PACKSHOT Made By Pete, Zoe Kypri - Horizon Red (Damian Lazarus Re-Shape) - Crosstown Rebels

Made By Pete, Zoe Kypri ‘Horizon Red (Damian Lazarus Re-Shape)’

Artist: Made By Pete, Zoe Kypri
Title: Horizon Red (Damian Lazarus Re-Shape)
Label: Crosstown Rebels
Cat. #: CRM285R
Format: Digital / Vinyl
Release Date: 3rd February 2023

Damian Lazarus delivers his own take on Crosstown’s first release of 2023, unveiling his re-shape of Made By Pete and Zoe Kypri’s gripping and euphoric ‘Horizon Red’.

A staple of his sets throughout 2022 and into the New Year, Made By Pete and Zoe Kypri’s captivating and alluring collaboration ‘Horizon Red’ has served as a heavily-requested anthem for Crosstown Rebel’s head honcho Damian Lazarus. Greeted by elated cheers and euphoria from crowds across the globe with each play, the striking production and first label release of the year is now given a special re-work by the imprint boss as he serves up his own re-shape to open February.

Harnessing Kypri’s luscious and entrancing vocals and building on the original’s striking piano chords by introducing snaking grooves accented by rich organic percussion and pulsing bass stabs, Lazarus’ re-shape grows and builds to showcase an expertly crafted take balancing energy and tension impeccably.

Damian Lazarus’ re-shape of Made By Pete & Zoe Kypri ‘Horizon Red’ is out now via Crosstown Rebels, with the remix also available on vinyl alongside the original and dub mixes.

PACKSHOT Jamie Jones - Save Myself EP - Hottrax

Jamie Jones ‘Save Myself EP’

Artist: Jamie Jones
Title: Save Myself EP
Label: Hottrax
Cat. #: HXT100
Format: Digital
Release Date: 3rd February 2022
Tracklist:
01 Save Myself
02 Moroccan Mint
03 Piano Wax
04 Sleepless Love

Jamie Jones drops the landmark 100th release on Hottrax with ‘Save Myself EP’.

Renowned for heading up Hot Creations, Paradise, and Hot Natured, one of the world’s most illustrious DJs, producers and label owners Jamie Jones, returns to his own Hottrax imprint for the 100th release on the label, delivering a masterclass in highly impactful grooving house tracks.

Leading the release is the title track ‘Save Myself’, which brings together swinging low-end, sharp drums, and rave-indebted stabs for a clubby opener. ‘Moroccan Mint’ follows with sizzling hi-hats, alluring leads, and wonky breakdowns for an afterparty-friendly cut.

‘Piano Wax’ combines processed breakbeats, heavy basslines, and trippy FX for another addictively rolling number before ‘Sleepless Love’ rounds out the release with aquatic synths, ghostly vocal samples, and pitch-perfect production.

 

 

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Stephan Jolk ‘Sleeping Beauty EP’

Artist: Stephan Jolk
Title: Sleeping Beauty EP
Label: Watergate
Cat. #: WGDIG018
Format: Digital
Release Date: February 3rd 2023
Tracklist:
1. Sleeping Beauty
2. Keep Going

Pre order link: https://lnk.to/SLEEPINGBEAUTY

After the most recent apparison on the Watergates’ ‘Twenty Years’ compilation, Stephan Jolk makes it right again with the two tracker ‘Sleeping Beauty EP’. Both the originals share a wonderful vibe, which is identifiable of this notorious German label/party imprint. As outcome warm and tribal inspired motifs interface with mellow synths, creating an overall mood that arouses carefree and happiness.

More info:
https://soundcloud.com/stephanjolk
https://soundcloud.com/watergaterecords

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P-Ben ‘New Horizonte’

Artist: P-Ben
Title: New Horizonte
Label: A-TRACTION
Cat. #: ATRACT075
Release Date: February 24th

It’s another pillar of the A-TRACTION records label that invites us to travel at the beginning of this year, after his dancefloor anthem Bamboo, the producer from the south of France P-BEN comes back with 4 tracks.

The hyperactive P-BEN takes us to new horizons, always a little detroit.
We find the efficient rhythms of the Frenchman, accompanied by bewitching melodies, which are an ode to cosmic travel on the dancefloor. Let the audience raise their arms to the sky!

