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MAKIN236 – Afronaut featuring Just One “Ground Zero”

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 Makin’ Moves bring this archived studio gem to the forecourt as it was just too damn good to be left sitting on the drive! Rewind back to 2005 and a chance studio meeting in London between Bugz in the Attic producer Afronaught aka Orin Walters and Justin Chapman aka Just One, who was in town to play a gig with the Bugz crew.

Fast forward the two decided to work on some tracks, and this one captures a time in London where there was a huge melting pot of new sounds in the broken beat era / scene and that sound was at the forefront of London’s club scene including night’s like Co-op at Plastic People in Shoreditch. However, these sounds still have stayed the test of time and very prominent still in clubland today.

Justin’s vocals touch on the persistence of race in American politics – an issue that was as real in the aftermath of hurricane Katrina is it is in the post George Floyd era.

Phil Asher (RIP) at the time loved the track and decided to do his own “Restless Soul Dub” version, adding his characteristic drums and stripping the vocal back while also keeping the blending the soulfulness of Justin’s original mix.

Produced by Afronaut for Bugzintheattic
Recorded & Mixed by Orin Waters at the Bitasuite
Mastered by Sappo
Published by: Xenith1dersounds
Arinze/Westbury Music
Executive Producers : Jamesey & Matt L-S

Available from Traxsource from Friday 21st November - https://www.traxsource.com/title/2657408/ground-zero



MAKINEP018 – Demuir “Seasons EP”

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We welcome Toronto’s own Demuir to Makin’ Moves. A “rare breed” in the world of electronic music. With a passion  that runs deep in his veins, Demuir has risen to the top of the underground house scene with his soulful, funky, and unapologetically authentic sound.
Here he presents a classy three track EP, all tracks worthy of working the dance floor in equal measure!

“What Deep House Use To Be” is the first of two instrumental tracks. This one is a bouncy house groove taking us back to the early roots of house music, with a very catchy groove.

“What’s Happening To Me?” is a full on jazzy house affair, and uplifting feel good instrumental with a guitar solo which keeps the  toes tapping and energy high!

“Emotional Seasons” completes the package, another infectious chunky house groove filled with jazzy keys and stabbing chords sending a positive house message!
Demuir has only continued to push boundaries. In 2024 and 2025, he’s released stand out projects on his Purveyor Underground and Purveyor Underground Limited imprints. His output remains in demand across respected labels including Hot Creations, Kaoz Theory, Heist, Nervous.

Available to purchase via Mother Tongue from 1st December - https://www.mothertonguerecords.com/product/demuir-seasons-ep/



Makin’ Moves Xmas Party @ The Cross – Saturday 20th December

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We finish our programme of events for the year with our annual Xmas party at The Cross in Kings Cross with another top line up across two floors. We want to welcome all of you that have supported us this year to come together for one big final event on Saturday 20th December!

Joining Matt & Jamesey will be some extremely talented turntablists who are having a big impact on the scene Brother James, Omotosho and Miss Beehavouir! Limited free tickets available from the link below

First of all we welcome Omotosho a regular on House FM who’s house music sound you can’t put in a box, a man of mystery that brings new sounds to us weekly and digs deep for those gems that many of us miss!

We also welcome back Brother James who always brings his unique deep house sound and energy to proceedings.

Rounding things up we have Miss Beehavouir a big supporter of the MM brand and an upcoming dj to watch!

Limited free ticket before 11pm from the link https://ra.co/events/2310678



MAKIN235 – Laroye & ShezAr “Natural High”

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This month you can pick up the awesome new offering from one of our fav singers, ShezAr who returns to the label once again with our single “Natural Hgh”! This time she teams up with French producer Laroye, who has worked with the likes of renowned labels such as Freerange to Glitterbox Records.

A man who’s constantly exploring a variety of different genres from broken beat, disco and house. Here we get a quality piece of broken beat and song from Shez that comes straight from the heart and will fill you with warmth in these winter months!

