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And we're back with another premier on Formatik Records as we're proudly presenting the official label debut of one of our favorite Spaniards – David Penn. His releases have been a staple in our DJ sets throughout the past months so signing him to our label was only the next logical step. So „YesYesYo“ - here we go!

Coming on strong with the original version of the title track David Penn has got the Funk for real, combining a raw foundation based on the House that Jack built, a darn groovy organic bass lick and some bad ass rave signals for buzzing crowds. And „YesYesYo“, there are some oldskool HipHop and b-boy'ing references, too.

On remix duties we've got our man Tinush who's defo meant to drop another full-on artist single on Formatik later this year. But in the meantime we've sent him to the studio to rework „YesYesYo“ - and the outcome has been a fruitful one. Paying homage to all the Bigbeat and Breaks headz introwise his remix soon turns into a slow, yet dark and well minimalistic big room burner that introduces scattered brass bits and an epic, bass heavy breakdown to all those loving their shaking sub frequencies to the max.

FMkdigi030 1 DavidPenn&RoberGaez YesYesYo

Aiming straight at the heart of the dancefloor Format:B are back for 2017 with their brand new single on Formatik Records, proving the fact that there are indeed „Not Enuff“ of their tunes out there as both dancers and DJ's from countries all over the globe always express a continuous demand for more.

The title track „Not Enuff“ sees Format:B aiming straight at the heart of the dancefloor with a robotic percussion intro soon supplemented by on point, highly compressed bassdrums and hoovering big room signals which are paving the way for imperative vocal madness and a larger than life peaktime break. Maximum energy in here.

With „Nitro Circus“ the Berlin-based duo serves another massive TechHouse stomper meant to cause havoc on buzzing floors. Highly detailed trademark vocal reworks meet a well-seductive bassline groove, heavy synth fanfares, a highly distinct melody setting, peak stabs and ever climaxing sequences meant to turboboost energy levels for sure

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Without a doubt the duo known as Dole & Kom have been an influential staple in Berlin's music scene for long. As a DJ-team they're looking back on a two decades plus history,  they've been active on the label circuit with imprints like BCC Music and Death By Disco since the mid-90s, have released tracks and remixes under their main and many covert aliases on countless imprints ever since and most importantly - they're about to drop their new „Pocket Holder EP“ on Formatik Records these days.
With „Mirror“ we see the Berlin-based pair of producers bring on some highly defined, yet well grooving TechHouse vibes for vibrant floors, getting everyone hyped through the distinctiveness of the tunes bass motif which is nicely contrasted by buzzing high frequencies and a massive Rave breakdown ready to destroy dancefloors with the sheer power of its blasting signals.
The title track „Pocket Holder“ sees Dole & Kom emphasizing on their sexy bass grooves again which are somewhat of a trademark for their production efforts, adding some slightly twisted, tongue-in-cheek elements, ever climaxing siren sounds and a slightly pitched down male vocal line that defo stands out in the context of every DJ set whilst the tune itself balances the thin line between Tech- and ElectroHouse... and a good portion of high octane madness as well.   
Finally „Smoke“ caters more sub-frequent sexiness and a certain swing within the TechHouse genre whilst warped bass tones and video game-resembling bleeps provide a bouncing foundation for micro-cut, ever climaxing vocal bits to get punters pumped for a spiralling journey into electronic music heavens.

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It's been about a year since Dorade, the TechHouse-focused side project of the man Wolfgang Lohr who is well known for activities in other realms of the electronic music spectrum as well, last appeared on  Formatik Records and therefore we're glad to announce his newest musical outing for release this summer – the „Moving Jack EP“.

Starting our journey with the EPs title track “Moving Jack“ Dorade provides a dark'ish, rolling bass groove and energetic cowbell action as a solid foundation for highly energetic Disco outbursts, classic vocals bits and a climaxing, metallic synth line leading towards new states of ecstasy whenever it appears.

The „Arabian G8“ caters a driving, super precise set of drums an closed hats alongside a funky and playful bassline groove, more microcut vocal action, massive synth buildups touched by a slightly oriental / exotic vibe and a short, distinct main motif adding bits of extra energy to this classy tool whenever it pops up.    

Finally we need to „Check This Out“ because Dorade enters more stomping grounds with the last cut on this EP, giving us another dose of his trademark vocals handlings and touching base with high octane ElectroHouse vibes for peak time abuse, heavy breakdown action and drumrolls included!

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A staple returns. The man known as Tobi Kramer is a long time contributor to the Formatik Records catalogue and has been delivering great stuff for full on single releases and compilation efforts ever since 2012. Now he is back with his „Impress Me EP“ which caters twi original tunes as well as a remix delivered by label mate Alec Troniq.

