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Following his latest contribution to Innervisions Limbo compilation and a personal EP on TAU, Skatman returns to his home of Scatcity Records, offering up his second album Aromanticism.

This eight track collection defines Skatman's current artistic direction as well as his vision for the future of his label and the melodic scene. We see him bring his sound forward as a more minimalistic approach to the deep and melodic sounds that have shaped him over the years.

Skatman’s mission with this LP is to bring back the integrity to the sound he loves, taking it to a new level and triggering a change of direction within the niche that is melodic electronic music. The name ‘Aromanticism’ is a reference to the revolutionary aspect of the realism movement that happened as a reaction to what dominated art and literature in the age of romanticism in the 19th century.

’New Era’ is up first, introducing you to the album with delicate lead lines and a mellow, broken house groove that eases you into the sound of Skatman. ’Sophie Maria’ is again melodically driven, with a soft underlying bass line carrying reverb soaked chords and twinkling flurries of synth patterns.

Skatman starts to darken the mood with ‘Moonlight Shadows’, bringing much tripper and adverse sounds to the stage, paving the way perfectly for the more minimal sounds of ‘Orient Maze’.

‘Intergalactic Knights’ launches into vinyl number two with echoing snare hits and more mind boggling hooks before the chugging, meatier ‘Words Don’t Make Sense’ storms through with an ethereal vocal sample and marching percussion.

‘Purple Rain’ begins the journey back to earth with rattling hi-hats carrying reverb-drenched leads and a monotonous bass line. Closing the show is the title track ‘Aromanticism’ which sees Skatman offer up a groovier percussive backbone and 80s influenced pads, gelling around a slightly acidic bass foundation.

Aromanticism LP lands March 26th on Scatcity Records with a special 4 track vinyl edition running alongside the digital.

Skatman - New Era

Please welcome for out 10th podcast Yöurr, whos recent EP was released on our label last month!

Secret Fusion Podcast Nr.: 10 - Yöurr

Murat Uncuoglu: Feed
Invisible Eyes EP
Coming soon on Sum Over Histories

Invisible Eyes, an EP by Murat Uncuoglu, is coming soon to Sum Over Histories, the label from Frankey & Sandrino that champions introspective sounds for reflective times.

Uncuoglu’s productions often tread the line between chaos and order, so the listener feels lost one second and grounded the next. It’s a profound skill that’s demonstrated well in Feed. The track begins with a 4:4 beat, until Uncuoglu introduces percussion elements along with unexpected time-signatures. Synths and bass and hi-hats create a near chaotic mesh of sounds, only to break down and return to the 4:4. The result is a beautiful, unpredictable construction that encapsulates the many facets of progressive house.

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Invisible Eyes

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PREMIERE: Murat Uncuoglu - Feed

It is with Bukowski’s words that Canary Islands native and Mumbai Records founder Alex Medina shapes an evocative first look into a conceptual turmoil. He conjures the distant phantoms of a bygone era through a particular recognizable motif and sparse syncopated elements. Marking points of no return, the abrupt changes underline the unease felt before the process of revitalization can take place by way of new encounters and experiences. Nevertheless, unrest is 
unavoidable as the cycle perpetuates. The emptiness remains.

About the Artist:

@alex-medina
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IG: www.instagram.com/alex_medina_music/

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NODCAST#23 - ‘Who Stole the Soul’ by Alex Medina

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La Mano returns to Nightcolours with his latest single Palomar. The UK based producer delivers an enormous peak time progressive weapon and is supported by remixes from Kamilo Sanclemente and Israeli duo Rina & Benji.

Read more on UTA website: https://www.undergroundtelaviv.com/premiere-la-mano-palomar-rina-benji-remix-nightcolours-recordings/

Release Date: April 9th, 2021.
Label: Nightcolours Recordings.
Pre-Order: https://www.beatport.com/release/palomar-ep/3339594

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La Mano - Palomar (incl. Kamilo Sanclemente and Rina & Benji Remixes)

Premiere: La Mano - Palomar (Rina & Benji Remix) [Nightcolours Recordings]

Jably presents his podcast for our Sum Mix series. 

