Soft Power Remixes by Lea Lisa, Iron Curtis, Aroop Roy, Sirs 
Artwork By Liorzh

Benjamin Fröhlich X Private Agenda - Soft Power (Lea Lisa Late Nite Remix)

Exclusive: Jakob Mäder - The Essence (Shan Remix)

Stuttgart-resident Jakob Mäder delivers the next outing on infamous Skylax Records with his seven tracker Chord Anthem, which consists out of six original tracks and a remix from Running Back mainstay Shan. The tracks on the EP combine an House, Italo and enough Acid bleeps to make an everlasting impression on the floors. With a modern twist Mäder manages to reissue if not to say revive the golden era of 90s House music with his approach, however sounding modern and classic at the same time. As before-mentioned Shan took on remix duties for The Essence and comes up with a track, which touches the Acid genre as well as it includes trancey sound-sequences all floating over a House-drum pattern. It's surely one of these tracks soaking one into its soundscapes and releasing one on the magic it unfolds with every beat it makes. 

Jakob Mäder's EP Chord Anthem will be released on Skylax Records.

Buy the EP: https://skylaxrecords.bandcamp.com/album/chord-anthem-shan-remix

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Jakob Mäder: https://facebook.com/jakobmaeder.constantchange // @jakobmaeder // https://instagram.com/jakobmaeder
Shan: https://facebook.com/ShanMusicOfficial // @Shansound // https://instagram.com/shansound
Skylax Records: https://facebook.com/skylaxrecords // @hardrockstriker // https://instagram.com/skylaxrecords

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Chord Anthem

The Essence (Shan Remix)

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EXCLUSIVE: Jakob Mäder - The Essence (Shan Remix) [Skylax Acid]

Maybach

Crescendo

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FF042 - Tigerskin - Tools à la Chef

01 - One For Kenny
02 - Tool à la Chef
 
One For Kenny is one of those super deep, seemingly endless warmup groovers Tigerskin does best. A hypnotic Acid bass line and a woody drum set form the fundament for dub vocals, noise shots and strange, muted sax sounds that explode in and out of nowhere. Tool à la Chef instead comes out with a more uptempo Garage vibe that might set dance floors on fire. It’s main attraction is a far out female vocal in a totally unidentifiable style and language. Wild stuff!
 
All tracks mixed by Stefan Janson in Berlin. Mastered by Salz Mastering in Cologne.

Tools à la Chef

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Tigerskin | Tool à la Chef Master | Forms & Figures

https://www.rushhour.nl/record/vinyl/nde

First ever vinyl pressing of Haruomi Hosono's full album N.D.E. Featuring Goh Hotoda, Yasuhiko Terada, Yasuaki Shimizu, Bill Laswell & François Kevorkian. Big TIP!

Ever since his days as a pioneer of Japanese electronic music in the 1970s, Haruomi Hosono has constantly pushed forwards musically. The 1990s was a particularly fertile decade for the Yellow Magic Orchestra co-founder. Following two decades spent creating and releasing innovative electronic pop, imaginary sound worlds and inspirational ambient music, Hosono established the Daisyworld label to showcase cutting-edge ambient, techno and electronica, while also embarking on a wide range of often overlooked collaborative projects.

N.D.E. - , one of the headiest, psychedelic, evocative and gently mind-altering albums in Hosono’s vast discography, is one such project. It formed part of a run of albums that saw the Japanese producer embrace contemporaneous influences – think Spacetime Continuum style ambient techno, DJ Spooky-esque illbient, weighty ambient dub and the ‘ambient house’ antics of The Orb – in his own inimitable, far-sighted style.

He was ably assisted on N.D.E. by an undeniably impressive roll call of collaborators, most notably no-wave hero turned ambient explorer Bill Laswell (who Hosono subsequently worked with on joint album Interpieces Organisation), NYC DJ/producer Francois Kevorkian, and fellow Japanese ambient pioneer Yasuaki Shimizu.

With such a stellar cast-list, it’s perhaps unsurprising that N.D.E. has achieved cult status over the years, despite being near impossible to find outside of Hosono’s native Japan. Remarkably, it never received a full vinyl release, with only five of the set’s cuts appearing on an ultra-limited sampler. Now Rush Hour is putting the record straight, delivering a DJ-friendly, remastered version that spreads that album’s seven tracks across two slabs of vinyl.

