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Hour 1: John Digweed
01. Agaric - Who Made Up The Rules (Josh Wink Interpretation) [Ovum Recordings | OVM-216]
02. Andrade - Talk About [Poker Flat Digital | PFD11]
03. Vahagn - Relapse (Nick Chacona Remix) [Buzzin' Fly | 061BUZZ]
04. Kollektiv Turmstrasse - Was Bleibt (Jimpster Vocal Remix) (Rebellion der Träumer - Remixes Part 1) [Connaisseur Recordings | cns0044-6]
05. Romano Alfieri & Luca Bear - Leave The Valley (Breaking New Soil 03 EP) [Break New Soil | BNS023]
06. Martin Dawson - Onital [Session Deluxe Recordings | SDLX 034]
07. Christian Smith - Fugitive (Cabeçudas EP) [Bedrock Records | Bed98]
08. Oliver Klein - My Definition (Gallery LP) [Kling Klong Records | Promo]
Release Notes :
01. Agaric - Who Made Up The Rules (Josh Wink Interpretation) [Ovum Recordings | OVM-216]
Vinyl tracklisting:
A1 Who Made Up The Rules (Josh Wink Interpretation)
B1 No Way I Know I Feel (Axel Boman Remix)
Artist: Agaric
Remixers: Josh Wink and Axel Boman
Title: "Who Made Up The Rules / No Way I Know I Feel"
Label: Ovum Recordings
After the incredible success of Agaric’s “Who Made Up The Rules” , we come to you with this amazing remix EP. On the A side Josh Wink is onboard to remix the title track “Who Made Up The Rules”. This is vintage Wink, pumping and building as only Josh can. On the B side we enlist the skills of Axel Boman who takes the hypnotic “Get Off My Mind” and makes it a funky house jam. Two amazing remixes of two incredible tracks that should be heard throughout the summer season!. Be sure to grab your vinyl copy today from the following links:
High profile feedback from the likes of:
Loco Dice - "WHAT A Release !!!!!!!!! I will buy the record for my collection. MEGA BOMB!"
Ellen Allien - "Both mixes are very cool! Support from me!"
Rolando – “Josh’s remix is SMOKIN!!!! Big support!”
Lee Burridge – “Axel’s remix is SWEET!!! Lotsa support coming from me!”
Miss Kittin – “Josh you rock…. Again another sparkling release!! ”
Matthias Vogt (Motorcitysoul) - "Wow... Ovum again, yes, comtinuously great stuff! Think about using Boman's mix as my set opener tonight!"
D'Julz - "I'll play Wink mix."
Dubfire - "Good music here as usual. Bomb from Josh!!"
Sascha Dive - "A really great Josh Wink remix!! Plays from me for sure!"
Paul Woolford - "Wink mix is super-ballsy, really looking forward to playing this out. Thanking you!"
Basti - (Tiefschwarz) - "Such a great label – and always great music! Both mixes work!"
Stuart - (Slam) - "Loving Josh's mix yet again! Excellent stuff!!"
Solomun - "Axel Boman’s remix really is great!! Big support from me!"
Kabale und Liebe - "WHOOOHHH SHITTTT Josh's remix is da bombbbbbbb i was still in love with the album, now i feel the album had something like a perfect boob-job "
DJ Yellow - "Superb remixes pack ... both Wink and Boman are AMAZING!"
Tobi Neumann - "MASSIVE Wink remix!! I pick it, I will play it!
Orde - (Slam) - "Josh Wink Remix… simply superb!! Definite support from me…"
Laurent Garnier - "Mr Wink is soo damn funkyyyy. Loooving it!!"
Maya Jane Coles - "Always love Axel's stuff! Will be playing this. Nice remix by Josh Wink also!"
Luca Bacchetti - "Really digging Josh Wink's remix!!!! Great remix by Axel Boman too!! Dope!"
Rocky - (X-Press 2) - "Both very cool tracks. Josh mix does it for me here though!"
Marco Resmann – (Luna City Express) - "The Josh Wink remix is superb!! Def in my sets."
Joris Voorn - "Josh's mix is ROCKING!! In my sets!
Mauro Picotto - "Love it!! Fantastic Wink remix! Super support from me!!"
Ali - (Tiefschwarz) - "I’m loving both remixes here. Great music!"
Gregor Tresher - "What a monster remix from Josh!!!! Straight into my July Top Ten, will play everywhere! Axel Boman mix nice as well, something for those summer day parties."
02. Andrade - Talk About [Poker Flat Digital | PFD11]
Andrade is the Paris based producer who‘s name is now well known amongst top DJs for his funky, post-minimal tech house grooves. The Parisian beat-maker comes on strong with 3 nu-acid killers in this hot EP for Poker Flat Digital.
‚Talk About‘ is a bass heavy floor rocker in the greatest sense of the phrase. Solid square wave bass and dirty synths fuse with funky electric bass in a modern game of galactic funk.
The old-school flavoured ‚Lies‘ pumps along with freaked out acid lines and cosmic pongs, as NYC funk meets Parisian basement vibes in a seriously trippy concoction!!
Finally the twisted tones of ‚All In‘ tie all these sounds together. Stomping beats are intertwined with dark vocal snippets and teasing synth elements as the vibe just builds and builds!
