🔸 Makèz You Move - Part 1

D-Deck - Train Tool (Original Mix) / Night Light Records

D-Deck - Taksim (Original Mix) / Night Light Records

Makèz have come a long way since they first sneaked into Amsterdam’s studio 80 at the age of 17 to hand over their demos to Dam Swindle. Those demos led to their debut EP ‘Different planets’on Heist in 2019 which gained major support from artists like Seth Troxler and Chez Damier. Quickly after, they signed two records on New York based label Let’s Play House. Fast forward two years, and here we are with their debut album.
 
‘City Of All’ shows a level of sophistication and matureness, effortlessly bridging genres across its thirteen cuts. You can feel the thought that has been put into this record, with tracks blending into each other as Makèz submerge themselves in their concept of accidental encounters, inclusiveness and what it means to live in a city like Amsterdam.  
 
On this album, Makèz bring together all the musical influences they’ve picked up in their life as music fans, clubbers, and art students. The jazz-funk of opening track ‘The Entrance’, feels breezy and casual, like freeform rhythms played in a jazz club soundcheck. Energy oozes from ‘Not So Different’, featuring the smooth vocals of LYMA. There’s a hint of the house-meets-R’n B vibe that made Anderson .Paak the star that he is now. Brilliantly funky, this song shows the talent of Makèz, who cleverly use pop & soul cues to create one of the album’s highlights. 
 
What follows is four cuts ranging from the syncopated Balearic funk of ‘Orbit’, the strings of title track ‘City Of All’, the organ-led, ‘Gonna Getya’ and the downbeat ‘Sonder’. Allysha Joy, as part of Melbourne Hip Hop collective 30/70, features on the deep and jazzy ‘Looking Up’.  If Makèz and Allysha are all looking up, it’s clear they’re seeing the same thing! These kindred spirits perfectly complement each other, the deep bass, warm harmonies and jazzy percussion prove to be a perfect foundation for Allysha’s rhymes.
 
Is it an album all about jazz and soul to listen to at home? Far from it. There are dance floor-oriented tracks, where the distorted filter funk of ‘Roselane’ featuring Fouk, proves to be a highlight along with what is arguably the heaviest cut of the album ‘Bent With Funk’.
 
In an EP context, these house tracks would surely do their work, but they really come to life in this album. No compromise has been made to storytelling and the house tracks all play their part while still standing their ground in a club. 
The expert production and smart arrangement gives this collection its casually funky feel.  On ‘City Of All’ Makèz showcase their remarkable talent for writing an album that goes to so many different places, but most of all, just really feels like home.

PREMIERE : Makèz - Feel The Same

Part Of: City of All
Catalog: HEISTLP02
Release Date: 16.07.21
Buy Link: https://makez.bandcamp.com/album/city-of-all

Makèz
SoundCloud | https://soundcloud.com/wearemakez

LYMA
SoundCloud | https://soundcloud.com/lyma_music

Heist Recordings
SoundCloud | https://soundcloud.com/heistrecordings
Website | https://heistrecordings.com

Release Text:
Makèz have come a long way since they first sneaked into Amsterdam’s studio 80 at the age of 17 to hand over their demos to Dam Swindle. Those demos led to their debut EP ‘Different planets’ on Heist in 2019 which gained major support from artists like Seth Troxler and Chez Damier. Quickly after, they signed two records on New York based label Let’s Play House. Fast forward two years, and here we are: the release of their debut album “City of all”.

"City of all” shows an admirable level of sophistication and matureness and effortlessly bridges genres across its 13 tracks. You can feel the amount of thought that has been put into this record, with songs happily blending into each other as Makèz submerge themselves in their concept of accidental encounters, inclusiveness and what it means to live in a city like Amsterdam.

