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From IT029 "Fusion Pop"
Artist: Marc Houle
Label: Items & Things
Release date: 25 April, 2014
Tracklist:
1. Fusion Pop
2. Hello Friend
3. Fusion Pop (Magda's Lost In Mezcal Mix)
4. Fusion Pop (NYMA's Confusion Mix)

Also available on vinyl.

IT029 Marc Houle - Fusion Pop (Magda's Lost In Mezcal Mix)

Title: Softcore
Cat. Number: IT027
Format: Digital & Physical 
Release date: December 13, 2013

Tracklist:
1. (A1) Softcore
2. (A2) The Dangers With Strangers 
3. (B1) Softcore (Dubspeeka Remix) 
4. (B2) Softcore (Chloé Remix)

Returning to Items & Things with his first solo EP for the label since October 2011ʼs “VoodooVoodoo”, label head Troy Pierce presents “Softcore”, a four track EP featuring two original productions alongside remixes of title track “Softcore” from Bristol-based producer Dubspeeka and French DJ/producer Chloé.

A pioneer of the darker side of electronic experimentation, Troy’s A-side “Softcore” is anything but: a haunting, chugging peak-time production with a music DNA consisting of twisted strands of EBM, techno, and industrial, with a hint of dub thrown in for good measure. B-side “The Dangers With Strangers” is an equally powerful effort; its depraved machine funk and distorted tales of strangers provide a visceral exploration into the depths of hedonism.

Having debuted with a release on Oliver Huntemannʼs Ideal Audio label, elusive Bristol producer Dubspeeka (perhaps more famously known as one part of British group Kosheen) delivers a stripped down yet driven interpretation of Troy’s original, reinforcing the reasons why his productions have been exciting a number of the techno elite over the past year. Chloé - a recent addition to the Items & Things Booking Agency - needs little introduction. Typically poised between genres and aesthetics, the Kill The DJ founder and ex-Pulp resident rounds off proceedings with a remix that is as atmospheric as it is club-suitable, a reflection of her unique eclecticism that couldn’t be more at home than with Items & Things.

Troy Pierce - Softcore (Chloé Remix)

Marc Houle is back with his latest full-length album entitled “Cola Party” on his own Items & Things imprint.

The album contains 9 tracks, with the main singles being “Cola Party” and “I Don’t Wanna Know About You”. “Cola Party”, the lead track of the album, sets the scene with Houle’s textbook pitched down vocals weaving through tightly programmed drum patterns and heavy low frequencies. “I Don’t Wanna Know About You” is a late-night jam whose pulsating lead synth and effortlessly catchy main vocal hook make it one of the more upbeat tracks of the album. Both tracks will be released two weeks and one week before the album’s release respectively on iTunes.

“Cola Party” comes as a long-awaited follow up to Houle’s well-received 2012 LP “Undercover”. As an album, it contains all the elements fans and followers have grown to love with every Marc Houle release; his signature take on techno and jacking minimalistic-funk shines through from start to finish. If anything, the album is a clear example that Houle is still at the top of his game after more than 10 years in the business.

As a bonus for digital DJs and Traktor users worldwide, the album will be part of the Native Instruments' Traktor Remix Set series in July. The stems of 7 of the tracks from the album will be on this Remix Set release, following on from an array of other well-known artists who have done the same since the Remix Set series’ inception in Autumn 2012.

“Cola Party” is Houle’s sixth studio album and comes just in time for summer, with the release date set for 27th June.

Press contact: press@marchoule.net

Connect with Marc Houle:
www.marchoule.net/
www.facebook.com/marchoule.official 
www.mixcloud.com/marchoule
www.youtube.com/user/MarcRHoule
www.twitter.com/MarcRHoule
www.itemsandthings.com

Marc Houle - S.T.E.A.K. | Items & Things | 2014

Marc Houle - Hot Sauce | Items & Things | 2014

Magda (dj set)
Items & Things

Magda is an artist who can never be pinned down, no matter the timeframe or time signature. Any one of the Detroit-raised artist's DJ sets or productions breeds a rare feel of mystique and discovery. "I'm really obsessed with finding a line between things - between sounds and between genres. My influences come from a life spent in very different environments, which plays a huge role in the way I connect with music."

