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ElectroLux vol.18

Multi Culti Japan

Client Liaison - End Of The Earth (Dreems 'Symphony For An Apocalypse' Remix)

Stavroz - Talabout EP (LUL009)

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Waking up in the middle of the night, feeling the gentle touch of moss on your bare skin and overwhelmed by the eery yet calming atmosphere of unknown surroundings. A location no one ever goes to, a destination unreachable by common means, but a place blurring the lines between having a dream and a state of mind. Welcome to Talabout.  

Stavroz managed to create a wholesome, comforting soundtrack for a place, which no words can describe. Take a rest, lay down, close your eyes and listen to a story told in an orchestral fashion, with such profession and ear for details like Luise never heard before. We are deeply impressed and thankful alike to be able to present this musical masterpiece. A heartly welcome to Stavroz, everyone.

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A1: Talabout
A2: Moser
B1: To be in Mara
B2: Merci éclair

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Artist: @stavroz
Label: Laut & Luise
Cat-No: LUL009
EAN-Barcode: 4025858070476
Format: 12” Vinyl + Digital Download
Release Date: Aug 2016

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Released by:
Laut & Luise

Talabout EP

Stavroz - Merci éclair

the first track and the start of our new free download serie : 
YNFD01 Madonna a dítě (II) reinterpreted by Daniel Holmes 

buy 7" vinyl: http://www.ynfnd.com/product/daniel-holmes-tofu-resistance-7/

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Berlin, 2017 

ynFree 001
Analog Mastering by Christian Kuzio / Rostock 
Artwork by Klangstrom 

YNFND

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Daniel Holmes - Madonna a dítě (II) [ynFree001]

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Acid Pauli (@acidpauli) and Nico Stojan’s (@nicostojan) Ouïe label acts as home for left-of-centre music from disparate sources - somehow connected by a thread of hedonism with a melancholic edge. Welcoming Kerala Dust (@keraladust) to the imprint, this four tracker showcases the different dance floor shades the label always reaches.

Kerala Dust are a London based trio that owe as much to Tom Waits as they do to Four Tet or DJ Koze, but somehow tread a fascinating line between genres and moods. Mixing jazz, indie and the sharper end of the club sound, Francesca’s Frames is the perfect introduction to their vibe.

'Maria' is augmented with a thick, mid tempo kick and sparse, effective percussion. The clever vocals provide the topping - showcasing the band’s pop writing prowess. The track will appear as a single release on 6th April accompanied by a music video.

Acid Pauli and Nico Stojan’s remix picks up the pace a little, while dubbing out the elements into deep, late night dance exploration.

'Nyla' brings a new vibe, deep, pulsing synths and a bubbling baseline accompany the crisp, compressed rhythm track before Ed’s iconic croon arrives to take the track to a new level.

'Wires' balances occasional piano chords, horns, blips and beeps with a nicely understated tech house groove. The seemingly disparate elements combine to create a vibe that will go over big with the parties and dance floors within the ever-expanding Ouïe ecosystem.

Francesca's Frames

Kerala Dust - Nyla

soundcloud.com/kusht-music 
www.facebook.com/kushtsound/

Kusht surfaces with a playful release full of tottery synths, crisp percussions and mind-bending samples.  
On this 6-track LP released on almost occult YNFND from Germany's ever rainy baltic coast, the Scottish producer easily blends bluesy guitar riffs with wailing electronic pads.  Shuffled backbeats melt with ominous samples into a sticky glue, trapping every listener into a bouncy dance.  
Kusht can already look back on a vivid and versatile back- catalogue but still manages to top it off with a many-sided and thought-out work of art in his signature style. 
This 12" full of folkloristic beats has what it needs to become oneofthisyear'ssecretweapons,w  ithearlysupport of some of Germany's acknowledged tastemakers.

BUY VINYL & Digital

Kusht - Kids So Kool

"Remembrance" is taken from "Invisible Island". Midori Hirano´s follow up album from 2015s "Minor Planet". Handmade LP and CD editions available from Sonic Pieces February 7th.

Midori Hirano - Remembrance

London label @scuffedrecs is kicking 2020 off with a three-tracker from  Brighton duo @heritage_ds, aka Movement and Tribalist.

The new EP,  'The Revelation', marks Heritage's Scuffed debut and arrives with the label's eye-catching (and now signature) artwork. It follows up a string of impressive releases from the likes of Croft, Farsight and Intern Hook-Up which released last year via Scuffed. 

