Stan Kolev - Zarad Tebe Mome

Producing my best house track so far in Ableton Live was a turning point in my journey as a producer. The goal from the beginning was not to overcomplicate things, but to focus on groove, atmosphere, and emotion. I wanted the track to feel warm, laid-back, and immersive—something that slowly pulls the listener in rather than demanding attention right away.

The process started with a simple drum groove. In Ableton, I built the foundation using a clean kick with a soft low end, paired with a shuffled hi-hat pattern to create movement. Subtle swing was essential, so I spent time adjusting the groove pool and MIDI timing until the rhythm felt natural and human. Once the drums were locked in, everything else was built around that pulse.

For the bassline, I kept it minimal and deep. I used a simple synth patch, focusing more on filtering and automation than on complex sound design. Automating the cutoff and resonance over time helped the bass breathe and evolve, which gave the track a sense of progression without adding unnecessary elements. Sidechain compression to the kick was carefully dialed in to keep the low end clean and bouncy.

Chords and textures played a huge role in defining the mood. I layered soft house chords with subtle pads, using reverb and delay to create space and depth. Ableton’s automation lanes were key here—slow filter sweeps, reverb sends, and volume fades helped the track feel alive and constantly moving. Small details, like background noise and vinyl-style textures, added character and warmth.

Arrangement was all about patience. Instead of big drops, I focused on gradual changes and smooth transitions. Elements were introduced and removed slowly, keeping the listener engaged without breaking the chill vibe. Ableton’s Session View helped me experiment freely with ideas before committing to the final arrangement in Arrangement View.

The final stage was mixing and polishing. I kept the mix clean by cutting unnecessary frequencies and leaving space for each element. Light bus compression and subtle saturation helped glue everything together without sacrificing dynamics. In the end, the track felt balanced, emotional, and true to my vision.



Fading Pictures

Claudio Arditti ft Antonela Sabaté - Macumba (Original Mix)

Lizards are Lee Forster (1/3 of Last Waltz) and James Hadfield (the mainstay of the Elizabeth Collective). With his remix, Japanese based Max Essa lends a Euro Pop lilt to the track,
softening the beats and adding delicate 80s digital melodies.

https://soundcloud.com/max-essa
https://soundcloud.com/liz-ards
https://soundcloud.com/notananimalrecords
https://facebook.com/notananimalrecords/
https://facebook.com/Lizards-MUSIC-DJ-168537126849696/
https://facebook.com/MaxEssa/

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EP Tracklist:
1. Tanni
2. International Track
3. International Track (Max Essa Remix)

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PRÈMIÉRE: Lizards - International Track (Max Essa Remix) [Not An Animal]

Fleeting Wax 003 -> Digital soon on Bandcamp

Karpov Not Kasparov - Choose Your Colour Gipsy Dark (Remixes)

A1 Khidja Remix
A2 Fleeting Wax Remix 
B1 Mehmet Aslan Remix

For their third release the Basel centred Fleeting Wax family turn their attention to their chess obsessed buddies, Karpov Not Kasparov. The Bucharest mastermind’s Vocal version of Choose Your Colour Gipsy Dark gets the remix treatment from fellow Romanians Khidja, label boss Mehmet Aslan as well as a special collective effort from the artists behind the label.
The original track was first created for a fashion show during a protest movement in Bucharest and has gone on to become a favourite for those surrounding the Fleeting Wax crew. In the show the models were women from marginalised gypsy communities who donned outfits from well known Romanian designers.
The release adds another layer of poignancy as it brings together again the partnership led to The Mechanical Turk remix which has become an anthem for adventurous DJs worldwide and helped push the heavily eastern influenced sound that is sweeping dancefloors across Europe and beyond.
The three remixes build on the spacey, smokey atmosphere of the original, exploring the trippy influences at it’s heart. Romanian hardware obsessives Khidja turn in a typically jacking, infectious Chicago influenced remix, keeping things heady with the track’s doom laden vocal.
Mehmet Aslan’s chugging remix brings the seductive melodic flavours of the orient to bear once more on the dancefloor with all the coolness and restraint he has become known for. The first ever Fleeting Wax remix is a spacey, Italo inspired reworking based on airy drums and a constant undulating bass line that tempers the drama of the ascending melodies.

A2 Karpov Not Kasparov - Choose Your Color Gipsy Dark (Fleeting Wax Remix)

Ahead of their collaborative album later this year, @Pier-Bucci and @OskarSzafraniec present their first sampler titled ‘Tipico Latino’ featuring a remix by El_Txef_A.

The original of 'Tipico Latino’ features gloomy Spanish vocals as intricate elements are brought in and out of the mix across its nearly nine-minute duration. 

Sinchi favourte @El_Txef_A, whose remix talents have been recruited by Permanent Vacation, Galaktika, Akbal and Culprit, then reimagines the original providing a drawn out intro before exploding into a frenzy of crashing cymbals, animated acid and serene vocal moans. 

His remix being one of the stand out tracks of 2017 for us and one we're sure you'll be having on repeat.

Release Date - 15th May 2017.

