Love Affair with Deep Grooves

Homebreakin Records was founded in 2006 with the intention of releasing only the finest in new dance-floor grooves. Heavily influenced by late 70?s to early 80?s dance records that saw disco, funk, italo, house, and hip-hop all smashing together in brilliant experimentation, the two founders, Cal Bass and Matt Dauncey (Neighbour), set out to find similar sounds amongst the new wave of post-rave dance production. The first few records focused on local talent, providing Neighbour and his then-partner-in-crime Wax Romeo with a platform to launch such seminal records as ?Who?s Knockin? (HBR001 ? Neighbour?s debut EP) and ?Fairweather Friends? (HBR003), which included the massive ?Laura Winslow?. Reviewers thought that the tracks were simply re-edits of disco singles, however, they were original compositions and the dream of recreating and expanding upon those classic sounds was coming true. Fostered by a wildly supportive western Canadian festival circuit (Shambhala, Soundwave), and plenty of love from DC?s Funkweapons label, UK?s Juno Records, and from taste-makers TurntableLab and XLR8R, the label garnered international attention for its timeless sensibilities and firm commitment to releasing dance-floor-ready 12 inches oozing with musicality and live instrumentation.

A distribution deal with California?s IODA allowed Homebreakin to transition from a physical-only label to a hybrid physical-digital model and the results have been nothing short of amazing. The label?s back catalog surfed the top 10 overall on Junodownload for more than 2 months, and each subsequent release has cracked the top 5 since. They still continue to press vinyl, but press forward to fill in the gaps with fresh digital releases. Now, four years deep into the label experience, the company has launched Punch Out! Recordings, a side-label designed to release re-works of classic discofunk, putting the emphasis on enhanced remixes that take classics to new heights and bring obscure records back from the dead with razor-sharp futuristic production.