Releases 2023

Fortunea Records starts off 2023 with the 4th edition of their VA-series ‚Fortunea Cookies‘ to highlight the status quo in Austrian house music.

A band that is generating buzz in this country right now is Spitting Ibex. Their music is a mixture of funk and heavy rock, in the style of Red Hot Chili Peppers, Prince and Rage Against The Machine. Currently they are touring with their brand-new album‚ E.G.O.‘ through Europe and Peletronic had the honor to remix the title-track of their previous record ‚Love Hate Fear Fate‘. In this ‚Disko Miks’ he transforms the song into a driving house weapon.

In 2021 Nick Hanzo released his ‚Candy Places‘ EP. And on this record was a memorable abstract lo-fi house track called ‚Saturn Nate’ that gets on FC4 a treatment by Klaus Benedek. In this new version he accelerates the speed and focuses even more on the aspect of space travel with the addition of sound fx, pads, pianos and a Italo disco-inspired baseline.

Of course this release has not only remixes of previous tracks, but also 2 originals! The B-side features Dzc. again with her ‚Expressions‘ of night culture. Caution! This will catapult the crowd up to new heights. An energetic peak-time tune that delves deep into 90s house and trance sonic images.

And finally Markus Quittner returns from Linz and brought his ‚Game‘ to the table. A board full of bouncing dices, strong drum patterns and funky orchestrations. A pleasure for the ears.

Fortunea Cookies Vol. 4 will come out on the 31st of march 2023 in its digital form and later this year on white limited vinyl too. Don’t sleep on this!

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Mastered by Patrick Pulsinger.
Limited white vinyl available in summer 2023. There will be no repress! Stock limited to 200 copies!

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STREAMING:
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VINYL PREORDER:
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Fortunea Cookies Vol. 4

Saturn Nate (Klaus Benedek Remix)

PREVIEW // A2 - Nick Hanzo "Saturn Nate" (Klaus Benedek Remix)

LAVA LAVA RESIDENTS MIX

DJ Alone Again - Closer
John Barera, Brian Abelson & Brandon Markell Holmes - Another Night feat. Deidre & The Dark
BALMR - Drifting
Boris Dlugosch, Marc Romboy, C.A.R. - Survivor
Optometry - Make Up
Fever Ray - Carbon Dioxide (God Colony Remix)
Pentland Park - Enterprise
SPACE - On The Air
Róisín Murphy & DJ Koze - You Knew (Eli Escobar Remix)
Craxi Disco - Unicorn (Super Paolo Rework)
Quantic - Stand Up (Extended Mix)
Joe Cleen - Seoul Searching
David Bay Ft. Gome - 1999 (Lauer Instrumental Remix) 
Carlo - Tides
Marc Brauner - Weekender
Iron Curtis - Super Focus

LAVA LAVA GUEST MIX 132 : Somethin’ Sanctified

Subcity Radio - Listen Again

Episode 210: Divers / Guest Mix 132: Somethin' Sanctified

After a long hiatus Klaus Benedek comes back on his own mothership Fortunea Records with a brand-new production. ‚Tombstone’ heralds the autumn. You can feel the melancholy that brings the end of the warm and bright days with it. Although the subject matter is dark and eerie, the track wanders with its epic instrumentation through pensive optimism. The remarkable chopped hookline and the concise and soft bassline are casted in a flowing deep sounded carpet full of hope. An epic excursion that you definitely should give a try.

A considerable move into a different sound sphere goes Berlin-based artist and Tieffrequent-founder Siggatunez. He has had an outstanding array of vital productions this year and with his remix he lets you „feel the unknown“. In a very detailed way he made a serious dancefloor intended track, in the signature style of his current output, where beats and groove take the lead, but keeping the soul of the original with the use of its pads, strings and bass.

Tombstone will come out on limited 200 copy vinyl and in its digital form on streaming services and download stores on the 27th of october. There will be no repress!

