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We Are The Brave Releases

August 2017

We Are The Brave front man Alan Fitzpatrick provides the labels next release with a typically incendiary two-tracker. Delving deep into his record collection for inspiration, the result is a brace of distinct, ear-catching cuts that tip a hat to by-gone times in rave culture and have returned big reactions from contemporary crowds all summer. 

The aptly titled “They All Called ‘Em Garys” combines droning hardcore hoovers and power piano with Fitzpatrick’s trademark heavy tech funk. While “Rhino” adopts a slung-back groove of resounding bass and tense pads overlaid with a knockout melody that bubbles away before unleashing its full chord progression through an unashamedly epic breakdown.

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WATB006 - Alan Fitzpatrick - They All Called ‘Em Garys

Angel Haze ft Sia - Battle Cry (MK Love Right Here Dub)

Oddity (Mark Broom Remix) Vs. Superchumbo Featuring Celeda - Dirty Filthy



A great philosopher (Samuel Johnson, not Ebeneezer Goode) once wrote… “our brightest blazes of gladness are commonly kindled by unexpected sparks”. While it would be a stretch to suggest the Drumcode artist roster are closet philosophy fans, once one begins to unravel the tale that led to Jel Ford remixing the 2012 Alan Fitzpatrick hit ‘For An Endless Night’ and it is impossible to escape the unexpected enterprise and spirit of surprise that are at the heart of this exciting collaboration.

As fans of Adam Beyer’s label will testify, the two Drumcode names have more in common than just a label stable, they also share common ground with the peak-time melodic sound that has delivered many of the labels most memorable output. Ford being a much more recent addition than Fitzpatrick, whose history with the seminal Swedish imprint stretches back to 2009, however Ford’s history within techno goes back even further having released multiple EP’s through the early noughties on vintage UK techno labels including Dave Angel’s Rotation Records, Billy Nasty’s Tortured Records, Primate Recordings and Ford’s own Jericho imprint.

It is within this shared passion for uplifting synths and big room melodies that the ‘unexpected spark’ of creativity that led to Ford remixing Fitzpatrick can be found. An long-time admirer of Fitzpatrick’s work, Ford had developed an idea for his alternative version and secretly worked on the remix long before any discussion of the project had taken place. Once given the draft version, Fitzpatrick immediately endorsed the remix, excited to have an updated version to breath new life into what had become a familiar staple of his sets for the past two years. Parts were swapped and the end result being the barnstorming end-of-night monster presented here. A track that will be familiar with many having been the subject of much social-media furor since it first surfaced back in Autumn 2014.


For An Endless Night (Jel Ford Remix)

DC140 For An Endless Night (Jel Ford Remix)[Drumcode]

Eric Prydz - Generate (Kölsch Remix)

2015 will see German techno mainstay Stephan Bodzin ready to unleash his next full-length musical vision on the world. Entitled “Powers of Ten”, the 10-track album will land in June 2015 on his own Herzblut Recordings and provides another great insight into the melodically rich muscle mind of this modern great.
Says Stephan Bodzin of the LP: “Powers of Ten has been with me all my life and is named after a book that has been my background hiss, its confusing truth is my only real faith and its infinity shows me its finiteness. The album is about harmonies, melodies, rhythms. It is an homage to Bob Moog, full of techno beats and sounds and space and party and ecstasy and dancing and listening, and crying and feeling. It is a journey, a philosophy of life, a view of the world, a vague perception. It is my wife, my children, my family, my friends, my passion, my enemy, my greatest fulfillment, my fear, my deepest peace, my power, all my love.”
As such, this album is hugely personal and is filled with cerebral messages and well thought out concepts. All this shines through and makes it an all the more engaging listen from start to finish. Kicking off with the spine tingling chords and louche beats of ‘Singularity’ cuts like ‘Lila’ then continue to confirm that Stephan Bodzin has a classical understanding of melody that is way beyond your average.
‘Blue Giant’, ‘Wir’ and ‘Ix’ all manage to be uplifting and thoughtful at the same time as driven and groovy, whilst ‘Birth’ comes on with a hymnal high note, long tailed pads and subtly shifting beats. The ghostly grooves of ‘Zulu’ mark a majestic mid point to the album, which then continues to seduce with spiritual synths and more beautiful melodies on cuts like ‘Odyssee’ as well as the album’s standout title track.
Unfolding coherently and in soothing fashion, this album once again proves that few producers in the modern world have a knack for melody and an ear for sonic ingenuity quite like Stephan Bodzin.


