Dan Shake has been, over the past years, one of the most consistent producers in the house music scene hailing from the UK. Having released countless high-carat 12’’ EP’s, most of them through his own label Shake, he built an impressive discography that started with a golden introduction back in 2014 through Moodymann’s Mahogani Music. Shake’s new EP, We Have Love, is filled with crispy hats and funky b-lines powered by kicks that punch through the mix without ever being overbearing. Everything is well placed and everything moves at the same time.

Inspired by J Dilla’s productions, obvious in the hip hop interlude “Detention”, there’s a lot of the iconic Detroit producer in We Have Love. The bumping perc and soulful, slightly off-kilter samples are evident in other moments of the EP. The second track, “A Pirate’s Eye”, is a special diamond here included, thumping to a gliding vocal from another Detroit legend, and Dilla’s mentor: Amp Fiddler. Via Shake, We Have Love is available in vinyl.