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June 2016

released June 10th 2016

Respected house producer Josh Butler is back, armed with his brand new Link EP on Edwin Oosterwal and Joris Voorns legendary Rejected imprint. The EP once again proves Joshs ability to continuously deliver the kind of high quality tech-house that has entrenched him as an integral figure in the underground UK house scene.

The title track Link stays true to Butlers less-is-more philosophy while also showcasing his incredible sound-design and production know-how. The percussion takes centre stage as Josh brings in conga rolls, a soulful vocal refrain and lush, atmospheric pads to contribute to an inimitable groove. Two distinct mixes of the track, a melodic mix and a dub mix, are generously provided on the EP and both demonstrate the intricacies inherent in Joshs production.

Rounding off the release is Need Me, the EPs deeper venture that combines minimalist instrumentation centred around a grooving bassline, subtly making itself known above the driving percussion. Throughout the EP, Josh succeeds in delivering vast symphonic landscapes within the pretext of measured and characteristic instrumental restraint. Partygoers can expect to hear both sides of the EP receive serious airtime across the club circuit as the Ibiza season kicks into full swing this month.

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Another exclusive courtesy of mixmag.net

Last month we premiered a brand new cut from UK producer Riton and the track that came via Ed Banger records showcased his wonky electro sound. His next release solidifies his position as an always evolving talent.

He's secured the vocal talents of Meleka and for 'Inside My Head' and he's also got a banging set of remixes locked in by the likes of Bag Raiders, Bot and Aeroplane. Today we focus on Belgian talent Aeroplane's remix and the €urocrats boss has gone to town with his rework.

We have the premiere of Vito De Luca's remix and you can expect mischievous basslines that are layered with Meleka's soothing vocals and some typical Aeroplane synths. Get on this.

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More exclusive music

Premiere: Riton 'Inside My Head' (Aeroplane Remix)

Here it is: Heldeep Mixtape 5 ! :)
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Enjoy!

Get your copy of my new track 'Koala' here: http://btprt.dj/1qL5Wsb 



Oliver Heldens Heldeep Mixtape 5 (Summer Edition)

Sick Individuals - Wasting Moonlight (Lucas & Steve Remix) [Heldeep Radio #015]

Daddy's Groove - Pros & iCons OUT NOW On Dim Mak Records!!
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Italian DJ trio Daddy’s Groove steamroll into the Dim Mak family with their latest tune “Pros & iCons.” After lathering punchy bass kicks with laser-like chords and swelling builds, Daddy’s Groove ties the production together with spacey saturated synths that’ll transport you to another universe.

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Daddy's Groove - Pros & iCons

DOLINE — "ELUSIVE" EP out now
Buy it on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/album/id979618999
Juno: http://junodownload.com/products/2751108-02
Beatport: https://beatport.com/release/elusive-ep/1500877
Listen on Spotify: http://spoti.fi/1JkksRF

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Taking the core of Trance and giving it a new shell, treating early synth music like remnants of a forgotten civilization and translating them into a language his generation can understand, turning club and rave into sacred artifacts to be sent as a message of love and passion into foreign worlds, that is what Maxime Prieur alias Doline is trying to do, and the results sound like nothing else. 

An all-time melody-fascinated Doline reached out to Sound Pellegrino after hearing Teki Latex’s “Deconstructed Trance Reconstructed” exercise-in-the-form-of-a-mixtape at the end of last year, claiming we should lend an ear to his own work as he thought it was leaning towards the same logic and exploring the same discourse between drumless Trance and broken riddims. And boy, was he right! We instantly fell in love with his pack of demos which included “Karidja”, which we put on our “SND.PE VOL.04” compilation, as well as two stand out tracks: the ravey “Landeoff II” and the cinematic “Elusive” (which channels Sound Pellegrino’s recurring appreciation of ‘70s film score-flavored synths). “Cus D’Amato” came a bit later and blew us away with its slow-paced otherworldly romanticism. 

With these three tracks, 23 year-old Doline is creating something pretty unique-sounding. Of course you can trace influences and cues from Trance (obviously), Grime, RnB, Techno and Ambient but Doline assembles them in opposite ways from current trends, concentrating on pristine purity rather than the omnipresent re-hashed sped up ‘90s vocal gimmicks. In an era where everything has been done before, it’s refreshing to hear someone putting together bits from pre-existing genres in a new and unexpected way, giving them a new context and a new function. 

