undoubtedly a prolific artist at various points in his career, arjen schat revives his ohrwert alias for its first ep in three years with the first release for local traffic. the dubby tendencies of this particular project shine through in abundance on -tornus- with its voluminous reverbs and shimmering delays, all guided by a steady-ticking set of drums. throughout the ep the production values are impeccable, perhaps shining through the most on the blissful closer -weallian- which layers up melancholic synth tones into a beautiful configuration and rounding it out with an instinctive bassline for a heart-melting end result.
born in sao paulo to a deeply religious family, laercio has been around music all his life - amidst the challenges of daily life, his adventist parents would whip out all sorts of instruments whenever the situation would allow it, introducing a young and curious mind to a wide range of musical expressions. it should come as no surprise, then, that our hero quickly felt at home with notes and bars, choosing the flute as his first weapon of choice which he eagerly studied from the age of seven. even later non-musical career choices always reflected an infatuation with the world of sounds, like his stint as a capoeira teacher, combining martial arts, acrobatics and dance. with such a multi-faceted background in music, the inevitable tinkering with synthesizers and other means of electronic sound generation was rather a question of time than one of ambition, and sure enough we find laercio roaming the parties of the mid-noughties, absorbing the unique melange of styles and scales that inform club culture to this day. in stark contrast to most other rave inductees at the time, however, he never wanted to become a dj: his area of expertise is the performance, not the collecting and curating of other people s releases, and it shows in the unusual fact that laercio has held club residencies as a live electronic musician in venues like sao paulo s the edge without ever so much as touching a record. in these release l_cio has worked with d.o.c. mastermind gui boratto. and the result is music for the dancefloor.
traffic007 kicks in with a warm welcome to edward. his debut is a crispy, genius breaktune, followed by the boys, characteristic flow, fits perfect for your night.
hidden traffic comes with its first reference matching with massa’s debut in the techno scene. two original tracks together with a great remix from the scottish producer deepbass define this ep. support from: claudio prc reggy van oers ness exium tensal tetsuo takaaki itoh angel molina paula temple slam regal krenzlin thomas hessler laurent garnier synthek donor wunderblock mas teeveh marco carola kike pravda and more.
the sixth traffic release, a various artist from cosmic barber & parsec...
cosmic barber (martyné / jacob & julian chenaux) parsec (bodin & jacob / martyné / julian chenaux)
inspired by the success of last summers retrospective on poker flat, steve bug takes up his traffic signs moniker once more for a fabulous jam that more than merits the 10-year wait. the uncredited tunes that first came out under this name were classic jack tracks that devastated dancefloors - and cookie jar is a more than worthy successor. this is stripped-down house, chicago-esque, direct and determined to make you move. berlin legend jake the rapper adds downright dirty humour with a spoken vocal fit for an age of internet sextapes and celebrity photo hacking.
traffic records is in with their fourth release! martyné & jacob teamed up again and present the dune ep, great broken techno, played out by ricardo villalobos, dorian paic, michael melchner
part 2 of 2 from mfo on the dekmantel label. the machines take control. the label say: after making their debut on dekmantel not so long ago, italian duo rio padice and massimo di lena, together known as mephisto frequency oscillator (mfo) now serve up part two of the future city traffic ep. across four new tracks they continue to explore grainy, dirty house that is variously soulful, funky or cosmic in nature.
(steve bug traffic signs remix) for the new single love song, deetron calls on the vocal talents of oddball techno superstar seth troxler. steve bug brings his traffic signs alias back to life for the remix, and adds an instrumental version too.
played out by : ricardo villalobos, vera, dorian paic
the second >traffic< drops in with four minimalistic housetunes and is an excellent debut by bodin&jacob & julian chenaux...
ltd repress !!
new big thing from the poker flat camp. new sublabel with kick ass minimal techy house grooves. already making waves all over germany. two stone cold pleaser tracks. dont sleep on it! tip
oliver hos alias for the less obvious techno stompers has always been full of surprises. although you can take the man out of the rave, but not the rave out of the man, raudives >traffic ep< is a retro futuristic team of hermaphrodites. four tracks that recall metal dance - the genre that never was - as well as disco elements, house hints, a techno taste and wave wonders. a record made for sven vaeth and trevor jackson, with >beams< already on heavy rotation with dixon and ame for a while now.
awesome sounding remastered re-issue of this super-rare underground disco belter from crosstown traffic. originally released in 1979 on tiny philadelphia label d.c. records, this highly collectable 12 inch still gets plenty of playtime today from djs such as dmitri and al kent. on the a-side >party people< slams you hard with funky basslines, furious disco beats, heady 70s synths and a whole load of party lyrics. truly infectious! then grooving sideways into your life is the b sides >love your family<. yet another disco gem, this tune is mellower yet will still have you running to the dancefloor with its first-class bass guitar riff, deeply-disco tambourines and hand-claps. great stuff!
how do you define the music of mantronix? is it hip hop? electro? funk? house? maybe the answer is all of the above (or is it none of the above?). it is true that mantronix will be remembered for their multi-faceted sound as well as their ability to bend and blend genres flawlessly into a cohesive musical tapestry, but they will also most importantly they will be remembered as musical innovators and sub-genre pioneers.
now available for the first time ever, traffic entertainment group in conjunction with sleeping bag records and warlock entertainment present, mantronix: king of the beats, the anthology 1985-1988. this carefully curated double lp compilation combines the best of mantronixs work from the early, and arguably, best era of their career into one amazing listening experience. whether you are an avid mantronix fan or are looking for a place to start - this is the collection to wrap your ears around.
