Band&Dos duo opt for a remix challenge: their interpretation of ‘Virak &TCKS – Siento Libre’ which will be out soon on Adesso Music reveals a great piece of music. Their interpretation is coherent with the original theme, it recalls the atmosphere evoked by the vocal and the instrumental isn’t so different, the bassline is smoother and the piano chords dulls the overall tension. Once again tribal inspired motifs share warm and hopeful vibes which play an increasingly important role in everyday life.
Gorje Hewek gets released on Watergate with another collaborative EP: ‘Earth’ features a pack of six ingenious and well produced tracks. The typical Watergate style perfectly engages with these progressive house alike sonorities, expanding both the artist and label’s musical heritage, and finally allowing space for evolution and reasonable innovation. While playing all the productions it’s perceivable a genuinely dancefloor adaptation of the all song themes, which give to them an added value.
Artist: The Spirit Project & Starving Yet Full Title: Find Your Way (Sparrow & Barbossa Remix) Label: Déepalma Records Remixer: Sparrow & Barbossa Cat. #: DPLM150R Format: Digital Release Date: 03.03.2023 Tracklist: Find Your Way (Sparrow & Barbossa Extended Remix) Find Your Way (Sparrow & Barbossa Radio Remix)
Sparrow & Barbossa get into the reinterpretation of ‘The Spirit Project & Starving Yet Full – Find Your Way’, just released on the cool Deepalma Records. Their remix recall the emotions and sensations aroused in the original, elevating the sensualism started by the tribal intrumental and by the vocals. As result the reinforced drums make the whole song a place which is full of hope and with a vibrant vision of the future.
Artist: Yotto pres. Something Good Title: Rhythm (Of The Night) (St Barts Trust Fund Mix) Label: Armada Remixer: St Barts Cat. #: ARMAS2342R Format: Digital Release Date: 24.02.2023 Tracklist: 1. St Barts Trust Fund Extended Mix 2. St Barts Trust Fund Sped Up Extended Mix
It’s remix time from the Armada headquarters: St Barts refreshes the adapted legendary theme of “Corona – Rhythm Of The Night” made by Yotto, under his Something Good moniker. The first version is a junoesque house production, its pleasant and balmy intrumental interconnects perfectly with the vocals and the main melody. As opposite the second version shows a nightcore inspired vibe: the tempo is pitched up as the vocal and the main synth/pads, creating an astonishing and catchy sound.
This ‘Bless Vibes’ endeavor is a surprising success made by Deeplomatik and just released on Sublease Music, a small release which features two productions fully into the underground and deep style followed by the label. The title track gleams in the dark. moving smoothly and showing fortitude, while ‘Deeper Vibes’ shows a lovable but endearing sound, detaching a little from the deep and prosperous sonorities of ‘Bless Vibes’.
Artist: Sam WOLFE Title: Laceration Label: 1605 Cat. #: 1605289 Format: Digital Release Date: 10.03.2023 Tracklist: 01. Sam WOLFE – Laceration 02. Sam WOLFE & KARKIL – Shadow Ritual
UMEK’s record label, 1605, welcomes a new dark and driving techno EP from Sam WOLFE who has collaborated with KARKIL.
Sam WOLFE is an American artist from Atlanta who has become a regular feature of 1605 and this is his sixth time releasing on the record label. He has a hard-hitting style of techno that erupts with explosive energy and his latest release is another example of this.
Along with 1605, Sam WOLFE has featured on other scene leading record labels such as Oliver Huntemann’s Senso Sounds and Christian Smith’s Tronic. Along with his solo productions, he has also collaborated on music with The YellowHeads and released on their record label Reload.
This EP features a solo production by Sam WOLFE, plus a collaboration with KARKIL, who is a talented up-and-coming artist who has previously released peak time techno tracks on the likes of Evitative Records and Planet 66.
“Laceration” is the solo production by Sam WOLFE and it opens with a thumping kick drum and rumbling sub-bass that form the foundation for deep synth stabs. The track builds towards the suspense of the epic breakdown which introduces a euphoric lead synth before plunging back into darkness when the drums slam back in.
“Shadow Ritual” is the collaboration with KARKIL and it’s another pounding techno track with an aggressive energy that’s perfect for the dance floor. Its thickset synths tear out the speaker with dramatic effect while the melody adds uplifting tension.
Noema’s record label The Magic Movement is more than happy to release a new organic house EP by Argentinian duo Kermesse.
Kermesse have been a regular feature of The Magic Movement after dropping their debut album on the label in 2018. The Limbo EP is the duo’s sixth release on the imprint. They have also featured their spellbinding style of stripped-back organic house on other highly respected record labels such as Sol Selectas, Bar 25 Music, Stil Vor Talent and LNDKHN.
Based in Buenos Aires, Pedro and Gurtz aka Kermesse are outstanding musicians who fuse live instrumentation and Pedro’s vocals with electronic beats to create colourful downtempo grooves. They are also famed for their captivating live shows where they perform their tunes with lots of improvisation and dazzle the dance floor with their enchanting style.
