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Special stuff is on way, Felix Da Housecat, Jamie Principle and Vince Lawrence house music legends team up for ‘The 312’ and get their first release ‘Touch Your Body’ on Damian Lazarus’s Crosstown Rebels. The EP is backed up with a remix and dub version of the title track from Detroit king Moodymann.

Damian Lazarus and Felix Da Housecat go way back, with Lazarus finding and releasing the Felix Da Housecat classic ‘Silver Screen’, move forward 2016 and we could have another classic in the making ‘Touch Your Body’. Its an anthem, solid groove and tight drum work backed up with a compelling catchy vocal.Will make this track standout over the coming summer months

Label boss Damian Lazarus explains how ‘the coming together of three of house music’s legends was always going to produce something special, in ‘Touch Your Body’ we have nothing short of an all time classic. Add to that incredible remixes from Moodymann and the dream release is complete for Crosstown.’

Felix Da Housecat explains how ‘growing up on south side of Chicago I was a huge fan of Frankie Knuckles and Jamie Principle. Vince Lawrence was over at Chicago Trax and was the blueprint A&R and catalyst there signing anything hot. By this time I was around 14 and I had just made my first record ‘Fantasy Girl’, with DJ PIERRE. Over the years I was becoming obsessed with Jamie’s sound. We soon became friends and always discussed working together and it took 15 years. Frankie’s passing woke me up. I felt I wanted to do something special and it was time to fly back to Chicago to my roots. I wanted to go back where it all began and work with the originators. I called Vince and said I need your mind, guidance and your studio and all of us in one room to bring that spirit back in my soul. I told him we had Jamie Principle and the rest I guess is history. I wanted Crosstown for the project as I felt Damian was the only guy worthy and would understand and treat this project right. House Music needs this right now.. So here we are.’

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