Tracklist 12":
A1 – Johan Kaseta – Everytime (I Talk To You) - 00:05:04
A2 – Johan Kaseta – Falling Leaves - 00:05:39
A3 – Johan Kaseta – How U Like It?? - 00:02:32
B1 – Johan Kaseta – Somebody’s Heart - 00:05:08
B2 – Johan Kaseta – Fanta Muega (Teufelsbrück Edit) - 00:04:52



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2020 at Zissou’s starts out with the number four on our imprint: The „Somebody’s Heart“ EP is a jovial five-tracker by Johan Kaseta, known as a co-founder & member of the Lehult-crew.

This sum up of naive collages gives us the perfect view on Kasetas world of sound and scenery. Toasty, smart and playful sample-works with impulsive arrangements, create a perpetual flow, which takes these sloppy cuts to unknown heights.

We’re big fans of John Carpenter, errr, Johan Kaseta and we warmly recommend building on this wild bunch of late classics.



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Tracklist
A1. Ebaums Dreamland
A2: Bubblebag Mail
B1. Antwort aus der Stille
B2. Ebaums Dreamland (Julius Steinhoff Remix)

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During the uprising in 2000, aided by the League of Humanity, two of Dr: Gall’s advanced prototypes
escape the Rossum Universal Robot factory and flee Earth on a decommissioned spacecraft. Travelling aimlessly through space, they begin to wonder what their new home would look like. They tell
each other stories of planets with no humans to enslave them, no factories to go to — planets where
fresh blue water runs through pink, sun kissed mountaintops.
Perhaps it’s fortunate then that these Robots can feel no time, have no sense of past and future? And
by the time their ship touches down on Ebaum’s Dreamland, who knows how many years have
passed on Earth…
“Ebaum’s Dreamland” is the first Rossum Universal Tracks release. It features a remix by Julius Steinhoff, who first discovered the scrambled transmissions in his deep space observatory in the woods.


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Tracklist:
A1 STgsFF
A2 Python Grab
B1 Where Is The Shredmaster?
B2 Hylta

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Lehult 015 serves you class-A Liem & Eddie Ness faux-bangers, neatly packed in a four-tracker on home ground. Crazy groovers from start to finish that have their feet firmly rooted on the dancefloor, lined with the boys' trademark hazy, slightly detached vibe. Liem & Eddie Ness have sunken into a natural groove, and all we want to do is relax and let it flow through us.





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Tracklist
A1. Einbahnstraßen Sound
B1. Oase
B2. Rex Dubius
Shortinfo:
It's not the fall that hurts, it's when you hit the ground – that’s what „Failing Upwards“ is all about. On Lehult’s fourteenth release Lucky Charms breaks away from 4-to-the-floor territory to deliver a fun trip through skippy drum workouts and jazzy warmth.
Spread out across the full A-Side is "Einbahnstraßen-Sound". Heard first on the Lehult Worldwide FM Special last year, this highly requested tune finally sees the light of day in all its trippy, warm, analogue glory.
"Oase" takes things a notch deeper by layering lush synths, swarming melodies and ski field recordings over a laid back electro-groove.
"Rex Dubius" translates the vibe of the first two tracks into a more straightforward, dubby groove - not without the skipping beats and the warm counterparts, though.




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Tracklist

A1 - Liem & Eddie Ness - Rave (Sylt TV)
A2 - Liem & Eddie Ness - Refreshing Fruit, Tasty Fruit
B1 - DJ Assam - Sandy
B2 - Lucky Charmz & Johan Kaseta - Blueberry Icetea

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The Lehult Crew goes back to beach with this V.A. full of blistering sundowners. Inspired by utopian visions of northern holiday destination Sylt - Germany’s “White Isle” - the four tracks ooze a sense of lighthearted optimism.

“Rave (Sylt TV)” is a photo-op of a track: A chilled bottle of rose at Buhne 16 or a long night at Rotes Kliff with girls in sequin dresses. “Refreshing Fruit, Tasty Fruit” paints a lighter picture of the same theme. Think a tasting tour of 15 different kinds of sparkling water.

