FFWD008: John Beltran f/t Jeremy Ellis – Golden Night with You Remixes from Ron Trent and Master Kev & Tony Loreto (MKTL)
Aug 10, 2011 Discography
Fast FWD to the future of soul with a couple of electronic music’s most influential producers on Fast FWD’s 8th release. John Beltran aligns with Jeremy Ellis on vocals along with legendary Ron Trent and MKTL (Master Kev and Tony Loreto) on remix duties for a silky, smooth release sure to sweat dancefloors across the globe.
Lansing, MI-native; John Beltran, drops an ultra-sexy joint reminiscent of old school Ubiquity tracks with a touch of Naked Music. Beltran is an artist’s artist with releases spanning a multitude of genres. John’s creative genius has landed him on Carl Craig’s seminal Retroactive label, LTJ Bukem’s Earth 4 Compilation as well as having one of techno’s most sought after classics ‘Ten Days of Blue’. On a ‘Golden Night with You’, Beltran serves up a musical aphrodisiac with a perfect blend of moody chords, elegant vibes and Jeremy Ellis’ ethereal vocals. Sexy sophistication!
In 1990, Prescription Records’ co-founder Ron Trent released his famed classic ‘Altered States’ on Warehouse while he was still in high school. Twenty one years later, Trent is still providing the highest quality with releases on famed labels such as Cajual, Distance and Future Vision. Trent’s rendition is a beautifully arranged soulful, afro-rhythmic gem sure to please fans of Francois K’s infamous Body + Soul parties.
New York’s Master Kev and Tony Loreto aka MKTL drive the mix deeper into the night with a Dennis Ferrer-ish rerub. With individual releases on labels such as Defected, Code Red, Seasons Limited, CityDeep and West End; MKTL recent’s success of their underground rework of Chris Isaak’s ‘Wicked Games’ created a dynamic duo. Kev and Tony’s rework creeps into a hypnotic chugger with seductive chords, synths and stabs. Ellis’ celestial vocals lament the track tempting an out-of-body experience. MKTL offers 2 additional mixes each stripping it down a bit more for the dubbier vibe to drop at the perfect time.
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Tags: chicago house, deep soulful house, Fastfwd records, FFWD008, House music, jeremy ellis, John Beltran, Master Kev, MKTL, Orlando, Orlando FL, Ron Trent, soulful house, Soulful House Music, Tony Loreto, Urban Dance Music
FFWD007: Sandman feat. Jeremy Ellis – Into Your Story
Jun 4, 2011 Discography
FFWD007: Sandman feat. Jeremy Ellis – Into Your Story
Sandman (alias of fluent musician and Louisiana native Sanford Rivers) joins forces with the enigmatic musical journeyman Jeremy Ellis (Ubiquity, Future Soul) on FastFWD’s seventh release “Into Your Story.” It’s a warm flashback to the sound of soulful house in the 90’s. Ellis, who has collaborated with fellow Detroit-izens Carl Craig, Alton Miller and Recloose and has remixed the likes of Jazzanova, Fertile Ground, and John Beltran grasps the microphone for his vocal and lyrical wizardry.
FastFWD label owner Riverside (with his own cadre of top releases including his instant classic remix of Windimoto’s “Afternoon in Rio”) 
delivers a remix intended to be reminiscent of some of the deeper cuts heard late at Shelter NYC. His interpretation is a smooth afro-soul mover penetrating with shuffled percussion, warbled pads, and a stirring feel vibing off of Ellis’ touch of vocal inspiration. For the Instrumental dub Riverside strips his remix of “Into Your Story” down to an outline with bullet points that emphasize the soulful house side of things.
Windimoto is Detroit-born dance music producer Scorpeze and Chicago House DJ Sean Haley. Their 2007 release of The Travels of Windimoto etched their moniker into the playlists of discerning DJs. Hot off the success of their recent release Beauty Within: Sinister Beauty Re-Imagined Windimoto re-unites with a chilled-out lovefest between Sandman’s vibe play, Ellis’ vocals, and their masterful arrangement of sultry ambiance and percussion. There’s no end to this story!
