ABOUT THIS ITEM

For her second album Deniz Kurtel assembles the Marcy All Stars, a loose collective term that encompasses her male muses, friends, partners and co-conspirers. The term comes from the aforementioned Marcy Hotel in Williamsburg New York - a residence-come-nightclub-come-creative-space that gave Nicolas Jaar his first gig, inspired a multitude of collaborations and reshaped the sound of house music as we know it.

This approach of collaboration is typical of the Wolf + Lamb label. A close knit yet loosely woven family collective much akin to the Wild Bunch or Soul II Soul, their visions are explored and shaped through a fluid, dynamic and supportive experience. ‘The Way We Live’ features one half of cult dance outfit Art Department’s Kenny Glasgow, whose melancholic ‘Don’t Wanna Be’ is a heart warming highlight. The title track was produced together with Gadi Mizrahi (the Lamb of the duo). Appearances from America’s newest house music heroes Soul Clap feature alongside underground hotly tipped producers such as Tanner Ross, San Francisco’s Pillow Talk and the young Brown university graduates, Voices of Black on the Prince like funk of ‘Thunder Clap’. Thus ‘The Way We Live’ forms a colourful dot to dot sketch of the evolving Wolf + Lamb family.

One year after her debut appeared on leading label Crosstown Rebels, and less than three since she tried production for the first time, Deniz Kurtel creates another project that's stylistically novel to her last. As on her debut, ‘Music Watching Over Me’, she isn’t afraid to be powerful but in ‘The Way We Live’ she masters a new dexterity, conquering stillness and rich rhythms and becoming yet more fascinating. When discussing her debut album Kurtel says that she wants to “constantly grow and evolve, and make music that excites her, hoping it excites others too.” Kurtel turns house on its head with a sultry unhurried approach more in line with a hip hop pacing that enriches the sound of tomorrow, bringing attitude back to electronic music.

1. I Knew This Would Happen With Tanner Ross Feat. Pillowtalk
2. You Know It’s True With Gadi Mizrahi
3. Love Triangle (Instrumental) With Wolf + Lamb
4. The Way We Live With Gadi Mizrahi
5. Hypocrite With Gadi Mizrahi
6. Right On With Gadi Mizrahi Feat. Michael Franti
7. Don’t Wanna Be With Kenny Glasgow
8. Safe Word With Soul Clap Feat. Navid Izadi
9. Wake Me Up With Pillowtalk & Thugfucker
10. Blackness With Pillowtalk & Thugfucker
11. Thunder Clap With Voices Of Black
12. The Beat Drops With Tanner Ross Feat. Jules Born

A1. I Knew This Would Happen With Tanner Ross Feat. Pillowtalk
A2. You Know It’s True With Gadi Mizrahi
A3. The Way We Live With Gadi Mizrahi Feat. Navid Izadi
A4. There’s Enough For All Of Us With Gadi Mizrahi & Hardage Feat. Michael Franti
A5. Don’t Wanna Be With Kenny Glasgow
B1. Safe Word With Soul Clap Feat. Navid Izadi
B2. Wake Me Up With Pillowtalk & Thugfucker
B3. Blackness With Pillowtalk & Thugfucker
B4. Thunder Clap With Voices Of Black
B5. The Beat Drops With Tanner Ross Feat. Jules Born