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Speedy & Steve ‘Speedy & Steve’

Artist: Speedy & Steve
Title: Speedy & Steve
Label: Mote-Evolver
Cat. #: MOTE065
Format: Vinyl / Digital
Release Date: 3rd February 2023
Tracklist:
A1 Reddo
A2 Dabler Nine
B1 Right Well And Clean
B2 Rotor

Speedy J and Steve Rachmad join forces as Speedy & Steve for a four-track techno EP on Luke Slater’s Mote-Evolver this February.

Dutch artists Speedy J and Steve Rachmad have long been defining the techno underground with seminal tunes on a range of influential labels. For their new release, the duo jammed in Speedy’s studio for their new release, working the live results into four fresh and powerful new tracks, kicking off a new series of live collaborations on Luke Slater’s Mote-Evolver.

The intense and textural ‘Reddo’ kicks off with industrial synth lines designed for maximum warehouse impact before ‘Dabler Nine’ brings its deep rolling drums and mind-melting synth lines late into the night. ‘Right Well and Clean’ has fresh, airy kick drums rolling beneath harsh and icy hi-hats before ‘Rotor’ closes the release in cosmic fashion with spiralling pads and intensely layered synths and drums.

This new series will see artists collaborating in person, with each EP capturing the creative moment as it happens, with results aimed squarely at the dance floor. Each release in the series has artwork in a specific style that combines one item from each artist, which means something to them, into one new image.

 

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EB_Flow ‘Sunshine EP’

Artist: EB_Flow
Tite: Sunshine EP
Label: Constant Sound
Cat. #: CS035
Release Date: 30.01.2023
Tracklist:
A1 Sunshine
A2 Running
B1 Before
B2 Searching

Anonymous duo EB_Flow make their debut on Burnski’s Constant Sound.

Producer duo EB_Flow launched London institute FUSE’s ‘X Series’ earlier this year with the ‘Transmission’ EP, kicking off a run of records on the label centred around collaboration. Now, the mysterious pair join forces once again for the ‘Sunshine’ EP, this time picked up by Burnski’s Constant Sound. Known for releasing house, garage, bass and electro via its Constant Black, Instinct and Infiltration branches, the imprint has become a respected and eclectic powerhouse within the scene, dropping material from Kepler, Chris Stussy,Interplanetary Criminal, Borai and many more.

The A-side establishes itself with organic drums, sweeping synths and boundless energy. ‘Running’ introduces a dusty breakbeat, infectious bass and an irresistible topline, setting the tone for a multi-purpose, classy dancefloor affair.

Flipping it over to the B-side, garage cut ‘Before’ has a stripped-back beat, sizzling hi-hats and quirky, warped samples ducking in and out of the mix. ‘Searching’ closes things out with unmatched style, poolside party music of the highest calibre, marked by a catchy groove and alluring vocals.

 

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Various ‘Siamese Anthology V’

Artist: Various
Title: Siamese Anthology V
Label: Siamese
Cat. #: siamese027
Format: Digital
Release Date: February 3rd 2023
Tracklist:
01. 19:26, Animal Picnic – XX
02. James Harcourt – Bloom
03. Mark Hoffen – The Edge of Awakening
04. Jos & Eli – Dirty Velvet
05. Citizen Kain – Ricochet
06. Tal Fussman, Hard To Tell – Rega
07. Martin Waslewski – Running Back
08. Avangart Tabldot – Way Back Home
09. Avidus – Black Chapel
10. Sam Shure – Viscosity

Pre order link: https://lnk.to/ANTHOLOGYV

Siamese’s trend setting sound shows off again as its best with the fifth ‘Siamese Anthology’ compilation, featuring some of the best demos collected by the Adriatique duo in their musical journey. Mentalism and emotionalism prevail over raw energy and kinky dancefloor vibes, allowing time and space to the listener or the performer to engage differently with the whole sound. As expected in the official press release is given the story behind each production (read below):

“Raffa aka 19:26 teamed up with Animal Picnic for a collaboration that caught our attention right away. This might be the track we play the longest of the whole package. It has a trancy touch but just enough to not cross over. James Harcourt is another new name to Siamese. Gladly we can introduce him with ‘Bloom’, a recent highlight in the more melodic parts of our sets. We love the clever integrated sample! Next up is Mark Hoffen with ‘The Edge of Awakening’ in a perfect manner. Like often in our longer sets, a celestial moment always has its place. Jos & Eli are very productive and always send us great music to test on the road. We chose the chord heavy ‘Dirty Velvet’ to set their stage on Siamese. More to come in the future! Citizen Kain is known for powerful sounding music and ‘Ricochet’ is exactly that. A slow building tension transitions into a suspense filled break followed by an unexpected drop. A secret weapon we are lucky to have on the label.

