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SOMETHING SPÆCIAL

December

SomethingSpezial

My 2nd EP release of the year, also featuring Peer Du & Marty Altman on Deep Down Slam Records. Out now on vinyl at Juno. Sale links below:

http://www.juno.co.uk/products/mikki-funk-peer-the-berlondine-connection-ep/521272-01

http://www.deejay.de/The_Berlondine_Connection_Ep__143741
http://www.redeyerecords.co.uk/vinyl/50782-DDSR%20007-mikki-funk-peer-du-the-berlondine-connection-ep
http://www.chemical-records.co.uk/sc/servlet/Info?Track=DDSR007

Digital release: TBA

Low quality 96kbps upload to deter the pikeys ;) 

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Take You There (Do You Remember?) - DIGITAL RELEASE OUT NOW

Early 90’s, born & raised to David Bowie & Talking Heads music Did Virgo was ready to stumble upon House & Techno Music.
Embarking on a trip from London to Chicago & Detroit, the 30 years old boy got access to Marseille’s 1st electronic club control desk as a destination.
Techno & House Music were still a sub-culture in the making and Did Virgo wanted to share the love not only by djing but also by opening a bar, broadcasting a radio show & promoting events in his hometown.
Y2K was the time to make it complete by running a label « Pornflake » & starting
producing music with a friend. The boys got the chance to remix « Troublemakers » and to release a few EPs on an English label…. Did Virgo was ready to start to produce music on his own and he started another label called virgo music with his soulmate Paul Virgo.
2010, « La dame Noir » opens a bar in Marseille, this place is devoted to slow tempo & the dark side of disco music, Did Virgo is attracted.
The bar evolves in a club, he takes a residency, the club evolves into a label and Did Virgo find a natural home to release his music. And from there, the story evolved...here is his spæcial mix! 
Follow: 
https://soundcloud.com/didvirgo
https://www.instagram.com/didvirgo/

DID VIRGO: SPÆCIAL MIX 420

Based in Brussels, Migmo 🦌 is a Franco-Spanish producer and DJ crafting immersive and captivating indie dance. A former multi-instrumentalist in pop-rock and darkdisco projects (Sylphomatic), he infuses his music with an organic and analog depth. A strong melodist, he creates tracks where percussive rhythms meet enchanting vocal lines, striking a delicate balance between introspection and dancefloor energy.
2024 marked a milestone with releases on @headonismrec, @epicure-rec, @outerspaceoasis, and a remix for Kurt Kjergaard. He also shares his musical universe through his MIGtape, a monthly mixtape. Join the journey. 🦌
https://soundcloud.com/djmigmo
https://www.instagram.com/dj_migmo/
https://open.spotify.com/intl-de/artist/3xW2xuG983YMvh1PAeE7NE?si=b88HDaPHSG2TbizeatMPSw&nd=1&dlsi=7a46c09958214cb5


MIGMO: SPÆCIAL MIX 421

Deeper Tong is a producer and DJ crafting powerful indie dance and peak-time techno tracks with a cyberpunk atmosphere. His music blends synthetic sounds, deep grooves, and a dark yet captivating dancefloor energy. 

Deeper Tong is merging club euphoria with a futuristic aesthetic. His releases are a fusion of hypnotic basslines, heavy beats, and melodies that transport listeners into a world of neon techno and dark indie dance. He also likes to experiment with different styles with a retro aesthetic.
Follow him:
linktr.ee/deepertong
www.instagram.com/deeper_tong/
https://on.soundcloud.com/nMVaqyy58I5OsSffJ3
www.facebook.com/deepertong/

DEEPER TONG: SPÆCIAL MIX 422

"Robot Girl is Berlin-based and known for her versatile DJ sets. She’s a specialist in Italo and Euro Disco gems: galactic melodies, irresistible bass lines and a selection that swings from romantic to cosmic. Thanks to SOMETHING SPÆCIAL and I hope you enjoy my new mix!" Follow her:
https://www.instagram.com/ragazza_operaia/
https://soundcloud.com/mirjana-parovic

ROBOT GIRL: SPÆCIAL MIX 423

Originally from Ghent, Belgium, Fonkituur is making his way in the electronic music scene. With a deep-rooted passion for Disco and Italo Hi NRG, Fonkituur brings a unique blend of old-school classics and contemporary beats to the dance floor. Inspired by the Dark Disco, Indie Dance, Trance and Electro vibes of Berlin, Fonkituur's sets are a high-energy journey through time, seamlessly mixing nostalgic anthems with fresh, modern sounds.

