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murademura ‘Nights On Lake Serene’

Artist: murademura
Title: Nights On Lake Serene
Label: Elevator Program
Cat. #: EP004
Format: Digital
Release Date: December 9th, 2022
Tracklist:
Aspire
Ultraviolet
Nights on Lake Serene

We don’t know much about murademura and the label Elevator Program but ‘Nights On Lake Serene’ EP catch our attention, because these three tracks share a particular sense of freedom and virtuosism between techno and electronica. ‘Ultraviolet’ seems the best song of the release, it spreads firmness through the kickdrum/bassline and a pleasant empathy thanks to the short synth chord and the pad sound.

More info:
https://soundcloud.com/murademura
https://elevatorprogram.com/
https://www.beatport.com/release/nights-on-lake-serene/3932949
https://www.instagram.com/murademura/

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Chris McNeill ‘State Of Mind’

Artist: Chris McNeill
Title: State Of Mind
Label: Sprout
Cat. #: SPT123
Format: Digital
Release Date: December 16th 2022
Tracklist:
State Of Mind (Original mix)
State Of Mind (D-Nox & Michael Hooker remix)
State Of Mind (Riascode Remix)

For the lovers of progressive house here we go with something cool: Chris McNeill opts for an emotional and pragmatic kind of sound with the EP ‘State Of Mind’ forthcoming on Sprout. The release is filled with two oustanding interpretations made by D-Nox & Michael Hooker and Riascode, who interpret the main theme in a passionate way, after all these remixes add warmth and elegance to the whole music.

More info:
https://soundcloud.com/chris-mcneill
https://soundcloud.com/sprout-music

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Kala Festival 2023

With a schedule of boat excursions, wellness workshops, and enjoyable holiday activities, Kala will once again provide plenty of action away from the dancefloor to complement the pleasantly unhurried musical offering.

Juan Lopez, Marketing Manager of Kala says “In a fast-changing festival landscape, Kala offers a new way of experiencing a summer festival, pairing a beach holiday at an exciting offbeat destination, an intimate and friendly festival atmosphere, and a curation that sets it apart from its peers with a healthy amount of live music, extended 5h sets by the headline DJs, and an eclectic yet coherent selection of talent across decades and genres.”

Emphasizing quality over quantity, the top DJs on the bill are invited to play extended sets, with Hunee & Antal and Moxie & Leon Vynehall filling two out of the five all-night slots. Other top-rated sectors booked to play at Kala’s beachside stages include Marcellus Pittman, CC:DISCO!, Prins Thomas, Paula Tape, Yu Su, Secretsundaze, and Maurice Fulton who will bring their signature eclectic selections, while the likes of Lena Willikens, Vladimir Ivkovic and Ciel will cover harder sounds. Rounding off the bill, Brian Not Brian, Jan Schulte, Jamie Tiller, John Gómez, Lauren Hansom, and Nick The Record will soundtrack the iconic Gjipe stage, situated at the end of an impressive canyon only accessible by boat.

Wellness plays a big role at Kala with yoga sessions, meditation, gong baths, and beach massages available to calm the mind and ease sore muscles from dancing. For those who would rather enjoy the festival site’s crystal-clear waters, kayaking, pedal boats, paddle boarding, and snorkelling will also be an option.

A wide selection of onsite restaurants and bars will be keeping festival goers fuelled throughout the week, offering a range of delicious Mediterranean food, including plenty of mouthwatering locally sourced vegetables and fresh seafood.

All tickets include accommodation and a festival wristband. There is a wide range of options available, from exotic beach huts to fancy 5* hotels, and most are within walking distance from the festival site. Having a comfy bed to rest in is one of the aspects that makes Kala different from other festival experiences.

 

Address:
Dhërmi, Albania

Dates:
31st May – 7th June

Announced Artists:

Live:
Nu Genea
Ela Minus
System Olympia
Session Victim

5hr sets:
Hunee & Antal
Moxie & Leon Vynehall

DJ sets:
Marcellus Pittman
Shanti Celeste
CC:DISCO!
Prins Thomas
Paula Tape
Yu Su
Maurice Fulton
Willikens & Ivkovic [all night] Roza Terenzi
Ciel
Mafalda
Luke Una
Jaye Ward
Soho
Tomi GJ
Andi Q
Besa M
Yll Megi
AKA Juan

