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Artist : Detroit Swindle
Title : 64 Ways Feat. Mayer Hawthorne
Cat No. : DIRT079
Format : 12“ Vinyl & Digital
Release Date : 16.06.2014

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Following the great success of Detroit Swindle's "Boxed Out" Album we present you the second single take out. Their collaboration with Mayer Hawthorne on “64 Ways" already gained massive support from DJ's and radio stations around the globe in the past weeks and we're proud to present you this remix pack with none other than Kerri Chandler, Kraak & Smaak and Detroit Swindle's remix of Detroit Swindle (Inception anyone?).

It's an honor to have one of the godfathers of House: Kerri Chandler on remix duties. He has been a great supporter of the guys over the past years, often showing off his piano skill over "Guess What" and generally supporting a lot of The Swindlers tunes. He turned the original version of "64 Ways" in a true Kerri "Kaoz" Chandler tune with the use of his trademark key progressions and drums. Don't miss out on the instrumental if vocals aren't really your thing.

The second remix is done by the guys themselves and oh boy what a monster tune it is! Stripped down to just a few basics from the original, adding a lovely filtered key loop, they made a deep dance floor burner in true Swindle style: "swing, drop, and everything else".

As a final to this fine remix pack we asked fellow Dutch house heads Kraak & Smaak to return the favor on the remix tip after Detroit Swindle remixed their track "The future is yours" with Ben Westbeech. They came up with a full on Disco House stomper, with a bass line that will stick with you for the rest of the day and an irresistible disco feel.

Have fun dancing to these great cuts! we for sure can't sit still :)

Detroit Swindle - 64 Ways Feat. Mayer Hawthorne (Kraak & Smaak Remix) - Preview

Marc Houle is back with his latest full-length album entitled “Cola Party” on his own Items & Things imprint.

The album contains 9 tracks, with the main singles being “Cola Party” and “I Don’t Wanna Know About You”. “Cola Party”, the lead track of the album, sets the scene with Houle’s textbook pitched down vocals weaving through tightly programmed drum patterns and heavy low frequencies. “I Don’t Wanna Know About You” is a late-night jam whose pulsating lead synth and effortlessly catchy main vocal hook make it one of the more upbeat tracks of the album. Both tracks will be released two weeks and one week before the album’s release respectively on iTunes.

“Cola Party” comes as a long-awaited follow up to Houle’s well-received 2012 LP “Undercover”. As an album, it contains all the elements fans and followers have grown to love with every Marc Houle release; his signature take on techno and jacking minimalistic-funk shines through from start to finish. If anything, the album is a clear example that Houle is still at the top of his game after more than 10 years in the business.

As a bonus for digital DJs and Traktor users worldwide, the album will be part of the Native Instruments' Traktor Remix Set series in July. The stems of 7 of the tracks from the album will be on this Remix Set release, following on from an array of other well-known artists who have done the same since the Remix Set series’ inception in Autumn 2012.

“Cola Party” is Houle’s sixth studio album and comes just in time for summer, with the release date set for 27th June.

Press contact: press@marchoule.net

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Marc Houle - Jackn' Jill | Items & Things | 2014

Marc Houle is back with his latest full-length album entitled “Cola Party” on his own Items & Things imprint.

The album contains 9 tracks, with the main singles being “Cola Party” and “I Don’t Wanna Know About You”. “Cola Party”, the lead track of the album, sets the scene with Houle’s textbook pitched down vocals weaving through tightly programmed drum patterns and heavy low frequencies. “I Don’t Wanna Know About You” is a late-night jam whose pulsating lead synth and effortlessly catchy main vocal hook make it one of the more upbeat tracks of the album. Both tracks will be released two weeks and one week before the album’s release respectively on iTunes.

“Cola Party” comes as a long-awaited follow up to Houle’s well-received 2012 LP “Undercover”. As an album, it contains all the elements fans and followers have grown to love with every Marc Houle release; his signature take on techno and jacking minimalistic-funk shines through from start to finish. If anything, the album is a clear example that Houle is still at the top of his game after more than 10 years in the business.

As a bonus for digital DJs and Traktor users worldwide, the album will be part of the Native Instruments' Traktor Remix Set series in July. The stems of 7 of the tracks from the album will be on this Remix Set release, following on from an array of other well-known artists who have done the same since the Remix Set series’ inception in Autumn 2012.

“Cola Party” is Houle’s sixth studio album and comes just in time for summer, with the release date set for 27th June.

