Recorded live dj set at El Dorado Cocktail Lounge in Downtown San Diego. Played on a Thursday evening, textures of  jazz, vocal blues and acid house, are the pacing groove in mind for this gig's dance floor.

This Is BAJAUS at El Dorado Lounge

Two seasoned French DJs/producers team up in a Parisian studio for a vibrant alliance destined at the more elusive dancefloors - vous avez dit disco noir?

Long-time chums Jerry Bouthier and Julien Plaisir de France met at the beginnings of rave and forged an enduring friendship based on mutual artistic respect as well as a fondness for absurd humour and all things 80s. Both went on to define their own path whilst regularly contemplating working together on a project, alas to no avail. Until recently when, on a whim, they cracked open the champagne in the studio, let the jokes flow and finally got down to it. Created on vintage tools, fat synths and classic drum machines ‘Eccitatissimo’ (the clue is in the name) throws hypnotic basslines, chorus guitars and frantic effects into the mix; a 120 BPM peak-time banger that pushes the right buttons, groovy yet trance-like with spaced-out breakdown. 

Balearic player of the early Parisian rave/house scene (with late brother Tom), long since relocated to London, Jerry Bouthier eventually joined the dots between dancefloor and fashion as he became DJ stalwart of the Kitsuné label/clothing brand (owned by Daft Punk’s manager), touring around the world on the back of his residency at infamous London club BoomBox; whilst simultaneously maturing as diligent sound-designer for the fashion world (Vivienne Westwood etc), a craft - characterising moods - tailor-made for Jerry. Over the years he has created hundreds of soundtracks for the catwalks of London, Paris, Milan, NY and deejayed at the parties of some of fashion’s biggest names, yet still relishes his me time in the studio looking for the perfect beat/melody.

Having learnt the bass in his teens in the aim of joining his mates’ band, Julien Plaisir de France quickly caught the electronic bug, released his first 12”s on seminal Parisian house label Pro-Zak Trax and soon scored a club smash under his Sweet Light moniker with electro monster ‘Abusator’ (championed by 2 Many DJs, Tiga, Ivan Smaghe…). He renamed himself Plaisir de France and became a reference on the edit scene breathing new life in plethora of classics. Julien has just rounded off twenty years of music-making with the release of his debut album '#20’ celebrating timeless French electronic pop with the help of a motley bunch of stand-out vocalists and his own personal gallic twist. Still, true to himself, he remains a generous, eternally enthusiastic dj.

Jerry Bouthier: “We both love the original new wave/post-punk of yore, the sound of NY clubs such as Mud Club, Danceteria etc, when electronic instruments started to infiltrate studios and dancefloors. Futuristic music to dance to - obviously fed by disco - but also packed with attitude and interesting new sounds. A landmark in time… With Julien our musical trajectories crossed again thanks to the current dark disco thump that harps back to that golden era, it was the perfect moment to combine our inspirations and contribute to this scene that keeps on pushing the limits… A good occasion to spend time with Julien who makes you look at life with a smile, priceless!"

Julien Plaisir de France: “Sure, ‘Eccitatissimo’ is all about dancing… from the past to the future, from maximal to minimal! Jerry and I go a long way, our friendship has lived through various eras and music styles. We may share an appreciation for bands, our roots I guess. Our initial bond stems from having succumbed early on to the drive of the synthetic beat though. We never fail to value powerful ideas or inspired musicianship, hence the logic of combining our skills - my tendency to let sonic concepts run wild and Jerry’s no nonsense study of what makes bodies move - in order to deliver fresh, effective tracks.”

https://thisberecordings.bandcamp.com/album/eccitatissimo-ep

https://soundcloud.com/jerrybouthier
https://soundcloud.com/thisberecordings
https://soundcloud.com/robosonic

PREMIERE: Jerry Bouthier - Plaisir De France - Eccitatissimo (Outtake's Punk Walk Remix)

!! These are stripped-down 160mp3 snippets of the original tracks !!!

Artist:  Felix Laband
Album:  The Soft White Hand
Catalog No.:  CPT605-1 / -2 / -3
Format:  2-LP incl. download / CD / digital
Barcode / Format:
673794260518 > 2-LP incl. Download
673794260525 > CD
673794260532 > Digital

Tracklisting:
1. “Dreaming In Johannesburg (04:30) 
2. “Prelude” (04:59)
3. “Derek And Me” (05:49)
4. “Death Of A Pervert” (05:31)
5. “We Know Major Tom's A Junkie” (06:00)
6. “They Call Me Shorty” (06:25)
7. “Go To Sleep Little Baby” (05:46) 
8. “5 Seconds Ago” (04:27)
9. “7 Rise 7 House” (02:40)
10. “Borc Love” (02:55)
11. “Dreams Of Loneliness” (03:39) 
12. “Requiem For The Lord” (03:47) 
13. “Snug Retreat” (06:09)
14. “Death Of A Migrant” (07:20)

Felix Laband’s The Soft White Hand is the masterwork of an artist who expresses himself through musical and artistic collage acting together to reinterpret his sources and to express significant elements of his own personal story.
Released by Munich-based Compost Records, the 14-track album is Laband’s first full-length offering since the critically acclaimed Deaf Safari in 2015.


