Unsere neue Folge starten wir mit einem kleinen Gedankenexperiment: 
Gemeinsam mit euch und @djgigola tauchen wir in eine Welt ohne soziale Medien ein. 
Grund dafür ist der Konflikt zwischen Facebook und der Europäischen Union rund um das bislang geltende “Privacy Shield” Abkommen. Dieses Abkommen regelte und erlaubte bislang den Datentransfer personenbezogener Daten von EU Bürgern in das US-Ausland und wurde kürzlich vom Europäischen Gerichtshof für ungültig erklärt. Als Reaktion drohte das Unternehmen Facebook Inc damit, ihre Plattformen Instagram und Facebook innerhalb der EU vom Netz zu nehmen.
Auch in Australien sperrte Facebook erst kürzlich Inhalte von großen Medien- und Verlagshäusern, sowie private Nachrichten und Posts von Nutzer*innen. Auch hier sollte Druck gegenüber der Regierung aufgebaut werden, um sich einem neuen Mediengesetz entgegenzustellen, das die Geschäftsmodelle der Tech-Giganten einschränkt und gefährdet.
Trotz des ausgebliebenen Social Media Shutdowns lohnt sich eine nähere Betrachtung dieser Thematik: Eine Welt ohne Social Media – Utopie oder Dystopie?
Denn auch in der Kultur- und Musikindustrie bauen viele Existenzen und Geschäftsmodelle auf Reichweite und Follower*innen auf. Wir sind zum Produkt geworden, zu einer Marke, die wir online promoten. Welche Auswirkungen hätte ein solcher Social Media Shutdown auf unseren Alltag und die Musikindustrie? Wie wichtig sind Instagram & Co für Künstler*innen und wie hat sich unser Nutzer*innenverhalten während der Pandemie verändert?

Foto Credits: Laura Ohl

Das Gedankenexperiment mit DJ Gigola: Zero Social, Zero Fun?

- garagehouse over 1h/00m/00s
- mixed by gravina (electronic music lovers; vs)
- published via soundcloud on tuesday july 20, 2021

tracklist 102
01 - leafar legov - hidden treasure - giegling lp09
02 - map.ache - copy love - giegling lp08
03 - aeva - dramatic sunset - don’t delay 01
04 - martyn - voids two - ostgut ton lp29
05 - sbtrkt - 2020 - brainmath 07
06 - otik -clairvoyant - intergraded 05
07 - peverelist - wireframes - livity sound 24
08 - cop envy - rat break - hypercolour 78
09 - frankel & harper - dread - council work 02
10 - cosmin trg - purple lights - tempa 48
11 - forest drive west - traveller - livity sound 33
12 - donato dozzy & nuel - aqua 6 - spectrum spools 33
13 - donato dozzy - c - afterhouse series 01
14 - the persuader - pinnharan - templar lp01
15 - sebastian mullaert- samunnati (knutsson/berg rmx) - default position 11

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comfortnoise podcast 102 by gravina

Deeply immersed in the artistic world since his earlier age, thanks to his two parents, Joshua Jesse drew our attention one year ago with his release on Katermukke called Don't Worry, a collaboration with Midas 104, an other promising Berlin talent.

Joshua Jesse has the confidence of a great clubs list in Berlin like Kater Blau, Watergate, Tresor, Suicide Circus and many others. Considering his ability to move the crowd, we decided to trust his talent and accepted his participation to our podcast serie.

The result is worthwhile. This mixtape deals with mesmerizing melodies, swaying rhythms and some of the last "hits". This moment shared with you won't be forgotten soon.

Don't forget to follow his work :
https://soundcloud.com/joshua-mettbach
www.facebook.com/JoshuaMettbach
www.feingefuehlberlin.de/artists/joshua-jesse/
www.residentadvisor.net/dj/joshuajesse

LOVE

Joshua Jesse // Smile This Mixtape #26

Can’t Get It Right

BowAsWell - Can’t Get It Right

De la nécessité de faire le vide

A1. Tokyo Black Star - Blade Dancer (original unreleased version)

The system fizzed and flashed, electrical currents buzzed and vibrated and his body was alive with a throbbing pulse which kept him awake and preoccupied. His heart was a microchip, a special type of man. He wondered what it was to be human and not machine, to be something more than a framework. His software told him what to feel and think but there were times in which even that short circuited and caused internal dispute. Perhaps it would be best if some great virus touched down upon his portals and plagued his very core. 

