Exclusive: Superpitcher - Lush Life feat. Fantastic Twins

He’s back. He’s back with some lush music. He’s back with his Lush Life single. Aksel Schaufler alias Superpitcher, a Kompakt mainstay, the co-label head of Hippie Dance, one part of the Pachanga Boys and known as the ambassador of the golden rave days, debuts on the Live At Robert Johnson label with a two tracker as golden as the twelve ravey chapters he’s put out on his own label. Lush Life, the EP’s eponymous track, features French-Berliner Fantastic Twins’ for the vocals, and comes in as Superpitcher-esque on the one hand and quite different on the other. The almost ten minute lasting track is probably a typical Superpitcher feature, what is new though, is the selection of sounds and the result in general. Aksel created an utterly atmospheric take, which flows by as fast as the rave-days, and takes its listeners back to the days when Francois K delivered dubby House music takes per excellence, just like Superpitcher does now himself. Peaceful almost spiritual and endearing are traits that describe the emotional components the track evokes in its listeners with a Julienne Dessagne, Fantastic Twins real name, delivering those charming vocals that hunt you through the night and over the floors.

Superpitcher's single Lush Life will be released on Live At Robert Johnson on February 18th, 2022.

Buy the EP: https://liveatrobertjohnson.bandcamp.com/album/lush-life

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Superpitcher: https://facebook.com/The-Golden-Rave-Days-Superpicther-148065942492317 // @superpitcher_official // https://instagram.com/thegoldenravedays
Fantastic Twins: https://facebook.com/thetrulyfantastictwins // @fantastictwins // https://instagram.com/trulyfantastictwins
Ata Macias: @atamacias
Horkheimer: https://instagram.com/_horkheimer
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Lush Life

Lush Life feat. Fantastic Twins

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Exclusive: Damiano von Erckert - Retrogott - Like This (Damiano von Erckert Remix)

Spreading some urban melancholy with this ten tracker, it's Damiano von Erckert making his return to Will Saul's Aus Music label with his  album The Past The Future. After two EPs on the label in the past, namely PETE and Replica Material, and a remix for Cinthie, DvE takes things a bit further with his third long player. By latter it is meant that The Past The Future can be divided into different sound-categories, which take the listeners from club to space and back to Detroit. Retrogott - Like This (Damiano von Erckert Remix) surely aims at the floors, but has enough deepness, funk and groove to round out Damiano's conglomerate of sounds, which showcase the artist's studio skills. Everything else is for the listener to decide, however to not get involved with DvE latest work is nearly impossible since The Past The Future perfectly does what the title suggests: it brings together DvE's spaced-out sounds with electronic music's past without being out of touch with the real (club) world.

Damiano von Erckert's album The Past The Future will be released on Aus Music on November 25th, 2022.

Buy LP: https://ausmusic.bandcamp.com/album/the-past-the-future

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The Past The Future

Retrogott - Like This (Damiano von Erckert Remix)

EXCLUSIVE: Damiano von Erckert - Retrogott - Like This (Damiano von Erckert Remix) [Aus Music]

Exclusive: Arnic - Fashion Avenue

Madrid-based artist Arnic delivers six deliciously deep and minimalistic cuts for the eight's installment on Tresydos. Therefore Arnic borrows the genre typical sounds but combines them to a whole new momentum in music, which goes down the Fashion Avenue - the EP's title. Latter consequently is also represented as a solo track on the musical conglomerate and washes up deep chords and bleeps from the heavy carrying bass line waves. Spoken and partly sung yet cropped vocals round off Arnic's stroll down the Fashion Avenue - shiny and glamorous but oh so underground. 

Arnic's EP Fashion Avenue is out on Tresydos.

Buy the EP: https://tresydosrecords.bandcamp.com/album/fashion-avenue-ep

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Fashion Avenue

Fasion Avenue

EXCLUSIVE: Arnic - Fashion Avenue [Tresydos]

Exclusive: Ketiov - Gorgeous

Residing in Madrid it is Polish House ambassador Voitek Taranczuk delivering the seventh outing (and second edit edition) of his label, which he started back in 2022 under his solo artist moniker Ketiov. Voitek, who many know due to his participation as infamous House-duo Catz 'n Dogz (formerly 3 Channels), has treasured his solo-project and aside from his own edit series also released a solo EP on Gerd Janson's Running Back label. After a hiatus he now puts out new (housey) material on the label, namely four edits that cover the pureness of electronic music's main-genres: House and Disco. The A1, Gorgeous, is the sweet (door) opener of the EP but also provides listeners to dive deeper into the New York-influenced House-sound with a slightly percussive bassline as well as deep chords and vocal-samples. Rich in sounds and harmonious in its composition Ketiov delivers and absolutely classy tune made for intimate club moments.

Ketiov's Gorgeous will be released soon.

Buy the EP: https://deejay.de/Ketiov_Edits_02_KETIOV007_Vinyl__1011818 

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Edits 02

Gorgeous

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Exclusive: Credit 00 - Save The Forest!

Alexander Dorn, better known as Credit 00, returns to Uncanny Valley to release his No More Sad Trance EP, a four tracker highlighting the artist’s musical extravaganza as well as love of experimentation when it comes to own productions and therefore consists out of a conglomerate of sounds and influences reaching from Jungle, Garage over to Trance and 90s Pop and more. Save The Forest!, the last track on the EP, shows signs of Trance-typical sounds with slight 90s nuances put over a lush bass line. Wobbling chords, slight Acid bleeps and short Break-esque round off the track making one musically dive into the rain forest as the before mentioned sounds create not only the atmosphere of it but also deliver an approach for a visualization of the scenery. 

Credit 00's EP No More Sad Trance is out on Uncanny Valley.

Buy the EP: https://credit00.bandcamp.com/album/no-more-sad-trance

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Credit 00: https://facebook.com/credit00 // @credit00ratlife // https://instagram.com/credit_00_rat_life
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No More Sad Trance!

