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Confidential Recipe ‘Rave Generator EP’

Artist: Confidential Recipe
Title: Rave Generator EP
Label: Rekids Special Projects
Cat. #: RSPX55
Format: Digital
Release Date: 14th July 2023
Tracklist:
01 Confidential Recipe – Rave Generator
02 Confidential Recipe & Dagga – U Can’t Hide
03 Confidential Recipe – TUUL2
04 Confidential Recipe – Minimalz
05 Confidential Recipe – LAB01
06 Confidential Recipe & ELO – Everyday
07 Confidential Recipe – Once Again

Venezuela’s Confidential Recipe returns to Rekids Special Project with a strong seven-track Techno EP.

Carlos Siu has been making jacked-up beats for over a decade, combining rave, techno, electro and breaks to perfection under his Confidential Recipe alias. To date, all six of his EPs on Rekids’ techno-focussed Rekids Special Projects offer a subtle evolution of the last and are always at the cutting edge of potent dance floor rhythms. On his latest offering, ‘Rave Generator EP’, Confidential Recipe offers up his most accomplished works, featuring collaborations with Dagga and ELO.

The searing title cut ‘Rave Generator’ opens up with edgy stabs and fiery vocal cries before the powerful low-end kicks in. ‘U Can’t Hide’, a collab with Dagga, is full of raw texture and propulsive kicks. ‘TUUL2’ is a more stripped-back rhythm with ice-cold drums and hits rocking back and forth beneath a hypnotising spoken word vocal.

After the wild, cosmic synth lines and slamming drum sounds of ‘Minimalz’ come the freaky and unsettling synth sequences of ‘LAB01’, locking the listener in a state of paranoia and high-speed machine funk. Elo then joins Confidential Recipe for the unhinged synth madness and stomping techno of ‘Everyday’ before ‘Once Again’ locks you into a crisp and snappy techno groove with wonky leads and chopped vocal stabs.

“For me, this is a record especially aimed to turn any dance floor on fire, inspired by early rave sounds with Chicago and Detroit underground textures and my personal touch, it is also very special for me as it is my longest EP with seven dance missiles I’ve been testing on clubs since a long time, so I’m happy to see them come to light!” – Confidential Recipe.

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Catz ‘n Dogz ft. ZenSoFly ‘Can’t Stand’

Artist: Catz ‘n Dogz ft. ZenSoFly
Title: Can’t Stand
Remixer: Robag Wruhme
Label: Crosstown Rebels
Cat. #: CRM294
Format: Digital / Vinyl
Release Date: 14th July 2023

Tracklist:
1. Can’t Stand ft. ZenSoFly
2. Can’t Stand ft. ZenSoFly (Robag Wruhme’s ‘Flodder Buck’ Rehand)
3. Wake Up

Catz ‘n Dogz make a standout debut on Crosstown Rebels with two compelling new house tracks on ‘Can’t Stand’, complete with a remix from leftfield innovator Robag Wruhme.

A pairing whose renowned reputation has been built and shaped across an illustrious career, Polish duo Grzegorz Demiañczuk and Wojciech Tarañczuk, aka Catz’ n Dogz, have been serving up their own diverse and varied take on house for more than fifteen years. Founders of their own Pets Recordings imprint, in that time they have released on esteemed labels, from Diynamic to Defected, Glitterbox to Watergate and more, while playing at almost every major club and festival across the globe. Their fresh in-between sounds and knack for cooking up curious and impactful sounds have made them mainstays of the scene, and that run of stellar releases continues here with a debut appearance on Crosstown Rebels as they link with ZenSoFly for ‘Can’t Stand’ – with longstanding German favourite Robag Wruhme on remix duties.

Opener ‘Can’t Stand’ sees the pair reunite with vocalist ZenSoFly, a talent they’ve worked with on notable hits like ‘Wave.’ Her vocals bring soul and attitude over a tight, rubbery and sleazy house beat, underpinned with a heavy bassline – providing the sort of chunky cut to lock in a dancefloor and make it march in unison.

