Recording found inside an old KORG MR-1 Digital Recorder with no other thing than the following :
"Date of recording : Aug, 8th 2088"

What we're sure of : first 2.5 hours are an intro @REMAIN made for his first guest of the night.

Rest of the recording could have remained a mystery
...BUT...
After multiple careful listenings, we can without the slightest doubt say that REMOTE played live right after REMAIN's Set, then followed by a 2h @thehacker session.
- Rumour even says that @Gesaffelstein played a few records back 2 back with The Hacker that night... - 

All yours !

THE LOST & FOUND RECORDINGS - EPISODE.1 w. REMAIN, THE HACKER, REMOTE LIVE

REMAIN & daWad = We Are Le Turfu

This is MEANT029
Wild Ride - Dec, 20th 2024
Full EP - Jan, 10th 2025

REMAIN & daWad - Get Closer EP w. Dj Oil Remix
THIS IS MEANT029

We must be the spearhead of our own movements, and MEANT is doing that with the forthcoming release of GET CLOSER EP, which has been penned and performed by founder and curator @REMAIN as one half of the duo with @daWad aka We Are Le Turfu.

This EP features two original tracks from the dance floor-ready pair, as well as a remix from French electronic music legend @dj-oil (R&S, Multi Culti), and is the follow-up to their debut ‘We Are Le Turfu’ EP  released on LUMIERE NOIRE in Oct 2024.

With decades of experience under their belts, this second studio effort flawlessly embodies their signature sound & carefully crafted production with this particular raw intensity driven by unpredictable hooks, perfectly matching the avant-garde sound MEANT is renowned for in it's 15 year label history.

REMAIN, on top of being MEANT RECORDS’ founder and curator, is a well-known Rex Club resident, and has a plethora of releases on labels including Throne of Blood, Darkroom Dubs, and Death On Wax.

daWad was born with music in his blood (pianist mother and his grandfather an organist and harmonizer) and previously co-managed the IRM label which released Traumer’s first records. With releases on KNTRL, La Dame Noir Records, Beachcoma and more, this new release marks his debut on MEANT.

Now ready to unveil their machine-only live show, and to hit the road hard - REMAIN & daWad carefully selected those two tracks from their sessions in order to further orient you to the dancefloor whether you hear it at your local club, or in their live set. LE TURFU IS THE WAY

MEANT IS ALL YOU NEED

BUY IT & SUPPORT

REMAIN & daWad - Get Closer EP - MEANT029

MEANT - Limited Whites Vol2
Cat: MEANTLW002

ft. REMAIN, Arthur Johnson, Click Box, Mufti, Rodion & Fabrizio Mammarella

VINYL ONLY - PRE-ORDER ON BANDCAMP :
https://meantrecords.bandcamp.com/album/meant-limited-whites-vol-2-ft-remain-rodion-mammarella-click-box-mufti-arthur-johnson

@REMAIN @muftimx @rodion_gomma @clickboxlive @mammarella

PreOrder on Bandcamp

MEANT - Limited Whites Vol.2

Alien Alien - Secret Sabbah EP - MEANT027
Incl. JD Twitch (Optimo), Moralez, JPSoul & Anthony Mansfield Rmxs

Played and Supported by:
DJ Harvey, Erol Alkan, Maceo Plex, Chloe, Laurent Garnier, Justin Robertson, Ivan Smagghe, Alexander Robotnik, Vox Low, Acid Washed, Matt Walsh, Supermen Lovers, Sonns, Sean Johnston, Bird Of Paradise, Thomas Von Party, Mondowski, Yan Wagner, Tronik Youth, Horse Meat Disco, Club Bizarre, Did Virgo, Inigo Vontier, You Man, My Favorite Robot, Demian...

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Leading French label Meant Records returns with a brand new EP from Alien Alien featuring remixes from JD Twitch, Moralez and JP Soul & Anthony Mansfield..
Alien Alien are respected producers Rodion and Hugosan. They have released previously on Slow Motion, Meant Records and their own Roccodisco label as a duo, whilst Rodion has a weighty discography on the likes of Gomma, Eskimo, Nang and Les Disques de la Mort. In the studio they fuse elements of techno, disco, electro and more to create a uniquely compelling and heady sound, something that is evidenced once again here across their two original cuts.
The EP opens with ‘Secret Sabbah’ an intense and direct cut that marries hypnotic intoned vocals with acidic synths and building drums & percussion to great effect. The second original, ‘Versailles’ sees the pair dive deep into a subtle sea of sound underpinned by a wonderful sawtooth arpeggio that gets right under your skin.
The remixes kick off with a reworking of ‘Secret Sabbah’ by Optimo man JD Twitch who twists up the original into a wonky and imposing techno wall of sound. Next up Russian production talent Moralez tackles ‘Versailles’, delivering a wonderful slice of acid house that cannot fail to get you moving. The digital package also comes with a mix of ‘Versailles’ from San Francisco pair JP Soul & Anthony Mansfield, their version is an off kilter floorfiller where the synths go into overdrive and the drums drive the point home, a superb closer to a brilliant package.
Meant records have done it again with another exceptional release from the ever reliable Alien Alien.

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Alien Alien - Secret Sabbah EP - MEANT027

Tim Paris - Versions EP - MEANT028
Incl. Cosmo Vitelli, SONNS remixes.