The opening title track „Impress Me“ sees Tobi Kramer slowly unroll a massive set of ever morphing, warped bass synths and decent acidic influences whilst an excellent array of micro layers and solid grooves provide massive dancefloor movements alongside a slightly jackin' attitude and heavily processed vocal bits.

Coming in heavy on remix duties Mr. Alec Troniq turns the groovy TechHouse-vibe of „Impress Me“ fully around to present a more static, but nonetheless fascinating and functional vision relying on mechanical  hi-hat works, a growling background of sub frequencies, robotic vocoders and sterile, futuristic drilling sounds for threatening moments on more technoid dancefloors.

Finally „Echo Park“, another original tune by Tobi Kramer, takes us into more uplifting territories with its lively bass following a kind of oldskool'ish vibe, pumping TechHouse foundation, heavy percussion sections, large scale signals and trademark, hard hitting, hands-in-the-air vocal movements that turn this one into high energy banger for now and forever.

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Welcome back, Mr. Chris Hartwig! It's been a while since the German producer dropped his label debut single on Formatik Records back in 2015 but now he's finally back on track with two massive bangers for this years hot summer season.

The title track „Bang The Groove“ is a prime example for Chris Hartwig's highly appreciated production style which comes in with a bang indeed, providing a crisp foundation of precisely rolling, yet muscular TechHouse, razor sharp hi-hats and a well cut up and sliced vocal motif making sure that everyones on the floor is banging and bouncing and brocking out to this one for real.

With „Whoozle“ we see the man Chris Hartwig coming at us with another masterly crafted delivery, a tasteful, slightly deeper variation of his proven dancefloor smashing formula. With a groove sharp as a knife he brings on a proper pump, the bassline weighs in hot steaming vibes and a simple yet seductive interplay of two tightly connected motifs is more than enough to create a proper floor craze, especially after the tunes' massive, roll-driven breakdown.

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Ends meet on this one. The Turin-based and highly successful Luigi Rocca, manager and founder of labels like 303Lovers, Hotfingers and Tuomotu, meets Arezzo's Luigi Gori, another Italian staple who has been releasing on imprints like Casual Lab, Recycle Records and Recycle Limited in the past. Joining forces in the studio they meet the Formatik Records-camp for their conjunctional label debut which is the „Meat Phil EP“, a formidable high octane outing and defo one to leave its marks on todays dancefloors.

The title track „Meat Phil“ comes in with a hefty, muscular swing balancing the thin line between House and TechHouse whilst providing some sweet filters in full effect, working through UK-infused vocal reworks whilst steering towards a high octane climax when reaching its full peak at the very prime time of each and every DJ set out there.  

With „For Sale“ we see Luigi Rocca & Luigi Gori taking a turn into darker alleys, amagalmating a pounding pump, ever rolling subs as well as highly defined stabs and sweeps with sharp hi-hat grooves,  precisely stuttering vocal cuts and large scale build ups to shape a powerful tool to be loved by many DJ's for long time.

„Shakerback“ sees the two Italian producers on a more Tech-oriented tip that weighs in heavy, highly compressed bassdrums and quite a few hints of good ol' humour as the two managed to warp and twist their synths in a pretty tongue-in-cheek way to come up with surprising raw sounds surely meant to light up every ravers day in an unexpected, yet highly functional way.    

Their track „You Get It“ lives up to its name and therefore we get a pretty explosive dose of
hard pumping House sporting a well discoid groove alongside the producers' trademark vocal abuse, thrilling drum rolls and big ass synth sweeps catering a maximum energy supply for every dancefloor in the world. Tune.

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FMKdigi054 Luigi Rocca & Luigi Gori - Meat Phil

The long wait has come to an end and finally Format:B are back on their very own Formatik Records-imprint with another digital single release, a high quality smash that has been dancefloor tasted and punter proved throughout banging sets played by the dynamic duo for quite a while now.

With „Humpy“ we see Format:B bringing on a bouncy, highly seductive take of Motor / TechFunk which is able to set large scale venues on fire within seconds due its powerful, clonking bass motif and hefty stabs accompanied by dark'ish Rave-schooled hoover signals and masterly cut up vocal bits.

On „Crumpy“ the two musical masterminds ride a well similar wave albeit gravitating towards an even darker level, emphasizing on ever present subs, sexy grooves, sharp percussion rides and large scale bass attacks literally able to bring the house down. Who needs the horns of Jericho when „Crumpy“ is available as a weapon of choice?

