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February "kings" of house music chart 2018

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XLR8R are featuring this track as a FREE DOWNLOAD:
http://www.xlr8r.com/mp3/2013/09/voyager
"Atmospheric synths swell victoriously"

ORDER 'Odyssey' on 12"/DL: http://www.erasedtapes.com/store/index/ERATP052
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Like many electronic artists, Ryan Lee West aka Rival Consoles spent his early years experimenting with IDM, glitch and dance, but one consistent element in his musical journey has been his desire to create a more organic, humanised sound. Through these experimentations he has found a process of producing electronic music that feels close to this urge. Restricting himself to a small selection of analogue equipment, West engages his hands directly with instruments and is very selective about what he then records into the computer. He reduces musical parts even further, leaving enough space around the sound for it to breath.

‘Odyssey’ is a reflection of West’s quest to create atmosphere and space from minimal arrangements. ‘I don’t like music to sound overly laboured, so I restrict how much is going on. I’m kind of obsessed with the idea of reduction.’ The new 5-track EP was mastered by Naweed and is out on Erased Tapes.

'‘Odyssey’ and ‘Voyager’ are both incredibly stripped down and have a great sense of space throughout them. It's all about using the right ingredients at the right points in time. A lot of these ingredients are short recordings, such as ice cracking, mechanical clicks, clicks from synth errors, sounds of debris, guitar plucks etc., which interact with the simple arrangements and create little hints of rhythm. I also love the technique of swelling in music, but I realised that hardly anyone has done that in electronic music. So when I first got the synth to swell in and out with the opening chords of ‘Philip’, it was a great moment. Because it creates a human mood in a matter of seconds, which is very difficult to do with electronic sounds. That track is very important to me, and I think it will influence how I make music in the future.’ – Ryan Lee West

TRACK LISTING: A1. Odyssey A2. Philip. B1. Voyager B2. Rebecca B3. Soul (feat. Peter Broderick)

LINKS: facebook.com/rivalconsoles · twitter.com/rivalconsoles · www.erasedtapes.com

Odyssey

Voyager

Rival Consoles – Voyager

FREE MIXTAPE DOWNLOAD: Audessey & aCatCalledFRITZ

In association with LDBK and their interview with Cyril Merlin (a.k.a. aCatCalledFRITZ) talking about his debut EP, alongside MC Audessey from Soundsci, we're proud to present....THE METRONOME MIXTAPE...with a link to the interview below. 

INTERVIEW: http://ldbk.eu/acatcalledfritz/

VIDEO: Frequencies = http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3cBH4-aTu8
VIDEO: A New Day = http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXOb4obbD_k&feature=youtu.be
VIDEO: My Mic & Me (Dusty Remix) = http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sM9izyG3Iqo

BUY THE DEBUT 7": "By Design"/"The Hop"
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https://twitter.com/audessey

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aCatCalledFRITZ Personal SoundCloud Page:
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VINYL

Audessey & aCatCalledFRITZ - The Metronome Mixtape - FREE DOWNLOAD

master piece by gesloten cirkel.   Moustache Techno Series 001

Gesloten Cirkel - Yamagic (moustache Techno Series 001) A1

this one means a lot. recorded sept.29th, right after an incredible night with 16 Bit Lolitas @ Toika, it's a culmination of emotive intensity, newfound inspiration, the changing seasons, and the crazy, unknown road ahead...

hope U like. 
if you do - please share, leave feedback, repost, & listen - lots!! 
thx always for your support.
x b x

MORE juSt b!

juSt b - ProgreSsing - Oct.24 '14

in our wilderness,
where hearts condemn us;
the world alternates.
we dance alone.

in our wilderness

Dixon Avenue Basement Jams once again delivering club constructions designed specifically for your local basement. 

Big Miz, known locally as Miz - co-promoter and resident at longstanding Glasgow club-night/crew ‘Offbeat’, lays down a 4-track EP that rides the line between Detroit and Chicago influences that DABJ have become synonymous with. 
The ‘Midnight Man Handle’ EP is out on Dixon Avenue Basement Jams on 27th July 2015.

