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wAFF - District
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wAFF - Sicko
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wAFF - Locked In
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wAFF - Rozzo
wAFF returns to his Nature imprint as he kicks off 2023 with his latest four-track EP, ‘District’. A renowned name and personality within the global house music landscape, with releases via the likes of Hot Creations, Cocoon, Desolat and Solid Grooves, wAFF’s journey has stepped up a level after becoming a label owner following the launch of his own imprint, Nature. Founded in November 2021 with the release of his ‘Colours’ EP, the label boss returns for the third instalment on the blossoming imprint as he celebrates a year since its launch with a new EP. Combining a wealth of UK influences alongside subtle global nods across the package, early December brings four new productions to the label as he unveils his powerful and impactful ‘District’ EP. Title track ‘District’ is a hard-hitting opener as the Nature boss combines sharp metallic production with hazy melodies and resonant vocal snippets, while ‘Locked In’ offers a more paired-back, rolling effort as slick drums and glossy pads combine. Next, ‘Sicko’ steps things up once again with squelching acid lines and rumbling sub- bass, before closing via the organic drums and playful sonics of ‘Rozzo’.
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wAFF - Slapfunk
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wAFF - Next Game
wAFF makes a triumphant return to Hot Creations after a seven-year hiatus with his three-track, groove-driven ‘Slapfunk EP’. Since his first outing back in 2012, wAFF has been an integral part of the Hot Creations family, remixing various releases and dropping a total of four EPs - the last being ‘Sick Pleasure’ in 2016, which still stands today as a highlight in the label’s extensive catalogue. Marking a long-awaited return to Jamie Jones and Lee Foss’ beloved imprint after seven years, with material via renowned labels such as Solid Grooves, Cocoon, Desolat and his very own NATURE imprint over that period further establishing him as a leading name, he arrives fresh from his third Paradise show of the season ready to ignite dancefloors with a trio of irresistible beats on ‘Slapfunk’. Title track ‘Slapfunk’ opens the release with shifting stabs, warping bass patterns and fizzing lead synths, steadily progressing into a menacing club-focused workout. Continuing his signature style, ‘Questions’ showcases a blend of pulsating beats synchronised with a warped vocal topline that enhances the allure. Finally, ‘Next Game’ delivers a punchy trip loaded with subtle minimal-leaning influences, combining chopped vocal snippets with slick, stripped-back percussion.
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wAFF - Mesmerized feat. Shyam P
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wAFF - To the Floor
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wAFF - Summerz
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wAFF - Slut Drop
wAFF takes charge of the second release on his new Nature label with four stylish new cuts. First up is Mesmerized feat. Shyam P, a slinky seven minute deep rolling tune with subtle synth craft and airy hi hats. A vocal adds an extra hypnotic layer and then SummerZ is another seductive sound with warm chords smeared over a killer groove. It's got a summery vibe but will also pump the party. To The Floor then cuts loose on nice boom bap drums, with vocal and chord stabs adding detail and its easy to see this one making its mark in the club. Slut Drop closes out with an infectious and rubbery bassline and rich chord work. It's heartfelt and full of soul. This is a fresh sound as ever from wAFF.
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wAFF - Colours
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wAFF - Switchin
nfluential house and techno titan wAFF is branching out with his own new label, Nature. As well as donating a portion of profits to animal charities, the label will become a platform for music that in some ways heals us, just like nature itself. The innovative DJ and producer kicks it off with his own new three tracker, Colours.The stylish Colours is a taught, driving house track with slinky hi hats and rubbery drums. The monstrous bassline bobbles away down low and is sure to lock in any crowd. Django is another inventive groove, with lush claps and a knotted bassline that drives the track along beneath infectious percussion and silky smooth synths. Switchin is the most raw of the lot with its busy leads, razor sharp tech house drums and glitchy effects. Add in some turbocharged chords and you have a sleazy and standout banger. These are three vital tunes that start off this label in fantastic fashion.
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wAFF - inception
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A1 Hanzz Sup A2 Karimba B1 Hypnotised B2 Inception
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Loco Dice's Desolat label welcomes UK artist wAFF for its next EP, a meaty four tracker by the name of Hanzz Sup.
In recent times, wAFF has really established himself as one of the beacons of main room house and techno around the world. From standout sets at key Ibiza clubs to gigs at fabric, London via big underground hits on labels like Drumcode, Cocoon and Hot Creations, he is a real man of the moment.
The title track opens the EP in fine style with hulking great big kicks reverberating down low as wonky tones and scattered percussion add more heat. Barreling along and taking no prisoners, it is a hugely physical drum track with spoken word mutterings piling on the pressure. Making just as big an impression but in less direct ways, the shuffling and bubbling "Karimba" is a skittish, busy affair with tribal drums and vocal chants all layered up into something that is sure to become anthemic in Ibiza this summer. On the flip side "Hypnotised" works on getting into your brain with tight, scurrying drum and percussive patterns that never let up. It's a dense, busy arrangement that makes for a high octane ride. Last of all "Inception" takes on more of a house feel, with well swung, low slung drums bringing the groove as hammering hits and frosty synth lines keep busy up top.
This is house and techno that makes a big impact from one of the most on point producers out there right now.
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A1 Hanzz Sup A2 Karimba B1 Hypnotised B2 Inception
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Loco Dice's Desolat label welcomes UK artist wAFF for its next EP, a meaty four tracker by the name of Hanzz Sup.
In recent times, wAFF has really established himself as one of the beacons of main room house and techno around the world. From standout sets at key Ibiza clubs to gigs at fabric, London via big underground hits on labels like Drumcode, Cocoon and Hot Creations, he is a real man of the moment.
The title track opens the EP in fine style with hulking great big kicks reverberating down low as wonky tones and scattered percussion add more heat. Barreling along and taking no prisoners, it is a hugely physical drum track with spoken word mutterings piling on the pressure. Making just as big an impression but in less direct ways, the shuffling and bubbling "Karimba" is a skittish, busy affair with tribal drums and vocal chants all layered up into something that is sure to become anthemic in Ibiza this summer. On the flip side "Hypnotised" works on getting into your brain with tight, scurrying drum and percussive patterns that never let up. It's a dense, busy arrangement that makes for a high octane ride. Last of all "Inception" takes on more of a house feel, with well swung, low slung drums bringing the groove as hammering hits and frosty synth lines keep busy up top.
This is house and techno that makes a big impact from one of the most on point producers out there right now.
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Cat-No:hotc084
Release-Date:09.09.2016
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waff - Sick Pleasure
A name on everyone's lips, charismatic talent wAFF is back onboard Hot Creations curating the ‘Sick Pleasure EP’ with three original cuts that once again showcase his unique style and adept understanding of the dancefloor. Kicking things off with ‘Kidney Punch’, a throbbing bass is perfectly executed under blissful, angelic vocals. Party starter ‘Flipback’ is next up igniting carnival-esque energy. On the flip, the sonic ’Sick Pleasure’ carries the mind away through hypnotic melodies that ride amongst the layers of intricate percussion. A natural born talent, wAFF started producing over ten years ago and has gone on to become one of the most sought after artists of recent times. Not only is he an integral part of the Hot Creations family and resident at Jamie’s Paradise night at DC10 in Ibiza, he’s also releasing on the likes of Moon Harbour, Drumcode and Cocoon. His music has also been getting the nod from key players Adam Beyer, Loco Dice, Joseph Capriati, Marco Carola, Sven Vath and many more.