Robag Wruhme has been a Pampa label mainstay and famously curveball producer for many years with his scintillating blend of minimalism, melody and unusual sound sources. That is the case again with this remix, a dark workout that hurries along on snappy drums, detuned vocals and scuzzed-up, droning synths to ensure maximum impact.

The EP is closed out with ‘Wake Up’, a widescreen and atmospheric cut packed with detail. The bassline is taught, freaky vocals echo within the mix, and synths spray about to dramatic effect, delivering another full flavour house cut with a dark soul and futuristic designs.

 

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Crackazat ‘Senses’

Artist: Crackazat
Title: Senses
Label: Heist Recordings
Cat. #: HEIST073
Format: Vinyl/Digital
Release Date: 14th July 2023
Tracklist:
A1. I Need to Know
A2. Do You Think About Me
A3. Freddie’s Groove
B1. Phantom (Feat. The Potash Twins)
B2. Endless Life
B3. When We Last Met

Crackazat drops mini LP ‘Senses’ on Dam Swindle’s Heist Recordings.
The stunning release sees the artist deliver six tracks of heartwarming contemporary electronic music.

On ‘Senses’, we see the pure talent of Crackazat come to life like never before. We’ve all danced to ‘Alfa’ or his most recent hit on Heist ‘Demucha’ and have seen his musicianship & songwriting abilities on his 2022 debut album ‘Evergreen’ for Freerange. For ‘Senses’, Crackazat takes you on a sonic journey, further exploring his musical personality with live keys, vocals, bass, horn arrangements, and production all coming from his studio in Uppsala, Sweden. The horns featured throughout were recorded by Adeev and Ezra Potash, better known as the Potash twins, who took a sidestep from their recordings with John Legend, Robert Glasper and even Diplo to dive into this project with Crackazat, helping him deliver arguably his best work to date.

The six-track album starts with the low-slung groove of ‘I need to know’. The atmosphere is warm and dreamy, with plucked strings, arpeggios, and long horn notes, subtly supported by lo-fi drums and bass licks. ‘Do you think about me’ keeps the energy tight with a lovely drum groove and a sparse bass section, crafting a track filled with emotion. ‘Freddie’s Groove’ is Crackazat in full-on jazz mode. The nod to Freddie Hubbard is clear, with ideas from the jazz legend and his legendary French sampler, Pepe Bradock, taken for this track. The horns are deep and moody, the groove is jazz-house at its best, and Crackazat’s soft vocals have the perfect amount of fragility.

‘Phantom’ moves into a shuffling Latin-dance vibe. Here, the song reaches its full potential through the horn section, so it’s only fitting that this is the feature track for the Potash Twins. ‘Endless life’ is a track that feels like it’s building momentum with every repetition. Whether it’s the broken beat groove, the offbeat keys, the horns, chords, or leads, a specific energy in this track takes hold of you and simply doesn’t let go. The outro ‘When we last met’ is built around vibey keys and a downtempo hip-hop groove. It’s a perfect ending to a record that showcases the beautiful world that Crackazat has crafted.

 

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Booka Shade ‘Darko (Nils Hoffman Remix)’

Artist: Booka Shade
Title: Darko (Nils Hoffman Remix)
Label: Blaufield Music
Cat. #: BFMB124
Format: Digital
Release Date: 14th July 2023

Nils Hoffman heads to Blaufield Music as the next artist in the ‘Booka Shade Reworked’ series, delivering his take on their 2006 track ‘Darko’.

Continuing to celebrate the duo’s landmark 20th Anniversary with an in-depth series of remixes landing across the summer, Booka Shade welcome their next guest to the ‘Booka Shade Reworked’ project as Berlin-based DJ/ producer Nils Hoffmann joins the project. A classically trained artist experimenting and creating deep and melodic house music, his productions via Anjunadeep and Cercle Records have seen support from Maceo Plex to Above & Beyond while racking up over 100m streams across platforms. Originally released as part of the iconic 2006 album ‘Movements’, with remixes at the time from Hot Chip, Tiefschwarz and Alex Niggemann, plus their own ‘Booka’s Funk Da Funk’ Remix, which hit Beatport’s #1 spot, mid-July sees the arrival of a fresh interpretation of ‘Darko’ on Blaufield Music – a cult favourite for followers of the pairing.

