House News

Aussie rare groove ensemble Kerbside Collection's second album of instrumental funk and jazz grooves "Trash Or Treasure" (released May 2015) gets the remix, rework and re-use treatment with a variety of re-interpretations with everything from downtempo hip- hop/neo-soul and dusty analogue lounge beats, to fuzzy, Balearic electronic club workouts and even some broken beat flavours.Kicking off this limited edition 12" vinyl, AV artist/DJ/Producer Sampology lights up the sitar disco vibes of "Strawberry Fields" taking the track into sizzling Balearic, club work-out territory with added afro percussion, squelchy wobbles and effects, perfect for summer festivals and hazy end-of-night vibes. Vinnie Laduce's follows with his cruisy vocoder and lo-fi indie beats reconstruction of "Shake 'n' Bake", while another local Brisbane producer TwoDee (who also appears on "Mind the Curb" remixed) delivers an eighties, electro break flavoured re-work of 'Rabbit Hole'.Side B starts JNBO (The Cactus Channel bass player) and his unique wonky, analogue and quirky touch to the title track for a fuzzed out, analogue electronics burner for fans of Floating Points, Cro Magnon, Dabrye and Dimlite (bounced to tape no-less for added bump!). Closing in on this special vinyl is Kerbside's drummer Paprika who takes the coastal groove of 'Bogangar' to the afro side with his 'Mountain Air Afro- dub', recreating a low slung, Tony Allen styled afrobeat groove with added melodic movements and dubby effects, while he adds another remix taking "Trash Or Treasure" into future jazz/broken beat territory with added percussion, moog bass and a surprise heavy change up at the end, almost reflective of some classic Fat Freddy's Drop!

Four slabs of distortion-laced acid, electro, and techno from LSE founder R Gamble. Featuring an excellent remix by Diagonal / Spectrum Spools affiliate Prostitutes. Cover .
artwork by Jenna Westra. Mastered by Dietrich Schoenemann. 12" vinyl available in May 2016. Limited to 300 copies

Spearheaded by Shir Khan, Berlin label Exploited Recordings is pleased to announce 'Shir Khan Presents: Dancing & Romancing', a compilation album featuring some of the best music over the last five years from the label's most exciting artists.

'Dancing & Romancing' will be released as a double CD and triple vinyl - with many Exploited label classics appearing for the first time on wax. The third limited Vinyl (450 copies) will be released October 24th. Make your pre-oder quick as these will sell out just the moment they fly in.


SHIR KHAN PRESENTS DANCING & ROMANCING (VINYL III OF III) (VINYL ONLY)

Praised by the likes of Bjorn Torske, Pete Herbert, Prins Thomas, Lindstrom and Todd Terje, 'Mambo' by Slovenian Igor Skafar aka Ichisan is going to be the second release on the Japan Catune imprint.

Despite having deep roots within the club scene as a acclaimed producer, remixer and busy DJ, Kasper Bjørke has in the past years been focusing his own album productions on song oriented compositions, suitable for home listening rather than the dance floor. The DJs and ravers have been kept busy with remixes of his original versions - but for this new release, Kasper turns his own full attention to the business of making people move. 'Fountain of Youth' is a mini-LP drawing on Kaspers 15 years immersed in club culture and inspired by some of the genres he plays in his own DJ sets around the world, house, classic electro, post disco and techno. It's exceptionally executed, a masterclass in exquisite sound and production - and a innate knowledge of dance floor dynamics. 'Cloud 9' is the haunting and melancholic 808 breakbeat infused lead single (which features Urdur on the vocal version, known from the Icelandic collective GusGus) - an intoxicating 90s vocal house music tribute, that will surely both provide euphoric moments on the club floors and warm the hearts of radio audiences alike. Cloud 9 is released accompanied by luminary remixes from Gerd Janson (Running Back), Marvin & Guy (Hivern Discs) and Weval (Kompakt). 'Klint' is a throbbing and fun jam that conjures up memories of post disco and itchy italo. 'Rays' draws on a dreamy, descending synth theme, 808 patterns and a thick, punchy low end. 'Zenith (feat. Null & Void)' with its distinct, distorted and glitchy modular synth anthem, is a perfect afterburner for the later hours or in that 2 am party transition phase. 'Köln' has Kasper showing his deep love for the German techno capital, with a trippy percussive groove that builds into a futuristic ride topped by a simple, synthetic string theme.

