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Reset Robot ‘I Wish You’d Never’

Artist: Reset Robot
Title: I Wish You’d Never
Cat. #: TRUE12138
Label: Truesoul
Format: Digital
Release date: 9 April, 2021
Tracklist:
1. Reset Robot – I Wish You’d Never
2. Reset Robot – Time Loop
3. Reset Robot – Fluid
4. Reset Robot – I Wish You’d Never (Dub)
5. Reset Robot – I Wish You’d Never (Radio Spotify edit)

Reset Robot returns with another exquisite Truesoul offering, led by the timeless vocal composition ‘I Wish You’d Never’.
Digging deeper into his sonic repertoire during lockdown, the producer (aka Dave Roberston) crafts a thoughtful EP brimming with shimmering ambient tones and textures.

‘I Wish You’d Never’ reinforces his superior production skills, led by the mammoth title track. A strong lead vocal rubs shoulders with lustrous synth swirls, lilting pads and crisp percussion, before a brooding bassline comes into focus and hits with a deliciously menacing punch. ‘Time Loop’ is a piercing acid trance cut that begs to be rinsed. ‘Fluid’ originally begun as ambient electronica work, but evolved into a tougher composition through the course of the studio session: “Out of curiosity I added some drums and a more aggressive bass synth and it came together,” Robertson says of the grandiose, pad-laden work. A classy dub of ‘I Wish You’d Never’ rounds out the package.

Various ‘5Y Heideton, Pt 1-3’

Artist: Various
Title: 5Y Heideton, Pt 1-3
Label: Heideton Records
Cat. #: HR05Y
Release Date: 09.4 / 23.04 / 07.05

German’s Heideton Records mark their fifth anniversary with a three-part release from label stars Joe Metzenmacher and Borka & the Gang plus friends including Cadenza boss Luciano, Emanuel Satie, Claudio Ricci & Florian Hollerith.

“It’s hard to imagine what a small corner of Northern Germany looked like just five short years ago. It was practically a desert, a wilderness, barren except for a few antelopes and bison grazing hopefully in the grasslands outside Bad Fallingbostel. Imagine a scene in Planet Of The Apes, but set in Germany, and you get the picture. Charlton Heston would have been appalled. Frankly, we all were. Something needed to be done if Bad Fallingbostel was ever going to realistically compete with its perceived rivals: Bali, Ibiza, Zadar, Odessa.

Thankfully, that’s where our heroes, Heideton Records, come in. OK, so technically, they did not build great buildings (or design them). They did not construct a whole city complex or create a world- beating health service or erect hotels. Nope. They did none of that. But they did something more important; they brought modern culture to an area screaming out for it. In a region where the populations’ legs were withering away from a lack of use, they got the joy of dancing back to those crying out for a dose of the best electronic music Germany has to offer. It’s no small thing, either. It’s really not.

As we navigate one of the most perilous periods in dance music history thanks a pandemic that has laid low nightclubs, festivals, dancing, fun and music played unnaturally loud, one thing we have come to realise is just how important music is to our mental health. It’s not just a nice add-on to one’s life, it’s at the centre of our well-being. Dancing is innate in humans, who have been finding ways to celebrate their joy, youth, sexuality for thousands of years. Even in a small corner of Germany, in the vicinity of Bad Fallingbostel.

So here we are five years down the road and we are celebrating Heideton’s anniversary on this planet. In that time Donald Trump has risen (and fallen), France have won a World Cup, the last white male rhinoceros died, the UK left the EU and little Heideton Records released a whole slew of certified club bangers.

To celebrate their five years on the planet, we have a trio of releases lined up. That’s three, as in a troika, trifecta, threesome, triumvirate, trilogy or even a hat-trick (or should that actually be a hat- track? Geddit?). Three releases, each containing three tracks. Three times three is nine. It’s a veritable prime number fiesta. Let us give you a quick rundown.

Release one, which is out on April 9th, includes resident maestros Joe Metzenmacher and Borka (and, of course, his Gang) with a solo effort from Joe (the sub-bass boom of ‘Montano’), a joint effort between the two, remixed by Switzerland’s ace Luciano and Heideton newcomer, Claudio Ricci, the Austro-Chilean producer now based in Ibiza, whose track is an homage to ‘Catalonia’.

