September 2020

The Ransom Note * Earth

The secrets of the crypt would stand the test of time. The sirens called from the cliffy peaks up above as the waves crashed against the rock face. Boats would pass upon the murky waters but none would manage to charter the stormy seas. They would not get near, not now, not ever. Nobody would find the sirens crypt. Nobody. 
Released on Emerald & Doreen, Freudenthal unveils 'Sirens Crypt' featuring Kike and a Damon Jee remix. It is the Damon Jee remix which we are elighted to be able to share.

PREMIERE: Freudenthal - Sirens Crypt feat. Kike (Damon Jee Remix)[Emerald & Doreen]

Scouse footie nutter Rothmans teams up with his Antipodean associate Dawn Again on the forthcoming 'Pele EP'. On this remix, acid urchins from the other end of the M62 Clandestino provide a surprise. Falling in like some fluffy cloud, the driving bass and tribal excursion soon blows away any hazed ambience. Pushing further into CinemaScope territory than other Rothmans releases, a piano refrain and delayed FX keep it sci-fi before the snares roll and the bassline wriggles it home.

Pre-order here: http://www.juno.co.uk/products/dawn-again-rothmans-the-pele-release/655681-01/

PREMIERE: Dawn Again & Rothmans - Woman For A Day (Clandestino 'Desert Trance' Remix)[Rothmans]

The wizard from Madrid is back with a new EP - his third on the label. '4x4' is out now on Ransom Note Records: https://ransom-note-records.lnk.to/4x4

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Bawrut - I Hear Voices

Mexican producer Fernando Luna returns next week with a new release under his Colossio alias (which has become his permanent creative output of late). Out 18th June, 'Moto' marks his debut on Calypso Records, the label run by Thomass Jackson and Iñigo Vontier. It contains three new originals and a pair of ace remixes from Man Power and Jonathan Kusuma.

The title track is our pick - its dark, driving beat shows off Colossio's krautrock and psychedelic influences, and is bound to ensure this EP becomes a mainstay in numerous record bags.

Moto

PREMIERE: Colossio - Moto [Calypso Records]

The brain was a complicated organ, it has the capacity to love, forgive and forget. It also had a passion for hatred and jealousy depending which way the wind blew that day. Phase memory was a complicated burden and it had led him down many a dangerous path across the years. Whilst he was settled now he still feared that one day it might reappear to haunt his very being and dismay. Others watched on as he danced high and mighty upon the stage but little did they know of his inner turmoil. 

Gene Tellem is a producer and dj very much on the rise. Having previously released on Project Pablo's Sounds Of Beaubien Ouest she now takes aim with a new EP for London based imprint Wolf Music.

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PREMIERE: Gene Tellem - Phase Memory [Wolf Music]

art:cast °93 | Lauer

Hailing from the Rhein-Main area Philipp Lauer provides the scene with top-class music under several aliases or with various projects. Under the Tuff City moniker Philipp produces music with Running Back head-honcho Gerd Janson, while for the Black Spuma project Lauer teams up with Fabrizio Mammarella and then there is Philipp doing music as Lauer and releases music on renowned labels such as Permanent Vacation, Live At Robert Johnson, Futureboogie Recordings, Cin Cin or Running Back. In all modesty those labels have defined the history of electronic dance music  over the past one or two decades. An influence that cannot be denied but can rather be found in Lauer's own music or DJ sets. Speaking of the latter, the charming Frankfurt boy, or the DJ from the speckgürtel, compiled the latest art:cast taking the listener from disco to disco with a dubby start to create an overall heterogeneous composition that soaks you into its vibe from start to finish.

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Juan Maclean and JDH playing back-to-back recorded live in the Bad Room on 08.28.20. This is the first half of the 8+ hour set.

Good Room is currently closed due the COVID-19 pandemic. If you would like to donate to the club to help cover staff and fixed costs you can donate on Venmo @goodroombk or PayPal - paypal.me/goodroombk.

You can follow Juan on Soundcloud at @the-juan-maclean and JDH @jdh_fixed

Livestream with Juan Maclean + JDH - August 28, 2020

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Livestream with Juan Maclean + JDH (back-to-back)- Part 1

Part 2 of the IRL party - one-off Aira session . 
We got into it! 
 Lots of classic faves, feel good jams and some new-to-me's as well. 
All selections, blends and iffy mixes  by Steve ShakeWell.

Air A Danser July 17 2020 Part 2

For our next release, we gladly welcome French producer Itako, who has had some great previous releases on Reach Another System, Worst Records, Bella Ursa, and more.
Itako delivers 4 original tracks that feature lots of dark hypnotic arps, haunting vocals, and acid basslines.
Slow Motion's Franz Scala contributes an excellent acido italo remix of “Flesh and No Redemption” and Samo head Facets does an uptempo version of “Look at the Big Picture.”

https://soundcloud.com/itako
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Standards - SAM005

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PRÉMIÈRE: Itako - Look At The Big Picture [Samo Records]

Love Games with Lauren Murada & Finn Jones recorded live in the Bad Room on 08.14.20. 

Good Room is currently closed due the COVID-19 pandemic. If you would like to donate to the club to help cover staff and fixed costs you can donate on Venmo @goodroombk or PayPal - paypal.me/goodroombk.

You can follow Lauren on Soundcloud at @lauren-murada and Finn at @senojnnif

Good Room Livestream Sessions - Love Games

Sweet, indistinct smells drifted through the maze of cobbled streets, luring the early risers from their slumbers and into the cafes below. These waking hours were silent, with only muted chatter and the odd dog bark punctuating the morning air. A few hours later as the city began to surface, the atmosphere changed, with swarms of tourists shading themselves under battered awnings and bundling into the nearest souvenir shop. The uninterrupted hours that preceded were a window into the normal everyday life in this place; a slower pace that offered tranquility and sanctuary.

Benvenuto al Mondo Della Notte! You are in Franz Scala’s “World of the Night”. After four shortform releases of delectable, synthophile dance-pop (most recently on Ziggy’s flawless Bahnsteig 23 label in 2018) the Italian stallion and Slow Motion co-pilot has emerged with a debut full length LP. He has not deviated from his trademark retrospective approach to production, serving up eight steaming hot dishes of classic, hearty Italo-chug for dance floor digestion. Our pick 'One Way Love Rework' sets a saucy synth melody atop a meaty bassline, all expertly dubbed for an extra topping of drama.

Mondo Della Notte

PREMIERE: Franz Scala - One Way Love Rework [Slow Motion/Bordello A Parigi]

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