Released by: Poker Flat Digital
Release/catalogue number: pfd11
Release date: Jun 24, 2011
03. Vahagn - Relapse (Nick Chacona Remix) [Buzzin' Fly | 061BUZZ]
~ Vahagn
Label: Buzzin Fly
Cat Number: 061BUZZ
Deep summer night bomb!
PHILIP SHERBURNE (THE WIRE / RA) 'Oh man, that is gorgeous. And the Nick Chacona remix is sublime, absolutely blows me away. So up my alley right now. Thank you for this!!!'
LAURENT GARNIER 'Absolutely looove the original and Dana Ruh mix. Will play for sure.'
JIMPSTER 'Really lovely bunch of tracks here. Can hear the original making a big impact but also love the slightly more spaced out mix from Nick. Definitely be playing these.'
SHANE JOHNSON (FISH GO DEEP) 'Cracking release. Like the stripped down vibe of the Dana Ruh Remix but it's the original all the way for me. Deep and musical with more than enough bump for any of the dancefloors I play to.'
ASHLEY BEEDLE 'Really into the Original mix and the Nick Chacona remix. Most excellent. Big support.'
ALAIN HO 'The original does the work for me. Deep and flying all over.'
TEDD PATTERSON 'Great! Love the original mix and the Nick Chacona Remix.Full support.'
SHUR-I-KAN 'Lovely EP - enjoying this one.'
AFFKT 'Feeling original and remixes! Probably my fav is Nick Chacona. Thanks so much for the great music.'
Q BURNS 'Nick's mix for me. It's a wonderfully sprawling house music production. Thumbs skyward.'
DJ PIPPI 'Its Hot & Deep with a great hypnotic sequence make this Track Special! Viva La Buena Musica!'
CRAIG MORRISON 'Loving Chacona's mix - stirring stuff
04. Kollektiv Turmstrasse - Was Bleibt (Jimpster Vocal Remix) (Rebellion der Träumer - Remixes Part 1) [Connaisseur Recordings | cns0044-6]
Not many words are necessary for Kollektiv Turmstrasse’s last year’s album “Rebellion der Träumer”. Top ranking at the European sales charts, No 1 iTunes album charts and top ten of best album in 2010 in many polls of the year. The album is more than a collection of single tracks – its one oeuvre and became an instant classic. Now we are more than proud of to kick-off the remixes.
The a-side of part 1 features an interpretation of “Was Bleibt” by UK House gentleman Jimpster, who delivers a poppish and emotional deep-house bomb with a strong and driving bassline.
On the flipside “Heimat” is given a wonderful subbass-driven remix treatment by
Thuringia’s best Robag Wruhme, who proofs again his outstanding creativity and unique feeling for music….
Expect more remix parts after the summer…
Released by: Connaisseur Recordings
Release/catalogue number: cns0044-6
Release date: Jun 29, 2011
05. Romano Alfieri & Luca Bear - Leave The Valley (Breaking New Soil 03 EP) [Break New Soil | BNS023]
"What started as a single release by various artists last summer became a series on the label, and so we are happy to present to you today: Breaking New Soil 03, featuring four stunning tracks to kickstart the summer by Karotte & Gregor Tresher, Romano Alfieri, Jewel Kid and Yvel & Tristan! "
Dubfire - "Big bombs for the summer again from Gregor and his crew."
Adam Beyer - "Great package, Sol and Shitan are my faves here. Will play. Gracie!"
Shlomi Aber - "Lunar Distance is sounding nice. Will test it out."
Kiki - "Leave The Valley & Shitan tickle the right synapses for me!"
Joris Voorn - "Leave The Valley is lovely!! Will be playing for sure!"
Stacey Pullen - "Lunar Distance is funky on the drums, will support."
Danny Howells - "Four killers, tough to pick a fave - full support for the whole release!"
Samuel L Session - "Shitan will make the crowd go whoo ha! ?"
Troy Pierce - "Sol and Lunar Distance are GREAT!!"
Riva Starr - "Solid! Yvel & Tristan is def the pick for me. Sounds hot."
Christian Smith - "I'm a big fan of this label! Always fresh and inspiring music! House with a techno edge ? i love Shitan! Great package!"
Hernan Cattaneo - "I really like The Valley track! Playing it!"
Kaiserdisco - "BOMB release! Full support for all of the tracks here!"
Stephan Bodzin - "Oh oh. SOL is exactly on my planet!!! Bomb!"
Andy Cato - (Groove Armada) - "Leave The Valley is a real banger!!!"
Technasia - "Sol and Shitan are both for me. Sounding really nice! Looking forward to playing them."
Oliver Huntemann - "Cool mini compilation. I like Karotte & Tresher's Sol most. Club-hit!"
Michel de Hey - "Solid tools from the BNS boss, not as good as his lp though ? but all playable!"
Lauhaus - "Yvel & Tristan sounds dope!! Will be playing that this weekend."
Wally Lopez - "Nice package tracks again from Break New Soil.... Will play Sol!"
Joel Mull - "Great Stuff from Break New Soil again!! ? Another heavy selection. Thank you for sending me."
Adam Port - "SOLSOLSOL!! Karotte & Gregor are on firrrre!! Other tracks also great!"
Dave Seaman - "Some good bits here - Sol is a chunky driver, Valley is great."
Alexander Kowalski - "Very nice & groovy tracks!! Shitan is the pick for me!"
