Apollo Three Vol. III

With release nr. 11, Luv Shack Records are once again eager to exalt the diversity of their releases, while keeping up the quality.

LUV011 is the split EP of the two up and coming electronic music duos "Manhooker" and "Space Echo". Whilst both projects are still relatively new to the scene, they have equally made a stir with their first releases.

Manhooker consists of the two Berliners by choice Tomasz “Guiddo” Switala and Sebastian “Mavin” Magassouba. Their first release appeared on Ostgut Ton´s sublabel 'Unterton' and their second EP was recently released on german heavy hitters 'Sonar Kollektiv' - a collab with ex New Yorker Snax, featuring a remix by Justus Köhncke.

With 'Pushin & Shovin', Manhooker are once again evoking the spirit of classic soulful house hymns. It's an uplifting mix of 90s organs, filtered arpeggios and thick drums all held together by an acid bassline and Mavin´s shimmering vocals. And not to forget the trumpet solo!

The remix of 'Pushin & Shovin' comes from Brazilian wunderkind ROTCIV (who has already remixed Manhooker on their Unterton release). He strips off the smoothness of the original in favor of a more raw and analogue vibe. Its groove seems like a merger of modern electro and classic house, and although ROTCIV´s trademark stabs and pads are used quite ecstatically on this remix, the song structure remains just as strong as in the original.

On The flipside we have Space Echo, the duo of Viennese producer caTekk and (Luv Shack`s very own) Lee Stevens. Their first ever production as a duo was a remix for none other than Austra on Domino Records.

They're offering two equally powerful cuts on the B-side; 'Soul Power' is nothing short of a club burner. A mighty and continuously building ride of funk organs and disco drums, all with a delightfully modern touch. When the vocal kicks in for the first time, ringing in the break, the audience will surely fall into a frenzy when exposed to it! The disco guitars are just the icing on the cake.

'Soul People' takes a slightly more sensual path. Expect dreamy rhodes, dubbed out percussive organs, an almost reggae worthy bassline, a painfully sweet vocal hook and a sharp rhythm that make this track a perfect choice for every warmup, after-hours and daytime set!

With all its ingredients, LUV011 will provide something for everyone who loves electronic music with soul!

Vinyl tracklisting LUV011:

Manhooker - Pushin` & Shovin`
Manhooker - Pushin` & Shovin` (ROTCIV remix)

Space Echo - Soul Power
Space Echo - Soul People

Digi tracklisting:

LUV011-1DIG
A1. Manhooker - Pushin` & Shovin`
A2. Manhooker - Pushin` & Shovin` (ROTCIV remix)

LUV011-2DIG
A1. Space Echo - Soul Power
A2. Space Echo - Soul People

Mastered by Patrick Pulsinger at Feedback Studio Vienna.
Mastercut by Dubplates & Mastering Berlin.

Out on vinyl on Oct. 11th, 2013, digitally on November 1st, 2013

Soul Power EP

A1. Space Echo - Soul Power - LUV011

Stoned - Monkey Safari

Street Life (Original Mix) - Purple Disco Machine

Dino Lenny "I'm Coming Home" Sander Kleinenberg 2014 Re-edit"

AVAILABLE NOW FROM BEATPORT
http://classic.beatport.com/release/those-who-dance/1525792

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Back for another assault on your dance floors, are the ever reliable KYUBU. This time, the man that can is Anthony Yarranton with three tracks of solidness, and three fine remixes to boot too!
'DJ's Prefer Cats' is the first of the originals, and sets out the deep quality vein. Hypnotic throughout and and is magical for retaining the groove on the dance floor.
the rising star Mark Mywords takes to the helm on remix duties. Crunching percussion and well produced soundscape that locks you in to its accomplished creation.
"Motion Tracker' is a tasty workout, deep, yet solid and driving while it meanders. Dubby tinged and serious, this is a wonderful slab of coolness.
Drogo gets to grip with the remix duties here,. His appearances on City Seven and Stripped have already caused a bit of a fuss, and its why the KYUBU team kept at this opportunity for him to remix. This fierce and mind twisting reinterpretation toughens things right up, retaining the moodier vibe from the original but adding a gnarly teeth gritting feel.
'Those Who Dance' is a groovy deep little number, with its cheeky swagger setting the tine before the emotive deep strings change the vibe, creating a cool tension and deepness.
Game & Theory are on remix duties here to round things off nicely. This explosive double act that draws its style from a wide range for styles such as breaks, electro, house, trip- hop and dub-step. This creates a truly unique sound. Here their rework brings a lighter edged vibe, perfect for the sunnier days, as this rework conjures up images of cocktails and dancing on the beach.

Motion Tracker (Original mix)

Buy Now: http://classic.beatport.com/track/kisses-for-roses-feat-aquarius-heaven-soul-clap-remix/6806262

Art Departments Natural Selection album is the gift that keeps on giving, with recent stunning remixes by DJ Tennis and Chaim of Walls now followed by an excellent mix package of Kisses for Roses. The remix duties for this latest offering come courtesy of US house stars The Martinez Brothers and Bostonian funk masters Soul Clap. First to step forward on this new Kisses for Roses remix package are Objektivity aligned pair The Martinez Brothers, who also run their own Tuskegee Music label with Seth Troxler. Energetic and hugely talented in the booth and the studio, there are few hotter acts in the world right now. Their take on the Art Department original is a robust, kicking house track with tons of kinetic energy, barreling drums and spritely synths that squelch about at a high tempo. Its a big hitting, high impact version with a real sense of emotion coming from the pained vocals and is sure to soar this summer. Little needs to be said of funk champions Soul Clap, who as well as running their own label, being part of Crew Love, releasing on Wolf & Lamb and collaborating with George Clinton are also revered DJs who have spun at every party worth its salt. Here they turn out two versions, the first is a loose limbed, soul infused and mid tempo house jam with muffled voices adding plenty of atmosphere to the track. Funky drums, crisp percussion and squelchy synths all make for a charmingly steamy yet sensitive rework and the spoken word vocals really finish it off in style. Their second version is a dub that is even deeper, more sensuous and seductive with its humid pads and gloopy, snaking synths.

