Ferris nxt DeepMix - part 5

John Beltran kicks off the 2019 season for wewillalwaysbealovesong with his 'The Musical Storm' EP. Those deeper vibes on 'Confuse You' immediately caught our ear.

Artist: John Beltran
Title: The Musical Storm EP
Label: wewillalwaysbealovesong
Cat#: WEWILL016
Release Date: 01-2019

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The Musical Storm EP

Confuse You

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PREMIERE: John Beltran - Confuse You [wewillalwaysbealovesong]

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Following on two addendums to Acid Pauli's latest album 'BLD', the 'BLD Remixes A' and 'BLD Remixes B', 'BLD Bonus' is the final supplement to the outstanding album, 
flipping and twisting two tracks into new shapes.

Up and coming Halle (Germany) based 
duo Viktor Talking Machine take on 'Jorge' and stetch it into an epic, urgent, groover 
that builds and builds over its 12 minutes. The mysterious production duo add extra layers to the original, crafting a masterpiece for the left of center dance floors. 

As a special bonus the release includes the 'Urversion' (German for prototype version) of one of BLD's most popular tracks 'Abbebe'. The proto-version shows the tracks powerful core with its skittering rhythms and  wonky melodies which are welded together by a thick, irresistible groove, layered with live jazzy drums and unexpected diversions.

BLD Bonus

Acid Pauli: Abbebe (Urversion)

Life Without Friction

Un-Air

Lucid in the Sky

Smallville CD/ LP 12
Smallpeople - Afterglow

01/ A1 Magic Interference 
02/ A2 Hearts At Whole
03/ B1 All States Of Dawn
04/ B2 Camera Obscura
05/ C1 Beyond
06/ C2 Sonic Winds
07/ D1 Benevolent Receiver
08/ D2 Afterglow

All Tracks w&p by Julius Steinhoff & Just von Ahlefeld
Artwork by Stefan Marx

SMALLVILLE CD LP 12

Smallpeople - Magic Interference - snippet

H-Productions proudly presents (HPX102) Jack in the Box, by Cari Lekebusch. 3 stripped down trax with effective jacking dynamics and no nonsense approach.

Jack in the Box (HPX102)

New Relic

"MD 2.7" by @mike-dehnert, featuring the track "MD2.7.1", will be released on March 11th through @fachwerk-records -sublabel MD2. More info: bit.ly/M2Dehnert

MD 2.7

MD 2.7.1

Mike Dehnert - MD2.7.1

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Mark du Mosch - The Heavens (SoHaSo 022)

A1 Mark Du Mosch - 202 AC Ra
A2 Mark Du Mosch - Data Wheel
B1 Mark Du Mosch - Resonance Delay (She)
 B2 Mark Du Mosch - Dreamy Land (FC Mix)
B3 Mark Du Mosch - The Heavens

Artist: Mark Du Mosch
Title: The Heavens
Label: Something Happening Somewhere
12“ Vinyl / Digital (limited to 300 copies) (08-03-2019)
Cat.no: SoHaSo 022
Artwork by Joost Stokhof
Worldwide distribution: Kompakt

Never underestimate the power of a good bassline. Mark du Mosch certainly doesn’t. This veteran from the harbor city of Rotterdam let’s his vicious bass line creep up on you from behind on 202 AC Ra. A dark and jacking club belter with clear Chicago roots. The five track EP The Heavens may be his debut on SoHaSo, Du Mosch has been releasing music for over fourteen years on a variety of respected underground labels, such as Moustache, Dekmantel and Royal Oak.

His versatile style draws on sounds that evoke strong mental imagery and a sense of eternity, which clearly shows on the introspective Resonance Delay (She) on the B-side. In which a melancholic melody is supported by muffled slow motion beats.

The beautiful artwork on The Heavens EP is by Joost Stokhof, an Amsterdam based graphic designer who is known for his love for detail. Which makes him perfectly suited for Du Mosch’ subtle and well crafted dance tunes.

In a normal world you would open your EP with the title track. Du Mosch chooses to close with it. The Heavens stays true to it’s name. A harp like melody that washes ashore as foam from a greyblue Northsea that calmed down after the storm. Heaven indeed.