Order the 12" Vinyl here:
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Digital Version Available on MEANT's Bandcamp:
https://meantrecords.bandcamp.com

And on all the streaming platforms:
https://bfan.link/versions-2

Tracklist:
A1 / 01 - Tim Paris - Version A ft. Telemark (Original Mix)
A2 / 02 - Tim Paris - Version A ft. Telemark (Cosmo Vitelli Remix)
B1 / 03 - Tim Paris - Version B ft. Sex Judas (Original Mix)
B2 / 04 - Tim Paris - Version B ft. Sex Judas (SONNS Remix)
05 - Tim Paris - Version C (Original Mix)

Already Played and/or Supported by:
PBR Streetgang, Erol Alkan, Italo Brutalo, Club Bizarre, Idjut Boys, Chida, Ivan Smagghe, Red Axes, Timothy J. Fairplay, I-Robots, Heretic, Did Virgo, My Favorite Robot, Perel, Horse Meat Disco, Daniele Baldelli, Plaisir de France, Arnaud Rebotini, Fairmont, Kink, Juan Soto, Alexander Robotnik, Max Pask, Villanova, Johnson, Gameboyz, Pin Up Club, Sinchi, Matt Walsh, Bufi, Pulp Disco and the Outcasts, Duncan Gray, Craig Bratley, Guido Le Saint, Fredeunthal, Justin Robertson, Yan Wagner, Marvin & Guy, Moralez, Jonathan Kusuma, Battant, Chloe, Curses, Inigo Vontier, Jennifer Cardini, Massimiliano Pagliara, Headman, SHMLSS, Scratch Massive, Damon Jee, Id!r, Tronik Youth, Rework, Golden Bug...

BUY ON BANDCAMP

Tim Paris - Versions EP - MEANT028

Alien Alien - One By One EP - MEANT018

BUY THE 12" VINYL ON:
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Played and Supported by:
Erol Alkan, Damian Lazarus, Dubfire, DJ T, Chloé, X-Press 2, Tim Paris, Matt Walsh, Mugwump, Justin Robertson, Sean Johnston, Massimiliano Pagliara, The Hacker, Maceo Plex, Arnaud Rebotini, Andrew Grant, Telonius, In Flagranti, Ivan Smagghe, Mixhell, Justin Robertson, My Favorite Robot, Jennifer Cardini, Kasper Bjorke, Diskjokke, Paul Loraine, Capablanca, Golden Bug, Vosper, Danny Howells, Acid Washed, Eskimo Twins, Bozzwell, Monoblok&PSLKTR, DC Salas, Jokers Of The Scene, Split Secs, Demian, Carreno Is LB, Dimitri Veimar, Javi Redondo, Jonny Cruz... 

Vinyl & Digital Tracklist:
A1 - One By One
A2 - One By One (Rodion Remix)
B1 - Soter
B2 - Soter (Red Axes Remix)

Release Dates:
Vinyl: February 20th
Beatport: March 3rd
Digital: March 17th

Parisian label Meant turns to Hugo Sanchez and Rodion in their Alien Alien guise, a little known side project that has released on their own label RoccoDisco and that has also featured on Get Physical back in 2012.

The two originals from Alien Alien come with remixes by Rodion in solo mode, plus Red Axes.

Alien Alien have in fact found lots of favour with the international queer community thanks to their ‘Sambaca’ tune, released on Berlin’s Slowmotion label, and ‘The Nights’, on San Fran outlet Discaire, both of which came with truly freaky videos.

‘One by One’ is the first track and it is a very poised and well-paced bit of lo-down disco funk. Searching synths spray across the face of the dark, rubbery track as a male vocal repeats the title’s refrain. It’s the sort of slo-mo chugger the ALFOS crews will love and is filled with menace despite being a sparse track overall.

Rodion then goes solo for a remix and in doing so layers in even more unsettling intergalactic synths and curious alien details. The groove, too, is made more rubbery and supple and really sweeps you up.

‘Soter’ then ups the ante a little with an arpeggiated bassline, crystalline synths and all sorts of weird and wonderful voices. It’s deep but direct and has a solid, chunky groove at its somewhat dystopian core.

The Red Axes remix is a more human and soulful affair with hip swinging claps, more arpeggiated lines and something of a classic jack feel to the raw drums.

This is a macho disco-tastic release from Meant that proves Alien Alien have many different sounds.

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One by One EP

B2 - Alien Alien - Soter (Red Axes Remix)

MEANT RECORDS welcomes accomplished Parisian producer TIM PARIS for an EP that features three standout originals and two brilliant remixes from COSMO VITELLI and SONNS.
Over a glittering career, TIM PARIS has of course collaborated with Ivan Smagghe, run his own Marketing Music label and turned out a diverse album, ‘Dancers’, for My Favorite Robot and 'We Us', for Ekleroshock.
From jacking electro to rugged new wave via freaky house, he has a fully formed palette that is distinguishable by his raw sense of groove and texture.
First up here, PARIS works with Telemark on ‘Version A’, seven sizzling minutes of macho robot funk. Whirring synths, twisted bass and chunky drums all get you up on your toes and are sure to inject the crowd with wild spirit. French touch genius and I’m A Cliche label boss Cosmo Vitelli steps up to remix and brings more punk spirit to a slap-funk track with booming kicks and brain frying chords. It drips with cool and dark libido and is sure to become a real anthem.
PARIS’s second masterful original, ‘Version B’, features Sex Judas and has a metallic and melodic bassline that runs round the scales in off kilter fashion. Sci-fi pads and bright stabs all add colour to this dystopian disco track
as it bumps along and sweeps you up.
Remixer SONNS and his seriously accomplished discography on labels like Kompakt and ESP Institute is next on duty. He flips the track into a loose, flabby chugger with tons of reverb on the guitar lines and spooky synths
that wither and wilt. It’s tough disco of the sort that brought magic in Andrew Weatherall and Ivan Smagghe sets when the wax got released.
With the brand new ‘Version C’, PARIS gets back to his first love and gets as close as he can get to the music that brought him to our ears, several years ago now: some kind of a dirty deep house infused in DJ Koze's
beats, made strongly addictive with the enhanced vocal all along the track and a tension at it's highest.
This is a fantastic five tracker of gritty machine disco.

