whilst barlande may be difficlut to classify in genre it has been described as having its roots in flamenco and some ramifications of contemporary classical music. but any attempt to pigeon-hole this album should be ignored beyond deciding what shelf or floor to place it on in a record store. barlande is about creativity and discovery and its story is both fasciniating and inspiring a father, pedro soler, and his son, gaspar claus have created something entirely unique. the opening track insomnio mineral is a gentle begining with sparsely plucked cello before being joined by a gently sweeping flamenco guitar. what takes place from there on in is difficult to describe in words. the language between the cello and guitar become unlike anything i have heard before. the cello comes alive, a voice at times, leaping and striding in near freeform before coming back to join in mutual step and melodic interplay with guitar.

the international rudeboy is back! since leaving home at the age of 15 to become a sound engineer, wayne -lotek- bennett has been on a quest to hone his interpretation of the sounds that he grew up with ? a journey that has taken him to all corners of the globe. from festivals in czech republic to clubs in japan and all points in between lotek has forged his own path as a ska revivalist, culminating in his debut album on first word, international rudeboy.

drawing from a rich sonic palette, man without country splice glacial guitar ripples with an eerie synth pulse to create music both complex and all embracing. their debut ep kicks off with king complex, taken from forthcoming album foe and indicative of mwcs ability to morph their source material into anthems when you least expect it, the tracks tinkling keyboard led intro exploding into a euphoric dancefloor chorus. the melody belies a darker sentiment behind the lyrics on king complex -you are a true parasite / and youre the bane of my life- ryan concedes that -they are personal and bitter-. this contrast between melody and lyric is a common theme across their debut long player. the six track ep features a further 3 tracks from foe Ð inflammable heart, ebb & flow and iceberg plus the sei a remix of king complex. xi is exclusive to this ep.

fragments is the sound of a band discovering its true identity: peeling back layers of bouncy math-pop beats and angular guitar hooks, leaving at its core a body of work that swirls with deep intensity and primal emotion. musically, fragments scrapes and slides like tectonic plates between the glistening melodies of foals and the raw drive of the joy formidable, whilst frontman matt holliday emits powerful and heartfelt declarations that leave you feeling like youre sat in a self-help group with the nationals matt berninger taking register.

driver drive faster are a new band from manchester, but you wouldnt necessarily tell. this masterful debut album presents a rich, timeworn sound that exists somewhere between americana and spectral indie rock. its crafted song-writing at its best, hinging on stirring chord sequences and moments of fragile beauty. -a review described us as misfits,- says singer/ guitarist dylan giles. -we took it as a compliment.- named open house and recorded in the shared digs in which the entire band reside, the album was a labour of love begun in late 2009, poured over in 2010 and set for release in 2011. the result is a lush, layered record that slowly draws you into its world. think mercury revs deserters songs for a new generation.

the cocoon compilation k, being the longplay flagship in the cocoon catalogue, adequately starts the second decade of the label with a musical imperative. but dont worry: even if the letter k has sometimes been misused as an indicator for the degree of hardness of some sonic noise in the past of the tech-house scene, >k< is definitely the deepest survey of contemporary electronic dance music that has ever seen the light of day on cocoon recordings

have you ever been >motorcitysouled<? matthias vogt and christian >c-rock< rindermann form the deephouse syndicate motorcitysoul. after their debut (did you expect it? / infracom 2004), their mix-cd (back up / infracom 2007), and their last studio album (technique / simple 2008) the two djs and producers present their first selection of remixes that have been released between 2004 and 2010. the >remix< is one of their favourite dishes so its no wonder that more than 30 artists or labels have asked for a motorcitysoul remix treatment since the duo joined forces in 2004. all of their remixes have been regarded as high quality by the media and djs worldwide. so far artists like chez damier, ian pooley, abdullah ibrahim, brett johnson, solomun & stimming, and johannes heil have ordered the extra motorcitysoul polish. motorcitysoul remixes have found their way to labels like cocoon, dessous, freerange, liebedetail and junior boys own/defected. creating a remix is a versatile production practice built around various philosophies - what is the remix meant for? how should it sound? should it be an addition for the club heads or a musical adventure that takes the listener on a journey? every motorcitysoul remix has its own vibe and is meant to respect the idea behind the original track. motorcitysoul merge their trademark sounds and styles with the original track. vogt and rindermann communicate in a musical way with the original artist.

