September 2018

ENDLESS SUMMER 2018 PLAYLIST

Digital download https://bit.ly/2Kc4zDR

Void Vision is a Philadelphia based solo female Minimal Synth / Cold Wave project from Shari Wallin. 

Already included by Rough Trade in their seminal Synth Wave compilations, the single is anticipating her full lenght 'Sub Rosa', out for Mannequin Records later in 2014. 

Remix by Vanzetti & Sacco aka Jos Van Galen with the Otto Kraanen, the boss of the acclaimed Bordello A Parigi from Rotterdam! TIP!

Limited Edition of 300 copies on aqua vinyl.

Mastered by Rude66.

Artwork by Alessandro Adriani.

Void Vision - Sour (Vanzetti & Sacco Remix)

There was a strange tension which hung in the air, the stock market had come to a complete and utter standstill whilst several people had fallen slumped to the floor in disbelief. Money wasn't everything, at least that was what they had said back in high school. However, stood out there under the glow of advertising banners and digital displays it sure as hell felt like it. This was a 'cba quake' of monstrous proportions and how on earth were they supposed to bounce back? 

Jaures is next up on Die Orakel, the record label run by Oliver Hafenbauer out of Frankfurt and boy does he bring the heat. Perhaps one of our favourite releases this year so far. Worlds collide as he explores synth pop, electro and house.

ORKL-W-02

PREMIERE: Jaures - Cba Quake [Die Orakel]

Our next release on Phantasm comes with the trippy leftfield electronica, dark disco and EBM flavours of the @pin-up-club .

In their own words “For this EP we chose to work with natural ambient sounds as a background for each track. So if you listen carefully you can hear dogs barking, crickets chirping and other ambient noises we've recorded ourselves on our travels,” say the pair who derived these tracks from live jam sessions using plenty of proper hardware, a Roland Space Echo and Fender Stratocaster, amongst other things'.

The title track ‘Naoshima’ is a mix of deep house drums and organic claps. Broad synths stretch out to add scale and dreamy acid takes your mind away into a reverie.  Perel then serves up a harmonically rich and deliciously disco flavoured remix.

As a special extra @sinchicollective then put together a bonus digital remix, going down a slightly more rugged route, whilst retaining the emotive synths.

Sinchi version only available if you buy the vinyl via the bandcamp link above.

Youtube - https://youtu.be/M8Ot04a_LXs

Naoshima

Pin Up Club  - Naoshima (Sinchi Bonus Digital Remix)

Third EP in 2018 on @NeinRecords from the prolific @Zakmina from Lithuania.

Read more on the Sinchi blog - https://www.sinchi-collective.com/2018/06/14/premiere-zakmina-sky-no-limits-nein-records/

Youtube - https://youtu.be/NYjdS3z2OH0

Raganeliu Pasaka

PREMIERE - Zakmina - Sky No Limits (Nein Records)

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ARTIST
HARDWAY BROS
TITLE
THE LASER EP (INC. MAX PASK REMIX)
LABEL
THRONE OF BLOOD
CATALOGUE
TOB057
FORMAT
12"
DEALER PRICE
£4.99
RELEASE DATE
11/05/2018
TERRITORY
WORLDWIDE
GENRE
Deep HouseTech HouseTechno
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DESCRIPTION
 
Over the course of four unforgettable EPs released on Throne of Blood since 2013, Hardway Brother Sean Johnston has cultivated a broad international following for his singular brand of dancefloor fodder.

Best known as one half of legendary DJ team A Love From Outer Space alongside the one-and-only Andrew Weatherall, Johnston’s roots in the dance music scene include a clutch of leftfield 90’s era bangers on labels like Sabres of Paradise and Flashcomm. Beyond his original output, Johnston has also remixed the likes of Man Power, The Asphodells, Museum Of Love, Split Secs, Clandestino and many more.