Notwist, Tied & Tickled Trio, Lali Puna, 13 & God - Markus Acher definiert sein Musikuniversum
bekanntermaßen bandübergreifend. Was aber nur die Wenigsten wissen: im Nebenprojekt Rayon seit zwei
Jahrzehnten auch solo. Auf seinem Album "A Beat Of Silence" präsentiert Acher hypnotisch-verschachtelte
und minimalistisch arrangierte Instrumentalwelten. Wie der Titel bereits vermuten lässt, spielen dabei die
Leerstellen zwischen den einzelnen Tönen eine entscheidende Rolle: Es sind Melodien, Loops und
Arpeggios, die sich in die Höhe schrauben, die scheinbar gegenläufig sind und dabei doch so ineinander zu
Taktkombinationen verschränkt, dass einem schwindlig werden kann. Einen zentralen Faktor stellen in
diesem Kontext javanesische Gamelan-Klänge dar, deren Ensemble von Metallophon- und BambusflötenSchichtungen in etliche Richtungen zugleich anhebt und dabei doch ein aufbrausendes, schwirrendes
Ganzes bleibt, etwa wie eine Formation von Sperlingen. Wie die meisten Aufnahmen von Rayon gleicht auch
"A Beat Of Silence" dem Soundtrack zu einem verschollenen Dokumentarfilm, in dem schemenhafte,
verstaubte Archivbilder von Städten zu sehen sind, die im Zeitraffer entstehen und wieder vergehen. Das
Album erscheint als CD sowie auf 500 Exemplare limitierte LP.

Synths Versus Me is a prolific duo formed by Vanessa Asbert and Nico Cabañas. They already put out a bunch of releases edited by Oráculo Records. Minimal Synth, EBM and Cold Wave from Lloret de Mar (Spain).

This 12' EP (ltd. 300 copies) includes two brand new tracks and two exclusive remixes. The original version of 1987' is an atomic bomb of pure vintage EBM in the vein of Signal Aout 42 and Front 242. The remix done by Dirk Da Davo from The Neon Judgement keeps the feeling of the track but adding some drums, guitar samplers and sequences trademarked by this Belgian legend. On the b-side there is the original mix of Aimless Device', an electro-pop tune with catchy melodies, analogic bass lines and female voices. The remix prepared for this track by the new american sensation Boy Harsher is a surefire dancefloor full of hypnotic beats and dark atmospheres. All tracks remastered by Eric Van Wonterghem at Prodam Studios (Berlin).

Mit dem Album "OstWest" komplettiert das Berliner Elektronik-Kraut-Dub-Trio Automat eine bemerkenswerte
Trilogie. Während sich das 2014 erschienene Debüt "Automat" thematisch um die vier Berliner Flughäfen
rankte, lotete "PlusMinus" (2015) die Möglichkeiten der Klangmaschinen und Effektgeräte des Dub aus, um
hypnotische Weltraumklänge zu erzeugen. "OstWest" ist eine musikalische Interpretation der aktuellen
gesellschaftlichen Situation, die durch die vielen Neuankömmlinge in Deutschland entstanden ist.
Hintergrund: Die Albumaufnahmen fanden 2015 in den "Candy Bomber"-Studios auf dem ehemaligen
Berliner Flughafen Tempelhof statt, also auf dem Höhepunkt der Flüchtlingskrise. Für die Band bedeutete das
eine unmittelbare Nachbarschaft zu Tausenden Flüchtlingen aus dem Nahen Osten und Afrika, die in den
einstigen Hangars direkt unter dem Studio eine provisorische Unterkunft gefunden hatten. Wie bereits bei den
beiden Vorgängern bilden auch auf "OstWest" eine Reihe atmosphärisch dichter und rhythmischer
Meditationen die Grundlage für flirrende Elektronikklänge und basslastige Rhythmen. Dennoch wirkt
"OstWest" druckvoller, die "krautige" Dynamik der Band kommt mehr zur Geltung und beschert den Stücken
einen amtlichen Groove.

