House Masters

Defected are proud to welcome David Penn to the list of legendary house masters with this incredible compilation. An icon of Spanish dance music, David has remained an underground hero with a reputation for producing considered, quality house cuts, celebrated with this collection. The Urbana Records founder, world-class producer and musical all-rounder has been one of the most unstoppable house music artists of the last two decades, with all elements of his signature, life-affirming musical style covered in this collection of tracks. Highlights include recent releases such as the joyous ‘Nobody’, the infectious ‘Stand Up’ featuring US vocalist Ramona Renea and most recently ‘The Power’, made in collaboration with the legendary Roland Clark.

The early 90s saw Brian trying his hand at production and Marc turning his to house music, and a chance meeting in 1992 heralded the birth of one of house music’s most prolific and well-respected partnerships. Best known as Jazz-N-Groove, but also recording individually and collaboratively as Urban Blues Project, Soulsearcher and Cleptomaniacs (together with longtime friend John Julius Knight), for labels such as Bassline, Sub-Urban, Strictly Rhythm and AM:PM, their work fast became touchstones for their soulful heart and exquisite musicianship.

GRAMMY Award winning producer and Classic label boss Luke Solomon releases his highly anticipated House Masters compilation on Defected, showcasing the passion of an artist who pours everything he has into his definitive records. Luke's latest contributions to two of 2022's most anticipated albums, from Beyoncé and Honey Dijon, are a testament of his technical prowess as an artist, and the upcoming coveted 35-track compilation places Luke alongside legends Frankie Knuckles, Masters at Work and DJ Gregory, presenting a musical journey of un-edited and un-mixed tracks from the producer's illustrious three-decade career.

Housse T. to join the list of legendary House Masters with an album covering both the chart-topping highlights and killer lesser-known gems from his colourful back catalogue. With this anthology, Mousse T. takes his rightful place amongst the likes of Masters At Work, Frankie Knuckles, Dennis Ferrer, Armand Van Helden and Heller & Farley on the House Masters roster: artists who represent house music at its innovative, pioneering best.

With a string of chart hits and countless underground favourites to his name, Belgium-based Italian Vito Lucente stands proudly as one of Europe’s most successful house artists. Recording under a multitude of aliases since the early 1990s, it is for his work as Junior Jack that he is most widely recognised.

True Samples is back with this Tech House Masters sample pack! In this pack you will find an unusual mix of different genres of electronic music like Tech House, Minimal, Techno and Progressive House.

In 1917 a 21 year old Buster Keaton walked on to a film set for the very first time and without a single retake made his screen debut in a comedy sketch in Arbuckle's 'The Butcher Boy'. This collection includes 13 of the 14 films that Arbuckle and Keaton made together (one remains lost) and all of the 19 independent shorts Buster made after getting his own studio in 1920. It charts Buster's early development as one of the greatest performers and directors in the history of film comedy.

12" Masters – The Essential Mixes (commonly referred to as simply Essential Mixes) is a remix album by American singer and songwriter Justin Timberlake. It was released on September 17, 2010, by Sony Music Entertainment and Jive Records. The album contains remixes of tracks from his first two studio albums: Justified (2002) and FutureSex/LoveSounds (2006).

Crowded House is a long-standing and much-loved vehicle for the songwriting talents of Neil Finn. Formed in Melbourne Australia in 1985 out the ashes of New Zealand's Split Enz by Neil, Paul Hester and Nick Seymour, their eponymous self-titled debut album on Capitol Records went on to global success with the hits 'Don't Dream It's Over' and 'Something So Strong'.

In 1917 a 21 year old Buster Keaton walked on to a film set for the very first time and without a single retake made his screen debut in a comedy sketch in Arbuckle's 'The Butcher Boy'. This collection includes 13 of the 14 films that Arbuckle and Keaton made together (one remains lost) and all of the 19 independent shorts Buster made after getting his own studio in 1920. It charts Buster's early development as one of the greatest performers and directors in the history of film comedy.