LUKE SOLOMON - Stop The Riot Ep - Classic

‘Stop the Riot’ is the first EP in a new series from Classic head honcho Luke Solomon featuring vocalists Nick Maurer and Sam Lynham, due to drop on 21st July.

After dropping his artist album ‘Timelines’ in May last year Luke sets out a new journey of pure dance floor madness via a fresh series of singles.
Expect some punk-funk and infectious live grooves seamlessly crafted by a collection of musicians alongside Luke including Moodymanc, Martin Romford and Andy Neal.
First track ‘The Acid Games’ features Greens Keepers and Hitsafe vocalist Nick Maurer – the gentleman partially responsible for notable Classic tracks such as ‘Phillipino Phil’, ‘Lotion’ and ‘Sing I Sing Like This’.
The track itself is a grinding, jumbled house cut layered with an intoxicating brew of gnarly 303 lines geared for dance floors that like things punchy.
The title track ‘Stop The Riot’ is a funk-filled affair, which features the legendary Gramme vocalist Sam Lynham.
Luke and Sam’s relationship bubbled out of Solomon remixing a single taken from the current Gramme LP. Fostered through tinkling percussion from Moodymanc and guitar licks from Luke’s Mother Rose partner Andy Neal the track makes for a groovy house cut sure to move plenty of dance floors into excitment this summer.



Luke Solomon 'Stop The Riot' EP drops on Classic on 21st July 2014.



Tracklist:


1. Luke Solomon feat. Nik Maurer ‘The Acid Games’

2. Luke Solomon feat. Sam Lynham ‘Stop The Riot’

SUNDOWNERS Feat MYSTIC BILL - Jungle Line - Classic

Eats Everything and Dungeon Meat re-work a Classic Music Company gem in ‘Jungle Line’ from Sundowners featuring Mystic Bill.

 Carl Giammarese and Mystic Bill originally wrote ‘Jungle Line’ back in 1995.

Giammarese is best known as the lead guitarist and vocalist for The Buckingham’s while Bill grew up in Chicago’s club scene to become one of it’s fundamental figures with releases on labels such as Trax, Relief, Club House and Rong Music.
 The original played a prominent part in Classic head honcho Luke Solomon’s sets throughout his early years playing alongside Kenny Hawkes on their Girls FM radio show and at their infamous midweeker Space at London’s Bar Rhumba. When Luke got in touch with Bill to include the track on his forthcoming compilation ‘Unfinished Business’ they decided instead that it was the ideal time for a complete re-issue alongside a couple of heavy hitting remixes. 
Dungeon Meat is the moniker of Parisian Brawther & Leeds lad Tristan Da Cuhna who between them stack together an impressive back catalogue of work with releases on labels such as My Love is Underground, Balance, Secretsundaze, 20:20 Vision, One Records and Gomma Dance Tracks.
 Blurring the lines between old school and new the guys deliver a punchy low down house cut with broken rhythms and shuffling percussion. 
The powerhouse that is Dan Pearce aka Eats Everything jumped at the chance to remix ‘Jungle Line’ and doesn’t disappoint in dropping a weighty re-imagining. Dan rolls with the reiterative spoken words of “J-J-J-Jungle Line” from the 90s original, gradually building towards a mighty breakdown into scattered snares and a warm whacked out rhythm that begs to be moved to. 
The final offering from the EP is the initial track itself – a rowdy arrangement of percussive clamours and muttered intonations all laced around that spoken vocal to create a thunderous original.



Tracklist:


01. Jungle Line (Dungeon Meat Downlow Dub)

02. Jungle Line (Eats Everything Modernisation)

03. Jungle Line

clubnight | CLASSIC @ tunnel | second season

Clasic opening season 2010 with Ame, The Electricalz, Cristian Croce - graphic by Julia Zacchetti

E' iniziata una nuova stagione di Clubbing e a Milano il clubbing vero lo si trova il sabato sera con Classic al Tunnel.

 Per il secondo anno si prospetta un'intensa attività di parties ad alta qualità musicale, grazie alla direzione artistica dei residents (le due affermate realtà milanesi People e The Electricalz), al dancefloor rinnovato con suggestioni  low tech e al sound immortale della migliore House music internazionale.

Classic @ Tunnel club, Milano
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DFA night @ Classic closing party | Dj-set

CLASSIC closing party | DFA night | Tim Sweeney + Rub'N'Tug

Se in questa stagione invernale la grigia Milano ha ballato e sorriso un po' di più, lo dobbiamo anche al re-opening del Tunnel, che ha rimesso a nuovo, oltre allo storico spazio dietro alla Stazione Centrale, la programmazione artistica della città. Il sabato sera quest'anno è stato decisamente d'alta classe: quel tipo di party da venerazione ai piedi del dj - soprattutto alle 5 del mattino - insomma, cose da Classic.

Il concept nato dalla fusione di People e The Electricalz ha un gusto poetico, quasi eroico, da crociata: dire basta agli improvvisati smanettoni digitali e chiamare in consolle solo le vere personalità del Djing internazionale, gente che macina dischi su dischi e suona per regalare l'entusiasmo e le emozioni che solo il clubbing basato sulla musica (e non sul fashion) sa trasmettere.
La scommessa? Riportare sul dancefloor la migliore House Music e coinvolgere le guest in questa ricerca, dando spazio alla loro personale playlist d'annata.

Vi basti ricordare, tra i protagonisti di questa stagione, nomi come Moodymann, Andrew Weatherall, Radio Slave, Motor City Drum Ensemble.



Ora che siamo arrivati al closing party della stagione invernale, Classic chiude col botto: la tanto aspettata DFA night porta in città Tim Sweeney e Rub'N'Tug, pronti per un road trip col braccio fuori dal finestrino, ancora adrenalitici, di ritorno da Dissonanze 2010.

22 Maggio 2010
Tim Sweeney + Rub'n'Tug @ Classic closing party
Tunnel Club - via Sammartini 30 - Milano