The North East of England meets Paris with the latest release from Middlesbroughs Luna Records the superb Lick It EP from Dijon-born DJ W!ld. With Luna having amassed impressive support for its moody, bass heavy house sound since its inception a few years back, the concept of a DJ W!ld release for the young label is an enticing one. Known for tight grooves that seem to sweat the essence of early house music, either solo or as Catwash with Chris Carrier, DJ W!ld is the perfect artist for Luna Records. Delivered to Luna as yet another impressive Circo Loco residency drew to a close in October, the Lick It EP is 4 tracks of effortlessly raw, bumping house music. Lick it, San Jose, Les Abeilles Carioca and final track Isla Bella all share the same crunchy, slightly lo-fi characteristics but musically the tracks skip from the stripped/powerful to the emotive. Another ever present factor across Lick it is the undoubtable funk that DJ W!ld imbues into his productions. Luna Records is the sort of label that makes it easy to buy every release blind and the Lick it EP will not affect that reputation one bit. DJ W!lds Lick It EP is released on vinyl mid-November on Luna Records, with a digital release to follow four weeks later.