Drums, please! Fortunately, Manuel Tur has plenty of them. The well-versed producer is no stranger to Running Back and a most-welcome returnee. Following the box-office success of 121 BPM on the very first Rhythm Trainx edition in 2015 – not to be confused with 121 BPM (1) on here – Tur prepared a whole collection of beating, driving, percussive, pulsating, fast and slow DJ tools, rhythmic repetitions and acrobatic adventures. A dozen tracks (including digital exclusives) Ranging from 100 to 150 Bpm, you get it all and then some: from tribal trace elements to Windy City patterns, New York house fabrics, robotic funk and some of techno’s DNA. Saves the (last) night of any DJ and your next mixtape.
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Simon Hinter is enjoying the Saturday nights! He’s steadily progessing with his sound and the results are proving him right: Simon just released his second ep on Jimpster’s beloved Freerange label, plus a new releases on Moment Cinethique. And: „wanna make love“ from his first Quintessentials release (QE73) has just been included on the new DJ Kicks (K7) by Disclosure! We dare to say „WOW“! The new „Saturday night ep“ is the finest blend of House, Disco and Techno in the distinctive Simon Hinter way – bassy, raw and funky! Get ready for your saturday night!
This one is about the 14th district of Paris.
On the first side, you'll find a track by MLM which invites you to a minimal trip between the René Coty Street and the Montparnasse tower. The track name is a reference to a french poetic movement.
Next is L-e-o's track which takes you around the parisian "prison de la santé" in a very trippy way.
On the side B, you'll find Soufflé Caramel's track that brings you to the Alésia neighborhood and reminds us the early hours of Minimal music.
Then, the maestro Djebali pleases us with a reference to his now world-known Ideal Ghetto Touch.
Finally, the geniuses KERAW make you lose your head with this galactic jungle that will get you travelling around the famous Montsouris Park.
We hope you'll like it !
LMR003, 12", Paris 2021.
Master by SFX Mastering.
Nyami Nyami Records are pleased to announce the first ever reissue 100% analog from the original
master tapes of the classic Zimbabwean album Soweto from 1986, with the same tracklist and original
artwork, produced at the peak of jit’s popularity in the mid-1980s. While staying within the chimurenga music
framework pioneered by Thomas Mapfumo and Jonah Sithole, Robson Banda and the New Black Eagles
produced a crisp, precise and exciting sound, emphasising the upbeat dance music favoured on the
dancefloors of independent Zimbabwe’s nightspots and beerhalls. Mbira-based guitar licks bring a nostalgic
feeling to these dance-floor gems championed at the time by legendary English DJ John Peel.
It's been already 10 years since the first DJ's Choice parties in basements and squatted social centers in Rome. Many things have changed, but the approach remains the same: using music as a form of expression and a means to affirm one's identity.
RM stands for "Rebel Music" (i.e., music by DJ's Choice founder The Rebel), but is also short for "Rome", a city represented in track one by the 'Jedi Master' of Roman hip hop: Danno, from the pioneering underground crew Colle Der Fomento.
Also performing on The Rebel's instrumental are New York hip hop duo The Good People in track two, ''Body Rockin''', remixed by another Italian hip hop legend, Ice One.
Rome and New York are two worlds, two styles, but two sides of the same coin. Our Rebel Music brings them together as if they were two stops on the same subway line.
e 05: Body Rockin' (Hip Hop Room Remix) feat. The Good People
Tone B. Nimble hit us with a seemingly endless list of possible songs to license, and to that end we’re blessed to be able to offer a ‘bonus’ chapter of two in-demand University gospel choir cuts - Side One from Oral Roberts University (Tulsa, OK) and Side Two from Rutgers University (New Jersey). Original LPs are hard to come across, here Tone B. Nimble selects the best two tracks, re-mastered in DJ friendly 7" 45RPM format!
"Soul is My Salvation is a collection of dance friendly gospel songs. The mission is to simply uplift your spirit through music and word. Dancefloors around the world mirror the reactions of Churches from the 70’s and 80’s when experiencing these recordings" - Tone B. Nimble
J. Worra continues to breathe life into the house scene with her captivating new tune ‘some ppl fall’. A notable shift in sonics from J. Worra, this track oozes with excitement, showcasing her diversity and unique talent with its quick tempered beat and seductive melody that lures you to the dance floor and makes it impossible to leave.
