Alright, here they are: our TOP 20 of the Chymera "Fathoms" remix competition in cooperation with Juno Download. We received many remixes and it was not an easy task to whittle them down to only 20. 

The overall quality level was high and inevitably there are remixes we didn't choose which maybe also deserved to be a part of the selection. However, we tried to remain as objective as possible. 

The following criteria were important to us: Creative use of the parts, technical skills, general feeling and in the end, personal taste. Furthermore we tried to find a balance between remixes which stayed close, but with a unique twist to the original, and versions which developed in another direction. 

Afterall we are very happy with our Top 20 now and we hope you like them as much we do. 

We would like to say a big thank you to all participants for their submissions and we hope you had fun working with the parts. 

PLEASE KEEP YOU REMIX PRIVATE UNTIL WE HAVE CHOSEN OUR FINAL WINNERS. AFTERWARDS YOU ARE ALLOWED TO PRESENT YOUR REMIX ON YOUR SOUNDCLOUD PROFILE.

August 19th we will present the final winners on Soundcloud and on the Connaisseur Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/connaisseur.recordings). Stay Tuned!

Much love,

Chymera and the Connaisseur family

Chymera - Fathoms (Tim Engelhardt Flowerdesert Version)

Sébastien Léger
Jonas Saalbach - Ancient Lake (Sébastien Léger Remix) !!

Jonas Saalbach - Ancient Lake (Sébastien Léger Remix Hit My Heart/Dejavu

Storken & Schnuggs - Viva La Volvo (Radio Edit)

PREMIERE: Fank - Zwartbles [ Schall & Lauch ]

Release Title: Deepsheep
Artist: Fank
Label: Schall & Lauch
Catalogue No.: SL019
Release-Date: 13.12.2025

Buy Link: https://fanksbakery.bandcamp.com/album/deepsheep

Promotext:

Der Ofen in Fank‘s Bakery wurde lange nicht mehr eingeheizt. Dies aus gutem Grund: Unser Lieblingsbäcker Fank ging unter die Schafhirte. Dort lernte er, was vielen Menschen nicht bekannt ist: Schafe lieben gute Beats – je deeper, desto besser. Zusammen mit seinen flauschigen Weggefährten tüftelte er an neuen Grooves und treibenden Basslines. Am Ende entstanden vier Tracks, welche nicht nur saftige Wiesen, sondern auch Dancefloors zum Beben bringen. Zu Ehren der wolligen Vierbeiner trägt Fank‘s zweiter Release bei Schall & Lauch den Namen «Deepsheep».





__LINKS___________

✘ Fank (Thun // Schweiz)

https://soundcloud.com/fank-the-fank
Instagram.com/fankthefank/


✘ Schall & Lauch (Aarau // Schweiz)

https://soundcloud.com/schallundlauchmusik
Facebook.com/schall_lauch_musik/
Instagram.com/schall_lauch_musik/


PREMIERE: Fank - Zwartbles [ Schall & Lauch ]

Support from Dyed Soundorom/Apollonia, Stephan Bodzin/Herzblut, Joris Voorn/Rejected, Tomas Barfod/Whomadewho, Tensnake, Agoria, SIS, Steve Lawler, Laurent Garnier, Lee Foss, Booka Shade, Riva Starr, Dubfire, Christian Martin. 

Radio Worldpremiere by Danny Howard on BBC Radio 1 last friday.  

"‘Otec’ is an epic, 80s electronica infused soundscape that owes much to Giorgio Moroder and Jean Michel Jarre. ‘Megaptera’ drives hard with sombre chords, compressed synth pads and sparkling arpeggiated keys. It’s an end of the summer sand or shadow dancer and a big room laser chaser. Special." (DMC Worldmag)

Tomas Barfod/Whomadewho: "Love the spacey feeling."
Dyed Soundorom/Appolonia: "I'll try out Megaptera."
Tensnake: "Otec is beautifull."
Joris Voorn: "Beauty!"

One of the fastest rising Producers at the moment is the elusive SevenDoors.
A passion for music is evident, carefully crafting audio with feeling and emotion. SevenDoors is very much a concept, developed over many years and now ready to be unleashed upon the dance community.
His track ’Movement Of Whale’ (out on Diynamic) was among the Top 10 Tunes at Sankeys Ibiza for this season. Solomun has been playing it the last 6 months in nearly every set of his and it was the most talked about track of his Boilerrom Set during BPM in Tulum, Mexico. SevenDoor’s music has already been playlisted by Pete Tong, Annie Mac, Danny Howard and Toddla T on BBC Radio 1 and rinsed by DJs such as Solomun, Scuba, AME, Gardens Of God and Adriatique to mention a few.
After remixes for Icarus on FFRR and Adana Twins on Exploited, he finally makes his debut on Exploited (his release ’Void’ was released a few months ago on the sublabel Exploited Ghetto). With ’Otec’ Sevendoors goes more Electronica but keeps his trademark sound leading “you into a dreamscape that ripples and cascades like a waterfall over large“ (DMC World). 
Some links to check on SevenDoors:
http://theidleman.com/manual/life/music/sankeys-ibizas-ten-biggest-tracks-of-2015/
https://youtu.be/ufVKXDrpbtg
https://soundcloud.com/deep-house-london/full-premiere-sevendoors-movement-of-whale-original-mix
https://youtu.be/qq16A4-XUD0
http://www.deephouseamsterdam.com/full-premiere-sevendoors-forget-you-original-mix/
http://exploitedghetto.de/blog/music/sevendoors-void-review-at-dmc-world/