No More Sad Trance

EXCLUSIVE: Credit 00 - Save The Forest! [Uncanny Valley]

EXCLUSIVE: Abdul Raeva - Grace 

Steffan Todorović and Joao better known as Abdul Raeva come up with another 'heater'. After a contribution to Baby Rollen's VA on Slump, the duo's next release is Grace on Kulture Galerie's first vinyl release, also a VA, which is just called Volume One and contains four tracks. Abdul Raeva's track Grace is a spaced-out, deep yet minimalistic rolling piece, which captivates the listener due to its energy and sound prosperity taking the listener on or rather through atmospheric sceneries in space.

Kulture Galerie Volume One will be released on Kulture Galerie.

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Abdul Raeva: https://www.facebook.com/abdulraeva // @abdulraeva // https://instagram.com/abdulraeva
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Kulture Galerie Volume One

Abdul Raeva - Grace

EXCLUSIVE: Abdul Raeva - Grace [Kulture Galerie]

art:cast #144 by Ketiov

Living in Madrid but originally from Poland it’s Voitek Taranczuk better known under his artist moniker Ketiov, which is Voitek backwards, and as part of Polish duo Catz ‘n Dogz (formerly known as 3 Channels). After just releasing the seventh outing on his own label and the altogether second one of himself on it, Ketiov now delivers the number 144 of Torture the Artist’s art:cast series and it is a ride into House. With influences from Chicago House and generally a preference for darker sounds with sexy sweaty note, Ketiov compiled a homogenous conglomerate of music that showcases the artist’s knowledge as well as experience in the 67 minute lasting mix. If you ever needed a soundtrack to imagine what it feels like to dance in a combined heat and power station, Ketiov has it for you. 

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art:cast #144 by Ketiov

More exclusive music

art:cast #145 by Crowd Control

Lyon House-ambassador and person-in-charge for heady House music with a positive note Simon Blondeau, who most of us know as under his artist moniker Crowd Control, has made a superb performance since launching his label Happiness Therapy in 2018, of course starting its cheerful triumph with a split EP from the man himself. Ever since the label as well as Crowd Control himself have built up an impressing release catalogue with music from aspiring or established artists from the House music scene not only delivering the before-mentioned music with a therapeutical effect but refreshing vibes in a classy guise. As much as the label has grown and become a scene's go-to for quality House music Crowd Control too has found his way of releasing music, running the label, being involved in an artist booking agency and having own events. Shortly before 2022 came to an end Simon dropped his altogether 3rd outing on Happiness Therapy, Pianorama, possibly one of the tracks for the 2023 festival season, maybe one for forever. Whatever it may be and when is not in the artist's hands but he's surely balanced enough to deal with it.

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Crowd Control: https://facebook.com/crowdcontrol92 // @crowdcontrol92 // https://instagram.com/crowdcontrol92
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art:cast #145 by Crowd Control

Interview + tracklist

Exclusive: Soul Clap - Sueño Hebreo (Lauer Remix)

The latest release on French label Skylax Records is nothing but the summer House anthem for 2023 coming from the Bostonians of Soul Clap, who deliver the feel good track Sueño Hebreo including a remix from Lauer. The latter comes up with an approach, which takes listeners and dancers equally on a journey to the golden Italo-House era. The piano-synth-line and the straight House bassline basically scream for a revival in the present of these times and, fair enough to say, do not sound outdated or old but are more a reference to Lauer's ability of creating a timeless take with the potential of turning floors upside down or simply evoking those feel good vibes on it. 

Soul Clap's Sueño Hebreo is out on Skylax Records.

Buy the EP: https://skylaxrecords.bandcamp.com/album/sue-o-hebreo-lauer-remix

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Soul Clap: https://facebook.com/soulclap // @soulclap // https://instagram.com/soulclapofficial
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Sueño Hebreo EP

Sueño Hebreo (Lauer Remix)

EXCLUSIVE: Soul Clap - Sueño Hebreo (Lauer Remix) [Skylax Records]

Exclusive: T. Jacques - Pronto

Nuances De Nuit co-founder T. Jacques is back with a five-tracker or as the artist himself says "a hot minute since I released a full record". The Londoner releases those hot productions on Truly Madly's MINDHELMET label and marks the only third full EP by one artist on the label - after catalogue numbers three and six - and his first EP after Hobbit Housers on his own label back in 2021. And it seems as if the wait was worth it, T. Jacques delivers five cuts in his inevitable minimalistic yet deep style, a mixture of joy and reluctance or the endeavor of turning the dancefloor nuts by implementing those deeply touching synth-chord lines in the dancers' heads - pronto! The latter does not only express the pace of T. Jacques mission but is also the A1 on the EP - a constant groover gaining its power not only from it's lush bass line but, as before mentioned, from the "mental" chords, which sound like the water drops pouring down from a stalagmite in a limestone cave and therefore create a unique vibe all through the track.

T. Jacques' EP MINDHELMET 09 will be out soon.

Buy the EP: https://subwax.es/product/helmet_09

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T. Jacques: @t_jacques // https://instagram.com/t.jacquessss
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MINDHELMET 09

Pronto

EXCLUSIVE: T. Jacques - Pronto [MINDHELMET]

Exclusive: Delphi - Imagination 

Flexi Cuts' sub label Incognito Trax is back with the fourth outing of pure musical pleasure with five tracks from Macchianera, DJ Spranga, BB, Disco 3000 and Delphi. The latter is also part of Tiger & Woods and contributes the B1, Imagination, to the potpourri of extraordinary music. Imagination is built upon a carrying and pulsating bass line pushing the listener respectively the dancers through the five minute lasting joyride, which is partly interrupted by little filter-breaks to heat things up even more. But it surely is the track's vocal sample and catchy chords that make Imagination one to remember - in the club, on the floor, and around. 

Incognito Trax 04 will be released soon.