Part two, which comes out on April 23rd, features Borka and Joe collaboration, the Italo-house channelling ‘Closer is not enough’, a Metzenmacher solo joint, the deep- as-you-like ‘Petersika’ while Borka & The Gang complete the trio with the anthem ‘Salt Water’.

Finally, the series is rounded off on May 7th with a holy trinity that includes Emmanuel Satie’s flighty ‘Home’, the sound of the cosmic fairground, Borka & The Gang’s yearning ‘Paradise Bird’, while newbie Florian Hollerith, taking time out from winemaking to deliver a powerful, almost DJ Pierre-style, floorfiller full of suitably dance-friendly menace.

If these nine tracks don’t make you want to bust out of your joggers or pyjamas and bust a move on a dancefloor somewhere soon, then you’re dead from the neck down. And possibly even from above. “

Bill Brewster

Tracklist:

5Y Heideton, Pt. 1

01. Joe Metzenmacher, Borka & The Gang – Magic Talk (Luciano Remix)
02. Claudio Ricci – Catalonia
03. Joe Metzenmacher – Montano

5Y Heideton, Pt. 2

01. Borka & The Gang, Joe Metzenmacher – Closer Is Not Enough
02. Borka & The Gang – Salt Water
03. Joe Metzenmacher – Petersika

5Y Heideton, Pt. 3

01. Emanuel Satie – Home
02. Borka & The Gang – Paradise Bird
03. Florian Hollerith – 808 Online

Pleasure State ‘Break Away’

Artist: Pleasure State
Title: Break Away
Label: Repopulate Mars
Cat. #: RPM100
Format: Digital
Release Date: 9th April 2021
Tracklist:
01 Break Away
02 Take My Time

MK, Lee Foss and Anabel Englund reconvene as Pleasure State for ‘Break Away’, marking Repopulate Mars’ 100th release.

Their first collaboration since the 2014 smash ‘Ghost In The System’ on Hot Creations, dance music supergroup Pleasure State returns for ‘Break Away’ on Lee Foss’ Repopulate Mars.

Title cut ‘Break Away’ sees swung drums and a bouncing bassline under Englund’s addictive vocal performance before fluttering synths see the track out, leading into the second cut, ‘Take My Time’. Marrying melancholic keys and floating pads alongside vocal chops, the trio forms a gorgeous late-night groover, effortlessly fusing their styles into the cohesive sound of Pleasure State.

“I’m so proud that MK, Anabel, and I could bring back our group Pleasure State to mark Repopulate Mars’s 100th release with some of our best songwriting and production. It’s an important milestone for the label and I couldn’t think of a better way to ring it in.” – Lee Foss

Formed by Lee Foss in 2016, Repopulate Mars is one of house music’s most successful and influential labels, with its releases consistently generating top tier radio plays, topping Beatport charts, dominating streaming service playlists and seeing unrelenting club support from A-list DJs. Continually introducing new talent to the world, the label has played a key role in the careers of the new superstars of house such as John Summit, Michael Bibi and Latmun whilst also attracting Foss’ established colleagues to the imprint.

Ava Festival 2021

AVA leads the way forward for the return of the Electronic live event sector in Northern Ireland, with a programme shining a light on the best in local talent and International heavy weights; after a challenging year for all of us we are excited to bring people together in celebration again.

Artists include Berlin Techno duo Fjaak, one of the world’s leading electronic live acts KiNK (Live), who’ll return after an amazing Samba band collaboration at 2018’s AVA. Also joining with raw, angular techno energy is Helena Hauff, disco queen Jayda G, plus Dutch female forces Carista & KIKI. Revered duo Optimo return, a regular on the AVA roster, these guys capture the spirit of Northern Ireland with their punky, electronic selections. Derry Native and long-term AVA family Or:la, Hammer and Cromby all return, plus Techno king Sunil Sharpe. Another set of female powerhouses who’ll take to the decks are AVA are super-selectors Saoirse and Sally C, plus many more.

A curveball for the usual AVA lineup, the team are pleased to introduce new sounds to the bill, including the finest of Irish hip-hop with revered Dublin rapper Kojaque, Aby Coulibaly, Leo Miyagee and Emby all joining. On top of that, legendary multi-instrumentalist and broken beat innovator Kaidi Tatham and Irish vocalist Gemma Dunleavy.