In The Soft White Hand Laband works with source materials that will be familiar to those who know his previous four records – Thin Shoes in June (2001), 4/4 Down the Stairs (2002), Dark Days Exit (2005) and especially Deaf Safari which reached deep into the South Africa scene and its political culture to inspire its vocal and music sampling. However, the disengagement he felt from his homeland during his latest album’s creation – an abiding sense of untethered-ness to place and space, exquisitely rendered in tracks like “Death of a Migrant” – is perceptible in Laband’s desire to illuminate instead aspects of his own life.
“For this album, my source material became almost autobiographical as opposed to African statements I’ve worked with previously,” says the artist. “I have sampled a lot from documentaries from the 80s crack epidemic in impoverished African American communities and
believe my work speaks unapologetically for the lost and marginalised, for those who are the forgotten casualties of the war on drugs. In the past, I have had my issues with substance abuse, and I know first-hand about the nightmares and fears, what it feels like to be isolated and abandoned.”

LINKS:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Felix-Laband-18041251748/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/felixlaband
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/felix-laband
Bandcamp: https://felixlaband.bandcamp.com/

Felix Laband - Death Of A Migrant (Snippet)

The first premiere of the year is a track from the mind-blowing compilation coming soon on the super cool Montevideo-based label U’re Guay Records. Made with love and mate, the VA brings together almost forty (!) rising South American/Latino artists who delivered well-constructed and creative cuts encompassing many different electronic music genres. Expect Afro, House, Disco, Indie Dance, Techno, Breakbeat, and whatnot, seasoned with exotic spices and secret ingredients. Amid the roster, just to name a few, Alex Aguayo (FREEDL038), Ludviq, Fugaz, Cu Da Curuxa, Manu Barcelo (SXDNS344), Fernanda Arrau (SXDNS158), Umvral (FREEDL018/046), Panko (FREEDL051), and Imanol, the label owner himself.

Premiered here, the frenzied and electrifying contribution of the Brazilian duo Fugaz formed by Fael Cogo and Rica Terlone. With a sonority that “evokes the fantasy of Latin American nightlife when it meets the European sunset”, the lads have been slowly carving their way to stardom with solid performances and now ingenious productions. “Trupique”, the noun form of the verb “trupicar” which means “stumble”, is a theme destined to be played exclusively on packed and sweaty dance floors, preferably at peak time, due to its contagious and upbeat attitude. Brazil is definitely well-represented in this true showcase of young South American/Latino talents.

We finish this review with a message to our Brazilian friends: SEM ANISTIA! ✊

You can find (and buy) this and other music pearls on the Bandcamp page of the label: https://ureguay.bandcamp.com/

Follow @fugazdjs & @ureguay, peeps!

PREMIERE434 // Fugaz - Trupique

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Taken from: V/a | The Remixes II | Dirt Crew Recordings
Release : 03.02.2023

We are ready to present you part two of our "look back" at some of the finest remix moments that were released in these past years. From slow deep and soulful to uptempo banging and spacey, spanning the many sub genres in House Music we released over the past 19 years. We hope you enjoy this new selection we compiled. 

With Love! Dirt Crew Recordings.

The Remixes II

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Mano Le Tough | Started Running (Filipsson & Ulysses Remix) | Dirt Crew Recordings

Introducing Fontana's new single 'Are U Ready' - part of the upcoming EP 'Love Time'. This disco house banger is sure to get your body moving with its energetic beats and funky grooves. Perfect for the dance floor or just to brighten up your day. 'Love Time' is a brand new EP from BCN based House duo Fontana available on all streaming platform on 10/02/2023.

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PREMIERE : Fontana - Are U Ready

Kali Mist is presented on Golden Soul Records in his debut for the label and part of the circuit.

A novel artist but with great projection the sound of this argentinian composer is full of energy and great dynamics for the mix and the work of these great songs that he offers us in this his first single in golden soul records.

