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Blackfish - Christian Smith Remix

Blackfish

Hexen

I originally made this track as a Christmas gift on the Minus website in 2009. It's probably the closest thing I'll ever make to Christmas music, but it's a quirky take on an old holiday tune. A lot has changed since 2009, but I figured this might be something you can enjoy this time of year. Please share it with your friends.

Do You Hear What I Hear

Waves of Grain / Space Album / The Story
(Vinyl release features exclusive Hobo remix)
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Mobilee 124: Amber - Waves of Grain
Released January 27 (vinyl) / February 04 (digital)

I'm really happy to announce the new release under my Amber alias. It's an opportunity for me to share a different side of my music, and hopefully you'll share my excitement about it.

Waves Of Grain EP (Mobilee Records, January 27 2013)

I love making music with my friend Alexi Delano, mostly because he's such a good partner in the studio. Many of Alexi's other friends agree, and they've joined him in a three-part series of EPs coming out soon. Great artists like Par Grindvik, Butane, Guti, Tim Xavier and many others.

Here's a little preview of what Alexi and I made together. If you've heard me play recently, you've seen what this does to a club. :)
Available here: http://bitly.com/L2w2Yt



Occluded - Ambivalent & Alexi Delano - The Art of Collab pt 3

With the latter half of 2013 being dominated by a flurry of activity from the newfangled Ultramajic imprint, Berlin based label founder and scene veteran Jimmy Edgar reflects on the growing discography by remixing 'Whip', a standout track from the burgeoning canon.

With the original cut having garnered early support from the likes of Boys Noize, Loco Dice and Scuba, Edgar flips the the dub sensibilities and Chicago style
vocal chops off the elusive Aden into a proper New Jersey house joint, teaming with exuberant keys and irrepressible bounce.

Set for release at the beginning of 2014, it prefaces EP's from the likes of Sophie (Numbers / Huntleys & Palmers) and Danny Daze (Hot Creations / Plant Music).

Tracklist
1. ADEN "WHIP"
2. ADEN "WHIP" (JIMMY EDGAR REMIX)

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Whip EP

Buy on Beatport

ADEN "WHIP" (JIMMY EDGAR  REMIX)

Mobilee 124: Amber - Waves of Grain

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Amber - Waves Of Grain (Mobilee Records) FULL TRACK

Ambivalent & Alexi Delano - Occluded - FULL TRACK

It is with great honor that I am able to give this away.  A tribute to one of my heroes, Frankie Knuckles.

The relationship between Detroit and Chicago, for me, has always been about connection.  Any kind of rivalry is secluded and irrelevant, in my opinion.

Chicago is approximately a 6 hour drive from Detroit, so, growing up we would frequent parties, back and forth.  On any weekend in Detroit, we could meet people from Chicago who wanted to experience our small scene in Detroit.

Whereas Detroit had a much more distant, cold feeling while still trying to retain human elements, Chicago house music always appealed to me because it seemed like the softer, soulful version of Techno.  I was drawn to the organ chords and the jacking indigenous rhythms of 808s.  Growing up with Detroit radio, we were exposed to funk music and a lot of R&B.  Some of the first records I bought were Change “Change of Heart” and Frankie Knuckles presents Jamie Principle “Your Love”, both artworks and music having very geometric, mechanical feeling, yet airbrushed and fun vibes.

Frankie Knuckles was the most pivotal figure in this movement, for me.  The first time I had heard “Baby Wants To Ride”, it really moved me.  The way the dot matrix synths moved in seemingly Euclidian patterns, the bounce and slight swing of that bass line, and the way the dissonant chords tied it all together.  One listen and you can see where I drew all my inspiration from when making my tune from 2006, “Hot, Raw, Sex”.  Let’s just say that record would have been a lot different without Frankie K.

“Tears”, “Rain Falls”, and “Your Love” among some of the best tracks I found on vinyl in Chicago.  A few of them so popular you could find them at Salvation Army.

What else can I say about Frankie that hasn’t been said this week?  With this track, we celebrate his life, his kindness, his love for music, his inspiration, his passion and all that he gave during his life.  

Thank you Frankie,

Jimmy Edgar

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Frankie Knuckles presents Jamie Principle “Baby Wants to Ride” (Jimmy Edgar Edit)

Artwork by Pilar Zeta

Mastered by Naweed at Whitfield Mastering, London. (www.whitfieldmastering.com)

FRANKIE KNUCKLES - BABY WANTS TO RIDE [JIMMY EDGAR EDIT]

A slew of remixers step up to the plate to take on material from Danny Daze's ferocious electro-inspired "Silicon" EP for Ultramajic, continuing the young label's hot streak in 2014.