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UPC: 827170568761 Release: 10.11.2014
Tracklist: (A1) Freeks (B1) Groover
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Cocoon Recordings is back again with something fresh 'n hot by uprising player wAFF!
A release that needs no warm-up, no introduction...go ahead and judge this one by the sound and the energy of "Freeks" and "Groover" and you will realise these gems will make your body move immediately! This is house, this is techno, there is bass, cool sounds and a beat that simply gives you all a beat can give. wAFFs Cocoon Recordings 12" single debut seems to be a timeless piece of tech-house: Style, beats, bassline and the used samples are hard to categorize and merge oldskool flavour with modern clubmusic elements in a nice & gentle way. This release is not just another tool but also not a desperate attempt to produce the next super hit - it is in between these two corners and this makes it so good. Come on freeks, make your body move!
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Cocoon Recordings is back again with something fresh 'n hot by uprising player wAFF!
A release that needs no warm-up, no introduction...go ahead and judge this one by the sound and the energy of "Freeks" and "Groover" and you will realise these gems will make your body move immediately! This is house, this is techno, there is bass, cool sounds and a beat that simply gives you all a beat can give. wAFFs Cocoon Recordings 12" single debut seems to be a timeless piece of tech-house: Style, beats, bassline and the used samples are hard to categorize and merge oldskool flavour with modern clubmusic elements in a nice & gentle way. This release is not just another tool but also not a desperate attempt to produce the next super hit - it is in between these two corners and this makes it so good. Come on freeks, make your body move!
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Release-Date:15.08.2013
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wAFF is now a firm fixture in the clan of hot creative hedonists. Back with ‘Puke It Up’ this time on darker, club-focused off-shoot label Hot Trax, wAFF delivers more of the dense techno material he so clearly relishes making. A pair of head-tripping and immaculately crafted techno cuts; both ‘Puke It Up’ and B-side ‘Love’ (a swinging tropical acid-synth meltdown) will do serious damage on the dancefloor no question about it. Hold on tight because you’re in for a ride on wAFF’s big, bad and heavy bass train. Leeds boy wAFF has in the past year gained lofty recognition for this industrious and dextrous talents winning the accolade of best single of 2012 in the DJ Mag awards with ‘Jo Johnson’ from his debut summer smash ‘Rainbows EP’ on Hot Creations. With a list of admirers including Luciano, Loco Dice and Sven Vath (who included Jo Johnson on his ´The Sound Of The 13th Season´ compilation) and with Jamie Jones and Carl Cox already hammering ‘Puke It Up’ ; the 24 year old wAFF has also quickly reached the status of hotly in-demand global DJ - smashing into the big league within months of his first EP release but armed with a talent he’s been harbouring since his mid-teens. Second Hot Creations release came in the winter of 2012 with the ‘Eclipse EP’, another masterstroke, followed by a massive remix of Digitaria’s ‘Shine’ earlier this year - all further proof of wAFF’s raw and unstoppable talent. Inviting wAFF to play a couple of Paradise gigs last year, Jamie Jones and co. are holding on to their wonderboy making him a resident at the night this season as well as bagging these essential new cuts for Hot Trax.
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The unstoppable wAFF returns to Hot Creations' relentless release schedule displaying once again on Eclipse EP just why he is riding such an incredible wave of hype since the release of his critically acclaimed Rainbows EP on the label earlier this year. With a list of admirers including Luciano, Loco Dice and Sven Vath (who recently included wAFF's Jo Johnson on his 'The Sound Of The 13th Season' compilation), it's safe to say that the 24 year old is most definitely one to watch out for. With conga rhythms and the sounds of nature penetrating the senses it feels as though we have been transported directly to the heart of the Amazon on title track Eclipse. That is until an incredibly sultry bassline enters the foray and drives this one to the point of dance floor destruction wAFF is becoming so renowned for. After the introduction of a groove-inducing vocal lick and a couple of percussive-led breakdowns later, it seems we have ourselves yet another massive hit for the Hot Creations cartel. Things don't let up by any means on the flip; in fact if anything the intensity climbs to a point where people will quite literally be hanging from the walls. With a driving, Chicago style high hat pattern, a low-end that is set to push sound-systems to the max and delayed rolling woodblock shots inducing hypnotic waves of climax, Ibiza feels like the young artist doing what he does best.
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wAFF, - Jo Johnson
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wAFF, - Jeyda
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wAFF, - Rainbows
The unrelenting Hot Creations imprint has snapped up sensational talent wAFF and his impressive debut 'Jo Johnson EP'. Bursting with solid house groove, this three-track treasure paves the way for what is set to be a huge year for this rising star.
Still only in his early 20's, UK based producer wAFF has an undeniable talent that far exceeds his years.. Co-founder of long established club night Koala in Hull, wAFF has played host to some of the best names in the industry. His tracks are already being championed by key heavy weights including Jamie Jones, Richy Ahmed and Subb-an in notorious clubs such as DC10 and fabric. With excitement building for this stunning EP, it's only a matter of time before wAFF is recognised as incredibly talented and globally admired.
Fuzzy and raw on the edges, title track 'Jo Johnson' steams in with a heavy rolling bass enhanced with the seriously sharp kick and hushed seductive whispers. Erratic and prominent percussion plays to full effect on the dance floor, creating rapid build and bubbling energy, while added vocals creep in for a real flavour of jacking house. Escalating into a full-fledged affair of Balearic vocal harmony over the tough beats and solid groove, there is no doubt this dance floor bomb will lead the soundtrack to the summer.
Taking it deeper 'Jeyda' beats with a powerful force fusing metallic keys and hypnotic sweeps of melodic chords that add emotion and drama. Keeping wAFF's trademark sharp kick, the track progresses with contrasting alluring whispers and dreamy layers.
Rounding off this highly accomplished EP is the techier of the selection, 'Rainbows'. Soaring spacey synths, subtle shakes, pacey percussive passages and an epic melodic break down make this trippy late night number one to remember. More
Still only in his early 20's, UK based producer wAFF has an undeniable talent that far exceeds his years.. Co-founder of long established club night Koala in Hull, wAFF has played host to some of the best names in the industry. His tracks are already being championed by key heavy weights including Jamie Jones, Richy Ahmed and Subb-an in notorious clubs such as DC10 and fabric. With excitement building for this stunning EP, it's only a matter of time before wAFF is recognised as incredibly talented and globally admired.
Fuzzy and raw on the edges, title track 'Jo Johnson' steams in with a heavy rolling bass enhanced with the seriously sharp kick and hushed seductive whispers. Erratic and prominent percussion plays to full effect on the dance floor, creating rapid build and bubbling energy, while added vocals creep in for a real flavour of jacking house. Escalating into a full-fledged affair of Balearic vocal harmony over the tough beats and solid groove, there is no doubt this dance floor bomb will lead the soundtrack to the summer.
Taking it deeper 'Jeyda' beats with a powerful force fusing metallic keys and hypnotic sweeps of melodic chords that add emotion and drama. Keeping wAFF's trademark sharp kick, the track progresses with contrasting alluring whispers and dreamy layers.
Rounding off this highly accomplished EP is the techier of the selection, 'Rainbows'. Soaring spacey synths, subtle shakes, pacey percussive passages and an epic melodic break down make this trippy late night number one to remember. More
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wAFF takes charge of the second release on his new Nature label with four stylish new cuts. First up is Mesmerized feat. Shyam P, a slinky seven minute deep rolling tune with subtle synth craft and airy hi hats. A vocal adds an extra hypnotic layer and then SummerZ is another seductive sound with warm chords smeared over a killer groove. It's got a summery vibe but will also pump the party. To The Floor then cuts loose on nice boom bap drums, with vocal and chord stabs adding detail and its easy to see this one making its mark in the club. Slut Drop closes out with an infectious and rubbery bassline and rich chord work. It's heartfelt and full of soul. This is a fresh sound as ever from wAFF.
