Part Of: Détroit EP
Catalog: MM06
Release Date: 07.05.21
Buy Link: https://snd.click/KageTaho

Brian Kage
SoundCloud | https://soundcloud.com/kage

Taho
SoundCloud | https://soundcloud.com/taho

Michigander Music 
SoundCloud | https://soundcloud.com/michigandermusic
Bandcamp | https://michigandermusic.bandcamp.com/

Release Text:
Six releases in and Michigander label head Brian Kage teams up with the legendary French Techno producer, Taho, aka David Jacopin. The electronic music world knows to put respect on the Motor City, but the "Détroit EP" represents a fusion, emphasizing l’accent aigu — not a typo or spec on your screen that needs cleaning. Between Kage and Taho, their production pedigree includes releases for labels like FXHE, Planet-E, Delsin, F.Comm, and more, so it's no surprise the pairing makes for a masterfully produced EP covering the spectrum of Detroit house and techno sounds, with an added deft touch from its French connection.

"D-Twah," the D's first pronunciation, opens with classic Detroit house energy featuring all the modern accoutrements. Distant chatter between solar systems gives way to a springy bass line that sets off an interplanetary party starter with uplifting piano chord progressions and just a touch of scattered cosmic disco effects. Angelic synth choirs and arpeggiated lines introduce short breakdowns before all systems fire back up. This one is surefire fuel for the discothèque.

"La Belle Vie" picks things up with playful hand percussion, a driving guttural bass, and heavy Detroit techno stabs, reminiscent of its title in translation, one of techno's greatest hits a la Inner City. Beautiful strings sneak in building tension and drama before a piano releases any pent up energy through the stratosphere. It begs to bring on the underground warehouses or Movement festival stages again.

Entering electro terrain, "Tour De Troit" encapsulates Detroit's earliest robotic impulses, starting with inimitable, snappy 808 drums, which are pedaled over with deep pads and a revolving acid bassline. It drifts off into dreamy territory with smooth, jazzy synth waves before funky keys coolly cut through the haze. Whether early in the night or afterhours, breakers are always prepared to slide across the floor for this sound.

"Acid Renaissance" offers a clear epilogue to this journey with its cinematic and orchestral symphony. These emotive elements tower over electric undercurrents that complete an ending fit for having stumbled upon some epic space age discovery. At a time when NASA's Mars Perseverance Rover just provided the first audio recording of the Red Planet, this could very well have been the film score to that mission.

If Detroit's electronic music history is seen as a time capsule, Brian Kage and Taho have opened it, rearranged its parts to fit their mutual influences, and sealed it back together with a project worthy of future explorations.

Words by Austen Van Der Bleek. 

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Berlin House Music
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Website | https://berlinhousemusic.com
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Premiere: Brian Kage & Taho - D-Twah [Michigander Music]

[ESUOH018] KEITA SANO - IN THE POOL EP

1. Keita Sano - The Floor 
2. Keita Sano - Flowtation 
3. Keita Sano - In The Pool 
4. Keita Sano - Full Gain

For our eighteenth release, Keita Sano returns to the label and presents “In the Pool EP”, his first solo digital EP for Esuoh. The pack is composed by 4 original tracks, “The Floor", "Flowtation", "In The Pool" and "Full Gain”. One-shot house recordings with the characteristic style of our Japanese friend, looped-up rhythms, raw sounds, sampled vocal elements and a relentless groove that makes them highly addictive.

Written & produced by: Keita Sano 
Mastering by: Jose Armas
Artwork by: Essedesign
Contact & licensing: esuohmusic@gmail.com 
Esuoh booking: alejandro.esuoh@gmail.com 
Distribution by: Symphonic

BUY / STREAM

[ESUOH018] Keita Sano - In The Pool EP

https://soundcloud.com/berzingue
https://soundcloud.com/pontneuf

Pre save : lnk.to/BerzingueWoodflaure

PREMIERE: Berzingue - Woodflaure [Pont Neuf Records]

Norm Talley's Upstairs Asylum label established itself as the go to label for top quality house music in 2021 and if this 12"s anything to go by they look set for another amazing year.
BUY:
https://www.phonicarecords.com/product/felipe-gordon-stefan-ringer-deepest-the-sundowners-ep-pre-order-upstairs-asylum-recordings/178942
https://www.juno.co.uk/products/felipe-gordon-stefan-ringer-the-sundowners-ep/865603-01/
https://www.deejay.de/Various_The_Sundowners_EP_UAR009_Vinyl__991557
https://www.decks.de/track/felipe_gordon_stefan_ringer_deepset-sundowners_ep/cjc-7p

The Sundowners EP

PREMIERE: Felipe Gordon - Find Yourself in Others [Upstairs Asylum]

Label - Oath
Released - 15th April 2022
BUY FROM - https://oathcreations.bandcamp.com/album/self-reflection

Web / Social Media Links:

Melchior Sultana
https://soundcloud.com/melchiorsultana
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100057729982540
https://melchiorsultana.bandcamp.com/

