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Artist: Various Artists
Title:  Freerange 200 PartB
Release Date:  23rd March (Vinyl) 30th March (Digital)
Format: Vinyl/Digital
Cat No: FR200B & FRD200B

It’s with great pride (and a certain sense of defiance!) that Tom and I present
you with the 200th Freerange release. Despite the best efforts of three bankrupt
distributors, an arsonist (who set the Sony warehouse ablaze back in 2012) and a
volatile market, we retained the fire in our bellies, a stiff upper lip, and most
importantly an unrelenting passion for electronic music, we soldiered on and here
we are at Freerange 200!
To mark the occasion we wanted to put together a compilation of exclusive new
tracks from both long-standing Freerange regulars as well as some fresh artists
to the label whose music we’ve been loving.  Being committed to vinyl we figured
the best way would be to do a two part release with four-tracks on each part.

Turning to Part B we open with a brilliant track with almost as good a title;
Hamburglar from Luv Jam.  This guy has been responsible for killer cuts on
esteemed labels such as We Play House, Tsuba and Phonica White so we wanted in on
the action and thankfully he indulged us.  We absolutely love the raw simplicity
of this track which bumps along just perfectly with not much more than a kick,
clap and single note bass line to keep you grooving. Apart from the repeating
piano stab hooking you in and sending people nuts when everything drops out in
the break that is.
Esa & Mervin Granger come next with the sublime deepness of Goema Heat.  Esa’s
proudly wearing his Cape Town roots on his sleeves on this one and as the title
suggests, has come up with the perfect track to warm up any party worth it’s
salts. We’re talking heavy on the percussion and tantalizing synth FX and a
lovely tension which builds subtly before taking things up a gear after the
breakdown when the bouncing bassline comes to the fore.
It’s fare to say a Freerange release such as this wouldn’t be complete without a
Manuel Tur contribution, so while we’ve been busy putting together his
forthcoming Remix Retrospective LP we’re happy to say Manuel found the time to
put together this gem entitled Laguenesie.
And last but not least we have Kito Jempere with his track This Is Why We Do This
featuring Detroit luminary Jerry The Cat.  St. Petersburg native Kito drops
serious heat on this raw and dubby club jam which we feel is probably as close to
an ‘archetypal’ Freerange track as it’s possible to get so sums up this special
release perfectly.

Manuel Tur - Laguenesie [Freerange Records] (96Kbps)

As an artist with already a lot of very successful material to his name, Rodriguez Jr.’s debut album Bittersweet is a highly anticipated release. There are in fact many reasons why people should hold their breath for it - an impressive 11 track body of work that features some of the well renowned and loved Rodriguez Jr. sonic traits, as well as a lot of new and previously unchartered musical ground. It simultaneously presents techno, atmospheric dub, hypnotic, melancholy and hands down hedonistic music, and with a focus on exploring textures and moods, there is something here for everyone to get lost in.

Rodriguez Jr., aka Oliver Mateu, was originally introduced to music through radio in the south of France, where he closely followed a selection of 80s bands, as well as forming a strong love for synthesizers. It wasn’t long before he was inspired to start his own group with partner Giles Escoffier ‘The Youngsters’, which quickly signed to Laurent Garnier’s F-Communications, taking them to some of the biggest clubs and festivals around the world. After great success, the project was put on hold and over the last five years Mateu has been given the space to focus more on his solo work and finally the opportunity to create an album.

In spite of his French origins, both Olivier Mateu's artist name and productions lean more towards his father's Spanish roots, with a Mediterranean warmth and party atmosphere often coming to the fore. Bittersweet, however, embodies influences from all over the world. Inspired during recent trips to Japan, Canada and Europe, the voyaging Rodriguez Jr. accompanied by his laptop lay down ideas in hotel rooms after playing in clubs and absorbed the different environments around him into his work. With each country creating a new experience, his touring has played a big part in the variety of tracks that are presented here.