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nfluential house and techno titan wAFF is branching out with his own new label, Nature. As well as donating a portion of profits to animal charities, the label will become a platform for music that in some ways heals us, just like nature itself. The innovative DJ and producer kicks it off with his own new three tracker, Colours.The stylish Colours is a taught, driving house track with slinky hi hats and rubbery drums. The monstrous bassline bobbles away down low and is sure to lock in any crowd. Django is another inventive groove, with lush claps and a knotted bassline that drives the track along beneath infectious percussion and silky smooth synths. Switchin is the most raw of the lot with its busy leads, razor sharp tech house drums and glitchy effects. Add in some turbocharged chords and you have a sleazy and standout banger. These are three vital tunes that start off this label in fantastic fashion.
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Wally Badarou - Dance In The Dust
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Wally Badarou - Amber Whispers
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Wally Badarou - The Lights Of Kinshasa
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Format Notes: First time vinyl release, 140g vinyl
Track List:
A1 Dance In The Dust
A2 Amber Whispers
A3 Where Were We
A4 The Lights Of Kinshasa
A5 Pictures Of You
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B1 Serendipity For Two
B2 Smiles By The Millions
B3 Higher Still
B4 Oriental
B5 Days To Wonder
B6 Dawn Of Europa
B7 Crystal Falls
B8 Purple Lines
Release Notes:
Synth pioneer and musical polymath, Wally Badarou is a genius. But you know that already. A vinyl version of his majestic Colors Of Silence has been craved by the Balearic cognoscenti ever since its low-key 2001 release. Indeed, when we first started work on Be With, we asked some pals with exquisite taste what their dream release would be. We asked Balearic legend Moonboots and, without hesitation, he said Colors Of Silence by Wally Badarou. We didn't know Wally had made this album. And most still don't. But that's about to change.
Colors Of Silence is ostensibly a new age album. As ever though, Wally's sophisticated synth textures and expressive keyboard runs are so full of character, so full of life, that this work of art transcends any easy genre categorisation. It's simply stunning, throughout. It sounds like A.r.t. Wilson or Suzanne Kraft, with traces of CFCF and Jonny Nash. But it was made a good decade earlier than the work of these modern giants. Sometimes, it doesn't seem far from some Larry Heard albums.
Island Records founder Chris Blackwell's friend Nathalie Delon asked Wally to provide music for the yoga DVD she was to release. Lack of time on both sides made them agree on using "quality demos" Wally had in his ideas bank. It's understandable why Colors Of Silence remains somewhat of a lost gem. As Wally explains: "Total lack of promotion made it an 'intimate' release, which was exactly what I was looking for: just a buzz-maker and time-buyer that would allow me to concentrate on the real thing as soon as I'd have time, which could also turn into a rare collecting item later, once the final versions made their way to success. You never know."
Over the years, Colors Of Silence has become a true cult record for the ambient/Balearic heads.
The beguiling but brief "Dance In The Dust" is the shuffling, hyper-percussive, hypnotic opener. It gives way to the deep serenity of "Amber Whispers". It's a gliding, divine, mini melodic masterpiece. It'll make you swoon in its extreme beauty. The bright and breezy "Where Were We" follows, a tropical, reggae-tinged bounce through the islands.
The uptempo groove is maintained on the keys-drizzled soca-funk of "The Lights Of Kinshasa" before Side A is rounded out with "Pictures Of You". It starts with stately, melancholic, unadorned piano and this alone would make for a beautiful song. But Wally always gives us that bit extra and he effortlessly introduces warm, dreamy pads and minimal, slo-mo percussion to augment a frankly stunning piece of work.
Ushering in Side B, Wally's mesmeric piano playing is to the fore again, in the intro to uber-chilled "Serendipity For Two". The playing becomes more mellifluous as the track progresses and adds warmth through exotic percussion, woodwind, sweeping synths and digi-drums. It has echoes of, er, Echoes. It segues seamlessly into the more propulsive, wavy "Smiles By The Millions". If you're not nodding and grinning along widely to the gently throbbing bassline underpinning this, we can't help you. The meditative "Higher Still" follows, cinematic in feel and ever so slightly sinister with the strings. It sounds particularly Badalamenti-esque, if you ask us.
That unmistakable, almost peculiar Badarou funk - so lyrical, so texturally rich and so rhythmically spacious - is all over "Oriental". Next up, "Days To Wonder" brings the serenity back, insistent yet melodic keys, as if played in a place of worship, coupled with birdsong, conjure a kind of instant nostalgia for halcyon days of youth. The contemplative "Dawn Of Europa" is a sombre, beatless, ambient journey whilst the glorious, too-brief "Crystal Falls" features soft percussion and sparkle before fully glistening with some gentle head-nod beats. Wally brings this incredible collection to a mellow, tender close with the graceful "Purple Lines".
There can be few artists more under-appreciated given their vast influence than Wally Badarou. His solo work practically defined the sound of the Balearic DJs of the 1980s, and thus the more sophisticated sound of dance culture thereafter. A synth specialist, Badarou was the long-time associate of Level 42. He was one of the Compass Point All Stars (with Sly and Robbie, Barry Reynolds, Mikey Chung and Uziah "Sticky" Thompson), the in-house recording team of Compass Point Studios responsible for a series of albums in the 1980s recorded by Grace Jones, Tom Tom Club, Mick Jagger, Black Uhuru, Gwen Guthrie, Jimmy Cliff and Gregory Isaacs. Badarou's keyboard playing could also be heard on albums by Robert Palmer, Marianne Faithfull, Herbie Hancock, M (Pop Muzik), Talking Heads, Manu Dibango and Miriam Makeba. He also produced Fela Kuti. Phew!
Meticulously remastered and cut by both Simon Francis and Cicely Balston respectively, it has been pressed to the highest possibly quality at Record Industry in Holland. Special thanks must go to Apiento from Test Pressing who first introduced us to Wally and facilitated all those early zoom meetings. It couldn't have happened without his help. Not least on pulling the art together, too, which features striking original photography by Mads Perch. Benji Roebuck of Roebuck Press did his thing brilliantly in art working the whole package to completion. All in all: essential. More
Format Notes: First time vinyl release, 140g vinyl
Track List:
A1 Dance In The Dust
A2 Amber Whispers
A3 Where Were We
A4 The Lights Of Kinshasa
A5 Pictures Of You
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B1 Serendipity For Two
B2 Smiles By The Millions
B3 Higher Still
B4 Oriental
B5 Days To Wonder
B6 Dawn Of Europa
B7 Crystal Falls
B8 Purple Lines
Release Notes:
Synth pioneer and musical polymath, Wally Badarou is a genius. But you know that already. A vinyl version of his majestic Colors Of Silence has been craved by the Balearic cognoscenti ever since its low-key 2001 release. Indeed, when we first started work on Be With, we asked some pals with exquisite taste what their dream release would be. We asked Balearic legend Moonboots and, without hesitation, he said Colors Of Silence by Wally Badarou. We didn't know Wally had made this album. And most still don't. But that's about to change.
