Name: Conny by TOMBOURGOISEKARMABAND
Duration: 5 min 9 s
Description: ST PAULI RECORDING GERMAN CHANSON TOM BOURGOISIE

A new collaborative pairing making its debut, LADS combine German techno mastery and South African soul and flair. The result of this symbiotic relationship is a brand new three-track EP that sees "Miss Jean" arrive at Proton Music.

Situated in Western Germany between Cologne and Dusseldorf, Langenfeld resident, Luc Angenehm, has hit the heights of the techno and deep house genres with his distinctive sound and rhythmic maturity. An accomplished pianist with over a decade's worth of experience and schooled at the Modern Musik School, Cologne, Angenehm's production work has been much-lauded. A century of production credits can be found against his name after an initial remix for Slaap Records in 2013 and Angenehm has not looked back with his work signed to City Life, Traum and Solid Shape. Furthermore, two original EPs in the shape of the "Kaiserkraft" and "Isabel" EPs for Proton Music have enhanced a golden reputation.

From Pretoria, in Guateng Province, close to the Johannesburg capital, South African, Deep Suite, has a similarly impressive background to his German counterpart. Describing his production soubriquet as "an intense and heartfelt set of musical contributions", his work has featured on Atal Music, Crevasse Records and Nothing But. Furthermore, his eponymously titled Deep Suite Records has also provided a vehicle for his production work to thrive.

Coming together under their own names, Luc Angenehm and Deep Suite joined forces on "Abgehn" for July 2016's "Tour De Traum XII", as the pair now collaborate once more, this time under their LADS pseudonym.

Opener, "Unterberg" is a wonderful study in stripped back beats and intricate percussive programming, while a sublime melodic phrase builds in analogue glory across the seven-minute piece. Modulating and filtering in vibrato glory, counterpoint melodies converge and drift apart with consummate ease. A sumptuous orchestral section fills the mid-point breakdown before familiar refrains build once more.

Illustrating elegant musicianship, as a sublime arpeggio rises and falls in reverb-laden glory, the title track is a work of modern art. Muted and layered with glassy, distorted overtones, "Miss Jean" sees a rich aural tapestry painted, reaching its denouement in the third movement. Juxtaposed against harsh, staccato vocal phrases, the resultant piece is a triumphant offering.

The final track, sees a collage of deep house chords combine with ticking, clicking, percussive groove in a deliciously sounding sonic texture that is "She". The aural landscape is then further enhanced by a loquacious vocal sample that proclaims the title while expanding on a theme that eloquently describes that "She's the fire upon my rock", "…grew wings like butterfly", "…leaves today, arrives tomorrow". A glorious exploration in sound and narrative, "She" tells a beautiful story.

As LADS forms a stunning new partnership, "Miss Jean" arrives on the scene with beauty and poise.

Directed by Jay Epoch
A&R by James Warren
Mastered by LADS
Design by Ben Mautner
Text by James Warren

Miss Jean

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LADS - Unterberg (Original Mix)

In early spring 2017, Mondkrater once again hit the Proton Music catalogues with his distinctive signature sound. Following on from the "Mercury" and "Icarus" EPs, "Binary" showcased three-tracks of the highest quality. As Proton now revisits the EP, two new remixes from a French icon and Australian mainstay, showcase "Stellar Depth".

An artist with a long-standing reputation for quality and craftsmanship, Rick Pier O'Neil, has been involved in the electronic music industry since he was a teenager. A notable DJ from an early age, O'Neil has since gone on to work for Universal, Sony and Motown, producing such household names as Stevie Wonder and Donna Summer. Moving towards a deeper club sound, heavyweight support for his productions has come from Tenaglia, Digweed and Cox as his unique underground dance sound has found its way on to the catalogues of Global Underground, Toolroom and Sudbeat. A regular on Particles, two remixes with production partner, Desaturate, for Proton Music, is now joined by a debut solo effort. Working his customary magic, the Rick Pier O'Neil remix of "Stellar Depth" encases Mondkrater's work in a crisp new rhythmic shell while revisiting the bassline and melodic framework so fundamental to the original. Evolving elegantly over the near-eight-minute piece, a host of additional production elements can be found through evocative arpeggio line and cinematic pads. The result is a majestic reworking of timeless quality.

Fast-becoming a leading figure in the underground progressive house scene, Gavin Griffin has been at the vanguard of the scene over the past eighteen months under his GMJ soubriquet. A renowned DJ across his Australian homeland, Griffin's production work has catapulted him into the limelight with a captivating "deep spatial atmospheric sound". His work signed to such leading labels as Balkan Connection, Stripped and Vapour Recordings, GMJ has featured heavily on Particles with a clutch of impressive original tracks. Graduating onto Proton Music, a collaborative partnership with fellow Australian, Matter, has delivered two original EPs, while a debut solo offering in "Sovereign Reality" hit the virtual shelves in October 2017. Now reworking "Stellar Depth", GMJ has taken Mondkrater's track and turned it in a beautifully crafted new offering that retains the melodic themes resonant in the original while adding a surfeit of fresh production material and an outstanding new bassline treatment. Motifs and melodic sequences cascade across the evolving rework building to a cinematic denouement at the mid-point, before blossoming in the third movement with maturity and skill.

Two new remixes from Rick Pier O'Neil and GMJ showcase a renewed "Stellar Depth" to Mondkrater's work.

Directed by Jay Epoch
A&R by James Warren
Mastered by Cid Inc.
Design by Ben Mautner
Text by James Warren

Stellar Depth (Rick Pier O'Neil, GMJ Remixes)

Stellar Depth (Rick Pier O'Neil Remix)

Honoured to be asked to mix Proton's latest "compiled & mixed" series alongside Matter! 

COMPILED & MIXED - GMJ & MATTER - Part 1 - GMJ

1. Mango, Gullen - Manitoba (SineRider Remix)
2. Sam Goku - Shan (Original Mix)
3. Modd - Phangan Dreams (Original Mix)
4. Luc Angenehm - Kaiserkraft (Retza's Day Dream Mix)
5. Matter, GMJ - 11 Moons (Original Mix)
6. Robert R. Hardy - Verum (Solid Stone Rmx)
7. Matias Chilano - Sweeping (Original Mix)
8. Paul Kardos - Mundane Pleasure (Original Mix)
9. Andrea Cassino - Charlotte (Original Mix)
10. Matter, Universal Harmonics - Acacia (GMJ 'Wisdom of the Ages' Mix)
11. Andre Sobota - Concluded (Cream & Deep Fog 4AM Remix)

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