DJ Support:
Round Table Knights, Riva Starr, Kyle Watson, Worthy, Sam Divine, David Penn, Christian Martin, CRAZE, Roger Sanchez, Jamie Jones, Todd Terry, Ferreck Dawn
Skyline Recordings is only releasing another long-awaited killer from the musical masters that are The Family Fortune
“ANDY’S CAFE” is a head-nodding, horn-driven, up-tempo, sassy, dancer.
Produced by the geniuses that are The Easy Access Orchestra; Andy’s Café is a great DJ tool with its killer, horn-driven, funk groove on the A side and if that’s not enough, there’s the Hammond and the Clav on the flip.
- 01: Scott Brown, Al Storm & Rob Iyf - Ain’t Sayin Nothin’
- 02: Bang!, Rob Iyf & Al Storm - Life & Happiness
- 03: Darren Tyler, Rob Iyf & Al Storm - Runaway (24/7 Mix)
- 04: Rob Iyf & Al Storm Feat. Cinzia - Hamada
- 05: Dj Seduction - Imagination (Eufeion, Rob Iyf & Al Storm Vip)
- 06: Al Storm & Dj Seduction - Wont Forget You (Rob Iyf & Al Storm Mix)
- 07: Alaguan - Atmosphere
- 08: Chris Fear - Expression
- 09: Rob Iyf - Angel Of Mine
- 10: Al Storm & Euphony Feat. Laelia - Battle Cry
- 11: Euphony, Rob Iyf & Al Storm - Event Horizon
- 12: Seduction, Al Storm & Rob Iyf - Graffiti Girl
- 13: Dj Stompy, Al Storm & Rob Iyf - Oblivion
- 14: Rob Iyf, Al Storm, Darren Tyler & Jason Ufo - The Spark
- 15: Freq-Dlt & Rob Iyf - Time & Space
- 16: Al Storm & Rob Iyf - Chip Bit
- 17: Seduction & Eazyvibe - Do You Want Me (Rob Iyf & Al Storm Mix)
- 18: Ak47 - Devotion
- 19: Rob Iyf & Al Storm Feat Vicky Fee - Makin Me Dirty
- 20: Al Storm Feat Lacie - Drop Everything Now
- 21: Rob Iyf & Al Storm - Bass Down Low
- 22: Al Storm & Dj Seduction - Get On The Floor (M-Project Remix)
- 23: Dj Seduction - So In Love (Darwin & Jack In Box Remix)
- 24: Al Storm & Rob Iyf Feat Selina - Fading Like A Flower
- 25: Fracus - Blatant Influence
- 26: Al Storm & Rob Iyf - We Came 2 Rave
- 27: Rob Iyf - Hold On To Me
- 28: Al Storm & Rob Iyf Feat V-Star - Far Away
- 29: Rob Iyf & Al Storm Feat Katherine Wood - Give Me The Sunshine
- 01: The Watchmen - Hghr Lv (Rob Iyf & Al Storm Remix)
- 02: Ezkill - Drop The Bass
- 03: Mkn & Hartshorn - Ygm
- 04: Chris Fear - First Serve (Chris Fear & Bubble Mix)
- 05: The Watchmen - I Will Run
- 06: Rob Iyf & Al Storm - Weak Delete
- 07: Bang! Vs Rob Iyf - Shooting Star 2021
- 08: Al Storm & Rob Iyf Ft. Blue Eyes - I'll Find You
- 09: Rob Iyf Ft. Oli Trickett - Lost 4 Words
- 10: Rob Iyf & Monster - Golden
- 11: Rob Iyf - Realised
- 12: M-Project Feat. Desi - 99 Red Balloons (Panda Mix)
- 13: Rob Iyf & Al Storm - Kick Biatch
- 14: Al Storm & Rob Iyf - Da Nu Sound
- 15: Rob Iyf & Elh Ft. V-Star - Gimme A Light
- 16: Rob Iyf & Blue Eyes - Rocket Ship
- 17: Vinylgroover - Time (Rob Iyf & Al Storm Mix)
- 18: Rob Iyf & Al Storm Vs Whizzkid - Blow The House
- 19: Rik Reaper & Rob Iyf - Chemical
- 20: Al Storm & Rob Iyf - Attentiana!
