Monkey Safari 🐒

Artist Info:
Riding in with the power to deliver sunshine to world’s rainiest open-air events, Monkey Safari brings rays of light to whatever dance floors they cast their shimmering spell on. The past few years saw the brothers swinging to new trees, retiring their previous labels to focus on their new label 'Hommage.' It were the years of transformation for the German producers, developing and tailoring a sound suited perfectly for the unique club nuances while still keeping the core elements of melodic chords and grooves synonymous with the duos productions.

During this time, Monkey Safari unveiled their remix for Marc Houle’s “Pepper” on Richie Hawtin’s label Minus and their hugely successful “Cranes” and “Walls“ EPs that presented opportunities for Monkey Safari to work with some exciting musicians, such as Wolf + Lamb and Kölsch, techno heavy weights Guy Gerber and Josh Wink, as well as one of dance music’s most iconic producers, Moby. Monkey Safari remixed a track for Moby & The Void Pacific Choir, returning the favor after Moby’s successful rework of the duo’s track “Walls” last year. Their next releases continued in the same fashion, featuring remixes from Paco Osuna, Chloé, John Digweed & Nick Muir, UNER, Guy Mantzur, Victor Ruiz and more, while signing tracks from amazing Blond:ish, legendary John Tajada, and others on their Hommage imprint.

The duo’s efforts in the studio have transcended to their DJ sets with stand out shows at Time Warp and Awakenings Festival. On top of a heavy touring schedule at world renowned clubs and headlining slots at festivals, the duo released their album ‘Odyssey’. Monkey Safari produced the same kind of tracks for this album they were playing as they toured nightclubs and festivals around the world, rather than simply a listening album.

In 2018 Monkey Safari carefully handpicked remixers they saw as most capable of continuing their vision for the album. The ‘Odyssey Remixes’ featured reworks of the original album tracks by the master himself, Carl Cox, international stars Hernan Cattaneo, Guy J, Musumeci, Tensnake and Reboot, studio geniuses Dubspeeka, Hannes Bieger, ROD, and Phil Moffa, as well as up-and-coming talent Avidus and Trivmph. Monkey Safari’s third album comes in perfect time for the summer sunshine of 2019. The duo follow up their last album, ‘Odyssey’, with this warm, inviting collection of music designed to brighten your day and complement the glorious sunny days that bless us during the summer. Sven and Lars learned some valuable lessons from their last long-player, and the new album ‘HI’ comes from a far more relaxed, easy-going place. An organic project that came together quite naturally, their third album sees the duo in high spirits ready to bring a large dose of positive vibes and emotional depth to the party.

2020 and 2021 sees Monkey Safari moving closer to legendary brands Get Physical and Anjuna Deep, starting with a remix and a multitude of EPs on the labels. Watch out for more news soon! The German outfit has been on an incredible run of form with promising developments in all of their endeavors and exciting news still to come. Be it a fresh remix or EP drop, DJ set or party, Monkey Safari will be sure to touch all scopes of dance culture with no signs of deceleration on the horizon.

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Curator:
Enrico Cherbino

Artwork:
Kaio Batista

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Monkey Safari @ Melodic Therapy #125 - Germany

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As a Get Physical mainstay with a stack of stellar releases on their own Hommage imprint as well as Anjunadeep and Spectrum, paired with stand-out shows at iconic festivals like Time Warp & Awakenings, it's a pleasure to welcome German duo Monkey Safari as our 144th podcast guest. 

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Riding in with the power to deliver sunshine to world’s rainiest open-air events, Monkey Safari brings rays of light to whatever dance floors they cast their shimmering spell on. 

The German brothers have released on Get Physical numerous times over the years, but not since 2020's 'Palomar.' Their new single 'Ceremony' shows how their sound has evolved since then and comes after more than a decade of EPs and LPs on their own Hommage label as well as the likes of Anjunadeep and Spectrum. What defines the music of Lars Rühlemann and Sven Fröhlich - not least their 2021 album ‘Love Will Set U Free’ - is a curiousness and left-of-centre character that always embellishes each groove. That is once again the case here.

The sublime 'Ceremony' is seven minutes of deep but exotic house music. Expressive vocal wails drift in and out to spiritual effect while the warm beats roll deep. Shakers, lush pads and tropical melodies all bring the detail that makes this another standout cut.

With 'Ceremony,' Monkey Safari has already started to build anticipation for Body Language Vol. 24.

Ceremony Single

Getting Deeper Podcast #144 by Monkey Safari

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Monkey Safari are back on Get Physical Music with a new remix that quickly follows their 'Hi & Low' single from the forthcoming Body Language Vol. 24 mix. 

This time, the duo remix Super Flu's 'Didschn' track which was first out on the label Monaberry in 2010. It is the latest in a long line of successes from the Monkey Safari pair who have put out a range of great EPs and LPs, always with characterful sound designs and curious grooves. 

Their fresh remix of 'Didschn' is an eight minute and immersive house masterclass. The supple drums roll deep under lush and late night synths. As the pressure builds, vocals and freaky sound effects add details to keep things fresh and ensure this one is going to cast a real spell on all who hear it. 

This is another super offering from Monkey Safari who are in the form their lives.

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Didschn (Monkey Safari Remix)

Super Flu - Didschn (Monkey Safari Remix) (Snippet)

December 16, 2016 Beatport exclusive 
December 30, 2016 all other stores

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This year, Sven and Lars have pushed boundaries, with multiple new releases on their label Hommage: “On” (remixed by Paco Osuna and Chloé), “Bernstein” (remixed by UNER and John Digweed & Nick Muir), “Boris” (remixed by Guy Mantzur and Victor Ruiz), and "Woo", just released in November.