Dramatic sounds and eccentric basslines carry her multilayered sound, which veers everywhere from funked-out space disco to the intricately-programmed, metallic feel of Detroit to stripped down techno, all the way to Italian horror film soundtracks. The only thing that remains consistent is the element of surprise.

Her accidental entry into Detroit's underground party scene as a teenager was the kick-start she needed for a lifelong love affair. Soon all became a blur of "cities, record stores, and parties." In 1998, she joined Minus and began touring the world as Richie Hawtin's sole opener. From there, her distinctive sound began to develop and the rest is history.

Stylistically, Magda grooves through opposition - creating sets that are emotion-led yet clinical, having profound expertise with analog and digital technology. Her sound is otherworldly but visceral; dark with a warm sense of beauty and grace; sparse yet wondrously full-bodied with density and bass-swathed extremes. Magda's DJing style has been encapsulated on her mixed CDs 'She's A Dancing Machine,' and her mix for London club Fabric 'Fabric 49' (a mix CD with as much artistry and vision as an original album).

In the fall of 2010, Magda revealed her debut, 'From The Fallen Page,' a darkly- tinged, transportive album that curiously combines natural, organic sounds, and modern electronic grace. Similar to her unpredictable DJ sets, 'From The Fallen Page' took listeners from one end of the spectrum to the other, treading the fine lines of extremities along the way.

These days Magda isn't home very often. In-between touring, she's fully focused on her recently resurrected label 'Items & Things.' The label's vision always pinpoints the off-kilter and the uncommon, seeking out new artists and sounds that push boundaries. "Items and things are bits and pieces of uniqueness we come across. The label is a platform to launch the music that we love. There are no rules, just sounds we like and artists we believe in."


Connect with Magda:
www.soundcloud.com/magda-official
www.residentadvisor.net/dj/magda
www.discogs.com/artist/Magda
www.gigs.gigatools.com/user/magda
www.dj.beatport.com/magda
www.twitter.com/magda_music
www.facebook.com/unmagda

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IT031 Golpe de Estado - Secreto (Magda's Vulture Mix)

MARC HOULE

www.marchoule.net
www.facebook.com/marchoule.official
www.twitter.com/marcrhoule
@marchoule

ENTER.
Music. Sake. Technology. Experience. ●

www.ENTERexperience.com
www.facebook.com/ENTER.official
www.twitter.com/ENTERexperience
www.instagram.com/ENTERexperience

1) Sian - Shame Cube (Marc Houle Remix)
2) Bay of Figs (Marc Houle)
3) Jack n Jill (Marc Houle)
4) I don't wanna know about you (Marc Houle)
5) Tower of Power (Marc Houle unreleased)
6) Green velvet/Phil Kieren - Birds n Bees (Marc Houle remix)
7) Red Axxes - Caminho de Dreyfus (Marc Houle remix)
8) Raybans in Bahrain (Marc Houle)
9) Feelings  (Marc Houle unreleased)
10) Techno Vocals  (Marc Houle)
11) Like LSD  (Marc Houle unreleased)
12) Hot Sauce  (Marc Houle)
13) Yonkers  (Marc Houle)
14) Salamandarin  (Marc Houle)
15) Plastikman - Spastik Marc redux  (Marc Houle)
16) Sweet  (Marc Houle)



Marc Houle - Live at ENTER, Space Ibiza 2014

I uploaded the parts of Gimme Gimme so you can make it all yours. Download here: 
https://soundcloud.com/marchoule/sets/gimme-gimme-individual-parts

and share your tracks: 
https://soundcloud.com/groups/marc-houle-gimme-gimme-remixes

Gimme Gimme Guitar Reggae

Andy Martin - Ethos (Original Mix)

I reversed the bass guitar and the rhythm guitar so the melody is backwards.  I also took out a bunch of stuff, added a new beat and added a bunch of effects to the main vocal.  