- 21: Rob Iyf & Al Storm Vs Monster - For Love
- 22: Chris Fear - R.a.v.e
- 23: Rob Iyf & Monster - Mutant Bass
- 24: Al Storm & Rob Iyf - End Of Time
- 25: Rob Iyf & Al Storm - Chaos Baby
- 26: Nathan Devlin - Aye Chica
- 01: Bananaman Feat. Brooklyn - Sunshine (Uproar Mix)
- 02: Dj Stompy & Eazyvibe - Dance Under The Sun (Darren Tyler Remix)
- 03: Darren Tyler Feat. Donna - Summer Body
- 04: Dj Stompy & Eazyvibe - Dream Til The End Of Time
- 05: Darren Tyler & Fitzy-K Feat. Kally - Hold On To Me
- 06: Alchemist & Fade - Keep On Trying (Alaguan Remix)
- 07: Dj Stompy & Eazyvibe - Love Is Eternity
- 08: Eazyvibe - Never Know
- 09: Dj Stompy - This Is The Night (Eazyvibe Remix)
- 10: Al Storm & Euphony Feat Donna-Marie - All I Wanna Do (Klubfiller Remix)
- 11: Darren Tyler & Fitzy-K Feat Lxve - Karma
- 12: Eazyvibe - All My Life
- 13: Alaguan - The Ziggy & Chewy Anthem
- 14: Eufeion & Bananaman - One More Love
- 15: Diakronik Feat Alison Wade - Always Together (Daniel Seven Remix)
- 16: Darren Tyler & Eazyvibe Feat Emily - Escape
- 17: Dj Stompy, Eazyvibe & Zetamale - Dance All Night
- 18: Darren Tyler, Al Storm & Rob Iyf Feat Lacie - I Don’t Care
- 19: Chris Fear - Night & Day
- 20: Storm & Herman - Let It Be The Night (Dj Shimamura Remix)
- 21: Darren Tyler & Yade - Alive
- 22: Eazyvibe & Dj Stompy - Lost Together
- 23: Zetamale, Dj Stompy & Eazyvibe - Higher Place
- 24: Darren Tyler Feat Krve - Sorry
- 25: Al Storm Feat Ali - Rain (Eufeion Remix)
- 26: Dj Stompy Feat V-Star - Love Will Find Away (Dj Stompy & Eazyvibe Remix)
- 27: Dj Stompy, Eazyvibe & Zetamale - Forever Young
- 28: Zetamale, Eazyvibe & Dj Stompy - I’il Wait For You (Uproar Mix)
HARDCORE UPROAR* over 80 of the freshest Hardcore Anthems from 3 of the biggest brands in the hardcore / hard dance scene written especially for this Brand New Compilation series, going back to the original ‘Bonkers’ style mixed CD format, featuring Uproar Creator, and one of the biggest names in Hardcore History DJ Seduction alongside 24/7’s owner / creator Al Storm, Rob IYF (one of the biggest new talents to come through the Hardcore scene) showcasing the latest 24/7 Hard Dance / Hardcore project ‘Voodoo Panda’ and 2 Rave Legends DJ Stompy & Darren Tyler (Bananaman / Silk Cuts / JHAL etc / Fade & Bananaman etc) join forces with Eazyvibe for a 28 track feast of happiness
Featuring Fresh Dubs from artists such as, Scott Brown, Bang!, Al Storm, Rob IYF, DJ Seduction, Darren Tyler, Alaguan, Chris Fear, Euphony, DJ Stompy, UFO, FREQ-DLT, Eazyvibe, AK47, Fracus & Darwin, M-Project, Daniel Seven, MKN, Hartshorn, EZKill, Bananaman and more.
12” gatefold jacket w/ full color matte UV print, 1x translucent purple cloudy effect vinyl, black dust sleeve, printed LP labels, marketing sticker and free digital download card
Gregory Keltgen (aka DJ Abilities) gravitated toward the turntables at a young age, becoming a DJ at only 17, before going on to compete in the legendary DMC DJ competitions only 2 years later in 1999. He won the regional title and advanced to the U.S. finals that year, before doing it again in 2001. Soon after, Abilities was also garnering attention for performing all the scratches on indie classic, Fantastic Damage, the debut album by El-P of Run The Jewels’ fame, as well as contributing his turntable talents and production skills to other Hip-Hop cult favorites like The Anti-Album by Semi.Official, and The Taste of Rain... Why Kneel? by Deep Puddle Dynamics. But above all, his name would become most celebrated throughout the 2000’s as one-half of the dynamic Hip-Hop duo Eyedea & Abilities.
