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Lexion

Lexion (Original Mix)

Out now on The Soundgarden: https://www.beatport.com/release/summer-collection-2021/3451763

This year's Summer Collection (curated by label owner Nick Warren) is 20 tracks of Electronic gold. Every track chosen reflects the diversity of the label and showcases some wonderful artists' work.

We kick off with Leandro Caceres' "A Strange Case", a melancholy journey of part sadness and part joy. Next is Urmet K with "Sri Sukta", organic Sri Lankan vibes with a beautiful vocal from Shawni. Nosssia with "Amoureux" brings a weighty groove and melody to die for. We drop the tempo next with Marcan Liav and "Aninat In Space", a beautiful vocal track.

Stillhead is no stranger to The Soundgarden and with "Amusia" we head straight to the beach for a relaxed and groovy journey.

Bautista Toniolo brings us "Grumari", a lovely light progressive track with a refrain not a million miles away from 70s prog rock.

Pedro Capelossi is up next with "Mystical Atlas" which as its name suggests, takes you on a journey around the globe. This went down a treat for Nick in Argentina this year.

Amol Reon serves up a groovy delight with "The Dawn". Joyous melodies envelope you and send the dancefloor into overdrive.

French artist Sasson and SEGG deliver "Crossing Path", which locks you in and doesn't let you go. A great track by these young artists.

And we have Maezbi's "Patri" – it’s all things gorgeous, like a walk in the rainforest. It is one of Nick's favourite tracks of the past year.

We start off the second half of the compilation with the hugely talented Christian Monique's "Nexus Protocol". It’s a real statement of intent and was Nick's opening track on many of his Argentina shows earlier this year. This is followed by Vinu with "The Source", containing a brilliant hook that works a treat.

Facundo Baggio delivers a progressive bomb with "Osho" and Zankee Gulati gives us a peach full of melody.

Anhauser, Lio Q, Nicolas Leonelli’s "Montevideo" is a South American groove machine and Australian GMJ's track "Lifewaves" showcases the producer’s great talent.

The Soundgarden’s friend Fran Bux is next with "Forest Of Light", which lit up the Andes on Nick’s Argentina tour at the start of the year.

Doma and Amir Telem satisfy the dancefloors before we end with the blistering Subandrio & Nishan Lee's beast of a track, "Borax", which is a heavyweight groover.

Fran Bux - Forest Of Light [TEASER]

La Vie in Violet

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Ahead of the full Karol XVII & MB Valence remix album arriving later in the year, Get Physical Music is back with a second selection taken from it. Guy J and Compuphonic provide fresh new versions while the remixes from Jackspeare and Karol XVII & MB Valence are from the vaults.

Guy J has been at the forefront of the prog house scene for decades. The Lost & Found label head is a master of melody and shows that here with his take on 'Waterfall Drops.' It's a slow-burning gem with diffused pads and twinkling melodies that captivate the head as well as the heel. Compuphonic is Maxime Firket and someone who has an expansive sound and has produced several underground hits on labels like Exploited. His take on 'Sonus & Bang Bang' is brilliantly lush, harmonic and soft focus, with distant steel drums and shimmering melodies bringing sophisticated sound to the grooves.

Karol XVII & MB Valence's 'The Last Update Mix' of 'Waterfall Drops' is one with loose, jangling chords and drums. It's light and airy with a dubby low end full of warmth. Label regular Jackspeare closes out with a spine-tingling deep house rework with cute melodic hooks and sombre chords over a persuasive beat.

This is a second superb remix EP before the full collection arrives later in the year.

www.getphysicalmusic.com

Waterfall Drops (Guy J Remix)

Waterfall Drops (Guy J Remix) (Snippet)

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Weird Sounding Dude's "Arcade" EP on Juicebox Music, released earlier this year, received high acclaim and praises by his industry peers, thanks to the unique & versatile sounds that he's cemented as his new signature. The ongoing success subsequently lead to his music being released on Toronto's Deep House imprint - Dream Culture, Montreal based - Strange Town Recordings and Norman H's fantastic - Stripped Recordings, with more on it's way. We revisited the "Arcade" EP and gave it a sonically wide-range remix treatment from - Subandrio, Terje Saether, Esensides, Nomad In The Dark, Pro4ound and an alternate mix from Weird Sounding Dude himself.