Colors Of Silence is ostensibly a new age album. As ever though, Wally's sophisticated synth textures and expressive keyboard runs are so full of character, so full of life, that this work of art transcends any easy genre categorisation. It's simply stunning, throughout. It sounds like A.r.t. Wilson or Suzanne Kraft, with traces of CFCF and Jonny Nash. But it was made a good decade earlier than the work of these modern giants. Sometimes, it doesn't seem far from some Larry Heard albums.
Island Records founder Chris Blackwell's friend Nathalie Delon asked Wally to provide music for the yoga DVD she was to release. Lack of time on both sides made them agree on using "quality demos" Wally had in his ideas bank. It's understandable why Colors Of Silence remains somewhat of a lost gem. As Wally explains: "Total lack of promotion made it an 'intimate' release, which was exactly what I was looking for: just a buzz-maker and time-buyer that would allow me to concentrate on the real thing as soon as I'd have time, which could also turn into a rare collecting item later, once the final versions made their way to success. You never know."
Over the years, Colors Of Silence has become a true cult record for the ambient/Balearic heads.
The beguiling but brief "Dance In The Dust" is the shuffling, hyper-percussive, hypnotic opener. It gives way to the deep serenity of "Amber Whispers". It's a gliding, divine, mini melodic masterpiece. It'll make you swoon in its extreme beauty. The bright and breezy "Where Were We" follows, a tropical, reggae-tinged bounce through the islands.
The uptempo groove is maintained on the keys-drizzled soca-funk of "The Lights Of Kinshasa" before Side A is rounded out with "Pictures Of You". It starts with stately, melancholic, unadorned piano and this alone would make for a beautiful song. But Wally always gives us that bit extra and he effortlessly introduces warm, dreamy pads and minimal, slo-mo percussion to augment a frankly stunning piece of work.
Ushering in Side B, Wally's mesmeric piano playing is to the fore again, in the intro to uber-chilled "Serendipity For Two". The playing becomes more mellifluous as the track progresses and adds warmth through exotic percussion, woodwind, sweeping synths and digi-drums. It has echoes of, er, Echoes. It segues seamlessly into the more propulsive, wavy "Smiles By The Millions". If you're not nodding and grinning along widely to the gently throbbing bassline underpinning this, we can't help you. The meditative "Higher Still" follows, cinematic in feel and ever so slightly sinister with the strings. It sounds particularly Badalamenti-esque, if you ask us.
That unmistakable, almost peculiar Badarou funk - so lyrical, so texturally rich and so rhythmically spacious - is all over "Oriental". Next up, "Days To Wonder" brings the serenity back, insistent yet melodic keys, as if played in a place of worship, coupled with birdsong, conjure a kind of instant nostalgia for halcyon days of youth. The contemplative "Dawn Of Europa" is a sombre, beatless, ambient journey whilst the glorious, too-brief "Crystal Falls" features soft percussion and sparkle before fully glistening with some gentle head-nod beats. Wally brings this incredible collection to a mellow, tender close with the graceful "Purple Lines".
There can be few artists more under-appreciated given their vast influence than Wally Badarou. His solo work practically defined the sound of the Balearic DJs of the 1980s, and thus the more sophisticated sound of dance culture thereafter. A synth specialist, Badarou was the long-time associate of Level 42. He was one of the Compass Point All Stars (with Sly and Robbie, Barry Reynolds, Mikey Chung and Uziah "Sticky" Thompson), the in-house recording team of Compass Point Studios responsible for a series of albums in the 1980s recorded by Grace Jones, Tom Tom Club, Mick Jagger, Black Uhuru, Gwen Guthrie, Jimmy Cliff and Gregory Isaacs. Badarou's keyboard playing could also be heard on albums by Robert Palmer, Marianne Faithfull, Herbie Hancock, M (Pop Muzik), Talking Heads, Manu Dibango and Miriam Makeba. He also produced Fela Kuti. Phew!
Meticulously remastered and cut by both Simon Francis and Cicely Balston respectively, it has been pressed to the highest possibly quality at Record Industry in Holland. Special thanks must go to Apiento from Test Pressing who first introduced us to Wally and facilitated all those early zoom meetings. It couldn't have happened without his help. Not least on pulling the art together, too, which features striking original photography by Mads Perch. Benji Roebuck of Roebuck Press did his thing brilliantly in art working the whole package to completion. All in all: essential. More
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Roman Flügel - A1. Lucky Charm - Main Mix
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Roman Flügel - A2. Lucky Charm - Dub Mix
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Roman Flügel - A3. Lucky Charm - Perc Mix
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Roman Flügel - B1. Luv Armour
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Roman Flügel - B2. Whatever This Is
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Roman Flügel - B3. Film 4
Tracklist
A1. Lucky Charm - Main Mix
A2. Lucky Charm - Dub Mix
A3. Lucky Charm - Perc Mix
B1. Luv Armour
B2. Whatever This Is
B3. Film 4
Magically delicious: Lucky Charm completes Roman Flügel's personal -feel-good-tetralogy on Running Back. Joining Garden Party, D.I.S.C.O. and Mega for a quadrophony of fun, it is piano house at the core of the matter. Of course, Roman Flügel wouldn't be himself, if he would work carelessly. Imagine it prepared through the disciplines of molecular gastronomy. In a dystopian world on the edge of information overkill, this is exactly what one needs to relish temporary relaxation and the joys of life again. Simply put: arps, bass lines, tribal drums, brief melodies and pizzicato illuminate the topic from different sides and in different versions.
Its correspondent Luv Armour is a piece of jewelry that's doing the splits: house, new wave, synth pop and some melancholy for the finishing touches.
If you are looking for less action Whatever That Is offers you a slow dance. Looking for unheard and unconscionable connections, it twists and turns between Can-like sequences, what Underground Resistance dubbed Afrogermanic and some unexpected tunnel, before it ends where it started out
Finally, Film 4 is the final dish of this lush meal. Referring to the other Film tracks on the Mega 12" and created during the hard and dark times of closed amusement party parks, it is full of yearning. Music for your inner cinema.
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A1. Lucky Charm - Main Mix
A2. Lucky Charm - Dub Mix
A3. Lucky Charm - Perc Mix
B1. Luv Armour
B2. Whatever This Is
B3. Film 4
Magically delicious: Lucky Charm completes Roman Flügel's personal -feel-good-tetralogy on Running Back. Joining Garden Party, D.I.S.C.O. and Mega for a quadrophony of fun, it is piano house at the core of the matter. Of course, Roman Flügel wouldn't be himself, if he would work carelessly. Imagine it prepared through the disciplines of molecular gastronomy. In a dystopian world on the edge of information overkill, this is exactly what one needs to relish temporary relaxation and the joys of life again. Simply put: arps, bass lines, tribal drums, brief melodies and pizzicato illuminate the topic from different sides and in different versions.
Its correspondent Luv Armour is a piece of jewelry that's doing the splits: house, new wave, synth pop and some melancholy for the finishing touches.
If you are looking for less action Whatever That Is offers you a slow dance. Looking for unheard and unconscionable connections, it twists and turns between Can-like sequences, what Underground Resistance dubbed Afrogermanic and some unexpected tunnel, before it ends where it started out
Finally, Film 4 is the final dish of this lush meal. Referring to the other Film tracks on the Mega 12" and created during the hard and dark times of closed amusement party parks, it is full of yearning. Music for your inner cinema.
