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Toronto’s My Favorite Robot Records is kicking the New Year off in style with a superb ‘Stimulus
package’ release followed by a stellar single from Pink Skull already on the cards. Now the MFRR crew are teaming up with a fellow Toronto producer for the next EP release due to drop in mid February. Arthur Oskan has been part of the city’s electronic music landscape since the Nineties, forging a place for himself with his evolving signature sound, a hybrid of synth-pop, Detroit techno and industrial rock. Releases on celebrated labels such as Thoughless music, Trapez and Ghostly International have brought him considerable attention whilst bookings at high profile festival in North America and Europe have brought his own out of the studio, direct to the masses.
The ‘Chromantic EP’ is Oskan’s debut release for the My Favorite Robot Records and features three superb slice of electronic music that veer away from genre classification. The release opens with the sublime ‘Omegaman’ a track that features hypnotic top lines, emotive synth melodies and a heavily vocoded vocal that all join up to make for a winning combination. Second track ‘Maximillian’ journeys into deep old school techno territory with argeppiated basslines and rolling drum programming ruling the day. Finally we have the epic ‘Adrift’ that spreads its uplifting and hypnotic electronic flavours over eleven and a half blissfull minutes.

The ‘Chromantic EP’ is an accomplished and engaging EP from a producer of considerable talent who will hopefully be contributing further to My Favorite Robot Records, enjoy.

MFR069 - Arthur Oskan - Chromantic EP - My Favorite Robot Records (Out: Feb 11)

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http://www.beatport.com/track/mr-man-original-mix/4530860

Pre-Order Anjunadeep 05, release date: 22/07/2013
iTunes: smarturl.it/anjunadeep05-itunes CD: bit.ly/anjunadeep05-CD

Anjunadeep 05 (Unmixed & DJ Ready)

Mr Man (Original Mix)

Henry Saiz - I Can Feel It Coming (MASSIVE NEW TRACK) 2013 Trance pre-listen

Fort Romeau remix of Community - original track taken from the Gold Panda album Half Of Where You Live, available now via Ghostly.com and NOTOWNRecordings.com.

Full US and EU tour dates via www.iamgoldpanda.com/live 

Reprise E.P

Community (Fort Romeau Remix)

Capturing the essence of the Crosstown Rebels and Robot Heart experience at Burning Man, DAVI’s selection of deep melodic odysseys for Rebellion are awash with the other-worldly magic of the Playa. A-side ‘Rebel Heart’ fuses ancient Eastern melodies with moody bass and mystical arrangements.  Second track ‘Anunnaki’ (a name denoting a group of deities in ancient Mesopotamian cultures) continues the theme of spellbinding, earthy tones and on the remix, Mark Jenkyns toughens up ‘Rebel Heart’ with a squelchy acid-flecked bassline, solid kicks and overlays of his own wonky synth structures. Last but not least the masterstroke ‘Two Suns In The Sky’ hypnotises the soul with rolling drum beats and epic chords as waves of spooky energy and polyrhythms punctuate the cosmic sunrise soundscape. 

In DAVI’s words...
"The Rebel Heart party helped me find myself at Burning Man last year. The music was new and inspirational and I felt it deep inside of me. I was back in my studio within 2 days of returning from the desert, fired up by this new direction and I think I managed to create my own spin on this most magical experience and of course I sent it to Crosstown straight away".


DAVI

Two Suns In The Sky

RBL017 DAVI - Two Suns In The Sky

Early Desolat classic from 2007, and also the first and the last appearance of that mysterous Nea Marin character.

Buy on Beatport

Internullo - Sentimente (Nea Marin Remix) - DESOLAT 002

This next mix is a rare treat: a magical evening of Vivie-Ann from BLOND:ISH  B2B with Philipp Jung of M.A.N.D.Y (Get Physical) live at Pink Mammoth, Burning Man 2013. 