Available via our bandcamp store and all good digital stores from 7th November 2025 - https://www.traxsource.com/track/14057700/natural-high-vocal-mix



Makin’ Moves x RehabLDN Friday 21st November @ The Cross

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Come join us on Friday 21st November for our last shindig of 2025 at the Cross in Kings Cross. This one sees us joining forces with Davide Del Vecchio and the Rehab_LDN crew and we know what happens when these two brands collide, yes you guessed, a full on road block as witnessed earlier this year in March at Brixton Jamm! On the ground floor you will be blessed by the sounds of Davide himself one of the best underground house music djs in London, alongside Frank is Franck owner of Shapes Festival and a quality DJ in his own right! Rounding off the talent on this floor and Franck’s partner in Shapes Housemotion a very underrated dj from the beautiful island of Zakynthos would will be London for an exclusive set!

In the basement you’ll find the Makin’ Moves residents Matt L-S and Jamesey kicking things off as only they know how! Matt is currently riding high having one of the most listened radio shows this year on Mixcloud and Jamesey coming off the back of a quality set at Deep Into Soul at 93 Feet East. They’ll be joined later by Davide and the rest of the crew on the ground floor taking you on a house music excursion til the early hours! Once again this is totally free, so make sure you pick up your tickets early cause last month was a full house!

Makin’ Moves x RehabLDN
Friday 21st November
@ The Cross

DJs

Matt L-S & Jamesey
Davide Del Vecciho
Housemotion
Frank is Franck
Limited Free entry ticket before 11pm via the link!
https://ra.co/events/2291277



MAKIN234 – Robert Owens & Masaki Morii “Natural Frequency”

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Makin’ Moves are proud to present one of the most infamous names in Dance/ Electronic music, gifted singer songwriter with a definitive career expanding over 40 years. Chicago house legend Robert Owens.

‘Natural Frequency’ is an original song where Robert brings his heartfelt and church-honed vocals layered with subliminal harmonies over the groove and distinctive hypnotic beats from Japan’s deep house producer Masaki Morii.

The end product is a groove which ignites emotions that resonate with deep house listeners on the dance floor and poised to leave an everlasting impression.
We hope you enjoy this as much as we do.

Vocals written and performed by Robert Owens
Music produced and arranged by Masaki Morii
Executive ProducerS : Jamesey & Matt LS

Available now on all good digital stores including our Bandcamp store and Traxsource https://www.traxsource.com/title/2630313/natural-frequency



Makin’ Moves Friday 10th October @ The Cross

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Following our fantastic last outing at The Cross in September, we’ve been invited back to host yet another session at this wonderful venue on Friday 10th October!

We hope this one will be even bigger and better with word spreading that the anniversary party was so hyper that you need to be at the next one for those that missed it! Once again we provide the best dj talent around town and on the ground floor you will find Rohan Rakhit and DJ Amazon! Two djs that recently lit up We Out Here Festival this summer and both continue to excel with their cross pollination genre selections of soul, jazz, broken, and house! Rohan is resident DJ at Gilles Peterson’s Worldwide FM, and one of the main minds behind the South Asian Underground crew DAYTIMERS.

In the basement you’ll find Matt L-S currently riding on the crest of a wave following a great couple of sets this summer and popular radio show on House FM. He’s joined by follow House FM favourites Steve Macca who’s had one of best radio show’s on the planet in the soulful house genre and Brockney C one of the stalwarts of the scene for many years! Once again this is totally free, so make sure you pick up your tickets early cause last month was full house!

Makin’ Moves
Friday 10th October
@ The Cross

DJs

Ground Floor

Rohan Rakhit (Worldwide FM)
DJ Amazon (Eves’Drop Collective)

Basement

Matt L-S (Makin’ Moves)
Steve Macca (House FM)
Brockney C (House FM)

The Cross
2-4, Wharfdale Rd, N1 9RY
Limited free tickets - https://ra.co/events/2262759



MAKIN233 – Michael Watford “Holdin’ On” (Leigh Howlett Remix)

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Our next release sees us bring new life to an old classic record from 1991! The track in question is “Holdin’ On” with the legendary Michael Watford on vocals, which was his first ever release on Atlantic Records produced with Roger Sanchez and Eddie Perez, for the Jersey house Smack collective.

