Stream/Download here: TurboRec.lnk.to/Harmony

When presented with a young talent with his whole life and a brilliant career ahead of him, we at Twin Turbo feel the only morally acceptable thing to do is to get out of the way and minimize the risk of the least important promotional arm of the music business hindering the otherwise inevitable upswell of positive energy and unmitigated success that lay ahead.

Tiga recently took to the BBC airwaves to declare @absolute-sounds “a future star,” and we’re just going to leave it at that, rather than mention something the Twin Turbo label boss may have added about wanting to create an “animal blockchain” of up-and-coming talent. It’s simply not necessary. The London-based DJ/producer has earned support from Annie Mac, The Black Madonna and Erol Alkan, a veritable Influencer’s Row of venerated tastemakers. On a more personal level, when ABSOLUTE. was younger and owned only one deck, he used to beat match along to Pete Tong’s radio sets. That’s genuinely charming and relatable, and requires no further embellishment . He also espouses the virtues of a strong work ethic and open-mindedness, and in doing so gives us a glimpse of what dance culture could be like if we could simply erase the miserable baggage of anyone over 24.

And the music? Oh, it’ll make you gotta dance all right.

TT052 | ABSOLUTE. Harmony

Frequency 528Hz. [Dark Nature Concept]

Tomb-Eater [Slowed]

Buy now: TurboRec.lnk.to/CoupDeGrace

Tiga readies the next EP on Twin Turbo and in doing so exultantly welcomes Belfast’s Jordan into the fold.

Having released records on Extended Play, Made Fresh Daily and Derrick Carter and Luke Solomon’s Classic Music Company - Jordan joins the Turbo ranks with ‘Coup De Grace’: a classically minded 3-tracker that comes inclusive of a remix from Leeds producer Zia.

Jordan has been instrumental in propelling Northern Ireland’s blossoming Electronic music scene through promotion and DJing and is certainly no stranger to big crowds. Over a decade of experience behind the decks supporting the likes of Carl Craig, Paul Woolford and Ryan Elliot is certainly translated into his productions as ‘Coup De Grace’ shines with capacious synths and long, fervent breakdowns that remain propelled by his neatly structured grooves.

The title track kicks off with a bold, thudding drums that immediately sit it comfortably with Twin Turbo. Swooning synth lines are pitted against rattling percussion before Pleasure Centre lays out a hypnotic and tightly wound tone throughout. Zia then galvanises the title track and drives overdriven drums through sweeping synths that cap off another coup for Twin Turbo.

Release date: August 26th, 2016

www.turborecordings.com

Jordan - Coup De Grace (Zia Remix)

Slam (@paragraph) - Soma25 Remixes
(Soma 486d)

1. Slam - Stepback (@oscarmulero remix)
2. Slam - Positive Education (@antigone remix)
3. Slam  - Eterna (Inland @ed-davenport remix)
4 .Slam  - Eterna (@petrichorsounds remix)

As we continue Soma’s 25 year anniversary, it’s only fitting label heads Slam receive the remix treatment next. The duo have selected 4 of their favourite acts who have given some Slam classics the modern day rework. 

Polegroup’s Oscar Mulero, a true veteran of the techno scene, turns in a suitably whipping remix of the monstrous Stepback. Creating a percussive storm, abating only to unleash those well known vocals. French maestro Antigone turns his hands to Slam’s career defining Positive Education, delving into more funk based territory whilst retaining his unique production style. Eterna, taken from SOMA001 back in 1991 is up next receiving two very individual reworks. Firstly, a drum jack from Inland utilises the originals beautiful pads to great effect and Soma artist Petrichor delivers a more organic, deep affair.

Mastered by Conor Dalton @ http://www.glowcast.co.uk/

Slam -  Soma25 Remixes EP

Eterna

Slam - Eterna (Petrichor Remix) (Soma486d)

A dub driven remix by Substance of Blue Hour's untitled hidden ambient track which appeared on 'Reference 97'.

@bluehour909
@peter-kuschnereit

EXCLUSIVE: Blue Hour - Untitled (Substance Remix)

Did a remix for my homie Santiago Salazar taken from his fantastic album Chicanismo. Available now as a free download

Free Download

Santiago Salazar - UKB to LAX (DJ 3000 Remix) - Free Download

Peter Plet Plete (version for Galina Srebreva)

Preorder: https://www.beatport.com/label/turbo-recordings/507

As expected, more fire incoming from Turbo Recordings and its sub label, Twin Turbo, welcomes ABSOLUTE. to the roster.

The UK producer has already been declared a 'future star' by Tiga on BBC Radio One and the likes of Erol Alkan and The Black Madonna have been hammering his tracks on heavy rotation.

We have the premiere of 'Harmony' which is sure to find its way to dancefloors much like his previous releases and it's a slice of synth heaven with the power behind it to match.

One to watch!

More exclusive music

Premiere: ABSOLUTE. 'Harmony'

Stream/Download here: https://TurboRec.lnk.to/Harmony

When presented with a young talent with his whole life and a brilliant career ahead of him, we at Twin Turbo feel the only morally acceptable thing to do is to get out of the way and minimize the risk of the least important promotional arm of the music business hindering the otherwise inevitable upswell of positive energy and unmitigated success that lay ahead. 

Tiga recently took to the BBC airwaves to declare ABSOLUTE. “a future star,” and we’re just going to leave it at that, rather than mention something the Twin Turbo label boss may have added about wanting to create an “animal blockchain” of up-and-coming talent. It’s simply not necessary. The London-based DJ/producer has earned support from Annie Mac, The Black Madonna and Erol Alkan, a veritable Influencer’s Row of venerated tastemakers. On a more personal level, when ABSOLUTE. was younger and owned only one deck, he used to beat match along to Pete Tong’s radio sets. That’s genuinely charming and relatable, and requires no further embellishment . He also espouses the virtues of a strong work ethic and open-mindedness, and in doing so gives us a glimpse of what dance culture could be like if we could simply erase the miserable baggage of anyone over 24. 