Catch BLOND:ISH live in SF for NYE with Pink Mammoth at Mighty.
http://www.pinkmammoth.org/events/nye-2014/

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www.soundcloud.com/blondish

www.soundcloud.com/m-a-n-d-y
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Vivie-Ann (BLOND:ISH) & Philipp Jung (M.A.N.D.Y.) - Pink Mammoth - Burning Man 2013

release date: 17 feb 2015

https://pro.beatport.com/release/modern-scandal-ep/1455383

Buy on beatport

CF023 - Arthur Oskan - Today (snippet)

CF023 - Arthur Oskan - Lovebug (snippet)

Nhar kicks starts 2015 with a follow up to his critically acclaimed ‘Life’s Ether’ EP, released early this year on My Favorite Robot Records French DJ and producer Nhar has been a stalwart of the underground House and Techno scenes for the last decade, releasing music with respected imprints such as Mobilee, Correspondent and Boxer. The opening months of 2014 saw him team up for the first time with the ever excellent Canadian label My Favorite Robot Records for the superb ‘Life’s Ether’, a record that garnered support from the likes of Steve Bug, Danny Howells, Estroe and Justin Robertson to names but a few. Now the highly respected producer is back with a standout follow up entitled ‘In Spaces Between’ based around 3 interconnected compositions. The package opens with ‘Part 1’ , a warm and
hypnotic slice of electronic music that draws on warbling pads, haunting spoken word vocal and bubbling acid undertones, all underpinned with a perfect rhythm track. “Part 1’ gives ways to ‘Part 2’, which sees a shift into Chicago inspired territory with it’s old school stabs and taut drums. Spoken word vocals once again set the atmospheric scene before the bassline picks up a blissful melodic pattern and drives the track forward into spine tingling territory with it’s ethereal pads and subtle acidic squelch, quality stuff. Finally we have ‘Part 3’: the tempo drops, the acid breaks free and the listener is taken on a journey down the rabbit hole with this delightful mid tempo and musical workout. This is another impressive release from Nhar and another fine addition to the ever expanding and critically acclaimed MFRR catalogue.

Nhar - In Spaces Between Part 1

My Favorite Robot Records are proud to announce a special new album project from accomplished DJ and producer Andrew Grant in his Naome guise. Grant has been releasing assured tracks since 2007 and as a DJ has headlined all over the world. 

For his first album, he has collaborated with a number of talented musicians and performers and has really gone to town, taking maximum advantage of the full length format. As such, NAOME was 2 years in the works and found Grant working with a plethora of drummers, bassists, guitarists and singers to help curate his first full album. Those artists include Spanish vocalist Sutja Gutierrez, Washington D.C. native Symbol, Baltimore heroes Life On Planets, Dimes aka Jen Schimpf and more besides. 

The album kicks off with the sci-fi atmospheres of ‘Space Station feat. Symbol’, and the Washington DC native’s great vocal range is immediately apparent. His well treated vocals stretched over slowly churning disco beats and thick baselines drive things along perfectly. Then comes ‘Desperate Soliders’ feat. Dimes who lays down her southern bell charmed vocals in fine fashion on a track that is beautifully sparse and moody. ‘Subtle Jestures’ then picks up the pace with propulsive drums and frazzled but expertly crafted synth lines. It’s a a reflective, metallic groove of the sort that perfectly fit in with the MFRR MO. 

‘Amity on Keys (Interlude)’ is an intense, emotive passage of swelling sound, synths and chords that places you deeper into NAOME’s very real world. ‘Making Lace feat. Life On Planets’ is another slo-mo track that gurgles and bubbles, with discordant chords, smeared melodies and a charming, playful sense of late night colour that get sensitively finished off with the sultry tones of Life On Planets. 

‘Kosmatic’ features upcoming artist Slumber and is an otherworldly jam of distant percussion, down low drum breaks and haunting, celestial synth lines. Then NAOME drops the most tender cut of them all, ‘The Great Espace’, features breathy vocal intonations, Balearic 80s guitar licks and crawling groves that make your thoughts turn to lazy days on the beach. ‘WherrWe’ finds Nanni jamming out his raspy voice and fat notes on a classic fender with plenty of vintage tape delay, it makes for an intoxicating, deconstructed disco track full of texture. FInally Sutja Guiterrez joins NAOME on closer ‘Belly Of The Beast’, a downtempo, atmospheric electronic soundscapoe that is a perfect bookend to this outstanding album. Mention must also go to Philip Charles for his contribution on the album. Behind well over 100 productions and as a mastering engineer of greats such as Miles Davis, Digable Planets & Stevie Wonder, Charles worked on album tracks ‘Space Station’, ‘Great Escape’ and ‘Desperate Soldier’ as well as making an appearance on ‘Amity on Keys’. 

