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Apnoea ‘Phnk’

Artist: Apnoea
Title: Phnk
Label: Stripped Down
Cat. #: STRD020
Format: Digital
Release Date: 20th August 2021
Tracklist:
01 Phnk
02 Wormhole
03 Phnk (John Tejada Remix)

Melodic house and techno newcomers Apnoea continue to make waves with a superb offering on Stripped Down that comes backed with a John Tejada remix.

This German duo only debuted on the legendary Mobilee Records in spring 2021, but immediately turned plenty of heads. They have a combined 40 years of experience in the studio that has given rise to big solo projects on Noir Music, Get Physical, Last Night on Earth and many other labels. They remixed Timo Maas on Stripped Down earlier in the year, and their full debut on the label showcases a richly layered and emotive sound across two superb tunes.

They open up with the excellent ‘Phnk,’ a deep roller with twitchy synths and slick claps. As the synths grow in energy, you’re lifted off your feet and transported to the stars on a smooth and seductive house groove. ‘Wormhole’ is just as well crafted and hypnotic, this time with more edgy synth motifs looping above pinging kick drums. There is tension in the bleeping keys and turbulent bass that makes for added drama as the eight-minute trip unfolds.

Remixer and LA-based artist John Tejada is a long-time tech house mainstay. His famously pristine, well-crafted sounds have landed him on labels like Kompakt and Cocoon and made him one of the scene’s most consistent performers. Here he flips ‘Phnk’ into a sublime track built on clean breakbeats, with rich melodic patterns and lively bass all working to suspend you above the dancefloor.

This is another stylish statement from this fast-rising duo.

 

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Bar.ba ‘Primavera EP’

Artist: Bar.ba
Title: Primavera EP
Label: Traum
Cat. #: Traum V256
Release Date: 03 September 2021
Tracklist:
1 Primavera
2. Us
3. Bucaneve
4. Silene
5. Tarassaco

Bar.ba’s debut on TRAUM!

The Italian DJ/Producer Bar.ba based in Bergamo has been absorbing techno and house music since an early age and has developed a fascination for that culture. He has been involved in a DJ career and projects where he collected his experience.
 Bar.ba keeps a low profile and although he is responsible for a dozen of releases including a single on well know German label Brise records and single trax in compilations on Monaberry and Ritter Butzke records + smaller labels he is still one of the best kept secrets in the scene.

So we are happy to be the first German label to release a full length 5 track EP with him. 
 Bar.ba’s music is very much driven by the idea of wanting to write music totally independent from any categorization and without any compromise and that is just how Traum started as a label. Maybe it is no accident that his EP connects nicely to the simplistic gems of our past by Fairmont, Process, Dinky, Andreas Fragel, Broker/Dealer, Iquin, Bern and Oliver Hacke. Bar.ba’s music can be described as organic house with a strong alternative-indie side to it.
 It is in fact, very very deep and very personal music.

“Primavera“

The EP kicks off with “Primavera” which articulates itself through a dreamlike state of things with heavenly vocals and post Chicago deep house ambience! This piece of minimalism relies on every single sound. Sounds which are well chosen and show he is a true taste maker when it comes to minimalist deep house music.

“Us“

“Us” unfolds like a microcosmos in a hole, a private party where the vocals of Bar.ba are the star but when they are over the stars in the sky send back their message to mingle with the reminiscence of his. “Us” feels like curbed enthusiasm, a happy-sad, quiet poetic affair. Maybe never meant to be heard by anyone but the writer himself. We are happy to be able to be part of this party.

“Bucaneve“

“Bucaneve” feels like it was happening in a stalactite cave but changes scenery adding sensual heavenly vocals and small curling melodies. The track is as light as a snow owl.

“Silene“

“Silene” connects smoothly to the other track. It features celestial vocals that mix the comfort zone of deep house with a more personal edgy style that we like.

“Tarassaco

“Tarassaco” is the outro track of the EP featuring those sounds that have no borders and spread like a giant ocean breeze. Sounds that you might have discovered here and there in the other tracks of the EP but which come here without beats and vocals.

