Olivier Ducreux first made a name for himself as a DJ in Paris in the late 90s, and has lately been affiliated with the city’s reputable imprint Freak n’ Chic, having released an album and several EPs with them since 2005, plus this spring’s rework of Robert Hood’s “Who Taught You Math?”.
With his new EP titled Chocotox, you won’t hear any upright bass or improvised freakouts, but it is packed with jacking syncopation and swing. Expect stomping workouts with a plethora of interlocking rhythms, some heavy organ action, and diva vocals that have been subverted into the overall mix rather than used as a focal point. Shonky has clearly done his homework, with respect for the past house originators, but clearly bringing the tradition into the future. These four burners are so equally solid that we wanted to press them all on A1!
The Outer Limits // Radio Adelaide Australia I like! Mama Queen & La Madone will be getting a lot of airplay!
Seth Troxler buzzing of this, great come back to coco feel and love shonk. reall going to play all these a lot.
Paul Hamill // BBC Radio Ulster Shonky has been on fire recently. every one of these tracks is a killer! Awesome EP.
Gregor Tresher quality as expected, another great shonky release.
Raza.fm // Schaffhausen abwechslungsreiche EP!
Brothers Vibe Another COOL Shonky piece!
Funk D'Void La Madone & mama queen...wow, big ones for me...supaaaaa
Inputselector.fr nice deepy and groovy!
DeWalta la madone is great! will try this stuuf for sure! vinyl would be great, or much better! cheers shonky!
Franck Roger good ep will play some of them
Jennifer Cardini really really love jazz !
dj emerson great ep - i like every single track,...awesome - thanks!
Tom Clark mama queen and jazz are the ones for me. nice release.
D'julz nice folow up ,i will play chocotox and la madone
Konrad Black Another bomb release by Shonky...
Seuil nice one..mama queen is my favorite...thx
Jeremy P.Caulfield As usual Shonky captures the current style and makes it his own .. awesome production ..
Stacey Pullen jazz is the one for me with it's deep overtons. will support
littlewhiteearbuds.com Will make available to LWE's reviewers.
Someone Else this ep is dope.
Proud // Till Kolter La Madone!
TES // Groove Magazine nice one. as housy as it gets. best Shonkey in a while!
Dance Club Portugal // Jose Bello absolutely love where shonky is going with his sound. still has that hypnotic feel to it, his trademark sound, but he adds to it all these house undertones. and he makes them his. favourites are "jazz" and "mama queen".
Benno Blome jazz and mama queen are hot!
Ryan Crosson solid tracks all around
Format: B Jazz is my favorite...smooth laid back groove
Karotte i love it. shonky ist großartig mal wieder. jazz und chocotox sind die tracks für mich. wird gespielt.
Jacob Husley (Fabric London) I love this release!! will play for sure :-)
Hot Chip 'Jazz' sounds like my favourite of the four tracks on first listen ...
John Tejada nice groovy tunes with solid beats and production.
getthecurse.com nice "mama queen" track
Laurent Garnier super groovy release on Contexterrior great 4 tracker Full club support from me
Claude VonStroke i like "jazz" and also the groove on Mama queen is very nice.
pulseradio.net // Australia FKN Groover. Chocotox is awesome!
Robin Porter I'd play La Madone. I like it's driving disco feel, great hypnotic percussion also! My fav track! Thanks.
Triangle Fm // Laurent N. Very good release. Good groove on all tracks. Great stuff from Shonky. Full support.
Kasper really like chocotox and la madone! dancefloor killahhh! thanks
DJ Anthea (Phonica) Wow... wasn't expecting all 4 traxx to be that strong.. Will play for sure.. House is a Feeling with this ep!!
Markus Fix jazz and chocotox are working really good...
Dirt Crew another great ep from shonky.
Ame i like " jazz " , great chicago styled track...
Magda nice groove in the jazz track
Tiga love Mama Queen and Jazz..... will play (at slightly more relaxed events)
Benna Schneider shonky rocks!!!
Lodown // Forty Nice one... will definitely play 'Jazz' in my next set!
Tim Xavier Great!!!! Go Shonk! Trendy, well produced & effective
Miss Jools Another cool Ep from Shonky..Chocotox and La Madone for me. Charted !
Mark Henning jazz and mama queen for me - thanks
Mihalis Safras jazz track is excellent! will chart it! danke!
Varoslav la madone & jazz " are super trax .full support!
Martin Eyerer very good stuff!
Electric Indigo i like chocotox and la madone.
Marco Resmann a great 4 tracker! will play for sure.
Anthony Collins super ep by shonky nice one !!!!!!!
Ray Okpara Charted
Okain charted La Madone
Camea Jazz for me, thank you! Shonk is the man, and he plays a mean Mario Kart. He's also the best person to watch America's Next Top Model with and eat ice cream. Did I say that out loud?
OurHouse // Dean Facer I always love Shonky's material..... top quality indeed
Berlin Mitte Institut Cool, housy reduziert. Nothing special, aber spielbar und nice.
Technasia 'jazz' kicks ass
David Keno jazz is nice
Sasse another killer release from Shonky, keep it coming !
Richie Hawtin 3 stars
Robert Dietz jazz and mama queen for me!
Dyed Soundorom another great release from my mate! my favourite is jazz,but will play the all package for sure!
Matt Star full support!!!
Alex Celler totally loving this ep.. full support to shonky, who has produced some great cuts lately!
Clara Moto i really like them, mama queen is my favourite
Lexington, Kentucky // Senom The first two tracks are a bit too pop but the last two are good. The title is the strongest, and super fun.
Wink Some US sounding house grooves. Like La Madone the best of the bunch. Raw, simple, gritty building house. A good diverse ep from Shonky
Only for DJs Magazine It's quiet a different sound from what Shonky got us used to. interesting. my fave is Jazz.
soundrevolt.com Good vibe, like it.
Mixmag // Ed Karney This is a phenomenal release, I'm loving all four tracks
Nico Purman i like all tracks, i will play it, very good ep
Deejay Mutlu (Sender) Love all tracks, especially "Jazz".
Sebo K nice one shonky! la madone is my favourite!