Big Miz "Good Thing" - Boiler Room Debuts

Fourth track from the forthcoming 124 Recordings 011-out mid June at Juno,Decks and Deejay.Mastered by Stevie B in the bunker

124RECORDINGS 011-DUB STRIKER 'SPICY SUGAH'

Dear World,

Agoria asked last year if I wanted to do a remix from Oxia's "Domino".
Like many times in the past, I have chosen big songs, so that its double so hard to do my own interpretations. I took the offer and told myself "if you remix "Domino", then do it in a very smart and musical way". Not everyone who listens to both remixes will immediately recognize the song, because they are not focused on the peak time in the clubs or festivals. Instead, they are focused on the softer and loving moments on the dance floor. Don’t we need some of this in these times? #1 on the next dance charts in the USA would be nice… ☺

Greetings from Quito, RW

www.facebook.com/robagwruhme
www.facebook.com/OXIA.official

Beatport

OXIA - DOMINO - ROBAG´S EWEL XMOHL NB

Hessle Audio mark the first release of their 10th year with a label debut from one of Bristol's finest. Head of the Timedance label and events series, Batu steps up with 4 tracks of driving percussion and oddball atmospherics.

Batu - Marius

Link : https://baile-white.lnk.to/Saturate

Fly District, Behache - Saturate (Maher Abdl Remix)

Artist: 2Vilas & Tato
Title: Dumond EP
Label: @isgud
Cat No: WISGUD004
Format: 12” Vinyl Only

Tracklist: 
A1 Dumond
A2 Dumond (S. Moreira Remix)
B1 Breaking3
B2 4M8 (Bassa Clan Remix)

Third release from Balearic guys 2Vilas and Tato plus remixes from Spanish native S.Moreira and the Italian duo Bassa Clan.

2Vilas & Tato - Dumond EP (Incl. S. Moreira & Bassa Clan Remixes) (WISGUD004)

Artist: S.A.M. / Romar / 2Vilas / CF
Title: Lifestyle 01
Label: Lifestyle
Cat No: LIFESTYLE01
Format: 12” Vinyl Only, Hand-stamped

Tracklist: 
A1. S.A.M. - Founded in Love
A2. Romar – Across The Oceans
B1. 2Vilas – Double Night
B2. CF – Lake Decay

Lifestyle is a new label from the Subwax family in Barcelona. This one is all about warm grooves and the love for the vinyl lifestyle. Limited copies...

S.A.M. / Romar / 2Vilas / CF - Lifestyle 01 (LIFESTYLE01)

Rising talent Adryiano is back on Shall Not Fade with his Nite Talk EP, featuring four club-friendly tracks including the energetic and captivating title track.

With dusty driving percussion and a soulful piano melody, Adryiano delivers a dancefloor bomb. He's been steadily supplying the scene with quality underground tracks since he emerged in 2012 and this latest offering showcases the essence of his house sound. 

Look for the Nite Talk EP to be released October 20.

SNF018

More exclusive music

Premiere: Adryiano 'Nite Talk'

After spending the bulk of his career as a key member of the 50Weapons clan, Welsh techno producer Benjamin Damage has now found a new home on the vaunted R&S label. Although his new 'Montreal' EP won't arrive until October 27, we debuted the record's melodic, rave-ready title track on Red Bull Radio's First Floor, our weekly look at what's new in electronic music.

@benjamindamage
@r-srecords
http://redbullradio.com/shows/first-floor-shawn-reynaldo
http://redbullmusicacademy.com

Montreal EP

Benjamin Damage "Montreal" [First Floor Premiere]

February 2012

Back To You: http://soundcloud.com/flabaire/ralph-larry-houl-back-to-you

Ralph & Larry Houl - My Love

The car raced towards the finish line at a hurtling pace. In pursuit there was a squadron of motors parading proudly in the wake of the smoke trail which blazed up high amidst the sky. Burning rubber lingered in the air and the crowd of spectators watched on in awe at the sheer speed and scale of the display. Some had disputed the validity of the race, some had even claimed that the sport was for suckers and cheats. What did they know about speed anyway? This was it. 

Dormir are an Australian group from Melbourne, they are set to release a new EP on Pelvis Records & Burning Rose, new wave, dream like electronics with a sense of nostalgia. The EP is rounded off by two remixes by both Cop Envy and Leo James. It is the first which we bring to you today.