Tal Fussman & Hard To Tell deliver a stompy, kick driven track with well chosen and timed percussions. The song is tidy and everything sits at the right spot. Bomb alert! Martin Waslewski was another name new us but this quickly changed after ‘Running Back’. The initial version of the track featured another vocal sample that he later exchanged to the final one. A crucial move and it feels as it never has been different. Welcome to Siamese Martin. Avangart Tabldot are a very talented triplet of musicians from Turkey, exploring different ways of boundary pushing music. ‘Way Back Home’ might be one of the first works they sent us but the timelessness speaks for itself. Sam Shure’s ‘Viscosity’ is another gem we gladly chose for the new Anthology. While maintaining a steady groove, the track slowly builds itself into an epic affair where the bold and intelligent melody sucks you in eventually. Avidus concludes the more melodic mood of the compilation with ‘Black Chapel’. The ethereal choirs convey both melancholy but also security and warmth.”

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

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DJego Silber ‘See Me True’

Artist: DJego Silber
Title: See Me True
Labe: Señorita Records
Release Date: February 24 2023

This year we start off the best way by releasing “See Me True”, the new house hit coming from the producer and CEO of Señorita Records, DJego Silber, which is his tenth track and the sixth song of “Señorita Records White Edition”. The new hit reflects the importance of truths in an increasingly synthetic world, with an enveloping rhythm to feel and discover ourselves.

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Groove Armada ‘Rescue Me’

Artist: Groove Armada
Title: Rescue Me
Label: Get Physical
Cat. #: GPM699
Format: Digital
Release Date: February 2nd 2023
Tracklist:
1. DJ Island Remix
2. Roland Leesker’s You Got To Dance Edit
3. Original Mix

Pre order link: https://getphysicalmusic.lnk.to/GPM699

Groove Armada’s ‘Rescue Me’ was previously published in 2014 (‘Stairwell Felony EP’), that’s a great theme which definitely caught the attention of many house / techno music fans, it was played so many times and of course appreciated worldwide. We’ll soon put our hands on the remix treatment: DJ Island goes underground editing the main parts into an underground and house infected tune, anyway unlike him Roland Leesker choose a cautious approach to his reintepretation, just doing some tiny edits to elevate the raw and introspective potential of the original vibe.

More info:
https://soundcloud.com/get-physical-music

PACKSHOT Cristi Cons x Traumer - Stranger To No One - FUSE

Cristi Cons x Traumer ‘Stranger To No One’

Artist: Cristi Cons x Traumer
Title: Stranger To No One
Label: FUSE
Cat. #: FUSEX002
Format: Digital & Viny
Release Date: 27th January 2023
Tracklist
A1 Stranger To No One
B1 Apres Midi
B2 Farside

Cristi Cons and Traumer unite on FUSE for ‘Stranger To No One’, the second instalment of the label’s collaborative X Series.

Two of the scene’s most lauded and well-loved producers, Amphia co-founder Cristi Cons and Gettraum boss Traumer are no strangers to FUSE, having released on the label and sister imprint INFUSE while joining label head Enzo Siragusa at a wealth of events across the globe. Opening 2023 in style, late January sees Bucharest meet Paris as the pair unveil three captivating and absorbing collaborations for the second release in FUSE’s newly launched X Series with ‘Stranger To No One’.

A warping and meandering ride through rich soundscapes, underpinned by subtle low-end grooves and crisp percussion arrangements, ‘Stranger To No One’ is a hypnotising title production that builds and builds before introducing a killer acid groove to the mix. On the flip, B1 ‘Apres Midi’ switches things up as luminous synths and crisp drums guide hazy textures and further understated acid elements, before closing the show with the moody and menacing after-hours sonics of the darker, breaks-tinged ‘Farside’.