DJ Assam’s “Sandy” warms things up with distant laughter and swirly synths. But stay cozy, because a change of weather is always around the corner. “Blueberry Icetea” is closing things out with a hom-age to the jolly car-train that connects Sylt to the mainland - the only reasonable way to come and go!





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DJ Assam is back on Lehult with three futuristic club cuts on "I'm still in 2 it", balancing pounding functionality and dystopian atmosphere.

Tracklist:
A1 Shatterdome
B1 Lola T70
B2 Say Hi To Everyone

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"Shatterdome", cut deep across the whole first side of this record, is a no-prisoners-taken club workout that comes of surprisingly lightheaded with a pushing low-end and dusky athmo-stabs. "Lola T70" is a late night car chase on cyber-highway, reminiscing THX-1138 leaving everything behind in the classic George Lucas sci-fi film: A state of floating acceleration and melancholy. "Say Hi to everyone" is signature.


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Tracklist:
A1. METRONIC DISCO FEVER
A2. KI BEKKO
B1. WHSOU
B2. MIDSSUM
Shortinfo:
Liem and Eddie Ness are back on home turf with a club oriented four-tracker, the “Metronic Disco
Fever” EP. Four punchy, tempo-driven house tunes that stick together like glue. Produced entirely in
their studio in Hamburg, these tracks have that analogue, spontaneous feel and pack some serious
dance floor weight.

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- One of four unique hand-stamped Cover Artworks by Jan-Paul Müller
Tracklist
A1. Johan Kaseta - Venua Flieder A2. Mathias Reiling - Give And Take B1. Liem & Eddie Ness - Exodorus B2. Lucky Charmz - Trance Song Cover B3. Rainboy - Heaven Fallen On Heaven Flesh C1. Epikur - Speedrunner IV C2. Liem - Truly Super D1. A Trap Jr. feat. DJ Slyngshot - Lonely is the Night D2. DJ Assam - Looking For Revenge D3. Johan Kaseta - Mahagoni Cruisin'
Shortinfo:
For our 10th release, we put together a ten track compilation featuring new material by us and our friends titled “Nie wieder Streit”. The four sides showcase some familiar Lehult sounds as well as some unexpected surprises: Original crew members Liem, Lucky Charmz, Eddie Ness, Johan Kaseta
and DJ Assam are all on board with new material, while Matthias Reiling, A Trap Jr. & DJ Slyngshot, Rainboy and Epikur also join the party.
For the special occasion we wanted to compile a collection aimed at the DJs that have been buying our records and supporting the little outlet we founded a couple of years back. LHLT10 is one of those versatile records that offers something for every situation, one that never leaves your bag. There’s
chilled, intricate songs for the early and late hours on the dance floor, dark and vibey Jams for the dungeons, joyful and weird peak time stuff, and some straight up groove monsters – all on one release. Liem & Eddie join forces for the seemingly deteriorating, jumbling peak-time cut “Exodoros” while
Liem’s other contribution, “Truly Super”, serves up sweaty basement magic. Lucky Charmz shows a unheard shade with his 150-BPM Kitch-Anthem “Trance Song Cover”, while Johan Kaseta’s opener “Venue Flieder” and Assam's floaty groover “Looking for Revenge” stay in line with their trademark
fruity/meditative sound. Epikur, a project between Eddie Ness and his longtime partner in crime Kryptofauna, snatch their debut
release with the club-ready, synth-laden groover “Speedrunner IV”, while Tony Rainwater’s introduces his “Rainboy” Project, gazing at his shoes on New-Wave-Ballad “Heaven Fallen on Heaven Flesh”. Last but not least, Mathias Reiling – one-half of Session Victim and Giegling regular – and Offenbach’s
A Trap Jr. & DJ Slyngshot contribute to the deeper end of this release with their respective tracks “Give and Take”, an introvert, jazzy percussion trip, and “Lonely Is The Night”, an ever out of touch, slowly rising whirlwind.


