There’s two versions of the lead track on this one. The first mixes up the deep / tech soundscape with orchestral strings and piano, while the ‘Sci-Fi Dub’ goes for a space-age feel with synth pads and arpeggiated lead while still retaining many of the elements of the original version. The EP is rounded off with another deep house track, ‘Addicted’.

Check out the previews and DJ reactions below.

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Track Previews:

Ross Couch – Push The Button (Original Mix)

Ross Couch – Addicted

Ross Couch – Push The Button (Sci-Fi Dub)

DJ Reactions:

Giom: “I’m really liking the Addicted track. Will play.”

Grant Nelson: Played ‘Addicted’ on his Housecall radio show.

Richard Earnshaw: “Push The Button the better track…..nice one.”

Rasmus Faber: “Nice track! (Push The Button)”

Evren Ulusoy: Supporting ‘Push The Button.’

Spin Science: “Both Buttons for me!”

Bamo (Spiritchaser): “Fresh and crisp production as always”

Krummstoff:“This is an outstanding pack, really hard to pick a fav, full support from me!”

Jevne: “Push the button is dope!”

Naill Redmond (RTE Pulse): Played Push The Button (Original Mix) on the ‘Digital Groove’ radio show.

Darren Holland: “Addicted is a wicked track my selector but the others are very hot too…will buss this out in all my gigs this summer.

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Buy It:

BEATPORT: http://www.beatport.com/release/push-the-button-ep/899270

The EP features three main tracks on a deep and soulful vibe, ‘One More Night’, ‘Circle Of Life’ which is the and ‘We Are One’.  I’ve also added a dub of that last one too for those who prefer to go vocal-free.

DJ Support for this one coming in from the likes of Jody Wisternoff, Giom, Richard Earnshaw, Spin Science, Krummstoff, Jevne, Mr Jones, Bamo (Spiritchaser) and more.

Stay tuned as if all goes according to plan then I’ll have another new release called ‘Push The Button’ out before the end of this month.

Here’s a YouTube preview of the new EP:

If you’ve been following what I’ve been up to lately then you’ll know that I recently did a remix for the music maestro Rasmus Faber of his track, “Good Times Come Back”, and around the same time late last year he also approached me and asked if I would be interested in doing an original release on his Farplane Records imprint.

Of course I was flattered as I feel Rasmus is one of the most talented producers in the dance music scene, but what made it even more intriguing was that he already had a vocal recorded that he wanted me to a build the track around.

I gave it a listen and loved it immediately and felt it was very much in keeping with what I do given that it was quite emotive and told a story with just a few words.

So I agreed to do it, and I’m happy to say that today marks the official release of ‘Bullet’s’ featuring three different mixes I came up with for the release featuring the vocals of Emily McEwan who you may be familiar with from some of Rasmus’ biggest hits like ‘Are You Ready?’ and ‘Ever After’.

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How To Buy:

The release is available in a bunch of different record stores including:

BEATPORT : TRAXSOURCE : JUNO DOWNLOAD : iTUNES : FARPLANE RECORDS

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Track Previews:

First up on the ‘Bullets’ release is the ‘original mix’.  I tried to pitch this one towards the ‘Farplane’ sound, bright, airy and melodic and of course including a bit of piano, while trying to capture the feeling of sadness, yet defiant, uplifting hope that I felt from the vocal.

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Ross Couch – Bullets (Original Mix)

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After that I started from scratch and came up with another take on the vocal. The main idea here was to head deeper and more towards my ‘Body Rhythm’ sound. I also wanted to capture a moodier, more mysterious feel that seemed fitting for a song that features a woman singing about bullets flying past her!

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Ross Couch – Bullets (Deep Mix)

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And onto the final ‘Bullet Time’ mix. I had it in my mind that I wanted to do a downtempo mix, but the way this one came about was quite interesting. One night while I was working on this release I sat down and watched the movie ‘Drive’ starring Ryan Gosling which came out last year. It features a great 80′s style electro / pop soundtrack and I was quite inspired by it, vowing to try to do something in that style at a later date.

It wasn’t until the next day when I started back to work on ‘Bullets’ that it occured to me that the original mix wasn’t actually too far off that style. All it took was to slow the tempo down 20 bpm’s or so, strip out some of the sounds and drums, and finally add a different bassline and I was in the right ballpark.

Oh, and of course the ‘Bullet time’ reference stems from the slowed down bullet-dodging effect used in ‘The Matrix’. It seemed a nice fit given the slowed down nature of the track.

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Ross Couch – Bullets (Bullet Time Mix)

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DJ Reactions:

Davidson Ospina – I see my man ROSS COUCH, download it always! Ospina Approved!

Tsutomu Fukushima – Deep Mix is so good!

Abe (Kiss FM Melbourne) – nice one

Kevin Phillips (Lick FM Marbella) – Another great package from the Farplane gang!! Loving the Deep Mix!! Well done!

Alf Tumble – Bullet TIme Mix for me!

