@LifeAndDeath
The common thread that links everyone in involved in Life and Death is something beyond just their specific talents. Yes, everyone involved is talented, as musicians, dj's, promoters, yadda, yadda, yadda. But what defines them is also something else. Each one in their own way, they are all true party instigators.. the fault of some crossed wires in the back of their brain perhaps, or maybe not enough sunlight as children, who can say. But they are definitely. Not. Normal.

Life and Death

Life And Death [ATOM Label #2]

Recondite [ATOM | Artist #12]

@mindagainst
Expressing a musical venture that draws from the combined roots of IDM, house and techno, Mind Against are the Italian native but Berlin based project of Alessandro and Federico Fognini.

Mind Against released in 2013 their debut EP "Atlant" to critical acclaim, followed by their second EP "Avalon" in 2014.

The duo embody a sound that they say is “difficult to describe”, instead referring any attempts to define their sonic identity to the psychedelic hooks of 1980s soundtracks and dance floor antics of European’s imperative parties. 

ATOM | Artist #13 Mind Against

Playlist November/Dezember

Technolistenlater

fijne muziekjes

This year I discovered so many new sounds and artists. Started the year with trance, then discovered deep house, techno, progressive. I have composed this list of my favorite tracks that I have had the pleasure of discovering this year, thanks to many of my peers.

Genres really don't matter to me. Enjoy.

Best of 2014.

Mind Against - Strange Days
Life and Death
LAD019

At the cusp of the present and a not so distant future we stand in an incongruous space of sensory overload — where tomorrow’s big new high is just a small technological leap away. A dystopian landscape inspired by a bygone portrait of days to come.
Once again Mind Against bring their signature sound to Life and Death as they explore territory that is somehow both familiar and fresh at the same time. With two tracks of emotional techno that traverse a dynamic sonic landscape, both Strange Days and Polarstern could easily captivate a small room or command a small army with ease.
Bringing an understated counterpoint to the EP is Recondite’s subtle yet rich sounding take on Strange Days as he reworks it into a soft and sexy trip that seems to take you on a journey outwards and inwards — all while standing still in that place where words have no meaning. A well crafted remix of the highest caliber...

Digital: 15.12.2014
Vinyl: 26.01.2015

LAD019 Mind Against - Strange Days

New vibes

After its outstanding reception following its initial release back in January, Wankelmut & Emma Louise's infectious single - 'My Head Is A Jungle' returns with a souped up package and is set to be released worldwide on 15TH September via Positiva. Heavily supported by BBC R1's Pete Tong, 'My Head Is A Jungle' was dubbed his 'Essential New Tune' back in February as well as receiving championing support from BBC R1's tastemaker Annie Mac. It comes as no surprise that the single is already platinum in Italy, top 30 in Germany (and rising) and top 5 airplay in South Africa!

Wankelmut who has mainly been deejaying in underground clubs in Berlin such as Sisyphos and MIKZ, became 'Newcomer of the Year' last year (GROOVE Magazine) and has been in high demand as both DJ and Remixer ever since. Wankelmut has a very entertaining and well crafted way of deejaying with a huge variety of styles from Deep House to Techno. Beside playing all over Europe he remixed Gossip, Jay Haze, Lukas Graham and various other underground records which established his status within the Techno House Scene. On his 24th birthday in December 2011 Wankelmut aka Jacob Dilßner uploaded his unofficial remix for Asaf Avidan's "Reckoning Song' to Soundcloud. More than one year later the now official remix has sold 1.3 Million copies on Sony/Columbia, scored over 100 Million Youtube Plays and entered the #1 spot in 8 european countries, as well as being the best-selling track on Beatport last year.

In cooperation with the talented Australian singer Emma-Louise, the duo deliver a finely tuned piece of melodic brilliance. Wankemut's faultless Tech-house production, and Emma-Louise's blissful vocals will have you instantly hooked and will be circling around your head for days to come. In addition to the supreme remix package from Gui Boratto, Kasper Bjorke and Solee, new remixes come from Friend Within, and Marc 'MK' Kinchen, who steps up to deliver one of his much loved MK edits which premiered last Friday on Pete Tong. 

Over the summer months you can catch Wankelmut playing at Urban Art Forms, Big Festival, Melt!, plus back to back gigs across Europe.

