A while ago, Francesco (Soma Soul) had the chance to visit Canada. He loves to get inspired by cold, rural areas and landscapes. So he  felt like exploring and found that magic place after driving almost 300 kilometers from Banff to Jesper National Park: an amazingly beautiful area. Even though the roads were covered, he got off the car and walked further - and finally was rewarded with a wonderful view of a lake and a waterfall - the Athabasca River!
It is surrounded by beautiful mountains and forests - and Francesco immediately knew that he wanted to capture this moment and honor it with a hint on one of his next EPs. 
It seems like that spark of inspiration lasted until he was back in Switzerland: “back home, I tweaked my prophet6 buttons and created this moving bassline, layered it with the same sound in the higher key and was really happy with how it sounded as he wanted to (re-)create these acoustics or feelings between the mountains of reverberation”.
When Francesco sent the idea to his musical soulmate Ed Begley, he knew that he would be a perfect fit for this one.

First time Lehar was listening to the original version he felt touched by the lyrics and the beautiful voice of the singer.

Italian duo Undercatt immediately fell in love with the original vocal, inspiring, melancholic, the right vibe they usually like to work with. “We did our best to follow it, creating the right atmosphere, a story that builds up to the climax as a sequence of emotions and then comes back, bringing you back to the original status. We imagine the people listening to this on a car trip wandering around, or as an effective closing track for an emotional dj set."

Fayer’s 16th release will be out next 21st May.

Enjoy this magical trip!

Athabasca

Inside Ascension (Original Mix)

Soma Soul - Inside Ascension (Original Mix) [FAYER]

Buy / Stream: https://ffm.to/bonaficio

Making waves previously on Exploited as well as on Blue Shadow and Monaberry (alongside AIKON), dentist-cum-producer Sandhog is back with another hot EP.

Oriental vibes abound on the beguiling ‘Bonifacio’, where a punchy kick underpins on-beat electric bass in driving fashion, and a beautiful plucked Eastern instrument laces the track with metallic, pitch-bending mysticism. Somewhere in the distance a Thai-funk-esque electric guitar solo noodles away as hypnotic Thai vocal wails draw us in further.

‘Oishii’ snaps along with an electro-tinged swagger, with old skool funked-up bass giving the track a real wiggle amidst tight percussion. Subtle chord sequences and sassy male vocals colour in the gaps, with rasping synths heightening the breakdown tension. A sweet double-time synth hook pushes the track along with renewed vigour after the drop, and acidic squelches add a thicc layer to the bass.

Artist: Sandhog
Release: Bonaficio
Label: Exploited Club
Cat: EXP109
LC: 96788
Publisher: Exploited Ghetto Music Publishing
Beatport Pre-order: 04.03.2022
Releasedate Beatport & Streaming: 18.03.2022
Releasedate Global Download: 01.04.2022

Bonifacio

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Artist - John Digweed
Title - Gridlock
Mix - Digweed & Muirs Stereo Club Mix


Gridlock - Digweed & Muirs Stereo Club Mix

Dynamics

Sonar

Artist: Deenara
Title: Weapon Of Love
Label: 3000Grad Records
Cat: 3000140
Genre: Progressive House
Release Date: 18/08/2023
Buy Link: https://www.beatport.com/release/ambivalence/4209717

Ambivalence: A state of tension that evolves between contrasting colours of emotion and divergent streams of thought. Deenara’s brand new track with this very name delivers just that: The streamlined arrangement creates a light and breezy vibe while the story that is contained within it is gripping and compelling as it can be. Motion of Will plays with the rich organic flow of bass frequencies, purling layers of melody and the subtleties of housey fragments that keep flying in from sunny beaches, stirring a motion of the dancefloor that is best described as blissful oblivion. Deenara’s Weapon of Love hits us like a steam hammer, at the same time caressing us like a soft and tender hand. Here the Ukrainian producer proves her talent for hard, uncompromising club sound with a distinctly smooth and elegant edge.

SoundCloud:
https://soundcloud.com/3000-grad / https://soundcloud.com/deenara7 

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Kaio Batista

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Golden Slumber

Buy link: http://bit.ly/2k9JWMa

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https://soundcloud.com/tone-depth

Release info

Premiere: Tone Depth - Obstacles - fryhide

Cat.No.: CIN123
Release date: 28 January 2019

Deep Sea (CIN123)

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Axom - Deep Sea

25 Years Of Deep House Revolution

Analog Input (Original Mix)

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DJ Ino, MC Johnny Def - Analog Input (Original Mix)

Shir Khan started Exploited in 2007. Exploited Rec now plays host to some wide-ranging and innovative electronic talent - including Adana Twins, Claptone, Budakid, Joyce Muniz, James Curd, Shir Khan (to name a few) - and its artists have been receiving numerous supportive spins from the likes of Solomun, Pete Tong, Soul Clap, Wolf&Lamb, Azari&III, Jesse Rose, Axel Boman and A-Trak.
This is serious dance music at it's most cutting edge with all the juice to really get you going. It's totally contemporary, innovative and has a chunky dirty feel. "Exploited" take you on an invigorating roller coaster ride back to your youth when you first listened to dance music with all the thrills and spills you so enjoyed about clubbing. It's heavy, exciting and special.
'"Exploited Records" is a seamless melting pot of varied styles that simply can't fail to please even the most discerning ears. Highlights here are plentyful. Not to be missed at any cost.' (Clash)
'Musical hybrids are truly the flavour of today, but few have managed to capture the atmosphere of an unpredictable microcosm of a night out on a recordlabel - until now. Shir Khan's label "Exploited" bottles the zeitgeist's giddy thrills with plenty of style and substance. This is dance music hybridism in all its most glorious forms, and Shir Khan is an expert at making square pegs fit round holes.' (DJ-Mag)
'"Exploited Records" boss Shir Khan has been gaining a lot of acclaim recently, and deservedly so - as he has shown us the high quality, diversity and forward-thinking nature of his label. Engaging, riveting and diverse.' (Data Transmission)