The last installment of the anniversary-compilation starts with the upcoming effgee reminiscing about something that’s most likely happened to everyone once or twice, packed into a classic yet fresh house track. Beautiful chords combined with a proper baseline. Sharing the A-Side with him is d.m.s., who’s production is settled somewhere between the urban and the jungle, incorporating elements of both worlds. Some groove to it, with vocals that stimulate to think!
The B-Side on this release focusses on variation. Lauer combines lush deep house vibes with some acid elements into his track ‚Janitors‘, while LoYoTo have opened their whole toolbox for their contribution. A wide array of samples and a meticious drum arrangement.

Stream & Buy

Various Artists - FATXXIV - Chapter Three

XXIV - The Compilation [FATLP 018]

 Finally: with Bittersweet Marek Hemmann presents his second solo album on Freude am Tanzen. A big step after the duo-release Marian, and in his far-reaching pop sonic-lingo it's clear: a real Hemmann is what this is. Ten tracks, uncomplicated and progressive, following the Hemmann means of a sophisticated mix down and laconic, scant titles. The fine electronic sound is broken over and over through the inclusion of angry-pop synthies, played in with a seemingly strong, increasing train of machines.These warm, bass-filled sounds are the accompaniment of the album, and bring the analogue past into the digital future. While they are not the core, they are but the floor on which all of the songs stand.
There is hardly a song, that in it's style belongs to another ; the album leads the listener from deep house over crispy dance floor burners and ambient songs up to spring-lusting romances with guitar samples. Already on his recent releases Hemmann revealed his strong affinity for electronic music with a fine hand for multi-faceted arrangements and that bit of swinging, into-eternity-pointing sound. Yes he is certainly among the foremost romantics of the electro-artists and he has a firm grasp of how to demonstrate his musical talents accordingly. With that, Bittersweet is again such a wonderful, mysterious body between the dance floor and the balcony, between the sweet sunrise and the energy-loaded club night. 

 Endlich: Mit Bittersweet legt Marek Hemmann sein zweites Soloalbum auf Freude am Tanzen vor. Ein großer Schritt nach der letzten Duo-Veröffentlichung unter dem Namen Marian, und in seiner weiter gedachten Pop-Klangsprache ganz eindeutig: ein echter Hemmann. Zehn Tracks, schnörkellos und vorwärtsdrängend, nach Hemmann-Manier differenziert abgemischt und lakonisch betitelt durch knappe Wortmarken. Der feine elektronische Sound wird immer wieder aufgebrochen durch den Einsatz knarzig-poppiger Synthies, eingespielt mit einem augenscheinlich stark vermehrten Maschinenpark. Diese warmen, bassigen Sounds sind der stete Begleiter durch das Album, und führen die analoge Vergangenheit in die digitale Zukunft. Denn sie sind nicht Mittelpunkt, sondern Teil eines erdigen Bodens, auf dem alle Songs stehen.
Es gibt kaum einen Song, der in seinem Stil dem anderen gleicht, das Album führt seine Hörer vom tiefen House über knackige Tanzflächenkracher und Ambientsongs bis hin zu frühlingshaften Romanzen mit Gitarrensamples. Schon auf seinen bisherigen Veröffentlichungen offenbarte sich Hemmann immer ganz einfach als großer Liebhaber elektronischer Musik mit einem feinen Händchen für vielschichtige Arrangements und den gewissen schwebenden, ins Unendliche weisenden Sound. Ja, er ist gewiss der große Romantiker unter den Elektro-Musikern, und er weiß seine musikalischen Talente auch dementsprechend einzusetzen. Und so ist auch Bittersweet wieder solch ein schönes, geheimnisvolles Wesen zwischen Tanzfläche und Balkon, zwischen süßem Sonnenaufgang und energiegeladener Club-Nacht. 

Bittersweet

Zunder

Marek Hemmann - Zunder

The young producer @fun_s from Leipzig, who released his first major project this year, takes us on a musical journey full of intensity and imagination. Let yourself be carried away by the selected sounds Funes has mixed together.

