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Dirty Dirty House Beats - 2

Leaving Home

Premiére : Matt Star - Leaving Home  (Tom Clark Remix)

Stonework: 1000 metres down

Headrush (Berk Offset Remix)

Buy/stream: https://kompakt.fm/releases/speicher_134

When a new RAXON release drops it’s always strongly recommended to firmly hold your socks and pants as they might get blown off. And oh dear… We caught him in an extraordinarily randy mood for his 4th outing on our prestigious Speicher series. “Acid Call” is a positively rude high energy funk beast, ready to take dancehalls of any size or color to pieces. With “Don’t Cry Pluto” Raxon turns into a punk version of the legendary Pied Piper, graciously luring us away from this boring village into a world of fun-fueled madness. What a guy, this Raxon!


Don't Cry Pluto

Raxon - Don't Cry Pluto

Buy/stream: https://kompakt.fm/releases/germina_speeder

Sascha Funke is creating a long overdue monument to an almost forgotten cultural artefact of the GDR: the ‘Germina Speeder’ was the only skateboard made in East Germany before reunification and was launched in 1986. It was produced by VEB Schokoladen-Verarbeitungsmaschinen (a state-owned chocolate processing machine factory) in Wernigerode and was therefore affectionately known as the ‘chocolate board’. However, it was hardly suitable for actual skateboarding due to technical inadequacies. It is not known whether Sascha himself owned such a board, but the tracks on the ‘Germina Speeder’ EP definitely roll better than the original. The opener ‘Blaupunkt’ breathes the euphoric spirit of the legendary Berlin club ‘E-Werk’, while the title track would have been more at home at the ‘Dubmission’ parties in the Turbine. Sascha leaves the 90s behind with radiant positivism; ‘Bo Knows’ sounds more like a 2000s open air at Café Schönbrunn. The EP closes with ‘Mastermind’, a high-octane psy-proghouse banger that, like all four tracks, quotes the past but still has both feet on today’s dance floors. Or rather, is dancing. 4:1 for love!

Blaupunkt

Sascha Funke - Blaupunkt

Buy/stream: kompakt.fm/releases/germina_speeder

Sascha Funke is creating a long overdue monument to an almost forgotten cultural artefact of the GDR: the ‘Germina Speeder’ was the only skateboard made in East Germany before reunification and was launched in 1986. It was produced by VEB Schokoladen-Verarbeitungsmaschinen (a state-owned chocolate processing machine factory) in Wernigerode and was therefore affectionately known as the ‘chocolate board’. However, it was hardly suitable for actual skateboarding due to technical inadequacies. It is not known whether Sascha himself owned such a board, but the tracks on the ‘Germina Speeder’ EP definitely roll better than the original. The opener ‘Blaupunkt’ breathes the euphoric spirit of the legendary Berlin club ‘E-Werk’, while the title track would have been more at home at the ‘Dubmission’ parties in the Turbine. Sascha leaves the 90s behind with radiant positivism; ‘Bo Knows’ sounds more like a 2000s open air at Café Schönbrunn. The EP closes with ‘Mastermind’, a high-octane psy-proghouse banger that, like all four tracks, quotes the past but still has both feet on today’s dance floors. Or rather, is dancing. 4:1 for love!

Master Mind

Sascha Funke - Master Mind

Bo Knows

Sascha Funke - Bo Knows

Germina Speeder

Sascha Funke - Germina Speeder

#hsmpremiere
Artists: Luca Ferrand & Selva
Release Title: Waves Within EP
Format: Vinyl, 12'' / Digital
Cat. number: DEEPPA13
Release date: 4-Aug-25
BUY - https://www.juno.co.uk/products/luca-ferrand-selva-waves-within-ep-vinyl/1086461-01/

Waves Within is a genre-blending triumph from Mexican producers Luca Ferrand and Selva in which they serve up sounds that evolve through deep house, broken beat, jazz, nu-disco and hip-hop. Opener 'Bona Fide' pairs dusty jazz and disco-house with a slick hip-hop switch and some superbly sunny melodies. 'Zarapes (After the Rain)' marries Mexican folk and broken beat, then 'Back To That Thang' twists jazz guitar into a genre-fluid ride and the title track evokes tropical 90s house. Closer 'Lynx' is a shapeshifting house cut with bulbous bass and sophisticated sound design that really brings it to life.