Check out his release 'Entropia' from Path Integral IV, out on Sum Over Histories.
Listen here:
lnk.to/PathIntegralIV

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Tracklist:
1. Intro: Âme - Doldrums + Space in the mind | J. Krishnamurti
2. Jably (Unreleased) 
3. NTO - Lac de Soi (Original Mix)
4. Bruce Leroys - Cassette Tape (Original Mix)
5. Aldebaran feat. Filippo Nardini - Falling From The Dream (Original Mix)
6. Rauschhaus - Queen Of Thorns (Original Mix)
7. Jably (Unreleased) 
8. Elfenberg - Keyah (Original Mix)
9. Darksidevinyl - Atoyanda (Original Mix)
10. Ivory - Sense (Kadosh Remix)
11. Carl Craig - At Les (Christian Smith Tronic Treatment Remix)
12. Jably (Unreleased)
13. Jably (Unreleased)

Sum Mix #011 - Jably

Our new Hertz & Seele podcast with one half of @avidus_ofc this month!

Enjoy & stay safe!

For more information visit www.hertzundseele.de
Or Avidus artist page www.facebook.com/avidus.ofc

After having taught himself to play the drums and the guitar in his younger years, Marc went on to gather experiences by joining several Live Bands; however, as he was the son of a passionate music collector and former DJ, it was just a matter of time that he found his way into the DJ booth. Thanks to the Italo Disco- and Hip Hop-Collection of his father, his first practice lessons blossomed into a strong fascination for vinyl which has not gone extinct until today.With the decision to move on to playing with software and therefore to be more mobile, the 16-year-old soon was able to gain a reputation as a newcomer on a illegal outdoor raves throughout Kiel. When attaining the legal age, he started his residency at Luna Club where he has not only been able to shape his sound but has also invited and supported several guests such as Roman Flügel, Marcus Worgull, The Drifter, Âme and Robag Wruhme to name a few. 2015 was the year he founded his label Empore Music together with other local artists in the rather culturally bare North of Germany. The label, which has not dedicated itself to any disctinct sound but defines itself through the quality of every single release, seems to be a perfect display of thesound Marc represents in his DJ sets. Of emotional melodic pieces over classic disco tracks up to technoid tracks or ambient noises –just not according to the book (?). The only common grounds are quality and the depth of the music. With every single set, Marc manages to bring an imaginary venue into being for the listener where emotions find their place as well as the freedom to feel them and the attendees themselves. Because of his extensive musical knowledge and his experiences behind the decks, the sole tracks melt together into a fluent, never ending mix that opens a new level between mere rave and listening character.

Hertz & Seele Podcast by Avidus

Our favorites latest Melodic House & Techno releases that have been released last month. 

Tracklist :

Forest Rain Dance - Ikaro Grati
The Affair (Marcus Worgull Remix)- Joone, Victor C feat. 1403
Rana - Frankey & Sandrino
Cerchio Infinito - Aldebaran, Enzo Elia
Brando - Voon
Bakari - Melokolektiv
Invisible Eyes - Murat Uncuoglu
Don't Take It Personal - Jimi Jules
Private XS - Tunnelvisions
Entwine - Elsewhere
Apnea Instructions 04 (Johannes Albert Remix) - Alex Medina
Chi a Chi (Bufi Remix) - Mr Morek
Radha (Whitesquare Remix) - The Organism
It's Us - Innellea
Shadow Dance - Eynka

AZZUR Melodic News #6 Mix By Adnan

I blend in various organic and technoesque sounds into my tracks and this one has a nice 90s touch to it. The beat is less prominent, the focus is on easy listening melodies.