2013 unterschrieb Christine Owman bei Glitterhouse und veröffentlichte dort die beiden Alben "Queen Of The
Underground" und "Little Beast". Deren Einflüsse reichten von Post-Rock, Psychedelic, Grunge, Punk und
New Wave bis hin zu Klassik. Owman tourte bereits weltweit mit Künstlern wie SoKo, Wovenhand, Robert
Plant oder Vånna Inget. "When On Fire" produzierte die Musikerin selbst. Auf dem Album kreierte sie eine
dichotome Mischung aus verträumten Sounds, verzerrten Effekten, jeder Menge Hall und Noise, kombiniert
mit unbefangenen, intelligenten Lyrics. Geschichten über Träume, Ängste, Albträume und Dunkelheit - aber
auch Hoffnung: "Interpretations of darkness but with an empowering strength that conveys hope and almost
makes you feel safe in the dark underground", sagt Owman über ihre Texte. "When On Fire" klingt dunkel
und rau, aber auch sinnlich und luftig, hinterlässt eindrucksvolle Bilder im Kopf der Hörer, die, hypnotisiert von
Owmans Stimme, ihr in ihre eigene Welt folgen, in der Kontraste und Gegensätze, Träume und Realität
miteinander verschmelzen: "My music starts from the darkest underground, surfaces the ground into a
mesmerizing cloud of mist and continues reaching for the open sky. Empowering, sensual, dark, dreamy and
raw all at once." Als Gastmusiker finden sich auf "When On Fire" Mark Lanegan (Screaming Trees, Queensof the Stone Age), SoKo, Karolina Engdahl (Vånna Inget, True Moon) und Erika Rosén (Swim)

REPRESSED !!
One of the first releases in a series of limited represses on colored vinyl for the 20th anniversary of MATHEMATICS! ANALOGOUS DOOM's classic EP featuring 5 tracks of Detroit and Berlin-fetishizing techno and electro. This one will probably be out of print again very quick!!!

Powell recently announced his debut album 'Sport' via e-mail to fans. Billboards featuring the producer's email address appeared in London and New York and fans got in touch seeking details about his next record. Now he's made a proper announcement.
Emerging five years ago with little announce but an instantly strong aesthetic both musically and design-wise, Powell's sound immediately stood out in a world of producers making techno that sound took its cues from post-punk, turning the style on its head he made post-punk that had techno ideals.Sport' is an album that sounds like the perfect snapshot of his eclectic DJ sets and live gigs, Melon Magic NTS shows and the Diagonal imprint he co-runs with Jamie Williams (home to the releases from the likes of EVOL, Russell Haswell and Not Waving).On the subject of 'Sport': I called it that because I wanted it to be fun and playful, hence the games we've been having via these billboards,' Powell wrote in an email to one fan. People think of my music in certain terms I think, but I don't agree with them most of the time.
Also, like sport, I think of this record as being something for mind and body. I mean, you're shit at sport if you don't bring both things to it, so yeah, the music is physical and you can dance to it, but I also want to drag people's brains along for the ride too.
It's not a techno record, a dance album, a 'no-wave techno' thing, whatever the fuck that is. It's just the sound of what goes in my head.Vocals on 'Frankie (feat. Frankie)' are by Jonnine Standish. Jonnine is a musician and visual artist best known as one-half of the lauded minimal electronic duo HTRK.
LP format includes digital download code.

