@disfunctional_disco is coming in hot straight out of Copenhagen with an absolutely juicy mix full of grooves, with a whole bunch of cracking upcoming promos fresh for your ears.

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Good morning Lars 😊

➢ Tell us what song puts you in a good mood when you wake up in the morning?

 That varies immensely, its rarely anything electronic though, although i have been making a playlist lately, with old classics (in my opinion) with vocals, like Stimming - Close the curtains, Dapayk & Padberg - Island feat. Caro (Nôze Remix)… these really sets my mood at top level :). Or else its more traditional songs and can be anything from Norah Jones to radiohead and everything in between.

➢ Disfunctional Disco is a great name. Tell us the history about how it became your artist alias?

Uffff, that is an old story, to cut it short, we were sitting at an afterparty…..MANY MANY years ago, and in our godlike knowledge mode(as you know you achieve at afterparties), we were trying to redefine the term house music, and my best bid was, thats it basically started out as “Disfunctional Disco”, and it stuck ever since.

➢ You co-manage the label @sofa-beats-1 . Give one piece of advice you have learnt running Sofa Beats to someone who is looking to start their own music label?

DONT DO IT…hahaha, no im kidding. Be sure its not just a vanity project, you have to bring true value to yourself and the artist involved, and by that i mean, get involved, read about rights, royalities and all the boring legal stuff, be professional from the start, that is i think the most important thing…be professional from the start.

➢ Since the pandemic it has been difficult time for the music scene, how has it changed in Denmark and what do you think will be different when things return to a certain “normality”?

Its such a difficult question to answer, in copenhagen the clubs have suffered hard, and have been forced to look into fundraising etc. to survive, thats the biggest impact, that our clubscene is hit really hard, and to be honest its hard to say if they will survive at all. When society opens up(its happening now actually), im not sure we’ll see big changes to be honest, people will take the necessary precautions to get to a party, slowly the restrictions will fade to normal, Pirate parties will reign supreme in the beginning, but i think in a year or so, we will be back to were we were just before the pandemic.

➢ Lastly, regarding this mix you have done for us, can you tell us a little bit of your thought process behind choosing the tracks you chose?

Im spoiled in the promo department, so i always try to put in something i know few people have heard yet, i usually start to collect tracks 2-3 weeks prior to a podcast or mix, then i play around with the material, checking keys and transitions, then i usually get angry cause i think its sound like shit:)….then ill get a few more tracks, maybe even a classic tune, play around some more, until i dance around like a mania…then i know its there :)

Sunset Location: Denmark, Copenhagen

Disfunctional Disco

Sunset Grooves Podcast #196 - Disfunctional Disco

Beirut’s Bachir Salloum continues a prolific run of high-quality releases and label debuts, joining Akbal Music with four-tracker ‘Everything Is Now’. The rising talent hasn’t looked back since early support from Black Coffee, Damian Lazarus, Patrice Bäumel, Henry Saiz and more launched his international career.
The EP has a deliberately varied range of moods. ‘I wanted to create a variety of choices from intro tracks to bridge and peak time slots,’ says Bachir, whose sets deftly balance melody with emotion. 
‘Everything Is Now’ has an intriguing, slow start with mingling elements scattering impressions, picking up the pace with thoughtful piano fragments introduced during the extended breakdown. A more ambient contribution to the EP. 
‘Eclipse’ lays down a relentless percussive groove riffing on the central melody, with some growling synths and menacing horns in the background, gradually gaining in speed and force.  
‘Sunflower Fields’ starts with shaking maraccas and light bongo percussion, giving a sunny feel, before a complex bass riff kicks in, followed by a melody on pizzicato strings from the breakdown onwards. More of a rollocking pace to this one, a versatile track for your feet as much as your ears. The LADS remix brings humming, melancholic synth chords to the fore, with distant voices of children at play juxtaposed with them in the extended breakdown. 
‘I used the moog Sub 37 to write the main melodies for ‘Everything Is Now’ including omnisphere supporting pads and TR8 for drums. With ‘Sunflower Fields’ I used the TR8 to focus more on the groove. With ‘Eclipse’ I had the melody playing in my head one night in quarantine while I was sleeping; I woke up and wrote it straight away, then built the track around it.’
An alumnus of Beirut’s famous club scene, Salloum’s new EP is a worthy successor to his 3rd Avenue debut, joining imprints like Balance and Juicebox Music in his impressive back catalogue. Several more exciting releases are planned for this summer too, as his relentless rise continues.

