Sudden Sway - Yves St. Raisa (Alex's Cut)

Next up on our dance floor Label some real fine house from Z Lovecraft AKA Rhythm Section International's Mali Baden-Powell.

One of Londons finest dj's and up and coming producers delivers heartfelt grooving dance music that showcases the disco/house end of his varied output.

Credits:
All tracks written, recorded and produced by Z Lovecraft @ Biodiversity Studios
Bass guitar on A2 performed by Anthony ‘G9Luv’ Boatright
Photo by Mimi Koku
© Utopia Records 2022
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releases October 11, 2022

Release (The Tension)

Interactive Test the infamous and highly collectable 90s dance label born in Florence and founded by Franco Falsini is remastered and compiled for your pleasure on Utopia Originals in 2022.

Open Spaces - A Beginning Of An Idea

Girls On Pills - Vhelade (Open Space Update)

Meg and Nid bring a selection of whompers and romantic melodies to The Utopia Project studios inspired by their great set at our recent rave up in North London.

Fidelity

Utopia Project Radio Volume 6 - Meg Paine & Tech Support

For our final Utopia Radio show of 2022 we air a mixtape from the gatekeeper of all things Balearic Mr Jaime Fiorito as he gets sweaty and wonky bringing us an hour on his Acid Train. Jaime is one of the globes finest disc jockeys as he travels the world spreading the sounds of his native white isle and beyond. His private discotheques and sunset to sunrise parties are some of the finest you can find on the island as well as being a regular at all of Ibizas clubbing institutions since he was just a boy alongside his father the legendary pioneer DJ Alfredo.

Check out a recent interview with Jaime and some new about his Heritage Project over on the Standard Hotels music site here - https://www.standardhotels.com/culture/qa-ibiza-heritage-project

Utopia Project Radio Volume 7 - 'Jaime's Balearic Acid Train'

Taking inspiration from his recent early evening selection at The Utopia Project event "Dream" the reluctant Italian born Berlin based DJ Ricardo code name Klein gifts us just over an hour of outer worldly sound scapes and rhythms to take you into the new year.

Enjoy.

(0) Andromatic - Exit 
(1) Drum Club - The Illuminated 
(2) Drum Club - The Illuminated X2
(3) The Acoustic Hoods - Cycles Of Time
(4) Salt Tank - Sargasso Sea (Astralasia)
(5) Tagliabue - Notte Stellata
(6) A.M. Synaptic - Partial  
(7) Nihilist - Aurorix 
(8) Harmon Eyes - Junoctal 
(9) Bhasmantan - Zodiac (different tempo)
(10) Humate - 1996 (Part 1) 
(11) Source - Levitation (different tempo)
(12) Fortress - Birdman 
(13) Trance System Division - Hypnotik Source
(14) M-Age - Visitor (Air Liquide Mix)
(15) Innvision - Lake
(16) A.W. - Infobahn (remake)
(17) Drum Club - Crime pays
(18) Hieroglyphic Being ‎– The Fourth Dimension

Utopia Project Radio Volume 8 - Ricardo's "Afterglow"

Utopia Originals brings back to life a wild piece of proto-progressive and intergalactic trance out of 93 from Michel Spiegel aka Nuw idol. In the words of the artist its some 'Ancient galactic music decoded and restored for 4th dimension understanding" We can go with that... The rare and pricey pressing helps kick off a dance series put together by Alex Bradley of 12"s long lusted after after from the archive. The track "Restore" was recently comped over on the excellent Kalahari Oyster Cult with the whole EP now remastered and made available to help "People of The World Unite" in 2023.

A2) Nüw Idol - Alpha Centuri (Unmastered)

A1) Nüw Idol - Unite (Unmastered) Snippet

The Utopia Project with Alex / NTS / 16.06.23

Dreamphaze - Life Cycle (Main Mix)

Alex From Utopia - Lunar Glow

https://utopiarecordsinc.bandcamp.com/album/manabu-nagayama-soichi-terada-low-tension

This highly sought after version of Low Tension originally released on the 'La Ronde' EP on BPM Records Japan in 1991, has been remastered for single release for the first time. Also features a stripped back rework by cult Japanese producer Yukihiro Fukutomi and Alexander Bradley himself with an extended deep, dubby and melodic Utopian mix. The mythical deep house works of Japanese producers such as Nagayama and Terada have become folklore with the latter's production for Nami Shimada entitled 'Sunshower' (featuring Larry Levan mix) his most recognized work. Pressed Loud and Limited on a 180 gram vinyl 12" with its original beautiful stunning artwork on a full picture sleeve - all the trimmings by Phonica / Vinyl Factory London. We hope you enjoy this timeless record for years to come.

