DGTL 2016 - The Aftermath

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Kuar (Henrik Schwarz Remix)

After years apart, we've finally got the boys back on our screens later this month. What better way to celebrate than by marking another return, to the label of their post-breakout "Stash" victory lap. Aus, Belfast and Boiler Room: there's no place like home.

"Just" wastes no time locking the brisk rhythm into place before a wriggling earworm of a lead pans across the channels. Atmospheric swells are pieced by gatling-gun snares; the tension builds but never releases, making this a surefire precursor to the bulk of heavyweight set climaxes you're likely to hear this summer. As ever, the aural equivalent of 20,000 bicep emojis.

Grip the wax May 25th.

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Bicep "Just" - Boiler Room Debuts

Releasedate: 23rd of June on Dynamic Reflection

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Metropolis

Abstract Division - Metropolis

Kindred Phenomena marks @Mattheis’ debut album. After two cosmic EPs on Nous’klaer and a mini-album on tape for Ecstatic Recordings, he now returns to Nous’klaer for his first full story. An album shaped for every occasion: driving from the city to the island, dancing in the living room, or raving at sunset.

On Kindred Phenomena Mattheis picks up where he left off: ‘Swell’ serves as another episode of the prisms, the modular synth excursion of ‘Bit Fragments’ pushes his arpeggiator solos a step further, and album standout ‘Ben_m’ provides his most beautiful dance of melodies yet. The album consists of eight tracks and comes as a double 12 inch for deejay convenience; and for the ultimate experience: go see Mattheis perform his album live on the road. 

Tracklist:
A1 Herds
A2 Ben_m (Tidal Fields Version)
B1 Ben_m 
B2 Bit Fragments
C1 Swell
C2 PR6
D1 PR8 
D2 Current

Label: Nous’klaer Audio
Cat no.: NOUSLP001
Format: 2x12” & Digital
Release date: 16-11-2015 (Digital one month after vinyl release)

All tracks written and produced by Matthijs Verschuure
Mastered by Chris Oberman
Artwork by Hilbert Kruidenier
Distributed by Clone Distribution 

Kindred Phenomena

Swell

Bandcamp

Mattheis - 5| Swell - Nous'klaer Audio LP 001

Rumoured to own a collection of vintage Jamie Principle figurines, living off a heady diet of cigarettes plus peanut butter and having been institutionalized at a human testing facility in a former life, there's only so much we can know for sure about CLARIAN - he's of Canadian origin, he's worked with Clockwork and Guy Gerber - while also wote and produced as part of infamous leftield pop crew Footprintz - and he fronts as A&R for Seth Troxler's Soft Touch imprint. That's a pretty solid portfolio for someone who's been billed as "transcendental house music producer". Which in turn is a good indication of what to expect from Clarian's debut offering on Kompakt: MISSION TO BARS comes fitted with three genre-trolling cuts shooting a bit closer to the dance floor than his earlier releases, but still keeping a lock on the unique character of his sound cosmos.

With the MISSION TO BARS triptych, CLARIAN essentially illustrates the story of an astronaut lost on a strange planet suspended in time - a story included in the vinyl release that he wrote while being alone in South Korea for a week, with its surreal, pulp-infused quality perfectly complimenting the music: hypnotic opener SPACE NOIR tells us about the astronaut's fantastic voyages through space and time - but it remains unclear if these adventures are the mere side effects of a vivid, delusional imagination. Banging title cut MISSION TO BARS finds him increasingly alienated from society and longing for his biggest love - whiskey. The smooth, mesmerizing VER (11 AM MIX) ties everything together and depicts our not-so-space-travelling hero sitting in a bar, with his mind in space and his body trying to indulge in his favorite booze - but he can't drink the whiskey, for he can't remove his space helmet, ultimately pouring the liquid gold all over his head. Seems like an appropriately surreal plot for the throbbing sub-basses, twisted vocal samples and rolling percussion - a deep, but surprisingly jaunty offering from Clarian that is brimming with left turns and idiosyncratic sound design, all the while bringing you a trio of highly playable club tunes that won't disappoint even the most discerning floors.

Clarian - Space Noir

Konstantin Sibold - Mutter

Snippet of "146" by Human Machine, taken from the "146 EP".
Release Date: February 29th, 2016 (vinyl & Beatport excl.) / March 18th (streaming & all other stores)
Cat-No : cns078-6 
© 2016 Connaisseur Recordings / LC 14550

Âme & Dixon B2B Fabric, London - November 2015
https://youtu.be/C4uXetjvz0Q

Dixon at Awakenings, 2 January 2016
https://youtu.be/wyw7iFu3ji0?t=7m12s

In the history of Connaisseur we can’t remember ever having had an upcoming release with such a massive buzz in advance. Eventhough Human Machine has only had one release up to now, their name and popularity are spreading impressively, mainly due to the enormous support by Dixon, Âme and Solomun for the title track “146", which they have hammered in almost every set in the past months.

Concerning the music, it is fascinating how such simply constructed tracks can have such an impact in the club. This is the secret of Human Machine.

While '146' is dominated by a massive and remarkable synth-line, drilling its way into your head so that you may never forget it again, the B1 title 'Drone' is more focussed on a deep hypnosis, combined with a very demanding work on the groove. 'Janus', the closing title is the most airy and atmospheric track on the “146” EP, a passionate journey with an unexpected twist.

Human Machine is the project of Mauro di Martino, better known under his moniker Musumeci, Francesco Sorrentino, Simone Carpenzano and Paolo Lauretta.

Human Machine - 146 (Snippet)

A1 - Adriatique - Soul Valley (Original Mix)- Cityfox [CF026]

Parple - Ritual

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DGTL 2016 - The Aftermath

Pieterjan Sjoukema