Aga Heller - (Bacardi B-Live Radio Show) - "The tune from Peter and Gregor is great! Cool, deep techno! The other tunes are solid as well."
Sven- (Raveline Magazine Germany) - "Very nice combination of drums and beats. Great!"
Monika Kruse - "Great release. Already charted! Sol my fav."
Nick Warren - "Leave The Valley is excellent!! Big support coming on this."
Misstress Barbara - "Great package. Really like Jewel Kid's Shitan!! Support."
Anderson Noise - "Sol is very good! Well done Gregor... will play!"
Anton Pieete - "Love it this Ep!! Shitan and Gregor & Peter are fantastic!!!"
Pig - (Pig & Dan) - "Awesome techno e.p, great stuff from Gregor and Karotte, also enjoyed Lunar Distance."
Sian - "Super well crafted and expertly picked! I think Shitan is best for me."
Secret Cinema - "Sol is nice! Great one Peter and G! Shitan is a good club groover too!"
Andy - (Raveline) - "Solid sampler...like 'Leave The Valley und 'Lunar Distance' best."
De:Bug Magazine Germany - "Considering for review."
Tsugi Magazine France - "Sol is a nice one."
06. Martin Dawson - Onital (Jardim da Vida EP) [Session Deluxe Recordings | SDLX 034]
This time, Session Deluxe is presenting a really special release. It s a piece of fantastic depp and tech house tunes. A short view on the artists name is enough. Martin Dawson drops two musical artefacts which are perfect made for the spring and summer season. Dawson is basicly from Uk but is living in Berlin now. His releases on Cocoon, Crosstown Rebels, Get Physical, Off Recordings or Kling Klong are played and supporte by the who is who of the international deep house and tech house scene. He has also published his album Sunday Smoking on Mood Music in March 2011.
Martin's Jardim da Vida is very pumping and driving tech-house tune. It starts very straight and up forward and is creating a mood totally special. Especially the melody and the flute and whistle tunes are taking you on a trip to a party on the beach or somewhere under the sun.
Onital is the second track of Martin Dawson for that Ep. It's a very deep and percussive track. A massive and groovy bassline will let your feed moving. You will be hypnotized by this wicked house groove.
The remix of Jardim da vida is made by Namito. Actually he is very busy in the studio and has a big release output at the moment. An amazing release on Kling Klong at the beginning of 2011 or on his new own label Greenhorn Records. His remix is rolling with a big bassline and a stomping kickdrum. Altogether Namto's way is bit more techy, but also with a great groove. Definitley music for the dancefloor.
Great early feedback and support on the new Session Deluxe release, by: Butch, Hermanze, Tim Xavier, John Digweed, Gel Abril, Marcus Meinhardt, Tony Rohr, Phonogenic, Martin Eyerer and many more ...
Intended Release date June 2011 Vinyl & Digital July 2011
07. Christian Smith - Fugitive (Cabeçudas EP) [Bedrock Records | Bed98]
Swedish genre-blurring techno master Christian Smith returns to John Digweed’s Bedrock label with another set of his trademark spellbinding productions. The big room vibes are most definitely flowing through these 3 choice cuts.
“Cabecudas” (located in Santa Catarina, Brazil, for all you fact fans) is a track that has all the percussion-fuelled funk you could want as it builds through layers of nagging synths to a glorious hands-in-the-air crescendo in true show-stopping style. This will be a highlight in many big-room DJ sets all summer long, without a doubt. For the Vox version Smith gives the track an old-school jackin’ Chicago twist, bringing the percussion to the forefront and adding a memorable vocal loop hook to the proceedings.
Meanwhile, “Fugitive” keeps the funk-factor high and focuses on a Latin percussive vibe that cannot fail to move even the most stubborn hips as it winds up the intensity with subtle ease before unleashing yet another superb hands-in-the-air moment. This is an EP you don’t want to miss out on.
Christian Smith has been at the top of his game as a DJ and producer for over a decade, but despite enjoying a global reputation as one of the most evergreen performers in his field, times have never been quite as good as they are right now. While his roots lie in techno, Christian has never been a purist, favouring instead to flavour the melodic, rhythmical music he loves with doses of funk or interspersing the raw energy of his sets with inspired moments of pure euphoria. His big-room, genre-blurring sound is very much suited to the Bedrock ethos of releasing the best quality electronic dance music that goes beyond fads and fashion as this brand new EP demonstrates.
With the momentum of his recent successful releases firmly behind him and with the strength of fresh inspiration driving his ambition forward, the “Cabecudas EP” from Christian Smith shows once again why he remains at the top of his game, maintaining his relevance and position at the very pinnacle of electronic music in 2011.
08. Oliver Klein - My Definition (Gallery LP) [Kling Klong Records | Promo]
Oliver Klein will release his debut album, Gallery later this year on Kling Klong.
The DJ and producer has been a longstanding member fo the house and techno scene, charting his beginnings to the early '90s. It was through DJing and remixing artists such as James Holden, Robert Armani and Thomas Schumacher that he made his name, however. It's only been relatively recently that he's focused more heavily on original productions. He's helped on this full-length by a host of producers. Peter Jürgens, Martin Eyerer, Ramon Tapia, and Wollion & Mario Da Ragnio all lend a hand on Gallery, which is described as an album that is made strictly for the dance floor. "The fans who will buy my album aren't waiting for me to make downbeat or chillout tracks," said Klein via a press release. "I'm presenting the sort of tracks I've always represented here. It's a good mixture between the styles of techno music that people have come to expect from me."