@tim-paris
@Meant

Tim Paris - Version A Ft Telemark (Cosmo Vitelli Remix) [Meant]

Tim Paris - Versions EP - MEANT028
Incl. Cosmo Vitelli, SONNS remixes.

Order the 12" Vinyl here:
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Digital Version Available on MEANT's Bandcamp:
meantrecords.bandcamp.com

And on all the streaming platforms:
bfan.link/versions-2

Tracklist:
A1 / 01 - Tim Paris - Version A ft. Telemark (Original Mix)
A2 / 02 - Tim Paris - Version A ft. Telemark (Cosmo Vitelli Remix)
B1 / 03 - Tim Paris - Version B ft. Sex Judas (Original Mix)
B2 / 04 - Tim Paris - Version B ft. Sex Judas (SONNS Remix)
05 - Tim Paris - Version C (Original Mix)

Already Played and/or Supported by:
PBR Streetgang, Erol Alkan, Italo Brutalo, Club Bizarre, Idjut Boys, Chida, Ivan Smagghe, Red Axes, Timothy J. Fairplay, I-Robots, Heretic, Did Virgo, My Favorite Robot, Perel, Horse Meat Disco, Daniele Baldelli, Plaisir de France, Arnaud Rebotini, Fairmont, Kink, Juan Soto, Alexander Robotnik, Max Pask, Villanova, Johnson, Gameboyz, Pin Up Club, Sinchi, Matt Walsh, Bufi, Pulp Disco and the Outcasts, Duncan Gray, Craig Bratley, Guido Le Saint, Fredeunthal, Justin Robertson, Yan Wagner, Marvin & Guy, Moralez, Jonathan Kusuma, Battant, Chloe, Curses, Inigo Vontier, Jennifer Cardini, Massimiliano Pagliara, Headman, SHMLSS, Scratch Massive, Damon Jee, Id!r, Tronik Youth, Rework, Golden Bug...

Tim Paris - Version C ft. Telemark (Original Mix)

Winter 2014 episode of our Edit Series:

Alain Kan - Nadine, Jimmy et Moi (Monoblok&PSLKTR Edit)

Ahead of the release of their 'Relapse EP' next January 19th, Monoblok&PSLKTR offer this edit of this Alain Kan track originally released in 1974.
As always available as a Free Download as every piece of the Meant Edit Series.

Exclusive previews of their soon to be released new EP:

Monoblok&PSLKTR - Relapse EP w. Rework, Arnaud Rebotini, My Favorite Robot Remixes - MEANT021
https://soundcloud.com/meant/sets/monoblokpslktr-relapse-ep-meant021/s-vFZJZ

Alain Kan - Nadine, Jimmy Et Moi (Monoblok & PSLKTR Edit)

THE L&F RECS EP.1 with REMAIN, REMOTE, THE HACKER - PART 4

THE L&F RECS EP.1 with REMAIN, REMOTE, THE HACKER - PART 3

THE L&F RECS EP.1 with REMAIN, REMOTE, THE HACKER - PART 2

THE L&F RECS EP.1 with REMAIN, REMOTE, THE HACKER - PART 1

Boot & Tax - Brace Brace EP - MEANT022

Buy the 12" Vinyl:
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Buy the digital version (Beatport Exclusive):
https://pro.beatport.com/release/brace-brace/1468799

Played And Supported by:
The Hacker, Justin Robertson, Massiliano Pagliara, Chloé, James Teej, Sean Johnston, Acid Washed, Erol Alkan, Populette, Matt Walsh, Prins Thomas, Phred Noir, Craig Bratley, Pulp Disco And The Outcast, Maceo Plex, Fairmont, Danny Daze, Tim Paris, Ivan Smagghe, Ewan Pearson, Mr G, Headman, My Favorite Robot, Split Secs, Dimitri Veimar, Golden Bug, Fabrizio Mamarella, Alien Alien, Villanova...