DJ Abilities had first met Micheal “Eyedea” Larsen in the mid-90’s, and the two soon began a working relationship that would eventually play a prominent role in the burgeoning Indie-Rap movement of the time. Together, the pair developed a near symbiotic
creative union that produced three albums—First Born; E&A; and By The Throat—a catalog animated by the burning fusion of Eyedea’s introspective and technically adept rhymes with Abilities’ precise scratches and versatile production. Tragically, his partner Eyedea passed away in 2010 leaving Abilities to soldier on by himself, but the influence of their partnership continues to shape DJ Abilities’ music to this day.
His latest project, Phonograph Phoenix, finds the DJ/Producer returning to the forefront and embracing an entirely new approach to making music. A departure from previous work that was primarily sample-based, Phonograph Phoenix finds Abilities opting to build the album’s compositions from the ground up, creating his own sound through Ableton Live and various soft synths, with razor sharp cuts and select vocal chops providing a voice where his fallen partner may have once stood.
- 1: Lavender Haze
- 2: Brännmärkt
- 3: När De Du Älskar Kommer Tillbaka Från De Döda
- 4: Den Helige Anden
- 5: Passage Noir
- 6: Kaos 2
- 7: Toxin
- 8: Måsstadens Nationalsång (Under Vatten)
- 9: Heartsmear
- 1: Vagabond
- 2: Sunset Sunrise
- 3: Sunset Sunrise Sunset Sunrise
- 4: Mitt Trötta Hjarta
- 5: Penny Royal Poison
- 6: Detta Drömmars Sköte En Slöja Till Ormars Näste
- 7: Phantom Assassin
- 8: Paaradiso
With a decade between releases, VILDHJARTA remain as inscrutable and as close to anonymity as a band can be. VILDHJARTA's down-tuned, staccato riffs and pulverizing grooves are the sound of music stripped to its essence. Yet, the Swedish collective’s long-awaited album, måsstaden under vatten, is far more than a recitation of djent values. Clocking in at 80 minutes, it thematically picks up where the dark Swedish fable of 2011’s Måsstaden left off and delivers on the promise that record hinted at. Tracks like the recently released “när de du älskar kommer tillbaka från de döda” (“When the Ones You Love Return From the Dead.”) suggest a newfound subtlety and sophistication amidst the bombast and beauty in the breakdown.
Since dropping a minute of new live music in 2016, the band's focus has almost entirely been on the new album with drummer and now noted producer, Buster Odeholm (Born of Osiris, Shadow of Intent, Humanity’s Last Breath) heavily involved in the production, mixing and mastering of the music. Visual artist Rickard Westman, who did art for VILDHJARTA's debut as well as their Thousands of Evils EP in 2013, has also returned to the equation to reprise his disturbing visual iconography. Says the band: “Art happens when art happens.”
The sound of music is rarely this challenging, unforgettable and worth the wait.
Wasted Cathedral is the solo project of Saskatoon-based musician Christopher Laramee (Shooting Guns, The Switching Yard, and The Radiation Flowers). This new album is the latest in an impressive line of releases that have explored a variety of sounds, from ambient drone and electronic disco to experimental chaos and downtempo electronica. I'm Gonna Love You 'Til The End Of Time is made up of seven songs and is undoubtedly influenced by the starkness of the Canadian Prairie and long Saskatchewanian nights. It serves well as a soundtrack to the setting of any number of listening experiences, particularly when experienced with headphones. No matter the direction Laramee has chosen to guide Wasted Cathedral, the result has always been intriguing and captivating. I'm Gonna Love You 'Til The End Of Time is certainly no exception.
Laramee describes Wasted Cathedral as incidental music, improvised soundscapes created in passing moments, like musical snapshots. This makes perfect sense, considering the likes of Sarah Davachi, Peter Kember, Terry Riley, and Augustus Pablo inform Laramee's approach to composition, as well as tone-setting and mood. According to Laramee, this collection of songs is a continuation of his previous work, albeit in a more stripped down fashion.
Wasted Cathedral is recommended for listeners of Flying Saucer Attack, DJ Shadow, Spectrum/Sonic Boom, Spiritualized, and Portishead.
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Have you ever wondered what would happen if the Spice Girls smoked crack and joined forces with the Power Rangers on acid? Meet BĘÃTFÓØT. These punk-infused electronic poltergeists and big-beat acid trio are Udi Naor, drummer and founding member of electronic duo Red Axes, Adi Bronicki (who also fronts Israeli garage-punk-folk band Deaf Chonky) and ace of all trades guitarist Nimrod Goldfarb.
