For their recent capsule collection in collaboration with Obey Clothing, Klasse Wrecks label owners Mr. Ho and Luca Lozano turn their hands to an EP entitled 'FREE TEKNO'. Inkeeping with the range's celebration of free spirited exploration and unbridled creativity the well seasoned and experienced production duo provide 4 tracks of various flavours.

The mood is a little darker and faster than usual KW fare and throws knowing glances to late 90s genres such as Tribal Techno and Acid Breaks. The resulting EP is a good reflection of two producers happily in their own lane, enjoying the journey that come alongside with making music and running a record label.

A1. Free Tekno

Since its inception in 2020, Italo Moderni’s energy, spirit and inspiration has been the dancefloor. The darkened bunkers of Belgium, the trembling speakers of Valencia, the warming dawn of Rimini, these influences have been the lifeblood. Solidifying this tireless effort, Mellow Bangers Vol 2 is the label’s most ambitious collection to date.

In celebration of the imprint’s fifth anniversary, fifteen artists gather with every single one united under a rallying cry. From across the globe, machinists have been drawn together to deliver a statement of acid and wave, of electro and synth with flourishes of italo. The shadowy fringes of the floor are well represented, audio artisans like Cyrk and Djedjotronic serving distorted drums and melodies dripping with menace. Brightening these tones are the likes of Lauer with his Balearic infusions or Gravedad Cinética’s otherworldly “Fake Atmosphere.” Amongst the litany of talent are musicians who have both inspired Italo Moderni as well as those who have appeared on the label. Antoni Maiovvi fits such a description, the sound sorcerer slicing beats through bittersweet bars in the immersive “Stopping Power.” Ceaselessly developing the Spanish scene, Iberian artists are rightly showcased. Madrid’s David Ponziano offers the cascading luminance of “In Search of Gold”, shimmering synthlines punctuated by breathy samples and pulsing percussion. New discoveries rub shoulders with established veterans, E-Bony’s bending and undulating “Brain U.F.O.” beside rising names like Ivan Pavletsov with the steely “No Future” and DjBoeing with the beaming joy of “Cheetah.”
Mellow Bangers Vol 2 is a breathless expression of the floor. A contemporary imagining of the racing rhythms and addictive hooks of the 1980s and 1990s. Fifteen works that summarise what Italo Moderni is and will continue to be.

PREMIERE : Cyrk - Double Crash

ESS - Downward (ESS004)

The Italian Luigi de Santis aka GgDex makes his debut on the label, with 2 great tracks to break the dancefloor.

Let It Roll

Buy on bandcamp

Ben Arsenal & Tsehaitu - Midnight Moon (Long Play)

MMYYLO ignites again on Octopus Recordings with Better Than Me, a superb single that melds the sleek, synthetic pulse of ‘80s disco and Italo’s neon-soaked allure with a modern techno-indie dance edge. This track is a vibrant, floor-filling banger, propelled by a bouncy, acid-laced bassline that glides with retro arpeggiated finesse.

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#MMYYLO #Sian #TheArcher #indiedance #techno #melodictechno #octopusrecordings

Better Than Me

Levon Vincent - Man Or Mistress

Track: Im Kellar
Label: Moustache Records
Catalogue: MST 033
Genre: Electronic
Style: Techno, EBM

A1. Im Kellar - Im Kellar

Joyce Muniz’ unique transatlantic tastes marry perfectly as she teams up with LA’s club queen, Kim Anh for a new release on Berlin’s Gigolo Records entitled Give Me The Taste.
Joyce Muniz has risen slowly but surely thanks to her tireless pursuit of excellence, savvy studio skills and killer DJ sets which have seen her hold down multiple radio residencies for Vienna’s FM4 and London’s Rinse FM. Remixes for Paul Simon, DJ Hell and Claptone, alongside collaboration projects with Namito, Hannah Holland, and Jazz crooner Louie Austin show Muniz is as multi-talented as she is razor sharp focused with more to come in 2019.

