Vital Sales Points:
- originally released on FORCE INC in 1999
- 10" limited to 100 copies - remastered

Genre: House

Tracklist 10”:

A1 Augen zu (08:13)
B1 Die Tiefe (07:48)

Short Info:
Flashback - Frankfurt am Main in the 1990s: Matthias Vogt writes record reviews for Groove magazine, works as a DJ in various clubs and studies jazz piano. His first releases as a producer are already on the street. When one of his favourite labels, for which he had written numerous reviews, Force Inc, opened a house sub-label (Force Inc US), Matthias submitted two of his own tracks to the label. The "DJ Matt" EP entitled "Die Tiefe / Augen zu" is released. The two completely analogue-produced tracks mark the beginning of Matthias' journey into the realms of deep house music.
A few months later, Matthias Vogt's career takes off, with a move within the same Frankfurt corridor, from Force Inc. to INFRACom! and the launch of his projects [re:jazz], Motorcitysoul and Matthias Vogt Trio. Cut. Today: A social media post drew the attention of Berlin DJ, producer and label maker Johannes Albert to the story surrounding the 1999 release. Now, 25 years later, "Augen zu/Die Tiefe" is being completely remastered from the original DAT tape by Gyso Hilger (Nektarium Darmstadt) and reissued - looking and sounding great - as a 10" on Frank Music.


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Matthias Vogt ([re:jazz], Motorcitysoul) verbindet auf seinem neuen Album "Pianissimo" großartige Musik mit aktuellen gesellschaftspolitischen Einstellungen und Themen. In diesem Kontext wird Musik relevant! Pianissimo bedeutet nicht nur, sehr leise zu spielen, sondern auch sehr intensiv zu spielen. Seine Begleiter sind Demian Kappenstein (ÄTNA & Masaa) am Schlagzeug & Gitarrist Daniel Stelter (Sing meinen Song, TV-Total Heavytones). Das Vinyl inkl. der Umverpackung wird auf komplett recycelter Basis von INFRACom! produziert.

"At the eleventh hour" bedeutet im angloamerikanischen Raum so viel wie "Fünf vor Zwölf". Und mit seinem zwölften Album "Pianissimo" gibt Matthias Vogt erstmals ein klares politisches Statement ab, das nicht in Konkurrenz, sondern in Symbiose mit seinen wohlgesetzten Noten und dem stilvoll experimentellen und prononciert eklektischen Electro-Jazz-Sound existiert. Wie das geht? Es ist kompliziert und doch ganz einfach, gehaltvoll, spannend und dabei geradezu organisch gewachsen.

Am Anfang war das Piano. Matthias Vogt hatte in vielen Monaten der pandemiebedingten Club- und Livemusik-Pause eine, wie er selbst betont, "verinnerlichte Musik" komponiert. Bald war ihm aber klar, dass die Musik mehr wollte, als es die elegischen, zuweilen bis an die Neoklassik heranwogenden Jazzklänge zunächst vermuten ließen. Mit dem Gitarristen Daniel Stelter und Schlagzeuger Demian Kappenstein fand er zwei kongeniale Mitstreiter, um aus seinen inneren Monologen machtvolle musikalische Manifeste zu gestalten. So wurde etwa aus der melancholischen "Elegy" ein augenzwinkernd schiebender Dub-Reggae-Groove, aus den Molltönen von "Down to Earth" ein wohlgefälliger Downtempo Vibe zum Mitwippen. Und mit dem Video-Designer Sebastian Rieker war das Band-Projekt beinahe komplett.

"Everything in our lives is political" (Asterico, Japan)

Gedanklich trieben Matthias Vogt jenseits des Studios ganz andere Themen um: Klimawandel und Naturkatastrophen, die Abholzung von Wäldern für umstrittene Autobahnen und Braunkohlebergbau sowie Veganismus als persönliche Strategie, Tierleid zu verhindern und den eigenen, ökologischen Fußabdruck zu reduzieren. Also führte er zu diesen Themen Interviews mit Menschen aus seinem Freundes- und Bekanntenkreis - Kreative, Künstler*innen, Aktivist*innen und Musiker*inen, die ähnlich ticken wie er selbst und mit deren Stimmen er seinen eigenen Gedanken Ausdruck und Form verleihen konnte:

"Everything in our lives is political", sagt die in Hiroshima geborene "Rico", eigentlich Asterico: "Let's just put that straight: Everything you do, everything you see, everything you live in is political." Und "Doing nothing is not defensible", stellt Tom Szirtes aus London in "Music for Interviews" mit ruhiger, aber auch besorgter Stimme fest "Now is the time that we have to do something", spricht Danny Howells, DJ aus London, über den elegischen Soundtrack "Amdu", "otherwise we have no chance." Auch die deutsche Umweltaktivistin Pippi sowie Daphne Fernberger, Tänzerin aus New York, und ihr Mann, der französische Musiker und Tänzer Ulysse verleihen mit ihren authentischen Statements der abstrakten Emotionalität der Musik eine tiefe Erdung.

