After his fantastic “Hello Cruel World”-EP, Ucleden now coyly asks “Who’s There?” with his congenial follow-up EP on Broque, just to then show off even more confidently with six new and wonderfully melodic tracks. The Romanian who also goes by his original name Andrei Nedelcu and lives in his homebase Weimar in the sleepy Thuringia, seems to literally burst of all these playful melodies which we can discover on his new EP on top of a solid base of deep techno, electronica, and even subtle garage influences. These are six tracks which invite you to dream as well as to dance. His harmonic sound provides a home for epic and monumental slomo-rave with hands-in-the-air appeal (“What We Are”, “Zoo Ilógico”), playful trance jams (“At Peace”), atmospheric dub techno (“Fear”) as well as the relaxed and grooving endorphin-kicks of “Careful With That Axe”. And, with “Good Things Fall Apart So Better Things Fall Together (Original)” we even meet an old and beloved friend from his recent Broque EP again, which summarises perfectly the uniquely positive vibe of this brilliant EP.

Ucleden - What We Are (Original) [Broque]

Ucleden - Careful With That Axe (Original Mix) [Broque]

Meet the crew of Skylab.Welcome to deep space. Jay Epoch (founder of Proton Music, Particles and the director of Proton Radio) introduces Apollo, a music label dedicated to the exposure and development of a genre he likes to call space opera: deep house and deep techno. Skylab is its core.At the beginning of each quarter, Apollo will launch a new installment of Skylab: a compilation/sampler series of various artists slated for Apollo releases in the coming months.  The crew of the first Skylab includes some Proton regulars showcasing their deeper wares: Monojoke, Artette, Evren Ulusoy, Ki.Mi., and Ucleden while introducing newcomers Combinator, Jorg Murcus, and Audioflakes. Expect serious analog production, lush soundscapes, and melodies with visceral emotional content.Thanks for flying with Apollo. 


Ucleden - Nexus One (Original mix) [Apollo]

Ucleden - Insomnia (Original mix) [Hype Muzik]

Ucleden returns back home to Whose Haus with an absolute banger edit / remix of Sasha Le Monnier's 'Isle Groove' originally released on the 'Forty5ive:RPM' various label artists sampler EP on Whose Haus back in 2015.

Sasha LeMonnier - Isle Groove (Ucleden Sparse Edit) [Whose Haus]

Sick Watona comes of age with this classic honest salute to what we all call H.O.U.S.E music. The worlds never ending L.O.V.E. affair with House Music continues and the message is still the same as it ever was. 

The brothers in arms Ricky Ryan and Ucleden haunt you with this sub funk proclamation introducing the listener to the simple message 'Strictly For The L.O.V.E.' - 4 The Music. 

The wondrous Vipul spins you instantly head long into a multitude of groove laden moments which pulls the audience spinning uncontrollably into L.O.V.E. 

The Dynamic duo of Pacco and Rudy B lock down the essence and layer seductively vocal variations with moments for contemplation of the message... L.O.V.E. 

Sir Harold Heath subatomic depth charge explodes delivering sonic fracturing to every exposed extremity with the L.O.V.E soothing and reassuring. 

The one true Jedi of House MusicTom Middleton entertains you with rolling hills of melancholic misbehaviour which culminates in a chordal cascade of L.O.V.E for each and everyone of you. 

Ricky Ryan & Ucleden - 4 The Music (Tom Middleton Liquatech Mix) [Sick Watona]

Broque 124 | Ucleden – Do Not Stand at My Grave

Track list:

1. Do Not Stand at My Grave
2. Do Not Stand at My Grave and Dance
3. Do Not Stand at My Grave and Acid
4. Do Not Stand at My Grave I Am Not There
5. Do Not Stand at My Grave (Max Cavalerra remix)

Back then, when Ucleden brainstormed titles for his new Broque-EP and came up with „Do not stand at my grave“, no one could have known that the recently passed US senator John McCain might have said exactly this to his former boss Donald Trump at some point. We also have no idea, whom Andrei Nedelcu aka Ucleden himself actually has been addressing with this request. What we can state with absolute certainty though: the title track of his new EP combines a blissful and relaxed Balearic vibe with a relentless drive on the dancefloor. The five variations of the theme transport it into different corners of club music, in between acid, trance and swinging deep house, but never lose sight of the warm atmosphere of the original track. Next to four versions contributed by Anrdei himself, the final remix is provided by Max Cavalerra who sticks to his signature sound and offers the darkest variant of the original theme, which shuffles slowly but steady through the echo space, but without ever losing touch with the original track. So much about the hard facts: we leave all further interpretation happily to you as esteemed listeners.
 
artwork by b.3000
 
some feedback:

