Jude & Frank dropping “The Sound Of House” on Toolroom is about as on-the-nose as a title can get, and honestly the track earns the swagger. This is peak-time tech house built for maximum dancefloor damage, all rolling bassline and a vocal hook that does exactly what it says on the tin. Toolroom has been the home of this sound for years, and the duo slot right into that lineage with a track that feels engineered in a lab for sweaty 2am rooms. The groove is hypnotic and relentless, the kind of loop you could happily ride for eight minutes straight. There’s a cheeky confidence to naming your track this and then actually backing it up, which I respect. The drums hit with that satisfying tech-house snap, and the bass rolls underneath like a freight train. It’s functional dancefloor music in the best possible sense, no pretension, just groove. Mark Knight’s label keeps the quality control tight. Stick it on and let it ride.
January
Chrome Daydream
Chrome stars, jelly hearts and holographic colour. A nod to the glossy, optimistic graphics of the early web.