Tracklist:
01. Hey Baby
02. What U Got
03. Rainstick
04. Slowphatty
05. Century 22
06. Suspenders
07. Gran Torino
08. Straight to the Point
09. Restless
10. Cougar
11. Every Year
12. My Definition
13. Heat
14. Caleno
Each copy of the upcoming Oliver Klein album 'Gallery' on Kling Klong Records features artwork handmade by kids in the art classes of Konrad Adenaur Realschule in Köln.
Kling Klong will release Gallery on September 5, 2011.
Guest Mix
Hour 2: Lazersonic & Zak Frost
01. Nima Gorji – Downtown Miami [Unreleased]
02. Gaiser – Unstable Witness [M_nus | MINUS92]
03. The Sushi Club – Flunauticus (Johnny D Remix) [4MPO | 4MPO8961104-3]
03. Johnny D – Soleil [Safari Electronique | Saf-026]
05. The Art Department – Without You (Extended 12" Mix) [Crosstown Rebels | CRM064]
06. Plastikman - Electriks [IntelliNET | unreleased]
07. HP. Hoeger & Mr. Saxisfaction - Saxisfied (Frank Martiniq Remix) [Heaps | HEAPS017]
08. dOP – Your Sex [Supplemental Facts Records | SFR029]
09. Nick Curly – Cozumel (Azylum EP) [Cécille Records | CEC019]
10. Lazersonic & Zak Frost – Phoenix [Adventures in Stereo | AIS0002]
11. Channel X – Marvel [Stil Vor Talent | SVT 047]
12. Alter Ego – Jolly Joker (Supermayer Remix) [Klang Elektronik | KLANG 127]
13. Todd Terje – Ragysh [Running Back | RBCR-78]
14. Lazersonic & Zak Frost – Narcotic [Adventures in Stereo | AIS0002]
15. 6th Borough Project - Sometimes The Fool [Delusions of Grandeur | DOGCD01D]
16. Lazersonic & Zak Frost – Aquaplane [Adventures in Stereo | AIS0002]
Full Bio
'Ships that pass in the night' is the perfect cliché to sum up Lazersonic and Zak Frost's seeming inability over a decade-and-a-half to actually meet each other. Going to the same clubs, being part of the same scene and even sharing some of the same friends, the duo were seemingly destined to meet, but after 15 years of living parallel lives, perhaps that should read destined never to meet?
Yet in spite of their shared musical heritage, Zak Frost (yes, that's his real name) and Irfan's paths didn't fully cross until they were finally brought together at Scotland's T In The Park festival. And so contact was finally made and a creative partnership was sealed. Whether there was thunderclap or other ominous sign when this happened is unclear, but one thing is certain, the musical alchemy of Irfan and Zak's ideas was something amazing. This was evidenced immediately by their first joint effort, 'Aquaplane', the arpeggiated, richly warm arm-raiser that was snapped up by no less than Tiga's Turbo Recordings and has been giving goosebumps to everyone within earshot ever since its release in 2009.
A comment from Tiga that it had "7am written all over it" was to shape the sound of Lazersonic & Zak Frost thereafter. The soothing of that all-night-dancing ache by the sun as it flickers its way over the horizon is captured perfectly in the warmth and depth of Zak and Irfan's sound.
While they share such a similar musical schooling and reference points ranging from Plastikman to Aphex Twin to Orbital, the duo's differences also add extra layers and influence to their sound. With Irfan's more urban grounding – his production credits include Riz MC and Busta Rhymes – and Zak's underground DJing background – which include running celebrated noughties London club night Nodisko – they both bring different elements to the table.
Dance music's long and rich history has proved that producing soulful machine-made music isn't an easy feat but time after time, release after release, Lazersonic & Zak Frost manage to achieve it. From the serotonin-soaked strains of 'Aquaplane' to the wide-open, bubbling analogue electronics of follow-up 'Thermionic'; from the trippy psychedelia of 'Levels' to their deep and dubby take on Bookashade's 'Regenerate'; Irfan and Zak successfully inject emotion, spirit and neck-hair-raising, floor-pleasing melodic hooks into each track.
This knack of creating a humanising warmth within a sonic environment that many other render sterile is maintained throughout debut album, 'Adventures In Stereo Vol. 1'. Quite how they manage this is a mystery, but it seems their passionate commitment to detail and love of imperfect analogue equipment and its quirks may offer at least a partial explanation.
The end result is an uncategorisable yet coherent and complete album that takes the listener through a variety of moods and emotions, with a finely struck balance between that 7am feel and the pull of the dancefloor. The fact that their sound doesn't fit comfortably into any pigeonholes was one of the deciding factors behind Zak and Irfan's decision to set up their own label, AIS Recordings, and release the album themselves.
The same care and attention displayed throughout the album also goes into Irfan and Zak's monthly 'Adventures In Stereo' radio show which goes out on FM and online radio stations in more than 20 countries.
With 'Adventures In Stereo Vol. 1' primed to follow the global success of their radio show and singles to date, one thing's for certain: Lazersonic & Zak Frost's 'adventures' are going to be well worth following. Watch this space.