super digital traffik recordings of various artists ... the label is growing rapidly by offering great artists both on vinyl and digital. this ep demonstrates it with 4 big artists .. every track has a story .. and all make up this beautiful vinyl which moreover is supported by: laurent garnier, butch, david penn, michel cleis, paco osuna, hermanez, matt brown,rob mello, robert owens, rasmus faber, king britt, benji candelario, etienne de crecy, soul avenger, and many others
great 4 track ep, featuring alberto sola & mateo, aldo cadiz & matthew lima, basti grub & mike trend and jose de divina & cristian viviano & javi murdok. booming bass!
powerplay from: iron curtis, quarion, dplay, jazzmina, oliver goldt, tristen …. and your mum! when leaves are falling down its always time for some heart-warming music. so we here at frank music decided to do another special 12inch this year. our good friend monosoul made this handsome house-track called >ignore the traffic lights< that we just love so much it gets a singlesided limited release. we are sure you know the feeling when riding your bike, cruisin your city at night: damn those traffic lights! well, be careful when crossing the street, though.... a real warehouse smash for sure and who needs b-sides anyways.
limited single-sided white label of an exclusive theo & i.g track, >traffic<!! youll have heard this one if youve been paying attention to mr parrishs dj sets over the past year or so...tip!
fresh from his massive release on dj dies clear skyz label, s.p.y rocks up on traffic to drop a polished twelve that bristles with thinly veiled menace. stuttering breaks, high tension pads and bursts of static introduce out of the blue, before unleashing the distorto drums and 20.000 volt bassline, laced with echoing laser stabs, and snatches of oldskool mentasm.
after the first rockets & ponies release, >own< won over the wmc crowds, with its sun-filled vibes, the label is hitting back with its second dance-floor smasher, by alex dolby & santos
after the critical sucess of touch (an honest secret weapon for carl cox, shlomi aber, alan fitzpatrick, michel de hey, christian smith) hell yeah is proud to present the new 12 inch from a man on a mission to keep the true house sound alive and loud!! enzo elia awesomely produces and combines french touch, big drums, us house vocal hooks, deep tricky edits and, for all you true diggers out there, a big twisted sample
big with: loco dice, 2000 and one, brothers vibe, lauhaus, rozzo, shinedoe, sebo k, thomas schumacher, motorcitysoul, xpress2, ray okpara, losoul, matt tolfrey, h.o.s.h., solomun, ripperton, lexx, osunlade, jimpster, chris carrier, manuel tur, langenberg,
these two scorchers have been doing the the circuit for the last few months and getting support from bassbin twins, groovediggerz and ali b to name a few. rumpy pumpy is plumpy and chunky. hit n hope is a quality crowd hyper!
diverted traffic are proud to present the eagerly anticipated. >on the run< from general electrik that’s already had a huge impact on the club circuit. electro-tech pioneer general electrik has been doing the rounds on the australian dance music scene since 1997
the rereshingly prodigy esque ripper will ravers old & new quaking in their boots. a short intro gives way to a heavyweight knarly b line & beats combination to knock your head off. not one for the faint hearted. on the flip sees the return of the mighty dopamine for remix duties. warping meaty synth lines & chunky techy beats are the order of the day.
played & supported by anthony collins, florian meindl, lars sommerfeld, tom clark, giles smith, james flavour, jimpster and more.. marco hided from the berlin indian-summer in the front gardens of barcelona. here, he tasted the fruites from the tree of creativity and brought back the upon you 007
an incredible full album from dinosaur l the legendary new york dancefloor project of arthur russell! the groups a punky, funky, chunky amalgam of bass thumping, guitar riffing, keyboard filling, and sax honking all very much in the spirit of russells best quirky club work of the time, but with the added sound here of a more expanded approach one that takes the tunes in a whole new territory than the more famous 12 inch singles! the tracks on the set are simply numbered 1, 2, 3, and so on and come across almost as free jamming instrumentals! totally great stuff as experimental as it is funky!
TRAFFIC III - PART 4 / 4 (10INCH) (HIDDEN NOISE, RANDOM AFICIONADO, BEYOND)
10 Inch 03.07.07
the long a-side is reserved for bülent gürler and his project bee-low. >the hidden noise< is a neo-detroit-screw of the plus 8-hawtin school in a very popular plank of the minimal-rave. a track like evolution. antonelli digs, as >random aficionado<, a handful of melodies deep under a rave that is hardly recognizable as such one. he removed the snare completely in favor of a more effective feeling of the song. that s the way deep-house should sound and the way you always imagined it. no frowst, no references, just clear warm water. martin hirsch, alias deer, lived in devon (uk) for a long time and was an immediate neighbor of lee norris, also known as norken or metamatics. recently, the two of them have revived the connaisseur label neo ouija and that will surely do good for the cultural environment. and they have decided to start a long-ranging cooperation in terms of producing records. an outcome is >beyond the breeze<, a piece of house music whose title couldn t be more precise... sasse, giles smith, jeff milligan, laurent garnier
what a huge summer remix by outwork here. these strings and this great vocals by larry ray will be the right fusion for this years summer this is a must have record
after two eps by jan autobahn, traffic is back with dejan milicevic and he delivers brill driven phunky tech with some noisy moments and a phat sub heavy b2 track !!
the sixth sequel in the traffic signs series convinces once again with its special signature sound. dry, acid-driven, stripped down but featuring enthusiastic structures and well-chosen sounds, this is what traffic sounds is all about.>coming down< on the a-side is a lively acid-packed track. opening and closing filters, delays and loads of nice effects make this a more than useful peak time weapon! >back on crack< on the flip brings a heavy dose of pushing chords, fizzing open hi-hats and cracking snares all around. don t take the track s title too seriously!
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