12" Vinyl Tracklist:
A1 - Brace Brace (Original Mix)
A2 - Brace Brace (Alien Alien Remix)
B1 - Niente Per Niente (Original Mix)
B2 - Balkan Youth (Original Mix)

Behind the next release on Meant Records are Italian duo Boot & Tax, a relatively new pairing made up of Claudio Brioschi and Cristian Croce. Here they serve up three great originals baced with a stellar remix from Alien Alien.
Before now, Boot & Tax have released two extremely well received EPs on JD Twitch’s Optimo Trax and have also recently had their music licensed to Erol Alkan’s Fabric live 77, so the pair are really on the up.
Title track ‘Brace Brace’ is first and is an elastic, analogue workout with gurgling synth lines riding up and down atop steely drums as punky vocals come on at various intervals. Acid and electro, techno and house all get bottled up in the arrangement, which is fresh and just what you would expect of someone backed by JD Twitch.
The Alien Alien remix of this one is slow and trudging, purposeful and swampy. Snaking synths, coarse claps and a sense of foreboding pervade this most groovy of slo mo cuts.
‘Niente Per Niente’ is a dark but balearic feeling bit of chugging disco, with big licks and groaning bass all gliding along at an inviting tempo. Breathy female ad libs add a sense of character to the shadowy drums and ensure this one will set parties like ALFOS on fire. Lastly, ‘Balkan Youth’ gets much more cosmic with its flipping synths, twinkly melodies and rattling percussive patterns. Ascending ever higher, it takes you on a ride through the cosmos and dumps you out somewhere altogether happier.
This is sure to be a breakout release for Boot & Tax who seem right at the heart of the analogue disco revolution.
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Brace Brace EP

A2 - Boot & Tax - Brace Brace (Alien Alien Remix)

B1 - Boot & Tax - Niente Per Niente (Original Mix)

REMAIN & daWad - Get Closer EP w. Dj Oil Remix
THIS IS MEANT029

Wild Ride - Dec, 20th 2024
Full EP - Jan, 10th 2025

We must be the spearhead of our own movements, and @MEANT is doing that with the forthcoming release of GET CLOSER EP, which has been penned and performed by founder and curator REMAIN as one half of the duo with @daWad aka We Are Le Turfu.

This EP features two original tracks from the dance floor-ready pair, as well as a remix from French electronic music legend @dj-oil (R&S, Multi Culti), and is the follow-up to their debut ‘We Are Le Turfu’ EP  released on LUMIERE NOIRE in Oct 2024.

With decades of experience under their belts, this second studio effort flawlessly embodies their signature sound & carefully crafted production with this particular raw intensity driven by unpredictable hooks, perfectly matching the avant-garde sound MEANT is renowned for in it's 15 year label history.

REMAIN, on top of being MEANT RECORDS’ founder and curator, is a well-known Rex Club resident, and has a plethora of releases on labels including Throne of Blood, Darkroom Dubs, and Death On Wax.

daWad was born with music in his blood (pianist mother and his grandfather an organist and harmonizer) and previously co-managed the IRM label which released Traumer’s first records. With releases on KNTRL, La Dame Noir Records, Beachcoma and more, this new release marks his debut on MEANT.

Now ready to unveil their machine-only live show, and to hit the road hard - REMAIN & daWad carefully selected those two tracks from their sessions in order to further orient you to the dancefloor whether you hear it at your local club, or in their live set. LE TURFU IS THE WAY

MEANT IS ALL YOU NEED

Get Closer EP

REMAIN & daWad - Wild Ride (Original Mix)

We must be the spearhead of our own movements, and MEANT is doing that with the forthcoming release of GET CLOSER EP, which has been penned and performed by founder and curator REMAIN as one half of the duo with daWad aka We Are Le Turfu.

This EP features two original tracks from the dance floor-ready pair, as well as a remix from French electronic music legend DJ OIL (R&S, Multi Culti), and is the follow-up to their debut ‘We Are Le Turfu’ EP released on LUMIERE NOIRE in Oct 2024.

With decades of experience under their belts, this second studio effort flawlessly embodies their signature sound & carefully crafted production with this particular raw intensity driven by unpredictable hooks, perfectly matching the avant-garde sound MEANT is renowned for in its 15 year label history. 

REMAIN, on top of being MEANT RECORDS’ founder and curator, is a well-known Rex Club resident, and has a plethora of releases on labels including Throne of Blood, Darkroom Dubs, and Death On Wax. 

daWad was born with music in his blood (pianist mother and his grandfather an organist and harmonizer) and previously co-managed the IRM label which released Traumer’s first records. With releases on KNTRL, La Dame Noir Records, Beachcoma and more, this new release marks his debut on MEANT. Now ready to unveil their machine-only live show, and to hit the road hard - REMAIN & daWad carefully selected those two tracks from their sessions in order to further orient you to the dancefloor whether you hear it at your local club, or in their live set.

LE TURFU IS THE WAY
MEANT IS ALL YOU NEED

Pre-save link of Wild Ride:
https://bfan.link/wild-ride

Bandcamp link:
https://meantrecords.bandcamp.com/album/remain-dawad-wild-ride

@remain
@dawad
@meant
@weareleturfu

REMAIN & daWad - Wild Ride [Meant Records]

REMAIN & daWad - Wild Ride [MEANT RECORDS]

@remain & @dawad - Get Closer 
Remixer - @dj-oil
Label - @meant

All Sinchi premieres available on 
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♫ Info + Buy ♫

PREMIERE - REMAIN & daWad - Get Closer (DJ Oil Remix) (Meant Records)

https://soundcloud.com/remain
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🔊 https://youtu.be/GDsdlyMP1d4

We‬‭ must‬‭ be‬‭ the‬‭ spearhead‬‭ of‬‭ our‬‭ own‬‭ movements,‬‭ and‬‭ MEANT‬‭ is‬‭ doing‬‭ that‬‭ with‬‭ the‬ forthcoming‬‭ release‬‭ of‬‭ GET‬‭ CLOSER‬‭ EP,‬‭ which‬‭ has‬‭ been‬‭ penned‬‭ and‬‭ performed‬‭ by‬‭ founder‬ and curator REMAIN as one half of the duo with daWad aka We Are Le Turfu.‬

