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‘Days Gone’ is the highly-anticipated return of core Afterlife act and fans favourite, Mind Against. A year after their ‘Solaris’ EP (AL002), the duo of Alex and Federico Fognini show once again why their moving, supremely-produced tracks are held in such esteem.

The title track takes you to another dimension, with a synth line spiralling into cosmic space and drums beating into oblivion. ‘Cloud Nine’, a classy, comparatively-understated cut for the early hours brings the energy back down. Stepping up to remix ‘Cloud Nine’ is Dystopian talent Alex.Do, who strips the sound back and distills the original’s graceful flourishes, completing a high-quality chapter in the Afterlife story.

Mind Against - Days Gone

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La Fleur - Aphelion

La Fleur - Aphelion is taken from PPR009: La Fleur - Aphelion EP.

Release date 15th March 2019 on Power Plant Records.

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After a 17 month break from releasing music, La Fleur’s Power Plant imprint begins 2019 with conviction, as the label boss delivers an outstanding two-track work. 

A passion project since 2010 for the Swedish artist, Power Plant has allowed Sanna La Fleur Engdahl a chance to explore her artistic passions, free from any creative constraints. 

She begun the Power Plant ‘Elements’ fashion line in 2016, collaborating with designer Stacey DeVoe to create a collection focusing on androgynous design and geometric cuts. While her passion for the visual arts has seen her source talented painters and illustrators for the label’s cover slicks, including Olaf Hajek, Hans Arnold and Dan Hillier, a process she revels in. In 2012 she would curate and exhibit Arnold’s work at a gallery in Stockholm as part of the record release party for her ‘Eavesdropper’ EP.

Maintaining her connection with her Nordic roots, La Fleur secured the talents of respected Swedish-French designer David Karcenti to create the cover for her latest EP, ‘Aphelion’, after the artist first worked with Power Plant during its conception, designing the original logo. His beautiful sleek design grounded with nature makes a perfect accompaniment to La Fleur’s original work.

Refusing to put any deadline to her creative process, the ‘Aphelion’ EP as we know it begun to take form towards the end of 2017. “I wanted to take a step back and really think about what I wanted to do with the label and allow the project to take shape naturally, so it took some time,” she says.

The stirring ‘Hunting Grounds’ was birthed first, a brilliant masterclass of groove-drenched dynamics brimming with personality and spirit, characterised by a vocoded vox stabs and a killer synth line, that already saw it highlight her sets for Cercle and last year’s acclaimed Essential Mix. Always one to conjure a visual aesthetic to match her musical expression, she says: “I wanted to create an atmosphere of being in the wilderness and evoke a sense of open space.”

‘Aphelion’s’ foundations are built on deftly crafted drums, before the Swede’s distinct flair for melody sees sublime chords fill the space. “Aphelion is the point in the orbit when the planet is the farthest from the sun, so I wanted to give this an otherworldly vibe with the chords and the melody loop.”

After a brief hiatus last year, La Fleur is buoyed by the plans set for the label in 2019. “I’m excited to begin a new era for Power Plant, focusing on fresh artists and label events and deeper sound explorations. There are no limits or boundaries!”

Aphelion EP [MP3]

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Denis Horvat returns to Afterlife Recordings for a second EP of distinctive, dancefloor productions.

A year after ‘Modelo’ comes ‘Miracle Of The Rose’, an evocative and authentic development of Horvat’s sound. On ‘Noise’, the vocals of Lelah give way to a stripped-down, reverberant groove. The title track rises with a free-flowing melody before dropping a tough, angular beat. ‘Divin’ is the EP’s deepest cut, before digital only track ‘Royale’ rounds off this diverse release with flair.

Denis Horvat - Miracle Of The Rose EP (AL025)

A1 Noise feat. Lelah
B1 Miracle Of The Rose
B2 Divin
Digital only: Royale

Denis Horvat - Miracle Of The Rose

They Will

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Evolution is good, and that’s an ethos Anja Schneider continues to hold high with her label Sous Music. Providing a creative platform for Anja to evolve her own sound and a home for exciting collaborations with the new wave of outstandingly talented and accomplished producers Schneider admires. 

Following a particularly fruitful period of production, Anja Schneider is back with two original tracks ‘Give It To You All’ and ‘Tijuana’, joined by two outstanding producers who are both making their debut to Sous – Fort Romeau and Mella Dee.  Title track, ‘Give It All To You’ is a deep and powerful excursion. Rotund 808s fill the low end with menace as sparse percussion and groovy stabs occupy the upper frequencies. Pads and extra percussive energy provide the drive and direction before the spoken word male vocal ties it all together. On the remix, Anja is very happy to welcome Fort Romeau. Noted for his releases on Ghostly International, Permanent Vacation, Correspondent and Spectral Sound, he smooths things by out adding a detailed Giorgio Moroder-style bass and some epic sparkly pads.   ‘Tijuana’ sees Anja taking a darker journey. Heavily compressed drums give a sense of claustrophobic tension drawing you in as the layers slowly reveal themselves. A strong spoken vocal provides the main focus underpinning the groove before the organ lead takes over. On the remix, one of the UK’s most loved and prolific producers Mella Dee. With his unique blend of techno combining elements of house, hardcore and jungle, completely reconstructs the main motifs into a powerful and energetic tech workout adding a futuristic retro twist.

Anja Schneider - Give It All To You

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