Manabu Nagayama & Soichi Terada - Low Tension (Utopian Mix)

Manabu Nagayama & Soichi Terada - Low Tension (2014 Remastered Original)

https://utopiarecordsinc.bandcamp.com/album/manabu-nagayama-soichi-terada-low-tension

This highly sought after version of Low Tension originally released on the 'La Ronde' EP on BPM Records Japan in 1991, has been remastered for single release for the first time. Also features a stripped back rework by cult Japanese producer Yukihiro Fukutomi and Alexander Bradley himself with an extended deep, dubby and melodic Utopian mix. The mythical deep house works of Japanese producers such as Nagayama and Terada have become folklore with the latter's production for Nami Shimada entitled 'Sunshower' (featuring Larry Levan mix) his most recognized work. Pressed Loud and Limited on a 180 gram vinyl 12" with its original beautiful stunning artwork on a full picture sleeve - all the trimmings by Phonica / Vinyl Factory London. We hope you enjoy this timeless record for years to come.

http://www.phonicarecords.com/product/view/126839

Manabu Nagayama & Soichi Terada - Low Tension (Foog Mix)

Following his return to dance orientated music on Neroli records with the lush and endearing "Music for The Golden Age", former 'Needs' main man Lars Bartkuhn brings contrasting sides of his musical character for the burgeoning Utopia Records, touching on Detroit, Jazz Fusion and Ambient .

Tokyo Burning is a youthful and stripped back electronic club track harking back to the Detroit house hayday of Galaxy to Galaxy and Happy Records but with a modernist approach and Bartkuhns unique musicality for what has all the hallmarks of a peak-time classic.

In contrast title track Nomad brings the full spectrum of Bartkuhns musical range with a more organic and rhythmic dance composition. A fusion of afro percussion, his own emotive vocal hook, melodic keys, joyful flute playing, bound together with the guitar playing that has had many compare  Bartkuhn to the likes of Jazz master Pat Metheny. The track builds into a breakdown that is perhaps best described by Anthony Nicholson as; "a combination of truth, inspiration and cosmic energy'. 

Rounding out the EP a gentle acoustic reprise, a deeper introspective piece for ambient music lovers. All pressed to impress on 180 vinyl with full artwork to round out a quality release on Utopia with more to come from Bartkuhn on the label as he reaches the 'Needs' heights that made him (along with his residency in the early days of Robert Johnson) an inspiration to a generation of Deep House DJ's and producers.

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Lars Bartkuhn - Tokyo Burning

Following his return to dance orientated music on Neroli records with the lush and endearing "Music for The Golden Age", former 'Needs' main man Lars Bartkuhn brings contrasting sides of his musical character for the burgeoning Utopia Records, touching on Detroit, Jazz Fusion and Ambient .

Tokyo Burning is a youthful and stripped back electronic club track harking back to the Detroit house hay day of Galaxy to Galaxy and Happy Records but with a modernist approach and Bartkuhns unique musicality for what has all the hallmarks of a peak-time classic.

In contrast title track Nomad brings the full spectrum of Bartkhuns musical range with a more organic and rhythmic dance composition. A fusion of afro percussion, his own emotive vocal hook, melodic keys, joyful flute playing, bound together with the guitar playing that has had many compare Bartkuhn to the likes of Jazz master Pat Metheny. The track builds into a breakdown that is perhaps best described by as; a combination of truth, inspiration and cosmic energy.

Rounding out the EP a gentle acoustic reprise, a deeper introspective piece for ambient music lovers. All pressed to impress on 180 vinyl with full artwork to round out a quality release on Utopia with more to come from Bartkuhn on the label as he reaches the 'Needs' heights that made him (along with his residency in the early days of Robert Johnson) an inspiration to a generation of Deep House DJ's and producers.

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Lars Bartkuhn - Nomad (Full Experience)

For the third release on Utopia Records we see the return of London based producer Dominic Jacobson aka ‘Modaji’.

