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Artist: Dub Portrait (@dubportrait)
Color: Blue Pigment
Genre: Dub Techno

Blue Pigment

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Dub Portrait – Blue Pigment

SELF-ASSURED
Artist: G-Day
Label: Liberty Rhythm
https://www.beatport.com/release/self-assured/3490722

Self-Assured

Self-Assured (Original Mix)

Modified Atmosphere

Saline Lakes

Pablo Bolivar & Sensual Physics - Moonshine (Bdtom Remix)

Stream - https://fanlink.to/ddr064

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Dark Places

Dark Places (feat. neumenne)

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More about the world has changed than not in the decade since dance production dyad Frank & Tony released their last full-length record, 2014’s You Go Girl. Despite, or perhaps in spite of, this shifting landscape, house music has managed to stay fundamentally reliable (either a bug or its greatest feature, depending on who you ask). Where previously, Frank & Tony have been celebrated for their contemplative, studious approach to the genre, with 2024’s Ethos, the Brooklyn/Biarritz-based duo return amidst metastatic cultural upheaval to prove out those scholarly credentials — with an album that serves to remind listeners why dancefloors and liberatory politics consistently share the language of movements and revolutions. 
"House music has always been an expression of political desire as it often was the only safe space for communities to come together in ways that society at large disallowed,” Harris enthuses. “The same energy in the ‘90s could be found in parts of the punk & hardcore scene. Countercultures exist to create temporary autonomous zones of desire outside of dominant narratives that are roadblocks to creation. We have always been inspired by these countercultural movements and the Frank & Tony project is deeply influenced by it."
Though the project originates from the relationship between house legends Francis Harris and Anthony Collins, the titular Frank & Tony were born of a fictional, happenstance meeting inspired by Harris’s experiences in the more liminal, amorphous dance and punk scenes of the late ‘90s/early 2000s (as exemplified in the early works of photographer Anouk Schneider, whose photographs feature on the duo’s first releases). In a world beyond dialectic, where bodies are simultaneously revered and decentered, Frank & Tony connect for one night on an imaginary dancefloor, vowing to make work together in the future; however, having exchanged no information, and with classic club kid garb obscuring any common identifying characteristics, they turn to the internet in hopes of reconnecting for a collaboration.
This origin myth hones in on the crucial history of the dancefloor as a stage whereupon individuals, regardless of background, enact political and socioeconomic desire to scale, highlighting such locations as the tertiary factor present in intimate relationships of all kinds, brought about when two individuals unite and produce that mysterious third thing that was never really possible without blurring the lines of identity so that collaborative creation can happen. 

In practice, it sounds like the record needed by fans of the genre, full of the lightness and space in rooms full of fellow revelators. “We’re only able to make house music because of the vast legacy of producers from New York, Detroit and Chicago who laid the foundation for what we do today,” Collins divulges. “In many ways it can never really live up to that legacy as our art is born out of privilege rather than necessity to create spaces of political desire in the face of marginalization. So what does this mean? We take that legacy very seriously and we want our stamp on this history to resonate with current and future generations as a bridge to the real history behind it."

Undoubtedly, Ethos is tremendously influenced by the multitude of projects originating from, and supported by, the duo and their label in the decade since You Go Girl– releasing records from a vast diversity of artists (including Nadia Khan, Gry, Villete, Darand Land, Alex Albrecht, Dj Sprinkles and CCL), and Harris becoming curatorial voice of Brooklyn’s premiere venue for audiophiles, Public Records, where he continues to amplify work across a global diaspora (and where the duo maintain a residency of wide praise).

By The End They Will

Frank & Tony - By The End They Will

Phasen - Future Harvest BDTom Remix cut version

Buy/stream: https://kompakt.fm/releases/pop_ambient_2025_lp_dl

Hello Everybody,

In recent years, the introductory texts for the Pop Ambient compilation series, which is released every year on Kompakt as the last release before the Christmas break, often began with the sentence "Every year again...".

“Every year again”, a quiet, almost unnoticed maxim of self-evidentness. Because this is already the 25th issue to be published this year.

25 years in increasingly fast-moving times in the even faster-moving music business is an eternity that doesn't just feel like it. It is all the more remarkable how I, as someone who is always restless and often driven by this fast pace himself, pleasantly almost haven’t realised how - in pop-ambient contexts - time does not pass (or passes differently) in the best sense.

When compiling the 25th edition I was asked, among other things, what it was like that I was still doing this and whether I had a favorite track. In the spirit of bringing all the tracks together I don't have a favorite track, or all of them. But I have a favorite part (moment) that I played. In this case it was a broad chord in a change of key at minute 2:55 in the piece Circles by Max Würden. A moment of majesty and familiarity that, at that moment, contains the entire Pop Ambient cosmos, that just works and doesn't explain anything - and I said: “...that's the reason why I'm still doing this.. .”