Obwohl das Berliner, aus T.Raumschmiere (Marco Haas) und Schieres (Ulli Bomans) bestehende NoiseProjekt Shrubbn!! schon fast 20 Jahre auf dem Buckel hat, stellt "Europa" nach "Echos" von 2012 erst das zweite Album dar. Klar, Shrubbn!! ist für die beiden neben Soloaktivitäten, Labelarbeit und Kunstmachen ein
reines Neben-, um nicht zu sagen Liebhaberprojekt, das immer mal wieder auf Eis gelegt wird, um dann mit einem musikalischen Update reanimiert zu werden. Glich "Echos" einem echogetränkten, beängstigenden und haltlosen Fall durch Raum und Zeit, fühlt sich "Europa" geradezu warm, traumtänzerisch und beständig an. Jedes der 14 Stücke trägt den Titel einer europäischen Stadt wie "Hull" oder "Valladolid". Was die Städte
verbindet: sie haben einen klingenden Namen. Deshalb bekommen wir auch einige völlig unbekannte
Ortschaften zu hören, zum Beispiel "Elk", "Lom", "Eskilstuna", "Freistritz an der Gail" oder "Anenii Noi". Der Clou dabei: Haas und Bomans haben keinen persönlichen Bezug zu den Orten, sie ließen sich bei ihren Kompositionen allein durch den Klang inspirieren. Was bestens funktioniert hat, die Resultate überzeugen auf ganzer Linie. Und es spricht für die Qualität des Albums, dass man dabei keinen der Titel kennen muss. Wer
denkt bei "Nea Koroni" schon an Alpentäler und Kuhglocken

Seventh editizione for this hit series. Again is a collaboration between Gülbahar Kültür (WDR Funkhaus Europe / Radio Bremen) and Johannes Heretsch aka Louie Prima (Radio Corax Halle / Electro Swing Revolution Radio Berlin).

Chord memory house and wobbly-jawed electro on masked man DJ Après Ski's classy debut run.

DEXT Recordings is a brand new label kicking off with an EP from dubspeeka complete with remixes from Apple Pips boss Appleblim and Aus artist Komon and it's a bit of a Bristol affair.

dubspeeka, the elusive Bristol based producer who has released on Oliver Huntemann's Ideal Audio, Waveform and has remixed for Evolution, is sure to become big news in 2014, especially once the world gets to hear this new EP.

Opening track 'Leaving Home' is a dark and broody affair with thick basslines, eerie pitch shifted voices lurking in shadows and plenty of spangled synths wrapping around it from start to finish. 'Special Occasion' is then a fulsome, swaggering house track. The drums are bulky, the percussion is crisp and the chords rattle with plenty of menace.

Next up, 'Creature Funk' again fuses elements of house and bass into a skipping track that sways to and fro as siren like tones survey the bleak horizon. It's arresting, strangely funky stuff that sound like little else.

Komon & Appleblim have teamed up many times before now, for both remixes and originals, and here the pair refix 'Creature Funk' into a nimble, supple bit of grainy but bulky techno that skips and scrapes with a real late night and underground swagger.
Komon then remixes 'Leaving Home' on his own and turns it into a reflective and pensive bit of house with nicely shaped synths off in the distance as infectious percussive slices churn out a pattern in the foreground.

dubspeeka's production is fresh and filled with plenty of personality and all three tracks here are likely to become seriously highly rated weapons for DJs in the know in the coming months.

ustice are a French electronic music duo consisting of Gaspard Augé and Xavier de Rosnay. The band's debut album † was released in June 2007 to critical acclaim. The album was later nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Electronic/Dance Album and came in at number 15 on Pitchfork's Top 50 Albums of 2007 and number 18 on Blender's "25 Best Albums of 2007" list.The band's remix of the MGMT song "Electric Feel" won the Grammy Award for Best Remixed Recording in 2009.
The band released its second album "Audio, Video, Disco" in 2011.

Nach Stationen in verschiedenen Rockbands startete der Mannheimer Musiker Michael Bundt Ende der Siebziger seine Solokarriere. Er veröffentlichte drei Alben, zuletzt 1980 "Electri City", auf denen er die Möglichkeiten elektronischer Musik auslotete. Experimentierfreudig, abwechslungsreich und meist instrumental bewegte er sich dabei in den Gefilden von Krautrock, Berliner Schule, Space-Futurismus und Synthie-Pop. "Electri City" entstand praktisch als Vorbote desome-Recording-Trends in Bundts eigenen Studio mit einem PPG-Synthesizer und Vierspur-Tonbandgerät. Das Album ist bestimmt von gelassen durchlaufenden Step-Sequenzer-Miniaturen, elektrisierenden Synth-FX-Eskapaden und Schnipseln verfremdeter Field-Recordings. All das komplettiert sich zu einem komplexen, ausdrucksstarken musikalischem Gebilde, das direkt einem "Captain Future"-Clip entsprungen sein könnte, und das den
Krautrock des Vorgängeralbums "Neon" entschieden hinter sich lässz

