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August 2016 Tracks & Sets

AUG'16

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Tube & Berger - Imprint Of Pleasure (Gaga Unofficial Remix)

Adam Beyer’s new EP titled ‘Teach Me’ is an accomplished piece of work that highlights Beyer's year thus far. 'Teach Me' starts with some eerie chords before the distinctive vocal kick in and the track drops into a rumbling techno track. ‘Darlek’ uses rhythmic beeps and huge synth stab to create a funky rhythm before the atmospheric pads create a beautiful setting for this incredible techno track. ‘Stop Talking’ is a deeper offering from Beyer using weird and unusual noises to create and interesting piece of work that is helped along by the throbbing bass underlying in the track. ‘Spaceman’ uses a rhythmic vocal, percussion and sub bass to turn this track into a funky techno piece.

Adam Beyer - Spaceman - Drumcode - DC132

Recondite
Caldera
HFT035

Recondite marks his return to Hotflush with the epic, potentially summer-defining 'Caldera' and a sequel to his 2012 hit 'DRGN'. The Bavarian artist has undergone a dazzling rise since that time, and one which is reflected in the increasing opulence of his music.

'Caldera', with its dramatic arpeggios and crescendos, is unabashed big-field decadence. Bearing all the hallmarks on which he's made his name - space, subtlety, build, attention to timbre - over the course of 9 minutes it raises the temperature to white heat. 'DRGN 2' picks up exactly where its 2012 namesake left off; that is, with an arching melody played out over droning tones of insidious intent. Dark, imposing and elegant - this is Recondite at his most wicked.

Available on Beatport and on 12" from September 1st 2014


Tracklisting:

A. Caldera
AA. DRGN 2

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Recondite - Caldera EP (HFT035 Preview)

Carl Cox - Time For House Music 

1. Time For House Music (Original Mix)
2. Time For House Music (Davide Squillace Remix)
3. Time For House Music (Second City Remix)
4. Time For House Music (David Glass Remix)

released 23.09.14

What more can be said about Carl Cox… The term “legend’ is thrown about way too easily in electronic music, but there is no question about the status of dance music history’s most recognisable global figure. 

A musical ambassador, a veteran of acid house, a champion of techno and a professional DJ since his early teens. Carl has been playing music, breaking tunes and celebrating life and never losing sight of his passions for over 30 years.

The list of accolades is endless, two top UK top 40 hits, 6 studio albums, 16 million weekly listeners to his global radio show, multi label owner, 12 years as the king of Space Ibiza, the most universally admired dj in dance music, and as Yousef puts it, 

“when the history books are written, there will be only one name etched into authentic folk law of who was the greatest dj of all time - Carl Cox”

Carl elopes for his first solo single away from Intec digital in many years. It’s fitting that “time for house music” appears on the label of his biggest fan and padawan, Yousef and his renowned Circus Recordings.

The original encompasses the width of the Carl Cox sound in 2014, jacking drums, warm bass, a thumping house and techno hybrid, and of course the classic Cox energy and charisma that we all know (and love)

Davide Squillace returns the remix favour for Carl in outstanding style, and it has to be said, this could be Davide’s finest moment as a producer to date, an incredible remake. Gnarly rhythms, picky hooks and a twisted bass, one of the great remixes this year no doubt.

After a chance meeting with Yousef, Second City confessed to how much he would love to be involved with Circus Recordings, so Yousef offered the chart topper a chance to remix Carl Cox (no pressure then…) Second City reveals another side to his psyche, sharp drums, a pulsating groove, a track that will be at home with Carola, Dice and Fanciulli

To complete the package Circus Recordings own David Glass steps up, delivering a strong finale. The killer remix was debuted at Boiler Room Liverpool to huge applause when Glassy appeared this month,  proving why he is one of the leaders of the next generation of authentic house and techno names 

The final word from Carl Cox:

I have to say, everything comes to those who wait, and it was totally worth it. This package is amazing to say the least, all mixes, sound so good, but the David Glass is the clear winner for me, it so fucking funky, i cannot stop playing it. It rocks so much, I am almost in tears. Thank you so much for believing in my music as it means a lot.


Carl Cox - Time For House Music

Pan-Pot - Grey Matter EP
[SECOND STATE: SNDST004]
 
A: Pan-Pot - Grey Matter
B: Pan-Pot - Substance


For Pan-Pot's second release on their new imprint they fall nothing short of what you would expect from the infamous duo. 