This is an album in the truest sense, one that evolves and take left turns, one that makes for truly escapist and captivating listening and one that proves once again that MFRR deal only in the most considered and artfully crafted electronic sounds.

NAOME - Space Station Feat Symbol

Vapour Recordings has reached its 100th release and for this landmark achievement, they decided to wind back the clock choosing artists from the past, present and future to remix tracks from the back catalogue. Nick Warren was chosen to mix the classic 'Blender' by Dousk, which is available at Beatport now.

Dousk - Blender (Nick Warren Remix)

Next up on My Favorite Robot Records is another fantastic full length project, this time from someone who has done 20 of them in 20 years, namely Jori Hulkkonen in his Nuclear Winter Garden guise. 

Over the years, Finnish DJ and producer Jori, also a member of the Sin Cos Tan band, has released on F Communications,  Turbo and of course My Favorite Robot Records and, since 2004, has run an outdoor, intimate party at a 14th Century museum in his hometown. Called Nuclear Winter Garden, the night finds him playing extended sets of jazz, folk, classical, avant-garde and indie sounds a world away from his usual DJ duties. It is those sets that have inspired this new album. 

Says the man himself: “The idea is to find a personal edge for the output, rather than paving the way for accessibility. What’s missing from a lot of people’s music these days is the risk taking. And I like taking risks.”

The album opens with sparse atmospherics and a mix of subtle synthesised hooks and organic piano chords. A drifting voice floats in amongst it all and a contemplative mood is set from the off. ‘Some of You Might Survive’ is then a chilly ambient brew of frazzled sines that suddenly flips midway through when emotive chords and one finger synth notes arrive to lighten the mood.  

‘A New Cold War’ keeps up the frosty and autumnal vibes with twinkling keys offset by rasping synths and gentle tumbling percussion. Remaining resolutely horizontal and sparse, ‘Strangest Positions’ features what sound like de-tuned synths and twanging guitars, ‘Baryonic Truth’ marries distant, sketchy drums with swirling pads and ‘Red Magic’, with its lo-fi electronics and obscured, gauzy vocals, references Jori’s pop-act inspirations Connan Mockasin and John Maus.

The last two tracks complete this evocative, enthralling and experimental journey though sound in blissfully soothing style. The influence of Jori’s outdoor party looms large throughout this album, and on it he does a fine job of painting a picture of just what one might sound like. 


Nuclear Winter Garden - Red Magic

Nuclear Winter Garden - A New Cold War

Check Arthur Oskan's new EP on Cityfox, out now on @beatport: https://pro.beatport.com/release/modern-scandal-ep/1455383

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Foxcast 9: Arthur Oskan (February 2015)

The Canadian outfit behind the My Favorite Robot label turn to their own creative talents for
the next EP, namely a tidy two tracker entitled ‘Glass to the End’.
Made up of Jared Simms, James Teej and Voytek Korab, My Favorite Robot have established
themselves as artful electronic craftsmen with a penchant for deep and moody synth tracks
that feature stirring vocals and engaging grooves. This EP will actually be their first for a long
while following efforts on Crosstown Rebels, No.19 Music and Life and Death.
Opener ‘Magneto’ is a darkly melodic gem from the Robot trio, with Voytek’s pained vocals low
in the mix and reflective but sad synths stretching out all around. The beats grow increasingly
prominent and eventually sound like the sort of epic fair that Sasha would drop in one of his
emotive club sets.
The title track is then a quicker and slicker track with bursts of horn, blurts of synth and
arpeggiated melodies all making for an urgent and dystopian vibe. Futuristic and evocative,
this is another well crafted and properly structured song that really sets on fire when Voytek’s
vocal cries leap out of the mix at the mid point.
Dramatic and theatrical in truly unique ways, My Favorite Robot really do have their own
unique sound, as this EP shows once more.

