HeavyFeet

OUT NOW: HeavyFeet 'Get On' - with Trevor Loveys remix

So, today sees the release of a new HeavyFeet single entitled 'Get On', on Yes Yes Records, who are a quality Sydney-based label. If you have been digging our recent output that nods towards the old-skool and Chicago house influences we carry, then this is definitely going to be up your street, so get on it! (You see what I did there?) The single comes with remixes from our good friend Trevor Loveys, as well as Q45, Motez and Wordlife, all providing different flavours for your ears.

Listen to the original of 'Get On' below, and head over to Beatport if you'd like to support us in continuing to make the music that we do.

Mike HF

HeavyFeet ft. Jon Rice - Raise a Glass (free download)

HeavyFeet ft. Jon Rice - Raise a Glass
(Original, Club Mix, Q45 Remix, Diesler Remix)
Stamp! Beats - Release Date: 07.02.11

As the penultimate release of HeavyFeet's '12 singles over 12 months' project powers into view, delivering yet another wonderfully diverse musical package from the Mancunian production outfit, what better way for the duo to celebrate than by inviting Jon Rice (of HeavyFeet's 4th single, 'Saving Me') back to the vocal booth.

'Raise a Glass' is a contemporary take on the classic Chicago house sound that HeavyFeet have always sought inspiration from, and includes bumping bass, skippy beats, uplifting synth chords and hooky vocals. Taking these elements one step further, and drawing influence from the 2 Bears (Raf Daddy & Joe Goddard from Hot Chip), HeavyFeet open the track up with a simple club beat and then lead into a suitably developed song, letting epic synths sweep into the chorus section alongside Jon’s deeper lyrical side, giving the breakdown a lovely hands-in-the-air moment to what is an otherwise rather vocally sparse, club influenced number.

HeavyFeet's Club Mix takes the house vibes up to a peak time level, reaching for loud, tribal percussion, a deep rolling sub line, select vocal snippets and subtle strings, dropping a main room friendly house track with all the right components to keep the dancefloor full. Australia's Q45 ramps things up with an all out 90's-tinged house affair, manipulating the original chord stabs and morphing vocal cuts amongst a ravey bass and classic drum machine style beats. Diesler rounds off the package with slow burner of a broken beat re-rub, choosing heavy Latin-influenced drums and a deep, pulsating bass to create an astoundingly intense build up, which conjures up a chaotic yet soulful take on the original.

With growing UK radio support from BBC Radio 1, Radio 1Xtra, the Asian Network, XFM, Kiss and Galaxy in the UK, HeavyFeet are already well amidst a global Stamp! Beats takeover, with regular and additional radio support from the Ukraine, Poland, Estonia and Australia. They embark on their debut Australia tour in April 2011, and plans are afoot for a US tour just after the ‘12 singles over 12 months’ project draws to a close.

Since April 2010, Stamp! Beats has been offering an original HeavyFeet vocal track, club friendly mix and guest remix. The original of each monthly release will be given away for FREE through a variety of online resources, encouraging fans to download, feedback on and share HeavyFeet's new and exciting material. The importance of artist-to-audience communication, high quality production and regular output in this new digital era is paramount. The concept is simple; avoid the traditional album format and allow fans more regular access to fresh musical offerings and exciting club friendly remixes.

DJ support from the likes of Tom Findlay (Groove Armada), Zed Bias, Lars Moston, Black Noise/Aquasky and Act Yo Age on this release.

Check out the mini-mix of the 'Raise a Glass' release:

Free download (320kps mp3) of 'Raise a Glass' here:

Mediafire

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Grab the Club Mix, Q45 & Diesler remixes here:

Beatport