"Grey Matter" is a stormer made especially for the intense peak time strobe lights of a dark sweaty club. The pulsing stabs and swelling bass in combination with the rolling hi-hats and shakers keep the energy flowing upward. 
Don't let the word grey in the title fool you, this track is more a burning red. Just like the deep ominous vocal says, "We're burning"!

On the flip side is "Substance“ and with this one, Pan-Pot showcase their vast knowledge of what tension can do on the dance floor. From beginning to end, it teases with builds that never quite go over the edge. Constantly increasing, it creates the desire for just a little more while never giving you the satisfaction of a resolution. 

It's a concept that only masters can make work and when it does, it's nothing short of brilliant.

http://www.secondstate.net


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Pan-Pot - Grey Matter

Cut Copy Presents - OCEANS APART
A glimpse of Melbourne's new dance culture
PREORDER NOW!: http://geni.us/OceansApart

1. Knightlife - Don't Stop
2. Andras & Oscar - Music Is My Life
3. Michael Ozone - Oxygen
4. Statue - Statue Theme
5. Turkish Prison - Overboard
6. Ara Koufax - Brenda
7. Myles Mac - Suburban Odyssey
8. Fantastic Man - Robotic Temptation
9. NO ZU - Raw Vis Vision
10. Coober Pedy University Band - Kookaburra
11. A+O - Take Me
12. Nile Delta - Aether
13. Tornado Wallace - Circadia
14. Speed Painters - Total Person
15. Len Leise - Call of Kati Thanda
16. Bell Towers - After Party at Jackson's House
17. World's End Press - Feel City (Outskirts Dub)
18. Roland Tings - Swimmer
19. Sleep D - Austral Aura


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Ara Koufax - Brenda

As has become traditional over recent years, around this time I like to give away a track as a token of my appreciation for those who have supported me so here it is, my 'These Are The Times' rework of Subspace - Thirteen. Enjoy! :)

Sub Space - Thirteen (Alan Fitzpatrick These Are The Times Rework)

Disco Halal is back with Vol.2 , Featuring this time amazing works by Disco Halal's own Moscoman, The Infamous Tel aviv Duo Red Axes, yet another masters of the Israeli disco Scene, Rabo & Snob, and the maybe unknown but nothing less but genius reworker from Sofia, KMTR. 

Yalla.


A2 Hamathil (Red Axes Edit)

Slam & Gary Beck - Pressure Lights - Soma

It's been a while.

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Eat Your Friends

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Rhodes - Close Your Eyes (Monkeyneck Remix)// FREE DL

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Talk To Me (Remixes)

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Nick Brewer feat. Bibi Bourelly - Talk To Me (Sammy Porter Remix)

KlangTherapeuten joined forces with the mighty Paris based producer DIMMI in their studio in Dusseldorf. Couple of beers later and the result was there, Decisions was born. A song full with positive energy, fresh sounds that remind you of great summer times, powerful lyrics and a soulful voice by the talented singer Feline. The beautiful guitars and catchy synthlines will give you chills whenever you listen to it. Decision EP comes with remixes by Scheinizzl, LOVRA and Jetique.

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KlangTherapeuten & DIMMI feat. Feline - Decisions (Jetique Remix) [OUT ON 23rd October]

Mechanical Turk (courtesy Of Karpov Not Kasparov)

2000 and One presents The Wrangel EP as his debut offering to Drumcode Limited. The three heavy-hitting techno tracks, pumped with solid basslines and intensive percussion provide a thick, quality, Dutch techno sound that is so well suited to Drumcode Limited. The Holland natives signature sound is apparent in every track – deep, dark and bursting with energy.

2000 And One - Wrangel Tool 2 - Drumcode Limited - DCLTD16


100% Pure has been releasing top notch Techno and Tech House music for over 20 years which makes it Amsterdam’s longest running Techno and Tech House label. It was founded in 1993 by Dylan Hermelijn [aka 2000 and One] & Sandy Huner and is now run solely by Dylan. Its massive international following has guaranteed the label’s output has scorched the club systems of nearly every party hotspot around the world. It's clear that 100% Pure will continue in its promise – dancefloor perfection!

Raffaele Rizzi - Deep In Love [PUREDV065]

OUT NOW ON VINYL AND 12"

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One of the most exciting up and coming artists of recent times, Detlef makes his debut on the mighty Hot Creations with his ‘Kinky Tail EP’ featuring three jacking bombs plotting a riot on the dance floor.

In a short space of time Detlef shot into the limelight with releases and remixes for well-respected labels including Knee Deep In Sound, Moon Harbour, and Defected. Equally at home behind the decks as he is in the studio, the unique party vibe that he brings to his live and DJ sets quickly earned his place as a regular VIVa Warriors resident.

