HateLate - La Touche (2017)

Having built his reputation via a string of dusty deep house EPs for Ondule Recordings, Hatelate is ready to unfurl his debut album. Predictably, it's something of a slow-burn delight, with the talented French producer supplementing his usual deep, dreamy, jazz-flecked and sample-heavy deep house workouts with a few pleasant surprises. These include the driving, funk-fuelled peak-time stomp of gritty bumper "Feeling Groove", the smoky slow jam "Introduction D'Acid Jazz", the superior, loopy disco-house thump of "Wanna Dance With Me" and the hybrid instrumental hip-hop/slow house head-nod of "Under Da Soul (Sunset Mix)". Of the numerous high-grade deep house workouts present, it's the epic, Chez Damier style "Chicago" that stands out.

Tracklist:

01 - Introduction D'Acid Jazz
02 - Feelin' Groove
03 - Jazz Klub (Raw Mix) (Raw Mix)
04 - Chill Time in Detroit
05 - Chicago (Extended Mix) (Extended Mix)
06 - Wanna Dance All Nite Long
07 - Back 2 Black (Jami' Here Mix) (Jami' Here Mix)
08 - Be a Bird (Trust Me We Can Fly Edit) (Trust Me We Can Fly Edit)
09 - Paris Is Underground (Come with Me Edit) (Come with Me Edit)
10 - Under Da Soul (Sunset Mix) (Sunset Mix)