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Kölsch   Oma (Original Mix)

Can't Do Without You (Tale Of Us & Mano Le Tough Remix) is available on all digital stores now.

iTunes: http://smarturl.it/cdwytou_itunes
Beatport: www.beatport.com/artist/caribou/37805
Bleep: https://bleep.com/release/54111-caribou-cant-do-without-you-tale-of-us-mano-le-tough-remix
Boomkat: http://boomkat.com/downloads/1100905-caribou-can-t-do-without-you-tale-of-us-mano-le-tough-remix

Original version appears on the Caribou album 'Our Love'
out on City Slang Oct 4th in Germany and Oct 6th in the UK/EU and on Merge Oct 7th in Canada and the United States.


Photograph by Jason Evans.


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Caribou - Can't Do Without You (Tale Of Us & Mano Le Tough Remix)

Kolsch Feat. Tomas Høffding - Bloodline (Original Mix)

2015 will see German techno mainstay Stephan Bodzin ready to unleash his next full-length musical vision on the world. Entitled “Powers of Ten”, the 10-track album will land in June 2015 on his own Herzblut Recordings and provides another great insight into the melodically rich muscle mind of this modern great.
Says Stephan Bodzin of the LP: “Powers of Ten has been with me all my life and is named after a book that has been my background hiss, its confusing truth is my only real faith and its infinity shows me its finiteness. The album is about harmonies, melodies, rhythms. It is an homage to Bob Moog, full of techno beats and sounds and space and party and ecstasy and dancing and listening, and crying and feeling. It is a journey, a philosophy of life, a view of the world, a vague perception. It is my wife, my children, my family, my friends, my passion, my enemy, my greatest fulfillment, my fear, my deepest peace, my power, all my love.”
As such, this album is hugely personal and is filled with cerebral messages and well thought out concepts. All this shines through and makes it an all the more engaging listen from start to finish. Kicking off with the spine tingling chords and louche beats of ‘Singularity’ cuts like ‘Lila’ then continue to confirm that Stephan Bodzin has a classical understanding of melody that is way beyond your average.
‘Blue Giant’, ‘Wir’ and ‘Ix’ all manage to be uplifting and thoughtful at the same time as driven and groovy, whilst ‘Birth’ comes on with a hymnal high note, long tailed pads and subtly shifting beats. The ghostly grooves of ‘Zulu’ mark a majestic mid point to the album, which then continues to seduce with spiritual synths and more beautiful melodies on cuts like ‘Odyssee’ as well as the album’s standout title track.
Unfolding coherently and in soothing fashion, this album once again proves that few producers in the modern world have a knack for melody and an ear for sonic ingenuity quite like Stephan Bodzin.


Singularity

Joris Voorn - The Secret - Cocoon Recordings (112 kbps Low Quality Preview)

Trance Wax - Trance 2

St Germain - Alabama Blues (Kölsch Edit) [Kölsch - BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix]

Get it here: http://smarturl.it/26ALROD

ROD is a new artist for Afterlife Recordings and ‘Brighten Up Bunny’ is another high-quality entry in Benny Rodrigues’ acclaimed discography.

The EP’s title track opens the record with bright, uplifting synth notes and a weighty kick drum - Rodrigues’ fresh take on the Afterlife sound. Getting deeper and darker with ‘Welcome Back Mama’, ROD fuses razor-sharp claps and a punchy bassline to dazzling effect. ‘Melodi’ takes an eerie turn, burying the drums under metallic shimmers and disorientating reverberations. On the remix, FJAAK treat ‘Welcome Back Mama’ with a warehouse-ready pulse and sharpen its edges.

ROD - Brighten Up Bunny EP (AL026)
 
A1 Brighten Up Bunny
A2 Welcome Back Mama
B1 Melodi
B2 Welcome Back Mama (FJAAK Remix)

Brighten Up Bunny EP 

ROD - Brighten Up Bunny

Jam & Spoon "Stella" KÖLSCH Remix https://www.beatport.com/track/stella-kolsch-remix-long/11876550

Stella

Jam And Spoon - Stella - Kölsch Remix

When the Lights Are Out

When the Lights Are Out (Late Night Mix)

Designs For You

Designs For You (Will Clarke Remix)

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Stream & Download: https://joris-voorn.lnk.to/ListenJorisID

Joris Voorn takes inspiration from Greek mythology on glorious new track ‘Antigone’

Fresh from releasing his stunning dedication to his second son, ‘Ryo’, Joris Voorn is back already with another two sumptuous tracks for the summer festival season. Despite being inspired by the Greek tragedy of the same name, in which the protagonist kills herself after being sentenced to being buried alive for defying the king’s order’s about grieving for the death of her brother, ‘Antigone’ is an uplifting, positive piece of work. 

