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A taste from our forthcoming compilation album on Defected, on 27 April 2014...

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Download here: http://www.beatport.com/track/slowpe-original-mix/2668001

Release date: 05/09/2011

Marc Houleʼs ʻSlowpeʼ ends the EP with a slightly slower pace, but in a disconcerting way: taking it down a few notches this one that transports the listener to the strangest dimension yet. Filtered melodies start the trackʼs ascent, sounding like a trumpet thatʼs been bent out of shape and played from the void. With dark textures compactly knit into a condensed wall of sound, a low-slung bassline trades places with eerie chords and sparse percussion.

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Marc Houle - Slowpe | Items & Things | 2011

Digital EP (13 Dec) - http://www.beatport.com/release/zorba-ep/1005295

12" Vinyl (31 Dec) - http://www.juno.co.uk/products/zorba-ep/476533-01/

Initial support from: 
Richie Hawtin,
Magda, 
Groove Armada, 
Nico Lahs, 
Jamie Jones, 
DJ T.,
Lauhaus, 
Joris Voorn, 
Simon Baker, 
Luke Solomon, 
Andrew Grant,
Matt Walsh 

WetYourSelf! Recordings parting shot for 2012 comes in the form of a four track EP from bone-fide techno innovator Marc Houle and is entitled ‘Zorba’ EP.

Having left Richie Hawtin’s M_Nus in 2011 to refocus energies on his, Magda and Troy Pierce’s Items & Things imprint, Marc Houle has continued to impress fans of forward thinking techno, most recently with his Undercover LP project. Houle’s involvement with WetYourSelf!’s weekly club night goes back years while his superb remix for APP’s ‘All I Can Think About’ on WYS! Recordings 2011 meant he was a must have for a future release.

From the plucked bass tones of opener ‘Zorba’ to the fluttering reed synths of closer ‘Oo oo’, Italo and Cosmic disco is the dominating force on this rare foray outside of the Items & Things camp, and the results are infectious.

The unstable, detuned bass of ‘I Uh You’ create a woozy, drunken funk that fans of Houle’s material will lap up while the uninitiated will no doubt be taken by it’s weirdo charm, a trope that bleeds through the entire EP but really unleashes in third track ‘Rainysnake’, a masterpiece in loose, machine music.

Overall, ‘Zorba’ is the sound of Houle playing with his influences and playing with his machines and the result is a resolutely ‘fun’, unique and sometimes bizarre EP.
Marc Houle’s ‘Zorba’ EP is released on WSY! Recordings mid-December 2012.

Tracklist:
1. Zorba
2. I Uh You
3. Rainysnake 
4. Oo oo

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Marc Houle - Zorba | WetYourSelf | 2012

Andy Martin - Mute Space Preview

FREE DOWNLOAD HERE >>> https://soundcloud.com/marchoule/placement/download

Going through my old hard drive and found this track that didn't make it on the 2010 Drift album... now for you as free download. Enjoy!

Listen to "Drift" LP here: https://soundcloud.com/marchoule/sets/drift

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A1 | Where Have You Been?

Title: The Maybe Logic EP
Release Date: Vinyl - September 

A1 - Need No Reason
A2 - Need No Reason (Leif Remix)
B1 - After The Rote
B2 - Paints

Another superbly crafted EP released on the Organic-Music imprint features Tom Ellis’ three original tracks and a brilliant remix by Leif. Neither of the producers featuring on the release need any introductions as they are very well known names around the underground dance music scene for quite some time now. The EP has a very eclectic feel to it that can satisfy today’s very demanding musical palates. Deep. funky, bass driven, cross-over between live and electronic soundscapes, one can hear all of that in this little gem of a record. Early Support from : 

Brothers' Vibe (BV Black, NJ, USA)
"ALL good!"

Caspar (8bit, Noir, Time Has Changed)
"very nice ep, thanks"

Chris Carrier (One, All Inn, Hudd Traxx, OFF)
"great ep"

Dan Drastic (Moon Harbour, Highgrade)
"High quality tracks from Tom, like always."

