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Sudup Recordings

Sudup Recordings is the brand new dance label from the Soapsud family, providing a direct outlet for the more up-tempo tracks being produced by Soapsud artists.

Expect an evolved sound across a broad musical base, ranging from the slow and funky to the fast and direct; dance music for the 21st century that you can sud up and get down to!

New Release

Sudup & Dance II: The Dance Off

Bigger, better & wetter... Soapsud City returns bringing another slice of Detroit tinged techno, with the much awaited follow up to their successful Sudup & Dance compilation.

With good reviews all round, from the likes of DJ Mag and the Irish Daily Star, and club and radio support from the likes of Laurent Garnier, Chris Finke and Resonance FM, the Soapsud crew were stirred to create another dance ep, but this time to make it bigger and bubblier.

Dlay returns with his stripped back funk, there’s fresh Sputnik O’ Harra, UTK and Justin Berman goodies, plus some Shaolin groovers. Sudup and get yo’self to The Dance Off!

To buy Sudup & Dance II click here.

Press

The Sudup and Dance promo release has had an emphatic reponse from the press so far. Check out the review from DJ Magazine opposite.

DJ Magazine said they "Love it" and will be doing a review with artwork in April, whilst the DJ BBC Collective said they’ve "Always had Soapsud down as a sort of Warpy 'Artficial Intelligence' label - and whilst you could probably still say that about Dlay - not a bad thing - you couldn't about the others so much. Good stuff".

There’s also forthcoming reviews in April from Hearing is Believing and the Irish Daily Star.

Watch this space!

Club

It seems Sudup and Dance has also created a buzz within the dance scene with glowing feedback from the DJ and club promo release.

The responses have been resoundingly positive across the board with tracks from the album being played out on the circuit and a number of top ten DJ chartings.

Here’s a snapshot of what's being said about Sudup and Dance:

"I like Dlay tracks 1 and 2, I will present this on my radio show."

Laurent Garnier

"Some very nice beats in there. I'm going to try them out over the weekend for sure."

Nico De Ceglia (Codex, BBC Radio 1)

"The Sudup thing is wicked. I can use tracks 4-8, with the stand out for me being 7 & 8. Will be charting 8!! I used to break up my set on Saturday and got a massive cheer when it dropped. Charting track 8 - [Footwork] Sputnik O'harra in Feb/March Chart".

Chris Finke (Atomic Jam, Flux, Split)

"I really like some of the tracks especially the darker less housey ones. It’s really minimal but almost has a bit of an old school thing in there. Really nice - thank you. I’ll chart it - my fave track is the first one Minimize & Whoops."

Shelly Parker (Haywire, Structure, Play FM)

"Some nice tracks! Charted at no. 19. Favourite track: Memory, Dlay"

Afi Khan (BBC GMR, Master Floppy, Tiger Lounge)

Reviews

Visit this section for third party reviews of Soapsud City releases.

Sudup & Dance II - Various

"This London based crew may still be peddling soap related jokes, but what is much more important is the fact that they are bringing fine technoid grooves with them. Again this is a compilation with a number of contributions by key players, with Soapsud members coming present and correct with calming yet floor satiating material. Opening cut from Dlay entitled Long Short Story just rolls out for ever, whilst Shaolin’s Fallout bounces around nicely and The Switch from Untying The Knots also hits home. Cleanse yourself in this crew’s purifying technoid fair."
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Hearing Is Believing

"An excellent collection of subtle bits with enough variety to satisfy. (4 out of 5)"

Paul Corey, Machines Are Funny

Sudup & Dance - Various

"Bubblin’. So fresh so clean: Soapsud City have quietly claimed their place in the house pantheon with an original, stripped-back sound. Collecting tracks from Dlay, Shaolin, Sketchy Beats and more, this is a short but sweet collection of Detroit-tinged, bumpin’ house'n'tech. Very promising indeed. Mint track: Dlay 'Whoops'."

Ben Murphy, DJ Magazine

"If minimal Detroit tech 'n' house with the occasional bursts of old skool vibes is your bag, then add the new Sud Up & Dance compilation from London label Soapsud City to your shopping list. Its two most essential tracks come from Dlay, Memory and Whoops."

Mark Kavanagh, Irish Daily Star

"Is this from Detroit? No, it’s from West London. The album kicks off with the lush gradual builder of Minimize from Dlay, which is followed by the bouncing bassline of Memory. Shaoline comes with Ketsamine next, which as the name suggests, is very wonky, off-kilter techno. Sketchy Beats’ track Carry Toffee starts out equally as off-beat but works its way to more straight-up techno with great keyboard noises and some strange squeaks. Dlay returns with his more stripped-back sound and bouncy style on Simply Because and Whoops, before more off-kilter techno from Shaoline on The Clear Soup. The excellently names Sputnik O’Hara finishes things off in a rave style with the electro breaks-tinged Footwork. It’s interesting stuff which would work well as well in the clubs as it would in a minging old warehouse. 8/10"

EQ Magazine

Sud Up And Dance
	Various
	31st March 2008

Thoughts - Ketsa

"Plaid and Boards of Canada are clear reference points, although Ketsa throws some extra glitch and a few ethnic samples in to mark his territory."
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John Smithies, Epoch Times

Thoughts
	Ketsa
	November 2007

End Daze - Ketsa

"End Daze is fully concentrated on scholarly breakbeat-driven instrumentals with downtempo textures."
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barcodezine.com

"End Daze is an accomplished piece of work that reflects this artist's continued growth."
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djdownload.com

"An often arresting melange."
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Paul Clarke, DJ Magazine

End Daze
	Ketsa
	November 2007

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