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There's a good chance that you're going to look back on 2008 as the year you discovered Los Updates. And to think that it all began with this record: Los Updates First If You PleaseLos Updates is the latest project from Chilean musical mastermind Jorge González together with Loreto Otero. Jorge González-not to be confused with the Swedish crooner José González-is one of the country's best-known musical ambassadors. His group Los Prisioneros defined the sound of Chilean rock in the '80s and '90s, standing in opposition to Pinochet's military dictatorship, selling out stadiums across the Americas and laying the groundwork for today's Rock en Español movement. In the '90s, as electronic-music culture took root in Chile, González teamed up with Martin Schopf (aka Dandy Jack) to create Gonzalo Martinez, a wide-ranging experiment in Latin-tinged electro-pop. Aided and abetted by the usual suspects in Latin America's eccentric expat electronica scene - Argenis Brito, Atom Heart, Tobias Freund aka Pink Elln, Gonzalo Martinez released two albums and a handful of singles in 1998 and 1999. Now based in Mexico City and working alongside the beguiling Loreto Otero, González launches the next phase of his musical career with Los Updates, a project that connects the dots between mindbending minimal house and unabashed pop.
Perhaps appropriately for an artist who has rewritten the rules at every step of the way, Los Updates aren't taking the most conventional route to release their music. They've prepped two 12-inch singles-Los Updates First If You Please - The Remixes - featuring original cuts backed by remixes from Ricardo Villalobos, Dandy Jack, Luciano, Tobias and other Los Updates companions. And now, this special CD release will follow, gathering all Los Updates' originals along. González vocals and obliquely narrative lyrics are doubtless the centerpiece, veering between singing and speaking, falsetto highs and baritone lows. (His accent, in English, is also almost adorably absurd). But he backs up an unforgettable vocal performance with equally compelling production, crafting an addictive groove out of rubbery synthesizers, clattering drum machines and oddball samples galore. There's no doubt that he has top-notch studio chops, but González makes his outsider status a virtue: his beats don't sound like anyone else's. A breath of fresh air in the tiny over structured world of dance music. 1. 4 Wheel Drive 07:19 , 2. My Soulmate And I 07:09, 3. Some Pictures Of You 07:29, 4. I Don't Feel Like Coming Home 06:145. Sexual Madness 06:47 , 6. Inviting You Here 07:47 ,7. It's Getting Late 07:17, 8. Charlie Hold On 07:52


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played by: D'Julz, Gregor Tresher, Minilogue, Matthias Tanzmann, 2000 and one, Cassy, Laurent Garnier It has indeed been a bit of a surprise to learn that star DJ Timo Maas is to be releasing a track on Cocoon Recordings.


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Marius Våreid (1/2 of Ytre Rymden Dansskola) brings us a sunbaked and red hot 12" just in time before another miserable winter. We love it, you should to ; )




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MINEFIELD E.P. is the second Real Soon release by Dublin-based Italian producer Leopoldo Rosa (aka LEROSA). On this 4-track EP Leo brings us more of his warm, loose-limbed, US-influenced, abstract House experiments and, on the snappy title track MINEFIELD, refers back to his earlier Electro sound. Whatever the style, Leo has a distinctive touch and a refreshingly simple, unpretentious production style - letting the machines do their business with the minimum of fuss. Leo has started to build a strong reputation over the past two years with a series of excellent releases on Real Soon, Enclave Recordings, A Touch of Class, Uzuri and Millions of Moments and has recently entered the live arena - look out for him in a club near you!