— Teki Latex

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DOLINE — "Landeoff II" (snippet)

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It’s Prok & Fitch time! This Brighton guys debuts on the kitties label with two dancefloor killers, two tracks plenty of groove, good samples and some trendy sounds. “Tears” is a mixture of house, tech and disco ready for nowadays, the track you are waiting for listen to them. “Hot Controller” is beat, bass and hip-house of 2015, a big tune for your Dj-sets. We are very happy to have the guys in board because we are sure they gonna rock the charts and the worldwide dancefloors with this awesome tunes. Here we go!
Artwork by GaAs
Mastering by www.pobla.es

Big Support from: Booka Shade, Nervo, Popof, Riva Starr, Huxley, Richy Ahmed, Arjun Vagale, Re.You and many more!

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Norman Doray - Street Sounds is out now!

Link: https://normandoray.lnk.to/streetsounds

Street Sounds

Norman Doray - Street Sounds (Radio Edit) [OUT NOW]

We welcome back Witty Tunes regular, Level Groove. As always he delivers some proper grooving tech house vibes sure to get the dancefloor moving. "Nirvana" delivers a darker energetic feel with frenetic beat and a dark female sample. "Sutra" follows funkier path but follows along with the vibes. Enjoy! 

Level Groove - Nirvana

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Noir - Night Walker

Sidney Charles is back on Truesoul with 3 outstanding club tracks. Perfectly crafted to keep the dance floor moving, each track gleams with energy. Incorporating tough rolling drums as the back bone to each track, the melodic ‘Black Sun’, the vocal hooks of ‘I Need You’ and the eerie synth of ‘Just Don’t Stop’ pull together to make an essential 3 tracker.

Sidney Charles - I Need You - Truesoul - TRUE1272

Just Play The Music EP

Whats Going On Now

DJ Sneak - Whats Going On Now

Bavarian bad boy Zombie Nation returns to Turbo with SOMETHING ELSE.

Freshly relocated to NY, Munich-born Florian Senfter shows off the sound of his artisanal Brooklyn studio with this expertly produced EP of club-ready bombs. 
Title track ‘Something Else’ flexes serious sonic skills, with a low-end that has enough weight and definition to make an experienced producer want to throw in the towel and do something else with their life. The vocal hook lifts the pop potential, the trippy synth fx keep things weird enough for the people on drugs, and the loose drum samples add just enough funky town to get normaloids on the floor. Top notch. Hit. 

Also on the release: 
Workhorse might as well be called 'Zombie’s theme’… it’s classic Zombie Nation, with a devastatingly simple, catchy bassline that filters and modulates its way to frenzy alongside sparing hats, clap, a fat kick, some nice analog bleeps and a single word: 'work.’ It jacks, it builds, at the end it literally bubbles with the man's vibe. Unmistakable sounds and arrangement. Why don’t more producers have this much of a ‘sound?’ Because they’re not this good.

Horsework flips things around into even funkier formation, with the same vocal sample repeating over a groove that seems destined to bounce it’s away across every Dirty Bird loving dancefloor / BBQ until the apocalypse.

Finally, A Numbers Game separates itself from the otherwise air-tight EP-seal-of-precision (Turbo A&R clearly value quality above concision) recalling the gritty sounds of ZNs alter ego John Starlight, with a touch of the off-the-rails energy and insanity of ZZT. 

Respect. Maybe even a little fear. He's that good.

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Something Else

out now: https://Dessous.lnk.to/HaveItLikeThat

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Sublime and slinky four tracker from James Dexter on Dessous Recordings - Steve Bug’s label for the deeper side of house.

The Young Brit shows his mastery of the form with an EP that combines effortlessly club-ready grooves with exceptional sound design and a strong melodic sensibility.

Dexter clearly know a thing or two about creating dance  oor moments, with each track exhibiting a classiness that belies his age.

Have It Like That kicks things off with a chugging, hypnotic feel and crisp drums providing the basis for a cool vocal hook and thick, warm bass.

No Time gets a shade deeper and no less funky, while Get To This points a little further towards the center of the dancefloor.