Zulu

Tension

ZLATA - Tension

Adam Beyer supplies a new Truesoul release that connects with his more funky, tech-house side of his person. The use of Beyer’s melodies and chunky drums makes each track stand out. The crowd moving rhythms that Beyer commands will move any crowd and turn the crowd inside out. The electrifying hooks show Beyer’s production talents at their best and with the addition of a tremendous Tiger Stripes remix of Time flies, the package is complete.

Adam Beyer - Time Flies - Truesoul - TRUE1264

Take U Higher

Alan Fitzpatrick & Wehbba - Take U Higher

Body

Maur & Volaris - Body

Pablo Say, Derek Muller - Dime La Hora

Pablo Say - We Come Alive

2015 saw Stephan Bodzin release his second full length, “Powers of Ten”, as well as a new single on DJ Tennis’ and Tale of Us’ taste making label Life and Death. The album is another magical piece of work that focuses on melody and rhythm, on fat bass and vivid sound design and is a truly captivating journey through the mind, music, body and soul of one of dance music’s truly modern greats. After its release, a great team of modern music makers was enlisted to remix tracks from it: Maceo Plex & Shall Ochin, Fur Coat, Extrawelt, long time musical sparring partner Marc Romboy, Pan-Pot, Max Cooper, Agents of Time, Dominik Eulberg and many more all contributed to what is an essential collection. With a remix of ‘Sleepless’, a Pan-Pot track from their latest album, Stephan Bodzin closed the latest chapter of 2015 in what has been an exhilarating musical journey in his capable and creative hands.

Wir (Synthapella)

Solomun remixing Interpol, Maxi-Single out NOW on 2DIY4.
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Interpol - Everything Is Wrong (Solomun Remix)

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Hayden & Karl Mac - Im Real (Original mix)

Production : Casual Treatment

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WarinD - Amluk (Casual Treatment Remix)

Green Velvet - Flash (Eats Everything Remix)

Adam Beyer’s Drumcode juggernaut attracts more fans and critical plaudits with each passing year. Holding firm on its future facing ethos, techno’s number one label presents a new volume in its acclaimed A-Sides series with 20 prime tracks to signify its 20th anniversary. 

Such is the volume of quality music Adam Beyer receives throughout the course of the year, releasing all of it would be impossible. Enter the blue chip A-Sides series: a chance for the quality-obsessive label head to issue a collection of outstanding tracks that couldn’t fit in their regular EP release schedule. 

With an eye on future talent, as much as the label’s established roster of heavy-hitters, the compilation showcases the full breadth of Drumcode’s multifaceted techno sound, equal parts inspiring and functional. 

Led by the stealth techno funk of ‘Nine of You’, Beyer’s deft collaboration with Mark Reeve, the compilation takes in exciting highlights from big guns such as Alan Fitzpatrick, Dustin Zahn, Bart Skils, Pleasurekraft, Luca Agnelli, Jay Lumen, Kaiserdisco and Gary Beck. 

The rich vein of form displayed by emerging techno talent is similarly given prime position. Rising DJ/producer Boxia makes his Drumcode debut, fresh from a well-received warm up set for the crew at the hugely successful Junction 2 festival in London, while the likes of Enrico Sangiuliano, Juan Sanchez, Ian O’Donovan and Timmo also drop fire, establishing their credentials as some of the most promising talent breaking through the ranks in 2016. 

Reinforcing the global scope of the label, artists such as The Junkies from Toronto and Layton Giordani from New York, prove techno is winning a place in the heart of the new generation of artists coming out of North America. 

