Out now on Crosstown Rebels: https://lnk.to/CRM223

Damian Lazarus will celebrate the tenth anniversary of his acclaimed 2009 debut album ‘Smoke The Monster Out’ with the release of a re-mastered and expanded edition on his label Crosstown Rebels on the 27th September. In celebration of such a milestone, Moment In The Dark EP acts as a precursor, featuring two of the album’s original tracks, Moment and Diamond In The Dark reworked and remixed by Keinemusik resident Adam Port, rising newcomer Tibi Dabo and Dutch talent Satori.

Released in 2009, Smoke The Monster Out album was a milestone in Damian’s career. The first time he had written and produced his own music. Drawing on the inspirations that informed his Lazpod series, Damian emerged from studio sessions with Arthur Jeffes (Penguin Cafe Orchestra), Luke Solomon and Mark Ralph with an album. It was a brave album from a DJ not afraid to experiment, wear his heart on his sleeve or risk his successful DJing career by singing on his own music. Even today, it’s a fantastically unique album that refuses easy categorisation. It received critical acclaim from some of the scene’s most respected publications at the time - and also some degree of confusion. Indeed, The Guardian went as far as describing the album: “Less troubled and deep than Björk's Debut, it still captures the atmosphere of late-night clubland – the transcendent freedom, the fuzzy unreality, the implicit emptiness, the dysfunction – with a similar potent accuracy. That it does so by fusing Ricardo Villalobos and Robert Wyatt, and slipping in a Scott Walker cover, might explain why it is not being hailed as one of the crossover albums of the year. But it is."

Damian described how the inspiration for the album came from “what I know best, about what goes on in the darkness of dancefloors”. This innate connection between Damian and his audience created an album that struck a poignantly emotional chord with its listeners. The release of Moment In The Dark is no different, providing the perfect taste as to what can be expected from the upcoming album re-release.

The EP begins with the original tracks. Two equally slow-burning, emotion-filled cuts. Moment is an epic, gently unfolding piece, whilst Diamond In The Dark showcases a soul-infused, folk-rock sensibility. Keinemusik stalwart Adam Port provides a winding journey in his remix of Moment, that drifts between safari-like melodies and touching beautiful vocals. Rising newcomer Tibi Dabo offers an ethereal re-work of Diamond In The Dark, one that features a slick, minimal bassline coupled alongside pulses of fantasy-like vocals, before Dutch talent Satori rounds off the release with a moving cut that features soft keys and wholesome, warming pads.

Damian Lazarus - Moment (Satori Remix)

Dreamer
In the early 1985 born his love for electronic music, at the age of 13th recorded various style of music, mix sounds and vocalists, his first recorded in audio cassette was “House music in my life” one of the international top ten disco music.
 
Haunted by Paul Hardcastle, Marc Cerrone, Frankie Knuckles and Giorgio Moroder “Midnight Express”; Mirko start to make house electronic music in 1987 at the young age of 15 but was at 17, he started to make some mix deep house and electronic music. 
 
At 19 travelled to London to discovered Black Market Records, Acid house and Garage house music. At the same time decided to start his adventure as amateur dj in Italy, as Zurko dj was playing in the most important London house clubs; sharing international dj set with icons producer and dj as Joe T. Vanelli, Claudio Coccoluto, Alex Neri and Santos. Formed The Detroit Family trial to vocalist, dance and electronic music attracted attention around Italy and European house clubs; for five years Detroit Family exhibited in London clubs like Black Jelly and RED, Ibiza Clubs and a lot of seasonal parties organiser, collaborated which international ’90 music groups like Angel of Love, New York Bar, Exogroove and Fitcdarraldo. 
 
Finished his studied in Science of Economic at University of Roma, Italy; He continued to make great house music and delighted teenagers with amazing live dj set until 2002. When was involved in the accident that change his live, obscured his career as dj and producer. For almost nine years Mirko stop his work as producer continued playing in Frosinone and others City house Clubs. 
 
At 39, Mirko got in back his passion at All. Mirko Zurko started as producer which the local records label Pump Music Record. Producing “Magic Island”, followed by “Roomshare”. Knowledge and passions transpires in his music that is a mix of techno - house and deep expressions. 
 
Mirko Zurko music is an emotional and energy (he calls it “new deep”), drawing inspiration from Caribbean and techno sounds. He didn’t know will be his way perhaps should be find it some day.

Crosstown Rebels deliver a unique underground music experience. Firmly dedicated to the support and development of the best cutting edge electronic dance music, Crosstown Rebels, run by artist and dj Damian Lazarus, loves quality alternative sounds, adores a great party and thrives on creative, young people armed with something new to say.