Soul Quest Records reaches its 20th release with The Green Room, a four-track EP from Sean Green that introduces a new name while suggesting a producer with clear experience behind the scenes. The label uses this milestone to present a project that stays grounded in deep house and broken beat, with a focus on arrangement, groove, and tonal balance rather than surface-level trends.
There is very little information around Sean Green as an artist, and that appears intentional. The music carries enough identity on its own, and the EP is structured to show control across multiple styles without losing cohesion. Across four tracks, the record moves between vocal-led house, bruk-influenced rhythms, and more stripped-back, rhythm-focused cuts.
A debut built on control and musical structure
“Really Love,” featuring Will Heard, opens the EP with a clear direction.
The bassline drives the track forward while leaving space for the vocal to sit comfortably in the mix. Will Heard’s performance is clean and controlled, and the arrangement supports it without overloading the midrange. This track works in both club and listening environments because of its balanced elements.
“Green Alot” shifts into broken beat with a tighter rhythmic structure. The groove is syncopated without becoming cluttered, and the keys sit lightly over the drums, which keeps the track moving without losing clarity. There is a clear reference point to classic bruk styles, but the production keeps things current through restraint and spacing.
Expanding into darker and more rhythmic territory
“I’d Rather Be With You” pushes the EP further into a hybrid space. The track blends breakbeat structure with deeper harmonic elements, and the vocal layers add weight without dominating the mix. The drums carry more edge here, which gives the track a stronger presence in a club setting while still maintaining the musical tone established earlier.
“Hold On” closes the EP with a more focused rhythmic approach. The arrangement leans into tension through repetition and controlled variation, and the track holds its energy without relying on large structural shifts. It serves as a closing tool for DJs who want to maintain momentum as they transition into darker or more stripped-back sections of a set.
The Green Room functions as a cohesive introduction. Each track has a defined role, and the EP as a whole shows a producer who understands how to manage space, rhythm, and progression. For Soul Quest Records, this 20th release reads as a clear statement about the label’s direction and the type of artists it is choosing to highlight.
Will Vance is a professional music producer who has been involved in the industry for the better part of a decade and has been the managing editor at Magnetic Magazine since mid-2022. In that time period, he has published thousands of articles on music production, industry think pieces and educational articles about the music industry. Over the last decade as a professional music producer, Will Vance has also ran multiple successful and highly respected record labels in the industry, including Where The Heart Is Records as well as having launched a new label with a focus on community through Magnetic Magazine. When not running these labels or producing his own music, Vance is likely writing for other top industry sites like Waves or the Hyperbits Masterclass or working on his upcoming book on mindfulness in music production. On the rare chance he's not thinking about music production, he's probably running a game of Dungeons and Dragons with his friends which he has been the dungeon master for for many years.