Hour 1: John Digweed
01. Agaric - Who Made Up The Rules (Josh Wink Interpretation) [Ovum Recordings | OVM-216]
02. Andrade - Talk About [Poker Flat Digital | PFD11]
03. Vahagn - Relapse (Nick Chacona Remix) [Buzzin' Fly | 061BUZZ]
04. Kollektiv Turmstrasse - Was Bleibt (Jimpster Vocal Remix) (Rebellion der Träumer - Remixes Part 1) [Connaisseur Recordings | cns0044-6]
05. Romano Alfieri & Luca Bear - Leave The Valley (Breaking New Soil 03 EP) [Break New Soil | BNS023]
06. Martin Dawson - Onital [Session Deluxe Recordings | SDLX 034]
07. Christian Smith - Fugitive (Cabeçudas EP) [Bedrock Records | Bed98]
08. Oliver Klein - My Definition (Gallery LP) [Kling Klong Records | Promo]
Release Notes :
01. Agaric - Who Made Up The Rules (Josh Wink Interpretation) [Ovum Recordings | OVM-216]
Vinyl tracklisting:
A1 Who Made Up The Rules (Josh Wink Interpretation)
B1 No Way I Know I Feel (Axel Boman Remix)
Artist: Agaric
Remixers: Josh Wink and Axel Boman
Title: "Who Made Up The Rules / No Way I Know I Feel"
Label: Ovum Recordings
After the incredible success of Agaric’s “Who Made Up The Rules” , we come to you with this amazing remix EP. On the A side Josh Wink is onboard to remix the title track “Who Made Up The Rules”. This is vintage Wink, pumping and building as only Josh can. On the B side we enlist the skills of Axel Boman who takes the hypnotic “Get Off My Mind” and makes it a funky house jam. Two amazing remixes of two incredible tracks that should be heard throughout the summer season!. Be sure to grab your vinyl copy today from the following links:
High profile feedback from the likes of:
Loco Dice - "WHAT A Release !!!!!!!!! I will buy the record for my collection. MEGA BOMB!"
Ellen Allien - "Both mixes are very cool! Support from me!"
Rolando – “Josh’s remix is SMOKIN!!!! Big support!”
Lee Burridge – “Axel’s remix is SWEET!!! Lotsa support coming from me!”
Miss Kittin – “Josh you rock…. Again another sparkling release!! ”
Matthias Vogt (Motorcitysoul) - "Wow... Ovum again, yes, comtinuously great stuff! Think about using Boman's mix as my set opener tonight!"
D'Julz - "I'll play Wink mix."
Dubfire - "Good music here as usual. Bomb from Josh!!"
Sascha Dive - "A really great Josh Wink remix!! Plays from me for sure!"
Paul Woolford - "Wink mix is super-ballsy, really looking forward to playing this out. Thanking you!"
Basti - (Tiefschwarz) - "Such a great label – and always great music! Both mixes work!"
Stuart - (Slam) - "Loving Josh's mix yet again! Excellent stuff!!"
Solomun - "Axel Boman’s remix really is great!! Big support from me!"
Kabale und Liebe - "WHOOOHHH SHITTTT Josh's remix is da bombbbbbbb i was still in love with the album, now i feel the album had something like a perfect boob-job "
DJ Yellow - "Superb remixes pack ... both Wink and Boman are AMAZING!"
Tobi Neumann - "MASSIVE Wink remix!! I pick it, I will play it!
Orde - (Slam) - "Josh Wink Remix… simply superb!! Definite support from me…"
Laurent Garnier - "Mr Wink is soo damn funkyyyy. Loooving it!!"
Maya Jane Coles - "Always love Axel's stuff! Will be playing this. Nice remix by Josh Wink also!"
Luca Bacchetti - "Really digging Josh Wink's remix!!!! Great remix by Axel Boman too!! Dope!"
Rocky - (X-Press 2) - "Both very cool tracks. Josh mix does it for me here though!"
Marco Resmann – (Luna City Express) - "The Josh Wink remix is superb!! Def in my sets."
Joris Voorn - "Josh's mix is ROCKING!! In my sets!
Mauro Picotto - "Love it!! Fantastic Wink remix! Super support from me!!"
Ali - (Tiefschwarz) - "I’m loving both remixes here. Great music!"
Gregor Tresher - "What a monster remix from Josh!!!! Straight into my July Top Ten, will play everywhere! Axel Boman mix nice as well, something for those summer day parties."
02. Andrade - Talk About [Poker Flat Digital | PFD11]
Andrade is the Paris based producer who‘s name is now well known amongst top DJs for his funky, post-minimal tech house grooves. The Parisian beat-maker comes on strong with 3 nu-acid killers in this hot EP for Poker Flat Digital.
‚Talk About‘ is a bass heavy floor rocker in the greatest sense of the phrase. Solid square wave bass and dirty synths fuse with funky electric bass in a modern game of galactic funk.
The old-school flavoured ‚Lies‘ pumps along with freaked out acid lines and cosmic pongs, as NYC funk meets Parisian basement vibes in a seriously trippy concoction!!
Finally the twisted tones of ‚All In‘ tie all these sounds together. Stomping beats are intertwined with dark vocal snippets and teasing synth elements as the vibe just builds and builds!
