FCL

FCL are Belgian DJ/producers San Soda and Red D and vocalist Lady Linn. They entered house music prominence in 2010 with their debut E.P. ‘Vocals For Everyone’ on Red D’s label We Play House Recordings which featured the tracks ‘Let’s Go’ and ‘More Than Seven’, the former becoming a staple songs for a who’s who of house DJ’s old and new. Remixing Audiojack’s ‘Stay Glued’ into a monster beat that definitely did control dance floors all over the world proved that FCL wasn’t just a one hit wonder and predicted that it was just a matter of time before FCL would hit that zone between underground and crossover. An unlikely beatless remake of an old Chicago house standard was FCL’s ticket into the bigger spotlight. Released as a 150 copies vinyl-only release on We Play House Recordings, FCL’s version of ‘It’s You’ was soon the object of affection for hundreds of DJ’s and punters alike and a licensing of the track by house music moguls Defected did the rest: FCL’s ‘It’s You’ – the San Soda Panorama Bar Acca Version (the only version, simply named like that after a serious Panorama Bar Sunday morning set) became part of collective house history and a modern classic that was subsequently remixed by a string of legends from MK to Larry Heard via David Morales to Mousse T. The follow-up ‘Can We Try’ was released on We Play House Recordings in the summer of 2014 and over the years turned into an underground classic in its own right. Soon thereafter FCL had the privilege of curating an exciting volume in the Defected In The House mix compilation series, providing a lasting testament to their DJ’ing and vinyl digging abilities. For the occasion they made the track ‘Behold’, a deep house beauty that was made especially for this compilation. Another highlight followed in 2017 with the release of the ‘Cherry Pie E.P.’ on the revered American house label NDATL (run by Detroit luminary Kai Alcé), making the boys the first Europeans to ever release on that label. Since then FCL have kept busy with various solo projects. Red D in particular hit his stride in the studio with releases on his label Red Basics and his debut album ‘Fantasize Then Realize’ on We Play House Recordings in 2023. But modern classics never fail to stay top of mind and so as part of 25 Years of Defected ‘It’s You’ will be re-released in the fall of 2024 with new remixes by afro house staple Alex Wann and also Red D himself. This perfectly coincides with new studio time of FCL ‘au grand complet’ and new material is expected to hit the streets in the spring of 2025. FCL, (still) house music for all!