Often billed on the same line-up with industry giants and with releases and remixes forthcoming on Edible Records, Hot Trax, Emerald City and Moon Harbour, Detlef is definitely one to keep an eye on.

TRACK LISTING

A1. Kinky Tail
B1. Beat Won't Stop
B2. Oh Oh

Kinky Tail EP

Kinky Tail

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Detlef - Kinky Tail

A new Remix I did for Florian Kruse & Hendrik Burchard on my own Green Label!

Florian Kruse & Hendrik Burkhard - The Ground (Joris Voorn Remix)

Available via Beatport: https://www.beatport.com/release/the-enemy-feat-felix-da-housecat-remixes/1774836


Matador - The Enemy (Hot Since 82 Remix)

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Janoma - Flight of the eagle

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Artist: Various Artists Title: Family Affair Vol. 5 Label: Steyoyoke Format: Digital Release Date: July 15th, 2016 
Cat No: SYYK049

Steyoyoke Family Affair Vol. 5 brings you the culmination of five years of blood, sweat and tears. Family members Soul Button, Dahu, BLANCAh, MPathy, Nick Devon and new entries Clawz SG and Rauschhaus, become tangled amongst each other in this album of raunchy remixes.

Steyoyoke brings forth a unique concept in the electronic music world, born out of the ability that family members have to compliment each others' productions through remixing. Like a complex puzzle coming together, the sound of each producers fits beautifully with every other. 

An album overflowing with talent, futuristic horizons, and symphonic melodies, Family Affair Vol. 5 contains a cosmic journey through space and time in the realms of music.

TRACKLIST: 

01. BLANCAh - Vulture Dance (Soul Button Remix) 
02. Dahu - How Do They Know (Nick Devon Remix) 
03. Nick Devon - The Poem (Dahu Remix) 
04. Dahu - North (MPathy Remix) 
05. Soul Button - Wraith feat. Terry Grant (Rauschhaus Remix) 
06. Soul Button - Demise feat. Terry Grant (BLANCAh Remix) 
07. BLANCAh - Fragata (Clawz SG Remix)

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Marc Houle - Silver Siding EP

Release Date
July 29th 2016

Silver Siding EP

I Don't Want To Watch You Read 

IV66 - Marc Houle - I Don't Want To Watch You Read (Golden Filter Remix) - Silver Siding EP



Classicworks return with a bold new compilation of psychedelic synthesis from collaborators around the world sharing their interest in tough, classically crafted cuts.

Representing the first release of the Barcelona-based label of 2016, the cassette format has allowed them to curate an extended selection of tracks from some of their favourite producers for the first time.

Operating within the conventions of industrial/ebm influenced proto-house and techno, its contributors include Nehuen, Crash ID, Lamaze, Daniel Araya, Worker/Parasite, Bill Converse, Dallas Acid and Cardopusher.

Tracklist:

1. Lamaze - A Romantic Solution (Or Charade)
2. Dallas Acid - Eat My Brain
3. Bill Converse - Ice TrayFx Twin
4. Daniel Araya - Blackbird
5. Nehuen - Sarcastic Behaviour
6. Crash ID - Tama Jam Tx
7. Worker/Parasite - Shit Fucking Life
8. Cardopusher - Fading Memory

Available on July 29th on cassette (limited to 50 copies)& digital.


Nehuen - Sarcastic Behaviour

B4 from 'Doom Steppy Reverb' 

LP / CD / MP3

+	Japanese computer dance avatar NHK returns to Diagonal

+	NHK's second LP following releases for Raster-Noton, Pan, Line

+	7 tracks of chewy garage techno and new beta bounce — plus extra trax on mp3

+	Art by Guy Featherstone

+	Mastered by Matt ‘The Alchemist’ Colton 


DIAG034 NHK yx Koyxen 'L'

Axel’s Hombre de Piedra is one of those iconic tracks with a wildly unique imagination and an extraordinary mash-up of musical styles. A track with such novelty rarely lends itself to a remix. Yet, Santi as adventurous and eclectic in his approach to musical production and sound design as Axel himself, manages to breathe new life into Hombre de Piedra. In his rendition, Santi weaves a dark hip-hop beat, a body-trembling bass, and a wicked brass section into Axel’s already explosive track. The result is a dazzling revisit to the playful and haunting world of Hombre de Piedra brought to you by Tropical Twista Records. 

