SPEAKING MINDS & AMARCORD - Poliritmo

LAURENT GARNIER -  How d'ya like your beef

Melodize label-boss Beartrax announces his ‘Valor EP’ this July, backed with remixes from Johannes Albert and Lauer.

Since its inception in 2019, Beartrax’s Melodize imprint has consistently pushed deeply musical house and techno, with contributions from John Tejada, Fort Romeau, Carl Finlow, and many more standing alongside Beartrax’s original productions throughout the label’s back catalogue.

Leading the sixth release, ‘Phantom Night’ sees haunted atmospherics nestled amongst ethereal synth licks, before a cinematic violin takes centre stage. Johannes Albert’s remix peppers elements of the original with slick acid lines and punchy drums, re-imagining the dramatic violin for a fresh and highly entertaining take.

On the flip, the uplifting ‘Valor’ runs through a series of modulating basslines, glistening pads, and sizzling drums, topped off with a majestic cello performance throughout. Rounding out the release, Lauer adds rubbery low end, floating keys, and hands-in-the-air piano stabs to ‘Valor’ for a high-energy end to another stellar EP from Melodize.

Beartrax ‘Valor EP’ lands on Melodize on 30th July 2021.

https://melodizemusic.bandcamp.com/releases

https://soundcloud.com/beartrax-1

Valor EP

PREMIERE: Beartrax - Phantom Night [Melodize]

TXTR Recordings is back with its 3rd compilation.
Whilst the first ones were House and Techno oriented, "Texture Variations Vol.3" explores the deep sides of Breaks, Electro and Experimental music.
In the end, the result is a journey of 8 Tracks as well calibrated for your living room as for the clubs, produced by our friends:
Blutch, Adam BFD, A-Sim, BBB, Nocho, Evenn, H.Mess and Fjärsing.

PREMIERE : Blutch - Ipse

buy vinyl www.meltingpot-records.net/producto/ar…a-sound-01/
buy digital parcela.bandcamp.com/album/archways

Ivna Ji – Archways – Parcela Sound 01


Dutch based producer Ivna Ji, originally from Croatia, and Mexican artist G13ck (Daniel Vela) introduce their joint imprint Parcela Sound with Archways, a six track release moving through complex rhythm structures, shadowy atmospheres, and deep low frequency currents.

The record balances wide melodic sweeps and distorted textures, building tension between restraint and intensity. Collaborations with Düsseldorf based saxophonist/vocalist Amber Pine and Italian/Dutch producer Riccardo Izzo (Fatalist aka 999) bring vocals and lyrics into the record, giving it a more direct emotional pull.

The project was shaped mainly in Ivna Ji’s home studio with just a few instruments, including Moog’s DFAM and her favorite DSI Evolver, alongside sessions at Zarkoff’s Sensorium Studio, where she focused on mixing and heavily relied on the Sequential Prophet 6, which ultimately proved to be the key ingredient every track was missing.

Mastering was handled by Filip Motovunski, whose sharp ear and precision brought the record to life with clarity and impact, giving the low end full weight without losing the finer details.

Parcela Sound grew out of more than a decade of friendship and collaboration between Ji and Vela, first sparked by a casual exchange of thoughts and admiration developed over years of sharing ideas and supporting each other’s projects, including releases on Vela’s labels Aztlán and Baox. With Parcela, they created a platform that supports emerging and often overlooked artists, some of whom have become close friends over the years.

The artwork by Croatian designer Ugruv Smek, featuring a gecko motif, ties the launch to their shared roots and playful approach.

Archways marks the first chapter of Parcela Sound, a platform for music created with curiosity, care, and connection.

Written & Produced by Ivna Ji
Mastered by Filip Motovunski
Photo by Ugruv Smek
Design by DAN13L
Distribution by Melting Pot Records

Ivna Ji - Unreal

Octave One - 'Just Don't Speak'
Available here: hyperurl.co/justdontspeak

Still riding high off the success of their last album but never ones to sit still, titanic techno duo Octave One are back with a hot new single. Featuring their long time collaborator Ann Saunderson on vocals and coming with three different mixes, ‘Just Don’t Speak’ it is sure to be a summer anthem.

Detroit’s Octave One are one of the most revered and hard working live acts in all of dance music, and have been since the late eighties.  As well as being devoted to cooking up scintillating shows on the fly, they also keep busy in the studio, serving up the sort of high grade and impactful records that keep DJs and dancers happy. ‘Just Don't Speak’ has already received repeated support from Pete Tong on Radio 1, who played the world exclusive on his show, so is a truly bonafide bomb.

The track features their long time collaborator (British singer/songwriter), Ann Saunderson who also collaborated with Octave One on their massive dance anthem ‘Blackwater’ (released in 2002) and has worked with a list of who's who, in the dance music arena.