This‬‭ EP‬‭ features‬‭ two‬‭ original‬‭ tracks‬‭ from‬‭ the‬‭ dance‬‭ floor-ready‬‭ pair,‬‭ as‬‭ well‬‭ as‬‭ a‬‭ remix‬‭ from‬ French‬‭ electronic‬‭ music‬‭ legend‬‭ DJ‬‭ OIL‬‭ (R&S,‬‭ Multi‬‭ Culti),‬‭ and‬‭ is‬‭ the‬‭ follow-up‬‭ to‬‭ their‬‭ debut‬ ‘We Are Le Turfu’ EP released on LUMIERE NOIRE in Oct 2024.‬
‭
With‬‭ decades‬‭ of‬‭ experience‬‭ under‬‭ their‬‭ belts,‬‭ this‬‭ second‬‭ studio‬‭ effort‬‭ flawlessly‬‭ embodies‬ their‬‭ signature‬‭ sound‬‭ &‬‭ carefully‬‭ crafted‬‭ production‬‭ with‬‭ this‬‭ particular‬‭ raw‬‭ intensity‬‭ driven‬‭ by‬ unpredictable‬‭ hooks,‬‭ perfectly‬‭ matching‬‭ the‬‭ avant-garde‬‭ sound‬‭ MEANT‬‭ is‬‭ renowned‬‭ for‬‭ in‬‭ its‬ 15 year label history.‬
‭
REMAIN,‬‭ on‬‭ top‬‭ of‬‭ being‬‭ MEANT‬‭ RECORDS’ founder‬‭ and‬‭ curator,‬‭ is‬‭ a‬‭ well-known‬‭ Rex‬‭ Club‬ resident,‬‭ and‬‭ has‬‭ a‬‭ plethora‬‭ of‬‭ releases‬‭ on‬‭ labels‬‭ including‬‭ Throne‬‭ of‬‭ Blood,‬‭ Darkroom‬‭ Dubs,‬ and Death On Wax.‬
‭
daWad‬‭ was‬‭ born‬‭ with‬‭ music‬‭ in‬‭ his‬‭ blood‬‭ (pianist‬‭ mother‬‭ and‬‭ his‬‭ grandfather‬‭ an‬‭ organist‬‭ and‬ harmonizer)‬‭ and‬‭ previously‬‭ co-managed‬‭ the‬‭ IRM‬‭ label‬‭ which‬‭ released‬‭ Traumer’s‬‭ first‬‭ records.‬ With‬‭ releases‬‭ on‬‭ KNTRL,‬‭ La‬‭ Dame‬‭ Noir‬‭ Records,‬‭ Beachcoma‬‭ and‬‭ more,‬‭ this‬‭ new‬‭ release‬ marks his debut on MEANT.‬
‭
Now‬‭ ready‬‭ to‬‭ unveil‬‭ their‬‭ machine-only‬‭ live‬‭ show,‬‭ and‬‭ to‬‭ hit‬‭ the‬‭ road‬‭ hard‬‭ REMAIN‬‭ &‬‭ daWad‬ carefully‬‭ selected‬‭ those‬‭ two‬‭ tracks‬‭ from‬‭ their‬‭ sessions‬‭ in‬‭ order‬‭ to‬‭ further‬‭ orient‬‭ you‬‭ to‬‭ the‬ dancefloor whether you hear it at your local club, or in their live set.

LE TURFU IS THE WAY‬

‭MEANT IS ALL YOU NEED‬

‭TRACKLIST:‬

‭01 – GET CLOSER (Original Mix)‬
‭02 – WILD RIDE (Original Mix)‬
‭03 – GET CLOSER (DJ Oil Remix)‬

PREMIERE: REMAIN & daWad – Get Closer [MEANT RECORDS]

REMAIN - Dependance / Ignorance EP
incl. Siskid Remix

Buy the 12'' and/or the digital on Bandcamp :
https://meantrecords.bandcamp.com/

THIS IS MEANT001

Dependance / Ignorance EP

A1 - REMAIN - Dependance (Original Mix)

B1 - REMAIN - Ignorance (Original Mix)

REMAIN - Ralph / Digression EP
incl. Ewan Pearson, Pan/Tone, Plein Soleil aka Chloé & Krikor Remix

Buy the EP on Bandcamp :
https://meantrecords.bandcamp.com/

THIS IS MEANT009

Ralph / Digression EP

REMAIN - Digression (Plein Soleil Remix)

Monoblok & PussySelektor - Wonky Tonk (REMAIN Remix)

REMAIN - Moist / Outrage EP
incl. Krikor Remix

Buy the 12'' and/or the digital on Bandcamp :
https://meantrecords.bandcamp.com/

THIS IS MEANT003

Moist / Outrage EP

B1 - REMAIN - Outrage (Original Mix)

REMAIN - Spread / Rash EP
incl. Tim Paris, Electric Rescue Remix

Buy the 12'' and/or the digital on Bandcamp :
https://meantrecords.bandcamp.com/

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Spread / Rash EP

A1 - REMAIN - Spread (Original Mix)

B2 - REMAIN - Rash (Tim Paris Remix)

DX1 - REMAIN - Rash (Electric Rescue Remix)

Remote - K/ EP
incl. Kiki Remix

Buy the 12'' and/or the digital on Bandcamp :
https://meantrecords.bandcamp.com/

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K/ EP

Remote - Conex (Original Mix)

Remote - K/ (Original Mix)

Remote - Konvex (Original Mix)

REMAIN & daWad - Get Closer EP w. Dj Oil Remix
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Wild Ride - Dec, 20th 2024
Full EP - Jan, 10th 2025

We must be the spearhead of our own movements, and @MEANT is doing that with the forthcoming release of GET CLOSER EP, which has been penned and performed by founder and curator @REMAIN as one half of the duo with @daWad aka We Are Le Turfu.