Pop Ambient is a statement without demands. Is promise without expectation. Is a path without a destination.         Every year again.

Wolfgang Voigt, October 2024

As always, the indispensable final mastering by Jörg Burger ensures that everything is brought together and the sound is fine-tuned.

And like every year, the 25th edition is of course wrapped in an abstract, floral magic creation by Veronika Unland. Over the years, the grace of her imagery has increasingly merged with the musical aura to form an unmistakable magical symbiosis.  In addition to the official vinyl and CD edition, there will be a limited edition of 100 pieces in transparent vinyl - including a hand-signed fine art print by Veronika Unland, available exclusively at Kompakt Mailorder.

Pop Ambient 2025

Jennifer’s Convertible

Blank Gloss - Jennifer’s Convertible

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Black Texture [Superordinate Dub Waves]

Deep House Vol. 8 – Gentle Immersion is a journey into the smooth and soulful side of deep house. Combining jazzy harmonies, silky grooves and atmospheric layers, this album captures the elegance of late-night sessions and the warmth of refined house music. Each track invites the listener to drift deeper into a hypnotic soundscape — where rhythm feels timeless, melodies shine softly, and immersion becomes pure groove. Perfect for lounges, night drives, and intimate dancefloors alike.


Own the Groove

Echoes in Indigo

A mix of Deep House, NuDisco and Progressive House.

The Start of Something Good

Experiment of Deephouse with Jazz and Blues ellements, four Background music

Sunset street

Siam is an israeli new wave band that was active between 1983-1990,
and played an important key figure in the Tel Avivian music culture and art back in the days.

This record is a clash between past and present with a slight wink to the future and we are very honored to press it.

On the A side you can find a Red Axes Edit of Siam's Tel Aviv Downtown, this is a fast time machine journey which takes the dirt and the safety pins of Tel Aviv in the 80s and delivers it on a futuristic cut. 

"In the realm of" was and still is a club anthem over here since it was released in 1989, and was mostly identified with the legendary "Penguin Club" (a crazy basement club which hosted all the best shows and parties during the 80s and 90s).

Artists Siam // Red Axes
Release Date // July 15, 2016
Format // 12"
Catalog Nr // Garzen 002
EAN // 880319769719


GARZEN 002 | Siam - Tel Aviv Downtown (Red Axes Edit)

buy here:
https://etui-records.bandcamp.com/album/night-ends
https://www.beatport.com/release/night-ends/2327506
https://www.junodownload.com/products/monomood-night-ends/3833613-02/

Monomood - Randomize Yourself (ETUIDGTL 001)

«Flashbacks» is a colorful atmospheric music from Tender H and Thomas Carmody, the hero of which is a person living a conscious and measured life. He is able to stop at the right time, look around, analyzing a series of recent events, and continue to sail on the river of life. Turn on, relax and sum up the results of yesterday, week, month or, most importantly, the year. Life is one and there will be no repetition, only a competent analysis of the path will give you advice for the future. Enjoy listening!

Produced by Tender H & Thomas Carmody (@tender_hornet @thomascarmody)
Design by Thomas Carmody
Photo by Chrissa Giannakoudi

Flashbacks

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Tender H & Thomas Carmody - Flashback I [YIN047]

Heimlich Musik’s (@heimlichaufsc)tenth release is a direct output from “@Tulioxi”, which has been mastered over time during his live performances using a broad range of analogue equipment. 

This four-track EP has received special treatment from three dark disco advocates: Local suicide, Undo, and Ombra international label boss Curses(@cursesforever). Each of them integrating their signature sounds to the originals. 

We are happy to premiere “Curses” remix of the original track “The downside of being an asshole” and once again he has shown his love for blending rock & roll with the darker side of disco and turning the vocals into ghostly whispers. 

Release Date: 18/10/2019

Youtube: https://youtu.be/POe2314aqeY
Sinchi Blog:

PREMIERE - Tulioxi - The Downside Of Being An Asshole (Curses Remix) (Heimlich Musik)

Seven Villas names a group of villages situated on east Cantabria - Spain. Known for its monuments from the XVI and landscapes, those villages saw how Pablo Bolivar grew up at the same time he developed his passion for music and his homeland.

Today, Seven Villas becomes his personal project, a platform specially created to publish music that match his definition of "Musica para Estar", introducing new talented artists and combining their original works with interpretations by his favourites underground artists.

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DEMO POLICY
If you believe your music fits on Seven Villas you can submit your demo to info@sevenvillasmusic.com

Pablo Bolivar & Sensual Physics - Moonshine (Bdtom Remix)

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