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Tracklist
A1. Rockberry Jam A2. To All The World A3. Lay It On The Line
B1. Operalight B2. Black Dream Flowers B3. Alone
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It’s a pleasure to introduce Tony Rainwater — undoubtedly the most productive and creative savage
we’ve come across recently. See usually we don’t do this, Lehult is a crew affair, but this guy left us no
choice. Being a music enthusiast, DJ and dancer for a long time, Tony has only most recently picked
up producing his own music, yet at a stunning rate: When we first asked him for a demo — three
months after he started producing — he swiftly dropped us a set of twenty-five tracks, another set of
fifty more soon followed.
His productions are straight rough edged, no-prisoners-taken Jams, combining samples from the most
far-flung corners of his eclectic music collection. His magical patchwork wild style is on full display on
his debut “Rockberry Jam” EP for Lehult. The A-Side takes us through the lighter side of his repertoire
with the title tracks slow building house groove, some dizzy medieval monk grooves on “To All The
World” and seductive R&B on “Lay It On The Line”. On the flip “Operalight” irresistible groove and
“Black Dream Flowers” provide some darker moments, before “Alone” closes on a soft note. The Vinyl
version includes an extra goodie after the runout’s. Tony is now a fixed member of the crew already
and we’re proud to have him and his crazy energy on the team. This won’t be the last you’ll hear of
him.

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Tracklist:
A1. Holy Grail B1. JRP B2. Kevintin Melbourne Shuffle

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Eddie Ness and Liem join forces once more to bring you LHLT007. The "Hardcore Will Never Dry"-EP has the two producers embarking on a journey into deep machine funk and swelling subterranean soundscapes, mass tailored for sweaty clubs. All produced in their shared hardware-heaven of a studio the tracks are full of intriguing rough edges and charming imperfections, equipping the tracks with a deep textured and evolving character.
Opener "Holy Grail" guides us into a groove vacuum: Pairing swirling ping-pong-delays with sharp-edged airy hi-hat's and a sturdy pad, it sets the tone of the EP: Hazy blips and lazy Grooves! Suddenly echoed stabs pop up out of nowhere while trippy delay's dislocate all other sounds. Just as you think everything is falling apart "Holy Grail" catches itself: It joyrides the thin line between straight balance and stumbling off-beats in the groove vacuum.
"JRP" seduces us to go even deeper into the groove vacuum. While heavy tribal shakers and drums locate us in the heart of a sizzling tropical jungle, merciless bass stabs and swift noise burst take us back to outer space. "JRP" is both gravity and anti-gravity. Always building up tension and teasing, yet never offering closure and cheap satisfaction to it's captivated listeners, "JPR" is a amazing club track for entranced after-hour crowds.
Closing track "Kevintin Melbourne Shuffle" is what you hoped Melbourne Shuffle would sound like when you first heard the name: Backed by lustfully popping bubble sounds, it's highly infectious shuffle groove steals the show, while sweet filtered steel drums melodies echo from a distant plant, reminiscing the tropical vibes of their collaborations on LHLT002. "Kevintin" is a soft lullaby rounding up this infectious collection of hardware driven tracks. One for the groove, one for the club and one for the chill!