To remix the title track "Arcade", we invited someone special and one we've always been a fan of - Ephraim Dean, aka ‘Nomad In The Dark'. Noted & picked as Sasha's Breakthrough Producer/DJ back in 2009 (DJ MAG), his music has also been donned by John Digweed, Pete Tong, Nick Warren & Hernan Cattaneo as well. Currently based in Asheville (North Carolina), but having lived in South Asia & Africa, his style is a collage of his influences - minimal, bold & fresh. He approaches "Arcade" with that motto, adding a hint of vintage-tonality as an underlying bed as the original lead shines through.

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Arcade - Remixes

Weird Sounding Dude - Arcade (Nomad In The Dark Remix) [Juicebox Music]

Stellar Fountain is a hungarian electronic music label, established in 2011 by Erich Von Kollar, MiraculuM (Gyorgy Udvardy) and Greyloop (Gergo Németh). In the last few years they became a massive, strong brand in the underground progressive house-scene, presenting overall 600 releases plus 50 compilations including very well known names like Cid Inc, Deepfunk, Juan Deminicis, Derek Howell, Paul Hazendonk, Silinder, Marcelo Vasami, Dmitry Molosh or Robert R. Hardy. With more than 210 TOP100 Proghouse releases, 35 TOP100 Proghouse tracks and more than 90 weekly official chartings on Beatport we can easily declare that Stellar Fountain can not be avoided when you're looking for fresh high-quality progressive sounds. Amongst the TOP100 Progressive House label worldwide and clear number 1 in Hungary, you can expect more legends, hot tastemakers and upcoming talents in their following releases in 2019.

K Loveski - WonderLAN (Eli Spiral Remix)

Cid Inc's Replug Records opens the 2019 summer season by welcoming Alex O'Rion to the label for his debut EP. As one of the Netherlands most highly regarded and sought after artists, the Nijkerk resident has found a home on Hernan Cattaneo's Sudbeat Music, where he has released three artist EPs since making his debut in January of 2018. Also a highly regarded DJ, Alex has programmed music for some of the world's most iconic clubs, namely Ministry Of Sound and Fabric. Now fresh off a Spring release for Nick Warren's Hope Recordings, the Dutch artist lands on Replug for his debut EP entitled ‘Marathon'. 

Continuing what has been a remarkable year for Alex is the EP's opener and title selection ‘Marathon'. Enticing from the start, it's perfectly sculpted beats are warm and powerful, anchoring what is a rippling, free flowing foundation. Crafted with precision and care, layers of hypnotic percussion are blanketed with swirling atmospherics, ghostly vocal edits and fragmented melodies. Intrigue peaks as the main break unfolds, with hazy harmonic concepts and granular design uniting for an exhilarating apex, before ushering in a groovy drop and emotive finale. 

The journey continues with the driving vibes of ‘Blaze'. Immediately captivating, it's billowing bass tones and finely tuned percussion play off a robust rhythmic core, making for a devilish, hip swinging groove. It's hypnotic appeal grows subtly, as vocal fragments and luminous tones add an emotive slant to what is an already mystical storyboard. Almost like a sonic comet, it's fiery energy melts down into a break of muted beats and astral designs, before a collage of tripped out harmonics sets the stage for an otherworldly conclusion.

The release is capped off in fine fashion with the introspective moods of ‘L'Arbre Des Contes'. Expertly joining the past to the future, Alex marries sophisticated melodic motifs with meditative rhythms and tranquil textures. It's a unique and highly engaging storyboard, perhaps one of the Dutch artist's most heartfelt to date in fact, a creation to cherish for special occasions and no doubt a highly memorable selection for your dance floor. Groovy and emotive in equal measure, it rounds out what is an astute collection of music from Alex O'Rion, making for yet another extraordinary addition to Replug's impeccable discography. 

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Marathon

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Alex O'Rion - L'Arbre Des Contes (Original Mix) [Replug]

We are delighted to welcome the multi-talented and legendary Argentinian duo Claudio Cornejo and Gustavo Ruarte aka Analog Jungs to the hallowed halls of onedotsixtwo. These guys have been consistently delivering amazing music to labels such as Hope Recordings, The Soundgarden and Or Two Strangers to name but a few.

