"The Complicated Art Of Dreaming EP" [out on Live At Robert Johnson]

Hot on the heals of Funnuvojere's second anniversary, the record label headed by Massimiliano Pagliara shares its eight release. Taking good care of Funnuvojere's latest release slot is Clarinets, the new alias of Tbilisi based Gacha Bakradze. The four tracks composing this EP highlight Bakradze’s mastership in designing harmonies. The closing track, and the track that we're premiering today, ‘Afternoon’ is a warm house ballad to round-off the last moments of a long after-hours session.

Buy: https://funnuvojererecords.bandcamp.com/album/invisible-path 

https://soundcloud.com/gacha 
https://soundcloud.com/funnuvojererecords

Clarinets - Invisible Path EP

Premiere: Clarinets - Afternoon [Funnuvojere]

Litherland - Abstentia / Metanoia (Remixes)
BUY LINK: https://collectiveleisure.bandcamp.com/music
Release Date: 8th October 2021
Label: Collective Leisure (https://soundcloud.com/collectiveleisure)
https://soundcloud.com/joe-litherland
https://soundcloud.com/clivefromaccounts

Young Bristol producer Litherland's 'Abstentia' has had an eventful summer after initial spring release, turning up everywhere from festival fields to Sasha's 'sunset pick' on Radio 1.

Now it returns with two contrasting remixes, as Clive From Accounts explores the fertile interzones between hypno house and spacey post - Lo Fi, whilst Londoner Kilig keeps the warmth and sense of scale as he dials down the pace, and hints of 2-step past float through the rhythms.

Rounding off the package, other EP favourite 'Metanoia' gets the roughneck 145bpm OG hardcore treatment from Denham Audio across two similar, and equally floor friendly, mixes

BUY LINK

PREMIERE : Litherland - Abstentia (Clive From Accounts Remix)

Steve Bug Trust in Me feat. Virginia John Daly Remix

TalkingAllNight

A1) Hiroshi Watanabe - Infinity Sign 9.35

AA1) Kuniyuki - Acid Air 9.13

Originally released in Japan in 2015 on DJ Emma’s Nitelist Music as part of its Acid EP series, only a small handful of copies of this 12” made it to Europe. JD Twitch was lucky to score a copy and both tracks became firm favourites in his sets and much asked about. Twitch felt this music deserved a wider audience so was kindly granted permission to reissue it on Optimo Trax. 

Yet another double A side release, A1, Hiroshi Watanabe’s - Infinity Sign is a hypno ecstatic acid piano-tingling monolith. A2, Kuniyuki’s  Acid Air is a slow building organic percussive acid freak out that WILL cause a freak out on the floor.

It is hard to do anything with a 303 that is interesting these days but both the tracks on this 12" are 100% club classic. 

Thanks go to Gonno and Chida Shinsuke for making this 12” happen.

Two track 12" (and digital) released on April 7th  2017. Distributed by Kompakt and Rub A Dub.

Optimo Trax 028 - Hiroshi Watanabe / Kuniyuki - Acid Japan 12" (sampler)

Seven years down the line and Tamed Musiq is proud to present its first-ever album release: "Upstream Colour“ by Iron Curtis. This long overdue follow-up to "Soft Wide Waist Band“ represents a milestone for the Berlin-based producer and easily ranks as his most accomplished work to date. Similar to an impressionist painter, Iron Curtis portrays a well-known subject (House Music) in a dream-like setting by employing a palette of ethereal sounds, subdued melodies and bass-heavy beats. “Upstream Colour” is a beautiful musical experience that never strays too far from the dancefloor yet requires multiple listens in order to unlock all of its mysteries.

Johannes Paluka has enjoyed a prolific career since he has started using the Iron Curtis moniker back in 2009. His releases on Mirau, Hudd Traxx, Retreat or Uncanny Valley have been highly praised and have certainly contributed to the resurgence of deep house in the last decade. His music as part of prolific duos Achterbahn d'Amour with Jürgen Albert, Moon with Johannes Albert and Smpl with Leaves has also been widely celebrated. But as Johannes was going through a difficult period in his life at the beginning of 2016, the events in turn sparked a flurry of inspiration which resulted in the core of "Upstream Colour“. The producer has then spent the last two years working on different projects while continuously fine-tuning his second album and making it his most personal creation up to now.

"Upstream Colour“ is a stunning journey in twelve parts where ambient pieces effortlessly slide into club-ready tracks, thanks to a very distinct range of sounds. There's an unmistakable dream-like quality to the music as subtle tones, elusive melodies and background noises give the impression of looking at familiar elements through a veil. "Boorang“, "Werc Werc Werc“ or “Holding Back” can definitely light up the dancefloor but they also evoke a certain distance from it and are keen to drift into an otherworldly realm, somewhat reminiscent of the cinema of David Lynch.

