over two years ago already, we were announcing andres zaccos first ep on airdrop. the >seated hopping ep< had been sent to us by andres best friend, none other than el senor franco cinelli. needless to say, we fell in love with the subtlety of his music. fast forward until today and be prepared to be blown away by how much zaccos musical refinement has developed. swayzaks brun listened to the first sketches of this ep and immediately decided to give a go to the main track. the result is a conceptual treatment that reflects the advanced maturity of the swayzak sound, deep inspiration to most, if not all.
big with: nick curly, lee curtiss, solomun, d julz, squillace, anja schneider, a.collins, simon baker, ralph lawson, slam, catz n dogz... dynamic duo session victim bring their understated house funk to air london in >right from wrong<, an infectiously groovy track, effective in its simplicity and endowed with extra brawn in the remix courtesy of greek producer lemos. eschewing the boundaries that the world of house music often presents, hauke freer and matthias reiling aka session victim readily infuse their productions with elements of disco, soul, funk and even hip hop to ensure that they keep party lovers bouncing to their own brand of beat freakery.
mainrecords is back - stronger then ever!
we are proud to present an very talented upcoming artist from athens/greece called billy on air. growing up in a house full of music had many influences by different kinds to him. he started playing the piano at the age of 6 and that you can hear on his first production for mainrecords wich is a very aelodic and well produced hybrid between techno and trance. for his debut we got some cool remixes, the first one is from our long-time friend frank leicher who has stripped down the original to a techhouse bomb in his typical style. on the flip we present a crazy technoid remix by noone less then alex bau. his repaint uses just the essential drums of the original.
marco zenker, the wonderboy from munich is up and looking for freedom again with his second record on ilian tape. invisible shadows was discovered by ourselves on the last ilian tape warehouse party back last year. when we heard it the first time on a big system - even marco himself - we were pretty surprised. its building up slowly and leads into a very open space - the perfect track to give the night another direction. remain silent after you heard that side and open your ears for the b side that sends us into a different sphere. here we go down. you almost can call that cut a meditation hymne - it has the same vibe as osho ashram s back then hosted by f. fuhlert. finally we have a tripping remix from one of the hottest dutch guys at the moment - conforce. known for his releases on meanwhile, delsin or rush hour he shows once again why holland is thechicago of europe. its just free spirited, soulful and openminded. qualities we are missing here more or less in bavaria. so we are trying to open up and change things. the time will come. kiss
extremely welcome reissue of this super dope and super rare slamming early 80s boogie classic. coming out of chicago in 1983 on the tiny label full scope, this was the only release for both the label and the band but what a release!! heavily synth-laden, echoing cowbells, tight crisp percussion, superb bass - this is a fantastic example of 80s funk at its absolute best and deserves all the accolades it gets. get a copy while you can.
supported by: radio slave, robert dietz, lauhaus, alex celler, matt tolfrey, slam, anthea, konrad black, anthony collins,.. air london presents the debut solo release from adam shelton. already releasing music with subb-an (either as subb-an & shelton or under their sas guise), air trax marks the first full release for adam in his own right, and its one hell of an introduction. both tracks here have been made for the late night hours as adam shelton really gets into his gritty groove with this speaker-busting double hitter. >crazy talk< starts off with a hypnotic rolling drumbeat and a fixating, echoing vocal that builds until the driving bassline kicks in and leaves you hooked. on the flip >do not attempt< is another killer cut with clipped broken beats and crisp hi-hats. a shady vocal, uttered throughout, is swathed in siren cries and more brooding bassline
from berlin to buenos aires! after the big success of part 1 comes here the second part of this trilogy.
a collaboration of paul brtschitschs rootknox and raeyks varianz. the original track >the black domina< is produced by the resident dj of cocoliche - mariano dc from buenos aires. the absolute outstanding remix is served to you by paul brtschitsch!
leonel castillo is undoubtedly argentinas most gifted producer. while his releases remain extremely rare, his daily creations keep adding and adding onto the thousands of tracks he produced over the past 20 years. on this very special artist ep - leonel castillo, the great engineer, sets some intricate and complex rhythmics in motion, forging el salon de los espejos into a highly feverish hotbox of a record. get this right: no other man can develop such elaborate and throbbing patterns as he does. from his lucious grooves featured on sushitech, to the stripped aesthetics as heard on illian tape or even the dubby techno textures from his record last year on greener - needless to say, leonel covers a wide and complete musical range.