Asterico, Tom, Danny, Pippi, Ulysses und Daphne repräsentieren wie die Musiker Vogt, Stelter und Kappenstein eine neue Art kreatives Weltbürgertum, das Lichtjahre vom materialistischen Hedonismus der 1980er und 1990er und beinahe ebensoweit von der ungezügelten Technikgläubigkeit entfernt ist, die seit den Nullerjahren des neuen Jahrtausends vor allem in den USA und Asien, aber auch in Europa die merkwürdigsten und zum Teil hoch gefährlichen Blüten treibt. Aber passt so viel politisch-philosophischer Gehalt, so viel engagierter Aktivismus kombiniert mit konzentriert-experimenteller Musikalität auf die doch recht überkommene Form eines Longplayers mit 15 bzw. 16 Titlen auf dem Vinyl ? Die kurze Antwort lautet: Ja.

Die lange Version: "Pianissimo" passt genau wegen seiner Vielstimmigkeit in diese von Pandemie und Naturkatastrophen und dem erschütterten Glauben an die Lösbarkeit aller Zivilisationsprobleme gezeichneten Zeit. "Vielstimmig" ist "Pianissimo" auch in dem Sinne, dass dieses schön gestaltete Gefäß die ganze Bandbreite vom dystopischen "Lamento" bis hin zu den hoffnungsvoll groovenden Tönen einer "Une Nuit Exceptionelle" zu fassen vermag, ohne zu zerbrechen. Es wäre zu simpel nach einer einzigen, verbindenden Message zu fragen, nur so viel sei vielleicht erlaubt: Es ist Fünf vor Zwölf, allerhöchste Zeit zum Aufstehen... und wenn du erstmal aufgestanden bist, um deine Stimme zu erheben, kannst du auch gleich ein bisschen dazu tanzen.

Genre: Electronic / Jazz / Ambient / Neo Classic

A - 33 rpm
01. Pianissimo (DEQ922100004) 01:50
02. Quintessence (DEQ922100005) 04:39
03. Music For Interviews (DEQ922100006) 04:49
04. Elegy (DEQ922100007) 04:28

B - 33 rpm
05. Shimmering Sea (DEQ922100008) 04:22
06. Cargo (DEQ922100009) 06:32
07. Amdu (DEQ922100010) 04:06
08. The Mind Traveller (DEQ922100011) 05:53

C - 33 rpm
09. Dystopia (DEQ922100012) 04:08
10. Afraid Of The Future (DEQ922100013) 03:15
11. Lament in D Minor (DEQ922100014) 05:25
12. Down To Earth (DEQ922100015) 05:29

D - 33 rpm
13. I Remember Being Loved (DEQ922100016) 03:58
14. Introduction (DEQ922100017) 01:17
15. Outro (DEQ922100018) 01:32
---Vinyl Bonus---
16. Une Nuit Exceptionnelle (DEQ922100019) 06:31
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May saw the release of Matthias Vogt's extraordinary new album: Pianissimo. A sound journey based on piano compositions, enriched with guitar sounds, drum and percussion parts, electronic influences and snippets of interviews with environmental activists.
Music that is very unique and cannot be directly assigned to any genre.
Two club mixes of Pianissimo tracks were created, which are now released on Flaneurecordings:
The Losoul mix of "The Mind Traveller" is a twisted dub that is cleverly teasing original elements again and again and finally boils up in a break. Peter Kremeier aka Losoul, producer legend from Frankfurt's Playhouse environment is himself a traveler in electronic music and takes us here on his very own internalized trip.
Flaneur boss DJ Jauche takes on "Shimmering Sea" and works close to the original, but refines the track masterfully for the deep dancefloors. A sound that works great for open airs as well as clubs. Very soulful, crisp and stylistically confident.