Tom Leeland – the Original Mix….is a very very nice song …. makes me dream…

Richard Earnshaw – Great stuff all round. Full support!

Grant Nelson – Deep mix for me

DJ Mannix (Double Jackpot) – yes yes yes, Original for me

Ivo (Radio Nova) – Great beats and vocal harmonies!!! Thanks!

Evren Ulusoy – likin this one indeed! Thanks

Raxon – deep mix = beauty

Soul To Unite – What a lovely release. Love the angelic vocals, Emily at her very best! Good work! 8/10

Alessio (Magma Radio) – Cute release! support…

Michael Fossati – The melodious ‘Deep Mix’ is the one – groovy rhythms and luscious melodies make this one a prime time bomb…

Colin Sales – great track! Straight into the playlist for my show. thanks

Stereo Mutants – deep mix for me nice package

Andrea Fiorino – Lovely! 3 absolutely different mixes and I like every single one of them. Great job!

Mario Chrisostomou – sophisticated grooves! Lovin’ all mixes but ‘Deep’ works best for us.

The Digital Groove – ooooooooh yeah! Knew i would love this! Ross Couch does it again! Proper!

Giom – Deep mix for me

Hed Kandi 1 – Great track. Lovely vocals too, nice feel.

Manchester Global Radio – Supporting!

Nicolas (Radio FG) – will mos def air this one

2 Good Souls – A bullet indeed!!!! All tracks firin’ but the Deep Mix is some next level business!!!!! Full Support 9/10 2 Good Souls

Alonso – The Deep Mix does it for me, a fine groove and dreamy vocal setup.. Love it! Supporting..

Stereo Mutants – Bad ass track.. love all the mixes! Nice one lads..

Dalminjo – Not for my dj bag, but for personal listening I love this track Dalminjo

Further In Fusion – nice one…really feelin’ the deep mix !!

Lady Duracell – Beautiful vocals, lush music

Spin Science – I love that release! My man Ross delivers well! All mixes are great, full support!!

Jimbo (Raw Deal) Robins – Lovely vocal, really feeling the Deep Mix.

Playback Radio – This is PERFECT…Full Support!!!! “Original Mix” is my dope. Didier Limonet Half Of NASSAU

Craig Stewart – Beautiful 3 tracker, each with it’s own journey – very clever, thx for sending Craig Stewart DCSTrax/Universe Media

Danny Perez – Farplane is yet to disappoint me. Full of emotion just the way i like it. Quality release as always, full support as always Danny Perez

Niki Belucci – supporting

This time around we’ve chosen to go for a blend of youth and experience, mixing in some established producers with a number of up and coming production talents.

The release is available to buy on promo now at BEATPORT and will be available in all the other usual online stores in just two weeks time.

First up we have Nick Devon’s take on the popular ‘Turn It Up’ track from last year. Hailing from Greece, Nick is only just starting to emerge as a producer with a handful of releases on label’s like 3am Recordings and AcunaDeep and we feel he’s going to be doing big things in the future.

Next up we’ve got an update of the best selling track of all time on the label – Kirby’s remix of ‘Playin’ Jazz’ which was a No.1 hit on Beatport’s Deep House chart when it first came out back in 2008. Last year we spotted a YouTube video which featured a talented trumpet player from Moscow, Semyon Markevich aka SilverT riffing over the top of the track. We liked it so much we asked him to record it and Kirby has now cut it up and inserted it into his mix, giving it a fresh new feel for 2012.

Friend of the label Krummstoff has been hitting the Beatport charts hard lately which his releases on the likes of Dutchie Music and Brown Eyed Boyz in addition to his debut album last year on LowFlow. He opted to give ‘Spanish Dancer’ a rework, and a very good one it is too.

Germany’s Silt has been on our radar since his excellent ‘Rising’ release on Plastic City last year and is another producer on our ‘one’s to watch’ list. On this occasion he’s done a very nice deep house interpretation of ‘The Cruise’.

Jevne is another good friend who, along with being a DJ and producer, is also the mastermind behind the excellent OneThirty imprint ans he’s produced a tasty slice of underground deepness with his mix of’Kama Sutra’.

Finally we bring to you new Australian talent in the shape of the Sellouts who burst onto the scene last year with tracks on labels like Miguel Mig’s Salted Music and Sebastian Davidson’s Nightbird Music. Opting to take the tempo down a few notches we get a chilled out, hypnotic take on ‘Fall Into Love’ here.

Don’t forget, the release is out now at BEATPORT.

The track had reached No.64 on the Beatport Deep House chart during it’s four week promo period, staying on the top 100 for around two weeks in total so hopefully it can now do well on the other sites too.

Along with that a new remix I did for Adham & Hisham Zahran’s ‘Artificial Harmony’ track on the Audio Tonic label is also out this week too.

This one has received DJ support from a number of industry notables including Jimpster, Jody Wisternoff, Alex Niggeman, Neil Quigley and Steve Mill.