Buy the EP: https://flexi-cuts.bandcamp.com/album/incognito-trax-04

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Delphi: https://facebook.com/valerio.delphi // @delphi // https://instagram.com/valerio.delphi
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Incognito Trax 004

EXCLUSIVE: Delphi - Imagination [Incognito Trax]

Exclusive: Kellit - Back To The House

Kellit's LP "Back To The House" is simply a homage to House Music in all its beauty and positivity. The UK-based artist delivers seven original tracks as the LP-opener Temp 4 and Little Bit More House get the remix treatment from Digital Ivan respectively Vertigini to complete the package. However, it's Back To The House that we'd like to draw attention to - a piano driven House track that has it all to be played out over the summer as it spreads nothing but those positive 90s House vibes. Back To The House sounds so familiar as if Clubheroes' Da Lost Piano-track was slowed down to make sense in the House- rather than in a Rave-context, yet the track manages to transport this infinite euphoria from the latter and combines it with he coolness that comes with the genre. If you've waited for your dose of happiness, Kellit takes you back to the house in the most classy way.

Kellit's Back To The House LP is out on DOBRO.

Buy the LP: https://dobrovinyl.bandcamp.com/album/kellit-back-to-the-house-lp-vertigini-digital-ivan-remixes

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Kellit: https://facebook.com/KellitDJ // @kellit1 // https://instagram.com/itskellit
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Back To The House LP

Back To The House

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Exclusive: Velvet Velour - Wave Wizard

Portugal-based producer Velvet Velour has quite an impressive musical output on labels such as Butter Side Up, Nuances de Nuit, Welt Discos or Small Hours. Now the artist contributes a six-tracker to Truly Madly's renowned imprint MINDHELMET, a mixture  of House with a deeper and minimalistic twist, nuances of Breaks and UKG and heavy basslines. As on previous outings Velvet Velour brilliantly masters the balance of creating basslines with catchy synth-sound sequences as he implements the latter perfectly clocked in his tracks, so that the tracks' frame smoothly goes over into something special. The before mentioned can strongly be witnessed on the B2, called Wave Wizard as Wave Wizard rightly stands for the moments the Wizard, Velvet Velour, creates when letting the chords flow over that carrying bassline. 

Velvet Velour's EP MINDHELMET 10 will be released soon.

Buy the EP: https://subwax.es/product/helmet_10

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Velvet Velour: // @velvet_velour // https://instagram.com/velvet_velour_
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MINDHELMET 10

Wave Wizard

EXCLUSIVE: Velvet Velour - Wave Wizard [MINDHELMET]

art:cast #146 by Keisuke

It’s hard to pinpoint Keisuke’s style down to one genre as the London/Berlin-based artist fuses various sub-genres from electronic music like Minimal, House, Deep House always remaining true to his partly ambient- and atmospheric note. With releases on Phonica or 20/20 Vision Keisuke has proven the later but not only holds this quality when it comes to own productions but also when putting together the latest edition of the art:cast series, where he smoothly switches between the sub-genres always having a melodic-note grinding over smooth, partly crunchy yet minimalistic basslines. 

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art:cast #146 by Keisuke

Tracklist

Exclusive: Matthieu Faubourg - Liquid

Globetrotter Matthieu Faubourg returns with his second studio, Same But Not Really, to the scene delivering his audience an eight tracker that is not necessarily designed for the dance floors of the world, but definitely makes sure it hits people right where they need to be met - in their souls. Maybe it’s the various influences from all the countries and different cultures Matthieu has got to know, maybe it’s diverse personality, maybe it’s a mixture of everything that makes the artist always come up with music, which is so appealing and attractive. However, shortly before the release of Same But Not Really, Matthieu greets us from Prague, giving us the reasons for his permanent moves, speaking of how the album came about and freedoms he enjoys while working on music as well as he explains the difference between the album and his EP on Shall Not Fade. 

Read the interview: https://torturetheartist.net/2023/03/21/interview-exclusive-matthieu-faubourg-liquid

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Same But Not Really

Liquid

Interview

EXCLUSIVE: Matthieu Faubourg - Liquid

Just Emma feat. Raindance Kid – Scars In The Sky (Kleintierschaukel Remix)

A crunchy baseline flowing through one‘s body like milk through cornflakes, enriched with a downtempo vibe in the pace of  the heartbeat combined with a sunny melancholic guitar riff and the vocals from Raindance Kid not only  leave ‘Scars In The Sky‘ but a deep impact in your mind as Kleintierschaukel swings these chilled vibes home with his remix. 

Artist information:
www.facebook.com/JustEmmaofficial
www.facebook.com/Kleintierschaukel-504216746332758

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https://www.facebook.com/ploetzlich.musik

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Release date: June 20th on Plötzlich Musik

Scars In The Sky

Scars In The Sky EP

PREMIERE: Just Emma - Scars In The Sky (Kleintierschaukel Remix)[Plötzlich Musik]

Exclusive Armen Miran 'For Eternity (Love Over Entropy Remix)'

Armen Miran's sound heads from LA to Europe and conquers the scene in no time. 'For Eternity' is Miran's latest installment and provides everything for a pure listening experience. The EP kicks off with the original version of 'For Eternity' that easily crosses the boundaries between folk elements and House music in combination with an almost sacred choir sample. French producers Birds of Mind contribute a remix that emphasizes on the downtempo aspect and turns the original into an almost chopped version that highlights the folk and choir elements. A last remix comes from Dutch producer of the moment Love Over Entropy who concentrates on the crunchiness of the baseline but uses warmer synthchords that perfectly harmonize with the guitar from the original while also adding some spooky minimalistic sound samples. The EP's second track 'Save My Soul' is an upcoming storm of an folk influenced tune not restraining an oriental flute and oud. Unders' Britta Arnold's and Budakid's remix not only adds some pace to the original but also hope in form of pending synths and reduced folk elements mainly focussing on the oud from the original that drills into one's head.