N.D.E. remains an impressive, unearthly and otherworldly album. Its unique and distinctive sound makes use of multiple nods to Eastern musical culture – think Tabla rhythms, heady violin courtesy of guest musician Arun Bagal, and transcendental synth sounds – but also throbbing techno grooves, Pete Namlook style ambient electronics, spaced-out dub rhythms, bubbly melodies reminiscent of Warp Records Artificial Intelligence-era IDM output, trippy tribal drums, and immersive electronic dream-scapes that recall the greatest exponents of Japanese new-age ambient music.

Highlights are plentiful, from the Test Department-at-dawn brilliance of Bill Laswell co-production ‘Edge of the End’ and the sunrise-ready, dew-fresh dreaminess of ‘Aero’, to the surging ambient techno hedonism of ‘Strange Attractor’ – a near cult cut that remains a timeless slab of hallucinatory dancefloor excellence – and the slow-motion space-dub of Francois Kevorkian collaboration ‘Teaching of Sphinx’, whose oddly processed sounds and low-slung bass subtly reference the Orb’s earlier remix of YMO’s ‘Tong Poo’.

There’s also the impeccable, pleasingly experimental ‘Spinning Spirits’ – all addictive Indian rhythms, punishingly distorted bass, raw electronics and paranoid aural textures – and the sparkling bliss of ‘Heliotherapy’, a woozy chunk of sun-bright electronic hypnotism that encapsulates everything good about Hosono’s mid-90s productions.

Spinning Spirits

JuJu Muzik presents its first "various artist" EP, 'Friendly Interactions' Vol.1 ... Four killer tracks of deeply underground House, Techno & Electro, referencing the classic sounds of the Motor City and Chicago, but with four geographically-diverse artists each bringing their unique perspective. 'Friendly Interactions' Vol.1 builds bridges across the seas, bringing together some of the finest talent House and Techno has to offer, for an EP that reaches deep into the heart & soul of The Machine.

Starting with the hugely influential, Adham Zahran (AKA Relic & Rarity), who is based in Alexandria, Egypt. Adham has been releasing music since 2010 and has a string of releases under his belt on labels including 'Feedasoul', 'Dobro', 'Galaktika' and more. He is mainly a producer and live-set performer who likes to incorporate warm Jazzy chords, Ethereal pads and loose House beats - "Concrete Advice" combines all these elements perfectly, with the added bonus of a phat, squelching and ever-evolving Acid line weaving in and out throughout.

Wave Effect, the London-based DJ and producer Carl Grant, has made significant contributions as the other half of renowned producers L.A. Synthesis, solidifying his reputation as a standout artist from the UK. Born in Birmingham, Wave Effect has been crafting exceptional House and Techno compositions since the early 1990s, along with Tony Gallagher of L.A. Synthesis. His music flawlessly blends the UK's ingenuity with the raw energy of Detroit, establishing him as a trailblazer for British artists on a global scale. While his solo releases have been limited, they bear the unmistakable imprint of a sound that resonates deeply with the essence of Detroit. Wave Effect's unique ability to conjure music and rhythms evocative of the Motor City has garnered attention and paved the way for British artists to gain recognition worldwide.

We then pop-over to France for the outstanding Dijon born and raised, Trecci. A DJ, electronic music producer and Naeba Records label manager, Trecci is consistently in the studio working on his next release, with an impressive array of quality releases on labels including 'Soiree Records' (Detroit), 'N.C.M.' (Detroit), 'UKR' (Special Series) and countless others. "Face Of The Dragon" opens with no-nonsense 90's organ stabs which drive the whole track along, combined with emotive strings, as a classic Deep House groove takes control underpinned with grinding bass, and punctuated with fluctuating synth lines.