Hombre de Piedra de Axel es una de esas pistas icónicas con una imaginación salvaje y una mezcla extraordinaria de estilos musicales. Una pista tan innovadora rara vez se presta a una remezcla. Sin embargo, Santi, tan aventurero y ecléctico en su enfoque a la producción musical y diseño de sonido como Axel mismo, se las arregla para dar nueva vida a Hombre de Piedra. En su interpretación, Santi teje un ritmo de hip-hop siniestro, un bajo estremecedor y una orquesta de metales endiablada a esta pista, ya originalmente explosiva. El resultado es un deslumbrante regreso al mundo travieso y encantador de Hombre de Piedra, presentado a ustedes por cortesía de Tropical Twista Records.
credits

Released by: Tropical Twista Records (São Paulo, Brazil)
Release Date: August 1, 2016 
Cover Art: Axel Krygier

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Axel Krygier - Hombre De Piedra (Santi Remix)

Furi Original Soundtrack

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A monster (Furi original soundtrack)

https://soundcloud.com/carlcraignet @ THUMP's Made in Detroit Stage - Movement 2016. 

Carl Craig @ THUMP's Made In Detroit Stage - Movement 2016

This is a live recording from our set at MELT festival 2016 including two new andhim remixes and one unreleased andhim track.

andhim live at MELT Festival 2016

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Andre Lodemann - STRAF_WERK - Podcast 015

If you're not yet aware of  Michael Mayer , we suggest you read up.  Kompakt  co-owner, DJ, producer and don of collaborations has teamed up with French electronic heavyweight  Agoria  for five minutes of reflective bliss. Centred around 'taking all the time on the world', “Blackbird has Spoken” works up an unquenchable thirst  – regardless of however many rewinds it gets. 

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Michael Mayer & Agoria "Blackbird Has Spoken" - Boiler Room Debuts

Two irish prodigys LHK & Dåser providing us a melodic cut as our next cut on our free download series!

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Cruciatus

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Free Download: LHK & Dåser - Cruciatus

Sеvеrаl Dеfinitiоns - Аlоnе (Original Mix)

Artist: Several Definitions
Title: Delusion EP
Label: Definition:Music
Release Catalogue: DMU057
Format: Digital
Releasedate: 22. August 2016
Genre: Techno
Web: www.definitionmusic.ch

1) Several Definitions - Delusion
2) Several Definitions - Against The Clock

Swiss Dj & producer Several Definitions drops by Definition:music to leave a deep and heavy 2 track EP, Delusion. With releases already on labels like Diynamic, Stil Vor Talent, and Saura, the expectations are set high. But were hooked right from the beginning of the title track with a no-nonsense approach to get the floor moving. A kick breaks the silence, accompanied by stuttering hats. What starts small, blooms into an epic dancefloor experience, more tech than house. Fast, rhythmic basslines and steamy percussion is the name of the game here. The second track sports inviting bassline melodics, keeping the pressure up with distortion and deep kicks. This is another late night show stopper, pulling its own weight on the floor and begging to be played. 

Artwork by Hannah Frances

Against The Clock

Several Definitions - Against The Clock

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Enrico Sangiuliano makes his return to Adam Beyer's Drumcode with the highly anticipated EP ‘Moon Rocks’.

Enrico Sangiuliano began his career through illegal raves in Italy. In recent years, Enrico began putting his releases out into the international techno scene with rhythmic, deep, hypnotic and technological tracks, exuding techno from the heart. His work has been supported, selected and played by the likes of John Digweed, Carlo Lio, Monika Kruse, Christian Smith, Joseph Capriati, Ramon Tapia, Steve Lawler and, of course, Adam Beyer. In fact, if you were in attendance at Awakenings this year, you would have heard this fat bassed monster closing out the main man's set, now set to release as part of an electric, eponymous EP.

Today, we proudly premiere the EPs title track. Packed with booming percussion, intricate synths and brooding crescendos, this one's not for the faint of heart.

"Moon Rocks" is available 22 August on Drumcode

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Premiere: Enrico Sangiuliano - Moon Rocks (Original Mix)

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KIR (snippet)

Destiny's Child - Say My Name (Cyril Hahn Remix)

The production duo of Liam Robertson and Calum Macleod (aka Clouds) lay down two heavy originals.

Released May 21, 2013

Radical Cutting Methods

Chained to a Dead Camel

For Rune Reilly Kölsch, Kompakt has become a great label to call home. In 2013 the German imprint celebrated 20 years of record releases at the cutting edge of electronic music, championed in June by one of the most genre re-defining albums and personal music projects for an era: Kölsch’s landmark long player, ‘1977’.

