Hannah Holland – Live It [Get Up Recordings GUR020] (2013)

Get Up Recordings is back with another New York-meets-London collaboration from Hannah Holland (label owner of Batty Bass, Native City). Hannah Holland is a product of all the best bits of London club culture. She condenses all the most innovative and exciting parties, scenes, movements, subcultures and music into one frenetic curly haired whirlwind of DJ. The “Live It EP” is a double A-side release that features vocals from club legends and remixers who are on the forefront of the underground club scene, from both sides of the pond. First up is “Live It”. The original is inspired by the New York Ballroom House genre, taking cues from club kids like its featured vocalist and NYC club legend, Xander. With a dark cutting bassline, equally cutting percussion and vocals that reference the NYC club scene, “Live It” easily lends itself to the underground dancefloor. Label owners Christy Love and W. Jeremy re-work “Live It” under their moniker, House of Stank. Their remix is the housiest interpretation on the package with its bright uplifting keys, swinging percussion and a thumping bassline. Fellow NYC-ers, The Carry Nation also take cue from the NY Ballroom genre for their remix of Live It, infused with their signature style of tribal beats, stabbing bass hits and vocal FX samples. The second original track on the EP, “Play With the Maid”, is a dark and edgy house track filled with bitch-house style vocals provided by London DJ/Producer, Josh Caffe, who makes reference to The Shed, an infamous after-hours spot tucked away deep in East London. Rounding out the EP is a remix of “Play With the Maid” from London’s The Cucarachas (Tom Stephan and Borja Pena). They give the track a super old-school house vibe complete with chord stabs, driving 4-on-the-floor beats and a grooving bassline that kills. This EP is a MUST for all after-hours heads.