0:00   	Dauwd - Macadam Therapy [Technicolour]
4:50   	Edward - Get Me In (Oskar Offermann Outsider Remix) [Blooming Soul Records]
10:20   	Map.ache - Loosing Is Not An Option [Giegling]
15:30   	Lawrence - Illuminated (Kettenkarusell Remix) [Mule Musiq]
22:15   	Eversines - Pyramids [Depth Over Distance]
28:00   	Eduardo De La Calle - Untiteld [Analog Solutions]
35:40   	7027 - Re-Paced [7027 Layered Files]
42:30   	Bas Dobbelaer & Vand - Body-Electric [Something Happening, Somewhere]
48:30   	Nathan Surreal - Eprex 4000 [De Lichting]
53:15   	Route 8 - The Sunrise In Her Eyes [Lobster Theremin]
58:30   	Hymns - Waves Of Nothing [Salt Mines]
1:04:50   	Colophon - Eyes Of Water [Lower Case Life]

FATPOD#68

FATPOD-68 - Funes

FATPOD#31 - Marek Hemmann

Brand new episode! Mixed and selected by Marek Hemmann who is sending his best wishes to you, while waiting for his Bittersweet Tour in January 2014!

Brandneue Episode! Gemixt und ausgesucht von Marek Hemmann, der euch grüßt u. auf den Start seiner Bittersweet Tour im Januar 2014 wartet.

TRACKLIST PODCAST #31


Chet Faker - Cigarettes & Chocolate
Carter Bros. - Run (Monty's Bonus Beats)
Jesper Ryom - Apolune
DJ Sneak - Funky Rhythm (Hector Moralez Minority Remix)
Gino Bomino - For Sharon
Unknown - 110th Street
Discodeine - Invert
Le Carousel - Winter Months (The Hacker Remix)
Daniel Avery - Naive Response
Tom Trago - Two Together
Florence & Tito - Florence
Gossamer - Chaino
In Flagranti - Restraint Bias
Alci - 1989
Ed Wizard & Disco Double Dee - So Damn Fine
Kry Wolf & Claude VonStroke - Turbosteppa
Soft Rocks - Talking Jungle (Justin Vandervolgen Remix)
Franz Ferdinand - Katherine Hit Me
Jacques Greene - Quicksand
The Slow Revolt - This Dark Matter (Max Cooper Remix) 

Check!

FATPOD-31 - Marek Hemmann

Stream & Buy: https://orcd.co/fatxxiv001

Freude am Tanzen is back for a very special occasion. In 2022, three Various Artists EPs will be released, celebrating the 24th anniversary of the label from Thuringia. Whilst occasions like this would normally be celebrated on the quarter century, this release makes sense not only on the mathematical level. 3 compilations with 4 tracks provide the half of 24.
The release however also makes sense in terms of history. Freude am Tanzen is showcasing a broad range of electronic music, never neglecting their history but also looking into the future.

XXIV - Chapter ONE

Put A Mask On Your Face

Chuck Boris - Put A Mask On Your Face [FATXXIV 001]

Movement

Module One - Movement [FATXXIV 001]

Say Yes

Rising Sun - Say Yes [FATXXIV 001]

The Thing For Him

Soela - The Thing For Him [FATXXIV 001]

XXIV - Chapter TWO

30 Friends

Caldera - 30 Friends [FATXXIV 002]

Purple Magic

Buy@fatplastics

Taron-Trekka - Purple Magic

Freude am Tanzen says hello Jesper Ryom, who just joined the crew! To introduce himself he made a selection of his favorit tracks for you!

Freude am Tanzen sagt "Hallo Jesper Ryom, willkommen an Bord!" In der neuen Podcast-Episode spielt Jesper ein paar seiner Lieblingstracks. Viel Spaß! 