Dominic’s initial Modaji and Harvey Lindo releases garnered acclaim from luminaries such as Francois Kevorkian, Derrick May and Gilles Peterson and after 10 year away from releasing to concentrate on composing music for film and television Jacobson returns to the studio to delve further into his deep house and ambient soundscapes.

The first of two EPs, Belle Époque touches on a more cinematic approach to produc- tion and showcases a warmer, more expanded sound. The aim is to create music that is as listenable during the dusky twilight hours as it is at sunrise. The rest we leave to your imagination and trust you will enjoy our offering.

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A2) Modaji - Belle Epoque (alucidnation Remix)

For the third release on Utopia Records we see the return of London based producer Dominic Jacobson aka ‘Modaji’.

Dominic’s initial Modaji and Harvey Lindo releases garnered acclaim from luminaries such as Francois Kevorkian, Derrick May and Gilles Peterson and after 10 year away from releasing to concentrate on composing music for film and television Jacobson returns to the studio to delve further into his deep house and ambient soundscapes.

The first of two EPs, Belle Époque touches on a more cinematic approach to produc- tion and showcases a warmer, more expanded sound. The aim is to create music that is as listenable during the dusky twilight hours as it is at sunrise. The rest we leave to your imagination and trust you will enjoy our offering.

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B1) Modaji - Espiritu Santo (Dance)

UTA 004 B3) Vangelis Katsoulis - Zarrin

UTA 004 A1) Vangelis Katsoulis - All The Blue Skies

After receiving renewed attention with the reissue of a selection of his early works on Dutch label 'Into The Light Records', Vangelis Katsoulis offers an 8 track LP and 12 track CD album aptly entitled “If Not Now When,” for Alex Bradley’s Utopia Records imprint.

The Avant Garde movement largely influenced Katsoulis’ early works after which he turned to minimalism, applying elements of jazz and rock into the genre. Since the 80s, the use of technology has become present is his compositions, whist not diminishing the importance of the human factor and the creative involvement of the performer.

Today he is striving for simplicity, trying to express the most, using the least, providing the context for this release. From the subtle ambience of title track “If Not Now When", to the intense and confronting sound on “All The Blue Skies", Katsoulis and his accompanying musicians deliver a diverse and contemporary work with a level of sophistication that will challenge the current electronic musical landscape. The purity of sound in stand out track ‘Tore’ is juxtaposed by the dark and gritty “Grand Delusions”, a remarkably modern composition which sounds like it has been composed for a Berlin Techno club, from a man we suspect has never been to one. 'Slipping Beauties', the most revered of Katsoulis' back catalogue is given an organic and intelligent reinterpretation for 2016. The haunting and provocative vocal performance by Anna Linardou on ‘Zarrin' leads the record down an even more emotive and provocative paths....

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UTA 004 A2) Vangelis Katsoulis - Liquidity

Multi instrumentalist and deep house master producer Lars Bartkuhn returns to Alexander Bradley's Utopia Records, a label whose ambition is to find harmony and balance through sound, design and experience. Fusing organic sounds with electronic soundscapes Bartkuhn’s 10-minute pathway to the African plains does exactly that, An ode to the ’Massai’ takes the listener and dancer on a journey of real depth and positive spirit. With it’s musicality (Bartkuhn on bass, drums, guitar, vocals, piano and synthesizer) complex arrangement and phrasing, ‘Massai' is a timeless and personal statement from Bartkuhn as he seeks the essence of what dance music in 2017 could be, a movement away from repetitive beats and to a more advance and spiritual sound that has been a mainstay in his compositions.
 
Garnering support from the likes of Hunee, MCDE, Ron Trent, Jeremy Underground Paris, Volcov, Bicep and a host of taste makers, Bartkuhn's back on the European music scene after years away in Brazil working on Jazz compositions which only saw the light of day in Japan. Having already lit up Berlin's Panorama Bar for Tamo Sumo and Lakuti with his inspiring live show (that features him on Guitar, vocals, synthesizer and drums) Bartkuhn is set to tour Europe in 2017 with his music more relevant on dance-floors than ever.

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A1) Lars Bartkuhn - Massai Part I

Utopia Records uncovers the work of Alex Kassian the Kyoto born Berlin based producer and DJ whose work as Opal Sunn and Al Kassian has been turning heads and shifting feet in recent times. Over the last decade Kassian hosted word of mouth dances in London and Berlin where he gained a reputation as one of Europe’s most promising artists. Kassian’s recent output has been primarily composing scores for contemporary dance and theater in Berlin, an approach he brings here to this 6 track EP “Hidden Tropics”.

