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Exclusive remix featured on the new Focus On Freerange - Sam Matters mix due out mid August

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Toni Lionni - Precious (Sam Matters Remix) [Freerange Records] (96Kbps)

Detroit Swindle - Woman [Freerange Records] (96Kbps)

Detroit Swindle - Unfinished Business (Crue Remix) [Freerange Records] (96Kbps)

Kresy - Last Cocktail Of Stallone [Freerange Records] (96Kbps)

Artist: Hyenah
Title: The Wish
Release Date: 24th March (Vinyl) 31st March (Digital) 2014 
Format: Vinyl/Digital
Cat No: FR190/FRD190

Is the Hyenah from Joburg or from Berlin? It could be both, or maybe
neither. We don’t know. And we don’t really care because the music has hit
us in a huge way and we’re just happy to be bringing you this serious club
pressure with the debut Hyenah release here on Freerange. On lead track
The Wish (Dub) we’re treated to a percussion fueled, bass-heavy monster of
a track which balances the dextrous, fluid grooves of the Motherland with
immaculate teutonic sonics just perfectly. Slowly moving strings create a
wonderful tension as the rhythm builds in intensity with rattling drums
taking centre stage and jumping out of the mix like firecrackers.

Next up we have King Kobra which goes straight for the jugular with a
stripped-back, bare-bones groove, a beautifully simple percussion rhythm
becoming all you need for the main hook. Dubbed out deep house minimalism
is the name of the game here, with the hypnotic beats drawing you in and
the fat Hyenah production engulfing you like a sandstorm.

Flip over for a brilliant remix from our favorite French DJ and producer
Manoo.  This man has been responsible for some of the finest soul-tinged
and afro-infused house music over the last 10 years with releases on
Deeply Rooted House, Buzzin’ Fly and Real Tone.  His remixes for everyone
from Maya Jane Coles and Louis Vega to Osunlade and Terrence Parker are
testament to the skills possessed.  Once again Manoo delivers in spades
with this remix of The Wish, keeping the overall vibe intact but adding a
rolling bassline, extra vocal hits and extending the arrangement into a
most glorious ten minute workout.

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Hyenah - King Kobra [Freerange Records] (96Kbps)

Hyenah - The Wish (Dub) [Freerange Records] (96Kbps)

Artist: Manuel Tur
Title: Es Cub
Release Date: 19th May 2014 
Format: 2xLP/CD/Digital
Cat No: FRLP33/FRCD33/FRDCD33

2012 was an interesting year for Manuel Tur.  Having released his second LP Swans Reflecting Elephants, the Spanish-German producer moved to his fathers birthplace in Ibiza to spend a year on the island where he felt a strong connection despite having
never lived there.  One year spent on Ibiza might not be that out of the ordinary for a music producer and DJ but when you take into account that he visited not one single
club in that time choosing instead to spend his days and nights in the hills amongst fig and almond trees just reading, watching films and contemplating his future musical direction then things become more interesting.

Manuel fondly named his small studio set up at his Dad's place Es Cub (The Cube) and it was here in this sanctuary away from the distraction of clubs and friends that he began to forge the tracks that we present on this LP.  As Manuel describes, what started life as a collection of little finger exercises and sonic experiments soon grew into fully arranged club tracks. These were clearly influenced by the omnipresent house and techno that he could hear drifting from the nearby beach club which rose above the rustle of wind-swept trees and chirping cicadas whilst he sat on
his terrace.  If all this sounds like a bit of a Balearic cliché, then so be it because Manuel is happy to admit to just how much the esoteric, cabalistic nature of Ibiza influenced him in the making of Es Cub.

As Manuel puts it, “Looking back at the year in Ibiza it's been sort of a Sabbatical for me, a year of orientation, both privately and musically. The album is like a diary or sonic photo album from this time - as cheesy as this sounds.  It's no musical manifesto or a concept album or anything too serious though. I've done most of the tracks in a couple of hours.  El Soplo for example, consists of just a kick, hihat, clap, ride, bass and two simple synth parts. Es Dub was just a loop I've dubbed out live on the console in only one take while waiting for the postman to
arrive.”

This spontaneity, simplicity and playfulness, combined with the warmth and solitude of an Ibizan hideaway, not to mention the cold, industrial minimalism of Manuel’s Ruhr Valley Essen roots all make for an interesting fusion on Es Cub.  Take opener Ara Anam for example, we could just as easily be on the Space Terrace as we could at Panarama Bar.  Tracks such as Werk and Flux combine hints of clipped minimalism with the driving, analogue synth sounds of say Ame or Baikal whilst About To Fall and El Soplo contain both depth and a certain majestic beauty gained from the simple, stripped back, rolling beats and flowing pads.  Far from being the throwaway sketches that Manuel modestly implies, we hear strong melodic motifs and hooky samples appearing throughout the entire LP which brings a unique identity to each track as well as adding a cohesive gel to Es Cub.

Expect to be hearing much more from Manuel in the coming months. He has become in demand for his mixing skills adding his touch to releases from Andre Hommen for Objektivity, the latest Shit Robot LP for DFA and an EP from Marcus Worgull for
Innervisions.  In addition to his releases on Freerange and Mild Pitch he has also co-produced releases on labels such as Running Back (producing for Dplay), Ovum and Mule (co-producing with Langenberg as Ribn).