Gjipe residents:
Brian Not Brian
Jan Schulte
Jamie Tiller
John Gómez
Lauren Hansom
Nick The Record

Partners:
Secretsundaze
Phonica
Toy Tonics

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Piers Kirwan ‘In Deep EP’

Artist: Piers Kirwan
Title: In Deep EP
Label: Boogie Cafe
Cat. #: BC037D
Format: Digital
Release Date: December 2nd (Traxsource), December 16th (worldwide)
Tracklist:
1. Doombar (feat. Dj Circle)
2. Calculated
3. I Love
4. Butterfly Effect
5. See U Standin

The last Piers Kirwan’s sound research flows into ‘In Deep EP’, a release packed with five warm and interesting productions, which roam around into a deep house and broken beat mixture. While listening the playback goes really smooth, the entire sound quality is great and very detailed in both low-end and high-end spectrum sides, a feature that supports the creativity behind each song theme.

More info:
https://soundcloud.com/piers-stereo-mutants
https://soundcloud.com/boogie-cafe-records

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Sisko Electrofanatik ‘Ametista’

Artist: Sisko Electrofanatik
Title: Ametista
Label: Terminal M
Cat. #: TERM218
Format: Digital, vinyl
Release Date: December 2nd 2022
Tracklist:
01. Ametista
02. Ametista (Tiger Stripes Remix)
03. Solar Rock

Monika Kruse’s record label Terminal M welcomes a hard-hitting techno EP from Sisko Electrofanatik, which also features a remix by Tiger Stripes.

Sisko Electrofanatik is an Italian artist who is making his Terminal M debut following numerous high-profile releases on other influential record labels such as Spartaque’s Codex, Markantonio’s AnalyticTrail, Carl Cox’s Intec and Alan Fitzpatrick’s We Are The Brave.

Based in Rome, Sisko Electrofanatik’s peak time style fuses enthralling synth lines with driving percussion to create peak time energy that is perfect for the dance floor. Many are also familiar with Sisko Electrofanatik’s own label Gain Records, which regularly features his own music along with many of techno’s most exciting new artists.

Each of the tracks on this release showcase his studio mastery and innate ability for producing captivating techno, which is a talent backed up by regular support from many genre’s most influential DJs.

Tiger Stripes is a Swedish techno producer who is internationally respected for his links to imprints such as Adam Beyer’s Drumcode and his spine-tingling rework is an incredible remix that has the potential to be one of 2022’s best techno tracks.

“Ametista” opens the release with its pulsating bassline and electric synth line which is underpinned by a pounding kick drum.

Tiger Stripes’s remix of “Ametista” is a chunked-up version which builds to an epic breakdown that fills the track with Balearic vibes before the percussion slams back in with devastating force.

“Solar Rock” is the second of the originals and its tantalising synth line builds suspense and tension while the fast-flowing percussion and thundering kick drum unleash a tidal wave of energy.

More info:
https://terminalm.lnk.to/Ametista
https://soundcloud.com/siskoelectrofanatik
https://soundcloud.com/terminalm

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Derek Russo ‘Club Cuckoo EP’

Artist: Derek Russo
Title: Club Cuckoo EP
Label: Broad Channel
Cat #: BC002
Format: Vinyl
Release Date: December 5th 2022

Pre order link: https://basicframe.it/home/318-BC002.html

Derek Russo moves back to basics while avoiding the major producing tricks of contemporary music, here we go with his brand new ‘Club Cuckoo EP’. Derek starts from scratch with oldschool samples and a natural approach to the sequencer, factors which gets obvious while listening to the productions. House, garage, disco and techno are all melt into this fascinating and excellent composition, an EP that makes blurred and undefined the boundaries between the past and the present of electronic music.

More info:
www.soundcloud.com/derekrusso
https://derekrusso.bandcamp.com/album/club-cuckoo-ep

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Theiz ‘For The Love EP’

Artist: Theiz
Title: For The Love EP
Label: EPMmusic
Cat. #: EPM102
Format: Digital Download / Streaming
Release Date: 16 December 2022
Tracklist:
1. 1000 Year Cycle of The Dragonfly
2. Filtered Reality
3. For The Love
4. Infinite Compassion

EPMmusic rounds off 2022 with a third EP from the rejuvenated production genius of Mathijs Schippers, a.k.a. Theiz.