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Tracklist
A1. Faceless Goat
A2. Latency Jam
B1. Waffle Cut
B2. Klauz Dyter Meier Kybranz hat mit diesem Track Nichts zutun! Er kennt dieses LIed nichtmal -
Very Extended Version
Shortinfo:
Our sixth release marks the closing of a circle: Lucky Charmz—the man of our first release,
“Follow Me To Flottbeck Falls”-EP—returns to deliver his second full length effort. LHLT006 is
the “U Still Coming Over?”-EP, a long overdue follow up to his first EP: More than anything
else, it’s a fresh slice of summer groovers.
Opener “Faceless Goat” instantly delights with it’s majestic opening chords, only to unleash a
smashing grandeur of sample fun and lustful grooves. It’s a no-vocals-required anthem, rich
in texture and yet subtly enchanting. While Faceless Goat is probably best enjoyed blasted
out to vast, scenic landscapes on mediterranean costs from the terrace of a ancient estate, it
is also tried and tested for “Vorzech”, houseparties and—of course—any club scenario (it
won’t fail you).
We cannot help but to notice that “Latency Jam”’s stoic groove recalls the jungle books’s
march of the elephants, it’s spacey synth madness points to outer space and, well, did we
mention that It’s super funky? Yes, it’s a funky spacewalk towards jupiter with your awesome,
intergalactic elephant friends. Sonically charming with it’s rapid fire hi-hat’s, bubblegumspongecake
melodies and zapping space laser’s, that’ve all trickled out of a Nord Lead
Young Lucky once laid hands on, “Latency Jam” will also never let you down.
On the flip we find “Waffle Cut”, yet another sun-oozing Lucky Charmz tune. Captivating
trickle-down arpeggios radiate warmth, while soft pads sooth you into hypnosis. It’s a bit like
staring at the big yellow in the sky for too long—you get all frizzy, drizzy and a little silly. All
this joy is held together by some infectious clap-along drums and a rumbling synth bass that
saves itself to show off it’s bite in the tracks outro.
Finally, after this long day of sun and too much fresh oxygen, “U Still Coming Over?”’s closer
is a special treat to end the day right: Referencing the infamous number two of Lüneburgs
Zentrum für Neue Musik, where Lucky Charmz got his experimental composition game on,
“Klauz Dyter Meier Kybranz hat mit diesem Track Nichts zutun! Er kennt dieses LIed nichtmal - Very
Extended Version” is thirteen minutes long and drops in tempo–from 70 to 30 BPM. Might
sound a little suspicious at first, but give it a few minutes to allure you and we promise your
gonna be in deep meditation by the time the track runs out. It’s a entrancing, hibernating,
coma inducing excursion into slumberland: It will make you very sleepy! Please send thanks
to Eddie Ness for convincing Lucky to put this on the wax. An small step for you, an
important step in Lehult History!

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Tracklist
A1. With A Sound In My Heart A2. 8040 B1. The Importance of Bring Island B2. 7668 (feat. Johan Kaseta)
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The fifth release on our Lehult imprint introduces the unique sounds of yet another talent from our
crew. After already appearing on our third release, the 8040 EP is DJ Assam’s first full length release,
that showcases his deep and textured productions. In between slightly skipping grooves,
atmospherical chords and thumping basslines, DJ Assam manages to create a atmosphere that offers
just the right tension between seductive warmth and dark melancholy, between intimate proximity and
distance, between uplifting groove and thoughtful introspection.
It comes in a beautiful full-cover showing the deep forest of Lehult, as visual counterpart to the sounds
of the EP.

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Tracklist
A1. Ombré
A2. Ombré (Borrowed Identity Remix)
B1. Afro
B2. Menjou

Shortinfo:

A bit over a year after Lehult's inaugural relase, Eddie Ness's solo debut is - if not the ending of a full circle - a release with one foot firmly in the short history of our label and the other, already, two steps ahead in the future. Eddie's tracks were made a exactly a year after Follow Me To Flottbek Falls by Lucky Charmz, in exactly the same place, a small, red hut in the woods of Sweden - pictured on LHLT001. And so, these tracks exhale: warmth, contentment - yet are full of energy, pushing forward, much like it is Eddie's nature itself.

This description is maybe best mirrored in "Ombré", the A1, a track so cheerfully detached it seems at times like the thumping, powerful groove beneath is the only thing keeping the elements from unwinding into seperate, psychedelic directions. "Afro" is it's direct counterpart - concentrated, moody, but still there is warmth here, coming from a place beyond the dancefloor. It's a warmup game changer, or maybe an afterhours hypnosis - that is up to you.
"Menjou" is another subtle force on this EP. A space excursion of swelling pads and massaging bass interplay, this one goes all the way on the dancefloor.
Finally, we're happy to have our friend Borrowed Identity on the team with his remix for "Ombre", which he effortlessly takes to the big room with wet, driving drums and merciless acid blips.



