Selection 2015

Plays, support and kind words from: 
Erol Alkan / Eric Duncan / Hardway Bros. / Mugwump / Red Axes / Matt Walsh / Remain / Domenic Cappello / In Flagranti / Coyote DJ's (Is it Balearic?) / DC Salas / Headman / Eskimo Twins / The Sonic Emporium

Emile Strunz was born across the dancefloors of Spain, Germany and London, amidst the dry ice and strobes at many a Front 242 and Nitzer Ebb gig. Exposure to the UK's club scene over a 20-year period has seen Emile contribute to Mixmag and write for the Cream clubbing empire.

A sound has slowly develop and christened 'North Sea Body Music' comprising of driving controlled electronic sequences, tribal rhythms, and robotic chanting. His debut single, 'Shields', released on Andy Blake's World Unknown label in 2012 was an immediate introduction to his hard, heavy and hypnotic electronic sound. This has been followed up by releases on Porn Wax, Flight Recorder and Rothmans. For Join Our Club he continues his sonic quest and journey into the night with 2 precise slabs of dancefloor-driven synth-heavy lo-slung hypnotica for Balearic Beat Boys (and Girls).

Emile Strunz - Voyetra Technique (Join Our Club)

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Try Her

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Florian Rietze - Forgive Me EP - out on Délicieuse Records.
Stream & Order the vinyl 12" ☞ smarturl.it/ForgiveMeEP

@florianrietze
@d-licieusemusique-records

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Florian Rietze - Forgive Me

French duo Monoblok&PSLKTR return to the Meant label with a new EP. 

Yann Aubertot and Benoit Mascot AKA Monoblok&PSLKTR have been releasing left of centre, electronics for the past 5 years, racking up singles on imprints such as Notorious Elektro and Lebensfreude Records before finding a home with Remain’s Meant Records. 

We're premiering the electro funk b-side ‘Walking Disaster’. There's a remix from Arnaud Rebotini on the flip and the a-side Relapse comes with remixes from Meant frontman Remain and My Favouirte Robot. 

Get this round your ears.

Premiere: Monoblok&PSLKTR - Walking Disaster (Original Mix)- Meant

Berlin Hypnotic House XVII - Move Club Mix

Adquiere los Track's

Moro

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YouTube: goo.gl/MlPo8d
Facebook: goo.gl/WGjgHO
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SoundCloud: @wearesoundspace

https://soundcloud.com/krisbaha / https://soundcloud.com/multiculti

http://multiculti.bandcamp.com/album/moon-faze-sun-gaze

PREMIERE: Nick Murray & Kris Baha - Say Something (Multi Culti)

New release from Id!r on Darkroom Dubs. Digital release date 10th Oct. 

** Support from Sasha, Dusky, Ewan Pearson, Damian Lazarus, Ruede Hagelstein, DJ.T, Afrilounge, Jamie Jones, Danny Tenaglia, Iron Curtis, Sossa, dOP, Harri, Anette Party, Franck Roger, Edu Imbernon, Slam & many more...  **

Darkroom Dubs follow up on their latest vinyl only project - Darkroom Dubs Edits by Skinnerbox - with a continued exploration into bridging post-punk and techno. This time with a new release from a rising star in Paris' blossoming underground - Parisian producer, promoter and DJ Id!r. 

Clint kicks things off with darting vocoder stabs and reverberated drum whacks that build a rich sense of space. A steadily punching Disco clap and distant, eerie melodies add intrigue before swelling, filtered synth tones suffuse the tracks distinctly 80s tinged track. Monday then melds sharp percussion with trippy, delayed signals and bold, marching synth lines that sit the track comfortably in big room spaces.

No Dust In Vain drives a purposeful thud through menacing guitar plucks and horror-movie vocals as tension churns throughout. Manual Music affiliate Sigward then follows up with his interpretation of Monday as he balances brash, thundering stabs against soft, mournful sweeps bringing a rich and varied package to a close and tying up another coup for a bonafide label with over 13 years experience in the game.

Artwork by Dave Beazley.
Mastered by Conor Dalton at Glowcast Audio. 
Promotion by Exclusive Promo. 
www.darkroomdubs.com
https://soundcloud.com/idir-wm

Two Days In Hell

Id!r - Clint (Clip)

Thomas Neyens first left his mark on the dance scene under his alias Kiani & His Legion, with two releases on Red D's We Play House Recordings in 2013 and more recently on Something Happening Somewhere, quickly demonstrating his accomplished production flair. This led the Belgian establishing his own imprint, Tanzbar Records, where he dropped two EPs under his Far Out Radio Systems moniker – bringing a more 'dancefloor focused' sound. Now after a two year hiatus, Neyens returns to his Far Out Systems alias for this EP, his first offering for a label outside of Tanzbar Records.