Released by: Poker Flat Digital
Release/catalogue number: pfd11
Release date: Jun 24, 2011
03. Vahagn - Relapse (Nick Chacona Remix) [Buzzin' Fly | 061BUZZ]
~ Vahagn
Label: Buzzin Fly
Cat Number: 061BUZZ
Deep summer night bomb!
PHILIP SHERBURNE (THE WIRE / RA) 'Oh man, that is gorgeous. And the Nick Chacona remix is sublime, absolutely blows me away. So up my alley right now. Thank you for this!!!'
LAURENT GARNIER 'Absolutely looove the original and Dana Ruh mix. Will play for sure.'
JIMPSTER 'Really lovely bunch of tracks here. Can hear the original making a big impact but also love the slightly more spaced out mix from Nick. Definitely be playing these.'
SHANE JOHNSON (FISH GO DEEP) 'Cracking release. Like the stripped down vibe of the Dana Ruh Remix but it's the original all the way for me. Deep and musical with more than enough bump for any of the dancefloors I play to.'
ASHLEY BEEDLE 'Really into the Original mix and the Nick Chacona remix. Most excellent. Big support.'
ALAIN HO 'The original does the work for me. Deep and flying all over.'
TEDD PATTERSON 'Great! Love the original mix and the Nick Chacona Remix.Full support.'
SHUR-I-KAN 'Lovely EP - enjoying this one.'
AFFKT 'Feeling original and remixes! Probably my fav is Nick Chacona. Thanks so much for the great music.'
Q BURNS 'Nick's mix for me. It's a wonderfully sprawling house music production. Thumbs skyward.'
DJ PIPPI 'Its Hot & Deep with a great hypnotic sequence make this Track Special! Viva La Buena Musica!'
CRAIG MORRISON 'Loving Chacona's mix - stirring stuff
04. Kollektiv Turmstrasse - Was Bleibt (Jimpster Vocal Remix) (Rebellion der Träumer - Remixes Part 1) [Connaisseur Recordings | cns0044-6]
Not many words are necessary for Kollektiv Turmstrasse’s last year’s album “Rebellion der Träumer”. Top ranking at the European sales charts, No 1 iTunes album charts and top ten of best album in 2010 in many polls of the year. The album is more than a collection of single tracks – its one oeuvre and became an instant classic. Now we are more than proud of to kick-off the remixes.
The a-side of part 1 features an interpretation of “Was Bleibt” by UK House gentleman Jimpster, who delivers a poppish and emotional deep-house bomb with a strong and driving bassline.
On the flipside “Heimat” is given a wonderful subbass-driven remix treatment by
Thuringia’s best Robag Wruhme, who proofs again his outstanding creativity and unique feeling for music….
Expect more remix parts after the summer…
Released by: Connaisseur Recordings
Release/catalogue number: cns0044-6
Release date: Jun 29, 2011
05. Romano Alfieri & Luca Bear - Leave The Valley (Breaking New Soil 03 EP) [Break New Soil | BNS023]
"What started as a single release by various artists last summer became a series on the label, and so we are happy to present to you today: Breaking New Soil 03, featuring four stunning tracks to kickstart the summer by Karotte & Gregor Tresher, Romano Alfieri, Jewel Kid and Yvel & Tristan! "
Dubfire - "Big bombs for the summer again from Gregor and his crew."
Adam Beyer - "Great package, Sol and Shitan are my faves here. Will play. Gracie!"
Shlomi Aber - "Lunar Distance is sounding nice. Will test it out."
Kiki - "Leave The Valley & Shitan tickle the right synapses for me!"
Joris Voorn - "Leave The Valley is lovely!! Will be playing for sure!"
Stacey Pullen - "Lunar Distance is funky on the drums, will support."
Danny Howells - "Four killers, tough to pick a fave - full support for the whole release!"
Samuel L Session - "Shitan will make the crowd go whoo ha! ?"
Troy Pierce - "Sol and Lunar Distance are GREAT!!"
Riva Starr - "Solid! Yvel & Tristan is def the pick for me. Sounds hot."
Christian Smith - "I'm a big fan of this label! Always fresh and inspiring music! House with a techno edge ? i love Shitan! Great package!"
Hernan Cattaneo - "I really like The Valley track! Playing it!"
Kaiserdisco - "BOMB release! Full support for all of the tracks here!"
Stephan Bodzin - "Oh oh. SOL is exactly on my planet!!! Bomb!"
Andy Cato - (Groove Armada) - "Leave The Valley is a real banger!!!"
Technasia - "Sol and Shitan are both for me. Sounding really nice! Looking forward to playing them."
Oliver Huntemann - "Cool mini compilation. I like Karotte & Tresher's Sol most. Club-hit!"
Michel de Hey - "Solid tools from the BNS boss, not as good as his lp though ? but all playable!"
Lauhaus - "Yvel & Tristan sounds dope!! Will be playing that this weekend."
Wally Lopez - "Nice package tracks again from Break New Soil.... Will play Sol!"
Joel Mull - "Great Stuff from Break New Soil again!! ? Another heavy selection. Thank you for sending me."
Adam Port - "SOLSOLSOL!! Karotte & Gregor are on firrrre!! Other tracks also great!"
Dave Seaman - "Some good bits here - Sol is a chunky driver, Valley is great."
Alexander Kowalski - "Very nice & groovy tracks!! Shitan is the pick for me!"