Gimme GImme - Reverse Guitar Remix

Here you have my version of Marc Houle's "Gimme Gimme" I hope you enjoy it!
Thanks for the opportunity Marc!

Marc Houle - Gimme Gimme ( Luigi Rossi Remix )

This Thanksgiving we're thankful for Marc Houle﻿! It's our supreme pleasure to share with you this ultimate Throwback Thursday set from Marc Houle at our 1 Year Anniversary Festival. His 3 hour live techno set is still to this day one of the best sets we've ever heard in our lives. He harnessed the Desert Hearts vibe as soon as he entered the gates and then completely annihilated the dance floor like nothing we've ever seen before. This was probably the hardest we've ever danced in our lives. 

After his set when it was time to take Marc to his hotel, he thoroughly declined and said he'd rather sleep in the back of a friends car for the next two days because there was no way he was leaving Desert Hearts. Marc, you're a true Desert Hearts legend.

Happy Thanksgiving Desert Hearts!!! <3 <3 <3

Live @ Desert Hearts - Marc Houle - 016

Marc Houle - Girl One (Hector Villanueva Remix) Free D/L!

Marc Houle - Girl One (Don-X Remix) M-NUS

https://don-xdj.wix.com/don-x
https://www.facebook.com/DonXOficial
https://soundcloud.com/d-o-n-x
http://www.mixcloud.com/DonX/


Marc Houle - Girl One (Don-X Remix) M-NUS

MARC HOULE

www.marchoule.net
www.facebook.com/marchoule.official
www.twitter.com/marcrhoule
@marchoule

Tracklist:

* Unreleased
1) Death of a Pet Owner *
2) Sign of the Cross *
3) Fish Love *
4) Beside Myself *
5) Jack n Jill
6) Softech Lover *
7) This is Love Remix *
8) Birds and Bees Remix
9) Hot Sauce
10) Undercover
11) Where is Kittin
12) Jackson Remix
13)Tower of Power *
14) Amelia *
15) Borrowed Gear
16) I don’t wanna know about you
17) Yonkers
18) Salamandarin
19) Like LSD
20) Dreyfus Remix
21) Feelings *
22) Conbular *
23) Speckles *
24) Paligama *
25) Seeing in the Dark
26) Melting
27) Sweet

Marc Houle - Live at Fuse, Brussels 2014

One track from the forthcoming "Collabsed EP" featuring Miro, Andy Martin and Jacob Phono.

[LS044] Miro Pajic & Andy Martin - Kadabra (Original Mix)

'Restored' will see artists such as Danny Daze, Popof, Joris Voorn, Harvard Bass and MonkeySafari all remix tracks from the original 'Restore' album by Marc Houle. We've heard the whole thing and trust us, it's fucking great.

Today however we have the premiere of M.A.N.D.Y's edit and the German duo have gone in hard with their re-imaginging. 'Business' has been turned into a dark and menacing roller, with mutant undertones and fierce zaps to boot. It's a trippy one and we're sure it'll hypnotise any crowd that hears it.

Premiere: Marc Houle 'Business' (M.A.N.D.Y Remix)

MARC HOULE UNVEILS ‘RESTORED’ REMIX ALBUM 	

Marc Houle is set to release a full remix package from his debut LP, Restore, featuring remix contributions from an all-star line-up of techno luminaries including Danny Daze, Harvard Bass, Julian Jeweil, Joris Voorn, M.A.N.D.Y., Popof and Marc Houle himself.