'For Eternity' is out on Underyourskin Records on February 24th.

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Love Over Entropy: www.facebook.com/love.over.entropy
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For Eternity

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EXCLUSIVE: Armen Miran - For Eternity (Love Over Entropy Remix) [Underyourskin Records]

Exclusive Kalabrese 'Bananenräuber'

After four years Swiss musician Kalabrese releases a brand new EP called 'Bananenräuber' and the eponymous track is musically as deep as the story behind it. Kalabrese manages to combine dubby elements with rasping synth patterns and a strong feel-good vibe that is partly interrupted and drifts into anger. 

Kalabrese's EP 'Bananenräuber' will be out May 12th, on Rumpelmusig.

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https://torturetheartist.net/2017/05/10/interview-track-premiere-kalabrese-bananenrauber-rumpelmusig

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Bananenräuber EP

Bananenräuber

Pre-order here

EXCLUSIVE: Kalabrese - Bananenräuber [Rumpelmusig]

Exclusive WhoMadeWho 'I Don't Know (Stereocalypse Remix)'

Set off by a simple and consistent bassline, a tangible drum beat, we are lured into the 7:51 track with a steady grate of percussion followed by a gradual interpolation of electronic application. Complex strata of organic and synthetic sounds emerge fluidly and ascend into a harmonious climax, which with the brief omission of the dominant drum beat, preludes into the first vocal at exactly one minute. A beautiful interchange between instrumental and vocal and Stereocalypse’s dextrous play of diminishing and aggrandizing elements to draw on and draw out the emotions of the original track, are the vim and vigor of this remix. Through a firm and innovative control of tempo and complexity, the remix accentuates the turbulent emotional implications of the track’s lyrics, making it more poignant. WhoMadeWho’s provocative music videos are the icing on the cake to their music, adding the third dimension to their exceptional lyrics and sound. In their remix of I Don’t Know, Stereocalypse’s adds the right elements that bring listeners as close to an audio-visual experience as possible. Hence, there is no wonder that what WhoMadeWho bandmember Tomas Barfod identified as 'a very mellow remix', continues to infiltrate dance floors. Barfod, co-producer of the track had already said it best: 'It somehow turns out to be quite euphoric when played in the club.'

Stereocalypse's remix for WhoMadeWho was released on September 1st, 2017 on Embassy Of Music.

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WhoMadeWho: www.facebook.com/whomadewho
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I Don't Know

EXCLUSIVE: WhoMadeWho - I Don't Know (Stereocalypse Remix) [Embassy Of Music]

Exclusive Sailor & I 'Next To You (André Hommen Remix)'

German DJ and producer André Hommen is known for his deep and forward thinking musical approach. For his latest remix the These-Eyes label owner combines pop elements from Sailor & I's original version with subtly inserted synth-chords that on the one hand schmooze Sailor & I's vocals and on the other hand harmonize smoothly them, without taking away their needed space to enfold. The result is a remix that works either on the dance floor or anywhere else. Chapeau! 

André Hommen's Remix of Sailor & I's 'Next To You' was released October 20th, 2017 on Skint Records/ BMG.

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https://www.beatport.com/track/next-to-you-andr-hommen-remix/9848619

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Sailor & I: www.facebook.com/sailorandi // @sailorandi
Andre Hommen: www.facebook.com/andrehommen // @andrehommen
Skint Records: www.facebook.com/skintrecords // @skintrecords

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Next To You (Andre Hommen Remix)

EXCLUSIVE: Sailor & I -  Next To You (André Hommen Remix) [Skint Records/BMG]

Exclusive JOBE 'Rafari'

Chapter 24's latest EP comes from Newcastle producer and DJ Jobe, who has released on labels such as Connaisseur, Steyoyoke, Akbal and, of course, London based label Chapter 24. In the history of latter JOBE is responsible for one of the most favorited and successful tracks, Aurora, so undoubtedly the label bosses Marcus and Sam welcome JOBE back with open arms and most important with a sophisticated and tribal-influenced 4 tracker called 'Changes' - probably re-writing the label's formula of success. The EP's opening track 'Rafari' is arranged around an African vocal but leaves the 'world music path' with the sound design of the track's instrumental approach. JOBE focuses on a  lead-synth that accepted the challenge of bringing two different musical approaches together and leads the track skillfully into a more techno direction.

JOBE's EP 'Changes' will be out November 10th, 2017 on Chapter 24.

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JOBE: www.facebook.com/JOBEmusic // @j0be
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Changes EP

Rafari

EXCLUSIVE: JOBE - Rafari [Chapter 24]

Exclusive Odd Beholder 'Lighting (Fejká Remix)'

Black Forest breed Fejka just remixed Swiss pop duo Odd Beholder turning the original song into an melancholically yet beautifully sounding piece of electronic music. Shortly before the release of his en’Lighting’ remix release on Sinnbus Torture the Artist spoke to Brian, how close friends call Fejka, about his preference for melancholic soundscapes and female vocals, the elements that inspired him to remix Odd Beholder and – since the new Star Wars movie just hit cinemas around the globe – his perception of the dark side of music and people.

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https://torturetheartist.net/2017/12/13/track-premiere-interview-odd-beholder-lighting-fejka-remix-sinnbus

Fejka's remix for Odd Beholder's track 'Lighting' was released December 13th, 2017 on Sinnbus.

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Odd Beholder: www.facebook.com/oddbeholder/ // @oddbeholderofficial
Fefka: www.facebook.com/fejkamusic // @fejka
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Remixes

Lighting (Fejka Remix)

EXCLUSIVE: Odd Beholder - Lighting (Fejká Remix) [Sinnbus]

Exclusive Active Child 'Johnny Belinda (MDK Remix)'

Active Child's tune 'Johnny Belinda' gets the remix treatment from Dutch electronic music legend Matthew Dekay The producer has been responsible for one of Innervisions' biggest hits, 'Lost In A Moment', and also produced the groundbreaking EP 'Amity' including the summer hit 'Fangtango' on Maeve. With his remix for Active Child's track 'Johnny Belinda' Dekay once again proves his ability to turn an original track into his own piece of work. Melodic melancholic synth chords shape the body of MDK's remix approach and are set with a reserved bass line that fully unfolds its punch as the remix proceeds. But it certainly is the vocal that puts its mark on the track and Dekay manages to make the interaction between the vocals and soundscapes sound so easy. 