Some venues he has played: Charlatan, Amigo Amigo, Giraf, Dragon, Renate (DE), Kitkat (DE), Kater Blau (DE), Crack Bellmer (DE)

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fonkituur_music/
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/fonkituur

FONKITUUR: SPÆCIAL MIX 424

Wonderfully spaced out trip by CURSES https://soundcloud.com/cursesforever aka Luca Venezia, a dark romantic take on House and Techno, with influences of Italo and nostalgic snares and synths. With a slew of releases out on underground and renowned labels such as Throne Of Blood, NEIN, OFF Recordings, Let’s Play House, his own imprint Safer At Night, a Rinse France Radio show, and multiple plays on BBC Radio 1, the nocturnal sound of Curses continues to hiss and kiss in clubs worldwide and now on our curated podcast show...

CURSES: SPÆCIAL MIX 66

We are happy to present this huge spæcial mix by Leeds based https://soundcloud.com/birdofparadisemusic, known from a lot of stellar releases on Correspondant, Multi Culti, Nein, Throne of Blood and many more. Enjoy the ride.

BIRD OF PARADISE: SPÆCIAL MIX 68

Galactic supercommanders https://soundcloud.com/sinchicollective, currently based in Earth 3D in Amsterdam, Netherlands, present you the first spacial & special mix of the futuristically sounding year 2017. Great things are coming, we are sure. This mix is only the start of it. 

Delicious No.1 - Lost in St Louis - Nein
The Shamaniac Movement - Sham - Dee - self released
Kasper Bjorke - Klint (Multi Culti Dub) - Multi Culti
Acid Arab - Stil - Crammed Discs
Mehmet Aslan - Doamne Ce Greseala Am -Especial Specials
Christian S - Give it Up - Comeme
Ess o Ess - Flamingos and Wombles and the Blue Oyster Cult -Not an Animal
Benedikt Frey - Out of Here ( Romain Fluegel Cosmic rework) - Hivern Disc
Dimitri Veimar - Rundo - Renate Schallplatten
Pete Callard - Time Walrus - Det Sync
Christian S - Six Millions Bassdrums Later - Comeme

These guys are amazing, check out their bio: 

SINCHI is an Amsterdam based collective of musicians, producers, artists and writers searching for those all too brief moments of truth through their chosen medium.

They have released a number of successful EP's on Dutch label NightNoise in recent years and host their own ‘Sinchi & Friends’ mix series featuring artists around the world on the www.sinchi-collective.com/blog

In September 2016, they launched the ‘Sinchi - Altered States’ festival in Amsterdam. Other events are currently being planned throughout Europe for the coming year.

Sinchi also operates a non profit called www.sinchi-tribe.com - an organisation that focuses on the preservation of indigenous culture & knowledge. Coming soon is a groundbreaking vinyl project, which is a collaboration between aboriginal tribes and electronic music producers. Artists participating include Toulouse Low Trax, Moscoman, Joy Orbison, Boriusade, Gilb’R, Heretic, JP Soul amongst others.

SINCHI COLLECTIVE: SPÆCIAL MIX 74

Madrid's space commander https://soundcloud.com/telesketch delivers a special slow motion space dance as we all love it.