Originally released on Richie Hawtin’s Minus label a decade ago, Restore stands alone as Houle’s very first long-player and helped to establish his penchant for the quirkier side of techno and his superlative production skills. Spread across 11 tracks it encapsulated the dark, minimal, groove-driven sound purveyed by Hawtin and the rest of the Minus crew, while retaining a strong sense of Houle’s unique character and identity. Now it’s the perfect time to breath new life into an album that has stood the test of time, still utterly infectious and absorbing – a collection of music that captures an era of stripped back, yet captivating sounds. 

10 years since its release, the album is getting the remix treatment and Marc has called in some of the very best in techno talent to give Restore a fresh makeover. The selection of artists who’ve contributed to the ‘Restored’ project includes heavyweights such as Joris Voorn, M.A.N.D.Y. and Popof together with additional reworks from stars of the new generation such as Danny Daze, Julian Jeweil and Harvard Bass, all giving his tracks a new lease of life. In addition, Houle himself has also stepped up to offer a new contemporary take on his own music, collaborating with vocalist Genevieve Marentette on ‘Demor’.

"Restore was the beginning of it all for me.  It was influenced by the sounds of Detroit and the endless parties I went to there in the 90s.  It was my first album and to me it had the perfect balance of darkness, groove and electronic sounds. 10 years later, I am excited to present Restored with some modern interpretations on old tracks by some friends and colleagues who have kept the party going throughout the world."- Marc Houle

Tracklist:

1.	Marc Houle  - Business (M.A.N.D.Y. Remix)
2.	Marc Houle and Genevieve Marentette - Demor (Edit)
3.	Marc Houle  - Girl One (Cosmic Boys Remix)
4.	Marc Houle  - Pepper (Monkey Safari Remix)
5.	Marc Houle  - Borrowed Gear (Joris Voorn Remix)
6.	Marc Houle  - Talk To Me Baby (Danny Daze Doom Dub) 
7.	Marc Houle  - Clock Width  (Havard Bass Remix)	
8.	Marc Houle  - Late For Work (Popof Remix)
9.	Marc Houle  - Coar (Julian Jeweil Remix) 
10.	Marc Houle  - Has To Do (Justin James' 519 Flip)
11.	Marc Houle  - Sheep (Monoloc Remix)

MINUSmin35 : Marc Houle - Girl One (Cosmic Boys Remix)

VINYL:
EP 1: http://bit.ly/1AtMw5f
EP 2: http://bit.ly/1ciRZjr

Originally released on Richie Hawtin’s Minus label a decade ago, Restore stands alone as Houle’s very first long-player and helped to establish his penchant for the quirkier side of techno and his superlative production skills. Spread across 11 tracks it encapsulated the dark, minimal, groove-driven sound purveyed by Hawtin and the rest of the Minus crew, while retaining a strong sense of Houle’s unique character and identity. Now it’s the perfect time to breath new life into an album that has stood the test of time, still utterly infectious and absorbing – a collection of music that captures an era of stripped back, yet captivating sounds.

10 years since its release, the album is getting the remix treatment and Marc has called in some of the very best in techno talent to give Restore a fresh makeover. The selection of artists who’ve contributed to the ‘Restored’ project includes heavyweights such as Joris Voorn, M.A.N.D.Y. and Popof together with additional reworks from stars of the new generation such as Danny Daze, Julian Jeweil and Harvard Bass, all giving his tracks a new lease of life. In addition, Houle himself has also stepped up to offer a new contemporary take on his own music, collaborating with vocalist Genevieve Marentette on ‘Demor’.

"Restore was the beginning of it all for me. It was influenced by the sounds of Detroit and the endless parties I went to there in the 90s. It was my first album and to me it had the perfect balance of darkness, groove and electronic sounds. 10 years later, I am excited to present Restored with some modern interpretations on old tracks by some friends and colleagues who have kept the party going throughout the world."- Marc Houle

Press contact: press@marchoule.net

Connect with Marc Houle:
www.marchoule.net/
www.facebook.com/marchoule.official 
www.mixcloud.com/marchoule
www.youtube.com/user/MarcRHoule
www.twitter.com/MarcRHoule
www.itemsandthings.com

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