June15

Ben Sims - Smoke & Mirrors

Thecno

Power Techno

Ben Sims

This is a special gift for all of my followers! this is my style to say thank you all <3

Luigi Madonna_ Yes You Are_ (Special gift)

Luigi Madonna @ Play The Music_ Metropolis 01-11-2013

BEN SIMS on RINSE FM, DEC 2013

1.FIO-TAKE NO TIME.BIG DOINT
2.DANCE SYSTEM feat JAMMIN GERALD-MOVE IT.CLONE JACK FOR DAZE (FORTHCOMING)
3.SLEEP D-RAWTZ.BUTTER SESSIONS
4.DJ SPIDER and FRANKLIN DE COSTA-BUZZSAW.KILLEKILL (FORTHCOMING)
5.FISHERMEN-LOST TEETH.SKUDGE
6.EVENT 7-LET'S SEE WHAT YOU THINK.UNRELEASED
7.RAIZ-CORED 2.VRV 001
8.DEVELOPER-WESTERN WAYS/OSCAR MULERO REMIX.WARM UP (DIGITAL ONLY)
9.RICHARD BARTZ-SUBWAY PT 1/MARK BROOM REMIX.KANZLERAMT (FORTHCOMING)
10.SP-X-TRANSMISSION.KOMISCH
11.MISS SUNSHINE-BACKYWARD.RANDOM ISLAND
12.PAUL MAC-CONTROL.UNRELEASED
13.TRUNCATE-RHYTHM 1.UNRELEASED
14.NIHAD TULE-OBLIK.NTTA11
15.RAIZ-CORED 3.VRV 001
16.MOD3RN-MO 3.MD3RN 01 (FORTHCOMING)
17.J TIJN-HENRY.OVERLEE ASSEMBLY (FORTHCOMING)
18.NX1-RL1/JONAS KOPP REMIX.RL1 (FORTHCOMING)
19.RITZI LEE-SUBWAY TRIP.UNRELEASED
20.TRUNCATE-BODEGA/BEN SIMS REMIX.TRUNCATE (FORTHCOMING)
21.PHILLIPE PETIT-METEORITE/ROMAN LINDAU REMIX.EAR TO GROUND (FORTHCOMING)
22.KILLAWATT-JACK AND HIS MAGIC BEANS.OSIRIS MUSIC
23.TRIPEO-UGANI.DEEP SOUND CHANNEL
24.ROBERO CLEMENTI-WHEN YOU/PAR GRINDVIK REMIX.SOMA (FORTHCOMING)
25.ALAN FITZPATRICK-CONFESSIONS OF A WORKING MAN/BEN DAMAGE REMIX.UNRELEASED
26.SEVERN BEACH-WE CONTINUE/LEON VYNEHALL BASEMENT DUB.AUDIO CULTURE
27.SAMUEL DEEP-DJOEMBAT.SLAPFUNK (FORTHCOMING)
28.MIKE STORM-ONE TARGET/REMIX.ORBIS (FORTHCOMING)
29.EVENT 7-PARANORMAL.UNRELEASED
30.TRUNCATE-CONCENTRATE/TRUNCATE REMIX.UNRELEASED
31.PAUL MAC-3 STEPS FROM THE EDGE.UNRELEASED
32.PHASE-DIRTRO 2/ROBERT HOOD REMIX.TOKEN
33.D CARBONE-STEP INVASION (ALIENS ARE COMING).FREITAG LTD
34.BEN SIMS feat TYREE COOPER-GET BEHIND THE GROOVE/GEEEMAN ACID DUB.RETRO-VERT
35.DANCE SYSTEM-FLASH DRIVE.CLONE JACK FOR DAZE (FORTHCOMING)
36.BEN SIMS-REFLECTION.THEORY (FORTHCOMING)
37.AUDIONITE-TRAX O MATIC.BOYSNOIZE
38.J TIJN-ILGD.OVERLEE ASSEMBLY (FORTHCOMING)
39.JOHN HECKLE-BIRDS WITH VERTIGO.MOS
40.CONRAD VAN ORTON-TERRA.RSVD 001 (FORTHCOMING)
41.TREVINO-TRACER.SSTANCE 001
42.MARCELLO NAPOLETANO-RUSH.WHAT EVER NOT

BEN SIMS on RINSE FM 21:12:13

Ben Sims - Air Rage (Original Mix)

On this weeks Drumcode live I have invited Luigi Madonna to deliver one hour of his set from Vertigo Club, Gyor. Expect to hear tracks from Luigi Madonna, Renato Cohen and myself.

