Hot on the heels of his album, ‘No One Will Ever Know’ on Triplefire Music, Ryan Sullivan is back again with a two track battering on Gut Feel Records.
Both ‘Interviewee’ and ‘Mandy’s Song’ are surefire big room tracks that will set light to any dance floor and are another two good reasons to keep a close eye on this inexhaustible producers career.
Interviewee is a deep and dark, progressive/techno brooder and has seen support from Hernan Cattaneo, J&S Project, Jasper Williams, Helmut J and Hans Von Burg amongst many others and even managed to climb the top 10 digital download charts.
The original mix of Interviewee sucks you in with a solid groove and big industrial stabs which chug along while a gentle male vocal chant carries your mind through an enchanting journey.
Jasper Williams, who’s massive album ‘Opaque Shadows’ was released on Gut Feel Records has added his big room, dance floor hammering touch to create a remix which accentuates the heavy rhythms and expands on the tension of the original mix.
Mandy’s Song is grand breaks business. With support from Andrew K, J& S Project, Mick Wilson (Parks & Wilson) and plenty others and too has climbed the digital downloads charts, even reaching number 4 on EDM Digital’s breaks chart. A reviewer (Stephen Clarke) said “Well structured and intelligent, highly emotive, non-commercial breaks with no hint of monotony, tons of energy and maybe, somewhere along the line… a few tears.”
Wholesome Goodness is back with a minimalistic tech
house EP consisting of two tripped out, stripped back
pieces. It's been a while since we've seen a Wholesome
Goodness remix but this is actually the first original
release from the somewhat mysterious artist.
Don't Wake Them is a fitting title when understanding
what this deep, tribal track does to a dance floor. It is
complimented by They Call Me Mr, another deep and
tribal piece with serious groove to it and peaks with subtle
melodic percussion. The EP is completed with a rhythmic
DJ tool taken from They Call Me Mr.
The trance inducing effect of this EP is simply beautiful.
It's all about groove and subtlety.
Here at Gut Feel Records, we're celebrating our musical past with a compilation of works showcasing our sounds from the early days up until today.
This collection is comprised of ten tracks which have become firm favourites both in the living room or office and on the dancefloors.
Ranging from chilled out beats to energetic floor movers, these tracks have garnered support from some of the worlds most revered Djs and producers such as Dubfire, Hernan Cattaneo, Judge Jules, Andy Holt (Redanka), Moshic, Eelke Kleijn and loads more.
Ryan Sullivan's latest offering, the "Min for Max EP", includes two original tracks titled "Min Work" and "Max Money".
“Min Work” showcases Ryan's signature ‘deep and tough' sound. Complex drum grooves layered with solid bass line and melody work and topped with some mysterious sound effects make for one of those rare tracks that work in peak time and more laid back settings alike.
On the flipside, we have “Max Money” rounding up this release with a heavier tribal techno sound. Again, interesting sound effects are sprinkled on top of a rock solid, tribal techno groove. A chanting vocal and deep rolling bass line create the hook of the track while the rhythms drive the energy, perfect for those who like their 4/4 more upfront and peak time compatible!
Blake Lucid introduces himself to the world of Gut Feel with Ilomini. Hailing from South Africa's playground, Durban, Blake Lucid aka Malcolm Blake is one half of the popular electronica duo called Seake, who perform their unique live shows country wide on a regular basis. Since the minimal styled Seake remix of Ryan Sullivan's Way In was released on Perc Trax late in 2008, Malcolm has been buried in the studio but we managed to pull him out for a second to be able to bring you Ilomini…
The original mix of Ilomini is an uplifting prog style song with a deep, memorable and emotional melody boasting plenty of movement to hold interest throughout the song while the Dark Mix dives a little deeper and harder. More journey, more edge! Loaded with interesting synthetic sounds, the Dark Mix keeps evolving and keeps the floor shaking.
Ryan Sullivan & Simon Kaind - Wardrobe in the Garage
Single Out Now
After many years of live performances together in clubs and at festivals all over Southern Africa, Simon Kaind and Ryan Sullivan finally spent some time together, collaborating in the studio. The result is Wardrobe in the Garage, a progressive house piece loaded with live keyboard hooks, deep, warm basses and rock solid rhythm. “Thanks to the neighbors for the title” said the duo, “welcome to Jozi” they laughed as they continued to explain how the neighbors in Johannesburg dress in their garage downstairs.
On remix duty is Chris Stock and Glen Topping with their friendly progressive house version as well Steve Clarke from The Mary Saga delivering a banging techno mix. Inspired by mature progressive house, the original mix begins with a rock solid beat and slowly grows into an atmospheric, pulsating bass driven, dance floor shaker. Forever evolving, the song develops a beautiful percussive keyboard hook and breaks down into a large break beat groove, creating tension before releasing into main-room glory. Hook after hook, the track holds you tight until it slowly winds down.
Chris Stock and Glen Topping's remix wastes no time, introducing the main hook from the start. Massive drum fills introduce an epic break beat which gently evolves into a house groove with a solid bass line which will no doubt get dance floors moving. Using all the elements from the original yet still adding a completely different flavor, Chris and Glen have hit the nail on the head.
