Monday Week 15 2015

Clips from BC012_202 - MD - EP # 1.
MD! 12" COMING SOON ON BLACK CATALOGUE!

A2 MD Come To My House

THE MOLE is back on Slices Of Life with 3 new tracks and 3 different views on the house music of these days.

Two years after "Hang In There Fry Guy" (SOL4) Colin de la Plante continues his collaboration with Slices Of Life. The Canadian producer and DJ is very well-known for his love for a wide range of music, which is reflected in his inspiring DJ and live sets. Though his favour for soulful music always shines through in all his productions, it is most evident in the edits of his "7 Inches of Love" series as well as in the trippy excursions on his own imprint "Maybe Tomorrow".

Accordingly, the 3 new tracks for Slices Of Life offers an exciting insight into various musical worlds of Colin de la Plante. "Inhuman" surprises with a higher bpm rate than you might expect from The Mole, but the 8-minute track breathes a warm and humorous funk and at the same time twinkles mischievous from the dancefloor. Almost in contradiction to the A side, "Another One of Those Nights" offers a deep and almost melancholic view on the night and its various side effects. And finally, "Hot Tea Dog Man" links perfectly to "Now I Understand" from SOL4: A hypnotic beat that concentrates on the essentials and a few well set elements that carry the track wonderfully and endlessly.

But experience the words of the master himself:
"I did hear recently that there were 12 million pigs in Holland, compared to 17 million humans ..   That's a lot of pigs... and pig meat is in everything... like some wines ... in the production of wine, gelatine can be used as a clarifying agent. The gelatine reacts with the tannins and bitter substances and absorbs cloudy elements that can then be separated from the drink... but pigs didn't really have much to do with this record... "


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After 5 years, 84 artists and 259 tracks, the very 50th release of Neovinyl Recordings is here. Cincuenta is the ambitious celebration of Baldo and Carlo who are offering four truly wild slices of bare-bones music.

Over the course of its life, the label has created its own sound, rejecting any current trend and always going further for every new chapter.

However, such a moment of excitement feels great for releasing a package which combines two original tracks of Baldo and Carlo + two remixes of each other. A combination of four well-trodden tracks that conjuring up an atmosphere of intrigue, synths and dry drum machines.

Carlo - Aliquindoi (Baldo Remix)

Juno

The Nathaniel X Project - Rest In Power Robinson & Camacho [TU 012 ]

Today we offer up a huge free download of Panthera Krause's 'Oblisk', taken from the 'Hafendisko Nummer Eins' comp, and boy is it a beauty. 

Delicate tones and rolling beats dominate the track, and with a serene, beautifully-placed breakdown in the middle, this is one of the best tracks we've given away in ages. Don't wait, download now.

Download here

Download: Panthera Krause 'Oblisk'

Next release from Neovinyl Recordings comes from Egypt. Adham Zahran is a young talented producer that got loads of love in this house. After his previous works with us, it was only a matter of time to show again what's going on in his mind. Today he has green line all the way to release his third maxi with us and we are proud to deliver this gem named Simplify.

Real deep house feelings everywhere his name is, Adham has been looking for a way to get into the scene dropping high quality music. This tasty EP confirms that. A work full of locked grooves, melodic synths and his own school flavor will make this tunes be loved from far away.

Adham Zahran - Dark Moon

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We were very happy to invite Diego to our Off The Grid party back in February as we have been in contact since the early 2000 in Brussels, buying records at the infamous Doctor Vinyl store. Since then he has made a steady and admirable progress with his productions and alsop reaching the status of resident at one of electronic music most respected and legendary clubs: Fuse.

OTGCAST017 - DC SALAS

5 hours opening b2b with Topper on the Renate Green Floor on a Saturday night back in May. Like any good b2b, listening back I can forget who played what sometimes. Always a pleasure! A treat to play in this Berlin club that might not be around much longer. Thanks to Renate resident Lush Lab for the invite!

Clovis & Topper @ Renate, Berlin, May 10th 2025

art:cast °183 | Manata

From countryside calm to cosmic dancefloor calls, Manata digs for nuggets of gold - both musical and metaphysical. Having grown from small-town gigs in central Portugal to sunrise closings on Berlin’s Hoppetosse and label showcases in Brooklyn, João Manata's journey is one shaped by persistence, dusty grooves, and a Fantom 06 that rarely leaves his side. The DJ/producer’s story isn’t one of overnight buzz, but of careful curation, endless digging, and a love for records that started with Stevie Wonder and unexpectedly found its way to ‘90s Trance gems.

