ARTIST: Moderat
TITLE: Bad Kingdom
LABEL: Monkeytown
R/D: OUT NOW

Moderat are Modeselektor and Apparat...

Hardly anybody has brought electronic music from Berlin to the farthest flung corners of the world with more passion and enthusiasm than these two heavyweights.

Modeselektor – Gernot Bronsert and Sebastian Szary – are bass music heroes. Together with a veritable army of collaborators, guest artists and with their two labels Monkeytown and 50 Weapons, they have built a broad network. They assimilate and process the tiniest vibrations in the global bass continuum and at the same time, their wobbly salvos and their oblique sense of humour are unmistakable. They became known to a select audience through their records on BPitch Control with which they catapulted themselves out of the Berlin 4/4 cosmos, whilst simultaneously reflecting the raw and full-on spirit of the 1990s Berlin club scene.

Apparat (real name: Sascha Ring) could hardly be more opposite. He fuses tricky electronics with heartfelt and auspicious pop. Together with T.Raumschmiere, he founded Shitkatapult. From early on, Apparat realised that the LP was his preferred form of expression. With each album, he reinvented himself on a personal, stylistic and social level: gradually bringing ever more strata of his emotional persona to light, exploring previously unknown musical styles and involving guest musicians in the process.

In 2002, Sascha, Gernot and Sebastian met for the first time. At that point in time, Apparat and Modeselektor were well established in the Berlin music scene. Sascha had already released his debut album and Gernot and Sebastian, a series of 12”s. Their shared studio time wore them down to such an extent, that they were forced to shelve the project almost immediately. But the foundations were laid and the three of them were able to present the fruits of their labour: the “Auf Kosten der Gesundheit” EP. Eleven years later, one still can have a sense of the sparks that must have flown in the studio: complex beats wrestling with furious bass and reduced rap elements.

Six years went by before they got together again. In the mean time both acts had established sensationally successful careers. In 2005, Modeselektor’s debut album “Hello, Mom!” gained them international recognition at light speed. Pitchfork rejoiced and Thom Yorke constantly mentioned them. Their second album featured vocals from Otto von Schirach, Maximo Park and... Thom York. Modeselektor stormed the festival stages and were honoured by Beatport and Resident Advisor.

Apparat had not just one but two breakthrough albums: in 2006 and together with Ellen Allien, he founded the “Orchestra of Bubbles”, with which the two of them explored the language of song. In 2007 he released “Walls”, his first time working with a band. He developed a live show that fused together acoustic and electronic, and club and pop music. Just as with Modeselektor, Apparat is the epitome of the Berlin sound, but nonetheless lifts the sounds of the city to another level. Significantly, both acts toured with Radiohead.

In 2008, Gernot, Sebastian and Sascha came together once again. Their eponymous debut album was released on April 20, 2009. Busdriver, the Californian rapper, the German reggae heroes Seeed and the dup poet Paul St. Hilaire joined them on a several songs. Perhaps the secret of Modeselektor’s and Apparat’s collaboration lies in the fact that they never even tried to get close to one another. Modeselektor’s thundering bass rumbles in the cellar, Apparat’s sensitive and subtle melodies float high in the eaves. The fact that what one assumes to be incompatible actually communicates, is what makes Moderat so unique. Moderat is not just a studio project: with a set of visuals created for these concerts by Pfadfinderei, they toured all five continents.

With Monkeytown and 50 Weapons, Modeselektor created a highly potent label empire, which unites the music scene’s old heroes with crazy bass kids. The two of them have curated a whole stage at the Melt! Festival a number of times and have released their third album. Apparat travelled the world with the freshly re-formed Apparat Band. He relinquished his position as auteur for the first time by becoming part of a theatre performance and in the album that resulted, released the raw and mostly unedited sessions.

Now, twelve years after their first meeting, Modeselektor and Apparat have come together once again: more mature, but not worldly-wise, wiser but not unquestioning, more experienced but without having sacrificed any of their pioneer spirit. 

