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Chaos In The CBD - Echolocation

Support it here: https://aurore404records.bandcamp.com/album/souffl-caramel-club-de-jazz
@aurore404records is welcoming French artist @souffle-caramel for an EP of jazzy house music cooked during lockdown. The EP “Club de Jazz“ has been composed with his drum machines, synths, and the help of musician friends (pianist, saxophonist, trumpetist), whose performances are heard all throughout the EP. Through his music, Soufflé Caramel is taking us to a New York jazz club in the mid 1960’s and the loungey, airy atmosphere of the EP sets the scene for a record full of smooth-jazz vibes with a soaring affection for the deeper side of things.

PREMIERE: Soufflé Caramel - Club De Jazz [Aurore 404]

New Life is now available as an official download (also on Spotify).

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New Life

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DKMNTL - SLCTRS001 // Selectors 001 - Motor City Drum Ensemble

A1 DJ Slym Fas - Luv Music 
A2 House Of Jazz  - Hold Your Head Up

B1 20 Below - A Lil Tribute To The Moody Black Keys
B2 Risque III - Essence Of A Dream

C1 Licky - African Rock
C2 Raphael Green - Don't Mess With The Devil

D1 Ahzz - New York's Movin (Instrumental)
D2 Bill Deal - Freak n Freeze 

http://shop.dekmantel.com/release/5231/selectors-mcde	

What, exactly, is a selector? Dekmantel has long been determined to find out, even before the Amsterdam-based crew added an official Selectors stage to its annual summer festival in 2014. While the stage has since played host to an elite class of DJs that includes the likes of Floating Points, Mike Servito, Traxx, DJ Harvey, Ben UFO, and Donato Dozzy, to name just a few, Dekmantel came to realize that the Selectors concept needed a larger platform of its own.

As such, 2016 will see the launch of both a limited-capacity capacity festival and compilation series, both bearing the Selectors name. The compilations will come first, with Motor City Drum Ensemble, Young Marco, and Joy Orbison at the helm of the initial three chapters. These are not mix CDs; every Selectors compilation will include a collection of hand-picked, unmixed tracks personally curated by the artist.

Admittedly, drawing a line between "selectors" and mere DJs is an all-but-impossible task—it's essentially a "you know it when you see it" proposition—but it's hard to argue that Motor City Drum Ensemble (a.k.a. Danilo Plessow) doesn't tick all of the required boxes. He's been digging for records since his teenage years, and his DJing has become the stuff of legend, thanks in no small part to his head-turning sets at the last few Dekmantel festivals.

In truth, Plessow's relationship with Dekmantel dates back to the earliest days of the Motor City Drum Ensemble project, making him a natural candidate to head up the inaugural Selectors compilation. As expected, he's thrown himself into the task; selecting a want list from his collection of 15,000 records was no easy task, but getting permission for the final tracklist was even tougher.

One song in particular, Raphael Green's "Don't Mess with the Devil," required him to personally call up a church in St. Louis, Missouri. "The guy, he's a Bishop," he says. "When the Ferguson protests were happening, for example, he was on CNN explaining his thoughts on the whole thing, so he's a known public figure, but nobody really knew that he had this amazing record that was recorded in '79 or '80. His voice is just unbelievable. It's the kind of record that when I heard it the first time, I couldn't believe that there had only been like 100 copies pressed, and that this wasn't actually big."

Motor City Drum Ensemble's record bag is full of these kinds of gems, but he has no qualms about sharing a few of his secret weapons with a wider audience. "I wanted to get some of the stuff that is really, really hard to get, and make it available for younger people," he explains. "I used to be in the same situation. Back when I was 18, I would listen to a Rainer Truby mix and he would only play these $400 Brazilian records. I was like, 'Fuck, how am I ever going to be able to afford these?' I was glad when there was a reissue, and it's a bit the same with the compilation now." 

"Basically," he explains, "the approach for the compilation was, 'If I walked into a record store, what kind of compilation would I buy?' That's what I did."

Motor City Drum Ensemble's Selectors will be released in March 2016 on double vinyl, and CD formats.

