La Roca Antología II (2010-2018)

Return to Mykonos (PrOmid Remix)

Rise Ashen, last heard on Eccodek’s Remixtasy comp, returns with another gorgeous, room-rattling deep house spin on ‘The big man’, aimed squarely at your hips.
Juno-nominated Canadian producer, musician and DJ Rise Ashen returns to Eccodek’s world after contributing a killer downtempo mix to the Remixtasy project. The selfconfessed B-boy has reworked tracks for Bebel Gilberto, Duke Ellington, Bombay Dub Orchestra, Issa Bagayogo and many others. His love of house music and dance culture anchors his musical voice and that is no more evident than in this deep house flavoured remix of 'The big man'.

The Big Man (Rise Ashen Remix)

Caravane...

When a series of disasters of biblical proportions descended on Nick Wilde’s London studio, raining down electrical fire and epic deluges, there seemed to be only one solution: add the daily grind to a casualty list that included every single bit of his precious equipment and strike out for the wilderness.

A few months later, he found himself deep in the ancient heart of the medina of Marrakech and refreshingly immersed himself in the rich culture of a country where the traditional and the timeless rub shoulders with the glitz and glare of modern life.

Inspired by his wanderings across the country and by the sound of its music, it began to dawn on him that perhaps it was destiny (as well as questionable plumbing and faulty electrics) that had led him into this enchanted labyrinth and he set his mind to building a new studio in an 800-year-old house. 

As his new neighbours muttered to each other disbelievingly about the lunatic who kept carting endless quantities of foam, paint, steel and a giant soundproof door, by donkey, into the house, Nick slowly but surely shaped a new studio into his own sonic Caravanserai.

Once it was built, Nick set out on a magical musical pilgrimage across the wilds of Morocco. Despite dead-ends, meaningless leads, un-kept meetings, unusual encounters and hours of travel on dusty desert roads, Nick gathered a group of incredible musicians around him. From the Mediterranean beaches of the North, down the primordial spine of the Atlas mountains and out into the arid maelstrom of the tribal Sahara, he began working with, listening to and recording artists, old and new. His dream slowly morphed into a very real collective, fused across places, harmonies, peoples, rhythms, cultures and ages.

And so Caravane was born – a marriage between the sounds of a country in flux and Nick’s own musical identity that had been forged in the urban flame of London town. 

Distilling an intoxicating blend of traditional and modern, East and West, Africa and Arabia, dubstep and hip hop, electronics and acoustics, Nick has woven together an alchemical musical mixture that glides through fusions and finds its own unique voice.

Caravane features the raw, uncut talent of some of Morocco’s best musicians, as well as some of its most famous performers - including the extraordinary Oum and the vocals, ribab and violin of Foulane, who also performs with Ribab Fusion and Mazagan. Filtered through the prism of Nick’s own musical references and contemporary production, Caravane has managed to synthesise a totally new and inspirational folk music for our time; a fresh cultural understanding in a world where it is so desperately needed…

Caravane - Imout Rih

After building up unexpected dance-energy by combining common forces of music, we are ready to push on our inner circle and are setting up some new weapons. The secret Konspiracy-committee met again and called following artists to invade dancefloors all around the world:Tube & Berger vs. Frank Sonic, Mario Ochoa, Dennis Horvat, Flo Mrzdk & Juliet Sikora, Falko Niestolik and Roter & Lewis, Nils Koenig.

Flo Mrzdk & Juliet Sikora - Shanti (snippet)

Circles

Sleep

Our unofficial remix of "Angel Tears - Shir".
Free download: https://www.tunebula.com/double/angel-tears-shir-double-remix

Angel Tears - Shir (DOUBLE Remix)

Having featured on Eskimo Recordings' last two compilations Russian producer Antenna now steps up for his first full release for the label with the 5 track 'From Kazan With Love' EP. 

Hailing from the Tatarstan Republic where temperatures frequently drop below -15°C, Antenna shares more than just an appreciation of good thermal underwear with his Nordic contemporaries and his music, all glacial cosmic vibes, warm arpeggios and melodies that wear their heart on their sleeve, stands up alongside the best Nordic disco around.

Opening with his two contributions to Eskimo's colour series of compilations, the gentle and optimistic caress 'Sparks' and the breezy slo-mo Balearic gem 'Love 66', Antenna really reaches for the skies with the EP's third track 'Astra', the kind of euphoric Trance-Disco that's sure to cause more than a few outbreaks of emotion on the dance floor.

https://soundcloud.com/eskimorecordings/antenna-sparks-1
https://soundcloud.com/eskimorecordings/antenna-love66
https://soundcloud.com/eskimorecordings/antenna-tasma-astra

If 'Astra' sounds like a one-way ticket to the cosmos then it's just as well Antenna follows that back with 'Take Me Home'. Dialling down the BPMs and up the groove, Antenna finds the unlikely sweet spot somewhere between P-Funk and Prog Rock to produce some out of this world, languid space-funk.

