US house producer Dennis Ferrer’s recent Essential Mix for BBC Radio 1 bridges the house and techno divide so nicely that it could perhaps be the soundtrack that explains what happened in 2008. As the brains behind ‘Son of Raw’ and ‘Sandcastles’, Dennis Ferrer has always had a penchant for the deeper side of house music and has always done a fine job of working those soulful vocals, but this set for Radio 1 combines his house music roots with more forward-think: Dennis Ferrer Essential Mix Bridges The Gap.. Read more

01) Dennis Ferrer – I Can’t Go Under ft. Malena Perez [Objektivity]
02) Abicah Soul – Nimba Groove (Filsonik Redress) [Symple Sound]
03) Dennis Ferrer – Buzz Beats [Objektivity]
04) Mark Grant – Guessing Again ft. Russoul (Mark Grant’s Soul Bou [Defected In The House]
05) Rhythm & Sound – Poor People Must Work ft. Bobbo Shanti (Carl Craig [Burial Mix]
06) Dennis Ferrer – Son of Raw (Loco Dice Remix) [Objektivity]
07) Ben Westbeech – Hang Around (Karizma’s Deeper 1ne Remix) [Brownswood Recordings]
08) Dennis Ferrer – Touched The Sky ft. Mia Tuttavilla (Quentin Harris [King Street Sounds]
09) Booka Shade – Vertigo (Henrik Schwarz Remix) [King Street Sounds]
10) Metro Area – Miura [Environ]

Artist: Dennis Ferrer feat. K Brooks Sr.
Title: Change The World
Label: King Street
Format: Vinyl
Release Date: 2/15/06
Audio Sample: Listen

Kerri Chandler protegue Dennis Ferrer currently holds the key to unlocking the mystery behind a true house music song of praise. In 2006, Dennis takes matters into his own hands and brings us more of his very own creations. “Change the World” is one such example of a future anthem. Already having hit the DJ Mag Club play chart without so much as one promo being sent out, unmastered copies were floating around and DJs couldn’t get their hands on it soon enough. As the song says,”One man can’t change the world” (even though Dennis is doing just that), “But we as a people, together we can!”.. Read more