Aga Heller - (Bacardi B-Live Radio Show) - "The tune from Peter and Gregor is great! Cool, deep techno! The other tunes are solid as well."
Sven- (Raveline Magazine Germany) - "Very nice combination of drums and beats. Great!"
Monika Kruse - "Great release. Already charted! Sol my fav."
Nick Warren - "Leave The Valley is excellent!! Big support coming on this."
Misstress Barbara - "Great package. Really like Jewel Kid's Shitan!! Support."
Anderson Noise - "Sol is very good! Well done Gregor... will play!"
Anton Pieete - "Love it this Ep!! Shitan and Gregor & Peter are fantastic!!!"
Pig - (Pig & Dan) - "Awesome techno e.p, great stuff from Gregor and Karotte, also enjoyed Lunar Distance."
Sian - "Super well crafted and expertly picked! I think Shitan is best for me."
Secret Cinema - "Sol is nice! Great one Peter and G! Shitan is a good club groover too!"
Andy - (Raveline) - "Solid sampler...like 'Leave The Valley und 'Lunar Distance' best."
De:Bug Magazine Germany - "Considering for review."
Tsugi Magazine France - "Sol is a nice one."
06. Martin Dawson - Onital (Jardim da Vida EP) [Session Deluxe Recordings | SDLX 034]
This time, Session Deluxe is presenting a really special release. It s a piece of fantastic depp and tech house tunes. A short view on the artists name is enough. Martin Dawson drops two musical artefacts which are perfect made for the spring and summer season. Dawson is basicly from Uk but is living in Berlin now. His releases on Cocoon, Crosstown Rebels, Get Physical, Off Recordings or Kling Klong are played and supporte by the who is who of the international deep house and tech house scene. He has also published his album Sunday Smoking on Mood Music in March 2011.
Martin's Jardim da Vida is very pumping and driving tech-house tune. It starts very straight and up forward and is creating a mood totally special. Especially the melody and the flute and whistle tunes are taking you on a trip to a party on the beach or somewhere under the sun.
Onital is the second track of Martin Dawson for that Ep. It's a very deep and percussive track. A massive and groovy bassline will let your feed moving. You will be hypnotized by this wicked house groove.
The remix of Jardim da vida is made by Namito. Actually he is very busy in the studio and has a big release output at the moment. An amazing release on Kling Klong at the beginning of 2011 or on his new own label Greenhorn Records. His remix is rolling with a big bassline and a stomping kickdrum. Altogether Namto's way is bit more techy, but also with a great groove. Definitley music for the dancefloor.
Great early feedback and support on the new Session Deluxe release, by: Butch, Hermanze, Tim Xavier, John Digweed, Gel Abril, Marcus Meinhardt, Tony Rohr, Phonogenic, Martin Eyerer and many more ...
Intended Release date June 2011 Vinyl & Digital July 2011
07. Christian Smith - Fugitive (Cabeçudas EP) [Bedrock Records | Bed98]
Swedish genre-blurring techno master Christian Smith returns to John Digweed’s Bedrock label with another set of his trademark spellbinding productions. The big room vibes are most definitely flowing through these 3 choice cuts.
“Cabecudas” (located in Santa Catarina, Brazil, for all you fact fans) is a track that has all the percussion-fuelled funk you could want as it builds through layers of nagging synths to a glorious hands-in-the-air crescendo in true show-stopping style. This will be a highlight in many big-room DJ sets all summer long, without a doubt. For the Vox version Smith gives the track an old-school jackin’ Chicago twist, bringing the percussion to the forefront and adding a memorable vocal loop hook to the proceedings.
Meanwhile, “Fugitive” keeps the funk-factor high and focuses on a Latin percussive vibe that cannot fail to move even the most stubborn hips as it winds up the intensity with subtle ease before unleashing yet another superb hands-in-the-air moment. This is an EP you don’t want to miss out on.
Christian Smith has been at the top of his game as a DJ and producer for over a decade, but despite enjoying a global reputation as one of the most evergreen performers in his field, times have never been quite as good as they are right now. While his roots lie in techno, Christian has never been a purist, favouring instead to flavour the melodic, rhythmical music he loves with doses of funk or interspersing the raw energy of his sets with inspired moments of pure euphoria. His big-room, genre-blurring sound is very much suited to the Bedrock ethos of releasing the best quality electronic dance music that goes beyond fads and fashion as this brand new EP demonstrates.
With the momentum of his recent successful releases firmly behind him and with the strength of fresh inspiration driving his ambition forward, the “Cabecudas EP” from Christian Smith shows once again why he remains at the top of his game, maintaining his relevance and position at the very pinnacle of electronic music in 2011.
08. Oliver Klein - My Definition (Gallery LP) [Kling Klong Records | Promo]
Oliver Klein will release his debut album, Gallery later this year on Kling Klong.
The DJ and producer has been a longstanding member fo the house and techno scene, charting his beginnings to the early '90s. It was through DJing and remixing artists such as James Holden, Robert Armani and Thomas Schumacher that he made his name, however. It's only been relatively recently that he's focused more heavily on original productions. He's helped on this full-length by a host of producers. Peter Jürgens, Martin Eyerer, Ramon Tapia, and Wollion & Mario Da Ragnio all lend a hand on Gallery, which is described as an album that is made strictly for the dance floor. "The fans who will buy my album aren't waiting for me to make downbeat or chillout tracks," said Klein via a press release. "I'm presenting the sort of tracks I've always represented here. It's a good mixture between the styles of techno music that people have come to expect from me."
