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One of the last track out from 29th july from the last Paul's Ritch single.

Paul Ritch - Run Baby Run (Original Mix)

Mementum

Released on Nov 25, 2009. Buy on Beatport: http://www.beatport.com/release/salamandarin-ep/206156

Marc Houle returns to Minus this year with a special digital only release of tracks collectively titled the Salamandarin EP. The purpose here is functionality, as Mr. Houle simply puts "these are five tracks to dance to".

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Marc Houle - Salamandarin | Minus | 2009

To compliment the three mixes I've done this year showcasing my new sound, I've decided to revisit my past albums and include my favorite tracks as a sort of greatest hits for this final mix.

Full article & download link here: http://autobrennt.com/news/81-marc-houle

On Mixcloud: http://www.mixcloud.com/MarcHoule/marc-houle-autobrentt-podcast-081-2013-11/

Tracklisting:
1. Marc Houle - Business | Minus23 
2. Marc Houle - Has To Do | Minus23 
3. Marc Houle - Borrowed Gear | Minus23 
4. Marc Houle - Edamame | Minus042 
5. Marc Houle - Sands | Minus064
6. Marc Houle - Bay Of Figs | Minus042 
7. Marc Houle - Selection 12 | Minus064
8. Marc Houle - Inside | Minus98 
9. Marc Houle - Seeing in the Dark | Minus98 
10. Marc Houle - Sweet | Minus98 Drift | 2010
11. Marc Houle - Undercover | IT012 
12. Marc Houle - Fusion Pop | unreleased
13. Marc Houle - Techno Vocals | Minus50 
14. Marc Houle - On it | Minus50

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2013-11 Marc Houle - Autobrennt Podcast #081

Marc Houle - Licking Skin

Recorded at Fabrik in Madrid, Spain.

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Off.Soundz.5 - Hobo @ Goa, Madrid (03/02/14)

Foremost international techno outlet Drumcode is delighted to announce the release of its next full-length album, ‘Satellite’, by enduring Italian techno talent Sam Paganini.

Though he has been active since the mid nineties, recent years have been hugely successful for Sam, with searing techno EPs coming on revered labels such as Riche Hawtin’s Plus8, Sven Vath’s Cocoon and of course, Adam Beyer’s Drumcode. In his time he has been responsible for underground hits like ‘Zoe’, ‘Polyester’ and ‘Fire In My Arms’, all of which demonstrate his dynamic understanding of sexy, dark and hypnotic techno grooves and at the same time have earned him plenty of great Beatport chart positions as well as respect from the best in the game.

Incredibly, ‘Satellite’ is Sam’s first full-length album. Informed by his DJ gigs at legendary places like Berghain in Berlin and Cielo in New York, the album starts with a dystopian bit of sonic scene setting, as if a space ship is charging up ready to take off.

From there it’s a case of getting straight down to business. ‘Another Chance’ is a spacey bit of cantering techno and ‘White’ is rooted in devastating kick drums and is riddled with serrated synth lines that build lots of great techno pressure. ‘Down’ is an undulating bit of funky techno complete with choice vocal flourishes and tracks like ‘Lotus’ are prime offerings from the deeper end of the scale.

No two tracks sound the same on Satellite: Sam is always teasing out a new bit of texture, nailing a slightly different vibe or exploring different amounts of light and dark throughout the course of this most excellent album. This is evidenced by diverse cuts like ‘Dusty’, ‘Toxic’ and ‘Rave’.

Despite ‘Satellite’ being Sam’s debut album, it showcases his seductive style in all its glory across 12 fantastic tracks that will leave you begging for more.

Sam Paganini - Rave - Drumcode - DCCD10

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iTunes: http://bit.ly/GenderBender_iT

This summer SHADED swapped the Sunshine State for the sun-drenched city of Barcelona and a European excursion that proved a huge and inspiring success. 

In a twist, SHADED's new single sees him combining some of his home town freakiness with the hedonistic, passionate and open-minded vibes of his adopted seasonal home. 

Gender Bender, as its names suggests, is a non-conforming tech-house cut,  an exotic number, with sultry vocals, rubbery groove and electro stabs that rock with a 'no-fucks-given' attitude. 

A big single deserves a big remix package and SCI+TEC mainstay Carlo Lio unleashes with a remix that sees him going harder and heavier than we've seen him for some time. Bringing things back down is Ireland's Matador, who turns in a chugging, groove-heavy rework. A perfect brace. 

Rounding out the package is SHADED's Funk Tone. Like an electronic popping candy, this cheeky techno tool is a mouth watering treat and a great addition to the release. 