TRACKLIST PODCAST #33


Sellouts - Satisfy - Editorial Records
Phil Weeks - You Want My Love - Robsoul Recordings
Breky - Feel (Sonicvibe Dub Flip) - Miaudio Music
Terje Bake - Jadore - Visionquest
Life On Planets - Apollo - Better On Foot
Deep Square & Paul Yudin - Taiga - Cyclic Records
Moby - Almost Home (Agoria Remix) - Little Idiot
Bearight - Buoyant - Pets Recordings
Tom Demac & Will Samson - It Grows Again - Aus Music
Greymatter & Krl - Straight Billin’ (Medlar Remix) - Wolf Music Recordings
Osunlade - Dionne - Yoruba Records
Shur-I-Kan - Jazz Club (Max Graef Remix) - EleFlight Records
Romanthony - Trust (Motor City Drum Ensemble Deep Mix) - Glasgow Underground
Nicholas - Running Into Time - Home Taping Is Killing Music
The Noodleman - Starlight (Medlar Mix) - Kolour Recordings
Sam Russo - Vanishing Test - Vitalik Recordings
Stefan Z - Planks - My Favorite Robot Records
Franck Valat - Let Them Know (Dimitri Andreas Remix) - Zoo:Technique

FATPOD-33 - Jesper Ryom

The Berlin-Duo has also been around since a minute. DJ Cle was part of the legendary Martini Brös, while Eva Be has made a name for herself since 1995, releasing on Pokerflat amongst others. LoYoTo have released EP’s on Upon.You, Watergate Records and Foul & Sunk. Nice to have them on Freude am Tanzen.

XXIV - Chapter THREE

Trojena (Blockparty Dub)

LoYoTo - Trojena (Blockparty Dub) [FATXXIV 003]

Philipp Lauer is no stranger to electronic music. Having been around since over 20 years, he is known for his solo productions and remixes as well as collaborations like Tuff City Kids and Arto Mwabe. Next to being a regular on Permanent Vacation, Running Back and LARJ, Lauer also runs his own label Brontosaurus. Having produced five solo albums already, Lauer is still hungry and creative. We like!

Janitors

Lauer - Janitors [FATXXIV 003]

effgee is an up and coming producer and DJ from Hamburg, now living in Berlin. He has gained attention not only from Freude am Tanzen, but from renowned selectors all over the world with his own imprint felice. As there are already fresh releases cooking up in his studio, we are very happy that effgee is part of this compilation. Thank you!

Lost My Things (In The Club)

Effgee - Lost My Things (In The Club) [FATXXIV 003]

The thuringian musician is no stranger to Freude am Tanzen. Formerly part of the duo Taron Trekka, Daniel Müller-Sachs has been concentrating on his solo-project in recent years, already contributing two EP’s alongside a compilation for the label. Apart from that, he is known for his outstanding deep DJ sets.

Jungila

d.m.s. - Jungila [FATXXIV 003]

For almost ten years now, the producer from Berlin has been releasing deeply driving, sensitive dance music that strongly tempts you to fall in love on the dance floor. In 2020, Philipp founded his own label, called Stolar, which regularly releases digital and vinyl releases by himself and other artists, with many reshapes and interpretations by other producers. 
Highly recommended!

https://soundcloud.com/priebe

Tracklisting: 
00:00 The Ambientist - Digital 05 
03:50 Boaksi - So Glad
10:20 Freund der Familie - Porentief (RNDM Remix)
15:55 Vanderstar - Midnight Traveller 
21:40 Martinou - In Time We'll Know
27:50 nthng - Blazer (Dub Mix)
34:00 Jouem - Tale Of Victory
38:15 QY - Voir
43:35 The Ambientist - Digital 09
47:30 Molly - The News (Philipp Priebe Reshape)
52:10 Philipp Priebe - Other Rooms (FATPOD Exclusive) 
57:17 Philipp Priebe - On The Way Out

Freude am Tanzen Podcast

FATPOD#85

FATPOD-85 - Philipp Priebe

@mint4000 enriches the Freude am Tanzen Podcast Series with a great vinyl set of deep minimalistic grooves and floating sound sequences. A perfect mix to enjoy the upcoming summer days! The DJ and producer from Leipzig has released on labels like Appian Sounds and Drop That Records in the past and can be found in Jena from time to time.

