As our name implies, the music of Toes in the Sand Recordings is evocative of perfect moments that make you say, "Aaah." You know how good it feels when you're on the beach, running your feet through the sand taking in a warm sea breeze. Toes in the Sand has captured through sound those feelings of joy and contemplation.
Specializing in progressive house and progressive breaks, our releases place an emphasis on musicality, arrangement, and composition. We are based in Cleveland, Ohio; however, our artists span the globe from San Francisco to Buenos Aires to Istanbul.
Our releases have appeared on compilations by Sandra Collins, Anthony Pappa, SOS, Andrew K & DJ Leoni, Kosmas Epsilon, Sprout Music, and more.
Josel has been with Toes since the early days, from his Waking Life release with Pedro in 2005, to his solo Digiboy release in 2007, which graced numerous compilation CDs. Josel returns with another classy, smooth joint brimming with his ever-present soulfulness. On remix duties is another Toes veteran, Storyteller, who turns up the energy a notch without losing any of the original's groove. He is joined by Ireland's Soulfinder, an impressive new talent who will be releasing Toe's first full-length artist album later this year.
DJ Reactions:
"a great release with some of the best atmospheric and melodic sounds i've heard. i love it!" - 4.5 / 5
Jim_Star (Canada) (www.alicemanagement.com ; no sound ; monique musique)
"Nice & Smooth laid back tracks;)
great for warm up." - 3.5 / 5
Alex Aguilar (Mexico) (BIT Records Mexico / Kansak / Xela Digital / Jetlag Digital / Indalo Records / We Are Here / Seaburn)
"Hot production, lush pads, great little psychedelic synths, and a hypnotic groove. Smooth!" - 4.5 / 5
Tom Solo (Invisible DJs) (USA) (InvisibleDJs.com ProgressiveHouse.com, DJMix.net)
"all of these are nice for different moments. " - 4.0 / 5
"All three mixes are fantastic. Excellent release!" - 4.0 / 5
LLavoe (USA) ()
"Great summery vibe, well produced. Like it" - 4.0 / 5
Andy Newland (UK) (bedrock, ministry of sound, twisted audio, renaissance, baroque, bellarine)
"If there's one thing I can count on with Toes In The Sand as a label, it's the quality of the A&Ring behind it. The Storyteller remix is quite simply put, beautiful and lush progressive house that I can't wait to drop a little earlier in my sets. The production in this release is astounding. Shall I go on? " - 5.0 / 5