The Laser EP is peaktime Hardway Bros business. “Friedman Feedback Loop Revision” (a nod to TOB boss James Friedman’s highly-valued opinions) is a masterclass in efficient simplicity, elevating a few basic loops into an exhilarating 8 minute monster. “The Laser” rounds out the a- side with a classic electro rhythm/bass/vocal sample combo could easily have landed in retro territory. Instead, Hardway Bros easily flips a clutch of oldschool tricks into an utterly modern execution. The b-side finds TOB’s label manager Max Pask injecting “Friedman Feedback Loop Revision” with his love for all things analog and Italo. With his impressive collection of synths brought to life by Chinatown Records’ Brennan Green, the song is transformed into an epic set- closer that’s already devasting dancefloors like Berlin’s Panorama Bar. The EP closes with “Afro Sirene,” a midtempo groover with melodic arpeggios built for the discerning DJ’s warm-up set.

B1. Hardway Bros - Friedman Feedback Loop Revision (Max Pask Remix)

New EP on @wonderstories

Available on Juno Download Here...
https://www.junodownload.com/products/man2-0-so-long-and-thank-you/3876309-02/

Man2.0 - Solace In The Echo Chamber (Mijo Remix) LM1

Recorded live at The Lot Radio on August 23rd 2018, @zombiesinmiami on the first hour followed by @facets-music on the second.

Samo Radio 10: Zombies In Miami & Facets @ The Lot Radio August 23 2018

Playground and Esthetique Rec.'s space commander https://soundcloud.com/balamok is next on our show. Tune in & space out.

BALAM: SPÆCIAL MIX 118

https://soundcloud.com/romanycastro

A key part of the new hot latin american techno scene, Roman & Castro are well respected figures in the Chilean local scene by their own means. The former as a member of tropical psych pop band MKRNI and DJ, and the latter as a radio host, music blogger and also a DJ. They started making music together in 2013, motivated by the respect they had for each others selections as DJs. Soon came along remixes for heavy hitters like Gepe, Dënver and Sanfuentes, as well as their very well received debut EP, called Bueno Ya, on local legend DJ Raff's label Pirotecnia.

2015 saw them hit not once, but twice, with EPs both on Disque Discos (Mijo and Eddie Mercury's label in Mexico) and Sanfuentes Records, locating them as a must see act in the techno latino environment. Seeing them play together is a must in Santiago's nightlife, with sets that will regularly make you sweat and - as they say on defining track "Bajo" - , go all your way down.

This 2016 they expanded their quest on a regional level with a successful first tour in Mexicio, and the Fauna Primavera lineup, this time as the main act in the local electronic stage. In that festival they released their fourth EP, and second for Pirotecnia, with collaborations with Mijo, colombian Dany F and fellow Chileans Valesuchi and labelmate Guerra.

2017 saw them conquering the electronic stage in Lollapalooza Chile, normally reserved for EDM acts, playing in front of 8,000 people, and also debuting their live act later in the year, which made them play for the first time in Barcelona and Paris, and also come back to Fauna Primavera as well as playing in the first version of Dekmantel Festival.

In 2018 they came back to Lollapalooza, this time on an open air stage, and brought with them former Hercules & Love Affair singer Nomi Ruiz (Jessica 6), with whom they will release a EP of original songs in the near future. Before the end of the year they will also
team up with mexican Iñigo Vontier to put out a collaborative EP on San Francisco’s Roam Recordings.

Playground Podcast

Playground Podcast #023: Roman & Castro

Juno Review:
Franz Scala was last spotted on Boredllo A Parigi back in 2016 - he makes the move to Bahnsteig 23 for this bold record of synth pop, early electro and much more besides. "Anacondas" has a cheery tone, all sunny synth lines and a laid back boogie rhythm section, while "Thai City" is more like a scratchy beat track for DJs to get clever with. "Shadow Dancer" is one of the record's stand out moments - a muscular pop burner for all 80s romancers to get emotional and funky to. "Rascals" finishes the EP off with some seriously tough drums and some body-popping electro styles that should go down a storm on the floor.

BAH 046

Franz Scala - Shadow Dancer (BAH 046)

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Weaving smoothly between Italian Dance, Psychedelic Disco and Proto House, Franz quickly turns the dance floor into a vignette-tainted retro nostalgia rave fueled only by his music.
Full Bio: http://www.slowmotionmusic.it/artists/franz-scala/