N.E.W.S.

Coming off the back of a run of breath-taking emotion-laden hits - 'Hi', 'Mantra' and 'Gira' - German duo, Monkey Safari, had actually crafted 'Safe' well before the world was turned upside down. 'We produced Safe as a message of unity, hope and love. When we came to release it, we realised it soundtracked our socially isolated emotions to perfection. Sharing emotions is one of our main motivations when producing music and DJing. Getting together, dancing together, smiling together.'

As we navigated the summer's choppy dancefloor waters, 'Safe' became the anthem we all anticipated. Goosebump-inducing, chill-delivering. Sunset, peaktime or sunrise. It became the soundtrack to a brighter future.

Fresh for '22 it returns, revisioned and remixed by none other than Spectrum boss Joris Voorn. Ready to comfort and lift us once again.

Safe

Monkey Safari - Safe (Joris Voorn Remix)

Whales

Inimitable German duo Andhim return to their Superfriends controls with a beautiful moment of reflection… 

‘Nice To Meet You’. Less of a pleasantry, much more than a simple greeting; this is an affirmation. A powerful confirmation that now, right this minute, is THE time. 

This is what we’ve been waiting for, for so long. We’re right in the middle of a beautiful summer. And this is Andhim’s take on the whole experience. 

We’ve waited through winter and spring. We’ve waited through the last two years of weirdness. Now we are in the thick of the first full summer of the 20s so far. And it’s a hot one, too. Savour the moments, savour the encounters. 

Nice to meet new people, meet new views, meet new strangers, meet new locations and new crowds. Nice to meet old friends, new friends, best friends, Superfriends. Nice to meet YOU

andhim - Nice To Meet You

East-London's Riva Starr joins Defected's illustrious list of House Masters as he continues to establish himself as one of the world's top DJs and producers. Growing up surrounded by the rich musical culture of Southern Italy, Starr's influences come from all over; the sounds of Africa, Greece, Spain and the Balkans are ever-present within his revered house releases. Genre-wise his approach is similarly expansive, first falling for breakbeat after years of experimentation in Naples, before exploding onto the UK fidget and deep house scene in the noughties. Years later, the Snatch! owner's epic catalogue is brimming with the very best club music this side of the millennium, unrestricted by genre convention and bursting with eclectic samples and unpredictable references. This compilation features club belters alongside deeper cuts that seamlessly mix addictive vocal samples with hard-hitting house rhythms, as well as expert remixes and collaborations with fellow industry titans. Todd Terry, Mike Dunn, Groove Armada, Jocelyn Brown, Dennis Ferrer, Green Velvet, Harry Romero; the list of legendary artists that feature in Starr's eclectic discography is as endless as it is impressive, and throughout it all the Ibiza hitmaker maintains a signature sound that is distinctly Riva Starr.

Raw Feel

Riva Starr ‘Raw Feel’

Walking Away

You're Not Alone

You're Not Alone (Extended)

Dance and Disorder

Dance And Disorder (From The Wax Mix - Without Acid)

Soule (demo)

Album by 12 Ètoiles. All rights reserverd ®️©️.

Dance - Nuit des citrouilles

This album is an electronic experiment, created on the basis of the passion for electronic music for listening to anyone who considers it necessary to lift their spirits and dance, forgetting about problems and affairs, as well as for relaxation and listening while driving a car.

06 Deep dream

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Flawless

Jacques Renault - Great edits, I bought both 1&2 on vinyl. keep em coming...
Oskar Hofferman - super nice! So Real is my cut. but all the others are very nice, too!
DJ Rocca - MAGIC EDITS!!! Hammond Groove is pure Class!!
Sean Johnston - Hammond Groove is a killer! Good work!!!
Craig Smith (6th Borough Project) - Best thing I heard in a while...all traxx excellent.
Digby (mixmag) - More weird goodies 5/5

Following the success of the first two Balearic Gabba Edits release, Hell Yeah has commissioned the third EP in the VINYL ONLY series from Enzo Elia. The Italian is a label favourite, with much of his back catalogue coming via Hell Yeah since 2009, and people like Soul Clap, JD Twitch, Red Rack Em and Photonz all confirmed fans of his previous edit work.

