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Germany’s Tilman inaugurates his new imprint Pleasant Systems this June with the ‘Adventures’ EP, featuring collaborations with Will Buck and Rhode & Brown.

Mainz, Germany based producer and DJ Tilman has been dropping his twist on contemporary house over the past decade on labels such as Shall Not Fade, Life Is For Living and Quality Vibes as well as his own Fine imprint, run in collaboration with Johannes Albert. Here though, Tilman marks a new beginning with the launch of Pleasant Systems, a new imprint designed to shine a light on vintage inspired house sounds from both himself and friends.

Up first is ‘What’s Mine Is Mine’, a collaboration with Brooklyn’s Will Buck which lays down an amalgamation of airy synth pads, choppy bass stabs, bright piano lines and enchanting flute like melodies atop a swinging drum groove. ‘Strawberry Fields’ follows, stripping things back to shuffled percussion, billowing ethereal textures and wandering sub bass tones while fluttering brass tones and resonant leads ebb and flow within.

‘Velvet Park’ opens the flip side, this time joining forces with Rhode & Brown, embracing a classic sound with raw crunchy drums, delayed piano chords, bumpy bass stabs, cinematic strings and brass hooks throughout. ‘Lovin'’ then rounds out the release, dropping the tempo, featuring the voice of Tilman himself and laying focus on off-kilter organic percussion, twinkling resonant tones, eighties tinged synth chords and g funk moog style bass to perfectly conclude Pleasant System’s debut...

Tilman ft. Will Buck, Rhode & Brown - Adventures EP

PREMIERE: Tilman - What's Mine Is Mine w/ Will Buck

Genius Of Time - Houston We Have A Problem (Original Mix)

One More Time, You All by Nu Sound Express Ltd. (taken from the album 'Strange Breaks & Mr Thing III' out now via BBE)
Monkey See Monkey Do by Bombay Monkey (taken from the album 'Dark Flow' out now via BBE)
Death Cap by Then Thickens (taken from the album 'Death Cap At Angelzarke' out now via Hatch)
Tamatebako by Cuz (taken from the album 'Tamatebako' out now via Bleeding Heart Recordings)
Eskimo by Tom Williams & The Boat (taken from the album 'Easy Fantastic' out now via Wire Boat Recordings)
Beast Sting by Tobacco (taken from the album 'Ultima II Massage' out now via Ghostly)
Everything (S-Tone Mix) by Montego Bay (taken from the album 'Italo House Compiled by Joey Negro' out now via Z Records)

Everything (S-Tone Mix) by Montego Bay

Copyright Disclaimer: I do not own the rights to this track.

Delano Smith - Nebula (Original Mix)

Pepe Bradock - Atom Funk

Those Guys - Love Love Love

TAKE IT SLOW

This is the first release on ReGraded a new sub label of Midlands Graded imprint, intended to focus on sample based disco tinged house.

REGRD001

Double Feature EP

A) Double Feature 
AA) Stop (Don't let the beat)

Released 18th Sept. 180Gram Vinyl & Digital 
Distributed by !K7
Mastered by Matt Colton @ Alchemy 

Double Feature EP

Double Feature

Midland - Double Feature [ReGraded]

ŒIL CUBE-DISK TWO

Love Jam

Makin' Love

A club edit we made for ourselves! This is afro-deephouse at it's finest! You can still buy the original on Discogs: http://www.discogs.com/Tony-Allen-Kilode/release/1083151

Enjoy!

Buy the original here

Tony Allen - Kilode (Carl Craig Remix - Detroit Swindle re-edit)

It was in 2011 that Dutch pair Lars Dales and Maarten Smeets quickly broke through in the electronic music scene. Since then they have become known for their widescreen approach to making and playing club-ready grooves. From deep to disco, tech to soul, they join the dots between the past and the present with their own sense of storytelling and do so in clubs around the world, as well as in their studio. House might be the root of the Dam Swindle sound, but it takes nourishment from a much wider world of music. 

Still now, their breakthrough tunes such as ‘The Wrap Around’ and ‘The Break Up’ receive countless plays on dancefloors all over the world and the duo has made timeless music such as their 2023 disco-house bomb ‘ That’s right’ and 90’s throwback banger ‘Allright – just a tribute’ that became one of the hits of the 2024 festival summer. Dam Swindle has built a trademark sound, while still evolving and maturing their craft in various musical niches. Their landmark 2018 album High Life shows a broad musicality from the duo and this is even more so on their highly anticipated 2025 long player ‘Open’.  ‘Open’ features countless collaborations with high-profile artists such as Dutch pianist Joep Beving and New York-based Ethiopian vocalist Haile Supreme, and sees the duo flex their sound from ambient electronica to synthwave, hiphouse and more. 

Since 2013, the pair has also established their record label Heist Recordings as one of the key independent labels for underground dance music, while also releasing music on other underground mainstays such as Aus Music and Classic Music Company. Heist is more than just a label, though - it is a breeding ground for talents old and new; somewhere talent is nurtured and allowed to develop. Label showcases and special projects such as the yearly Roundup EP; where all artists from the past 12 months remix each other after a random selection process, furthers the family vibe and helps Heist stand out from crowd. Artists such as Cinthie, DJ Sneak, Crackazat, Tesfa Williams, Makèz, Pépé Bradock, Matthew Herbert, Ge-Ology, Byron the Aquarius and many more have all contributed, proving that it is a place for unrestrained creatives to be free with their own sonic visions. The label looks as good as it sounds, too, thanks to visual artist Bas Koopmans's standout artwork designs. 
 
Proof of Dam Swindle's widescreen approach to production is their long and talented list of collaborators, which includes the likes of acclaimed musician Tom Misch, US talent Seven Davis Jr., instrumental collective Jungle by Night, plus Marc de Clive-Lowe, Jitwam and Lorenz Rhode. Next to their own originals, a broad spectrum of artists have asked Dam Swindle for some of their special remix magic: on labels like Strut and Soundway they have reworked the legendary Pat Thomas, aka the ‘Golden voice of Africa,' and gave his single ‘Yamona’ a contemporary electronic edge, as well as The Mauskovic Dance Band’s track ‘Space Drum Machine’ and plenty more artists like Kerri Chandler, Mayer Hawthorne and Tom Misch. As their talent for bridging genres from all over the world continues to attract global attention, high-profile projects keep rolling in from all points on the musical globe. 

Dam Swindle are famously avid collectors of both old and new records, and it shows in their DJ sets, which keep you on your toes as they move freely through the broad world of house music with skillfully blended moods of soulful techno, acid, breaks, disco and more, all to create those special moments that crowds never forget. It is for that reason that their name has become a real stamp of authority and invention in the dance music world. Whatever they do, then, this pair do with irresistible charm.