For more information Wankelmut, please visit:
https://www.facebook.com/wankelmut.berlin
http://www.wankelmut.com
https://twitter.com/WankelmutBerlin

My Head Is A Jungle

Wankelmut & Emma Louise - My Head Is A Jungle (MK Remix)

Ten Walls - Mongol

Order Hinterland in The Ghostly Store: http://www.theghostlystore.com/products/recondite-hinterland

Recondite - Stems

Recondite - Riant

Recondite - Still

Recondite - Rise

Recondite - Leafs

Art Department - The Sun Comes Up (Mind Against 909 Remix)

VA052 Avatism - Adamant Remixes I

Vinyl release date: 25.11.
Beatport release date: 09.12.

So here I am, happily an album older, introducing the first of Adamant's remix packages.

Since the whole project was, generally-speaking, "a personal affair" and a lot of the album was not necessarily "club-ready" (does that even make sense?), we invited our friends on board to do the dirty deeds for me and rework my sounds into something normal people can dance to.

First up are Mind Against. I've known these guys for a long time, and despite them being somewhat "new" to the scene, I clearly remember them fiddling around with cheap cracked software like the rest of us Milanese idiots around the same time. Matured into true synth magicians, they've been years in the making and, if you ask me, it shows.

Next is Alex Smoke, who I believe needs no introduction. Probably one of my biggest influences, I have been a fan for ages and he is the reason I discovered Vakant. In case you've been living under a rock, after a little break he's now back with a bang, responsible for probably one of the year's best LPs (as Wraetlic), an outstanding EP on the legendary R&S and now this. I've had the pleasure of finally meeting and hanging out with Alex a few times while we were both living in Berlin and I have to say he's exactly as awesome. His remix totally destroys my original, which I thought sounded "fat" but now sounds like a skinny girl in Barbie clothes in comparison.

Lake People (actually just one Lake Person, Martin Enke) is another really nice guy who just happens to make great music. After months of people telling me I should check his stuff out, mentioning we had a lot of things (sound-wise) in common, I had the pleasure of playing after him in Paris. His liveset totally rocked the place and I've been a fan since, so it was a pleasure to have him on board.

Last but not least, new Vakant boys Sons of Tiki round off the package with a club-oriented version of "Blackened".

I guess that's all. I'm not very good at this marketing hype thing, and upon re-reading this it actually made little sense, nor is it particularly inviting. Whatever the case I hope you enjoy listening, playing or partying to this as much as we did making it: I assure you the music is better than this writing.

T

Preorder 12"

Avatism - Mastodon (Mind Against Remix)

Cine (Mind Against Remix) - Vaal

Green Velvet & Riva Starr - Robots (Mind Against Remix)

Out on Beatport: http://bit.ly/ForTheMomentEssence_BP

Connect with Armada Music:
https://www.facebook.com/armadamusic

Download

Solid Stone - Essence [A State Of Trance 648] [OUT NOW!]

Just an amazing song of Frame of Mind... Congratulations!
I only post songs which are not posted by anyone yet.
http://www.beatport.com/track/together-original-mix/5084994

Frame of Mind - Together (Original Mix)


Powerless feat. Becky Hill available on iTunes: smarturl.it/RudimentalPowerless

From the album 'Home' available here: smarturl.it/Rudimentalstnd

Follow Rudimental:
www.rudimental.co.uk
www.facebook.com/rudimentaluk
www.twitter.com/rudimentaluk
www.youtube.com/user/rudimentaluk
@rudimentaluk

Powerless (feat. Becky Hill)

Powerless (feat. Becky Hill) [MK Remix]

Release date: May 12th

Be sure to subcribe to Armin's ASOT Radio playlist on Spotify: http://bit.ly/ASOTRadioSpotify

Connect with Armada Music:
www.facebook.com/armadamusic

Purple

Max Graham – Purple [A State Of Trance Episode 660]

Solid Stone -For The Moment [Asot 647]

Archive - Again (Maceo Plex Remix) [Unreleased]

New on Komapkt
http://www.beatport.com/release/plastik-2014/1362858
http://www.kompakt.fm/releases/plastik_2014

Simon Baker Plastik (Original remastered)- Kompakt Records

Born and raised in Romania, Alin got the music bug as a young child and was always fascinated how music affects people. Inspired by already well established names such as Ricardo Villalobos, Rhadoo, Petre Inspirescu and many others, he decided to fructify his talent and share his passion for electronic music with other people.

