An essential part of the German Techno scene for more than fifteen years now, Johannes Heil is now in better shape than ever. With his eighth studio album "Loving", Heil draws both a modern and traditional balance of his life from and for the music, and thus sets one of the undisputed musical highlights this year. vWith this exclusive remix package, Cocoon Recordings is even topping that one: the Mainz-born Bülent Gürler aka Butch is known as one of the most versatile German Tech House producers, at least since his club smasher "No Worries". In his version of "The Ace", the perfect open air hymn for the modern House generation is emerging from a flute-like summer harmony. An essential contributor to the British Techno scene since the beginning of the nineties is Mark Broom. His Soul Mix of "Loving" combines the melancholy of Detroit techno with Ibiza House dubs and powerful handclaps, forming an intensive homage to the sensuality of the dance floor. Last not least, Gregor Tresher is celebrating the return of the melody with his remix of "Twentythree", after having released some stricter records for Break New Soil and Drumcode.
The digital edition of the Loving remixes is completed by three more revisions: Amsterdam-based Bart Skils massively stresses the bass membrane with his pumping version of "Loving", while Mark Broom is pushing further into the depths of the Balearic Dub surge with his second Soul Mix. With "Seeded", the Cocoon Club House duo C-Rock/Matthias Vogt aka Motorcitysoul is finally exploring the occasionally menacing deepness of the House area with vibrating percussions and disco strings, just in the manner of their releases for Simple Records and Ibadan. After all, love wants to be shared.
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"To share and to increase the love, to let the soul speak through the music, is a feeling which can hardly be described with words. With "Loving", I want to embrace the whole world, because this journey to the origins of electronic dance music in between Modern Detroit, high tech Soul and House is coming from the very bottom of my heart." (Johannes Heil, 2010)
What time is love? With this question, Jimmy Cauty and Bill Drummond - better known as "The KLF" - have officially introduced the acid-orientated second Summer of Love 1988. However, the answers to this question might be numerous as the number of people living on the earth. Some think that it is the Summer of 1967, where the Hippie movement had its peak, others may hope for the perfect love in 2525 or maybe the time of love is now, in the year 2010. Obviously, Johannes Heil belongs to the latter group. For more than fifteen years, he is an essential part of the German Techno scene and - with his classics from the likes of "Paranoid Dancer" (Kanzleramt, 1998) or "Calling" (1999) - belongs to the acoustic long-term memory of Techno. However, in the last few years with his releases for Klang Elektronik, Anthony Rother's Datapunk label and several own imprints like JH Records, Metatron or, most recently, Shit happens, Johannes remained one of the guarantors for musical enhancements. With his eleventh studio album "Loving", Heil is taking stock of his 15 years of musical past, in a modern and at the same time traditional way. He uses influences from Detroit House only superficially, the history of modern dance music that he tells is that of music as the universal language between all continents. So, one can find African chants in a marching rhythm ("Hallelujah") as well as terrific pumping pizzicato strings ("The Ace"), hypnotically dancefloor-binding sub bass runners like "To The Groove" or Samba percussion tracks with marching band citations ("Glockenspiel") and Detroit high tech House ("Freedom Of Heart") - all of them being equally part of the comprehensive vocabulary of... yes, love! After all, love as an emotional condition still feels the best in present tense.
Tracklisting:
1 Hallelujah
2 All Is One
3 The Ace
4 Seeded
5 To The Groove
6 Big City Nights
7 Glockenspiel
8 Freedom Of Heart
9 A Holo Static
10 Twentythree
11 Could This Be
12 Loving

