Friday, July 24, 2009

Saturday, July 18, 2009

Big Times, Big Tings OUT NOW!















Headtunes
is proud to bring you Sleazy McQueen’s latest offering Big Times, Big Tings. The EP has a dub ragga house feel to it and comes with some great remixes from DJ Cole Medina, B-Team (aka All Good Funk Alliance), and Nick Chacona.

HTR 007 Sleazy McQueen - Big Times, Big Tings EP featuring Q-Burns Abstract Message and DJ Itek

A1. Big Times, Big Tings (Original)
A2. Big Times, Big Tings (Cole’s Buffalo Times Mix)
B1. Big Times, Big Tings (B-Team Remix)
B2. Big Times, Big Tings (Nick Chacona’s Whiteout Dub)
All tracks written and produced by Laurin Fedora. Vocals written and performed by Regi iTek. Melodica played by Q-Burns Abstract Message Mastered by: Angel Alanis and In-House Mastering

Sleazy McQueen is no stranger to the dance scene with releases on Pilot, Eight-Tracks, Greenhouse, Chillin, House Arrest, and DAE. His tracks have been charted from everyone from Mark Farina, DJ Heather, Jimpster, and Prins Thomas to name a few. 2009 is looking like a big year for him with upcoming release on Banaza, Bearfunk, Hairy Claw, and Chillin.

DJ Cole Medina producer of legend and mystery has released music that house/disco djs the world over know and cherish on his own label, House Arrest, as well as American Standard, Hairy Claw and Internasjonal.

B-Team started out in 1997 doing funky house and breaks as the All Good Funk Alliance, they were signed to several labels including Toko, Aroma, Hi-Phen, Maxi and Dadhouse. Around 2000 they started a label called Funk Weapons and started to take on a different sound, which incorporated more of a funk and breaks sound. The B-Team is about taking the house groove one step closer to the funky goodness that P-Funk, Rick James and Prince built.

Nick Chacona has built quite a name for himself over the past few years. His 2003 release “Band Practice” was a sought after track that was played by the likes of DJ Harvey, Rub & Tug, and Prins Thomas. He’s had releases on labels such as 2020 Vision, Buzzin Fly, Bearfunk, and Prin’s Thomas’s Internasjonal. He also runs his own label, Hector Works with partner in crime Anthony Mansfield.

The release is out now exclusively on Beatport!

Vinyl Release will be shipping July 23rd to all your favorite record stores!

DJ Feedback

Doc Martin – Cole’s mix will work the morning groove well.

Jay West - b team and chacona are on point here

Raoul Belmans - will play this in my disco sets!

Rick Preston - Smokin!!! Every mix is golden!

Jason Hodges - breathe of fresh air!..always love the dub choons!

Scope - Nick Chacona Dub is Fire!!!

Charles Spencer (Loveslap) - the club dub is my favorite mix!

Nacho Marco - Lovong the Cole Medina Buffalo times mix. Will play it.

Lovebirds / Kneedeep - nice groove! liking this!

Atnarko - Cool release, Fav's are the B Team mix and Nicks mix. Also Cole Medina mix is dope but i think Jaydee called and wants his keys back :)

Tom Hoch - Man i really dig this package, perfect for the summer time patio jams.

Angel Alanis - This is good.

Murray Richardson - lovin' nick's dub mix of this!

Jacob (Baker Street Recordings) - great mix by cole medina! great new sound with some elements of old in there. winner!

Andy Riley (Inland Knights / Toka Project) - interesting ep from headtunes....like all tracks!

Giom - Original mix all the way for me! Really original release here, keep it up guys!

Sona - Nick Chacona's mix is the winner for me!

Marko Miltano - Love the quirk. Dig Chacona's mix and Cole's mix.

Kelvin K - This is hot, totally different. Reminds me of some old Longsy D stuff!

Gavin Hardkiss - wow ... stellar music boyzzz ... i like a lot of the mixes .... it was a toss up between the original and cole's ska mix for the title of best mix but they're all good.

Jevne Miller - great release here for sure! been playing the B team mix for some time and it always brings the funk! ahh ya! nice one thanks Jevne

Asad Rizvi - Fab mid-tempo action from B-team!

Chris Harris - AGFA turn it out again! thanks!

DJ Linus - perfect for the beach ;)

Press:

Our House Mag
“Quite a daring release for Boston’s Headtunes who so far have stayed close to more traditional deep and tech house. Never one to be constrained by boundaries, Sleazy McQueen turns in a slow-tempo dub cut, assisted by Q-Burns and DJ iTek on ragga vocals. Cole Medina and Nick Chacona provide the house versions with acid and techy rubs respectively but it’s actually the funky breaks version by B-Team which catches my ears most.”


DMC UPDATE
Sleazy McQueen Ft. DJ Itek & Q-Burns Abstract Message 'Big Times, Big Tings' 
(Headtunes)
Prolific Sleazy takes a nice, hot bath in a billowing reggae-house groovescape, circled by dub efx and the odd masturbating gopher in fluorescent bikini briefs, topped by toasting and ragga rants. The Boston label makes it a strong package with funked remixes from Cole Medina, Nick Chacona and B-Team. This last one's a hoot as the chaps formerly known as All Good Funk Alliance strike up deep house drama before injecting acid and strings then - killer stroke - it turns into Jaydee's 'Plastic Dreams'! 
 4/5
Kris Needs


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