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Sofian Rouge ‘Amalthée EP’

Artist: Sofian Rouge
Title: Amalthée EP
Label: Moon Beam Records
Cat. #: MB05
Format: Vinyl, Digital
Release Date: 13th August 2021
Tracklist:
01 Amalthée
02 Les Louves
03 Saturn Pills
04 South Star

French composer and musician Sofian Rouge captures a series of glorious musical moments on his expressive new Amalthée EP for Moon Beam Records.

Frédéric Faupin is an artist who thinks deeply about the music he makes, always looking to imbue it with a sense of his personality. He has put out well-received concept albums – ‘Surface’ in 2019 and ‘Between Time & Earth’ in 2013 – and has collaborated with Ben Watt, Doc Brown, and Fabrizio Mammarella. The Frenchman makes heady, dreamy techno as inspired by Jean-Michel Jarre and Tangerine Dream and shows that in style here.

The superb opener ‘Amalthée’ is an eight-minute deep electronic excursion. Dreamy pads drift through a cavernous space with soft drums and delicate pianos, bringing an emotional weight that keeps you locked. The heart-aching ‘Les Louves’ opens with more brilliantly delicate piano notes before a supple groove eventually rolls in from underneath. Synths are wispy as they drift by like clouds, and a melancholy feeling of longing permeates the whole track.

‘Saturn Pills’ picks up the pace with more upbeat drums, but the mood is still delicate, with modulated synths unfolding with elegance and grace above another rolling, well-designed groove. The cuddly deepness continues on ‘South Star,’but this time there is more hope and optimism in the twinkling keys up top and the more airy chords, draped over gentle drums.

Sofian Rouge’s Amalthée EP is as honest and vulnerable as techno gets, and as such, makes a truly lasting impression.

 

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DJOKO ‘My Bad Your Fault’

Artist: DJOKO
Title: My Bad Your Fault
Label: Up The Stuss
Cat. #: UTS05
Format: Vinyl / Digital
Release Date: 6th August 2021
Tracklist

  1. DJOKO – My Bad Your Fault
  2. DJOKO – My Dog Never Barks
  3. DJOKO – Unknown Territory
  4. KOLTER – Your Love My Pain

DJOKO makes his first appearance on Up The Stuss as he reveals his latest EP, ‘My Bad Your Fault’.

Combine Cologne, HOOVE, and quality house, and it can only leave you with one artist – DJOKO. Already a favourite for many, the surging German continues to impress with diverse cuts via labels such as Berg Audio, PIV, Shall Not Fade, Rutilance Recordings, and his young but thriving HOOVE imprint. Offering up a wealth of vibrant tones, his ‘My Bad Your Fault’ EP on Up The Stuss serves up yet another quintessential release for both artist and label – fusing a trio of impactful, innovative trips alongside a futuristic slice of electro under his revered KOLTER alias.

A powerful, slinking opener armed with classic organ stabs, swirling synths, and driving drums, title production ‘My Bad Your Fault’ sets the tone from the first minute as DJOKO flexes his studio talents in full, while ‘My Dog Never Barks’ introduces a playful yet powerful slice of funk to proceedings as rubbery bass licks meet spacey leads throughout. ‘Unknown Territory’ opens the b-side and welcomes the arrival of a paired back affair as dubby pads float alongside shuffling percussion, before switching things up as KOLTER and closing the show via the sci-fi leaning, atmospheric synth squiggles, vocoder vocals, and rolling breaks of closing cut ‘Your Love My Pain’.

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Spencer Parker ‘ddbb’

Artist: Spencer Parker
Title: ddbb
Label: Work Them Records
Cat. #: WTR048
Format: Digital
Release Date: 6th August 2021

Spencer Parker returns to his Work Them Records imprint in August with ‘ddbb’.

After the raw house sounds of his last drop, ‘Dream The Future’, Parker engages Disco mode with ‘ddbb’, a breezy but low-slung houser shot through with disco strings and horns.

As usual with Parker’s material, ‘ddbb’ is as simple as it is effective, with not one bit of it’s 6:44min run time waster or superfluous.