Hippie Torrales (Cyberjamz Radio / Tombah/ USA): “Loving the tune.”
Michael Ruetten (Soulsearching Radio Show / 15 Stations worldwide / various clubs and concerts/ Germany/ www.soundcloud.com/soulpatrol): “smooth and nice….5***** for the Riverside remix, a beauty !!! would be great to hear the original though…cheers, Michael”
Russell Deeks (iDJ/This Is Why We Dance/ UK/ http://thisiswhywedance.blogspot.com):
“Lush grooves and liking the effected vocal”
Ohmega Watts (Ubiquity Records / Lo-Fi/ USA/ www.myspace.com/ohmegawatts): “Yes. Dope soulful house remixes… and Jeremy Ellis has always been a powerhouse from performance with his MPC and production and vocally… collaborating with Sandman was dope and this renditions more food on the platter!”
Robert Owens (Compost / Worldwide Various/ England/ www.myspace.com/robertjowens): “love it”
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Tags: Fast Forward records, Fastfwd records, FFWD-07, FFWD07, Into Your Story, jeremy ellis, Sandman
FFWD006: Scoville – G-Ville Nights
Oct 27, 2010 Discography
Following in the footsteps of techno legend, John Beltran, get ready for the darkness with “G-Ville Nights” on Fast Forward.
Scoville’s G-Ville Nights is a tribute to the glory days of the rave scene in Gainesville, Florida, where the legendary Simon’s grew to international acclaim. With his debut release, rising talent Scoville transports us back to the big, boomin’ warehouse sound of the 90’s. Scoville’s original mix of G-Ville Nights is for the lover of deep, dark structured layers of synths and pads that drive late into the wee hours of the morning. Techno for an answer!
Washington, DC native and label owner, Riverside, teams up with musical maestro Sandman
for the first of two tandem remixes of G-Ville Nights. Riverside and Sandman are no strangers in their production partnership. Previous releases include Latin Fire, Feed Your Mind and an upcoming remix of Windimoto’s Afternoon in Rio on their “Beauty Within: Sinister Beauty Re-Imagined”. Riverside and Sandman drop an old school gem a la Moodyman. The intro builds with a nu jazz sound and develops into a deep house joint sure to get the dancefloor sweaty. With lush chords providing a canopy over the original’s dark remnants, Riverside and Sandman tweak this number out with skillfully placed jazz influences and beat drops. Sandman says, “No sleep til Gainesville!”
Riverside returns with fellow DC native and TrueGrooves front man, KidGusto, for this deep, dark, dank and funky rendition of G-Ville Nights. KidGusto has appeared on labels such as Citrona, Bastard Jazz and Rhythm & Culture. His first full-length album, KG Originals, received universal acclaim from critics and fans alike. “Like any song he [KidGusto] plays or makes has, in the words of James Brown, “got to be funky.”, this is no different. KidGusto adds his signature dimension of percussive funk to the darkness of G-Ville Nights. Riverside and KidGusto serve up some techno with a twist.
FFWD005: John Beltran – I See You
May 12, 2010 Discography
FastFWD music releases another dope project in “I See You.” Noted songwriter, producer John Beltran never disappoints as he lends airy, sexy vocals to the latest addition to the FastFWD repertoire. “I See You” is a full project, mixed, written, performed and produced by Beltran. The Lansing, Michigan native best known for his earlier techno work with Ubiquity and Om records, stays within that same vein of hard to categorize music yet adds a bouncy soulful vibe over groovy percussions making “I See You” a note worthy track even in its original state.
The sultry NuJazz RMX is smooth enough to serve as background ear libation for the lounge scene or pose as a dominating banger for the club. With a Rhodes solo by fellow Michigan native Jeremy Ellis aka Ayro, this pairing offers a saucy remix not too far removed from the original but kicked up just enough to make it so.
Rob Slac of Om Records and Chillin Music lends his signature sound to the lineup. His RMX takes you on a whimsical journey through sound. Its airy beats and looped hooks is a definite club banger!