The Micronaut creates the soundtrack for those moments when the screeching of the subway and the steps on the wet pavement have echoed away into the dark city sky. Those moments when the ghosts of fumes and stop lights haunt the empty streets, when behind glowing windows dreams and urban exit strategies get ready for bed. When everybody is close to each other, but everyone is on his own. When the city comes to a standstill, but the wheels inside the heads of its inhabitants keep spinning. Stefan Streck discovers the musical equivalent for this epic atmosphere somewhere between Bass Music, Electronica and Pop. The cinematic soundscapes of his nocturnal City Blues have a somewhat tragic vibe, which is very noticeable both during the impulsive, passionate live shows of The Micronaut and on 'Forms', his third studio album on Acker Records, distributed through Kompakt. Between moments of deep melancholy and sudden eruptions of blissful euphoria he creates a feverish state of tension.

- First Portable album in 5 years
- Lead announcement via Resident Advisor
- Boiler Room session confirmed
- Remixes from Deetron and Bodycode


Kinoo, Aletchko & Johannes
Schön

Change

Chandler


& Aletchko


The Long Distance Drinker


Come True

feat. Kinoo

New sounds from an old friend... I'd been running Franklin De Costa's records for years, but after I played for his party in Berlin a few years back we kept in touch. He runs a club night called Mother's Finest which puts on artists like Tessela, Truss, Untold, DJ Fett Burger and more, as well as releasing singles under his own name on labels like Killekill and Curle, and, as Mudkid, beautiful tracks on Greta Cottage Workshop. The three trax built for this EP on Not So Much are, like anything fresh and futuristic, hard to pin down in words. SSSooo is a kind of detuned chattering b-boy cut that slides sideways between dimensions while always driving forward. MLDK is another one for any dancers with moves. It's tension-heavy, dubby basement shit with an almost spoken/sung synth line providing the dread and at the same time, a sense of class. Both MDLK and SSSooo have a playful side too, a knowing kind of sultriness, if that makes sense -
but the rhythms are tight and efficient. Purple Train on the other hand is loose as anything, and ramps up the narcotic sexiness in a groove for afterhours sessions. I don't want to describe it as sex, drugs and rollers, but this is kind of writing itself. With this one, the dub is wise, the time is forgotten and the wrongness is righteous. FDC is the second outside artist (after Samuel/Ploy) to release on the label, and I'm really happy that the family is finally growing - all the waiting and all the declined demos have paid off. There are more releases from more artists in the pipeline, some you'll have heard of, and some fresh blood too.
Thanks for reading and listening! Mosca

The debut album from the mighty Parisian electronic music crew Acid Arab, who have been putting European festival and club audiences under a spell with their intoxicating blend of sharp Western electronic music with Eastern sounds and vocals.

Amir Alexander's Anthology one brings together 4 of his most in demand tacks spread out over 3 EP's onto one 12 inch compilation. Necessary Sanctuary has proven to be an instant classic since it's quiet and humble release 5 years ago. Only 200 copies were made with 150 ever making it to the stores, by the time people knew about it, it wasn't available anymore. That is,until now. Both tracks are included. The Original Mix and the 3 AM Dub. Also included is The Universe from his Deep Vibes released Outsider Music EP, as well as The lovely Transcend for Amir's first full solo EP on Machining Dreams. Both Universe and Transcend were given a fresh mixdown, and all 4 have been remastered at Hard Groove Mastering Uk. This is the first of what will be an ongoing series for collectors, DJ's, serious archivists.

IN THERAPY is an electronic music label based in Barcelona, founded and curated by Rainer. Music performance without the ego it´s as much about empathy as it is about entertainment. Use music to slip past the pain and gather insight into the workings of someone else's mind. This release on IN THERAPY represents the first full length Hi-Ryze recording since 1999. The Red Crossing EP consists of four tracks of extremely modern, off worldly, classic tracks.