Now with the launch of his new label Red Beryl Records – a spiritual successor to his Nugs On Board imprint – Manata revisits the past to shape the future, uncovering unheard treasures from decades gone by. “Since Nugs is all about precious gems, I got the idea for Red Beryl after doing a small research about rare stones… it’s one of the rarest minerals on Earth,” he explains. 

In this candid and wide-ranging interview, Manata opens up about vinyl-fueled upbringings, the early Lisbon hustle, hazelnut cookies in the studio, and the joy of seeing a dancefloor respond to a long-forgotten Belgian trance record from 1995.

“For me, producing or playing music is like telling a story. I love to get vocal samples from old movies or NASA space journeys and build my tracks around that.”

Prepare to dig deep with Manata - because the gold’s always there for those willing to unearth it.

Read the full interview: https://torturetheartist.net/2025/06/20/interview-artcast-183-manata

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art:cast °183 | Manata

Episode 3 in the series in brought to you by one of the finest curators in our scene, Albion Street Music. 2+ hours of deep and housey goodness straight from Albion Street. 

Positive Thinking 003 // Albion Street Music

www.openlab.fm | 106.4FM in Ibiza & Formentera

Karnak on Acid returns with the sixth edition of their weekly after-dark ritual, this time featuring a two-hour journey into sound led by Smooth Operators.

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Breakfast With Karnak 12 - Karnak On Acid [with Smooth Operators]

Sound waves are transmitting our next Jamboreecast, blended together by Earth2Sam. The ./onq boss has provided us with top-notch selections, giving this recording a timeless feel. Tune in and enjoy.

Jamboreecast 04 - Earth2Sam

Nevercast 003: a passage etched in time.

Recorded at Neverstill Festival 2025 this June, Andrea Ferlin’s journey unfolds with patience and depth, a weave of textures that lingers long after the last note. A mirror of nights by the sea, where hours slipped quietly into forever.

Let it take you there again.

Nevercast 003 w/ Andrea Ferlin

This set is my way of telling an evolving story — one that carries both strength and elegance. Along the way, sounds shift and transform. My music is built from multiple styles, and I believe what truly matters is how these styles connect with each other, creating a unique piece: the flow. Sharing this story is my way of resonating and connecting.

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🌞 Marseille in the air.

✨ We’re proud to drop anchor in our beloved city, welcoming one of its most iconic figures: Merlino.

Co-founder of the Kinetik Toys project, he first launched it as a YouTube channel before turning it into a collective that now lights up Marseille’s nights.

🔊 Known for keeping a low profile and rarely sharing mixes, Merlino makes this set truly special. Filled with that early-2000s vibe we hold dear, it goes droit-au-but to the spirit of the series — blending hypnotic grooves and subtle analog textures into a sun-soaked electric journey.

💽 Mistral blowing, rhythms flowing.

🔗 Full set in bio.

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Retrouvez-le ici / Find him here :
YT - https://www.youtube.com/@kinetiktoys
IG - https://www.instagram.com/kinetik.toys/
IG - https://www.instagram.com/merlino0o0/
SC - https://soundcloud.com/merlino13

Artwork by @tristangary
- www.instagram.com/ada_bygary/

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[YTSC012] - Kinetik Toys (Merlino)

Modus Operandi - Live at Butik Festival 2025

Berlin based record label, founded by Barbara Preisinger:
Every minute we are listening to music we are sharing a few specific moments of the musician´s life.
Our most beloved pieces of music are usually more than just the sum of beats, chords and notes: they also reflect on a period in the life of its producer. In addition to the musical experience each work also contains current life situations, memories and future expectations, some included intentionally, some unconsciously. 

Somehow it doesn't seem appropriate to put these SLICES OF LIFE only onto a hard drive amongst hundreds and thousands of imageless files, fearing that the next crash will delete and destroy everything. This is why instead of watching a list of track titles on a screen there are still so many music lovers who prefer to hold the result of all these hours of work and musical commitment in their hands as timeless documents printed onto vinyl. 

Therefore  Slices Of Life is featuring vinyl as preferred media for deep, warm sounding, funky and diverse club music.

www.slicesoflife.de
https://kompakt.fm/labels/slices_of_life/releases

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Slices Of Life Records

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