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Tracklist
A1. DJ Assam - Rowdy Hope (Johan Kaseta's Hopeless Remix)
A2. Johan Kaseta & DJ Assam - Back Quality
B1. Johan Kaseta & DJ Assam - Back Quality (Times Are Ruff Remix)
B2. Johan Kaseta, DJ Assam & Liem - Kord Dreyer

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We are back in the game, struggling to find some cool promo text words for this EP. The rough facts are that his been dropped in a lot of the big places to shrieks and puzzled looks, a lot of dancing and good time having. This is mostly due to the A2, Back Quality, a track forever beyond your grasp - if you are asking yourself what the hell is going on in this track, we can't really help you. A bomb settling somewhere between early morning weirdness and deep / freaky warm up game changer. It's complimented by a storming Times Are Ruff remix - drums, drumz, DRUMS! The Dutch guys turned the whole thing into a beautiful techno tool - #justdjthings . The A1, let's not forget, is a Johan Kaseta aka Gravity Hannes aka DJ Tapee Tapey Tape flip of an older DJ Assam aka Nizza Overload aka DJ Alley Loop tune. A track just below the water, suddenly breaking out, splashing everywhere, just to dive back into the dark, all-encompassing sea. Last up, then, is Kord Dreyer, a triple wombo combo of Johan Kaseta, DJ Assam and Liem aka Lars Lavendel aka Fatso Frolunda, a straight forward groove affair - were it not for those unsettling, beautiful chords, the sudden change of mood during the break and the fact that it was coproduced by a bird on the windowsill. Lehult beby.


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Tracklist
A1. Liem, Eddie Ness - Bassforce XXL B1. Liem, Eddie Ness - M-Trax B2. Eddie Ness, Johan Kaseta - Let's Get Playa
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Lehult is back on the roll after living the rockstar life that naturally follows a sold out debut release.
But just like with sex and marriage, it's the second time that you really have to make count: after some overwhelming feedback for Lucky Charmz' "Follow Me To Flottbek Falls" EP, Lehult returns with a follow-up that adds some spin to the curveball. The "Let's Get Playa" EP introduces three core members of the Lehult crew: Liem (pictured on the cover, Gin&Tonic in hand), Eddie Ness and Johan Kaseta all take their shots in mixed couplets, delivering some machine driven, sunlit house with a refreshing, ice cold splash. "Bassforce XXL" sets up the A-sides' sunrise beach vibe with an uplifting chord progression and a fruity, dynamic bassline - the kind that makes a musician bounce around his studio grinning sheepishly, transporting that same effect to the dance floor.
Then, A2 "M-Trax", while revolving around the same sunlit feeling, plunges deeper with swirling birdsong melodies and raw, thumpin' drums'n'congas. Almost a rhythm track, its' simple yet challenging structure - emotive chords, a yearning for the held off bassline - creates an absorbed moment on the dancefloor. The title track "Let's Get Playa" on the B-side sees Eddie team up with Johan Kaseta-who has already silently put out a limited cassette beat tape on Lehult and has become infamous for his wild one-deck DJ-Sets. "Playa" is a seductive cut of low-slung breezy house that doesn't fail to surprise - before sending you driving into the sunset on your quad with the EP's extra-long, wavey outro.


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Tracklist A1. Corneria A2. Tonic B1. Flupen B2. 560 sl
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Introducing a new label is a delicate task-rarely can a message or goal be reached within the first few releases. A picture has to take shape, a Gesamtbild is necessary to convey a deeper feeling and get the point across. In this particular case, things are a bit different. "Follow Me To Flottbek Falls" by Lucky Charmz has, over the course of time it has been recorded and that we have been working on getting it out there, become an epitome for our label's identity: Lehult. A slow, remote patch of land that envelops it's inhabitants, wrapping the conscious in calm serenity and leaving space to make music without a plan, right from the gut. Lehult is a project started by best friends: Good music, heavy vinyl. A place / a thought / a sound. The four cuts on "FMTFF" are organic, spontaneous, and most of all, fun. It's house music to dance to, dry as fuck, warm and cosy. "Corneria" is a splash of funk, body-moving, dancefloor embracing, with a bassline shot straight from the hip. "Tonic" is bittersweet, as tonic is-zesty, with limey stabs that come out of nowhere, or somewhere near the woods. A wake up call with drink in hand. B1 is "Flupen", a jazzy cut that goes easy on the ears, a laidback, percussion-laden house groove that just glides in and out of the room. Encompassing the previous three and taking the whole EP on the road into a late, northern sunset is "560 sl". The moment when the night is almost here to take you in, but then, glancing upwards, you can still see the sun on the tip of the trees above you. It's getting a bit chilly now-go inside and put a record on.




