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Red Richards & Maximilian Beck - I Want To Believe Part 1

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I Want To Believe Part 1

Lord of the Isles is a one-of-a-kind producer. Not only does he make the kind of music that leaves us scratching our heads and stroking our chins, he's also insatiably good. Inspired by the sounds and sights of his native Scotland, his soundscapes are a like an audio assault to the senses. Something we're very into. Borrowing from techno, ambient, acid and house sounds, "Skylark" is a flurry of grooves which defies definition, leaving Lord of the Isles very much in a league of his own. Expect a chaotic but still somehow melodic slammer, and you're on the right lines.

"Skylark" is released as part of the album In Waves. Out on 4th November from ESP Institute.

Lord of the Isles - "Skylark" - Boiler Room Debuts

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@lenawillikens version of 'Far Away From A Distance' is as bold as it is fidgety. Driven by a restless bumpy arpeggio - or is it the sound of a bottle pouring its intoxicating liquid to the top edge? - the track takes off for an harum-scarum flight across murky post-industrial lowlands as thwacking claps beat their binary pulse at industrial pace.

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SMD - Far Away From A Distance (Lena Willikens Remix) [Delicacies]

Bbased in Sao Paulo, brazilian imprint ODD Discos first release is a collection of 4 tracks showcasing the talents of its residents : Davis, Frontinn, Vermelho and Zopelar. This track by Zopelar shows the quintessential elements of his compostional style, where fierce rhythms and intricate melodies intertwine and propel us across the floor while taking us on a journey through past and future, interpolating between his Brasilian roots and the futurism that informs his creativity. Dope !

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DC Promo Tracks #482: "Sturdy" by Force Placement is part of the release "Vibe Repair" on 100% Silk  

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DC Promo Tracks #482: Force Placement "Sturdy"

The American cable-television industry exploded in the 1980s, pushing broadcasts of diverse programming and emissions of low-laying cultures into homes. Community stations piggybacked on the digital developments of the time, extending their existence through telephony and broadcast affiliates. For those growing up in this time, in locations such as New York City, the localized communications beamed into their homes exposed them to an impressionable array of disparate sounds and visions. Move into the 1990s and New York was filled to the brim of emergent cultures drawing from this ebullition of communication. From Rammellzee’s shapeshifting to Frank and Karen Mendez’s Nu Groove imprint fusing reggae, poetry and house, nascent ideas emanated from the city walls, from within stores such as Sonic Groove store and on VHS releases such as Stakker’s The Evil Acid Baron Show, a legendary technicolor psychedelic trip along the wildest frontiers of acid house. As scenes expanded and identities developed, such individuals weather the events of the visceral now, expressing themselves right into an unpredictable future.

Function’s long career has seen him uncover a vast range of sonic identities, a mainstay through house, techno and industrial with collaborations with the likes of Regis, Damon Wild alongside his highly influential Infrastructure imprint. With influences deeply tied to pop art, rave and gay scenes, and early memories of block-parties emitting Kraftwerk and Strafe, he found himself seeking out the undercover illegal nights of the 90s on a quest of sexual unearthing, mixing the ever-yearning escapology mission of disco with the influential DJ sets of Jeff Mills. For his new album Existenz, he marks a clear step away from the corporeal techno of his recent releases. Pivoting around themes of religion, sexuality, trauma and healing, it is a work expansive and celebratory, a clear liberation from a deeply internalized past. Formed from a collection of recordings made in a period from late 2016 to mid 2019, Existenz takes the form of a creative outburst in reaction to a number of traumas - recent, childhood and throughout Function’s life.

Cosmic synths soar and swoop in ‘Pleasure Discipline’ through towering stacks of rhythm that stutter and creak to a halt before rebooting, a firm robotic response to human intervention. ‘Zahlensender’ reflects a spatial tetris of urban life, as digitalization set within an XYZ matrix confronts the sprawling city. Constant arpeggiated meditations echo synaptic transmissions, effecting a dissolution of boundaries. ’The Approach’ recalls the unification of the self, a state of delirium non-subjective and smooth, as all connections and functions give way to simple intensities of feeling, crossing the threshold into spirituality. ’Golden Dawn’, featuring Stefanie Parnow, marks a further elevation of dubbed-out euphoria, as once more positive rays emerge. Parnow assisted the production process in its entirety, providing inspiration and featuring vocal contributions. His ode to the effortless short-trip urban navigation 'Kurzstrecke' finds Function in motion, upfront and bold, snapshots of conversation and flickers of light. 'Ertrinken' finds metallic bass jabs swamping snipped synthetic voices, with hidden stores of emotion set as a nod to the history of vocoders as a tool for encrypted military communication. House icon Robert Owens features on 'Growth Cycle' and 'Be', entrenching a celebratory atmosphere over Function's clubwise leanings. Closing track 'Downtown 161' reflects the unmistakable filtered and squashed interjections of television, and sampled dance vocals - a sound for the curious, dreamers and dancers.