TELESKETCH: SPÆCIAL MIX 76

Space commander https://soundcloud.com/man2point0 delivers the soundtrack for a slow psyched out wormhole ride to dimension 7. MAN2.0 AKA Mark Bailey has been London based all his life, his father working in a Vinyl factory had an impact on his taste in music leading to an expensive vinyl addiction from which he still suffers today. 
In 1994 the explosion in Britpop and Grunge inspired him to pick up a guitar and attach himself to some of the worst bands in West London, with welding equipment, in some cases.
As time went on, artists like the Chemical Brothers and Daft Punk began to inspire him to  seek out more and more electronic music. Now working in record shops as a vinyl buyer, his vinyl sections would never make money but would always have some of the most diverse, house, techno, breakbeat and EBM...As well as a copy of Carpenters Gold which he couldn't sell so would eventually buy himself. 
He began to embrace London's then bustling nightclub scene being a regular punter at Fabric, Turnmills and the End standing at the booth, eyes like saucers, while the likes of Craig Richards, James Lavelle, Laurent Garnier, 
Justin Robertson and Darren Emerson destroyed dance floors.  
In recent years Mark turned to production himself and after getting some attention from the Ransom Note and 44100kz Social Club via Soundcloud under his Manmachine201 moniker,  had a number of Tracks picked up by Tronik Youth's Post Techno label Nein, which has become the spiritual home of MAN2.0.
With releases or remixes due on Nein, Flight Recorder, Det Sync, Regith as well as Jo Howard's  new imprint Sulk Magic and forthcoming DJ gigs from Nottingham to Berlin, it's a busy time for a man who has recently just had a second child. Good job he thrives on a bit of chaos really.

MAN2.0: SPÆCIAL MIX 78

The fruit was luxurious and sweet. She plucked it from the trees within the grove, the tall fences which lined the beautiful green branches seemed not as fierce and frightening as they first had when she had arrived. The manor house cast a long shadow down the garden and in the distance she could smell the delicious cooking of her mother. She ran between the leaves excitedly for she had spent too long beneath the sun for now. It was time to retreat to the shade. 

Olde Gods return with a gorgeous sun kissed sound as part of their new Tapes project. Fun edits with a dance floor focussed twist for the adventurous dj.

Tapes

PREMIERE: Olde Gods - El Javu [Tapes]

This record, and the full 2XLP that will follow it, are dedicated to and inspired by events in 2015 & 2016, which saw the spectre of global crisis come knocking at Europe’s doorstep. During this time, more than a million migrants and refugees fled their homes in the Middle East, Northern Africa, sub-Saharan Africa and other conflict ravaged areas in search of a better life. For many, hopes of a future for themselves and their families lay in continental Europe. While the reasons for such displacement, on a scale unseen in almost a century, are many, so are the reasons for Europe being seen as the ideal destination. The relative peace and calm of the continent and the prospect of building prosperous lives in Western Europe was enough to mobilize multitudes to embark on the treacherous journey to Europe. One of the most well-trodden paths on this journey was the Balkan route, a trail leading through Turkey, Greece, and the former Yugoslavia.. This route was not without its dangers, and the dreams of thousands upon thousands were dashed by impassible security fences and discordant EU politics, as one by one they were turned away at borders, or worse, forcibly returned to their countries of origin. Europa is the first single that represents the seed of discontent, from which the 2XLP grew. It was recorded during long jam sessions in Belgrade as the media spotlight started to dim. The city became the purgatorial destination for a large number of migrants, whose journeys had been cut short and this record reflects the atmosphere of disillusionment and uncertainty about the future, which descended on the Serbian capital.

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PREMIERE : Tapan - Europa (12" Version)

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"Temple" is available 8 December (Vinyl) & 22 December (Digi) on Eskimo Recordings

https://soundcloud.com/paresse
https://soundcloud.com/simple-symmetry
https://soundcloud.com/eskimorecordings

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Premiere: Paresse - Temple (Simple Symmetry Remix)