TRACKLISTS:

A1. Matthias Vogt - Mind Traveller (Losoul Remix)
B1. Matthias Vogt - Shimmerin Sea (Dj Jauche Rework)

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UPC: 827170558366Release:14.07./ Digital 4.08.2014
Tracklist 12": A Maintain 7:39 min B1 Maintain (Bleak Scene Rework) 6:44 min B2 Maintain (Vince Watson Remix) 6:19 min
Info:
This is Matthias Vogt's third installment on Polytone Recordings!
With "Maintain" he proves distinct feeling for musicality once more: As Vogt is an accomplished Jazz pianist, he is able to move easily between uplifting drive and harmonic substructures.The flip side deals with the welcoming of two illustrious remix artists to Polytone's roster: Bleak and Vince Watson.
Bleak is renowned for having his musical output released on labels like Delsin and Deeply Rooted House. On remix duties Bleak drops hell of a Detroit vehicle. Based on significant drum grooves his remix will ultimately shake the dancefloor to its foundations.
Vince Watson's discography goes back to the mid-nineties and we vainly tried to keep track of his enormous musical output. Maintaining the spirit and the vibe of Vogt's original tune Vince Watson takes the original track and turns it into a string and pad driven sonic exploration perfectly fitting for Polytone's eclectic approach.
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The musical heavyweight Matthias Vogt is back on Polytone. "Copying the future" has the potential to be a classic. A track with character and a high recognition value: hypnotic rave stabs and uplifting chords combined with a driving groove will send shivers down each true music lovers spine. "Copying the future" is delivering deja vu´s without copying the past - a great track with a past and a future, deeply rooted in the here and now. "Stillach" claps its way into every listeners ear. The B side of the EP named after a mountain stream in the Allgäu is calm and also powerful with a slow, minimal and very tight groove. Vogt is going deeper! More

supported by: Nick Curly, Anja
Schneider, Samuel L Session, Steve
Bug, Will Saul, Milton Jackson ,..
After releases from Drei Farben House and Paulo Olarte,
Polytone is joined by Matthias Vogt. Being a member of
Motorcitysoul (together with Frankfurt's House legend CRock),
Matthias Vogt has been teaching lessons in
deepness for years now. In his solo works Vogt's profound
education as a Jazz musician is just as present. Thus,
"Together As One" is carried by wonderfully deep chords,
which are accentuated by a contrapuntal bassline. A
classic male vocal highlights the soulfulness even more
and turns this track into a marvellous Deephouse affair. More

