“Aaron Carl Lives On” is my first single and out now on my new label HOMO-CENTRIC RECORDS (@homo.centric) which has officially launched today. Click the link in bio to access the song, which is from my forthcoming ‘Ritmo EP’ that will be out in October. There will be a limited edition 12” pressing of this very first vinyl available and the record is up for pre-order exclusively on @BandCamp. DEDICATION: This EP is dedicated to the life and legacy of the late great Detroit legend Aaron Carl, who sadly passed away in 2010. I am forever grateful to his partner Mel for allowing the use of the samples from the music of this idol of mine. [With a shout out of thanks due to @jeffreysfire for linking me up with Mel to make this happen!] This is the first of several EP releases lined up to come out during the first year of the new imprint... The label is an intentional, heartfelt, and long overdue project for me; there is a whole lot I’m looking forward to sharing that will more deeply contextualise what this is all about for me, but some core tenets of the mission of the label are HOMO-CENTRIC was founded to re-establish the lines of queer musical tradition at the heart of House Music, lost to AIDS and the recent capitalist desecration of dance music. HOMO-CENTRIC both acknowledges and reveres the original LGBTQIA+, Black and Latinx pioneers of House — their DNA permeates all subsequent journeys into the genre. THANK YOU: - @LanceDeSardi — for your genius that I am forever indebted to. Your rudeboy mixing skills has made all these tracks shine. - @pointless_illustrations_james — for your clever mischievous illustration forming the basis of the visual identity. - @sam_wills_wired_masters for mastering the music and making it slap. - @LukeSolomon — for your tireless support. - @theblessedmadonna — for always being there for me. - @HoneyDijon — for being my sounding board on all things ethical and political - @TheCarryNation — for lifting me up. - @daswartzy @singularartsgroup — for managing everything and @paperrunning for this vid - And finally to both of the Adonis’s in my life. @adonis.adonis.adonis and @adonis__hernandez . I love you. FOLLOW @HOMO.CENTRIC