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Kirik - MR002#1

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Daveed's & Amvis - Mona Lisa (Do Moon)

Meet Me In The Lobby 80

Butter Funk (Moiss Black Records)

Frenchman Traumer inaugurates his new label Gettraum this month, spicing things up with a move into a fresh micro-house blend, stepping away from the powerful techno sound we've come to expect for this release. The new label, in his own words, will be dedicated to "exposing his vision of music through his own sensibility", allowing him a certain freedom to exhibit his current tastes. You can check out an exclusive from the release today via When We Dip as we showcase the full premiere of 'Classroom' - a slow-burning tribal-flavour cut with an engrossing groove.

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Premiere: Traumer - Classroom [Gettraum001]

Mihai Popoviciu (@mihai-popoviciu-1) has carved out a reputation for being one of the most innovative producers of electronic music active in Europe today. The man from Romania has established himself both as a highly respected producer - releasing on labels such as Highgrade, International Gigolo and Dessous - and as a killer DJ performing all over the world. 'Fiction' is his 4th release on Poker Flat Recordings, and delivers four distinct avours to sink your teeth into.

I Should' is a slinky groover, with a slippery, evolving bassline, tight, funky percussion and a sultry female vocal. Working just as effectively early in a set as a peak time moment, it’s bound to get rinsed in the coming months.

'Twisted' is a little harder - a straighter beat signals a more heads down approach, and the bassline is sure to trigger some dancefloor scenes wherever it gets played.

Next up is title track 'Fiction' which perhaps makes a reference to Mihai’s background, with fragments of Eastern European melodies woven into the beautiful synth work, all tied together over a spacey yet driving rhythm track.

Last but by no means least is 'Interconnected' - a straight up deep bomb with echoes of classic Chicago deep and acidic house in its warm and sensual vibe.

A1. I Should
A2. Twisted
B1. Fiction
B2. Interconnected

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Fiction

Digitaline - Altra - Cityfox 02 (2009)

Here we are again with the awaited release by the Spanish Producer Frink. As shown in past years release he is gone into the most pure Deep club Sound. That Frink is having good success and specially this year is something that anyone following the artist will know with his past releases in Bondage Music reaching the Beatport top 100 in Deep House for over a month and remixing Mihai Popoviciu in same label has make him grow, also his past release Summa into our main label Expmental went into the tops of Deep Tech for over two weeks. With his first gigs in Berlin at Sisyphos or the forthcoming at suicide Circus , playing in many different countries in Europe he is  getting more attention each year also as DJ. So we can add that the Mallorca based artist is in a very good moment right now. Enjoy listening to this two cuts and just let  music talk.

Deeply

Frink - Deeply (Original Mix)

tINI -  Fail better

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BIO: 
	
	Every artist has a signature. Mihai Popoviciu is no exception. For over a decade the amiable Romanian producer and DJ has built a body of work characterised by deep grooves, crisp precision, and irresistible energy.
	Mihai's singular vision was born in his home town Sibiu (still his home base) which, at the time, lay on the fringes of Europe's thriving dance scene. It was the early '90s. Electronic music was flooding London, Ibiza, Berlin but only a trickle reached his ears. "We would tape German TV shows onto cassette and listen over and over," he recalls.
	With no clubs, record shops or dance culture to speak of Mihai's dream of being an electronic artist seemed remote. He studied architecture and briefly worked in the field, but it was house and techno, not house-building, that was his true calling . "I couldn't DJ, because there were no clubs," he says with a chuckle. But he could buy software, so he started making records. Lots of records. Sometimes one per day, for months on end. The work of the determined young artist began to catch people's ears. His first track was signed to International Deejay Gigolo in 2005, and dozens of releases followed on imprints including Bondage, Highgrade, Poker Flat, Bedrock, Dessous and also his own label Cyclic, established in 2012.
	This calm determination became Mihai's trademark as his career blossomed from production to DJing. After honing is skills in the studio he learned to DJ (on borrowed decks) and began drawing attention in Romania and across Europe. Playing international gigs was a big move for someone who grew up only seeing clubs on TV but Mihai stepped up with professional aplomb. His CV now includes the best clubs in Europe and around the world, from Berghain and Watergate in Berlin; to London's Fabric and The Egg; to D-Edge, São Paulo; DC-10, Ibiza; and more.
	Mihai's ambition with every track and every DJ set, is to transmit the joy and energy that fuels his dream. "It feels great to see people dancing, smiling, having a good time. No matter what I do, that's the main thing." 
	He is equally at home in underground clubs or on festival stages. The one thing that stays the same is his artistry and irresistible delight in music. "Mihai was on his sound from the beginning," says friend and booking agent Benny Grauer. "It has a unique quality. Any time you hear it you know, "That's Mihai". He's done it for years, and it is perfect."

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