In  just  a  year  of  existence,  Chloé’s  Lumière  Noire  has  brought  emerging  artists  and  promising  newcomers  together  –  and  this  first  compilation  of  13  brand  new  tracks  expands  the  roster,  exposing  the  label’s  eclectic  vision  in  full  daylight.  When  Chloé  talks  about  her  label,  she  puts  forward  the  fundamental  values  that  informed  her  own  musical  journey,  her  trust  in  her  own  musical  taste  –  and,  of  course,  the  predominance  of  human  relationships:  “I  followed  my  bliss  and  only  commissioned  tracks  from  artists  that  I  respect  and  whose  music  I  love.  That  to  me  is  Lumière  Noire’s  musical  palette.”With  this  13-track,  unmixed  compilation,  Chloé  makes  a  case  for  a  label  aesthetic  that  is  based  in  open-mindedness.  Familiar,  elemental  Lumière  Noire  artists  are  represented,  as  are  new  faces,  producing  a  kind  of  group  photo  presaging  what’s  next  for  the  fledgling  label.  Lyon’s  Markus  Gibb  leads  the  track  listing  with  Kuru  with  a  deep  chiaroscuro  matching  the  label’s  ethos,  followed  by  other  mainstays  Il  Est  Vilaine’s  Farenheit  451,  which  evokes  Ray  Bradbury’s  retro-dystopic  angst  with  the  band’s  usual  electro-pop  elegance.  Sutja  Gutierrez,  who  released  in  debut  EP,  The  Legend  of  Time  on  Lumière  Noire  in  April,  pursues  his  electro-Shamanism  with  the  ceremonial  Allodoxaphobia,  while  Iñigo  Vontier  (whose  EP  Aluxes  came  out  on  the  label  in  late  2017)  brings  his  Contra  project  online  with  track  Taurus,  a  further  development  in  voodoo  house.  Elsewhere,  Suuns  lead  singer  Ben  Shemie,  who  lent  his  fascinating  art-rock  croon  to  Recall,  a  single  from  Chloé’s  Endless  Revisions  LP,  contributes  A  Million  Kinds,  a  synthy,  psych-pop  debut  that  is  as  brilliant  as  it  is  surprising.  On  to  the  freshman  class:  Dutch  producer  Drvg  Cvltvre  (who  gets  personal  kudos  from  Chloé  with  each  new  12”)  brings  the  uncompromising  dark  electro  of  his  hypnotic  and  claustrophobic  Last  Rites.  Jonathan  Fitoussi’s  airy,  minimalistic  Cercles  Polaires  brings  the  respite  of  his  recent  Versatile  Espaces  Timbrés  LP  (a  collaboration  with  Clemens  Hourrières):  “I  met  him  at  Xavier  Veilhan’s  Studio  Venezia  at  the  Venice  Biennale.  He’s  a  great  guy,  and  his  universe  is  unique,”  says  Chloé.  Benedikt  Frey’s  deep  techno  track  Iaon,  is  on  par  with  his  smash  2017  album,  Artificial,  out  on  ESP  Institute.    First-timers  are  also  part  of  the  recruits:  Bajram  Bili  with  the  ten  cerebral  minutes  of  Restart,  Théo  Muller  with  the  ultra-deep  Douce  Transe,  and  Lumi,  a  Basque  band  that  fuses  electronic  sounds  with  acoustic  instruments,  brings  the  compilation  to  a  close  with  a  track  commissioned  by  Chloé,  who  met  them  at  a  festival.  These  audacious  choices  are  anchored  down  with  the  likes  of  Permanent  Vacation  pioneer  Lauer’s  hooky,  80s-infused  Pythor  (“Just  like  him,  I  was  a  resident  of  the  Robert  Johnson,  and  he  was  a  guest  of  mine  at  one  of  my  Lumière  Noire  nights  at  the  Rex.  He  is  one  of  these  people  whose  music  I  highly  appreciate);  Aergeworc  &  Franck  Agrario,  half  of  English  duo  Swayzak  David  Brown’s  project,  weaves  an  ethno*  mood  into  Grace’s  techno.  Bringing  together  different  generations,  genres,  and  styles?  That  may  not  necessarily  be  Chloé’s  MO.  She  invokes  a  more  arbitrary,  personal  logic:  “I  like  to  mix  of-the-moment  tracks  and  more  timeless  one,  but  the  rule  is  above  all  ‘do  I  love  this  or  not?’.  That  was  my  ethos  when  I  started  Lumière  Noire.”  In  that  way,  the  label  is  definitely  in  keeping  with  its  time...

