Quick Jams

The Deep North Headquarters is always working on new concoctions and designs which aim to blow your mind. April is a month we have worked long and hard on in order to hit you with a 3-4 supercombo of heavily armed events with amazing international and local talent. Get in your wargear, we're about to unleash some deadly Weapons of Mass Dance-truction.

Excuse the lack of updates lately, but we have been busy in the studio banging out tunes and in the war room planning out big upcoming parties such as the LATE & DEEP ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY with none other than BUBBA and Nathan Barato as our super sick headlining guests.  Of course, you can always expect the home team to be present and ready to rock some jams on this one, as we hope that all of our residents will grace the decks as well for some pre- and post-headliner action on this exciting one year event.

Another big event which we have lined up is the first ever NEW SCHOOL DEEP event, which we have partnered up on with Boogie Inc., bringing Toronto a hot show with two major international headliners - - Kyle Hall and BUBBA - - alongside Toronto house and techno hero Basic Soul Unit.  Resident representation will be in the building, with opening sets from Boogie inc. residents the Sno-Men and our very own resident duo The Hermans, who just recently signed with Californian label 530Techno.

Below are some jams which we have been rocking out at the Deep North's Headquarters, a place which sometimes works around the clock and sometimes does not - - but always blasts tunes which are blistering hot.  The following releases by Zumo [Hypercolor], Re.You [Souvenir], Chris Fortier [530Techno], Maetrik [Cocoon] and Scott Kemp [Zoo:Technique] are all undeniably massive heaters, some of which are brand new, some of which are not.  Either way, get your steam on kids. 

Zumo - H (Original Mix) >>> [BUY IT]

Re.You ft. Daniel Wilde - Falling (Original Mix) >>> [BUY IT]

Chris Fortier - Leadwave (Full On Mix) >>> [BUY IT]

Maetrik - The Reason (Original Mix) >>> [BUY IT]

Scott Kemp - Being With You (Raffa FL Remix) >>> [BUY IT]

...by Dick Diamonds

Toronto Tonight: James What [UK]

Anxiously awaiting a good show in Toronto? Smoking a lot and drinking nutrient deficient liquids help. Click to see the event page for tonight's show.

Yeah, you heard me right.  UK producer James What of Crosstown Rebels and Poker Flat Recordings fame is flying into Toronto tonight courteousy of Bosno.info and The Deep North before heading down to Miami to blow peoples heads off in the warm weather.  The dude gets in at 11pm and will be playing at midnight, so make sure you get there early.  Festivities begin at 9pm and go until 4am, so get ready for a hung over Thursday, because this is some mid-week deep.  

Yes, it is a risky booking.  Yes, it is on hump day Wednesday.  No, we don't give a flying fuck.  This guy is sick and Toronto needs to hear him - - and that is precisely why we are doing it.  Get more information here.  If you have been living inside Uranus since 2008 and have never heard of James What, or if you are not sure about coming out tonight, take a quick listen to the tunes below and reassess your life.   We hope you make the right decision tonight, whatever it may be.

BUY some James What music by clicking here.

SADDLE UP!

Old Dirty Demac's Heart

">Tom Demac: Curls, Crew Cuts, and Free Flowing Colours of Hype.

Wu Tang, specifically Ol' Dirty Bastard.  Tom Demac.  What do you get when you combine the two amazing artists?  One healthy serving of hell-born heat.  Sub bass superstar and Electronique Audio bossman Tom Demac brings forward the tune Dirty Honey through the UK's Hypercolour imprint.  Hot shit right there.  Came out yesterday and you should buy it today because that is the logical next step in your life's process.... obviously.  The whole EP is solid, but my Wu obsession made this one an unarguable winner in my mind's reasoning.

Dampening Deaf Ears EP Previews:

We have you coverd.  This Remix by Jamie Jones is so dirty,  just talking about it makes me want to wear a bib just in case.  While this gem is a bit older (2k9), it has seen so much play by me that it's one of those timelesss tunes which will always be a tool ready to be inserted into any given set.  

On a similar note, speaking of Jones, I just saw that the newest tunes released on Hot Creations - - Jamie's label with Lee Foss - - come from  Heartthrob, and are available at Phonica, over here.

...by Dick Diamonds

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DRM032: POPULETTE [MAX PASK]

Yes, those are the faces of Populette's Max and Andrew on a sheet of acid. Populette will be at Late & Deep tomorrow night. Click picture for more info.