 

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Feiertag ‘Time To Recover Remixes’

Artist: Feiertag
Title: Time To Recover Remixes
Label: Sonar Kollektiv
Cat. #: SK406
Format: Vinyl, digital
Release Date: 30th July 2021
Tracklist:
A1 – Saccharine 374 (Session Victim Dubfeier Remix)
A2 – Saccharine 374 (Jimpster Remix)
B1 – Trepidation feat. Msafiri Zawose (Kyodai Missing The Dancefloor Remix)
B2 – Trepidation feat. Msafiri Zawose (Kyodai Afro Mix)

Having teased a selection of singles from the upcoming Feiertag album Time To Recover, Sonar Kollektiv now offer up remixes of them by Session Victim, Jimpster and Kyodai.

Feiertag is a label mainstay who fuses syncopated downtempo rhythms with international vocalists to make for exotic, escapist grooves. He has also done so for labels like Last Night on Earth and Kitsune while performing mesmeric live shows. The new album is a hugely anticipated debut that has already spawned two brilliant singles in ‘Saccharine 374’ and ‘Trepidation’ which both get remixed here.

German live maestros Session Victim are known for their superbly organic and soul drenched releases and that is what they bring with their Dubfeier Remix of ‘Saccharine 374’. It is a lovely loose groove filled with sunshine, glistening chords and a subtle sense of funk that makes you want to move.

Jimpster is a bonafide UK deep house legend who has established his Freerange label as one of the best in the scene. His own gloriously musical and tender productions come laced with musicianship, as does his fantastic take on ‘Saccharine 374’. It is a rich and warm upbeat house jam with nice dry hits and golden pads that ooze lusciousness.

Lastly, brotherly Spanish duo Kyodai have got a fine reputation for their work on Compost, Odori, Om and Lovemonk. They offer two remixes of ‘Trepidation’, firstly a ‘Missing The Dancefloor Remix’ which is surely subtle and heady, with a melodic bassline and spine tingling vocals getting you in the mood to groove. Finally, the Afro Mix is built on jittery African rhythms with life affirming jazz chords and a hypotonic flute lead that brings plenty of joy.

This is a package with four brilliantly different interpretations that all offer plenty.

 

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Blackchild (ITA) ‘Hasta El Cuatro EP’

Artist: Blackchild (ITA)
Title: Hasta El Cuatro EP
Label: LATEMORNING
Cat. #: LM003
Format: Digital
Release Date: 30th July 2021
Tracklist

  1. Hasta El Cuatro
  2. Those Flowers

LATEMORNING boss Blackchild (ITA) returns with his latest two-track EP, ‘Hasta El Cuatro’.

Since founding LATEMORNING in early February, surging Italian DJ and producer Blackchild (ITA) has continued his rich form by delivering two stand-out productions on the imprint, ‘Workandworkagain’ and ‘I Took Some Love’. Fresh from his recent outing on Jamie Jones’ Hot Creations and a further appearance on Solid Grooves Raw’s latest Raw Cuts V/A, late July welcomes the first multi-track offering on the label as he heads home with two fresh, bubbling cuts across his ‘Hasta El Cuatro’ EP.

Title cut ‘Hasta El Cuatro’ welcomes a warping, energetic cut primed for the peak hours as rolling toms and organic drum licks meet infectious vocal chants and sweeping leads, before ‘Those Flowers’ introduces soulful R&B vox samples, rich chords and hazy melodies atop of punchy kicks to close the show with authority.

 

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Jozef Conor ‘Be Right There’

Artist: Jozef Conor
Title: Be Right There
Label: Jozzman Trax
Cat. #: JMAN006
Format: Digital
Release Date: 28th July 2021
Tracklist

  1. Be Right There
  2. Nothing New
  3. Be Right There (SOMA Remix)

Australian artist Jozef Conor is back on his Jozzman Trax imprint this July with three original cuts, including a remix from SOMA.

Riding on a high off the back of his debut album, Jozef Conor has gone from strength to strength in 2021. Jozef has dropped a slew of releases on his label and other prominent international purveyors, in addition to some pumping club gigs for those lucky enough to get around it in Melbourne. Building on a healthy schedule for 2021, Jozzman Trax label boss Jozef Conor brings the underground house sound with his labels sixth release entitled ‘Be Right There’ with a remix from Sydney born and internationally raised artist SOMA.

Both the title track ‘Be Right There’ and ‘Nothing New’ are bouncy, yet stripped-back house cuts, peppered with ’90s themed vocals and swinging percussion, all with Jozef Conor’s signature earth-shaking vibrations. SOMA’s remix of ‘Be Right There’ sings true to the original whilst offering euphoric washes, dreamy pads and breezy grooves.

