One of the UK’s most celebrated and accomplished DJ’s and House Music producers, Yousef, celebrates 30 amazing years in the music industry with the release of his brilliant fifth artist album, ‘I Operate In Purple’, which lands on his highly-lauded Circus Recordings.
Having risen to various personal challenges in recent years, in response, Yousef has channeled his creative energies to create a body of uplifting music – transforming darkness into color.
Unlike his last album, ‘9 More Drive‘, ‘I Operate In Purple‘ replaces melancholy with a pursuit of joy and happiness. Assembling a constellation of international talent including, Baby Girl, Kuuda, Bodacious Thang, Alexx, and Yasmin, Yousef has crafted 14 superb new tracks that journey across the house music spectrum, weaving together original compositions, live vocals, and high class musicianship thanks to collaborator, master Tim Hutton, presenting one of his finest bodies of work to date, brimming with both innovation and heartfelt nostalgia.
Each album track pulses with the experience and gratitude of an artist who has lived and breathed house music across three decades, with melodies that shimmer and grooves that speak to the heart of the dance floor.
From the already massive single release ‘Higher Place‘ ft Kuuda, to the sassy tribute to house music, ‘In My Shoes‘ ft Bodacious Thang, and the fabulous ‘I Feel Good‘ ft Alexx, each song is infused with a spirit of resilience and renewal, echoing the vibrant journeys that have defined Yousef‘s sound.
In addition, Yousef sent Calvin Harris his album and Calvin loved ‘Higher Place‘ and made his own radio version as a gift for Yousef, turning a great club tune into a killer radio ready slammer, which also features on the album.
Collaborators bring their distinct voices and styles, resulting in a rich palette that spans soulful anthems and late-night club burners. With the album single releases already supported by the world’s most famous DJs from Carl Cox to Calvin Harris, Marco Carola to Mister Jam and Michael Bibi to Danny Howard, ‘I Operate In Purple‘ hails another outstanding chapter in Yousef‘s vast musical legacy.
Here’s what Yousef had to say about the album:
“I Operate in Purple” stands as a heartfelt thank you – a celebration of the journey, the community, and the music that shaped me”
Yousef‘s contribution to dance music over the last 30 years has been nothing short of enormous, he is one of the true innovators and pioneers of the scene. With a plethora of single releases to boast on his own Circus Recordings, Yousef has also graced labels such as Cocoon, Desolat, Crosstown Rebels, Defected, Bpitch Control, Moon Harbour, Knee Deep In Sound, FFRR and so many more.
His diverse remix portfolio boats reworks for the likes Sven Vath, Four Tet, Chaka Khan, Derrick Carter, Fatboy Slim to name a few. To date, Yousef has release 4 acclaimed albums; ‘A Collection Of Scars And Situations‘ (2009), ‘A Product Of Your Environment‘ (2012), ‘In The Process Of Eight‘ (2015) and ‘9 Moor Drive‘ (2019) – all testament to his boundless creativity and prowess when it comes to producing first class dance music.
As a DJ Yousef has been consistently lighting up the worlds finest dance floors across the globe, gracing stages at the world’s biggest festivals and most vibrant clubs, and has performed B2B DJ sets with Laurent Garnier, Carl Cox, Nic Fanciulli, and Eats Everything and more.
Yousef‘s “Circus” event in his native Liverpool is now part of dance music folk law, a 24 year DJ residency inviting the world’s best and hottest DJs and artists to join him in his multi award winning warehouse rave up.
‘I Operate In Purple‘ Album is officially out on Circus Recordings.
Listen and purchase HERE!
Tracklist
1. I O P intro…
2. Intuition feat Baby Girl
3. We Love You Felix
4. Higher Place feat Kuuda
5. Nothing But Love
6. I Operate in Purple
7. In My Shoes feat Bodacious Thang
8. I Feel Good feat Alexx
9. Round and Round feat Yasmin
10. For The Good Times
11. Let’s Live feat Unknown
12. Then with Perri
13. Daybreak
14. Loving is Living feat Kuuda
15. Higher Place feat Kuuda (Calvin Harris Radio Version)