Tracklist:
01. Hey Baby
02. What U Got
03. Rainstick
04. Slowphatty
05. Century 22
06. Suspenders
07. Gran Torino
08. Straight to the Point
09. Restless
10. Cougar
11. Every Year
12. My Definition
13. Heat
14. Caleno
Each copy of the upcoming Oliver Klein album 'Gallery' on Kling Klong Records features artwork handmade by kids in the art classes of Konrad Adenaur Realschule in Köln.
Kling Klong will release Gallery on September 5, 2011.
Guest Mix
Hour 2: Lazersonic & Zak Frost
01. Nima Gorji – Downtown Miami [Unreleased]
02. Gaiser – Unstable Witness [M_nus | MINUS92]
03. The Sushi Club – Flunauticus (Johnny D Remix) [4MPO | 4MPO8961104-3]
03. Johnny D – Soleil [Safari Electronique | Saf-026]
05. The Art Department – Without You (Extended 12" Mix) [Crosstown Rebels | CRM064]
06. Plastikman - Electriks [IntelliNET | unreleased]
07. HP. Hoeger & Mr. Saxisfaction - Saxisfied (Frank Martiniq Remix) [Heaps | HEAPS017]
08. dOP – Your Sex [Supplemental Facts Records | SFR029]
09. Nick Curly – Cozumel (Azylum EP) [Cécille Records | CEC019]
10. Lazersonic & Zak Frost – Phoenix [Adventures in Stereo | AIS0002]
11. Channel X – Marvel [Stil Vor Talent | SVT 047]
12. Alter Ego – Jolly Joker (Supermayer Remix) [Klang Elektronik | KLANG 127]
13. Todd Terje – Ragysh [Running Back | RBCR-78]
14. Lazersonic & Zak Frost – Narcotic [Adventures in Stereo | AIS0002]
15. 6th Borough Project - Sometimes The Fool [Delusions of Grandeur | DOGCD01D]
16. Lazersonic & Zak Frost – Aquaplane [Adventures in Stereo | AIS0002]
Full Bio
'Ships that pass in the night' is the perfect cliché to sum up Lazersonic and Zak Frost's seeming inability over a decade-and-a-half to actually meet each other. Going to the same clubs, being part of the same scene and even sharing some of the same friends, the duo were seemingly destined to meet, but after 15 years of living parallel lives, perhaps that should read destined never to meet?
Yet in spite of their shared musical heritage, Zak Frost (yes, that's his real name) and Irfan's paths didn't fully cross until they were finally brought together at Scotland's T In The Park festival. And so contact was finally made and a creative partnership was sealed. Whether there was thunderclap or other ominous sign when this happened is unclear, but one thing is certain, the musical alchemy of Irfan and Zak's ideas was something amazing. This was evidenced immediately by their first joint effort, 'Aquaplane', the arpeggiated, richly warm arm-raiser that was snapped up by no less than Tiga's Turbo Recordings and has been giving goosebumps to everyone within earshot ever since its release in 2009.
A comment from Tiga that it had "7am written all over it" was to shape the sound of Lazersonic & Zak Frost thereafter. The soothing of that all-night-dancing ache by the sun as it flickers its way over the horizon is captured perfectly in the warmth and depth of Zak and Irfan's sound.
While they share such a similar musical schooling and reference points ranging from Plastikman to Aphex Twin to Orbital, the duo's differences also add extra layers and influence to their sound. With Irfan's more urban grounding – his production credits include Riz MC and Busta Rhymes – and Zak's underground DJing background – which include running celebrated noughties London club night Nodisko – they both bring different elements to the table.
Dance music's long and rich history has proved that producing soulful machine-made music isn't an easy feat but time after time, release after release, Lazersonic & Zak Frost manage to achieve it. From the serotonin-soaked strains of 'Aquaplane' to the wide-open, bubbling analogue electronics of follow-up 'Thermionic'; from the trippy psychedelia of 'Levels' to their deep and dubby take on Bookashade's 'Regenerate'; Irfan and Zak successfully inject emotion, spirit and neck-hair-raising, floor-pleasing melodic hooks into each track.
This knack of creating a humanising warmth within a sonic environment that many other render sterile is maintained throughout debut album, 'Adventures In Stereo Vol. 1'. Quite how they manage this is a mystery, but it seems their passionate commitment to detail and love of imperfect analogue equipment and its quirks may offer at least a partial explanation.
The end result is an uncategorisable yet coherent and complete album that takes the listener through a variety of moods and emotions, with a finely struck balance between that 7am feel and the pull of the dancefloor. The fact that their sound doesn't fit comfortably into any pigeonholes was one of the deciding factors behind Zak and Irfan's decision to set up their own label, AIS Recordings, and release the album themselves.
The same care and attention displayed throughout the album also goes into Irfan and Zak's monthly 'Adventures In Stereo' radio show which goes out on FM and online radio stations in more than 20 countries.
With 'Adventures In Stereo Vol. 1' primed to follow the global success of their radio show and singles to date, one thing's for certain: Lazersonic & Zak Frost's 'adventures' are going to be well worth following. Watch this space.
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