>only our hearts to lose< is a nice, shining character between the club and the balcon written and produced by marek hemmann

filterwolf is an acclaimed producer, dj and live act from munich, whose infectious production talents, electric live shows and groundbreaking debut album on london based process recordings released in 2010 have all led to the creation of his stunning new masterpiece: night patterns . his work was remixed by some of the finest artists around the globe such as portable, tigerskin, niederflur and hrdvsion. the consistency of the quality of his musical output was compared by journalists with no less a figure than carl craig. his productions have constantly earned praise and gained many fans for their driving beats, elegant, warm and cheerful synths and blossoming, journey-like arrangements. filterwolf received strong support from zombie nation, john acquaviva, spektre, ivan smagghe, groove armada, slam, dirt crew and coldcut. he was featured on tsugi compilation volume 18 along with gui boratt o, tiga and juan mclean and on huw stephens best new music evening show on bbc radio 1. across his new album, he explores the exciting, timeless space between house, techno, electro and beyond. throughout, he constantly maintains a melodic and emotive core, creating a mesmerizing body of work structured and presented in a highly creative way. the album was mastered by eelke kleijn, prolific producer (manual music, global underground) and mastering engineer from rotterdam, who among others has mastered the works of dubfire and applescal. deep, swinging, handclapping grooves and furious saxophone lines of the opening track color of spring , with their subtle, uplifting, intelligent beauty, signal that this is a master artist at work. as the mood moves towards the deep, pounding intensity of deep data , it s easy to become lost in the swirling music as filterwolf plays with emotion buttons, exploring the depths and whole spectrum of the dance and electronica, rese arching possibilities, forging ahead into the future.

nice price deal !!! four years since osunlade has graced us with an original full length house album. his next release and self-proclaimed last house release is nearing the gate. pyrography is an evolution incorporating the signature yoruba soul sound, bridging organic and electronic. braced with more vocal songs than any of osunlades previous house offerings, he has created an innovative endeavour. tracks including idiocyncracy, the infectious envision, and the yoruba chant of ser al santisimo showcase the wonderful palette of the musical diversity encompassed here. in addition to the album itself, osunlade has teamed up with the amazing talent of pyrography artist scott marr to create an original art experience harking back to the days when these two art forms were one and showcasing the synergy between them. the result is a very special selection of >fire paintings< created for each track making up the artwork for pyrography.

soundway remain in colombia for the follow up to cartagena! curro fuentes & the big band cumbia & descarga sound of colombia 1962 Ð 72, with a collection of pure colombian dancefloor thunder. check! 16 tracks of the finest guaguanc—s, descargas and cumbias recorded by legendary bandleader michi sarmiento y su bravos, and released on the infamous discos fuentes label between 1967 and 1977

new years 2018 deal

von heerscharen an fans rund um die welt bereits ungeduldig herbeigesehnt, fŸgt armin van buuren der geschichte seiner erfolgreichen >a state of trance< mix-compilation serie auch dieses jahr einen neuen meilenstein hinzu. auf die ohren gibt es auf der >a state of trance 2011< in guter tradition wieder eine fulminante auswahl der besten und neusten tracks, die die trance- und progressive-szene zu bieten hat, verfeinert mit einer fŸlle an unveršffentlichten tunes und exklusiven remixen. auf zwei cds, prall gefŸllt mit ohrwŸrmern und floorstŸrmern von hei§en newcomern und bekannten grš§en des internationalen dance-firmaments, liefert der welweite trance top dj erneut einen unwiderstehlichen mix fŸr alle anhŠnger hochwertiger trance-sounds

party class! incl. funkerman, jesse voorn, robbie rivera, armin van buuren, sied van riel, mr. sam, tiesto ..

