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Niconé, the versatile musician and likeable style-icon: unshaven and latently bleary-eyed, of course, but elegant and – thankfully – modest at the same time. Over the past years, Alexander Gerlach has become synonymous with a certain playful touch and light-hearted attitude that flows through his music and goes hand in hand with a laidback natural tenor. 2011 saw him release the hugely successful ‘Romantic Thrills’ album together with his good friend and constant partner in crime Sascha Breamer. Now, two years later, Niconé is presenting his first solo full-length, ‘Let Love Begin’, on Stil vor Talent. 

Over the course of eleven tracks Niconé showcases a versatile and distinct vision of contemporary house music that is produced beautifully but, more importantly, isn’t afraid to surprise with maturity and playfulness. The title-track ‘Let Love Begin’ opens the album in ample style: brooding and mysterious, Niconé teases us into a deep sonic landscape of enveloping bass, moody piano keys and epic synth pads. Malonda, who recently lent her voice to H.O.S.H.’s ‘Life is Music is Life’ EP, acts as a shining light to guide us through the atmospheric first seven minutes. ‘Hysterminia’ is equally subtle with its delayed chords and a classy deep house bass-line, until wild claps and a dominant piano melody eventually open fire. After the success of ‘Caje’ a new collaboration with Narra was an absolute must. She bedazzles us next on ‘Candelaria’. Here, the melancholic melodies of a Spanish guitar propel the track forward, while a bouncy beat seems made with the summer in mind. ‘You Are My Best Meowfucker’ then pushes us into the club as a techy rhythm and repeated vocal hook draw us to the floor. The track’s twist offers itself in the form of a string loop that lends an oriental edge. Spicy and addictive!

A lesser producer would have perhaps placed the following track, ‘Heroiné’, at the album’s end due to its romanticism, fed by soft synths, gentle progressions and hopeful piano chords. At the center of ‘Let Love Begin’, it acts as a beautiful break, as eight minutes of pure endorphin inducing bliss. The calm before the storm, which follows in the form of ‘Burnhain’. Here, classic house sounds such as driving high-hats and 90s rave stabs offer a nod to the past, while hitting the zeitgeist. ‘Querido’, which features Sascha Braemer and the newly discovered vocal talent Yvy, initially drops the energy before exploding with Mediterranean life, castanets included for good measure. Next, ‘Keep it Deep’ does what it promises as Niconé leads us through an arrangement of aquatic depth with powerful bass hits vibrating underneath dub chords and Benjamin Franklin’s emotional voice: hypnotic, magical and toxic. 

Niconé and Braemer hand us the antidote with ‘Wish U’, a track that already proved to be a standout on Stil vor Talent’s recent SVT100 compilation. Fun is of the essence, with a break so big it might just be inescapable. On the last two tracks Niconé moves away from the organic sounds that make up most of ‘Let Love Begin’ as ‘All Right’ and ‘Arr’ are distinctly techier. On the former, Melonda compliments the techno bass-line and old-school sample stabs beautifully, making for an unexpected highlight. On the latter – a collaboration with Gunjah – spherical, almost operatic synths float over a sleek bass bed, thus ending an epic journey on a dazzling high. Repeat and let love begin!      


SVT112 – Niconé feat. Gunjah – Arr [Snippet]

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Bang The Boxx

back in January we were contacted by Glasgow Underground about reworking something from Romanthony’s back catalogue. Growing up in northern England in the 90s and immersed in dance music it wasn’t uncommon to hear Romanthony tracks such as Ministry of Love, Hold On or The Wanderer (Journey Man Thump) pumping from shops, passing cars or bars. Even our parents would have heard his vocal work with Daft Punk on ‘One More Time’ and knowing the labels previous Romanthony reworks from the likes of Dixon, Andres, Rob Mello, Gerd and Deetron we were interested to get involved.
 
We chose to rework Trust and got to work over the next few months. Then in May, shortly after submitting our version to the label we heard the news that Romanthony had tragically passed away at the age of just 46 from complications related to kidney disease.
 
Whilst we didn’t know Romanthony a.k.a Anthony Moor personally, losing someone - even a distant peer can really make you think, especially at such a young age. Of course the remix suddenly seemed pretty irrelevant, and we pondered with the label over what to do about it. Now over 6 months later the time feels more right and we’re happy to announce our rework will be released on 9th December alongside versions from Motor City Drum Ensemble, Freeform Five and label boss Kevin McKay. In memory of Anthony we will be donating half our royalties from this record to Kidney Research UK. Hope you enjoy...


Due for release on Monday 9th December on Glasgow Underground. 

Romanthony - Trust (Audiojack Retrospective)

You are listening to an edit of 'A Hold On Love'' from the 3 track 'Illumination' EP, Erol Alkan's debut solo release, out now on limited edition vinyl and digital via @phantasysound

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Check Out Your Mind [Preview here: http://po.st/PH32COYM ]

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'A Hold On Love' [PH32]

Matt Tolfrey Live At Movement 2013 Day 3 Beatport Stage

For many, Ben Pearce is a name synonymous with his breakout hit ‘What I Might Do’, a genre-spanning, deep house anthem that dominated club floors across the world in 2012, and shot to number one in the all-genre charts on Beatport and is still in the Shazam top twenty one year later. This brought instant support from the likes of Jamie Jones, Solomun, Pete Tong and Annie Mac who played the track repeatedly on BBC Radio One and the track went on to go Platinum in mainland Europe.