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2023 repress

Tracklist
A. Pick Up (12" Extended Disco Version)
B. The Love Truck

DJ Koze might be one of the world's best producers, but above all he's a DJ, and it's his DJ ear that governs. Just as in a great set, so with his releases: "Seeing Aliens" came out of nowhere, a big buzzing beast of a track, to announce that Koze was back on the scene and prime everyone for the coming album, knock knock. But now that Koze has your attention, it's time to remind everyone what's most important about club music, pull things back, take a turn to the left, and get deep into the groove.

Thus "Pick Up": the second single from knock knock is 100% pure groove, doubly so in the extended 12" version. In a sense it's incredibly familiar - it is essentially a filter disco record, very close to something you could imagine coming out of Paris around the turn of the millennium. But of course, this is Koze. Nothing is normal or familiar in his world, and he's taken this most foundational of clubland staples into new territory. Flipping samples of Gladys Knight & the Pips "Neither One Of Us (Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye)" and Melba Moore's "Pick Me Up, I'll Dance", it creates something completely airborne, shot through with emotions such as gods must feel: not quite explicable to the human mind but strong enough to knock you off your feet. In its way it's absolutely as powerful as "Seeing Aliens", but it comes in like the proverbial iron fist in a glove of velvet.

The flip, a ten-minute new track, "The Love Truck" is a big contrast again. If "Pick Up" is giddy flight, "The Love Truck" is woozy floating. Its sharp, clicking percussion recalls 2000s minimal techno, but this time absolutely nothing is generic. The long, intense, on-and-off bass tones, the flickers of birdsong, the pure voices slipping in backwards as if from the future... it's all like the most blissful dream, and culminates in a coda so subtle yet so beautiful it's like ever time you've ever seen the sun rise and thought "I never want this to end", all the while understanding deep down that the fleeting nature of the pleasure is also what give it its power. But of course, being created with that consummate DJ's ear, it's also full of the thrill of wondering what Koze has in store next.



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2x 12” vinyl with full cover print

TRACKLIST:

A1. Sexuality (My Reality) (Hardspace Mix)
A2. Shri Yantra (Luke Slater Deep Heet Remix))

B1. Make Me Scream (Amotik Remix)
B2. Raum 422 (Ploy Remix)

C1. Hymn (ANNA Remix)
C2. Astra (Len Faki Beat Room Mix)

D1. Don't Be Stupid Day (Modeselektor Remix)
D2. Waver (Beste Hira Remix)

INFO:

Len Faki assembles second star-studded Fusion Remixes instalment

The Berliner recruits his favourite producers for the second edition of ‘Fusion’ reworks


Berlin-based renowned techno artist Len Faki has announced the second instalment of his Fusion remix trilogy, out 19th April on his label imprint Figure.

Nearly a year on from the original LP release, Fusion Remixes 02/03 reminds us of the versatility and musical expansiveness of Len Faki’s latest masterwork. The Berliner has hand-picked his favourite producers, from ANNA to Modeselektor, to reimagine eight originals on the second double 12“ EP of the Fusion Remixes collection, following January’s first instalment.

Part two of the trilogy kicks off with ‘Sexuality (My Reality)’, recrafted by Len himself under the moniker Hardspace into a rasping stomper, adding a cacophony of hit hats into the mix using his understanding of floor dynamics. Fusion deep cut ‘Shri Yantra’ gets the club treatment next, with Luke Slater’s Deep Heat remix ramping up the intensity, transporting the original’s delicate synth textures into a high octane screamer.

