Smallville 58 
Amir Alexander - Love Notes To Brooklyn

In loving memory of Nathaniel Jay

Smallville 58 - Amir Alexander - Love Notes To Brooklyn

Artist: @soelaela
Stream/Buy: www.linktr.ee/scissorandthread

Soela is the DJ and production alias of Elina Shorokhova, a Russia-born Berlin-based experienced pianist and vocalist who has made a hugely impactful transition into electronic music.

Having released material on such labels as Kompakt, Dial, Shall Not Fade, Lost Palms, E-Beamz, Red Ember Records, Sushitech, and others, Soela joins the ranks of Scissor & Thread for this exquisite album - Dark Portrait. 

The album opens in a typically understated manner with Unsuitable - a melancholic trip-hop adjacent track that sets the tone for the next 8 pieces. As Soela explains, “I was dealing with some very complex feelings, so I came up with this album, which helped me not to despair, to work on myself, to grow internally, and to start listening to myself. It helped me to keep sane when my country invaded Ukraine with a full scale war. It absolutely broke my heart, and music was one of my main salvations.” 

This complex mix of emotions plays out across the album with tracks that utilize her beautiful musicality (Through the Windows feat. Francis Harris and Philipp Priebe, Drowning feat. Module One) and ear for details with skittering beats, ambient soundscapes (Spirits, Lost In The Fog) and lose-yourself dancefloor moments such as the collaboration with Lawrence on February Is Not Going To Be Forever. The title track Dark Portrait combines dubby elements with affecting pads and melodic touches, while the lead single Even If I Ask You Stay delves into multiple feelings around escaping toxic situations, and battling depression. It features a powerful vocal from Soela supported by a deeply affecting arrangement. The closing track The Darkest Hour Before Sunrise brings a sense of hope and light, balancing subdued keys and strings with ethereal tones and atmospheres

Dark Portrait

Soela - Through The Windows (feat. Francis Harris, Philipp Priebe)

fellice 004
Hiroyuki Kato — Potter
2025, 12"

fellice founder effgee welcomes the first new family member: Hiroyuki Kato delivers a deep house EP that is organic and warm, characterised by jazzy chords, grooves, and distinctive sound design. 

The EP, Potter, features emotive loops that at times carry a live, dreamy feel or a heavier, club-ready energy, and is a handcrafted piece—much like the pottery surrounding Hiroyuki Kato’s studio in Seto City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan.

Potter

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fellice004 — Hiroyuki Kato — Potter — Snippets

'Sunday Fiction Remixes' includes four songs of Quimbie’s debut album, reworked by infamous Lawrence, Carsten Jost, Bielefeld Murder Boys, and our label resident Ubahnrider. This Remix EP reflects the broad genre variety of the original album and ranges between Dub Techno, IDM, Deep House and Electro.


What to Put On a Record (Lawrence Remix)

Artist: Yuu Udagawa
Title: Into Rapture [Inc. Francesco Tristano & Atjazz Remixes]
Label: Cosmocities Records
Cat No: CMSR 019
Format: Vinyl, Digital & Streaming
Genre: Deep House
Release Date: 17 Feb 2025
Buy / Pre Order:
https://cosmocitiesrecords.bandcamp.com
https://www.juno.co.uk/products/yuu-udagawa-into-the-rapture-feat-francesco-tristano-vinyl/1065342-01/

Joining the fold with a fresh new assortment of ethereal boogie wares, Japanese producer Yuu Udagawa steps up on Cosmocities Records with six-tracks oozing pure late hours’ delight and sci-fi-indebted sensualism. Having made a name for herself through exquisitely groovy releases for the likes of Compost Records and Cyphon, Yuu returns with a choice package of vibey, dreamy joints featuring remixes from InFiné alum and Carl Craig collaborator Francesco Tristano, as well as British jazz-house legend, Atjazz. 

Kicking off the release, the aptly-titled ‘Into Rapture’ works out a fine balance of pixelated funkiness and sample-heavy collagism. Clad in a lattice of hedonistically laid-back vox, raucous bass stabs and iridescent synth slivers, it moves up and down like the smoothest rollercoaster, from up vaporous heights down fleshly voluptuousness in a jiffy. A more Detroit house-minded affair, ‘We Become’ is a jagged pumper of the finest ilk, with its stealth bass onslaughts and hi-intensity churn kitted up for extended dance floor use. Trusted to Francesco Tristano, the track morphs entirely under his touch, hatching into an elegantly minimal piece of reshuffled piano house, minutely delayed and processed to the most hypnotic effect. 

Flip sides and here’s ‘Flows Forever’ moving back to Udagawa’s trademark mix of zero-G disco and otherworldly escapology. Ushering us down the path of heavy-lidded, oneiric boogie, she puts on a riveting show of skillful maneuvers and chiselled ambience-scaping. Delving deeper into deep house folds, ‘Radiance’ is the epitome of a cinematic cut, blurring the lines betwixt poetic immersion and sonic tableaux as brittle as they’re eerie. Reconfiguring it for the club entirely, Atjazz harnesses the original’s soulful stasis and sets it in motion through a finely orchestrated polyphony of elements: reverb-drenched vocals surfacing from a tide of rolling arpeggios, layered interplays, skidding drumwork and haunting, ghostly echoes. 