But even at it's most peculiar, there's an undeniable warmth that radiates from "Upstream Colour" which is best illustrated in its calmer moments such as "Ease Pt. 1 and 2“, "Bethanien“ or the closer "Mt. Gordon“ where ripples of white noise seem to wash away the 'classic' house sounds of yesterday. And then there are the cathartic pieces such as the title track or the gorgeous “Lucent”: beginning in the now familiar fog-like signature, these tracks brilliantly evolve to let in beams of emotion tingled with melancholy. “Lucent” in particular is prone to illuminate even the darkest dancefloor with its majestic strings and heartwarming synths.

“Upstream Colour” is a mesmerizing album that follows the listener long after it has reached its end, akin to a dream that lingers on well beyond the moment of waking up. It is also a testimony to Iron Curtis' boundless talent as a musician whose abilities extend far beyond the genre of House Music.

Album Artwork: Benedikt Leonhardt, Untitled (WF-B-QM/V-1), 2015
http://www.bridgeurl.com/iron-curtis-upstream-color-vinyl-digital-stream-links#

Iron Curtis -  Holding Back - Tamed Musiq

Nathan Micay fell asleep in the schnee and awoke in the shvitz. Side A’s 'Never Rhythm Game' is a bubbling cauldron of acid worms, almost seven steady minutes of liquid squelch and bleep that rolls over an assortment of boom-boom kicks and claps, all glued together by droning strings and soaring feedback modulation. Aimed for peak time, this big-room monster builds on a major chord and carries us to that perfect rave apex, functioning as a pivot from where the witty DJ might steer into any subsequent direction. Side B’s 'Team Player' is equally poignant, yet to contrast its optimistic predecessor, Nathan constructs a dark mechanical narrative that summons influence from a distant sci-fi metropolis — sophisticated metallic rhythms that sound less polished as they do scrubbed with steel wool — lead by a seductive robot who chants degenerate dancing instructions. These two songs will oil your engine and grease your gears.

[ESP083] Never Rhythm Game b/w Team Player

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[ESP083] NATHAN MICAY - A1 - Never Rhythm Game

Permanent Vacation 188-1

Dancer (Korkut Elbay’s Edit) [Permanent Vacation]

DJ and producer duo Discodromo are delighted to present a three-vinyl compilation and a book to celebrate the tenth birthday of their Berlin party CockTail d’Amore.

B1 Bon Voyage Organization - Presque Cassini

Live At Robert Johnson deploys a very true to its school release by one of Brussels finest, @DC Salas. „The Complicated Art of Dreaming“ tells a four-track tale of joyous and airy nights on the dancefloor. A few euphoric sixteenths and a few quirky acid lines, lush pads and irresistible drums—it’s all about giving you that driving and energetic feeling, with more than one genuine hands in the air floorfiller at your disposal.

Things are what you expect of LARJ: Driving high quality tracks with an emotional twist, a nod to the luscious moments on the wooden dancefloor.

DC Salas is thirtysomething year old Diego Cortez Salas, a skilled talent with peruvian origins hailing from Brussels. His four-track EP „The Complicated Art of Dreaming“ delves into classic territories, an eclectic amalgamation of his musical inspirations in 15 years of digging and DJing. A regular DJ at C11 and Kiosk Radio both in Brussels, Diego also co-runs Biologic Records with his mate Abstraxion since 2014.

DC Salas - Trustful - Snippet

DC Salas - The Complicated Art Of Dreaming - Snippet

DC Salas - Keep Them Closer - Snippet

DC Salas - Guessing - Snippet

Reculture returns for the second instalment of its newly launched record label series.  Stepping up we have trio S.E.T. with an eclectic single accompanied by 3 diverse remixes.  Whilst each track has it's differences, the EP predominantly revolves itself around the outlandish and abstract tones that are introduced by the Original Mix.
"06:19 (Massimiliano Pagliara Remix)" reinvents the bassline of the original with a 303 disco/acid overhaul setting the tone and style of the track, Massi's reinvention of the original brings energy to the dancefloor through the use of the lyrics and a suspenseful build-up making it a club anthem.

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PREMIERE : S.E.T. - 06:19 (Massimiliano Pagliara Remix)

Higher Hopes / Live At Robert Johnson / Correspondant / River Rapid / FutureBoogie / RAND Muzik x Echocentric

Fuse Brussels / Kiosk Radio Resident

France Bookings: alix.herrmannauclair@thetalentboutique.fr
EU Bookings: alberto@orchid-am.com
Non EU Bookings: booking@dcsalas.be

As the name states Live at Robert Johnson is the associated label of the respected venue in Offenbach and incorporates what the club stands for. The imprint has been establishing a solid ground for the new Frankfurt sound since 2009. By featuring internationally acclaimed artists LARJ has been providing DJs and audiences with essential tunes in an extensive range of high-quality house music. Laid-back dance-floor awareness with a sense for particularity in sound is what might describe best most of the releases and artists.

DC Salas - Guessing - Snippet

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