In Pursuit

PREMIERE: Dormir - In Pursuit (Cop Envy Remix) [Pelvis Records/ Burning Rose]

The computer screen flashed abruptly and the light went out beneath the thick dense glass. The old machine had potentially blown its fuse for the day but there was still significant hope that the track might not have been lost to the depths of the ether. Vanishing into thin air it had the potential to revitalise itself from the beyond. Reloading the machine there was little hope or life in the old box, the tin can rattled beneath the desk as his foot tapped abruptly upon the floor. 

Now here's a secretive one, an unknown artist with an unknown track. Discodromo however are familiar faces, the pair behind Cocktail d'Amore remix the mysterious alias on Me Me Me.

PREMIERE: Artist Deleted - Track Deleted (Discodromo's Belgian Remix) [Me Me Me]

Uno de los músicos más prolíficos de nuestro país, Pablo Bolívar, llega a DJ Mag ES presentando en exclusiva uno de los tracks de su próximo trabajo junto al alemán Sensual Physics (alias Joerg Schuster), ‘Traverse (Reprise)’, en Seven Villas Music. Compuesto por ocho tracks y listo para salir el próximo 23 de febrero, ‘Traverse (Reprise)’ es un compendio que crea nuevas versiones más largas, ideadas para una escucha más exhaustiva, ofreciendo una perspectiva fascinante de la mente de un productor cuyo signo de identidad siempre ha sido la experimentación.

Ahora, os trae a vosotros, nuestros fieles lectores, la premiere del track ‘Miracle (Reprise)’. ¡Disfrutad!

[PREMIERE] Pablo Bolivar & Sensual Physics - A Miracle (Reprise) (Seven Villas)

The machinery was piled high inside cardboard boxes which towered high towards the ceiling. The warehouse was a place of militant storage and not somewhere expected to be of any sort of interest to the outside world. At least so he thought... Inside however, there was a playhouse, a fortress of solitude by which nobody else knew of. The palace of Xenon was his big time place of fun and after dark once all the staff had gone he was quite simply left to his own devices. He was the king of the castle. 

Ludwig A.F. Röhrscheid is set to release a new EP on Exo Recordings on the 19th of February next month. A wonderful blend of elegant electronics, blissful pads and tricky rhythms.

PREMIERE: Ludwig A.F. Röhrscheid - Xenon [Exo Recordings]

The beach was a tropical paradise upon which beautiful people graced, it was not somewhere to see but in which to be seen. Sitting upon a sunbed he looked out at the peaceful world and took a drink from his tall glass of coco loco. The cold moisture which stuck to the side of the glass felt icy and  chilled to the touch, the sand in between his toes rustled below. The sun was scorching hot and the heat was almost too much to bare, retreating into the shade he lay down and closed his eyes. 

House Is Ok are set to release a new EP celebrating five years in business, the split EP features contributions from Kornel Kovacs, Roman Flugel and more.

Gemist part 1

PREMIERE: Longhair - Coco Loco [House Is Ok]

The tropical escapade had seen them travel across the globe in search of the most beautiful beaches upon the great planet earth. What they had found was startling and beautiful: golden sands, blue skies, radiant green forests and winding waterfalls. Now as they stood watching the sun set upon the horizon they held each others hands and began to dance. This was the sweet foreign sound of sambao, a soundtrack to an experience which had led them amidst the stars and into beyond...

Duccio is set to release a new EP on the up and coming Greta Cottage Workshop imprint, a label with a consistent drive for exploration and creativity. He seems at home on the label with an intriguing club focussed release set to delight and surprise.

PREMIERE: Duccio - Sambao [Greta Cottage Workshop]

Sleepless - The Purr

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Premiere: Jelly For The Babies: 'Pure Pleasure'

Veteran Croatian producer Ilija Rudman has a new EP out next week and we've got the silky smooth track 'Distant Feelings' off of it.
Twinkling electric piano motifs and dreamy sustained chords offset an almost menacing analog bassline that steamrolls throughout, whilst the splashy ride cymbals give a light jazzy lift to it all. Fine stuff as always from Ilija.

