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Hypebeast: Best New Tracks...

Honey Dijon enlisted the help of lyricist Dave Giles II, Brooklyn singer-songwriter Cor.Ece and house legend Mike Dunn for her newest track “Work.” The three-minute cut (six minutes for the extended) is billed as the fourth single from her upcoming album Black Girl Magic!, which was first announced in 2020…

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Defected: HONEY DIJON TEAMS UP WITH MIKE DUNN, COR.ECE AND DAVE GILES II ON LATEST SINGLE ‘WORK’

Powered by a body of club muscle and co-produced by Classic founder Luke Solomon and long-time friend of the label Chris Penny, captivating lyricist Dave Giles II (Dave + Sam), Brooklyn singer-songwriter Cor.Ece and house legend Mike Dunn, add layers of vocal texture to the release, as a live recorded instruments and Honey’s typically vibrant approach gives ‘Work’ its infinite dancefloor appeal.

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LA Times: Sizzling temps, Santa Ana winds will descend on Southern California, raising fire risk

Latasha and Dave Giles II are reflected in an electric vehicle at the “Black to the Future” event in Leimert Park on Saturday. Higher temperatures are on tap for the coming weekend.

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Rolling Stone India: Global Artists Spotlight...

Brooklyn’s Bad Colours teams up with vocalist Dave Giles II for a summertime house jam called “Back Outside.” The new track is a celebration of getting back outside in the world post the pandemic and includes Bad Colours’ signature bass and synth combo while four on the floor drums and percussion make it the perfect selection for BBQs, rooftop jams and getting groovy at a club.

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Radio & Music: Listen to Bad Colours’ Single ‘Back Outside’ featuring Dave Giles II

Brooklyn's Bad Colours returns to Bastard Jazz with a brand new summertime house jam featuring Dave Giles II (Dave & Sam / Classic Music Co / Defected) on vocals. Back Outside is a celebration of getting back outside in the world, finally getting back into party mode, and the return of real life DJ culture to the world…

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Defected: Faith's Behind the Counter - October Single Reviews

Brooklyn's Dave Giles & Sam O.B. get to grips with the nightmare that Trump has brought upon America with a lyric that the Last Poets or Gil Scott Heron would most certainly have approved of. It’s been far too long waiting for House Music to get back to political statements but this is bang on the money.

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Defected: Culture clash - when house & hip hop meet

Dave + Sam filtered the spirt of vintage conscious rap into their sumptuous house cut Til The World Blow Up, aided and abetted by Chicago legend Mike Dunn one of the true pioneers of spoken word / rapped house tracks.

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