This EP features two original tracks from the dance floor-ready pair, as well as a remix from French electronic music legend @dj-oil (R&S, Multi Culti), and is the follow-up to their debut ‘We Are Le Turfu’ EP released on LUMIERE NOIRE in Oct 2024.

With decades of experience under their belts, this second studio effort flawlessly embodies their signature sound & carefully crafted production with this particular raw intensity driven by unpredictable hooks, perfectly matching the avant-garde sound MEANT is renowned for in it's 15 year label history.

REMAIN, on top of being MEANT RECORDS’ founder and curator, is a well-known Rex Club resident, and has a plethora of releases on labels including Throne of Blood, Darkroom Dubs, and Death On Wax.

daWad was born with music in his blood (pianist mother and his grandfather an organist and harmonizer) and previously co-managed the IRM label which released Traumer’s first records. With releases on KNTRL, La Dame Noir Records, Beachcoma and more, this new release marks his debut on MEANT.

Now ready to unveil their machine-only live show, and to hit the road hard - REMAIN & daWad carefully selected those two tracks from their sessions in order to further orient you to the dancefloor whether you hear it at your local club, or in their live set. LE TURFU IS THE WAY

MEANT IS ALL YOU NEED

REMAIN & daWad - Get Closer (Original Mix)

MEANT - Limited Whites Vol2
Cat: MEANTLW002

ft. REMAIN, Arthur Johnson, Click Box, Mufti, Rodion & Fabrizio Mammarella

VINYL ONLY - PRE-ORDER ON BANDCAMP :
https://meantrecords.bandcamp.com/album/meant-limited-whites-vol-2-ft-remain-rodion-mammarella-click-box-mufti-arthur-johnson

B2_Rodion & Mammarella - Shining Satellite

B1_REMAIN & Mufti - Rogue Again

A1_REMAIN - Outrage (Arthur Johnson's More Than a Cover Version)

A2_Click Box - Let the Music Play

Rework - Hardcore EP - MEANT024

BUY THE 12" VINYL:
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BUY THE DIGITAL VERSION incl. BALD REMIX:
https://itunes.apple.com/fr/album/hardcore/id1035594030
https://pro.beatport.com/release/hardcore/1601308

Played And Supported By:
Erol Alkan, Ivan Smagghe, Barnt, Dixon, Magda, Chloe, Tiga, Troy Pierce, Kasper Bjorke, Arnaud Rebotini, Maceo Plex, Ewan Pearson, The Hacker, Headman, Duncan Gray, Abstraxion, Matt Walsh, Manfredas, Mugwump, Tim Paris, Alexander Robotnik, Claudio Coccoluto, Mr G, Pulp Disco And The Outcasts, My Favorite Robot, :Terry:, Sean Johnston, James Teej, Laurent Pastor, Gameboyz, Tronik Youth, Get A Room!, Il est Vilaine, Acid Washed, People Get Real, Bottin, Luluxpo, Paul Loraine, Andrew Grant, Richard Norris, Gabriel Ferreira, Demian, Bozzwell...

12" Vinyl Tracklist:
A1 - Too Forward (Original Mix)
A2 - Overdosed (Original Mix)
A3 - Hardcore (Original Mix)
B1 - Candy And Kong (Original Mix)
B2 - Candy And Kong (Click Box Mental Remix)

Digital Exclusive:
DX1 - Too Forward (BALD Remix)

The Meant label really is on a fine run in 2015, and now offers up its 3rd release of the year. This one is a brilliant, club ready package from Rework and features excellent original material alongside carefully A&Red remixes from BALD and ClickBox.
Rework is a German collaborative project between Daniel Varga, Michael Kuebler and Sascha Hedgehog. As well as having ties to this label, they have released on Items & Things, Visionquest and Playhouse, and high profile fans include Seth Troxler. The creative trio has been doing this more than 15 years now, and as such is as good at making essential 12”s as it is full length albums.
Opener ‘Too Forward’ is a freaky bit of slow motion electronic house. Vast kicks form the marching beat as trippy vocals repeat the title’s refrain until it loses all form. Around it, sparking electronics and phased synth lines make for a fine cacophony that will undoubtedly freak out ‘floors.
The devilishly dark and alluring ‘Overdosed’ is a more up tempo track with shadowy post punk energy. No wave synths gurgle and tinny chords light up the centre as a disaffected vocal mutters about overdosing over the top. It’s another perfectly freaky track. Last offering ‘Candy And Korg’ is a wiggling, synthetic house track cut from the Gemini mould. It’s bubbly, rich and subtly groovy and is the sort of thing you’d hear in a Craig Richards set.
Magda favourites ClickBox then remix this one into a sparse but elastic affair with dry hi hats the main hook of a perfectly reduced minimal track. Finally, buy the EP digitally and you will also get a brilliant BALD remix of ‘Too Forward’ that is all tough synths, alien arps and reverb rich vocal ad libs.
Once again here Meant and Rework have cooked up a perfect dance floor storm.
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Hardcore EP

