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Tivoli Trax started as a Multiplex series paying tribute to local artists connected to Kong’s Mantra night club, while it was based in Copenhagen’s Tivoli Gardens. The first 1996 EP was followed in ’97 by Vol. 2 and finally by a 12 track CD compilation in ’98. In 2018 we are bringing back this iconic tribute to amazing Copenhagen based producers with Tivoli Trax vol. 3!
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To bridge the twenty years gap, the first track is an original Hüebsch Originators production from ’98. This deep techno track was released on the Tivoli Trax CD, and we are delighted to finally be able to present it on wax. The duo also released the Evanouir EP on Multiplex in ’97. Secondly we have the beautiful “Bodies” by Vassdrag, a Norwegian word for a river system and the Multiplex alias of a well-known Copenhagen producer, who’s been releasing on a quintessential techno imprint since 2010.

B From E aka. Frej Levin, a rising star on the Danish scene and known for releases on Copenhagen Underground Posse and Tartelet Records, delivers classic, atmospheric, deep house in the form of “No Memory”. The last track is “Nightwave” by Dennis Uprock, better known as dub-techno producer Resoe of Baum Records, Echocord and Pattern Repeat. A prolific producer of multiple genres. He has used his “Uprock” moniker when playing house music since the mid-90s.

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Hüebsch Originators - Merchants Of Atlantis

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The Copenhagen duo wilma (lower case w) aka. Jeppe Willumsen & Dan Madsen formed in 2014 and soon got off to a hectic start. Despite their varied backgrounds the two quickly bonded around their common love of early dance music. The resulting output was picked up by then Panorama Bar resident Prosumer. He used their tune Fabio on his fabric 79 mix CD and released a four track EP with wilma on his new, but unfortunately short lived, Potion imprint. Fast forward a few years and the duo behind the Multiplex reboot have just gotten a distribution deal, when they receive a couple of tracks from wilma – It was love at first listen. 

Jeppe and Dan have come up with some truly timeless tunes. First up is the title track "Bodycall", a beautiful vocal cut featuring soulful, New York and Chicago references and a rough, retro feel. It’s followed "S.o.b." which digs deeper carried by its more melancholic chords. There is a Larry Heard-ish quality to the feel of these tracks - That complicated simplicity you just lose yourself in...

The B-side track is a remix of S.o.b. by C.K of the Aarhus based label Regelbau (not to be confused with the cK alias of Cai Bojsen-Møller & Kong of Multiplex). His "8000 mix" is an atmospheric beauty for the early hours, reminiscent of mid-90’s Future Sound of London. It complements the EP and adds a fitting tribute to the place in time that spawned Multiplex.

Bodycall EP

wilma - S.o.b. (C.K's 8000 mix) (snippet)

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pH 1 released his "Technicolor Vision" cassette album on Help Recordings in 2016, but is also part of the group Hi Mount along with Central and DJ Sports. The three have released together on Regelbau. The name pH 1 bear a less than subtle reference to the sound of acid, and his productions definitely reflects early UK house and break beat with elements of acid jazz. He first crossed paths with Multiplex while performing a live set in his hometown before Steen Kong was to DJ. The two quickly connected and we are happy to welcome pH 1 to the Multiplex family.

Born and raised in Aarhus, Denmark but often traveling to UK where he also spent his teens. He started playing guitar at age eight, but once he'd felt wax on a 1210, saved up for a pair of Technics.

His Lucid EP opens with "Time of Day" a beautiful house production, "Infinite Pressure" presents a deep, cinematic journey, while "Bonafide Platter" is a playful, acidic tune. Titonton Duvanté delivered the amazing Futurity EP for Multiplex in 1998 with four funky acid tracks, the perfect candidate to add to pH 1's universe. Titonton has remixed "Make Your Reality" on the B-side and the original mix of that track gets the final word of the EP.

pH 1 - Bonafide Platter [Snippet]

pH 1 - Time Of Day [Snippet]

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Cai Bojsen-Møller co-founded the original Multiplex imprint and released his debut solo album A Bit of Something on the label in 1996. Cai is an accomplished drummer and his acoustic talents shine through in his electronic work and 909 skills. Out of the circuit for fifteen years, he now returns in stunning form!

The idea behind "The Spirit of Man and Machine" evolved around the point where organic elements meet and elevate the programmed part of the music. Because of the technology available to everyone today, much music is completely quantized, but to make things flawless, risks the loss of feeling to digital perfection. Emerging from the Danish rock scene in the early 80's, correctness was nothing to strive for. With the formula of analog synths through an analog mixer and the drums and sequences recorded live, with a mindset for the right vibe, Cai's new tracks ties in well with his 1990's productions.

