Spanish label, Downbeat, came to life as a party launching in 2007, later releasing their debut cut - Specter's 'Mind Over Matter' EP in 2009.

Prioritising quality over quantity, Downbeat carefully curate consistent releases of soulful house and balearic tracks from an impressive international roster of artists including Marcellus Pittman and Mick Huckaby and champion the sounds of US house.

A label with a penchant for the unusual, highlighted with tracks such as Chris Gray and Moonchildren's "It Was The Fried Chicken That Saved Our Sanity (Because The Ghetto Is Sad)" which has garnered serious play-out support from "DJ's DJs" including Jane Fitz and Owen Jay. We speak to Jose Rico, one third of the Downbeat trio alongside a mix of the smooth, slowed down, spaced-out sounds with which Downbeat have become synonymous.