Their first release topped the Trackitdown Minimal Deep Charts for more than a week. Now Konsulat is attacking the floors again with the Electro bomb ‘Low Banger’, which comes up with five extraordinary and genre-specific remixes.
Sandra Gold and La Sash are a famous part of Munich’s Techno scene for more than 10 years now. Their first common studio production ‘Low Banger’ unites their impressions and experiences they picked up over all the years in the clubs.
After this they invited some of their best friends from Munich to do a remix. Joseph Disco of Great Stuff, Robaer & Beatnut5 of Robeat5 Records as well as the Deep House expert Roberto Q. Ingram didn’t miss this chance and created fantastic remixes in their familiar style. The Berlin flavour on this EP is delivered by Stivo, who designed the most Detroit like and darkest production on the Low Banger EP. The suitable Minimal Techno version is brought by Andrea Di Rocco from Roseto, Italy. He turns it into a very fast and incredibly dynamic direction.
The Low Banger EP by Sandra Gold & La Sash is out with every proper online retailer on February 8, 2010. Listen all versions on the labels YouTube or SoundCloud Channel or on the official website. Oudia Audio Publicity
Konsulat Release Podcast #2 – Low Banger EP
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Tags: Andrea Di Rocco, Joseph Disco, Konsulat, Konsulat Tonträger, La Sash, Low Banger, remixes, Robaer & Beatnut5, Roberto Q. Ingram, Sandra Gold, Stivo
In his previous life Shem McCauley (AKA Slacker) was considered one of the most prolific progressive house producers in the business. His tracks and remixes were played by the genre’s most popular DJs and they landed on the finest mix compilations.
However, with the business changing and tastes shifting Shem grew increasingly frustrated with the type of music “the business” was looking for. So he did the unthinkable – he disappeared. This UK native moved to Bangkok, Thailand, cut off communication with the industry, started a new job …and a new life. So, it’s been two years in Thailand and Slacker is back with an album that could have only been created in total isolation from the industry. It’s not progressive house, but this is progressive electronic downtempo music.
We hate to make comparisons but Start A New Life really does remind us of those classic UK downtempo albums from the 90’s and early 2000’s. It makes sense because Shem was a huge fan of this genre but never had the correct forum to release his own music of this type. The influences are apparent and when listening to Start A New Life you’ll pick of pieces of the Sabres Of Paradise-“Smokebelch II (Beatless Mix)”, Cocteau Twins-“Cherry-Coloured Funk”, Moby-“Go (Jam & Spoon Remix)”, Coldcut-“Autumn Leaves”, Boards Of Canada-Music Has The Right To Children, Future Sound Of London-Accelerator, Dusted-When We Were Young, and of course, The KLF-Chill Out album.
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Tags: a New, downtempo, Godlike & Electric, Life, Records, Slacker, Start
The unconventional Techno Vibes of Daniel L’s tracks is not so unusual as might thought. The deep Industrial Techno elements and the way it has been build in the tunes are heavily modulated with a touch of deep experimental noise and simple Organ synth.
The well know 90 Techno style is getting back and is a consistent part of Daniel L’s music orientation, production and performance. Bound to this Release an excellent John Curtis Remix, a “drummed” version for the energy full DJ Performances in the deep afterhours Times. Fly O Tech and Demian Müllers version, an amazing translation and mix of European Techno Touch and South-American Rhythm. This release is without any doubt a powerful Techno bound with a Thankful afterhours standing ovation of the mass.
Feedbacks
Alexi Delano: John Curtis and Damien Muller remix are more for me
Stereo K: Sick!
Jaxson: GREAT WORK..play it for sure
Afrilounge: will play the Demian Müller Remix!
Ariel Gomez: All TRACKS are great, but for me is John Curtis Rmx MY FAVORITE!
Empro: Good mixed ep. I love the original from daniel l. and my favorit is the Demian Müller remix with nice housetunes and rolling sounds. great!!!
Robin Hirte: Really Great EP – My favorite is Damien Müller Remix. Full Support.
Kevin: some great techhouse tunes here!
Joe Fisher: Fly o tech and Curtis remix are the best. Wicked techno pack
www.qt-records.com
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Tags: Daniel L, Micro Monster, QT RECORDS
One day we turned our transmitter antennas sharp east and managed to obtain signals from Krasnoyarsk, Russia. And what sounds we recieved! The most beautiful minimal techno soundscapes, carrying underlying echoes of the Siberian wilderness and disintegrated post Sovietian dreams.