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Motorcitysoul are Frankfurt veterans and deep house pioneers Matthias Vogt and Christian Rindermann (aka C-Rock). Here, finally, after 4 years they treat you to their second studio album, but also their first album fully written and produced together as a duo (the first album was written by Matthias, and C-Rock helped produce it). Following two very successful releases (.Kazan' and Space Katzle') on Will Saul's Aus Music last year, the guys started putting together an album and Will saw his Simple label as the perfect avenue to release it. After more than six months of intense work and experimentation in the studio .Technique' is now ready. A feast of lush melodies and harmonies, lovingly crafted beats and percussion, ambient excellence and smart vocal numbers. On the album's title C- Rock explains: “It's an elegant word that refers to the way we work and hopefully how our music sounds. We're very technically focused yet we aim for our music to have genuine soul and warmth. We also do everything in the studio so technique is the key to that.” .The Start/Deliver Me' kicks off the journey into the Motorcitysoul sound, enlisting the vocal talents of Swedish vocalist Ernesto to complement the soulful, summer-tinged house grooves. As the lush chords build and the vocals progress, it's clear this uplifting opener is one that'll have you rolling down your car window with a smile on your face. “Maybe it's a risk to start a house based concept album with such a soulful track but we don't have to justify it, because of the soul in our name,” says C-Rock wryly. .Space Kätzle' was originally a hit last year on Aus Music, .Space Cats' (as it translates) sees Matthias and C- Rock use their studio expertise to layer together lavish arpeggios and harmonies that treat you to an almost cosmic house voyage. .Solar' is the first .ode to the cinema soundtrack' offering on the album and sees the guys get experimental in the studio with deep trippy keys layered with mad aquatic sounds. .Change You' sees the guys team up with American vocalist Ovasoul 7 to create a dark and hypnotic house journey with huge club potential. The subtle Rhodes melodies give way to Ovasoul's vocals and a powerful electronic bassline drives the groove forward. The balance between the subtle and soulful and dark and electronic is captured perfectly. .Kazan' gets a 707 drum machine facelift for the album. Matthias and C-Rock went back to their Chicago influenced roots to reshape it into a raw, jackinggroove with enormous energy. .Hatohay' sees the guys working with percussionist Heiko Himmighoffen, giving him free reign to add his percussion to the kick drum and bassline. The result is an intense .wall of percussion' feeling, complemented by the signature .lush motorcitysoul chords'.Hermelin' is a trippy drumless number best listened to in the dark. Kicking off with spooky analogue jolts and sweeping pads, it's joined by a more stabby bassline before some effects are added to give this a real feeling of elegance. .The City' is quite simply classic Motorcitysoul: a driving house groove coupled with soulful melancholy. Bringing in vocalist Marlene Johnson, who's previously worked with C-Rock on his Stir 15 label, .Movement and Motion' is a dub influenced track with simple beats and harmonies that allow the vocals to breathe and shine. To finish off the Motorcitysoul journey is another beautiful ambient moment .Xyz'. Clearly influenced by Vangelis and Brian Eno this is epic yet dark, spooky yet enchanting and certainly leaves you feeling fullfilled but eager for more. “This is the strongest reference to our cinematic and movie soundtrack influence and perfect for finishing the album,” says C-Rock. “We hope it leaves the listener with a .what comes next?' feeling in anticipation of the next album”.

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Ali and Basti Schwarz's Souvenir label continue it's sonic safari into electronic music's underworld20 with "Kamanche" by "Emand Paradian". If the intent of the label is to showcase the finds from their musical travels around the world, consider this a postcard from the edge. Kamanche is both alien and alluring - a sonic soundscape formed from middle eastern string and horn instruments built around a throbbing house music pulse and machine built rhythms. As house and techno continues its way through the sections of what most record stores lazily title 'world music'


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Situated by the river Spree, known for it's first-rate lineups of international talent and of course it's famous wall to wall LED dance floor installation, the Watergate Club in Berlin has quickly become one of the world's leading dance music clubs. Only 5 years after it's official opening the club now goes a step further and releases a characteristic Mix CD series delivering only the finest DJ Mixes by some of club’s most exiting residents and guests. With the focus being put not only on the music but also on the packaging and design, this series will quickly become a truly sought-after collectors item and will surely stand out in flood of mediocre music and mixes that often dilute the market. HTTP://WWW.WATER-GATE.DE HTTP://MYSPACE.COM/WATERGATECLUB PRESS:[email protected]
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01 - Nathan Fake - You Are Here (Four Tet Remix) (Border Community) 02 - Ellen Allien - Alles Sehen (Miss Kittin Remix) (Bpitch Control) 03 - Maus & Stolle - Taxi (Klang Elektronik) 04 - Zander VT - Get Down (Bpitch Control) 05 - Minilogue & KAB - That's A Nice Way To Give Me Feedback (Wighnomy Brothers Quintenzirkel Remikks) (Audiobahn) 06 - Dave Aju - Crazy Place (Circus Company) 07 - Sten - More Stash (Dial) 08 - Modal - Boy - Girl Boy Girl (Sounds) 09 - The Mole - Smiling And Running (Wagon Repair) 10 - Sascha Funke - Mango (Tobias Thomas & Superpitcher Como Mango Remix) (Bpitch Control) 11 - DJ Koze - I Want To Sleep (IRR) 12 - Closer Musik - Giganten (Kompakt) 13 - Patrice Scott - Visions Of Mantada (Aesthetic Audio) 14 - Milch - Housefrau (Acid Jesus´ Purer Sex Remix) (Ladomat 2000)

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