Release date November 29th
Handmade Records unveils the debut release of mR. Mahaj & The Birdhunter, a quizzically named group from the Barbary Coast, San Francisco - but not really because that’s a seedy red-light district of days gone by. Yet such a setting is fitting in context to the storyline their music evokes on this single's two songs, “Ownlight” and “This Freak".

The first track, “Ownlight,” lurks about with a reverberating kick, funky guitar licks, tough technoid rhythms, and spooked out vocals. Jay Tripwire’s (Poker Flat) remix darkens things up a bit while stripping itself down into a late night experience, taking the form of the deep and spacial grooves he’s known for. Upping the funk for the second track, “This Freak” features more playful guitar lifted by ‘80s inflected synths, groovy bongos, and similarly eerie vocals, this time run through a vocoder. Los Angeles’ Dance Spirit revamp the original in their Flashback Remix, turning it into the kind of menacing and twisted, but beautifully fringe tech house expected of artists from the Superfreq label camp. Hailing from the opposite coast, New York based Braulio Motus is a label familiar. He rounds off the “This Freak” trilogy in a dirty, psychedelic trip that's laced with atmosphere as it rides a wave of distorted synths and taxed out vocals. Handmade Recordings goes from strength to strength and this single is sure to please shady characters across the globe as well as those who call a favorite late night haunt 'home.'

Label and Artist Links:
www.handmade-recordings.com
www.soundcloud.com/handmade-recordings-com

Ownlight (Original)

Release date November 29th
Handmade Recordings unveils the debut release of mR. Mahaj & The Birdhunter, a quizzically named group from the Barbary Coast, San Francisco - but not really because that’s a seedy red-light district of days gone by. Yet such a setting is fitting in context to the storyline their music evokes on this single's two songs, “Ownlight” and “This Freak".

The first track, “Ownlight,” lurks about with a reverberating kick, funky guitar licks, tough technoid rhythms, and spooked out vocals. Jay Tripwire’s (Poker Flat) remix darkens things up a bit while stripping itself down into a late night experience, taking the form of the deep and spacial grooves he’s known for. Upping the funk for the second track, “This Freak” features more playful guitar lifted by ‘80s inflected synths, groovy bongos, and similarly eerie vocals, this time run through a vocoder. Los Angeles’ Dance Spirit revamp the original in their Flashback Remix, turning it into the kind of menacing and twisted, but beautifully fringe tech house expected of artists from the Superfreq label camp. Hailing from the opposite coast, New York based Braulio Motus is a label familiar. He rounds off the “This Freak” trilogy in a dirty, psychedelic trip that's laced with atmosphere as it rides a wave of distorted synths and taxed out vocals. Handmade Recordings goes from strength to strength and this single is sure to please shady characters across the globe as well as those who call a favorite late night haunt 'home.'

Label and Artist Links:
www.handmade-recordings.com
www.soundcloud.com/handmade-recordings-com

This Freak (Original)

This Freak (Braulio Motus RMX)

Greg Chicago (Promo Clip)

Braulio Motus, a Filipino-born turned NY and San Fran raver transplant, fattens up Ato's work in his remix, creating a slower, heavier, and more menacing groove. 

Walking On Dholpur - Braulio Motus Remix (Promo clip)

His debut release for Handmade Recordings, "Walking On Dholpur", incorporates NY house hand percussion, deep and dubby techno stabs, guttural bass, and elements of minimal sound design. It's in the short moments of energetic outburst, and in the lead synth keys later introduced, that one of Ato's inspirations -- Danny Tenaglia -- is made ever-so-clear.  

Walking On Dholpur (Promo Clip)

Till Next feat. Devi Genuone (Promo Clip)

Prolly On The Molly feat. Hu$tle Hendrix (Promo Clip)

Eastern Bluebird (Promo Clip)

Till Next feat. Devi Genuone - Destronauts Warehouse Mix (Promo Clip)

BodyRock (Promo Clip)

BodyRock - Ato Rodriguez Mix (Promo Clip)

The (unofficial) remix of Nina Kraviz "I'm Gonna Get You" by braulioNYC is a must 

Nina Kravis - Im Gonna Get You (braulioNYC Remix)

Handmade Recordings is a San Francisco-based label embracing a DIY ethic and its city's history of mixing and matching electronic music styles. The label had its beginnings within the Subculture parties dating back to the year 2000. These parties were known for booking DJs of differing styles, with house, electro-influenced sounds, and techno all sharing time in the booth. As the label developed, its founders strove to capture this diversity, mix it with an old school aesthetic, and apply it to a digital label. With almost monthly releases issued for over a year, Handmade Recordings is on its way to becoming an established staple of the west coast house music scene.

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