Active Child's EP 'Johnny Belinda Remixes' will be released April 30th, 2018 on Subtract Music.

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https://www.beatport.com/release/johnny-belinda-remixes/2267524

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Active Child: www.facebook.com/ActiveChild // @active-child
Matthew Dekay: www.facebook.com/matthewdekay // @matthewdekay
Subtract: www.facebook.com/SubtractMusic // @subtractmusic

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Johnny Belinda Remixes

Johnny Belinda (MDK Remix)

EXCLUSIVE: Active Child - Johnny Belinda (Matthew Dekay Remix) [Subtract Music]

Exclusive Fiberroot 'Roccodrilo (Shall Ocin Remix)'

Clash Lion Records, run by Terr, Shall Ocin and Daniel Watts, is ready to release Fiberroot's EP 'Tierra'. The three tracker comes with two originals, 'Con Licencia Sibonei' and 'Roccodrillo', and Shall Ocin's majestic remix of the latter. The Argentinian DJ and producer, who has released on labels such as Bpitch Control, Ellum or Last Night On Earth, delivers a stomping techno take, which is built around twirling synth sounds with the potential of creating mental dance floor experiences. As Shall Ocin's take on 'Roccodrillo' proceeds the artist shifts his focus on sounds and exchanges the twirling synth with more calm synth chords giving the listener and dancer the opportunity to digest the aforementioned mental musical rollercoaster ride. 

Fiberroots's EP 'Tierra' will be released September 7th, 2018 on Clash Lion.

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Beatport: www.beatport.com/release/tierra/2372309

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Fiberroot: www.facebook.com/Fiberroot // @dillau-vlc
Shall Ocin: www.facebook.com/shallocin // @paneoh
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Tierra EP

Roccodrillo (Shall Ocin Remix)

EXCLUSIVE: Fiberroot - Roccodrillo (Shall Ocin Remix) [Clash Lion]

Exclusive Nyaruach 'Gatluak (Nandu Remix)'

Danish producer Rasmus Vincentz Jensen better known under his alias Nandu kicks off 2019 with a remix for Nyarach's track 'Gatluak' which underlines his preference for African vocals. Despite running at a speed of 114 bpm only the Copenhagener created a remix that easily fits into any peak time set as the sound-arrangement and the rhytmically yet stomping bass line seem to manage the balancing act of working at any time of the night. 'Gatluak' lives musically up on Nandu's last productions of 2018 when the Dane released his 'One Man's High Is Another Man's Anxiety' long player on Connected and skillfully tossed around with various elements that he put together to little masterpieces. For his remix approach to 'Gatluak' Nandu chose to create a symbiosis between implementing the original vocal sample and the right dose of percussions in combination with the carrying synth-melody. The way Nandu puts each piece of the puzzle together makes the final result sound like a march of liberation on the dance floor that not only dancers seem to join but has already gained heavy support from scene's key-players like Dixon.

Nyaruach's EP 'Gatluak Remixes' will be out January 11th, 2019 on MoBlack Records.

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Digital: www.beatport.com/release/gatluak-remixes/2473100

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Nyaruach: www.facebook.com/nyaruachmusic // @nyaruach
Nandu: www.facebook.com/nanduofficial // @nanduofficial
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Gatluak Remixes

Gatluak (Nandu Remix)

EXCLUSIVE: Nyaruach - Gatluak (Nandu Remix) [MoBlack Records]

Exclusive Coeus 'Forgotten Love'

Carefully saved within biological circuits that are activated by networks of nerve cells humans gain access to their memory, and therewith to their past, to their knowledge, to colored images of close people, to their lives. Serbian producer Coeus actived his memory of a 'Forgotten Love' for the first release of shortly founded Parisian label Mimesis. The three tracker, consisting of the EP's name giving track 'Forgotten Love', 'Atlantis' and 'Gravity', depicts hidden feelings in space at a musical level. 'Forgotten Love' overwhelms its listeners with a dark fundamental tone that's not taking the track's lead but is certainly responsible for the undertone. The latter is worked out by the synth-chords that deliver a memorable melody that can easily be recalled as its saved within short time in the back of our heads, in our memory, so it is not forgotten but present.

Coeus' EP 'Forgotten Love' will be released February 19th, 2019 on Mimesis.

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Digital: www.beatport.com/release/forgotten-love/2502438

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Coeus:  www.facebook.com/thisiscoeus // @thisiscoeus
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Forgotten Love

EXCLUSIVE: Coeus - Forgotten Love [Mimesis]

art:cast #63 by Kollektiv Turmstrasse

Self-reflective, critical, edgy, highly motivated and passionate about music - artist duo, live-act, DJs or simply spoken Kollektiv Turmstrasse reveal their story of success, which has not always been going into one direction only. Christian Hilscher and Nico Plagemann have been a scene’s mainstay for a good 20 years; two decades of intensively working, living, traveling, laughing and arguing with each other or, as the both say, ‘having a marriage-like relationship’. But aside from the all too human sides, Nico and Christian provided the community, the scene with several formidable releases like ‘Abenteuer Alltag’, the duo’s first EP on Diynamic, ‘Blutsbrüder’ on their very own label Musik Gewinnt Freunde, ’Rebellion der Träumer’, their album on Connaisseur Recordings, ‘Sry I’m Late’ or their upcoming ‘RibbonReef EP’, just to name a few. But their discography contains more than catchy chord-influenced potential hits, it reveals what’s most important to them, their relationship, what they enjoy in their time off, the everyday life and situations they experience and also unveil certain gaps in-between some of their music. ‘In-between’ seems to be the word that best describes the chat with Christian and Nico as Torture the Artist catches up with Kollektiv Turmstrasse in-between the release of their ‘Noisy Nights’ remixes for Holtoug on Connaisseur Recordings and their first EP, ‘RibbonReef’ on Musik Gewinnt Freunde, after three years. The music collective gives reasons for temporal gaps ‘in-between’ their releases and if you read ‘in-between’ Nico and Christian’s lines you’ll discover what, aside from the obvious and mentioned reasons, is significant to the both at a human and musical level and why they are still as motivated and passionate about what they do as back then when they started - just a little bit more mature, maybe professional but definitely honest and (self)-critical.

