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September: 16 house releases you need to hear this month
The last of the summer bangers are in
James Curd & Diz 'It’s So Much Fun' (Repopulate Mars)
James Curd and Diz are both esteemed alumni of the Classic Music Company, with Diz also previously releasing on Curd’s own Greenskeepers label. For their new collaboration, the pair have produced something that draws on their extensive knowledge of Chicago house, disco, techno and more. ‘It’s So Much Fun’ has a lazy disco clap, hypnotic vocal cuts, wiggles, bump and pops, which all combine to bring us a feel-good house jam. Felix Da Housecat teams up with Montreal producers Pfreud and Lebaron under the FFF name to bring us an earthy basement house remix, while Lee Foss takes time out of making his own album to bring us an 80s-influenced remix with shimmering keys and sprightly percussion. Nice remixes, but nothing touches the infectious hook of the original.
7/10