Theiz is now some 30 years deep in the scene. Having released on labels such as Eevolute, Techno-Tourist and Ear-land Recordings in the late ’90s and early ’00s, Mathijs began producing again in 2015 with no pressure to release – simply just for the sake of making new music. His activity as a music journalist brought him back into contact with the music industry and now freshly motivated, he is firmly in the saddle with this, his third EP and the accompanying album ‘All That Remains’ lined up for early 2023.

As Theiz himself says, “This EP has a more dance floor-oriented sound without losing a certain flow of “hopeful” melancholy. These two elements are reflected in the first track ‘1000 Year Cycle of the Dragonfly’. The title is inspired by a nature documentary I watched around the time I was making the track. The same feeling of hope and maybe the search for spirituality seeps through into the next track ‘Filtered Reality’ in a house-y flow. Then the darker side of melancholy is expressed in ‘For The Love’, the wanting but not always being able to love. The last track of this four-track release, ‘Infinite Compassion’ goes down the same path of its predecessor but takes it a notch deeper to a level of spirituality that I can only experience with music. My hope is to spread the spark that started these four little fires…”

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Kryder feat. Sarah de Warren ‘Lights Out’

Artist: Kryder feat. Sarah de Warren
Title: Lights Out
Label: Armada
Cat. #: ARMAS2386
Format: Digital
Release Date: November 25th 2022
Tracklist:
1. Lights Out

Great artists combination: the respected dj and producer Kryder meets the vocalist Sarah de Warren, their output ‘Lights Out’ is a delicious and enchanting progressive house song. The vocals interface perfectly into the instrumental which plays with pride and epicness. In the overall that’s a great lullaby for the lovers of this particular and magic electronic music style.

More info:
https://armas2386.lnk.to/LightsOut
https://soundcloud.com/kryder
https://soundcloud.com/sarah-de-warren
https://soundcloud.com/armadamusic

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Various ‘A-Sides Vol. 11’

Artist: Various
Title: A-Sides Vol. 11
Label: Drumcode
Cat. #: DC271
Format: Digital, vinyl
Release Date: November 25th 2022
Tracklist:
1. Layton Giordani & HI-LO – Rabbit Hole
2. Tiger Stripes – Altar
3. Veerus – Lights on Me
4. Nicolas Taboada – Circles
5. Zimmz – Qualia
6. Marco Faraone – Dream
7. Julian Jeweil – Pulsation
8. Jay Lumen – Astronaut
9. Gary Beck – Ship Went Down
10. Charles D – Traction
11. A.D.H.S – Razor
12. Juliet Fox – Evolution Of Thinking
13. Ramiro Lopez – Yo Mas
14. Cosmic Boys – I’m A Robot
15. Nicole Moudaber ft. Romina – Come to My Beat
16. Wehbba – The Next Step
17. Andres Campo – Cyclops
18. Timmo – Community Tool
19. Mark Reeve – Run Back (Remake)
20. BEC – Vibration
21. Pig&Dan vs Gregor Tresher – Granular (2022 Update Mix)
22. LAAT – Call Of The Tribes
23. Anna Reusch – Deeper
24. Avision – Find Myself
25. Thomas Hoffknecht – Break Free

Drumcode’s beloved A-Sides compilation makes a welcome return after a two-year absence, with a mammoth 25-track feast covering every shade of the techno spectrum. The project was devised in 2012 as a way of showcasing the wealth of strong material Adam Beyer receives each year, which due to Drumcode’s busy release schedule, might not otherwise find a home on the label. Since then, it’s grown to become an essential fixture on the techno release schedule and a marker for where the genre stands in any given year.

More info:
https://drumcode.ffm.to/dc271

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Robosonic & Jess Bays & Rahh ‘Supposed To Do’

Artist: Robosonic & Jess Bays & Rahh
Title: Supposed To Do
Label: Armada Subjekt
Cat. #: ARSBJKT186
Format: Digital
Release Date: November 25th 2022
Tracklist:
1. Supposed To Do

Robosonic returns on the club oriented Armada Subjekt label, collaborating with Jess Bys and Rahh for the creation of the single ‘Supposed To Do’. The production gets confident and sensuous when the vocal starts, upgrading the pleasant sensation created by the instrumental, made with a tiny set of drums and a roundy chopped bassline.

More info:
https://arsbjkt186.lnk.to/SupposedToDoWA
https://soundcloud.com/robosonic
https://soundcloud.com/armadamusic