On the B-side, Amotik morphs the bouncing ‘Make Me Scream’ into a one-way tunnel of haunted voices and pummeling percussion, while the sharp breakbeats and warm synths give Ploy’s rework of ‘Raum 422’ a distinctly old school feel.

Next up, ANNA crafts the album highlight two-parter ‘Hymn’ into a club anthem with thick low end and intricate topline melodies, and ‘Astra’ gets a rework from the man Len Faki himself on a lean Beat Room mix crawling with otherworldly sound effects.

Closing this second remixes EP out, Fusions lead single ‘Don’t Be Stupid Day’ is reinterpreted as an ominous, distorted fever dream by Modeselektor, before Beste Hira’s take on ‘Waver’

Stay tuned for part three of the remix trilogy, bringing even more of the Fusion originals back in a new guise…





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Genre: Deep House

Track list:
A1 Heel Goed
A2 Lift Adrift
B1 Fine Rise
B2 Asanti
B3 Expanding Signal

Release Info:
Our 20th celebration year continues with a very special comeback! It’s exactly ten years now since the last Ben La Desh release on our label, his sublime “Stellar Talk EP” hit big waves and together with the “Midnight Rendez-Vous EP” from 2012 he cemented himself in the lo-fi deep space house scene as an artist to look out for, no one produced deep house like he did back then. After a longer break from releasing music he is back and we think stronger as ever, with analogue gear and well curated sampling and live field recording we present you his “Fine Rise EP”.

The opener “Heel Goed” is an amazing track with that distinctive 909 beat and DX bass driven “La Desh” flavour and a truly wonderful vocal sample from a 90s TV commercial, hilariously funny and brilliant at the same time! We can’t wait to see the faces of people, especially on the Dutch dancefloors, when they try to figure out and discover what the ladies are talking about! Second A side track is the super funky “Lift Adrift” that flanges itself to outer space, etherical with chopped break beats and various percussive and rhythmic Pearl Syncussion layers running through effect pedals, Lift Adrift!

On the other side we start out with the deep title track “Fine Rise”. Here Ben treats us again to his trademark spaced out effects driven sound and on top a killer bass line and synth lead melody, reminiscent of the golden age of (good) trance music. Followed by the break beat gem that is “Asanti”, cautiously cut up breaks and layered machine drums with bubbly Syncussion sounds, rain drops falling down on different surfaces recorded in a garden in the French Drôme and processed African Kalimba. Did we already say Etherical? It is!
Closing out this great new record is the ambient piece “Expanding Signal”, an analogue tune that consists of field recordings and deep dubby chords, a building Juno pulse, swooshes and again a profound DX bassline, think of “Sun Electric” or “The Orb”.

Enjoy this one and play it loud on the dance floors or silently in your bedroom, it works everywhere as far as we are concerned!

All tracks mastered by Salz Mastering in Cologne. Photography & Art by Break 3000.



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Tracklist 12":

A1 Dub Chronicles #6
A2 International Sun-Earth Explorer
B1 Deep Inside (feat. Robert Owens)
B2 Promise Street

Next up is “Deep Inside”, Sascha Dive returns to Bondage Music once again for another deep frequency encounter, as usual as vinyl only release

















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First vinyl reissue with extended inserts, 500 copies
Truly unique Australian 80s dub/post-punk EP

GENRE/S: Dub, Post-Punk, New Wave, Pop

TRACKLIST:

A1. Glad To Be Australian
A2. Ship And Boats
B1. Night Flight Over Palestine
B2. Death By Numbers

SHORT INFO:

Super-rare, highly sought-after EP from 1983 Adelaide, Australia - a raw blend of post-punk and new-wave under a heavy blanket of dub and afro-pop experimentation from Toyland