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https://torturetheartist.net/2019/07/17/artcast-63-interview-kollektiv-turmstrasse

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Kollektiv Turmstrasse: www.facebook.com/kollektivturmstrasse // @kollektivturmstrasse // www.instagram.com/kollektiv_turmstrasse
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art:cast #63 by Kollektiv Turmstrasse

Exclusive Emmanuel Jai & Nyaruach 'Ti Chuong (Musumeci Supernatural Remix)'

From the southern tip of Italy Mauro di Martino, better known under his Musumeci moniker, delivers one of the tracks of the summer 2019. His 'supernatural' remix for African musicians Emmanuel Jal and Nyaruach's track 'Ti Chuong' on MoBlack Records brims with energy and in addition to it creates a new electronic music sub-genre, 'New Afro Disco'. By far Mauro's remix approach touches various styles – the key elements can be broken down to a funky bass line topped off with disco-chords that highlight the African vocals from Emmanuel Jal and Nyaruach. So far the wrap-up. But what's not included in the latter is the way Musumeci puts these elements together, namely gently as if the single soundscapes stroke to then are closely linked to each other and generate a harmonny that forms the most versatile track. No wonder this supernatural remix has attracted the attention from various renowned artists already and has been supported by Innervision label-heads Dixon and Âme.

Musumeci's remixes for Emmanuel Jal & Nyaruach's track 'Ti Chuong' will be released on MoBlack Records on July 26th, 2019.

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Digital: www.beatport.com/release/ti-chuong-musumeci-remixes/2654088

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Emmanuel Jal: www.facebook.com/EmmanuelJal // @emmanuel-jal-official // www.instagram.com/emmanueljal
Nyaruach: www.facebook.com/nyaruachmusic // @nyaruach // www.instagram.com/nyaruachmusic
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Ti Chuong (Musumeci Supernatural Remix)

EXCLUSIVE: Emmanuel Jal & Nyaruach - Ti Chuong (Musumeci Supernatural Remix) [MoBlack Records]

Exclusive Sebjak & Fahlberg '4Ever She May Live (DJ Koze Edit)'

Scandinavian producers Sebastian Jak and Alexander Fahlberg, short Sebjak and Fahlberg, team up again to deliver one of ADE's most talked about tunes, '4Ever She May Live', that comes in a DJ Koze Edit and has been played out by various luminaries. After EPs on Jonas Rathmann's Element Series, Sebjak's own label Bibliotheque Records or MoBlack Records, the Stockholm based producers return to the latter bringing Hamburg's finest DJ Koze along who turns the original take into an almost nine minute lasting journey by implementing filters to emphasize the raw euphoric club experience. The extraordinary producer who basically turns or can adjust any given track to a catchy musical piece again shows his musical genius stretching the basic melodic loop to an audible unmistakable maximum, or just the right amount of bars to give the vocal its moments to unfold in-between. After his rework of Gerry Read's 'It'll All Be Over', which was a summer's festival season favorite, on Pampa, DJ Koze now comes in with a more raw, more dark but equally danceable tune for the autumn/ winter run.

Sebjak & Fahlberg's single '4Ever She May Live' will be released on MoBlack Records.

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Sebjak: www.facebook.com/SEBJAKofficial // @sebjak // www.instagram.com/sebjakofficial
Fahlberg: www.facebook.com/fahlbergmusic // @fahlbergmusic // www.instagram.com/fahlbergmusic
DJ Koze: www.facebook.com/djkoze // @dj-koze-official // www.instagram.com/djkozeofficial
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4Ever She May Live

EXCLUSIVE: Sebjak & Fahlberg - 4Ever She May Live (DJ Koze Edit) [MoBlack Records]

Exclusive Laolu 'Many Faces'

As part of Madorasindahouse's 'Sound Of Sasaab' compilation Laolu's highly anticipated track 'Many Faces', which has already gained the support of scene mainstays like Jimi Jules and the Innervisions crew, finally sees the light of day. 'Many Faces' is a symbiosis of smoothly combined electronic soundscapes with traditional African vocals and instruments. The Geneva based artist once again easily masters the difficulties, namely those of finding the right balances between the right dose of chants and a groovy and driving instrumental. Catchy synth chords are sprinkled over a funky bass line and set a positive tone for the track, which - at its peak - is provided with piano sounds. Laolu created a track whose over-all arrangement aims to maintain the groove and soaks its audience into it rather than giving dance floors a hands up in the air-moment. Thereby the artist beats his hollow as he boasts with an authentic take can simply be described as 'cool'. 

Laolu's 'Many Faces' will be released as part of 'Sounds Of Sasaab' on Madorasindahouse Records on November 29th, 2019.