2013 war das 100-jährige Jubiläum des sinistren Superschurken Fantômas, der sich in immer wieder neuen
Masken unters Volk mischt und der Polizei stets entkommt. Fantômas hat seinen Ursprung in einer von Paul
Souvestre und Marcel Allain inszenierten Groschenroman-Reihe der vorletzten Jahrhundertwende. Deren
Erfolg war so groß, dass eine Verfilmung und vier Fortsetzungen auf die Leinwand kamen. Die fünfteilige
Fantômas-Filmreihe von Louis Feuillade mit René Navarre in der Titelrolle gehörte zu den größten
Filmerfolgen ihrer Zeit! Die Stummfilme wurden vom französischen Filmproduktionsunternehmen Gaumont
digital restauriert und feierten am 31. Oktober 2013 ihr angemessenes Comeback in Form einer langen
Fantômas-Nacht im Pariser Théâtre du Châtelet. Jeder Film wurde live mit einem eigens komponierten Score
begleitet, und zwar von Yann Tiersen, dem britischen Gitarristen James Blackshaw, der isländischen Formation Amiina, dem kanadischen Ambientkünstler Tim Hecker und der schwedischen Band Loney Dear. Das Berliner Label Morr bringt in Kooperation mit dem sländischen Imprint Mengi den Amiina-Soundtrack als CD und Gatefold-Doppel-LP auf den Markt. Deren melancholisch, ätherisch und verdichtet klingende Fantômas-Interpretation ist mit stampfenden Rhythmen und jagenden Melodien versehen. Dabei kommen neben diversen elektronischen Klangerzeugern, Violine, Cello und Schlagzeug auch eher exotische Instrumente wie ein Metallophon, eine Ukulele und eine Tischharfe zum Einsatz.

The first release of Slagerparade - Full Pupp´s brand new imprimt for sought after or (too long previously) neglected classic´s of norwegian heritate has finally arrived. Actually appearing on the B side of Skatebård´s Flashes in The Night' EP from 2006 which was done by Digitalo Enterprises/Kompakt - Data Italia is such a gem you really need to listen to believe how good it is.

A Customer Comment from Discogs on the 2006 EP says it all: I really dig the b side. Data Italia is enchanting Italo disco. Circuitry Impulse Overload is a slick bleepy techno workout with lush pads, swirls, and classic 808 claps. We´re proud to release Data Italia in a 2015 Remaster, Sagtann Remix and Prins Thomas Versione Lunga Strada! We let the music speak for itself. More hotness and hot mess just around the corner. Full Pupp HQ, Juli 2015

Nahe dem Place de la Concorde begann vor ziemlich genau 20 Jahren und mitten im Herzen der französischen Kapitale die klangvolle Geschichte der Buddha-Bar. Seither ist der Club aus dem Pariser Nachtleben nicht mehr fortzudenken. Nicht allein deshalb, weil die stilvolle Fusion-Gastronomie in Kombination mit nicht minder geschmackssicheren DJ-Sets eine perfekte Grundlage für so ausgelassene wie atmosphärische Partys schafft. Hinzu kommen unzählige Veröffentlichungen mit Lounge-, World- und ElectroSounds, die den Vibe der Buddha-Bar in die ganze Welt hinaustragen, und von Thailand über Melbourne und San Francisco bis London und Berlin einen wesentlichen Beitrag zur Erfolgsgeschichte dieser Pariser Institution leisten. Zum zwanzigjährigen Jubiläum bringt das Label George V mit "Twenty Years" eine 3CDBox heraus, in der sich die größten Hits und beliebtesten Stücke der Buddha-Bar-Historie finden. Doch nicht nur das: Während zwei CDs Ravin, seit den Anfangstagen Resident-DJ der Buddha-Bar, in Fluss bringt, besorgt der französische Star-DJ Bon Sinclair den dritten Mix. Fulminant!