DX1 - Rework - Too Forward (BALD Remix)

Vosper & Ponsolo - Whatever EP - MEANT025

Buy it  on BEATPORT:
https://pro.beatport.com/release/whatever/1733686 

Buy it on iTunes:
https://itunes.apple.com/fr/album/whatever-ep/id1094360400

Played And Supported By:
Tiga, Laurent Garnier, Daniel Avery, Chloe, Fairmont, My Favorite Robot, Ivan Smagghe, Maceo Plex, Tim Paris, Matt Walsh, Sean Johnston, Carreno is LB, Dimitri Veimar, Villanova, Il Est Vilaine, Did Virgo, Monoblok&PSLKTR, Gameboyz, Kezokichi, Johnson, People Get Real, Inigo Vontier, Club Bizarre, Patrick Vidal, Phred Noir, Amevicious, DC Salas, Markus Gibb, Gemini Bros, Pulp Disco And The Outcasts, David Shaw, Reza Athar...

Digital Release Tracklist:
1 - Cats And Dogs (Original Mix)
2 - I Wish (Original Mix)
3 - Whatever (Original Mix)
4 - Whatever (Superstudio Remix)

Meant Records is back with more left of centre electronic excellence after something of a long break since their last outing. This new one comes from top duo Vosper, partnering up with Ponsolo and features a great remix from Superstudio. 
Vosper & Ponsolo is a collaborative project between a trio of talented Canadian artists. Between them they have produced on labels like Clouded Vision, Throne of Blood, Astro Lab & Meant Records and with this latest outing on the label they once again show their sonic breadth and depth. 
Standout opener ‘Cats & Dogs’ is eight minutes of deep and moody, libidinous electro funk. Fat bass and rubbery drums underpin the dead pan vocals and it’s easy to see this one really setting fire to the ‘floor such is its fine air of cool. 
The excellent ‘I Wish’ is another mid tempo and inviting cut of crisp electro and warm house vibes. The vocal delivery is again full of aloofness and lends the whole thing, with its ducking and dipping drums, ticking hits and dark spaces, a real sense of freaky attitude. 
The well crafted ‘Whatever’ is the most physical of the lot, with frazzled blasts of dirty bass and punchy drums making for a nicely dynamic beat. Part rapped, part spoken vocals are again the centre piece of the track and add a rude boy human touch to the sordid sounds all around. The lovely remix from Superstudio is a sumptuous deep house track with shimmering chords and rolling drums that operates way below the surface taking you deep inside your own mind. 
This is charming dance music that boasts some excellent vocal work as well as expert production, and for that reason it is sure to be another big hitter for this well established label. 
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Whatever EP

A1 - Vosper & Ponsolo - Cats And Dogs (Original Mix)

Following their acclaimed new "Damage Done EP",
- https://soundcloud.com/meant/monoblok-pslktr_damagedone - 
Monoblok&PSLKTR are back on duty for our annual X-mas special edit.

They've chosen to edit the Krautrock-influenced "Nightclubbing" from Iggy Pop's seminal 1977 Lp "the Idiot".

The track was made famous again in 1996 when used in Cult film of the decade, Trainspotting. The guys turn the track into a fantastic end of the night thriller.

Enjoy!

IggyPop - Nightclubbing (Monoblok&PSLKTR Edit)

Secret Sabbah EP

DX1_Alien Alien - Versailles (JP Soul & Anthony Mansfield Remix)

B2_Alien Alien - Versailles (Moralez Remix)

Alien Alien - Secret Sabbah EP - MEANT027
Incl. JD Twitch (Optimo), Moralez, JPSoul & Anthony Mansfield Rmxs

12" Vinyl out Jan, 30th - Digital out Mar, 3rd

Played and Supported by:
DJ Harvey, Erol Alkan, Maceo Plex, Chloe, Laurent Garnier, Justin Robertson, Ivan Smagghe, Alexander Robotnik, Vox Low, Acid Washed, Matt Walsh, Supermen Lovers, Sonns, Sean Johnston, Bird Of Paradise, Thomas Von Party, Mondowski, Yan Wagner, Tronik Youth, Horse Meat Disco, Club Bizarre, Did Virgo, Inigo Vontier, You Man, My Favorite Robot, Demian...

12" vinyl Pre-Order:
http://www.juno.co.uk/products/alien-alien-secret-sabbah-ep/638088-01/
http://www.deejay.de/Alien_Alien_Secret_Sabbah_Ep_MEANT027_Vinyl__258478

Leading French label Meant Records returns with a brand new EP from Alien Alien featuring remixes from JD Twitch, Moralez and JP Soul & Anthony Mansfield..
Alien Alien are respected producers Rodion and Hugosan. They have released previously on Slow Motion, Meant Records and their own Roccodisco label as a duo, whilst Rodion has a weighty discography on the likes of Gomma, Eskimo, Nang and Les Disques de la Mort. In the studio they fuse elements of techno, disco, electro and more to create a uniquely compelling and heady sound, something that is evidenced once again here across their two original cuts.
The EP opens with ‘Secret Sabbah’ an intense and direct cut that marries hypnotic intoned vocals with acidic synths and building drums & percussion to great effect. The second original, ‘Versailles’ sees the pair dive deep into a subtle sea of sound underpinned by a wonderful sawtooth arpeggio that gets right under your skin.
The remixes kick off with a reworking of ‘Secret Sabbah’ by Optimo man JD Twitch who twists up the original into a wonky and imposing techno wall of sound. Next up Russian production talent Moralez tackles ‘Versailles’, delivering a wonderful slice of acid house that cannot fail to get you moving. The digital package also comes with a mix of ‘Versailles’ from San Francisco pair JP Soul & Anthony Mansfield, their version is an off kilter floorfiller where the synths go into overdrive and the drums drive the point home, a superb closer to a brilliant package.
Meant records have done it again with another exceptional release from the ever reliable Alien Alien.

