One of the most wonderful beats we've heard in a while. Tripped out sonics and the most soothing instrumentation.

As Vault puts it, "the process of making music for me has often been about resolving my life long relationship and obsession with Black American music as an improvising musician with my roots as a Mancunian clubber. 'Duke' was one of the first compositions which I felt really did this, and though never previously released has remained one of my personal favourites. If you're hip to the history of Jazz music, you'll get the reference to Duke Ellington and John Coltrane. If not, no worries, hopefully you'll enjoy the beats and the vibe!".

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'Moodymanc', here under his 'Vault' alias, has become one of the most respected names in house music today. The cheeky moniker was given as a nickname to Danny Ward by his cohorts at 2020Vision recordings, due to his heavily jazz tinged productions and Mancunian roots, whilst he was producing his two widely acclaimed albums and 12"s under the name “Dubble D” and as part of “2020 Soundsystem” for the label.

The rest is house music history with the first series of 12"s on his own imprint through 2020Vision leading to releases on labels including Tsuba, Exploited, Local Talk and Dessous (as well as 2020Vision itself), and underground 12"s on boutique labels including Landed, Abstract Theory, Frole, Fly By Night and many more. The considerable success and response to these releases, not to mention his chart topping eps “Black Paint”, “Joy” and “Father” have showcased his unique production skills and lead to him becoming one of the most in demand re-mixers around, keeping his name consistently in the bestseller and DJ charts and earning the respect of most of the big hitters on the scene. His own “Well Cut Records” boutique label has made quite a splash as an outlet for his own projects and collaborations and has some serious heavyweight support.

Danny’s roots lie in his background as a jazz musician (he still regularly performs with some of Europe and the US’s finest) leading him to gain work with such beat luminaries as Rae and Christian, the Pharcyde and Fila Brasilia. He also took the drum and production seats in 2020 Soundsystem with Ralph Lawson and Silver City, which led him to perform and DJ at some of the biggest clubs, dance events and festivals across the world and has seen him create a large media presence, having graced the cover of DJ magazine and been featured in all the Dance music glossies as well as the underground blogs. Current projects and collaborations include “Powerdance”, a veritable super group which includes Luke Solomon, Lance Desardi, Nick Maurer and members of LCD Soundsystem, and “Balaphonic”, a more earthy and organic project which has been championed by the likes of Osunlade, Jimpster and Detroit Swindle and has topped the Afro House charts.

As a DJ, Danny prides himself in bringing a smooth mix of his vision of the best in current and classic sounds from right across the spectrum of house music incorporating a musicality and ability to read crowds that betrays his wide ranging background, experience and massive record collection. He is an expert at bringing the party on and keeping energy high and is equally at home on festival stages or in nightclubs. His sense of fun and love for playing make him an ever popular character and so we're delighted to bring a bit of this to our Loose Lips release. Keep your eyes on our mix series as well, as he will soon be a part of that as well...