Fresh Meat Records

Fresh Meat Records is an artist-run label and collaboration between Mazi Namvar (Audio Soul Project) and Nathan Drew Larsen, two music-heads who became friends during the second wave of house that ripped through Chicago in the early 1990s. That footprint having left its indelible mark, Fresh Meat Records has become the home to producers influenced by the “other side” of Chicago house – not the late 90s disco cut-ups - but the sometimes soulful, sometimes tracky, but always emotional, experimental-leaning synthesized dance cuts that are at the deep core of Chicago house music. Despite Fresh Meat’s rigorously enforced home-spun attitude, the label has several hits to its name, including “No One To Care For” by Nathan under House of Black Dress, “Anymore” by Badmouth, and “I Want You” by Wiretappeur. 2009 was a massive year for Fresh Meat. There were 13 releases, two very successful compilation and mix albums, and most importantly, several talented artists were added to the crew: Wiretappeur, Shenoda, and Florian Kruse. Other releases have included production and remixes by Phonique, Sandrino and Adryan, Will Saul & Tam Cooper, King Roc, Worthy, Kyle Szmurlo, Alexander Maier, Luna City Express, Fine Cut Bodies, Akbal Dubroots, Alex Parsons, David Duriez, Phonogenic, Subsky and Julien Parisé. In 2010, Fresh Meat will relaunch its vinyl label, the first record set for release in late January is “Colours & Motions” by Wiretappeur (featuring a remix by Audio Soul Project and a digital only edit by Justin Long). Other highlights this year include the follow-up to Audio Soul Project’s 2002 hit album, “Community,” and Fresh Meat debuts by Chris M A N I K and Densmore & Cort, not to mention the label’s first release by the brilliant Art of Tones.

Fresh Meat Records’s tracks

• House of Black Dress - Dual Head Tangerine by Fresh Meat Records
• Jason Bay - The Mile High Connection by Fresh Meat Records
• Cesar Ramirez - Congo Fury (Mike Huckaby Remix) by Fresh Meat Records
• Fish Go Deep - Follow by Fresh Meat Records
• Lomez featuring Symbol - I’m Yours (Audio Soul Project Dub) by Fresh Meat Records
• Dirty Jesus - Cut A Rug (Da Floor Mix) by Fresh Meat Records
• Chris Udoh - Ready for You (Audio Soul Project ReRub) by Fresh Meat Records
• San France Disco - Bringing Back Sweat to the Dance Floor (David Duriez Acid Mix) by Fresh Meat Records
• DJ Jes - Good for The Soul (Mazi’s Simple Soul Ride) by Fresh Meat Records
• Alexander East - Jest 4 Me (Derrick Carter Dubstrumental) by Fresh Meat Records