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After his fabulous Horizons LP release last year, Popnoname asked a handful of good artist friends to do a few remixes for him. A whole year of pandemic has passed, and now the long-awaited, newly interpretations by artists such as @adaofficial, Astrobal (@lesfraisessauvages), @axelboman , @bryankessler and MYR (@nobodyknowsmyr) have finally come out into the light, to spread some hope and positive vibrations for a brighter future.

Horizons Remixes EP

Popnoname - All Die Arten (Bryan Kessler Remix)

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'‘Dont Worry Psy Happy’ is the 2nd release and namesake single from Sebra Cruz’s album. While the first single ‘Margaret’ was defined by classic Italian cinematic samples, this single doesn’t have any but a driving live bass guitar and four analog monophonic oscillators alternating open gates and cascade synth sequences. ‘Don't Worry Psy Happy’ is a tribute to psychedelic disco without sticking to classic formulas.

Don't Worry Psy Happy - Sebra Cruz

"Around 3 years ago I became a father and that changed my life. This series is about my son’s world seen through my eyes: the inner sleeve artwork was made by him and the mouth on the label is his. All the titles of this second chapter are also taken from Carlo’s own dictionary: “E Dee” is the first sound he used to make trying to communicate, it could mean many things. “Babu” is the evolution of “Babuke” (in the first volume) Dad, “Didda Dae” is a kind of song that he invented, “Allullu Azzo” is the name used by Camilla to call Carlo." - Fango

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PREMIERE : Fango - Allullu Azzo

TRAMPA012 by Trampoliner Chieftain Elfenberg

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Artist: https://soundcloud.com/julianstetter
Track: Napa
Label: https://soundcloud.com/mireiarec
Format: Digital Single
Release date: 02/06/23
YouTube: https://youtu.be/LgdjmtBijeo

Julian Stetter - a mainstay on Mireia Records (for good reason); and by now a world renown specialist for all-encompassing and euphoric experiences on the dancefloor (with his work on Correspondant, PNN, Kompakt & own akwa). His sound - chunky and towering, but never dull or ordinary. Tiny fragments dance around solid bass lines; a dense atmosphere is amended by his versatile melodic syntax.
“Napa” keeps on building, keeps you close company. An opaque clap leads the way into the maze of an ever-interweaving thicket of pulsing delay and kick drums. You realize it’s other bodies that touch you, the smell of the dancefloor closing in.
A shortcut to euphoria.

Napa

PREMIERE | Julian Stetter - Napa [Mireia] 2023

Budakid’s ‘Milestones’ gets the remix treatment from three very hot names, with very different results.

Korean hotshot Shubostar has featured on Resident Advisor’s mix series, played leading festivals like Burning Man and released on killer imprints like Robert Johnson, Permanent Vacation, Internasjnoal and her acclaimed Uju Records. Her colorful update on cosmic disco fits perfectly with the charms of Budakid’s style, with a bouncing off-beat bass line driving under heavily reverbed kicks and snares and a flurry of ascending arpeggios. The synths soar, the breakdown takes us into an epic space, and the remix develops beautifully over the course of its 8 minutes to keep you hooked throughout.

London duo Make A Dance are rapidly on the ascent, with a huge release on Classic Music Company and killer cuts on their M.A.D. Records imprint as well as sets at the likes of fabric and Club Silencio. Their rework goes deeper, building through gated snips of the vocal, pulsing pads, Latin snare patterns and subtle bleep riffs and delays to reach a heady, hypnotic place. The ethereal breakdown full of tripped out tape delays and great use of airy vocal harmonies are the icing on the cake, making their remix feel like the original as experienced in a joyous dream. Oh, and prolific guys that they are, they’ve also included a ‘Deep Acid’ mix which... I think you can figure it out?

Rising Dutch talent Milio (Atomnation and formerly one part of Tunnelvisions) rounds off the package by stripping things back to a deep, tripped-out pulse, modulating twanging acid belches in conversation with an off-beat bass bounce. The vocal is used in super-dreamy fashion—particularly in the breakdown—and slick production on that acid line and clever automation keeps it engaging despite this remix’s pared-back approach.

Milestones Remixes

PREMIERE : Budakid - Milestones (Make A Dance 'Deep Acid Mix')

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Taken from "Amount - Psycho Disco EP (Darkroom Dubs)". Out June 30th 2023. Buy here : https://darkroomdubs.bandcamp.com/music