A blissful and euphoric production capturing bright soundscapes and merging them with arpeggiated leads, glossy synths and refined percussion, Hoffmann’s remix veers towards light and dreamy territories and unveils a slick and resonant take on a classic.

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The Groove Room ‘Apheck’s Groove EP’

Artist: The Groove Room
Title: Apheck’s Groove EP
Label: Manual Smiles
Cat. #: MANUAL002
Format: Digital
Release Date: 7th July 2023
Tracklist:
01 Sit Back
02 Apheck’s Groove

Manual Smiles announces a nostalgic techno two-tracker by The Groove Room
Support from I. Jordan, HAAi, Physical Therapy, Truncate, Luke Slater & more…

Kickdrums slam through restless organic rhythm in ‘Sit Back’, distorted synths crashing onto its groove while acidic techno stabs rear their head throughout. The title track then submerges, serpentine 303s venturing through its aquatic pads and deep, dubbed-out hits, a nostalgic vocal beckoning to the surface.

The Groove Room consists of Jack and Jordan, two impassioned techno producers honing their take on percussive techno from their Manchester studio: an excellent blend of retro sampling, tribal grooves and modern sound design. ‘Apheck’s Groove’ on n_o‘s fledgling Manual Smiles imprint is a true statement of intent from the duo, showcasing their vision in a gritty, funky and playful form.

 

 

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George Tounisidis ‘We Don’t Leave Our Dead Behind’

Artist: George Tounisidis
Title: We Don’t Leave Our Dead Behind
Label: Symbolism
Cat. #: SYMDIGI031
Format: Digital
Release Date: 7th July 2023
Tracklist:
01 Albedo
02 Rubedo
03 Citrinitas
04 Dies Irae
05 Nigredo

George Tounisidis returns to Symbolism with the ‘We Don’t Leave Our Dead Behind’ EP.

George Tounisidis is no stranger to Ben Sims’ labels. Having first appeared on Hardgroove back in 2015, he’s since had an EP on Symbolism in 2016, returned to Hardgroove in 2022 and featured on Sims’ Synchronicity compilation on Machine, making him one of a handful of artists to have appeared on all of the UK techno don’s roster of active labels. Opening with the gently evolving hypnotics of ‘Albedo’ that contrasts with the barrelling, joyful clatter of ‘Rubedo’, ‘We Don’t Leave Our Dead Behind’ doesn’t stay in one place too long. ‘Citrinitas’ sees Tounisidis turn in a stripped, acid-licked stomp before switching up to classic, stab-driven sounds on ‘Dies Irae’ ahead of the intense, bleep-driven closer ‘Nigredo’, which brings the EP back full circle. A varied, classy EP from a Sims favourite,

 

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Matt Fax ‘Story Of The Fall’

Artist: Matt Fax
Title: Story Of The Fall
Label: Chromatic [Enhanced] Cat. #: CHROMCD001
Format: Digital, vinyl
Release Date: 21.07.2023
Tracklist:
01) Matt Fax – Beyond Belief
02) Matt Fax & Chris Howard – Behind Blue Eyes (Radio Mix)
03) Matt Fax – Shield
04) Matt Fax – Under Your Disguise
05) Matt Fax & Nathan Bell – High & Dry
06) Matt Fax – Eclipse
07) Matt Fax – Twilight
08) Matt Fax & Empara Mi – Best Days Of Our Lives
09) Matt Fax – Into Dust
10) Matt Fax – The Abyss
11) Matt Fax – Fire
12) Matt Fax & x.o.anne – Underwater (Radio Mix)
13) Matt Fax & Niclas Ludin – Waiting On You
14) Matt Fax – Somber
15) Matt Fax – This Time

