LAVA LAVA Episode 51: Best house tracks of 2014

LAVALAVA Residents Barrientos & DVRS present a special 2 hour show highlighting the best house tracks of 2014 with two individual half hour mixes before joining up for a back to back mix with cuts that have kept them grooving throughout the year.

2014 was an incredible year for a lot of artists but none more so than Detroit Swindle.  Ever since their debut LP ‘Boxed Out‘ dropped on Dirt Crew in March they’ve gained a huge amount of attention, and it is absolutey well deserved.  With a tour spanning the globe over the following months, the Dutch duo also had their single ‘64 Ways‘ featuring vocals from Mayer Hawthorne made it to the number 2 spot on Giles Peterson‘s ‘Foot Patrol Track of The Year‘ shortlist, being pipped to the post by Flying Lotus.

Another truly dominant force in 2014 was the man from Montreal; Tiga.  After somewhat of a quiet spell in 2013, the producer started off the year with his brand new track ‘Plush‘ released in April on his own Turbo Recordings.  After this, the Canadian hit-machine was well and truly back on the scene, collaborating with Audion and Jori Hulkkonen to produce Let’s Go Dancing, Trust Your Body and Fever (of course, who can forget that incredible Fever remix by KiNK?).  It all built up to Tiga’s last release of 2014, and arguably one of his most infectiously catchy singles, ‘Bugatti‘, probably our favourite house track of the year.  Released in July ‘Bugatti’ had plenty of time to get rinsed out the world over before the equally sick remix package was dropped.

Let’s talk about rising stars from 2014, though.  We’ve been loving the output on Copy Paste Soul‘s newly re-launched ‘2 Swords‘ imprint.  The British producer has had a steady release of solid content on his label, as well as having some well-respected producers provide remix duties.  Another British talent that has smashed the scene in 2014 is Just Kiddin’.  The Northamptonshire duo have kept themselves busy in 2014 with releases on Black Butter, Kitsune, Eton Messy and Pete Tong‘s FFRR.

 

Sounds of 2014 with Barrientos
Floating Points – Sparkling Controversy
Caribou – Mars
Tiga – Bugatti (Eats Everything Cortina Remix)
Paul Woolford – Untitled
Snakadaktal – The Sun II (Just Kiddin Remix)
Shiba San – OKAY
Chasing Kurt – From The Inside (Lovebirds Piano Forte Remix)

Sounds of 2014 with DVRS
Detroit Swindle ft. Mayer Hawthorne – 64 Ways
Outboxx – Sunshine Mills
Leon Vynehall – It’s Just (House of Dupree)
Sundowners – Jungle Line (Dungeon Meat Downlow Dub)
Copy Paste Soul – Move Your Body
XXXY – Bash
LNR – Work It To The Bone (DJ T. Edit)
Emannuel Jal – Kuar (Olof Dreijer Remix)
KiNK – Melodia

Barrientos X DVRS
MANIK (NYC)- Lockjaw
Oliver $ and Jimi Jules – Soggy Cereal
Todd Terry – Razen Theme
The Martini Bros – The Biggest Fan (The Black Strobe Remix)
Josh Butler – No Frills Dub
Dennis Ferrer – Mind Ur Step
Felix Da Housecat – Madame Hollywood (Extended Mix)
Gregory Porter – 1960 What? (Opolopo Kick & Bass Rerub)
The Martinez Brothers – Two much (For Me)
Maceo Plex – Sex Appeal
Africanism – Love Is The Answer
Vector Lovers – Electrosuite
Classix and Karl Dixon – Into The Valley (Julio Bashmore Remix)
Solomun – Cloud Dancer (Manuel Tur’s Syphon Drum Mix)