 

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Monika Kruse ‘Hidden Love’

Artist: Monika Kruse
Title: Hidden Love
Label: Terminal M
Cat. #: TERM201
Release Date: 23.08.2021
Tracklist:
A: Monika Kruse – Hidden Love
B1: Monika Kruse – Latex
B2: Monika Kruse – Blue Elephant

Techno queen is back with another huge EP, read her words: “I am excited to present you my new ep „Hidden Love“. A 3 tracks EP on which I express my different moods of techno. “Hidden Love” kicks the ep off with a warm acid groove, deep strings and trippy vocal snippets. Equally deep and dancefloor friendly, a groover for the soulful moments of the dancefloor.
„Latex“ preents a trippy and monotone drumming sequence which is screwing into your brain with a big climax.
Finally „Blue Elephant“ is combining a dark atmosphere with an uplifting dreamful break.

I hope you enjoy this ep!”

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Amnesia announces 7Day Ibiza takeover in Croatia

AUG 30 – SEPT 05 2021
CLOSING WEEK ZRCE FESTIVAL BEACH, ISLAND OF PAG
PHASE ONE: Adam Beyer, Claptone, Marco Faraone, Kölsch, Luca Donzelli, Richy Ahmed, Patrick Topping, Seb Zito, Mathame, Mar-T, Cinthie and more
Ibiza is coming to Croatia for the second time this summer when iconic White Isle super club Amnesia hosts a non-stop seven-day takeover from August 30th to September 5th 2021. This historic and ultimate closing week celebration goes down at the stunning Zrce Festival Beach on the Isle of Pag and features six nights of main stage events, afterparties, a hotel pool party take-over, sunset boat trips, BBQ fiesta, after beach parties, VIP packages, watersports, luxury yacht packages and plenty more for the ultimate Ibiza experience in Croatia, which has been tagged a safe place to party and as it stands is on the UK green list for travel which means no need to isolate when returning to the UK for either vaccinated or non vaccinated travellers.
The first phase of the line-up bringing the true sound of Ibiza are house and techno heavyweights Adam Beyer, Claptone, Marco Faraone, Kölsch, Luca Donzelli, Patrick Topping, Richy Ahmed, Seb Zito, Mathame, Mar-T, Cinthie and many more.  This action-packed seven-day take-over is a rare treat indeed for 2021. It follows on from the spectacular BSH Island that took place in early July and marked the first full-sized European festival of 2021. At that event, Amnesia hosted a special off-location showcase at the 17th-century Fortress of Pag with Jamie Jones and more with Do Not Sleep hosting the Main Stage at NOA. Now Amnesia, Noa Beach Club and BSH events have partnered up for this brand new seven-day takeover for a season closing Fiesta.
World-renowned super club and Ibiza authority Amnesia will preside on Zrce Festival Beach with its many decade’s of Ibiza authenticity and experience and considerable party know-how, as well as taking world-class DJs in tow with them. Zcre Festival Beach‘s globally renowned open-air Noa Beach Club with its punchy sound systems, alfresco dance floors and uninterrupted views of the Adriatic Sea will be transformed with next-level production into genuinely hedonistic and immersive Ibiza outposts. As well as the wealth of music, there is a huge selection of activities to keep you entertained around the clock.
The main stage events see the open-air dance floor lit up by the stunning morning sunrise, but that’s not all: there is a wealth of other offerings during this most historic week. These include main stage beach parties, afters on the beach, big BBQ fiestas, bottomless brunches, water sports, idyllic sunset boat trips and a range of accommodation packages as well as yacht packages that will give you a full and unforgettable week of fun.
This Season closure includes the option for you and your group to charter your own yacht for an even more exclusive experience. for 6 nights and 7 days the Festival Beach will be host to the Hedonistic famous Ibiza vibe that is known around the world. With clubs in Ibiza closed, this will be a rare chance to get your fill of partying, Balearic-style, with a host of world-class artists.
This is a historic week that brings the magical essence of Ibiza to one of the best beach clubs, and Festival Beach in the world – Noa Beach Club at Zrce. Make sure you are there.
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