EVENT: Awakening Black Eye Friday (21.12.12)

"As well as coverage of records, mixes and production work in the Deep House scene, I'd also like to use this blog to promote recommended local nights. Whilst a lot of readers may not be from the same area, it is hoped that some people in the East Midlands area of England may come across this and check these nights out. The first event that I'll bring to attention is held in Stamford featuring a top local line-up that's not to be missed if you're anywhere near the area."

Awakening's Black Eye Friday night will take place between 9pm and 3am at Opus Dai in Stamford, Lincolnshire on 21st of December

"The act most familiar to me is the SAS crew that host upstairs. I shared the decks with them many a time a few years back so I can personally vouch for the sheer quality that is in their record collection.
Also on board and over-seeing the event is local DJ Matt Taylor. To check out an example of his sounds, hit play below. Feel free to download to!"

After the huge success of their previous House nights, Awakening is back to start your xmas holidays with a bang! Work is over for the year and it's time to party!

Come and join us on 21st of December for Black Eye Friday, for your monthly does of Deep House from the areas most talented DJs.
As always, entry is free from 9pm to 3am along with plenty of drinks promos to keep you moving.

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Earth House Hold - When Love Lived [Love's Label]

Over the last week or so I've been immersing myself in Brock Van Wey's new project Earth House Hold. It comes in the form of an album entitled 'Where Love Lived', released on CD by the relatively new Love's Label. Brock's work usually manifests itself in the ambient scene, under his Bvdub moniker with a wide spacious, dreamy kind of sound. Clearly someone heavily influenced by various forms of music, he has tried all sorts of approaches to production from dub techno to downtempo/R&B. 
In the 80s and 90s, Brock spent a great deal of time DJing, when House music was young. He has created the marvellous 'Where Love Lived' album in an effort to capture the magic that swept through those decades before the music became saturated and bogged down with modern effects.

This is an honest look at the scene back then, stripped back, simple and leisurely and pushing nostalgia for this era to the very fore. Brock has placed raw emotion at the very heart of this music in a similar way to his work as Bvdyub yet he has pitted it with a raw and repetitive Deep House structure to really drive home the impact. As someone who shares the same idealistic reflection back on those days, this is something that has really grabbed me and as I consider my end of year favourites, it is quickly rising to the top of the pile. 

Below is an embedded Soundcloud preview of the album from the label. If you like what you hear, click through to www.darla.com and run a search for it - you won't be disappointed!