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"To share and to increase the love, to let the soul speak through the music, is a feeling which can hardly be described with words. With "Loving", I want to embrace the whole world, because this journey to the origins of electronic dance music in between Modern Detroit, high tech Soul and House is coming from the very bottom of my heart." (Johannes Heil, 2010)
What time is love? With this question, Jimmy Cauty and Bill Drummond - better known as "The KLF" - have officially introduced the acid-orientated second Summer of Love 1988. However, the answers to this question might be numerous as the number of people living on the earth. Some think that it is the Summer of 1967, where the Hippie movement had its peak, others may hope for the perfect love in 2525 or maybe the time of love is now, in the year 2010.
Obviously, Johannes Heil belongs to the latter group. For more than fifteen years, he is an essential part of the German Techno scene and - with his classics from the likes of "Paranoid Dancer" (Kanzleramt, 1998) or "Calling" (1999) - belongs to the acoustic long-term memory of Techno. However, in the last few years with his releases for Klang Elektronik, Anthony Rother's Datapunk label and several own imprints like JH Records, Metatron or, most recently, Shit happens, Johannes remained one of the guarantors for musical enhancements. With his eighth studio album "Loving", Heil is taking stock of his 15 years of musical past, in a modern and at the same time traditional way. He uses influences from Detroit House only superficially, the history of modern dance music that he tells is that of music as the universal language between all continents.
So, one can find broken rhythms, combined with African chants ("Hallelujah") as well as a terrific pumping electro bass line and pizzicato strings ("The Ace"), hypnotically dancefloor-binding sub bass runners ("To The Groove") or Samba percussion tracks with marching band citations ("Glockenspiel") and weightless Detroit high tech House ("Freedom Of Heart") - all of them being equally part of the comprehensive vocabulary of... yes, love! After all, love as an emotional condition still feels the best in present tense.

An album that could not fit better to the clubs and open airs of this summer!

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You don't really have to introduce Johannes Heil, do you? For more than 15 years, he is an inherent part of the German Techno scene and with classics from the likes of "Paranoid Dancer" (Kanzleramt, 1998) or "Calling" (1999), he belongs to the long-term memory of Techno. However, he is equally well-known for continuous musical development. With this present teaser for his eleventh studio album "Loving" that will be released in Summer 2010, the sound Chamaeleon Heil presents himself more House-orientated than ever before. With references to both classic Detroit Techno and modern high-tech House, "Freedom Of Heart" is consequently committed to the summer, thanks to jubilating strings and piano riffs. Normally, uncompromisingly euphoric Motor City slammers like that one are only coming from Joris Voorn. With its disco bass line á la John Paul Young and organ-accented 'Strings of Life', the flipside "Could This Be" gives you a congenial high-flyer with the urge to get outside. Could this be love? More

Tracklist:
A Side Child of sorrow by Sascha Dive
B Side Bambo by André Galluzzi (written & produced by André Galluzzi & Pit Waldmann)
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Dive released a vast amount of productions and remixes on high class labels such as
Cocoon Recordings, Tsuba, Freebase, Deep Labs (Balance US), Raum Musik or Stir15. The
Cocoon artist still runs his own label "Deep Vibes" with great success. "Deep Vibes" brought
up some outstanding music by Sascha Dive and his „house-mates“ like Brothers Vibe or
Robert Dietz. Welcome Sascha Dive with his trippy dark tech house track Child of sorrow at
the ARAS family.
ARAS label head André Galluzzi has been a vinyl DJ for 25 years. With residencies at
Tresor, Ostgut and Berghain and releases on labels like Ostgut, Cocoon, Cadenza, Plus8
,Ovum, Music Man ,Ongaku, Taksi and Bar 25, André can look back at quite a history. 2017
has been another busy season for the artist who additionally presenting his Berlin based
eventy series WE PLAY VINYL regulary. Bambo is a mysterious club tool with a breeze of
darkness. This signature tune stands for open minded sound as Galluzzi always does. More

tracklist:
A Side Mathilda Remix by Mike Shannon
B Side Mathilda Remix by Jacek Sienkiewicz
(written & produced by André Galluzzi & Guido Schneider)
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By his debut album "Alcatraz" in January 2015, ARAS label head André Galluzzi thrilled with a concept album inspired by occult sounds and psychedelic vocals. "Alcatraz" as a whole is a captivating piece of art, its the essence of a club night. Now after received a wave of icredible feedback from "Alcatraz", the bird returns to ARAS with a bunch of remixes of the hypnotic track "Mathilda". Time to welcome Mike Shannon and Jacek Sienkiewicz to the ARAS family. This remixes will be a blast at the club by its very deep and reduced, futuristic interpretations.