Rounding out this collection of remixes is FastFWD music’s own Sandman and Riverside. This rendering offers a different spin from the NuJazz and Rob Slac renditions. Its layered affect builds upon sound adding affect one after another. In the end Sandman and Riverside still maintain the bouncy character of the original version, but with a more relaxed and sultry feel.
Tags: ffwd05, i see you, jeremy ellis, John Beltran, Riverside, Rob Slac, Sandman
Feed Your Mind : Sandman feat. Jeremy Ellis : FFWD04
May 11, 2010 Discography
“Feed Your Mind” by Sandman feat. Jeremy Ellis by FastFWD
FastFWD records has generated another fire project this time teaming up with familiar sidekick, producer, songwriter Sandman, world renowned techno producer extraordinaire John Beltran with vocals on hand by Jeremy Ellis, producer and songwriter who has received worldwide acclaim for his work under his Ayro moniker.
Feed Your Mind is the latest installment to the FastFWD repertoire. A sexy prescription of analog synthesizers, pianos and keyboards mixed with a healthy dose of drum programming and finely wrought percussion is just what the dance scene needs in this down turn of contrived and over simplified tracks. Jeremy’s signature voice sends out a lyrical message of openness, freedom of expression and purification through music.
The Feed Your Mind Jeremy Ellis remix is choke full of break-beats. Easy enjoyment for the ear and fuel for the feet of any breaker or wild-styler.
This EP was played at several venues at the Winter Music Conference 2008.
FastFWD is no stranger to hits with such tracks as Sandman’s Latin Fire co-produced by FastFWD’s own Riverside which has received critical acclaim since it dropped in 2007 at the Winter Music Conference and a remixing of Rob Slac’s Goddess of Groove. 2010 is sure to be a productive year as FastFWD gears up for the release of I See You, a track by John Beltran due to drop in the Spring.
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Tags: ffwd-05, ffwd05, jeremy ellis, Sandman
Latin Fire : Sandman : FFWD03
Jan 6, 2010 Discography
The latest from Florida’s innovative FastFWD label once again draws on the exciting talentpool bred in the southeastern United States.The artist known as Sandman is Sanford Rivers, raised in Louisiana but now spendinghis time in Chicago and Michigan.
He’s a fluent and accomplished musician, collaborating with the likes of Jeremy Ellis as well as with theFastFWD crew on the previously promo’ed “Goddess Of Groove” remix. Here Sandman brings “Latin Fire”, a rugged bossanova-meets-house music concoction led by anenergetic piano line. It’s heady stuff, filled withbeats and jazz, and sure to grab majorattention when dropped in a club set.
“Latin Fire” is given a respectful and effective club reworking by Atlanta-via-Detroit housemusic don Kai Alcé. Kai has been holdingdown the deep house fort in Atlanta for years,and his production has found him collaborating with Ron Trent for Track Mode and contributing to Moodymann’s Mahogani Musicimprint. His remix brings the piano bassline tothe fore, allowing the rhythms and lead lines to build over the course of its glorious nine and ahalf minutes. Deep jazz bliss.
what people are saying..
“Feelin’ Mr. Alce’s groove. ” Mark Farina, San Francisco, CA. OM / Various.
