Session Victim

From the idea of Andrea de Fazio and Andres Balbucea, Parbleu defines itself as an "equatorial groove excursion". The ensemble combines elements of cumbia, Afro-Caribbean & psychedelic rhythms with a French retro style that breathes summer sunset sounds, sea salt, and maracas. In May 2023, with the release of the new album "Elios"
with Periodica Records, the band consecrates its sound, making it characterized and identifying the project.

AMPLITUDES invite Parbleu - Dimanche Café N°052

RELEASE INFO

Hamburg duo Hauke Freer and Matthias Relling aka Session Victim return to Delusions of Grandeur with their second long player, 'See You When You Get There'.

Right from the start it's clear Session Victim's way with a groove hasn't diminished in the two years since their debut album, 2012's 'The Haunted House of House'. ‘Do It Now’ and ‘Hey Stranger’ open the record with the duo's trademark blend of subtle sampling, gloriously swinging beats and the same off-kilter sensibility that consistently raises them above their modern disco peers.

The new album marks a conscious progression in Freer & Relling's approach, evolving the sample-based production style that's won them plenty of fans since their emergence in 2008. Whereas their debut album was recorded in the duo's bedrooms, the new LP instead sees them embracing a full studio set-up, split between their own Hamburg-based studio and the fully-kitted out Room G studio in San Francisco.

Despite being situated in one of the USA's most beautiful locations, the duo found little time for anything outside the work at hand. Time not spent in the studio saw them raiding the two-dollar bins of Amoeba Music for interesting records to sample. "Having access to a fully-equipped studio was like hitting the jackpot. It was a bit intimidating too - we thought 'if we cannot write the LP here, it’s not in us'. A few days later we already forgot about this and were immersed in jamming and exploring," says Hauke. "We had access to all sorts of 80s drum machines, synths and fender rhodes of course that added another layer to the whole thing."

The resulting LP is as expected one that suits a variety of moods within SV's idosyncratic range - from the dancefloor thrills of the piano-led Never Forget, the classic disco percussion & filtered guitar licks of Stick Together and the heads down groove of The Most Beautiful Divorce Ever to the more laid back jazz tempos of Hyuwee and Crystal Maze, while the record also has a place for the more oddball moments of Under Your Spell and Eos Place. ‘See You When You Get There' finds Session Victim at their best yet, with an accomplished album that will likely emerge as one of 2014's strongest in its field.


TRACK LISTING

A1. Do It Now
A2. Hey Stranger
B1. Make People Dance
B2. See You When You Get There
C1. Never Forget
D1. Stick Together
D2. Hyuwee
E1. The Most Beautiful Divorce Ever
E2. Crystal Maze
F1. Under Your Spell
F2. Eo's Place
F3. Outro

D2. - Hyuwee

A2. - Hey Stranger

only two more weeks until the release of our 2nd LP.

RELEASE INFO

Hamburg duo Hauke Freer and Matthias Relling aka Session Victim return to Delusions of Grandeur with their second long player, 'See You When You Get There'.

Right from the start it's clear Session Victim's way with a groove hasn't diminished in the two years since their debut album, 2012's 'The Haunted House of House'. ‘Do It Now’ and ‘Hey Stranger’ open the record with the duo's trademark blend of subtle sampling, gloriously swinging beats and the same off-kilter sensibility that consistently raises them above their modern disco peers.

The new album marks a conscious progression in Freer & Relling's approach, evolving the sample-based production style that's won them plenty of fans since their emergence in 2008. Whereas their debut album was recorded in the duo's bedrooms, the new LP instead sees them embracing a full studio set-up, split between their own Hamburg-based studio and the fully-kitted out Room G studio in San Francisco.

Despite being situated in one of the USA's most beautiful locations, the duo found little time for anything outside the work at hand. Time not spent in the studio saw them raiding the two-dollar bins of Amoeba Music for interesting records to sample. "Having access to a fully-equipped studio was like hitting the jackpot. It was a bit intimidating too - we thought 'if we cannot write the LP here, it’s not in us'. A few days later we already forgot about this and were immersed in jamming and exploring," says Hauke. "We had access to all sorts of 80s drum machines, synths and fender rhodes of course that added another layer to the whole thing."

The resulting LP is as expected one that suits a variety of moods within SV's idosyncratic range - from the dancefloor thrills of the piano-led Never Forget, the classic disco percussion & filtered guitar licks of Stick Together and the heads down groove of The Most Beautiful Divorce Ever to the more laid back jazz tempos of Hyuwee and Crystal Maze, while the record also has a place for the more oddball moments of Under Your Spell and Eos Place. ‘See You When You Get There' finds Session Victim at their best yet, with an accomplished album that will likely emerge as one of 2014's strongest in its field.


