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DJ Phats returns with a new full-length record, 'I'm Back', via his @pmbchi label, featuring collaborations with some of the industry's top artists and producers.

From the infectious energy of opener 'Social Media' to the powerful anthems that follow, DJ Phats deliers soundscapes that are both familiar and refreshingly innovative.

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Premiere: DJ Phats 'We Jukin Over Here'

Back in 2022, Tareq—one half of the DJ/production duo Boys’ Shorts—remixed this
track. We first connected online, and as I got to know his music, he asked if he could
remix my 2019 track Paradís. Of course, I couldn’t say no. The result? A banger. An
energetic remix driven by a bassline that carries the track forward—it finally felt right to
release it alongside Teknó eigur lívið í mær.

Written and performed by Helgi
Remix and mix by Tareq
Mastered by Geoff Pesche

Teknó eigur lívið í mær

Paradís (Tareq Remix)

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Having delivered one of 2024's best debut albums, Nandakke?, Belgium-Japanese duo Aili have spent much of the past 12 months bringing their kaleidoscopic collision of electro-pop, electronica, house music and more to clubs and festivals throughout Europe, Mexico and Japan. Not wanting to leave us hanging though Aili Maruyama and Orson Wouters are back with two new club ready tracks, Damewadame and Shindara, the vibe of which will be very familiar to anyone who's caught the band's live show and experienced the moment their neon hued electronic pop gives way to a calorie burning blast of beats, bass and strobe lights.  

Whilst these new tracks have already made themselves very much at home in Aili's lives sets, their origins lie in the soundtrack to an upcoming Belgium TV series, Drift, that the band were invited to score. The series follows a group of 20-something Brussels friends, navigating the shifting sands of sex and love in the 21st century, and Aili's music provides a perfect backdrop as they explore the increasingly relevant issues such non-monogamous relationships, trust and consent that young people are dealing with today.  

The first track here, Damewadame, was originally created for one of Drift's party scenes. When it came to turning the original 30 second or so snippet into a complete song Aili wanted it to reflect not just some of the themes of the show but the band's own concerns with what's happening in clubs in Belgium, and indeed around the world, today. The result is one of Aili's harder tracks, that veers more towards industrial edged techno and where rattling percussion and overdriven bass underscore the urgency of Maruyama's vocals.  

“Here I’m literally singing 'Yes is yes. No is no,' as the song is about consent in clubs," she explains, a hot button topic in Belgium in the wake of several high-profile incidents of spiking and sexual assaults. "It's an important subject, especially in clubbing environments where people take drugs, or they're intoxicated, and it can become a blur and people use that as an excuse. There's been a few cases in the news recently and it's good it's finally being taken seriously as all my female friends have a bad story, and some of my male friends too. So this is just a simple but clear message, a yes is a yes, a no is a no. Even if you're intoxicated you know what that means.”  

With many of the scenes set in Brussels' vibrant clubland Aili needed to provide an appropriately up-tempo accompaniment and for inspiration looked back to a track written for their very first live show when they needed something explosive to end the gig with. Never properly recorded until now, that intense end of set workout has been vastly overhauled. Now retitled Shindara, the track eases us in with a soaring, almost meditative intro, that sees Maruyama's vocals, glitch, echo and misfire over a bed of numinous ambient textures, before the drums and acidic synths kick in and drag us back to the dark of the dancefloor. Fitting for a song that, as Maruyama explains, ended up entering some fairly philosophical pastures.  

"The lyrics [in Japanese] are essentially about 'when I die, where do I go?' And I just don't know because I don't really have a religion to fall back on, but still it's something I often think about. So Shindara has this very long intro which is very light and uplifting, and you feel it's taking you somewhere peaceful but then it was fun to play with that idea, to have this big existential question and then turn it into a huge club track. It's a fun puzzle."

Aili - Shindara

Silent Morning

1. Selace - So Hooked On Your Lovin (Mousse T.’s Disco Shizzle) [Defected] 00:00
2. Ralphi Rosario & Eric Kupper - TAKE ME UP [Stickman Records] 05:32
3. Musique - In The Bush (SLY Rework) [Shaka Loves You] 09:11
4. T-Ski Valley - Catch The Beat (Dimi’s & Mousse T.’s Old School Mix) [Peppermint Jam] 12:02
5. Tasha Thomas - Hot Buttered Boogie (SLY Edit) [Shaka Loves You] 16:36
6. SculpturedMusic - Been Robbed [SculpturedMusic] 21:39
7. E-Smoove feat. Latanya Waters - Deja Vu [Nervous] 26:28
8. Harry Romero, Jose Nunez, Alex Alicea & Shawnee Taylor - I Wanna Thank You [Glitterbox Recordings] 30:10
9. Shawn Christopher - You Can Make It (B’s Preacher-Man Mix) [Soulfuric] 34:28
10. Ultra Nate & Quentin Harris - Give It 2 U (Frankie Knuckles’ Agatha Christie Mix) [Strictly Rhythm] 38:09
11. Gat Decor - Passion (Grant Nelson Vocal Pressure Mix) [Altra Moda Music] 43:14
12. Louie Vega & Jay Sinister Sealee feat. Julie McKnight - Diamond Life (Dance Ritual Mix) [Defected] 48:34 
13. Thelma Houston - All Of That (Joey Negro Club Mix) [Z Records] 53:10
14. Soft House Company - What You Need [Global Village] 56:42

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Freaks & Geeks return to Elevate Records with 'Hooked (On A Feeling),' a high-octane drum and bass anthem featuring Sophie Grace's captivating vocals. 

Building on their momentum from recent hits like 'Savage', 'Out My Head', and 'Saviour', the UK-based duo continues to push the boundaries of their sound. Combining electrifying synths and pounding drums, Freaks & Geeks create a compulsive listening experience that global D&B fans will be hooked on this summer!

Freaks & Geeks, Sophie Grace - Hooked (On A Feeling)

Tell me something, girl
Are you happy in this modern world?
Or do you need more?
Is there something else you're searchin' for?

Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper - Shallow (re disco ver ''Sha-Ha-Llow'' So Hardcore reMix) back to 2018

Music : nikolaos nnt ntantalis 
Vocals : Haris Markou 
feat. : Irida A. 

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Insomnia@Pluto

Content Creator , Sound & Vision
Sound engineer and Studio Manager @homeworkz.studio 
[ 1999 - present ]
He produces music for films , advertisements , theater plays  & art installations ,
based on multi-sampling , long FM generated  tones &
environmental recordings .
The first album contains a huge breakbeat hit
called ' pokeemon go..! '
This album is now uploaded on YouTube Music as a 20 years anniversary ..!
& here is the link :
https://youtu.be/GnG7hrEJubY
After this came a lot of live sets and the birth of the ' homeworkz.studio '
You can find a number of homeworkz.studio recordings on YouTube
here :
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoBHaF1FdJz8APqaAaxiccocsU5RIkYsB&si=rmC0HkvZDemgx3V6
Same time opened a new bar-café in the old center of Athens called INOTEKA , a busy and soulful location with hundrent gigs & live sets taking place there .
All these were recorded and are still under construction .A selection of some of them are on the following YouTube links :

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoBHaF1FdJz8FotWmhRvTY853KZgx9gwH&si=7ArPVyRyzJu21psn

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoBHaF1FdJz_hdW2n7HcAlnq0EJbc8r7l&si=ghZVFHUeWCpiigHR

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoBHaF1FdJz_hcEq-c-qfx1QyGBj8Ia2i&si=MXWUp3xqeskMqJNn

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