Both Muniz and Kim Anh have worked tirelessly in the underground to find parity and equality for women and the LGBTQ communities. Indeed, Anh is already established as a proficient producer, event curator and businesswoman; remixing Sam Sparro in 2012 and working with House royalty Eli Escobar, Roy Davis Jr, and JT Almon thereafter. This single marks the official beginnings of a fruitful collaborative experience.

Based deep within their shared love of all things classic and house, ‘Give Me The Taste’ remembers a time of endless possibility when finding a spot on the dance floor and grooving til sunrise was the ambition of every young girl completely enamored by House music. Pounding 909 kicks and skippy hats underpin the rubbery bassline which powers this homage to a simpler time forward. Anh provides the dark sexual overtone with her vocals, acidic touches and melodic nuance provide a classy sonic backdrop elevating the track beyond the obvious and into deeper, more refined waters.

Available in full vocal, dub and instrumental versions, ‘Give Me The Taste’ is an example of just how power House music can be.

Give Me The Taste - Original

OUT April 10 on PHANTASY SOUND

"Detroit producer and DJ Sharif Laffrey provides one of the most memorable and original releases in Phantasy’s history, followed by a simmering take from the duo themselves.

Chugging with schizophrenic glee for nearly fifteen minutes, Laffrey masterfully combines his own flavour for obscurities and offbeat samples with no less than three tracks from the Cowboy Rhythmbox archive. Mixing element upon element into a somewhat absurdist masterpiece, this uncategorizable rework injects waves of weirdo energy and a little menace into the small hours..."

read full RANSOM NOTE Premiere: https://bit.ly/6AMCOWBOY-RANSOMNOTE

  ". . .a mind-bending cut from Detroit's Sharif Laffrey, plus a remix of the remix from the London-based duo, with their ‘Deviation Variation'.  Our pick ‘Sharif Laffrey’s Deviation’ is a 14-minute reworking of Cowboy Rhythmbox's ‘Terminal Madness' EP, with it’s best elements stitched together in this Frankenstein’s monster of a  track"

[side-A]
SHARIF LAFFREY DEVIATION 
[side-B]
COWBOY RHYTHMBOX DEVIATION VARIATION (A Remix)

SIX-O-CLOCK COWBOY DEVIATION

6AM COWBOY (PH82RMX)

'6AM COWBOY'  SHARIF LAFFREY DEVIATION (PHANTASY SOUND)

THE TWO FULL-TIME ARTISTS GABRIEL ANANDA AND CIO D’OR MET AT NIGHT AND CREATED THIS TRACK FULL OF LOVE, HAPPINESS AND BEAUTIFUL MELODY. A ONE-SIDED 12” SHOWING THE TWO ARTISTS IN PORCELAIN ON THE FRONT-COVER AND POEM AS WELL AS FUNNY LITTLE MAN, GRAFITTI AND DEDICATIONS ON THE FLIPSIDE. ENGRAVED BY THE HANDS OF THE ARTISTS.

WHEN FLYING OBJECTS SPRAY IN GOLD
AND JUMPING CRACKERS EXPLODING TO LIGHT THE ASPHALT,
COMES A SNOWSTAR ACROSS YOUR EYE, WHISPERING “BEAUTIFUL YOU ARE!”

Gabriel Ananda & Cio D'or - Lauschgoldengel | Treibstoff#062

Worldwide Booking:
Caroline Hayes caroline@spunoutagency.com

Born in Detroit, Michigan - Sharif Laffrey has been playing records and making records under various aliases for 25 years. - he's worked on the line checking camshafts for Chryslers & with Submerge+Underground Resistance for Mike Banks. 
Now releasing music on his own 
label: SPECIAL FORCES. 
Recent releases on Phantasy Sound, ESP Institute, Discos Capablanca & Love on The Rocks.

'6AM COWBOY' SHARIF LAFFREY DEVIATION (PHANTASY SOUND)

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