As a service for the greater good we pressed record, compressed and packaged it up and hence we now have another release for you, our beloved followers. Embrace the debut 12” from Audioteka.
When gazing upon your world map, it might strike you as spectacular how the sounds of the Berlin underground can trickle all the way to Krasnoyarsk, Russia. Taking into consideration our knowledge of the modern, network- connected planet, it is of course not the same sensation. Still, one can’t avoid wondering if the massive amount of land in between hasn’t given flavor to the ones and zeros streaming through the pipelines in order to reconnect as digital audio in the other end.
When playing out Just So Simple, focusing your ears beyond the sharp synthetic beats and the dark deep bass, you can’t escape the echoes of unending Siberian pine forests, sparkling rivers, majestic ice-covered mountain ranges and abandoned Soviet era concrete cities. Audioteka plugged their laptops into the leftover equipment of a Cosmonaut space station and streamed the output through a state of the art night club speaker system. This is a recording from the other end of the neighbouring plains. Aimed straight for your heart. Open it up.
www.astorbell.com
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Tags: Astor Bell, ASTOR012, Audioteka, Just So Simple, release
Welcome to mothership 2010. Weve made some big changes over here at the labels and we hope to provide you with some crazy new shit this year.
The 1st release of the new decade is by Rusty James. He is a new guy in the game. This track was given to me from our friend Gavin Herlihy. It is a cool combo of old school filter house with hip-hop sensibilities. It always works really really well when i play it. (so i play it often!)
Subb-an I met in Birmingham ages ago. He made a monster track a few years ago that i originally tried to sign but couldnt and we have kept in touch ever since. This is a late night killer. Its mainly just beats and bass but it really works with the peaks and valleys placed just right. Dangerous stuff.
Claude
DJ Feedback
Emerson Todd – stop lying is the one for me.. love the drops. .. cant wait to play it out
James Talk – hot! yo amiogee is dope! love stop lying, i cant place the sample…argh.
SV4 – Digging Stop Lying, want to hear it out for sure.
Alex G – Yo Amigee is the one! Feeling that boom boom boomb!
Maetrik – Stopy Lying is smoooth and sweet with nice nice bass. My fav of the two….thanks !!
Nikola Baytala – massive tribal track for miami wmc 2010
shir khan – I absolutely love the Hip Hop Vine in STOP LYING. I remember that NINE also used the same sample and I have been a big fan of that sample when I was into Hip Hop. Y0 Amigee sounds big. Will test.
Ewan Pearson – Like the Rusty James track a lot – the sample works very nicely. The other side a bit too straight up percussion workout for me. Thank you for the music!
Itzone – Itzone (Dirtybird) – Rusty James tracks is for me, like the drive on this one
Matt Tolfrey – Really liking both tracks here, Rusty James is defo one to watch out for, he is doing some work for us on our new digi label for Leftroom called Left’d.
jeff samuel – stop lying is a great oldschool cut
robert johnson – stop lyying reminds me of the good ol days. love the original sample !! yo amigee could have a lil bit smarter bassline. but hey ! it will do the big floor smash for shure ! thanks
Sian – nice feverish house vibes..
Thomas Schumacher – Stop Lying. Please.
lucas – Stop Lying! W.O.W! Back to the Bronx with that one.
Kiki – 2 nice trax here! i see myself playing “stop lying” every chance i get, but “yo amigee” could also do well at places like panorama bar, when the daylight kicks in and you switch up a gear…
Sacha Robotti // Robosonic DJ Team – Good morning ! “Stop Lying” has this melancholic mid/end 90s house track feel, i like it since i grew up with this kind of sound. Happy 2010
Ryan Crosson – stop lying seems like it could be a real winner. will try out thanks!
MOWGLI – First of all I have to say the artworks are always amazing!!! Then that I really love Stop Lying, it’s the stuff I’m playn now..cheers
Todd Bodine – WOW. What a great EP!!! I love both tracks. Amazing baselines. I cant wait to plai them.
Ralf Kollmann – thanks and all the best for the new decade!
Dj Heather – Very nice way to start the year.
Voodeux – Stop Lying is some super nice house music.
Justin Long – Great tune! Stopy Lying is the one for me!
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Tags: Mothership, Rusty James, Stop Lying, Subb-an & Santos Resiak, Yo Amigee
Once Again, Again offers a long forgotten snapshot of what made the beginning of the 90s such a special place to be. It was a time to champion all forms of electronic music and pour them into one big melting pot, before everything began splintering into genres and sub- genres.