Available at:

VINYL:
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Tombstone

PREVIEW // A - Klaus Benedek "Tombstone"

PREVIEW // B - Klaus Benedek "Tombstone" (Siggatunez feels the Unknown Mix)

Buy: https://ffm.to/dirt148
Out : 13.10.2023
Cat No : DIRT148
https://soundcloud.com/lovewillsayno

Track list:
1 Carry the Fire
2 Time Is the Perfect Lover 
3 You’ll Know When
4 Gonna Summer
5 Red Window
6 This War Is Finally Lost

Release Info:
Two years after his first release on our label we are very glad to have “Love Will Say No” from northern Italy back with another stellar mix of styles mini album/ extended EP! From Dark Disco to Cut up House and soulful Groove, you can find it all in this beautiful package of songs. Always looking to the farther left field side of dance music and never forgetting the strength of the dance floor sound, something that really touches us and makes us proud to release, certainly what Dirt Crew always stood for in our 20 years of existence. A true unique style!

This time we let the artist himself put some words on the tracks as it really describes his sound in the best possible way;
Carry the Fire - One of my musical myths since I was a kid is for sure the birth of Hip Hop and those early days.

Kool Herc and the merry-go-round, those breaks, those grooves, the essence of dancing stripped to the bone. Even today, with all that technology available, that must be the seed of what we’re doing. So this track is my tribute to that. And happens to be released exactly 50 years after the birth of Hip Hop. The title is a reference from “The Road” by Cormack McCarthy, and also if I chose that when he was still alive, in the end happened to be a tribute also to him.

Time Is the Perfect Lover - Yes it is. Damn power of memories to distort the reality of our past, tryin’ to trick us.

You’ll Know When - A French touch track like many I wrote in more than 20 years, but full of the bittersweet eyes of a 40 years old man.
When you’re 20, you hope for things to happen. When you’re 40, you hope to be able to recognise when things happen.

Gonna Summer - First track I wrote as Love Will Say No, almost 10 years ago. Never satisfied with the first result, I wanted to give new life to it. The Roulé seed is still there, the mellon collie rhodes chords too, but now the groove is working for a late sunset as I always hoped.

Red Window - Summer. Late night. Making music in my apartment. Too hot. Almost pitch dark outside on the streets, with no sound a round. Just one single window in sight. With a red light. Never discovered anything more.

This War Is Finally Lost - Ending a relationship, of any kind, could be a relief. Even if we lose. Winning is not important anymore as is ending. Exactly like wars.

All tracks mastered by Salz Mastering in Cologne. 
Music Written & Produced by Love Will Say No. 
Photography & Art by Break 3000.

Infidels EP

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Love Will Say No | You‘ll Know When | Dirt Crew Recordings

The debut work of the new ELOA project "Beg Po Krysham" (Rooftop Running in English) in Dance Pop genre. A simple and melodic dance composition with a distinct groove, house rhythm and atmospheric catchy lyrics.

The project includes Pavel Volkanov, also known as the author of Underset, Андерсет, Klaus Dead projects and Evgeny Shchukin AKA WOLS and Modul band.

https://eloamusic.bandcamp.com/album/-

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PREMIERE: ELOA - Beg Po Krysham [Yellow Head]

Southbound Sounds, a musical duo hailing from Cork, Ireland, known for their captivating deep house and techno compositions that have garnered recognition from prominent figures like Fish Go Deep, Chez Damier, Norm Talley, Delano Smith, Stuart Patterson, Mark Farina, and more, present an EP paying tribute to the legendary figure of Detroit, Mike Huckaby.Titled "Educator," this release, available on Deeper Groove Recordings in November, features three original tracks and a remix courtesy of another talented Irish artist, John Daly.The EP's titular track embarks on a profound journey into the realm of deep house, skillfully incorporating samples of Mike Huckaby's voice, where he shares, "First of all, I'm a DJ, producer, sound designer, and educator." Huckaby's influence permeates the composition as a Huckaby-inspired house rhythm flows gracefully beneath. John Daly's reinterpretation of "Educator" introduces a slightly slower tempo, focusing on a rich, pulsating bassline, while adding layers of gratifying percussion and additional keyboard elements."Keep It Movin'" lives up to its name, urging the listener to groove along by enveloping crisp kick drums with an array of luscious synth textures and inviting keys. This track also features a soulful sample with a lowered pitch, embracing the essence of deep house.Concluding the EP is "Upstairs," a captivating B-side gem. Its brilliance lies in its simplicity, combining a delightful synth-driven bassline, a mesmerizing arpeggiating synth, a revolving violin sample, sporadic vocal interjections, and a breakdown that's bound to ignite any basement party.