My Favorite Robot - Glass To The End

Tony Montana & D.A.V.E. The Drummer - Audio Drop

Sprinkled throughout Toronto’s underground nightlife history are genuine tastemakers who have had their music transcend and influence the way people view the quality of material emanating from the city. Arthur Oskan is one of those beacons. For two decades, Oskan has been establishing himself as one of the most forward-thinking artists emerging from Canada. He’s patient approach to his music shows with the beautiful balance of hypnotic house and techno components he strikes together. As you listen further, the incredibly rich progressive undertones start to settle and that really sets his sound apart from his contemporaries. There is a clear reason why this musician has been nominated for a Canadian Juno Award for his album, ‘A Little More Than Everything.” He’s catalog is incredibly robust with strong releases over My Favorite Robot, Beachcoma, Throne of Blood and most recently, New York based Cityfox. For this next contribution, storyteller Arthur Oskan authors this auditory tale. Welcome to the Park <3 

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Follow Arthur Oskan:
@aoskan
facebook.com/pages/Arthur-Oskan/6835911297
facebook.com/sistrummusictoronto

Follow SoundPark:
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♫♪

Arthur Oskan - SoundPark Playground (2015)

This is a remix I made for the Bedrock 10 year anniversary compilation

Fortunato & Montresor Imagine (Dreamy Estroe remix)

INTOOITIVE-BY-ROSARIO-INTERNULLO-PART-2-06.10.2011

D.A.V.E. The Drummer @ WEMF Trudeau Park Canada 25.07.2003

Coming out on Pets Recordings
http://pets-recordings.com

Digital Release: 26.11.2012
Vinyl Release: 03.12.2012

Rachel Row - Follow The Step (KiNK mix)

D.A.V.E The Drummer & Ant - The Drums

PACHANGA BOYS - Time

Techno legend D.A.V.E the Drummer has been one of Riff Raff's well received guests, with this track showing why this is, with a pounding bassline and cheeky little breakdown!

2 D.A.V.E the Drummer Glowbones - Snitch

composed by d.a.v.e. the drummer & jim fish
written by Chris Bernhardt/ Udo Niebergall/Joachim Muno/Alex Denton

Tube Tech & D.A.V.E. The Drummer - " Wake Up" Radio Version(Chris Bernhardt / Dave the Drummer / TT)

Heart of Stone - Clip

Shard of Glass - Clip

Another star in the making, Cologne’s BARNT had a strong run in the last months with in-demand releases on Magazine, Cómeme and Mule Musiq: his track GEFFEN (from „The Power Of Now“, CÓMEME 013) is easily one of the most recognized club singles of this year. He tackles MICHAEL MAYER's “VOIGT KAMPFF TEST”, dialing things back a bit, but only to reinforce the air of sheer magnitude that oozes from every single note. Delving deeper into his trademark Kraut Techno approach, Barnt replaces the original’s thrills with creeping tension and reaches a new understanding of what the prime time should sound like.

More info: http://www.kompakt.fm/artists/michael_mayer

EXCERPT: Michael Mayer - Voigt Kampff Test (Barnt Mix)

Soon 
NF011 Dave The Drummer - Heart Of Stone EP
Featuring A Paul, Björn Torwellen, Deh Noizer and Electrorites.

D.A.V.E. The Drummer - Heart Of Stone (Electrorites Remix) 【Nightmare Factory Records】

MFR069 - Arthur Oskan - Adrift (Original Mix)

MFR069 - Arthur Oskan - Maximillian (Original Mix)

MFR069 - Arthur Oskan - Omegaman (Original Mix)

LWE & Stay Up Forever & Hydraulix Present:
London Underground United

Saturday 30th March 2013
10pm To 6am
The Sidings Warehouse

3 Arches Of Underground Techno

Pet Trio (Pet Duo + Miss Djax) - Brazil / Holland
D.A.V.E. The Drummer (3 Hour Set)
Chris Liberator
Aaron Liberator
Julian Liberator
Sterling Moss
Geezer (Live)
DDR (Live)
DJ Ant
Gizelle
Thermobee
Rackitt
Liberator DJ's (Early 90's Classics Set)
Marcello Perri
Birinight
OB1
Toms Laws
Tassid
Austin Corrosive
Rebel Yelle
Artur

Celebrating 20 years of Stay Up Forever’s firebrand Acid Techno label and the hedonistic underground scene it championed (now on their 100th vinyl release and still going strong!), the label has decided to end the year of SUF100 events with the mother of all parties, combining forces with London’s finest Techno party crew and seminal London label: HYDRAULIX for the first time ever, in a massive three room warehouse location. Expect the phattest rigs, production and line-up the capital has seen for some time with music provided by London’s finest Techno visionaries taking you on a journey through the sickest Acid Techno to the darkest throbbing Techno, no compromise, United in vision and musical purpose, dedicated to the sound of underground Techno across the spectrum.

