Hell Yeah's debut Buena Onda compilation proved hugely successful. It also kept people drenched in exotic dance floor sounds while the pandemic has kept everyone apart. Now the Berlin-based party is back and on a mission to redefine what Balearic means with a first-ever vinyl-only sampler featuring exclusive, unreleased tunes and remixes compiled by Marco Gallerani and Gallo from brothers around the world.

The a-side is all about new kids on the block: Australian cyborg disco don Kayroy appeared on the label in 2020 with his Imaginary Expeditions EP and now links with his friend Jaspar Robinson, a dreamer with his head amongst the stars. He provides the vocals which speak of an astronaut lost in space and aching for a missing loved one while sombre chords and downbeat bass make for a beautifully longing groove. It's a blue-eyed Balearic classic. The up-and-coming Italian Feel Fly of labels like Internasjonal then goes widescreen with his 'Esperanto.' The chords shimmer, the baseline percolates and the guitar riffs arc up to the heavens for some late-night intergalactic bliss.

The flip side features more mature and established artists: label regular Max Essa offers a remix of The Vendetta Suite 'Neon Secrets,' which has naive Eastern melodies and rueful 80s chords with a subtle new age feel that dumps you right on the beach at sundown. Last of all come Chris Coco and Micko Roche with true-school Balearic classic complete with cicada-like shakers, mellifluous Spanish guitar licks, flutes and soft, frothy, rolling beats that break like waves on a sun-kissed Mediterranean coastline.

Balearic Beats 2021 Sampler 1 offers something for every hour of the day, making this a perfectly functional 12" for the modern Balearic DJ.

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Jaspar Robinson & Kayroy - Satellite

After the success of the first, there always had to be a second Buena Onda compilation. Before that arrives later this year comes a second delicious sampler featuring a remix from Calm, some 303 Balearic action from Iceland, Italian house newcomer Relative and a fresh Gallo rework.

Buena Onda is of course the cult Berlin-based party that constantly redefines Balearic music. It is run by Hell Yeah label boss Marco with resident DJ and co-founder Gallo and is a party that is both eclectic and euphoric, whether serving up slow acid or dreamy downtempo.

This sampler opens up with Buena Onda favourite Calm and his epic Mellow Mellow Acid remix of Gallo's 'Abysso,' which is long-legged, fulsome and laced with life-affirming piano chords. Then comes Icelandic artist Tonarunur who used to record as B.G. Baarregaard and has landed on the likes of Eskimo Recordings and Citizens of Vice. He layers deep acid lines into a smooth house groove that is sprinkled with cosmic dust. Italian house newcomer Relative then brings tumbling percussion, smeared chords and plenty of drama Italo vibes to his tune 'The Healing Place' and Gallo's Tropical Hinterhof Remix of Kayroy's 'Imagine' is five minutes of post-rave comedown bliss with gorgeous ambient design and celestial chord work that soothes the soul.

This is another perfect snapshot of the mature musical thrills you get at Buena Onda.

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Tonarunur - Flotholt

Redlining: DJ Headset & DJ Buffmate | 02.10.2021

The nights are drawing in and the temperature is dropping but Paper Air Wavs is here to keep you warm. The show blends two hours of gnawa, spiritual jazz, folk, disco, afro, wonk and soul into a musical journey around the globe. 

Tunes you will hear:

1. Talk Talk – The Rainbow
2. Nala Sinephro – Space 6
3. Pyramids on the Moon – The Door
4. Pandreas - Bulgaria
5. Mr Tea feat. Wonder – Desire
6. Electric Jalaba – Alga Hausa
7. Moonchild Sanelly – Undumpable
8. Sly & Robbie – Haul and Pull Up
9. Otim Alpha - Anyomo label (Pailyec)
10.  James Rod & Aleito - Raum 909
11.  Paul Shaw – Chances
12.  Surprise Chef - Crayish Caper (Nuyorican Broken Mix) Full Length
13.  Kondi Band – She Doesn’t Love You
14.  Mathami - Figuras del Bosque
15.  Les Mamans du Congo & Rrobin – Mbila
16.  More Ghost Than Man – Murder Makes You Famous
17.  Art Bleek – One Night
18.  June Tabor – The King of Rome
19.  This Is the Kit – Keep Going (Desert Island Version)
20.  Quincy Jones - What's Going On? (feat Valerie Simpson)
21.  Patchouli Brothers – Can’t get You Down
22.  Gallo - Abysso (Calm Mellow Mellow Acid Remix)

Paper Air Waves - Oct 21 featuring Kondi Band, Talk Talk, Moonchild Sanelly, Patchouli Brothers, Gallo B

Buena Onda 2021 is here! This second compilation of contemporary Balearic sounds is a perfect snapshot of the Berlin party of the same name, and a fine representation of the Hell Yeah label it comes on. Featuring 12 exclusive tracks and remixes from family and friends, this now annual collection of global beats comes on cassette, digital and as a double vinyl sampler this autumn.