The first of this new package is the Mr Marvin – Hammond Groove (Too Many Thomas Edit). It’s a slowly percolating, pad laced Balearic daydream that eventually gets underpinned by a slow and bulbous kick drum as icy neon melodies drift about above. Late on some hi hats add to the rhythm, couching the whole thing in a deep house framework that looks to the stars.

Next, Morenas – Cuando Brilla La Luna (Polyglot Edit) is all watery to start, wooden sounding percussion from xylophones to wind chimes seem to hang in the air above a gentle tumble of tropical bongos. It’s lush and escapist and builds with a restrained minimalism of the sort perfect for opening any set.

On the flip, Sunset Village Inc. – So Real (Ultradubabbestia Edit) is pure warehouse vibes right from the off. Raw as you like hi hats tear apart big thick kicks, grid iron synths straight from a Gerry Read record slam down each bar and a rave making “ooh” vocal insight a full on dancing frenzy that gets all the more intense when a bassline straight from ‘88 billows into the mix.

Now full hitting its stride, there are plenty more gems on the way in this series so stay tuned!




Enzo Elia / Balearic Gabba Soundsystem bookings:

info@hellyeahrec.com 

Mr Marvin - Hammond Groove (Enzo Elia Too Many Thomas Edit)

Discopolis 2.0

Discopolis 2.0 (Eelke Kleijn Extended Remix)

Don't Call

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Desire - Don't Call (Guy Gerber Rework) - Extended Mix

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

“We have always been very fortunate to meet and know many talented producers. In recent years, we have been exploring those relationships with different remixes and collaborations, and every time something exciting came out. That’s why we started our Synchronicity project. To challenge ourselves making inspiring, fun and beautiful music.‘Synchronicity’ means "the simultaneous occurrence of events which appear significantly related but have no discernible causal connection. This very well describes how our path led to the place we are now – somewhere between the club and indie scenes.” – WhoMadeWho

KOMPAKT welcomes back Copenhagen’s WhoMadeWho. Tomas Barfod’s penchant for electronic music poetically juxtaposed with Tomas Høffding and Jeppe Kjellberg’s respective backgrounds in rock and jazz, gives their music an electrifying combination of sounds, merging a variety of influences to produce a unique sonic fingerprint that is emotive, irresistible and immensely satisfying. 

Though we both have yet to strike a note together since the release of their 2012 full length “Brighter” (KOM 254), WhoMadeWho have been remarkably productive. With two full lengths, a DJ mix for Watergate’s series and releasing two of 2019’s most played out club tracks together with Rampa (Innervisions) and Artbat (Watergate Records), the trio have found themselves diving more and more into the world of electronic music, tapping into their goldmine of connections within the scene to spearhead an array of collaborations. 

Synchronicity is all about ‘meaningful coincidences’ – bringing interpretation to bear on connections that have no actual causal relationship. It’s a canny concept to pin onto Copenhagen trio WhoMadeWho’s latest album, which sees them return to Kompakt for the first time since 2012’s Brighter.

This re-established connection helps us to understand the synchronicity at play, the way that the WhoMadeWho core ave built an album around collaboration with friends and peers, much as Kompakt is all about cross-connections and family. On Synchronicity, WhoMadeWho call on friends old and new – Michael Mayer, Echonomist, Adana Twins, Alex Boman, Robag Wruhme, Frank Wiedemann, Sainte Vie, Mano Le Tough, Marc Piñol, Rebolledo, and Perel is the cast list; WhoMadeWho direct the material, shaping it into one lovingly flowing gem of dance-pop glory.

