Minimal

Beatport - http://ow.ly/c1TK1
iTunes - http://ow.ly/hRnxb
Vinyl w/ bonus track -Debris: http://www.decks.de/index.php

Teaser video: http://youtu.be/onUTtz6crew

OCTVS: It was Jeremy (aka JPLS) who turned me onto the RAZOR plug-in from Native Instruments which, when running thru the different patches on a channel strip with some heavy side chain going on, i came across the "Broken Jetpack" sound and it was instant. It sounded like a rave siren, a call to arms sort of thing with peaks and lows. So yeah, sometimes the hook/music comes before I've worked out what I want to do with the drums or bassline. At the time I was starting to play the classic "Doppelwhipper" by Gabriel Ananda in my sets again and it had this sort of "pimp" or "bling" thing going on that I'd always loved so that helped shape my ideas about the kind of vibe and groove OCTVS should have. The reaction to the record was interesting as quite a few DJs reacted more positively to the mellower b-side, "Debris." But I like to evoke strong reactions with my music or DJ sets so I was nevertheless happy with this release and it certainly rocked the club:-)

Debris: Coming from a dub background during my early acid jazz/hip-hop days in Washington, DC, I'd always wanted to do something in that vein production-wise; something King Tubby or On-U Sound mixed with my long-time love of what Mark and Moritz from Basic Channel were doing with their Rhythm & Sound project. This is me just having fun in the studio with effects and getting outside my comfort zone a bit by doing something aimed straight at the mellower DJs and dancefloors . The feedback was far more positive than I'd imagined so guess I'll have to explore more of that territory with future singles. - Dubfire

Dubfire - OCTVS

A lo-fi funky tech bouncer which serves the clear purpose of keeping the dance floor locked firmly in place. With a clever use of mallets and percussive elements, the track unexpectedly shifts pitch throughout, while the quirky samples and micro-edits drive the grooves throughout the duration of this auditory masterpiece.


Something is happening in Italy. There is a cutting-edge wave of music streaming forth that has the country poised to become the next supreme land of dance music exports. Seemingly leading the pack of Italy’s rising stars is Uto Karem, who in just a short period of time has produced hit after hit with forward thinking dance tracks that are fast becoming staples for DJs everywhere. With an ability to infuse cutting edge machine music with soulful grooves, Uto Karem packs a powerful one-two punch that can drive any room into an absolute frenzy at any hour.

His debut release for Plus 8, “Maschine Love ep.”, brings a sense of rejuvenation to the spring season. It comes complete with four tracks of playful electronic mischief offering listeners sonic stimulation from the darkest warehouses to the setting sun-soaked terraces, and all points between. All thanks to the advancements of modern music making machines and one brilliant, devious mind…

Uto Karem - Butterfly Effect (Original Mix) [Plus 8]

The original track had some great weird noises here, which I had a lot of fun messing around with and adding some of my own squelches in the context of a standard dancefloor sort of track. It was originally rejected by the label when I first made it a year or two ago, and it was sitting on my hard drive until recently, when I thought it was still a cool track which is a good sign after all that time - so I sent it to them again afresh and they were feeling it more this time round too, so here you go....something quite different from a lot of my usual stuff, no melodies for a start, hopefully that doesn't put everyone off!

Minimal

Stefan Brocken