Humpy & Crumpy

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Back on track for his third single outing on Formatik Records is the man known as Pazkal, a producer based in Switzerland who has already contributed massive singles to the labels catalogue in the summer of 2016 as well as in late 2017. Now coming up with his new release „Nobody Criminal“ Pazkal is bringing on more fire and that's why we have him coming back on a regular.

Opening with „Nobody“ Pazkal is entering a distinct, highly groove-focused TechHouse realm and draws us right to the center of the dancefloor with a playful, jacking and seductive bassline, adds uplifting, twisted and filtered vocals, endless snare rolls and slightly Acid-referencing modulations to the mix whilst referencing to the pure joyful ecstasy found in House music around the mid-90s to create a timeless killer of a tune that will surely stick around for long time.

Following up is "Criminal", the second tune on this single, which rises heat and energy levels to the max, once again proving that Pazkal is a pure groove master. Walking the thin line between House and ElectroHouse with this cut he weighs in massive hoover signals, distinct synth figures and on point vocal references which are about to raise some eyebrows when "Criminal" drops on a massive rig.

Nobody Criminal

Nobody

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The title track "Superfruit" weighs high octane power based on ever spiralling vocal cuts, hefty drumrolls, ecstatic oldskool stabs and blasting hover signals for maximum dancefloor excess, fusing contemporary production techniques with loads of beloved, classic elements - catering an amalgamation of joy that's about to have maximum impact on heaving bigroom crowds for sure.

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FMKdigi057 1 Chris Hartwig - Superfruit

Tobi Kramer – a man, a staple, a tower of strength. What else is to say about a producer who is about to contribute his ninth single to the Formatik Records catalogue and has been with us basically since day dot. So here he is with his new „Topless EP“, delivering more high quality music for groove focused dancefloors.

„Topless“, the title track of his latest outing, surely caters to the needs of heaving crowds in motion, amalgamating a rolling, driving House groove with a super solid TechHouse foundation whilst raising tension with spine-tingling background strings before providing an ultimate relief when unleashing the biggest, most intense hoover signals you're about to witness on any dancefloor this year.

Furthermore Tobi Kramer tells a sonic tale named „Once Upon A Time In NYC“, switching up gears for the peak time posse and bringing on a good portion of ecstatic liveliness combined with intoxicating vocals and an ever evolving high energy bass motif providing loads fuel for nights on fire. Trust me.

Topless EP

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Coming straight back at us from his hometown of Malaga is Novodisc, a highly talented and well respected export from the thriving Spanish electronic music scene who's now set and ready to drop a new double pack of dancefloor bombs on with his „Ya Stop EP“ which already is his third release on Formatik Records.

Opening with the title track „Ya Stop !!!“ we see Novodisc in full on dancefloor control mode, bringing on quite a techy vibe with a hint of Chicago jack, sweet little cowbell notes and a massive sub-groove purely created to make punters loose control within seconds. Occasional microcut vocals, on point snare rolls and quite surprising samples from what seem to be a classic HipHop-documentary perfectly blend in and make this tune a sonic powerhouse for distinct peaktime abuse only.

Furthermore „One“ provides more muscular TechHouse power with its perfectly filtered drum intro and intense opening sequence before the mighty jack is back, bringing forth a hell of a seductive bassline movent, massive climaxes and a larger than life bigroom attitude for all DJ's who like to devastate and carnage dancefloors throughout their sets. This one's a weapon. No doubt about that.

Ya Stop !! EP

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The Berlin-based producer known as Dorade is back for a new strike on Formatik Records, a massive dancefloor assault following up his „Moving Jack EP“ got crowds lively in the summer of 2017. With his next single release, the „Magnetic Spectrum EP“, he's ready to unleash three slick, masterly crafted bangers for this years summer season that will soon be heard in quality selection all around the globe.

The title track „Magnetic Spectrum“ aims straight at the heart of the dancefloor with a well techy, marching attitude, dark'ish vocal snippets and distinct, yet slightly twisted synth sub motif later accompanied by beautiful arrangements and a highly seductive take on uplifting Acid(Trance) modulations for maximum impact.

„This Is House“ sees Dorade presenting a groove heavy banger for peaktime abuse. Balancing on the line between pumping House and TechHouse the captivating vocals, hefty percussion rolls and ecstatic main part with its klaxon'esque midrange signals level up every crowd and venue into new realms of unadulaterated nightlife excess.

Finally „Dig This“ speeds up things quite a bit and brings forth high octane power levels for maximum energy House crowds as well as 4x4 loving UK Bass-fans as echoes of SpeedGarage basslines are mixing with uplifting vocal arrangements, sharp hi-hats and raw, untamed dancefloor power for the best night outs ever.