CARL CRAIG / PLANET-E dl 4 c2 thx! – GABRIEL FERREIRA / NINEFONT, ITEMS & THINGS Full support! Thanks – SEBASTIAN / F.A.R.E.S / BASS AND SPACE I like Max Cavalerra’s remix, thanks! – JOENINE / THIRST4BEATS.COM thankyou – DJ SIMON CALDWELL / MAD RACKET Powerful at the right moment. Big! Thanks – ANDREW WOWK / IN THE MIX, PULSE I really like that Max Cavalerra remix – will play on my radio show – NADJA LIND / KLARTRAUM / LUCIDFLOW, SOMA, DARKROOM DUBS thanks. will play – G02 / NXT RECORDINGS, NXT GRAVITY Interesting EP, thanks!! – ANDREW GRANT (CIRCO LOCO) DNSAMG is beautiful and special – ANTON BANKS / THE VAULT RADIO SHOW These are really nice. I’ll pick one for my show. Thanks. – BLAIR MILLEN / THE LETTER The original mix is my favourite, I like the downtempo vibe and sombre mood. – YOIKOL / 808 NIGHTS RADIOSHOW / 808 RECORDINGS / CIRCUS COMPANY / FLASH Cool! 808 Radio support – CLARK DAVIS / DISTRICT66 / KAPUTT / WALL MUSIC / HAMBURG will try …thx – GREGORY LION / CAVE CARLI RADIO nice – JESSE FELLUSS / DIGITAL DJ POOL great! – JOHN DIGWEED / BEDROCK RECORDS downloading – JAMIE STEVENS / BEDROCK, CHAMELEON RECORDS, MICROCASTLE Really digging the dubby vibe of Max’s version! Thanks!! – DJW MAGAZINE / DJW MAGAZINE DJW magazine/digitaldjradio – WARM.FM / WARM.FM downloading for warm fm radio – AURELIO CIANCIOTTA / WICKED STYLE full support… – ERWIN KELEMEN / PLASTIC LOUNGE @ FREIES RADIO FREUDENSTADT oh thats realy cool,playin this – 2000 AND ONE | EDGE OF MOTION / 100% PURE, INTACTO, EOM Nice one,thank you – MIMETIC / ELECTRON FESTIVAL, HEADFUN Grave & Dance…. – MARC O’NEIL / SONUS FM / NIGHTPLAYERS / NIGHTLPRECORDS nice tracks – KEVIN JAMES / EXCLAIM CA, BADD PRESS Thanks, K. – CABARET NOCTURNE / MY FAVORITE ROBOT, NEIN, BEACHCOMA Not really for me but Brilliant EP! – GAI BARONE / AFTERGLOW RECORDS lovely! – RODERICH FABIAN / BAYERISCHER RUNDFUNK amazing – TEKNOBRAT / CHUO 89.1 FM & CKCU 93.1 FM VARIOUS OTTAWA RADIO SHOWS / RADIO OTTAWA CHUO 89.1 FM + RADIO CARLETON CKCU 93.1 FM Cheers – AGORA / AGORA FM Hello, your title integrates our plays lists with 5 rotations per day on AGORA Montpellier our site to visit www.agorafm.com thank you laurent… – ROB SPERTE / DANNY TENAGLIA Thanks!! – DUKE SHIN / FREELANCE / THE GOODS, REFRACT, VOCALO RADIO CHICAGO, BUBBLES & BASS Inventive in concept, successful in exercising the variations. – EWAN RILL / SEVER RECORDS And Dance for me, thanks! – MATTEO / DIFFERENT GROOVES listening for differentgrooves.com grazie! – DUBIKS STAFF / DUBIKS On #dubiksmusiccharts for sure

Ucleden - Do Not Stand at My Grave [Broque]

Quivver - 8 Bit Eclipse (Ucleden Remix)[Controlled Substance]

Andrei Nedelcu has been fascinated by music from his earliest childhood days, a fascination he never lost. Although the Romanian native prefers to spell his name backwards (Ucleden) today, his enthusiasm and playful approach to music never disappeared. And that is the one and only viable explanation for his outstanding ability to create such original and fascinating tracks as the seven new ones he delivers now on “Hello Cruel World”, his new EP for Broque. Even though Andrei, who is now based in Weimar (Germany) just started producing music in 2009, his new tracks seem to have inhaled electronic music history, most notably mid-90s IDM, traditional deep house as well as dub techno, while even throwing in a portion Border Community trance (“Silly Symphonie”). But while this might seem a pretty diverse combination of styles, we would like to highlight the most outstanding fact: he not just manages to meander between these different eras and influences, but also to fuse them into entirely new and original creations, which are hypnotic and emotional at the same time. And as such, his tracks blend equally well into foggy peaktime dancefloors as well as the transcendental space meditations of the BR Space Night (R.I.P.).

Ucleden- Good Things Fall Apart So Better Things Fall Together (Hello Cruel World! Remix) [Broque]

Ucleden - Disconnect Me (Original Mix) [Broque]

Ucleden - Zum Zwiebelmarkt (Original Mix) [Broque]

With 'Dead Souls' I wanted to make something techno-ish, repetitive and less melodic than my usual stuff.I started it in an 'Autobahn' A71 parking lot on a cold rainy evening, waiting on the traffic jam to finish.I stood there for 3 hours, that's why maybe it sounds a bit more agressive.I hope you'll enjoy it !

Ucleden - Dead Souls (Original) [Broque]

Va O.N.E. - Swan (Ucleden Remix) [Old SQL Recordings]

JACK WANG: Excellent release, innovative electronica from Romanian producer Andrei Nedelcu. This album features some nice dub-inflected house and downtempo beats with all sorts of interesting & exotic effects. The synth melodies are very striking and quite catchy. I especially liked:... 7. Meandering and trippy dubtronica/downtempo. Big deep beats and all sorts of wacky synths, weird effects. 

Ucleden - Hello Cruel World ! (Hello Cruel World ! Remix) [Broque]

I am starving. I want to make music to earn some money so that I can eat. Lacking food, however, I cannot make music because I am starving.

Ucleden

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