DKMNTL - SLCTRS001 // Selectors 001 - Motor City Drum Ensemble

Call Super - Nervous Sex Traffic - Dekmantel (DKMNTL033) 

a1.	 Call Super - Nervous Sex Traffic
b1.	 Call Super - Mount Grace

Vinyl: http://shop.dekmantel.com/release/5244
Digital: https://callsuper.bandcamp.com/album/nervous-sex-traffic-3

Call Super never takes the safe road. The London but now Berlin based DJ and musician has carved out his own place in the landscape of electronic music. He dares to challenge his audiences to the fullest with brittle percussive chaos, off-kilter bass lines and haunted, esoteric melodies. His strength most definitely lies in his variety, both playing and producing music that draws from early Perlon bliss and bone-crushing-missile-techno. After producing one of the standout LPs of 2014 (the critically acclaimed Suzi Ecto), cooking up a Dekmantel Podcast and performing at last year’s festival, Call Super now makes his Dekmantel Records debut.

Nervous Sex Traffic’s title gets you off on the wrong foot. A nine-minute long house odyssey, Call Super wraps your head around brain warming chord progressions and an organic sub-bass that keeps on giving. Subtle, progressive, mind-blowing. Mount Grace on the other hand, draws from a clanking, industrial sound palette. Endlessly deep, spacious and dub-heavy, this electro inspired excursion teases the bass synth in slowly, but starts to go wild as the music builds up.

DKMNTL033 // Call Super - Nervous Sex Traffic

Central - Political Dance #1 - Dekmantel (DKMNTL034) 
a1.	 Central - Keep Love On Me
a2.	 Central - Body Issue
b1.	 Central - Tube Life
b2.	 Central - This Is Hand
b3.	 Central - Longest Way Between Two Points

Vinyl: http://shop.dekmantel.com/release/5243/political-dance-1
Digital: https://central.bandcamp.com/album/political-dance-1

Central - Political Dance #2 - Dekmantel (DKMNTL035) 
a1.	 Central - Convenient Departures
a2.	 Central - Detour King
b1.	 Central - Political Dance
b2.	 Central - H Ain't Nothing But A Number

Vinyl: http://shop.dekmantel.com/release/5269/political-dance-2
Digital: https://central.bandcamp.com/album/political-dance-2

When we first got our hands on a cassette tape released by Dutch label Yield, we were introduced to the unique sound of @NatalZaks a.k.a. Central. Hailing from Århus, Denmark second largest city, Zaks feels closely connected to the rock, punk and experimental scene blooming in his hometown. The same DIY esthetics can be found throughout his own, idiosyncratic take on electronic music that, apart from being highly distinctive, is best to be described as incredibly versatile. 

His sterling label debut is spread out into a montage over four sides of vinyl - DKMNTL 034 & 035. Zaks deviates between the deepest, vocal tinged house of 'Keep Love On Me', via breezy breakbeats ('This Is Hand'), to the lush ambient-jam 'Longest Way Between Two Point'. On the second EP, the innocuous playfulness of 'Tubelife', the soulful and brooding 'Detour King' and the jazzy undertones of 'Politcal Dance' are colorfully-plumed dance tracks drawing on jazz-soul and deep house knitted together with impressive precession. The breadth of diversity and quality of his execution is a testament to Zaks' skill as a producer. 

Zaks: ‘‘I'd describe my sound as curious and fun club music, because it's based on curiosity and yes, having fun. I'm fascinated with many genres, styles and movements of danceable music. Generally the Central project draws inspiration from my interest for the dancefloor, whereas most of the other endeavors I work on are less crowd friendly. If you’d ask me, a lot of the very best dancefloor music was made a long time ago, so I'd say I'm very influenced by both sound, production and musicality from older records. The general idea is to make tunes that simultaneously look back- and forward in time. I think style and genre is secondary to quality and to trueness. Not trueness to a scene or whatever, but being able to do something that is a true continuation of our person(-ality).’’