Back then Richie wasn’t the only member of the Hawtin family making waves as a DJ, over in the chill out room Matthew was also captivating crowds with marathon ambient sets. This unique mix compilation, available in two formats – a downloadable three hour transcendental voyage or the more slim line 75 minute CD version – represents a very personal account of what it was like.
Between 1993 and 1998, Matthew was a regular at Detroit parties like Hardest, Spastik and Heaven and Hell, providing the Yin to his brother’s Yang so to speak. For him, ambient music offered a more emotional, thoughtful and evocative journey and the chill out room was a safe place for people to drift in and out and make a different kind of contact, away from the intensity of the main room. As well the midwest, his exploits inevitably took him further a field to play at major European events like Tribal Gathering, Sonar and Time Warp.
95% of Once Again, Again originates from ‘93 to ‘96 including tracks by such artists as Sun Electric, Irresistible Force, Peter Namlook and MLO and should serve up a timely dose of nostalgia for the old guard, while introducing a whole new generation to the rich, dynamic history of a genre that briefly dominated the electronic landscape. Matthew has really gone back to the source with a selection that has truly stood the test of time. The result is a real joy to experience, packed with soothing textures, glistening melodies, restrained percussion and mandatory bird call. Until now, most of these tracks have only ever seen the light of day on vinyl and with that in mind, Tim Xavier’s mastering skills have also added an extra dimension – a crispness that breathes new life into this collection of floating monoliths that blend together without the slightest resistance.
So lie back, unplug all possible sources of interruption and let yourself drift through this expertly constructed spectrum of sound, to a time when a wide-eyed generation of party people really felt they could make a difference to the world. 15 years later things may not have turned out quite how we hoped, but this special mix at least proves that some of us haven’t stopped believing.
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Artist: Matthew Hawtin
Title: Once Again, Again
Catalogue No.: PLUS8107CD
Label: Plus 8 Records
Barcode: 673790025661
Distribution: Rough Trade / Beatport / M-nus / Juno
Format: CD, wav, mp3
Release Date Physical: March 12th, 2010
Release Date Digital: March 17th, 2010
Tracklisting:
1. A.S.I.O. and Paddee – Transparencies From The Outer Regions
2. Pineapple Circle – Circle Waves
3. Namlook – The Dutch Side of the Milky Way
4. Jet Chamber – Feedback Fluctuation
5. Solar Quest – Flying Spirals
6. Further – Ugene
7. James Bernard – Helix
8. The Irresistible Force – Flying High
9. MLO – Aqua 10. The Irresistible Force – Symphony in E
11. A Positive Life – Aquasonic
12. Dubtribe Sound System – Quiet Earth
13. MLO – Sleeper
14. Aedena Cycle – The Dreamshadow
15. Atlas – Compass Error (East)
16. Sun Electric – Northern Lights
17. Porcupine Tree – Voyage 34: Phase 3 (Astralasia Dreamstate)
18. Shades Of Orion – Liquid Shade
19. Theorem – Emerge
20. Gustavo Lamas – Naturales
21. James Bernard – Euph
22. FUSE – Carocell
23. A.S.I.O. and Paddee – Transparencies From The Outer Regions
24. Squid – Emprisoning Sound On a Piece Of Wax
25. Legion of Green Man – Synaptic Response (Memories Reoccuring)
26. A.S.I.O. and Paddee – Transparencies From The Outer Regions
27. Sun Electric – Sarotti
28. MLO – Birds and Flutes
29. Link – Amenity
Digital Bonus Tracks:
Matthew Hawtin – Once Again, Again (Continuous Mix, CD Version) – 01:15:50
Matthew Hawtin – Once Again, Again (Continuous Mix, Extended Version) – 03:20:16
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GOGO Music starts the year 2010 with absolute hotness, as Ralf GUM feat. Kafele’s “Complicated” with remixes by Raw Artistic Soul, DJ Christos and Kafele is a surefire winner and following up a highly successful year 2009 in which all releases of the label hit the Top 10 sales charts on Traxsource.
There seems no stopping for Ralf GUM, as he just has another fantastic year in his career behind him. He played countless DJ gigs worldwide and had numerous highly successful releases in a row which all cemented Ralf’s standing at the top of his game. But Ralf does not rest on his laurels and steadily continues to put out exceptional songs. With “Complicated” he drops another outstanding recording that reflects his love for sexy tunes with astonishing freshness and prodigious deepness. This time he teamed up with Kafele, who he remixed already for the praised “Above the sky” release on his GOGO Music label. Ralf’s Main Mix is a musical rich pearl with the right vibe for the dance-floor or just pure listening pleasure.
