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Swiss producer and DJ Dachshund makes his Poker Flat debut with Division: a deliciously deep three-tracker with a depth and subtlety of production that envelops you from its opening bars. 

Dachshund began his music love affair twenty years ago, experimenting with the sounds of dub, jungle and drum & bass before becoming enveloped by the house and techno scene. With a style that focuses on the human presence behind the machines, his approach embraces a real sense of creative freedom, something that is expressed on his co-owned label, Clapper, his numerous released on such labels as Rebellion, Gruuv, Bar 25 music, 8Bit, Upon You and Rejected, and throughout his performances in some of the world’s renowned clubs.

His EP for Poker Flat, Division, is quality through and through, with all three tracks delivering the uniquely spellbinding goods. 

The title track opens with warm, steadily rising stabs and stripped-back percussion, with a sidewinding synth line soon taking centre stage. Deep and rich yet with a serious amount of low-end punch, Division is a wonderful, timeless slice of house music from the very top drawer. 

Corruption delights with a trippy, off-kilter rhythm and the interplay between its bubbling synths and warped vocal samples while completing the package is Only, which sits somewhere between classic Chicago and progressive house, combining tough beats and open hats with soaring synth lines and a steadily rising tension to impressively dramatic effect.

Division

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Taking inspiration from a beloved classic Greek song, I reimagined it with a melodic electronic twist. A challenging effort, given the brilliance of the original track and my early stage in music production.

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Rewind to 88/89: the heady haze of two culture-accelerating summers commence and music, youth culture, fashion, and society are changed forever. All change: A paradigm shifting gift from our original dancefloor forefathers, a new fire of unity, musical togetherness and sense of creative adventure was lit. And it’s our duty – whether you’re old enough to have been there at the start, or joined the movement at any point in between – to keep those fires burning.

Fast forward to 2018: Silicone Soul’s Darkroom Dubs take the torch and tend the flames in their own unique way with this timely seasonal dispatch. Building on the foundations dug 30 years ago, ‘Darkroom Dubs Presents Summer Love’ eschews any sense of nostalgia in favour of a celebration of the original principals that have shaken club walls ever since. And it does so with a spirited sense of unity as five firm label friends return bearing timeless gems that are fine-tuned to complement any summer selection scenario from 88 to 2048...

Long-time label brothers-in-arms, Of Norway light the embers with the poetically titled, ‘She Never Lost A Passenger’. Unrelenting kicks, slinky filtered bass, a powerful one-word vocal, subtle rolling breaks and a sudden drop into a classic M1 hook all wrapped up in a Balearic bundle of bliss; it’s the perfect start to a unifying storm.

Freska follows with another farsighted slice of freedom. ‘R.U.N’ continues the rich vein of Darkroom Dubs form he’s been building for over six years with a shimmering piano riff, hip-slinking conga hypnosis and all manner of trippy textures. Meanwhile, more psychedelic wonders can be found in ‘Infinite Interchange’, courtesy of seasoned summer lover Justin Robertson. Denting the Deadstock 33s dials for an ageless 808-melting acid house workout, it’s a sweet taste of what’s to come as the label prepares for his forthcoming vinyl release, ‘Music Is Madness (To Those Who Cannot Hear It)’ due at the end of August.

Skinnerbox are also on tease duty as they set us up for their own forthcoming Darkroom Dubs release, ‘Music For The Sad & Rainy Open Air’ that’s due in late July. Embodying the Balearic spirit with birdsong and Kenyan chorus, ‘Nyeusi’ squeezes their soul machines with class, subversion and a spirit that would sit just as well in a field off the M25 30 years ago or Ushuaïa today.

Finally, we’re whisked away in a fog of Argentinian cosmicity as venerable Buenos Aires selector Mariano Mellino allures us into a deep, extensive progressive trip. Introversion levels set to stun, ‘A Little Cloud Walker’ reminds us of the fine art of restraint, patience and guaranteed higher levels.

Authentic not nostalgic; ‘Darkroom Dubs Presents Summer Love’ celebrates our shared dancefloor inheritance. A bottomless melting pot, a sense of adventure, a love for the unknown and, most importantly, a feeling that everyone around you understands that too. Feel rooted, move forward together... We need to keep these fires burning.

Mastered by Conor Dalton at Glowcast Audio.
Art by Dave Beazley.
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Played & supported by Joris Voorn, Edu Imbernon, The Revenge, Kiki, Hot Since 82, Damian Lazarus, John Digweed, Nick Warren, Hernan Cattaneo, Audiofly, Guy J, Guy Mantzur, DJ Magazine (España), Lee Burridge, Behrouz, Andy Baxter, Dusky, Oona Dahl, Data Transmission, Decoded, Ibiza Sonica Radio, Cco Cole  & many more...

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