Tipico Latino (Album Sampler)

PREMIERE - BUSZ - Tipico Latino (El_Txef_A Remix) (Beef Records)

Musically and emotionally, Superpitcher’s third full-length studio album, The Golden Ravedays is a one sound autobiography that exhibits the skill, feeling and style that the artist has honed over a period of twenty years, musically, and forty-plus- years, emotionally. And full-length it is: The Golden Ravedays is an epic album of 24 tracks that was released in January 2017 and is stretching over 12 respective chapter albums during a one-year period.

The 9th link of The Golden Ravedays chain will be released on Hippie Dance in September 2017. Where number 8 of the series took us to outer space, number 9 introduces two tracks that are an under-water celebration of all that is good and all that is sad.

Side A features Hiding. Imagine galloping sea horses pulling a Christmas chariot filled with dreams- come-true past enchanting mermaids, smiling sharks, waving tortoises and nonplused eels, leaving a gifted blanket of mystical sound in their wake. Hiding stretches and breaks into many layers of listening love without enforcing one particular sound.

Side B features Flying. The piece is occupied by a subaquatic melody colored by whale sounds and the echoes of immersed guitar strings. Flying is not about complex development or diversity but the weightless drifting of sounds that create a wonderfully hazy cloud to lose oneself in and fly, deliciously with the dolphins. Rest assure, the ending is be speckled with whimsical chimes showers, paving the way for the softest of landings.

Artwork by Lou Benesch.

The Golden Ravedays

Superpitcher - Flying (SNIPPET)

Remix of the song "Today Blue" by El Fulminador, from No Darling's album "Transmisser", released recently here:

https://nodarlingmusic.bandcamp.com/track/today-blue-el-fulminador-remix

Original track: @nodarlingberlin
Remix: @elfulminador
Mastering: @rich-lane-2

Kike del Bianco - Vocals, guitars and synthesizers
Kay Degner - Space drums
Pedro Strelkow - Bass and vocals

No Darling - Today Blue (El Fulminador Remix)

The great pyramid loomed in the distance, a towering dark triangle etched across the brilliant blue radiance of the midday sky. Sheherazade would attract gatherers from far and wide, they came to observe the ominous scale of the brickwork and the golden glow which illuminated from the nothing that was the desert floor. It would be there until the end of time, they would not. It would stand tall, they would crumble. Inside it was fierce and strong, nobody knew the power. 

Tora Vinter is set to release a new EP on BROR. The Gothenburg based producer delivers two eclectic house cuts which are then followed by a remix from Dj Lily. The atmosphere runs deep on this one.

BROR06

PREMIERE: Tora Vinter - Sheherazade [BROR Records]

@freudenthal
Hadar Noy Aka N.O.Y Is a 25 Years old DJ & Producer from Israel.
From The Age Of 14, he was playing in Tel Aviv biggest clubs. 
When he was 16, Hadar started to create his own music.
The combination of oriental & electronic beats was his passion From the beginning,

Now Freudenthal remixes his latest work "ZARIS" for NEIN Records.
With a slight air of menace and urgency added to the track, a brisk electro pulse drives us from the start.  Future metallic-mechanics scrape at your heels while the icicle-cool Eastern trance glimmers in the distance. Freudenthal once again has hit the mark, delivering a streamlined, polished, and tuned-up getaway vehicle for an elevated dance floor moment, a focused and energetic affair, zooming headlong into the horizon.

N.O.Y - Zarzis (Freudenthal Remix)

Alec Sander, who is well known as Mijo a musician, producer and DJ from Mexico. Ivo Roxo and Leo Besso are Switzerland based producer duo under the moniker Psycho Weazel. And now they get together under the wing of Mexican label Rumba Bisnes who launching its fifth release "Ivacello". Listen remix by Mijo, incredibly pleasant arpeggio-odyssey through the space of synths. The vibes on this one are heavy, invoking melancholy and emotions of estrangement. Record out September 23 on all digital platforms.

https://soundcloud.com/psycho-weazel
https://soundcloud.com/mijomijo
https://soundcloud.com/rumbabisnes

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PREMIERE #599 | Psycho Weazel - Ivacello (Mijo Sigma Remix) [Rumba Bisnes] 2019

Fleeting Wax is a new label by Basel DJs Mehmet Aslan and Miajica from Alma Negra, whose fame has spread far and beyond Switzerland. The EP contains three striking edits from the reaches of what could be considered world disco in the widest sense of the word. It’s fair to say that this is the embodiment of a now-familiar Basel sound – all sultry playfulness, Turkish delights and sun-drenched pop-not-pop. The first is Tai’s "Schlager Edit", built on a combo of hypnotic Marimba-dreaming and that irresistibly sugary voice. Istanbul digger DJ Fattish immerses himself into the singer-songwriter wealth of his country. And label co-owner Miajica weds Italian cantautore passion to the dancefloor. With it’s first release, Fleeting Wax clearly lives up to it’s romantic promise: Unearthing forgotten relics and infusing sleeping beautys with new life.

A2 Karpov Not Kasparov - Choose Your Color Gipsy Dark (Fleeting Wax Remix)

FLEETING WAX