Intr0beatz’s It’s Been Good EP feels like a record from someone who has spent a long time figuring out how much pressure a deep house groove actually needs.
There is nothing fussy about it, and that is a big part of the appeal. The drums sit where they need to sit, the basslines roll without trying too hard, and the chord work gives the whole EP that warm, lived-in feel that SlothBoogie has always done well.
This is his third full EP with the SlothBoogie crew, and that history matters because the record sounds comfortable in the best way. It is not trying to force a reinvention or chase whatever club sound is currently getting pushed hardest online. It stays close to the deeper, swing-heavy house language that Intr0beatz has been refining for years, then lets each track find its own pocket.
The title track sets the tone with deep chords, 90s-style vocal chops, and that rolling “bompty” bass that gives the record its bounce. It has the kind of movement that feels easy right away, though the details are what keep it worth coming back to: the way the vocal fragments sit inside the groove, the way the bassline keeps nudging things forward, and the way the chords bring a little extra feeling without turning the track soft.
The Swing Does Most Of The Talking
“Undeniably” feels like classic Intr0beatz in the most direct sense.
The drums are locked in, the filtered bass has that loose movement underneath, and the vocal samples give the track enough character without taking over the whole thing. There is also a small organ part tucked in there that gives it a little extra attitude, and it is exactly the kind of detail that makes a deep house track feel played rather than assembled.
That is the part I kept thinking about with this EP.
A lot of house records are technically fine, but they feel too straight, too polished, or too locked to the grid. Intr0beatz has always had a better sense of swing than that. His tracks move with a little shoulder in them, and It’s Been Good leans into that side of his production without needing to explain it.
“Auf Wiedersehen” shifts the mood toward a jazzier, slightly more sun-warmed direction. It is probably the one that asks the most of the listener, but it also makes for a nice turn in the EP. It gives the record a little space and shows that Intr0beatz can move away from the obvious club center without losing the same internal feel.
SlothBoogie Knows This Pocket Well
“At Ease” closes the EP in a softer place, and it might be the track that best explains why this whole release feels right on SlothBoogie. It has that end-of-day quality where the rhythm is still moving, but the pressure has come down a bit. The title fits, too, because the track feels like the part of the night where nobody needs to be convinced anymore.
That is where Intr0beatz is at his best on this record.
He is trusting feel, swing, and small choices. The chord voicings, the vocal cuts, the bass movement, the percussion, and the space between everything all carry the EP in a way that feels natural.
For SlothBoogie, It’s Been Good EP adds another solid chapter to a catalog that has always understood this kind of house music. It is warm, direct, and built with DJs in mind, though it still has enough musicality to sit well outside the club. Intr0beatz has been part of the label’s story for years, and this EP sounds like someone returning to familiar ground with plenty left to say.
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.