However Ben is anything but a one-hit-wonder. A hugely talented underground DJ first-and-foremost who's ability to work with a range of musical genres have propelled him into clubs such as Fabric (London) Sub Club (Glasgow), In:Motion (Bristol), Warehouse Project (Manchester), Shine (Belfast), Junk (Southampton), Air (Amsterdam), Digital (Newcastle), Kassette (Istanbul), Last Resort (Miami) and to festivals such as Glastonbury (UK), Hideout (Croatia), Pukkelpop (Belgium) and Parklife Festival in his native Manchester. He’s also becoming increasingly known for his remixing abilities, the coming year will see him reworking the likes of Le Youth and Redlight. The first part of 2014 will see Ben continue to release original material and remixes, whilst continuing a busy global touring schedule.

The bedrock for his future production output is Manchester based Purp & Soul record label, for which Ben acts as both label-boss and A&R. With existing releases from young UK house innovators like Harry Wolfman, Real Connoisseur and 2ndSun, it’s shaping up to be one of the UK’s most exciting up and coming underground imprints. As British house music expands its horizons into the charts, Ben is sticking firmly to his underground roots whilst continuing to make music that transcends the confines of any one particular genre, promising some truly exciting times ahead.

SDC - #12
Flying Lotus - Puppet Talk
Pedram - Immaturity
Jacques Greene x Sampha - Can't Get Close (JG Edit)
Recondite - The Fade
Sandrow M - The Three Trees
Laurence Guy - ID
Axel Boman - Dance All Night
Ben Pearce - ID
Montag - True Love (Jeremy Greenspan Remix)
Ben Pearce - The Rain Is Coming
Kid A - BB Bleu (Eliphino Remix)
Zed Bias - We are There (feat Chunky)
Olerton - Tamna Strata
Fold - Dread Matt
Holden - 10101
DJ Nobody vs Con - Keep On (re-edit)

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Ben appears at the final WHP13 event, our huge closing party on New Years Day 2014.

WEDNESDAY 1ST JANUARY
THE CLOSING PARTY

JAMIE JONES
CARL CRAIG
INNERVISIONS: DIXON & AME (B2B)
MACEO PLEX
BEN UFOB2BJOY ORBISON
THE MARTINEZ BROTHERS
DAVIDE SQUILLACE
SKREAM
BREACH
JACKMASTER B2B ONEMAN
GEORGE FITZGERALD
SUBB-AN
PAUL WOOLFORD B2B MIDLAND
BEN PEARCE
GORGON CITY
T. WILLIAMS
PRINS THOMAS
SAN SODA
KRYSTAL KLEAR
CRAZY P
KRYSKO
GREG LORD
ZUTEKH DJS

SOLD OUT

WHP13 MIX 021 /// BEN PEARCE

Get SVT119 - MÖWE - Inside here: 
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Artist: MÖWE
Release Title: Inside
Label: Stil vor Talent
Catalogue No.: SVT119
Release: 17.01.2014

Info
MÖWE is a recently founded project by the Vienna based artists Mel and Clemens, who previously played together in the band Mary lost her Pathos. While the duo’s indie roots still shine through in the song writing, MÖWE’s sound is largely electronic and best described as melodious and emotionally uplifting. Here, on SVT119, they present two of their outstanding productions, while Björn Störig contributes a beefy remix. 	

The title track ‘Inside’ focuses on harmonic piano and guitar hooks that float over a bouncing beat and crisp percussion. As the duo’s heartbreakingly beautiful vocals climax in a bass-driven chorus, we find ourselves lost in a sea of bewitching sound. ‘Seven Days’ is then introduced by delayed vox and drops into an airy arrangement backed-up by Mel and Clem’s longing voices. Stunning! Lastly, SVT mainstay Björn Störig gives ‘Seven Days’ the dance floor treatment by pitching down the original’s vocals and laying them over an elastic deep house bassline. 

Selected Feedback
Felix Da Housecat: Support from Felix x
Noir: Great release. Love the original of Seven Days.
Kellerkind: Nice EP, my favorite is the Bjoern Stoerig Remix! BIG
Oliver Schories: Ryans rmx for me. Thx
Animal Trainer: double-wow-effect :-) beautiful vocals…remixes are amazing…especially björn störig remix..massive support :-)
Grizzly: blauer tag works for me the best

SVT119 – MÖWE – Inside (Ryan Dupree Dark Remix) [Snippet]

SVT119 – MÖWE – Inside (Ryan Dupree Remix) [Snippet]

SVT119 – MÖWE – Journey [Snippet]

two of the three tracks from my new ep on diynamic. 

you can watch the third one (november morning) here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mpnOvh2m-g&feature=BFa&list=UU0gQnLstB6Zvs6KTR1uhesg&lf=plcp

and you can buy the tracks on itunes http://itunes.apple.com/de/album/window-shopping-ep-single/id508013990
or beatport: http://www.beatport.com/release/window-shopping-ep/879423

thanks for listening and (if liked) sharing!!

Diy056 Window Shopping

Watch the set and get the full tracklist at:
https://boilerroom.tv/recording/nina-kraviz-75-min-mix?utm_source=soundcloud&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=tracklist

► Russia's ambassador of techno delivers one of our most watched sets. History in the making

Nina Kraviz Boiler Room Berlin DJ Set

Back to Basics is one of the longest running club events in the world, based in our home city of Leeds. The club has had a huge influence on us over the years, particularly in our early days when we could be found there on many a weekend immersing ourselves in their sounds. Our debut in 2007 is still one of our proudest moments as DJs. They’ve found a great new home at The Garage and it’s always an honour to play for them. 

This DJ set was recorded live at Basics @ The Garage on Saturday 22nd June 2013. Hope you enjoy. x

Audiojack @ Basics, Leeds [22.06.13]

illustrator and 3D artist  

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