They release the 1st single "Bad Kingdom" today 1st July 2013 and drop longplayer " II "  in August 2013 through Monkeytown Records ... You can catch Moderat Live in the UK at Eastern Electriks Knebworth House on August 2nd 2013...

MODERAT " Bad Kingdom " ( Lauren Laverne BBC 6Music RIP ) MONKEYTOWN OUT NOW

EYE OF THE HIGH - Eye Of The Sun (Trevor Nelson Rhythm Nation on BBC R2 RIP) HIGHER GRADE / OUT NOW

MALAKI & TOLÜ MAKAY - The Light (R1 Future Artists with Jack Saunders on BBC RADIO 1 RIP) OUT NOW

LEON JEAN-MARIE Feat. Paul Stephan - Forsaken (6Music Breakfast Show with Huw Stephens RIP) OUT NOW

RUDIMENTAL "Speeding" (BLACK BUTTER) 02.05.11

A MOUNTAIN OF ONE Featuring Rolo McGinty - Surrender (Lauren Laverne's WYWS BBC6MUSIC RIP) OUT NOW

CONGO NATTY Feat Lij Tafari - Athos (Mary Anne Hobbs 'Near Future' BBC 6MUSIC RIP) OUT NOW

7 million albums sold to date. 1 billion video views on YouTube globally.

Lana Del Rey will be releasing new album “ULTRAVIOLENCE” on Monday 16th June on Polydor Records. 

It will be available in standard and deluxe editions on download, CD and vinyl. A Collectors Box edition is also due for release. The box will include a Deluxe LP Picture disc – 2 x LPs on heavyweight vinyl, a Deluxe CD digipack and 4x12x12 art prints.     

‘West Coast’ is the first single released off the album, where Del Rey is making her return with a whole new set of the melancholy, dark, sweet, and sad songs that made her famous. It's release was announced at the premiere of Del Rey’s short film, Tropico.

Remixes on the overall package come courtesy of MK / Solomun / Camo & Krooked / Fourtet / William Carl Jnr / Ten Ven / Grades and more...

LANA DEL REY " West Coast "  Solomun Remix Dub ( Pete Tong BBC R1 RIP ) POLYDOR JUNE 2014

The young Berlin based electronic artist KlangKuenstler has unveiled the release of his new single ‘Man On The Moon’ featuring folk singer Alice Phoebe Lou. The track, to be released through Rob Da Bank’s Sunday Best, simply blew up when it first hit sound cloud ten months ago and will be the first single to be taken from the 23-year old’s upcoming album ' That’s Me ' and includes enigmatic remixes from Hot Creations mainstay Miguel Campbell, and two of Berlin’s most exciting electronic duo's Umami and SokooL. 

Michael Korb, more commonly known as KlangKuenstler, has been crafting his uniquely warm, melodic productions for years - first receiving attention with his tracks such as ‘Freudentraene’ which marked a huge milestone in his fledging career with over 2 millions plays on Youtube to date. 

2014 holds big plans for KlangKuenstler, and in between his the release of the single and the much awaited release of his album, KlangKuenstler will be tearing up cities all around the Europe, playing his captivating live shows at events such as Habitat and Berlin Festival. You can catch him in the UK this July at GlobalGathering. 

Tracklisting:

- Man On The Moon ( Original Mix )
- Man On The Moon ( Radio Edit )
- Man On The Moon ( Miguel Campbell Remix )
- Man On The Moon ( So Kool Remix )
- Man On The Moon ( Umami Remix )

TOUR DATES:

25.06 GlobalGathering, UK
28.06 Stil Vor talent Label Night , Braucnschweig
05.07 All We Want Festival, Goch
12.07 Romy S, Stuttgart
19.07 Habitat Festival, Hohenlockenstadt
01.08 Tanzhaus West , Frankfurt 
02.08 Jagdauf Am See Festival, Nobitz
08.08 SONNE MOND STERNE Festival, Saalbach
16.08 MTV Mobile, Cologne
24.08 Stil Vor Talent Open Air , Braunschweig
06.09 Pleinvrees, Amsterdam
07.09 Berlin Festival
13.09 Penthaus, Erding