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TEC119 - 1 - SHADED - GENDER BENDER

Paco Osuna - Jackthor

Stefano Noferini vs Marlena Shaw - Woman Of The Ghetto(The Remixes) is out now. Get your copy here: http://btprt.dj/1FtuqBb

The full release includes the following remixes:

Club Mix
Dub Mix
Leix Remix

Download on Beatport

Stefano Noferini vs Marlena Shaw - Woman Of The Ghetto (Leix Remix) [Out Now]

'Restored' will see artists such as Danny Daze, Popof, Joris Voorn, Harvard Bass and MonkeySafari all remix tracks from the original 'Restore' album by Marc Houle. We've heard the whole thing and trust us, it's fucking great.

Today however we have the premiere of M.A.N.D.Y's edit and the German duo have gone in hard with their re-imaginging. 'Business' has been turned into a dark and menacing roller, with mutant undertones and fierce zaps to boot. It's a trippy one and we're sure it'll hypnotise any crowd that hears it.

Premiere: Marc Houle 'Business' (M.A.N.D.Y Remix)

MARC HOULE UNVEILS ‘RESTORED’ REMIX ALBUM 	

Marc Houle is set to release a full remix package from his debut LP, Restore, featuring remix contributions from an all-star line-up of techno luminaries including Danny Daze, Harvard Bass, Julian Jeweil, Joris Voorn, M.A.N.D.Y., Popof and Marc Houle himself.

Originally released on Richie Hawtin’s Minus label a decade ago, Restore stands alone as Houle’s very first long-player and helped to establish his penchant for the quirkier side of techno and his superlative production skills. Spread across 11 tracks it encapsulated the dark, minimal, groove-driven sound purveyed by Hawtin and the rest of the Minus crew, while retaining a strong sense of Houle’s unique character and identity. Now it’s the perfect time to breath new life into an album that has stood the test of time, still utterly infectious and absorbing – a collection of music that captures an era of stripped back, yet captivating sounds. 

10 years since its release, the album is getting the remix treatment and Marc has called in some of the very best in techno talent to give Restore a fresh makeover. The selection of artists who’ve contributed to the ‘Restored’ project includes heavyweights such as Joris Voorn, M.A.N.D.Y. and Popof together with additional reworks from stars of the new generation such as Danny Daze, Julian Jeweil and Harvard Bass, all giving his tracks a new lease of life. In addition, Houle himself has also stepped up to offer a new contemporary take on his own music, collaborating with vocalist Genevieve Marentette on ‘Demor’.

"Restore was the beginning of it all for me.  It was influenced by the sounds of Detroit and the endless parties I went to there in the 90s.  It was my first album and to me it had the perfect balance of darkness, groove and electronic sounds. 10 years later, I am excited to present Restored with some modern interpretations on old tracks by some friends and colleagues who have kept the party going throughout the world."- Marc Houle

Tracklist:

1.	Marc Houle  - Business (M.A.N.D.Y. Remix)
2.	Marc Houle and Genevieve Marentette - Demor (Edit)
3.	Marc Houle  - Girl One (Cosmic Boys Remix)
4.	Marc Houle  - Pepper (Monkey Safari Remix)
5.	Marc Houle  - Borrowed Gear (Joris Voorn Remix)
6.	Marc Houle  - Talk To Me Baby (Danny Daze Doom Dub) 
7.	Marc Houle  - Clock Width  (Havard Bass Remix)	
8.	Marc Houle  - Late For Work (Popof Remix)
9.	Marc Houle  - Coar (Julian Jeweil Remix) 
10.	Marc Houle  - Has To Do (Justin James' 519 Flip)
11.	Marc Houle  - Sheep (Monoloc Remix)

MINUSmin35 : Marc Houle - Sheep (Monoloc Remix)

Selected Feedback:
Laurent Garnier: Love the whole EP -- GREAT RELEASE!
Josh Wink: Liking the Eduardo rework and the original of Liberal!
Anja Schneider: Great new release from Trikk and Remix from Eduardo!!! Thx for then music.
Huxley: Original and EDLC of Firma are gonna work for me! Support!
Monika Kruse: Liberal for the win!! Nice bassy sound!!
Danny Daze: I’m gonna test out the De La Calle remix on this one...

Portuguese beat controller, bass lover and forward thinking dance-floor deviant Trikk returns to Catz 'N Dogz's burgeoning Pets Recordings, delivering a slice of punchy, peak time house, oozing groove, depth and kick for a memorable interpretation of the dance-floor. With previous releases peppering the likes of ManMakeMusic, Hypercolour and Container Music, Trikk (AKA Bruno Deodato) has been surely carving out a quality reputation, one that delivers EP after EP of lush sounds and carefully crafted precision.
 