Mike, as head A&R of Cynosure and formerly Revolver Canada Recordings over 10 years, has shown an uncanny ability to select and produce tracks which have become go-to fixtures in the sets of the industry's best DJs. Far from pursuing the next one hit wonder or sound of the season, his steadfast curatorial vision and passion for the music have earned him the trust of discerning music connoisseurs the world over. Alongside DeWalta, Mike impressed lately with his album "Residual" on Cynosure/ meander back in March 2016.

Jacek Sienkiewicz lives in Warsaw and he is a key figure in Polish electronic music scene. He holds Recognition since 1999, one famous label based in Berlin. With one foot deep in classic Detroit and Chicago dance scene, and the other in modern jazz and classical music, Jacek's tracks for the past ten years always try to find a right balance between the avant-garde and dancefloor, between primal emotions and highly sophisticated sonic wizardry. His latest album "Hideland" has been released in August 2016 on Recognition.
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Tracklisting:
A Side HOT CITY ORCHESTRA/ THE NINE
(written and produced by Einzelkind & Simon Birkenfeld)
B Side ANDRÈ GALLUZZI/ REMIX- THE NINE
(remixed by André Galluzzi, mixed by Fadi@Apollo Studio)
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The protagonists of the Hot City Orchestra a.k.a. Einzelkind & Simon Birkenfeld don't need much of an introduction. Since 1998, the duo has been well known for widely acclaimed productions such as The Observatory for Infuse lately. THE NINE combines skillful composition with intricate vocals. A true headscrew so versatile that it can be integrated into the set at any part. Minimalistic trippy techno, right to the point. ARAS labelhead André Galluzzi seamlessly continues
as uncompromising as in his prior release Mario on Cocoon Recordings. With the signature DNA of THE NiINE, André's REMIX enthrals with its compressed structure and crisp acid bassline. Scattered modular sounds ensure a thrilling. More

release date: 12. JAN 2015 UPC 827170574960
Tracklist:
Side A: Cats attending, Hands has been on it
Side B: Mathilda
Side C: Alcatraz, Bombetta
Side D: Peeka boo, Ferry You
"Don't let the door hit you on the way out." (André Galluzzi)
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Titled "Alcatraz", André Galluzzi releases a pulsating symbiosis of intense snapshots from excessive clubnights and deeply pervasive soundscapes. On powerful wings and with full range, "Alcatraz" glides through the various spheres of this planet called Techno. With each beat, every snare and bassline, André Galluzzi is fascinating mind, body and soul.
Similar to his live-sets the debut album has a captivating conceptual build, gaining speed and intensity steadily, and turning the world upside down for a moment. "Alcatraz" delivers a colourful and multifaceted blend of driving grooves and hypnotic beat-combinations, where Galluzzi drapes his listeners in distinctive analog warmth.
Inspired by occult sounds and psychedelic vocals, the album floats easily through the Technocosmos, overleaping stylistic boundaries and returning just as swiftly to its starting point. The always foregrounded percussive puls of "Alcatraz" seems created equivalent to Galluzzi's own heart rate and gives the whole disc congenial and tangible authenticity.
Tracks like "Mathilda" or "Alcatraz" are raising the endorphin levels just by their sheer love for detail and the enchanting arrangements. And with "Bombetta" you have a stunningly massive heavyweight of a tune coming through the speakers. Full bass and a conquering build are shaking up the synapses.
André Galluzzi shapes gently blending synth-landscapes. Tracks like "Hand Has Been On It" and "Ferry You" create mystic oases, that provide time and space to exhale and slow down. Without any doubt, Galluzzi is letting you feel the full range of his love for music, far away from any conventions.
Every single track on "Alcatraz" receives it's due timeframe, and therefore deep basslines can root in a seemingly timeless Ambient-scenery. Multidimensional FX-sounds and filters merge, in order to accompany the listener on this extravagant journey, and reappear in the branches of the sustaining grooves and the lively percussions. "Alcatraz" as a whole is a captivating piece of art, the essence of a night with colourful lights sparkling after sunset, guiding the audience into a new day.
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UPC 827170559967 Rel date 20.10.2014
Artist, side A André Galluzzi & Guido Schneider
Artist, side B Daniel Stefanik
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Together with GUIDO SCHNEIDER, ANDRÈ GALLUZZI presents the kick- off of the today's Rmixes. A cooperation, well known since ALBERTINO on CADENZA or TOO LATE TO LAND on COCOON. The first Trambolla Rmix join this series as a percussive and mystic club crasher, bloom at primetime. Urban drums meets wideness of electronic sound. Better be on the dancefloor, don't miss the delight! With the second Trambolla Rmix, we welcome Mr. DANIEL STEFANIK at ARAS. Lately famous by productions on COCOON, KANN or FREUDE AM TANZEN, DANIEL formed a moony, fairy tale with soft bell- elements in an arragement full of harmony and space. A great completment for the after hour.