For more information on KlangKuenstler, see below:
https://soundcloud.com/klangkuenstler
http://klangkuenstler.com/

For more information on Sunday Best, see below:
http://www.sundaybest.net/
https://www.facebook.com/sundaybestrecordings
https://twitter.com/sundaybestrecs

KLANGKUENSTLER ft Alice Phoebe Lou "Man On The  Moon" ( John Kennedy XFM RIP ) SUNDAY BEST 14.06.14

“Primed for big things” The Fader

“His glistening, forthright take on songwriting blends countless genres” DIY

Bipolar Sunshine has announced his new single ‘Deckchairs on the Moon’, which will be released on 6th July 2014 ...


In keeping with his fresh, idiosyncratic sound and conversational vocals, ‘Deckchairs on the Moon’ is a light-hearted and upbeat track with an incredibly addictive chorus that will almost definitely be sung en masse from the fields of Somerset to the shores of Ibiza this summer. It’s Bipolar Sunshine at his most charismatic.

Bipolar Sunshine is the solo project of Manchester’s Adio Marchant who with every release continues to impress and carve out his own singular path as one of the most exciting new artists to look out for in 2014... 

This summer he is set to step things up another gear with his new single and UK festivals performances including Glastonbury, Secret Garden Party and Reading & Leeds. He follows this with a UK headline tour in September and October including shows at London’s Shepherd’s Bush Empire and Manchester’s Ritz. 

Bipolar Sunshine has been working with Kid Harpoon (Florence And The Machine, Jessie Ware), Fraser T Smith (Adele, Lily Allen) and close producer 21-year-old Jazz Purple to put the finishing touches to his debut record.

Remixes on the package include interpritations from Elderbrook, London duo Eli & Fur, Northampton duo Just Kiddin and Brooklyn, NYC Beatsmith Harry Fraud ( French Montana /  Jadakiss ) ...


BIPOLAR SUNSHINE " Deckchairs On The Moon " ( Rob da Bank BBC6Music RIP ) POLYDOR JULY 2014


Greco-Romance. It’s often been said that the early underground parties thrown by the Greco-Roman artist collective, party and record label were romantic affairs. Maybe it was the punch, maybe it was the music, but love was certainly in the air.  And so the third solo EP from Hot Chip’s Joe Goddard picks up where last summer’s EP Taking Over’s love affair with club basements left off.
This new EP titled Endless Love spans five dancefloor inspired tracks of epic proportions, none more so than the 15 minute version of EP closer ‘Carried Away’. ‘Endless Love’ follows his tradition of collaborating with other musicians such as newcomer Valentina for 2011’s anthem ‘Gabriel’ or German house legend Boris Dlugosch for ‘Step Together’ by asking Betsy to provide the vocals for the title track and its sister ‘Make It Right’, the pair of songs lyrically entwined in a strange love ritual.

As Joe himself whimsically says: 

“This is another bunch of songs I have been making recently, surprisingly it consists mostly of House music! And a couple of other ones that aren't House - you can skip those”

However, maybe don’t do as the main man says. For once we give you permission to completely ignore Joe Goddard and do as you please: get loved up with ‘Endless Love’, due for release late July / early August 2014.

JOE GODDARD " Endless Love " ( Annie Mac BBC R1 RIP ) GRECO - ROMAN 28.07.14

ROYCE WOOD JUNIOR " Rover " ( Annie Mac BBC R1 PREMIERE RIP ) 37 ADVENTURES 01.12.14

SEEKAE " Test & Recognise " FLUME REWORK ( Gilles Peterson BBC 6MUSIC RIP ) OUT NOW

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PRINZHORN DANCE SCHOOL " Reign " ( John Kennedy XFM XPOSURE RIP ) DFA RECORDS SOON COME

