20.3.2012 von mk.

WHOOP. Here it is. the final heavy remix package of Azari & III‘s hit single “RECKLESS (WITH YOUR LOVE)“. To celebrate the release of their album, we have some high quality new remixes by Neville Watson, Cottam and Cole Medina. And of course there are also the remixes from 2010 by Tensnake, DJ Sneak, Permanent Vacation, Manuel Tur, Tuff City Kids, Midnight Magic, Good Guy Mikesh & Filburt. Everybody dance now!

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13.3.2012 von mk.

Not for nothing was DJ Kicks once named “the most important DJ mix series ever” by dance music bible Mixmag. A big part of DJ Kicks idea is the exclusive track on each album: every artist doing DJ Kicks has to write and include a piece of music that’s not available anywhere else. The second Exclusives album, follow-up to the first collection released in 2006, collates all 14 of those DJ Kicks-only moments from the last five years including Booka Shade, Four Tet, Apparat, MCDE and Gold Panda. And as cheery on top the unreleasd exclusive track from the upcoming Photek DJ-Kicks is on there as well.

This is the sound of electronic music’s great and good at their very best.

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9.2.2012 von mk.

From the left or the right side? Straight ahead or upside down? No matter how you look at it - but it seems to be about time that all the remixes for Jazzanova that have been done over the last few years need to be bundled up in a nice big shiny package.

After the first collection of remixes from 2003 (Remixed, JCR040-2) now’s the turn for Upside Down, some of dance music finest key figures’ interpretations of selected Jazzanova tunes from the last eight years. And be assured, the line-up is as massive as the Berlin’s quintet worldwide reputation. From fellow Berliner Henrik Schwarz, Ye:Solar and Âme to Atjazz and Mr. Scruff from the UK, Motor City Drum Ensemble from Cologne, Glasgow’s Midnight Mauraders and Soldiers Of House from Pretoria (South Africa) this is a top notch international heavy weight affair.

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6.1.2012 von mk.

After one and a half decade and more than 390 releases, Compost Records bundles some of their finest tunes as Various Artists digital download compilation albums.
The variety and full spectrum of Compost’s repertoire has never or rarely been presented in form of a musical genre compilation. These releases will be compiled or
DJ-mixed by Compost’s artists and are available as digital downloads, except in some rare cases very very limited as 500 CDs.
Since the remix work always played an important role for Compost, it´s high time to give some of the best house and techno producers and remixers credit for their deluxe reworks of our repertoire!
Rupert & Mennert did already a great job with compiling the Jazz Selection (Vol.1&2), the Downbeat Selection (Vol.1) and recently the Experimental Selection. With this first Remixes Selection, the focus is on club music, so our two dutch selectors chose nine deep remixes by the house experts Henrik Schwarz, Whignomy Bros., Llorca (Art Of Tones), Ripperton, Makossa & Megablast, Sasse, Dixon, Christian Prommer and Chopstick & Johnjon.
Who are Rupert&Mennert?
They reside in Den Helder, The Netherlands. One of the most beautiful cities in the world. From there they send their fine radioshow into the wide world. The show is currently re-invented. The Sound of Swound ran for more than 200 shows. But it will be replaced by something even better: “Weird Pigs – not for copycats”.
Besides their love for broadcasting they produce music too. Together with Me Raabenstein they released, as Lagerfeltz, an album on Nonine Recordings, Berlin.Together with remix-work for Energie du Verre and Ensemble du Verre (Batterie Records, Hamburg) their release-roster is building. A remix on this very label is also in the making.

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6.1.2012 von mk.

Esperanza is THE new group on Gomma. And Gomma is very happy with th debut album of the three kids from Italy. And - judging from the reactions on the first single “Sirena” (feat.: Banjo Or Freakout ) it seems that some others felt in love, too, already. Gui Boratto, James Holden, Laurent Garnier, Peter Kruder and many more key DJ’s have already declared they are fans of the band. The Esperanza boys combine huge musical talent, phantasy, knowledge of music history with a great technical ability and skills. All three guys have been learning classical instruments - but also experimenting with electronics. Esperanza’s Carlo Dall’Amico, also known as CECILE, has already released on Gomma. (His remix for Vampire Weekend stirr quite a buzz in the UK.) On their debut album the guys create a very own, different sound. Atmospheres ranging from late San Francisco psychedelic to tropical or Icelandic vibes, Duesseldorf electronics, mid 90’s Detroit Techno mixed with a pure “Anima Latina” - the universe of italian melodic and harmonics. Or think about Brian Eno having a friendly jam session with Global Communication, Turzi and Air in an open-air amphitheatre. Esperanza is in the air, but she’s already far from here. The album features recording artist Banjo Or Freakout (Memphis Industries, Walls/Kompakt) on vocals, and remixes come from Luke Abbott (Border Community), Broke One and Walls (Kompakt).

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26.11.2011 von mk.

“Soy Como Soy no voy a cambiar” “I am what I am and I am not going to change”! Even Luciano, Booka Shade, Dubfire, Loco Dice, Ricardo Villalobos, Sven Väth etc. played and danced along to this confident and strong slogan which still is a hit in Ibiza and all over the world, which was followed by a dope package of remixes from Dj Koze, Luciano, Skwerl, D-Nox & Beckers, Weisz & Schrenk and many others released on DJ Hell`s International Deejay Gigolo Records 2011.

Time to return for M&M to the Luv Lite studies in Vienna to get down to the ‘nitty gritty’ of classic retro analogue knob twiddling! Finding the freshest and most innovative musicians and vocalists, and ‘getting it down’ is a pain-staking venture at best. It is one of the main sensations from the new album ‘Soy Como Soy’ and its predecessor ‘Kunuaka’ the fact that ‘live’ means ‘live’, the flow, the origin from the primordial drumbeat and vocalists participating with the drum.

