Decibel NYC Recordings – Blog

Decibel NYC would like to welcome the newest addition in the retailer family. Everyone stand up for Digital-Tunes.net .  from the genius’ who brought you Soundcloud are keeping the ideas pumping with their latest family jewel.  if you are already a member of the cloud then you know the impact that they are having on the dance music and electronic circuit. Now with their digital music download service, they are treating us all just right. our first release on this store is our compilation “strongbox vol. 1″.  a collectin of catalog gems for your aural re-pleasure.  go explore the store and stop by our page and support your local electronic scene. we are happy to be a part of the new home!

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To celebrate and mark this upcoming 08 Summer season, we’ve decided to unleash into the wild for FREE two previously unreleased tracks from the label’s vault. Only a select few have had the pleasure to hear them.  Now you, the fans to DECNY, get to download and share these gems while they are available.

Don Davenport’s – Strut (Switch vs Mista A mix): A blended two-headed race of electro and hard-house, waving and weaving in and out in a perfect harmony of beats and a  pleasing cacophony of sounds.  It’s definitely a mash-up like no other, to pipe loud in your sets or in your digital players.

Mista A – Mental Health Hotline (Timmy’s mix):  If you thought the 9xSixXninex6 mix was insane, wait till you hear the result of locking Timmy inside the padded room for 7 days with nothing but a microphone, an old 4-track recorder and 4 samples, and absolutely nothing else.

All tracks are made available for download courtesy of KVYM.NET Online Radio. We thank them for their undying support and encourage you to pay them a visit.

These tracks are available only here on the Decibel NYC Recordings blog.  Tell your friends, pass on the address and encourage them to download a track and get some fresh wallpapers while here (wallpapers set 1 and set 2). Spread the love….

various artists – Nutz and Boltz [Decibel NYC] 

a serious collectible for all decibel nyc fans. 10 previously unreleased songs and remixes from the label’s catalog. Featuring selections from alison crockett, dj noxxer, keith just, don davenport, stereo and more. Also includes 2 brand new mixes from vladimir neuymin and the undah-dub.

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The new schedule of releases for Decibel NYC Recordings has been almost finalized. As always, some of the dates may fluctuate by a week or two as production problems inevitable arise. However, we are pretty confident that before the Fall 2008, you should definitely be able to get your hands on the following:

[jun 08] Nutz & Boltz – a compilation of previously unreleased tracks from some of the most popular releases to date, including stErEO’s remix of Boompty Bandits, a fresh remix of Rise Up and two remixes of Don Davenport’s Strut by Breeze and Mista A.
[jun 08] Vladimir Neuymin – Erase The F*cking System, including a remix by DJ Noxxer.
[aug 08] J-Deep – Charlie, I Don’t Want No High
[sep 08] The Undah-Dub – Upgrade – The Remixes, with productions by CRX, The Undah-Dub, Lou Peoples, Freddie Edmonds and more.

Stay tuned for more info as the dates of release get closer. For complete catalog details, visit our release page on our web site.

This summer was busy but for all the wrong reasons. that’s usually time for vacations, imposing family visiting the city, old folks dying, etc. the heat in new york didn’t make for any kind of creativity. lots of us around the office just laid around and binged on food, ice cream and other grown folks goodies. but work and production was never too far.

we are starting the end of summer real nice here with the release of Don Davenport‘s debut on the label – and it’s the appropriate theme to get us back on track: STRUT. “Come over here and strut your stuff” – a line directly from the lyrics – penned and performed by Don. the official release date on Beatport is the 14th of September 2007. there are no less then 6 remixes coming on this package, from all the crew with the label (VB Heinze, Keith Just, Mista A, Lou Peoples and more).