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Snilloc - 800 Lesbians (Original Mix)(Full Length)

Bas Amro - You And Me [Freerange Records] (96Kbps)

Simon Garcia - Radians (Matthew Styles Remix) [Freerange Records] (96Kbps)

Artist: Nils Penner
Title:  I Can Be EP
Release Date: 19th January (Vinyl) 26th January (Digital) 2015
Format: Vinyl/Digital
Cat No: FR198/FRD198

It’s been a long time coming but finally we’re very pleased to welcome
back Nils Penner to the family fold.  His Munich/Berlin EP from 2 years
ago still sounds the business when dropped today and he’s clearly a
talented producer who puts quality before quantity when it comes to
releases.  As one half of Penner and Muder Nils has been responsible for
giving us such classics as Presence Of Another Man and their sublime remix
of Around Your Neck by Fiakun Team.  But he’s definitely a force to be
reckoned with when going solo too as his recent EP on Compost will attest
to.

Here on I Can Be, Nils continues where he left off creating a brilliant
electronic house track with his own unique style shining bright.  Loose,
jazzy drums keep things from getting too heavy whilst the vocal makes sure
this one keeps the classic vibes intact.

Flipping over we have Pittsburgh Track Authority delivering their remix of
I Can Be, where things get toughened up, stripped to the core and force-
fed more steroids than is strictly healthy.  Jacked up funky techno is the
end result, but this is deep and rolling techno with a bounce in it’s step
and a cheeky glint in it’s eye. Simply adorable if you ask us.

Finally, things close out with State Of Mind, a modern day torch-song for
the lonely, a hymn for the lost generation, or simply a deep and moody
tale of lost nights on the dancefloor and lost marbles the next morning.


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Nils Penner - I Can Be (Pittsburgh Track Authority Remix) [Freerange Records] (96Kbps)

Artist: Manuel Tur
Title:  Remixed Sampler
Release Date: 16th February (Vinyl) 23rd February (Digital) 2015
Format: Vinyl/Digital
Cat No: FR199/FRD199

Massive remix package alert!!
Whilst randomly flicking through his Itunes library Manuel Tur hit upon a
selection of remixes that have been made of his music over the years and
realized that, as well as many of them having gone criminally under the
radar, many are absolutely solid gold and all of them deserve to be put
together on one LP to showcase these beauties.  The artists involved reads
like a who’s who of underground house and techno with vintage names like
Pepe Bradock, Ian Pooley and Isolée rubbing shoulders with young upstarts
like Ugly Drums and Damiano von Erckert.  For those who are already
familiar with these remixes we wanted to make sure you had some brand new
and exclusive music to get your teeth into so added three brilliant
remixes of tracks from Manuel’s latest LP Es Cub to the package which is
exactly what you have here on this sampler release.
All three names need little by way of introduction, being Poker Flat
honcho Steve Bug, Feel and One Track founder John Daly and Innervisions
and Pets regular Aera.  All three deliver their own unique take with their
trademark quality and attention to the dancefloor all present and correct.
Steve Bug’s Remix of Ara Anam kicks off the release in classic Bug style
with clipped beats, simple stabs and that warmth of production that makes
everything he does work so nicely in the club.  John Daly is up next
ditching his more cosmic, spaced out deep house sound for a straight up
dub techno onslaught.  Not your usual Freerange fare of course but when
the music is this good who cares?  Play loud in a smokey warehouse or not
at all!  Finally, Aera gives us his spin on Agrafena, a twisted and edgy
track with crazy synths and stripped back beats taking us on a turbulent
magic carpet ride into the future. Or something like that.

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Manuel Tur - Es Dub (John Daly Remix) [Freerange Records] (96Kbps)

KiRiK - Somewhere (Dirty Culture Trippin Mix) - 12"

Jimpster - These Times (Kyodai Remix) (96Kbps) - Digital Only

Roberto Rodriguez - Oxymoron (96Kbps)

Tony Lionni - Midnight Manoeuvres [Freerange] (96Kbps)

Tony Lionni - Two Dark Figures [Freerange] (96Kbps)

Bellavoid - Moments [Freerange] (96Kbps)

Suburb - Aspiration [Freerange] (96Kbps)

One of the UK's most established and consistent deep house producers, Jimpster, is due to drop his eagerly anticipated Porchlight And Rockingchairs LP on 20th May 2013. His first studio album in six years sees him continue where he left off with the 2006 masterpiece Amour by taking the blueprint of House music and infusing it with an attention to detail and musicality often lacking in much of today's more disposable dance music.

Here we present you two of the LP’s more floor-friendly moments in the form of Rollergirl and Hold My Hand on a lovely warm 10” slab of vinyl. Both tracks show off Jimpster’s innate talent for dubbed out, late-night deep house but with a rawer, edgier sound than we’ve come to expect from him, and this can only be a good thing. Rollergirl goes heavier with rattling claps and distinct, hooky synth line which drives the track and brings an intensity heightened further by the growling sub bass. Hold My Hand has a lighter vibe with gentle vocals spinning around whilst the arrangement unfolds and builds perfectly throughout the track.

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Jimpster - Hold My Hand  [Freerange] (96Kbps)

Electronic music is the faithful expression of this era. Frantic and subtly emotive

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