Magic Garden *another version

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The Rapture’s Luke Jenner ventures firmly into the dance floor, this time in full force, on Glittering Jewel, the Brooklyn-based producer’s debut EP under his Meditation Tunnel guise. 

Following his initial outing, La La La, on Life and Death’s vinyl-only sub-label, Blitz Series, Glittering Jewel sees Jenner step up with three outsider cuts, dripping in personality.

Cloaked subtly into the backdrop, Jenner’s unmistakable croon features throughout the disk - a highlight across the board. While dilapidated drum machines, crunched beyond recognition, propel the record into techno territory, Glittering Jewel retains the artist’s bespoke youthful sense of blue-eyed naiveté.

Red Axes come through with an unclassifiable, stripped-down reinterpretation of Fire Fly, the perfect pair to deconstruct and re-contextualize the original material. 

Carefully pressed on high-quality, transparent vinyl, LAD039 stands as a testament to the label’s shifting auditory ethos.

Artwork by Michela Picchi

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Meditation Tunnel - Silent Son (Original Mix)

DJ Tennis’ highly acclaimed Life and Death imprint continues to traverse sonic boundaries with no exception. The next release Trooper comes from London-based producer Joseph Ashworth, featuring outstanding remixes from the inimitable Ron Trent and founder of Margot Records, Sebra Cruz.

“Trooper pushes a new sound that I have been exploring - with grit and excitement taking charge rather than finesse and tidiness. It makes me think of some kind of disturbing military march, a little bit agressive and a little bit noisy, hence the name.” - Joseph Ashworth

The Ron Trent version employs a stronger techno leaning at the outset, adding a vocal and ambient synths that take it on deeper journey. Sebra Cruz creates a powerful peaktime number, bass-focussed and euphoric. Second original track Laminated, perpetuates the perfect dancefloor rhythm with an abundance of drums, percussion and a heady dose of bass. 

Joseph Ashworth began his career on Needwant with his Grain LP, which showcased his innate ability to fuse melody with a techno beat. Since then, he’s had releases on Get Weird, Dirtybird, Pets Recordings and Anjunadeep. Legendary Ron Trent is regarded as one of the key figures in the birth of the Chicago music scene. He has an extensive back catalogue of prominent releases, founding four of his own labels. Sebra Cruz is the new solo endeavour of one half of Italian duo, and founder of Margot Records, Margot. Earlier this year he released a collaboration with DJ Tennis on their Truth Or Consequences EP.

Trooper (Sebra Cruz Remix)

permvac 186-3 Benjamin Fröhlich "Saturnia" album teaser out now feat. remixes by Kiwi and Margot

Benjamin Fröhlich - Saturnia - Margot Remix

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Coming in hot off WhoMadeWho’s Watergate 26 Mix and the first EP following it, we present the second of three EP’s of featured material from the compilation split into vinyl and digital formats. 

Starting with the vinyl instalment we see WhoMadeWho and Ruede Hagelstein kick things off with their elegant and sexy Björk cover ‘Violently Happy’ before the mesmerizing hypnotics of Ruede Hagelstein and Justin Evans’ ‘Love Over Pyramids’ take center stage. Flipping to the B side, WhoMadeWho deliver two remixes, first with their remix of Alex Schaufel’s ‘The Day Of Rebirth’ which moves into more emotionally dramatic moments while their genre spanning rework of Concret & Tyu’s ‘BlackBlueYellowGreen’ hits that euphoric uplifting chord.

Turning to the digital release, Clarian’s ‘Mixed Feelings’ sets the tone with a moody demeanor and slick groove before Kenton Slash Demon enter more cinematic territory with their stunning ‘Arp8’. Öona Dahl & Dance Spirits’ Break The Stillness’, which WhoMadeWho launched their mix with, continues bearing an impassioned wash of lush sonics before Speaking Minds & Amarcord deliver their epic and era blending ‘Blue Days’ to conclude the release.

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Clarian - Mixed Feelings

3. Fairmont - Dijon

Since Biesmans made his debut on AEON last year with his “A Long Road” EP, he has continued to build a profile and musical output that is both exciting and ground breaking. So it’s with great pleasure that we welcome him back to the label for his follow up EP “Top Gun”

Biesmans has decided to showcase two subtly different versions of the title track “Top Gun”. Version 1 is a stunningly produced lo-fi disco workout with nod to 80’s synth classics. A dynamic bass line underpins a delightfully simple but effective groove and delicious melodies. Version 2 is similar in it’s approach but is perhaps a little more strident. Biesmans said “I often make several versions of a track when I’m writing and then focus in on a particular version. In this case I couldn’t decide so I figured let’s release both!'
“Dr Electric” is a more melancholy in it’s approach, with a broken beat, subtle synths and vocodered vocals taking centre stage, with almost blissful prog rock leanings in places.

