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Worldwide Release: Samhain October 31st 2024

While It Lasts

While It Lasts (Samhain Lovers) | Nu Disco (Pre-Release)

Everyone's favourite curly-haired NYC disco deviant Eric Duncan's back with another low-slung scorcher that's absolutely guaranteed to set off your weekend warehouse party with panache and aplomb. 

Make sure to grip the the 12" when it drops next because the one and only Daniele Baldelli pops up on the B-side!

Shut It

Eric Duncan - Shut It

the mysterious Tanzania Sound System

Please also check out: https://soundcloud.com/djhunebed/mix-004
Or download all my mixes: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1JlF1q_kBCv6qOIqbLGX5U-D1FY4l6woe

A1 Tanzania Soundsystem - Msichana

The boat sailed across the delicate waves making little sound. Upon it lay a beautiful girl, golden beneath the crimson evening sun. She sipped from a chilled glass as she watched the waves roll back and forth. This was a life of luxury, one thoroughly deserved and yet she still did not feel content. She longed to be able to share a paradise moment with the touch of another nearby. Solitude was a dream, but at times a nightmare. She sighed and fell asleep.

A Vision of Panorama is set to release a new album on the LA based Chit Chat Records later this month. His dreamy balearic sounds are the perfect accompaniment to the season.

Castaway

PREMIERE: A Vision Of Panorama - Paradisica [Chit Chat]

12” + Digital
CCS107
Release: 22.09.2017

Tracklist:
A1	The Mole - Little Sunshine
A2	The Mole - Discotheque Airplane
B1	The Mole & Tom Trago - Down The Hallway (Aardvarck Remix)
B2	The Mole & Tom Trago - Down The Hallway (Original Mix)

Short info: 
Circus Company and The Mole have long been making eyes at each other across the same crowded dancefloor. Colin de la Plante’s primary project is synonymous with the off-kilter corner of house music we like to spend our time dancing in, and the labels he releases on are close cousins of the Circus troupe. From Wagon Repair to Philpot, Musique Risquee to Perlon, it’s a wonder that we haven’t worked together previously, but finally that’s been put right with Little Sunshine.

Stripped back, understated disco grooves have always been the bread and butter of The Mole’s sound, while infectious, cyclical melodic patterns are equally important in making his unique version of house music. On the title track, those elements are presented with full force, but in between the driving rhythms linger the most gorgeous keys, bringing a mellow introspection to the track as a neat counterpoint to the energy of the drums and arpeggios.

Compared to the clean lines and peppy tempo of “Little Sunshine”, “Discotheque Airplane” is an audacious swerve into low and slow territory, where dusty samples rule the day and the bass swells in and out of earshot with a truly mesmerizing effect. It’s a moody affair loaded with tension, mystery and funk in abundance.

As if that wasn’t enough proof of the variety in The Mole’s repertoire, on his collaboration with Dutch hero Tom Trago for “Down The Hallway” we find the pair exploring lean, focused techno, where the simplest of rhythms propel a haunting, distant vocal lick. It’s the drum sounds that make this a special cut, championing warm, natural percussion instead of the methodical drum machine hits found in most contemporary techno.

Rounding the EP off in a beautifully mysterious style is Aardvarck, whose remix of “Down The Hallway” takes the subtle foundations of the original and builds delicate, lilting melodies on top. With creative distortion and masterful layering of the many synth parts, it’s a captivating, emotionally-loaded slice of inward-looking music that adds to the intriguing, alternative vision of dance music proposed on every track of this 12”.