Amount (aka Nayan Soukie) returns to Silicone Soul's Darkroom Dubs with a vibrant new EP, just in time to join the celebrations of the label's landmark 20th anniversary.
After making his name in the burgeoning minimal, techno and house scenes in his hometown of Bremen and rolling out revered collaborations with close friend and production partner Fritz Windish (as Soukie & Windish) and URSL label co-founders Sebo & Madmotormiquel, the Berlin-based producer has turned his attention to his live solo project. His latest offering, 'Psycho Disco', flirts with his minimal, downtempo and disco influences before dragging the listener into a time-distorting vortex in an impressive showcase of technical skill.
The deceivingly minimalistic 'The Snake' opens proceedings with aplomb, gripping yet groovy, before gradually twisting into a mesmerising blend of carefully crafted sonic layers. Underscored by robotic echoes and metallic notes, the relentless rhythm fades out only to come back in full force, dialling into the red and electrifying the dancefloor.
Next, the stripped-back 'In the Desert' brings a constantly escalating tension that hints at an underlying frenzy yearning to surface. Distorted and fragmented voices intertwine, looping into a hypnotic kaleidoscope that beckons us to surrender control and spirit away into an altered state.
Closing the EP is the gritty, acid-tinged title track, 'Psycho Disco' - an after-hours groover with a beat that bounces around your brain, slowing into tense cascading tones before shifting abruptly on its axis to take an entirely different direction and purpose.
Minimalist in approach yet complex and multilayered, this latest dispatch is a powerful reminder of the raw power of live electronics. Let yourself go and prepare for an exhilarating ride. Amount will also feature on the Darkroom Dubs vicennial compilation out on the 28th of September.

Artist social media:

https://soundcloud.com/amounttechno
https://www.instagram.com/amount_ursl

Label social media :

https://soundcloud.com/darkroomdubs
https://www.instagram.com/siliconesoul
https://www.facebook.com/darkroomdubs
https://www.darkroomdubs.com

Psycho Disco EP

In The Desert

PREMIERE : Amount - In The Desert (Darkroom Dubs)

“I love maintaining a different approach to making music as much as I possibly can.
A fitting description of Milio, always in search of a new
form in electronic music.

The Dutch composer delivers on this philosophy for his debut EP on Maeve. With such a prolific output, the real challenge lay in selecting the right collection of tracks that present the different sides of Milios music, something we hope Eventide EP shows.

Mastered by Gio Conti
Mixed by Milio

Milio - Cruise

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In the realm of Rampue, where unicorns prance,
Lies a tribe so wild, it's like a mad dance,
"Inside [A Tribe Called Kotori]" they chant,
In a bubblebath trance, they love to enhance.

With feathered hats and shoes that squeak,
They slide on rainbows, oh so unique,
In a bubbly river, they giggle and speak,
Their nonsense language, oh so chic.

Rampue's skies are made of lemonade,
Marshmallow clouds provide the shade,
In a bubblebath trance, they wade,
Laughing at pineapples in a serenade.

Squirrels play trumpets, birds play the drums,
As they dance with pineapples, their silliness hums,
The moon joins in, doing twirls and sums,
All lost in the trance, where absurdity strums.

So if you're looking for a whimsical chance,
To escape reality and join in the dance,
Find Rampue's tribe in their bubblebath trance,
With Kotori's spirit, let your nonsense advance!

Rampue's Bubblebath Trance is the A Tribe Called Kotori label's first foray into long players.  Venturing into extended musical narratives they invite Berlin-based producer Rampue who examines electronica, abstraction, and "Balearic-infused progressive-house" no less. Rich textures and intricacies form a "lushly textured promenade in sound."

We're premiering Inside.

Bubblebath Trance

PREMIERE: Rampue - Inside [A Tribe Called Kotori]

Buy/stream: https://kompakt.fm/releases/total_23

Okay, you’re listening to the 23rd edition of Kompakt’s annual compilation series TOTAL… hold on… 23??? It’s impossible to look at this number without thinking of William S. Burrough’s Captain Clark anecdote, the Illuminatus trilogy and the Justified Ancients of Mu Mu. But don’t you worry, we’re not giving in to eikositriophobia. We’re enlightened folks, after all.

The lively dance begins solemnly with KOLLMORGEN’s deep-subtle minimal gem “Muddy”. Making her debut is the wonderful ARGIA with the somewhat misleading title ‘No Concept’ – the Madrid native indeed has a very precise plan. Also, our number one hit guarantor, JÜRGEN PAAPE, is represented here with his brand-new super hit ‘Alone In Italy’. His colleague MICHAEL MAYER is also in top disco spirits with ‘Talmi’. One of the secret weapons of the current season comes from STEPHAN BARNEM & FUTURISTANT. ‘Don’t Cry’ is a passionate New Wave belter for eternity. JÖRG BURGER proclaims a new, trippy genre: Cinematic Dance, before C.A.R. & PATRICE BÄUMEL slowly raise the energy level in the ‘Four Down’ Club Mix. JOHN TEJADA then cruises calmly at the desired cruising altitude while the cabin crew serves refreshments. ‘Duration’ by BARNT/MAYER pays tribute to an artist formerly known as Prince with grand rave romanticism, and about REX THE DOG’s summer smash hit ‘Change This Pain For Ecstasy’, there’s really nothing more to say. The Thuringian force of nature ROBAG WRUHME must not be missing here, of course. ‘Fire’ once again shows him in top form, with one of the dirtiest basslines in techno history. Joining us from London is HARDT ANTOINE, who spells u n d e r s t a t e m e n t with ‘All We See’. And finally, REINHARD VOIGT feat Eduard Weber bring it all together – live from the grand Comedy Barn of folk music. Cheers!

Total 23

Talmi

Michael Mayer - Talmi

TheFlatWhites - Sizzle

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PREMIERE: Rampue - Inside [A Tribe Called Kotori]

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