Daniel Lanois ist ohne Frage einer der größten und wichtigsten Produzenten der Neuzeit: Er ist der Mann, der
Bob Dylan mit "Oh Mercy" zurück in die Spur brachte, und der langjährige Partner von Brian Eno. Er ist
derjenige, der U2s unverwechselbaren Sound herausmeißelte und das Spätwerk von Neil Young, Willie
Nelson oder Emmylou Harris veredelte. Aber lange zuvor war Daniel Lanois schon ein experimentierfreudiger
Musiker, dessen einzigartiger Gitarrensound wegweisend für ein ganzes Genre war: Ohne ihn klänge
Ambient-Musik heute sicherlich anders. "Goodbye To Language" ist die perfekte Verbindung all seiner
Talente, von den weltverändernden Pioniertaten seiner frühen Tage mit Eno bis hin zu seinem Einfluss auf
den Mainstream. Lanois spielt hier ausschließlich Pedal Steel Guitar, sein Freund Rocco DeLuca Lap Steel.
Ihre Stücke verbinden eine kompositorische Strenge, die an Werke von Ravel und Debussy erinnert, mit
einem Sinn für klanglichen Futurismus und doch auch mit der Natürlichkeit, die nur von jemandem kommen
kann, der wie selbstverständlich verwurzelt ist in der Musiktradition gleich mehrerer Jahrhunderte. Oder wie
Daniel Lanois es selbst auf den Punkt bringt: "Ich operiere unter dem Banner der Soul-Musik - Musik, die sich
gerade richtig anfühlt und einer wahrhaftigen Quelle entspringt." Wenn ein Musiker mit so viel Kompetenz und
Erfahrung wie er von seiner eigenen, persönlichen Wahrheit erzählt, dann lohnt es sich allemal, genau
zuzuhören

On two 12"s and over the course of a staggering 78 minutes, big things are happening on "Jams", Urban Homes' monumental sophomore album. The highly ambititous attempt at a certain history of dance music, a sweaty night on the dancefloor, an excursion into the fog...But one thing at a time: The 13 Jams go back to recordings of years of communal, midi- and hardware-based jam sessions which, over three years, were painstakingly discarded, refined, condensed, reconstructed and provided with occasional guest vocals by Hanitra Wagner (Oracles, Die Heiterkeit). The album was mixed by Jan Philipp Janzen (Von Spar) at Dumbo Studios, mastered by Cem Oral at Jammin' Masters. Sonja Deffner (Die Heiterkeit, Jason & Theodor) is responsible for the stunning gatefold artwork.On "Jams", Benjamin Riedl, Stephan Weinand and Oliver Bersin explore a history of dance music that is retraced in the 13 tracks: The seemingly clear cut references in titles such as "Verdub Lang Her (Stripped Down Killer Dub Jam)", "Blue Note Jam" or "As High Acid Can Get (:-)Jam)", however, are not to be taken as letters of intent, but—despite the playful handling of genre conventions and clichés—as hommages to the immaterial architecture of the club: the atmosphere, the vibe, the jam. In its rich texture, the dramatic composition of "Jams" reconstructs the resonance space of an excessive, foggy, and steamy night at the club, thereby approaching its point of interest. Despite the clear club compatibility (each of the 13 tracks will work on a dancefloor worth its salt), Urban Homes do not shy away from sticky harmonic arrangements and melodies that are bound to be called "pop". They do however, and this is one of the points of this great album, avoid any overarching narrative of organicity or authenticity which might refer the record to a context of "indie" music. Unlike the acclaimed and award-winning debut "Centres", which wore the socialization of the (previously four) Urban Homes on its sleeve, this is rootless, nomadic music that is in the most beautiful sense out there. So far out there, in fact, that we seem to make out figures such as Pharaoh Sanders or Sun Ra through the ever-present (see titles such as "4/20 Jam" or "Summer Rolls (Midnight Munchies Jam)" for reference) fog.What seems so effortless, casual and relaxed over the entire run time, finally, is in fact merely evidence of the band's musical mastery and precision: The staging of gaps, the fraying, dripping track ends and its general weirdness is part of the modeling of the history of a music that formed without a "quantise" command.