The band have been launching warped stoner-acid-pop out of Tel Aviv with maniacal intent and are producing post-punk rave bangers that will scorch every dance floor with a huge lethal smile. BĘÃTFÓØT
are a DIY supergroup who describe themselves as sitting somewhere between Aqua, Beastie Boys and The Prodigy.
Their music endeavours feel akin to being hurtled through a kaleidoscopic waterslide, overflowing with the spirit of 90’s youth culture. The radioactive trio are DJ’s, musicians, songwriters and producers with a diverse range of individual projects and talents, their combined sonics map your journey across the hazy astral spectrum of hip-hop, big beat and rave music. Morph these radioactive pieces with the no New Release Informationnonsense attitude of punk-rock and the venomous spitting flow of golden-era rap and you might just come close to fabricating the freakish sound of BĘÃTFÓØT.
The band’s self-titled debut is set for release on 17th September on Manfredi Romano aka DJ Tennis’ Life and Death. Founded in 2010, the imprint curates soulful dance music with a post-rock aesthetic.
This refreshingly original and experimental LP from BĘÃTFÓØT marks a new direction for Life and Death this year and beyond.
“BĘÃTFÓØT” takes unsuspecting listeners on a wild ride of unprecedented musical madness (firmly without seatbelts). Fizzy synthesiser programming stimulates you effervescently through the album like the welcomed sting of sour sweets, surprising accompaniments appear in the form of manipulated vocal lines and quirky samples, all jovially mixed together in a gummy melting pot of wild conceptualisation and starry eyed rhythms.
Thirteen tracks of unprecedented dancefloor mutations send us triumphantly into the candy-covered kingdom of BĘÃTFÓØT with open arms and infinite imagery of fanciful gutter-glam escapades. This project fulfills the role of a musical bulldozer, flattening all previous conceptions of what it means to belong to a genre and leaving behind a hot mess trail of anarchic musical fragments in its wake. The undying spirit of the nineties.
With fans that include legendary Irish born singer, songwriter and producer Roisin Murphy, BĘÃTFÓØT are a breath of fresh air set to be igniting dancefloors this summer.
Independent leaders in the UK drum and bass scene, Hybrid Minds have paved their own way to success through operating from left of centre and keeping true to themselves at every step of the way. Their early tracks, ‘Meant To Be’ and ‘Touch’ firmly established them within the circuit, before they went onto amass 25 million streams for the latter, release a popular debut album and set up their own label, Hybrid Music. The huge support from tastemakers in the scene doesn’t stop there, with editorial playlist adds across Spotify and Apple Music, spins on George FM, BBC Radio 1,1Xtra, Kiss FM UK, Kiss Dance, Kiss Fresh, Studio Brussels, FM4, triple j and Capital Dance, UKF backing and a memorable DJ Mag HQ live stream, Bad To Me offered a glimpse of what’s to come from the Drum & Bass duo when they drop the full EP this October. What’s more, a recent release alongside Pendulum for Louder Than Words saw the Australian heavyweights go liquid for the fourth and final track listing on their own EP. Always staying true to their sound and style, Hybrid Minds previous success came from their early tracks, Meant To Be and Touch, before they went on to boast over 1 million monthly listeners on Spotify, remix tracks for Above & Beyond and Tom Walker, and collaborate with the DJ heavyweight, Netsky for the global smash release, Let Me Hold You. More recently, they secured a primetime show on Kiss FM, embarked on a sell-out New Zealand tour and sold out their October ‘Outline’ o2 Academy, Brixton show, six months out!
- A1: You (Feat Sam Tompkins)
- A2: Angel (Feat Clementine Douglas)
- A3: Nah (Feat Sinead Harnett)
- A4: So High (Feat Dan Caplen)
- A5: Turn Back Time
- A6: Something About You
- A7: Wide Awake (Feat Laura Welsh)
- B1: One Night (Feat Rapahella)
- B2: Silhouettes (Feat Poppy Baskcomb)
- B3: Stuck In My Head (Feat Matt Wilson)
- B4: Last Thought (Feat Mkla)
- B5: Next 2 U (Feat Sinead Harnett & Bru-C)
- B6: Selfish (Feat Kelli Leigh & You)
- B7: Wired (With Ella Eyre)
Following his summer anthem ‘Nah’ which has achieved 6M global streams in the first 5-weeks, Sonny Fodera announces his new album Wide Awake.