Art Department - Kisses For Roses (Soul Clap Remix)

REKIDS081

With the original release marking Rekids return from hiatus, Radio Slave's The Clone Wars is now revisited with a trio of new interpretations from three distinctive talents on house & techno.

On the A side, Markus Suckut moulds the original into the kind of no-nonsense rolling techno jam that has personified his releases for Mosaic and Figure. The B side enlists two US talents in the shape of Parris Mitchell and DJ Spider, with the former bringing a glitchy take on the jacking Chicago house that Mitchell perfected in his timeless productions for Dance Mania, and the latter shaping the track into crunchy weirdo techno that sits perfectly alongside his output for The Trilogy Tapes and his own NY-based Plan B Recordings.

Radio Slave

The Clone Wars

B1 Radio Slave - The Clone Wars (Parris Mitchell Computer Clone Remix)

A original tech house song created by GLOVEZ

TRACE

Read more on THUMP: http://thump.vice.com/en_ca/article/city-kid-soul-takes-booty-shaking-house-to-the-moon-with-rockets

@CityKidSoul

City Kid Soul - Rockets

Len Faki is synonymous with contemporary techno. The Berlin based producer, DJ, and label owner resolutely does not fuck about. Known best for being a resident at Berghain, Faki's built a reputation as one of Europe's most fearsome selectors. A night with him's a rough ride. In the best way possible.

His latest release on his own label Figure Music is a steely, lithe, minimal wrecking ball of a record and we are absolutely delighted to be bringing you the premier of the title cut "Street Dub". Enjoy. 

Len Faki - Street Dub

DFA / Visionquest duo Benoit & Sergio return mid October with some fresh and typically unique new material via Matt Tolfrey’s Leftroom Limited imprint.

French artist Benoit & stateside producer Sergio’s collaborative career took a huge leap in 2010 with the release of their anthemic ‘Walk & Talk’ on the Visionquest imprint. Since then the duo have gone on to release via James Murphy’s DFA, Jamie Jones’ Hot Creations, L.A imprint Culprit and now, adding another leading imprint to their affiliations, Matt Tolfrey’s Leftroom.

As always from Benoit & Sergio this new single sees the duo offer up something refreshing, unique and undeniably catchy. Across ‘House With 500 Rooms’ subtly progressing, near ten minute duration, the pair scatter an array on deft production techniques throughout with echoing vocal swells, multilayered bass and piano hooks and soaring synth leads running alongside their signature memorable vocal styling’s.

The latter half of the package sees the duo provide a ‘Dub’ take on the original cut solely focusing on the its smooth and hypnotic vibe, while the ‘Radio Edit’ trims things back to the core of the opening composition to shape up the package.

Benoit & Sergio’s ‘House With 500 Rooms’ is out on Leftroom Limited 16th October 2015.

Tracklist:
1. House With 500 Rooms
2. House With 500 Rooms (Dub)
3. House With 500 Rooms (Radio Edit)

House With 500 Rooms

Same Same

Sue Avenue - Homeless (Original Mix)

Doorly - P&O (Cajual Records)

It's been three years since Swiss producer Michel Cleis conjured a storm with “La Mezcla”, a Cadenza hit cemented into house canon as it was swiftly reissued by Strictly Rhythm, bringing the sabor latino into clubs worldwide. Some more 12”s and a number of high-profile remixes (going from tracey thorn to skunk anansie,for labels like rekids , bronswood or Aus) later, he's now teaming up with DJ Koze's crew for his next move: a colorful, crescendoing 12-minute tune that's ready to make a splash in your summer soundtrack.

“Mir a Nero” begins with a steady, upbeat kick underlying a simple piano arpeggio – like if Philip Glass make dance music – but then some accents of vibrant hand percussion loosen up the vibe, soon progressing into rhythmic layers that cause the energy to swell. By the 4-minute mark, a subtle, buzzing synth permeates the background, contrasting the track's overall organic feel, leading into the playful piano chords and colombian vocal hook. Simply put, this is Latin House with that anomalous Pampa Records swagger, drenched with flavor like Sangria-soaked mango.

Flip that baby over and you get “Amaranthus”, named after the famed flower that represents immortality. This piece stands as a color-negative of “Mir a Nero”, an unwavering stomp with just shadows of the piano sample heard earlier. Freeze-dried rather than sun-ripened, “Amaranthus” is a dubby, more technofied counterpart to the A-Side, crafted for deeper and darker moments on the dancefloor. 

Vinyl release date: July 23, 2012
Digital release date: August 3rd, 2012

Michel Cleis - Mir a nero

In memory of our friend Martin Dawson.

Dear all,

we thought long about how to deal with Martin Dawson's passing, as we have a long scheduled release tomorrow, and it feels strange promoting your new EP when still mourning the loss of a friend.

As it is (technically) very difficult to postpone a release on the next day, and as we believe that Martin would not have wanted this either, we decided to go ahead with it.

As a final goodbye, we would like to give you a free download of our favourite OFF Recordings track of his.

Bye Martin, you will be missed.

Andre Crom & Martin Dawson - In The City - Off20

David Jach & Beatamines - Swaggin

Bookings & Info

Doorly@reptiledysfunction.club

Australia / New Zealand:
Mike@thickasthieves.com.au
dom@paxxgroup.com

Doorly - P&O (Cajual Records)

Doorly

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