Daniel Steinberg (Arms & Legs, Front Room)
"great release, thx for the promo! after the rote is my fav. - will play for sure Nils Ohrmann/ Arms & Legs"

DJ Sneak (Cajual, Desolat, Strictly etc)
"after the role"

Ethyl (Secretsundaze, Tsuba, Fear of Flying)
"Great stuff, the Leif mix really fits for what I'm after at the minute. Support all round"

FOG (Ninja Tune, Noir)
"Leif remix is my pick here.Loving the package overall.thanks"

Gel Abril (Be As One, Ovum, Saved)
"tom originals are very beautiful tnx!"

Horatio (Desolat, VIVa)
"solid ep"

Jay West (Moodmusic, Salted)
"amazing."

Joris Voorn (Rejected, Green)
"Original!"

Jorge Savoretti (Savor, VIVa)
"wuaaa great release! lovin' it "

Mario Basanov (Silence, Crosstown Rebels)
"A great package. Need No Reason Original and Leif remix both are great. After The Rote is groovy too. Thanks."

Mirco Violi (Hypercolour, Catwash, OFF)
"nice remix by Leif"

Nekes (Oslo, Love Letters From Oslo)
"Great !!!"

Raresh (a:rpia:r, Moon Harbour, Cocoon)
"some interesting tracks here . thanks"

Sonja Moonear (Karat, Ruta 5, Cosmo)
"funk yes"

Tensnake (Mirau, Permanent Vacation)
"different tunes but all well produced, real quality,

Varoslav (Supplement Facts, Tsuba, Dirt Crew)
"great ep here full support"

Yaya (Desolat)
"Need No Reason is nice for me, i like it, thanks!"

Credits: w&p By Tom Ellis. Vocals on A1 by Daniel Barnett. Artwork by StaffanLarsson.com

ORG 006 - Tom Ellis / The Maybe Logic EP (Feat. Leif Remix)

<a href='http://gigs.gigatools.com/u/DannyBenedettini' target='_new'>Danny Benedettini's Upcoming Gigs </a>Thursday 17 April, 2014 <a href='http://gigs.gigatools.com/u/DannyBenedettini' target='_new'>Arches Festival, The Arches, Glasgow, Scotland</a> Saturday 31 May, 2014 <a href='http://gigs.gigatools.com/u/DannyBenedettini' target='_new'>Correspondant Compilation 2 - Release Party, Stattbad, Berlin, Germany</a> <a href='http://www.gigatools.com' target='_new'>Powered by GigaTools</a> Danny Benedettini
Items & Things

One could say Danny Benedettini is inspired by punk-rock music and cult horror film icon, Lloyd Kaufman, but if you asked him what truly fuels his creative energy, his reply would be: ordinary life. While some try to decipher the real versus the unreal and the scary versus the funny, Benedettini sits back in the darkness and observes life quietly.

Raised in the tiny Italian seaside town of Cervia, Benedettini‚Äôs teenage years were spent kicking it at a local punk-rock concert venue that first whetted his appetite for music production and an acoustic drum-set. With a sleep-deprived father under the same roof however, the drum-set was short-lived but Benedettini‚Äôs musical aspirations lingered on.

His first introduction to minimal sound dates back to 2004 in New York City when a friend slipped him a Run Stop Restore CD. Benedettini‚Äôs fascination with the style grew bigger, his determination grew stronger and his connection grew closer as he sent demo after demo solely to Minus and later down the line, to Items & Things. In 2010 he released ‚ÄúScared of Boom‚Äù on buddy label, Memento Records and after Magda and Troy Pierce adopted the tracks in their club sets, Benedettini crossed over to the receiving end of Items & Things in 2011 with his first EP release, "Tell Me Quietly‚Äù.

As a newbie in the field, he has swiftly accelerated with a fine ear for music and a versatile style ranging from disco tech house and dark disco of the 80s, to new wave and minimal. Benedettini keeps his vintage beats fresh and current with Ableton and Logic software utilizing synthesizers, drums and electric bass as well as other instuments. 

With Miami Winter Music Conference, Fabric, Rex Club and Nuits Sonores pumping on the tour circuit plus upcoming releases steaming in the pot, Benedettini is charging the electronic music waters with grace and speed. 

Listen here: http://soundcloud.com/dannybenedettini/nds003-podcast-w-danny


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A1 | Where Have You Been?

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