Releasing on 22nd October, Sonny gets ready for his most ambitious studio album to date. Including a variety of a-list collaborators and vocalists including Sinead Harnett, Diplo, Ella Eyre, Sam Tompkins, Dan Caplen, MK, Vintage Culture, Bru-C, and many others. Sonny is set to showcase his versatile and in-demand production palette with dancefloor weapons, crossover anthems, a touch of garage and more.
The new album will also land in the midst of Sonny’s sold-out UK and US tour, where his new album will come to life. This summer has already seen him sell 12,000 tickets at his Back To Love co-headline festival with Gorgon City in London, with more sold out shows at the likes of Liverpool’s Bramley Moore Dock, Manchester’s Victoria Warehouse, and London’s Printworks to come, as well as a double header in Los Angeles at Exchange + Academy.
With over 300M streams to his name in the past year alone, Sonny Fodera’s Wide Awake album is set to cement the elite producer and DJ’s legendary status in the dance world and beyond.
After being championed by John Digweed on his iconic Transitions radio show, London duo The Pressure team up with Digweed and his long-time studio partner Nick Muir on Counting Down The Days, a soaring, hypnotic, emotive progressive house cut that points to brighter times ahead.
The Pressure are a London-based electronic band. Diverse production and energetic performance form the pair’s foundations, with influences from rave culture and performance-centric dance acts such as Depeche Mode and Underworld prominent across their releases and live shows.
2020 saw them self-release Ride and Planes: two tough club tracks with songwriting at the heart of them. A statement of intent from the duo, both cuts showcased a varied production approach reminiscent of the Bristol-era of UK electronica. Earlier in 2021 they made their debut on Undisputed Music with Saturday Night, a distinctive dance cut that sat somewhere between deep house and crossover electronica, and has to date clocked up more than a million streams across all platforms.
John Digweed is one of the most celebrated electronic artists of all time, and alongside Nick Muir is responsible for an incredible catalogue of music, so even before you listen to it you know this is going to be something special. Counting Down The Days is a stunning collaboration, combining the pure, driving progressive house of Digweed and Muir with the poignant emotion and raw talent of The Pressure to incredible effect.
Passionate about breaking records and being immersed in the music that fuels our most cherished dancefloor moments, Undisputed Music is doing just that with a coalition of existing and new artists spanning many electronic genres, lining up releases to illuminate audiences across the globe.
Founded by industry aficionados Tony Garvey and Marc Thomas, they share over two decades of experience between them. From currently running the UK Electronic roster for world renowned management company, Red Light, to many years within the walls of, Island Records, Def Jam, Priority Records, MCA / Motown, AM:PM, Defected Records, Strictly Rhythm and Universal Music Publishing, their wealth of knowledge is well earned.
DJ Support:
Pete Tong, John Digweed, Nick Muir, Taiki Nulight
- A1: Dark Waters
- A2: Aurora (With Nandini Srikar)
- A3: Take Me There (With Gvn)
- A4: 1995
- B1: She Was Looking Into The Sun (With Khomha)
- B2: Repondez-Moi (With Gjon's Tears)
- B3: Off The Grid
- B4: Revival (With Gabriel & Dresden, Andy Moor & Proff - Feat Mokka)
- C1: Alma
- C2: Koski (With Sonin & West Of The Sun)
- C3: By Your Side
- C4: Sisu
- D1: 5Am
- D2: Dusted
- D3: The Best Part
- D4: Surreal
There shouldn't have been a debut album on Anjunabeats, gardenstate shouldn't have existed, and we should have stuck to our normal day job. This album is to everyone out there who has been told that 'you can't do it'." Be it through passion, determination, or just sheer stubbornness, gardenstate continues to bloom. A transatlantic labour of love from superproducer Marcus Schössow and club promoter Matt Felner, their debut album 'Inspirations' is out this year on Above &Beyond's Anjunabeats imprint. At the heart of Sweden's decade-long domination of club music in the 2010s, Marcus' fifteen-year-long career boasts a smörgårdsbord of styles. You've got electro with 'Swedish Beatballs', the mainstage energy of 'Reverie' and 'Ulysses', and the driving progressive of 'London / 1985'. Few artists have record sleeves from Axtone, Armada, Size, Spinnin' and Anjunadeep in their catalogue. Heavily invested in the early 2010's big room sound, he was a permanent feature in the sets of Swedish House Mafia and Knife Party. New Jersey native Matt Felner gave up his blue-collar job to follow his passion for electronic music. A respected promoter and performer, he's brought emerging artists to the clubs of New York and the East Coast. In 2008, he toured Marcus Schössow and they became close friends. Eleven years later, and here we are - a hotly-tipped duo with a debut artist album on Anjunabeats. Making music on their own terms, the gardenstate sound is a melting pot of '90s trance nostalgia, brooding melodic techno, peak-time breaks and poignant song writing. Few acts can worm their way into the DJ sets of Kölsch, Cristoph, Tiestö and Above & Beyond at the same time.
