The words “hot new talent” are bandied around frequently but Anthea and
Alex Cellar are truly deserving of any such plaudit as their “The Playmaker”
release on Freak n’ Chic proves.
Separately, the duo have seen their stock rise considerably with releases
for Area Remote and Phonica making all the right moves, but together their
close friendship has yielded some outstanding material set to drop for Cecille,
Tuning Spork and of course, Freak n’ Chic.
‘The Playmaker’ is exactly what you’d expect from a superb soundmaker and
one of London’s finest house djs; a rolling, simplistic and bottom heavy cut
punctuated with vox effects in just the right places. Despite being sparse, the
track is warm, rounded and rhythmic which makes for a great peak time Houser.
Flipside duties are handed to Dyed Soundorom, a man who is fast becoming
one of the nubreed of house producers garnering attention from all quarters.
His remix is typical of his work; smooth, airy and all about the groove. More
laid back than the original, his interpretation uses call and response rhythms
to drive things forward while carefully placed dropouts and the originals vox
samples provide the hooks.
This is yet another killer for Freak n’ Chic who have a seemingly endless
stream of quality house music to offer, but the real attention should be placed
on Cellar and Anthea – two artists with a serious future..
Djs Support bY Support coming from.. Nick Curly, Basti Schwarz, Kiki,
Mark E Quark, Sebo K, Nima Gorji, Robert Dietz, Lauhaus, Masomenos, Ekkohaus,
Johnny D, Chris Lattner, Satoshi Tomiie, Agnès, Gabriel Ananda, 3 Channels,
Kreon, Thomas Schumacher, Stacey Pullen, Arnaud Le texier, Luke Solomon, Lee
Burridge..
Nick Curly (Cecille, 8Bit)
Original: love this track
Sebo K (mobilee)
Great release! Full support.
Basti schwarz (Tiefschwarz)
Remix: nice flow.. easy dancing music.. like
it !!
Kiki
Original : absolutely love it! been a huge fan
of anthea ever since i saw her play in london and all the releases have been
convincing me too, but this might just be the best one till now! will play and
chart!
Luke Solomon (Freaks / Music For Freaks)
dyed mix is hot a big fan
Lee Burridge (Tyrant)
Wicked. Love the original. It's killing it out
there!!
Stacey Pullen (Transmat (Detroit)
the playmaker is what i've been missing in my
playlist! will support
Mark E Quark (Moonshake / Innerzone Music)
Original: Groovy, dubby, & hypnotic - I
really like this a lot. Can't wait to play it out.
Remix: Dig this mix too. Maintains the groove
of the original and adds a few interesting twists and turns along the way.
Dorian Paic (Raum Musik)
I think I will play the original!!
Nima Gorji (murmur / welt)
I'v been playing the playmaker for a while now
and really love it. dyed remix is great as well. full support.. nima
2000 and One
Nice release with a nice remix!
Lauhaus Lanting (Polder / Intacto)
cool trax again from anthea and alex. sick
groove with a great drive. full support.
Robert Dietz (Cecille)
both mixes are really nice. will play for
sure.
Masomenos
waaa, Dyed's!
Ekkohaus (2020 vision, morris audio, cargo edition, liebe detail)
Great collaboration and results, love the
punchy house groove of the original and the dubby remix for earlier....the FnC
crew did it again....
Johnny D (Oslo / 8-Bit)
Really nice remix work from Dyed: )..allez les
bleus
dOP (various)
nice pumpy track and nice remix.
Arnaud Le
Texier (Safari Electronique)
love the Dyed's remix! Charted already.. ;-)
Till Von Sein (Morris Audio / Trenton)
oulala..dope release again from fnc both trax
are off the hook! thanks for sending
Burnski (Poker Flat)
Dyed Soundorom remix is wkd. Cheers
Chris Lattner (einmaleins-musik / moon harbour)
Alex and Anthea really seem to be new talents.
nice and solid groove tools. dyeds remix pleases a bit more than the original
track. thx
Dan Drastic (Moon Harbour)
i'm into the dyed soundorom mix
3 Channels (Crosstown Rebels)
nice will play this one specially original mix
Satoshi Tomiie (SAW.RECORDINGS)
Feeling both mixes, will play them out
Gabriel Ananda
Original nice houseloop.
Remix nice one, very deep
Agnes (sthlm.ch)
Original Hey wicked club upsidedownner !!!
Remix Love the deeper vibe !!
Lee Burridge :
Love it!! Original mix all the waaaay!!!
DJ Yellow (Composite records)
Amazing release .. wahoo.. you guys are on
fire.. full support..
Kreon
Original Will play!phat groove
Yannick Labbé (Trickski / Innervisions)
as always, the dyed soundorom production takes
it home. i really, really like these grooves..
Davide Squillace (minisketch-titbit -500)
Thumbs up for freak n'chic..
