RA.160 Giles Smith
Genre: Deep House, Tech House
128 kbps | 80:22 min



It's not often that we think of Giles Smith apart from James Priestley, but the duo that make up the DJing arm of secretsundaze are very much distinct characters. Smith is the deep house don, Priestley the disco diva in disguise. And while there are clearly common pockets of interest, it's clear that what they do is complementary - with few overlaps.
Smith's love of the deep kicked off in earnest via his residency for the legendary Faith parties, where he cut his teeth under the tutelage of X-Press 2 and Terry Farley. He soon left, however, to begin sundaze with Priestley, building up the brand into one of London's hottest events, and a summertime tradition for clued-up clubbers interested in coming down from a long weekend of partying. Since then, they've extended to become a worldwide phenomena, throwing parties in Barcelona, Ibiza and Miami (among other places) in addition to their usual summer schedule in the UK.
And Smith, as many of his DJ brethren have done, has also begun to produce music as well. Martin Dawson, AKA King Roc, and Smith form Two Armadillos and have had a string of releases on Dessous, Buzzin' Fly and Four:Twenty with much to come in the summer of 2009. Already released this year are remixes on Dessous and Fear of Flying and original productions - the Je Suis Differente EP and Rattlesnake 12-inch - on Sthlmaudio and Motivbank with work on BangBang! (2000 and One's new-ish house label) yet to come.
The work is, as always, defined by a deep house sound, and that's exactly what Smith provides on his RA podcast too. Detroit, New York, Paris, Amsterdam and London: Wherever there is house music being created, Smith has found it and put it in the mix. With it looking unlikely that there will be a secretsundaze, Vol. 3 CD release, consider it the next best thing.

01. Brawther - Asteriods And Star Dust
02. DJ Qu - Be Who You Wanna
03. Omar-S - 02
04. Fresh & Low - Besos De Los Angeles
05. Keith Worthy - Atlantis
06. Osunlade - Pride
07. Rick Wade - I Believe
08. Boris Horel - Close To Me
09. Digital Tongue - Deeper
10. David Duriez - Your Guide
11. 2000 & One - Wan Poko Moro
12. Jerome - Boom Bap
13. Jesper Dahlback - What's The Time Mr Templar?
14. Cobblestone Jazz - Fiesta
15. Russ Gabriel - Spirits
16. Agent X - Driftin
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