In 2010, Alin moved to London where he continued to do what he loves the most – music. So far, he had the opportunity to play music at different events in the UK and across borders, and he is now working on some unfinished projects which will be released by the end of this year.
Press play and enjoy your monday!

ALIN RIZEA:
SC: @rizea_alin

CONTACT:
FB: www.facebook.com/playbyearrec
BORIS: www.facebook.com/boris.karsemeijer
RENÉ: www.facebook.com/rene.aeilkema?fref=ts
(Send us your promo or podcast to: playbyear@hotmail.com)


PBE Podcast 008 / Alin Rizea

This an unreleased, unofficial remix by comet David August, it's incredible! Hope to make it official soon

Pulsing Ft. Nina K (David August Remix)

Label: Stil vor Talent
Catalogue No.: SVT141
Release: 14.11.2014

Buy on Beatport

Kellerkind - Absinth Fairy (Original Mix)

Coming up:
15/10 - 17/10: DGTL during ADE 

15/10: DGTL presents Maya Jane Cole and friends - http://on.fb.me/1SOFv1O
Maya Jane Coles - Bonobo (DJ-Set) - Dusky - Mount Kimbie (DJ-Set) - Heidi - Cinnaman

16/10: DGTL presents Paradise - http://on.fb.me/1LZpVSk
Jamie Jones - Eats Everything - Davide Squillace - Jackmaster - Richy Ahmed - Patrick Topping - wAFF - Denney - Russ Yallop

17/10: DGTL presents Kompakt - http://on.fb.me/1MzzRSw
Maceo Plex - Kölsch (Live) - Michael Mayer - Barnt - Hunter/Game (Live) - Weval (Live) - Coma (Live) - Patrice Bäumel - Fango
 
ww.dgtl.nl

DGTL

Route 94 @ DGTL ADE presents Paradise - Amsterdam - 17.10.2014

Fee to download.  
Maceo Plex remix of "The Warden" by Chelsea Wolfe

Chelsea Wolfe "The Warden" (Maceo Plex Remix)

Order FR & Wrld :itunes.apple.com/album/id955893478
Order UK: itunes.apple.com/gb/album/mirage/id961055206

Saycet is a name that’s been on an increasing number of lips over the last few years, like a secret too precious to keep to oneself. With just a few releases to his name, the project by Parisian producer Pierre Lefeuvre has elegantly evolved in a resolutely modern fashion, attracting attention more or less everywhere around the world from people who like their music electronic and heavy with organic emotion. Using electronic music as his original inspiration, and influenced by the hypnotising, minimal sounds of both Germany and Iceland, Saycet has matured his sound thanks to intensive touring of Europe, Russia and Asia, gaining international fans at every stop. His new (third) album, due for release in early 2015, was nourished by this experience of travelling and playing live over the past few years. More directly, the new Saycet has taken inspiration from images and forms (a certain interest for design, architecture, and visits to Le Corbusier’s ‘Cité radieuse’), widening his style to include pop and radiant sonic mirages in which one can get deeply, deeply lost. The aim is no longer to choose between black and white and spirals of colours, but to stimulate emotion and take you on a journey, without or without a return ticket.
He has worked in close collaboration with vocalist & lyricist Phoene Somsavath on several songs from his upcoming album, adding a complementary dimension to his craft.

On stage, Pierre is accompanied by Louise Roam (vocals, violin, keyboards) and Zita Cochet (stage design, video projection)

https://facebook.com/saycet
https://twitter.com/saycet
https://youtube.com/saycet

AYRTON SENNA

Marco Marset - Lost In Thought Helmut Dubnitzky Remix

Beatport

Mind Against - Strange Days
LAD019

At the cusp of the present and a not so distant future we stand in an incongruous space of sensory overload — where tomorrow’s big new high is just a small technological leap away. A dystopian landscape inspired by a bygone portrait of days to come.
Once again Mind Against bring their signature sound to Life and Death as they explore territory that is somehow both familiar and fresh at the same time. With two tracks of emotional techno that traverse a dynamic sonic landscape, both Strange Days and Polarstern could easily captivate a small room or command a small army with ease.
Bringing an understated counterpoint to the EP is Recondite’s subtle yet rich sounding take on Strange Days as he reworks it into a soft and sexy trip that seems to take you on a journey outwards and inwards — all while standing still in that place where words have no meaning. A well crafted remix of the highest caliber...