Special Remarks: Artwork by Jennifer Nastanovich

Tracklist 12":
A1 Riders 8:05 min
A2 Cream 4:36 min
B1 Unwind 6:05 min
B2 Unwind (Force / Emerge Remix) 7:10 min
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Iron Curtis has felt like a Polytone artist for quite a while now. He recently delivered a breathtaking remix for Matthias Vogt, and shared a split EP with the man himself, Terrence Dixon.
He's also played several label nights, but indeed "Unwind" is his first very own EP on Polytone.
The opening track "Riders" is our floor filler here. A subsonic bass experience of the more intensive kind. It´s a pure groover, with a surprisingly long lasting breakdown that never lacks on intensity.
'Cream' on the A2 is a stellar ambient joint, with rhythmic elements and cosmic pads.
On the flip we have the title track, 'Unwind', with an unconventional basic groove, bleepy touches and trademark 707 drum machine sounds. Pure and stunning deepness. The Final track is a remix from Force/Emerge and leads "Unwind" into techno territory. Polytone stands for diversity, and again demonstrates the labels vision of versatility here.
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Special Remarks: Additional limited (130 pieces) silk-screen printed cover edition. Artwork by Paul Morgan
Tracklist 12":
A1 Asteroid Riding 6:03 min
B1 Earthbound 6:42 min
B2 It Could Happen 3:02 min
Info:
After his successful remix of Orion's "Gravity" Johannes Volk returns to Polytone with his debut EP. Two excellent techno tracks are in place and a spaced out ambient piece called "It Could Happen" describes the mysterious view from a spacecraft cockpit into the wideness of the universe. On the
A-Side Volk blows the whistle of the EP's title "Asteroid Riding" with funky chords accompanied by a wide deep bassline, short samples, classic percussions and a cropped stomping kick-drum, that let you ride through the orbit. On the B-Side "Earthbound" pounds with a broad hollow kick, arpeggiated synth's, alerting sounds and a harmonically settled type of string-line that eases the element's diversity like the blue planet's gravity. Within the tracks that have been built to transport the feel of time and space, Johannes Volk again pushes himself on the cutting edge of electronic music.
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Special Remarks: Artwork by Kristina Suvorova
Tracklist 12":
A1 One-Oh-One 5:06 min
A2 We, Shapeshifting 5:53 min
B1 One-Oh-One (Benedikt Frey Remix) 5:22 min
B2 One-Oh-One (Reprise) 0:53 min
Info:
YNK's 2nd EP for Polytone is much more than a continuation of his earlier records on Polytone and Tenderpark. Instead, the young artist wants his new EP to be seen as an autonomous work which draws on a multitude of different materials. This leads to a very fluid texture of samples, synths and drum machines and a very detailed structure at first sight - however, all elements fit into each other very nicely and make way for the bigger picture if you take a step back. The compelling main theme of "One-Oh-One" on the a-side subtly emerges as a reprise on the b-side of this record that deals with the various forms of happiness. Between these two sits Benedikt Frey's remix of "One-Oh-one" that creates a form of deepness rather unheard in his other productions - a kind of introverted free electronica that defies the boundaries of house and techno. All in all, "High On Endorphin, Low On Gasoline" is an EP which may be a bit more uncommon for the sound of Polytone. Nonetheless, the label from Frankfurt is very happy to have YNK back for a stunning new record. The artwork of the record comes courtesy of Lithuanian-born artist Kristina Suvorova.
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UPC: 827170558366Release:14.07./ Digital 4.08.2014
Tracklist 12": A Maintain 7:39 min B1 Maintain (Bleak Scene Rework) 6:44 min B2 Maintain (Vince Watson Remix) 6:19 min
Info:
This is Matthias Vogt's third installment on Polytone Recordings!
With "Maintain" he proves distinct feeling for musicality once more: As Vogt is an accomplished Jazz pianist, he is able to move easily between uplifting drive and harmonic substructures.The flip side deals with the welcoming of two illustrious remix artists to Polytone's roster: Bleak and Vince Watson.
Bleak is renowned for having his musical output released on labels like Delsin and Deeply Rooted House. On remix duties Bleak drops hell of a Detroit vehicle. Based on significant drum grooves his remix will ultimately shake the dancefloor to its foundations.
Vince Watson's discography goes back to the mid-nineties and we vainly tried to keep track of his enormous musical output. Maintaining the spirit and the vibe of Vogt's original tune Vince Watson takes the original track and turns it into a string and pad driven sonic exploration perfectly fitting for Polytone's eclectic approach.
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UPC: 827170573567 Release: 17.11
Tracklist 12":
A1 Gravity 6:11 min
A2 Gravity (Beatless Version) 3:30 min
B Gravity (Johannes Volk Remix) 7:19 min
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Polytone Recordings is back with a three-track EP featuring two originals from Orion and a raw remix from Johannes Volk.
Title-track 'Gravity' simmers effortlessly over rumbling sooty percussion and drawn-out atmospherics to deliver a dynamic techno cut geared to the darkest dance floors while the Beatless version does exactly what it says on the tin - in fine ethereal form.
Up for remix duty is Exploration head honcho Johannes Volk, known additionally for his quality output on Axis, Sistrum and more recently London's Tief Music. Johannes certainly delivers for the Frankfurt imprint utilising punchy drums, sharp modulations and oscillating synth lines to dish up a robust and hypnotic re-imaginging.
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The musical heavyweight Matthias Vogt is back on Polytone. "Copying the future" has the potential to be a classic. A track with character and a high recognition value: hypnotic rave stabs and uplifting chords combined with a driving groove will send shivers down each true music lovers spine. "Copying the future" is delivering deja vu´s without copying the past - a great track with a past and a future, deeply rooted in the here and now. "Stillach" claps its way into every listeners ear. The B side of the EP named after a mountain stream in the Allgäu is calm and also powerful with a slow, minimal and very tight groove. Vogt is going deeper! More

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Schneider, Samuel L Session, Steve
Bug, Will Saul, Milton Jackson ,..
After releases from Drei Farben House and Paulo Olarte,
Polytone is joined by Matthias Vogt. Being a member of
Motorcitysoul (together with Frankfurt's House legend CRock),
Matthias Vogt has been teaching lessons in
deepness for years now. In his solo works Vogt's profound
education as a Jazz musician is just as present. Thus,
"Together As One" is carried by wonderfully deep chords,
which are accentuated by a contrapuntal bassline. A
classic male vocal highlights the soulfulness even more
and turns this track into a marvellous Deephouse affair. More

incl. emxs by
Antonelli & Drei Farben House
Easy House grooves and deep, chord-driven Techno –
two versions of electronic music Paulo Olarte is particularly
interested in as he has proven with his records on
Diynamic or his own imprint Fresh Fish. For his first 12“ on
Frankfurt's new entry, Polytone, former Hamburg-resident
Olarte gives full scope to his perferences. „Vayas Donde
Vayas“ comes with a wonderfully housey feeling and a rich
fund of harmonies, whereas „Sweet Sugar“ plays the role
of the Techno bouncer for the tradition-conscious and
discerning dancefloor with its deep Detroit flavour. In his
remix of „Vayas Donde Vayas“, Antonelli concentrates on
the lightness of the original and moves towards a
maximum of funkyness with a mulitude of thrilling details.
Drei Farben House rounds off the remix flip side with one
of his long suspense arrangements he has come to be
known for, which sends us to House heaven when the fine
chords eventually fully unfold. Polytone remains one of the
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