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Matthias Meyer ‘Strangely Enough Remixes’

Artist: Matthias Meyer
Title: Strangely Enough Remixes
Label: Strangely Enough
Remixer: Guy Mantzur & Tamir Regev, Amine K, Urmet K, Forty Cats
Cat. #: SE004
Format: Digital
Release Date: July 29th 2022
Tracklist:
1. Strangely Enough (Guy Mantzur & Tamir Regev Remix)
2. Strangely Enough (Amine K Remix)
3. Strangely Enough (Urmet K Remix)
4. Strangely Enough (Forty Cats Remix)
5. Strangely Enough (Amine K Stripped Down Remix)

Buy link: lnk.to/SE004

Strangely Enough glows up again with a special remix release: Guy Mantzur & Tamir Regev, Amine K, Urmet K and Forty Cats retort Matthis Meyer with unique interpretations of the single ‘Strangely Enough’, a song which recalls to the label’s name, previously published in 2020 as debut EP. The overall sound grins to summer vibes and to pleasant instrumentals, offering a set of interpretations that revitalize the original theme, going on with particular experimentations but without altering the main music motifs.

More info:
https://soundcloud.com/matthias-meyer
https://soundcloud.com/strangelyenough

James Harcourt ‘Quartz EP’

Artist: James Harcourt
Title: Quartz EP
Label: Renaissance Records
Cat. #: REN22015D
Format: Digital
Release Date: August 19th 2022
Tracklist:
1 Trust Me With Your Heart
2 Trust Me With Your Heart (Mr Morek Remix)
3 Quartz
4 Sister
5 Spellbound

After some important appearances on labels such as Selador, Sincopat and Parquet Recordings, James Hartcourt pops up again on the notorious Renaissance with his first full release titled ‘Quartz’. The EP features five relevant productions, allowing space for both four to the floor and broken beat rhythm structures. ‘Spellbound’ and ‘Trust Me With Your Heart’ elevate the tension all over the playback, while the title track and ‘Sister’ calm down the entire sound, thanks to gentle, warm and accomodating instrument combinations.

More info:
https://soundcloud.com/jamesharcourt
https://soundcloud.com/renaissance-recordings

salute ‘Ultra Pool’

Artist: salute
Title: Ultra Pool
Label: Steel City Dance Discs
Cat. #: SCDD036
Format: Digital
Release Date: August 25th 2022
Tracklist:
Sternenhimmel
Pleasures
Heaven
Ultra Pool

“Ultra Pool is a selection of club tracks I started making as lockdown restrictions were being lifted and shows started rolling in again. Over the last few years, I’ve been revisiting a lot of the french house records I used to listen to as a teenager – I wanted to let that influence shine through as I’m a huge fan of that sound. I wanted a body of work that was both very high energy and harmony-heavy, and I think Ultra Pool is the perfect way to summarise where my head is at right now” – salute

More info:
https://soundcloud.com/saluteaut
https://soundcloud.com/steelcitydancediscs

Ausecuma Beats x Zeitgeist Freedom Energy Exchange ‘Deep Heat / Tropical Storm’

Artist: Ausecuma Beats, Zeitgeist Freedom Energy Exchange
Title: Deep Heat / Tropical Storm
Label: Music In Exile
Cat. #: MIE024
Format: Digital, vinyl
Release Date: August 19th 2022
Tracklist:
Deep Heat (feat. Rara Zulu)
Tropical Storm (feat. Gotopo)

Ausecuma Beats and Zeitgeist Freedom Energy Exchange collective are two music groups, social constructs where many instrumentalists meet for the creation of jubilant tunes. Thanks to their forthcoming two tracker on the no-profit label Music In Exile, we’re all pleased to listen to these compositions heavy influenced by afro house, that feature also nice vocals and tribal instruments/patterns.

More info:
https://soundcloud.com/user-421286704
https://soundcloud.com/ausecumabeats
https://soundcloud.com/musicinexileau

Francis Harris ‘Thresholds Remixes’

Artist: Francis Harris
Title: Thresholds Remixes
Label: Scissor and Thread
Remixer: Hidden Spheres, Yu Su, Speaker Music
Cat. #: SAT051
Format: Digital
Release Date: July 22nd 2022
Tracklist:
01. Earth Moves (Hidden Spheres Remix)
02. Earth Moves (Yu Su Remix)
03. Thresholds (Speaker Music Rhythm Remix)
04. Thresholds (Speaker Music Studio Soul Remix)

Buy link: https://francisharris.bandcamp.com/album/thresholds-remixes

Scissor and Thread label has been engaged recently with the publication of a remix selection inspired from Francis Harris’ ‘Thresholds’ album, deploying an interesting set of four remixes. Hidden Spheres, Yu Su and Speaker Music get featured in the EP, outlining an organic musical framework, with a nuance sound palette that illustrates hidden shades of the originals. The Speaker Music interpretations reveal to be the most eccentric, while Hidden Spheres and Yu Su get a ribbon because them glide but scintillate during all the track duration.