In keeping with the ethos of AVA, the event promises an uncompromising approach to design, creativity and nourishment of homegrown music. September’s festival will give you a taste of things to come as we set about the evolution of AVA Belfast. The multi-stage open air site will have a distinctive set up merging industrial design with music, and visual electronic artists including Algorithm, Visual Spectrum and Kevin Gartland.

Beyond the dancefloor, AVA will once again deliver a full programme of art installations and music/art/culture, chill spaces, local food traders, a new cocktail bar experience plus much more.

Festival Director & Founder, Sarah McBriar said: “We are thrilled to announce our return to Belfast at the end of September after one of the most challenging years the industry and society has ever faced. Not only will this be one of the first festivals returning after a pandemic, but this will also be the beginning of our new fully outdoor chapter. The blank canvas at Boucher Road Playing Fields offers us exciting and endless opportunities. We have been working on the new site design for some time, combining our signature industrial design with the natural landscape, showcasing the artists in the best way and making this year’s AVA experience unique. The dark evenings in September will also lend themselves to our new AV shows planned. We are proud & excited to bring back AVA to one of the best crowds in the world”

Festival Programme Manager, Emmett Costello said: “‘We are massively excited to be bringing AVA back, and to be pushing some fresh sounds in 2021. We’ve always tried to evolve our programming every year, and for 2021 we are particularly excited with the mix of local and international artists we’ve curated. Bringing in live performance with likes of Kojaque, Gemma Dunleavy, Aby Coulibaly and Leo Miyagee has always been a goal for us, but we’ve also continued to programme exciting electronic acts such as FJAAK, Carista, KI/KI and Or:la, alongside an amazing collection of local artists.”

Full festival weekend passes can be bought online at £85, or day tickets at £45. Tickets to AVA Festival are on sale via https://avafestival.com/festival.

abyrinth Launch New Open Air Festival

Saturday 7th August

12.00 – 22.00

Tofte Manor, MK44 1HH

Pre-sale sign up: https://ra.co/pre/1440304

Lineup

DJ Koze

José González Live

Elder Island Live

FRED AGAIN..

Josey Rebelle

MCDE / Daniel Plessow

Nabihah Iqbal

Nick Castle

Sedef Adasi
Suze Ijó

DJ Koze has been one of the most adventurous and constantly entertaining producers of the 20th century. His latest studio album Knock Knock featured numerous greats including Róisín Murphy, Bon Iver and José González – who will join him at this show. The album scored an 8.8/10 on Pitchfork and the lead hit ‘Pick Up’ is a timeless classic that will be heard on radio and dancefloors for many years to come.

Co-headlining the show is Swedish solo phenomenon José González, who has become globally recognized for his indie pop and intimate acoustics. He recently released his first single in 5 years, ‘El Invento’, his first Spanish song, written with his daughter. The connection with the show comes from his collaboration with DJ Koze on ‘Music On My Teeth’. This will be González’s first show in the UK since 2019.

Playing the penultimate slot on the labyrinth stage before DJ Koze, is none other than everyone’s favourite selector Motor City Drum Ensemble. MCDE’s eclectic taste in music and impeccable DJ skills see him move from techno to disco to soul to house. His eclectic sets have made him become one of the most favoured DJs of our time. MCDE at this magical venue, is set to be nothing but utter euphoria.

Having won the BRIT Awards Producer of 2020 after producing over 30% of 2019’s #1 hits, FRED AGAIN.. has, in no time at all, solidified himself as one the most exciting producers of our time. The list of profound artists he’s worked with goes on and on – Stormzy, Ed Sheeran, George Ezra, Eminem, FKA Twigs and more. Now, his debut album ‘Actual Life (April 14th – December 17th 2020)’ will be released on April 16th. ‘Marea (We’ve Lost Dancing)’ which features vocal samples from the Blessed Madonna, is already set to be a hit of the summer and was released the day lockdown lifting was announced in the UK. His solo career is about to pop and this is his only announced UK summer show other than All Points East. With an eagerly anticipated third album ‘Swimming Static’ soon to be released, Elder Island joins the event with their house infected dance music. The album was recorded in their Bristol basement studio during quarantine and is a ten-track dance album. If ‘The Omnitone Collection’ was anything to go by, Swimming Static will be one of the albums of the summer.