Stay Up Forever and Hydraulix will be joining forces with London Warehouse Events for this historic venture, who currently run the cream of underground techno parties in London, including: Chris Liebing’s ‘CLR’, Adam Beyer’s ‘Drumcode’, and Sven Vath’s ‘Cocoon’. This will be a collaboration that takes Techno back to the underground on a massive scale to throw a party that will shake the foundations of London.

This will also be the official launch party for the brand new remixes of classic squat party anthem ‘ONE NIGHT IN HACKNEY’!!! More details to follow soon…

LONDON UNDERGROUND UNITED

£10 tickets / sold out
£15 tickets / sold out
£17.50 +bf tickets now available
Standard tickets: £20

http://www.stayupforever.com/
http://www.londonwarehouseevents.co.uk/

909London Ticket Link
http://www.909london.com/Stay_Up_Forever/?event=42

Access all Areas Ticket link 
http://www.onlinestall.com/cgi-bin/stall2.pl?act=ep&id=4572

Address:
51-53 Southwark Street, 
London Bridge
SE1 1RU

18+ Please note this event is for over 18s only. Bring valid ID. No Id, no entry.

Chris Liberator-LUU002 - CHRIS LIBERATOR PROMO MIX

Just ahead of his second studio LP, ‘Eight Bit Ocean’, James Teej delivers the ‘Liking Your
Disorder’ single, backed with a remix from Timo Maas, for Sasha’s Last Night on Earth imprint.

Having first appeared on Last Night On Earth with the ‘Bring On The Night’ collaboration with Sasha, the prospect of a Teej LP on the label has been rumoured but before that, ‘Liking Your Disorder’ is here to whet the appetite.

Putting a modern and often highly musical slant on the classic punch of house music aesthetics, Teej never fails to deliver fresh sounding material and ‘Liking Your Disorder’ is no different. Fuelled by a 909 flavoured beat that is worked to the maximum without ever overreaching itself, ‘Liking Your Disorder’ throws an elastic synth riff around it’s concise 6 minute length with confidence. Never one to shy away from layering melodies
Teej playfully toys with secondary keys that range from the rhythmic to long held notes which result in an ever changing, densely emotive dancefloor cut.

Timo Maas’ version is very much a remix in the old school sense of the term – using the majority of Teej’s sounds and providing a new slant on them in a subtle and measured manner. Slow burning, increasingly rhythmic and with just the right amount of peaks and troughs, it’s a master class in arrangement.

James Teej’s ‘Liking Your Disorder’ is released on Last Night on Earth on April 8th with the LP, ‘Eight Bit Ocean’ following later that month

James Teej - Liking Your Disorder (Timo Maas Remix)

This is an exclusive download for our Drip.fm members of the RICHEY Remix of Phil Kieran's "Ghetto Face Space Place". Available by subscribing to Drip.fm HERE: www.drip.fm/turbo-recordings

Big support from John Digweed, Sasha, etc. Apply liberal use of sunscreen when playing this beachside bomb. 

Enjoy!

Phil Kieran - Ghetto Face Space Place (RICHEY Remix)

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Blond:ish Live @ Kudos Beach, Romania

15 - Acid Disco (D.A.V.E. The Drummer Remix) - Paul Glazby - Vicious Circle 022

www.myfavoriterobotrecords.com
My Favorite Robot Records has been a strong force in underground electronic music since 2008.

The Toronto based label is an offshoot of the act “My Favorite Robot” formed earlier in 2002 by Jared Simms and Voytek Korab.

The label has managed to consistently release quality music by some of the electronic dance world’s most renown producers such as H.O.S.H, Kenny Glassgow, Jori Hulkkonen, Eric Volta, Sasse, Fairmont, Tiger Stripes, Tim paris, Chymera, Sid Le Rock, Tim Green, Clarian, and My Favorite Robot themselves just to name but a few and there is no slowing down for them!