Digital: 15.12.2014
Vinyl: 26.01.2015

LAD019 B2 Mind Against - Strange Days (Recondite Remix)

LAD019 B1 Mind Against - Polarstern

LAD019 A1 Mind Against - Strange Days

LAD024 - Various Artists - Some Things Rise 

Out: August, 3rd 2015. 

Once again Life and Death presents an assemblage of some of today’s finest artists with a Various Artists release of such high quality that it could have easily stood out as distinct and separate releases. But together these producers and their contributions combine to create something even greater than the sum of their parts. A story assembled from different voices that slowly builds from Sei A’s opening Muladhara-centered “Hyper Venom” and takes off from there, following the path of these musical Mahatmas as they riff on various states of elevation. 

Following Sei-A’s opener is Locked Groove’s shift to the Undenary with “Eleven”, a triumphant score for the everyman’s ascent. From there, the ever adept Scuba comes strong with “Glacial”, a deep track that shifts focus back and forth between both what lies below the surface and what climbs above it. And then, finishing the rise upward is Alex.Do’s expertly woven “Rising” which delivers on the promise that its title offers, never backing down and moving ever onwards and upwards even in its final rising tones.

Artist: VA
Title: Some Things Rise
Format: Digital & 12”
Digital Release Date: 03.08.2015
Physical Release Date: 25.09.2015

Tracklisting: (Digital & 12”)

A1. Sei A – Hyper Venom
A2. Locked Groove - Eleven
B1. Scuba - Glacial
B2. Alex.Do - Rising


Buy here:

LAD024 Scuba - Glacial

Buy here: 

LAD024 Sei A - Hyper Venom

LAD025 - Steve Rachmad - Parallel Shopping
Get it here: http://btprt.dj/1NyExZC

For this next release, Life and Death brings Dutch techno hero Steve Rachmad into the fold for a little fable of consumerism gone sideways. 

In a shopping mall of singing machines a revolution is brewing. Where instead of you going shopping for them, the machines slowly rise up, collect themselves together and decide to go shopping for you. In Parallel Shopping we can hear the sounds of the machines organizing themselves out of their slumber as they slowly begin their bizarre free market march to gather their forces and prepare to stock up on you. 

Flipping over to the next side the story continues with Out In The Open (edit). Their plans having been revealed to the masses, the machines have no other option but to launch a full scale attack. Under the cover of night the machines rally their forces as soft synths sing their rhetoric into the night while the crash of metal and booming basses foreshadow the likely winner of this sortie.. 

Artist: Steve Rachmad
Title: Parallel Shopping
Format: Digital & 12”
Digital Release Date: 11.09.2015
Physical Release Date: 23.10.2015


Tracklisting Digital & 12”:

A1. Out In The Open (edit)
B1. Parallel Shopping 
	             
All tracks created by Steve Rachmad. 

LAD025 Steve Rachmad - Parallel Shopping

LAD025 Steve Rachmad - Out In The Open (edit)

LAD026 Tale Of Us & Mind Against – Astral 
Get it here: http://btprt.dj/1j96pHe

Is the doctrine of the mind fully contained within the physical brain? Or are there places that we can traverse, places between places, that exist outside of ourselves and the consensual reality we all seem to inhabit? Close your eyes and just try it for a second. You may be surprised where you go…

Exploring this theme of journeying beyond our strict sense of self, label mates and friends Tale of Us and Mind Against have joined together once again to create a work that works, fittingly, well past the summation of it’s parts. Playing with tension and release and a restrained but expressive sonic palate that paints a picture without words, these accomplished artists from the Life and Death team bring us to a place that seems to surely exist. Even if we might not be able to pinpoint exactly where that is.

Artist: Tale Of Us & Mind Against 
Title:  Astral
Format: Digital & 12”
Digital Release Date: 05.10.2015
Physical Release Date: tbc

Tracklisting Digital & 12”:

1. Astral
	             
Astral written and produced by Tale Of Us & Mind Against 

LAD026 Tale Of Us & Mind Against - Astral

Part of the Various Artists "Some things (FALL)"