Press contact: press@marchoule.net

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Marc Houle - Hot Sauce | Items & Things | 2014

Otter Funk - Tomas Malo

10 Darlyn Vlys - Objection Feat. Thomas Gandey

Download here: http://www.beatport.com/track/all-i-can-think-about-marc-houle-remix/2003741

Release date: 23/06/11

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App - All I Can Think About (Marc Houle Remix) | WYS! | 2011

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Deadmau5 - Cthulu2 (Refracture Remix).mp3

Deadmau5 ft. Colleen D'Agostino (Moreaux)-Drop The Poptart (www.myfreemusic.cc).mp3

Divine (Zeds Dead Remix of Danger's Remix).mp3

Streaming:
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For the next Suara's release Vangelis Kostoxenakis delivers 'Supremacy EP', probably one of his best works ever. A collection of delicate but powerful beats and lots of harmonic layers combined with strong beats, definitely big room electronic underground music. On remix duties Enrico Sangiuliano with his modern techno point of view and Miguel Bastida with a smart and raw revision of 'Supremacy'. The package is completed with two more additional tracks. If you are an electronic music lover, here you will find some reasons to keep loving it.
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Vangelis Kostoxenakis - Supremacy (Miguel Bastida Remix)

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Ross Evans  - Temperamental (Vibe Killers Remix)

For his new EP, "Undercover", Items & Things co-founder Marc Houle jumps in his time machine and heads back in time. Destination Chicago, 1987, and a face to face with Master C&J exploring the mysterious power of plunging basslines and moody synths. On remix duties Berlin based Miro Pajic sneaks in charting a decidedly bleepier course while Bruno Pronsato delivers his signature 'romantic techno' sound. There's no way back and Marc launches the fist bars of ?Undercover? with just a bouncy kick and a vintage ?house? bassline. With reverb in full effect the drums and hi-hats find their own space and time. Then, if the synths that roll in aren?t mysterious enough for you, the pillow talk vocals will be. The end of each line, spoken with a certain sense of agitation, is covered by chords that ride, all night long. The revelation is for your imagination but you might not want to be ?Under Covers? with this guy. Next up, Miro takes the dirty sheets and chucks them in the washing machine for a good old fashioned rinse and spin. This mix creeps along all bubbles, pops, tick tocks and rim shots. Snare rolls glide in and out of time only to snap back for a sub-bass drop or a little heavy breathing. What more can you ask for? Bruno?s ?Electric Blanket Dub? warms things up quite nicely with its intricate, heady take on the original. Bringing a subtle balance to the three mixes with vaguely organic tones, natural rhythms and spontaneous drum fills, Mr. Pronsato comes through in full on a cold Berlin night. The final track, ?Triple E?, is an underground goodie brandishing a relentless kick and enough swing to make Chancellor Merkel do the Jitterbug. Combine sharp snares, a muted bass warble and nonsensical vocal snips panning from side to side and you have the perfect late night jack track or pump priming party starter. True to the ?no rules? vision laid out by Marc, Magda and Troy, this new edition of ?Items & Things? is weird and wonderful with more bounce to the ounce.

Marc Houle - Undercover (Miro Pajic Remix) | Items & Things

Avrosse - Disco Shit (Original Mix)

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Teaming up on ‘The Nasty’ EP for a track which we’ve seen consistently destroy dancefloors during Barcelona’s famous Off Sonar week. Yousef & Bontan produce a Chicago tuned Techno chanter, injected with Bontan’s trademark melodies and Yousef’s carefully crafted uncompromising attitude. Following ‘Nasty’, Yousef steps in for a funk based dance floor cut with ‘Lover’, combined with off-beat drops and boundless energy the Circus Recordings boss drops a rolling party groove set to kick off any party.  

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Yousef & Bontan - Nasty

Download here: http://www.beatport.com/track/michael-jackson-marc-houle-mix/3101021

Release date: 06/12/11

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Phil Kieran & Green Velvet - Michael Jackson (Marc Houle Mix) | Phiel Kieran Recordings | 2011

Spanish Sahara (Deadboy Remix)

Artist: Yapacc ft Fadila
Title: Commun!cate EP
Catalog: Neim007
Format: Digital
Release Date: June 20 2011

More info:
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Tracklist:
1.- Yapacc – Commun!cate
2.- Yapacc – Commun!cate (Jay Haze Remix)
3.- Yapacc – Commun!cate (Cromo7 Remix) 
4.- Yapacc – Commun!cate (Pinto Remix)

Communicate(Eduardo Rosell remix)

[Neim008] Yapacc feat Fadila - Commun!cate (Cromo7 Remix)