Opening the Labyrinth Stage is Amsterdam based radio DJ, record enthusiast and party-starter Suze Ijó, who brings her eclectic range of music to the show. Whilst the Labyrinth Stage stage features a mix of live shows and DJ performances, the Treehouse Stage will feature DJ sets throughout the day. London favourite Josey Rebelle will close out the intimate treehouse stage with her genre-bending sets. Musician, producer, broadcaster, DJ and one of Ninja Tune’s favourites Nabihah Iqbal brings her wide ranging sounds that draw on her experiences in her native Pakistan to the treehouse stage a DJ set. Sedef Adasi, a resident DJ of the notorious Blitz Club in Munich bounces in between euphoric techno, house classics, space disco and tough electro with elegance and ease. She debuted on Permanent Vacation in 2020, a label that is familiar to the Labyrinth fans. Labyrinth’s curator and resident DJ Nick Castle will play an extended opening set on the Treehouse Stage.

Anika Kunst ‘Different Approach EP’

Artist: Anika Kunst
Title : Different Approach EP
Label: Rekids Special Projects
Cat. #: RSPX27
Format: Digital
Release Date: 2nd April 2021
Tracklist:
01 Different Approach
02 Tales From The Loop
03 Prism
04 Constant Change

Anika Kunst brings her raw techno flair to Radio Slave’s Rekids Special Projects with the ‘Different Approach EP’ this April.

Previously releasing music on Methodical, Marco Faraone’s UNCAGE, and her Chapter Records imprint, the Spanish DJ/producer brings a four track EP of her deep, hypnotic techno to the Berlin-based Rekids Special Projects.

Across the EP, Kunst’s knack for tracky techno is on full display, fusing timeless sounds alongside fresh minimalist takes. Title cut ‘Different Approach’ begins with tight percussion over classic chord stabs, followed by ‘Tales From The Loop’, which sees rattling synthesis swirl around pumping and considered drum patterns.

‘Prism’ opts for a heads-down approach, demanding to be played in dark rooms late at night, while ‘Constant Change’ brings a relentless barrage of hi-hats and tonal hits to close the release with another welcomed dose of energy.

Set up as the harder hitting sister label to the lauded Rekids imprint, Radio Slave’s Rekids Special Projects has released music from Marco Faraone, SRVD, P.leone and more since its inception in 2017.

Janeret ‘Difference’

Artist: Janeret
Title: Difference
Label: Up The Stuss
Cat. #: UTS03
Format: Vinyl / Digital
Release Date: 2nd April 2021
Tracklist

Reminiscence
Difference
Fusion
Feelin

Yoyaku favourite Janeret readies the third release on Chris Stussy’s blossoming Up The Stuss imprint as he delivers his four-track ‘Difference’ EP.

A figure at heart of the Parisian scene, DJ, producer and label owner Mickael Jeanneret, aka Janeret, shines today as one of the city’s most revered and exciting house talents. A key member of Paris-based record label, record store and booking agency Yoyaku, known internationally as a flag-bearer of French house and minimal, his rise as one of the scenes most sought-after producers has welcomed material via a slew of the Yoyaku’s numerous sub-imprints through to esteemed labels such as Berg Audio and Rutilance, whilst also heading up his own label, Joule. Up next, early-April sees a fresh addition to his catalogue as he heads to Chris Stussy’s burgeoning Up The Stuss imprint, delivering his exceptional ‘Difference’ EP to mark his debut on the label in style.

The lively and infectious ‘Reminiscence’ opens proceedings as skipping percussion and garage-tinged stabs meet soulful vocal hooks and warming melodies, whilst title cut ‘Difference’ utilises a slick combination of bouncing bass patterns, slinking hats and fluttering vocal effects to offer up a peak-time production packed full of house flavours. On the flip, ‘Fusion’ showcases the Frenchman’s production prowess as he wanders down a hypnotic and dubby path guided by ethereal pads throughout ‘Fusion’, before shaping up a classy journey and welcoming an effortless combination of uplifting organ stabs and swinging percussion via final cut ‘Feelin’.

