'Everyone’s favourite Israeli digger is back for another round of gloriously rare edit heat on Razor-N-Tape. Tel Aviv’s Elado returns to the Brooklyn imprint for PT. 2 of his edit series with four deadly disco dancefloor weapons.  Elado has been a driving force in his home city scene, avidly collecting records for three decades and Djing for the best part of two. In 2020 he stormed the edit world where his kaleidoscopic musical palette was heard for the first time on Razor-N-Tape and Eddie C’s Red Motorbike.  He is a master manipulator in turntablism and a much-touted tastemaker, fully immersing himself in Tel Aviv’s vibrant nightlife. Armed with a custom-built rotary mixer from Condesa, he utilizes his musical instincts with rich DJ sets that see him seamlessly weave through breakbeat, electro, disco, house & lost grooves from across the globe. Other releases can be found on G.A.M.M, Barefoot Beats, Bonfido Disques, and the mighty Secret Squirrel.

 'Baila’ gets the party started with infectious flamenco chants and claps over a churning acidic groove, and ‘Disco Hummus’ rounds out the side with a bit of joyful disco cheek. On the flip, ‘Sun’ turns an unlikely cover of a classic into an Afro Disco banger, and ‘Simba’ rumbles and rolls with restraint toward a hypnotic peak of brass and vocals. Elado has done it again…Mazel Tov!'

Follow: @eladomusica // @razor-n-tape

Elado Edits Vol. 2

Premiere: Elado - Baila [Razor-N-Tape]

Home Taping 19 – Borrowed Identity

A1: Feeling Blue
A2: One Nation Under A Groove
B1: Nothing Or All
B2: Searching Forever

Born in Romania but now living as a political refugee in Germany, Borrowed Identity’s name says a lot about his life and his music. Never content with one sound or musical genre, but focused always on making music with real heart and soul, his releases demonstrate a broad musical palette and wide ranging tastes. 

A long time fan of Home Taping, he delivers a stunning debut for the label criss-crossing the boundaries between various subgenres of House music, while denying any of them total dominance. In doing so he announces that Borrowed Identity has found his spiritual home on the imprint and that there is hope for those who still believe.

DJ Play: Laurent Garnier, Nicholas, Tensnake, Luke Solomon, Pete Herbert,  Jacques Renault, Llorca, The Black Madonna, JKriv, OOFT, Sleazy beats, Simba and many more.

DJ Feedback:

‘SUPERB!’
Laurent Garnier

‘Really good release! Music for the soul!’
Nicholas

‘Nice deep stuff!’
Tensnake

‘Love this!’
Luke Solomon

‘Chunky as..very nice. Searching Forever my favourtie here. Bassline!’
Pete Herbert

‘KILLER EP! Will play and chart for sure.’
Jacques Renault

‘Great EP! Sound like classic Borrowed Identity – everything’s here – disco inspired beats, shifted Rhodes chords, vocal parts.’
Llorca

‘DUH! So good.’
The Black Madonna

‘Nice EP! Good for both the ears and the feet!’
JKriv

‘Great record! Raw, deep yet soulful. ‘
Sleazy Beats

‘Nothing At All has a nice Raw Cuts vibe to it, but Searching Forever is my pick. Top stuff.’
OOFT

‘Superb stuff. Borrowed Identity always comes correct!’
Simba




Home Taping 19 - Borrowed Identity - Clips

Our annual frenzy of remixes – The Round Up – enters its 10th edition. With that, we’re concluding a year full of special edition releases and finishing the Heist 10 year anniversary off with a bang. The Round up has always been a go-to release for label fans and house heads alike, and this year’s edition is one to look out for. We’ve got 2 of the coolest women in house & electronic music (Cinthie & Amy Dabbs), A Chicago legend (DJ Sneak), Amsterdam’s finest selectors (Dam Swindle), An Anglo-Scandinavian key wizard (Crackazat) and many more on this edition. With support for previous editions by artists such as Paul Woolford, Luke Slater, Honey Dijon, Nightmares on Wax, Dj Bone, Fred P, Helena Star, and Sam Divine, you know you’re gonna hear some great music on this release.

Dam Swindle give Cinthie’s summer jam ‘Wont u take me’ a spin by upping the tempo and energy and turn it into a peak-time classic house jam. Amy Dabbs takes one of the most heartfelt tunes of Crackazat’s mini LP ‘need to know’ and re-imagines it into an atmospheric anthem with a hint of jungle. Cinthie and DJ Sneak both opt for loopy & chunky house remixes, while UC Beatz takes on the first ever drum & bass track on Heist from Amy Dabbs: ‘Only breaks can love your heart’. It’s a tough remix to crack, especially when the original has been getting love from DJ’s and media alike, and it being in RA’s top tracks of October. He pulls it off perfectly though by creating a warm piano jam with all those lovely vocal cuts and strings from the original.