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Dr. Sud - A1 - Dr. Sud - Brina
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Dr. Sud - A2 - Dr. Sud - Life Itself
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Dr. Sud - A3 – Dr. Sud - Evening Breath
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Dr. Sud - B1 - Dr. Sud - Tramontana
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Dr. Sud - B2 - Dr. Sud - 3/4AM
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Dr. Sud - B3 - Dr. Sud - Mondgesicht
12", Full color label sticker, 140gr vinyl, 6 tracks
- Young and upcoming talent Dr. Sud
- Releases on Kaleido, Juicy Traxxx & Closer To Truth
GENRE/S:
House, Jazzy-Electronica
TRACKLISTS:
A-side
A1 - Dr. Sud - Brina
A2 - Dr. Sud - Life Itself
A3 – Dr. Sud - Evening Breath
B-side
B1 - Dr. Sud - Tramontana
B2 - Dr. Sud - 3/4AM
B3 - Dr. Sud - Mondgesicht
4. SHORT INFO:
Just what the doctor ordered...
Next up on Q1E2 Recordings - for the label's fifth release so far - is Dr Sud. He's a Rome-born, Berlin-raised producer whose music is a fusion of percussion-centric soundscapes and integrated jazz-leaning harmonies, drawing inspiration from diverse genres like electronica, funk, and house.
On 'Heading South', the broken beat don serves up his specialist percussive sound, folding all manner of drums into synth-smothered house. The EP explores the undulating cycle of morning into night, back into morning, inviting you to dance your way through it all.
'Brina', a word which in Italian refers to morning dew - perhaps found on a tent on the morning of a festival - represents the breaking of dawn with broken beats. The track breaks and squints into the start of the day with spacious kick drums leaving room for warm, almost familiar pads and keys.
Then, 'Life Itself' reflects daytime, revolving around an arpeggiating synth that soon makes way for luscious keys.
An excursion into percussive bliss concludes side A in the form of the magical, grin-inducing 'Evening Breath'. This, as you might have guessed, is where the listener cruises through smoothly into the final stages of the day. It encapsulates that last burst of light as the sun sets and a slight shiver of the evening air slivers up your spine.
Then, before you know it, the mysterious night arrives. Flip to that B side, and 'Tramontana' will greet you, inviting you to dance deep into the late hours.
When you're there, the chugging '3/4AM' will hit the spot like an unforgettable dance floor moment, bursting with low and slow Balearic tendencies.
Finally, 'Mondgesicht' - "Moonface" in German -fittingly concludes proceedings with deep lounge vibes. Mumbles of effortless trumpet manoeuvre through a swaying sea of percussion and delicious, wavering synth solo. The day is here again. The cycle is complete.
This is some seriously high-quality music on show here from Dr Sud. The EP is out on Q1E2 Recordings in October.
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- Young and upcoming talent Dr. Sud
- Releases on Kaleido, Juicy Traxxx & Closer To Truth
GENRE/S:
House, Jazzy-Electronica
TRACKLISTS:
A-side
A1 - Dr. Sud - Brina
A2 - Dr. Sud - Life Itself
A3 – Dr. Sud - Evening Breath
B-side
B1 - Dr. Sud - Tramontana
B2 - Dr. Sud - 3/4AM
B3 - Dr. Sud - Mondgesicht
4. SHORT INFO:
Just what the doctor ordered...
Next up on Q1E2 Recordings - for the label's fifth release so far - is Dr Sud. He's a Rome-born, Berlin-raised producer whose music is a fusion of percussion-centric soundscapes and integrated jazz-leaning harmonies, drawing inspiration from diverse genres like electronica, funk, and house.
On 'Heading South', the broken beat don serves up his specialist percussive sound, folding all manner of drums into synth-smothered house. The EP explores the undulating cycle of morning into night, back into morning, inviting you to dance your way through it all.
'Brina', a word which in Italian refers to morning dew - perhaps found on a tent on the morning of a festival - represents the breaking of dawn with broken beats. The track breaks and squints into the start of the day with spacious kick drums leaving room for warm, almost familiar pads and keys.
Then, 'Life Itself' reflects daytime, revolving around an arpeggiating synth that soon makes way for luscious keys.
An excursion into percussive bliss concludes side A in the form of the magical, grin-inducing 'Evening Breath'. This, as you might have guessed, is where the listener cruises through smoothly into the final stages of the day. It encapsulates that last burst of light as the sun sets and a slight shiver of the evening air slivers up your spine.
Then, before you know it, the mysterious night arrives. Flip to that B side, and 'Tramontana' will greet you, inviting you to dance deep into the late hours.
When you're there, the chugging '3/4AM' will hit the spot like an unforgettable dance floor moment, bursting with low and slow Balearic tendencies.
Finally, 'Mondgesicht' - "Moonface" in German -fittingly concludes proceedings with deep lounge vibes. Mumbles of effortless trumpet manoeuvre through a swaying sea of percussion and delicious, wavering synth solo. The day is here again. The cycle is complete.
This is some seriously high-quality music on show here from Dr Sud. The EP is out on Q1E2 Recordings in October.
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Kiko & POPOF - Night Sky
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Kiko - Love Triangle
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Kiko & POPOF - Night Sky (Yulia Niko Remix)
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Kiko - Love Triangle (Mia Mendi Remix)
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Tracklist:
A1) Kiko & POPOF - Night Sky
A2) Kiko - Love Triangle
B1) Kiko & POPOF - Night Sky (Yulia Niko Remix)
B2) Kiko - Love Triangle (Mia Mendi Remix)
Release Info:
Kiko & POPOF link for a high-impact debut on Watergate.
The talented French artists both have a discography that goes back to the ‘90s. Kiko a veteran of 500+
releases, highlighted by his 1998 cut ‘World Cup’ that was continued a minor techno classic at the time.
He’s gone through many sonic incarnations since then and is currently turning heads with superb
production on labels including Diynamic and Afterlife. POPOF, meanwhile, is a genre flexitarian, just as
adept at releasing on Cocoon and Truesoul as he is Hot Creations, and now of course – Watergate
Records.
‘Night Sky’ is a big, bright dancefloor pummeller, made for peak-time moments and driven by a stirring
chord sequence. ‘Love Triangle’ is a shimmering nu disco beauty, propelled by a sharp tech underbelly.
Fresh from her much-loved ‘Raver Girl’ EP, Yulia Niko contributes a slick re-rub of the title track, retaining
the original’s glistening melodic lead, while giving it a punchier bottom end. Rounding out the package
strongly, rising UK duo Mia Mendi give ‘Love Triangle’ the remix touch, re-fashioning it into a sublime
breakbeat gem made for early morning on the Waterfloor. More
Tracklist:
A1) Kiko & POPOF - Night Sky
A2) Kiko - Love Triangle
B1) Kiko & POPOF - Night Sky (Yulia Niko Remix)
B2) Kiko - Love Triangle (Mia Mendi Remix)
Release Info:
Kiko & POPOF link for a high-impact debut on Watergate.
The talented French artists both have a discography that goes back to the ‘90s. Kiko a veteran of 500+
releases, highlighted by his 1998 cut ‘World Cup’ that was continued a minor techno classic at the time.
He’s gone through many sonic incarnations since then and is currently turning heads with superb
production on labels including Diynamic and Afterlife. POPOF, meanwhile, is a genre flexitarian, just as
adept at releasing on Cocoon and Truesoul as he is Hot Creations, and now of course – Watergate
Records.
‘Night Sky’ is a big, bright dancefloor pummeller, made for peak-time moments and driven by a stirring
chord sequence. ‘Love Triangle’ is a shimmering nu disco beauty, propelled by a sharp tech underbelly.