Fast forward to 2025 and set forward London DJ / producer Leigh Howlett.. He always loved the original record and created his own version which he started to play on his weekly House FM radio show. Matt heard the track and instantly loved it and decided to go about putting out making numerous calls and then finally making a way after getting the ok from Michael Watford’s son and the rest they say is history!

Michael Watford was trained as a gospel singer in his youth, growing up in Virginia and New Jersey. That training remained key to his music as he began releasing house records in the early 1990s. Watford earned a No. 1 single on the Billboard dance charts in 1994 with ‘So Into You’, from his first and only solo LP. Michael was one of the stand out vocalists to come out of New Jersey in the 1990′s with other huge hits such as “Luv 4-2″ and “It’s Over”.

The prolific singer contributed vocals to records by Barbara Tucker, Kerri Chandler, En Vogue, Masters At Work, Robert Owens, Jamie Lewis and more. His music has been a staple of house mixes and compilations since the ’90s, appearing in hundreds of releases by the likes of Todd Terry, Tony Humphries, Pete Tong, Defected founder Simon Dunmore, Paul “Trouble” Anderson, Roger Sanchez, as well as Masters At Work and “Little” Louie Vega solo.

Available from our Bandcamp store exclusively from Friday 5th September 2025 https://makinmoves2.bandcamp.com/album/holding-on-leigh-howlett-remix


MAKINEP017 – ShezAr “Vibrational Sounds EP”

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Makin Moves present two supreme releases featuring one of our favourite singer-songwriters Shezar! Side A features Natural High, where Shezar teams up with French producer Laroye, who has worked with labels from Freerange to Glitterbox Records, always exploring genres from broken beat, disco to house. Here we get a quality piece of broken beat and heartfelt song from Shezar. On the B side is her collaboration with UK producer Wipe The Needle and French producer Venus Beats, both long-time contributors to Makin Moves including the hit Tenderly with Josh Milan. The original mix is a killer soulful house meets broken beat track with energetic keys, with Shezar and her sister JayBaydelivering an uplifting vocal about positivity, unity and overcoming adversity: We Shall Overcome. On the flip, the legendary Frankie Feliciano brings his exceptional NYC production and musicianship with a stunning remix.
Available for pre-order from Mother Tongue Records, released 19th September.


Robert Owens Live @ Jazz Cafe – Saturday 4th October Includes after party hosted by Makin’ Moves

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Catch us down at the famous Jazz Cafe on Saturday 4th October as we support Robert Owens and his full live band!

THE VOICE BEHIND FOUNDATIONAL CHICAGO HOUSE CLASSICS TAKES HIS SIGNATURE VOICE TO THE LIVE STAGE BACKED BY A FULL LIVE BAND,  BRINGING GENRE-DEFINING TRACKS BACK TO LIFE.

In his own words, Robert Owens has been making house music ‘before house had a name’. This October he celebrates a 40 year career.
One of the most distinctive, coveted and prolific voices in the genre, Robert has an illustrious career that started in late 80’s Chicago and has produced some of the greatest tracks house music has witnessed.

Responsible for era-defining classics such as ‘Tears’ alongside Frankie Knuckles & Satoshi Tomiie, ‘Bring Down The Walls’ with Larry Heard as part of Fingers Inc., as well as solo releases ‘I’ll Be Your Friend’ and ‘Mine To Give’ which hit number one on the Hot Dance Music / Club Play chart, Robert has created seminal records which you can comfortably bet will have a place on any house head’s all-time favourites list.

Jamesey and Matt will be spinning before and after the show with support from Miss Soxee from Open Decks and Blissy-E from Voices Radio!

Due to high demand tickets have now been released for an additional matinee show!