With Existenz, Function reveals an essential body of work, spread over 4LP/2CD - thought experiments on the role of identity and spirituality after a lifetime of upheaval and trauma.

Existenz

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Second Edition of Wolframs “Automatic Dub”, the Über Hit originally released in 2018. Wolfi has put some new touches on his dub + we handed the material to Rex The Dog and Cabletoy. Rex got back w/ some high energy trance, while Cabletoy takes a whole other route getting extra balearic. Suitable for all dance floors. P.P. Tipp.

A) Wolfram "Automatic Dub" (snippet)

In autumn 2019 Stefan Lessner aka Less fulfilled his dream to release his own ambient album. With "Stranger" he created an imaginary soundtrack, influenced by film and music of the classic movie "Blade Runner", as well as the nights and observations of his new home town Berlin. With proudness, one can say that this opus is a real highlight of music for horizontal life situations, which can easily take a place in the Vaporwave corner.
Now the first 4 remixes are available, which carry the vibe of the album into the club. From the horizontal position and the head it moves on to the vertical and legs. For this, master Less was able to win over four equally skilled electronic sound processing experts, if all of their names would have been on a flyer, it would be for a must-go event to one of the hippest clubs: Perm, Portable, Freund der Familie and The Exaltics. Together they all form a package that can be used several times in one night.

The remix of „Zum Greifen Fern“ is made by The Exaltics. Far away from any compromises it stops directly at the Electro station, in its classic form. Especially the dreamlike transformation of the original is a perfect fusion of melody and rhythm: you can easly get the feeling that the voice of Human Leagues Phil Oakey is coming soon, but no, it's not needed. The tones carry the track all by themselves, perfect to bring a clubset to the end.

Stefan outed himself to Alan Abrahams, aka Portable, personally as a fan. Portable likes to give back when it comes to emotions. He made the remix of „Blütenstaub“ and it immediately catches your attention. It gets intimate, sticks to your mind like honey and you end up closing your eyes in the middle of the dancefloor. In a better world, his productions would be on the radio.

Freund der Familie are the hidden masters when it comes to connecting spheres between Dubtechno and Ambient. The remix of "Run On My Knife" actually contains two tracks in one. First of all it goes up into the air like a plane, passing clouds in the bright blue sky. Then comes the jump - free fall & „BAM“ just in time the paraglider opens up and the air smoothly carries you like a loved one to the ground.

Perm from Leipzig took "In my dreams" and created an effective weapon for the techno dancefloor for all fans of higher BPM rates. It stays deep in the dark basement, but leaves the cellar door open - letting fresh air inside.
„Close the door“, shouts mom from above. But it needs to stay open, to bring the draught to Perm´s Windy Dub!

Stranger Remixes LEVEL ONE

In My Dreams (Perm's Windy Dub)

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Tedi Live performance from 303 Hz Night event.

Tedi [Live] 303 Hz Night [12.08.2020]

At midnight, on March 13th 1991, a basement door opened at Leipziger Strasse 126, Berlin. Through this door, many passed, on their way to defining new terrains in electronic music. There they found a dance floor in the vaults of a closed-down department store, with a unique sound bound to dense fog, building night after night a history that was also a vision of the future. 

This history has seen in Jeff Mills’ first sets on three turntables, Underground Resistance's first live appearances in Europe, grandiose Tresor Park parties, to various chapters of the Loveparade with Sven Väth in the 90s and since then countless generation-spanning parties. These moments represent the highlights of infinite personal clubbing experiences. It is the manifestation of the Berlin spirit, emerging from its considerable strife. This history is not without its complications - from temporary closure by the authorities and several raids in the early years to closure and demolition of the old location in 2005. What followed was years of wandering in exile and, finally, resurrection in the new home in Kraftwerk Berlin.

These stories, conversations and shared experiences within our walls forge a resilience that drives towards a shared ideal, the Tresor sound: community, resistance, and the world to come. This was observed in the newly re-unified German youth, who danced and celebrated together from the club’s inception, and into the present day through ongoing community work in Detroit. 

Tresor Records was founded in the same year and began to serve as a platform for exporting the new sounds associated with Tresor all around the world. Emergent musicians from Michigan, such as Juan Atkins, Underground Resistance and Drexciya, were pivotal in shaping these early years. Their visits to Berlin would kick-start dialogue between the youth movement in Europe and these musicians. This story is one of friendship and community-building, inextricably linked with cities like Detroit, Birmingham or Edinburgh, where like-minded friends built something truly special, where revelatory rhythms soundtrack decaying industry in corrupted metropoles. 

Tresor Records has been the fertile soil for dozens upon dozens of creative minds, from the very luminaries of the scene who developed electronic music over the last three decades through to contemporary protagonists who are currently defining the sound of the future -  A more than 300 strong catalogue displays an unmistakable identity - the Tresor spirit.

To those that have danced before, and to those that will dance in the future: the light at the end of the long Tresor tunnel is a signal. A flicker amidst the fog. This is our future. This is our place.