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Yes, weʼre bloody 2 decades old and look, some of our back-catalogue gems are still fresh as on the first day. Weʼve added some new and exclusive material, so you canʼt say weʼre lazy bastards. If youʼve got champagne in your fridge, go pop the cork and have a zip on our 20th anniversary.

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Alexander Kowalski - Oxygen

After the success of their first EP “Bells from the Deep End” and their second “Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night”, we are very happy to present the third Golden Teacher EP  with another sleeve designed and made by their fair hands. This is is an edition of 500 as that is all that time allows to be made. We are not advocates of limited edition releases but sometimes necessity dictates. Further copies will be available in the Optimo Music house bag.

Their latest release is a party record…play it loud, preferably with some lasers and strobes, and LET LOOSE.

It s a double A -side release. Party People is  Go-Go a go go while the more electronic leaning Love has been cut at 45 so it can be cunningly played at either speed for extra added value love. The 12" also features an added bonus not jazz funk gem, Silver Chalice.

Wild party music from Glasgow from our hearts to yours. Available on 12" and digital, April 2014. Distribution by Kompakt.

Optimo Music 023 - Golden Teacher - Party People / Love 12" EP (sampler)

Friend Within - The Future

John Barber | Fractal
[SOMA398D]

1. Fractal 
2. Love In Life
3. Shine

Soma welcome back London based producer & label owner John Barber for another 3-track slab of finely crafted Deep House in the follow up to his debut release on Soma last year. John shows off slick production skills and a fine modern take on the Deep House genre on the Fractal EP.

Title track ‘Fractal’ starts off on an almost Detroit tip as smooth pads and organ like stabs line the back of a solid, wall-shaking groove. Crisp and cutting percussion give this track a sense or urgency keeping it firmly rooted in the dance floor.

‘Love In Life’ is up next and starts with a contemplative beat giving rise to delicate, subtle stabs that are dubbed out to perfection. More smooth pads fill out the expanse as soulful vocal cuts spill in over choppy percussion. The break beat style of the track gives it a real stand out quality and John fits every piece together with ease.  

‘Shine’ closes off the EP in a more muted style. That ever-reliant House beat comes into play in the opening segment allowing the track to open smoothly with a perfectly infectious groove. John really works the percussion on this and makes it a real workout. Subtle synth hits works their way in help to keep the groove on track.

John delivers a solid follow up to last summers Days Without Freedom and embodies it with his own unique style.

Mastered by Conor Dalton @ Glowcast Mastering

John Barber - Shine (Soma 398d)

Roberto Clementi | Marble
[SOMA396D]

1. Marble
2. BYP
3. Kermesse

Roberto Clementi is back and the in form Italian producer is ready to rock dancefloors once again with his unique blend of Techno, Dub & Electronics in the Marble EP. Roberto’s debut album N Lights is just on the horizon and this single leads perfectly into it after Januarys epic When You [inc Par Grindvik remix]. 

Marble is the perfect opener to this EP. A kick heavy, grooved out number cut open with crisp hi hats and taken to another level with stunningly executed stabs. Roberto layer the track with just a hit of ethereal pads, hinting at distant plains. This is one of Roberto’s more full on tracks and he really makes it work with ease whilst retaining his style.

BYP drops things down a notch as sub heavy beats roll in to start what is another fine addition to Roberto’s repertoire. His signature grooving beats are packed by subtle changes in percussive patterns and sudden flourishes of reverb flooded synths with chopping hi hats picking the pace up toward the end. Roberto has a knack for making real end of the night Techno and this fits that bracket perfectly.

Rounding things off is the electronica driven Kermesse. Roberto delves in at the deep end again and really shows of his skills as a producer as oddly engrossing bass line and funked up beat sit atop electrified pad lines. This track steps outside the box for the Italian but shows nothing but his will and want to mix things up. 
Roberto has come a long way since his debut on Soma 2 years ago and with his debut album on the way this May, he is shaping up to be one of the best Soma has to offer.

*All tracks mastered by Conor Dalton @ Glowcast Mastering – http://glowcast.co.uk/

Roberto Clementi - Marble (Soma 396d)

Order vinyl: http://www.somarecords.com/shop/music/soma_400/
Buy it digitally: http://www.beatport.com/release/rotary-catacoustics/1310927

SLAM | Rotary/Catacoustics
[SOMA400]

1.	Rotary
2.	Catacoustics

In what is a momentous occasion for Soma Records, we hit the milestone 400th release of the label and who better to see this in than label heads SLAM as they lead up to their new album due to drop this October. Soma are proud to present the double A sided Rotary/Catacoustics. Slam have been locked away in the studio these past months working hard on their latest album which sees them look to past machines and new technologies to form the base of this new album. These album sessions have spawned two raucous tracks that state where the veteran producers are with their sound. These tracks have the dance floor firmly in mind and display the years of experience Slam have in knowing what exactly will whip up a storm.