Digital EP (13 Dec) - http://www.beatport.com/release/zorba-ep/1005295

12" Vinyl (31 Dec) - http://www.juno.co.uk/products/zorba-ep/476533-01/

Initial support from: 
Richie Hawtin,
Magda, 
Groove Armada, 
Nico Lahs, 
Jamie Jones, 
DJ T.,
Lauhaus, 
Joris Voorn, 
Simon Baker, 
Luke Solomon, 
Andrew Grant,
Matt Walsh 

WetYourSelf! Recordings parting shot for 2012 comes in the form of a four track EP from bone-fide techno innovator Marc Houle and is entitled ‘Zorba’ EP.

Having left Richie Hawtin’s M_Nus in 2011 to refocus energies on his, Magda and Troy Pierce’s Items & Things imprint, Marc Houle has continued to impress fans of forward thinking techno, most recently with his Undercover LP project. Houle’s involvement with WetYourSelf!’s weekly club night goes back years while his superb remix for APP’s ‘All I Can Think About’ on WYS! Recordings 2011 meant he was a must have for a future release.

From the plucked bass tones of opener ‘Zorba’ to the fluttering reed synths of closer ‘Oo oo’, Italo and Cosmic disco is the dominating force on this rare foray outside of the Items & Things camp, and the results are infectious.

The unstable, detuned bass of ‘I Uh You’ create a woozy, drunken funk that fans of Houle’s material will lap up while the uninitiated will no doubt be taken by it’s weirdo charm, a trope that bleeds through the entire EP but really unleashes in third track ‘Rainysnake’, a masterpiece in loose, machine music.

Overall, ‘Zorba’ is the sound of Houle playing with his influences and playing with his machines and the result is a resolutely ‘fun’, unique and sometimes bizarre EP.
Marc Houle’s ‘Zorba’ EP is released on WSY! Recordings mid-December 2012.

Tracklist:
1. Zorba
2. I Uh You
3. Rainysnake 
4. Oo oo

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Marc Houle - Zorba | WetYourSelf | 2012

Download EP: http://www.beatport.com/track/brickwall-marc-houle-remix/3971057

EP Release Date: Dec 17, 2012

Nightlife’s International treasure, Heidi is back with the second release on her label project, this time presenting ‘Jackathon Jams feat. Alexis Raphael & Marc Houle’. With bubbling UK talent, Alexis Raphael at the helm and a remix by Items and Things label boss Marc Houle, this is a nifty little collection of club weapons with that all-important Jackathon swagger.

Heidi started her Jackathon Jams imprint earlier this year, bringing Miss Kittin, Maya Jane Coles and tINI together in one tidy package and is next championing Alexis Raphael, one of London’s favourite DJ/Promoters. With a handful of sensational tracks under his belt (on Hot Creations and Lower East) and running one of London’s most popular club nights Crèche, it’s no wonder Alexis has caught the attention of Heidi.

Delivering two special productions for the imprint’s sophomore release, both tracks carry a nod to retro house with some offbeat modern flavour. A-side ‘Brickwall’ kicks off with sauntering percussion and a rubbery bassline soon to be invaded by wonky synths and FX along with a central vocal line. Second original ‘You Can Do It’ follows in a similar vein with another distinctive spoken male vocal entering the pulse of the rough-edged, jacking groove.

A superb Marc Houle remix rounds off the package as the Berlin pioneer takes ‘Brickwall’ and bestows his own stripped back and expansive approach, warping the vocal to form a barely recognisable framework then unleashing darkly seductive chimes, building the drama with big beats and abstract melodies.

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Alexis Raphael - Brickwall (Marc Houle Remix) | Jackathon | 2012

FREE DOWNLOAD HERE >>> https://soundcloud.com/marchoule/chuck-gaydicaca/download

Digging through the vault earlier this year I came across this track Chuck Gaydicaca.  I had made it years ago for Run Stop Restore but it never found its way to a release although it did make an appearance on She's a Dancing Machine mixed in behind.  I decided to mix it down again this year. I really love the moody old feel it has - complete with some old video game samples and that signature RSR shuffle bassline.

I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.
Merry Christmas, ميلاد مجيد, Eguberri on, bon Nadal, joyeux Noël, fröhliche Weihnachten, Καλα Χριστούγεννα, merii kurisumasu, wesołych świąt bożego Narodzenia, buon Natale and с Рождеством Христовым!!

