DANIEL W. BEST, long-term cohort of JAZZANOVA and Sonar Kollektiv is always on the look out for the freshest sounds in Soul, Dub and Reggae for his own imprint Best Seven. He already displayed his know-how by releasing the works of many talented artists such as EVA BE, CHAKA DOMU, FROST & WAGNER, JOE DUKIE or THE BLACK SEEDS and with his two Best Seven Selections compilations (SBCD0005 and SBCD0006) featuring the crème de la crème of contemporary Dub and Reggae. The moody electro-dub join... Read more >>

DANIEL W. BEST, long-term cohort of JAZZANOVA and Sonar Kollektiv is always on the look out for the freshest sounds in Soul, Dub and Reggae for his own imprint Best Seven. He already displayed his know-how by releasing the works of many talented artists such as EVA BE, CHAKA DOMU, FROST & WAGNER, JOE DUKIE or THE BLACK SEEDS and with his two Best Seven Selections compilations (SBCD0005 and SBCD0006) featuring the crème de la crème of contemporary Dub and Reggae. The moody electro-dub joint Freedom by CATRAT was probably one of the stand-out tunes of Best seven selections 2 (SBCD0006) and of the Best seven selections 2 sampler 12 (SB7019). This beautiful number driven by an easy-listening groove and the deep voice of YAH MEEK is easily one of the most soulful and relaxing moments of dub to date on Best Seven. DANIEL W. BEST also felt that Freedom had the potential to move the crowds on the dancefloor and got JAY HAZE and KABUKI on the case, in order to give a little musical lifting to that wonderful tune. Berlin-resident JAY HAZE hardly needs introduction. He is the man behind many successful projects such as BEARBACK, THE ARCHITECT, FUCKPONY and has released records and remixes on most of the hottest dance music labels of the decade: Playhouse, Kitty-Yo, Cocoon, Get Physical Music, Soma, Crack and Speed, Musik Krause amongst others. He enjoyed some crossover success in 2007 with the release of the massively acclaimed Children of Love album on Get Physical Music under the name FUCKPONY, as well as the mighty Switch The Lights E.P., an acid-drenched biblical journey into sin, which was picked up by SVEN VÄTH's label Cocoon for a major re-release. Moreover JAY HAZE is responsible for running several labels himself including Tuning Spork and Contexterrior, with releases from ROBAG WRUHME, SAMIM& MICHAL, who are now household in the world of house and techno. With his amazing remix JAY HAZE demonstrates his outstanding production skills and shows his long-standing love for forward-thinking dub music. Over a minimal yet very driving dub groove HAZE uses spaced-out electronic sound textures to take your mind to a relaxing mental space. His remix comes in two different versions, a vocal remix giving more depth to the voice of YAH MEEK and a DJ-friendly dub version tailored to heat up electro and dub dancefloors the world over! The second remix comes courtesy of Berlins most wanted Drum n Bass Dj and producer JAN HENNIG a.k.a KABUKI, who released the dub soul anthem After The Fire with CLEVELAND WATKISS (SB7013) on Best Seven in 2003 and who also had tracks on Crippled Dick Hot Wax! and Compost Records and on V Recordings sublabel Liquid V to name but a few. KABUKIs treatment is a four to the floor house affair blended with warm keyboard melodies and tight drum parts. It gives CATRATs Freedom a surprising and refreshing dancefloor flavour and it will surely find its place in the box and charts of many DJs and in the playlist of many house lovers.