Tracklisting:
00:00 photek - applied rhythmic technology
04:50 Aera - FSOJ Comp. compost rec.
09:20 Isolee - Resort Island 01
14:20 Lawrence - Giegling
19:50 Axel Boman - Pampa rec.
24:45 Metro Area - Environ
30:30 FSOJ - Compost rec.
37:32 Axel Boman - Pampa rec.
44:21 Isolee - Resort Island 01
47:40 Appian Sounds
52:07 Kettenkarussel - Giegling

FATPOD#86

FATPOD-86 - Mint 4000

It seems lately that the techno world has opened a bit, allowing a fresh breeze from jazz, pop and vocals to blow through the window. At the same time it also lends to popular music a fine dose of electronic emotion. The longtime Freude-am-Tanzen artist Marek Hemmann is recognized since his first release at the beginning of the millennium as a great tone-romantic amongst the techno live artisans.

Seit einiger Zeit bemerkt man: die Techno-Welt öffnet sich, läßt frischen Wind aus Jazz, Pop und Vocal in ihr Fenster wehen, und verleiht dafür auch umgekehrt sehr gern der Popularmusik eine leckere Portion feine, elektronische Emotion. Der langjährige Freude-am-Tanzen-Künstler Marek Hemmann gilt seit seinen ersten Veröffentlichungen zu Beginn des Jahrtausends sowieso schon als großer Klangromantiker unter den Techno-Livemusikern. Und ist damit erster Kandidat für musikalische Integrationen. 

Only Our Hearts To Lose

Someone

Marian - Someone

FATPOD-87 - Public D
Jena based DJ and underground events organizer Public D (@nicogefahr) returns to the Freude am Tanzen Podcast series. This time solo with his unique sound between House and dubstep oriented broken beats. A Mix with many facets but with still one flow!

Tracklisting:
00:00 - Alex Coulton - Wiretap 
05:05 - I-iii - Dolce 
07:40 - Cop Envy - Rat Break 
10:35 - Avernian - Seivad 
13:22 - Mercy System - Levitate
15:55 - Qant - Moonsick
18:42 - Cimm - Day 1
21:15 - FSK24 - Green City 
24:55 - Yosh - Where’s the Action?
28:17 - Alfredo Romero - Chorister
30:50 - B - Deep Dive
34:00 - Monkey Maffia - Gladis
37:33 - Herbert - UK Spring 
40:20 - Mathias Kaden - Deep & Wise 
43:33 - Metaboman & Jaw feat. Prestin  - H T Beast
46:33 - Geddes - Uncanny 
50:21 - Fr!sky Buziness - Green My Eyes
52:51 - DJ Chupacabra - Wooded
56:22 - SamOne - All Good

FATPOD#87 - Public D

Stream

FATPOD-87 - Public D

Marek Hemmann’s new EP “Chameleon” offers an appetizer to his forthcoming album: two euphoric 10-minute house cuts that do what they do whether in the oven that is the underground cellar or on the window sill at home with a view to the prairie. Both give that Hemmann characteristic crispy , dry beat with a pulse and drives the listener almost trance-like ever forward. On top of that, “Chameleon” builds a tender, soft synthie sound structure that again and again brings a wonderful heavenly vibe that in seconds turns into a complex form. “Alice” uses a similarly sounding house rhythm and forms a soft almost romantic melody that so quickly takes on a hypnotic-type flavor.