A1. Have It Like That
A2. No Time
B1. Get To This
B2. 120

Have It Like That

James Dexter - 120

Latmun, the moniker of Joe Bradley is making his mark through his own interpretation of the House and Tech House soundscape. We have enjoyed  his DJ sets  recently and his own productions have a coherent energy, an infectious groove being the key component causing the crowd to remain captivated, something he has picked up from many sunrises caught in the clubs of Ibiza, and time spent during the early hours in London. Latmun is an all round lover of music and should be on your radar, as one to watch for 2016.

Released 25/05/16 on the Madtech 2016 Ibiza Compilation

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Latmun - Quantum

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Cristoph's all about that pounding, devious and deadly house sound.

Premiere: Cristoph 'Control'

Brand new music on the way from British artist Cristoph! Following his feature as a remixer on Mihalis Safras weapon 'Acido', we finally get to see the VIVa Music spotlight shined in full on the Newcastle producer. The former Knee Deep In Sound, Truesoul and Noir man has been one of the UK's most impressive emerging talents in recent years and his latest release 'Divvina' is yet another step towards becoming a beacon of the British scene.

Today, you can catch an exclusive snippet from the release on When We Dip as we premiere 'EyeSpy', a thunderous, full-bodied cut, which once more showcases Cristoph's penchant for raw energy and captivating arpeggiators. This one's a certified roof-raiser. Expect to hear it all summer long!

Follow: https://soundcloud.com/cristophmusic // https://soundcloud.com/vivamusic

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Premiere: Cristoph - EyeSpy [VIVa Music]

Splendor & Squalour number 3 see’s Brame & Hamo return to their rising imprint. Since the boy’s Ep “Lamaj’s Secrets” on Dirt Crew we have seen them do a string of remixes for labels such as Kolor Ltd, Heist & their very successful remix for Harry Wolfman and Loz Goddard’s “Uncle Buck” on Dirt Crew. All these releases have kept a steady momentum going for the Sligo boys in the house Scene.

For this ep we have a full 3 tracker consisting of all original cuts. The EP kicks off with “Kebab Dreams” which takes us on a trip to the moon with greasy drums and saucy groove. Up next is the MPC workout “Cert City” paying homage to their hometown of Sligo. Closing the Ep we have “Retch Wretchedness” which takes a darker turn showing us the spookier side of Brame & Hamo while still keeping the jazzy touch. A peak time track for sure.

A1 - Brame & Hamo - Kebab Dreams

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This is the @ben-pearce-productions remix of 'Someone That Loves You' with our friend Izzy Bizu.

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Someone That Loves You (Ben Pearce Remix)

I had the pleasure to remix Martin Stimming's master piece and title track "Alpe Lusia".

Releasedates
Digital: June 3rd 2016
Vinyl: June 17th 2016
on Diynamic Music

Tracklist: 
A1 / 1. Stimming – Alpe Lusia (Robag’s Bodelshwing Sovar NB) (08:34 min) 
B1 / 2. Stimming – Alpe Lusia (Acid Pauli & NU Remix) (07:07 min) 
3. (Digital Bonus) Stimming - Alpe Lusia (Solomun's Ring-the-Bell Remix) ( 08:56 min)

Spring 2016 saw the release of Stimming’s fourth full length album “Alpe Lusia”, which was named after a remote little alpine hut in northern Italy, in which he had secluded himself to work on his LP for a full month, all by himself. From the title track of his LP emanates his following release on Diynamic, the Alpe Lusia Remixes, and the remixing protagonists are none other than Robag Wruhme, long time collaborateurs Acid Pauli & NU and last but not least Solomun.

First off is Pampa mainstay Robag Wruhme, whose take on Stimming’s “Alpe Lusia” starts off as a dark and brooding tech house gem. Later, when you have made your way through its rough outer shell, peeling off the hard claps, it shows its soft core, with gentle pads caressing the arrangement.

Acid Pauli & NU deliver a deep and driving, almost haunting reinterpretation of “Alpe Lusia", with a thumping bass and ethereal vocals that are hypnotizing.

Finally, Solomun adds a remix that reminds you of the rabbit hole in Alice's Wonderland: the longer you dig, the deeper you get, and the more fantastic is what you experienece.

