Name: Unter Hölzern by Tobias Thomas
Duration: 6 min 37 s
Description: written & composed by Tobias Thomas and Michael Mayer

URSL is a new platform connecting Hamburg and Berlin. Members of the network are Sebo &amp; Madmotormiquel, Soukie &amp; Windish, Nico Stojan, David Dorad, Jakob Seidensticker &amp;amp; Bardia Salour and Dürerstuben which deliver the first release on URSL. 

David Hofmann und Till Gerloff are the two young talents from Dürerstuben. Their EP Toubtrooberhain is the perfect start for URSL. A mixture for Dancefloor, Outdoor and Homelistening. 


Toubtrooberhain EP

URSL001 I Duererstuben - Gerne boostet Wu

A kaleidoscopic sonic riot, Nandakke? is the hotly anticipated debut album from Japanese-Belgian duo Aili. Featuring 10 tracks of surreal electro-pop, joyful electronica, house music and more, Nandakke? is a euphoric album that sees Aili Maruyama and Orson Wouters more than fulfil the promise of their acclaimed debut EP. https://soundcloud.com/ailimakesmusic

Recorded over the course of six months in Orson's studio, packed full of vintage synths, Nandakke? captures the spontaneous spirit and creativity of those sessions. Exchanging riffs and rhythms, bouncing sounds and samples off each other, Aili and Orson would let the music take them where it wanted. The result, an album full of wild ideas and bold, playful experimentation.

More than anything an exhilarating feeling of discovery courses through Nandakke?, leaving you never sure where it will go next. One minute a pulsing electro-pop number featuring Aili's dad discussing his takoyaki (battered octopus) recipe, the next an explosive high energy workout song like Up & Down.

Certainly Aili was surprised to find herself singing in her own unique version of Japanese again.

"I thought that I was done with that after our debut EP, but apparently not as I speak even more Japanese on the album!" said Maruyama. "Every time we were in the studio these words would just tumble out. It's a complicated language but I just love to play with it.

“In many ways I'm an outsider, I left Tokyo aged 7, so there's a lot I notice as someone who is not a native speaker and it doesn't always make sense, there’s a lot of mistakes in it. But in a way that sums up the whole philosophy of the album and how Orson and I work together.”

That notion of duality, a sense of belonging but feeling apart, of being between two worlds and inventing your own captures the spirit of Nandakke?, itself a Japanese word that roughly translates to "Well, what was it?".

"It's something you say when you're looking for a word, like you know it but have forgotten how to say it. That's literally how I communicate with my dad the whole time," Maruyama explains. "The main feeling I have when I go to Japan is that I know the language, I can speak it, but part of me still feels like it doesn't have all the vocabulary. There’s a gap there that nandakke has always filled for me. All the lyrics come from that place, that seven-year old trying to speak Japanese."

Whether Aili’s singing about the language she invented with her father over the years to bridge the gap between them (Nandakke?), the idiosyncratic Japanese relationship to fashion (Fashion) or riffing on children’s playground songs (Yubikiri) the result is a remarkable album that defies easy categorisation.

Bursting onto the Belgian scene in 2021 with their acclaimed debut EP, Dansu, its lead track spent 8 consecutive weeks at the #1 spot of Radio 1’s VOX list and saw the band nominated for Studio Brussel’s De Nieuwe Lichting (‘New Generation’) award. Since then Aili have appeared playing live on the Belgian TV show Roomies, been tipped by the likes of Rolling Stone, become regulars on tastemaker stations like KEXP and KCRW in the US and Nova in France, toured across Europe and, just recently, played their first sell out shows in Japan.

TRACKLIST 
1. Aili - Nandakke?
2. Aili - Babychan
3. Aili - Yubikiri
4. Aili - Fashion
5. Aili - Ichibansen
6. Aili - Takoyaki
7. Aili - Up & Down
8. Aili - Gari Gari
9. Aili - Oyasumi
10. Aili - 東京 2023

Nandakke?

