Crackazat - Period Works EP
Originally from Bristol UK, Ben J Worrall aka Crackazat is a musician, producer and composer, with a formal background in jazz composition. Now relocated to Sweden, where he releases through the Local Talk label, his productions and remixes have been gaining support from Disclosure, Detroit Swindle, Homework.
For his Period Works EP for ZR he searched the extensive catalogue of ZR accapella's and blended parts of them to create three slamming new productions.
Universal Love hits the right balance between the classic house sound and Crackazat's trademark warm, jazzy take on electronic music. "What You're Feeling" heads into more classic piano house territory with low-slung disco beats, while Crystal Eyes goes for futuristic chords with funk led guitars over a big bass groove.
SUPPORT FROM: Mike Vitti, Dj Spinna, Faze Action, Husky, Brothers' Vibe, Stevie Sole, Jazzanova, Raul Cortes, Shur-i-kan, Ennio Styles, johnn fiasco, Seamus Haji, Andy Norman, Golf Clap, John Jones, craig bartlett, Hot Toddy, ross allen, Louis Benedetti, Julius Papp, Kiko Navarro, Neil Pierce, Robert Owens, migue migs, J Paul Getto, Tensnake, Dario D'Attis, Hector Romero , ANDEZZZ, Mousse T., moodymanc/dubbled, Paul Trouble Anderson, Booker T, Scott Wozniak, The Reflex, opolopo, Aaron Dae, DJ Jacko, Groove Armada, CJ Mackintosh, Richard Earnshaw, atfc, sam divine, Malachi (Graham Audiowhores), DJ Meme, Sean McCabe, Groove Assassin, timmy vegas ...
Legendary Uk producer Dave Lee/Joey Negro founded Z Records back in '91, as the natural successor to his highly influential first label, Republic Records, which remains for many, the foundation stone of the UK house scene. It was on Republic that Dave first introduced the UK to such classics as Phase II's “Reachin'” and Turntable Orchestra's “You're Gonna Miss Me”. These tracks nestled snugly alongside his own early productions such as Raven Maize's “Forever Together”, still viewed as an unfading classic house track to this day. Using Z primarily as an outlet for his own material, Dave has continued to champion all things funky and soulful with a consistently high level of quality underground releases. The last few years has seen the label establish its own successful production complex which has given rise to huge electronic anthems such as Jakatta’s “American Dream” and Joey Negro’s “Make a Move on Me” among its many commercial hits. Indeed, Dave's prolific quality output on Z is matched only by the innumerable aliases he adopts, with Jakatta, Joey Negro, Sessomatto, Akabu, The Hed Boys, Doug Willis, Mistura, Z Factor and The Sunburst Band being some of the more popular ones. Though Z and its sister production house (Z Productions) still continues to showcase the prodigious production talents of Dave Lee, the label has also featured the work of other respected luminaries such as Masters At Work, Blaze, Basement Jaxx, Erro, Copyright, Jazz’n’Groove, Bini & Martini, The Blackbyrds, Osunlade, Motif and Mark Knight. As a result, and not surprisingly, Z has become a byword for consistently great music among lovers of soulful electronic music across the World.