You can grab both tracks from the following store links right now:

BEATPORT / TRAXSOURCE /JUNO DOWNLOAD / STOMPY / iTUNES

Meanwhile, next up on my own label is ‘Body Rhythm Remixed Vol.3′ which comes with six fresh new takes on tracks from the back catalogue from a mixture of seasoned pro’s and up and coming talent.  Expect to see that one in early March and hopefully another release shortly thereafter.

First up, the original mix of ‘Future Shock‘ from my first Body Rhythm release of the year has hit the Beatport Deep House Top 100.

It first entered at No.85 on Sunday and has since worked it’s way up to No.64.

Meanwhile, my remix of Rasmus Faber Ft Beldina – ‘Good Times Come Back‘ on Farplane Records has been steadily climbing up the charts over at Traxsource since it was released their last week.

It’s currently at No.20 on the Soulful chart, and No.32 on the overall Traxsource Top 100.

Traxsource has been a good site for me lately as ‘Ross Couch Ft Lazarusman – ‘Wide Open Spaces (Organic Mix)‘ also reached No.20 on the Soulful chart, while my ‘Travelogue‘ compilation rose to No.8 on the album chart when it came out in December.

Hopefully this is a sign of things to come in 2012.  Thanks to everyone who’s been buying the tracks, very much appreciated!

The good news is that everything’s now been sorted and the release is officially out on the store this week, and the good people at Traxsource have even included it in their ‘Essential Soulful 20‘ selection for this week.

Below you’ll find a preview of the vocal mix (dub mix is also included in the package), and you can also check out the DJ feedback for the release which also features a Fred Scott remix.

Buy Link:

TRAXSOURCE

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Rasmus Faber Ft Beldina – Good Times Come Back – Ross Couch Rmx by RossCouch

DJ Feedback:

Kevin Phillips – Loving the Ross Couch remix!!

Greg/Hardsoul – Nice as always! 

Mario Chrisostomou – Lovely release. Catchy hook and a beautiful vocal. Especially feelin the Ross Couch vocal!

Antony Angell (Stereo Sushi) – some excellent remixes on this package

Aga Heller – Nice!

Michael Fossati – Ross Couch delivering an absolute beauty with his glorious remixes oozing with delectable melodies and infectious yet smooth rhythms

Andrea Fiorino – Ross Couch rocks, this one is right for my soul!

Hed Kandi - Wow! Two crackin remixes, love them. Ross Couch has a Naked Music vibe all over it. This is killer!

Richard Earnshaw – A fan of Ross’ work….another decent remix to add!

tsutomu fukushima – Ross Couch Remix is so cooool!

Andy Ward – Like the sounds of Ross’ mix very much

Grant Nelson – Oh yeah this is tasty!

Craig Stewart – Ross Couch jam is super HOT!, very cool deep groove goin’ on – great work Craig Stewart Montana & Stewart Universe Media/DCsTrax

Dominique Reid (Providence Rockwell) – You guys constantly Bring Da Vybes ! Feeling The Ross Mixes even more !

Graham Sahara – Lovely mix from Ross. will play 

Davidson Ospina – Love everything Ross Couch produces! Support

Alonso – I like the Ross Couch Remix.. Sublim mix! Alonso / Deeper People

This one is a single with a couple of additional mixes, and so far it’s the original mix that’s been doing the most damage with DJ’s as you’ll be able to see from the DJ reactions below.

The release has also been featured by Beatport on both the Deep House section and on the main page which is great to see.

Track Preview:

Ross Couch – Future Shock – Original Mix:

Ross Couch – Future Shock – Original Mix by RossCouch

Check out the other mixes and buy the release now at Beatport.com.

DJ Reactions:

Nacho Marco: “Original Mix 10/10 !!!”  (Played on LoudEast FM)

Giom: “The BASS mix is HEAVY man, love it. Will try it out, can’t wait!”

Lucas Black (Farplane Radio): “Love the track, will play on this week’s radio show.”

Satoshi Fumi: “Love Original.  Deep groove.”

Spin Science: “Original is lovely.”

Krummstoff: “I’m really into the original version, will definitely support  it!”

Ken Christensen: “I love your music.”

John Symms (Kinky Movement): “My favourite by a whisker is the floor mix with the og coming a very close second!  Will definitely play them in my upcoming gigs and radio shows.”

Evren Ulosoy: “Nice one here.”

Niall Redmond (RTE Radio): “Original mix is the one for me bro….nice.”

Homero Espinosa: “Ross Couch does it again! Love the main track!”

After completing it’s promo run on Beatport, Ross Couch Ft Lazarusman – ‘Wide Open Spaces’ (Body Rhythm 037) is now available in all the usual stores.

BEATPORT / TRAXSOURCE / JUNO DOWNLOAD / STOMPY / iTUNES / AMAZON

You can also check out previews of the two main mixes via the YouTube clip below (instrumental versions also available).

To get the New Year off on the right foot I wanted to let you know that you can now buy my music from Amazon.com.

This follows hot on the heels of my previous announcement that the music is also now up on iTunes as well.

Both sites now carry the entire Body Rhythm Records back catalogue and will be constantly updated with the new releases when they come out.