Hailing from the magical land of India, vinayak^a is no stranger to mystical rhythms and mysterious atmospheres. A part of India's ever-growing scene, he's leading the way with a series of releases that explore the deeper side of electronic music. This one is no different!

With a deep and warm bassline that picks you up and carries you across like a magic carpet, vinayak^a takes us into his dreamy world with such ease, that the listener cannot help but be transported to the ethereal realms. On the flip-side, German veteran Martin Buttrich disassembles the original into a pair of spacey delights, with his powerful yet atmospheric touch that made him one of the most respected producers around the globe.

Track listing:

1. vinayak^a – Set Her Free (Original Mix)
2. vinayak^a – Set Her Free (Martin Buttrich Remix)
3. vinayak^a – Set Her Free (Martin Buttrich Echo Dub)



Support:

Alex – (Faze Magazine, Germany) – Perfect Buttrich Remix, like so many times. The original is very mystic and great.
Alland Byallo – Really cool original and of course Buttrich’s mixes are gold. That guy knows what he’s doing in a million ways.
Audiofly (Luca) – Martin for President!!! Always supporting… His Dub is my pick here.
Behrouz – I think Martin’s remixes are gonna work for me here. Will be playing!
Bruno Dietel – (Radio Fritz, Berlin, Germany) – The Dub mix from Martin is far better than the Remix. Support!
Christilization Radio, Serbia – Stunning release, 10/10 for me! Beautiful original and two lessons by Martin Buttrich, fantastic. Thanks, I'll play for sure.
Dan Curtin – Nice and atmospheric stuff from vinayak^a. Gonna have to test it out.
Danny Howells – Buttrich’s mixes are superb .. The Dub for me especially. But the original is a stunner as well, total bliss.
Dave Seaman – Buttrich is always interesting and emotive. Nice original from Vinayak too
Diesel (X-Press 2/MoS Radio) – Oh my days!!! This is killer!!!! Both Buttrich mixes are so so good!!!
Diversions – (CHRY Toronto, Canada) – Diggin’ the warm trippy percussive swirl of the original mix!
DocePulgadas (Radio, Spain) – This is really nice, especially the Buttrich remixes.
Ed Davenport – Nice Echo dub! The others a little too straight forward for me but good quality.
Eelke Kleijn - Love it! I dig the original and the remixes. Great package!
Guy Gerber – Thank God for Martin Buttrich!!! His Echo Dub stands out here. Support!
Guy J – More great mixes from Martin… Support of course!! Echo Dub my pick.
Hector Romero – That’s a great groove on Martin’s Remix!! I am all over this!!
Hernan Cattaneo – Martin is always straight into my sets!! Good stuff!! (Martin Buttrich remix played on Resident episode 112)
Ian Pooley – If it's Martin Buttrich, then I love it!! :) Supporting!
Ibiza Voice – To be reviewed.
Igor (Ibiza Sonica Radio) – Martin Buttrich’s remix is outstanding!!
Ivan Smagghe – WOW! This is trippy!! I LOVE the original.
John Digweed – Martin Buttrich Remix played on Transitions episode 464.
Jon Charnis - Great release but Martin's "Echo Dub" is the one for me. Super trippy and groovy. Will be supporting heavily!
Joris Voorn – I’m loving the deep vibes of both the original and remixes. Support from me.
jozif – Amazing mixes from Mr Buttrich…as per!!
Kiki – Wow.. You know it’s a special release, when you hear all the 3 versions on a loop, completely hypnotized and almost forget to write a feedback. (charted and supported on Boiler Room)
Konrad Black – The Original is a really cool record. The Echo Dub is my favorite here. Nice work all round.
Larse – Martin’s remix standout here for me…
Laurent N – (Nice Radio, France) – Sublime Original track with Great remix by Martin Buttrich. I love this release. Will play & FULL SUPPORT!!!
Makossa – (FM4 Vienna, Austria) – This is an excellent release! All mixes!
Mano le Tough – YES! Its all about Martin’s remix for me here. Great work!
Matthias Vogt – Another top notch remix from Mr Buttrich!! Will support!
Michel de Hey – Can’t go wrong with Mr. Buttrich on the remix service, great one again!
Nick Warren – Now that is a lovely Original production and more great work from Martin!
Patrice Baumel – Vintage Buttrich, shiny and detailed business class house music. Always room for that in my crate. (I just want to add that the original version by vinayak^a is also a beautifully crafted piece of music and that it's super-exciting to have this part of the world come onto the scene and make an impact. Exciting stuff that just escaped me on first listen. Credit where credit's due. Top notch!)
Peter Kruder – I am in love with the remixes of Martin Buttrich!!
Ramon Tapia – Oh yes!! Buttrich for the win!! Huge mixes here from Martin!
Reboot – Martin’s remix really is GREAT!! Will be supporting!
Ryan Crosson – Another masterclass from Mr Buttrich!! :)
Satoshi Tomiie – Martin’s mix is deep and lovely… supporting for sure!
Shlomi Aber – Yeah, really interesting mixes from Martin. Gonna have to test them out and let you know how they work.
Simon Garcia – The original and Martin’s Echo Dub are really standing out for me. Great job by all!
Sounds From The Basement – (NRJ Radio, Beirut) – Love it. Will feature Martin Buttrich’s Remix in this week’s show.
Thugfucker – Killer remix by Martin Buttrich... That bassline is infectious like a night at a nasty bordello!
Tiefschwarz (Basti) – This is such a top release… and great mixes from Martin!! Echo Dub my pick.
Tim Paris – Martin’s Echo Dub is simply GREAT!! What more can I say? I’ll play!
Tobi Neumann – Although the original is not my cup of tea, it was perfect to choose Martin for a rework. The Dub works very well for me!
Tom Breu – (Klubbing, WDR 1Live, Germany) – Martin Buttrich did excellent work.. But I didn’t expect anything else!!
Uner – Amazing remixes from Martin!!!! Genius!!
Vince Watson – The original from vinayak^a is a beautiful record!


