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Yousef - Come Home (Original Mix)

Henrik Schwarz | Unknown Touch Two

Robag Wruhme - Dakktylaff

Returning to the full-length format after their much-acclaimed 2012 album HOTEL AMOUR (KOMPAKT 248 CD 95), open band project TERRANOVA (aka DJ/Producer duo Fetisch & &ME) presents new magnum opus RESTLESS - a finely tuned succession of excitingly straightforward house bangers and a brilliant study in gravitational pull. Much like their previous releases, the album was produced in "liquid Terranova soundsystem" fashion - a smooth blend of instrumental and vocal tracks created with the help of old and new friends. For „Restless“, this global family of soul sisters and brothers includes CATH COFFEY, LYDMOR, BON HOMME, STEREO MCS and MANDEL TURNER - all revelling in the wholesome house lunacy that is Terranova's signature move. As the center of a cooperative consortium with shifting focal points, Fetisch & &ME have indeed amassed an imposing expertise in their open-minded approach to production, their cosmic grooves and the high-flying melodies.
Inspired by both interpersonal and interstellar travellings, RESTLESS couldn't have been named in a more appropriate manner, constantly propelling forward its protagonists without loosing the slightest ounce of momentum in between takeoffs. After the meticulously refined, panoramic patchwork of HOTEL AMOUR - which was mostly produced in Paris -, the new album was recorded from November 2014 through January 2015 in Berlin bedrooms and mixed in Keinemusik’s Wedding studio... and these ten cuts have a definitive Berlin flair to them. There's also no mercy for stalling vintage studio nerdism - with the band members taking pride in using banged-up, old laptops, keeping the album's bang-per-bucks sonics slinky and bendy.
Opener TELL ME WHY wastes no time with elaborate countdowns or some ambient pad dragging on - starting out with the characteristic vocals from Stereo MCs front man Rob Birch, the track immediately cuts to the chase with its well- pronounced rhythm section and a simple, but sturdy bass. As is the custom with TERRANOVA, the cameos don't end here - NY house agent provocateur Mandel Turner makes a well-intonated appearance on protofuturistic strobe manifesto UNDERVERSE (refering to a constellation of dark, new stars), while singer Cath Coffey performs on uncanny valley's national anthem TWISTED SOULS, again deploying her unique brand of anarchist logotherapy after last year's HEADACHE EP (KOMPAKT 296). With Bon Homme aka Tomas Høffding, another known collaborator takes a stand on RESTLESS SUMMER, a pinnacled reimagining of "Endless Summer" from the PAINKILLER EP (KOMPAKT 262) - less campfire and more wormhole, his lyrics take on an urgency unheard in the parent track. Tomas is also featured on SKIN & BONES, where he lands a flawless duet with partner in crime Lydmor - equally melancholic and muscular, this one is sure to become a crossover triumph on all sorts of bunfights.
From the sequenced beauty of GOLDILOCKS to the intuitive mayhem of WATCH ME or the ruggedness of house jam LABRADOR, the album is a quest for the outer rim of club culture, looking for habitable exoplanets beyond the main floor. This becomes nowhere as clear as on the appropriately named KEPLER 186F, both a tribute to NASA’s iconic Kepler project and a thrilling amalgamation of pounding drums and sharp synth stabs - the perfect soundtrack to the lumps and bumps of humanity's race to space. This larger-than-terrestrial-life journey finds a suitable conclusion in UCHŪ NO INU, translatable as "dog in space“: it's TERRANOVA's executive producer, driving force and guest vocalist Rocco (the choc labrador) who takes center stage here, lending his lyrical musings to a highly energizing cut and wrapping up the riveting listening experience that is RESTLESS - an ideal sonic companion for dance floors, living rooms and space pods alike.

Terranova - Kepler 186F

A track used by Maceo Plex in the intro at Tomorrowland 2015. Had a hard time finding it and eventually paid it at Beatport because it only had a short version. 

