February house music chart 2020 (my choice)

Supported by : Laurent Garnier, Macéo Plex, Rone, Sven Vath, James Zabiela, Sacha, Jennifer Cardini, Tensnake, Will Clarke
Astropolis welcome Blutch for a new single that comes ahead of his debut album on this same label later in 2020, and includes a remix from Michael Mayer.
First up here 'Beau Rivage' which soars on supple synth lines and elastic drum programming. It's elegant stuff awash with melodic beauty and emotion.  'Compétition’ which gets an early release on December 18th is another excellently mature and musical track with symphonic synths reaching to the heavens and colourful arps lighting up the uplifting grooves. '2014' is driven by vast, pounding and cavernous drums, with distant vocal harmonies bring an angelic feel to the celestial synths and chords. The final original is the brilliant 'La Cité Des Etoiles', which is layered up with pixelated leads, soft chords and found sound percussion samples that fire your every synapse.
Remixing is Kompakt label boss and one of the most revered names in electronic music, Michael Mayer. He flips 'La Cité Des Etoiles' into deeply rooted techno that is riddled with claps and synth lines that bright real light. Buy the digital version and we’ll also get the added bonus of 'Vorlen', which again brims with fantastic synths, chords and sorting grooves.

AR11 : Blutch - La Cité Des Etoiles

février 2020

2020

Traumprinz - All The Things (Original mix)

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Dwell

Recondite - Cure

Facas EP

Concreto

Blutch - Vorlen

The long standing and hugely respected label and events company Astropolis welcome Blutch for a new single that comes ahead of his debut album on this same label later in 2020, and includes a remix from Michael Mayer.

Blutch has had numerous releases on the likes Nowadays, Dance Around 88 and Délicieuse Musique, has collaborated with heavyweights like Terrence Parker and Red Rack’em and has received support from NTS and Radio 1. He is a legend in France and deals in classy electronica that blurs the lines between dream states and reality, and the forthcoming album will be presented as a gripping audiovisual tale with the help of video maker Romain Navier.

First up here is expressive techno masterpiece 'Beau Rivage' which soars on supple synth lines and elastic drum programming. It's elegant stuff awash with melodic beauty and emotion. Single, 'Compétition’ which gets an early release on December 18th is another excellently mature and musical track with symphonic synths reaching to the heavens and colourful arps lighting up the uplifting grooves. '2014' is driven by vast, pounding and cavernous drums, with distant vocal harmonies bring an angelic feel to the celestial synths and chords. The final vinyl-only original is the brilliant 'La Cité Des Etoiles', which is layered up with pixelated leads, soft chords and found sound percussion samples that fire your every synapse.

Remixing is Kompakt label boss and one of the most revered names in electronic music, Michael Mayer. He flips 'La Cité Des Etoiles' into deeply rooted techno that is riddled with claps and synth lines that bright real light. Buy the digital version and we’ll also get the added bonus of 'Vorlen', which again brims with fantastic synths, chords and sorting grooves.

This is a fantastic package that more that whets the appetite for the forthcoming album.

The single ‘Competition’ is also accompanied by a striking music video which you can check out here:​ https://vimeo.com/377300938/5f8b47a163

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https://www.instagram.com/blutch_music/

La Cité Des Etoiles (inc Michael Mayer remix)

PREMIERE: Blutch - Compétition [Astropolis]

"Changes, always changes! That is the path than an artist travels in his musical career. But road always as a goal. And Jesus Gonsev gives us one of them in his first album as an artist. 

Eight tracks to enjoy this long tour and see his influences on it. An album where different styles are played, Deep House, Breaks, Electro, Techno. But harmoniously converge with that characteristic Gonsev's touch. 
Now is the time to start this journey by placing the needle on the vinyl. Do you want to change your life? A new life..."

Jesus Gonsev
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/gonsev
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JesusGonsev/

Troubled Kids Records
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PREMIERE: Jesus Gonsev - 1981 (Troubled Kids Records)

No Such

Go to Sleep (Anthony Naples Remix)

CLASMITUD - Nikki Nair MM-001

ANYTHING GOES is The Rollover Edit Service that pays homage to the spirit linked to Balearic music and beyond. An edit is regularly published for free download, created by our Rollover Djs and other beloved Dj Friends who share the passion for great parties and believe in the simple idea of ANYTHING GOES. 
This one is made by the great french dj  and promoter Nathan Joy
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Free Download

Anything Goes | Putain Con (Nathan Joy Edit)

By now @SHALT's pretty much a @do-the-astral-plane legend, in our humble opinion. 

His early releases via the LA-founded label and platform, such as 2016's 'Acheron' or 'Inertia', set forth his musical mission statement (of sorts) as he unlocked new ways to manipulate sound design for a slew of club-centric environments. 

That's not to say he's a 'club-with-a-capital-c' producer who only caters to the rave, however. In fact, as evidenced on his 2018 full-length 'Seraphim' (an album debut for both him and the label) as well as on his forthcoming EP 'Ochre Flood', SHALT provides listeners with compelling music to glide through life to sans any club completely. Which is what we all want really, right? Soundtracks to our lives?

So be it functional, bass-heavy tunes built with scale, physicality and technological prowess (and totally destined for front left ravers) or earthier, textured and subdued genre-less tracks that appeal in those post-club contemplation moments, it's here at the meeting point between his concepts and interests that SHALT thrives. 'Ochre Flood', perhaps, the best example of this.