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Marc Houle - Chuck Gaydicaca | Free Track Download |

FREE DOWNLOAD HERE >>> https://soundcloud.com/marchoule/placement/download

Going through my old hard drive and found this track that didn't make it on the 2010 Drift album... now for you as free download. Enjoy!

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Marc Houle - Placement | Free Track Download |

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With regular warehouse parties in LA, a whole season of boat parties and club shows in Ibiza and a weekly radio show on key London underground station Rinse FM, we are delighted to welcome Doorly to Toolroom Records for his debut release, the almighty ‘Boom Boom Room EP 1’.
Having recently relocated to LA, Doorly is now giving full attention to his first love, house music, taking us back to those early days with the two tracks on his ‘Boom Boom Room EP 1’. Heading up the EP, ‘Wait Until The Morning’ keeps it deep and dark, creating a staunchly underground feel by layering effortlessly cool vocals over minimal and precise percussion, vinyl textures and an unforgettable groove. In support of this, ‘The Sleazy Drummer’ is all about the groove; with old school vocal licks and a nod to the urban feel of days gone by, this will take you directly to an underground club back in the day. 
These are tracks crafted for the dancefloor and there’ll be plenty of chances to hear them over the coming months, whether at one of Doorly’s warehouse parties or rooftop raves in LA, or at one of his many shows across the globe. 
So, grab your copy of Doorly’s ‘Boom Boom Room’ and watch out for the second installment in this EP series, coming soon.

Doorly - Wait Until The Morning Feat Marlo *** OUT NOW ***

Release info:
Like in every May, Exotic Refreshment's own Kuba Kraczewski returns with next volume of "Exotic Series", delivering an outstanding collection of 14 tracks from some of the world's leading house music producers like Catz 'n Dogz, Re.you, Philip Bader, KiNK, My Favorite Robot, Waze & Odyssey, Pezzner, Jay Shepheard, Mercury, Matthias Meyer, App, Mr. Leman, Daniel Wilde and more... All that carefully assorted and mixed by himself.

Artist: Various Artists
Title: Exotic Series 4.0 Mixed By Kuba Kraczewski
Label: Exotic Refreshment
Cat#: EXRC003
Format: Digital
Release Date: 20th May 2013
Genre: Deep House, Tech House, House, Electronica

Tracklist:
01. Oskar Offermann - Heading Out (Original Mix)
02. App - Breathe Love (Original Mix)
03. Look Like - Wordz (Original Mix)
04. Re.you feat. Daniel Wilde - Failling feat. Daniel Wilde (Philip Bader Remix)
05. Damon Martin - That Ain't Right (Waze & Odyssey Friend Of A Friend Remix)
06. Mercury - You Lift Me Up (Catz 'n Dogz No Hope Remix)
07. Fanatico - Tessio (Kink's Raw Dub)
08. Bozzwell - Ambition (My Favorite Robot Remix)
09. Nurhee, W. Bethke - No Equality (Pezzner Remix)
10. Mr. Leman - Psychology (Original Mix)
11. Jay Shepheard, Matthew Burton, Kate Rathod - Dodge The Degenerate (Original Mix)
12. Juno6 - Dead Cities (Matthias Meyer Remix)
13. Pentatones - The Devil's Hand (Original Mix)
14. Mr. Leman - Jammin (Original Mix)
15. Kuba Kraczewski - Exotic Series 4.0

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Re.You feat. Daniel Wilde - Failling (Philip Bader Remix) Exotic Refreshment

Download EP here: http://www.beatport.com/release/sixty-four-week-1/127858

Release date: 06/08/2008

Marc Houle follows 2007’s Techno Vocals EP with a string of releases that experiment with the true potential of the digital download age, 3 tracks released per week for one month.

The project aptly titled Sixty-Four represents an exciting phase in Marc Houle’s production cycle with most of the year having been spent testing ideas for his album. As a result, these twelve tracks were only ever meant to represent ‘work in progress’, functioning primarily as DJ tools for Magda, Troy Pierce and Richie Hawtin over the summer with Marc also performing them live on the road and during the Contakt shows. However, exactly because of their 'in-between' nature, their inherent quirkiness and route one approach the crowds have really taken to them and other DJs have been desperate to get their hands on them. To satisfy demand, Minus has put together this very special series of digital releases for August, before a double pack 12" hits the shops in September featuring seven carefully selected tracks.

