Muttonhoney / Trad

'I am trying to make very traditional melodic deep house, but it seems to get stretched slightly out of shape by the other stuff I'm in to..." - Justin Chodzko

With tastes in music that covers The Beach Boys to T-Rex, Cocteau Twins to David Alvarado, Justin Chodzko is just interested in making music and not simply making records. His first release 'The Inheritance EP' on Weekend World in 2000 drew DJ Magazine to review, 'If this record was any deeper it would be lying horizontal in a bath of chocolate custard' and Elliot Eastwick to comment, 'Justin is Harrow's answer to Larry Heard'. Muttonhoney/TRAD is Justin's debut release for Urbantorque. The double A-sider displays Justin's dance floor style with the A sides Muttonhoney pumping a sweet groove bound by its incessant jazz vocal skat and the flip harking back to the days of old with a wonderful house workout reminiscent of Jaydees classic Plastic Dreams.

DJ Reactions

Domenic Cappello (Sub Club) - 'I like both tracks' 3/5
Goldie (Blackmarket) - 'B-side for us, Plastic Dreamy?' 4/5
Patrick Cavaliere (Good Times) - 'This is deep house that rinses out the dance floor. Bad!' A1 5/5 (Charted No. 3)
Didier Sinclair (Radio FG) - 'Muttonhoney the track for me' 4/5 (Charted No. 5)
Greg Vickers (Tribal Sessions) - 'Another Lovely pair of deep house grooves...urbantorque is turning out to be a favourite of mine' 4/5 (Charted No. 14)
Iain Newton (Renaissance) - 'A1 - Nice robust groove, thuds along nicely' 4/5
Justin Only Child (Electric Chair) 'Definitely onto something here. Both tunes work well, existing in a little world of their own. Muttonhoney is hypnotic as fuck while Trad has the funk. This 12 is different and distinctive, setting him apart. Look forward to hearing more.'
Stuart Patterson (Soulsonic / Faith) 'Definitely a producer to watch playing both tracks.'
Paul Woolford (Basics) 'I like this and it's in the box. A promising label.'
Tarrentella (Various) 'Love the A-side!
Goldie (Black Market Recs) 'B-Side 4 us. Plastic dreamy?'
Silicone Soul (Arches) 'Does remind me of Plastic Dreams funky as hell'
Domenic Cappello (Sub Club) 'I like both tracks.'
Alison Marks (Various) 'Really into this, been playing it a lot. Going down great.'
George T (Various) 'Like A1 a lot.'
Oli Faulkner (Sugar Shack) 'Certainly one for upstairs. Nice.'

Radio Support/ Reviews

Didier Sinclair (Radio FG, Paris)
DJ Mag 4.5 / 5
DJ Mag Hype Chart New Entry @ No. 14
IDJ 5/5
Clubbing.com 4/5