TIRZAH " Make It Up " ( Benji B BBC R1 / 1X RIP ) GRECO - ROMAN 14.08.15

JMSN feat Snoh Aalegra " CRUEL INTENTIONS " ( Jamz Supernova BBC 1X RIP ) WHITE ROOM  OUT NOW

INFINITY INK "Games" HOT CREATIONS 12.12.11

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CLEAN BANDIT "Telephone Banking" INCREDIBLE INDUSTRIES (OUT NOW)

JILLIONAIRE, FUSE ODG & SCOOP - Sunrise - Redlight Rmx ft Abra & Yxng Bane (TARGET BBC R1/1X RIP)

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First single taken from the forthcoming Donaeo longplayer due for release late 2010. "Im Fly" features Shy Fx & Breakage on additional production duties and is a favourite for Annie Mac, Mistajam, Ras Kwame, Seani B,Grimshaw, Sinden, Manny Norte, Steve Sutherland, Trevor Nelson, Zane Lowe, John Kennedy, DJ EZ, DJ Swerve, Mash, Firin Squad, DJ Hotsteppa, Oneman, Scratcha, Roska, Marcus Nasty, Funk Butcher and more...

Donae'o "I'm Fly"- ZEPHRON / MY ISH 26.07.10

JOE GODDARD " Gabriel " ( Soulwax Remix ) GRECO - ROMAN 02.04.12

DIANA GORDON - Kool Aid (Jamz Supernova BBC 1X RIP) // (DIANA GORDON) R/D: OUT NOW I/D: JULY 2018

INFINITY INK " Infinity "  ( Pete Tong ESSENTIAL NEW TUNE RIP ) CROSSTOWN REBELS 21.05.12

ARTIST:  NANCI & PHOEBE featuring Congo Natty
TITLE: NOTORIOUS
LABEL: CONGO NATTY BASS
RELEASE DATE: 13.08.12
IMPACT DATE: 28.08.12

Introducing the next generation ...

Rebel MC aka Congo Natty relaunched his musical journey January 2012 with single "Get Ready" featuring Daddy Freddy, Tenor Fly and Nanci Correia, a track which tore up the airwaves and which received key tastemaker support from the likes of Mistajam ( R1 / 1Xtra ) Annie Mac ( R1 ) Nick Grimshaw ( R1 ) Sir David Rodigan ( KISS FM ) Hype ( KISS FM ) John Kennedy ( XFM ) Andi Durrant ( Capital FM ) DJ Woody ( Choice FM ) and more... The video was playlisted by MTV, Channel AKA and Chartshow TV.

With the necessary foundations laid, new imprint Congo Natty Bass is due to launch  August 2012, with a focus on signing key releases and the very best music the jungle movement has on offer - 20 years after it's inception!

Kicking off the label discography - Rebel MC is proud to present Nanci Correia and Phoebe Hibbert aka Iron Dread with new single " Notorious ".  These 2 females with attitude are spearheading the return of this generations Jungle sounds. Their fresh take on hosting DJ sets breaks all genre conventions creating a new eclectic sound, mixing hip-hop flows, powerful and provoking lyrics, booming bass lines and stringent bluesy harmonies.

Urban online magazine Who’s Jack wrote that Nanci’s “powerful pipes [to] rival those of Adele and Florence Welch”. Phoebe’s lyrics encapsulates urban living, spiritually relating to, and engaging, a wide politically, emotionally aware audience. Since 2009, based in Brixton South London, the pair have been working in the studio with Congo Natty and are now ready to surface and take this summer by storm. 

Killer remix package on the way so hold tight….

NANCI & PHOEBE featuring Congo Natty " Notorious " ( Radio Edit ) CONGO NATTY BASS 13.08.12

ARLO PARKS - Cola (BBC R1 Chillest with Phil Taggart RIP) BEATNIK // OUT NOW

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T WILLIAMS "HEARTBEAT" (Mosca Remix) LOCAL ACTION 25.10.10

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ARTIST: KCAT
TITLE: GREATER LOVE
LABEL: WHITE
R/D: N/A

KCAT resumes her solo journey after a successful feature on Mike Delinquent's "Mama Said" with Mikill Pane. The next instalment from her diverse project is her own take on jungle classic "Greater Love".