They contain such a wealth of unique and twisted sounds that it’s a challenge finding adjectives to describe them. Houle attacks each idea with verve and tenacity, constantly varying the unconventional line up of machines at his disposal, in fact there’s a vast collection of equipment on display here - early analogue synths, sequencers and drum machines, 80s digital synths, modern buchla synths, samplers, vocals, acoustic drums, electronic trigger pads, bass guitar - even a vst! The result is a plethora of sound encapsulating different styles and multi – coloured dimensions as each track revolves around a musical motif that’s subsequently stretched, contorted and wrenched in every direction possible. It all works perfectly as Houle never loses sight of the basic orthodoxies needed to make a techno track kick.

Week 1 sees the digital release of Sands, Deathray At You and Jouster, and the depth and quality of sound generated from his arsenal of machines is immediately apparent. Just check out the heavily treated raw bleeps and blips that usher in the huge, filtered bass loop on Sands. Every element is given space to breathe as the slow techno groove constructs around a dark acid bassline before the 808 hats introduce more beautifully crafted sounds, creating a lush analogue landscape. The beginning of Deathray At You reflects the title perfectly. A four-note descending bassline then takes the floor and Houle starts running amok with a selection of modulated effects that literally pull the sound inside out while the unobtrusive beats keep everything ticking over. Jouster combines more classic beats with laser cheeky unquantized toms and a low slung, warbling bassline in a rough and ready style including a classic, sampled vocal section.

There’s a strong reference to 80s computer and video game culture during week 2 with Buchla9 as it leaps and cavorts across the sonic spectrum - Just wait for the bass to kick in. Steeplechase is another high-end mixing tool continuing the theme of machines in meltdown with a fuzzy bassline slowly warping up and down while the loose groove speaks with a lazy tongue. Door Nobula then rounds off the instalment with a more aggressive techno workout. The beat hammers the point home with lethal precision as a twisted, freaking acid line dominates the majority of the track.

Week 3 returns to a slightly more sedate state of affairs with Flapping Around displaying some distinct early techno tendencies although its not long before Houle launches the unassuming riff and we’re off again. Selection 12 contains authentic bass guitar work, looped and filtered against a backdrop of delayed drum rolls and thick, reverberating swathes of guitar. The post punk overtones bring a dark, brooding quality to the project making it a welcome but not entirely out of place departure. Ketchup and Beans then kicks in with a tasty electro-funk groove. It’s an infectious dancefloor warmer complete with bouncing, elastic bassline and hypnotic hook taking control and ordering you to dance.

As we enter the home straight of this mammoth release, the fantastically titled Meatier Shower rains down as the title implies, complete with raw sampled hook line and creative interplay between the bass and a Magda vocal. It’s a bomb that detonates with insane harpsichord riffing at the end and a deeply meaningful last note. Investments instigates more mischief with shifting time signatures and delay effects that disorientate the dancefloor before What Are You Doin brings the curtain down. Drifting amid a haze of classic beats and a self referencing cut up vocal, it revolves around a programmed sequence, chattering in a way that reaffirms Marc Houle’s complete and almost unnerving control over his machines.

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Marc Houle - Deathray At You | Minus | 2008

Digital EP (24 May) - itunes.apple.com/gb/album/where-i…ttin/id638765522

A collaboration between Items & Things label boss Marc Houle and Grenoble born techno/electro legend Miss Kittin, IT022 sees the release of “Where is Kittin?” a six track EP featuring two original tracks, as well as remixes from Dubfire, John Foxx & the Maths, and two further edits from Miss Kittin herself.

Building on the disco-not-disco, industrial and new wave influences of Houleʼs recent Items & Things long-player “Undercover”, the two originals on “Where is Kittin?” demonstrate the wide-ranging influences and potent pairing of the production duo: the title track a jagged hybrid of Houleʼs signature style and Kittinʼs deadpan vocal talent. In sharp contrast, A2 track “Black Star” presents an equally driven, yet slightly more ambient affair: its haunting synth lines, detuned claps and granular vocals a poignant reminder of the pairʼs production abilities both on and off the dancefloor.

High profile remix duties come from Sci+Tec Techno mastermind Dubfire, as well as John Foxx & The Maths: a recently formed musical project featuring electronic music pioneers John Foxx and modular synth experimentalist Benge. Dubfire furthers the main room potential of the EPʼs title track, with John Foxx & The Maths bringing the male vocal line to the forefront, turning the track into a roaring techno/electro-pop live hybrid.

With “Where is Kittin?” also acting as a succinct accompaniment to Miss Kittinʼs double album “Calling From the Stars”, out on 22nd of April via wSphere/Wagram, Kittin appropriately rounds off the package with a further two of her own edits, a pair of eloquently stripped-down digitally exclusive versions of the EPʼs two title tracks.

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