01. One track Brain - Don’t do it - OTB
02. Adam Beyer - Valium & Lfo’s - Truesoul
03. The Welderz - Strange Feeling - AnalyticTrail
04. Jewel Kid - The Quest - Suara
05. Luigi Madonna - Spacecode - Promo
06. Pascal Nuzzo - Rising - Unrilis
07. Alan Fitzpatrick & Rustic Soul - Solaris - ESD
08. Lex Gorrie - Stand Up [UZB rmx] - Sleaze
09. Secluded - Obstacle [Truncate Jammin rmx] - Sleaze
10. Luigi Madonna - Back to School - Drumcode
11. Phil Kieran - Hells Bells - PK Records
12. Luigi Madonna - Why Not - Drumcode
13. Pascal Nuzzo & Body Scrub - Rushed - Promo
14. Renato Cohen - Tuff Guitar [Roberto Capuano Rmx] - Triangle rec.
15. Modern - Modern 04 - Mod3rn

DCR226 - Drumcode Radio Live - Luigi Madonna live from Vertigo Club, Gyor

Release Date: 20th April 2015
DIYNAMIC077

Undercatt - Camargo (Original Mix) - DIYNAMIC077

Artist: SevenDoors
Track: Movement of Whale
Release: 2015

SevenDoors - Movement Of Whale

PREMIERE: Kollektiv Turmstrasse 'Last Call'

Stephan Bodzin – Singularity

Beatport Link: http://classic.beatport.com/release/singularity/1523803

Rising from humble beginnings like Icarus heading towards the skies, Singularity plots its course for the stratosphere as it heads ever onwards and upwards…but unlike Icarus this is a tempered and restrained ascent not an easy task to pull off but one that makes the impact so much stronger for it's subtle, ever evolving simplicity.

With a melody that comes on like a half-remembered memory and lingers long after the sound itself fades away, Singularity stays with you, slowly and carefully weaving its way around you while its drums beat a steady, forceful pulse and its percussion jumps in and out like Billy Pilgrim skipping thru time. The combined effect is something much more than the sum of its parts. Somehow this simple techno tune creates an entire world of its own and asks you to inhabit it for a while, losing yourself in the process..

On the flip side, Monoloc exercises an equal and proportional restraint in his take on things. Like a voice emerging from a faded dream, the melody peeks out behind a curtain of reverb and industrial drums compellingly foreshadowing its full potential. Growing from there, the atmosphere slowly engulfs the listener until finally the slow build up reaches its full force providing a fantastic re-imagining of the original with an almost romantic yet no less powerful conclusion.

Life and Death - Catalogue Number: LAD022

Artist: Stephan Bodzin
Title: Singularity EP
Format: Digital & 12”
Digital Release Date: 25.05.2015
Physical Release Date: TBC

Tracklisting Digital:

1. Singularity
2. Singularity (Monoloc Edit 02)

Tracklisting 12”:

1. Singularity
2. Singularity (Monoloc Edit 01)

Get it here

LAD022 Stephan Bodzin - Singularity

Paul Kalkbrenner - Cloud Rider (Solomun Rmx)
soon on Columbia Records

Paul Kalkbrenner - Cloud Rider (Solomun Rmx)

Having developed an impeccable reputation in the past twenty years since delving into the word of turntables and mixtapes at an early age, Sims can be called a genuine legend in the world of techno. As a producer he has remixed Jeff Mills, Chris Liebing, Adam Beyer and Kevin Saunderson as well as releasing on just about every seminal techno imprint there is. As an A&R he’s been at the helm of nine labels, including the highly influential Ingoma and KB Records inc, and continues to steward Theory and Hardgroove towards the boxes of the discerning fans. 

Most recently the London-based producer has seen his ‘Way Back Wednesday’ (with Tony Anderson), ‘Funk You’ and occasional disco radio shows garner huge support while ploughing further energy into the futurist techno club night “Machine’ alongside Kirk Degiorgio. 

It’s with Sims’ multitude of achievements and notoritey in mind that the knowledge that ‘Smoke & Mirrors’ is his debut LP is somewhat unbelievable, but fact it is. After initially hooking up with Adam Beyer’s Drumcode imprint late in 2010 after a long standing friendship, the affable and dry witted Sims’ was persuaded to deliver an LP and the lengthy writing and selection process began. The result is 11 superb productions which showcase Ben’s talents, influences and perhaps most importantly, his vision of what techno can and should be. 