Title track Firma takes a metronomic, ticking approach to the floor, fattened out by bloated kicks drums and peak time atmospherics, before snarling, bouncing bass lines push the track into a more techno driven mindset as the modulated oscillations get sharper and more dense as the track ploughs through. A relatively young producer, Trikk proves his production prowess on Firma, belying his years with a sound deeply rooted in a passion and understanding of the genre that many strive to reach.
 
Liberal goes for more compressed, tempo driven ticks and hits, taking a pulsing techno-route as a driving, melodic bass line pushes the track onward, reminding of the hypnotic overtones of early R&S Records releases and the new wave of tech house luminaries such as Stephan Bodzin and Marc Romboy.
 
Finally, another bastion of quality dance-floor music, Eduardo De La Calle, reinterprets the title groove into a 'Space Odyssey' Remix. Taking a progressive approach (a trademark that De La Calle left on big hitting remixes of the likes of The XX and more), using swirling, chanting vocal atmospherics, pulsing bass and tribal drums to offer a hypnotic groove that can long be felt after its tremors fade.


Trikk - Firma (Original Mix)

Download EP here: http://www.beatport.com/release/drift/284354

Release date: 27/09/2010

“This album is about the cold dark grey Berlin winter” – Marc Houle.

A simple statement, sure – but anyone who experienced Berlin during the winter of 2009 / 2010 will know exactly where Marc is coming from. Each day and night the temperature remained below freezing, the sky grey from an unsettling lack of sun. Ice covered streets from Kreuzberg to Prenzlauer Berg. The conditions did, however, grant Marc the opportunity to spend all of his waking hours in the studio, absorbing the warm welcoming heat generated from his analogue synths. The experimentation during this winter period was the catalyst for Marc’s latest long-player for Minus – quite possibly his most accomplished and personal release to date.

Drift is an album of tracks inspired by the prolonged Berlin winter, and the depression, which it so often causes – from the chill of the coldest nights felt on tracks such as Inside and The Next, through to songs that encompass the frustrations of gray skies such as Seeing In The Dark. Marc has created a season of emotions and in doing so put forth his own personal frustrations towards what is considered “techno” in its most basic form. Locking himself away during a winter season to fully embrace his own idealism has resulted in an album on which his rebellious nature and desire for a more experimental musical mentality has cast him further from the standard practice of our techno underworld. His grievances are at their most clear on the title track, which is an intense, and ultimately angry, techno belter produced as the winter season caused feelings less of “beauty” and more of suffocation.

Drift is not without moments in which the sunlight peeks through the layers of heavy clouds, however. Tracks such as Sweet and Hitcher Man provide the audible interpretation of a person dreaming of warmer climates. The not so forgotten idea of being elsewhere, with the experience of finally seeing the snow fade away and the clouds drift towards springtime skies. By the time the album reaches its finale, with the track Hammering, it’s clear that Marc’s winter blues have receded, as the few remaining patches of ice melt into puddles of past musical memories. While summer has not yet arrived, the sun is starting to make its presence felt, warming the city streets once more.

A mainstay of the Minus camp, Marc Houle has been known to push the boundaries with his output for the label, always adding tweaks and twists from analogue synths, unexpected, obscure sounds, and an onslaught of vocals and playfulness. He is a producer clearly not satisfied with following the guidelines set by other techno practitioners. His take on electronic music is one in its own, a personal sound that draws upon his early influences from industrial, retro and Detroit, along with a modern vision of path-finding techno. His ability to play with ideas and equally provide functionality for the floor sets Marc Houle apart. And his latest venture for the label, although inspired by the coldest moments of the year, is undoubtedly hot as fire.

Tracklist:

1. Inside
2. Seeing In The Dark 
3. Sweet
4. Drift
5. The Next 
6. Hitcher Man 
7. Melting
8. Hammering

Press contact: press@marchoule.net

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Marc Houle - Inside | Minus | 2010

Marc Houle - Sweet | Minus | 2010

Marc Houle - Carol of the Bells

Thanks Richie and Burnstudios for the opportunity to remix this tune !


Love from LA ;)



PLASTIKMAN - Ask Yourself  (last call Remix @burnstudios)

This set was recorded on my first trip to South Africa, where I performed at a festival and a free show in Soweto alongside local artists Vinny da Vinci , Dj Fresh, Euphonik, Culoe de Song and LSG. All tour dates were partnered with non-profit organisation Bridges for Music. The aim was to use music to break down socio-economic boundaries bringing people from different communities together . More info: www.facebook.com/bridgesformusic

'DE9 Fragments' is a series of fragmented audio edits based upon my live DJ set recordings. Each one will attempt to capture the feeling and direction of the night, giving those who were there a reminder of the events they experienced while giving those who were not present a fragmented distortion of what they missed.