@moleofsoul @tomtrago @aardvarck-api-api

Little Sunshine

The Mole & Tom Trago - Down The Hallway (Original Mix)

The Mole & Tom Trago - Down The Hallway (Aardvarck Remix)

The first remix from Eric Copeland's newly released DFA album 'Goofballs' comes from Cooper Saver, co-founder of Far Away, the LA cassette label & secret monthly party, who reworks the LP standout 'Neckbone'. Goofballs sees Black Dice's Copeland return to DFA with a brand-new set of hyper & hectic leftfield club music. The album places its emphasis on playful melodies, ear worm hooks & vocals mixed with trademark machine funk rhythms that hit hard and land offbalance. Any other way would be too obvious for an artist like Eric. Perhaps he even invented a new dance genre: ‘Goofstep’. We’ll see if that one sticks…
Eric explained the creation of this new LP to us via email from his home on an island in lovely Balearic Palma Spain:
“I made it here in Palma at my studio, this is the first full record I’ve made entirely here since moving. some of this material was road tested September 2016 on tour supporting Animal Collective. This album was the result of real isolation here, countless hours, focused only on this. The whole recording & writing was a fast process. I focused most on the bass groove. I had a very minimal gear setup: 90’s drum machine, cheap bass machine and a sampler. But most important was a homemade ‘drum brain’ that Barry’s London custom made for me. Barry was in the Van Pelt Soldiers of Fortune & Oneida. That piece of gear was a big part of this record and informed the direction it took the most.”
Eric Copeland is a founding member of Black Dice as well as a prolific solo artist. Besides DFA, he has released albums on L.I.E.S., Post Present Medium & Paw Tracks.
Goofballs was mixed by Rusty Santos (who has mixed everyone from DJ Rashad to Panda Bear to Owen Pallett) and mastered by Joe Lambert. It is Eric’s third solo album for DFA Records.
Goofballs is out now on DFA.  'Neckbone (Cooper Saver remix)' is released on Wednesday 04 October. Buy 'Goofballs' via Bandcamp:
https://ericcopeland.bandcamp.com/album/goofballs

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PREMIERE : Eric Copeland - Neckbone (Cooper Saver Remix)

Download: https://www.xlr8r.com/mp3/2017/10/tom-trago-rain-room/

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Download: Tom Trago - Rain Room

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Don’t Believe In Happiness

Release info

Premiere: Jori Hulkkonen -  Breen Fantasy - My Favorite Robot Records

Tom Trago - Bergen - Dekmantel (DKMNTL056) 

a1.	Tom Trago - Bergen
a2.	Tom Trago - The Creation Of Lalibela
a3.	Tom Trago - Zeeweg
b1.	Tom Trago - Faith Belongs To Us
b2.	Tom Trago - Always be With You
b3.	Tom Trago - Underwater Wings
c1.	Tom Trago - Morph
c2.	Tom Trago - The Interval Of Happiness
d1.	Tom Trago - Fari
d2.	Tom Trago - Working Machines

https://shop.dekmantel.com/release/5960/bergen

Bergen is the next, and natural step in the expanding career of Dutch producer Tom Trago. The acclaimed producer behind Voyage Direct will release his fourth LP, with the label and crew he's built a close relationship with over the past ten years - Dekmantel. With a new studio and approach to music, Bergen is Trago sounding at his very finest, returning to his roots with a focussed, and dedicated production ethos.

“If you change your environment, your music will also change with you,” Trago reflects on the new album. A staple in the Amsterdam club scene, Tom Trago has been a familiar face at the Dekmantel events for over ten years. “I was even playing Dekmantel parties, before they were even called Dekmantel,” he states. Tom Trago's collaboration with Dekmantel has allowed him the space to grow and finish his most accomplished, and honest album to date. Bergen is an LP that connects his legacy, family, and commitment to dance music in one resplendent package.

DKMNTL056 // Tom Trago - Bergen

In the run-up to Tom Trago's debut album on our label, you can now check out "Zeeweg" in full. The Bergen LP is out on April 2 and can already be pre-ordered via our webshop and bandcamp page.

shop.dekmantel.com/release/5960/bergen

Bergen (DKMNTL056)