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Beatport.com: www.beatport.com/release/sounds-of-sasaab/2780331
Traxxsource: www.traxsource.com/title/1243685/sounds-of-sasaab

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Laolu: www.facebook.com/LaolumusicOfficial // @laolu // www.instagram.com/laolumusic
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Sounds Of Sasaab

Many Faces

EXCLUSIVE: Laolu - Many Faces [Madorasindahouse Records]

Exclusive Benjamin Fröhlich ft. Dreamcast 'Last Night (Marcus Worgull Remix)'

Nine and a half months ago Permanent Vacation co-label founder Benjamin Fröhlich released his nine tracker Amiata, music to ease your mind or to drift away on the dance floor and around. The first set of remixes for Fröhlich's album was due in summer of 2019 and featured new approaches from the likes of Massimiliano Pagliara, Panthera Krause, Cornelius Doctor, Jex Opolis and Rhode & Brown and delivered solid material for as many occasions as the original takes did. Now Pemanent Vacation respectively Benjamin Fröhlich rings in the second round of remixes for Amiata having some of the most in-demand artists of the electronic music scene on board to give his tunes a second glance, even though it's not needed at a quality level. However, Fröhlich gathered artists like Fort Romeau, Chloé, Yør Kultura, Tom Bioly alias TB and Marcus Worgull together. The latter took on remix duties for Last Night feat. vocals from Dreamcast and turns the smooth and dreamy orginal into a more forwardly going track still capturing these sentimental moments Dreamcast and Benjamin created by generating a felicitos symbiosis between vocals and chords as well pads. Marcus simply added slightly more drive to the track by focusing on a more lush bass line and implementing different yet appealing chords that go into a strongly influenced melo-direction, or in other words it adds authentic the Worgull-vibe to it.

Benjamin Fröhlich's EP 'Amiata Remixes 2' will be released on Permanent Vacation on February 21st, 2020.

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Beatport: www.beatport.com/release/amiata-remixes-2/2845571
Red Eye Records: www.redeyerecords.co.uk/vinyl/119388-permvac196-1-benjamin-fröhlich-amiata-remixes-2-

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Benjamin Fröhlich: www.facebook.com/benjaminfroehlichmusic // @benjamin-fr-hlich-permvac // www.instagram.com/benjamin.frohlich
Marcus Worgull: www.facebook.com/marcusworgull // @marcusworgull // www.instagram.com/marcus_worgull
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Amiata Remixes 2

Last Night (Marcus Worgull Remix)

EXCLUSIVE: Benjamin Fröhlich ft. Dreamcast - Last Night (Marcus Worgull Remix) [Permanent Vacation]

Exclusive: Laolu - Swango

Every release is a statement of what he's capable to produce and it seems as if Geneva-resident Laolu is one of the rare artists putting quality over quantity as the few and well-chosen EPs or remixes represent as well as prove his maturity at an artistic level. Laolu's latest coup is his Force EP on Munich based label Compost, which holds the long anticipated remix from Laolu for Swiss vocalist Sophie Hunger's track There Is Still Pain Left as a vinyl exclusive and two original tracks, Force and Swango. The latter's simply showing the artist's class when it comes to sophisticated productions. Swango is build up and built around layer after layer, it's initially introduced percussive driven bass line sets the vibe for the subsequently added first array of chords which are followed by a second sound sequence in a different octave but the same pitch and create a multi-layered harmonic composition. However, stylistically Laolu remains true to himself as Swango contains elements from his eclectic musical background, which are majestically put together to obtain a complex organic track.

Laolu's Force EP will be releases on Compost Records on February 28th, 2020.

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Digital/ Vinyl: https://CompostRecords.lnk.to/Laolu_ForceEP

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Laolu: www.facebook.com/LaolumusicOfficial // @laolu // www.instagram.com/laolumusic
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Force EP

Swango

EXCLUSIVE: Laolu - Swango [Compost]

Exclusive Cowboy Rhythmbox - 6AM Cowboy (Cowboy Rhythmbox Deviation Variation)

British “outsider-electronic duo“ Cowboy Rhythmbox return to Erol Alkan's Phantasy Sound with a  none-existing musical approach up to date from the cowboys Nathan Gregory Wilkins and Richard X themselves. As Detroit producer Sharif Laffrey took on remix duties for CR's 6AM Nathan and Richard remixed the remix of the track, expressing their appreciation of Sharif's work. The result of the remix remix, simply called Deviation Variation, falls into the category creative remarkableness. A lush yet bouncey bass line is equipped with sharp reverbing chords and blurry synths while partly implemented filter hi-hat rides and mono-alternating vocal-snippets are swaying from left to right. The remix reaches musical exellence once the disorted and echoing chord sequence makes its appearance adding a warm vitalness to the wild west Detroit-shooting.

Cowboy Rhythmbox's EP 6AM Cowboy is released on Phantasy Sound on April 10th, 2020.

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Cowboy Rhythmbox: www.facebook.com/cowboyrhythmbox // @cowboyrhythmbox // www.instagram.com/cowboyrhythmbox
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6AM Cowboy (incl. Sharif Laffrey Remix)

Cowboy Rhythmbox - 6AM Cowboy (Cowboy Rhythmbox Deviation Variation)

EXCLUSIVE: Cowboy Rhythmbox - 6AM Cowboy (Cowboy Rhythmbox Deviation Variation) [Phantasy Sound]

Exclusive Time To Sleep - Lungo Mare

Named after one of Croatia's most beautiful coastal prominades Pula-based artist Time To Sleep makes his Disco Halal Singles Club debut with Lungo Mare. The take captures some of the artist's musical influences and comes with a rather funky almost rock-ish bass line, which is enriched with a bleeping lead synth that in the course of the track is groomed with a glitch adding even more raw- and edginess to it. It's those little details that Time To Sleep prepared Lungo Mare with that keeps the listener hooked to the track and making it sound intriguing. But in all the aforementioned roughness Time To Sleep's approach has beauty shining through and possibly describing the twelve kilometer lasting path Lungo Mare, when having overcome as well as to take on some burden before rewarded with beautiful sundowners and views over Adriatic Sea.

Time To Sleep's single Lungo Mare will be released on Disco Halal Singles Club on May 1st, 2020.