auf in the woods entpuppen sich die einst so träumerischen francis international airport als ehrgeizige tüftler und kreieren mit verlaub Österreichs album des jahres 2010!
we present a new artist on echocord colour. we are presenting one of the currently most interesting berlin modern techno music producers today mike dehnert. he is founder of the label fachwerk records on which he is publishing under his own name. his live acts and dj sets are as remarkable as his productions and you wont ever hear him playing any self-pleasing or incidental grooves. mostly mike is playing his own unpublished tracks. he did just put his ability to the test within collabarations with clone rec and the clone basement series. on the super limited md2 series mike dehnert is presenting again his variety in music. for echocord colour he did 3 striped killer berlin flavoured techno-dub/house tracks, for all dancefloors out there.
organ-driven afro-beat, cosmic afro-funk and raw, psychedelic boogie... just some of the flavours to be found on this highly danceable compilation by samy ben redjeb, founder of analog africa. no effort has been spared!
to document these 15 irresistible tracks and the music scene from the 70s, samy crisscrossed the lengths of ghana and togo in search of the producers and artists - or their relatives. in the process he recorded a dozen interviews, scanned 90 pictures and transferred 120 master tapes. afro-beat airway showcases an amazing diversity of local rhythms spiced with afro-american funk, soul and jazz.
a small 10 years after his debut >first born second< (and 4 years after the shelved >love for sale<), soul sensation bilal drops his new album!a provocative genre-bending album that dissects love, politics and relationships, >airtights revenge< demonstrates the philly-bred singers growth as an artist. >its a mix of jazz, hip-hop, soul, blues, and experimental free music< says bilal.
trans air / caliypso, soca & reggae-fied versions of disco hits / feat. billie cole, tappa zukie, gerard pj browne, the star beams, casual t, eddie & the moment, mucho plus, wabine, oluko umo, el cid, bobby ravern and okyerema asante..
club monsters from both continents, better than the ufcs us vs uk show! the latest 12 inch from top billin brings you classic raw baltimore club beats with remixes from uks hottest producers! diamond k is a bmore og with his da horsemen crew & high rolla records, and he teamed up with baltimores finest al ripken jr to make 2 future classics of club music, >hands in the air< and >single ladies single fellas<. as this is a special occasion, the remixes need to be good good so who else better to give these tracks the bass treatment and a grimey club feel than bok bok & tes la rok (aka trusta, his funky alias). 2 other remixes come from nycs finest, cobra krames and torontos beat wonderboy lunice. real club music will never die!
dj support so far from raresh, luciano, radio slave, 2000 and one, d julz, sebo k, simon baker, anja schneider, ilario alicante, federico molinari, anthony collins, matt tolfrey, glimpse, konrad black,… the last of our duo series of releases brings together the present and future of air london. nick curly is a name that needs no introduction from us. >yukon< is his first release on air london and, as usual, has been getting heavy dj support from the best names out there. we also present steffen deux with his debut release >yankee clipper<. this track is already licensed to the cocoon party animals compilation, which marks a fantastic start to his production career. in the next months, expect more great music from this new german talent with a further release already planned on 8 bit records..
coming straight from the innermost creative vision and craftsmanship of airdrops cherished andres zacco is this delectable record, designed with dexterous techniques and impeccable taste. this is already andrés second record on airdrop, after his >seated hopping ep<, released in april 2009, that had received outstanding reviews in the european trendsetting press including de:bug (ger), trax (fr) and groove (ger).
from jason reitman, the grammy-winning director of juno, comes the soundtrack to his latest film, up in the air. features sharon jones & the dap kings, csny, elliott smith and dan auerbach plus unknown artists sad brad smith and kevin rennick, and score. reitman personally selected all the music for the soundtrack and as a director he sees music as a character in each of his films.
side a will bring you a wicked melt of electro minimal techno turning dubstep for the 3 last minutes. b-side brings 2 good dubstep tune (also 4/4 for some time). as expected, neko chan is japaneesing the sound.
supported by: loco dice, luciano, raresh, seth troxler, lauhaus, nick curly, monika kruse, matthias tanzmann, federico molinari, anja schneider, lee curtiss, ilario alicante, anthony collins, laurent garnier, mandy, mic newman, matt tolfrey, paul woolford, jimpster, slam
after years of work as samplers and electronic textures operator in the famous french live dub band kaly live dub, uzul joins dub technic for his nu dubstep project released on 2 vinyls incl. walls will certainly be crumbling once its all heard! dj support from skream, starkey, mary anne hobbs, dj youngsta, the plastician, headhunter...
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