Releases from artist / Veröffentlichungen von : Mr Beatnick

electronica deep house nuggets

for the tenth release on tief music, the label enlist one of london s most respected and under-sung producers, mr beatnick. ‘church street blues follows on nicely from beatnick s first ep on the label, marshmallows , which received support from the likes of gerd janson, leon vynehall, midland, massimilano pagliara but to name a few. tief010 offers two emotive originals and a remix from mister saturday night regular, nebraska.

the savannah ep concludes mr. beatnick s synthetes trilogy, a series which has signalled the london producer s migration from hip-hop into well-schooled deep house. the first two installments, at their best, married adeptly selected samples with stylish synth work in a manner reminiscent of moodymann or andrés, but not excessively beholden to detroit house.

the sun goddess ep has been a close guarded secret around don?t be afraid operations central for a little while now. mr. beatnick?s second outing for the label proudly carries the torch of last year?s breakthrough ep synthetes, one of fact magazine?s top 50 records of 2011.

mr beatnick has played an active part in the burgeoning uk beats scene which has produced talents like bullion and paul white. his best known track >i know all the bitches< featuring the vocal talents of ahu, became one of the anthems of this movement, thanks to numerous spins on the likes of bbc radio 1 and rinse fm. in his music you can hear the influence of whole generations of music from mantronix to the 90s bay area scene and beyond, and the new ep >synthetes< takes this approach up a gear, exploring a path between the crackling breaks and samples of old, and the dancefloor music of now. with early support from braiden (rinse fm), slackkk (numbers), bullion (young turks), mosca (nightslugs / fat city) and gilles peterson (bbc radio 1), the >synthetes ep< looks set to find a unique place in the record boxes of bass addicts and beat diggers alike this summer.

early support by mr beatnick

inside out is a brand new series that invites djs and producers to blur the boundaries between traditional artist albums and mix compilations. coming from aus music label head and dj-kicks curator will saul is at the helm for the first volume.

tief bring together axel boman, mark e and mr beatnick for volume 1 in their dancing from.. various artist ep s. boman s we are the key s heads the ep with trippy baselines, off kilter chords and rhythms. mark e comes correct with the appropriately named jungle ufo , an atmospheric jam suitable for a warm up. tief mainstay mr beatnick delivers an acid tinged dance floor weapon with signature mpc programmed beats to round the ep off - essential!

mr beatnicks mythstery imprint returns with a two track 12inch for the collectors, purpose-built to wreck your discoteque. side a features a speakercrushin bollywood refix by breakplus, fresh off the back of his iconic mini-album instant bull. side b finds mr beatnick making his mythstery debut with an acid slow-burner, a lazer-lit dystopian rollerskating jam. artwork by optigram, limited to 300 copies.