August 2015

Monoblok&PSLKTR - Relapse EP - MEANT021

12" Vinyl OUT NOW:
http://www.colette.fr/vinyl-relapse-ep-meant-monoblok.html
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Played And Supported by:
Ruede Hagelstein, Tim Paris, Dimitri Veimar, Ivan Smagghe, Maceo Plex, Sonns, Golden Bug, Richard Norris, Split Secs, Chloe, Maceo Plex, Timo Maas, Luluxpo,  Mr G, Horse Meat Disco, Matt Walsh, Craig Bratley, Headman, Eskimo Twins, The Hacker, Villanova, Justin Robertson, Javi Redondo, Gabriel Ferreira, Alvaro Cabana, Demian, :Terry:, Abstraxion, Acid Washed, Yan Wagner, Tronik Youth, Paul Loraine, ...

12" Vinyl Tracklist:
A1 - Relapse (Original Mix)
A2 - Relapse (Rework Remix)
B1 - Walking Disaster (Original Mix)
B2 - Walking Disaster (Arnaud Rebotini Remix)

Digital Exclusive:
DX1 - Relapse (My Favorite Robot Remix)

Release Dates:
Vinyl - January, 19th 2015 - Exclusive at Colette Paris from Jan, 15th.
Beatport - February, 2nd 2015
Digital - February, 9th 2015

Yann Aubertot and Benoit Mascot AKA Monoblok&PSLKTR have been releasing oustanding left of centre, electro fuelled music for the past 5 years, racking up singles on imprints such as Notorious Elektro and Lebensfreude Records before finding a home with Remain’s Meant Records. Their music is a seamless fusion of rolling electronic grooves melded with their own indie-rock influences and twisted vocal offerings and this latest package is another perfect example of their eclectic musical style.
The EP opens with title track ‘Relapse’, a bouncing and dark edged slice of hypnotic indie electronica. Rubbery live bass and atmospheric guitar licks play against off-kilter synth lines and an insistent drum pattern to create an ethereal soundbed for the duo’s nuwave, gothic vocals. The original is followed with a remix from German production outfit and label mates Rework who stripped things back, delivering a spacious reinterpretation that eschews the live elements in favour of a more minimal approach.
The second of the two original cuts sees Monoblok&PSLKTR drop the tempo and turn up the electro funk for the excellent ‘Walking Disaster’. The original version focuses on old school arp lines, dark sweeps and haunting vocals whilst Black Strobe man Arnaud Rebotini provides a remix which boosts the intensity with metallic hits, swirling FX and a reverb drenched sound.
Finally Canadian three piece My Favorite Robot get to grips with ‘Relapse’ turning in a reworking that brings the tracks cinematic flair to the fore, wrapping the darkly illuminating guitars around stuttering beats and claustrophobic delays, mesmerising stuff.
Meant Records have delivered once again, with an EP that beautifully blurs the lines between indie and electronic music.

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Relapse EP

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B1 - Monoblok & PSLKTR - Walking Disaster (Original Mix)

new remix out on feb 2nd on Nein Records
from the amazing duo Club Bizarre from France 

DUNCAN GRAY - I CAN'T STAND LORRAINE - Club Bizarre Remix

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Vinyl : Sold out
Streaming album : player.believe.fr/v2/3614592100054
Digital album : https://dialectrecordings.bandcamp.com/music


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100 copies 12" vinyl edition. Beautiful handmade artwork by Apollo Thomas. Mixed by Blackjoy & Simon Says, Mastered for vinyl cut by Optimum Mastering (UK). DIAL020

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Simon Says - Coloritmo

Premiered on XLR8R:
http://www.xlr8r.com/mp3/2015/01/fk-cw-headman-edit/

https://soundcloud.com/relish/sets/repvi
Coinciding with the recent release of the REPVI compilation via his own Relish label, Swiss producer Robi Insinna (a.k.a. Headman) has elected to share a stripped-down edit called FK "CW". Slowing down the original tune a touch and infusing it with a chunky disco bounce, Headman's edit is built around the original's more memorable elements. A cautiously nimble take on a dance music classic.

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FK - CW [HEADMAN ROBI INSINNA EDIT] FREE DWNLD

Scottish DJ and producer Nick Moore is Linkwood, someone who applies a master craftsmen and hugely artistic approach to everything he does. Because of this, he has a reputation for fantastically deep house that is magically ornamental, resplendent with atmospheric ambiance and littered with moving melody. He releases on local label Firecracker and its sub label Shevnchenko, and most recently offered up the tripled vinyl delights of his second album, Expressions. 

