EXPLOITED RELEASES - Part 1

Beatport: https://www.beatport.com/release/walkman-remixes/2802070
iTunes: https://music.apple.com/album/walkman-single/1493840676
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/10mJqDh6tWI6aRPkXl7RQr

Early feedback in by Dixon, Laurent Garnier, &Me, Artbat, Carl Craig, Adana Twins, Adriatique, Tensnake, Konstantin Sibold, Jimspter, CatznDogz, Justin Cudmore, Gerd, Audiojack, Manuel Tur, Guy Gerber, AME, Whitesquare, Frankey & Sandrino, Audiofly, Paco Osuna, Camel Phat, Jonas Saalbach, Trikk, Massimiliano Pagliara, Boris Dlugosch...

BUFI Remix World Premiered by Pete Tong at BBC Radio 1:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000fxqm

Budakids’ ‘Walkman’ single gets the remix treatment.
Dutch duo Tunnelvisions strip things back with monotone bass allowing the glorious synth elements to take centre stage. A more direct approach ensures that the energy never slips, aside from a deep, almost hypnotic bassline. 
Bufi lays on shaking tambourines, massive swathes of reverb and looping synth elements to increase the tension and drama at first. Then comes a warped, buzzing, electro-style riff, which trades places with a sorrowful, low-key arpeggio. Darker than the original, it provides a stark contrast to its optimistic sound and is made for more intense moments. 

Early feedback:
Laurent Garnier: Great remix by Tunnelvisions! 
&Me: Great remix package. 
Artbat: Good release.
Carl Craig: DL Thx!
Tensnake: Tunnelvisions Remix is great.
Adana Twins: Go, go, gadgetto, getto..
Adriatique: Coolio.
Jimpster: Really like both remixes here! I think Tunnelvisions just pips it for my sets but will be trying both out. Thanks!
DJ Mag France: Good remixes.Especially the Tunnelvisions Remix, even if Bufi’s one its really freaking out.
Konstantin Sibold: Great Tunnelvisions remix.
Justin Cudmore: Awesome sounds here. 
AME: Thanks. 
Jonas Saalbach: super catchy! hut ab buda
Catz n Dogz: perfect summer tune !
Audiojack: Love the Tunnelvisions Remix.
Manuel Tur: Cool, hypnotic Tunnelvisions Remix. Liking this a lot.
Whitesquare: both remixes are great but my fav is tunnel vision x"
Gerd: Beautiful tracks!
Massimiliano Pagliara: Tunnelvisions Remix is dope. 
Frankey & Sandrino: Sensational remixes! Love them both. 
Guy Gerber: Downloaded.
Audiofly: Bufi Remix is the bomb. 
Paco Osuna: Will try. 
Camel Phat: Wow. Too good. 
Trikk: Bufi Remix. 
Maxxi Soundsystem: Like both of these remixes. 
Boris Dlugosch: Wow. Grossartig. 
Show-B: Nice package.
Peter Kruder: Fantastic Tunnelvisions Remix! The Bufi Remix is great as well.

Artist: Budakid
Release: Walkman Remixes
Label: Exploited 
Cat: EXPDIGITAL198
LC: 15799
Publisher: Exploited Ghetto Music Publishing
Releasedate Beatport/Spotify: 27.03.20
Releasedate I-Tunes: 10.04.20

Walkman Remixes

Walkman (Bufi Remix)

Budakid - Walkman (Bufi Remix) | Exploited

Beatport: https://www.beatport.com/release/masada/2802118
iTunes: https://music.apple.com/de/album/masada-single/1493842515
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/081q7m1CWD9lpvjwJt3wX7

A familiar face on the Berlin techno scene, Marcus Meinhardt can frequently be found ripping it up at Kater Blau and many of Germany's other leading clubs. He is also no stranger to Exploited Ghetto with previous slammers like 'Hibiskuss' and 'House Of Beats' doing major damage.
 
'Masada' is another beast that builds imperceptibly to an intense throb through its perfectly balanced arrangement. A plump kick underpins shuffling tambourine rhythms and woodblock hits, while moody synth stabs give a sense of what's to come. Droning textures growl as hints of the bass tease into life. On-beat stabs filter up ever-so-slowly while rasping electro pulses thrust into the groove. A rapid-fire synth refrain adds more colour before swathes of white noises lift the track upwards. 
As the synth interplay continues to intensify, snare rolls usher towards new levels of intensity. The succinct yet deadly potent main hook of the the track is brought into play, dragging a spine-tingling chord progression with it. The on-beat stabs brigthen in their intensity, creating a real sense of urgency. A big snare-roll filled breakdown teases us before the arrangement is stripped back to its tribal simplicity before the final crescendo of the track hits us. Fans of Innervisions and classic Bodzin and Huntemann material should lap this right up.

Artist: Marcus Meinhardt
Release: Masada
Label: Exploited Ghetto
Cat: EXP71
LC: 48629
Publisher: Exploited Ghetto Music Publishing
Beatport Pre-order 31.01.20: 
Releasedate Beatport/Spotify: 07.02.20
Releasedate I-Tunes: 21.02.20

Masada

Marcus Meinhardt - Masada | Exploited Ghetto

Beatport: https://www.beatport.com/release/feel-so-high/2803667
iTunes: https://music.apple.com/album/feel-so-high-single/1493840451
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/5wV5oIhoW2ADMFHBWNyCLI

Mallorca’s Hurlee has been a prolific force in the deeper end of house music in recent times, with vibrant releases for SUOL, Tilly Jam and Future Disco among others. His new release for Exploited Ghetto continues his love of warm, feel-good house music with some funk in its trunk. 
‘Feel So High’ is drenched in sunny optimism thanks to its sweet boogie sample. Airy vocals glide over jaunty piano keys and jazzy synth motifs, all the while the slap bass funkin’ hard around tight beats. Conga slaps and sweet guitar licks add the final accents. Filtered breakdowns tease those wailing vocal refrains as crisp cymbals splash and taut snare rolls punctuate. 
‘Looking To My Eyes’ has a similarly positive vibe to it, this time centering on female vocals and disco strains. A warbling diva’s impassioned vocal is looped alongside low-slung bass undulation, a tension created by never allowing her lyrics to fully unfold. Interspersed with another section where cute flute melodies underpin her beautifully harmonised pleas of ‘give it to me baby’, it makes for gorgeous stuff.

Early feedback:
Laurent Garnier: Great EP. Cheeky but ohhh so great sample. 
Tensnake: Great. 
Gerd: Feel So High is a party bomb.
Maxxi Soundsystem: Why not? Thank you.
Art Of Tones: Great track.
Alex Dallas: Good stuff. 
Meggy: Feel So High.
Alinka: Awesome.
Till Von Sein: Fuego.. can he do any wrong ?

Artist: Hurlee
Release: Feel So High
Label: Exploited Ghetto
Cat: EXP73
LC: 48629
Publisher: Exploited Ghetto Music Publishing
Releasedate Beatport/Spotify: 03.04.20
Releasedate I-Tunes: 17.04.20

EXPLOITED RELEASES - Part 1

Dave Clifton