In addition, Decibel NYC just completed the first music video to accompany one of our releases and yes, it is for STRUT. directed and edited by Chris Ohps – an up-and-coming video producer in harlem, nyc – the video is raw, simple and is just our first test into the video medium. Mr. Ohps was telling us that with the arrival of powerful computers and laptops and software such as Ulead Video Studio and Sony Vegas Pro, even bedroom directors can get in the game. we gave him a chance when he said he wanted to do the video and this is what we got back. we must admit that we are EXTREMELY pleased with the final product. judge for yourself… use the comments section to leave us your thoughts on the video.

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we just got 2 sick remixes for “Mental Health Hotline” from our main dude in texas: Fuze!

he turned out a real hard swing rework that will please and then please some more. with a dark bassline and demented synthetics. “loco” is always welcome when you are travelling with this pack of loonies..

mental health hotline should be out very soon. with mixes from fuze, undah-dub and mista a, himself!

hailing from ft lauderdale…

mista a has turned in his off-the-hook throwback mix of don davenport‘s up-coming “monsterpiece” called “STRUT“. the mix is called “switch vs. mista a remix”.

my original partner in crime is showing us why he is blowing up the circuits these days. meaty, thumpin beats with breakbeat-esque drops and transitions, while the vocal is sprinkled and scattered in all the right ways and places…work it out! work it out!

Let’s start with numbers and rankings: Mad Cows‘ SPIES, released at the beginning of May 2007, is on track to surpass all our previous sales numbers of any release to date.

Alex Celler‘s mix is by far the most in demand, specially for the groovy house crowd.

After a timid start, The Undah-Dub‘s RISE UP is slowly gaining traction and we are seeing the numbers improve weekly. If you like the mixes, pass the information on to your fellow DJs and artists so that they can get acquainted with our catalog.

Onto what’s coming soon: the label office has been filled with the maniacal, twisted, dirty and neurotic sounds of the remixes for Mista A‘s MENTAL HEALTH HOTLINE. Breeze surprised us all a week ago by dropping, unexpectedly, his in-progress remix of that track: sheer pandemonium! “Timmy, I told you about playing with those mad cows!” Mista A‘s original is such an easily digestable number, while his breaks remix is chunky, rolling and thundering: “Shut Up and Take It”.

Not to forget STRUT by Don Davenport. Already, Keith Just, Breeze and Orduña – as of this date anyway – have shown their hands by demo-ing their mixes for the label staff.

The only hold-out is Lou Peoples who is said to be working on his mix in hiding. The EP will not go out without his mix! That’s the word on the streets.

I believe that Decibel NYC scored major points when it secured the contract for the first release by new head-banger come new-addition: Don Davenport. His first release is entitled STRUT – a fitting description to his aspirations: Don is just getting started with his chops. Anticipation has been high (to say the least) and Don Davenport always lives to bring it hardcore! That is BANGIN’

To wax perfect the polish of this release, remixes for this cut have already been delivered from Keith Just, Nathan Heinze and twisted-soul-brother from across-the-pond: Stereo. So, to quench your appetite and give you a taste, a feel for what’s in store, we are pre-releasing EXCLUSIVELY right here on this blog, the Nathan Heinze’s mix! It’s hard, it fills any size room, it tweaks, it trips, it’s raw electro, it’s haunting. A banger for sure and one not to sleep on. Get it here first (courtesy of KVYM Online Radio www.kvym.net).

This is just a preview release; Coming soon to a digital retailer in your bookmark (Beatport, Stompy, Playittonight, Juno, Release come to mind). Any further development or other exclusive pre-releases will be announced here first. So, subscibe if you must, to our RSS Feed and pass the word around.

Send us comments on the track and let us know how we can make sure you get your very own copy.

we’ve received a few requests on bio information on two recent artists added to the roster of the label: don davenport and lou peoples. but getting either of these producers to stop and do the mundane is quite a challenge.
no bio. no promo pics. no myspace accounts. nothing.

they’re all about the music music – they say. let it speak for itself. let it find its own voice and face.
the last time we tried from a cell phone camera, this is what we got, before don davenport nonchalantly threatened us with his fork!

ok, we get the message. they must need the liebowitz treatment and the photoshop after-effect!