1.4 Tha Dam (Original Mix)- Mr. G

Kölsch & Michael Mayer - Dogma 1 Radio Ripped

Will Saul’s Aus Music label is now into its tenth year, and with that, fittingly enough, comes its landmark 100th release. For this special occasion, the ever evolving label has put together a comprehensive 24 track quadruple vinyl, triple CD and vast digital compilation, due for release 8th July 2016. 

We're bringing you an exclusive listen to the whole thing right now. Featuring the likes of Bicep, Midland, Huxley and Marquis Hawkes, it's a veritable who's who of top tier house talent.

We've also had a quick chat with Will about the release and the label's history to date. 

Breach & DJ Dust - Win Ugly

SKREAM - YOU KNOW RIGHT (FRANKEE WIZZ EDIT)

Buy & stream Momentum
http://momentum.moonharbour.com/

Moon Harbour is delighted to announce the Autumn 2016 release of Momentum, the second full length album from label boss Matthias Tanzmann. Arriving eight years after his debut LP Restless, the outstanding follow-up impressively demonstrates that his artistic restlessness has not been decreasing over the last couple of years. On the contrary, Momentum undoubtedly proves once more that Matthias’ impact on the scene is still steadily growing with an end not in sight and that his efforts to advance are ever moving forward.

Supported by: Jesse Rose, Hot Since 82, Paco Osuna, Massimo DaCosta, MEAT, Pan-Pot, Technasia, Jimpster, Saeed Younan, Arado, Robert Dietz, Robbie Akbal, Sasha, Brothers' Vibe, Riva Starr, Oliver Schories, Tim Green, ONNO, Jey Kurmis, Santé, Detlef, Hector Couto, Yousef, Reboot, Marco Carola, Joseph Capriati, Timo Maas, Steve Lawler, Dubfire, Luna City Express, Stacey Pullen, Karotte, Rampa, Mathias Kaden, Chris Wood, Mendo

MHRLP022_Momentum

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Matthias Tanzmann - Sfumato (MHRLP022)

Matthias Tanzmann - Laika (MHRLP022)

Matthias Tanzmann - Coffee Clouds (MHRLP022)

Stick By This Remixed EP2

Resin (Midland Reshape)

I bought my Roland SH-101 Synthesizer in 2001, and this is the first track I made with it in my student room.
The strings are from the Juno 106 and the 808 is just samples, the rest is 101.
The track title is from the 'over the top'  101 LFO sound that sounds a bit liker a police siren when it just comes in. I pictured a classic American movie scene in New York with a police car chase, so that's the story behind the track title.

I'm back in New York with my Spectrum night this Friday, curious to hear if the police cars sound the same as I imagined it 17 years ago.

The artwork I shot myself in Brooklyn a few years back.

Brooklyn New York (2001 - Previously Unreleased)

@maheras marks his fifth release on his flourishing Los Angeles-based record label, @intothewoodsrecordings, with 'Tartessos' - a moody and minimal 12" filled with potent stabs and hazy atmospherics. 

On the B-side of this supernal and hypnotic release, Roman Flügel delivers an outstanding remix of the single with a ghostly and potent redesign that keeps the momentum of the original track while pushing a more dub tech agenda onto the dancefloor.

Purchase: https://bit.ly/2ArAltA

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Premiere: Maheras 'Tartessos' (Roman Flügel Remix)

Come on in! One Swallow Doesn’t Make A Summer Part 1 is a Various Artist sampler off a hypothetical mixtape. The international cast: Zombies in Miami, Alan Dixon, Storken and Hokaiido. The plot: electronic Disco in its broadest and maybe post-modern sense. There is the drum mix to Alan Dixon’s previously released beetles masterpiece „Ambient Braindisk“, the hypnotic wrap that is „Panoramica“ by Mexico’s cutest duo (ZIM), the Gerd Janson Boiler Room approved smash hit „Lille Vals“ by Swedish newcomer Storken and disco trance from the mysterious outfit Hokaiido with „Talisman“. Dance, dance, dance!

Breach & DJ Dust - Win Ugly

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