Fresh from her much-loved ‘Raver Girl’ EP, Yulia Niko contributes a slick re-rub of the title track, retaining
the original’s glistening melodic lead, while giving it a punchier bottom end. Rounding out the package
strongly, rising UK duo Mia Mendi give ‘Love Triangle’ the remix touch, re-fashioning it into a sublime
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V.A. - Watergate 27 EP #2 - A1) Super Flu - Effreticon
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V.A. - Watergate 27 EP #2 - A2) Pablo Fierro - Reincarnation
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V.A. - Watergate 27 EP #2 - B1) Kerri Chandler - Think of Something (Floyd Lavine Remix)
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V.A. - Watergate 27 EP #2 - B2) Manoo - De’s Lullaby
Part 2 of Hyenah’s fantastic Watergate 27 mix is ripe for the picking.
Tracklist:
A1) Super Flu - Effreticon
A2) Pablo Fierro - Reincarnation
B1) Kerri Chandler - Think of Something (Floyd Lavine Remix)
B2) Manoo - De’s Lullaby
Release Info:
The inspiring DJ/producer, RISE founder and integral Watergate resident has carefully selected and
curated a vibrant house mix that touches all corners of the genre and refreshingly showcases artists
outside the normal European hotspots.
The second sampler opens with Super Flu’s ‘Effreticon’, a track with the right amount of energy and
tweaked-out synth touches to keep your listeners guessing. Pablo Fierro shares his ‘Reincarnation’, filled
to the brim with tropical flavours. Floyd Lavine features again, following up his collaboration with Hyenah
on the first V.A sampler. This time the Cape Town-born, Berlin-based artist has re-worked Kerri
Chandler’s ‘Think of Something’ into a tribal monster, after the original first featured on Watergate
Records back in 2014. Lyon artist and former RISE guest Manoo’s ‘De’s Lullaby’ is awash in a river of
silky synths and uplifting rhythms. More
Tracklist:
A1) Super Flu - Effreticon
A2) Pablo Fierro - Reincarnation
B1) Kerri Chandler - Think of Something (Floyd Lavine Remix)
B2) Manoo - De’s Lullaby
Release Info:
The inspiring DJ/producer, RISE founder and integral Watergate resident has carefully selected and
curated a vibrant house mix that touches all corners of the genre and refreshingly showcases artists
outside the normal European hotspots.
The second sampler opens with Super Flu’s ‘Effreticon’, a track with the right amount of energy and
tweaked-out synth touches to keep your listeners guessing. Pablo Fierro shares his ‘Reincarnation’, filled
to the brim with tropical flavours. Floyd Lavine features again, following up his collaboration with Hyenah
on the first V.A sampler. This time the Cape Town-born, Berlin-based artist has re-worked Kerri
Chandler’s ‘Think of Something’ into a tribal monster, after the original first featured on Watergate
Records back in 2014. Lyon artist and former RISE guest Manoo’s ‘De’s Lullaby’ is awash in a river of
silky synths and uplifting rhythms. More
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Magou - Round Round
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Magou - Eco
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Magou - Borges
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Magou - Dejarte
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Magou - Pas Jolie
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Magou - Heather's Body
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Magou - Sample Dream
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Magou - Morricone
Tracklist 2LP:
A1) Round Round
A2) Eco
B1) Borges
B2) Dejarte
C1) Pas Jolie
C2) Heather's Body
D1) Sample Dream
D2) Morricone
Release Info:
Who is Magou? All we know is that, 2 years ago, Toy Tonics released a 12” EP that created a little buzz on this artist without a face and social media.
The only clue is that Magou is allegedly a mysterious side-project by an otherwise well-known Italian music maker, producer and dj.
Who cares about fame? This one is all about the music, so Toy Tonics is now back with a sassy 2LP release of Magou's full album.
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A1) Round Round
A2) Eco
B1) Borges
B2) Dejarte
C1) Pas Jolie
C2) Heather's Body
D1) Sample Dream
D2) Morricone
Release Info:
Who is Magou? All we know is that, 2 years ago, Toy Tonics released a 12” EP that created a little buzz on this artist without a face and social media.
The only clue is that Magou is allegedly a mysterious side-project by an otherwise well-known Italian music maker, producer and dj.
Who cares about fame? This one is all about the music, so Toy Tonics is now back with a sassy 2LP release of Magou's full album.
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Various Artists - A1 Schmutz - Love Games remix 06:15
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Various Artists - A2 Schmutz - Love Games dub 05:17
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Various Artists - A3 Luc Van Acker & Anna Domino - Zanna remix 04:36
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Various Artists - B1 Luc Van Acker & Anna Domino - Zanna instrumental 04:36
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Various Artists - B2 Scooter - You remix 05:57
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Various Artists - B3 Scooter - You dub - 05:57
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Tracklist
A1 Schmutz - Love Games remix 06:15
A2 Schmutz - Love Games dub 05:17
A3 Luc Van Acker & Anna Domino - Zanna remix 04:36
B1 Luc Van Acker & Anna Domino - Zanna instrumental 04:36
B2 Scooter - You remix 05:57
B3 Scooter - You dub - 05:57
"All songs remixed by Joris Biesmans, bringing you the sound of B"
Berlin-based synthoholic and Watergate resident Biesmans steps up for the sixth installment of Running Back's Super Sound Singles series. Taking inspiration from Confetti's 1988 new beat smash This Is The Sound Of C, Biesmans revisits his Belgian roots and reimagines three gems from Belgium's rich '80s music scene.
Firstly, Biesmans gets to grips with synth pop stalwarts Schmutz and their '80s breakthrough Love Games, polishing the track up with a motorik disco sheen and chunky bass arpeggios. The remix swaps the new romantic vibe of the original for 8-bit arcade game energy, and calls to mind robotic dance moves and freeze frame video. It's a reboot of a long lost classic that sounds even better the second time round, and will transport dancers young and old alike onto a timeless dancefloor.
Next up for reinterpretation is Luc van Acker and Anna Domino's quirky woodblock and piano-led song Zanna. Biesmans transforms it from a melancholic anthem to lost love, and into a darkly uplifting discotheque burner, as icy melodies, synth pads and guitar licks create the perfect bed for Anna Domino's plaintive vocals to float on top. As per the other versions, the instrumental dub version follows, and highlights just how Biesmans has built each of these remixes from the ground up, existing as stand alone tracks in their own right.
Rounding off the 12" Biesmans turns his attention to new wave rock band Scooter and their ode to self-reliance You, slowing it down slightly to a heavier beat, with hi hat triplets and a touch of Radiophonic Workshop atmosphere. By condensing the original to its essential vocal and synth melodies, Biesmans reconstructs a pumping 130bpm monster, certified to supercharge ravers all through the night. It rounds off a neatly balanced EP that sees Biesmans take the emotional core of influential tracks from his upbringing and put them in a different context, reworking them to share with a whole new generation.
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Tracklist
A1 Schmutz - Love Games remix 06:15
A2 Schmutz - Love Games dub 05:17
A3 Luc Van Acker & Anna Domino - Zanna remix 04:36
B1 Luc Van Acker & Anna Domino - Zanna instrumental 04:36
B2 Scooter - You remix 05:57
B3 Scooter - You dub - 05:57
"All songs remixed by Joris Biesmans, bringing you the sound of B"
Berlin-based synthoholic and Watergate resident Biesmans steps up for the sixth installment of Running Back's Super Sound Singles series. Taking inspiration from Confetti's 1988 new beat smash This Is The Sound Of C, Biesmans revisits his Belgian roots and reimagines three gems from Belgium's rich '80s music scene.
