Haus Of Folly

Tanner Ross & Soul Clap - M.E.S (Deniz Kurtel & Gadi Mizrahi Deep Mix)

Sevensol & Bender - Aperture

A1 Cybekks Snippet

Watercolours

From 3-track 'Stories EP'. Out on Buzzin' Fly on Sep 20.

MIDLAND	'Love Mano's stuff! A lovely dark horse with excellent vocals.'
RIPPERTON 'This EP is a pure beauty. Smile, love and sunlight through the speakers.'
ALAIN HO (DJ YELLOW) 'Another killer EP from the Buzzin' Fly crew. Always been a huge fan of Mano's work - the idea, the quality and the sound is on top. A 5 star release.'
TIM GREEN 'Really incredible release. Stories is beautiful, the chords and vocal create such a great atmosphere. Am especially liking from the start, more for a dj set point of view. Great synth sound/hook. Will support these tracks for sure!'
HRDVSION (WAGON REPAIR)	'Mano le Tough is gold! Love this new EP! I like the vocal tracks a lot, but I LOVE "Take It Back" especially the loose synth work! Great job!'

Mano Le Tough / 'Stories' (Extract)

4058 EDM

Suntribe Archive

Out now:  https://lifeanddeath.lnk.to/ExitStrategies
2LP / CD / download / stream

Watch the official video for the single 'Drug Dilling' here: https://youtu.be/25PAcJZo4xY

Berlin duo The/Das release their sophomore album, Exit Strategies, on Life And Death. The absorbing 12-tracker is the result of a period of searching that finds the new line-up of Fabian Fenk and Philipp Koller combine multiple ideas, layers, fragments and sounds and refine their distinct idea of techno tenderness. It makes for a soothing and escapist 60 minute listen that works as well at home, on headphones, as it does loud in the club.

Exit Strategies

The/Das - Fool You (Original Mix)

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]

Artist: @brigitte-barbu
Ep Title: Remixes pour ascenseurs en panne
Cat#: CCS113
Label: Circus Company

A1 - Brigitte Barbu - Dae-Boj DeMoya (Roman Flügel ‘kraut' Remix)     
A2 - Brigitte Barbu - Dae-Boj DeMoya (Roman Flügel 'synth’ Remix)   
B1 - Brigitte Barbu - Couvre chef en peau de taupe (Wajatta Remix)    
B2 - Brigitte Barbu - Trou vert (Matthew Herbert’s Butter Dub)        

Short info:

Brigitte Barbu’s Muzak pour ascenseurs en panne (Muzak for Broken Lifts) marked a bold new addition to the Circus Company repertoire. In a gilded haze of resonant tones conjured by traditional and non-traditional methods, Brigitte Barbu created an inviting sound world brimming with life and doffing its cap to 1970s signal processing. Out of such sonic research and development comes a wealth of material for other artists to sink their teeth into, and so we proudly present an accompanying remix EP that takes Brigitte Barbu’s distinctive stamp into new territory.

Roman Flügel makes a first appearance Circus Company with two versions of “Dae-Boj DeMoya” that showcase this constantly versatile lynchpin of European techno. First up is his “kraut Remix”, which unsurprisingly channels the grainy beauty of Neu! and early Kraftwerk, before his “synth Remix” dials back the drums and diverts our attention towards an expansive arrangement of melodious flourishes from classic synthesisers. 

John Tejada and Reggie Watts reunite as Wajatta following their triumphant LP Don’t Let Get You Down released on Brainfeeder to deliver a particularly inventive, soul-stirring vocal techno version of “Couvre chef en peau de taupe”. Watts soars over the signature warmth of Tejada’s production, while Brigitte Barbu’s mysterious tones linger in every fold of the mix.

Matthew Herbert offers up a “Butter Dub” version of the album interlude serie “Trou vert” that pits his signature stark sampling methods against Brigitte Barbu’s material and creates a fruitful dialogue of crooked 4/4 mechanics with all the playful curiosity of the original and a strong dose of Herbert’s inimitable musical personality.

Written, produced, mixed, transmigrated, played and sequenced by Julien Auger

Remix and additional production by Roman Flügel on A1 and A2, by John Tejada and Reggie Watts on B1, by Matthew ‘panel van’ Herbert on B2 - recorded at Human Jerky

Mastered by Josh Bonati at Bonati Mastering, New York City 
Artwork design by République Studio 
Visual by Meat Dept

℗ & © Circus Company 2020 
CCS113 - all rights reserved
www.circuscompany.fr

Remixes pour ascenseurs en panne

Couvre chef en peau de taupe (Wajatta remix)

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