Edited & Reconstructed by Richie Hawtin & Rebekah Aff

Richie Hawtin: DE9 Fragments 7. Somewhere in South Africa (February, 2013)

Download EP here: http://www.beatport.com/release/sixty-four-week-1/127858

Release date: 06/08/2008

Marc Houle follows 2007’s Techno Vocals EP with a string of releases that experiment with the true potential of the digital download age, 3 tracks released per week for one month.

The project aptly titled Sixty-Four represents an exciting phase in Marc Houle’s production cycle with most of the year having been spent testing ideas for his album. As a result, these twelve tracks were only ever meant to represent ‘work in progress’, functioning primarily as DJ tools for Magda, Troy Pierce and Richie Hawtin over the summer with Marc also performing them live on the road and during the Contakt shows. However, exactly because of their 'in-between' nature, their inherent quirkiness and route one approach the crowds have really taken to them and other DJs have been desperate to get their hands on them. To satisfy demand, Minus has put together this very special series of digital releases for August, before a double pack 12" hits the shops in September featuring seven carefully selected tracks.

They contain such a wealth of unique and twisted sounds that it’s a challenge finding adjectives to describe them. Houle attacks each idea with verve and tenacity, constantly varying the unconventional line up of machines at his disposal, in fact there’s a vast collection of equipment on display here - early analogue synths, sequencers and drum machines, 80s digital synths, modern buchla synths, samplers, vocals, acoustic drums, electronic trigger pads, bass guitar - even a vst! The result is a plethora of sound encapsulating different styles and multi – coloured dimensions as each track revolves around a musical motif that’s subsequently stretched, contorted and wrenched in every direction possible. It all works perfectly as Houle never loses sight of the basic orthodoxies needed to make a techno track kick.

Week 1 sees the digital release of Sands, Deathray At You and Jouster, and the depth and quality of sound generated from his arsenal of machines is immediately apparent. Just check out the heavily treated raw bleeps and blips that usher in the huge, filtered bass loop on Sands. Every element is given space to breathe as the slow techno groove constructs around a dark acid bassline before the 808 hats introduce more beautifully crafted sounds, creating a lush analogue landscape. The beginning of Deathray At You reflects the title perfectly. A four-note descending bassline then takes the floor and Houle starts running amok with a selection of modulated effects that literally pull the sound inside out while the unobtrusive beats keep everything ticking over. Jouster combines more classic beats with laser cheeky unquantized toms and a low slung, warbling bassline in a rough and ready style including a classic, sampled vocal section.

There’s a strong reference to 80s computer and video game culture during week 2 with Buchla9 as it leaps and cavorts across the sonic spectrum - Just wait for the bass to kick in. Steeplechase is another high-end mixing tool continuing the theme of machines in meltdown with a fuzzy bassline slowly warping up and down while the loose groove speaks with a lazy tongue. Door Nobula then rounds off the instalment with a more aggressive techno workout. The beat hammers the point home with lethal precision as a twisted, freaking acid line dominates the majority of the track.

Week 3 returns to a slightly more sedate state of affairs with Flapping Around displaying some distinct early techno tendencies although its not long before Houle launches the unassuming riff and we’re off again. Selection 12 contains authentic bass guitar work, looped and filtered against a backdrop of delayed drum rolls and thick, reverberating swathes of guitar. The post punk overtones bring a dark, brooding quality to the project making it a welcome but not entirely out of place departure. Ketchup and Beans then kicks in with a tasty electro-funk groove. It’s an infectious dancefloor warmer complete with bouncing, elastic bassline and hypnotic hook taking control and ordering you to dance.

As we enter the home straight of this mammoth release, the fantastically titled Meatier Shower rains down as the title implies, complete with raw sampled hook line and creative interplay between the bass and a Magda vocal. It’s a bomb that detonates with insane harpsichord riffing at the end and a deeply meaningful last note. Investments instigates more mischief with shifting time signatures and delay effects that disorientate the dancefloor before What Are You Doin brings the curtain down. Drifting amid a haze of classic beats and a self referencing cut up vocal, it revolves around a programmed sequence, chattering in a way that reaffirms Marc Houle’s complete and almost unnerving control over his machines.

Press contact: press@marchoule.net

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www.residentadvisor.net/dj/marchoule 
www.dj.beatport.com/marchoule 
www.juno.co.uk/artists/Marc+Houle/
www.discogs.com/artist/Marc+Houle 
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Marc Houle - Sands | Minus | 2008

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