More info:
https://soundcloud.com/cfrancisharris
https://soundcloud.com/scissorandthread

Tr One ‘From The Studio Of’

Artist: Tr One
Title: From The Studio Of
Label: Intrinsic Rhythm
Cat. #: IRD001
Format: Digital, vinyl
Release Date: July 15th 2022

Buy link: https://trone1.bandcamp.com/album/from-the-studio-of

Smooth and luscious stuff in the realms of deep house: Tr One debuts with the album ‘From The Studio Of’ available on both digital and vinyl formats. The artist has been able to provide a personal and emotional song assemble, gathering a dreamy and touching sound. As stated in the press release, considerate the long time which involved Tr One in the creative process (a span of 2 years), the album’s best characteristic reflects into a less is more approach to the sound, which elevates each song appeal, making them interesting and aspiring to the top.

More info:
https://soundcloud.com/trone1234

Eddie Merced ‘Tri-State Hustle EP’

Artist: Eddie Merced
Title: Tri-State Hustle EP
Label: MB Elektronics
Cat. #: MBE177
Format: Digital
Release Date: July 29th 2022
Tracklist:
1. UFOs Are Outside My Flight
2. Gates & Platforms
3. Flight Levels
4. Manana In Da Rotten Manzana
5. Tri-State Hustle

Eddie Merced made his first appearance on MB Elektronics with ‘Baltic Sea Ufo’, after five months he’s ready to get released again in the Marco Bailey’s imprint with ‘Tri-State Hustle EP’. The five tracks featured follow the line of the previous EP, while listening it’s clear the Mr. Merced’s intention to bring the listener into a mesmerizing and embracing sound. Each track motif is galvanized into a dreamy and smooth techno, so mellow than the other release but representing a settle down in the artist’s vanguard.

More info:
https://soundcloud.com/eddiemerced
https://soundcloud.com/mbelektronicsrecordings

Achim Maerz ‘Relief’

Artist: Achim Maerz
Title: Relief
Label: Freund Der Familie
Cat. #: FDFLP04
Format: Digital
Release Date: August 1st 2022 (vinyl), September 1st 2022 (digital)
Tracklist:
1. Gondolier
2. Black Hole
3. Dream
4. Changing Weather
5. Open Sky
6. Memories
7. Relief
8. On The Way
9. Odysee

pre order link: https://freundderfamilie.bandcamp.com/album/achim-maerz-relief

Achim Maerz appeared for the first time in Freund Der Familie in far 2010 with the EP ‘Channel 04’. After ten years from that publication he gets released on the same label with the album ‘Relief’, available on digital format and also on two great marbled vinyls. The whole sound detaches from ‘Channel 04’ and seems to be more explorative, wide and open to many styles, mainly ranging into a mixture of tech house and deep house. The tracklist allows the introduction of non dancefloor oriented productions like ‘Gondolier’, ‘Dream’ and ‘Relief’, allowing an ample sound spectrum. In the overall ‘Relief’ pulls together organic compositions with introspective motifs with introspective motifs and a satisfying story telling nature.

More info:
https://soundcloud.com/achimmaerz
https://soundcloud.com/freundderfamilie

Urban Force ‘Lost Traxx #3’

Artist: Urban Force
Title: Lost Traxx #3
Label: Ornaments Music
Remixer: youANDme
Cat. #: ORNAMENTS052
Format: Vinyl, digital
Release Date: July 15th 2022 (vinyl), August 12th 2022 (digital)
Tracklist:
A. Lost Traxx #3
B. Lost Traxx #3 (youANDme Remix)

Buy link: https://ornaments-label.bandcamp.com/album/lost-traxx-3

Ornaments Music emersion alert: in the big sea of electronic music the German imprint sails with on board a great two tracker, this time the EP it’s signed by Daniel Stefanik under his Urban Force moniker. ‘Lost Traxx #3’ is a friendly dub techno production that really fits the label’s catalogue, splashing a fine, smooth and uprising style. As stated in the press release, the original theme is 15 years old aged, displaying the importance of timeless music, fact which gets confirmed during the song playback. In his remix youANDme inspirits a new wave of freshness and agreeable, without losing the vibes of the original theme.

More info:
https://soundcloud.com/daniel-stefanik
https://soundcloud.com/youandme-martin
https://soundcloud.com/ornaments-music

Jonathan Kaspar ‘Umfang EP’

Artist: Jonathan Kaspar
Title: Umfang EP
Label: Kompakt
Cat. #: KOMPAKT438
Format: Digital, vinyl
Release Date: July 22nd, 2022
Tracklist:
A1. Umfang
A2. Kupfer
B1. Am Raster
B2. Gemach, Gemach Herr Rabe

Kompakt is a notorious label that through its releases pushes the music into the future, so too it does push the music industry forward. Cologne (DE) born and raised Jonathan Kaspar makes his appearance with ‘Umfang EP’, mixing a peculiar sound which reminds the gold era of minimal and tech house of 2005-2010. Even if the entire music don’t opt for a mainstream set, all the songs declare a catchy nature and contemporaneously show a double face, demonstrating adaptative motifs, coherent for both dancefloor or domestic related environments.

More info:
https://soundcloud.com/jonathankaspar
https://soundcloud.com/kompakt