KCAT certainly holds her own on this interpolation, putting her own spin on the track very exquisitely. With production courtesy of Major Look, expect a powerful sound to be soothed by KCAT's smooth & soulful vocal.


KCAT " GREATER LOVE " ( Mistajam BBC 1XTRA Premiere ) WHITE LABEL

ARTIST: Calibre
TITLE: Running / Start Again featuring Chimpo ( Taken from long player "spill" )
LABEL: Signature
R/D: 20.05.13
Cat No: SIGCD009

Calibre in his own words:

This one took a little longer than expected 
Every year for a while I've churned out the collected 
Consequently 
After such a time 
I required a step back 
A quiet pause-----to define. 

I suppose it's just about the floor 
But I've always wanted more 
I find it hard to articulate 
What it means to dedicate 
If anything means anything at all. 

Sometimes it does 
But other nights I'm climbing the walls 
Supposing this tempo wasn't a thing 
Do you think I could sing 
The same song that you sing? 

KEY FEEDBACK SO FAR:

Gilles Peterson	10/10

Mala DMZ	8/10 Killer

Chase and Status 9/10	 

Noisia 8/10 - Beautiful, simply beauttiful.	

DJ Craze 10/10 - AMAZING!!!!	

Doc Scott	10/10  - It's Calibre, what more is there to say?

Laurent Garnier  - 8/10 Calibre as musical & as stunning as ever ---- full club & radio support	

Marky	10/10 - The Best Artist In D&B and the Best Album!	

Calyx & TeeBee	8/10	 - Sublime, effortless brilliance!

Justin Martin DirtyBird - 10/10	 So stoked for this! Absolutely loving it all!!!! Thank you! :

Dub Phizik 10/10 - Reinforcing his position as the most influential artist in D&B….again

G...

CALIBRE " Running / Start Again ft Chimpo " SIGNATURE 20.05.13

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PAST & PRESENT ARTISTS // LABELS INCLUDE :

In no particular order: 

ARLO PARKS * KRUST * LOU HAYTER * BRENT FAIYAZ * NADIA ROSE * CELESTE *  IDRIS ELBA * WATCH THE RIDE * VYBZ KARTEL * MAC MILLER R.I.P * DONAEO * SO SOLID CREW * OCTAVE ONE * CARL CRAIG * DAMIAN LAZARUS * CONGO NATTY * GOLDIE * LIL SILVA * BREAKAGE * MJ COLE * SEIJI * MARCUS INTALEX RIP * MAP OF AFRICA * REDLIGHT * A-TRAK * ED BANGER RECORDS * LADY CHANN * LANA DEL REY * CLEAN BANDIT * RUDIMENTAL * CASPA & DUBPOLICE * DJ MEHDI RIP * FUNKYSTEPZ * HYPERDUB * CASSIUS * WHITEST BOY ALIVE * MODERAT * CLAUDE VON STROKE * STONES THROW * ZERO 7 * JESSE ROSE * DJ DIE * R & S RECORDS * TRIMBAL * ORIS JAY * MALA * J DILLA R.I.P * DELICIOUS VINYL * TROJAN RECORDS * ROISIN MURPHY * HOT CHIP * JILLIONAIRE * JOHN TALABOT * KYLA * RAY KEITH * CALIBRE * OM UNIT * MADLIB * MASTA ACE * P DIDDY * AVH * DJ CHAMPION * EVM128 * FACTORY FLOOR * LONE * BLAME * ASHLEY BEEDLE * INFINITY INK * JAMIE JONES * JOE GODDARD * PHOTEK * ETIENNE DE CRECY * NEED FOR MIRRORS * TERRI WALKER * DFA RECORDS * MICHAEL MAYER * BLUE LAB BEATS * IZZI DUNN * PSYCHEMAGIK * ZED BIAS * SKEPTICAL & DUB PHIZIX * FOOLS GOLD RECORDS NYC *
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