On first listen to an Asadinho production, it’s pretty obvious that this ain’t no new kid on the block. The clues are in the sparseness of these tracks (that stripped down sound being a sure sign of confidence), the deft arrangements and that fathoms-deep bass sound. No, this kid has obviously got some chops.

Without giving too much away, Asadinho is the Kendo Nagasaki of deep house. So, for now, the mask remains. But we can tell you this. He’s been making a living from this lark for about 20 years, both as a producer of some note, having sold over 100,000 units (they’re like bitcoins except more fun), and as a DJ and promoter. We wouldn’t be surprised to learn he was Junior Vasquez’s fluffer at one time, either.

Since heading to the nearest telephone box and donning his Asadinho guise, he’s been busily reinventing himself with a string of frankly stellar remixes and productions, and has already notched up some game-changers, in particular his Lana Del Rey rework, which spent four months in the Beatport deep house chart and has the sort of bass that one needs spare undergarments to fully appreciate (in fact, if you want a shorthand of what Asadinho stands for, those percolating basslines are it).

So we’ve gathered here today to pray at the altar of deep house. Not that boring noodly nonsense, but the stuff that has girls’ arms in the air. The stuff with soul and funk and drive. Yeah that sort. The sort Asadinho does better than most.

Tracklisting as featured on the bundled Dendrology Mix

1. Wallflower: “Say You Won’t Ever” – Asadinho Vox Remix (Defected)
2. Asadinho: “Rouge” ft. Robert Owens (RvS)
3. Alex Neivel & Pat Heart: “Meet People” – Asadinho Remix ft. Natamiq (Just Like That)
4. Asadinho: “Burnin’ Talk”ft. Natamiq - Burnt Toast Mix (RvS)
5. Ben Gomori: “Love Gamble” – Asadinho Remix (RvS)
6. Onur Ozman: “Flight Fear” – Asadinho Remix (Ready Mix)
7. Galaxy Group ft Capitol A: “Out of Control” – Asadinho Remix (Loveslap!)
8. Bescheerer & Szenasi: “When It Looks Like” – Asadinho Remix (Dutchie)
9. Peter O: “Hold On To It” – Asadinho Remix (Deepology)
10. Volt Modz: “Get Rockt” – Asadinho Remix (Revolutionary)
11. Asadinho: “Transgression” ft. Natamiq (RvS)
12. Harlem Knights: “If Only” – Asadinho Remix (Vizual)
13. Mateo & Matos: “Want U Tonight” – Asadinho Remix (People That Make the Music)
14. Doc Martin ft. Lillia: “Just Us” – Asadinho Main Remix (Sublevel)
15. Lana del Rey: “Summertime Sadness”- Asadinho Dub (RvS / Polydor)