On “City of all”, Makèz bring together all the musical influences they’ve picked up in their life as music fans, clubbers and art students. The jazz-funk of opening track “The entrance” feels breezy, casual almost, like the freeform rhythms that are played in a jazz club during soundcheck. That energy also oozes from “Not so different”, which features the smooth vocals of LYMA. There’s a hint of the house-meets-R’n B vibe that made Anderson .Paak the star that he is now. The song is brilliantly funky and shows the songwriting and arrangement talent of Makèz, who cleverly use pop & soul cues to create one of the album’s highlights.

What follows is 4 cuts ranging from the syncopated Balearic funk of “Orbit”, the strings of album title track “City of all”, the organ-led jam “Gonna getya" and the downbeat “Sonder”. Allysha Joy -best known for performing in Melbourne Hip Hop collective 30/70 - is featured on the deep and jazzy cut “Looking up”. If Makèz and Allysha are all looking up, it’s clear they’re seeing the same thing. These kindred spirits perfectly complement each other on this track, where the deep bass, warm harmonies and jazzy percussion prove to be a perfect foundation for Allysha’s rhymes.

Is it an album all about jazz and soulful tracks to listen to at home? Far from that. There’s a nice bit of dance floor-oriented tracks, where the distorted filter funk of “Roselane” featuring Fouk proves to be a highlight along with what is arguably the heaviest cut of the album: “Bent with funk”.

In an EP context, these house tracks would surely do their work, but they really come to life in this album format. No compromise has been made to storytelling and the house tracks all play their part while still standing their ground as powerful club tracks. It’s the expert production and smart arrangement that gives this album its casually funky feel. On “City of all”, Makèz showcase their remarkable talent for writing an album that goes to so many different places, but most of all, just really feels like home.

Enjoy the music,
Maarten & Lars
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Berlin House Music
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PREMIERE: Makèz - Not So Different (ft. LYMA) [Heist Recordings]

Another SCI+TEC debut and another young producer on the rise. Having already impressed with his early releases, Italian Alex Mine is establishing himself as one to watch and has already picked up generous support from the likes of Richie Hawtin, Carl Cox and Dubfire. 

We Waste is a strong two track release that perfectly showcases Alex's dark groove-laden techno sound. The tough, rolling rhythms of Awake and We Waste have already seen both tracks on heavy rotation at our SCI+TEC parties and now with the addition of two exclusive new DJ tools, we are ready and excited to unveil it to you today.  

ALEX MINE — WE WASTE (ORIGINAL MIX) [SCI+TEC]

Another SCI+TEC debut and another young producer on the rise. Having already impressed with his early releases, Italian Alex Mine is establishing himself as one to watch and has already picked up generous support from the likes of Richie Hawtin, Carl Cox and Dubfire. 

We Waste is a strong two track release that perfectly showcases Alex's dark groove-laden techno sound. The tough, rolling rhythms of Awake and We Waste have already seen both tracks on heavy rotation at our SCI+TEC parties and now with the addition of two exclusive new DJ tools, we are ready and excited to unveil it to you today. 

ALEX MINE — AWAKE (ORIGINAL MIX) [SCI+TEC]

With the "Slide" series Comade Music launches a very own imprint various artist. Darkness and deep atmospheres are paired with strong and rolling basslines to create a perfect Comade selection. Everyone with his own track and his own style. This release is really eclectic top tunes, with some twisted sounds and even more peak time material stuff.This package surely will make some noise within the Techno scene. www.comademusic.com

Minitech Project - Makes You Feel (Original Mix)

Moodymann - Tribute

ATOM - Deborah De Luca, Alex Mine
Atom ep
Solam_mente records
solamente040
february 2018

ATOM - Deborah De Luca, Alex Mine

Moon Dance- Marshall Smith

Buy: https://www.juno.co.uk/products/makez-different-planets-ep/745454-01/

Dutch duo Makèz land on Detroit Swindle's Heist Recordings for the first time with their ‘Different Planets’ EP showcasing disco-tinged house with old school Chicago influences. Found within the new material is a remix from Belfast based DJ and founder of Body Fusion: Bobby Analog. He flips the title track with energy, building a soulful anthem highlighting warm chords, a seductive bass line and a jacking rhythm. The ‘Different Planets’ EP is essentially a complete package from Makèz and one that will have all eyes on them moving forward. 