Clap de fin for the "Cabinet des Curiosités" : 15th and last episode of Vol.1 with The Architect.
Since last fall, Al'Tarba has been able to mix his talents with those of a beatmaker, a producer or a rapper, for hybrid experimental collaborations, composed with 4 hands or more, mixing styles and sounds. In November 2020, somewhere in France, we could hear the noise of some machines breaking a silence of lead, due to the general fever of the cultural scene. In a studio-laboratory looking like a "Cabinet des Curiosités", where far-fetched ideas are piled up on as many dusted shelves, Al'Tarba and his instruments were still running at full speed.
Anxious to find the antidote, a handful of beatmakers, producers and rappers, all gathered under the aegis of the Toulouse-based scientist, have been fine-tuning, week after week and month after month, the ingredients of their new serum. Over the seasons, they have unveiled, with regular intake, hybridizations of composed styles. Between sharing sounds, ideas, sample loops and vocal takes, like a "Cabinet des Curiosités" containing a thousand and one unusual objects.
On this foggy road and until the lightning, crossed Mounika, Structural Anomaly, Aguirre and Prometheus, Yous MC, Beus Bengal, Goomar, DeZordre, ProleteR, Degiheugi, K.D.S and Stabfinger, DJ Low Cut, DJ Nix'on, Sarbacane, Mani Deïz, Slim Paul and Grin. The day when the echo of the party is heard again in the distance, the sky is discovered the time of a new story. The clouds finally dissipate, for the last chapter of this first volume.
Between two rocks, the sea and its blue, bathed in sunlight. On the horizon, the authentic "Orange Sea" sailing in the distance. It is Al'Tarba and The Architect who arrive against all odds, to tell us the last story of the "Cabinet des Curiosités", first volume. The Architect, overproductive beatmaker and informed digger, knows how to take his audience on a journey through the world and styles. A last collaboration which promises the great crossing, its hot and ardent breath like fire, bell sound of the beginning of summer found and its epics.
Melancholy of a past world and dreamlike flights of fancy, hope of the world after, will rub shoulders in a double-vinyl album that will bring together the entire adventure. Pre-orders are now open !
So many bright perspectives, which would even let us foreshadow a forthcoming release of Al'Tarba's second solo album on I.O.T Records: "La Fin des Contes".
- A1: Father Bird, Mother Bird (Sunbirds)
- A2: Connaissais De Face (Tiger?)
- A4: Dearest Alfred (Myjoy)
- A4: First Class (Soul In The Horn Remix)
- B1: If There Is No Question (Soul Clap's Wild, But Not Crazy Mix)
- B2: Pelota (Cut A Rug Mix)
- C1: Time (You And I) (Put A Smile On Dj's Face Mix)
- C2: Shida (Bella's Suite)
- D1: So We Won't Forget (Mang Dynasty Version)
- D2: One To Remember (Forget Me Nots Dub)
"The art of the remix has been around for several decades, from the fervid imaginations of JA pioneers like Coxsone Dodd, Duke Reid or King Tubby to the disco enthusiasts of New York, such as Tom Moulton, who bequeathed us the modern iteration of the remix and provided a template from which most remixers still work. Moulton's first commercial remix, a reworking of BT Express' appropriately-named `Do It 'Till You're Satisfied', which stretched it from three minutes to a luxurious five, assisted the band in securing its first Billboard R&B Number One, as well as providing a pathway for remixers like Walter Gibbons, Larry Levan, Richie Rivera and Tee Sott, to completely reinvent the concept of a remix (and in some instances, deconstructing the idea of what comprised a song). It has subsequently been used as a marketing tool, a dancefloor-devastator, a gimmick (both cheap and expensive) or even as a way of reaching a different audience (think Tori Amos' `Professional Widow'). Khruangbin are no slouches when it comes to the remix themselves. They've been reworked before, in 2016, with the highly collectible EP on Boogiefuturo. But this time, they're taking it a step further with an album dedicated to the art. Entering the tight-knit world of a Khruangbin song can be a little daunting. They have created this entire universe in which the trio seem