Originally released on PLANET E in 1998, "EXSTASOUL" was recorded in Paris and Detroit and fuses Electro-Funk with Deep House grooves and a touch of sampling. PLAYING FOR THE CITY's OLIVIER PORTAL adds keys on the title track. This 4-tracker is a definite testament to ALTON's eclectic sound!

37th Unmissable event for DJs with the new Suburbia Unmixed : 20 house and dance tracks extended version selected in the top of international charts. All latest hits in a 2CD compilation to add to your series.

Second release from San Fran's VOLTAGE MUSIC. PROFESSOR SMITH is the cofounder of XLR8R mag and known for his elctro DJ sets. The A-side is asinister, throbbing electro cut. The B-side is the stand out track, withwarped dub-electro twists and turns, dope synths and tech rhythms.

Nach dem überwältigenden Erfolg der beiden Solo Alben "Fatty Folders" (2011) und "Happiness is Happening" (2014), kehrt Roman Flügel zurück mit seiner dritten full-length CD/LP auf Dial Records. "All The Right Noises" vereint House/Techno adventures, feinste Ambient Works, und einzigartiges Material rythmischer und auraler Verspieltheit. Was für eine Intensität, ein Meisterwerk der einlullenden Wärme, des provokanten Exzess, umarmend und uplifting zugleich. Roman Flügel überrascht immer wieder mit seiner ganz eigenen musikalischen Vision!
Gleich die ersten Akkorde von "Fantasy" entführen uns in eine Traumwelt, in der das Unmögliche zu Klang wird. gefolgt von dem verführerischen"The Mighty Suns". Die Reise nimmt ihren lauf über die fantastisch schrägen Tech-Tunes "Dead Idols", "Warm And Dewy", "Dust" und "All The Right Noises" und zwei perfekt exzessive Festival Opener: "Namless Lake" und "Planet Zorg". Mit dem closing tune "Live Tends To Come And Go" lockt uns Roman Flügel zurück in eine Fantasiewelt, die kein zweiter so beherrscht wie er.

The Korvids are a catholic Glasgow Collective, spearheaded by singer-songwriter James Grant and Gordy Goudie. They marry a love of disco with the influence of Deodato, Axelrod, CSNY, Miles and anything else that takes their fancy. The debut single from The Korvids "Beach Coma" was released in 2015 and its summertime groove is a well known track on the US Sirius FM networks.The furrow of their combined influences and experiences runs deep, James was the front man for Love and Money, everyone's favourite band from the 1980s who should have been massive, but somehow weren't. James has also had a distinguished career as a singer-songwriter internationally. Recently performing two sold out shows in Glasgow with a full orchestra. Gordy has produced music for numerous projects and bands, including Simple Minds and has played bass and guitar for The Primevals and Echo And The Bunnymen among many others.Bad Faith" is their 3rd single released and sees James re-unite with former Steely Dan producer Gary Katz for the first time since 1986 (he produced the 1986 Love and Money album "Strange Kind Of Love"). The track itself features James in full falsetto vocal mode. It is underpinned by soul-dance grooves, punchy horns, phrenic percussion FX and on-point Rhodes keys.
For the remixes Gary Katz rolls (or reels even) back the years to the 1970s and hones in on a FM friendly US soul rock sound, but with funk and jazz undertones. Other remixes come from Russian based Kim and Buran, their "Sundowner" remix rides the nu-disco, sunset vibe to maximum effect, while their "1974 Soul Train" remix strips back the groove and attitude and hits the jazz lounge. Push to Break complete the remixes with their pulsing electronic "E mix".Also featured on the EP is another track "Blisters" which is all about big stabby bass synths, big drums, and layers of picked & waiting guitars. The original and an 1980s "extended" remix version are included, Stay tuned for more from The Korvids, their debut album is due for release in Feb 2017

Komarken Electronics makes his debut on brokntoys with Expanded Consciousness. With previous releases under his belt on Solar One & Stilleben, for brokntoys he serves up shimmering neo electro with Early Mornings following up with the fidgety Bubble Theory. On the flip, the title track runs deep into ether before Delta Funktionen steps up with a heavy remix of Early Mornings to close proceedings.

Seductive, classic house music that will stay in your record box for a very long time. Thank Dubshape for making your DJ job so much easier with this track.