Firstly, Biesmans gets to grips with synth pop stalwarts Schmutz and their '80s breakthrough Love Games, polishing the track up with a motorik disco sheen and chunky bass arpeggios. The remix swaps the new romantic vibe of the original for 8-bit arcade game energy, and calls to mind robotic dance moves and freeze frame video. It's a reboot of a long lost classic that sounds even better the second time round, and will transport dancers young and old alike onto a timeless dancefloor.
Next up for reinterpretation is Luc van Acker and Anna Domino's quirky woodblock and piano-led song Zanna. Biesmans transforms it from a melancholic anthem to lost love, and into a darkly uplifting discotheque burner, as icy melodies, synth pads and guitar licks create the perfect bed for Anna Domino's plaintive vocals to float on top. As per the other versions, the instrumental dub version follows, and highlights just how Biesmans has built each of these remixes from the ground up, existing as stand alone tracks in their own right.
Rounding off the 12" Biesmans turns his attention to new wave rock band Scooter and their ode to self-reliance You, slowing it down slightly to a heavier beat, with hi hat triplets and a touch of Radiophonic Workshop atmosphere. By condensing the original to its essential vocal and synth melodies, Biesmans reconstructs a pumping 130bpm monster, certified to supercharge ravers all through the night. It rounds off a neatly balanced EP that sees Biesmans take the emotional core of influential tracks from his upbringing and put them in a different context, reworking them to share with a whole new generation.
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Patrice Bäumel - Roar (Adana Twins Remix)
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Adana Twins - Aufstand der Massen
2023 repress WG Standard Sleeve
Tracklist
A) Patrice Bäumel – Roar (Adana Twins Remix)
B) Adana Twins – Aufstand der Massen
Infotext
Coming in hot off their latest Watergate Mix Adana Twins deliver their first EP stemming from the mix itself putting what could be the standout track off the compilation: their remix of Patrice Bäumel’s ‘Roar' front and center. Taking the hugely successful original which could be considered as much a tool as it is a peak time bomb, the duo twist the initial anthem into a climactic, euphoric ride by adding their signature percussion and shimmers of melody while utilizing the original’s spine tingling tension to create an absolutely massive and memorable dance floor experience.
Flipping to the B-side, Adana Twins present ‘Aufstand der Massen’ where they dive into the ethereal corners of dramatic Techno reminiscent of the ‘Jupiter’ EP from early this year creating a flawlessly executed trip into enchanted territory. Having already been in constant rotation of heavy hitters like Solomun and Tale Of Us is proof enough that Adana Twins have a hit on their hands and now it’s time for you to have it too.
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Tracklist
A) Patrice Bäumel – Roar (Adana Twins Remix)
B) Adana Twins – Aufstand der Massen
Infotext
Coming in hot off their latest Watergate Mix Adana Twins deliver their first EP stemming from the mix itself putting what could be the standout track off the compilation: their remix of Patrice Bäumel’s ‘Roar' front and center. Taking the hugely successful original which could be considered as much a tool as it is a peak time bomb, the duo twist the initial anthem into a climactic, euphoric ride by adding their signature percussion and shimmers of melody while utilizing the original’s spine tingling tension to create an absolutely massive and memorable dance floor experience.
Flipping to the B-side, Adana Twins present ‘Aufstand der Massen’ where they dive into the ethereal corners of dramatic Techno reminiscent of the ‘Jupiter’ EP from early this year creating a flawlessly executed trip into enchanted territory. Having already been in constant rotation of heavy hitters like Solomun and Tale Of Us is proof enough that Adana Twins have a hit on their hands and now it’s time for you to have it too.
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Genre:Techno
Configuration:2LP Excl
Barcode:666017338613
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Label:Tresor Records
Cat-No:tresor145
Release-Date:24.03.2023
Genre:Techno
Configuration:2LP Excl
Barcode:666017338613
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James Ruskin - Before The Calling 2:45
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James Ruskin - If 5:16
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James Ruskin - Subject 5:39
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James Ruskin - Detatched 7:25
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James Ruskin - Version 4:18
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James Ruskin - Eight 3 5:06
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James Ruskin - Connected 5:38
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James Ruskin - From Over The Edge 5:35
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James Ruskin - Coda 4:46
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James Ruskin - If (Loft Mix) 4:30
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Format: 180g. 2LP vinyl w/ download code
TRACKLIST:
A1 Before The Calling 2:45
A2 If 5:16
A3 Subject 5:39
B1 Detatched 7:25
B2 Version 4:18
C1 Eight 3 5:06
C2 Connected 5:38
D1 From Over The Edge 5:35
D2 Coda 4:46
D3 If (Loft Mix) 4:30
RELEASE INFO:
Tresor Records is pleased to announce the new reissue of James Ruskin's seminal Point 2 album.
First released in 2000, it marked a fine debut that entrenches the minimal sequences, utilitarian funk and
eerie hypnosis found within Ruskin's body of work. As Tresor's relationship with the UK sound grew stronger
across the course of the '00s, it was Ruskin, the label owner of Blueprint Records, who played a critical part
in this. Throughout the trio of LPs released over that decade, inspirations of the sci-fi minimal Detroit sound
lie abundant, rendered through corporeal slammers typical of the UK vein.
Point 2 was the first of Ruskin's trilogy for Tresor, and brought a direct and uncompromising vibrancy to the
fore, from the aquatic symphony featured on 'From Over The Edge' to the pinpoint gaze of 'Subject'. Gurning
loops beat against alien samples, drained into refined abstractions of pure techno.
Newly remastered and featuring two tracks previously not cut onto vinyl, this upfront and bold classic is set
to span dancefloors once again.
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Format: 180g. 2LP vinyl w/ download code
TRACKLIST:
A1 Before The Calling 2:45
A2 If 5:16
A3 Subject 5:39
B1 Detatched 7:25
B2 Version 4:18
C1 Eight 3 5:06
C2 Connected 5:38
D1 From Over The Edge 5:35
D2 Coda 4:46
D3 If (Loft Mix) 4:30
RELEASE INFO:
Tresor Records is pleased to announce the new reissue of James Ruskin's seminal Point 2 album.
First released in 2000, it marked a fine debut that entrenches the minimal sequences, utilitarian funk and
eerie hypnosis found within Ruskin's body of work. As Tresor's relationship with the UK sound grew stronger
across the course of the '00s, it was Ruskin, the label owner of Blueprint Records, who played a critical part
in this. Throughout the trio of LPs released over that decade, inspirations of the sci-fi minimal Detroit sound
lie abundant, rendered through corporeal slammers typical of the UK vein.
Point 2 was the first of Ruskin's trilogy for Tresor, and brought a direct and uncompromising vibrancy to the
fore, from the aquatic symphony featured on 'From Over The Edge' to the pinpoint gaze of 'Subject'. Gurning
loops beat against alien samples, drained into refined abstractions of pure techno.
Newly remastered and featuring two tracks previously not cut onto vinyl, this upfront and bold classic is set
to span dancefloors once again.
