R$N Premieres March 2016

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Out now on Beatport. Other platforms: April 8th.

1 MAN, 4 MACHINES - B is the new live Techno project from Bert Libeert of GOOSE. Armed with just two synths and two drum machines B is bringing the rawness and spontaneity of live music back to clubs. His signature sound is an uncompromising mix of hard edged EBM and Old School Techno that still sounds as exciting today as when it first kicked off a musical revolution in the 1980s.
His first EP, "AMBUSH”, will be released on the pioneering Techno/Electro label Lektroluv and wastes no time in setting out its stall. From the minute the needle hits the record ‘Ambush’ goes in hard, jackhammer beats and aggressive synth riffs that will tear the roof off any club.

With ‘Elite’, B drops the tempo in the best Belgian style, grinding out the kind of Industrial sounds that first put the country on the electronic music map. Finally ‘Kreuzberg’ pays homage to the Berlin neighbourhood the EP was recorded in, its distorted acidic blasts and relentless beats the perfect soundtrack to a night out in Europe’s Techno capital.

A respected producer/musician, Bert Libeert is best known for drumming with GOOSE (Skint/!K7/Safari Records) but in recent years has also produced and worked on several other projects including co-writing "You're Mine", 2015’s Gold-selling single from Raving George & Oscar And The Wolf.

Alongside releasing his new EP B is also hosting B - NIGHTS, a series of parties held in out of the way and unusual spots from fairgrounds to swimming pools and galleries. Keep an eye on his Facebook page for updates.

The artwork is provided by the visual artist Pierre Debusschere, who shot editorials for several leading magazines such as Vogue Homme Japan and Citizen K and also shot 2 videoclips for Beyoncé.

Beatport

B - Ambush EP (LL99D)

Friday Playlist 01.04.2016

B 'AMBUSH' EP

Tired Bender

Cute Heels - Third Skin ( The Hacker Remix )

'Isometric Projection' is taken from Der Zyklus' Axonometric EP for Zone Records. 

 https://www.facebook.com/pages/ZONE/222770611121258

Der Zyklus - Isometric Projection

Schrodinger's Box 002 

2015

Glasgow - Scotland

Madame Counselor ( Original Mix )

The new single from DBFC on [PIAS] Different Recordings

Available on Friday 27th November

Get It All

GET IT ALL

Cute Heels - Sympathy For Lust And Pray

Daylights

The group consisting of Musumeci, Francesco Sorrentino, Simone Carpenzano and Paolo Lauretta have brought forward giant, majestic synths, agonisingly prolonged builds and drops that are capable of both melting faces and hearts simultaneously. 

Essential listening for anyone who wants a peak-time cut destined to get your crowd going.

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Premiere: Human Machine '146'

The shopfront looked gloomy and mysterious in the streetlight. Dust sat layered in the windows and no light could be seen from within. The crew of revellers stood eagerly outside the door, a small queue had already begun to form behind them as they waited. Finally at midnight, the bolts were unlatched and it swung open. One at a time they were ushered inside and in the distance they could hear the sound of drums echoing. Below them there was a party underway, deep down in the basement, and they were going there. 
Mark E is forever on point. His latest EP for Futureboogie is on point and 'Basement Trax' is on point.

PREMIERE: Mark E - Basement Trax 1 [Futureboogie]

"Can you sang?" shouted the bartender. The down and out hell hole had been falling apart for decades amidst the Texas landscape. It sat discretely alongside the highway as it had for many years, its wooden shutters blowing gently in the breeze against the old shack of a building. Inside there were few customers, the drunken women behind the til would shout at each customer who entered challenging them to sing. Her strong southern accent bellowed sharply through the quiet as she called for a "sanger" over and over again. 

Hotel Lauer is the project of Phillip and Jacob Lauer, two German brothers with a taste for percussion, synths and drums. Here is their latest release on Emotional Especial.

PREMIERE: Hotel Lauer - Sanger [Especial]

Fort de la sortie de son premier album hip-hop, "Good Vibes" de SoulChef, Delicieuse Records a sorti un EP de remixes. Premier extrait : un "Sunrise 2 Sunset" par Blutch, remix solaire portant merveilleusement bien son nom. 

SoulChef - "Sunrise 2 Sunset (Blutch Remix)"

The tree sat atop the far away hill amidst a sea of long green grass and reeds. In the distance the child could be seen swinging from one of the tallest branches, heaven knows how he had made it so high. All that could be seen was his shadow against the darkening afternoon sky as he swang to and fro. No ladder would reach as far up as to bring him down. All of a sudden the tree let our a solemn creak, it began to talk and whispered to the crowd which had gathered beneath the swinging child. It spoke...