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B1_Alien Alien - Secret Sabbah (A JD Twitch Optimo Mix)

A2_Alien Alien - Versailles (Original Mix)

A1_Alien Alien - Secret Sabbah (Original Mix)

Tim Paris - Versions EP - MEANT028 -  PREVIEWS  - VINYL ONLY - OUT Oct, 5th 2018

B1_TimParis - Version B ft. Sex Judas (Original Mix) - MEANT028

A1_Tim Paris - Version A ft. Telemark (Original Mix) - MEANT028

MEANT013 - Rework - Werewolf EP

Buy the stunning vinyl incl. Werewolf Original & Magda Remix + Touch Yourself Original + REMAIN Remix here:
Juno: http://tiny.cc/ReworkJuno
Decks: http://tiny.cc/ReworkDecks
Deejay.de : http://tiny.cc/ReworkDeejay

Release Dates:
   VINYL: Sept, 17th 2012
   BEATPORT: Sept, 24th 2012
   DIGITAL: Oct, 8th 2012

Tracklisting:

01. Werewolf
02. Werewolf (Magda Remix)
03. Touch Yourself
04. Touch Yourself (REMAIN Remix)
05. Digital Exclusive – Werewolf (Radio Edit)
06. Digital Exclusive – That I Like

Early DJ supports:
Chloé, Kiki, Diskjokke, Seth Troxler, Nitin, Cosmo Vitelli, Agoria, My favorite Robot, Slam, Click Box, Mugwump, Trevor Jackson, Headman, Ewan Pearson, Jennifer Cardini, Master H, Mike Mind, Tim Paris, Paul Loraine, Xpress2, Konrad Black, Bubba, Richie Hawtin, Matt Walsh, Daniel Avery, Electric Rescue...

Rework, the production outfit of Daniel Varga, Michael Kuebler and Sascha Hedgehog, earned their dance music stripes around the turn of the millennium with a series of strong releases, most notably on Frankfurt-based techno institution Playhouse. Describing their musical aesthetic as "cabaret-independent-house", the act forged a distinct sound that combines icy minimal structures with catchy euro-girl vocals, Anglo-French funk antics and a dash of dancefloor melancholy. This summer, Rework return to the fray with a two-sided affair for Paris-based Meant Records that shows they have not lost the electric energy that characterised their earlier work.

Lead single "Werewolf" evidences that that made early Rework productions shine still abounds in their newer material: with ticking drum machines, subtle filter work and no dearth of low-end éclat, it is clear that the Rework sound is still in full vigor. But, far from being a simple rehash, the track ventures into unexplored sonic territories, with shimmering synthetic high-end, buzzing and overdriven sawtooth bass and mantra-like vocal repetitions all contributing to an indelible party vibe.

B-side "Touch Yourself" also hearkens back to the Rework sound of old while, moving in exciting new directions. Shuffling hi-hats jitter along, acid-tinged bass gurgles and spits while aqueous digital washes moil in the sonic periphery, producing an atmospheric narcosis that looms over the track like an overdense cloud. Meanwhile, female vocal imperatives to perform the titular act inject a dose of playful hedonism.

Items & Things's Magda takes on remix duties of "Werewolf", and much like a feat of lycanthropy transforms the gentlemanly pulse of the original into an off-kilter stomp. With a soundscape populated by dissonant synth bursts, fluttering toms and reverb-laden hats and snares, the track reveals its tension and dynamism in its subtleties, and indeed the whole thing seems a knob-flick away from breaking into all-out chaos.

Providing a Late Night remix of "Touch Yourself" is Meant label head REMAIN, who adapts the original's atmospherics to a slinky evening cocktail template. Cavernous bass, adenoidal sqelch and gauzy shimmers shellack the track in a cosmopolitan gloss, a deadly combination for humid summer dancefloors.
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Werewolf EP

A1 - Rework - Werewolf (Original Mix)

MEANT Edit Series - Year 3
Shriekback - Evaporation (Jake Fairley Edit)

For this new episode of the Meant Edit Series, our dear friend Jake Fairley aka Fairmont is on the go.
He had quite a busy year releasing his excellent and all around the world acclaimed new album "Automaton" on MyFavoriteRobot Records,
But he somehow also found the time to deliver this excellent edit of Shriekback's Evaporation.
And we would like to thank him deeply for that!

So ENJOY - because yes, this as a free download - thank you for the support and merry X-Mas from the Meant Team!

Past episodes by Clouded Vision, Monoblok&PSLKTR, Remain: http://soundcloud.com/meant/sets/edits_freedownload/

Shriekback - Evaporation (Jake Fairley Edit)

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Remote
Rework
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Vosper
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