Eddie Fowlkes ‘Knuckle Head Series Vol. 6’

Artist: Eddie Fowlkes
Title: Knuckle Head Series Vol. 6
Label: City Boy Music
Cat. #: CBMD-006
Format: Digital Download / Streaming
Release Date: 09 April 2021
Tracklist:
1. Test Unknown
2. All The Way Edits

The legend that is Eddie Fowlkes returns with a new volume of his Knuckle Head series.

Following a stunning mix for Groove’s podcast series in February – https://groove.de/2021/02/26/eddie-fowlkes-groove-podcast-288/ and a thrilling set last month in The Advent’s virtual club, Techno-Club.net, this Detroit Techno originator and Technosoul innovator is back with two new tracks for his City Boy Music digital imprint.

‘Test Unknown’ serves up funk-fuelled tribal rhythms, while ‘All The Way Edits’ is a grooving affair to take you deep down and dirty.

An essential addition for your Fowlkes collection, it’s released on April 9th. Look out for the next volume in May.

Carter ‘Gotcha With Me’

Artist: Carter
Title: Gotcha With Me
Label: South Of Saturn
Cat. #: SOS032
Format: Digital
Release Date: 2nd April 2021
Tracklist:
01 Gotcha With Me
02 Higher

Sydney’s Carter debuts on Lee Foss’ South Of Saturn this April with the head turning ‘Gotcha With Me’ EP.

Following releases and remixes for Defected, Eton Messy, and his Goodside Records imprint, Australian DJ/producer Carter brings his bright, hands-in-the-air house music to Lee Foss’ imprint with ‘Gotcha With Me’.

Leading the release, the titular ‘Gotcha With Me’ brings sliced diva vocals over a bouncing bassline, emotive strings, and breakdowns crafted for pure dancefloor demolition. The second track, ‘Higher’, marries sharp synth stabs over rubbery basslines and addictive leads to round off another top tier release from the South Of Saturn camp.

HeartWerk ‘The Man Who Shot The Sheriff’

Artist: HeartWerk
Title: The Man Who Shot The Sheriff
Label: Low Recordings
Cat. #: LOWLA003
Format: Cassette & Digital
Release Date: 29th March 2021
Tracklist:

There’s A New Cowboy In Town
Plans That Never Pan Out
Oklahoma Corral
Printing Clouds Above Us
Still In Love

U Don’t Dance label boss HeartWerk teams up with Low Recordings to release five deep house cuts entitled ‘The Man Who Shot The Sheriff’.

Tulsa resident HeartWerk is hard at work in the state of Oklahoma spreading the soulful sounds of authentic house & techno to the masses. His excellent U Don’t Dance label which he uses as a platform for his music, in addition to others, has carved out a tight-knit community in Tulsa’s local electronic music scene and continues to do so with every release and party. HearWerk now returns to the dynamic, LA-based collective and label, Low Recordings following their exquisite compilation that picked up an array of support from James Zabiela, Gene Farris, Nick Holder, Photonz and many more.

“When I got asked to make an EP for Low I was super excited. I had looked up to the label and the parties they put on in LA since discovering them a few years earlier. It was the end of summer during the pandemic and for some reason I was hopeful lol. This EP became an intense battle with myself. When we had first talked about it I was like oh yeah I can crank that in like a month and a half. Instead it turned into six months of me battling myself during constant changes in my day to day. I’m super happy with how this turned out and serves as a reminder that even when we get down we can still giddieup“. – HeartWerk

‘There’s A New Cowboy In Town’ kicks off with sultry pads, fluttering melodies and irresistible subs that draw you in instantly before ‘Plans That Never Pan Out’ lays down vibrant rhythms fused delicately with soul-infused leads and graceful bass that reverberates underneath. Up next, ‘Oklahoma Corral’ is a dreamy cut combining sparkling synths, infectious grooves and divine atmospheres whilst ‘Printing Clouds Above Us’ displays organic field recordings that harmonise with soothing keys, and celestial ambience. Rounding off the EP with pure energy is ‘Still In Love’, which focuses on effervescent, shuffling drums, resounding bass stabs and rolling vocal samples.