UPC: 827170133822 Release : 04.11.2013
Special Remarks: Special edition digipack mixed CD with a unique download code for single unmixed tracks.
Tracklist CD: 1. Fonkel - 2. Magic Night - 3. Shulgin - 4. Hemelpoort - 5. Gevoel (interlude) - 6. Naar de Ruimte en Terug - 7. Ondergronds - 8. Tegno - 9. Leven - 10. Machtig - 11. Trip
Egbert has been dazzling us with the speed at which he seems to have skyrocketed to being one of the world's top players in the techno scene. Within a short period of time he has managed to create a rapidly growing fan base who have all been avidly waiting for him to release an album for some time now. Come end of October, Egbert will finally be releasing 'Warm' on Secret Cinema's Gem Records! His story has been an exciting rollercoaster ride going from being discovered by Secret Cinema through Myspace, to being picked up by Cocoon and their booking agency and now touring the globe as a part of the Gem and Bonheur agency roster. September 20th, Egbert will be playing a sold out, astonishing 6 hour solo live set in Melkweg Amsterdam to kick off his album promotion tour. The album takes you on a trip through Egbert's vision of melodic techno. Well produced and euphoric but without stepping in to known territory. In his own words: 'One thing I often miss at techno parties is warmth. I would like to bring that back to techno'. While his live sets are usually filled with percussion and rhythm, this album compiles the tracks that bring warmth to his set. We also get a taste of Egbert's raw side with the powerful pumping grooves and punishing dark basslines on 'Tegno' and 'Shulgin'. There's even a new flavour added to the versatile producer's palate with the trippy ambient sounds of 'Ondergronds' and 'Trip'.
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UPC: 827170508767 Release : July 15th 2013
Special Remarks: Long awaited EP from Egbert! Last EP before his album 'Warm' (October 2013)
Tracklist EP: A1. Get The Funk B1. Liefdesland B2. Straktrekken
For the past years Egbert has been remixing, touring and working on his album 'Warm' (due for release in October 2013). After residing at the top of the techno charts for months with his remix of 'Watch Me Now' by D-Nox & Beckers, Egbert is finally back with his own EP! This is a very highly anticipated release and Egbert doesn't disappoint! All three tracks are serious crowd pleasers but in their own way. From in your face big room techno through melodic anthemic tech house to water-melon-ball minimal, this EP has it all!
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Since the overwhelming success of his first Cocoon maxi "Vreugdevuur", Egbert Van Der Gugten has proved that he received the advance praise of being one of the most promising talents of the Dutch electronic music scene with good cause. The myspace discovery of Jeroen Verheji aka Secret Cinema had already gained a permanent position in Sven Väth's record case with his track "Magie" on Michel de Hey's EC Records, and also "Vreugdevuur" belongs to the most successful releases on Cocoon Recordings this year. Consequently, his follow-up 12" continues to celebrate the junction between European Progressive House tradition, Detroit melancholy, Tech House with a heart full of pumping Energy and decorative ornaments in a multi-faceted and tremendously charming way. And so, Egbert sets his first exclamation mark with "Open", a sensual Über-Track whose incredibly beautiful break sends one shiver after the other down your spine. "Strak" is similarly vibrating of sonic-electric energy around a percussive staccato of bells and a heartbreaking layer of sound. More

Ooooooh yeeeaaah!!! Haasten is here! One of techno's fastest rising stars brings his strongest EP to date with two huge tracks you will be hearing lot of this summer! Egbert returns to Gem... 'Haasten' (translates into hurrying) has been destroying crowds during Egbert's live sets around the globe for the past few months. A dark commanding bass line that skips over the beat is accompanied by a retro sounding orchestral jab to create what is looking to become one of this year's biggest techno tracks! The B-side 'Yourself' has also proven to be a crowd pleaser and is paving the way for the future of percussion based techno. The punishing drums, deep basses, narrow mids and rattling hats kick ass throughout the track before taking a break for 30 seconds to introduce some melody and continue on mercilessly afterwards.
A mean f*cking package!
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GEM001 is Egbert's "Dezelfde weg EP". Secret Cinema has been dropping it regularly and the crowd response has been amazing! Side A is a hypnotic melody driven techno slammer titled "Dezelfde weg". On the flipside is a deeper darker track called 'Vette Sounds' with creepy yet commanding synths over a pounding bassline driven groove. This track has also received the Secret Cinema remix treatment to brilliant effect! More