Now he is taking up the mantel on our podcast series and serves up just over an hour of sumptuous sound. Despite being a relatively short set, the Scot manages to cram a lot in, from dub techno to intergalactic deep house via spaced out jams and intricately melodic tech. Importantly, every record he reaches for bares all the hallmarks of that emotive Linkwood sound we all know and love, so stick it on and allow yourself to get lost at the hands of a real master. 

Dekmantel Podcast 013 - Linkwood

Track A2 from the forthcoming Printing EP 12" on Foto Recordings. Release date is next Monday (18th May 2015).

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DJ Steef - Freeters [Foto-013] 128kbps

The cult of Multi Culti expands it’s horizons to include Nicola Cruz, backed by remixes from Xanga and L_cio.

Nicola Cruz’s music beautifully invokes the landscapes and rituals of his homeland, Ecuador, a country that contains both the majestic Andes mountains and the mighty Amazon jungle.  His sound is an amalgamation of folkloric traditions and ancestral mythologies, crafted with fine detail and slick production techniques. 

In 2012 Nicola collaborated with Nicolas Jaar on Clown & Sunset, and has since worked towards his debut album on ZZK Records.
Between past and present, traditional and modern, Nicola fits into a growing scene of South American artists exploring local indigenous and Afro-cosmologies, among fellow artists and ZZK label-mates like Chancha Via Circuito. 

For his debut on Multi Culti, Nicola has created Mantis, and it is arguably his most accomplished club record to date, a 105bpm tribal chugger that flexes shamanic authority over hearts and minds. Invocacion goes even deeper into the new, new age, presenting traditional instrumentation and mysticism in a modern framework. Australia’s Xanga joins in with a super lively, rhythmic remix that is as joyful as it is deep. Finally, Brazil’s L_cio presents a version that strips things down for club play, upping the tempo while keeping the characteristic flavour of the flute.

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Nicola Cruz - Mantis

Full Tracklist:

1 /This is The Kit "Earthquake" (Fear of Theydon Rmx)
2 /Gabriel Ferreira "Rawness"
3 /Junto Club "Freedom from the Know"
4 /Freudenthal "The Sapiosexuals" (VoxLow Rmx)
5 /Daniel Baldelli "Chop and Roll"
6 /Tornado Wallace "Circadia"
7 /La Decadanse "Train in Vein"
8 /Sanfrandisko "Big Mama"
9 /Flash Atkins "Levenshulme Orphanage for Boys"
10/Moscoman "Dévoué" (Manfedas Rmx)
11/Dollkraut "Yushkevic"
12/Duncan Gray "Actor"
13/Jimi After "Wild Billy"
14/Steve Cobby & Trudie Dawn Smith "We start Over"(Apiento & Lx rmx)
15/Roman Flugel "Tense Times"
16/Tresors Feat.Holy Stray "Once a Believer"(Scratch Massive Rmx)
17/Duncan Gray "The Twelfth Day"(Id!r Rmx)
18/Cravero "Dance in my Club"(Steve Cook Rmx)
19/Duncan Gray "Promise"(Steve Ekman Rmx)
20/Damon Albarn "Heavy Seas of Love"(Peza Rmx)
21/Army of God "Salvation"(Club Bizarre Edit)
22/Tronik Youth "Malice of Absence"(Richard Sen Rmx)
23/Iko & Gibb "Tracy" (Dawad Rmx)
24/Carol "Body"(Alien Alien Rmx)
25/Equipo "Encarnation Perdida"(Monoblok Rmx)
26/Plus Instruments "Love is Enough"(Richard Sen rmx)
27/Alda "You Got Me"(Sebastien Tex Rmx)
28/Blancmange "Living on the Ceiling"(Pete Herbert Version)
29/Los Bikini "People"(Telesketch Rmx)
30/Tkuz "La Orden"
31/El Ghero Fresa Presenta" Convertible Ride"
32/5Alad "Silicon Warriors"(Alejandro Paz Rmx)
33/Lonely Boy "The Subtle Frenzy"
34/Jori Hulkkonen "Songs of the Eastern World"
35/Fango "Dritto"
36/Theus Mago "No Money"(Id!r Rmx)
37/Sebastien Bouchet "Captain Drag"
38/Jonjo Jury "Art bucket"(In Flagranti rmx)
39/Shocking Blue "Love Buzz"(Herr 2003 Edit)
40/Dj Vas "The Q"
41/Il Est Vilaine "Lies"
42/Flash Cero "Ciudad Estelar"(Remain Edit)

August 2015

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