Magnetic Spectrum

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Ready to make a massive entry step into and contribution to the Formatik Records family is the Frankfurt-based producer Daniel Levak, a new and upcoming talent on the rise which has caught the attention of label masterminds Format: B only recently and is defo here for more than only one single release. And his first single „Let's Go“ defo proves why that is.

The opening title track „Let's Go“ brings forth a clean cut, heavily stomping TechHouse groove alongside a sharp hi-hat swing as a main foundation for the tunes distinct, high octane bassline motif, trademark vocals and raw epic klaxon'esque sweeps best served in a context of four figure audience warehouse raves in absolute peaktime situations.

With „Feel So“ we see Daniel Levak provide more of his muscular trademark TechHouse pump, leading the crowd straight towards a first climax, introducing a spooky, pitched-down male vocal sample and a massive, highly seductive and well wonky bassline one simply cannot withstand when its blasting  at a heaving crowd right through a cranked up, fully fledged PA system. This bass is a war.

Let's Go

FMKdigi064 1 Daniel Levak - Lets Go (Original Mix)

Coming up with his second single release for Formatik Records within only a few months is Daniel Levak – the German producer and festival promoter who worked summer floors hard with his label debut „Let's Go“ throughout the hot season and is now „Popping Bottles“ in celebration of his massive success.

The opening title track „Popping Bottles“ brings forth a quite dark'ish and brooding take on sample-driven TechHouse, based on super sharp hi-hats and gnarly sawtooth bass modulations for heaving peaktime dancefloors which get their extra thrill out of additional cowbell sequencing and larger than life snare rolls leading into even more muscular bass power.

With „Get Down“ we see Daniel Levak catering more of his hyper-seductive low end works, speeding up things a little whilst bringing down the house with fluttering, Klaxon'esque bass blasts especially created to shed blood on the Dancefloor and fully max out the capacity of big ass rave rigs all over the globe. Are you ready for this?

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Straight from Hamburg / Germany and back for a second shot on Formatik Records is the man known as Dirrty Dishes. Well known for his countless activities in his North German hometown as well as being a regular guest in clubs and venues of the world's electronic music capital Berlin – and in other places around the globe ofc – his new two track EP „FRKN“ defo proves why his reputation precedes him wherever he goes.

Opening with „FRKN *Extended Mix“ we see Dirrty Dishes operating on a distinct, super solid TechHouse tip, building up tension slowly whilst carefully adding more and more elements to the mix before finally switching gears to give punters a fast ride into muscular, Acid-infused rave heavens without stepping away from his overall stripped down production approach.

The subsequent „Logga *Original Mix“ brings forth a way more groove-focused take on Dirrty Dishes' musical work, bringing joy and ecstasy to classic House music lovers all over the globe due to its crystal clear production, shimmering vocal glitz and powerful snarerolls providing an extra punch in addition to the tunes already highly addictive Disco bass.

FRKN

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Coming straight at you with their second single for Formatik Records within a year are Kuestenklatsch, the Hamburg /  Germany based duo which have been making waves in the cities local scene with their pounding, highly effective and dancefloor functional variation of high octane TechHouse over the course of the past few years.

The title track „Break It Down“ is a prime example of the duos trademark style, bringing forth masterly sculpted bassdrums, a rolling low end, sharp shuffled grooves and a variety of sliced and cut micro samples leading towards a main part employing clean, percussive midrange synth elements with a clearly Rave-focused attitude to take crowds to a next level in terms of ecstatic dancefloor energy.

The follow up „House Party“ sees Kuestenklatsch on a more glitzy tip, merging their muscular TechHouse sound with distinct signature vocals, rolling bass craze and a sparkling main motif which will  set big room floors on fire within seconds, no matter if the audience is consisting of mainly underground clubbers or super hyped, glammed up ElectroHouse heads.

Break it Down

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Fresh for 2020 we see long time friend and contributor Tobi Kramer making a comeback to Formatik Records with his new single „No Way“, providing new musical evidence and proof of how far his sonic evolution has taken this massively talented producer since he made his label debut back in 2013 – an astounding seven years ago.

With the title track „No Way“ Tobi Kramer explores the dark side of TechHouse, opening with hard hitting drums, a hefty build up and sharp, metallic percussions before a rolling low end hits relentlessly, accompanied by midrange focused sawtooth synths, acidic bleeps and an undeniably technoid attitude for peaktime abuse. Brutal.

Following up is „Aquarius“, the second cut on this single which sees Tobi Kramer on a hard pumping House tip, bringing on a seductive, shuffling groove, ecstatic, highly recognizable vocal sample, high octane bass power, drumroll- driven breakdowns and most importantly: a shit-ton of positive energy which is about to cause havoc on each and every dancefloor worldwide. Raw.

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Jochen S.