excellent new single from depeche mode with fantastic new remixes by the man of the moment jacques lu cont. full length club mixes with dancefloor appeal. watch this one go!
hris liebing and the clr team are very exited about the upcoming release of clr 049. the engine ep by black asteroid is the brand-new project of an artist who has been an unconventional techno innovator and a big inspiration for many years. black asteroid is the brainchild of bryan black, who started his career as a sound designer for prince. while working with prince at paisley park studios, bryan learned and honed sound and production skills, which inspired him to start his own band. he moved to london england and co-founded a band called motor. their first demo was quickly signed to novamute, and after 2 singles, motor were catapulted to the top of the techno world, sharing stages with daft punk and kraftwerk at major festivals, and later embarking on a world tour supporting depeche mode in 2009. in april 2011, bryan decided to start a new project by the name of black asteroid, to showcase an exciting new sound and to re-capture the techno world once more
black van brings together the talents and vision of two well-known electronic producers: kris menace, whose discopolis and other releases obtained dancefloor ubiquity, and who has remixed a list of notable names, including depeche mode, royksopp, air, underworld and lcd soundsystem, and kowesix, one half of the >all-night-dance-party< dj duo moonbootica, whose own remix credits include such diverse names as mando diao, junkie xl and adam freeland.
duchess says are montreals answer to six finger satellite, to the units, to depeche mode. whilst nodding to no wave, to new wave and to punk, they do something more, something unique that pushes the power of their influences into new places. not at all bothered by format or conventions, duchess says can easily set fire to any warehouse parties or arenas. their musical influences range from no wave, new wave, punk, to cinema and visual arts. duchess says have the mandate to decontextualise the rock and to promote simultaneously their church on the way.
this release kicks off hardrock strikers new label imprint supreme striker which will feature reworkings and re-imaginings from himself and others. part one brings 2 previously unreleased up - tempo jams to vinyl for a limited time. first up is cetu javu, amazing spanish band from the 80s close to depeche mode best 80s production with the seminal, anthemic & lost b side por favor (original goes for 500 euros!) reworked as mano a mano into a massive dance floor teaser that totally goes off when its dropped. while on the flip, ready for the worlds funk-fuelled classic sheila named ready 4 shyla is cut up and supercharged in true striker style into a deadly dj weapon. striker takes and rips it apart, turning their track into a massive chugger thats building up into one of the most anticipated vocal breakdowns. big is an understatement. both tracks are respectfully edited,lovingly re-mastered and cut loud at 45 rpm for maximum dance floor pleasure and djdelight. dont hold back!
techniques berlin wurde 1984 von den schulfreunden andreas gregor und david rout gegründet und begann mit synthesizern, drumcomputern und gitarren zu experimentieren. in der anfangsphase war die band stark von den britischen new-romantic-bands the human league, visage, yazoo, omd und depeche mode sowie den aufstrebenden kanadischen synth-pop-bands rational youth, men without hats und trans-x beeinflusst. es dauerte ein paar jahre, bis sie ihre elektronischen spielzeuge beherrschten und eine einzigartige mischung aus süchtig machenden elektropop-melodien und wunderschön ausgearbeiteten alternativen beats kreierten.
pressed on double 180 gram virgin vinyl. includes 30cm art print. including download codes for the unmixed tracks and original dj mix in mp3 / flac / wav formats.
sacred skin wurde im frühjahr 2020 in los angeles gegründet und besteht aus dem kreativen duo brian damert und brian tarney. in kürzester zeit haben die beiden eine nahezu unübertroffene fähigkeit bewiesen, hymnische popmusik zu kreieren, die von romantik und melancholie durchdrungen ist und von schichten über schichten von new-wave-nostalgie durchtränkt wird. nach einer beeindruckenden reihe von singles im jahr 2021 und im darauffolgenden jahr veröffentlichte die band im mai 2022 ihr mit spannung erwartetes debütalbum the decline of pleasure, das mit großem erfolg aufgenommen wurde. bewaffnet mit vintage-equipment wie dem sequential circuits prophet-vs und dem e-mu emulator ii und angetrieben von starkem songwriting, gekonnter produktionsarbeit und damerts emotionsgeladenem gesang, haben sacred skin ein modernes meisterwerk abgeliefert, das sowohl in die 80er jahre als auch in die gegenwart gehört. ein album, das es wert ist, neben den stärksten bemühungen von idolen wie duran duran, inxs, peter gabriel, depeche mode und new order zu stehen. ein album, das die herzen so vieler menschen bereits erobert hat und dies zweifellos auch in den kommenden jahren tun wird.
das ursprünglich 1997 veröffentlichte album des soloprojekts von ex-depeche mode mitglied alan wilder (inkl. der singles drifting und stalker und dem fan-liebling luscious apparatus ). jetzt auf schwarzem vinyl.
repress 2022 - re-mastered by bernie grundman mastering in hollywood. available for the first time on 180g vinyl. high quality audiophile download card included (24bit files). for fans of dj shadow, roni size, roots manuva, unkle, j dilla, rockers hi-fi, alex reece ...
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