Remix duties are taken up by Permanent Vacation head honcho and AEON favorite Benjamin Fröhlich and Italian duo Phunkadelica.
Both have chosen to tackle “Dr Electric” and the results are sublime. Fröhlich’s approach stays closest to the original but employs a tougher breakbeat as the foundation for his version, borrowing heavily from the synth content before delivering a driving bass line to take the track into peak time territory. Phunkadelica’s more traditional progressive house style treatment serves up a more hypnotic mix with a galloping baseline and an ever evolving layered style that draws in the listener until a breakdown delivers the spin tingling moments.

Another perfectly balanced EP from the AEON crew with something to satisfy all palates.

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Biesmans - Top Gun I

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Agoria's classic ‘For One Hour’ is back for a re-release with new remixes in 2020 ! 
Sébastien Devaud started producing in 1999 and first gained international recognition with a series of 12´s on Pias recordings in 2002, which were followed by the acclaimed album ‘Blossom’ a year later.  One of the pioneers who invented techno in France, Agoria has produced other four long-players, released on some of the most celebrated techno labels like Innervisions, Kompakt and Hotflush and remixed artists such as Moby, New Order & Metronomy. His production techniques have collided with an army of notorious artists including Tricky, Neneh Cherry and Peter Murphy (leader of the legendary Bauhaus).
His desire "to constantly try new adventures", lead him to help to establish the Nuits Sonores festival in Lyon, and to create two of the most avant-garde labels of the French electronic scene: Inﬁné in 2006, a platform for new music that always challenges and excites, then his own label Sapiens in 2016.
The last album ‘Drift’ (2019), in collaboration with Mercury / Universal, conﬁrmed his talent for the sensuality of acoustic melodies and the reﬁnement of modernist productions, without ever completely denying his electronic roots. 

Originally released in 2013 ‘For One Hour’ features the amazing vocals from Scalde, complemented by a soaring violin, dessicated horns and Agoria's typically rhythm pattern. Epic and elegant. The package includes new remixes by Laolu and Fort Romeau.
Geneva based Laolu drops his best remix since his reinterpretation of ‘Too Much Information’, a perfect amalgamation of modern house vibes, deep basslines and elegant synth textures with the intense vocals of Scalde. Classic ! Michael Greene aka Fort Romeau has made a name in the last years with his releases on labels like Running Back, Correspondant, Permanent Vacation. His rework is built on a 707 beat,  lush bass and warm keys, and the strings take on a Balearic softness.  
Atmospheric and emotional , timeless and melancholic !


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&ME "I am totally in"
ANJA SCHNEIDER  "Great EP and lovely Remix here !!!"
CHLOE’  "Very nice release !"
GUY J  "For Romeau Remix for me"
TRICKSKI "I really like that Laolu Remix here. thank you! "
GENE FARRIS "Fort Romeau does it for me"
EDUARDO DE LA CALLE "Respect for all Rebirth releases ..I can feel a bit of hope on these one too"
ROSS ALLEN "The Fort Romeau remix is great"
BILL BREWSTER "Fort Romeau mix is superb!"
SASHA "These are excellent! i love them both!"
AUDIOJACK ‘Feeling the Fort Romeau remix’
MANDY  "Feels good to here these great mixes of this classic choon!"
YOTTO  "Sounds great, loving both mixes!!"
HECTOR ROMERO  "Nice one!! Can't believe it's been 7 years since the first one"
MODULAR PROJECT "Fort Romeau remix is great!! thanks !"
SEVERINO  "Ohh yes please  "
ALEX FROM TOKYO ‘2 great remixes here, my fave being Fort Romeau's’
KENNETH BAGER "I like the Fort Remix - support !"
VALENTIN HUEDO (IBIZA SONICA) "Both tracks are excellent!"
IGOR MARIJUAN (IBIZA SONICA) "Great package "
DAVID MORENO (PURE RADIO IBIZA) "Excellent album. all our support!"
JOSE' MARIA RAMON (IBIZA GLOBAL RADIO) "Wow! Sounds good for my show"
BENOIT (TSUGI) "wonderful"
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Applescal - Introland

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