Whilst the spice of Bittersweet was captivated in far away places, the main body of the production of the album was carried out in Mateu’s hidden away studio in Belgium, filled with many loved pieces of analogue gear and synthesizers. Ranging from the Roland TR909, for a classic house drum feel, to the Korg MS10 for dirtier sounds, and a selection of Roland keyboards to choose from, “I am definitely a synth fetishist! Ahaha!” (Rodriguez Jr.). Each has contributed in Rodriguez Jr.’s quest to create an artistic project of the highest quality and creativity that he is capable of, with outstanding results. He has also drawn on the creative input of two musicians who are featured in two of the tracks – And.Id playing his trumpet and Cari Golden’s vocals.

A masterpiece that truly reflects the Rodriguez Jr. of today, it also offers us enough variety and surprise to keep us inspired by this ever-evolving artist. Reflecting on the tracks Bittersweet refers to the contradictory forces at play within the music – it may be beautiful and it may be sweet – but be careful of the party animal it can unleash both in the creator and within all of you present on the dancefloor!

Rodriguez Jr. - Massilia

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Forthcomeing on the album "Drumlesson Zwei". Digital only. Release 13th of April

Christian Prommer - Sueno Latino

Dear dancers,

Ramona is proud to present Fort Romeau's second installment for her Live at Robert Johnson audio enterprise. His take on neo-dance, post-disco and proto-house is as unmistakable as it is dreamlike. Ramona is still in love.

Stay gold, 
Ramona

Fort Romeau – Facing The Sea (Snippet)

Early support by Ewan Pearson, Jamie Jones, Tim Green, Laurent Garnier, SIS, Ashworth, Tiga, Dusky, Ardalan, Friendly Fires, Baikal, Acid Pauli, Edu Imbernon, Till Von Sein, Kiki, Iron Curtis, Karotte, Larse, Worthy, Severino/Horse Meat Disco.

Martin Waslewski is on a roll at the moment. With his groovy tracks, punchy bass and flowery summer ballads he has attracted tons of DJs in the last 12 months.
We are happy he is back with a new 2 track release on Exploited Ghetto. 

Artist: Martin Waslewski
Release: Callous
Label: Exploited Ghetto
LC: 48629
Cat: EXP17
Exploited Ghetto Music Publishing

Releasedate Beatport: 10.10.16
Releasedate I-Tunes: 24.10.16

First Feedback:
Ewan Pearson: Callous is jolly good indeed.
Dusky: Callous is cool.
Jamie Jones: Sounds cool.
Tim Green: Like Callous a lot.
Laurent Garnier: Callous for me.
SIS: Bomb.
Ashworth: Nice! Slick production. Nice melodies. Bet this will kill it on the dancefloor.
Whitesquare: Love It.
Tiga: DL
Friendly Fires: Fiercy stuff. Love it.
Baikal: Callous is cool.
Ardalan: Lovely release:)
Edu Imbernon: This is great.
Iron Curtis: Callous is simple but effective.
Till Von Sein: Great EP. Love the deep limb.
Acid Pauli: :)
Karotte: Callous is my pick here.
Larse: This is brilliant. Love it. Callous is my jam.
Worthy: Callous is really dope.
Severino/Horse Meat Disco: Pretty cool vibe.
Den Ishu: Great tune.

Callous

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Mike Shannon - Waterfloor Shuffle is taken from Watergate X - Ten year Watergate anniversary compilation.

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Mike Shannon - Waterfloor Shuffle

The gifts of our 10th anniversary last summer are still spinning on our decks and now we also celebrate catalognumber 10 with our vinyl label.

As a reminder: we released a double-CD-box with exclusive tracks of our favourite artists. One of these releases is a special gem: Henrik Schwarz’ first house-track since ages. Our label insists on re-releasing this knightly accolade with a remix.
"Take Words In Return" will be released as a “Return Version” end of February and will also contain a vocal remix from grandmaster Carl Craig!

Schwarz’ original is a vocal-based house-anthem, which emerges from his musical finesse to gasp for air in form of a folk-inspired hookline. After a percussive break the record's to-the-floor efficiency is unleashed. This is where Carl Craig's remix begins. From dreamy to sawing synth-lines, he utilizes the original's massive potential - to 12 minutes.

The first 500 copies will be pressed on 180g white vinyl!

As a special gimmick, we release Carl Craig's instrumental mix on a seperate vinyl which will be limited to 500 copies.

Henrik Schwarz - Take Words In Return (C2 Instrumental Rmx)

Watergate Records

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