An in-depth interview with myself, conducted by our friends at DMC Update, in the DMC Bigs Up section, as they say: “London vs. Manchester, A Match Made In Heaven”
Full Text:
http://www.dmcupdate.com/article.asp?ArticleID=894
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Just a wee post to mention that Dekata Project and extended family members feature heavily in Juno’s top UK Funky / Garage recommendations for 2009. Highlights include Roska’s mix of “At Least We Can Dance”, out on vinyl soon, plus also his own track “Wonderful Day” coming in at number 1, with Zed Bias (DP coproducer) at number 2 with his Refix of his classic tune “Neighbourhood 09″. Hint’s brilliant track “One Woman Army” also features too, you can grab his remix of “At Least We Can Dance” on iTunes.
Full list here peeps:
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Metro have continued their support of Dekata Project, by including us in their single reviews again this week, following on from their initial review of “Change My Way” in July. They have reviewed “At Least We Can Dance”, which is out NOW on download, and will be our first vinyl release too, out Jan 18th!
LISTEN TO IT HERE:
At Least We Can Dance Remixes by dekataproject
The At Least We Can Dance Remixes on vinyl are on their way! We’re looking at Jan 18th release date, to be confirmed 100% in the next couple of days. We will also be announcing the Doshiwa Comic Competition winner and runners-up over the next couple of weeks too!
Here’s the vinyl tracklisting:
SIDE A
At Least We Can Dance (Extended Mix)
At Least We Can Dance (Roska Loves Dancing Mix)
SIDE B
At Least We Can Dance (Nu:Tone Remix)
Watch this space y’all…
TONIGHT!
FRIDAY 13TH NOV
DJ SAM SHARP (DEKATA PROJECT)
Playing a mix of house, latin, funk, nu soul, electronica
@ THE ELGIN
96 Ladbroke Grove,
Notting Hill, W11 1PY
7-11pm £FREE Entry
So I’m assuming some of you were watching Never Mind The Buzzcoks on the BBC last night, as I was, and they did the line-up section, and lo and behold there was Jamie George! He was originally JTee from 3rd Edge, and actually got away on the ID parade feature without too much mickey taking from the panel, good skills!
The link is I recently did a remix for Roska and Jamie George, of their hit track “Wonderful Day”. It’s a UK Funky / Nu Jazz / Electro House / Wonky kind of vibe, if you wanna hear it see below, it’s also available on iTunes here
Wonderful Day (Dekata Project Remix) by dekataproject
Greetings.
Here’s a section of a live DJ mix I did for a friend’s house party in London recently. This was the soul section, which came nestled between a latin jazz and then full on soulful house / tech / electro set. There’s also a cheeky bit of 30s jazz thrown in for good measure.
Enjoy it and share it with all of your friends! Happy birthday Fiona!
http://www.dekataproject.com/mixes/DekataProjectSoulHousePartyMix.mp3
Tracklisting
1. Mishal Moore ‘Oh Lord – Kenny Dope Remix’ (Ill Friction)
2. Trevor And Lisa ‘Dance To The Drummers Beat Feat. The Real Fake Mc’ (Favorite)
3. Raphael Cameron ‘Lets Get It Off – Kenny Dope Remix’ (Plaza)
4. The Olympians ‘Stand Tall’ (Truth And Soul)
5. Sidney Bechet ‘Southern Sunset’ (Proper)
6. Joey Negro & The Sunburst Band ‘Our Lives Are Shaped’ (Z Records)
7. Yppah ‘Gumball Machine Weekend’ (Ninja Tune)
8. Peoples Choice ‘You Ought To Be Dancin’ (BrookSide)
9. The Rebirth ‘Evil Vibrations’ (Unique)
10. Quantic And His Combo Barbaro ‘I Just Fell In Love Again’ (Tru Thoughts)
11. Sleep Walker ‘Brotherhood – Marc Marc Dirty Jazz Remix’ (Jazzmin)
12. Gil Scott Heron ‘When You Are Who You Are’ (RCA)
Our friends in the north, The Crack magazine, have reviewed “At Least We Can Dance” in their October issue.
This is what they had to say:
“This is the loveliest chunk of soulful house that I’ve heard in a long while. Gloriously languid vocals from Yvette Riby-Williams and the kind of fruity rhythms that you’ll find with the likes of Basement Jaxx when they’re in chilled out, cruising mode. Lovely mixes too from Nu:Tone, Hint, Roska and Ike Synton.”