Crackazat goes into soulful house mode on his sultry remix for Krewcial’s spoken word – Afro jam ‘Owo’ and Krewcial himself delivers a low slung anthem with his remix for Orlando Voorn’s track ‘High’. Orlando Voorn takes things deep and quirky on his remix for UC Beatz’ track with Marina Trench ‘Make me feel’.

The Round Up pt. 10

Amy Dabbs - Only breaks can love your heart (UC Beatz remix)

From: Adam Johnson ‎– Chigliak
http://www.discogs.com/Adam-Johnson-Chigliak/master/511865

Adam Johnson - Four Squares

Today’s mood

comemyway. inthemiddle

Available right now!
Bandcamp: https://titeknots.bandcamp.com
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Traxsource: http://traxsource.com/title/524580/buzzard-walk-lights-down-move-close

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Artwork by Bianca Faricy
Titeknots Logo by Bodie Cameron http://www.bestjoinedup.com/
Mastering by Tim at Hell Yeah http://www.hellyeahmastering.com

Faraday Limiter by @goodhertz on the master bus for warming. 
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Sei A - “Enjoying all of this”
Robert Luis - “Big tunes. Full support from me.”
Danny Howells - “Beautiful stuff .. I'm on it! Thanks!”
Kiko Navarro - “definitely something new and fresh, i like the strings on Buzzard walk and the bassline on lights down move close”
Shur-i-kan - “An amazing blend of musicality and beats for the dancefloor. Full support.”
Jody Wisternoff - “Absolutely loving this !! First track is such a beauty :)”
Mano Le Tough - “Buzzard Walk is a nice feel good tune. thanks”
Nick Warren - “very cool indeed, great to hear some artistic smapling”
Sasha - “nice warmth”

After a successful run of singles on Tru Thoughts in 2014, Titeknots is back with brand new club cuts to launch his new label Press Something Play Something.

In a short time Titeknots has made large strides, putting his mark in the House scene with a sound that blends cut and paste rough and ready Hip Hop production techniques with House tempos. Finding a delicate balance between musicality and functional dancefloor production, the previous Titeknots releases instantly grabbed the attention of some heavy hitters in the club world. Check out some of their reactions below:

• Todd Edwards – “This is one of the most solid EPs I’ve heard in a while”
• DJ Zinc - “This stuff is great”
• Dimitri From Paris – “A fresh breeze just refreshed my sore ears”
• Friend Within – “Sounds fresh and not like anything else about at the moment”

This new material continues where those 2014 releases left off. With the new tracks drawing from a varied sound palette and demonstrating a desire to play around with traditional club track structures. 

“Buzzard Walk” is a calling card for the Titeknots sound. With his original string parts chopped and layered until they sound like a loop lifted from a record, they sit on top of a driving drum track and solid bass, carrying a piece of pastoral English beauty into the club environment.

Buy Direct

Titeknots - Buzzard Walk (RADIO EDIT)

OUT NOW ON SIMMA BLACK:
Beatport: https://pro.beatport.com/release/1up/1639130
Traxsource: http://www.traxsource.com/title/537270/1up
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Apple Music: 1up (feat. Jeru the Damaja) - EP
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/1GbT7cwLQqEgfxpXyUN0Mn


SIMBLK056 01 Robosonic Featuring Jeru The Damaja - 1UP (Club Dub) (Simma Black)

For our second release of 2018, we are thrilled to welcome back the super talented Hanlei to the label. There's always a certain magic when Rhemi join forces with Hanlei, and this track is no exception. Incorporating live bass and keys with a killer song, we feel this has all the ingredients to be a sure fire hit. Enjoy.

Credits

Written by A.Gordon, Z.Kiggundu, N.Pierce
Keys- Ziggy Funk
Bass- Ziggy Funk
Guitar-Ziggy Funk 
Drums- Neil Pierce and Ziggy Funk 
Arranged by Neil Pierce & Ziggy Funk 
Mixed and Mastered by Ziggy Funk

Rhemi Ft Hanlei - The Real Thing  (Preview)

Alone In The Clouds

Taken from the release "From The Vault - The Remixes Vol.4".
Released on Local Talk December 25th

Buy The release https://localtalk.bandcamp.com/album/local-talk-from-the-vault-the-remixes-vol-4

From The Vault - The Remixes Vol.4

Kyoto Jazz Sextet - Mission (Jaxx Madicine Remix)

Beatport Label of the Month - August 2017.
Top Ten Beatport House Label of 2016.
#32 in Beatport's Top House labels of 2015.
#54 in Beatports Top House labels of 2014.

Demos: simmablack@gmail.com