TRACK LISTING

A1. Do It Now
A2. Hey Stranger
B1. Make People Dance
B2. See You When You Get There
C1. Never Forget
D1. Stick Together
D2. Hyuwee
E1. The Most Beautiful Divorce Ever
E2. Crystal Maze
F1. Under Your Spell
F2. Eo's Place
F3. Outro

A1. - Do It Now

nicolas jaar - process part 083 (deleuzes will)

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UV & Nenor - Tookey

This one's all Rhodes and MS-20 'cept for the kick+hat - analogue galore, folks ;)

Released on vinyl via Shadeleaf Music - a special collabo record I did with Four Walls & Funkyjaws, including their sublime remix of this tune + more.

You can grab this thing at Juno, Rush Hour, Phonica, Piccadilly Records etc.. If you're in the States though, Pacific Beach Vinyl carries this record. And in Japan - Lighthouse Records, Japonica etc..

Daze (low bitrate)

Honor

Release Info:

After last month’s »Busted Moniker« EP from Quarion, Retreat is thrilled to announce a new 12" courtesy of house music’s most energetic duo, the incomparable Session Victim! The aptly titled »Two Man House Band EP« is the lads’ first record since their 2014 magnum Opus »See You When You Get There« and perfectly transcribes the energy that Session Victim pour into their incendiary live show. Tailormade for a night out in the club or a joyous day at the festival, the »Two Man House Band EP« once again prooves that Session Victim are unstoppable in their pursuit of the ultimate groove!

»Summer Games« is an ode to that most festive of seasons and could easily hold the claim of being Retreat’s »biggest« track so far. Built around an Hypnotic organ loop, »SummerGames« completely blurs the lines between house, funk and soul : rolling breakbeats, catchy vocal snippets and a very groovy bassline are the core elements of this anthem that could rock any party. Yet Session Victim add a slight twist in the form of a melancholic string motive that appears in two chiseled breakdowns. It’s a little reminder that summers do not last forever and that one should enjoy them while they last ...

Flip the record in order to dive into the deeper realms of »Black Cream«, a more reflective track for the late hours. With its jazzy (almost broken) beat, guitar licks, rhodes pads, subtle percussion and ethereal vocals, »Black Cream« is the soundtrack to an exciting underwater trip with Matthias and Hauke at the controls. Thanks to the captains’ lively drum programming, the track flows effortlessly and we’re treated with many surprises along the way before a gradual rise brings us back to the surface.

»Finderlohn« is a smokey downtempo workout which finds Session Victim digging deep in their collection to demonstrate their prowess in manipulating samples. Beginning with an instanly classic guitar and piano loop, »Finderlohn« allows a shuffly breakbeat to take center stage, sometimes reinforced with double-time hihats for a more dramatic effect. The tune is definitely a headnodder’s paradise and the listener is taken that little bit higher thanks to a mystical flute solo that concludes »Finderlohn« in a psychedelic way.

Artist: Session Victim
Title: Two Man House Band EP
Catalog Nr. RTR17
Label RETREAT
Format Vinyl 12’’
Release date Mid September 2015
Style House
track name
A1 Summer Games
B1 Black Cream
B2 Finderlohn 

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Black Cream - B1 - RTR17

Summer Games - A1 - RTR17

Finderlohn - B2 - RTR17

@ethyene - Sounds From The Streets EP / MHM004
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A1. Back 2 The Streets
A2. The Gulf Party
B1. Ain't No Love Lost
B2. Shoppers' Blues
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Out 9th September !!

MHM004 - Ethyène - Sounds From The Streets EP

With an especially deep, curled funk behind the ears, MK 32 directly controls an ocean of harmonic, resonating phenomena. At the controls there is Ian Simmonds, the sail is raised by the Workshop steward Even Tuell, the free-spirited Dave Aju (Circus Company) and the almost-label Namensgeber.

The Esel (Dave Aju Rework)

Ian Simmonds - The Esel (Dave Aju Rework)

'Brothers' Ben & Liam Murray return to the Nail Shop with Inept, an E.P of emotional house music which soundtracks love, lust, euphoria, heartbreak, late nights and early mornings and everything in between.

Best consumed with a cold drink and factor 15

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Inept

Nails005 - 2XM - Inept

Taken from the album 'It Makes You Forget (Itgehane) [Remixes]', released 28 November 2018 on Ninja Tune: https://peggygou.lnk.to/remixesSo

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It Makes You Forget (Itgehane) [Remixes]

Peggy Gou - 'It Makes You Forget (Itgehane) (Jamal Moss ChicagoPhonic Sound System Remix)'

With a live show unlike anything else out there, your Two Man House Band has claimed their very own spot in today’s Dance Music.

D2. - Hyuwee

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