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Aili - Ichibansen [Eskimo Recordings]

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“Ilyra” is a journey into the heart of Deep Dub House, where deep basslines and hypnotic grooves build a trance-like space. A heavenly tone flows through atmospheric pads, weaving a spiritual and mystical dimension. The Armenian duduk adds an ancient and timeless breath, merging seamlessly with dub rhythms and electronic pulses that resonate like the heartbeat of the cosmos.

Ilyra

Symphonia is a dark, seductive trap × EDM masterpiece where symphonic strings, gothic choirs, and deep 808 slides collide with lustful synths and hypnotic rhythms. It evokes the atmosphere of a forbidden masquerade in a luxury palace, where power, temptation, and sin dance together until dawn. Each drop feels like a descent into desire, every orchestral stab a reminder of the erotic tension between danger and ecstasy. Perfect for midnight DJ sets, underground luxury clubs, and cinematic performances.

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Infernal Touch

An emotional trance track blending soaring synths with the elegance of piano and strings. Gentle piano melodies open the journey, gradually joined by lush violin and orchestral layers that rise above driving basslines and uplifting beats. The fusion of classical instruments with trance energy creates a cinematic, euphoric soundscape — both powerful and deeply moving, perfect for peak emotional moments on the dancefloor.

dreamcatcher

written & composed by Tobias Thomas and Michael Mayer

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Unter Hölzern

GSH - I'm New Here @marcusworgull edit 
Vinyl only

Part of "We'll Sea Pt. 2" - out on vinyl September 29th 2017
Beautifully marbled turquoise vinyl, housed in a heavy clear sleeve; hand stamped labels and a sticker.
Vinyl presale available at Muting the Noise exclusively 
https://www.mutingthenoise.com/music/well-sea-pt-2

this is a low resolution preview - get the record to hear the song in all it's goodness

Vinyl Tracklist:
A: GSH - I'm New Here (Marcus Worgull edit)
AA: Johannes Klingebiel - Boys Club

Distribution via wordandsound
Release 29.09.2017

We'll Sea Pt. 2

GSH - I'm New Here (Marcus Worgull edit)[We'll Sea]

Easy Woman (Robag Wruhme RMX)

Metaboman - Easy Woman (Robag Wruhme RMX)

Crazy P - remixed (exclusives)

Out Now
http://www.beatport.com/release/remixed-album-exclusives/1014992

Full remixed album available here
https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/remixed/id583339427
http://www.beatport.com/release/remixed/1007478

Full 'Remixed' tracklist

Beatbox – Burnski Remix
Changes – Mario Basanov Remix
Wecanonlybewhoweare – Wolf & Lamb feat Slow Hands mix
Open For Service – Rob Basejam Mix
Never Gonna Reach Me – Hot Toddy Mix
Changes – Appleblims Bristol Soul Mix
Lie Lost – Maurice Fulton Remix
Heartbreaker – Huxley Remix
Caught Up – Still Going Remix
Eruption – Bonar Bradberry Mix
Beatport Exclusives
Stop Space Return – Simon Baker and Jamie Jones Remix
Beatbox – Breach Remix
Itunes Exclusive 
Stop Space Return – Hot Toddy Mix




Crazy P - Wecanonlybewhoweare - Wolf & Lamb feat Slow Hands remix

Pillow Talk - The Real Thing (Dario Girau Tribute Rmx) FREE DOWNLOAD

Tobias Thomas is a member of the inner circle of the Cologne based electronic label Kompakt since the early nineties. From 1998 to 2014 he was hosting »Total Confusion«, a legendary clubnight in Cologne. 
As a DJ Tobias Thomas played in more than 30 countries and on 4 continents. He released three Mix-CDs, »Für Dich« (1999), »Smallville« (2003) and »Please Please Please« (2007) on Kompakt and – with Forever Sweet – the album »Geben & Nehmen« on Ladomat (1998). As producer he was also involved in numerous remixes and collaborations. 

contact: booking@kompakt.fm

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