VARIOUS ARTISTS LUMIERE NOIRE

Il Est Vilaine - Fahrenheit 451

Absolutely buzzin' to announce I have a new album on the way with Gilles Peterson's Brownswood Recordings.

This is the first single Cape Town Jam...

Radio Highlife

Cape Town Jam

Having lost his eyes, ears, nose and mouth it was apparent that he needed to do something quickly. After all he was about to go on a date with that girl he swiped right with on Tinder  (Other dating apps are available) and he was getting on with her really well,  they'd even exchanged the sort of pictures that you wouldn't show your own mother. But this was a crisis. He was meeting her in just over an hour and he looked nothing like he did in the profile picture as all his facial features had just faded into what looked like a skin coloured balloon. It's a good job that there was a shop selling replacement parts nearby.  That shop was called Local Face.
The lower sky crumbles, the upper sky growls but the Middle Sky Booms...  and it is Middle Sy Boom, calling on Moshe Abutbul and Shahar Hatch to add a smidge of organic life to this metal machine music and handing over the stems to Ghost Form.  This slowed down analogue jam is well worth your time with the Alvaro Cabana seal of approval this is up there with the best of Rotten City Records... and even if the drop in the second half does melt those pretty little facial features, don't worry, you are never too far from a Local Face.

https://soundcloud.com/middleskyboom
https://soundcloud.com/rotten-city-records

PREMIERE | Middle Sky Boom - Local Face (Ghost Form Remix) [Rotten CIty FIles] 2018

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Ajae & Ian T - Want2Do

3 hour excerpt from an 11 hour b2b set back in May 2019

Tornado Wallace b2b Jamie Tiller @ Cocktail d'Amore (Cosmic Hole) May 2019

Yes! Here is the premiere of the next Controlla EP - Tiempo de Maldad with deep remixes of Lusca, INCLAN and Steady State!

PREMIERE: TIEMPO DE MALDAD - ABUSADORA [CONTROLLA]

my last allnighter at moog. thanks to everyone that came for another fun night full of friends and heavy dancing.

John Talabot - Allnighter @ Moog (Barcelona, 21-08-19)

Fiberroot takes the 4th reference of Side UP Works to create a killer Ep directly for the dancefloor. Crispy and powerful sounds invades the release to convert it in a main hour indispensable. The remixes are in charge of the infamous Damon Jee and Modernphase.
Artist: Fiberroot
Album: Hongo Funk
Label: Side UP Works
Art: BeSide Studio
Mastering: Rich Lane from Cotton Bud
Catalogue: SUW004
Release date: 09/10/2019
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SPÆCIAL PREMIERE : Fiberroot - Trindello [Side UP Works]

PREMIERE: D.O.G. - UNO [CONTROLLA]

DJ, producer and founder of OBERWAVE — international label and dark disco syndicate from St. Petersburg, Russia. Among his preferences are viscous, hypnotic rhythms, oriental grooves and ominous Mexican psychedelia. Among the cities in which he regularly plays are Moscow, St. Petersburg, Istanbul, Paris, Berlin and Barcelona. In 2018 he was released hit EP 'Love and other drugs', that scored over 15 000 plays on Soundcloud. In this year he is preparing two releases at Detriti Records and Rotten City Records. Without a doubt, Morze is the most popular and most touring Russian DJ, who represents ‘dark’, but not ‘so hard’ side of electronic music. Chamber bars or large clubs — he is ready for any format, because mood and atmosphere of the party depends only on him.

Follow guest:
https://soundcloud.com/morzemorze

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Barcelona's space commander @cocothecoconut and driving force behind the Freedonia club delivers space cream like only a few did before! Get ready for some classy tunes - and a lot of wild fun!

COCO THE COCONUT: SPÆCIAL MIX 158

We are proud to present space commander Flavio aka Black Flamingo Disco Driver! Follow: @blackflamingodiscodriver 

“Sharing music and knowledge is one of my main goals as an artist ” (Alejandro Serrano, interview in Como las Grecas)

Biography, by Luis Costa: Of Hispanic / Chilean origin, he has been a compulsive digger of vinyl since 1997, dj, promoter and editor / Of Spanish / based in Berlin / vinyl activist since 1997 / Electric Selectors / United Colors Of Rhythm / Musical critic on Dj Mag and MIxmag.

