PROTECT-U

This is house music with ample helpings of heart and soul to power the machines. The work of Washington, DC producers Aaron Leitko and Mike Petillo (who co-founded the highly regarded Future Times label), Free USA possesses a fantastic kick and thump in the midst of its sandy, dreamy, breezy, lean grooves. Leithko and Petillo know what's required to make their blur of deep house and tech swing with gusto, and they deliver with great agility. The beautifully full-bodied synths, intricate drum patterns and appreciation for how to make house tracks that beam with delight comes across at every turn. Needs, Distored and Flying Hi compel you to shake your rump with their tweaks, teases and textures. Sublime house music to have you jacking your way to a much different, better place. soundcloud. com/protect-u Download: Needs, Distored, Flying Hi