In terms of the music, 'The Revelation' is a three-track snapshot of the woozy, mutated and tailor-made-4-the-rave trend popular among UK producers of late. Across the EP the pair utilise elements from electro, garage and breaks in a way that's sure to delight fans and newcomers to their music alike upon release.

'The Revelation' EP lands on January 31 via Scuffed Recordings. Pre-order below, and tune into the project's title track now.

Pre-order: https://scuffedrecs.bandcamp.com/album/the-revelation-ep

The Revelation EP

More exclusive music

Premiere: Heritage 'The Revelation'

Pre-order: https://www.phonicarecords.com/product/nachtbraker-fatoe-morgana-pre-order-aus-music/165168

Aus Music's first release of 2020 is from Nachtbraker. 'Fatoe Morgana' has a sound that draws from obscure dutch techno and trance as well as vintage UK tech house with a maturity and class of an artist who understands how to move a dancefloor, the Night Hawk's latest release will prick up the ears of those that have come before him as well as let his previous listeners know where he's headed.

Premiere:  Nachtbraker 'Fatoe Morgana'

Exclusive Echonomist ft. Iokasti 'Modern Wonder'

As Hamburg based label TAU rings in the new decade, it's Echonomist who delivers the soundtrack for the label's first release of 2020. Altogether three original tracks plus a remix from Ditian can be found on the artist's homage to New Wave, simply called 'Modern Wonder'. After a successful 2019 Petros, Echnomist's real name, and releases on Innervisions, Blue Shadow or Watergate continues his run and demand of contributing meaningful and valuable music to the scene and its floors. Speaking of the latter, Echonomist, who enjoys his international artist career, supports local and aspiring musicians with his Sunday event 'Dreams', which seems to be a solid base to play yourself into the spotlight of the Greek scene. However, Petros talks the 411 on his upcoming release as well as giving us some insights into his 'coming' as an artist and how'll be the next big thing from Greece. 

Read the interview here:
https://torturetheartist.net/2020/01/19/interview-exclusive-echonomist-modern-wonder-tau

Echonomist's EP 'Modern Wonder' will be released on TAU on January 24th, 2020.

Buy the EP
Digital/ vinyl: bit.ly/echnomist-tau

Artist & label information
Echonomist: www.facebook.com/EchonomistMusic // @echonomist // www.instagram.com/echonomist_music
TAU: www.facebook.com/tautautauofficial // @tautautauofficial // www.instagram.com/tautautau.official

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Modern Wonder EP

Modern WOnder

Interview

EXCLUSIVE: Echonomist ft. Iokasti - Modern Wonder [TAU]

PREMIERE: Kalipo & Local Suicide - Dominator [Hold Your Ground]

Artists: Kalipo (@kalipo-1) & Local Suicide (@localsuicide)
Track Title: Dominator
Release Title: Dominator / Crocodile
Label: Hold Your Ground (@hldyrgrnd)
Catalogue No.: HYG0014
Release-Date: 05.02.2020

You run, your heart beats fast. You are breathing heavy, but steady. The surge of adrenaline makes you feel like you could do this forever. Awake, alert, excited or maybe a little scared of what’s going to happen. You can feel the sweat on your back and goosebumps on your forearms. It’s finally happening and it’s happening under your terms. You got it. “Dominator” by Kalipo & Local Suicide is an electro anthem full of physicality and furor, of determinedness and power. Vamparela’s vocals are like the voice inside your gut that you should listen to a little more often, while the driven bassline and 80s inspired analog synths will occupy your mind and focus your thoughts. “Crocodile”, the second track of the release, is the other side of the coin – not any less definite, however more haunted and introspected in contrast. It isn’t always easy, but let’s take control and dance it out before life eats us up!

The EP “Dominator / Crocodile” will be released on 5th February via Hold Your Ground, incl. remixes by Theus Mago a.k.a. Bufi from Mexico City and Radial Gaze from Saint Petersburg. In Berlin, sooner or later everyone meets. Let’s find out what more there is to be expected from this producer trio!