Rotary opens the EP with a definite analogue rawness as a storming synth hook leads the track from the offset. Keeping it stripped back the boys allow the hook to bend and evolve over the course of the track, reminiscent of early Hood-esq minimalism. Straight up percussion backs the track and keeps the groove true to Techno.

Catacoustics takes things down a deeper route as low subs rumble while a nicely delayed bell tone reverberates gently in the background giving depth to the track. Strung out percussion flutters in the back as subtle time stretch is applied giving this a trippy and mind melting feel. Slam pull back on the reigns ever so slightly going into the break as yet more subtle builds give tension before firing back with the hypnotic feel essence of the track

Soma400 signals the start of the countdown to the latest Slam album and also shows why they have been in electronic music for over 20 years. 

*All tracks mastered by Conor Dalton @ Glowcast Mastering

Slam - Rotary / Catacoustics (#Soma400)

kolsch - Goldfish (JCQ3K remix)

Available to purchase as a 12" vinyl or digital from the eglo bandcamp:

https://eglorecords.bandcamp.com/album/nuits-sonores-nectarines

Nuits Sonores

This track is taken from the package remix "Lie to me" by Fairmont, including other remixes by Abstraxion, Mattheis, MFR, John Digweed & Nick  Muir. Out now on My Favorite Robot Records.

http://www.beatport.com/release/lie-to-me-remixes/1412260

Fairmont - Boa (Chloe Remix)

Low quality stream because of Soundclouds audio compression.
Get it in HQ here:

Beatport  http://bit.ly/KindredEP
iTunes - http://smarturl.it/MCKindred
Bleep - https://bleep.com/release/56000-max-cooper-kindred-ep
Boomkat - http://boomkat.com/downloads/1163915-max-cooper-kindred-ep 

Max Cooper - Origins (David August Remix)

Buy on Beatport : 
www.beatport.com/release/helice/1418191

Buy on iTunes : 
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/helice-single/id940194885

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Facebook.com/AgoriaOfficial
Youtube.com/AgoriaMusic
Soundcloud.com/Agoria

Agoria - Hélice EP

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Gallic cynosure Agoria debuts on the Hotflush roster with ‘Hélice’ – a compelling, propelling record that envelopes and encompasses. Blending an ambience of eerie sci-fi over suspense-laden peaks and troughs, it goes after body and mind in equal measure.

Its B-side counterpart is  ‘Make It Real’, a jacking house number cut through with a classic Rhodes bounce. The latent garage disposition is brought to the fore by ESS, whose remix nods to the East Coast glory days of yore.

Release date: December 1st 2014

Tracklisting:

A1. Hélice
B1. Make It Real
B2. Make It Real (ESS Remix)

Buy Hélice from Agoria

Agoria - Hélice

'Pleasure' is a bouncy and baseline-driven affair, one that resembles the sound in BB's older productions. It's naughty by nature and drives along nicely until it hits the three minute mark where some outrageous vocal cuts come crashing in. Great stuff.

http://www.mixmag.net/music/exclusive-music/prem-boston

More exclusive music

Premiere: Boston Bun 'Pleasure'

Da Fresh - Lucky Number (Kiko rmx) (Freshin Records)
Release date: January 2012

Da Fresh - Lucky Number (Kiko rmx) (Freshin Records)

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NovaMute 1993 UK
http://www.discogs.com/Plastikman-Spastik/release/2258

Plastikman - Spastik

Cómeme is back with a brand new, six track, power EP- by Philipp Gorbachev: music that is more Rock'n'Roll than any guitar nowadays could be!!

Enjoy the album and please support us by picking the EP up on vinyl or digital from the below shops.

12'' Vinyl with Inlay Print: www.kompakt.fm/releases/hero_of_tomorrow
Digital: itunes.apple.com/us/album/hero-of-tomorrow-ep/id587011472

More info on Philipp Gorbachev:
http://philippgorbachev.com/

Hero Of Tomorrow

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Philipp Gorbachev - I Want You So

Cómeme is back with a brand new, six track, power EP by Philipp Gorbachev: music that is more Rock'n'Roll than any guitar nowadays could be!!

Enjoy the album and please support us by picking the EP up on vinyl or digital from the below shops.

12'' Vinyl with Inlay Print: www.kompakt.fm/releases/hero_of_tomorrow
Digital: itunes.apple.com/us/album/hero-of-tomorrow-ep/id587011472

More info on Philipp Gorbachev:
http://philippgorbachev.com/

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