“On The Road” is just as groovy, with a rippling modulating bassline featuring acid undertones and a deep melody washed in reverb to give it a dreamscape atmosphere.
“Limbo” opens with a plodding bassline and crisp percussion sequenced into shuffling rhythms which form the foundation for the track’s trippy vocals and intricate melody.
“Melting” creates a bewitching feeling, psychedelic lyrics and a gleeful melody fill the track with heart-warming energy. Arguably saving the best until last, this is a standout track that will move mind, body and soul.
“Wawanko” is an upbeat and jovial track with lots of atmospheric textures and an uplifting melody that fills the track with feel-good vibes, while the percussion provides a dance floor focused groove.
Artist: USUK Title: Fear The Sound Label: USUK Records Cat. #: USUK19 Format: Digital Release Date: 03.03.2023 Tracklist: 01. Ready to Move (Intro Version) 02. Murder State (An Ode to John Carpenter) 03. Deep in the Nightmare (Original Album Version) 04. Unseen 05. Time and Tension 06. Lost in the Dark 07. Impulse Control (HZ Edit) 08. Mind Machine (Modulator) 09. Gather Yourself 10. Fear the Sound (Outro Version)
USUK is a duo consisting of UK techno producer Mark EG and American keyboard/synth composer Chad Stegall. Together, they also head up USUK Records, which is the outlet for their new ten track album ‘Fear the Sound’.
Their synth driven style is an eclectic blend that ranges from old-school electro to driving techno with melodic elements, and their immersive album fuses dance floor energy with captivating chord progressions that capture the imagination.
Mark EG is a veteran DJ and producer who has been releasing music since the ’90s on labels ranging from D.A.V.E. The Drummer’s Hydraulix to the highly respected Planet Rhythm. He has played DJ sets at some of the biggest nightclubs/festivals the world has to offer, and is known for having a peak time style with driving energy.
Chad Stegall has a deeper style and has produced progressive house tracks for labels such as Udopia Recordings and Dear Deer. He has a love of hardware synthesisers and is a master at creating emotive melodies and mood-setting pad sweeps.
The two producers have found common ground by producing a hybrid sound that sits between synthwave and peak time techno.
“Ready to Move” opens the release with an atmospheric intro that sets the scene with trippy vocals while the percussion slowly takes control. The release then picks up the pace as the following tracks switch through the gears with eerie tension and dystopian atmosphere.
“Unseen” is the fourth track on the release and it’s a moody cut with electro undertones that changes up the groove before things get driving and more techno focused with pulsating synths and hard-hitting percussion. Things start to get abstract as the release comes to a close with the cosmic synths of tracks such as “Impulse Control”. The title track “Fear the Sound” ends the release by winding things down to a percussive outro that finishes the release on a high by capturing the mood of a dance floor.
Borak ignites the Magician On Duty music catalogue with a great EP titled ‘Le Magistrat’. The original and ‘Acidu Rakkas’ are two great exaples of dreamy, luscious and loyal mixtures of organic house and contemporary progressive house. Unexpectedly ‘Acidu Rakkas’ reveals to be the notch track of the whole release: its vocal samples and the bassline slaps on the instrumental a dancefooor alike vibe. Dario Klein and Odagled complete the EP with a remix of each original, introducing variance and strength into the main themes.
Sabo’s record label, Sol Selectas is celebrating its 100th release with an Afro house track by Sabo alongside a remix from Hyenah.
Sol Selectas launched in 2006 and is one of the record labels that helped pioneer the downtempo/organic house sound that has become a global phenomenon in recent years with the help of events such as Burning Man.
Alongside Sabo’s own music, the label’s star-studded roster includes influential artists such as Satori, Be Svendsen, Armen Miran, Goldcap, Unders and Namito.
Based in Los Angeles, America, Sabo is a globe-trotting headline DJ who has played everywhere from Coachella to Hï Ibiza to ADE in Amsterdam. His music takes influence from the different cultures he has experienced and this gives Sabo an exotic sound that radiates warmth like the hot desert sun.
Hyenah is part of the RISE CREW, which is also running the highly acclaimed RISE MUSIC label, and the imprints accosted party series at Watergate in Berlin. Well known within the Afro house community for his percussive flair and enchanting melodies, Hyenah’s tracks have been released by record labels ranging from John Digweed’s Bedrock to Jimpster’s Freerange Records.
The original mix of “Bomeno” opens the release with a shuffling groove and vibrant Afro percussion that fills the track with upbeat energy. Dramatic synth stabs stride forth to create tension while the vocals add trippy vibes with their muffled tones
Second on the release is Hyenah’s remix of Bomeno, which is a stripped-back version that focuses on the percussion sounds. Spiralling rhythms and a new bassline give the track a jackin’ flow that expands the original’s tribal influence.
The artwork by Helia Jamali shows the vast land of Bomé, with its divine mother Bomeno, meditating peacefully on the horizon.