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Alex Kaminski - Obsolete

Released 30th June 2017 on Hippie Dance.
@djtennisdjtennis

Following last year’s much-acclaimed solo album “Mondo Alterado” (Hippie Dance 08), original pachanga boy and hippie dance mentor REBOLLEDO returns to the limelight with the jam-packed MONDO RE-ALTERADO (Hippie Dance 10), tapping into his vast and varied network of friends and fellow soundsmiths. Artists such as SUPERPITCHER, DJ TENNIS, MACEO PLEX, RED AXES, FANGO or FANTASTIC TWINS deliver stunning takes on Rebolledos’ unique signature sound, creating a full suite of exclusive remixes, cover versions and reinterpretations. 
From the super-energetic club rumblings of MACEO PLEX’s DISCÓTICO PLÉXICO to DJ TENNIS’ dreamy PIMIENTO DRIVE VERSION of A NUMB GAS TO THE FUTURE or FANTASTIC TWINS’ party bomb FANTASTIC POW POW, the journey through MONDO RE-ALTERADO is full of twists and turns – a world where an epic, cinematic soundscape such as SUPERPICHER’s RAINBOY SUPER SPACE sits comfortably alongside the claustrophobic, punishing banger that FANGO sculpted from stand-out cut “Pow Pow”. Meanwhile, RED AXES turn the casual narrative of “Life Is Strange, Life Is Hard, Life Is Great” into a bouncing workout – a great companion piece to WANT, DANNY DAZE and SHOKH’s propulsive, jagged dub version of “Fears Come True”. Other highlights include Jörg Burger aka THE BLACK FRAME with the lush BLACK RAINBOW WOMAN, PAULOR’s country rock extravaganza DISCÓTICO DESÉRTICO and not one, but two excellent contributions from former Italians Do It Better honcho MIKE SIMONETTI. It’s a magical, surprising ride that finds beauty in contrasts – while staying tuned to REBOLLEDO’s spirit of adventure and powerful sense of style.

Mondo Re Alterado

Rebolledo - A Numb Gas to The Future - DJ Tennis Pimiento Drive Version

Exclusive Release Date: 04.05.2018 (Traxsource)
 Main Release Date: 18.05.2018 

art cover by Erikan Ekefrey

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Cosmo & Kramer - Awa (MYNY Remix) [MoBlack Records] *Preview

Secret Weapons Part 11

Kastell (Dixon Retouch)

Wax | Digital | Stream

IV84 - Amberoom - Kastell (Dixon Retouch) - Secret Weapons Part 11

Prana EP

Touring Machine

IV93 - Aera - Turing Machine

Bandcamp link - https://benjaminfrhlich.bandcamp.com/album/how-much-are-they-ep

1 How Much Are They? - 5.28
2 How Much Are They? (Chicken Lips remix) - 7.47
3 How Much Are They? (Daniel Bortz remix) - 6.10

Munich's Benjamin Fröhlich, co-founder of the Permanent Vacation label, takes his turn on one of the most influential tracks in electronic music: "How Much Are They?"

Originally released in 1981 on the album “Full Circle”, "How Much Are They?" is a genre defying collaboration between Dub wizard Jah Wobble and Can's Jaki Liebezeit and Holger Czukay. With the combination of Dub elements, punk bassline and drum machine percussion the track is a blueprint for electronic music and ahead of its time in many ways. No surprise, it quickly became a staple in clubs from New York to Berlin.

Through the years the track was a big inspiration for Benjamin. His careful cover version updates "How much are They" for today's dancefloors, while maintaining the original atmosphere. Originally his version was part of LAGASTA's 10-year anniversary compilation. Now it gets the official release and finds the perfect home in Glasgow's Optimo Music imprint backed up with two remixes by Chicken Lips and Daniel Bortz. 

Andrew Meecham and  Dean Meredith revive their Chicken Lips moniker, that was responsible for a whole movement of Disco-Dub in the early to mid 2000's, and prove that they haven't lost any of the magic. German wonder boy Daniel Bortz reinvents himself and comes up with a heavy bass-driven version that sits somewhere between Jungle, Dub and early Techno. Ok, let's go!

Out on Optimo Music Digital Danceforce on February 19th

Optimo Music Digital Danceforce 034 - Benjamin Fröhlich - How Much Are They? EP

Kris Davis: Zephyr
Andorite EP
Coming soon on Sum Over Histories

Andorite, an EP by Kris Davis, is coming soon to Sum Over Histories, the label from Frankey & Sandrino that champions introspective sounds for reflective times.

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Andorite EP

PREMIERE: Kris Davis - Zephyr

Dario Dea is an Italian DJ and producer based in London. With releases on Secret Fusion, Nein Records, Paradiso Records and many others, Dario's sound ranges from groovy Indie Dance to more club-oriented melodic house.

This set is a great example of how he thinks: electronic music shouldn't have borders or restrictions. In this set you will find influences from 80s Italo and Indie music, heavier club tracks and quite a few of his upcoming tracks.

Secret Fusion Podcast Nr.: 9 - Dario Dea

Electronic music label curated by Skatman.

Distributed by Muting The Noise.

Skatman - New Era

Cognitive Prophecy | CP Records

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