We usually don't post two Deeply Rooted Mixtapes as close together as we are today, but we have to put up Max Pask of Populette's mix in order to get it up before he plays LATE & DEEP #12 tomorrow.  Max is one half of NYC duo Populette which has original and remix releases on super cool labels such as Throne Of Blood, Peacefrog and Turbo.  What we like about Populette is their originality and creativity, something that is often spoken about but rarely practiced.  We cannot wait to see Max's set this Saturday night, he told me that he has prepared a proper shake session to get us all greased late night.  Super stoked for this one!!

DRM032: POPULETTE - MAX PASK DOES IT EXCLUSIVE & NORTHERN MIX

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...by DICK DIAMONDS

DRM031: DEEPCHILD

DRM 031 comes from Berlin's Techno heavyweight Deepchild. The Australian-born EDM producer has been making us dance for a couple of years now - - and there seems to be no end in sight. Prepare for his August 9th performance in Toronto by listening to this exclusive mix for the Deep North.DRM031 comes to us from the beat metropolis of Berlin, which is arguably the best place in the world to be as a techno producer for quite some time now.  The man behind this ultra sweet exclusive mix for The Deep North is Rick Bull, more commonly referred to by dancefloor zombies as Deepchild - - a man who is likely a whole lot nicer than your best friend and probably looks better in a dress than your girlfriend could ever hope for.

Rick is quickly becoming a seasoned veteran in terms of his experience at being blogged at the Deep North, because we write about him more often than we would like to admit (did we just admit to that? Shit), but for good reasons.  With releases on over 50 labels, most of which put out damn tracks with very high production quality, it's no wonder we have so many of his tracks.  While he missed his appearance at Late & Deep 10 in February due to reasons beyond our control, the man will be back in Toronto to make up for the lost trip.  Expect our boy in early August, which we reckon is perfect timing to allow us enough time to get sick of this mix.  Here's a free tuner. 

Listen and buy more music by Deepchild over at Beatport.  Enough of my rambling.  With no further ado, we present to you an exclusive mix made by the illest cross-dressing producer we have ever known. 

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DRM031: Deepchild - We Couldn't Find North Exclusive Mixtape for The Deep North

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We want to remind everyone of the POPULETTE SHOW @ LATE + DEEP  this Saturday, which is a special customer appreciation night where we get to thank you  for all of the support over the past year by offering 50% off regular prices for this event only.  

 ....by Dick Diamonds

POPULETTE in T.O.

Max Pask (L) and Andrew Potter (R) of Populette. Max will be gracing the dirty discs @ L&D 12

THIS SATURDAY!!

Populette is a duo from NYC which consists of two talented guys, one of which - - Max Pask - - will be flying out to our wonderful city of Toronto on Saturday for Late & Deep #12.  Populette makes really fun and unique music unlike a lot of the crap out there.  The Deep North has decided to make this L&D a special "partygoer appreciation night" as our way of thanking all of our supporters for helping the last year of events be as successful as it has been.  Thank you Toronto!

Populette has releases on Throne of Blood, Peacefrog, Turbo among others.  Max just sent me an exclusive mix for the blog which will be going up in the next two days as we warm up for L&DVII.

For now, listen to this mix - - which is made up entirely of Populette productions created in 2011.  Enjoy this dance-inducing mixture, shit is hot!

This is as fresh as it gets in terms of music.  This one  is by incoming miscreant Max Pask of the rad NYC duo and was just uploaded onto soundcloud today.  Super feel good diddy on this one.  Bite in.

For more info on Saturday's event through Resident Advisor, click here.  Facebook kids, click here.

...by DICK DIAMONDS

TASC: New Video & Tune

TASC is a Toronto monster on the decks and has been putting in his work in studio - - catch him tonight at LATE & DEEP in Toronto.

TASC shot me this brand new video he put together for his track Across the Bridge.  TASC, a long time DJ in Toronto, has been turning up the heat on his productions as of late, and I cannot wait to see what else he has cooking in the god damn kitchen.  No doubt there is some tasty selections on the way.

Check out TASC tonight at our LATE & DEEP Party between 10pm and 6am.  Tasc is playing at 2am, so make sure you dont miss his set right before DJ FAME (NYC) goes on at 3am.  Super stoked!