OATH
https://www.facebook.com/oathcreations
https://www.instagram.com/oath/?hl=en
https://soundcloud.com/oathy

Bandcamp

PREMIERE: Melchoir Sultana - Remember The Floor [Oath]

all tracks written and produced by dj soch
additional remix by Giorgio Luceri
distributed by Syncrophone - Paris -
recorded @ minidischi studios 
© black angus records 2016 – BLKA003 
Vinyl Only Limited edition

DJ Soch - A Friend From Detroit -(Original mix)B2

READ > http://inverted-audio.com/premiere-jamie-lidell-when-i-come-back-round-live-version-matthew-herberts-long-night-dub

Having been played around for a while and built quite a solid hype along the way, we couldn't be more happy to see Herbert's long night dub finally released on wax via @accidentalrecords-1 and so should you. @jamie-lidell's soulful vocals get sliced and diced, then thrown in a bumpy, perc-driven 4/4 framework resounding with ubiquitous drums, heavy-clanging hats and fizzy bass outburts, before expanding again upon a finely-arranged string of rapturous pads skimming in the background. Feel-good, luscious burner in full effect.

ACJ94

Jamie Lidell - When I Come Back Round [Live Version] (Matthew Herbert's Long Night Dub)

Super nice compilation of modern italo-funk curated by Milan based dj producer Lele Sacchi under supervision of Soul Clap Records. Best of italian scene is featured such as Boot & Tax, Lele Sacchi himself here premiered, Deep88, Jollymare, DJ Rocca or Tiger & Woods ! A vibrant tribute to a sound we particularly love here at LYO. Preorder here : https://soulclaprecords.bandcamp.com/album/italo-funk

LISTEN ON YOUTUBE

PREMIERE : Lele Sacchi - Proud

Download / Stream: https://toy-tonics.lnk.to/ToolosLatinos

This is a fresh cocktail for the summer. Sano from Medellín, Colombia (who released on Cómeme and Public Possession) and Toy Tonics head honcho Kapote created these 4 latin percussion tools for balearic DJ sets. 
The guys met in Sevilla where they were booked as DJs and had a good time: Talking about Narco books, puertorican rhythm culture, their salsa heroes and favorite descargas. In fact Kapote has a heavy addiction for latin american music and collects salsa vinyl since a long time.
The vibe was set after a few bocadillos and spanish wines and they planned to do something together. So here you get the result: The music was made half in Kapote’s Berlin studio and half in Sano’s Barcelona home. Rhythm section on Wawanko courtesy of Phran from Venezuela (Sano's studio partner in Barcelona).
Fun fact: Sano made three records on Public Possession. The Munich label made by Marvin & Valentino. Before starting Public Possession Valentino used to work for Gomma/Toy Tonics and he started to dj at the early days Gomma/Toy Tonics partys. The world is small.

Sano & Kapote feat Phran - Wawanko Tool

* Read more: https://boltingbits.com/james-curd-lets-get-get-get-it-lumberjacks-in-hell
* Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/BwoGSk4AXjU
* Pre-order: https://www.juno.co.uk/products/from-hell-with-love-2/773257-01/

Amsterdam's Lumberjacks In Hell celebrates its 10th anniversary with another star studded, heat packing 2x12" compilation, that sits amongst the highpoints of the label's releases over the past decade.

VA - From Hell With Love 2

PREMIERE: James Curd - Let's Get Get Get It

Toy Tonics is an independent music label and culture crew.
A fluid group of international artists based in Berlin. Musicians, DJs, producers +
graphic designers, photographers, party organisers.
Toy Tonics‘ prime ethos is to create new forms of (dance) music, but we also release limited edition t-shirts, posters and organise the Toy Tonics Jams.

THE SOUND OF TOY TONICS connects different genres to create a new emotional (dance) sound. Influenced 
by indie disco, house music, neo soul, new wave, funk and more .
We combine organic sounds with electronic production. DJ culture with analogue (band) elements. 

TOY TONICS CREATIVE DIRECTION
by Mathias ‚Kapote‘ Modica

TOY TONICS PRODUCERS, BANDS & DJ 
Athlete Whippet, Bárbara Boeing, 
Baby‘s Berserk, Cody Currie, Coeo,
Fimiani, Gee Lane, Joel Holmes, 
Kosmo Kint, Magou, Sam Ruffillo, 
Stump Valley a.o.

ADDITIONAL RELEASES by
Kai Alce, Tommiboy, Miss Keta, Daniel Monaco, DJ Sneak, Baldelli a.o.

THE TOY TONICS JAMS
Since 2019 we organize the Toy Tonics Jams to spread our Toy Tonics style and vibe. They strated in Berion 2019 and since 2022 they take place all over Europe.
In clubs like Panorama Bar (Berlin), 
Phonox (London), Rex (Paris) and at festivals like Kala, Melt Festival (Berlin), Montreux Jazz 
Festival, Calvi on the Rocks a.o.

Sano & Kapote feat Phran - Wawanko Tool

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