Melody abounds from the very start, with the lush chord progression that forms the backbone of the track playing out through muted synths. Ethereal pads drift over the track as punchy kicks and on-beat tambourines create a propulsive feel. As the chords filter up, a cute, understated lead riff emerges played by a heavenly synth. The warm bass notes swell while another fizzing motif blasts into play, bringing with it tinges of trance euphoria. The percussion picks up the energy while vocal cuts add more colour. A sweet breakdown builds just the right amount of tension without being overblown, sending the track into the stratosphere. Graceful, elegant stuff.

‘The real story behind ‘Antigone’ is that it was made when I was on the plane with a serious hangover. The name was inspired by a billboard I saw on the way to the airport while leaving Greece after a gig’ says Joris.  

B-side ‘Haemon’ (the name of Antigone’s fiancée) once again sees Voorn explore his ambient, chillout desires as he did with ‘Noa’ on his last release. Delicate arpeggios dance atop widescreen, phasing pads that play an almost orchestral, classical arrangement. Soft bass tones add weight to this beautiful, contemplative track.

Antigone (Radio Mix)

Get it here: https://smarturl.it/VAIV027XX

With the fourth Realm Of Consciousness compilation, Tale Of Us shine a light on the artists whose work has shaped their sets in recent times.
There are contributions from Afterlife’s longtime regulars like Recondite, Adriatique, Mind Against, Woo York and Vaal. 
From those who have come through the label in more recent times: Ae:ther, Mathame, Agents Of Time, Innellea, Fideles and Kevin De Vries. And, as always with the compilation, there are new faces: Colyn, Blausch, ANNA, ARTBAT, Coeus, Lyke, Murat Uncuoglu, Lehar & Aldebaran and ENØS.
The sound encompasses everything Afterlife represents: introspective electronica, euphoric peak-time cuts and more subtle rollers. Twenty inspired interpretations of the sound Tale Of Us have developed.

Various - Realm Of Consciousness Pt.IV (AL027)
A1 Recondite - Savaaq
A2 Adriatique - Hound
B1 Adamant - Last Promises
B2 Mind Against & Blausch - Trust My Eyes feat. Running Pine
C1 Colyn - Amor
C2 Woo York - Discovery
D1 Ae:ther - Arteon
D2 ANNA - Spectral
E1 ARTBAT - Element
E2 Mathame - Farewell
F1 Agents Of Time - Superia
F2 Vaal - Weakness Pays
G1 Innellea - Lost In Fades feat. Ameli
G2 Fideles - The Last Glow
H1 Kevin de Vries - Phoenix
H2 Coeus - Eden
Digital Only: Lyke - Lem
Digital Only: Murat Uncuoglu - Abetone
Digital Only: Lehar & Aldebaran - Da Levante
Digital Only: ENØS - Neptune

ENØS - Neptune

Kevin De Vries - Phoenix

Fideles - The Last Glow

Woo York - Discovery

Colyn - Amor

Ripped from Maceo Plex & Tale Of Us @ Mainstage, Junction 2 Festival, United Kingdom 2019-06-08:

https://youtu.be/lCzXiAL_XlE?t=1731

https://www.beatport.com/release/skydive-kevin-de-vries-remix/2654818

https://soundcloud.com/kevindevries
https://www.beatport.com/artist/kevin-de-vries/393873
https://twitter.com/kevindevries_
https://www.facebook.com/kevindevriesmusic/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2sClMXzKm9bzO7Gw_ZqfHw
https://open.spotify.com/artist/11aPF3sc8lDWNqPVInm4Zx

Freefall - Skydive (Kevin de Vries Remix)

Get it here: https://smarturl.it/029CR

Following Colyn’s standout track on the Realm Of Consciousness Pt.IV compilation, we see the full breadth of his scope as a producer on his first EP for the label.

The soaring synth lines and vocal of title track ‘Resolve’ are a bold statement, worthy of the most epic moments in a DJ set. ‘Eriador’ is comparatively restrained, with gently rolling drums and unusual flourishes. ‘Exchange’ and ‘Gravity’ distil euphoric elements into deeply moving techno cuts to fit the Afterlife mould.

Colyn - Resolve (AL029)
A1 Resolve
A2 Eriador
B1 Exchange
B2 Gravity

Colyn - Exchange

Get it here: https://smarturl.it/030ANR

A year after the release of Adriatique’s debut LP, ‘Nude’, Afterlife presents a seven-track remix package to breathe new life into the originals.

The album found Adriatique, the duo of Adrian Shala and Adrian Schweizer, explore a more downtempo, contemplative sound than they were known for. Its profound musicality makes rich source material for a set of dancefloor interpretations, which Tale Of Us have curated together with Adriatique for the label’s 30th release.

Adriatique - Nude Remixes (AL030)
 
A1 Mystery ft. Jono McCleery (Tale Of Us & Mathame Remix)
A2 Nude (Solomun Remix)
B1 Tachykardia ft. Delhia de France (Kobosil Remix)
B2 Nude (Rampa Remix)
Digital only: Buchla’s Dreaming (Agents Of Time Remix)
Digital only: Ray Reincarnation (Johannes Brecht Remix)
Digital only: Mystery (Isoleé Remix)

Available on 12” vinyl and digital

Melodic

Josh Dixon