Order: https://www.beatport.com/label/hold-your-ground/65341

✘ Kalipo (Berlin // Germany)

soundcloud.com/kalipo-1
facebook.com/itskalipo

✘ Local Suicide (Berlin // Germany)

soundcloud.com/localsuicide
facebook.com/localsuicide

✘ Hold Your Ground (Berlin + Hamburg // Germany)

soundcloud.com/hldyrgrnd
facebook.com/hldyrgrnd
https://holdyourground.net

Dominator / Crocodile [HYG0014]

PRE-ORDER

PREMIERE: Kalipo & Local Suicide - Dominator [Hold Your Ground]

My remix for @mbootyspoon is out now on Bandcamp via @modelfuture.
-> https://modelfuture.bandcamp.com/album/martyn-bootyspoon-no-1-crush-remixes

No. 1 Crush Remixes EP

Martyn Bootyspoon - No. 1 Crush (Chambray Remix)

Gilad Kahana - Africa Sheli (N.O.Y & Oded Gafni "Trippy" Remix)
Cornelius Doctor - Mama Gets High
Niv Ast & Rina - Staccato Sentimento
Kincaid - Sequoia Paranoia
Radial Gaze - Hiko Hiko
Omar Joesoef - Track's name not found 
Balam - Kuhatemalha
Mytron & Ofofo - Driver
Fabio Fabio - La Chimera
Fringe Society - I Have A Heart For Stray Dogs

Pre-Order / Buy

PREMIERE : Balam - Kuhatemalha

Gilad Kahana - Africa Sheli (N.O.Y & Oded Gafni "Trippy" Remix)
Cornelius Doctor - Mama Gets High
Niv Ast & Rina - Staccato Sentimento
Kincaid - Sequoia Paranoia
Radial Gaze - Hiko Hiko
Omar Joesoef - Track's name not found 
Balam - Danza Hua Hua
Mytron & Ofofo - Comp Driver
Fabio Fabio - La Chimera
Fringe Society - I Have A Heart For Stray Dogs

Pre-order / Buy

Premiere: Gilad Kahana - Africa Sheli (N.O.Y & Oded Gafni "Trippy" Remix)

A Story of Italo Disco, Indie Dance, Slow Motion, New Wave, Breakbeat ...is now starting.

INCOMING : Radial Gaze - Hiko Hiko #HardFist

La Danse #1 is a first digital compilation of a promising series including lots of international talented producers we support and love.
Following our heart and taste for mixed influences and creed, La Danse is a tribute to the dance floor putting together organic works to bring a new energy in clubs.
Think of a body: warm, smooth, intense, unrestrained, and apply it to music.
From la Danza de los Voladores during Mesoamerican rituals to the Maenads inGreek mythology, dancing is part of social life from the outset, and will always be.
Because dancing frees body and mind, this compilation series preaches for an uninhibited and extravagant dance.

Follow German choreographer Pina Bausch saying: ‘danse or get lost’.

Release date : 2020-05-14

BUY : https://hardfist.bandcamp.com/album/various-la-danse-hrdf08

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SC :
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INCOMING : Radial Gaze - Hiko Hiko #HardFist

VA - La Danse (HRDFDigital001)
PRE-ORDER LINK : https://hardfist.bandcamp.com/
Label: Hard Fist (https://soundcloud.com/hardfist)

La Danse #1 is a first digital compilation of a promising series including lots of international talented producers we support and love. Following our heart and taste for mixed influences and creed, La Danse is a tribute to the dance floor putting together organic works to bring a new energy in clubs.
Think of a body: warm, smooth, intense, unrestrained, and apply to it to music.
From la Danza de los Voladores during Mesoamerican rituals to the Maenads in Greek mythology, dancing is part of social life from the outset, and will always be.
Because dancing frees body and mind, this compilation series preaches for anuninhibited and extravagant dance.
Follow German choreographer Pina Bausch saying: ‘danse or get lost’.

PRE-ORDER LINK

PREMIERE : Fabio Fabio - La Chimera

Let's rewind five years to the very beginning. Invisible Inc was started with the aim of releasing to a wider audience music that deserved greater recognition. The primary goal was to unearth music by new and up-and-coming artists. Coming a close second was the desire to bring to the fore the vast amount of music from established or semi-established artists that until then had only been available digitally: music that seemed to vanish into thin air as quickly as it had appeared. Similarly, there was so much music coming out back then on self-released CDrs or cassettes in incredibly small runs - music that deserved being brought out on vinyl and into actual record stores worldwide and thus helping those artists widen their fanbase. This proved to work. Connections between artists and music lovers were made that wouldn't have been made otherwise.

https://soundcloud.com/invisible-inc
https://soundcloud.com/golden-bug
https://soundcloud.com/infieldsmusic

PRÈMIÉRE: Golden Bug & In Fields - "La Main Jaune" [Invisible inc]

Asyncro founder and Serwed member OL returns to Gost Zvuk with a gorgeous piece of stripped-back dubtronica.

