Title track ‘Moonlight Shadow’ takes you on a journey into the dark night, sublimely deep yet emotively eerie with thick dubby pads complimented perfectly by sonorous chords. While relatively low in tempo, a deep burning energy swells within the complex tiers creating skilled suspense and showcasing immaculate production.

On the flip, ‘To Real Time’ witnesses the Hamburg-Thessaloniki connection yielding fruits again. Originally from Greece, good friend George Boronas aka Square Room

Heroes pairs up with the German duo to show clearly what connects them: intimacy, deepness, freakiness, groove and spirit. Beginning with the subtle introduction of new instruments and rich sounds, the track soon gains force and momentum, building into wonderful layers and a kicking groove, directed much more firmly at the floor.

Rounding off this wholly satisfying package ‘From Dub To Dub’ is stripped back with broken beats, thick plush keys, delicate shakes and reverbed guitar licks, that all fall and rise within the warm depths and infinite atmosphere.

Jakob Seidensticker & Bardia Salour are names that are becoming very familiar on the underground circuit. While Bardia is a local Hamburg DJ and music connoisseur with a great influence on the whole of Hamburg, Jakob Seidensticker is an essential part on the internationally respected Wareika trio, releasing on highly acclaimed labels such as Perlon, Circus Company and Eskimo. After DJ'ing in various clubs and locations, they have finally found their base at the 'fulminant' EGO club in Hamburg.

Joining forces, Seidensticker & Salour's track selection and dub-influenced sound have been known to satisfy all hedonistic impulses ignited on the dance floor and this seamless EP on the mighty Visionquest imprint promises to do just that.


TRACK LISTING

A1. Moonlight Shadow
B1. To Real Time feat. Square Room Heroes
B2. From Dub To Dub

B1. To Real Time feat. Square Room Heroes

vi•sion quest (noun): a search for personal communication with the spirit world. 

Every mystical journey eventually comes to a fork in the road. The seeker of life’s destiny has two options: remain satisfied with whatever level of consciousness he has already attained, or push forward into ever-new domains of promise and possibility. 2014 sees dance music’s best-known spiritual pilgrims, the Visionquest trio of Ryan Crosson, Lee Curtiss, and Shaun Reeves, bravely embarking upon that wondrous journey. Each member of this celebrated DJing and production team contributes a distinct yet interlocking vision that together forms a seamless, organic whole. Just think of Crosson’s enthusiastic shuffle, Lee’s soulful stare, Shaun’s soft touch. Everything they craft has the same unmistakable flair: slow-burning, shape-shifting, expansive techno and house marked by compositional elegance and unabashed pop hooks.

Although long-time partner and co-conspirator Seth Troxler has stepped aside to pursue other projects, 2013 was the biggest year ever for the four. Inspired by the passing of the Mayan calendar, the group embarked upon Visionquest 13, 13 dates where the boys not only played together the whole night, but curated a true multimedia experience. From London to Buenos Aires, from the American hinterland to the Chilean wilderness, Visionquest 13 was a Freudian trip into the deepest recesses of the Detroit rave unconscious, what Ibiza Voice described as a “collective expedition into the depths of your soul”—but with a sophisticated, modern twist.

Their accomplishments are well-known and too many to list. For starters: a critically acclaimed 2011 Fabric mix; year-defining hit remixes for artists as diverse as Kiki, Wareika, Tracey Thorn, and David Lynch; showcases and dates in the biggest clubs and festivals around the world; and the creation of a now iconic-label that’s played host to dancefloor weaponry from the likes of Benoit & Sergio, Life & Death, Dinky, and Laura Jones—all this while each member maintained significant individual production and DJ careers. But, by definition, no journey dwells in the past. So in 2014 they launched Visionquest Special Editions, a limited-release, vinyl only label. Evoking the experimental sounds of the European techno avant-garde that first inspired the boys back in Detroit, the debut release, remixes of Montreal songwriter Quilla, features a stunning collaboration between Shaun and long-time hero Ricardo Villalobos. With Visionquest Special Editions we see the group at home at a breezy, gentle afterparty, not just igniting the club. As Visionquest winds around the corner into their bright future, they remain open and excited for what lies ahead.

B1. To Real Time feat. Square Room Heroes

Visionquest Records