Alan Fitzpatrick - Terra Firma - Drumcode - DC159

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Next up on Emerald City German duo Raumakustik serve up a sonic trip for the senses via ‘Dem A Pree’ with northern talents Patrick Topping and Jey Kurmis onboard to dish out two killer remixes.  
 
Following the huge summer anthem ‘Raider’ which dropped on Hot Creations subsidiary Hot Trax last year, Volker & Seb aka Raumakustik have been gaining an army of fans with releases following on Toolroom, Suara and Formatik. This next release, ‘Dem A Pree’ is a heavy club weapon of the highest order, prompted by dynamic and powerful vocals. “Pree means sticking your nose into someone else’s business,’ they explain. ‘Patrick Topping and Jey Kurmis did just that with our track but in this case it’s a positive thing because their perspectives on sound and vocals made it complete.”
 
Since his first release on Hot Trax back in 2013, Patrick Topping has since become one of the biggest names in the business with an intense touring schedule, a string of successful releases and a prized residency at Jamie’s Paradise night at DC10. Here he spins his signature style into the original with an intoxicating bassline that will shake any dance floor. 
 
Rising star Jey Kurmis has been making a name for himself on labels such as Moon Harbour, VIVa Music and Wow! Recordings since his artist defining EP on Hot Creations last year. Stripping the original back he creates a solid, low slung roller with industrial stabs at the forefront.
 
https://soundcloud.com/raumakustik
https://soundcloud.com/patricktopping
https://soundcloud.com/jeykurmis​

Raumakustik - Dem A Pree (Patrick Topping Remix)

Artist: Philippe Petit
Title: Stars E.P.
Format: 12” VINYL 
Label: Knotweed Records
Catalogue: KW012
Release Date: 22 April 2014

Tracklist: 
A1: STARS
A2: STARS (Terrence Dixon interpretation)
B1: VARIATION
B2: PRAPATORS

Philippe Petit delivers three hypnotic techno tracks. In addition, he invites Terrence Dixon back on Knotweed so that Terrence can give his own minimalistic interpretation of Stars.

Knotweed Records 012 - Philippe Petit - Stars E.P

Portugese Techno producers ''Moddullar'' return to Planet Rhythm after their last outing through Emmanuel's ''Arts Digital''. ''Hoosch EP'' is a versatile EP that floats through different styles with great finesse. Whilst on the title track a more dubby vibe is present, in H2O the Portugese duo offers a more soulful approach which is based on a great ambient pad which causes a euforic overall vibe. ''Claustrophobia'' is a texture based Techno cut in the more
traditional sense of the genre.

Moddullar - Hoosch EP [PRRUKD065]

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D.Mongelos- Believe (Original Mix)*****OUT NOW!!!

Karl Mac - Block party warm up mix :)

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As the Ibiza season kicks off in true hedonistic style, Toolroom play host to yet another huge Summer anthem and this time it comes from label debutant, Secondcity.

Secondcity has enjoyed an incredible year so far in 2017 with chart topping releases on Circus and Sidney Charles' Avotre as well as holding DJ residencies at the ever popular Abode and Ants parties across the Globe.

'Kwelanga' is a straight up Summer anthem that fuses a rolling, funky tech house groove with some insanely catchy tribal vocals that will drill themselves inside your head and nestle there for the rest of the night. With huge DJ support already coming in and Ants head honcho Andrea Oliva leading the charge, this is a sure-fire hit for the coming Months and beyond!

Keep your eyes peeled for an awesome follow up EP on Toolroom later this year and more exciting collaborations between Toolroom & Secondcity.

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Secondcity - Kwelanga (BBC Radio 1, Danny Howard) - Out now!

Here is a special podcast featuring some new tribal and tech house tracks which are killer bombs on the dancefloor. This set also features the sounds within the jungle with exotic sounds of drums and percussion . Hope everyone enjoys the new podcast

Tribal Rhythms Ep 2

Rhino

Alan Fitzpatrick - Rhino

They All Called ‘Em Garys

Alan Fitzpatrick - They All Called' Em Garys

Alan Fitzpatrick - In The Beginning (Drumcode)

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Beico - Existence [WATB144]
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