Off My Mind

Mallin - Off My Mind (Extended Mix)

What a year it’s been for the Exploited Crew. Their key artists have travelled the world, headlining festivals and played the world’s coolest parties. 
2014 closes with a selection of 16 Exploited tracks that went down like a storm. 
This year has been a whirlwind for Exploited but this is just the warm up. 
2015 already promises a debut artist album from Claptone on Exploited, live show and remixes for some of the world’s most influential.

Label: Exploited 
Artist: Various Artists
Release: #EXPLOITED 2014 FFWD RWD
LC: 15799 

Releasedate: 22.12.14 What a year it’s been for the Exploited Crew. Their key artists have travelled the world, headlining festivals and played the world’s coolest parties. 
2014 closes with a selection of 16 Exploited tracks that went down like a storm. 
This year has been a whirlwind for Exploited but this is just the warm up. 
2015 already promises a debut artist album from Claptone on Exploited, live show and remixes for some of the world’s most influential.

Label: Exploited 
Artist: Various Artists
Release: #EXPLOITED 2014 FFWD RWD
LC: 15799 

Releasedate: 22.12.14 

#EXPLOITED 2014 FFWD RWD

The Thing

Nils Penner - The Thing

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21-year-old Justin Jay announces his Momentum EP, due out on Monday, March 16th via Catz' 'N Dogz' Pets Recordings. Nine months since his last EP, Instincts, on dirtybird, this Los Angeles native delivers a soundtrack from his last semester at University of Southern California  to show just how much he has matured over the last months, both personally and musically. Challenging himself to always take things one step further, Justin Jay continues to grow as an artist with sophistication, and expand his knowledge as a producer/DJ.

Produced in his college bedroom, Justin Jay's Momentum EP begins with hat tip to Motown's Gladys Knight & The Pips with "How I Knew," a hypnotizing deep house number with evolving bass lines, on-point percussion, and recognizable vocal sample. "Momentum," his second collaboration with fellow dirtybird, Kill Frenzy, follows to showcase the pair's affinity for driving, warehouse-ready techno with subtle intricacies. Closing out the EP with his buzzed about Mixmag Lab set opener, "You Give Me Butterflies," leaves listeners with carefree vibe driven by a smooth and dreamy house groove, accented with layered, mood-elevating synth work.

Justin Jay describes his Momentum EP in his own words:

How I Knew:
I don't have much to say about this one. I made it in my bedroom, and spent my fair share of late nights working on it pissing off my roommate who was trying to get rest for his midterms... (sorry Ulf!)

Momentum:
Producing "Momentum" with Kill Frenzy was a really cool learning experience for me. The idea for the song came together while Seb and I were kicking it on my living room couch playing weird sounds off of our lap top speakers, just having fun. When we sat down to properly produce the track, I kept on trying to add unnecessary ideas and overcomplicate the track. Sebastien helped me realize how simple an 8 minute song can be without getting boring - it's all in the details, although that's easier said than done. Finding the subtle changes that actually work was a long trial-and-error experience for me. It was ultimately super cool to hear how simple, yet satisfying the song was for us.
 
You Give Me Butterflies:
As I'm finishing up an incredible last year of college, and getting to do all of these amazing things in music, it's felt good making happy, lighthearted songs that really capture my mood these days. I've spent a large part of the last year exploring darker sounds and textures. I definitely want to continue experimenting in that direction, but I wouldn't want to neglect my goofy, cheerful side either. "You Give Me Butterflies" is a carefree day at the beach, spent with your friends, acting like 8 year-olds.


Justin Jay - How I Knew

Back to Bloom
© 2025 Geoff French

[Intro]
We fell apart
But here we are
Finding the start
Again

[Verse 1]
It wasn’t the end
Just a bend in the road
Carrying the weight
But we lightened the load
You held my hand
And the past just flowed
Like rivers returning to the sea

[Prechorus]
Oh
I thought we were lost
But love rewrote the cost

[Chorus]
We’re back to bloom
Back to life
A garden growing through the strife
Petals falling
Roots stayed true
Now it’s me and you
Back to bloom

[Verse 2]
We built the bridge where the silence fell
Every word now rings like a healing bell
Time stitched us up
No need to dwell
We’re stronger than the storm we knew

[Prechorus]
Oh
I thought we were done
But look how far we’ve come

[Chorus]
We’re back to bloom
Back to life
A garden growing through the strife
Petals falling
Roots stayed true
Now it’s me and you
Back to bloom

Back to Bloom

Purple Disco Machine - Street Life (Original Mix)

Doorly - P&O (Cajual Records)

We couldn’t resist to release this soulful boogie disco house joint GOLDEN GIRLS from Tigerskin & Jack Jenson featuring vocals from south african rising star Lazarusman.