vinayak^a  – Set Her Free (Martin Buttrich Remix) [subtract Music]

Martin Buttrich is famously as fluent behind a mixing console as in front of a virtual drum kit. That technical prowess, combined with a fascination for music of every shape, has resulted in outstanding releases on influential labels such as Planet E, Four:Twenty, Cocoon, Poker Flat, Nervous and Desolat. He’s also put his sonic thumbprint on many big ticket artists, notably receiving a Grammy nomination for a Tori Amos remix in 2003. Such diverse musical horizons are rare. While other prolific artists may have slowly watered down their music, Buttrich’s star has risen in diametric opposition. His vision has become more and more condensed, more and more crystallised. Flipping and puncturing grooves in a live setting is a snap for him, and he’s entranced audiences at festivals like Time Warp and Creamfields, at temples of boom such as Fabric (London), Womb (Tokyo), Cocoon (Frankfurt), Panorama Bar (Berlin) and Amnesia (Ibiza) and at worldwide Desolat Experience parties with Loco Dice.

Buttrich’s journey into electronic music began in clubs in Berlin and Hannover at the dawn of the ‘90s, when post-Summer of Love-Europe began to swing to its own hypnotic, machine-like groove. At 18 years old he began experimenting with production as X-Rotation (with Daniel Bross), which led to the projects Rhythm Assault, Sounds of Life and Phunk Diggazs (with engineer Andy Bolleshon).

Buttrich began a notorious collaboration with his then co-worker at Peppermint Jam distribution, Timo Maas, in the mid-‘90s (they worked the telephones together). After setting up his first studio in the basement of the Peppermint Park studio building, the partnership led to over 100 co-productions and remixes that included Madonna, Muse, Fatboy Slim. Josh Wink and Green Velvet. Buttrich has produced funk legend Bootsy Collins, while switching the patterns for artists including Tom Jones, Kelis, Moloko, Depeche Mode, Placebo, Yello, War and Roger Sanchez. His Azzido Da Bass “Dooms Night” remix with Timo Maas hit the UK top ten charts.
 
All the while he created an impressive library of beats and collected an arsenal of music production equipment for his studio in Timetools, a studio complex founded in 1997 in Hannover with a group of musicians. Buttrich is happy with the subtle crunch of an SP-12 sampler and the ‘smoky’ vibe of his analog mixing desk – adding a bass guitar or other instrument when necessary. But he’s not above having fun with a laptop either: approaching music programs as if they were video games. He doesn’t rely on any one machine or music composition technique, and his array of outboard gear is mouth-wateringly state of the art.
But he never loses touch with the gritty, human side of music, and the environments that it is played in.

Another key musical partnership, with Loco Dice, begun in 2002, undoubtedly inspired Buttrich to delve deeper into the musical histories that first lured him towards after-dark melodies. In a short space of time they’d built up a deep discography creating an era-defining sound in the process. They spent more than half a year living in New York in 2006/2007, with half of Buttrich’s studio set up in a rickety hideaway in Brooklyn that looked out over Manhattan’s vistas. Between late night production sessions and snowstorms, their Desolat label came to life.

Having his debut solo album Crash Test released on Desolat in early 2010, Martin Buttrich is taking his vision to the road, fusing wild imagination with solid musical architecture, cherry-picked inspiration with true perfection of his musical craft. 

Since then constantly on tour, in 2011 Martin Buttrich still has dropped a remarkable collection of music - productions like “Fire Files” EP on Desolat or remixes for Marco Carola and Lee Curtis amongst others.

Currently based in LA, Martin Buttrich is working on his second artist album and a jazz project called The Stoned Autopilot.

Stay tuned.

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