'SORM' is out May 8th on Gost Zvuk.

Pre-order: bit.ly/2W5GYfQ

@moneyisagas
@gost-zvuk-records

Premiere: OL – Skepsys [Gost Zvuk]

Artist: Yssue 
Track: Day Of The Dead
Label: YES
Release date: June 5 2020
Format: 12"
Pre-order:https://yesmeansmaybe.bandcamp.com/album/yes003-yssue-the-laughing-gas

DT PREMIERE: Yssue -  Day Of The Dead [YES]

@nivast & @rinalive - Staccato Sentimento
Label - @hardfist

Release Date - 14/05/2020

♫ Info + Buy ♫:https://www.sinchi-collective.com/premiere-niv-ast-rina-staccato-sentimento-hard-fist/

https://hardfist.bandcamp.com/album/various-la-danse-hrdf08

♫ Info + Buy ♫

PREMIERE - Niv Ast & Rina - Staccato Sentimento (Hard Fist)

Pre-Order: https://faunareve.com/album/fanta

Nico Kubebe, the Lille based producer and member of Volcan La Pété, makes his solo debut with an exotic EP on Fauna Rêve.
In Kubebe's FM Jungle, we take a bath of flames. Wild pet and breathless groove lover, his debut ep is the riverbed on which we lie down to fly away, beyond the waterfalls and the stars.

LISTEN ON YOUTUBE

PREMIERE : Kubebe - Fanta

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He is one of those producers who gets everyone to agree from the start. Saudade, a Parisian micro-house producer, has needed one single EP to be recognised by the peers of the genre such as Point G (with whom he’s been working in his studio), Varhat, Janeret, Lowris, Brawther...

Premiere: Saudade 'O Samba'

The third release on the Oslo based event and label establishment, Det Gode Selskab, comes from the Bikini Waxx record dealer, Alexander Skancke. Some of Skancke's finest work to date recently
saw the light on his Quirk imprint, and this EP follows up with no exception. Alexander’s already deep relation with Det Gode Selskab shines strong here as he delivers his strongest release to date.

Premiere: Alexander Skancke 'Munn'

READ > inverted-audio.com/dj-これからの緊急災害-modular-ghost-system-jensen-interceptor-remix

Jupiter 4 enlist mysterious DJ これからの緊急災害, with man-of-the-moment Jensen Interceptor offering a remix of the lead track, 'Modular Ghost System', designed to turn a dancefloor into a frenzy state.

DJ これからの緊急災害 – Modular Ghost System (Jensen Interceptor Remix) [Jupiter 4]

A false calm blankets the grounds. The rear entry succumbs to the creeping dark as the wind extinguishes the dying light; the old gods reclaiming their fire. Beyond the pacing guards, senses dulled by the piercing air and warm drink, the creaking wood and subdued final breaths evade detection. As the lord delights in the sadistic pleasures that beckon his fate, a foreboding shadow-play of silhouettes shift along the paper screen. Careful footsteps build to a driven sprint and the unmistakable ring of an unsheathed blade. The shriek of the lord’s unwilling companion draws the guards, only to be greeted by the red that paints the room. 

The legendary Lyon-based label Hard Fist, known for their genre pushing output, have shared their latest 10-track compilation, the first digital release on the imprint since it's inception. Taking influence from all eras and all corners of the globe, the release is an eclectic mix of sound, grounded by a shared commitment to experimentalism. The compilation delights in skilfully transitioning the listener from jubilant italo-disco to desolate acid techno with very little notice. Our pick of the litter is Omar Joesoef’s ‘Frantic’, an anxiety-inducing stomper that would be at home on the soundtrack to any 80s slasher flick.

PREMIERE: Omar Joesoef - Frantic [Hard Fist]

Pre-order: https://smarturl.it/GaborLazarSource

@gaborlazar is releasing his new album 'Source' via @planetmurecords on June 26. The eight-track outing is primed for the club, with weighty sub-bass and frenetic synths running riot.

Premiere: Gábor Lázár 'Excite'

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