Tasc - Across The Bridge from Spaceballin' on Vimeo.

BUY some of TASC's productions on Beatport, brought to you by his label Spaceballers.

....by dick diamonds 

No More Joking Around

Alrighty folks...  As you probably noticed a long time ago, we havent been doing our radio show as often as we had planned...  in fact its been over a month since we have done one at all.  The good news is we will be back NEXT WEDNESDAY for good (we hope) from 9pm - 12am on Dubplate Fm's Urban Boogie stream.  Go to the website and click the urban boogie stream at 9pm (EST) and listen to Dick Diamonds, Book and myself play some tunes we think you will like, and if you don't like them, well too bad.  Tonight you can catch our homies Deadly Vanity during the same time slot, and they will be on the air every following week - - in alternating weeks with our show.  This means that every wednesday you can catch great vibes and good tunes @ dubplate.fm between 9pm and 12am.  Zing!

We would also like to throw a quick mention on the topic of this coming weekend's Late & Deep party. This event is going to be a blast.  We have a tight little lineup of talented friends and extended deep north fam, headlined by Dj Fame (who you probably know for his jump up electro/party rockin tracks - - which we generally don't like).  Fear not, Fame will not be playing electro house, but rather, he will be bringing us a set filled with some of his favourite deep house and techno tracks at an all new location!  For all the details please click HERE 

Heres a mix from the man himself to get your feet moving.

Hope to see you on the floor!

THE DEEP NORTH CREW [DICK////FAX////BOOK]

We`re Back.

The Deep North Deer are half back...

Hello everyone, Mr. Diamonds reporting back from Brazil - - and a nasty little lack of service here at The Deep North. We apologize for the delay on getting the website back up, but everything is back up and well now.

To comemorate, here is a little teaser from Brazil`s own deep house duo Toucan and Gabriel Boni.  This new diddy was just released on Poland`s Loco Records Supreme imprint and is called Twenty-2.  This nasty track was released on a Three Song EP which is now available on Beatport. Click that link to hear more from the EP, including the wicked tune Thoth, a solid track with great synth progression.  Buy it now!

Toucan, Gabriel Boni - Twenty-2 (Teaser) by Toucan Music ­­

We have a great year ahead of us, and we have been working hard on some great shows in Toronto from the likes of Deepchild(DE), DJ Fame(NYC), Matt Walsh(UK), Tomas Jirku(CAN) and our favourite Bubba (IRE).  We hope all these shows happen over then next four months, but right now we are focusing on this weekends LATE & DEEP NUMBER 9: HUSHLAMB FAM.

Here is a sweet little minimalist tune I like from Hushlamb's co-founder Alicia Hush called Dogumentary, released on Smoked Mono Vol. 7, which is available for Free Download!

Alicia Hush - Dogumentary >>> [FREE DOWNLOAD]

See you this Saturday at LATE & DEEP!

...by Dick Diamonds

Happy New Year

NYE fireworks in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Mad heads.

I hate the title of this post, it's so fucking predictable it makes me sick. 

Despite being like 37 hours late, I'm not going to apologize because I am currently in Brazil, trying to stay away from all the bleeps and bloops that surround me on the day to day.  So excuse our slowdown over here, we will be back in action just in time for our Late & Deep #9 event with none other than Toronto's Hushlamb Crew.  The first event of 2012 will feature performances by each one of our favourite acts - - Alicia Hush, Ana+One, Talal & Zoi and Zaid Edghaim - - from the crew, a serious barrage of heat that our city should look forward to seeing pump out of the infamous 40Hz Soundsystem on January 21st. [2am - 6am]

Oh yeah, four of our resident DJs -- Book, Boots Boogie, Max the Fax and myself -- will be going b2b2b2b for the opening three hours of this party [11pm - 2am].

We dedicate this event to the wonderful Miss O'Brien and her fabulous crew, a motley crew of miscreants who love it late & deep - - like real late & deep.  And of course to the whole Hushlamb Crew, we love you guys.

For now, a couple of sweet tunes from Huxley & Russo's semi-recently released Dollsit EP, out on one of my favourite labels, Leftroom Limited .  Great release here.  Bang!

HUXLEY & RUSSO - DUMB SAFARI (ORIGINAL MIX) >>> [BUY IT]

HUXLEY & RUSSO - DOLLSIT >>> [BUY IT]

...by DICK DIAMONDS