Buy / Listen

B3 Mark Du Mosch - The Heavens

archipelago represents a new direction in machìna's musical story. These 10 tracks are a transition that is influenced by the artist's switch to a more analogue based set-up, with the modular system forming the basis for a new harmony between vocals and electronic sound. Although it is by no means the finished article, archipelago has been a process, a platform to express the new sounds, textures and emotions of machìna. 

The title 'archipelago' references the idea that each song can exist independent of the whole, but it is something invisible that ties the album together. The concept of each song formed through abstract investigations of ordinary words, and objects. ‘neon' takes neon lights and looks into the fragility of aesthetic beauty. ‘315 Heda' was inspired by a tired old fishing village in Izu, and delves into the irrelevance of history in the now. 'Past' is simply about the memories of a past holiday, and uses field recordings to express the loneliness felt in the streets of Paris. Each song is conceptually autonomous, yet through machìna's visceral vocals and resonating melodies each isolated track comes together to form a whole.

moog, monk, modules

Missing

Machine Jack, V1

Available on YouTube: https://youtu.be/9jwBEjM6zTE

Label: Smallville Records
Artist: Smallpeople
Format: Vinyl (2x12")
EP Title: Afterglow 2x12"
Release Date: March 22nd, 2019
Support it: http://shop.smallville-records.com/product/smallville-lp-12-smallpeople-afterglow-2x12

It's been seven years since Smallpeople's debut album, 'Salty Days'. In the time since, much has changed in our world of dance music, and, so we hear, even beyond. Yet our men in Hamburg have remained dedicated to their unapologetically reassuring vision of house music as-a-whole. As well as expanding their Smallville Records shop in Hamburg's St. Pauli, they've continued to act on their direct-line to the beating heart of house music at some of the world's finest clubs, including their monthly residency at Hamburg's legendary Golden Pudel, inviting guests such as Lakuti, Session Victim and Pantha Du Prince into the warmest dance in the grimiest club. Of course, all these manoeuvres sit alongside their work running Smallville Records, home to the likes of Moomin, STL and Christopher Rau, and it's sub-label, Fuck Reality.

Given Julius Steinhoff and Dionne's stewardship in filtering the creme-de-la-creme of house music from the underground and into clubs across Europe and further afield, it would be particularly cliched on this occasion to stress that their second record is 'eagerly awaited.' In their own way, they have already given us enough great records. But with 'Afterglow', we get another, and more importantly, one carved directly from the hearts and record collections of two individuals whose understanding of dance music appears to be some sort of blissful second-nature.

This sort of earned assuredness is immediately established on opening track 'Magic Interference', a rolling, deep and somewhat jazzy house number with tumbling keys and sky-walkin' chords. This steady, blissful vibe sets the tone for the first half of the record, as the pair patiently unfold their touchstones; equal parts Chicago ('Hearts at Whole'), Detroit ('All States of Dawn') and Hamburg, famed for it's transatlantic routes via groundbreaking clubs such as Front, it's a crystalline distillation of a sound that's earnest, but never nostalgic.

Intuitive selectors as they are, Smallpeople pick the ideal moment to up the pace for the home-run, defined here by the spiky, disco bassline of 'Beyond', an unexpected ingredient that Steinhoff and Dionne nevertheless manage to diffuse into spacedust. It's a brilliant wrong footing before the wide-eyed, warm-hearted anthem-in-waiting, 'Sonic Winds', a wonderfully cheeky glimpse of Smallpeople as peak time heroes, before the acid-flecked shuffle of Benevolent Reciever reveals their spiritual soundboy side.

In conclusion, title track 'Afterglow' surmises the generous spirit at the heart of Smallpeople's operation; a sensitive and irresistible ode to record stores, parties, community and discovery. So, worth that seven year wait' Who cares about time, when your music's this timeless'

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Cover art by Stefan Marx
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PREMIERE: Smallpeople - Hearts At Whole [Smallville Records]

Buy: http://shop.smallville-records.com

Following the release of their debut album ‘Salty Days’ in 2018, Hamburg's own Smallpeople have stormed back with another full-length LP titled 'Afterglow'. Set for release via their own Smallville imprint, the new collection of deep cuts is packed with the lush and emotive house stylings that the duo have become known for throughout their legendary career. Here Mixmag unveils the captivating ballad 'All States Of Dawn', showcasing Smallpeople's knack for fusing tight rhythms with layers of moody atmospherics to create and enveloping dancefloor gem.

Look for 'Afterglow' to be released March 22.

Ferris nxt DeepMix - part 5

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