Closing the EP, 'Waiting' reveals another side to this enigmatic producer, ditching the disco beats for something more experimental whilst incorporating stately strings and elegiac piano into the proceedings to create an unexpected, if wholly welcome, coda to the release.

1.	Antenna - Sparks
2.	Antenna - Love 66
3.	Antenna & Tasma - Astra
4.	Antenna - Take Me Home
5.	Antenna & Tasma - Waiting

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Antenna - Love 66

013 - Riccardo Eberspacher - Flavescens

The perfect song for a Sultry late afternoon @ beach in a tropical paradise, dark thunderclouds in the horizon rumbling...half submerged in sea and mating with ones true Love... Transcendental Bliss...Experience true passion. :)

An Indian Summer-Lounge

Buddha Bar XVII

Vaerst for Dig (Yasmine Edit)

iTunes pre-order: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/absence-remixes-ep/id603615847

Few producers carve their own path without the support of a surrounding scene but Naples-born, London-based producer Riva Starrs sound has grown too large to be defined by any one style (DJ Mag Weekly Oct. 12). 

Well not sure about large, but surely here is yet another take from Riva, as he prepares to launch his second album. Eclectic as ever, it features collaborations ranging from Roots Manuva and Speech Debelle to DJ Sneak, Horace Andy to Jestofunk feat Ce Ce Rogers, and then Rssll to top it all off. Absence is the first cut from the album and here are two early club friendly interpretations of the original courtesy of Riva himself However, that one is very different still :) 

Expect the unexpected!

Some selected feedbacks:

-Annie Mac “Its all about Together for me!” – played Radio 1 - 1/2/13
-Giles Peterson “I love Riva Starr. This should be a big hit”
-A-Trak “ This song is cool!!”
-Basement Jaxx “Sounds good”
-Soul Clap “uplifting viiiiibez!”
-Nic Fanciulli “Lovin the dub”
-Noir “Super cool release”
-Pirupa – “Bangin Tune!”
-Shadow Child “oth great - love 'Together' tho !!”
-Monika Kruse “different ! I like that!!!!”
-Kaiserdisco “Respect Riva, really cool release! Looking forward to the whole Album!”
-2000andOne “Dub for me!”
-Mousse T “F****** Dope!!!!!!”
-Laurent Garnier “great release”
-Stacey Pullen “Cool. Thanks”
-Sinden (Kiss FM) Orignal Absence and Together are my favs!”
-Andy George “This is a Jam!”
-Switch “TITE!”
-Erol Alkan “Thanks”
-David Guetta “Rocking”
-Shir Khan “western spaghetti indie bollywood house funkster. totally great! full support!”
-The Aston Shuffle “Amazing stuff!” played on triple J 3/2/13
-Chris Martin “bring the hoover out!!! Love that drop in Together“
-Chris Lake “Great Vibe”
-Doorly (Rinse FM) “LOVE IT! is that vocal on absence hot chip? Together is wicked too!”
-Tommy Sunshine “This is wonderful!”
-Samuel Bailey (Radio One) “Sick, ace”
-Wally Lopez “TUNE!!! Full support”
-Hector Romero “Very different and I like it!”
-Xpress2 “Riva is ace. Club Dub for me. Support.”
-Affkt “Wow this is really special! will love to play it.”
-Copyright “I love Together”
-Gramophonedzie “Feelin the original the most Go Riva!’
-Jason Pepperell (Juice FM) “Good EP. Will Support.”
-Jason Eldredge (KCRW) “Yay, Riva! Sounding great as usual.”
-Makossa (FM4 Austria) “Great original… radio edit please”
-DJ Phantim (NRJ Rhein-Main) “Love the club mix. Will play on NRJ Rhein-Main next week!”
-Carl Hanaghan (Kiss Fm / Hed Kandi) “Dope!”
-Joe Rogerts (DJ Mag) “Large!”
-DJ Ralf “Class”
-Andrea Belli (Italy radio105) “Nice!!!” played 105 2/2/13
-Omid 16B “wicked tracks. Defo kill it!!! Love it !!”
-Ashley Beadle “Definitely support from me”
-Lele Sacchi (Rai2 Italy) “Smart and intriguing tune. Will play on radio”

An Indian Summer-Lounge

Sandeepan Chakraborty