*****

Marek Hemmann's neue EP „Chameleon“ bietet einen Vorgeschmack auf sein zukünftiges Album: zwei euphorische, 10minütige House-Songs, die ebenso gut im aufgeheizten Tanzkeller wie auch auf der heimischen Fensterbank mit Aussicht ins Grüne genossen werden können. Bei beiden gibt der Hemmann-typische, knackig-trockene Beat den Puls vor, und treibt den Hörer fast tranceartig fordernd voran. Darüber baut sich in „Chameleon“ langsam ein zartes, sanftes Synthie-Klanggerüst auf, das immer wieder wie eine wunderschöne Himmelserscheinung verschwindet, nur um wenig später in noch komplexerer Form erneut zu erscheinen. „Alice“ nutzt einen ähnlich zackigen House-Rhythmus, und formt darüber eine sanfte, fast romantische Melodie, die sehr schnell in hypnoseartige Zustände entführt. 



Chameleon EP

Alice

Marek Hemmann - Alice

Infinity

You Know

Marek Hemmann - You Know

It is one year ago that Mathias Kaden presented a very personal journey to his musical roots in the shape of an album called "Energetic". Equally as long he has been out in the world as a live act - with some large analogous luggage and the same joy of performing with which he had won many hearts as a DJ on the dancefloor beforehand. After the first batch of remixes (among others by Michael Mayer and Redshape) there are now following further revisions of three of the album's tracks. 

Finally, “Soulmakers“ and Spain again. The duo Pulshar drapes its remix in a warm dub blanket with many delays, soft strings and smoothly bouncing bass drums. The perfect conclusion to this second part of “Energetic” remixes.


Energetic Remixes Part 2

Soulmakers feat. Zoe Xenia (Pulshar Remix)

Mathias Kaden - Soulmakers (Pulshar Remix)

The Hemmann lasagna is ready! With a healthy dose of ground beef and sun-ripened tomatoes between the sauce and layers of pasta with a peppy salad.
    Once again Marek has two tracks with which he arms the planet richly, but also where the cooking spoon just explodes in the kitchen. The writer has quite a steam building upÖbut this music is just so filling, that the stomach just knows that there was a hole there.
    To prepare for this first album from the Hemmann kitchen, two long sides strike a tone with a powerful punch, breathless grooves with a long puff and an empire of sounds for the endorphin thrust within and without the headphones. This isnít a construction, but rather a composition.
    Exquisitely vibrating grooves with a hopping deepness, percussive elements together with a melodic party radiating in a finely sensed positivity. Itís as if you could together with Inessa and Gemini mutate into a bouncing ball. When his tracks begin to spin, that which happens to the listeners is the stuff dreams are made of.

Gemini EP

Gemini

Marek Hemmann - Gemini

We bring you six interpretations for last years album by EATING SNOW.
From raunchy to dubby - from emo to rolling - from heavy to smooth — here is all you need!
Andhim, Kiki, Einmusik and Animal Trainer, put their perspectives upon this collaboration between
Douglas Greed and Mooryc.

Eating Snow Remixes

This Emptiness Is Mine (Andhim Remix)

Eating Snow - This Emptiness Is Mine (Andhim Remix)

Muchas FATcias

Saint-Saens (Groove Mix)

Mooryc - Saint-Saens (Groove Mix)

The next release is in the digital house. The responsible party here is a new celestial body, springing from the Polish heavens. Mooryc is the project from Maurycy Zimmerman from Poznań. He has already done his thing on the debut album from Douglass Greed with one of the most snappy songs featuring his voice and crackly refinements. 

Die nächste reine Datenveröffentlichung steht ins digitale Haus. Verantwortlich hierfür ist ein neuer Stern, der über dem polnischen Himmel aufgegangen ist. Mooryc ist das Projekt von Maurycy Zimmermann aus Poznań. Er veredelte bereits auf dem Debütalbum von Douglas Greed einen der prägnantesten Songs mit seiner Stimme und seinen Fricklerfertigkeiten.