Lastly on the EP, we take a visit to South Holland (Lincolnshire, UK, South Holland that is, NOT The Netherlands!) where Jeran Portis takes us on a deep late-night journey with track entitled 'Growth'. Jeran has been building (and growing) for the last ten years, firstly starting out as 'Dangerous Liaisons' and setting up his own label, 'Machine Mind Records' in 2015, where he released some of his own material and released "Julian G's" first ever digital release; 'Picture This' / 'Attention Now' in 2015 ... Jeran and Julian also collaborated on 'Horizons Dub' which was featured on the 'Sound and Vibrations' LP (Machine Mind Records). Jeran has also been a member of Motech Records (Detroit) since 2017, with featured tracks on the 'Consortium' compilation series and his own four track EP called 'Resilient', plus an exclusive track on Fabric's mix compilation series, selected by TSHA in 2022 

JuJu Muzik:
https://jujumuzik.bandcamp.com/album/friendly-interactions-vol-1

Traxsource:
https://www.traxsource.com/title/2045293/friendly-interactions-vol-1

Beatport:
https://www.beatport.com/label/juju-muzik/112086

Juno D/L:
https://www.junodownload.com/products/adham-zahran-carl-grant-friendly-interactions-vol-1/6192172-02/

https://soundcloud.com/trecci

PREMIERE: Trecci - Face Of The Dragon [JuJu Muzik]

With the debut mini-album of his new project Olekhar, experienced Canadian DJ of Ukrainian origin Alexander Harris presents his personal vision of how the music of the future may sound.

"Jays in Space" results from a successful experiment in the hybrid crossing of spacey electro with proto-house. Although light and unobtrusive at first glance, this music is made with laboratory precision. In each of the five tracks of the mini-album, Olekhar deftly hid many cultural codes: echoes of the 90s, the influence of different scenes, and the legacy of cult labels.

Buy: https://olekhar.bandcamp.com/album/jays-in-space

PREMIERE: Olekhar - Astro Surf [Jays In Space]

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Taken from "Suddi Raval - Laser Beams and Mirror Balls EP (Hello World)". Out October 2023. Buy here : https://bandcamp.com/helloworldrecords

Label co-owner Suddi Raval bring his unique electro sound to Hello World's debut vinyl release with an eclectic mix of dancefloor ready cuts with an incredible disco-infused melodic-synth masterpiece by the legendary DJ-now-author Justin Robertson.

Artist social media:

https://suddiraval.com
https://twitter.com/suddiraval
https://www.instagram.com/suddiraval
https://soundcloud.com/suddi-raval
https://soundcloud.com/justinrobertson-deadstock
https://www.facebook.com/djjustinrobertson
https://twitter.com/robertsonjustin

Laser Beams and Mirror Balls EP

Laser Beams and Mirror Balls

PREMIERE : Suddi Raval - Laser Beams and Mirror Balls (Justin Robertson remix)(Hello World)

BNinjas - Shake EP
BUY LINK: https://bninjasdj.bandcamp.com/album/shake-ep
Label: Dealt With Records (https://soundcloud.com/dealtwithrecords)
BNinjas (https://soundcloud.com/bninjas-bninjas)
https://www.instagram.com/bninjas1/

"BNinjas (pronounced BEE-Ninjas), Hailing from the northwestern township of Kagiso - which translated means 'Peace' - is where some could argue is the new epicentre of deep house; South Africa.

The unmistakable hallmark of BNinjas' artistry lies in his ability to craft deep house soundscapes that defy convention. Characterized by distortions, atmospheric elements, and an experimental edge, his compositions exude an organic aura that captivates listeners. This distinctive feat is no small achievement in the modern world of house music, setting him apart as a true innovator.

BNinjas' Shake EP represents a boundless voyage through the realms of deep house, where he crafts a unique and mesmerizing sound, staying true to the genre's roots while pushing its boundaries."

We Could: A true classic in the realm of deep house, "We Could" commences with a kick drum exhibiting a life of its own, accompanied by bongos and a mysterious, fragmented vocal transmission. A crackling ambiance houses cool staccato organ keys harmonizing with a complimentary bassline. As the track progresses, an elusive vocal excerpt emerges, broadcasting only a few cryptic words before being engulfed in a storm of distortion. As if touched by the celestial brilliance of Andre 3000 during Outkast's ATLiens era, the track culminates in a climactic keyboard sequence, reminiscent of a first contact with a beautiful alien world. Here, the music encapsulates a message of peace, love, boogie, and understanding.

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PREMIERE : BNinjas - Days

Benjamin Fröhlich - As One (Felice Remix)

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"Forms & Figures" will release restored and remastered classic, lost and new music by Alexander Krueger aka Dub Taylor aka Tigerskin aka Korsakow and friends.
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