We are giving away a free download of Gracelands for two weeks! Simply put your email address in the box below and a link will be emailed to you!

Read my 10 Big Tunes of the month in the September issue of Mixmag, as well as their 4/5 Review of next single ‘Decisions’!

Fresh from the release of 001, ‘Gracelands’, produced alongside Jamie McHugh, Emerson prepares to fly solo on the label’s next installment, ‘Decisions’, released 30th August.

Its large, warping bassline, ever present horns and the rise and fall of its siren-like synths are the perfect soundtrack for a vocal that gives the answers to the eternal 50/50 question…

On the remix Darren has chosen two of the UK’s brightest young producers, Matt Tolfrey & Chris Sylvester. Whether its under their own names, or Chris’s alter-ego Inxec, the duo have built a fantastic reputation off the back of their releases for esteemed labels including Tuning Spork, Murmur, Esperanza, Great Stuff, Saved and Get Physical.

Their remix plunges the huge groove of the original to uncharted depths, creating a low-slung, laid-back vibe, broken only by the sinister villain’esq synth drops and dramatic synths. A great remix.

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Got some love from Mixmag for my latest single ‘Gracelands’,  which is featured in the new August issue as one of their ‘Big Tunes’. Plus, the DETONE launch party is listed in their top nights out in London this month! Get down to East Village this Saturday 31st July for some DETONE shenanigans, details on the Facebook event page.

So my new label DETONE has officially just dropped its first ever release, Gracelands (more details below). To make sure DETONE’S debut goes off with a bang we are putting on a party at London’s ‘East Village‘ on Saturday 31st July. As well as myself we have JAMIE MCHUGH, and in the lounge a mix of Balearic, early house and disco past and present from TERRY FARLEY, TREVOR FUNG, DJ AKA. Full details at the Facebook Event, you don’t need advance tickets for this one.

This is just the beginning of DETONE club nights we plan to host around the world…

To get a feel of what you’ll hear at the party you can download my Summer DJ Mix, just enter your email address in the box below and a download link will be sent to you. Simple! Also, every person who downloads the mix will be in with a chance to WIN guestlist for themselves and a mate!

DARREN EMERSON & JAMIE MCHUGH ‘GRACELANDS’

DETONE001 :: ORIGINAL / CHRISTIAN SMITH REMIX / STEVE COBBY REMIX

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To kick things off Darren has teamed up with UK producer and long time cohort Jamie McHugh. The pair first worked together, when Darren signed Jamie to Underwater Records in 2008. McHugh also runs the superb Variance Recordings imprint which has been the home to music from Pezzner, Patch Park, Claude VonStroke and more. Variance was also the home to Jamie and Darren’s last release together, ‘Dark Matter’. Today the pair drop ‘Gracelands’, a pure summer anthem, opening with Chicago inspired beats and bassline teemed with sweeping strings and a devilishly catchy vocal hook. Throbbing key stabs pierce the string melody and are joined by more sparklingly delicate keys. Bring on the sun, sea and sand!

The first remix comes from a producer who’s is currently riding high in the download charts with his stunning remix of Carl Craig’s ‘At Les’. The highly prolific Christian Smith turns in yet another smash hit remix, taking ‘Gracelands’ on a wonderfully percussive and driving journey. The second remix gives us a completely different take and comes from Steve Cobby, member of the legendary Fila Brazillia. Steve has remixed ‘Gracelands’ into a beautifully low-slung and laid-back summer groove-fest and a mix that completes the most perfect of packages!