Fabric Records presents Fabric 62: DJ Sneak

With over 20 years of DJing and more than 20k records in his vinyl collection, one of the world’s most talented house hero’s, DJ Sneak, steps into the Fabric arena lending his genius tune selection, deck wizardry and pure love of house music to the brand new Fabric 62 compilation. Sneak’s mix is ripe with a plethora of carefully selected contemporary house nuggets with echoes of Chicago and the Jackin’ House sound he loves, drizzled with elements of techno and dusted with overtones of big band swing fun too, it’s all here and mixed to perfection! Sneak performed and recorded the mix live without the use of any computers - indeed a testament to how tight this monstrous house jock really is!

“I’ve listened to it so many times and I get really excited.. That’s DJ Sneak right there!” - DJ Sneak

Fabric 62’s tracklisting boasts some of the very best in Nu Cool house artists, kicking off with a fierce techy outing, fresh from Berlin, from Strip Steve & Das Glow with ‘Calcium’, followed by a lighter looptastic chugger from Markus Homm & Philipp Gonzales with ‘Got To Make It’. Other gems for fans of tech come from Muto with ‘Wait A Minute’, Mike Jules with the very quirky ‘Crack Ass’, Basti Grub’s ‘Walking In My Blues’ powered with fiery Latin tinged beats featuring Agent!, the deep tones of Arturo Garces’ ‘Light It Up’, and Darius Syrossian’s almighty remix of ‘Creampie’ by Hector Couto. Several reworks come from Belgian producer Ramon Tapia (Sneak’s current favourite), remixing Sneak’s own ‘My Love’ and Sir James’ ‘Special’ showcasing his Hot Jackin’ sound. The album also includes an exclusive new single from the Tripmastaz titled ‘No Turning Back’ forthcoming on Sneak’s Magnetic Recordings.

Echoes of ‘way back when’ come courtesy of Swiss producer Mendo with ‘Old School’, busting with soaring sirens and stuttering vocal samples. More power beats and rolling bass provide the electric undercurrent for catchy soulful vocal hook on Alex Tepper’s ‘In, Out, Life’ and an infectious funky bass groove makes a grand entrance before dropping into a haunting breakdown on Christian Burkhardt & Einzelkind’s ‘Cooper’. Fabric 62 is weaved together by a hefty selection of Jazzy & Jackin’ grooves. The talent here includes the very young Romanian Luca M, who at only 20 years old is tearing up floors with his ‘Funk My Sax’ armed with an incessant sax hook; French producer Joss Moog adds an Electro Swing vibe to Yeshua Murillo’s ‘I’m Gonna Make You Mine’; DJ W!ld Feat. Hector Moralez’s sublime spoken word and jazz key stabs dominate ‘Take A Trip’; Tato’s remix of Willie Graff & Tuccillo’s ‘To The Music’ which gives way to Cause & Affect’s ‘Beware Of The Swingers’, a skippy, energetic monster laced with big band magic and a violin loop which finishes the mix on an ecstatic note!

“I am very proud, excited and confident this mix will entertain for many years to come... As long as I’m alive, house music is not dead!” - DJ Sneak

Sunshine, beach life and Salsa music on the Caribbean island of Puerto Rico provided a backdrop for DJ Sneak’s upbringing. - “Music is a huge part of the Puerto Rican way of life and I feel blessed to have been born in such a musical cultured place. The rhythms, sounds, melody and Latin beats ran through my veins as a young kid which is still very much a part of me, the tones still resonate in my mind and I use them when I produce music.” Sneak moved to Chicago in 1983 and was captivated by American life and the sounds of Jazz, Funk, Soul, Disco and of course, the Chicago House sound which was starting to emerge on the airwaves. “I was drawn to House music because it had very little singing which was perfect for me at the time as I understood very little English. The instrumental endless music mixed together was very appealing... To this day I love and strongly support House music, it really is my life.”

Sneak’s first projects were of an entirely different creative nature. He started off airbrushing and doing graffiti, selling his art on T-Shirts whilst working in a record store also exploring the music industry side of things. Sneak still does graffiti today, boasting a super cool CD wallet brimming with his own designs on each CD. In 1991 Sneak launched Defiant records with his life savings and began recording and selling records, where by the mid 90’s he really began to shape his sound, dropping tracks every week. “This is how I broke through and DJ Sneak became a known name across the world.” Sneak continued to work with key folks including Cajmere / Green Velvet and Derrick Carter with his Classic label who released Sneak’s ‘U Cant Hide From Your Bud’. In 2000 he launched Magnetic Recordings spawning one of Sneak’s biggest releases in 2001 with ‘Fix My Sink’ featuring vocalist Bear Who? Other labels followed including Oomph Recordings sporting a deeper sound, and Sneak’s Classics for re-releasing older tracks with fresh remixes.

As a DJ, Sneak has been a mainstay on the worldwide club scene for 20 years cutting his Fabric teeth at the legendary Bugged Out parties with Norman Cook after a long residency at Mr C’s The End Club in London. Recent adventures have seen him putting on giant warehouse parties in his home of Toronto to hitting the gigantic festivals in the Eastern Bloc including Exit in Serbia, Sunwaves in Romania, over to T In The Park in the UK, and back across the pond to the sunny shores of the BPM Festival in Mexico. Sneak is a workaholic and has been able to survive an industry of constant changes re-introducing himself to a whole new generation of clubber and music lovers whilst still pleasing the old school music buddies who have supported him since day one. As well as putting the finishing touches to his new artist album due for release in Spring 2012, Sneak has many new single releases in the pipeline including a new forthcoming collaboration with Riva Starr. He has many releases lined up for all 3 of his own labels as well as European labels who continue to support his sound.

“I love the music myself, I’m not in it for the wrong reasons. When you go to the nightclub the essence of DJ Sneak is what I want you to hear and feel... I will continue being me and as long as I’m doing what I love, I’m happy.” - DJ Sneak

Fabric 62: DJ Sneak
Release date: 1st March 2012
Label: Fabric Records

Tracklist
01. Strip Steve & Das Glow - Calcium [BNR Trax]
02. Markus Homm & Philipp Gonzales - Got To Make It [Highgrade]
03. Basti Grub feat. Agent! - Walking In My Blues [Desolat]
04. Yeshua Murillo - I’m Gonna Make You Mine (Joss Moog Mix) [Maracuja]
05. Arturo Garces - Light It Up [Jump]
06. Tripmastaz - No Turning Back [Magnetic]
07. Mike Jules - Crack Ass [Magnetic]
08. Hector Couto - Creampie (Darius Syrossian Remix) [Pura]
09. Mendo - Old School [Cadenza]
10. Alex Tepper - In, Out, Life [Saved]
11. DJ Sneak - My Love (Ramon Tapia Remix) [Snatch]
12. Sir James - Special (Ramon Tapia Remix) [Strictly Rhythm]
13. Christian Burkhardt & Einzelkind - Cooper [Jax]
14. Luca M - Funk My Sax [Inmotion]
15. Muto - Wait A Minute [Smiley Fingers]
16. DJ Wild feat. Hector Moralez - Take A Trip [W]
17. Willie Graff & Tuccillo - To The Music (Tato Remix) [Isgud]
18. Cause & Affect - Beware Of The Swingers [Beatdown]