Also featured on ‘Just Don't Speak’ are the Urban Soul Orchestra (USO) who also collaborated on‘Blackwater’, adding a unique twist to the track with their contemporary string ensemble. As a versatile string ensemble, USO have worked at the top of the UK music industry for 20 year, specialising in recording sessions for top artists, major corporate events and exclusive private parties. Violinist, conductor, orchestrator and arranger Stephen Hussey founded the USO, arranging and recording strings for pop artists. Oasis invited USO to perform at their second album launch for (What's The Story) Morning Glory? with an offer to play at Mariah Carey’s Christmas party following shortly after. Since then USO have been delighting audiences at exclusive events all around the world and have worked with artists such as; Mick Jagger, Madonna  Kylie  Grace Jones, Jay Z, Groove Armada, Nitin Sawhney and many more.

‘Just Don’t Speak’ is a barrelling house cut with subtle but joyous piano chords rolling above fat bass. Ann’s vocals are typically elastic and emotive and love fuelled. They soar as the pressure below builds and are sure to leave crowds in raptures. An instrumental version places even more focus on the uplifting and driving groove, and a dub version strips things back to the infectious percussion and bold drum lines, making for a more macho and physical cut.

A radio edit is also included in the package and ensures that all bases are covered in great style by the ever essential Burden brothers.

Octave One Feat Ann Saunderson “Just Don’t Speak”
Format: 12” Vinyl / Digital Digital Download
Release date: 29th July 2016 release

A1 – Just Don’t Speak (feat. Ann Saunderson)
A2 – Just Don’t Speak – Blue Sunset Instrumental
AA1 – Just Don’t Speak – Midnight Sun Dub
AA2 – Just Don’t Speak – Blue Sunset Radio Edit

Octave One online:
Facebook: facebook.com/octaveone
Twitter: twitter.com/octaveone 
Instagram: instagram.com/octaveone
SoundCloud: @octaveone
YouTube: youtube.com/430west
Snapchat: snapchat.com/add/octaveone
Website: octaveone.com

www.urbansoulorchestra.co.uk/
www.facebook.com/Ann-Saunderson-R…156865217707475/

Contact:
Nikki McNeill | Global Publicity
nikki@globalpublicity.co.uk

Just Don't Speak

Available here

Octave One feat. Ann Saunderson - Just Don't Speak (Blue Sunset Radio Edit)

Remix for Bawrut on Ransom Note Records
Get it here: https://ransomnoterecords.bandcamp.com/album/ciquita-1-2-3-4-the-remixes

Bawrut - Ciquita (Posthuman Remix)

A2 - I'm Not

Snippets of "Theory Of Light" by Fabio Vanore including remixes by Bawrut & Cooper Saver

@fabiovanore
@bawrut
@coopersaver

order cns103: https://connaisseur.lnk.to/ES0yoEk6WE
pre-order cns103rmx: https://connaisseur.lnk.to/aPOyIVK5WE

Cat-no: cns103 / cns103rmx
Release-dates: 23.08.2019 (originals) / 06.09.2019 (remixes)
ⓟⒸ 2019 Connaisseur Recordings

Connaisseur and the Italians: Una storia d’amore! Lehar, Musumeci or Olderic, just a few names of Italian artists that come to mind when thinking of the past few years of the Offenbach-based imprint. Now, a new name can be added to this illustrious round: Fabio Vanore, an Italian rooted DJ and producer living in the area of Bonn. He has built himself quite a reputation both in the periphery of Cologne as the resident of the well known club Tante Rike, and with releases on the highly respected Canadian labels mircoCastle and Incroyable Music, with which he is closely connected and where his debut album will come out by end of this year.

Back to his debut on Connaisseur. When we listened to Fabio’s tracks for the first time, we instantly enjoyed the demanding energy of his productions paired with some almost uplifting moments. His music is modern, groove- and melody-driven, flirting with techno (Theory Of Light), modern indie-dance variations ("The Prince") and high energy disco ("Midnight“). A brilliant foretaste of his upcoming album.

This already stunning release is rounded up by remixes by two of the most acclaimed artists of the moment: Bawrut and Cooper Saver. Both artists took the chance to prepare an interpretation for "The Prince". Bawrut used the percussion elements and built them around a rave house monster with balls. Cooper instead used synth elements and took them into a more rocking electro scenario. Two different directions but both state-of-the-art. We couldn't be happier about this release.

Originals and remixes will be released separately with a gap of two weeks.

Fabio Vanore - The Prince (Cooper Saver Remix) (snippet)

R.O.S.H. - Add New Ones

Tous les mois le boss du label City Tracks, le Bruxellois Haring, partage ses coups de cœur.

Pleasure Model - Hellingbeams
Throwing Snow - Ellipsis (Benny Ill Remix)
Laurence Guy - Experience Health
AJ Edward - Cimmerian Drives
Loods - Pure Bliss Meltdown (Gerd Janson Dance remix)
Pacific Coliseum - Cloud Jam
Third Son - Faint Harmonics
Aleksandir - Prado
Mall Grab - Room Full Of Rothko
Hodge - Shadows In Blue (Surgeon Remix)

[DJ SET] Haring (Décembre 2020)

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