Listen to the exclusive GROOVE-Premiere of @blindsmyth 's track „Connection Error” taken from his forthcoming album on @alexconnaisseurrecordings

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Blindsmyth - Connection Error

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Feeling extremely excited and proud for giving continuity to KEENE and Kaleta's release'Ayessi', this time in collaboration with the internationally renowned music producer and composer Henrik Schwarz. It also includes an outstanding remix from one of our favourite artists 'Philou Louzolo', responsible for bridging the gap between afro diaspora sounds and House and Techno.

Henrik Schwarz came up with two versions in wonderfully colourful fashion, sunny vibes and a triumphant feel that completely envelops this production, with shimmering disco hi-hats bringing the rhythm urgency and subtle strings and blips filtering away in the bedrock of the composition. A buzzing synth bores a tunnel through the centre of the groove while perfectly blending with Kaleta's vocals. 

Philou Louzolo showed his prolific production skills in all its glory with each element carefully positioned to keep things energetic, laying the foundation of a dancefloor bomb. It features an array of warm arpeggios that adds bright colours to the mix, with driving afro percussion pushing the track along with a gentle sort of power. Kaleta's vocals and blasts from sprightful trumpets were efficiently used bringing tension to the mix.

Ayessi Remixes

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KEENE, Kaleta - Ayessi (Henrik Schwarz Remix)

Berghain/Panorama Bar resident Massimiliano Pagliara returns to Permanent Vacation with his fourth studio album "See You In Paradise". After the highly acclaimed "Nothing Stays In One Place For Long" EP from 2020, this is the first full-length from the Italian-raised and Berlin-based producer for the label. Albums in the dance music genre can often be a challenge in terms of finding the right balance between the dancefloor and listening at home. Massimiliano, however, mastered this craftmanship perfectly while reviving the art of the album format. Mostly written and produced in the lockdown period of spring 2020 these 10 tracks offer the whole sonic spectrum from the "Massi universe". The hardware enthusiast blends analogue-heavy and bright synthesizer melodies, pop hooks, Chicago house groove with more technoid tracks and atmospheric soundscapes. Taking you on a journey through his mind, body and soul: From his underground disco passion and pulsating dancefloor moments to ethereal and meditative ambience. Inspired, both musically and aesthetically - one of his favourite carnal catchphrases titles the album - by Disco hero Patrick Cowley, Massimiliano channelled past, present and future in searching for new adventures within his music.

Massimiliano Pagliara - Pepper On The Tongue Feat. Curses

Remixes from The End of The World

The Gallery (Chloé Remix) [feat. Whalesharkattacks]

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Electronic duo Pale Blue returns to Crosstown Rebels with their long-awaited sophomore album ‘Maria’,  revealing a spellbinding eight-track trip across electronic spheres. 

After forming their critically acclaimed Pale Blue project with their debut album ‘The Past We Leave Behind’ in 2015, Mike Simonetti (Italians  Do It Better) and Elizabeth Wight (Silver Hands) have only furthered intrigue and interest in the years since, uniting for a series of expansive  EPs on Simonetti’s own 2MR imprint exploring dancefloor-focused acid through to gripping electronica. Having already offered a first look and  preview into their long-awaited album return via three singles on the label, with remixes provided by DJ Tennis, Kölsch, Fort Romeau and  Perel, mid-May sees Simonetti and Wight finally reveal their sophomore album ‘Maria’ on Damian Lazarus’ Crosstown Rebels - offering a  uniquely raw yet seamlessly polished trip into their idiosyncratic world. 

“‘Maria’ is an album of love songs - the good, the bad, and the ugly… The album is written entirely in Elizabeth’s voice. These are  all her words - her thoughts, based on her personal experience. When writing this record I took inspiration from classic rock LP  sequencing, and tried to dial in on a coherent concept, a natural flow. Although these are clearly techno tracks, one would argue  they have more in common with rock music than dance music. I wanted to try make something a little different, verse/chorus/verse  tracks but still heavy enough for the club, full of melody and emotion… poppy but not THAT kind of poppy. Pale Blue has been  known to take on political subject matter in the past, but the politics of love is something we can all relate to.” - Mike Simonetti. 

Opening with the slow-blooming and beautifully crafted dreamlike melodies of the aptly titled ‘Spells’, the eight-track long-player navigates  and traverses the broader realms of electronica through to lighter pop-influenced touches and sonics for an absorbing and compelling dive.  ‘Dive’, the first single from the project, provides a hazy but resonant web of polyrhythms and textures guided by Wight’s captivating vocals,  while ‘Laura’ reaches for sparkling leads synths amongst sweeping tones and moments of bliss. Offering up change to the aesthetic ‘Ice Is  Falling’ is a stripped-back and haunting production as Wight’s vocals carry eerie tones and pockets of space for a hair-raising effort. 

The second half of the project welcomes second and third singles ‘No Words’ and ‘Together Alone’, with the playful tones of the former  complementing the wistful and floaty soundscapes of the latter for two tracks to keep listeners in a trance. Closing out the package, ‘The New  Year’ is a delightfully worked pop-leaning gem built on electronic foundations with a slinking acid-tinged bassline snaking through the mix,  before shaping things up with the anthemic and rosy glow of final track ‘The Last Song’. 

Further emphasising Simonetti and Wight’s innate connection and bond when creating and crafting music, ‘Maria’ is an exemplary display of  the two at their best across a collection of eight productions straddling the electronic-pop border with poise and aplomb. 

Tracklist:
1. Spells 
2. Dive 
3. Laura 
4. Ice Is Falling 
5. No Words 
6. The New Year 
7. Together Alone 
8. The Last Song

Pale Blue - The Last Song

Inversus Totalis

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Blindsmyth - Connection Error

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