BOOM!

The both producers about their session: „We were looking  for inspiration by listening to various bassline stems freshly recorded the week before. And we checked the secret studio archive which includes the recordings of almost 30 years of Tigerskins work. Looking for hidden treasures in hundreds of recordings we stumbled across a simple and unreleased drum arrangement.

Just for fun we added one of our basslines to it and recorded a bunch of melodies with some of the old Moogs. You know you're working on 'one of those songs' when each member delivers exactly the ingredient that the others were thinking of when working on their part. When Lazarusman sent the vocals and as we listened the first time to the demo version of what would become ‚Golden Girls' we both looked at each other and agreed that this might be our best work so far.“

First feedback:
Jamie Jones: Sounds cool.
Tanner Ross: Really feeling Golden Girls!
El Txef: Alex is the fucking master.
Francesca Lombardo: Very lovely release.
Tensnake: Nice.
Acid Pauli: :)
Till Von Sein: That bassline baby.
Hyenah: Dope EP. Can’t wait to play it out loud.
Daniel Steinberg: Golden Dub!
Chopstick: Groovt wie Sau.
Brett Johnson: Solid as usual.
Larse: Super nice. Will play for sure.
Christian Martin: My Tongue sounds wild.
Mark Farina: Nice.
Thomas Von Party: Nice groove.
Sasha: Nice vibes.
Reboot: Sounds dope.

Golden Girls

Golden Girls feat. Lazarusman

Tigerskin & Jack Jenson - Golden Girls feat. Lazarusman  | Exploited Ghetto

Grow Up

Taken from the new album ‘Treptow’ out March 25, 2013

 

Label: Arms & Legs
Distribution: Word & Sound

 

PRE-ORDER

Vinyl: http://www.decks.de/t/daniel_steinberg-treptow/c12-yv

CD: http://bit.ly/YIs5r6

‘TREPTOW’ TRACKLIST
1. Let Me Down

2. Low Rider

3. Can’t Find My Baby

4. Joy & Happiness

5. Step by Step

6. Mechanics

7. Only You Can Make Me High

8. I Can Be Your Trip

9. Used

10. Tomorrow

11. All Around

12. True Romance

13. Say Yes

14. Pasilda


Daniel Steinberg - Joy & Happiness

Solomun-Hypnotize

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Early feedback in by Catz N Dogz, Perel, Terr, Osunlade, Mixmag, Danny Howard/BBC Radio 1, Claptone, Art Of Tones, Alinka...

The title track from prolific producer James Curd’s debut album ‘Taking All This Time’ is a marker of the quality of the 14-track collection, and one of the new tracks set amongst some of his finest moments to date.
A looping jazz-funk b-line and key sample cut pumps round and round as splashy hi-hats and tense synth whirrs build the mood, before the sweet male vocal refrain is unleashed over a pleasingly mellow melodic progression. The vocal by Shyam P reveals itself more, laying on a honeyed R&B / soul feel to the proceedings before we’re dropped back into that relentless disco groove. Snatches of biting electric pianos intersperse the rhythm, and drawn out sax samples provides a moment of juxtaposition in the break. The overall feel is that of a melancholy summer jam that bridges the gap between multiple genres, concisely reflecting Curd’s tastes in the process.
Alan Dixon (Running Back) ditches the soulful feel for an acid/electro/Italo fusion on his bold remix, setting bubbling acid lines against early '90s piano chords that joyously take centre stage midway through the track.

Early feedback:
Catz N Dogz: Such a good song.
Perel: Thank you!
Terr: Beautiful work of all! Alan Dixon for my sets!
Osunlade: Love this!
Mixmag: The original is so strong and then the Alan Dixon mix takes it to my youth and I am wearing a shell suit at the roller disco.
Danny Howard/BBC Radio 1: I like the Alan Dixon remix

Taken All This Time

Taken All This Time Feat. Shyam P.

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James Curd - Taken All This Time feat. Shyam P. I Exploited

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)

James Curd - Taken All This Time feat. Shyam P. I Exploited

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