Premiere: Southbound Sounds - Educator (John Daly remix)

Buy / Stream: https://true-romance-records.lnk.to/JustKeepMe

Next up on Tensnake's True Romance is a 2-hit combo from Egyptian born newcomers - the now Berlin based Tayir.

Their 'Just Keep Me' EP kicks off with 'Blast'. A soft synth bleeds in like rays of light through a window while a rubbery bass line keeps things lively and buoyant. Karimba strikes and vocals are then weaved together and panned overhead before the core melody snowballs towards a jubilant drop which propels the track into truly memorable territory.

'Just Keep Me' then lays out more crisp, dry drums which kick under a fluid and flexible bass groove and another trippy interlinking of vocals and percussion. Gears then shift again as a rapturous piano line courses through the track with an energy guaranteed to ensnare the dance floor.

Just Keep Me

Blast

Tayir - Blast

SAWLIN is an undisputed master in electronic production, for his new release on Vinyl & Digital by the Berlin label ''Freund Der Familie'' we enter the absolute darkness where the immense force of ''Keine Kunst'' traps us in its greatness.

Buy it:
https://freundderfamilie.bandcamp.com/album/keine-kunst?from=hp

Label:
https://soundcloud.com/freundderfamilie

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KEINE KUNST

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PREMIERE Sawlin - Keine Kunst (FDF RAW 5) (Freund Der Familie)

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We are ready to present you the last part of our "look back" at some of the finest remix moments that saw the light on Dirt Crew Recordings these past 20 years. From slow deep and soulful to uptempo banging and spacey, spanning the many sub genres in House Music. We hope you enjoy this selection we compiled. With Love! Dirt Crew Recordings.

The Remixes III

The Runners | London Thing (Soul Minority Remix) | Dirt Crew Recordings

Rising producer Bauen is back to Therapy with his first solo EP. A solid three track compilation, showing his characteristic and emotional style: well filled drums, soft chords, and thick basslines.

https://anxietytherapy.bandcamp.com/album/thats-life

https://soundcloud.com/gbauen
https://soundcloud.com/anxiety_therapy

PREMIERE: Bauen - After Your Day [Anxiety Therapy]

Broadcast on radio C Lab (88.4 FM, Rennes, France, www.c-lab.fr)on December 15th, 2023.

@solenn-perdoux
@Turtlecorporation

Link to the complete show with interview (pardon my French) => incoming

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FEELAB #36 : SÖWE

Interlude (I have no idea what an interlude is)

Klaus Benedek grew up in a small town near Vienna. His interest in electronic music began during the 90s techno hype. He spent hours watching video clips on MTV and viva and thus gaining knowledge about electronic music. In 2004, he began teaching himself to produce. Gathering his inspiration wherever he could, he began collecting 12" vinyl records the same year and 2 years later got his first dj-gigs. From 2008 till 2010 he was one of the resident DJs at the MNML Thursdays in the Camera Club. In 2012 he started with Alex Kolodziej the event-series Tellerbetrieb. Currently he finds most of his inspiration in Chicago House, Deep House, Disco and Breakbeat. After releases on labels like Petrol Dollar, Subversaal, rekooda, Soul Shift Music, Clean and Dirty Recordings and tanzbar, Klaus launched his own label forTunea in 2014.

to be continued ...

booking contact:
benedekbooking@gmx.at

Independent electronic music label from Austria.

PREVIEW // A - Klaus Benedek "Tombstone"

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