The pair come to us armed with two beautifully crafted melodic bangers named after the beautiful Spanish coastal city of Marbella and the glitzy Canadian metropolis of Vancouver. 

Marbella is a luscious, well-spaced track that utilises its catchy melodies and soundscapes to draw you in, all underpinned by a bouncy bassline and tight drums which propel the track forward for those early peaks as the dancefloor begins to fire. On remix duties for Marbella we’ve enlisted the globally renowned progressive maestro, Israeli producer Golan Zocher.  Golan has added some big jets to his remix raising the heat with a new lead line and all the trimmings. 

Next up is the powerful ‘Vancouver’ which is designed for those late moments of being lost in the groove and melody. On the remix OLD SQL Recordings head honcho Kandar brings his distinctly spacey and rocking elements turning this remix into a peak time slammer, guaranteed to whip you into rave sweat like its 1989.

Marbella / Vancouver

Analog Jungs - Marbella (Original Mix) [onedotsixtwo]

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ALEX O'RION Around Us

001 around us
002 envy
003 ukko

From ancient Gelderland and its city of new church, Alex O'Rion rises "Around Us". A glittering edifice with crisp percussive foundations and bassline shines with melodic intensity. Sonically shifting, motifs echo into the distance with grace and poise, pervading the senses they fill the aural space with ease.

The age of "Envy" is brought into sharp focus with metronomic rhythmic force. Hypnotic and alluring, shakers fill the air with timing and precision while rippling keys add lightness of touch soaked in reverberated reflections and exquisite melancholy. An antidote to base emotion found in pure musical formulation.

"Ukko" reigns from above, the god of the sky unleashes thunderous musical expression. Cavernous bassline patterns rumble across the lower frequencies while resonant effects shatter the sonic landscape with pulsating white-noise swells. Sunlit sonic motifs emerge from the gloom in resplendent fashion to ease the oppression from the skies.

ALLEY116 Around Us

ALLEY116 ALEX O'RION Around Us

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ALEX O'RION Ukko

Continuing what has been a strong collaborative partnership, Ezequiel Arias and Artfaq return to Cid Inc's Replug Records for a new EP. Based in Cordoba, Ezequiel Arias sits firmly amongst progressive music's elite, with releases on Anjunadeep, Sudbeat and The Soundgarden highlighting his discography, along with support from the genre's premiere tastemakers Hernan Cattaneo and Nick Warren. Similarly, Nacho Ferroni and Nacho Varela aka Artfaq also hail from Cordoba and lay claim to an impressive resume, showcasing their music on Sudbeat and The Soundgarden. Having made their collaborative debut with the 'Babel' EP via Replug in February of 2019, the trio now unite once again for a much-anticipated follow-up entitled 'Aerial'.  

As progressive music continues to evolve, it's artists like Ezequiel Arias and Artfaq who continue to push the genre's creative envelope. 'Aerial' is a prime example of this with its unique contrast of rhythm and musicality. A bed of warm, rippling bass lays the foundation for a blend of meditative motifs and creamy tones. Building subtly through an evolving sheet of granular haze and timely effects, its tranquil tension comes to full fruition during the main break, before perfectly segueing into a percussive drop and driving finale. 

The second selection 'Duality' moves closer to peak time with edgier design and dramatic undertones. Pulsating and energetic, it's a creation built around tough beats, acidic rhythms and razor-sharp effects. Its relentless drive becomes infectious across the first act, perfectly setting the stage for a shift in narrative, as striking overlays highlight a cavernous break, splitting moods between the tense and emotive, eventually melting down into a dominant third act.  

The release is capped off in excellent fashion with the subversive vibes of 'Varial'. Traditional sensibilities get set aside here, as the trio marry hazy harmonics with esoteric lines over a robust and imminently groovy foundation. Tranquil and trippy in equal measure, the near two-minute centrepiece gradually heightens the senses through tasteful modulation and slow burning percussion, before getting washed away in a rush of white noise for a rhythmically charged finale.

With the 'Aerial' EP Ezequiel Arias and Artfaq add a second chapter to their creative synergy. One which continues to push the boundaries of progressive music and thus solidifying their place at the forefront of the genre's movement.

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Lexion (Original Mix)

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