“thanxx!! ” Danny Tenaglia, New York, NY. Various
“both mixes are fire! “ Nick Holder, Toronto, Canada. DNH Records / Treehouse /CKLN 88.1 FM
“Wicked! brand new jazz funk with attitudethat pushes all the right buttons. Heavysupport on both mixes.” Ashley Beedle, London, England. Ministry Of Sound Radio / OutHear
“both tracks very nice “ Robert Owens, London, England. Compost / Worldwide Various
“totally hot! love both mixes” Oscar G , Miami, FL.Space / Sirius Radio
“Alce’s Remix is very smooth and jazzy! “ DJ philE, Chicago, IL. Deep House Cat Radio Show
“really like the kai alce rmx… a lovely jazzy piece, too rare nowadays… just good music! ” DJ Morpheus, Brussels, Belgium. Radio Campus
“Amazing Jazzy soundz. It will be in my next gig. Brazilian Jazz Bourbon Festival Hotel. Thanks From Brazil.” Marcelo Medeiros, Curitiba, Brazil. Discotheque Radio (director)
“ what a killer release, doooope – missedsuch music for long time, good latin jazz influences, great piano hook line and dirtydisturbing beats. more of that! ” Matthias Desch, Regensburg, Germany. Bogaloo Radioshow
“Very different to my usual style, but I lovethe crazy bossa-nova meshed with thehouse beat. It’s going to be experimental forme, but I’m going to try and play this oneeverywhere! Bright and energetic, with asuper cool style” Checkpoint Charlie, Los Angeles, CA. MyCuppaT Blog / My HouseYour House
“‘Latin Fire, mad jazz mad bossa nova mad house tune that you can’t categorize !!! Just let yourself enjoy !!! Kai Alce remix pushin’ it to an endless epic 10 minutes remix. Dancefloor jazz folks, this will be a killer for us. “ Dj Nova, Greece. Rodon FM 95
“Very Jazzy…I like this. “ Kelvin K., Brighton, England. Nordic Trax / Hudd Traxx
Available at BeatPort and soon JunoUK
Tags: FastFWD, FFWD-03, FFWD03, Kai Alce, Latin Fire, Sandman
Sessions 201 EP : HT Zero feat. Kai Alce : FFWD02
Aug 19, 2009 Discography, Podcasts/Downloads
For its second release, Florida eclectic beats label FastFWD reaches slightly northward to the thriving yet under-appreciated house music scene in Atlanta, Georgia.
Here we find the jazzy deep house sound of HT Zero, the alias of keyboard wizard Harold Tuner who landed in the ATL via Detroit. His underground demos have been garnering play among the cream of Atlanta house DJs for over a year and now HT is ready for his first vinyl outing, the Groove 201 EP, courtesy of the honored FastFWD. Co-produced by Kai Alcé (Track Mode, Deep Explorer) this EP features two cuts showcasing HT’s musical skills as well as punchy, late night rhythms.
“Ky’s Groove” opens the promo with Latin-tinged percussion and bright, jazzy keys. Evolving beyond usual four-on-the-floor offerings the track displays warm and sentimental chord progressions and melodies. The following “Session 201” is a more driving affair bolstered by the interplay of separate keyboard lines and an extended improvised solo. Perfect for blending in the deeper, jazzier sets.
HT Zero’s Groove 201 EP has been floating around in a limited vinyl issue but this is the first digital promo and release from FastFWD of these unique tracks. We hope you enjoy them.
Tags: HT Zero, Kai Alce, Ky's Groove, Session 201, Sessions 210
Goddess of Groove : Rob Slac feat. Gabriela : FFWD01
Aug 19, 2009 Discography, Podcasts/Downloads
Introducing -- FastFWD -- an Orlando-born and bred music label specializing in deep, broken beat, soulful sounds in house.
The debut release features Chillin Music don Rob Slac, known mostly for his moody deep tech-house productions and remixes for his own imprint. Here Rob strikes out with a rhythmic and dreamy midtempo set-stealer featuring warm vocals from collaborator Gabriela. The summery breaks and keys will add spice to any dancefloor.
The first of two remixes is courtesy of our very own Q-Burns Abstract Message who brings down the tempo for a sample-led, crunchy disco groover. Dubby bits and “old school” treatments abound enhanced by some delicious keyboard breakdowns. A gift for the head-nodders.
Rounding out the single is a remix by the FFWD Duo (Sandman & Riverside), known to the inner circle as the “Rhode-Trip Remix”. It’s a dope yet laid back instrumental broken beat version that should hit you like a smooth night cap. Quality all around.
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Tags: FFWD Duo, Gabriela, Goddess of Groove, Q-Burns Abstract Message, Riverside, Rob Slac, Sandman