get ready for a musical journey so deep you may not be able to dig yourself out. nor may you want to. blazingly hot on the smoking heels of the 19 predecessors of the highest ranks of house dj/producers whove blessed this series before him, like joe claussell, ron trent, grammy award winners louie vega & david morales, teddy douglas & dj spen (aka basement boys & muthafunkaz), danny krivit, tony humphries, and a ton of others who superbly compiled and mixed these compilations in the past, hip house producer/dj & sole channel/vega records recording artist mr. v joins this exclusive club and doesnt disappoint. using 18 of the latest and greatest tunes culled from the catalog such as the k&n dub of johnnydangerous >mr vs revenge<, alex kenjis remix of david harness >shake< the original rough mix of ananda projects >aura protection< ivan iacobuccis unreleased original mix of his recent >ritual< release, the deep & magnetic unreleased moodymanc extended mix of tomoki tamuras >the rough< and tomo inoues phenomenal unreleased swingin dub of siren-ic house singer stephanie cookes >sweetest thing<, to name very few, make this 20th anniversary edition of the series one for the musical books. all aboard!

maxi cd edition .. aquarell with their first vinyl on night drive music. this 4 tracker is a mixup between finest techhouse and deephouse and always aiming on the legs of the dancer. bombastic rhythms, bouncey grooves and driving elements. made to dance, made to freak out, made to burn the floors.

babylon by car is entirely in this ambiguity, between nostalgia and modernity, between pop and post-punk, electronic music and rock, past and future Ð its where kraftwerks >men-machines< celebrated an endless future with obedient machines. botox summons the ghosts of the century, from cybotron to wire, from fad gadget to john carpenter, to give birth to greatly personal music and, in all honesty, a rather unique sound in french electronic music. botox doesnt swagger to keep their motors running. both melodic and fierce, >babylon by car< comes as it is. and its probably the best way to take it in

der bruder von paul kalkbrenner und die stimme von >sky & sand< bringt nun sein grossartiges album auf den markt! tip!

pulshar are emerging as true musical heavyweights, with compositions that traverse the borderlands between spacious songcraft and the futuristic outer-reaches of the dub-techno universe. desolat is proud to present pulshars latest longplayer offering. after receiving widespread critical acclaim for his various solo projects and remixes in 2009, the inside lp sees pablo bolivar reunited with the tender tenor tones of aphro for their much-loved pulshar project.

previously known as universal funk, the black lillies debut freestyle release is a distinctive and highly original work. fusing electronica, soul, house & jazz with an ethereal, eclectic other worldly feel and featuring contributions from thulla wamberg, hannah vasanth & jo harrop.

dass armin van buuren neben seinem phaenomenalen erfolg als dj auch als artist gereift ist, beweist sein neues meisterwerk. fr >mirage< nahm sich armin 2 jahre produktionszeit und arbeitete mit erfahrenen musikern wie dem begehrten songschreiber guy chambers (robbie williams), den hit-vokalisten sophie ellis bexter & adam young (owl city) sowie seinen produzentenkollegen bt & ferry corsten in seinem studio zusammen. entsprechend liefert er auf >mirage< eine schillernde variation an unterschiedlichen styles ab: von dancefloor-killern - trance bis house - ueber feelgood-pop bis zu epischen orchestralwerken! so kann >mirage< schon jetzt als eines der dance-pop-highlight-alben des jahres 2010 bezeichnet werden!