Kassian inspired by other Utopia Records artists such as Lars Bartkuhn and Vangelis Katsoulis delves deeper into his compositional scope for a sound that joins the dots between ambient, world music to spiritual house in parts inspired by his homeland of Japan as heard on ‘Bells of Ukyo’ and the 80’s Sakamoto-esque ‘Olson Waters’. The title track is a breakthrough in contemporary house music, sure to be picked up on by the tastemakers from New York to Johannesburg to Berlin to Amsterdam to Tokyo and beyond.

Cover image of 'Tsuwaono Sagimai’ by Makoto Furukawa, Shimane, Japan.

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Alex Kassian - Bells Of Ukyo

Utopia Records uncovers the work of Alex Kassian the Kyoto born Berlin based producer and DJ whose work as Opal Sunn and Al Kassian has been turning heads and shifting feet in recent times. Over the last decade Kassian hosted word of mouth dances in London and Berlin where he gained a reputation as one of Europe’s most promising artists. Kassian’s recent output has been primarily composing scores for contemporary dance and theater in Berlin, an approach he brings here to this 6 track EP “Hidden Tropics”.

Kassian inspired by other Utopia Records artists such as Lars Bartkuhn and Vangelis Katsoulis delves deeper into his compositional scope for a sound that joins the dots between ambient, world music to spiritual house in parts inspired by his homeland of Japan as heard on ‘Bells of Ukyo’ and the 80’s Sakamoto-esque ‘Olson Waters’. The title track is a breakthrough in contemporary house music, sure to be picked up on by the tastemakers from New York to Johannesburg to Berlin to Amsterdam to Tokyo and beyond.

Cover image of 'Tsuwaono Sagimai’ by Makoto Furukawa, Shimane, Japan.

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Alex Kassian - Birds In Bahia

Utopia Records uncovers the work of Alex Kassian the Kyoto born Berlin based producer and DJ whose work as Opal Sunn and Al Kassian has been turning heads and shifting feet in recent times. Over the last decade Kassian hosted word of mouth dances in London and Berlin where he gained a reputation as one of Europe’s most promising artists. Kassian’s recent output has been primarily composing scores for contemporary dance and theater in Berlin, an approach he brings here to this 6 track EP “Hidden Tropics”.

Kassian inspired by other Utopia Records artists such as Lars Bartkuhn and Vangelis Katsoulis delves deeper into his compositional scope for a sound that joins the dots between ambient, world music to spiritual house in parts inspired by his homeland of Japan as heard on ‘Bells of Ukyo’ and the 80’s Sakamoto-esque ‘Olson Waters’. The title track is a breakthrough in contemporary house music, sure to be picked up on by the tastemakers from New York to Johannesburg to Berlin to Amsterdam to Tokyo and beyond.

Cover image of 'Tsuwaono Sagimai’ by Makoto Furukawa, Shimane, Japan.

www.theutopiaproject.org

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Alex Kassian - Quiet Dawn

Hidden Tropics

Alex Kassian - Olson Waters

Utopia Records uncovers the work of Alex Kassian the Kyoto born Berlin based producer and DJ whose work as Opal Sunn and Al Kassian has been turning heads and shifting feet in recent times. Over the last decade Kassian hosted word of mouth dances in London and Berlin where he gained a reputation as one of Europe’s most promising artists. Kassian’s recent output has been primarily composing scores for contemporary dance and theater in Berlin, an approach he brings here to this 6 track EP “Hidden Tropics”.

Kassian inspired by other Utopia Records artists such as Lars Bartkuhn and Vangelis Katsoulis delves deeper into his compositional scope for a sound that joins the dots between ambient, world music to spiritual house in parts inspired by his homeland of Japan as heard on ‘Bells of Ukyo’ and the 80’s Sakamoto-esque ‘Olson Waters’. The title track is a breakthrough in contemporary house music, sure to be picked up on by the tastemakers from New York to Johannesburg to Berlin to Amsterdam to Tokyo and beyond.

Cover image of 'Tsuwaono Sagimai’ by Makoto Furukawa, Shimane, Japan.

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Alex Kassian - Hidden Tropics (Revisited)

Alex Kassian - Hidden Tropics

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