From the off ‘Smoke & Mirrors’ is a technicolour affair that refuses to sit too comfortably into one groove, preferring to pull the listener through a range of vibes that, while disparate, flow together perfectly. As the album moves, snippets of new vibes bleed through before developing into themes and this is one of the brilliant elements of ‘Smoke & Mirrors’.  

The rousing and prophetically titled ‘Riots in London’ opener leads us into a frenetic, dub-tinged and filter-driven aesthetic which is neatly carried on in ‘Descent’ but subtly augmented with almost-there soulful vocal samples. This nod to soulful elements is then carried on in the less pacey, house referencing ‘ The Snake’ which fuses stabbing keys to a skipping beat which is as much New York as it is Detroit, London or Berlin. 

As ‘Smoke & Mirrors’ develops, suprises like the out-and-out tech-funk of ‘Back To The Pod’ and the street party disco of ‘Can You Feel It?’ are hinted at but never lack surprise when dropped. The emphatic drive of the huge sounding ‘I Wanna Go Back’ featuring Blake Baxter takes things back to techno territory and does so with real purpose while darker edged tracks such as the lethal ‘Bullet’ and the late-night discordance of  ‘The Afterparty’ ramp up the tension. 

The twilight sections of Sims’ debut are perfectly judged. The dubbed (and blissed) out title track lightens the mood before the slightly more aggressive but widescreen ‘The Calling’ trips proceedings out in anticipation of the closer, the Tyree Cooper vocalled and aptly titled ‘I Feel It Deep’

‘Smoke & Mirrors’ has been more than worth the wait. It’s as balanced, entertaining, engaging and powerful as you’d expect from such an artist as Ben Sims and, complete with artwork from Alan Oldham and collaborations from Blake Baxter and Tyree Cooper, is essential stuff.

Ben Sims - Riots In London

Ben Sims - Descent

Ben Sims - The Snake

Ben Sims - Back To The Pod

Ben Sims - Can You Feel It

Ben Sims - Bullet

Ben Sims - The Afterparty

Sasha Carassi - Old Rustle (Luigi Madonna Dub Mix) [Phobiq]

Len Faki | BTX1

Theory 042: Ben Sims-Something
Release date: March 2013

Vinyl.
A1.Ben Sims Remix
A2.Truncate Remix
B1.Rivet Remix
B2.The Little Jam (Vinyl Only)

Digital.
1.Original Mix (Digi Only)
2.Ben Sims Remix
3.Truncate Remix
4..Rivet Remix

The Blurb.

The first Theory of 2013 sees an unreleased track from yesteryear get some TLC.

Joining Ben on remix duties we have Truncate (AKA Audio Injection), who drops a distinctive funk driven jacker that'll be inducing plenty of dance floor heat and the mysterious Rivet (Skudge Records, Naked Index) gets all groovy on us with a slick and classy makeover that's destined for sets everywhere.

Mr. Sims strips back the original to it's bare essentials on his Chicago inspired remix and also adds 'The Little Jam' (Vinyl Only) to complete the E.P.

A solid release to kick start the new year.

Feedback:
Adam Beyer "Wicked amazing release"
Rolando "Another awesome release!"
DJ Deep "Great package"
Benjamin Damage "Great release"
Steve Rachmad "Very strong release"
Glimpse "Amazing EP"

Plus support from:
A Made Up Sound, Luke Slater, Recloose, Marcel Fengler, Dave Clarke, Joris Voorn, Josh Wink, Doc Scott, Joel Alter, Mark Archer, Neville Watson, Paul Mac, Harri, Colin Dale, John Osborn, Par Grindvik, Ricardo Miranda, Alan Oldham, Ryan Elliot, Joseph Capriati, Greg Gow, ROD, DVS1, Technasia, Kammy, Billy Nasty, Secret Cinema, Arnaud Le Texier, Cari Lekebusch, Mr G, Sev Dah, Dustin Zhan, Ben Long, Basic Soul Unit, Sandrien, Alan Fitzpatrick, Darko Esser, Mark Broom, Sunil Sharpe, Mr O.

Distribution by Rubadub

Theory 042 Digital Only. Ben Sims-Something (Original mix) CLIP

Sasha Carassi - Dark Pride (Rino Cerrone Remix) [Phobiq]

Go get it!

The Arches (Len Faki DJ-Edit) [Figure]

Ben Sims - Can You Feel It (Joseph Capriati Remix)

Luigi Madonna @ Old River Park- 22-06-2013

Independent record label owned by Adam Beyer.