"Burn me down, bring him home."

Based over the pond Suzanne Kraft has done a very good job of raising his profile in Europe. His sound fits perfectly on labels such as ESP, Melody As Truth, Running Back and now Kitjen. This latest effort sees him amp things up a tad as he releases three dance floor targeted tracks on the 'DJ Safety' EP.

PREMIERE: Suzanne Kraft - Burn Me Down [Kitjen]

The tables had turned on the world of spirituality. What had once been a thing so profound and adored had become black. Higher powers were at work beyond the understanding of those on earth, their worhsip had once been kind, loving and good but now the mass was tarred by a haunting set of moral judgements and all encompassing beliefs. This was a black mass. 

Amir Alexander has always had a close affiliation with Argot as a label, in 2012 he was the first artist to release on the imprint. Now he returns offering up a three track EP titled "The Butterfly".

PREMIERE: Amir Alexander - Black Mass [Argot]

One gun hung behind the bar, never had it been used before but there was an ever growing sense of tension amidst the gathering drunks. In the corner of the room a glass fell and smashed to pieces, this was met by a roar of laughter from the gang of youths to the left. The barman shifted nervously on his feet and glanced around the room. He dreaded the moment in which he might have to take action, make a move and use that gun, that lonely gun, that solo gun. 

Disco Halal are set to release a mini LP from Autarkic. Listen to track two from the record titled 'Solo Gun' . 

PREMIERE: Autarkic - Solo Gun [Disco Halal]

B - Ambush

Available here: http://news.lnk.to/ambush

TRACKLIST
1. B - Ambush 
2. B - Elite 
3. B - Kreuzberg 

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1 MAN, 4 MACHINES - B is the new live Techno project from Bert Libeert of GOOSE. Armed with just two synths and two drum machines B is bringing the rawness and spontaneity of live music back to clubs. His signature sound is an uncompromising mix of hard edged EBM and Old School Techno that still sounds as exciting today as when it first kicked off a musical revolution in the 1980s.
His first EP, "AMBUSH”, will be released on the pioneering Techno/Electro label Lektroluv and wastes no time in setting out its stall. From the minute the needle hits the record ‘Ambush’ goes in hard, jackhammer beats and aggressive synth riffs that will tear the roof off any club.

With ‘Elite’, B drops the tempo in the best Belgian style, grinding out the kind of Industrial sounds that first put the country on the electronic music map. Finally ‘Kreuzberg’ pays homage to the Berlin neighbourhood the EP was recorded in, its distorted acidic blasts and relentless beats the perfect soundtrack to a night out in Europe’s Techno capital.

A respected producer/musician, Bert Libeert is best known for drumming with GOOSE (Skint/!K7/Safari Records) but in recent years has also produced and worked on several other projects including co-writing "You're Mine", 2015’s Gold-selling single from Raving George & Oscar And The Wolf.

Alongside releasing his new EP B is also hosting B - NIGHTS, a series of parties held in out of the way and unusual spots from fairgrounds to swimming pools and galleries. Keep an eye
on his Facebook page for updates.

The artwork is provided by the visual artist Pierre Debusschere, who shot editorials for several leading magazines such as Vogue Homme Japan and Citizen K and also shot 2 videoclips for Beyoncé.

B - Kreuzberg

"Cecile" by Pumarosa

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Cecile

Here's a lil something we made with the homie Anderson .Paak last year in LA. Hope y'all dig this! 

Thurs 21st Apr - THE NOVO, LA hyperurl.co/ma6jaq
Thurs 6th Oct  - KOKO, London http://smarturl.it/SnakehipsKOKO

Money On Me - EP

Money On Me (feat. Anderson .Paak)

LISTEN IN FULL 

The highest pinnacle of the mountain was only to be conquered by the most elite of the team. Many had tried to make the grade in order to be granted permission to climb the great beast. The ice lay heavy against the side of the cliff face as the crew began to climb. They carried heavy ice picks and dug their way fiercely into the rocky abyss. A day of battling elements lay ahead of them, it would be testing for the youth of the group, but they were elite. 
Here is the latest release on Lektroluv from the mysterious B. This is the second track from the release titled Elite.

PREMIERE: B - Elite [Lektroluv]

Introducing JAiDE. The mysterious London based singer/songwriter was brought up on healthy helpings of soul and reggae in a household bumping the likes of Lauryn Hill, Erykah Badu, D’Angelo and Maxwell. Her sound and songwriting speak from the heart, with lyrical content reflecting deeply on personal relationships, and coupled with simple stripped back production, Home caught our ear instantly.

http://i-D.co

Premiere: JAiDE - Home

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