Artist: SevenDoors
Release: Otec
Label: Exploited
Cat: EXPDIGITAL111
LC: 15799
Published by Exploited Ghetto Music Publishing

Releasedate Beatport: 26.10.15
Releasedate I-Tunes: 09.11.15

Early Feedback:
Dyed Soundorom: I’ll try out Megaptera. 
Tomas Barfod/Whomadewho: Love the spacey feeling.
Joris Voorn: Beauty!
Tensnake: Otec is beautifull.
Laurent Garnier: Got this already.
Sasha: Very cool.
Booka Shade: Thanks.
Christian Martin: Megaptera sounds large!
Edu Imbernon: Otec has a nice groove.
Kiki: Great tracks!
Bryan Kessler: Nice.
Miguel Campbell: Nice EP.
Pig&Dan: Megaptera is awesome.
Doctor Dru: Great Production as always. 
German Brigante: Megaptera!
Jonny Cruz: Megaptera is really cool.
Martin Eyerer: Nice mellow stuff. Will use.
The Rapture/DFA DJs: Tight!
Alex Barck/Jazzanova: Schoen.
Arthur Baker: Trippy.
Danny Krivit: Cool.
Animal Trainer: Both tracks are more than fantastic.
Show-B: Megaptera.

Otec

Megaptera

SevenDoors - Megaptera | Exploited

10 Years Diynamic - Compilation out September 16th 2016

10 Years Diynamic City Take-Over Parties:
09.04. - Berlin / Watergate & Ritter Butzke
19.08. - Ibiza / DC10
03.09. - Zurich / Hive & Zukunft & Supermarket
23.09. - Amsterdam / Paradiso & Marktkantine & Chicago Social Club
01.10. - Paris / Showcase & YoYo & Zig Zag
05.11. - London / Fire & Lightbox & Great Suffolk Street Warehouse
more dates to be announced soon.

10 Years Diynamic

Kollektiv Turmstrasse - Jupiter Sunrise (Snippet)

https://www.facebook.com/tim.engelhardt.artist/
https://www.facebook.com/andrehommen/
https://www.facebook.com/TimGreenMusic/
https://www.facebook.com/fidelesmusic/
www.facebook.com/pokerflat.rec
www.twitter.com/poker_flat
www.youtube.com/PokerFlatRecordings
www.instagram.com/pokerflat_recordings


TIM ENGELHARDT 
Moments of Truth Remixes

When 'Moments of Truth', the debut full length LP from Tim Engelhardt (@timengelhardt), landed in May this year, it took a lot of people by surprise. Released on Poker Flat Recordings, it was clear that a very exciting new talent had arrived - one that at the tender age of 19 had found a voice and sound far beyond his years.

The stunning LP combines his extensive classical training with an eclectic dance edge, utilizing complex melodies with subtle harmonies. It's his elegant, unique touch that makes his music so utterly mesmerizing and sets him far above the competition. (Magnetic Magazine)

This EP further confirms that observation, consisting of three beautifully realised remixes of some of the album’s highlights.

'Kissing Your Eyes' is reworked by André Hommen (@andrehommen) - the German househead who  flips the original into a deep and loopy house bomb - the percussion is tight and fully wound up - sure to unravel a few dancfloors in the near future.

The British DJ and producer Tim Green (@timgreeen) sets to work on 'Eyes Closed' - infusing the original with his own character - a thick, pulsing bass drum, long, dramatic strings and the superb vocal from one of the album's crowning glories.

Fideles’ (@fideles) remix of 'Beyond Time' is typically sublime - the Italian duo Daniele Aprile & Mario Roberti take the track for a spacey, trippy ride with smooth arps and a killer groove reminiscent of Âme at their most progressive.

Tracklisting
01. Kissing Your Eyes (André Hommen Remix)
02. Eyes Closed feat. Forrest (Tim Green Remix)
03. Beyond Time (Fideles Remix)

PFR194
17 November 2017 
Poker Flat Recordings

Tim Engelhardt - Eyes Closed feat. Forrest (Tim Green Remix)

Flower of Cane

Relentless (Radio Edit)

Members Volume 1

Noir - Keep Up (Few Nolder Remix)

Vinyl & digital: https://smarturl.it/WGVinyl064

Cologne’s Tim Engelhardt delivers his debut EP for Watergate.

We got our first taste of Tim Engelhardt’s prodigious talent when ‘Under Armour’ featured on WhoMadeWho’s acclaimed Watergate 26 compilation earlier this year. The track was a masterstroke of tension-filled chords and crisp drums that put him squarely on the radar of the WG faithful. 

His first EP for the label ‘Rhy’, captures the essence of Watergate’s famous Waterfloor at dawn. The title track is drenched in sheaths of warm melodies, as velvety vocal undertones and sweeping strings welcome the morning light. ‘When The Sun Illuminated Her Eyes’, is the more driving accompaniment, as textured synths and delicate keys shine a light on Engelhardt’s accomplished skill as a pianist.

Tim Engelhardt - Rhy

Send demos here: https://www.tstack.link/exploited-GBaXdMGvJLHubDbFJtn9O
Exploited Rec promises to strip the wallpaper from the walls of your home stereo.
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)