After four well-received EPs from the likes of Lupo and Denis Yashin, Vienna’s Schönbrunner Perlen label offers up a diverse Various Artists EP for its 5th release. A certain depth characterises the music as ever, with it ranging from buried below the surface and driving to more bass driven and bouncy, but always it is well executed and slick in its design.
Scottish producer and career experimentalist MOTSA goes first with ‘Sleepless Nights’ and it finds him in a lively yet late night mood. Pulsing rubbery kicks drive the track along as organic piano notes bring a sombre vibe above. The percussion is smooth and slick and proves there is plenty of life in deep house yet. Ken Hayakawa – an Austrian who has released on labels like International Deejay Gigolo – tackles the remix and turns the track into something more kinetic and restless. The grooves are wavy here, and howling distant voices add an air of unease. The second remix comes from German Thomas Stieler who opts for a quick paced house cut with grainy metal percussive sounds peeling off the kicks next to subtle, ever shape shifting chords. It’s physical yet more than inviting.
The next track ‘Zum Schafott’ from Emil Berliner again mines a rich deep house vein where bottom ends shuffle and ripple along smoothly as various chords and neon tones colour the space above. Some spoken word vocal samples add an extra layer of narrative and filmic depth and with great grace does the track carry you along without a care in the world.
The first of the two remixes comes from Radio Diffusion who makes the track feel much heavier with his weight, raw kicks and slightly slower tempo. There’s plenty of wobble in his zithering synths, too, and jazzy shades in his one finger key stabs. Ken Hayakawa then reappears to remix the same track and twist it into something a little more frazzled and technoid, away from the original’s smoothness to a place that’s slighty more nervy and tense. It closes out a nicely rounded EP that whole clearly designed for the dancefloor, also shows a whole lot of heart. Release: 19.07.2013


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MOTSA - Sleepless Nights (Thomas Stieler's Endless Flight Remix)

Fort Romeau - I Knew (Snippet)

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Order: https://uncannyvalleyrec.bandcamp.com/album/uv025-various-artists
Release Dates:
Bandcamp: Vinyl 28.11.2014 + Digital 1.12.2014
All other stores: Vinyl 12.12.2014 + Digital 15.12.2014

After the extensive “Uncanny Valley 20” compilation we go back to our classic 4- track-format for “Uncanny Valley 025”. Taking the chance to introduce 3 new artists to our roster, we warmly welcome Lake People, Philipp Triebel and RJ (who is also one half of Dürerstuben) to add their distinctive flavour to this record.

Lake People doesn’t need an introduction anymore as his smart and emotional productions are making rounds from Ibiza to your basement club around the corner. His “Unexpected End Of Archive” is another example for his knack to produce tracks that evokes an emotional maelstrom on the dance floor. Beautiful synth melodies are meandering throughout the tune while the slick drum arrangement provides just enough tension to keep your feet on the floor.

Philipp Triebel caught our ear with his live set when we played together at a party in his hometown Giessen. After handing in demos for some time he now contributes “Unity” to this compilation. Clocking in at just 4 and a half minutes it gets us moving with tight chords, tricky drums and a short but prominent synth melody that will be heavy on the dance floor.

The B-side features two tracks by RJ, a member of the 2014 edition of RBMA in Tokyo. “Leo” is an excellent piece of slowly rising House music that pushes the right buttons at just the right time. With melancholic robots on vocals duties and dreamy synth pads this track literally tells a story. Closing the record is “Nie” which rises the pace and takes a similar path like its predecessor with moony synths and a very catchy melody.

As always with the Various Artists EPs on Uncanny Valley, the artwork is by courtesy of illustrator Paul Waak, this time with a fresh new approach.

B1 RJ - Leo (preview)

His third album 50 ° is an elegant, accommodating, direct hi-fi pop album which fears neither death nor pathos. It was produced in the ‘oneartist’ studio together with Bertil Mark. The journey takes us from Pop (Happens at Night and the first single Change) through ambient soundscapes (Timenation), to early 90s shoegaze moments (Meteor and Passing by) but at its core always remains the techno ideal, without promising club functionality. For the release of 50 ° Beyer specially founded the new label PNN with Kompakt’s Gesine Schönrock. Accompanying the album, PNN publishes 4 music videos - an app for the i-pad and the fashion piece “Popnoshirt” you can find them at Popnoshop.com or Kompakt.fm. Bodo, who features on the cover of the album, used to live from the bottle recycling system in Germany but is now running a trust based shop near the PNN offices. Jens-Uwe Beyer performs as both a solo act and setting permitted, with Beritl Mark on drums and the enigmatic Isis Lace on vocals. 

Anna feat. Uldus

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Vodka Wedding EP

Vodka Wedding

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.

Fort Romeau - I Knew (Snippet)

Live At Robert Johnson