DKMNTL034-035 // Central - Political Dance

Occult Orientated Crime - Just A Clown On Crack - Dekmantel (DKMNTL036)

a1.	Occult Orientated Crime - Bridge Over A Golden Duckpond
a2.	Occult Orientated Crime - Japanese Trains
a3.	Occult Orientated Crime - Telephatic Consultation
b1.	Occult Orientated Crime - Blue Austral
b2.	Occult Orientated Crime - Central Coast Drifter
b3.	Occult Orientated Crime - Just A Clown On Crack

Vinyl: http://shop.dekmantel.com/release/5083/just-a-clown-on-crack
Digital: https://legowelt.bandcamp.com/album/just-a-clown-on-crack

Dekmantel is proud to present Danny Wolfers a.k.a. Legowelt's ambient project Occult Orientated Crime. It's for the first time ever that this moniker of the prolific Dutchman will have a physical release. Wolfers: "The OOC sound is an accumulation of twenty years of musical training and research and what effect it has on the brain. Simply put it's electronic ambient music, which is more advanced compared to the music I’m creating with my Smackos alias. OOC is deeper and more melodic, less loose and vague but perhaps more intense. It can bring the listener into a completely different state of mind, you can almost call it ritualistic neuroscience music."

The six tracks are recorded around the same time, using coherent recording techniques. "Let's say I was in a flow, or something like that. But I rather think it's the music itself that gives it a distinctive sound: the way the music was composed, the notes and the sound palette. I haven't used any sharp sounds for example, but everything is very round so your brains will soak it up as something smooth."

Apart from the track 'Just a Clown On Crack', the release lacks kick drums. "Most or nearly all music from PC doesn't have a beat because it is often unnecessary, it distracts from the melody or what should be processed in the mind of the listener. The melodies, sounds and structure itself are enough to bring the listener into a certain mindset: a beat there would almost sound cheap, tacky. 'Just a Clown On Crack' has a trip-/hip-hop feel to it and was craving for a beat. It’s also the last track of the album and, in a rather fluent way, brings the listener back to the misery and tragedy of the normal, everyday world. It’s like returning from the OCC dimension with a soft landing."

DKMNTL036 // Occult Orientated Crime - Just A Clown On Crack

DKMNTL-UFO2 // Randomer - Running Dry
a1.	Randomer - Running Dry
a2.	Randomer - My Ears Hurt
b1.	Randomer - Rendell Pips
b2.	Randomer - Music For Two Kalimbas

Vinyl: http://shop.dekmantel.com/release/5131/running-dry
Digital: https://randomerdekmantel.bandcamp.com/album/running-dry

Next up for the brand new DKMNTL UFO series is Rohan Walder aka Randomer, who has been causing a stir with his uncompromising, bass heavy cuts. The Londoner graces our new platform with his signature sound that blurs the lines between big boned techno, sizzling side-step house and Afro-inspired drum programing. Delivering a four-tracker that’s a highly energetic and confident outburst of a unique electronic music soul, Randomer properly handles the abstract sound esthetics of DKMNTL UFO.

DKMNTL-UFO2 // Randomer - Running Dry

It's foggy outside (Out now on Artesian Records)

Epic deep house banger with a Jersey nod from French newcomer Sweely. Blazin' summer jams on the new EP :)

All The Reasons

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Sweely - Around

Tell is delivering today an amazing housy track on Quartet Series on his new EP Faster Than Light. 4 tracks that will sure wake you up for the entire night ! 

>> Tell
@milantell
www.residentadvisor.net/dj/tell-fr
www.facebook.com/milantell

>> Quartet Series
https://soundcloud.com/quartetseries
https://www.facebook.com/quartetseries/

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PREMIERE : Tell - Y’all Feel That Honey (Paradise Mix)[Quartet Series]

Soul Capsule - Lady Science -NYC Sunrise-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8BfG2Rx9xU

The A1 from Kassian Versions 001

Vinyl only, limited press.

Buy:
http://www.2lin.cc/KassianVersions

Kassian Versions 001

Montana [Kassian Versions]

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Casual Stay (DM016)

Artwork designed by @maceau
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Heno Heno - Casual Stay (DM016) (Free Download)

Palms Trax is a producer and Dj based in Berlin, Germany. His first record was released in October of 2013 on London-based imprint Lobster Theremin.

For bookings: matt@octopus-agents.com

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