It starts with a melancholy chord on "Phalanx" - this deep track sets the mood with a nudge to the early sci-fi techno of Detroit. "Stille Storm" (Danish for "Quiet Storm") has been treated to an edit by Steen Kong, accentuating the hypnotic groove for the early hours. "Oshi Dashi", a Sumo term for the push-out technique, is a beautiful, melodic, minimalistic techno track. Finally the intense, cinematic compositions of "Whirling" end the EP in style.

Cai Bojsen-Møller - Whirling [Snippet]

Cai Bojsen-Møller - Oshi Dashi [Snippet]

Cai Bojsen-Møller - Stille Storm (Kong's Edit) [Snippet]

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@orlando-voorn is back on Multiplex alongside the label debut of @lucalozano! This new 12” compilation format is curated by Steen Kong. The concept of Obey The Night is to pit two producers against one another, each deliver an original track as well as a remix of the others work. The result is for the floor.

First up is Orlando Voorn, who Multiplex previously has released under his electro alias Ultra. This time though, Voorn supplies a beyond-groovy house tune in “Pull Up”, and his remix of Luca Lozano’s “People Person”, a deep thumper of a track. Not surprisingly, both have amble Detroit feeling.

On the flip side Luca Lozano kicks off with his percussive-heavy and quickly intensifying original “People Person”. This is followed by his take on Orlando Vorn’s track - and the ensuing “Luca Lozano Praise Baruka Remix” is a brilliant match of the individual sonic mindsets of the two producers.

“And now the night comes, and it is wise to obey the night” – Homer, 800 BC

Orlando Voorn - Pull Up (Luca Lozano Praise Baruka Remix) [Snippet]

Luca Lozano - People Person [Snippet]

Luca Lozano - People Person (Orlando Voorn Remix) [Snippet]

Orlando Voorn - Pull Up [Snippet]

Cai Bojsen-Møller (@caibojsenmoller) co-founded the original Multiplex imprint and released his debut solo album A Bit of Something on the label in 1996. Cai is an accomplished drummer and his acoustic talents shine through in his electronic work and 909 skills. Out of the circuit for fifteen years, he now returns in stunning form!

Released as a two part EP, this is the second half of "The Spirit of Man and Machine". The idea behind which evolved around the point where organic elements meet and elevate the programmed part of the music. Much music today is completely quantized, but to make things flawless, risks the loss of feeling to digital perfection. Emerging from the Danish rock scene in the early 80's, correctness was nothing to strive for. With the formula of analog synths through an analog mixer and the drums and sequences recorded live, with a mindset for the right vibe, Cai's new tracks ties in well with his 1990's productions.

Mark Broom (@beardman) returns to Multiplex to deliver his “Skank Mix” of Cai’s “Decomp” track, which Broom has churned into a massive, deep, thumbing, dub-techno tune. This is followed by the original version - a timeless example of chord-driven, minimalistic techno. On the flip side, we find the beautiful melodies of the melancholic “FaxImprov”, before rounding things off with Skudge (@skudge-1), who has remixed the track, resulting in his great signature sound for the dark floor.

Cai Bojsen-Møller - FaxImprov (Skudge Remix) [Snippet]

Cai Bojsen-Møller - FaxImprov [Snippet]

Cai Bojsen-Møller - Decomp [Snippet]

Cai Bojsen-Møller - Decomp (Mark Broom's Skank Mix) [Snippet]

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“The Grind” by El Agua Es Profunda is a beautiful, ever evolving track. Building from a basic rhythm, layering and layering into an anthemic state. Fans of John Hopkins, Kaito, The Field, Gui Boratto will find a familiar vibe in The Grind, but this vivid and cinematic ten and a half minute production triggers memories of epic moments in any dancer.

The B-side holds a remix by Copenhagen‟s Kasper Marott. Highly regarded for his releases on Modeselektor 's Seilscheibenpfeiler, Courtesy's Kulør, and most recently his own Axces imprint. Marott has taken The Grind on a more intense trip, enhancing the percussive elements for the floor.

Behind the artist name El Agua Es Profunda we find the Danish music producer Jacob Funch. He has previously released four digital EPs as well as the abum “Circumnavigating Lueena“ through his own Gold Records. The productions vary in genre from melodic soundscapes and synth-pop to dance music. Besides his solo work he is a frequently used producer for several other artists on the global leftfield indie scene.

El Agua Es Profunda - The Grind (Kasper Marott's Flexi Trip) [Snippet]

El Agua Es Profunda - The Grind [Snippet]

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