You can tell that Megablast works closely with the vocalists directly in the studio. The interaction of the human elements is firm and resolute and always convincing. These are not vocal parts sent over Internet, they are direct in the presence of the production team in the Luv Lite lounge and studios. Overseen too by Makossa’s more than keen ear, having the ability to recognize and draw the fine distinctions in sound, he is indeed the acute observer. Suspenseful trippy analog synths and other tinted sounds, the scrupulous drums, percussion and forceful basslines, all nicely inconspicuous from their travels and their tales. A real fusion of electronic and organic Afro-Latin beats.

From the massive anthem beat driven ‘Soy Como Soy’ picked up by the big dicks in just about every dance orientated genre to the beautiful tranquillity and quietude of ‘Love You’, the album indefinitely goes forth. You can definitely hear that the guys have done some serious travelling and met some fine folks along the way. Tracks like ‘If I U Me’ and ‘Release The Pressure’ ooze with layers of emotion and mood of reflection. The climate changes with the magnificent ex ‘Tower Of Power’ singer Hubert Tubbs on two stunning tracks ‘Coming Home’ and ‘Peace’. You feel his guts when he sings, seriously, his voice is imposing and beyond the norm. OG Spiritual Godess from Zimbabwe and Cleydys Villalon from Cuba make sure the girls get their say too with somewhat strikingly exotic vocals. ‘Imimi’ and `Bailalo’ two tracks for me that rouse and quicken the senses with much exhilaration and gladdening.

Makossa and Megablast have come home finally, we missed them very much. We’re very happy to have them back.
(Alan Brown, Soul Seduction, Vienna)

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31.10.2011 von mk.

Hailing from Chelmsford in Essex, but newly located to Hamburg, Germany, Gold Panda started writing beats and collaborating a few years ago, working with the likes of Infinite Livez and Shuttle (both Ninja Tune) as well as creating his own material. Gold Panda has now been snapped up by !K7 for their latest addition of the legendary DJ-Kicks series. This compilation has an exclusive from Gold Panda - “An Iceberg Hurled Northwards Through Clouds”. To follow up there will be an additional EP“ with remixes of the exclusive, including something special from Peaking Lights.

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23.9.2011 von mk.

After two outstanding 12inch releases on Dial Records Roman Flügel continues his collaboration with Fatty Folders, a full-length debut album presenting a colorful selection of essential works. Also known as Eight Miles High, Soylent Green and a part of Sensorama and Alter Ego- Roman Flügel always has been a main influence of the Dial Records family. From his first releases on Ladomat and the co-owned Playhouse imprint he passed the ways of Dial artists like Carsten Jost, Lawrence and Panther Du Prince uncountable times- in clubs and on parties as well as production-wise. So the idea of having an album grew in both, Roman Flügel’s and the Label’s mind since ages. With Fatty Folders the result is a truly masterpiece. Roman Flügel’s unique and unexpected productions introduce us to an excitingly wide range of eclecticism, modernism and dandyism under a groove. Every single track is a magical journey itself, the whole album a universe deep like the ocean. Here comes a true sound scientist who knows how to enchant the dancers, the connaisseurs, the lovers.

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14.9.2011 von mk.

Marsmobil is Roberto Di Gioia and (t)his BLACK ALBUM is his fourth Marsmobil album. It’s ambitious, emotional, very personal, an output where he is songwriter, musician, lead-voice, stylist, producer, multi-instrumentalist (piano, sitar, bass, guitar, drums, programming) all in one person. Unbelievable but true what this guy Roberto Di Gioia, mastermind and multimulti musician of Marsmobil, has done in his career - here’s an excerpt: worldwide tours / concerts / recordings as a pianist with: Charlie Watts, Kruder & Dorfmeister, Roy Ayers, Art Farmer, Sasha, Max Herre (Freundeskreis), Joy Denalane, DJ Hell, Wigald Boning, Uwe Ochsenknecht, Udo Lindenberg, Helge Schneider, Manfred Krug, Eva Matthes, Woody Shaw, Johnny Griffin, James Moody, Mel Lewis, Dave Holland, Jimmy Woody, Albert Mangelsdorff, Clark Terry, Charlie Rouse, Gary Peacock, Buster Williams, Joe Lovano, Billy Cobham, Klaus Weiss, Tom Harrell, Adam Nussbaum, Billy Hart, Christian Prommer’s Drumlessons, and many many more 1990-2008: member of Klaus Doldingers Passport. Plus writing / composing / producing for: Brian Ferry, Henrik Schwarz, Joy Denalane, Kruder & Dorfmeister, DJ Hell, Klaus Doldinger, The Notwist (”Neon Golden”, “Shrink”), Console (”Reset The Preset”), Till Brönner (”Blue Eyed Soul”, “That Summer”), Tim Ries (”Music Of The Rolling Stones” with Keith Richards, Charlie Watts), Wigald Boning, Voom:Voom, Max Herre (Freundeskreis) and many many others.

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15.8.2011 von mk.

Paying tribute to the good old reggae tradition of following up a studio album with a well crafted collection of dubs & versions, Cologne based producer/dj/drummer RAZOOF aka Uwe Lehr finally presents his fifth longplayer. Made of 14 fresh, dub infused tracks & classy remixes - heavily inspired by RAZOOF’s previous album effort „High Tide Low Tide“ - Sun Salutation unites a string of top notch electronica producers from around the globe: Along with New York based global beat hero ZEB, Gelka from Budapest and Salz there is also support from the legendary Lady Alma, reggae crooners Sebastian Sturm and the swedish jazz singer Sofia Pettersson as vocalists on „Sun Salutation“.

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