// Michael McLardy 'Hipster's Vibe EP' - release: 28/03/11 //

With a 10/10 iDJ ‘Top Tune’ review of their last release and positive DJ feedback flooding in from X-Press 2, Joshua Iz, Brothers Vibe, Nils Nuernberg, Fish Go Deep and DJ Linus, Deep Edition Recordings are on something of a roll. Release number eight see’s Michael McLardy, yet another rising star of the UK deep house scene, join the County Durham label’s roster.  Two original tracks from the Nottingham producer are his typical stripped back, heads down, deep-tech house style and come backed by a remix from Los Angeles duo Left Minded (Paper, Kinjo, Loco).

Originally from Sunderland and now based in Nottingham, Michael McLardy has steadily been building his reputation as a solid and reliable name in deep and tech house circles.  His throbbing, subby, dancefloor grooves have appeared on labels including Baker Street, 22 Digit, Clean Recordings, Save You, Dot Dot Records and Pete Dafeet’s Southside Shuffle, where he remixed the label boss. A forthcoming EP will feature a remix from Catwash Records head and DC10’s DJ W!LD.

McLardy describes his style as “minimal, deep and tech-house, and anything in between with a solid groove,” with influences covering a wide spectrum of modern music such as the grooving house of Ricardo Villalobos, Luciano and Zip to the ambient and melodic soundscapes of Brian Eno, Boards of Canada and Ulrich Schnauss.  Bands such as Radiohead, Telfon Tel Aviv and M83 are also choice listening.

Left Minded, aka Neil G and Luke Alan, come with a strong pedigree including music for the UK’s legendary Paper Recordings, Canada’s Kinjo and Poland’s Loco Records.  Their latest outing on Loco is remixed by Karol XVII & MB Valence, one of the most prolific and highly thought of production outfits of the past 12 months.

Deep Edition Recordings was founded by Martyn ‘Martijn’ Hodgson to showcase some of the best up and coming producers the deep house scene has to offer. To date the label has featured releases from Midnight Audio, Persian, Marc Vexar, RJ Fletcher and Jesus Pablo & Di Riviera amongst others, with a heavy focus on UK based producers and the North of England in particular. Despite having no A-list superstars on their roster, Deep Edition has been an instant success – a true testament to the quality of the label’s musical output.