New York, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Buzzin' Fly Records) - Ben Watt's Buzzin' Fly Records blows out the candles on its 5th birthday cake this year and to celebrate the label presents a sumptuously appointed triple CD unmixed album, two parts retrospective, one part future-facing. Conceived by Watt in 2003, and as well-known for its acclaimed artwork, website, radio show and rocking parties as for its regularly revered clubland releases, Buzzin' Fly has become one of the leading tastemaker UK independents focussing primarily on leading-edge underground deep House and Techno (House
Music Awards Best Breakthrough Label Winner 2004 / DJ Magazine Best Of British Awards Best Label Runner-Up 2007). Buzzin' Fly – 5 Golden Years In The Wilderness is a triple pack connection that perfectly sums up the past, present and future of Buzzin' Fly.
CD1 (subtitled 'Up') is quite simply ten of the hottest floor tracks the label has released. Historically the story begins with Ben Watt's own 'Lone Cat', a tough slice of old-school New York House that was only ever released commercially because a rough test pressing Ben had made for club play was bootlegged and sold like wildfire on both sides of the Atlantic back in 2003. Since then ('Lone Cat' has sold over 12,000 on 12 inch), many of the subsequent thirty-five 12 inch releases have become evergreens in DJ boxes around the world. Among them: Darkmountaingroup's bass-grinding classic 'Lose Control', Ame's cataclysmic take on Rodamaal's 'Insomnia', Charles Webster's genre-straddling re-work of Justin Martin's much-loved 'The Sad Piano', Radio Slave's recent strung-out journey through Mademoiselle Caro and Franck Garcia's 'Dead Souls', and Watt's own lyrically rich vocal cuts, 'Pop A Cap In Yo' Ass' (here included in its Radio 1 conquering radio edit) and 'A Stronger Man' featuring Terence Trent D'Arby (aka Sananda Maitreya).
CD 2 (subtitled 'Down') is a different journey. Handpicked by Watt himself it represents the deeper recesses of the imprint's output. Highlights include Unity's affecting and pathos-fuelled gem 'I Love You', John Tejada's fizzing future-retro remix of Jimpster's 'Square Up', Manoo and Francois Aymonier's half-stepping 'A Day In December' and the lyrical and symphonic beauty of Mademoiselle Caro and Franck Garcia's 'Mon Ange', whose debut artist album in February 2008 harvested such an armful of rave reviews for its unique blend of post-punk austerity with deep Berliner beats.
CD3 (subtitled 'Forward') is a clutch of brand new recently-signed tracks pointing ahead. Gavin Herlihy's 'Give Me A Funf' is eruptive latino machine music for all occasions (ask anyone at the Panorama Bar recently). Florian Schirmacher (Perlon / Cadenza) teams up with Engin Oeztuerk as Here Today to deliver 'Good News', a beautiful life-affirming sunset essential to close proceedings. And for a label that prides itself on helping new first-time producers (Justin Martin, Darkmountaingroup, Manoo and Francois A and Abyss all got their breaks on Buzzin' Fly) there is more from 2007 St Petersburg discovery BarBQ, plus emerging Hamburg innovator, Martin Stimming, and London's gifted Spencer Parker.
Tracklisting:
CD1 – 'UP'
01 Darkmountaingroup - Lose Control.
02 Ben Watt Feat Estelle - Pop A Cap In Yo' Ass (Radio Edit)
03 Rodamaal Feat Nicinha - Musica Feliz (Alex S Classic Club Mix)
04 Justin Martin - The Sad Piano (Charles Webster Remix)
05 Ben Watt - Lone Cat
06 Justin Martin – Nightowl
07 Rodamaal Feat Claudia Franco - Insomnia (Ame Remix)
08 Manoo and Francois A – Traffic
09 Mlle Caro and Franck Garcia - Dead Souls (Radio Slave Remix)
10 Ben Watt Feat Sananda Maitreya - A Stronger Man.
CD2 – 'DOWN'
01 Kayot - One Week On Cuba
02 Unity - I Love You
03 Two Armadillos – Nostalgia
04 Rocco - Thursday Night Friday Morning
05 Lephtee - So Far Back (The Nova Dream Sequence Remix)
06 Mlle Caro and Franck Garcia - Mon Ange
07 Jimpster - Square Up (John Tejada Remix)
08 Automagic - Do You Feel?
09 Barbq - Barbi In Love
10 Manoo and Francois A - A Day in December
CD3 – 'FORWARD'
01 Stimming - Kleine Nachtmusik
02 Barbq - Music From The Great Plains
03 Rodamaal Feat Claudia Franco - Insomnia (Kemistry Remix)
04 Spencer Parker – Chiho
05 Gavin Herlihy - Give Me A Funf
06 Lovebirds - The Beat Goes Boom
07 Here Today - Good News