Bachir Salloum - Sunflower Fields (LADS Remix) [Akbal Music]

Gavin Rochford makes his long awaited return on Manual Music's MNL label with two fresh sounding originals in his trademark sound. The Irishman's productions always have a very distinct flavor to them. A certain kind of melancholic moodyness versus playfulness, Gavin's productions are truly unique and exciting!

On remix duties we welcome the amazing German / South African duo LADS for their MNL debut. They take the title track in a mystique and mysterious direction and instantly show why they are one of the hot names to watch at the moment. Not that they have to prove themselves anymore; their releases on Lost & Found, Rebellion de Traümer, Nie Wieder Schlafen and Magician on Duty pretty much speak for themselves.

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Gavin Rochford - The Constant (LADS Remix)

"The annual compilation selected by the Rituel Recordings label is back with the volume 2!
Summer Days (vol.2) is composed of 10 tracks with artists from all over the world, a bunch
of music based on principal themes "Summer, Sun, & Love".
Once a year the playlist appears like a hot flush, and this time welcoming Tijn Driessen,
Netam, Troja feat. Adrian Atma, Ariane Bonzini, drS, Rozo, Antaares feat. Elepani,
Traumhouse & LADS, Seymour and Beaucap (aka David Mears)
The artwork has been thinking by the label in collaboration with the micro photographer
Peter Juzak, shooting the Menthol effects here through a microscope.
Highlighting the new Rituel Recordings label identity, the Mixtape will be released on all
digital platforms for pre-order July 16th, 2021, the day of the Rituel Days festival
re-openning! "

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Distributed by Kuroneko Media
Mastered by Ariane Bonzini
Artwork by Peter Juzak 
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Traumhouse & LADS - April

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We're takin' it easy today with LADS' fantastic summer sip: the Slow Comfortable Screw Against The Wall. A riff on the Screwdriver, with Sloe Gin in place of Vodka, the Slow Crew cocktail family emerged in the 80s. LADS' version takes you on a sweet and sexy downtempo ride, perfect to while away a hot late summer night.  

Who are LADS? One German. One South African. Germafrican if you want. Meeting online (not Tinder), the two technical creatives ditched their failing modelling careers to make electronic music that babies are made to... This journey has led to the duo releasing on labels such as Lost & Found, Akbal, Nie Wieder Schlafen, Buddha Bar and seen their music supported by some of the biggest names in the industry including Solomun, Adriatique, Acid Pauli, Be Svendsen, Guy J and more. 

Being away from the clubs and festivals, the duo decided to go on a downtempo listening journey with their exclusive mix for Schirmchendrink.  "This really allows the listener to appreciate the space in between the rhythms and melodies. We named this mix after a cocktail out of the 1980s and 1990s with a racy name and definitely way too much sugar 😉  Enjoy this long comfortable screw against the wall. At least this time, it ain't in a dirty bathroom stall 😉!"

Cheers!
The bartenders

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Slow Comfortable Screw Against The Wall | LADS

Featuring https://soundcloud.com/ladsmusique & https://soundcloud.com/tiago-de-renor   

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Out of Touch

Premiere: Tiago de Renor - Out of Touch (LADS Remix) [Mango Alley]

Here is our mix that we did for Dance FM Romania on the 25th of February. Including music by Erdi Irmak, Volen Sentir, Izhevski and more! A huge thank you to Arisen for the invite.

Midnight Ride | LADS | Dance FM Romania | 25.02.2022

special thanks to
@traumhouse
@thesoundgardenrecords

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Inside

Traumhouse & LADS - Kosmos (Original Mix) [The Soundgarden]

Traumhouse & LADS - Ardura (Original Mix) [The Soundgarden]

Here's the recording of my live-set from Sonnendeck @ Fusion Festival 2018.
All tracks by Monolink.

Listen to my debut album 'Amniotic'
https://monolink.lnk.to/amniotic

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Tracks

Monolink (live) @ Fusion 2018

Timo Chinala - Somerville (Nie Wieder Schlafen)

*Mixed by Gary Pilz

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Timo Chinala - Somerville (Mixed by Gary Pilz)

Hi. My name is Gary Pilz and I am one half of the international electronic DJ/Producer duo LADS. As LADS, we have released music on major labels such as Lost & Found, Magician on Duty, Proton and more. Along with releasing music, I mix and master music for other international artists such as Trustless, Baez, Samihe, Timo Chinala and more.

Here you will find a catalogue of some of the tracks that I have mixed and/or mastered.

Contact: 
deepsuite@live.com

Timo Chinala - Somerville (Mixed by Gary Pilz)

Gary Pilz

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