Kafele, trumpeter, composer and producer, has been playing the trumpet for over 18 years. He attributes his love and appreciation for the art to his father who often listened to recordings of John Coltrane, Freddie Hubbard and Miles Davis among others. As a by-product of becoming a Chicago resident for about 7 years, Kafele was inundated with lively, upbeat house music. This musically enriched background provided the influences that helped cultivate his unique sound. On his release with Andy Compton on GOGO Music, he already proved that he is not only a top trumpeter, but as well a great vocalist. His heartfelt vocal-performance for “Complicated” testaments this again. Kafele was that much into the song that he did a remix of it and the result is lovely lounge version with a completely new brass hook.
Releasedate Vinyl: 08th of February 2010.
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Tags: 040, Complicated, feat., gogo, Kafele, ralf gum, Releasedate, Traxsource, vinyl
“What happens in Vegas will no longer stay in Vegas…” – Markus Schulz, Jan 2010.
Touching down in new cities is almost as much a part of being a DJ as working the turntables themselves – a fact that’s never been lost on one of the world’s biggest DJs, Markus Schulz. In the last five years alone his always-rolling World Tour has taken him to more of them than many will see in a lifetime. It’s this ever-transforming melting pot of sound, sight and musical taste that fed his desire to capture them musically. And in 2005 that’s what he started to do…
Since then they have shuttled us between some of the most iconic and best known clubbing metropolises in the world; Miami & Ibiza and Amsterdam & Toronto have all had their clubbing credos encapsulated in mix form.
Markus, himself explains further: “Many people say that you see great differences moving between countries – that’s natural. I actually think though that you experience some fairly major ones just going from one country’s city to the next. That’s long been a source of fascination to me. The City compilations are a great way for me to document a place through music, by picking out and turning the spotlight on exactly which tracks & sub-styles are working particularly well in specific cities that I’ve played & loved. ”
Now at the start of the new decade, for the next instalment of his audio-travelogue, Markus is dedicating the ‘10 edition to a place not only increasingly close to his heart, but one that resonates with hundreds of thousands of clubbers worldwide… Las Vegas.
“Vegas has undergone nothing short of a revolution over the last 4 years; one that’s been driven, as much as anything by the casinos”, say Markus. “I don’t think it’s overstating it to say that it’s becoming – or maybe has already become – a new world clubbing Mecca. >From the outside looking in, people previously perceived that Las Vegas has been all bright lights, ‘bling, bling’ & lane upon lane of slots. Through leading nights like Rain at Fabulous and Moon at the Palms (to name just two), that’s changing very fast. For people who are seriously minded about music and clubbing, it’s going to become a place they have to say they’ve been. Hedonism has never been in short supply there – it’s why they call it Sin City! Come this new decade it might very well start to put the squeeze on Ibiza.”
From the first electrostatic sizzle of the opening seconds of Clinch’s elegy to Rain, ‘Las Vegas’10’, clips the city under the microscope and begins its DNA decode. Interwoven in its genes is the deep, house-ish overture of Dakota’s ‘Sin City’ (its title self-explanatory); the skittering electro squall of Arnej’s ‘They Need Us’, the super-fluid melodica of Rex Mundi’s ‘Opera of Northern Ocean’ and the attacking, rapacious bass of Phynn’s remix of Mike Foyle & Statica’s ‘Deadly Nightshade’. Each track that comes to ‘Las Vegas’10’ discs has either been successfully test-fired by Markus in L.V. or comes with the awareness of a man who knows exactly what will find the centre of the dancefloor there.
Las Vegas ‘10’ is out on the 22nd of February and will be available from the Armada website and all good retailers.