'Spheres' kicks off the release, with its soft bassline perfectly complimenting the hazy synths, syncopated drums and the mesmerising nuances from the hang drum that feature later in the track. The slow burning style continues on 'Jane Goodall', with the track's atmospheric textures gradually overpowered by a steady selection of drums, percussion and off-kilter effects. 'Vaquita' sees Far Out Radio Systems up the tempo whilst still sonically retaining the melancholic, hypnotic sound of the EP, as the snare-led rhythm gradually gains in momentum over its seven minute duration. Closing this excellent four track EP is 'On A Quest', a pulsating number that combines soaring, ethereal synths with a club ready groove that is perfect for the shadowy dancefloors the Belgian DJ/producer performs to.

Tracklisting:
A1 Far Out Radio Systems - Spheres 
A2 Far Out Radio Systems - Jane Goodall 
B1 Far Out Radio Systems - Vaquita 
B2 Kiani & His Legion - On A Quest

www.curle.be
www.facebook.com/kianiandhislegion

Kiani & His Legion - On A Quest

@JPSoul the highly regarded and prolific dj/producer from San Francisco is back with a new remix.

The Roam Recordings head honcho has been on great form over the last couple of years releasing music on Nein, Leng, Whiskey Disco, Rotten City, Emerald and Doreen, Logical, La Dame Noir, Wicked, and Meant Records, not to count on Roam itself. This time he joins @csk-beat with a remix of DOG.MA's 'Killer'.

As they say 'all killer, no filler'...  this is another cracking rework which is made for dancefloor. Enjoy.

Release Date - 19/01/18

Csk031

PREMIERE - DOG.MA - Killer (JP Soul Remix) (CSK Beat)

Artist : @la-fraicheur & @id-e-3 & @brothersblack
Label : @panalrecords
More premieres : bit.ly/2eTWTpU

Premiere : La Fraicheur & A-Ide - Hubble Flow (Brothers Black Remix)

2018 sees Hulkkonen celebrate the 25th anniversary of his debut release. That’s a quarter of a century to all you non-mathematicians! “In a way I wanted to do an album that continues the journey I’ve been on with these last 4 albums on My Favorite Robot Records, but I also wanted to add some references to some of my older releases, you know for the true heads out there”, Jori quietly whispers from behind his trademark wineglass and a cigarette.
Starting off with futuristic and dark r’n’b sung by Jori himself in Finnish, ‘6n Jaakaappi’ was constructed almost entirely of samples recorded from a very noisy fridge backstage at legendary Helsinki club, Kuudes Linja. Next up, ‘Black Rainbow is an instrumental funeral ballad with a slavic vibe, mixed with an 808 and funky drummer beats. Classic Jori.

“On the Road to Miero” was written after musical novice Hulkkonen went to see a true maestro, Ennio Morricone performing live in Finland some while back. Incorporating elements from deep house and an ethereal vocal performance from up-and-coming Finnish artist Leeko, the track was Jori trying to “sound as Italian as possible and not failing completely”. Something he pulls off with aplomb!

Finally, “Plastic Freedom” revisits some of the Detroit-esque sound and rhythm scapes of Jori’s classic releases back in the 90’s. As opposed to modern DAW-based productions, it was recorded as a live jam and edited down later.
This wonderfully varied selection raises the question as to whether the album will fill in the gaps between these eclectic tracks so take the listener further into the outer realms of sound and space.  The answer will come in September.

Plastic Freedom EP

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PREMIERE : Jori Hulkkonen - Black Rainbow

For decades people have asked: what is house music? Whether it is DJ Pierre, Todd Terry, LFO or Terre Thaemlitz they all present the most disparate answers. With their newest EP on Freude Am Tanzen Taron-Trekka delivers four more and herewith demonstrate Larry Heard and Robert Owens as Fingers Inc. at the end are perhaps the most appropriate design from ol' Uncle Jack. Of course, there is the still valid, House is a Feeling. A feeling that in the best case is a warm pulsating shower that falls evenly over your head, heart and legs.

Seit Jahrzehnten fragt man sich: What is house music? Ob nun DJ Pierre, Todd Terry, LFO oder Terre Thaemlitz, sie alle gaben darauf die unterschiedlichsten Antworten. Mit ihrer neuesten EP auf Freude Am Tanzen liefern Taron-Trekka nun vier weitere und beweisen damit, dass Larry Heard und Robert Owens als Fingers Inc. am Ende vielleicht noch immer die treffendste Auslegung vom alten Onkel Jack parat hatten. Denn noch immer gilt: House is a Feeling. Ein Gefühl nämlich, das einem im besten Falle als warm pulsierender Schauer gleichermaßen in Kopf, Herz und Beine fährt. 

TheTrekkas Shak Phase EP

Sunkissed Shak

Taron-Trekka - Sunkissed Shak

Kokaya - Your Opinion

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Premiere: Monoblok&PSLKTR - Walking Disaster (Original Mix)- Meant

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