Get ready for a ride with one of the most exciting new US artists to be making the rounds on the global dancefloor. Steve Porter is set to release the second volume of his mix compilation series “PORTERHOUSE”, with a staggering 57 club tracks mixed and mutated together on 2xCDs in his unrivalled genre defying, pulsating, energetic style. Hollywood blockbusters don’t see as much action as this album, so get ready to be treated to a rollercoaster journey, shaped and re-edited into a spine-tingling hi-octane double-disc extravaganza.
“PORTERHOUSE VOL.2″ also merges Steve Porter’s DJing and production style, featuring 14 of his own original tracks and remixes, further blurring the distinction between DJ and producer into one completely compelling musical maestro. With “PORTERHOUSE VOL.2″, Boston’s finest NYC resident raises the bar once more with two discs of pure party exhilaration. Maybe the secret is that Porter cuts to the chase, filleting the prime essence of each track and moving on (akin to a funky house Jeff Mills or Carl Cox, if that’s possible) which means there’s absolutely no room for boredom. It’s highly skilled, refreshing, flashy and most importantly for any discerning music lover, butt-wigglingly good!
With a track selection that includes contributions by Paul Rincon, Golden Girls, Slacker, Soul Of Man, Sucker DJs, Way Out West, Plump DJs, Richard F, Max Graham, Judge Jules, and Bassbin Twins, the original PORTERHOUSE mission statement of “music with no boundaries” is adhered to with strong conviction. With so many mix compilations on the market today, Steve Porter is able to stand out by utilising a wide array of tracks through what he considers the four essential food groups of dance music – breaks, house, techno, and trance. Then it’s his showmanship and skilled mastery of how to engage the dancefloor (that can only be described as mind-blowing) that sets Steve apart. What is evident throughout is his love of musical, melodic sounds, as piano lines, synths and guitars flow in and out throughout. Quite simply, this isn’t minimal this is maximal, and unashamedly so!
It’s largely a family affair in terms of much of the artist selection too – alongside Porter’s own originals and remixes, there are tracks from long-term collaborators and rising future talent like Emjae, Chris Micali, Island 9, Aaryn Blain, Matt Rowan, and Roger Lee. All tried and trusted hands in the `fantasy funk’ experience emanating from Steve’s homegrown Boston music scene. With the quality on display here “PORTERHOUSE” continues to provide an essential platform for some of the freshest new talent to emerge from the USA.
The astonishing level of dancefloor energy that Steve Porter transmits through this mix is such that you’ll be hitting the repeat button as soon as it finishes, the quality is that high. Make-no-mistake, PORTERHOUSE is party house of the highest order. I dare you to try and sit still.
UK release: 26.03.07 Europe release: 16.04.07
CD1
1. Gaz Nevada – Secret Agent Man (Roger Lee mix)
2. Nixon – Turn it Up (Phunky Toast Dub)
3. Chris Micali – Kinshasa
4. Sucker DJs – Banrock (Paul Rogers mix)
5. Island 9 – Buster
6. Tribalicious – Dirty Mind
7. Aaryn Blain – Raging Elephant
8. Slyde – Space Bass Rock
9. Steve Porter – Rollerblade Disco
10. Bobcat & Legz – 7-10 Split
11. Chris Micali – Feel For You (Kares 25 mix)
12. CPM – Lobec Mapic (Matt Rowan & Jaytech mix)
13. Steve Porter – Pity Stix
14. Way Out West – Apollo (General Midi mix)
15. Plump DJ’s – Black Jack
16. Agent 001 – ReDan
17. Katcha – Touched by God (D.Ramirez mix)
18. Steve Porter – Beau’s Jam
19. Mat 303 & Josh Love – This is Love (Marco G’s Funkatouch mix)
20. Emjae – Ghetto Girl
21. Richard F – Automatic (Drum Mix)
22. Steve Porter – She’s Cool
23. Judge Jules & BK – I Don’t Know
24. Housemaster Boyz – House Nation (Max Graham mix)
25. Dissconnection – No Love (Bassbin Twins edit)
26. Emjae – Jealousy
27. Monkz – Goggles
28. Matt Rowan & Jaytech – Holding On
CD2
1. Roger Lee – Discover
2. Slim Fat Reducer – A Little Bit
3. Strider – Tiger Uppercut (Superstyle Deluxe Remix)
4. Steve Porter – Tazmaniac
5. Joey Mazzola & Mike Balance – In A Groove
6. Roger Lee – Equator
7. Island 9 – Fender Bender
8. Shiloh – Vice (Luke Chable mix)
9. Homeaffairs – Duele El Amor – (Raul Rincon mix)
10. Mojado – Arena
11. Agent 001 – Juicy Froot
12. Rogue Element – Dead Drummers
13. Matt Rowan – Her Strength
14. Emjae – Sweat Box
15. Golden Girls – Kinetic (Steve Porter remix)
16. Carlos Montes – Walking On The Sky
17. Steve Porter – Sound Future Fantasy
18. David Tort – Droid
19. Slacker – Scared
20. Chris Kaiser – Over
21. K-Skill – My Revolution
22. Mario Ochoa & DJ Fist – Showtime
23. Soul of Man – Sukdat (Rogue Element mix)
24. Steve Porter – Definite Form (SP’s broken form mix)
25. Emjae – Safe From You
26. Aaryn Blain – Crescendo
27. Steve Porter & Groove Creator – 1990
28. Medway & Sven Hauck – Amonamen (Matt Rowan & Jaytech mix)
29. Steve Porter – Momento Pacifico