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Label:Golden Series
Cat-No:GDS03
Release-Date:27.01.2023
Genre:Techno
Configuration:12" Excl
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Cat-No:GDS03
Release-Date:27.01.2023
Genre:Techno
Configuration:12" Excl
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GABRIEL DOR & BORDOY - A1.GDB - (Intro)
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GABRIEL DOR & BORDOY - A2.GDB - REACTIUM
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GABRIEL DOR & BORDOY - A3.GDB - REACTIUM (KAISER REMIX)
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GABRIEL DOR & BORDOY - B1.GDB - HYDDEN THEORY
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GABRIEL DOR & BORDOY - B2. GDB - HYDDEN THEORY (ORBE REMIX)
2. GENRE/S: TECHNO / RAW / DEEP / HYPNOTIC
3. TRACKLISTS:
A1.GDB - (Intro)
A2.GDB - REACTIUM
A3.GDB - REACTIUM (KAISER REMIX)
B1.GDB - HYDDEN THEORY
B2. GDB - HYDDEN THEORY (ORBE REMIX)
4. SHORT INFO:
This time we have a massive E.P. with three original tracks by "Gabriel D'Or & Bordoy" and other two strong remixes by "Kaiser" and "Orbe". Mastering by Manuel Cano distribution by Word And Sound.
5. VITAL SALES POINTS:
Please add VSPs as key points.
f.i.
- Third album from Golden Series
- Remixes by Orbe and Kaiser
- Extensive Global Promo by Pool Storm
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3. TRACKLISTS:
A1.GDB - (Intro)
A2.GDB - REACTIUM
A3.GDB - REACTIUM (KAISER REMIX)
B1.GDB - HYDDEN THEORY
B2. GDB - HYDDEN THEORY (ORBE REMIX)
4. SHORT INFO:
This time we have a massive E.P. with three original tracks by "Gabriel D'Or & Bordoy" and other two strong remixes by "Kaiser" and "Orbe". Mastering by Manuel Cano distribution by Word And Sound.
5. VITAL SALES POINTS:
Please add VSPs as key points.
f.i.
- Third album from Golden Series
- Remixes by Orbe and Kaiser
- Extensive Global Promo by Pool Storm
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Label:Efficient Space
Cat-No:ES027
Release-Date:06.05.2022
Configuration:LP Excl
Barcode:4251804128605
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Cat-No:ES027
Release-Date:06.05.2022
Configuration:LP Excl
Barcode:4251804128605
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Hydroplane - Wurlitzer Jukebox
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Hydroplane - Piano Movement With Percussion
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Hydroplane - Song For The Meek
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Hydroplane - I Hear A New World
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Hydroplane - New Monotonic FM
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Hydroplane - House Warming
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Hydroplane - 14th July
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Hydroplane - Reprise
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Hydroplane - Beloved Invader
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Hydroplane - Interlude
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Hydroplane - New Monotonic FM (Acoustic)
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Hydroplane - LDR
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Hydroplane - Send In The Clowns
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Hydroplane - Completed Extract From The Previous 7"
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Tracklist
A1 Wurlitzer Jukebox
A2 Piano Movement With Percussion
A3 Song For The Meek
A4 I Hear A New World
A5 New Monotonic FM
A6 House Warming
A7 14th July
B1 Reprise
B2 Beloved Invader
B3 Interlude
B4 New Monotonic FM (Acoustic)
B5 LDR
B6 Send In The Clowns
B7 Completed Extract From The Previous 7"
Short info:
Hydroplane reinstate their formidable 1997 debut of sublime guitar atmospherics, fragile lyricism and droning incidentals with an overdue vinyl and digital reissue.
An offshoot of the now-féted The Cat’s Miaow, the trio formed after drummer Cameron Smith decamped to London, charting new territory with tape loops, manipulated samples and a borrowed Jupiter 4 in the wake of Endtroducing. Adopting a handle that Dean Wareham once considered calling Luna, Hydroplane intended to only ever release Excerpts From Forthcoming LP, a single-sided 7” sonic collage, before imploding in mystery. Their label however insisted they deliver their taunted album. From the comfort of a Brunswick flat, they continued to record soaring melodies and restrained song structures to 4-track, sculpting dramatic Radiophonic Workshop cues weighted in reverb and near-perfect dream pop lead by Kerrie Bolton’s empyrean vocals.
Bored of industry expectation and largely ignored by local audiences, the reluctant performers followed the way of The Cannanes and formed meaningful overseas alliances by mail and phone, securing releases on Michigan outpost Drive-In and Broadcast launching pad Wurlitzer Jukebox. Championed by John Peel with twenty spins on his converted Radio One slot and even polling in Festive Fifty of 1997, the humble three-piece still walked to their neighbourhood shops undetected.
Previously only available as a US-issued CD, this reminiscent late-night suite establishes Hydroplane as an everlasting ember in Australia’s beloved indie nexus.
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Tracklist
A1 Wurlitzer Jukebox
A2 Piano Movement With Percussion
A3 Song For The Meek
A4 I Hear A New World
A5 New Monotonic FM
A6 House Warming
A7 14th July
B1 Reprise
B2 Beloved Invader
B3 Interlude
B4 New Monotonic FM (Acoustic)
B5 LDR
B6 Send In The Clowns
B7 Completed Extract From The Previous 7"
Short info:
Hydroplane reinstate their formidable 1997 debut of sublime guitar atmospherics, fragile lyricism and droning incidentals with an overdue vinyl and digital reissue.
An offshoot of the now-féted The Cat’s Miaow, the trio formed after drummer Cameron Smith decamped to London, charting new territory with tape loops, manipulated samples and a borrowed Jupiter 4 in the wake of Endtroducing. Adopting a handle that Dean Wareham once considered calling Luna, Hydroplane intended to only ever release Excerpts From Forthcoming LP, a single-sided 7” sonic collage, before imploding in mystery. Their label however insisted they deliver their taunted album. From the comfort of a Brunswick flat, they continued to record soaring melodies and restrained song structures to 4-track, sculpting dramatic Radiophonic Workshop cues weighted in reverb and near-perfect dream pop lead by Kerrie Bolton’s empyrean vocals.
Bored of industry expectation and largely ignored by local audiences, the reluctant performers followed the way of The Cannanes and formed meaningful overseas alliances by mail and phone, securing releases on Michigan outpost Drive-In and Broadcast launching pad Wurlitzer Jukebox. Championed by John Peel with twenty spins on his converted Radio One slot and even polling in Festive Fifty of 1997, the humble three-piece still walked to their neighbourhood shops undetected.
Previously only available as a US-issued CD, this reminiscent late-night suite establishes Hydroplane as an everlasting ember in Australia’s beloved indie nexus.
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Label:Binär
Cat-No:BIN002
Release-Date:26.05.2023
Genre:Techno
Configuration:12" Excl
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Kaiser - Run (Original Mix)
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Kaiser - Lupi (Original Mix)
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FORUM - Incunabulum (Original Mix)
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FORUM - Sartorial (Original Mix)
Genre: Techno
Tracklist:
Kaiser – Run (Original Mix)
Kaiser – Lupi (Original Mix)
FORUM – Incunabulum (Original Mix)
FORUM – Sartorial (Original Mix)
Short Info:
The second release on the BINÄR-Label is a split between Kaiser and FORUM. The EP starts with a bouncy track, continues with dreamy noises and ends with two massaging and tooly tunes. The tracks are mastered by Nihad Tule.
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Tracklist:
Kaiser – Run (Original Mix)
Kaiser – Lupi (Original Mix)
FORUM – Incunabulum (Original Mix)
FORUM – Sartorial (Original Mix)
Short Info:
The second release on the BINÄR-Label is a split between Kaiser and FORUM. The EP starts with a bouncy track, continues with dreamy noises and ends with two massaging and tooly tunes. The tracks are mastered by Nihad Tule.
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