The latest offering from San Francisco's ICEE HOT label finds the young imprint officially welcoming another artist to its gradually expanding roster. That said, Contakt isn't exactly a stranger. The Michigan-reared, New York-based producer is one of the founders and resident DJs at Brooklyn's TURRBOTAX® party, which has long been a sort of sister party to ICEE HOT. Contakt has previously released music for respected outposts like Local Action, Grizzly, and Dutty Artz, but "Nobody Else" and "Tessera 04" find him taking an important step forward as an artist, delivering tunes that are richer and more really realized than anything from his past. Particularly on "Nobody Else," Contakt's flair for big-room melody remains intact, but he takes notes from classic KMS, filling out the song's cresting synths with a full-bodied bassline, a hooky vocal sample and a sturdy rhythmic underpinning. "Tessera 04" goes deeper, channeling Maurizio while delving headlong into a dense cloud of synths and maintaining a steady sense of forward momentum. On the flipside, ICEE HOT resident Ghosts on Tape continues his recent hot streak, infusing "Nobody Else" with punchy drumwork and a potent rave sensibility. Detroit legend Robert Hood then rounds out the release, transforming "Tessera 04" into a pulsing and purring slice of heady analog techno.

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Following the shock success of T. Williams’ ‘Heartbeat’, voted #3 dance track of the year by US iTunes, Local Action returns for 2011 with the debut 12” by Contakt. Contakt hails from the Midwest, but now lives in New York, where he helps run the acclaimed TURRBOTAX® parties. The Sinden-championed ‘Not Forgotten’ is an ideal introduction to the balance he gets between Detroit techno and contemporary underground club music, with huge galloping drums and fiery synths, while the B-side is dedicated to a stunning remix by Rolando (Underground Resistance / Ostgut-Ton), and a real sleeper hit in the dark, stabbing ‘Rhodophyta’.


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Tracklisting
A1 AgainstMe - Further Analysis
A2 AgainstMe - Never Enough
B1 AgainstMe - Minor Changes
B2 AgainstMe - Morning Confusion

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Tracklisting
A1 CRAVO - Sem Chance
A2 Chontane - Septario
B1 Regent - Satin
B2 Vil - Bret

Sales Note
"Purveyors Of The Groove" enters the next round and celebrates its debut on vinyl. The protagonists of the compilation, Vil, Cravo, and Chontane, who shared the stage last December at the label's event at Sektor Evolution Club in Dresden, now join forces with Regent for the third edition of the Berlin label's V.A. series. Fans can look forward to a good dose of summer old-school grooves reminiscent of the early 2000s.

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