to function telepathically in the way the music is composed, arranged and played. To mess with their delicate eco-system can invoke feelings similar to that of an unwanted guest crashing a good-time party. "We write our music to be interpreted; this is another wonderful interpretation of the music," reassure Khruangbin. "There is something very vulnerable about letting others work on your music. But through the correspondence with the different artists, we gained a bigger connection to the songs themselves." The choice of remixers for this album is neither arbitrary nor accidental. They're not names picked randomly out of a hat or chosen via a throw of the dice. All have some connection to the band, sometimes personal friendships, musical connections, or simply mutual musical appreciation. Harvey Sutherland and Ginger Roots have both toured with the band, Kadhja Bonet and Ron Trent had their own mutual fan club going on, Knxwledge sampled `White Gloves' on a recent mixtape, Natasha Diggs and Soul Clap's Eli's are recent buddy-ups, Quantic is a mutual friend of Bonobo (crucial in the KB origin story), while I've known Laura for number of years; plus she is also godmother to one of Felix Dickinson's kids. Doesn't get much more intimate than that, right? Some of these remixes were specifically made so you can dance your ass off while getting down to the Khruangbin sound, while some might better be appreciated horizontally with headphones on, wearing fashionably loose clothes. The choice is yours. But all were made with love and respect for Khruangbin. "A good remix deconstructs, recontextualizes, or simply extends a good time," say the band. Amen and out." - Bill Brewster
- A1: Visitors From The Galaxy (Timothy Fife Redux)
- A2: Welcome To The Planet Earth (Credit 00 Remix)
- A3: Subhuman Species (Alen Nenad Sinkauz Remix)
- A4: Visitors From The Galaxy (Tapan Ma Ni Govora Remix)
- B1: A Ritual (Goran Vejvoda Remix)
- B2: To Turn Back Time (Anatolian Weapons Club Mix)
- B3: Main Theme (Drvg Cvltvre Dark Hole Remix)
- C1: Waste Of Emotional Energy (Repeated Viewing Remix)
- C2: To Turn Back Time (Anatolian Weapons Love Mix)
- C3: Human Species (Heinrich Dressel Remix)
- D1: Earths Gravity Wears You Out (Security Dj Remix)
- D2: Main Theme (Drvg Cvltvre Cold Space Mix)
- D3: Main Theme (Ali Renault The End Remix)
Limited Edition 2 x LP vinyl with 13 remixes and more than 78 minutes of music, comes in gatefold double colour sleeve with exclusive photographs from the film, extensive liner notes and japanese style OBI strip. The score for a film by Oscar winning director Dusan Vukotic 'Visitors From The Galaxy' from 1981 (FOX001LP) was remixed by 11 artists from 9 countries. All original tracks from Visitors From The Galaxy (alternative titles: Gosti Iz Galaksije; Monstrum Z Galaxie Arkana; Gaeste Aus Der Galaxis; I Visitatori Della Galassia Arcana; Goscie Z Galaktyki Arkana; Los Visitantes De La Galaxia) are arranged, composed, conducted and produced by Tomislav Simovic. This compilation includes additional screen sounds from the unpublished tapes of composer Tomislav Simovic also featured in Dusan Vukotic film. With courtesy of Tomislav Simovic estate artists were given complete creative freedom to remix, reinvent and re-imagine the futuristic soundscape of first science-fiction film in Yugoslavia that was scored in analog, abstract, electronic and synthesised music. Alen & Nenad Sinkauz, Ali Renault, Anatolian Weapons, Credit 00, Drvg Cvltvre, Goran Vejvoda, Heinrich Dressel, Repeated Viewing, Security DJ, Tapan and Timothy Fife got the sounds from Tomislav Simovic score and embarked on a musical journey that had no rule or predetermined direction or genre; it was only their creativity inspired by Visitors From The Galaxy sound that led them to a new pieces, more or less experimental, abstract or dance floor friendly. The diversity of music goes wide and deep, it is modern and made by the stars of today paying homage to a composer who always retreated in being a star. As the remix projects of this kind are still very rare and include famous names like Ennio Morricone, Steve Reich or Peter Thomas Orchestra, Tomislav Simovic is now finally, one might say, at home.




