A banging techno mix from Steve Clarke rounds the release off nicely, adding a harder edge to an already solid package. The rolling grooves, clever use of the original elements and even some added vocals are sure to hold interest. Atmospheric breakdowns accompanied by thundering techno grooves ensure Steve Clarkes mix will pound in the clubs.
Ryan Sullivan's new release ‘We Are Responsible' is out now on Gut Feel Records and has seen some serious support from the likes of Dubfire, Thomas Penton, MOS, Joy Kitikonti, Sasha Le Monnier, Judge Jules and many more, visit Beatport to purchase and Facebook for info.
01 - We Are Responsible (Original Mix)
02 - We Are Responsible (Ryan's SLVN Mix)
Ryan Sullivan Interview on Beatportal
Electronic dance music in Africa seems like a wild idea to some, so we caught up with Johannesburg based Ryan Sullivan to chat about his gut feel, why he thinks we are responsible and what the music scene in Africa is really like... Read more on Beatportal.com.
Ryan Sullivan - We Are Responsible
Single Out Now
Ryan Sullivan's new release ‘We Are Responsible' is out now on Gut Feel Records and has seen some serious support from the likes of Dubfire, Thomas Penton, MOS, Joy Kitikonti, Sasha Le Monnier, Judge Jules and many more, visit Beatport to purchase and Facebook for info.
01 - We Are Responsible (Original Mix)
02 - We Are Responsible (Ryan's SLVN Mix)
Proper-Gander - Lament
Single Out Now
Lament is the very first release from Kwa-Zulu Natal based dance music artist, Proper-Gander, also known as Karl Wilhelm. The original mix is a wonderfully crafted, deep and friendly piece of house music with a comfortable and content feeling. Long and dreamy chords hold the track on a solid emotional path while a gentle rhythm keeps the song traveling. The Loco Remix is Karl's slightly edgier take on the original while the Wholesome Goodness Remix is a sociable progressive house version, using percussive rhythms, congas, bongos, marimbas and a few kind notes to portray Ryan Sullivan's idea of lamenting.
Darkbeat will be taking place at the stylish Voodoo Lounge in Johannesburg on July 17 . Featuring Afroboogie, Andi Dill, Toby Starr and Gut Feel Records' Ryan Sullivan . Event details can be found her....
SAP Close MinTEX
The police have shut down the home of MinTEX. Malabar has been closed down by the South African Police who don't seem to want to explain their reasoning. We are working on a new venue and plan to be up and running again soon!
Every Thursday morning from 8:00 - 10:00 GMT+2, Ryan Sullivan presents his Gut Feel Sounds show on Dance Web Radio . In the first hour of the show Ryan features some of his favorite music in the electronic dance music genres as well as a special guest in the second hour. Visit Gut Feel Sounds for more information.
Jasper Williams - Opaque Shadows
Album Out Now
01 - Breathe
02 - Diamond in the Ruff
03 - Little Rock
04 - Misnomer
05 - Fortissimo
06 - Snake
07 - Ryan Sullivan - Interviewee (Jasper Williams Rework)
08 - Propulsion
09 - Ryan Sullivan - Monday Music (Jasper Williams Rework)
10 - Facet
11 - Dissonance
12 - Ahh!
13 - Scream
14 – Boo! – Come (Jasper Williams Ambient Mix)
Just in time for the South African Summer, Jasper Williams debut album ‘Opaque Shadows’ is released on Gut Feel Records. Loaded with both chilled out and floor trembling progressive dance music, this album is a sure winner, suitable to be enjoyed any time or place.
Jasper is very well remembered in the South African dance scene for his deep and twisted progressive house Dj sets and his releases on Glo-Tech Africa Records. Although he has been quiet in the dance music scene in recent years, he has still been extremely busy, recording and producing bands like Boo!, Arno Carstens, Chris Chameleon, Fevertree and plenty more in his Johannesburg based Lapa Studios facility.
After his quiet spell, Jasper Williams has returned with ‘Opaque Shadows', featuring 14 tracks ranging from wonderfully arranged listening music to some pretty heavy dance-floor shaking grooves.
The album invitingly begins with ‘Breathe' (signed to John 00 Flemings' Unfold compilation) and ‘Diamond in the Ruff' (Supported by Dj's like Ariel Cybana, Deviant, Marcus Wortley, The Mystic Force & more), both enjoyable journey tracks with solid groove. ‘Little Rock' picks the mood up a little with its uplifting feel while ‘Misnomer' and ‘Fortissimo' remind you that you're on a dance-floor. We have a huge pick-me-up moment with ‘Snake' and its melodic bite before going back to deeper depths with Jasper's remix of Ryan Sullivan's ‘Interviewee' which paves the way for some heavy ‘Propulsion', an edgy track sure to crack the dance-floor in half. Another one of Jasper's slick remixes in the form of Ryan Sullivan's ‘Monday Music' along with ‘Facet' offers a hands-in-the-air melodic journey before bringing things down a little with the vocal chants of ‘Dissonance'. ‘Ahh!' and ‘Scream' remain on a solid dancing path as Jasper's ambient mix of Boo!'s ‘Come' settles things down for the chilled-out vocal outro…”since you've been gone…”.
All in all, a thoroughly enjoyable emotional journey through sound, typical of Jasper's Dj sets back in the day...