Buy link: https://chromattic.enhncd.co/sotf

Progressive and trance artist Matt Fax delivers the catching ‘Story Of The Fall’ on the label Chromaticc, combining high end instrumentals with brilliant vocals and engaging synths. Thanks to this publication he continues on his busy releasing schedule, setting the third album on his career. The whole composition offers various moments to detach from daily life, while getting into the mood of each production. The atmosphere aroused is voluptuous and embracing, it melts the power of contemporary electronic music influences with emotional vibes. Even if the whole opera doesn’t seem fully dancefloor oriented, the variegated nature of the album allows some space for cinematic inspired songs and downtempo productions, broadening the potential new audience interested in Matt’s music.
‘Story Of The Fall’ drops now on Chromaticc in digital formats, it will be also available on two 12″ vinyl from mid August.

“Story of the Fall is my most personal project so far. It follows my evolution as a person and artists over the past 3 years, searching for a new identity in music and real life.” Matt Fax

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

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Krankbrother ‘Cold Wave’

Artist: Krankbrother
Title: Cold Wave
Label: Krankbrother
Cat. #: KRANKBROTHER013
Format: Digital
Release Date: 28.07.2023
Tracklist:
1. Cold Wave
2. Set Me Free
3. Only One

Buy link: https://fanlink.to/cold_wave

Danny and Kieran Clancy a.k.a. Krankbrother channels their passion for electronic music with the self released ‘Cold Wave’ EP, showing off a set of three interesting productions, which lean towards a fascinating and provocative blend of silky techno. The overall vibe is stripped back to a less is more approach, recalling the style and sound combinations made during 2005-2015, riding on a breezy and carefree state of mind.

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

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Orion ‘Jesters Of The Moon’

Artist: Orion
Title: Jesters Of The Moon
Label: AnalyticTrail
Remixer: The Miller
Cat. #: ANTBK009
Format: Digital
Release Date: 23.06.2023
Tracklist:
1. Original Mix
2. The Miller Remix

AnalyticTrail ignites the techno heads mood with a fresh and exuberant release made by Orion. This two tracker titled ‘Jesters Of The Moon’ goes into a rave inspired techno sound, featuring a snug instrumental, where a phat kick drum and repetitive drum loops boost the afro vocal chant introduced in the original mix. Follows a remix made by The Miller, who adopts a style seasoned with tribal loops and catchy samples, smoothing the hardness of the original while smoothening the vibe.

More info:
https://soundcloud.com/analytictrail-rec

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Clif Jack ‘Imminent’

Artist: Clif Jack
Title: Imminent
Label: Kuukou
Cat. #: KKU085
Format: Digital
Release Date: 21.07.2023
Tracklist:
01. Imminent
02. Restless

Buy link: https://www.beatport.com/release/imminent/4165045

Simina Grigoriu’s record label, Kuukou, drops a hypnotic and peak time techno EP by Clif Jack.

Clif Jack is an Italian artist who returns to Kuukou after previously featuring on the imprint as part of a mixed artist EP. This time he is back with a two-track solo EP that blends bleeping synth melodies with thundering percussion.

Based in the city of Padova, Clif Jack is fresh from a track that was recently released by Reinier Zonneveld’s Filth On Acid. He has also worked with other prestigious record labels ranging from Deborah De Luca’s Solamente to Veerus’ Le Club.

He is also a skilled DJ who is well known within Northern Italy’s club scene where he regularly performs on the same line-up as icons such as Nicole Moudaber, Luigi Madonna, Ilario Alicante and Richie Hawtin.

“Imminent” opens the release with its thickset kick drum and sonar style melody synth that plays a looped melody underpinned by an acid bassline. Unfolding with the help of rattling hi-hats and ominous vocals, it builds towards an eerie breakdown that ramps up the tension before the drums slam back in.

“Restless” has a menacing lead synth with modulating tones that are layered with the thrilling intensity of dystopian pads that give the track a haunting vibe. Its thrashing percussion and digitised vocals add to the relentless energy and dark atmosphere as the track unfolds with building suspense.

More info:
https://kuukou.fanlink.to/imminent