Trippy electronic veteran Erika (of Interdimensional Transmissions and Ectomorph) turns in two versions of "Beatdown" - a "Spaced Up" version that lives up to its name with a huge sense of space, spooky atmospherics and echoes galore, and a "Spaced Out" version that ties the otherworldly vibes to a pounding 4/4 pattern. Dimitri Veimar lends his talents (formerly used on remixes for the likes of Turbo Recordings and 2020Vision) to "When the Freaks Come Out", bringing out the track's darker side with bubbling synths and spacey effects. Seasoned Berlin techno producer Ambivalent takes on "Silicon" with typically impressive results, delivering an irresistible hook over minimal, angular drum work. And label boss Jimmy Edgar does his duty by slimming "Beatdown" into an addicting, bare-bones slammer complete with syncopated snares and chants.

As with its series of Metaphysix releases, Ultramajic continues to show off the embarrassment of riches it has when it comes to having both talented artists and friends, releasing another set of varied, top-notch remix material for the techno and electro fiends out there. 

Danny Daze “Silicon Remixes”
ULTRAMAJIC LVX008, Release May 26 2014

Danny Daze “Beatdown ft. Translucent (Erika’s Spaced Out Remix)”
Danny Daze “Beatdown ft. Translucent (Erika’s Spaced Up Remix)”
Danny Daze “Beatdown ft. Translucent (Jimmy Edgar Remix)”
Danny Daze “Silicon (Ambivalent Remix)”
Danny Daze “When the Freaks Come Out (Dimitri Veimar Remix)” 

Silicon Remixes

Danny Daze “Silicon (Ambivalent Remix)”

A slew of remixers step up to the plate to take on material from Danny Daze's ferocious electro-inspired "Silicon" EP for Ultramajic, continuing the young label's hot streak in 2014.

Trippy electronic veteran Erika (of Interdimensional Transmissions and Ectomorph) turns in two versions of "Beatdown" - a "Spaced Up" version that lives up to its name with a huge sense of space, spooky atmospherics and echoes galore, and a "Spaced Out" version that ties the otherworldly vibes to a pounding 4/4 pattern. Dimitri Veimar lends his talents (formerly used on remixes for the likes of Turbo Recordings and 2020Vision) to "When the Freaks Come Out", bringing out the track's darker side with bubbling synths and spacey effects. Seasoned Berlin techno producer Ambivalent takes on "Silicon" with typically impressive results, delivering an irresistible hook over minimal, angular drum work. And label boss Jimmy Edgar does his duty by slimming "Beatdown" into an addicting, bare-bones slammer complete with syncopated snares and chants.

As with its series of Metaphysix releases, Ultramajic continues to show off the embarrassment of riches it has when it comes to having both talented artists and friends, releasing another set of varied, top-notch remix material for the techno and electro fiends out there. 

Danny Daze “Silicon Remixes”
ULTRAMAJIC LVX008, Release May 26 2014

Danny Daze “Beatdown ft. Translucent (Erika’s Spaced Out Remix)”
Danny Daze “Beatdown ft. Translucent (Erika’s Spaced Up Remix)”
Danny Daze “Beatdown ft. Translucent (Jimmy Edgar Remix)”
Danny Daze “Silicon (Ambivalent Remix)”
Danny Daze “When the Freaks Come Out (Dimitri Veimar Remix)”

Danny Daze “Beatdown Ft. Translucent (Jimmy Edgar Remix)”

Buy here: http://www.beatport.com/track/silicon-ambivalent-remix/5403753

Danny Daze - SILICON (AMBIVALENT REMIX)

That Noise

D/L: https://www.facebook.com/2ndbornrecords/app_169880116552107

Soul Tek - Dantiez Saunderson [CLICK 'BUY' FOR FREE DOWNLOAD]

OUT NOW: http://btprt.dj/1q2BDLZ

Kevin McHugh aka Ambivalent returns to Mobilee with his second full release under his more house-inclined alias Amber.  Having launched the alias with the Waves of Grain EP in January, McHugh has already graced several parties as Amber this year,  playing a classic NYC/Chicago house-influenced sets (with an Amber set at Richie Hawtin's ENTER. night at Space Ibiza set for September).  Meanwhile McHugh continues to evolve his Ambivalent techno productions, with a hugely popular recent acid remix of Danny Daze on Jimmy Edgar's Ultramajic label, and a collaboration with Michael L Penman on Tronic that continues to climb the techno charts.

The Amber project is one of several McHugh is maintaining at the moment. Originally starting as part of the collaborative project Jake & Amber, their 'This Is Mine' release kickstarted a wave of creativity that allowed the NYC/Berlin producer to explore more melodic sounds influenced by the house music he loves.  Having signed the first batch of productions to Mobilee, this second EP is led by perhaps the biggest of all the Amber tracks so far, 'Keep It Gone', which loops its insistent vocal hook over a continuously swelling and subsiding bassline, retaining a sharp acid edge to counterbalance the track's sweeter vocal-inflected side.  

This balancing act plays out in the EP's two other cuts, 'One Touch' and 'Pentagon', with both tracks constructed around ominous, powerful bass patterns, illuminated by flashes of synth melody and skittering vocal samples.

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