In 2000 he moved to Barcelona, where he discovered clubs such as Nitsa, Razzmatazz and later BeCool, spaces where he absorbed club culture, awakening a deep investigation of rhythms from the past and drawing a path towards the figure of the dj as a multidisciplinary artist and rich in sound diversity. During this period, until 2009, he looked for a more personal sound in the electronics approaching musical fields like: Disco, Leftfield, Slow techno, Idm, New Wave, Ebm or Electro. Currently, the sound he exhibits walks with the idea of connecting the roots of black music with contemporary sound.

After almost 20 years of musical experience, he is now considered one of the artists with the greatest national projection. He is half of the Electric Selectors project, events in which he is committed to promoting the young national talent and has recently become a member of United Colors Of Rhythm, label which is about to publish their first musical productions.

After a meteoric and exciting 2019, he has shared a booth with artists like Map.ache, Freudenthal, Pardon Moi, Paula Tape, John Tejada, Alejandro Paz, Serge Santiago, Alvaro Cabana, Ben Sims, Fernanda Arrau, Luis Costa, Gela o Jackwasfaster….

He has played his sets at clubs like Razzmatazz, Be Cool, Feinstoff (Berlin), Crack Bellmer (Berlin), Operator (Rotterdam), Rinse (Paris), Noa Noa (Santiago, Chile), Sao Paulo (Brazil), Florida 135, Row 14, Clubzoreks or Wonderday (Montpellier ) among many others.

BLACK FLAMINGO DISCO DRIVER: SPÆCIAL MIX 168

The mix & premiere series that feels like Andrew Weatherall, DJ Harvey, Giorgio Moroder & The Hacker spinning all night together.

600+ of the best Indie Dance, Cosmic-Balearic Disco, Italo Trance, New Wave Dance, Deep Acid House & Playa Tech mixes & premieres you can find out there with 👨‍🚀heavy Italo basslines, futuristic vibes, deep melodies, spaced-out disco fun & psychedelic oversoul grooves.

"Equal parts gothic, cosmic, spectral, dark and thrilling, this is the sound of Andrew Weatherall et al at its most widescreen and space faring" fits well if you add stylish Beach sunset, driving HiNRG and emotional Italo Disco vibes to the mix.

"Ahead of The Wave" since 2013, curated by Markus Schneider of www.soundcloud.com/therobotscientists. 

You are listening to atmospheric mixes and new tracks of some of the most talented DJs and producers and the finest music connoisseurs and record diggers out there. 
Some are rising stars, some are old legends, others are complete newcomers or even shy and deep bedroom DJs. No matter how well known they already are, they all deliver exceptional tracks and sets for you that feature the best these underground and hard to pin down genres have to offer: what you get is a mind-expanding fusion of Italo-, Space-, Magico- & Dark Disco, Indie Dance, Italo Body Music / Italo Trance, Dirty Bouncy Midtempo, Cold Wave, EBM, Psychedelic- & Chugging Acid-House. 

The series is featuring mixes by artists like Curses, Shubostar, Cabaret Nocturne, Local Suicide, Hardway Bros and +400 more. 

It is about a hypnotic journey through space, dimensions and time, a uplifting voyage through astral, etheric and magical frequencies - and above all: it is a wild, colorful, energetic, futuristic, artistic ride into human emotions, ranging from fear, sadness & rage to enthusiasm, joy & euphoria. It's all in there, so mix vibes and speeds will vary.

The series is inspired by Daniele Baldelli's Cosmic mixes, 1970s Psychedelic-, Prog- & Kraut-Rock, New Wave & Space Disco, 1980s Italo Disco, Synth-Pop, Cold Wave, Minimal Wave, Post-Punk, Early House & New Beat, 1990s Balearica, Goa & Psy Trance, Leftfield, Acid & Tribal House and 2000s Electroclash & NuDisco. 

So...if you like what you just read, make sure you follow us - and share the series with your friends! 



For premiere & mix requests write to somethingspaecial@gmail.com.