Anthony Collins
Original : super groover
Remix : Dyed delivers a super remix, like it a
lot
Shonky (FnC, Contexterrior)
Remix full full support,love the original but
the remix is the bomb, probably the best work in date from Dyed, amazing
Joachim aka concolor (sound architecture / perplex)
Original does not please me entirely.. the
remix does! Really like Dyed Soundorom's remix, actually this dude is on roll..
Keep it coming, wicked in the box and will play out for sure !! full support.
Julietta (Harry Klein / Munich)
i played the original so many times now and
the reactions were always outstanding. the remix is also a bomb!
Gavin HERLIHY (Cadenza/cocoon)
Original mix : Ah so that's who's behind this
track! I first heard the original of the playmaker in Seuil's excellent Ibiza
voice podcast a while back and was wondering when it would crop up in
promo/record shop land. Full support from me and really liking Dyed's mix as well.
Martin Eyerer (dj/producer/radioshow)
Original: excellent!
Bill Patrick (Robots, nyc)
Remix : Outrageous groove on this remix.. My man dyed has got it
locked down right now. Fire! Will be playing this a lot
Motorcitysoul
nice tool riding the current dive and curly
tip.
Dubble D / Moodymanc
was getting into the groove until I realised
the vocal samples were from an airport!!!! Like my jet-lag isn't painful
enough!!!! Haaha!!! Alll the best with it!
Livio & Roby (Viva)
really feeling this release, GOOD work, thanks
Clan Destino (Sonido)
This Release is a Killer, a sure shot!!!
Played the Dyed Soundroom Remix two times at Cocoon Frankfurt yesterday!!! Big
Reactions!!! Charting It definitly.
Marcel (Plasmik)
Great release, great label. Dyed Soundorom Rmx
is my favourite on this one!
Daniel Sanchez (Remote Area / Bla Bla)
thanks! nice
Darren Rock (Rocky / Xpress 2)
Fucking A. Played the DS mix on our Kiss show
this week. Love love love it!!!
Thomas Schumacher (Spielzeugschallplatten / Electrochemie)
Most DEF the remix for me. Superb!
Daniel Mnookin a.k.a. Slutbox (Siteholder Records)
Original : Excellent track, really like it.
Remix Also excellent..I'll play both of these
but believe the remix is slightly more my style.
Valentino Kanzyani (Jesus Loved You)
Original: Nice housey stuff will use it..
Remix : I like the Dyed Soundorom mix as well
will use it..
Andrew Grant (dc-10 / Barraca Music)
Remix : luv the bass and vocal stabs....ZUPA
Sound!!
karotte (cocoon club)
Original : another good track from anthea
& celler. love it.
Remix : again a nice deep record from dyed.
love it to.
Todd Bodine (Highgrade Records)
Original Great tune! Nice, funky rhythm. I
will play it.
Remix : Good remix. I love the interpretation.
Will play it.
Alex Niggemann (Supernature / Get Physical / Meerestief)
Great! Full support! Greetings to my homies
Anthea und Alex!
Okain (Tsuba/ B-Pitch/Je'Taime)
Both mixes are Ace!
Koljah (Sushitech / Vidab / Konsequenz)
The original is bomb! thx..
Holgar Behn (H.O.S.H / Diynamic / Kindisch)
original for me! gracias
Dubfire
download
Matthias Vogt (Motorcitysoul)
like the original. not completely down with
the vocals though.. but it..s a slammer for sure!
Ashley Beedle (Xpress 2 / Skint)
The Dyed Soundorom mix is the one for me. Well
executed killer production.
Richard Rotfuss (Liapin / Afrilounge)
strong tracks!! especially the Dyed Soundorom
Rmx is a killer!
Mazi (Various)
I like the original best; it's raw and
effortlessly natural. Very hip!
Evil Eddie Richards
will play both mixes
Nils Nürnberg (8-Bit / Dynamic / Bloop)
Oh my gosh.. the original mix is beautiful!
Gonna play it out this weekend.. Cheers*
Chris Gruber from Gruber & Nurnberg (8-Bit)
Always good sound on Freak n' Chic! The next
strong release with a strong remix!
Chris Woodward (Buzzin Fly)
Dyed Soundorom is really fresh, ace warm
production
Tom Szirtes (Shur-I-Kan)
cool rolling groove on the soundorom mix
Markus Liefke (Afrilounge)
yeeahhh!! love it!!! will play both!!!!
Ed Davenport (Liebe*Detail)
Fantastic forward pushing house. will play for
sure!! Soundorom’s remix is hot too. big package!
Ruthit (Four:Twenty)
Really like the original and the remix, will
be playing
FNC041
ANTHEA & CELLER
THE PLAYMAKER (EP)
VINYL OUT 24th JUNE
DIGI OUT 7th JULY