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UPC: 827170138728 Release date : March 24th 2014
Tracklist: A. Amygdala (Roman Flügel remix) B. Nices Wölkchen (Robag´s Bronky Frumu Rehand)
Despite all the collaborations on last year's Amygdala by Pampa cult leader DJ Koze, there was still one recurring comment from the public: The album still had DJ Koze's trademark stamp all over it. That is why have been taking the proper steps to rectify this problem, offering a remix series, to further disassociate DJ Koze from this otherwise respectable assortment of songs. Here is the second installment. First up is Roman Flügel, co-founder of the legendary label powerhouse Ongaku/Klang/Playhouse, not to mention his more recent releases on Clone and Live At Robert Johnson. We have no idea what kind of app he used, but somehow he transformed the title track "Amygdala" from a laid-back, wind-chiming electro-pop number into a clock-working tech-house fairy tale. Roman wisely and tastefully retains the original guest spot from Milosh (of the duo Rhye), offering a grittier backdrop for his lulling vocal delivery. Next comes Robag Whrume, who is no stranger to any Pampa fan, having released an album and a mix CD with us, aside from his countless other works. Here he has taken the pleasant puffiness of DJ Koze's "Nices Wölkchen" and incubated it in a deep house cocoon. The witch-shifted voice of guest singer Apparat is given a new life, hovering amidst a mesmerizing mechanical groove. As always, there's nothing formulaic about Robag's formula as he serves up little moments of magic.



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2023 repress


Tracklist:
A1. It’ll all be over 03:55min
A2. Satyricon 04:58min
B It’ll all be over (DJ Koze remix) 05:01min

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A heaven-made match is now complete with Gerry Read’s debut EP for Pampa Records. The British producer’s distinctively twisted, lo-fi sound, combined with Pampa’s deep-vein instinct for quality quirks, ushers in a new phase for two of house music’s most celebrated names.
The opening bars of “It’ll All Be Over” are immediately evocative, hinting at the patchwork style to come. Twangy banjo strings and a foot-stomp beat seem to herald a folksy arrangement, but that isn’t to be. Soft floaty pads rise up to form an unlikely partnership, softening sharp edges and adding sophisticated melodic expression. Once a compressed vocal sample is introduced, the entire structure reveals itself and begins to spin and loop in the style of iconic French house productions. Propelled further along by the endearing drama of flooded bass drum kicks, falsetto voices and xylophone pings, “It’ll All Be Over” is immediately memorable and expertly architectured.
Read’s second cut, “Satyricon,” is woven in the spirit of micro-house. Sharp waveform cuts, timely pauses, loops of noodling keys and hints of percussion shakers combine for a low-slung psychedelic effect. With the sunniness of a vintage folk-pop sample and sultry snatches of Spanish dialogue added atop a deep mid-tempo shuffle, Read secures his place alongside the Bradocks and Leclairs who came before him.
On the flipside, Pampa’s figurehead takes an expert turn at the controls of “It’ll All Be Over (DJ Koze remix).” The original’s jagged edges are buffed out, and shined up into a gleaming disco house anthem. With its artfully timed strumming breakdowns and cowbell accents, it is an appetising teaser of the forthcoming summer.





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mini-LP

Tracklist

A1. Baerhit
A2. Do You Like That?
A3. Breathe
B1. Want Me
B2. Distant City Tranceport
B3. Sometimes I Miss You

Raphael Schön might still be best known for his Fiesta 2000 hit, but that ought to be changed with Heart Times. Hailing from Augsburg in Germany, RS represents a young generation of producers that draw their own deductions from golden days (insert your favorite era here) of dance music. Respectful and without handling it with kid gloves, he manages to inject fun, freshness and a fertile imagination into these sometimes dusty topics.

Conceived during a very emotional turbulent time for Schön, it is a showcase of his whole spectrum as a producer. Imagine a singer-songwriter coming back from his first rave. So, on this six-track EP for Running Back, his sound ranges from classic house (Baerhit) to crooner prog (Sometimes I Miss You), with mellow trance (Distant City Tranceport) and jiggy hits (Do You Like That) in-between. A dance hall unifying and colorful bouquet of flowers that does not shy away from vocals, emotional undertones and most of all bass and hook lines to die for. Schön means beautiful in German and that’s what this mean record is. Do you like it like that?









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