Big Beat Manifesto Vol. IV

The Year 2000

Xumba Xumba

Xumba Xumba (Eden Burns Remix)

Jasper James - MHMMM

Listen to it on Youtube : https://youtu.be/iKhCznQ5xSI

Label: Happiness Therapy
Artist: Marc Brauner
Format: Vinyl + Digital
Cat. Number: HT14
EP Title: Amberjack
Release Date: November 11th, 2022
Support it: https://bit.ly/3UjbkH6

It’s more of the same for Happiness Therapy, as the growing French label returns with a new release this November. This time, Berlin mainstay Marc Brauner lands on the imprint once again, delivering his first full-length HT EP in Amberjack, including two collabs with Jamaican-German artist @tender-games !

Marc Brauner embodies exactly what it means to be a DJ and producer. From Houseum Records to Shall Not Fade, he has crafted a signature, club-driven sound during his near decade long career in dance music. A familiar face on Happiness Therapy off the back of two appearances on Happy House Vol. 3 and Happy House Vol. 4 respectively, Amberjack now marks the next step for the ever talented Berliner.

Marc Brauner :
https://soundcloud.com/marcbrauner
https://instagr.am/marc_brauner
https://fb.me/marcbraunerofficial

Happiness Therapy :
https://soundcloud.com/ht_france
https://instagr.am/ht_rec
https://fb.me/HappinessTherapy.France

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House Six :
https://soundcloud.com/house-six
https://fb.me/HouseSix.yt
https://instagr.am/housesix_
https://spoti.fi/3pHAj7J
housesixyt@gmail.com

Happiness Therapy 14 : Amberjack

Listen To Youtube

PREMIERE: Marc Brauner - What's Your Name

Having worked for years in a duo, first as 3 Channels and now as the lauded, world-touring house outfit Catz ’n Dogz, Polish producer Voitek Taranczuk’s  project, Ketiov, is personal. It is about focusing on his own process and creative instincts — after all, Ketiov is Voitek in reverse. Here, he indulges his boundary-breaking impulses, crossing genres and experimenting with sound. Ketiov grew up  in Poland, where as a young dj  hosted parties and build his musical taste.  Few years ago moved from Berlin to Madrid where he continues his journey.  He is a resident at Cafe Berlin in Madrid and with his husband David Rigote, started the very successful LGBTQ+ party  CARBS. Releasing tracks himself and mostly on vinyl, Ketiov has repressed his 2017 “Ketiov A/B” twice due to popular demand, and received strong feedback for “Ketiov Edits 01” (Jan 2018) and “Ketiov C/D&E” (Feb 2018). “Rhythm Trainx Vol 2,” his piece de resistance featuring huge sound and only one drummer, was released on Gerd Janson’s Running Back in May 2018.
Ketiov’s innovative rhythmic play and effortless mixing of deep house, disco, techno and 90s house have landed him  Dj mixes with the infamous Honey Soundsystem, Buttons, Is Burning and dance sets at clubs all around Europe including Panorama Bar and the world at large. Ketiov believes in order to be a great collaborator, one needs to pursue their own projects alongside. Only time will tell how Voitek’s addictive sound will evolve on his own and in his powerful collaborations.

Happy Daddy

Ketiov - Happy Daddy (Dub Mix)

Higher Places EP

Demuja - Work My Body

On ‘Talk To Frank’ sensual vocals set the tone for this bonafide hip shaker. A rhythm that implores you to dance, an inviting organ top line gives way to subtle acid grooves with both then working in unison over a classic house bass line.

Demi Riquísimo - Talk To Frank

https://runningbackrecords.bandcamp.com/album/surprise

Big things have small beginnings. Playhouse 001 was such a emergence. Founded as a subsidiary to Klang Elektronik in 1995 by Heiko M/S/O and Ata to give their everlasting love for and influence of original US-American house music a home, a single-sided 12-inch pressed with two tracks and a simple pink label and no additional info was all that one could see or hear. Some copies featured a hand-written claim with silver marker that gave the catalogue number away, but not much else. Mystery triggers interest. One of the oldest parlor tricks in the music industry – and a working one. But you also have to have the content to back it up.

Holy Garage’s Surprise fulfills that demand. The spark that started the fire is a joint venture of Roman Flügel and Jörn-Elling Wuttke alias Acid Jesus with Heiko and Ata joining the recording session as vibe controllers. Taking place during a hot summer day in Wuttke’s grandparents’ garage (hence the name) in a small town between Frankfurt and Darmstadt, and only interrupted by trips to the local swimming-pool, the results still sound magical. In its main mix, Surprise is a classic early nineties house track that heavily nods towards the Big Apple, house music’s disco roots and the power of swinging drum programming, albeit with meticulous production work and engineering. In short, it sounded and sounds as un-German as Germans can. The Holy Bassline Mix on the other hand is already in the shape of things to come. Carried by a Roland TB-303, sprinkled with trance bits and elegiac pads, its in perfect balance.

Others thought so as well. Heavily supported by David Holmes and Andrew Weatherall, it was the manager of the latter who licensed it to Eye-Q Records UK with the addition of the Fake Jazz Mix and ordered remixes by freshmen Isoleé and Losoul who became pillars of Playhouse. The first known for his idiosyncratic and sculptural ways of creating dance music meets the irresistible funk of his peer and both add spice to the already great menu. Here you have the chance to listen and digest Surprise in all its glory and entirety for the first time. Carefully remastered and processed by Lopazz and packaged by Running Back. Remember the good times and get some more.

Liner notes by Gerd Janson

01 Holy Garage - Surprise - Original

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https://hypeddit.com/miura/civicforsale

It's time for another release featuring various talented artists. "Civic For Sale" comprises 5 hot tunes with versatile styles, from driving Garage House through rolling Deep Tech to groovy Deep House, representing several characteristic Miura sounds.

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PREMIERE: Ginko - Television Mixdown

NO LIEEEE NO LIEEEEE NO LIEEEEEYEEEYYEEEIIII

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DRAKE & 2 CHAINZ - NO LIE (EVAN DURANT EDIT)

The Reverberated Note (mixed by Teddy @ DHA)

Didier Sinclair & Chris Pi - Groove 2 Me

Spell PETS backwards to get STEP. 

Spell STEP forwards and you get PETS going back to basics. STEP is the label from the founders of PETS – Catz 'n Dogz – with a focus on the rawest forms and root functions of dance music. 

STEP searches for the fundamentals with under-the-radar house, techno, electronic and indie that’s not afraid to be rough around the edges. It’s all about the music.

Ketiov - Happy Daddy (Dub Mix)

STEP Recordings

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