from it.  Call in the professionals.

Released a week ago on Tsuba Records.  Just go buy it now.

Ethyl & Huxley - Slim >>> [BUY]

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MAX THE FAX & DICK DIAMONDS

DRM 007: Tomas Jirku

The seventh exclusive mix in our Deeply Rooted Mixtape series comes from Canadian Tomas Jirku, out of British Colombia, Canada.  When Tomas - - who was featured back in May by Max The Fax - - is not busy fishing for lunkers in the lakes of the Deep North, the Canadian producer is busy in the lab putting together some really innovative Techno music, which has been his trademark sound since he first appeared on net-label NoType in 1999.  

Born in the Czech Republic, Jirku fled Eastern Europe with his family while it was still under Communist control, growing up in Canada while studying fine art and design, bombing walls and listening to electronic music - - which today he creates, and creates damn well.  In fact, the tunes he makes are so well respected that the man was invited to play in this years Mutek festival in Montreal - - check out his set at this years Mutek festival here, on his Soundcloud.

We are super excited to share Jirku's wicked Deep North exclusive with you, the avid readers of our blog.  We also welcome Tomas' fans, who may be visiting the site for the first time.  Thank you for supporting great music and motivating us to continually seek out generous artists like Tomas who are willing to put together something extra special for people who like great electronic music.  Enough talking, lets unleash Tomas' version of deep.

Full tracklisting can be found here.

DRM 007 - Tomas Jirku's Version of Deep: An Exclusive Mix for TheDeepNorth.Ca

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DICK DIAMONDS