Tracklist
Disc 1
01 Clinch – Rain
02 Torin Schmitt feat. Ryan Merchant – Follow
03 ElSandro – Style Fusion (Jessus Progressivo Mix)
04 Dakota – Chinook (Afterhours Mix)
05 Rex Mundi – Opera Of Northern Ocean
06 Mike Foyle presents Statica – Blossom
07 Veselin Tasev – Pacific Waves (Evgeny Bardyuzha Remix)
08 Mr. Pit – Simplicity
09 Karanda – On Hold
10 Arnej – Ping Pong
11 Phynn presents Binary Star – The Halo Effect
12 Norin & Rad – Always A New Day
13 Thomas Cresine – Daimyo
14 Anton Firtich feat. Victoria Mazze – Meant To Be Free
Disc 2
01 Dakota – Sin City (Intro Mix)
02 Skytech – Comet
03 Julian Vincent feat. Cathy Burton – Here For Me (Mark Otten Extended Mix)
04 Re-Ward vs Dr Willis – Maaybe (tyDi’s Stadium Mix)
05 David Forbes – Katsu
06 Arnej – They Need Us
07 Max Graham feat. Neev Kennedy – Sun In The Winter
08 Trilucid – Departures (Yuri Kane Remix)
09 Robert Burian feat. Zdenka Predna – You (Club Mix)
10 Mr. Pit – This Room Is Not Big Enough
11 Wilson, Smallwood & Ingram – Koko
12 Ummet Ozcan – Next Phase (Phase 1 Mix)
13 Mike Foyle presents Statica – Deadly Nightshade (Phynn Remix)
14 Beatservice meets Tucandeo feat. Manon Polare – Waiting For The Sun
15 Shogun – Connected
SoundReflect Interview Markus Schulz
More info on Markus Schulz can be obtained through the links below
For the music – www.myspace.com/markusschulz
For the gossip – www.twitter.com/markusschulz
For the pictures – www.facebook.com/markusschulz
For the video – www.youtube.com/markusschulz
For The Palms – www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOE0PsIGWwk
For everything – www.markusschulz.com
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The next release from the Munich based label Robeat5 Records is a House Bomb by the Supreme Sluts. The two Germans also have releases on Konsulat or Plasmapool so far and present now again a mind- and floor-blowing House track with deep touching basslines, funny sing along lyrics, catchy hihats and a great melody.
And like if this wouldn’t be enough, the Robeat5 labelheads Robaer & Beatnut5 furthermore created a masterpiece remix for all more Electro tasted clubbers. To take it to extremes Tommigo from System New York delivers the suitable Minimal House version and makes the ‘Pony’ an EP which is more than enough.
Oudia Audio Publicity
www.SupremeSluts.de
www.Robeat5.com
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Tags: 8th February 2010, OUT, Pony, Records, robeat5, supreme sluts
Amsterdam, January 2010 – High quality trance & tech-trance will be the main focus of the brand new label of number one Irish DJ and producer John O’Callaghan. The Subculture label, the 26th imprint to be part of Armada Music, kicked off January 18th with a release by the label-owner himself.
This is perfect timing for one of the biggest talents in dance music today, whose commitment was rewarded with the placing of number 24 in the prestigious DJ Mag Top 100 Poll. John: “I want to provide a label which has consistency and is known for solid, quality releases.”
Armada Music and John O’Callaghan have been working together for over 5 years. Besides various releases on different imprints, John released his second artist album, ‘Never Fade Away’, at Armada Music in early 2009. Having Armada Music as the official home to the Subculture label was a natural choice to John. John: “We have been working together for a while now, and they did a great job with my artist album. I am a bit of a perfectionist with my projects, so I wanted to choose the right way to start my label and the right company to work with. These days it’s very hard to start from scratch with a label to get the distribution and onto the shops without some headaches, so I’m glad to be working with Armada for many reasons.”
Subculture is named after John’s radioshow, that’s been running for over 3 years. In October 2009, John also released a mix compilation called ‘Subculture’. The Subculture label is an elaboration to these two projects and will reflect his sound and showcase new talent within the trance and tech-trance scene. John:”It will represent trance with a cutting edge, and tech-trance with that something extra. I will be doing my best to root out strictly the best tunes out there, 1 release per month. Quality… not quantity!”
The first Subculture release, ‘John O’Callaghan – Striker’ will be released on January 18th with a remix by upcoming talent Ummet Ozcan.
For more info, check www.armadamusic.com or www.johnocallaghan.net
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- Low Banger by Sandra Gold & La Sash comes up with Remixes by Joseph Disco, Andrea Di Rocco, Robaer & Beatnut5, Stivo and Roberto Q. Ingram
- Slacker – Start a New Life – Godlike & Electric Records
- Daniel L – Micro Monster – QT Records
- Audioteka – Just So Simple (ASTOR012)
- Stop Lying – Yo Amigee – Mothership
- Matthew Hawtin – Once Again, Again – PLUS8107CD
- Ralf GUM feat. Kafele “Complicated” – GOGO 040
- Markus Schulz – Las Vegas 10 – Armada Music – Worldwide release on 22/02/10
- Supreme Sluts – Pony – Robeat5 – Out 8th February 2010
- John O’Callaghan and Armada Music launch new Subculture label