Now Monkey Safari bring us their fifth and last release of 2016 with remixes to their wildly popular "Woo" EP.

The release features some powerful feminine energy with a stunning remix by the renowned duo BLOND:ISH, showing a highly danceable and sultry side of the track.

Monkey Safari themselves bring the original tracks, "Woo" and "Verso," to a new level. The "Woo Trip Mix” takes the beloved original to a darker and trippier realm, while their "Verso Reconstruction Mix" sees the track transform into an odyssey of emotion from dark to upbeat.

Monkey Safari - Verso (Monkey Safari's Reconstruction Mix)

:12 Woo Remixes

Monkey Safari - Woo (Blond:ish Remix)

Monkey Safari are brothers who can look back on a personal odyssey that’s lasted more than 30 years so far. They have a mutual musical spirit and through good and bad times have only grown closer. As such, the artwork for the album reflects that and was made by stitching both artist’s faces together, creating one persona from two individuals.
As DJs the pair have played everywhere from Timewarp to Awakenings Festival. They also own their own club, Charles Bronson, in their native Halle, Germany, and have released remixes and original material on top labels like Kompakt, Minus, and John Digweed’s Bedrock. The title of this impressive album reflects the journey the duo had throughout the writing process. It was one that took a long time and went from initially being about writing an album of listening music to evolve into being much more about music for the club and for many different dance floors.
''From our perspective, when it comes to music, a very important parameter is authenticity,” they say. “In our case it means we're playing dance music in clubs and at festivals the whole year round. And even though it would have been interesting to produce a "listening album" it wasn't the right time for that; which is why ultimately we chose to produce a club album. After all, the club has always been the space that has shaped us the most. It's a space that enables us to develop, test, and improve our music on a constant basis!’’
The album kicks off with squelchy synths and intoxicating vocal coos before getting more deep and stripped back, with a moody atmosphere pervading the supple grooves. Things get more melodic and subtly uplifting as the album progresses and tracks range from spooky to emotive to scintillating, with original ethereal vocals making a number of appearances. Each track offers something different in terms of mood and style, yet the whole album plays out like a perfect journey with all the necessary highs and lows required. At the same time, the pair's exquisite synth work and knack for well programmed drums always shine through and prove they are slicker than average studio wizards.

Epilogue (Original Mix)

Energie (Original Mix)

What makes everybody's darling duo ​Monkey Safari so special is surely their authenticity; with their striking debut album ‘Odyssey’​, this meant producing the same kind of tracks they were playing as they toured nightclubs and festivals around the world, rather than simply a listening album. The result was a dance floor artwork. And while they may be perfectionists, they’re certainly no purists, carefully handpicking remixers they see as most capable of continuing their vision for the album.

Split in 3 separate EPs, ​‘Odyssey Remixed – One’​, ​‘Two’​, and ​‘Three’ will be released in ​May​, ​June​, and ​July 2018​, featuring reworks of the original album tracks by the master himself, ​Carl Cox​, international stars ​Hernan Cattaneo​, Guy J​, ​Musumeci​, Tensnake ​and Reboot​, studio geniuses ​Dubspeeka, Hannes Bieger, ROD, ​and Phil Moffa​, as well as up-and-coming talent ​Avidus​, ​Trivmph​, and​ ​Hommage label co-chief ​Karl Friedrich​.

Hernan Cattaneo & Audio Junkies: ​”As big fans of MS, we regularly feature their tracks in our dj sets so it was really cool to get the offer for a remix where we could add our sounds and identity to an already great original.”

Reboot: ​“​Being asked to lay hands on one track of the last Monkey Safari album was a big pleasure for me, as I have been a fan of their work for a while. Even though it was rather challenging, as the original is a perfectly produced floorkiller. So I tried to bring the track into a more dirty direction with a long breakdown, but without leaving the original`s idea too much. I hope people enjoy the results.”

Tensnake:​ ​“I had a blast remixing ‘Odyssey’. The vocals inspired me to remix it with a bit of 90’s industrial vibe.”

ROD​: ​“Thanks to the great original parts, both my remixes flowed out of my system quite naturally. i was happy to do 2 complete different remixes. where ‘prologue' is more about peak-time techno-energy, with 'sign' i tried to create a much more psychedelic underwater-ish vibe which i think worked out quite well with that soothing vocal."

Odyssey Remixes - Three

Monkey Safari - Helios (Reboot's Sembal Helix Rework)

Monkey Safari - Prologue (Phil Moffa Remix)

Monkey Safari - Odyssey (Tensnake Remix)

Monkey Safari - Smalltown (Hernan Cattaneo & Audio Junkies Remix)

Beatport

Monkey Safari - Omen (Original Mix)

Monkey Safari - Playa (Original Mix)

enjoy our new album 'HI'

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Sturm (Original Mix)

Release on What! What! Records:
Vinyl - 07 May
Digital - 19 April

Beatport: http://www.beatport.com/release/what-we-called-love/1077724
Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esKIQ2GY4bU

thanks to Liza and Illy

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Illy Noize & Liza Flume - What We Called Love (Monkey Safari Remix)

live mix from the Fusion Festival 2013 on saturday 19-22 at Tanzwiese

Monkey Safari Live At Fusion Festival 2013

I have so much respect for the DJs here, doing what they love and spreading so much awesomeness! So yeah I do love a great beat and a full sound. I'm into Deep House, funk, Tribal, Trance, Electro Swing and Technohoho!

Monkey Safari 🐒

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