>to share and to increase the love, to let the soul speak through the music, is a feeling which can hardly be described with words. with loving, i want to embrace the whole world, because this journey to the origins of electronic dance music in between modern detroit, high tech soul and house is coming from the very bottom of my heart.< (johannes heil, 2010)

this is a journey into our sound! an album in a reserved spiritual cast, thats complete down to its individual tracks. spin this record any way you please. from a pure jammed out playfulness there grew a sparkling conversation between the winds and those with keys and sometimes a rugged funk, others a finely-sensed jazz, and then completely improvised. a music with value added for an urbane, scenic people and for everyone whose heart beats along.

maxi cd edition - erster aber bleibender besuch von oscar bei damm records ... wir hoffen auf ein wiedersehen .. 4 tolle tracks

many reggae aficionados see the concentrated phase of rock steady between 1967 - 1969 as the carribeans most productive era of all time. never before had such sweet melodies, inspiring rhythms and beautiful love lyrics come together. numerous soul hits by the likes of curtis mayfield, the impressions, the supremes all got the bass-driven, jamaican style treatment.

ark has got an eclectic and ÒorganicÓ sound, something in between. from his origins as guitarist in a number of 80Õs funk bands, most notably trankilou, where he hooked up with the legend that is pepe bradock and onto the great matthew herbert & losoul with their first collaboration, Ôbelle luretteÕ in Ô99. the ÔalleluyarkÕ ep series from 2003 reaffirmed as his status as chief protagonist of experimental, groove led house and techno. his 2005 long player on perlon, ÔcalienteÕ won him critical acclaim, which is furthered by his more recent works together with shalom (as shalark), krikor (as krikark), cabanne (as copacabannark), mikael weill (as les cerveaux lents) and dolibox. his cannon of remixes is as long as the channel tunnel, reworking the likes of stephen beaupre, mr. oizo, archive, mossa, salif keita, slabb, fym, robag wruhme É arkÕs new lp (cd+vinyl) features singers (xanax, lippie) and is here nowÉ

the debut album from charlie alex march is a wonderfully melodic and satisfying affair, gloriously english in a non sniffy manner, like tea and crumpets or a stroll on an autumn day. like a soft collision between aphex twin at his most melodic, nick drake at his string soaked finest or some hybrid of steve reich and syd barrett scoring a tim burton movie, the music of charlie march has a lingering, delicate beauty that will be around for a long time.

like hardly any other contemporary dj, catherine britton aka cassy is living at the interfaces between reduction and soul, jazzy deep house and geometrically structured techno. and it comes as no surprise, because being the english-born daughter of a caribbean father and an austrian mother, cassy started at a very early age to develop a sense for artistic aesthetics that draws its special magic from the >in-between< especially. being resident in berlin since 2003, she quickly gained a residence at the panorama bar, worked as a producer with such renowned musicians like ricardo villalobos, luciano, mathew jonson or swayzak and releases her music on labels such as perlon, ostgutton as well as on her own imprint cassy. simply devotion, cassys 2nd mix cd after the highly acclaimed panorama bar 01 compilation is a proof of her love for deep house of a different kind, which has - despite occasional flashes of souly vocals - nothing to do with garage house and handbag factor

at its heart, the album celebrates the communal ideal of dance music with spirited, percussive tracks offering a clear distillation of what could only be described as the cadenza sound. but mirko also diverges from the dance floor, ducking into shadowy corners in search of more private emotions. rather than scattering energy, that tension between moods helps bind the album into a potent, coherent whole.

second long play release of galaktika records, this time is the turn of garnica who fit a full record of powerful tracks, some already known as the lucky guy or hielo sobre arena and others completely new like cae nieve en caracas or aerobus garnica manages to create a homogenous and consistent record, keeping in mind that there are many time between the compositions of the track.

bardo states debut album >mariposa< beholds a rare synthesis of classical & pop, an exquisite intersection between ambient & opera.

between dream and rave, agoria found himself, without any difference whatsoever. the public will soon realise this. very soon. yet, go, quick. go fast!

portmanteau with a mixture between electronics, headz, rock and breaks, flavoured with some melancholy

loco dices much-anticipated debut lp has been created to take the listener on a journey: an album to be treasured as a fine-textured catalogue of the senses. loco dice, who spends much of his time shuttling between the worlds main electronic music ports as an in-demand dj, packed up his studio and relocated to new york city. there, the renowned dŸsseldorf dj, producer and desolat label head fomented a raw and simmering soundtrack: a nuance-packed collection of sonic interpretations of scenes, characters and moods from the most diverse and mythologised city in the world

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