after kicking off the year with body reflections pt.1 on tresor, berlin-based, bournemouth-born ben thomas aka bnjmn is back with new label tiercel. as an outlet for floor focused tracks he kicks off the imprint with paean - 2 slabs of atmospheric, hypnotic, sci-fi techno plus an ambient excursion in true otherworldly bnjmn fashion.
next up on crazylegs, two fiendishly addictive garage cuts - and the first vocal material on our label - from a young veteran of the uk underground, wolverhamptons trc. one of the key players in the late-2000s bassline scene and more recently a prolific grime producer, trcs crazylegs debut sees him on dazzling form: crisp 2-step drums, trademark floor-shocker basslines and melodies so catchy you won t get them out of your head for weeks. on the remix front, a real special pairing: the legendary el-b moulds come bring it into a vintage garage banger, while beneath follows up recent tectonic & keysound releases with a hypnotic, sub-fuelled rework of you & me.
trim - >i am< is out now. our second vocal, and first all vocal release on the label. really glad we made it happen. big up david kelly as usual on the artwork, trc on production, and d.o.k on notice now, and preditah and lv for contributing excellent remixes.
finishing off the year in a flurry, the second release of the newly minted tiercel label by uk born, berlin-based bnjmn sees the producer venture into murkier, deeper waters.
praise poems vol.1: gilles peterson (worldwide / brownswood rec.): one of my fave comps of 2015. praise poems vol.2: oliver korthals (mojo / out of spectrum on byte fm): extremely well put together track listing of artists which i have never heard before. left me with my mouth open... - highly recommend! praise poems vol.3: dom servini (wah wah 45s): this is incredible. praise poems vol.4:
folge 17 der vom label und internetradio rinse initiierten compilationreihe praesentiert einen mix von elijah & skilliam mit den besten grime-tracks aus dem englischen dance-underground 2011. die beiden djs, label-, club- und blogbetreiber (butterz) haben sich in ihrem mix vor allem auf instrumentale tracks konzentriert, darunter -take off- von faze miyake (dem wohl besten instrumentalen grime-track des jahres), wollten aber auf stimmen wie die von p money, blacks sowie trim and wiley nicht ganz verzichten. mit den 27 tracks schaffen die beiden einen reinen grime-mix, aehnlich wie in ihren shows auf rinse fm, mit den angesagtesten tracks aus der britischen grime-szene, darunter einige exklusive dubplates.
originally created in 1994, christian smiths tronic label holds a special place in techno circles. with the momentum of his recent successes behind him and the strength of fresh inspiration driving his ambition forward, 2010 promises to be a vintage year for the new, super-charged christian smith. having recently made his second appearance on bbc radio 1s essential mix, spring 2010 will see christian embark on a world tour to accompany his soon to be released debut solo album >directors cut<.
paskal & urban absolutes are celebrating the release of their debut album lux (released in november 2013) with a big bash, encompassing a special remix package and with an illustrious group of liked minded peers. same as with their own work credo of cross-city collaborating (paskal aka alex lives in berlin, urban absolutes aka adrian lives in essen) the twosome assembled half of germany for the first, now available 12inch of the lux remixes.
born out of a shared vision of musical inspiration, the duo of d-nox & beckers has, over the last 4 years, firmly entrenched itself into the landscape of the worldwide electronic community. working as a perfect fusion of studio expertise and an impeccable dancefloor touch, this creative combination of christian d-nox wedekind and frank beckers has become a an unfailing source of massive grooves which have successfully infected (infiltrated?) all corners of the globe. with more than a quarter century of combined djing and producing experience between them, d-nox & beckers effectively merge a seasoned musical grounding with a dynamic creative spark that never fails in its ability to adapt to the ever-changing vista of electronic dance music.
born out of a shared vision of musical inspiration, the duo of d-nox & beckers has, over the last 4 years, firmly entrenched itself into the landscape of the worldwide electronic community. working as a perfect fusion of studio expertise and an impeccable dancefloor touch, this creative combination of christian d-nox wedekind and frank beckers has become a an unfailing source of massive grooves which have successfully infected (infiltrated?) all corners of the globe. with more than a quarter century of combined djing and producing experience between them, d-nox & beckers effectively merge a seasoned musical grounding with a dynamic creative spark that never fails in its ability to adapt to the ever-changing vista of electronic dance music.
2011 holiday collection. the project started in 2010 when jan illustrated the diversity of more than 50 christmas tunes in the field of jazz, funk and soul to tobias kirmayer of tramp records, germany. although some of the titles had already been compiled, there were exceptional songs that grabbed their attention. major record companies owned a handful of the initially pre-selected songs. despite the fact that these terrific songs never topped the charts the quality of this compilation easily shakes hands with famous christmas records of major artists like james brown or lou rawls. ladies and gentlemen, sing along, shake your hips and dance because: santas funk & soul christmas party is goin on.
praise poems vol.5 zeigt erneut, dass es bei musik immer auch um ein gefŸhl geht. musik = emotion = stimmung! jeder einzelne song auf diesem album ist ein meisterstŸck, das seinesgleichen sucht. diesmal mit dabei: gunn high school jazz reunion, keither florence, robert cote, plas johnson, charlie chisholm boss-tet, u.v.a.
biophilia is an interdisciplinary exploration of the universe and its physical forces - particularly those where music, nature, and technology meet - inspired by these relationships between musical structures and natural phenomena, from the atomic to the cosmic. the independent on sunday calls it -brilliantly original and ambitious.
italian uprising artist frankyeffe is the one to continue the dark tradition on 43 recordings, and he does well just as he does on his every weeks residency on the traintek partys at romes rashomoon club playing alongside people like speedy j, edit select or sasha carassi and many more icons of real techno. he keeps things simple, but very effective, music which is nothing more or less than produced for causing riots during on the dancefloor peaktime. xhins remix on the flip is a really experimental apporach to the original, trcky rythms and he managed to create a totally new essence of the track. masterpiece of remixing, so dont be scared to try this on the dancefloor.
the uk funky vocal of the year. features original and soulful mix by ma1 played by footloose, pioneer, supa d, hotsteppa and marcus nasty and bassline mix played by ez.
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