All Those Moments

All Those Moments (Marek Hemmann Remix)

Mooryc - All Those Moments (Marek Hemmann Remix)

FAT-zig022 Taron-Trekka - Pourpre Sable EP

When the rush wears off, relaxation sets in. It figures. Yet, it is not easy to strike the right chord for every era musically. Taron-Trekka is familiar with both: the exhilarating turmoil and pushing of a club night as well as the soothing decay and the eager beginning of the night. One simply hears this in their countless tracks. The new EP “Pourpre Sable” focuses on the beginnings and the endings: when things go calmer, continuously or reconvened, when conversations, thoughts and memories mingle with gliding grooves, when the synapses are fully attuned to deepness.
 
However, the three tracks are not making do with reduced, dimmed house arrangements – despite those very three being a truly big deal in terms of deepness. No way, Taron-Trekka have snatched Violet Starfish.  Their casual, yet almost intimate singsong gives the tracks a spoken word profundity that will melt in one’s mouth. Never intrusive, never put-on. Instead, subtly entangled with the grooves and chords. Storytelling on and beside the dancefloor.

Track information:

”Okular“
In decelerated fashion, ”Okular“ shifts through entwined string sections, flushed by a few brightly flashing key strokes on the synth. In addition, a brief smile from Violet Starfish. Super deep.

”Shera“
The atmosphere remains dimmed, but the bass drum is a lot tighter. ”Shera“ focuses on field recordings of a distant road, on few, concise sounds and the voice of Violet Starfish. Is this the prime time peeking out or can we expect any more to happen today?

”The Willow Tree“
A track with classical potential. Gently vibrant house chords amid dynamic bass drums and percussions, Violet Starfish at its best. A shimmer in the air and all of a sudden, the sun is flooding the floor with all its warmth.

Pourpre Sable EP

Shera

Taron-Trekka - Shera

FATPOD 046 - Monkey Maffia

After some time of keeping us waiting, Monkey Maffia has not only recently released a new EP, but also provided us with a new episode of our podcast. Now we are finally happy again.

Die Zeit des Wartens ist vorbei! Monkey Maffia hat endlich eine neue EP veröffentlich und obendrauf packt er uns sogar noch die neuste Episode unseres Podcast. Jetzt sind wir endlich wieder glücklich.

GarageBands Album

FATPOD-46 - Monkey Maffia

KRL Kumpelinterpretationen

Down Here (Marek Hemmann RMX)

Douglas Greed & Pascal Bideau - Down Here (Marek Hemmann RMX)

Das ist die tanzelektronische Hommage an eine der widersprüchlichsten und gleichzeitig bezaubernsten Städte Südamerikas. Glaube, Freude, Hoffnung, Trauer, Sehnsucht und Melancholie werden direkt aus dem Herzen von Kadebostan auf die Tänzer übertragen. 


That is the dance-electronic homage to a conflicting and at the same time dazzling city in South America. Belief, joy, hope, sadness, longing, and melancholy are brought to you direct out of the heart of Kadebostan to the dancers. How important and beguilingly embracing melody structures can be in house and techno, are demonstrated here with effective clarity.

Caracas Soul EP

Caracas Soul

Kadebostan - Caracas Soul

Infinity EP

Buy on Bandcamp

Marek Hemmann - Infinity

"You know them... They don´t dance, they don't smile - they just stare..". 

Douglas Greed has dedicated his latest track to those dancefloor prowlers and lead by the tongue-in-cheek vocal the track is quiet the dancefloor bomb. 

The guys at the label felt the need to put it out as quickly as possible and so decided that they'd create an exclusive offshoot imprint for this one. 

Initially to be released on a limited run of 300 x vinyl, the three track ep will eventually see a digital release later this year.... 

So here we go with DOUGI 01!

When A Man Sings On A Track

Douglas Greed - When A Man Sings On A Track

An album like this should be wrapped in gold, with shooting star accents and served on a rose bedecked saucer.This is Ying and Yang, Laurel and Hardy, spaghetti and tomato sauce, it is: everything. And never nothing. In the club cellar it is potent dynamite and by the light of day it belongs to a souled passion, in quiet moments at home.
"The Gold Retrospective" is the essence of five musical experiments, extending the work of Monsieur Kadebostan on the labels FENOU and Freude am Tanzen.