Vibe Bar Gig
Vibe Bar Gig
Just a quickie to say thanks to everyone who came to our gig at Dom Servini’s night at the vibe bar on Sunday, packed house, great atmosphere, much love. This was the full 9 piece band and the place was moving!
Next dates on the horizon feature Dekata Project DJ Sets at the Elgin bar in West London, Nov 13th and Dec 5th. More to be announced soon…
An interview, including answers to the usual questions, on music industry email, the CMU Daily…
http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/htmldaily/091021.html
 Hype |
 CrissyCriss |
Shout out to Hype and Crissy Criss for the airplay this week on Kiss Fm and 1Extra. They both played the Nu:Tone remix of At Least We Can Dance, out on vinyl 30th November.
Links:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00n7d1b
http://djs.totalkiss.com/dj/djhype/
A nice interview for those interested in some background on Dekata Project, including how the tunes come about, the people involved and the current plan of action…
http://www.inhale.org.uk/features/?ih=ih_rev_1411
WAH WAH 45S PRESENT
THE WAH WAH SUNDAY JOINT
FEATURING DEKATA PROJECT LIVE
FULL 9 PIECE BAND!
SUNDAY OCTOBER 25TH, FREE ENTRY!!
6PM-11.30PM, BAND ON STAGE 9PM
@ THE VIBE BAR
91 BRICK LANE, LONDON E1 6QL
PLUS WAH WAH 45S DJS DOM SERVINI & SIMON GOSS
SPINNING LATIN, DISCO, AFRO, SOUL, FUNK, HIP HOP & JUNGLE!!
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DEKATA PROJECT
Dekata: move / attitude (Japanese meaning)
Rising UK live soulful outfit Dekata Project deliver a fresh blend of neo-soul, future jazz and house beats with this full live band outing. Following the success of their first release, the Viral EP, the subsequent remixes of top track “At Least We Can Dance” have recently featured on BBC Radio 1 and as a Bubblin Under “one to watch” in iDJ mag, firmly putting Dekata Project on the map, with production credits from Zed Bias, and remixes from the likes of Nu:Tone, Roska, and Hint.
The live band, led by song writer and sax player Sam Sharp, features some of the top funk and soul performers from the London scene, including vocalists from the beatbox / acappella group The Boxettes, who featured on stage with Jarvis Cocker at Glastonbury earlier in the year.
Expect booming beats and b-lines, jazz tinged keys, itchy guitar chops, heavy horns, serious funk undertones and soaring hook lines. Close your eyes and it’s that live Moloko, Jamiroquai and Basement Jaxx vibe that transports you straight to the dance floor!
www.dekataproject.com
www.doshiwa.com
www.wahwah45s.com
www.vibebar.co.uk
Another review from taste maker and supporter of Dekata Project, Ben Lovett:
At Least We Can Dance (UK Doshiwa Records)
Loved the Project’s Viral EP last month; this follow-up is arguably even better. Dubstepper Zed Bias and sax player Sam Sharp offer deep, soulful, groovy house with more impeccable vocals from Yvette Riby-Williams and a gorgeous wandering b-line. Then there’s the excellent re-rubs. Nu:Tone whips up crisp, loopin’ and thoroughly beguiling drum & bass flavours; and rising star Roska serves up his sweet, inimitable blend of soul-house, breakbeat and grime. Brighton’s Hint provides an exclusive iTunes edit, adding delicate afro-liltin’ finesse and Ike Synton’s Beatport-only effort pivots on a delicious electro-fied deep house backing with more jump than kangas on springs…. 4/5
Link here
Just a quick shout out to the following shops who have been supporting our recent release, the remixes of “At Least We Can Dance”, with mixes from Nu:Tone and Roska. Don’t forget we also have exclusive tracks on BeatPort (Ike Synton remix) and iTunes (Hint Remix).
Here’s some links with chart credits:
Recommended / Featured in both drum & bass (Nu:Tone Mix) and nu sound / nu jazz sections
Charting top 5 drum and bass, @ number 2 for nu sound / nu jazz
Recommended / Featured in top 5 UK Funky tunes for Roska Mix
Charting top 20 for UK funky, top 40 for drum and bass (Nu:Tone Mix)
Charting in top 30 for house: Change My Way from the viral EP
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