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UPC: 827170525368 Release : 25.11.2013
Tracklist 12": A: Maher Daniel & Mathew Dekay - Tauben B: Marc Miroir - Under Contro
MAHER DANIEL & Matthew Dekay from Canada are well known by releases on SOUVENIR and REJECTED as well as INNERVISIONS, CÉCILLE and ALL I DREAM. They did the first track, TAUBEN, released at MARCUCA Rec. This track stands for amazing rolling bassline and beautiful floating parts combined with gentle vocal elements. By a kind of break the track exposes his open air telent with a charming hookline before it develop all it´s powerfull magic.
Further, we are happy with MARC MIROIR and his track UNDER CONTROL. As the head of PASO MUSIC and by several cooperations like INZ and TRAPEZ Ltd., MARC did many more releases and his album debut (HITTING HOME) as well. UNDER CONTROL result from a common production of MARC MIRROR and ASEM SHAMA. It has an excelent massiv groove with some nice dark vocals and a very strong, hypnotic atmospher.
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barcode:827170449961 release date: 28.01.2013 tracklisting: a1: nechbet butot b1: wu wang
Once again labelheads ANDRÉ GALLUZZI & DANA RUH teamed up at the studios for one long session and born was this art of peaktime attack! Front side is a 10 minute heavy bass bomb filled with Dana's understanding for subtile things and André's love for freaky details. Flip side comes with well arranged drums and shaking percussions for moving your butts on the floor. More

There's a certain dynamic that emerges whenever Andre Galluzzi and Dana Ruh pair up to create a record. With last year's "Freya / Mauersegler" split EP on Ostgut Ton, the two have already hit up some of the most prestigious labels in the electronic music landscape. Tracks that are upbeat, driving, and, most of all, fresh have characterized their co-productions, which now have ARAS as a home.
Taking its cues from their label nights at Berlin's Panorama Bar, Galluzzi and Ruh have solidified ARAS into an imprint based around expanding upon the creative energy that both share. Their first release, "Trambolla", harmonizes each artist's approach into a grooving whirlwind that showcases their ability as producers as well as live musicians.Starting off with the title track "Trambolla", the EP begins with tribal beats and infectious arrangements that seamlessly build upon each other along the course of the A-side. Grooving from the start, it's the kind of track where the listener or the DJ gets into the vibe right away. The percussion of "Trambolla" especially stands out amongst the Latin-tinged bongos, hi-hats, and hand claps that interchangeably come in and out of the track, a journey of its own at 9 minutes.
"Thelema", the B-side, contrasts with the lightness of the A-side and demonstrates Galluzzi and Ruh's equal comfort in creating darker and heavily pounding tracks. The ten minute track grows out of a simple beat and growls ever louder as it takes in more intensity with its cascade of filters, delays, and booming bass. Aside from the hard edge of "Thelema", it also provides a preview into the live set that the two artists are about to debut together.
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