And the music? Oh, it’ll make you gotta dance all right.

Twin Turbo 052 - Harmony

Buy/Stream

ABSOLUTE. - Not Tonight

ABSOLUTE. - Not Tonight (Vakkuum Remix)

Download/Stream here: TurboRec.lnk.to/coolrmxs

Turbo Recordings plays to one of its many, many strengths with a remix pack featuring rising label stars and full-fledged non-label stars tasked with doing sweet musical justice to Tiga & Clarian’s amazing acid techno collaboration “Stay Cool/You’re So Special.” To help fill the 30 seconds of your life it takes to download the release, we asked Tiga to share his thoughts on each remix, with Clarian providing a moody synth backdrop that is unfortunately impossible for you to hear. Please try and use your imagination.

STAY COOL (@dimitri-veimar REMIX)
“A Russian cryptocurrency expert is such a compelling persona, he would probably be on the label even if he didn’t make killer electro. One of Turbo’s best."

Release date: Friday Jul 13th, 2018

Tiga & Clarian - Stay Cool (Dimitri Veimar Remix)

Turbo Recordings was founded by Tiga in Montreal back in 1998. In addition to launching his own career, the label has been integral in the success of acts like Chromeo, Gesaffelstein, Duke Dumont and most recently, ANNA & Charlotte de Witte. Core talent includes ZZT (Tiga's collaboration with Zombie Nation), Jori Hulkkonen, BETON, Clouds, Harvard Bass, Pilo, Shaded, Dimitri Veimar and a host of new young producers in genres ranging from pure techno, electro, and house to pop. The list of artists who have released music on the label is a veritable 'who's who' of top-level talent spanning a broad musical range, and this, along with a commitment to beautiful design, has earned the label respect in the industry and a cult following among fans. 

“We started out singing into plastic bags and shipping them to stores as quickly as possible. Later, we discovered that vinyl sounds way better when delivered by kayak. I learned so much the first few years…Now, as I look towards the future, I can envision music for poor people, sonic odors for the hearing impaired, even MP3s for women....Vroom, sucka!” says Tiga, the lyrical lampsman lighting the way down Dance Avenue.

For licensing inquiries: licensing@turborecordings.com

Management: terry@turbomgmt.co.uk
Bookings: laetitia@decked-out.co.uk

With hardcore support from Pete Tong, Annie Mac, Gerd Janson, Tiga and The Blessed Madonna, who correctly noted that he has “the hardest working hair in show business,” ABSOLUTE. has raised himself above the rabble of contemporary dance music with stone-cold hits “Follow ur <3’,”Ride”, “Don’t Ya Want it’, “Papi’s Pumping Piano” and an official remix of Kylie’s anthem-of-the-decade ‘Padam Padam’ that will ensure free Fuji water in his green room for the rest of his life. As the London-based DJ/producer is a virtual lock to earn the kind of clout that will allow him to scrub the internet of all biographical detail, it seems wise to revisit his early days and career-to-date while we still can. 

As a child, ABSOLUTE. was enthralled by dance music, to the extent that he took the money his father had given him to buy clothes and spent it on a single turntable. While initially furious, once his dad heard the music, he calmed down and said, “Son, that is a low-slung floor-filler, and I have no choice but to respect it.” Later, ABSOLUTE. honed his DJing skills by using the lone deck to beat-match to Pete Tong’s BBC Radio show, a fact that will take on eerie significance if you read this bio backwards. 

A teenage ABSOLUTE. found his chosen family among club kids and drag queens in East London queer spaces, eventually going on to promote and curate spaces like these himself. "For whatever reason, the people in the queer scene hadn’t found liberation in pub trivia nights held at Wetherspoons breeding pits," he says. “So they had to create their own world instead. At this point, my politics are actually less progressive than the British Airways twitter account, so things seem to be moving in the right direction."

These experiences led to ABSOLUTE. to notice that queer spaces are largely dependent on the viability of human existence. As such, his nascent activist streak led him to sample climate icon Greta Thunberg on the track “Rave Against the Machine”, despite the fact that the 40-and-over conservatives who regularly challenge Thunberg to debate and/or wrestle on social media make up a huge part of the acid house market. The track led to a collaboration with the Extinction Rebellion collective, for whom ABSOLUTE. curated the “Rave Against the Machine” queer stage at the activists’ event in London. Unfortunately, the stage was promptly shut down by police. While many of the cops had no opinion on the political message, they were reportedly pissed that the event was overshadowing an after-hours the local station had been promoting.

To the extent that there is a habitable future for anyone at all, ABSOLUTE.’s is looking bright. With official remixes for icons Fever Ray and Tony De Vit, and a mass of original music including EPs on Shall Not Fade, DJ Haus’ Hot Haus, New York Queer stalwart Chrissy’s new label Maximum Airtime, a Radio 1 Essential Mix live from Glastonbury and named 6Music ‘Mix of the Year’ by The Blessed Madonna and a recently completed fourth U.S. tour. “Whether my music helps inspire the advance of cold fusion technology or I end up DJing the Emerging Artists Stage of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, I’m going to keep bringing the same BIG NEON ENERGY intensity to everything I do. 

So the next time someone tells you there’s no absolutes, give them a knowing grin and say, 'There’s just one, honey. Just one.’"

ABSOLUTE. - Not Tonight

Turbo Recordings

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