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https://disco-halal.lnk.to/LungoMare

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Time To Sleep: www.facebook.com/TimeToSleepTag // @time2sl33p // www.instagram.com/timetosleepmusic
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Lungo Mare

EXCLUSIVE: Time To Sleep - Lungo Mare [Disco Halal Singles Club]

Exclusive: Omri Smadar  - Dub Shell Dmaot (feat. Tractor's Revenge)

After his Fragile EP on Correspondant earlier this year Tel Aviv-based artist Omri Smadar is back with a five tracker on Blue Shadow. With En Safak the artist dives deep into his upbringing, explores and re-experiences that time (again) as he delivers those for him typically psychadelic dancefloor takes with reference to artists and music from his childhood days. Dub Shell Dmaot goes back to Tractor's Revenge's track Game Of Tears, which was first released back in 1990. The Dub Shell approach though omits the vocals though and fnearly ocuses on the dark and disco-ish vibe  only turning the track into a truly club-esque experience as the listener is picked up by those echoing robotic vocal snippets creating a surreal world in one's mind, you can only endure when feeling the sweat dripping from the ceiling in an underground club.

Omri Smadar's EP En Safak will be released on Blue Shadow on July 17th, 2020.

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Digital: https://lnk.to/BS006

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Omri Smadar: www.facebook.com/OmriSmadarOfficial // @omri-smadar // www.instagram.com/omri_smadar
Blue Shadow: www.facebook.com/blueshadowrecords // @blueshadowrec // www.instagram.com/blueshadowrecords

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Omri Smadar - En Safek EP (incl. Iñigo Vontier Remix)

Dub Shell Dmaot (feat. Tractor's Revenge)

EXCLUSIVE: Omri Smadar  - Dub Shell Dmaot (feat. Tractor's Revenge) [Blue Shadow]

Exclusive: Soma Soul – Missing (Marcus Worgull Remix)

Zurich-based artist Soma Soul makes his debut on Endless with a musical package consisting out of five tracks, each touching the bottom of everyone's heart and soul and each with a different approach to one's sorrows. Besides the two original tracks, Hurt and Missing – which were pre-released -  Hurt comes with two remix versions from Endless head-honcho Luca Bacchetti while Innervisions mainstay and Chorus label-head Marcus Worgull gives Missing his retouch. With bird's twittering and the intagrated piano (chords) Worgull makes his approach sound like an exotic extravaganza as he creates a picture of a piano being played in the sand dunes at the beach while birds are sweetly singing along and support the melody as well as the vocal in a comfortable manner.

Soma Soul's Hurt Remixes EP will be released on Endless on October 16th, 2020.

Buy the EP
Digital: https://beatport.com/release/hurt-ep-remixes/3103862

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SomaSoul: www.facebook.com/somasoulmusic // @Somasoul // www.instagram.com/somasoulmusic
Marcus Worgull: www.facebook.com/marcusworgull // @marcusworgull // www.instagram.com/marcus_worgull
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Soma Soul - Hurt (incl. Luca Bacchetti / Marcus Worgull Remixes)

Missing (Marcus Worgull Remix)

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Exclusive: Heidenreich feat. ANGST vor GRETA - Je Palpite (Chinaski Remix)

Berlin-East Frisian Heindenreich, also known as one half of Leggings, a slow Indie-Dance formation with his partner in crime DJ Cremant, challenges Francophile vocalist ANGST vor GRETA for his Je Palpite EP on Dutch label Sinchi Collective. Beside the original version of Je Palpite, the track comes with remixes from Calypso head honcho Thomas Jackson and Robert Johnson mainstay Chinaski, who finally delivers new material after his collaboration with Curses on Dischi Autunno earlier this year. As expected and as fresh as a tropical fruit Chinaski squeezes the Disco-ish note out of Heidenreich's original and exchanges it with more progressive and heavily hitting electroid essences that turn his version of Je Palpite to a kiwano, an exotic warm composition with an edgy and raw musical backbone.

Heidenreich feat. ANGST vor GRETA's EP Je Palpite will be released on Sinchi Collective on October 30th, 2020.

Buy here
Bandcamp: www.sinchilove.bandcamp.com/album/je-palpite

Artist & label information
Heidenreich: www.facebook.com/HeidenreichOffiziell // @therealheidenreich
ANGST vor GRETA: @angstvorgreta
Chinaski: www.facebook.com/chinaskisound // @southofmouth // www.instagram.com/chinaski_sfx
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Heidenreich ft. ANGST vor GRETA - Je Palpite (incl. Chinaski / Thomass Jackson Remixes

Je Palpite (Chinaski Remix)

EXCLUSIVE: Heidenreich feat. ANGST vor GRETA - Je Palpite (Chinaski Remix) [Sinchi Collective]

Exclusive: Andras - Scallops

Australian electronic music wizard Andrew Wilson alias Andras returns to Public Possession with a two tracker, Scopes/ Scallops, that's meant to cause some waves amongst House heads and lovers of the art. Having released on labels such as Tim Sweeney's Beats In Space or Dopeness Galore, Wilson now comes back to the Munich-based label collective, after making debuting on Public Possession with his Boom Boom EP in 2019. The B-side, Scallops, contains everything a proper (House) club tune needs in order to make masses move. Melodically catchy chords underline the artist's skills to create an almost summer-ish approach to the genre that's accompanied by a lush bass line and sharp hi-hats as well as an easiness despite its general ground speed. The 90's influence of the dreamy (chord) hook line is inevitable, however Andras manages to revisit it in a neat manner to make it sound like the start of a new golden era of the music.

Andras' single Scopes / Scallops will be released on Public Possession on March 5th, 2021.

Buy here: https://andras.bandcamp.com/album/scones-scallops 

Artist & label information
Andras: www.facebook.com/andraaaaaas // @andraaaaaas // www.instagram.com/andras_dj
Public Possession: www.facebook.com/Public-Possession-387857687959409 // @publicpossession // www.instagram.com/public_possession 

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Scones / Scallops

Scallops

EXCLUSIVE: Andras - Scallops [Public Possession]

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