Official Bump Call [12"]

Butch - Official Bump Call [12"]

German DJ/producer Butch returns to Rekids with the ‘Official Bump Call’ EP. It marks his first release on the label since 2011’s ‘Raw Beats’ two-tracker followed by a 2018 appearance remixing Basement Jaxx’s ‘Good Luck’. This time Snatch! Records boss Riva Starr joins for a remix fresh off the back of his ‘Shine A Light’ EP on Radio Slave’s main imprint. ‘Bump Call’ and 'Foxtrot Uniform' are messages from old-school players to new-school fools. At a time when everything revolves around health discipline and maximizing output – more shows more structure more money – this EP is a reminder of where it all came from. From a scene that wasn’t optimized but lived. From DJs who didn’t just perform – they partied. Yes times have changed. Even I’m on that fitness wave now living cleaner and more focused. But this record isn’t about that. It’s a nod to the chaos the excess and the raw energy that defined an era. A reminder that it wasn’t always about performance – sometimes it was just about crossing lines” – Butch Butch’s ‘Official Bump Call' plays with live loose and funky drum breaks that ride a swollen bassline. Toms and congas pepper the groove as steamy vocals inject the soul. It's a dusty heartfelt House sound that balances vintage samples with his signature production prowess making for a surefire summer heater. Riva Starr is an equally influential producer who heads up the Snatch! label and has been turning out essential House sounds for many years. His remix beefs up the drums while keeping the slow-burning vocal heat front and center creating a devastatingly deep yet driving sound. 'Foxtrot Uniform' is another tasteful jumble of soul funk and gospel motifs with a lived-in house groove that's instinctive and real. Emotions bubble up but never boil over as the tension builds culminating in an utter dancefloor release when the diva's vocal erupts. It's a masterclass in control and release. Butch has a vast discography spanning labels such as Life And Death Running Back Defected Innervisions Diynamic Starr’s Snatch! and many more while traversing myriad subgenres. He does it all from intricate minimal with Ricardo Villalobos to Eastern-inspired psychedelia and pounding prime-time Techno. Founded in 2006 Radio Slave’s Rekids expanded with the techno-focused Rekids Special Projects in 2017 and its latest sub-label REK’D in 2024. With Matt Edwards as sole A&R Rekids continues to champion emerging and established artists alike remaining a trusted home for house and related sounds with recent releases from DJ Minx Echonomist Tal Fussman and more. A1. Official Bump Call B1. Official Bump Call (Riva Starr Warehouse Remix) B2. Butch - Foxtrot Uniform