Compiled by Marco Gallerani and Gallo, this collection is all about updating and refining what Balearic means. It's exotic music for exotic people, grown-up sounds for those who still like to get down. From acid to disco, Italo to downtempo, it's all here and ready to transport you to a dance floor in paradise.

This compilation is jam-packed with heat including Cacao's standout summer sizzler 'Lambada.' You can also expect another classic Mellow Mellow Acid remix from the one and only Calm, Max Essa's Mediterranean deep house take on The Vendetta Suite, churning cosmic charms from Somerville & Wilson and the soft-acid-rave sounds of Gallo's Tropical Hinterhof remix. Add in music from a fine selection of talented Italian newcomers including Feel Fly, The Mechanical Man and Relative, and you have a bumper collection.

Buena Onda - Balearic Beats 2021

Somerville & Wilson  - KlEaN SHiFt

The Cosmic Tiger Show With Rocco Universal 13th November 2021

DC Promo Tracks #895: "Flight 7" by Double Geography is part of the release "Flights EP" on Growing Bin Records @growingbinrecords  

Buy Now: https://www.growingbinrecords.com/growing-bin-releases/gbr039/
https://doublegeography.bandcamp.com/album/flights 

More Promo Tracks: https://www.dreamchimney.com/promo

DC Promo Tracks #895: Double Geography "Flight 7"

A mixture between modern day version of Saturday Night Fever era John Travolta with the mysticism of a Northern European Martin Scorsese, is how you more or less can describe our fellow member Aake Kivalo. 

Happy to devour your ears with those Disco and Hi-Nrg tracks that’ll make your Shazam go into cardiac arrest but not a stranger to deeper, more “out-of-body” enhancing electronic music either. Whatever the moment might be, Aake is sure to make the time worthwhile.   

As he steps onto our resident series he showcases all the facets of his character, and makes you want more.

Mixtapes #3: Aake Kivalo 03/12/2021

Maze's Winter (Winter RnB Type Beat)

Come back with 4 litlle electro tracks. A chill come back !

Conflits d'intérêts

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Vitae

"If you didn't know, Hell Yeah is the Italian label hell-bent on releasing the best modern disco(ish) you can find. Sometimes it's blissed out and Balearic, sometimes it's squelchy and down-right weird and sometimes it's the sort of elongated, tribal stuff that works dancefloors into a salacious frenzy" (Kristan J Caryl - DJ MAG January 2014)


Hell Yeah Recordings, a descendent of leading Italian dance label Mantra Vibes is an Italian-based electronic music label active since 2006. Releasing from Ferrara, Bologna, and Amsterdam and led by Marco Gallerani “peeDoo” (A&R), the label bases its philosophy on a diversity of artists and recording experiences tied together by a common vision of what defines quality progressive recording. 

With a sound as diverse as the artists it represents, Hell Yeah does not limit itself to the constraints of genre but packs a complex palette of sounds ranging from techno to minimal-nu-rave to electro-funk and tech house.  Artists as varied as Radio Slave, Santos, Umek, Oliver Koletzki, Congorock, 3iO, Crimea X and the mighty Balearic Gabba Sound System have helped establish Hell Yeah’s eclectic sound, a distinct take on party music loaded with a sonic Balearic feel good vibe that has made press around the world hail Hell Yeah as a label to watch, always

Hell Yeah aims to build upon its current reputation as a leading Italian Electronic Music play, overseeing the release of a series of progressive productions that straddle genres, defy conventions and blur barriers between listening and dance music. Stemming from Hell Yeah’s initial graphic identity formed by Neverending’s Rocco “the Boghe” Pezzella, new mind-bending web and label artworks from Italian artist Andrea Amaducci and the Berlin-based Ice Cream For Free collective promises complete visual as well as aural stimulation.

info/bookings: 
marco@pplayground.com