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Tom Trago - Zeeweg

For its second release of 2018, Days Of Being Wild welcomes London duo Super Drama.
What strikes us immediately with “Affected Elegance” is Super Drama’s taste for an analog and rough production - the tracks have a “straight to tape” live feel far from the carefully computer constructed productions you tend to hear these days. There is a rough and ready attitude to their new wave and Italo tinted sound, with disco bass-lines and DX7 pads and bells melodies.
The title track could easily be an 1986 New Order b-side with its balearic pads, disco bass line and “Blue Monday” kick, while “Hausu” with its female vocals and retro drum machines sounds like a forgotten Italo instrumental mix. Black Rose follows in the same vein of twisted disco noir with its pitched down voice over a pulsing bass line. Closing the EP, we find old pal Kiwi remixing “Affected Elegance”. Kiwi keeps in with the old school electronic disco vibe but brings his own unique style of modernity taking the track to stratospheric disco heights, stripping down to its core to build it back to an emotional climax.

PREMIERE : Super Drama - Affected Elegance (Kiwi Remix)

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Fort Romeau returns with his first 12” of 2018 following a string of releases on Live at Robert Johnson, Running Back and Ghostly International as well as appearances on compilations from Cocoon, Rush Hour and Mule Musiq.

On the A side, “Pablo” unfurls with swirling arpeggios which build to a euphoric crescendo, while the more heady “Terracotta” explores polyphonic syncopated FM sequences and ambiguous chord progressions.

Pablo

Terracotta

Treat Yourself

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Marlon Hoffstadt - Treat Yourself (feat. Raf Rundell)

https://soundcloud.com/citizensofvice  https://soundcloud.com/somethinsanctified
The multi-faceted Citizens of Vice label serve up a second fantastic offering of tunes from the Somethin’ Sanctified duo of Simon Mills (one half of electronic duo Bent) and Joel Hood (International Feel).

This pair have a studio that brims with vintage gear and a collection of samples that is second to none. Their output spans two decades of playing the world’s finest dance floors, they have worked together on each other’s solo projects on International Feel and have a shared love of hardware-driven house and disco with real atmosphere.

Arrivals Part 1 was a huge success, with big support from DJ and Mixmag and the track ‘Cya’ from the EP being tipped as a possible house track of the year. BBC 6 Music have also given the duo’s remix of Joyce Muniz & Little Boots plenty of airtime while Hot Toddy, Nick Warren, Jacques Renault and Ashley Beedle are also big fans.

The second superb EP kicks off with ‘Soul Glo’ which is a heart-warming track with spritely disco house drums and warped bass all topped off with beautifully angelic afro vocals up top that usher in summertime in style. The brilliant ‘CuCuCu’ is built on loose drum loops with rising melodies and breezy pads all lifting the spirits in perfectly sun-kissed fashion.

The deliciously deep ‘Marzipan’ then sinks into rolling drums and bass, with colourful and exotic percussive sounds up top all getting you in the mood to groove. Last of all is the blissed-out Balearic beat of ‘White Blossoms’ with its airy xylophones, meandering bass and dreamy vocals all soothing the soul.

This is another impossibly timeless and feel good EP of smooth house and disco sounds.

Press contact - julian@dispersionpr.com

Arrivals Part 2

PREMIERE: Somethin’ Sanctified - Marzipan [Citizens Of Vice]

Bookings: niels@frills.de

Press: 
tessa@voyage-select.com / tomtrago@frills.de

Label Requests: info@voyagedirect.net

Tom Trago – one of the leading lights of the Dutch electronic music underground, who defined the house and electronica sound of Amsterdam like few others. He is a globe-trotting DJ, producer, live performer and label owner who enjoys nothing more than championing both overlooked gems and fresh sounds from his own country. Tom Trago held residencies at renowned Amsterdam institutions Trouw and De School and name any prestigious festival or clubs worldwide – pretty sure he’s played there.

He once claimed that he felt a physical need to make music every day, and it’s hard to think of anyone whose immersion in music is quite as complete. Tom Trago is known for his versatility across electronic music genres, deep beats and grooves, and remixes for giants such as Depeche Mode. His genre-blurring sound and unique style have made him an influential figure in the world of electronic music.

Amsterdam based DJs, events company and record label. - support@dekmantel.com for all your webshop and label enquiries.

Tom Trago - Zeeweg

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