Eine Platte wie die diese gehört selbstverständlich in Gold verpackt, mit Sternschnuppen garniert und auf Rosenplattenteller gebettet. Sie ist Ying und Yang, Laurel und Hardy, Spaghetti und Tomatensosse, sie ist: alles. Und niemals nichts. Im Clubkeller reinstes Dynamit, bei Lichte gehört beseelte Musikleidenschaft, in stillen Stunden daheim auch feines Sehnsuchtsleuchten.
"The Gold Retrospective" ist die Essenz aus fünf Jahren musikalischer Tiefenbohrung, die Monsieur Kadebostan nun schon bei den Labels FENOU und Freude am Tanzen unternimmt.



The Gold Retrospective 2007-2012

Love In Looxor

Kadebostan - Love In Looxor

Laolu - O Fantasma (kadebostan tigercity part3)

Salome (Kadebostan Version)

Kadebostan & Laolu - Salome (Kadebostan Version)

Die erste LP ist immer ein Grund zu Feiern, und mehr noch auch ein Grund für freudige
Erwartung (auf mehr): nun also, Respekt Leute, denn es naht die Doppel-Premiere: die
erste LP von Marek Hemmann, dem vielseitigsten Elektrotüftler diesseits der Saale, und
ebenso der erste CD-Longplayer aus dem Hause FAT!
Wir wissen, Marek Hemmann ist sowohl solo als auch als Teil eins des kongenialen Duos
Hemmann & Kaden seit Jahren fester Bestandteil der neuen House- und Technoszene,
gleichermaßen als Produzent wie auch als Liveact. Die gesammelten Veröffentlichungen
belaufen sich inzwischen auf Dutzende, die unzähligen Remixaufträge für Kollegen von
Trentemøller bis Monika Kruse gar nicht mitgerechnet. Und nach der letzten EP, dem
floorstürmenden Gemini, war klar, die Zeit ist reif, auf also zum abendfüllenden
Gesamtkunstwerk. Auf nach In-Between.

In Between

FREAKDISKO EP

1996

Onur Özer - 1996

What do you know about Denmark? Think about it: hotdogs, licorice, beer, and a definite taste for alcohol. Vikings, Hamlet and Lego. Nor must we forget Hans Christian Andersen, Trentemøller and Junior Senior. So did we leave anything out? But of course we did; Jesper Ryom! This young Dane has already made a far-reaching impression with his "Nature Boy EP" on La Fleur’s label Power Plant Records, and recently his talent could also be heard on his remix of Marian’s "Passengers" on their remix album of “Only Out Hearts to Lose”. And now we are proud to present four new tracks on the digital Freude-Am-Tanzen sister label FATzig.

Jesper’s music is proof that house can be clever and still danceable, emotional and still cool. Again and again he mixes jazzy samples with self-played instruments and places these on a groovy four/four base to his own refined and not too heady vision of house. He’s got both legs in the club, and his mind on cloud nine. Guitar riffs drenched in reverb, vocals full of melancholy and harmonies for at least two eternities. Music that doesn't look at pop as a curse word, loves jazz and breathes dub. Direct from Copenhagen over Jena and out throughout the world. The open-air season can come right on by – and the next Denmark vacation too!

 Was weiß man eigentlich über Dänemark? Mal überlegen: Hot-Dogs, Lakritze, Bier und überhaupt viel Alkohol. Wikinger, Hamlet, Lebenslust und Lego. Dann noch Hans Christian Andersen, Trentemøller oder Junior Senior. Was vergessen? Natürlich: Jesper Ryom! Der junge Däne hinterließ bereits mit seiner "Nature Boy EP" auf La Fleurs Label Power Plant Records mächtig Eindruck, veredelte zuletzt Marians "Passengers" für deren Remixkollektion des Only Our Hearts To Lose-Albums und legt nun endlich mit gleich vier neuen Tracks auf dem digitalen Freude-Am-Tanzen-Schwesterlabel FATzig nach.