@ilija-rudman-music
@nunorthernsoul

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SB PREMIERE: Ilija Rudman - Distant Feelings [NuNorthern Soul]

PREMIERE: MANUOLD - Ronin

The sun kissed island was a place of radiant beauty where wild grass grew and the golden sand blew upon the soft breeze. St San was it's name to the locals, they'd built huts from wooden planks and left their lives in the city to form a tribe of sorts. Now upon the far away shores they watched as the moon rose from beneath the horizon and glided softly towards the starry sky. Life in the hustle and bustle of a world away felt like long ago now that they had found peace and serenity. 

RBDP are a French duo with a penchant for house. They delve deep and pay homage to the glory days of New York and Chicago with a melodically focused release on Post Pluto. Listen to a remix by Ewan Jansen which features alongside.

PREMIERE: RBDP - St San (Ewan Jansen Remix)[Post Pluto]

After launching Duke's Distribution with the sublime 'Perception' LP, Grant is back with his label's second project. Theory Of Movement is a collaborative effort between Grant and Swiss producer Dan Piu, spanning three 12-inches and featuring house in its deepest and most blissful forms.

Buy here: https://lobsterrecords.co.uk/products/theory-of-movement-dd02

Check out our premiere of 'The Wait' here: http://mixm.ag/Lnk3v2

@grant-la-1

More music

Premiere: Theory Of Movement 'Gawdess'

‘Han Jan’ Out Now -
Stream / Download: https://peggygou.lnk.to/han

Taken from ‘Once’ released 2nd March 2018 via Ninja Tune.

Follow Peggy Gou -
Spotify: http://found.ee/gou-sp
Apple Music: http://found.ee/gou-am
Facebook: http://found.ee/gou-fb
Instagram: http://found.ee/gou-ig
Soundcloud: http://found.ee/gou-sc

Han Jan

Peggy Gou - 'Han Jan'

Hamburg's DJ Assam is back on Lehult with three club-focused tracks on his 'I'm Still In 2 It' EP, which features the deep and surreal house cut 'Shatterdome'.

The 'I'm Still In 2 It' EP is out April 1. 
Purchase here: https://lehult.bandcamp.com/album/im-still-in-2-it

I'm Still In 2 It

Premiere: DJ Assam 'Shatterdome'

Thanks to @razor-n-tape for letting us premiere this astonishing edit from @superprince1 soon to be released on their EP "Superince Edits Pt. 2, which will mark the 34th release of one of Brooklyn finest label.

@jeffreylevifry & @shawnryan aka Superprince are providing us with a track of great quality. The vocals have been respected, it is not just some chops and cuts, the work made here goes beyond and really sublimate the original. 

Thanks guys, we are simply delighted.

Superprince Edits Pt. 2

Limonadier Premiere - Superprince - Special Sauce (Superprince Edit)

Since last year Greenskeepers Legend and longtime AAA member of the Classic clan James Curd focused more on his Chi-House roots doing songs from beginning to end on just an MPC 2000. "I wanted to get back to making fun, simple tracks that work on a dark and dirty Chicago loft party dancefloor." 
'Get Low' for sure is a fun track on the floor and includes vocals from Likasto who is a classic Chicago artist that ran and owned the label Freak Mode (a sub label of Dance Mania Records) with DJ Deeon. 
On the remix duties we have Black Loops and Sonny Fodera. 
Lately James created the theme song for the new T.V. show "The Oath" which is produced by 50 Cent and stars Sean Bean. James is also composing the score to the new film "Into The Ashes" that stars Luke Grimes and Frank Grillo and is directed by Aaron Harvey. 
Oh by the way - his daughter Harper is learning to skate and a new baby girl is on the way. That's it for now folks. Enjoy the record. 

Artist: James Curd
Release: Get Low
Label: Exploited 
Cat: EXPDIGITAL162
Publisher: Exploited Ghetto Music Publishing
Releasedate Beatport: 05.03.18
Releasedate I-Tunes: 19.03.18

Get Low

Get Low Feat. Likasto (Sonny Fodera Remix)

James Curd - Get Low Feat. Likasto (Sonny Fodera Remix) | Exploited

01.Dominik Eulberg - Der Traum Vom Fliegen

Written, and produced by Boddika & Joy Orbison at 'The Zoo'.

Mixed by Al Green.

Boddika & Joy Orbison - &Fate

Degu008 Batongo Aguirre (Fango remix)

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