There’s something particularly generous about hearing an album as all-inclusive and open-hearted as Synchronicity in the midst of the profound social and cultural shifts we’re currently experiencing. While some songs on Synchronicity were recorded together, in real time, such as the collaborations with Adana Twins and Rebolledo, most of them have taken place via long distance, thanks to the pandemic lockdown. But you don’t need to know who was where to understand either the magnesium-flare melancholy of “Sooner”, recorded with Piñol, which has you holding your breath with the gentle thrill of the song’s lush melody, or the stomping strut of the following Adana Twins collaboration, “Shadow Of Doubt”.

Elsewhere, there’s the stentorian robot voice at the heart of “Hamstring”, where they’re joined by Michael Mayer; the lustrous headsoak of “Twenty Tears”, a tender intervention by Rebolledo; the strip-light, slow-motion disco strut of “Cecil”, produced alongside Echonomist; or the glittering, arpeggio dreamwork that Perel helps sculpt into shape on “Der Abend birgt keine Ruh.”… Really, there’s so much to celebrate here, a panoply of pleasures. From pop revelations to dancefloor delirium to slow-burning brooders, Synchronicity is just that; a space for the joys of the unexpected to collide, and to be given meaning by their coincidental co-existence in WhoMadeWho’s beautiful world.

WhoMadeWho / Sainte Vie - Hibernation

Pioneering the « nu-disco » sound, years long before that kind of sound started to invade the worldwide indie charts, Laurent ASH aka LIFELIKE’s early productions (« Black Chess » EP on the legendary “20000ST” record label) soon pricked the ears of the likes of DJ Falcon and Thomas Bangalter (from Daft Punk), and playlisted his record during their "Together 2002 tour", which if you’re a young Producer, is basically the equivalent of getting all six numbers in the lottery, finally introducing him very quickly into the very small but highly talented "French Touch" family. 
A french family of parisian artists that includes Daft Punk, Justice, Alan Braxe & Fred Falke, Air, Cassius, etc..
Almost every records he released since then gained instant support from BBC Radio 1’s Pete Tong and Annie Mac as well as the DJ bibles such as DJ Mag and Future Music Magazine, calling his productions “a sure-fire hit on dance floors” ,“walking that smooth and sexy line between nu-disco,new wave and funk” and "a master of crafting credible dance floor beast."
 Those records includes "Discopolis", released on Alan Braxe's seminal label "Vulture", a massive inernational club hit, selling a total of more than 100000copies, topping the UK Top 40 chart at #18, Belgium Dance Chart #1, Germany/France Dance Chart #5, followed by "So Electric" released on Wall Of Sound, "Sequencer" (vulture), "Love Emulator" released on his own label "ComputerScience", or "Dont Stop featuring A-Trak" that was recently released on Kitsuné.
As a remixer, records companies quickly noticed LIFELIKE’s ability to turn any track into a dance floor hit  and it wanst long until other artists like Chromeo, Sia, Empire Of The Sun, Vitalic, Moby, Classixx, The Presets, Cerrone (more than 40 remixes released) to name a few of them, came to knock on his door trying to secure a remix from him.
On the production side, Laurent has been helping some new acts to succeed, adding his magical touch to the UK indie band "Is Tropical" first album and the french electro-pop band "Jupiter".
As a touring entity, LIFELIKE has touched down all over the globe. From Europe and Australia and Asia to America, and club to festival he’s been DJing alongside everyone from Fred Falke, DJ Falcon, Bloody beetroots, Vitalic, Russ Chimes, Oliver, GrandMaster Flash, Madeon, Alan Braxe, Ritchie Hawtin, Steve Angello, DJ Medhi, and many others. .
When LIFELIKE isn’t on tour, you’re likely to find him tucked away in his studio, running his own record label "ComputerScience", and most recently finalizing his debut full-length album "Electronic Dreams" signed to Capitol Music/Universal, featuring the likes of Chromeo, A-Trak, Oliver, Electric Youth & Audio District.


MANAGEMENT:
Booking / Management - computerscience.label@gmail.com

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