A melodic autobiography on black wax, the Kölsch project has seen 36/37-year-old Rune take stock of a diverse and successful production career and draw upon his own personal beginnings: a nostalgia for childhood, family, friends and the confusion of applying his split-cultural heritage to what it means to think of ‘home’. As Rune freely admits, “being half Irish, half German and living in Denmark – it was all one big messy period of my life.” 

Born to hippie parents in the freetown of Christiania (a commune-like autonomous borough of the Danish capital Copenhagen) his childhood was spent surrounded by creativity. His mother was an artist whose family had roots in German politics and his father a singer songwriter who travelled through Asia playing music in the early 70's. Kölsch, however, did miss out on building friendships and found solace in making up “this imaginary world that I would spend days in,” before the family moved to Germany – a period of memories, relations and characters from which ‘1977’ derives its titles.

For Rune, the tracks he began building from 2010 took in this personal reflection, his being “completely locked in to reminiscing about what shaped me as a kid and into the individual that I am now” – contemplating his unique past to form the brickwork of ‘1977’, one of the most future-facing techno albums of recent years.

Influenced by hip hop, pop and the incredible legacy of Jeff Mills and Derrick May, Rune started producing in 1995, embarking on a string of success stories. In 2003 he released the multi-million selling, saxophone-infused ‘Calabria’, that saw collaboration requests pouring in from artists as diverse as Nicki Minaj, Shakira and Flo Rida. He then set up Tattoorecs – releasing pioneering underground tracks with no titles, just tattoos for artwork, that garnered critical acclaim and support from minimal and techno trailblazers such as Sven Väth, Richie Hawtin, Magda, Tiefschwarz and Ricardo Villalobos.

This appreciation of the complete musical spectrum has gifted Rune with a devotion to groove and melodics and with it the dexterity to input real creative change to the genres he reveres, not least his beloved techno. “2010 was the year of the ketamine house wave, where the music was 118 bpm and everything was extremely boring”, reflects Rune. “I wanted some melodic techno, some energy back in this scene. People needed the energy to express themselves and go crazy for a bit.”

This notion faced opposition, even from within Rune’s close circles. But it was Kompakt founder Michael Mayer who had the insight to see what Kölsch was trying to achieve. Rune’s conviction that vibrations and melodics are the key to human response had tipped the balance, underlined by his experience as a hip hop DJ where he “needed something to catch me and drag me in. And that’s what techno should do!” Here too he drew on his love of Jeff Mills and Derrick May, recalling how “they used to make mistakes all the time. It would be a big mash of all kinds of stuff, but at least something was happening. That’s what I was missing and that’s what I’m trying to change with the Kölsch project.”

The result is ‘1977’, a personal collection of dancefloor destroyers that are continuing to send clubs and festivals across the globe into melodic supernova. Take this video of Kölsch’s set at Belgium’s I Love Techno festival, one of Rune’s 2013 highlights, where “people were doing sit downs, singing along to all the tracks”. Watch it. It puts the hairs up on the back of your neck. “The response was overwhelming,” said Rune in a recent interview with Mixmag (who named Kölsch as one of their ‘Stars Of 2013’), as “when you think about it, it was just a bunch of childhood memories with a kickdrum underneath.” 

Elsewhere he’s ripped up the airways with an acclaimed Essential Mix for Pete Tong on BBC Radio 1, delivered his incendiary soundscape to Singapore’s world-renowned ZoukOut Festival, boomed his live show through the heaving basement of London’s XOYO and played the hallowed Space Terrace – in his words “a boyhood dream since I started going to Ibiza in 1999. That was what I wanted from life!” So opening Amnesia in 2014 with Joris Voorn will be a bonus then...

While these are reasons enough to keep the beaming smile beneath Kölsch’s trademark black fedora, his humility remains just as striking. While tracks like ‘Goldfisch’ have taken pivotal positions in the set lists of world class DJs from across the dance music spectrum – traversing the underground with Seth Troxler, while simultaneously providing credible new euphoric highs for the likes of Axwell – Rune remains joyously down to earth. All despite producing, with ‘1977’, an album that has crossed as many cultural and musical boundaries as his own childhood past.

From the face-twisting melodic drive of ‘Opa’ and ‘Bappedekkel’, to the chord-surfing piano groove of ‘Der Alte’ and the euphoric crescendos of ‘Lorely’, ‘Oma’ and ‘All That Matters’ (all hits in different countries), the fact remains that whether in your living room, on the dancefloors of the world’s greatest parties, or simply in your headphones on your way home, Kölsch’s ‘1977’ has re-defined techno and become an achievement that speaks for itself. 

Words: Phil Dudman – Clubs & Live Music Editor, Mixmag