'Ochre Flood' will be released on February 14 via Astral Plane Recordings. Pre-order below and tune into our pick of the bunch 'Shudder' now.

Pre-order: https://astralplanerecordings.bandcamp.com/album/ochre-flood

Ochre Flood

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Premiere: SHALT 'Shudder'

Released 26 April 2019 on Crosstown Rebels: https://dlatam.lnk.to/HOSDeluxeso

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Damian Lazarus & The Ancient Moons - Five Moons feat. Chela (La Fleur Remix)

The air was dense with a thick fog that made it hard to see anything ahead of you. She'd lost her way amongst it, walking around in circles for what felt like a lifetime. The streets all looked the same, their shop fronts towering high through the mist, engulfing their surroundings. She felt trapped, unable to breathe. Maybe there was no way out...

Trouble Maker boss Adam Curtain returns for a three track outing on his own label, alongside Fabric resident Bobby. under their EXTRA TERRESTRIAL alias. Written at Mission Control - Devon Analogue Studios, the EP spans electro, techno and broken beats and marks the pair's third release together following their Renegade and Passive Aggressive EPs.

PREMIERE: EXTRA TERRESTRIAL - Deckards Dream [Trouble Maker]

Musumeci - Pawn Storm

She was beautiful and she lit up each room she entered with a wicked smile and a charisma which burnt bright as if it were radiant or aflame. People adored her, fans worshipped her very breath as they watched with eager anticipation for her every move. This was the level of stardom which was Lulu. She was larger than life, with a voice which echoed through the streets of every city in Europe and beyond. Her history and heritage was celebrated upon the radio stations and television sets as millions watched her dance and sing like no other. 

SZE is an outlet for the weirder, fresh faced, more abstract fringes of the electronic music sphere. The pensive and the thoughtful. The next EP on the label comes in the form of a release from Crooked Finger, this track is called "Lulu"...

PREMIERE: Crooked Finger - Lulu [SZE]

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Hivemind | Out 14.02

Dubfire feat. Carl Craig, Kate Elsworth - Lotus (Tibi Dabo Remix)

Astropolis welcome Blutch for a new single that comes ahead of his debut album on this same label later in 2020, and includes a remix from Michael Mayer.
In this Ep Blutch deals between melodic techno, house and broken beat in classy electronica that blurs the lines between dream states and reality.

https://soundcloud.com/blutch
https://soundcloud.com/astropolis_records

Getting Deeper: @getting-deeper
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La Cité Des Etoiles (inc Michael Mayer remix)

Premiere: Blutch - 2014 [Astropolis Records]

The long standing and hugely respected label and events company Astropolis welcome Blutch for a new single that comes ahead of his debut album on this same label later in 2020, and includes a remix from Michael Mayer. Blutch has had numerous releases on the likes Nowadays, Dance Around 88 and Délicieuse Musique, has collaborated with heavyweights like Terrence Parker and Red Rack’em and has received support from NTS and Radio 1. He is a respected talent in France and deals in classy electronica that blurs the lines between dream states and reality, and the forthcoming album will be presented as a gripping audiovisual tale with the help of video maker Romain Navier. First up here is expressive techno masterpiece 'Beau Rivage' which soars on supple synth lines and elastic drum programming. It's elegant stuff awash with melodic beauty and emotion. Single, 'Compétition’ which gets an early release on December 18th is another excellently mature and musical track with symphonic synths reaching to the heavens and colourful arps lighting up the uplifting grooves. '2014' is driven by vast, pounding and cavernous drums, with distant vocal harmonies bring an angelic feel to the celestial synths and chords. Buy the digital version and you’ll get the added bonus of 'Vorlen', another gem that brims with fantastic synths, chords and playful loops. The EP concludes with two brilliant versions of 'La Cité Des Etoiles'. The original is layered up with pixelated leads, soft chords and found sound percussion samples that fire your every synapse. Remixing is Kompakt label boss and one of the most revered names in electronic music, Michael Mayer. He flips 'La Cité Des Etoiles' into deeply rooted techno that is riddled with claps and synth lines that bright real light. This is a fantastic package that more that whets the appetite for the forthcoming album.

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PREMIERE : Blutch - Beau Rivage

Premiere : Blutch - La Cité Des Étoiles [Astropolis Records]

Pacing through corridors that lack a definitive end, he attempts to make sense of it all. Something seems glaringly off, but he just can’t place his finger on it. As walls ebb, bow and collapse, he happily accepts the seemingly impossible nature of the shapes around him as part of a structured reality. The previously straight corridor begins to bend wildly, like a dowsing rod in nervous hands, leading in directions he’s unsure he wishes to be heading. The path tapers off and the walls fluctuate with incomprehensible iridescent colour before shattering into a landscape of fractals which promptly dissolve. A white room and a closed door is all that remains. “Should I open it?” he wonders. 

The latest EP set for release on highly respected French label Astropolis comes via techno producer Blutch. The EP features six tracks of glee-inducing electronica that gives credence to the saying “the French do it better”. Bookending the tracklist is a gorgeous remix of ‘La cité des étoiles’ by Kompakt affiliate Michael Mayer. The track glows with an evolving motif of glittering synth leads that build towards a larger-than-life finale, all happening atop a steady foundation of shuffling hats and driving techno kicks.

PREMIERE: Blutch - La Cité Des Étoiles (Michael Mayer Remix) [Astropolis Records]

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