Web / Social Media Links:
https://linktr.ee/yuuudagawa

Credit info for Yuu Udagawa 'We become' (Francesco Tristano pianowave remix)
additional material composed by Francesco Tristano
recorded at Hinterland lab studio Paris
engineered and mixed by François Baurin
edited by Francesco Tristano & François Baurin
Francesco Tristano plays Yamaha Pianos
Francesco Tristano appears by courtesy of Naive

PREMIERE: Yuu Udagawa - We Become (Francesco Tristano Pianowave Remix) [Cosmocities Records]

Berlin-based DJ and producer Moomin (Sebastian Genz) makes his highly anticipated return with Into The Distance, a deeply immersive new album set for release on March 28. 

The 10-track LP expands on his signature sound—luxuriating in warm textures, subtly toying with shifting tones, and teasing out compositions of understated complexity. A record built on deep, meditative grooves, Into The Distance invites listeners to get lost in its hypnotic flow.

In the wake of his 2011 breakout debut The Story About You, Moomin was praised for the “resplendent naturalism” within his “beautiful, introspective take on house music”. He had cast a spell of “modern house music magic”, crafting a sound “you can listen to anytime, anywhere”. The acclaim was universal, yet Moomin remains humble, describing himself simply as “a music-lover”. Since that unmissable debut, he has further defined his unique inner-world sound through releases on kindred spirit imprints Smallville, WOLF Music, OATH, and Aim, while also launching his own vinyl and tape label, Closer, a passion project that perfectly matches the tactile and intimate nature of his productions.

Now, with Into The Distance, those unmistakable Moomin signatures are taken even further. Tracks like Joni and A Way Out pulse with understated energy, while Caught In A Memory and Night Moves evoke a dreamy nostalgia. The album moves between deep house, downtempo, and ambient influences, creating a rich, cinematic listening experience. From the hypnotic rhythms of Island Dreams to the drifting melancholy of Summer’s End, Moomin explores movement, both physical and emotional, through sound.

After years of performing at some of the world’s most influential clubs and festivals, Moomin made the decision to step away from live shows. Since 2019, he has successfully run his own mastering studio, continuing to pursue his deep love of music and technology. Into The Distance is a reflection of this period—an album that feels deeply considered yet effortlessly fluid, designed for both introspective moments and expansive journeys.


A1. Moomin - Things I Left Behind

Beard In Dust - Music Of The U EP [TUNESDWAX003]

After a two-year hiatus, Dan Piu and Grant's Theory of Movement project returns to the label. Their previous EP, a highly sought-after collection of connoisseur-level house music, set a high bar—a bar this new EP effortlessly clears. This four-track release is a masterful homage to the unique qualities of deep house, meticulously crafted for discerning listeners and designed to fill dance floors day and night. HOUSE MUSIC IS NOT DEAD

PREMIÈRE: Theory Of Movement (aka Dan Piu & Grant) - Over Time (Acid Mix)

Static Hot

Tobias dit Toto est mon petit frère 
Pour mon anniversaire en ce mois de juin , toute ma famille a participé à ce cadeau : ma nouvelle guitare Telecaster
Même Toto , qui me dit que je suis belle à chaque appel , à chaque rendez vous 


J’ai alors commencé une improvisation , que voici 
Merci 💋

JEAN GIN

Ahau - Bewa (Original Mix)

Hello! I make music and DJ under the name effgee. I am running the label fellice in order to combine my practices, design and music.

For bookings please get in touch: 
hello@fellice-records.com

Upcoming Gigs
• 05.04.25 Zur Klappe, Berlin / Cosmic Circuit 
• 09.05.25 tba, Berlin / w. Johan Kaseta
• 20.06.25 Bredouille Bar, Berlin / w. unpaid intern

fellice Parties
• 07.02.25 Paloma Berlin / effgee, Nico Lahs, Joe Davies
• 06.04.24 Pudel Hamburg / effgee, Kalimo, Leopold
• 07.04.23 Paloma Berlin / effgee, Kalimo, Leopold

fellice releases
• fellice 004 Hiroyuki Kato – Potter 
• fellice 003 effgee – Dogs hangin’ out
• fellice 002 effgee – The Basement EP
• fellice 001 effgee – Good Morning

Other effgee releases
• Soul Stage – Downlocked EP – Incl. Orlando Voorn Remixes – 2023
• Freude am Tanzen VA – FATXXIV – 2023
• Quintessentials 65 VA – Enjoy your cuppa (vol. 1)
• CDR Dimensions Compilation, Bleep.com

Other events
• Previously ran the party series “zuBesuch” with Thermal, featuring guest DJs Julius Steinhoff, Lakuti, and DJ Jus-Ed.

fellice004 — Hiroyuki Kato — Potter — Snippets

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