Jespers Musik ist der beste Beweis dafür, dass House zugleich tanzbar und clever, emotional und cool sein kann. Immer wieder mischt er jazzige Samples mit selbsteingespielten Instrumenten und verschraubt diese auf einem groovenden Vierviertelfundament zu seiner ganz eigenen, raffinierten, aber nie zu verkopften Vision von House. It's a body thing, noch immer! Mit beiden Beinen im Club, im Kopf auf Wolke Sieben. Gitarren-Riffs, die den Sonnenaufgang heraufbeschwören, Vocals voller Melancholie und Harmonien für mindestens zwei Ewigkeiten. Musik, die Pop nicht als Schimpfwort versteht, Jazz liebt und Dub atmet. Direkt aus Kopenhagen über Jena hinaus in die Welt. Die Open-Air-Saison kann kommen - und der nächste Dänemark-Urlaub gerne auch! 

Syvsover

Ghostly

Jesper Ryom - Ghostly

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What do you do when a live project exceeds its own ambitions? Just keep doing the wonderful concerts and eventually head to the studio. Sounds simple and conclusive. In the case of Karocel, that was exactly how they went about it and surprisingly, all six band members made it happen. Though the four Marbert Rocels, Mathias Kaden and Michael-Mitchi-Nagler have known each other from their hometown along the Gera-Jena-Erfurt corridor, and the Karocel live shows have been well received: an album is an entirely different beast. You can add to that the full schedule of events and shows for everyone involved and the various songwriter habits of each. Yet still, the wish to work together on a deeper level stood out front for everyone. The fun they had on the stage brought Karocel the best idea since the carousel. That is, to take the live show and produce it in the studio without a concrete sound in the subconscious. In the fall of 2012 everyone got together in the studio of Marbert Rocel for three intense jam sessions. With a single click it all began – after a while everything was knotted together only to be woven through the mixer where it then lay. Post-production vocals and overdubs weren’t needed. The 10 pearls that emerged from those sessions glistened in its raw form that the direct multifaceted nature of a Karocel event is now available in album format. In various dramatic curves ‘Plaited’ prances over the dance-floor. Right smack in the middle there are tracks like ‘This One’, ‘Tease You’ and ‘Undo’ and the bar shaking ‘Vox, ‘Watts’, ‘Boys’ and ‘Don’t Play’ the kissing on the sofa ‘Without’ and the one on the way home ‘Parallels’. How nice that all the pieces will be in fact available under the stars and in the homey confines of the club to be felt and appreciated. Just like when they were recorded Karocel took everything including mixing the tracks and the artwork in their own hands. Plaited is a complete work of art, no question.

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If you allow yourself a short excursion into the monstrous valley of the YouTube commentary there is the following to read about the Kadebostan FAT Debut ÑCaracas Soulì:
this shit is timeless ; one of the best songs ever! ; great sport.............5* ; a feast for the ears... ; this is emotion pure... ; wow that makes the hair on my back stand up it is so beautiful; …

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Bei uns darf jeder seine eigene Suppe kochen.

Von Mama weiß man: die Suppe ist das Maß aller Dinge, da gibt es mehr Rezepte als Sterne am Himmel, von bauernschlau bis ganz shishi. Aber immer ist sie total herzerfrischend. Freude am Tanzen hat sich diese Erkenntnis schon vor Jahren ganz weit oben ins Label-Büro gehängt, daheim im lauschigen Jena. 

Freude am Tanzen 5zig

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Just doing our music since 1998 – Freude am Tanzen is an electronic music label from Germany including a sub label called Musik Krause. Our music is available at our local recordstore Fatplastics. Have a good time with our music!

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