The original version is the only track on the album without a real groove, which is why Stimming chose precisely this track to be remixed - to see what the others would do about that. Now it is fair to say that all three remixes have succeeded at this task.

Stimming - Alpe Lusia (Solomun's Ring - The - Bell Remix)

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London-based Mike Misiu has had a handful of stellar yet secret releases under his belt, and now this squirrel is finally getting his nut with his RNT debut! The A side launches into a churning and chugging rendition of a Donald Byrd 70’s jazz soul classic, followed by a cheekily infectious treatment of well-loved modern themes, while the flip kicks into high gear with two uptempo soulful stompers.

Misiu - Loose Change

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'Lidl Girl feat. Arno Joey’ is the sensational third single to be taken from Popof’s huge hitting album ‘Love Somebody’ released on Hot Creations last year. This mammoth package comes with remixes from industry heavyweights Kerri Chandler, Magda, Carl Cox and Shaun Reeves & Tuccillo.

House music legend Kerri Chandler has produced a prolific body of work since his first release in 1991. He serves a classic slice of house music with intricate percussion and solid groove, while Magda offers a stellar version where quirky beats and spacey stabs are the serve of the day.
Carl Cox is a true veteran in the industry at the top of his game with a worldwide radio show and immensely successful residency at Space in Ibiza. Masterfully he spins the original into a rolling techno beast for those peak time hours.

Shaun Reeves & Tuccillo delve deeper for their remix with penetrating atmosphere flowing across a punchy groove. The pair released their first collaboration on Visionquest last year and have since been working in the studio together on various forthcoming projects.

TRACK LISTING
 
A1. Lidl Girl (Kerri Chandler Remix)
A2. Lidl Girl (Magda Remix)
B1. Lidl Girl (The Carl Cox Collective Remix)
B2. Lidl Girl (Shaun Reeves & Tuccillo Remix)

Lidl Girl

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Popof - Lidl Girl ft Arno Joey (Kerri Chandler Remix)

20 Years Of Freerange - 5 x Vinyl Box Set LP

June 2016 sees Freerange Records celebrate 20 years at the top. The label, run by Jamie ‘Jimpster’ Odell and Tom Roberts, is marking the occasion with the summer release of a carefully curated and lovingly assembled 20 track, five vinyl box set featuring exclusive new music from associates old and new, as well as with a worldwide events series.

Over the last two decades, generations of DJs and dancers have gotten down to the Freerange sound. Initially that was a mix of sample-heavy productions incorporating live musicians, flirtations with the broken beat sound and some ground breaking fidget house cuts from Switch and Trevor Loveys. Then, and most enduringly, the label settled into a rich vein of deep house. Shur-I-Kan, Kirk Degiorgio, Milton Jackson, Trackheadz, Stimming as well as Jimpster ushered in this most recent chapter, and in turn the label has helped make household names of many more previously unknown talents from Detroit Swindle to Manuel Tur, Andre Lodemann to Tony Lionni. Wherever you look amongst the hundreds of EP and LP releases on Freerange, you will find nuance and evolution, dance floor sensibility and genuine emotional impact.

That same sense of timelessness characterises this new compilation, which is packed with great music from the likes of KiNK, Pittsburgh Track Authority, Kuniyuki, Kito Jempere, Soul of Hex, Clavis, Detroit Swindle, and of course Jimpster himself, as well as a whole host of other Freerange regulars. There are many highlights across the 20 track package including a warm and skipping house cut from Bulgarian live specialist KiNK, a typically slow burning and beautifully arcing epic from Andre Lodemann and spaced out jack tracks from classically inclined Liverpudlian Tony Lionni.

Big name stars like Detroit Swindle return in style with a robust and acid laced banger, the ever-underrated Milton Jackson builds something melodically magical and Pittsburgh Track Authority layer up majestic string stabs and rubbery bass into soul infused future music. Jimpster himself bolsters the whole package both solo and with Luv Jam as well as remixing Tim Toh, and on each occasion proves why he is one of the pivotal figures of the UK deep house scene.

Few labels make it to twenty releases let alone twenty years strong. Often doing so without making any real fuss, now is the time that Freerange Records deserves its time in the spotlight, and this compilation more than proves that.


Link (Original Mix)

Josh Butler.