‘Different Planets’ EP is set for release September 13 on vinyl and September 16 on digital.

More exclusive music

Premiere: Makez 'Different Planets' (Bobby Analog Remix)

artist: Alex Costa 
title: Night Garden EP 
label: KD MUSIC 
cat#: KDM012 
release date: 19/11/12

Already supported by: Paco Osuna, Luciano, Karotte, Magda, Stephan Bodzin, Gregor Tresher, Joseph Capriati, Mauro Picotto, Slam, Oxia, Popof, Marco Bailey, Alex Tepper, Carlo Lio, Sian, Christian Smith, Wally Lopez etc.

Alex Costa is a simple but very talented guy from Torino Italy! 
In 2005 he started to produce deep- tribal and tech house and made very shortly his first releases on labels like Intacto, 
Time Has Changed, Alchemy, Bitten, Potobolo and many more.

We are very happy to present you his first ep on KD Music!

Alex Costa - Night Garden Ep (KD Music)

Alex Costa - After (Octopus Recordings)

SUPPORTED BY : 
Gel Abril,Gregor Tresher,Karotte,Mauro Picotto,Jewel Kid,Agent!,Hollen,Macromism,Reset Robot,Anil Chawla ... and lot of other coooooool djs !

Alex Costa enters the Alleanza clan for the final release of 2012 with a super solid EP. First coming in is "Cannot Express" with a melodic synth-line, energetic rhythm and haunting vocals, together fitting in a tight package which really does leave you unable to express. In comes the second bomb on the EP, "Dibase" a clean hard-driven track providing effortless grooves to rock the floor.
 

Also joining the Alleanza family is founder of one of Amsterdam's leading club nights, FORMAT - Juan Sanchez. Juan remixes "Cannot Express" and gives the original track another slice of life, by adding his own touch of driving hypnotic sounds, making this package a full-on must have!
 

Alleanza has been on quite a roll lately, currently preparing to tour Australia with their label nights, and closing off 2012 in Tunis. Founder Jewel Kid is hard-driving his Alleanza boat to success, leaving us wondering what can possibly top this amazing fist year for the label. Stand by!
 


Some DJ Feedback :
 

Gregor Tresher : Cool tracks from Alex and also a nice remix by Juan! Will play.
 

Gel Abril : two originals are tight !
 

Sasha Carassi : Solid Ep,Juan Sanchez Mix is my fav here.
 

Sabb : will support and play.
 

Anthony Attalla : Sick release! Love Dibase and Juan's remix of Cannot Express! :)
 

Karotte : 2 cool tracks again from my friend alex. with a nice rmx from my dutch friend juan. like it.
 

Mauro Picotto : Alex don't stop :-))) well done
 

Macromism : nice release ! thx

Alex Costa - The Giraldillo Ep (Alleanza)

Productor:@alexmineofc
Sello: @comademusic

Hoy estrenamos el nuevo original 'Nicotine' que el italiano Alex Mine tiene preparado para el sello Comade Music, también de Italia. La referencia estará a la venta desde el próximo 20 de Julio. 

http://www.alexmine.it

PREMIERE: Alex Mine - Nicotine Original Mix [Comade Music]

Techno label based in Italy founded by Alex Mine and D-Deck.

DEMO SUBMISSION to : demos@comademusic.com
Please, send us a SoundCloud private link (please Enable "Download Option").
We try our best to listen to all demos, if you don't hear back from us within 4 weeks we regret to inform you that we are not interested, but we look forward to future submission from you.

Minitech Project - Makes You Feel (Original Mix)

Comade Music

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