Progressive electronica with dark nuances and powerful urges marking the beat in all its splendor, these three tracks are brilliantly conceived and planned by Kali Mist to start sensations on the dancefloor.

https://goldensoulrecords.bandcamp.com/album/kali-mist-zeppelin-ep-golden-soul-records-085

https://soundcloud.com/kali_mist_arg
https://soundcloud.com/golden-soul-records

PREMIERE: Kali Mist - Zeppelin [Golden Soul Records]

Artist: https://soundcloud.com/n-gynn
Track: Journeys
Label: https://soundcloud.com/mysticisms
Format: Vinyl 12", Digital LP
Release date: TBA
YouTube: https://youtu.be/8_hiFCiolQY

Mysticisms returns to present a new producer expanding the cosmic journey. N-GYNN has been causing a commotion on labels like Hamam House, One Eye Witness, Pleasure Club and his own Superlux Records, releasing electro, house, techno and trance, all wrapped in deep warped grooves.
For his debut on Mysticisms, he reduces the tempos, opens his third eye, and takes four trips for the mind and body. Deeper dancefloor moments for the liminal spaces between dawn and dusk. Intricate and immaculate sound design for the inquisitive ears and a steady pulse for weary legs.
Journeys launches, percussion pops and snatches, otherworld chants, twisting your soul, a NYC Sundays at Vinyl rising if you will, a Saturday East London sunrise for others, whichever the B Boy is present and showcasing the skills.
Pop locked, Alistera psychokinesis moves joints, elbow, eye-brows, mouths and tripping eyes to some mambo mantra, uncertain of the start or end but with a break that lifts the gloom room.
Kebaya flips the flip, on its side, over its head, clapping, spinning, acoustic, elastic, double-bass and horns move to a different warp-time, Havana El Floriditas please meet Hackney basement.
As a “hold on?!” ending, Funk Break Beat glides in, tough break beats, Voguing string loops, that 70s soul hue lingering on the either, all mixed in that N-GYNN micro-meets-macro psychedelic oeuvre.
A release that is a departure for both N-GYNN and Mysticisms, exploring further mutations of the house music gene.
Expand the mystery.

PREMIERE | N-Gynn - Journeys [Mysticisms] 2023

‘Travel Within’ es una composición de Ambient Piano en la que participa la talentosa violinista Mirela Nita. El tema ha sido mezclado y masterizado por el productor Runar Blesvik, quien además ha creado el arreglo de cuerdas sintetizadas.

Sobre esta composición:

Sting, el reconocido músico y filántropo, concedió una vez una entrevista en la que compartió una reflexión muy interesante sobre sus viajes, tanto los externos como los internos. A pesar de haber recorrido el mundo entero, Sting explicó que sus mejores viajes han sido los que ha hecho hacia dentro de sí mismo, y no puedo estar más de acuerdo con él.

Cuando viajamos hacia nuestro interior, exploramos nuestros pensamientos, emociones y creencias, y obtenemos una comprensión más profunda de quiénes somos realmente. Este viaje puede ser, a veces, desafiante e incómodo, porque nos obliga a enfrentarnos a aspectos de nosotros mismos que quizá hemos evitado o ignorado. Pero también puede ser enormemente enriquecedor, ya que nos permite descubrir nuevos niveles de autoconocimiento, autoaceptación y crecimiento personal.

Al igual que Sting, también creo que, aunque viajar y vivir experiencias externas puede ser emocionante y enriquecedor, al final son pasajeras y nunca podrán sustituir ese sentido profundo de propósito y significado que nace de nuestro interior.

Tomarnos el tiempo para explorar nuestro mundo interno nos permite comprendernos mejor, entender mejor lo que nos rodea y desarrollar las herramientas y la claridad necesarias para afrontar los desafíos de la vida con mayor serenidad y equilibrio.

Jan Uve (Compositor y Pianista)

Toca para Volver a Ti

Travel Within

This is Iridescence by Elenniyah. Meditative and calm instrumental music.
Composed and recorded May 2021 by Elenniyah
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More than 30 years in business, over 800 catalogue releases, over 8000 songs + remixes and still going strong!! Compost is one of the most prolific, highly acclaimed and in demand indie labels in Europe. Compost and its sublabels Compost Black Label, Compost Disco, Drumpoet Community, Derwin Recordings and rumpelmusig standing for quality music, a sophisticated mixture of electrifying disco, house, techno, soul, jazz and a little bit of pop. XLR8R wrote: "...top address where electronica meets musicality". Besides internationally respected artist like Robert Owens, Trüby Trio, Koop, Beanfield, Christian Prommer, Felix Laband, Karma, Ben Mono, Kyoto Jazz Massive, Marsmobil, Eddy Meets Yannah, Sepalot, Alif Tree, Shahrokh, Wigald Boning a.o. the label is also well known for its praised compilation series V.A. "Elaste" (Vol.1-4), "Future Sounds Of Jazz" (Vol.1-14), "Partykeller" (Vol.1-3) or "Glücklich" (Vol.1-5). Like Gilles Peterson once said: “With great pleasure I pronounce Compost the most consistent and forward thinking record label of continental Europe.“

Felix Laband - Death Of A Migrant (Snippet)

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