Agents Of Time are set to release a new EP on longstanding German label Kompakt, an imprint which requires little introduction. They deliver an eclectic mix of club ready tracks alongside one particularly interesting downtempo excursion which we bring you today.

Music Made Paradise

PREMIERE: Agents Of Time - My Heart Is A Microchip [Kompakt]

Here comes Reznik's and his studio-buddy and friend Good Guy Mikesh's first full-fledged EP for the Keinemusik label. Them getting together can result in somewhat variable stylistic outcomes and so this batch of tunes certainly adds some exquisite nuances to the label's sound- portfolio.
"Human Factor" on A distinctively affirms that Reznik and Mikesh are kids of the 80ies. Effectively it is synth-heaven, layering riffs, melodies and chilly beat patterns on top of each other, building a foundation to be pinnacled by that hook you might not be able to get out of your head for quite a while. So, little trigger warning right there. A strongly crafted tune that balances Pop-sensibilities, educated references, club qualities and that name giving, at all hands needed human factor into a soon-to-be classic.
"It's Not You It's Me" on the flipside insinuates itself in a rather emotive manner, introducing a mantra-like organ motive, switches between stoic and dynamic drum patterns and an all-over organic feel, altogether adding up to what would be one of this season's most sensitive ways to get a floor going (if there was a season after all).
Closing things off is Adam Port's take on "It's Not You It's Me", a remix that breaks the original's dynamic down to a more loop-based club-approved modus operandi, re-shaping the beat with toms and shakers, implementing drones and variations of the organ-hook, upping the ante to meet the requirements of a rather post-peak application.

Human Factor

buy at Beatport

LAGASTA Premiere: Reznik & Mikesh - Human Factor

Friends!
I hope you are doing well!
Here is another project that is close to my heart.
These pieces by Modulare & Cirklon were made in one take.
They are more experimental.
Another facet that I would like to show you
and i think releasing club tracks is pretty poetic at the moment. 
Thank you for your support!
x
ripa

Scala XIV (Excerpt from Likelihood EP)

Exclusive: Das Komplex - Galaxy

He does it again. Music architect Das Komplex designed another funky and groovy weapon that combines both: the driving elements to make one float over the dance floor and the chords to make you enjoy the sweet sunrays at the beach. Both being so intense that the track swiftly beams you not exclusively into different settings on 'dance floor earth' but with its tonal chord sequences lets one experience zero gravity in a different galaxy. As part of RSS Disco run label Mireia Records and their We'll Sea-series, Galaxy is one out of four tracks the trio signed for their various artists series, each carefully chosen and thoughfully compiled to an EP, the listener is beautifully guided through the different musical takes and precisely to Das Komplex's nine and a half minutes of a Galaxy. 

Mireia Record's V/A EP We'll Sea  Pt. 4 will be released on October 30th, 2020.

Buy here
Bandcamp: www.mireiarecords.bandcamp.com/album/well-sea-pt-4

Artist & label information
Das Komplex: www.facebook.com/daskomplex // @daskomplex // www.instagram.com/daskomplex
Mireia Records: www.facebook.com/MireiaRec // @mireiarec // www.instagram.com/mireiarecords

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We'll Sea Pt.4

Galaxy

EXCLUSIVE: Das Komplex - Galaxy [Mireia Records]

@pepmanpepe's Remix of @kollektivturmstrasse's track „Sphäre” will be released on @alexconnaisseurrecordings on november 27th. More info: https://bit.ly/2J583MD

Kollektiv Turmstrasse - Die Sphäre (Pépe's Instant Clarity Re - Drum)

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Since 2012, Smile This Sound keeps spreading the love surrounding the house music. Its podcast serie aims this purpose. These exclusive "Smile This Mixtape" try to be as eclectic as possible, from roots house to melodic jazzy house, including some dark techno atmosphere and other stuff that you will discover through its Stream.

No matter the popularity of the artists we choose (or who choose us), it's obvious that we only upload mixtapes which have the potential to thrill you and captivate your attention for 1 hour or more. We really hope that you'll approve all of that.

Enough talking, let's concentrate on music offered by these talented artists...