All tracks composed, arranged, mixed and produced by Mauricio Quintanilla and Mauricio Pech.


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PREMIERE: Luca Ferrand & Selva - Back To That Thang [Deeppa Records]

Swiss maestro and Vibes and Grooves label head Shaka AKA aka Kurt Spichiger is a long-time soulful house devotee who has been at it since the mid-90s on labels like Nervous, Kolour LTD and Local Talk. Here he lands on Mister Bear with an EP that oozes classy house soul from the off with 'High On You' featuring original vocals written and performed by Eva Christine Flury. 'Smooth Cut' is just that, with its heartfelt pain chords and noodling synth solos, 'Latin Love Affair' brings the heart with a samba-inspired percussive shuffle and big horns to close an essential EP for summer fun.

VINYL:
https://www.juno.co.uk/products/shaka-latin-love-affair-ep-vinyl/1089028-01/

DIGI:
https://www.beatport.com/track/smooth-cut/20771345?a_aid=6897003d0f687&a_cid=0be88686

SHAKA - SMOOTH CUT [MISTER BEAR]

The Reworks 2

All Dressed Up With Nowhere to Go (Flying Mojito Bros Refrito)

02. Jay-Son - Tranquility

Hypaphonik blesses us with, 'Faith.' This three-track journey-featuring 'Ngisakuthanda,' 'In My Zone,' and the title track, 'Faith'. The release is a beautiful mix of afro House rhythms, deep tech finesse, and a gift to house music.

Faith

In My Zone (Original Mix)

Buy/stream: https://kompakt.fm/releases/speicher_136

Michael Mayer became obsessed with Erik Luebs, an American producer based in Osaka, after stumbling upon his independently released music on Bandcamp. Luebs’ talent for creating high-energy, minimalist acid techno with impeccable, futuristic sound design swiftly earned him a regular place in Mayer’s sets. It was only a matter of time before Luebs made his debut on Kompakt’s Speicher series with this highly versatile EP. ‘Riding the Blade’ opens the four-track EP, showcasing Luebs’ signature punchy psychedelia. ‘Scarlet Viscera’ features a sleek, minimal groove that is reminiscent of the genre’s heyday in the 2000s. ‘Transform Into Glass’ emanates blissful Detroit vibes, and the EP closes with a real bang: ‘Sucked Through Tube’ creates a frenzy on the dance floor without the need for a single kick drum. If you like your techno sexy and forward-thinking, there’s no way around the man from Osaka. Play it loud!

Transform Into Glass

Erik Luebs - Transform Into Glass

Daktari

Daktari (Robag Wruhme's Handkäs Mit Musikk Remixx)

Daktari (Villalobos Remix)

LF RMX 018

A Wishmountain - Radio (Len Faki Hardspace Mix)
B Wishmountain - Bottle (Len Faki Deepspace Mix)

When Len Faki tackles an old school Matthew Herbert record (released 1998 under his rare Wishmountain moniker), the outcome couldn‘t get any better. Granting the haunting ’Radio’ a proper kick to beat along the chugging, percussive craze of the original, it quickly turns into a mesmerizing trip down memory lane. On the flip Faki leads an excursion deep into the jungle, with ’Bottle’ sporting an atmosphere so immersive, it‘s easy to get lost in the underbrush of this one!

As with all releases of LF RMX, the proceeds of this record will be forwarded to the Berlin organization Straßenkinder e.V. to be used in actions against child poverty. 

www.lfrmx.com
more info about the project here: https://strassenkinder-ev.de

LF RMX 018

Beatport

A - Wishmountain - Radio (Len Faki Hardspace Mix)

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