Egbert Van Der Gugten is currently one of the most promising talents within the field of electronic dance music. Jeroen Verheji alias Secret Cinema, whose attention was drawn to Egbert via myspace.com, invited him on the spur of the moment to his parties and his studio last year, and thus smoothed the way for Egbert to the Dutch Techno scene. After his debut on Lo-Fi Stereo, it was mainly his "Vlammen-EP" on Michel de Hey's EC Records in February 2009, which went down a bomb on the dancefloors and belonged to the basic vinyl inventory of Sven Väth's record case in this season. With "Vreugdevuur", Egbert still tops this and provides us with a musical exclamation mark that sets standards in harmonic but consequently demanding TechHouse somewhere in between Dub, Progressive House and Detroit. The subsonic bass around the central organ motif will be your companion in between dreaming and dancing in this late autumn, promised! A different sound approach is taken by the flipside "Groots Uitpakken" with its tremendously energetic wall of sound, a nocturnal trip through slow-motion vocal tatters, whose string breaks provide it with an irresistible pull. More

Special remarks: Eitan Reiter, one of the most exciting producers of the moment follows up his collab album with Sebastian Mullaert with an EP on Gem Records.

Tracklist:
A1 Eitan Reiter - Look Away
B1 Eitan Reiter & PRZ - Flux
B2 Eitan Reiter, Barak Rosen & Ben Kirschenbaum - Koolios

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GEM052 comes from the exceptionally skilful hands of Eitan Reiter. Label boss Secret Cinema has had an ear on Reiter ever since his prolific 'Reflections Of Nothingness' album in collaboration with Sebastian Mullaert. Gem Records have the honour of releasing the three track Flux EP which features PRZ, Barak Rosen & Ben Kirschenbaum.

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Special remarks: After two years of colaborations and remixes, Secret Cinema is finally back with a solo EP. We think it has been worth the wait. Artwork in charcoal and paint by Everything Is Visible.

Tracklist:
A1 Séance
B1 Ex-Drummer
B2 Séance (Voc-less)

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After two years of releasing collaborations and remixes, Jeroen 'Secret Cinema' Verheij returns with a solo EP. The Amsterdam based techno producer has never been one to copy others with many timeless classics to his name. He pushes himself to write music that sounds different while at the same time appealing to the often large crowds he plays for. After two years of searching, the peaces fell into place. With Séance EP Verheij has ushered in a new creative era for himself.

Séance EP is trippy, complex, strange and powerful. Secret Cinema proves once again that he is one of those artists who really knows how to bring machines to life.
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Special remarks: Long awaited debut album from SQL taking the young Amsterdam artist in a new musical direction. The prophet 5 synth takes center stage on this lush double LP. Black and white cover with beautiful artwork from Hessel Stuut.

Tracklist:
A1 Metanoia
A2 Wildlands
B1 11th hour
B2 Melancholia
B3 Antipode (with Hessel Stuut)
C1 Meraki
C2 Immersion
D1 Petrichor
D2 Sound Mental State



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"Sequel is about rebirth. It's the culmination of everything I have loved, lost, learned and experienced in the last 10 years as a musician," he says. "This cycle is the only constant factor in my music and my career, and by learning to accept it, I've come to terms with the music I make. This album is a reflection of who I am right now at this moment. It's me, no compromise."

Embracing a fresh approach that combines the use of numerous pieces of analogue gear and recording his own samples in the field, the album represents the new sound of SQL in its purest form.

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Bloody great album with beautiful artwork. The one and only Ro Sakhardande of Jukebox rocking the PR with many articles about the album confirmed. Must-have album for summer 2017.
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UPC: 827170133822 Release : 04.11.2013
Special Remarks: Special edition digipack mixed CD with a unique download code for single unmixed tracks.
Tracklist CD: 1. Fonkel - 2. Magic Night - 3. Shulgin - 4. Hemelpoort - 5. Gevoel (interlude) - 6. Naar de Ruimte en Terug - 7. Ondergronds - 8. Tegno - 9. Leven - 10. Machtig - 11. Trip
Egbert has been dazzling us with the speed at which he seems to have skyrocketed to being one of the world's top players in the techno scene. Within a short period of time he has managed to create a rapidly growing fan base who have all been avidly waiting for him to release an album for some time now. Come end of October, Egbert will finally be releasing 'Warm' on Secret Cinema's Gem Records! His story has been an exciting rollercoaster ride going from being discovered by Secret Cinema through Myspace, to being picked up by Cocoon and their booking agency and now touring the globe as a part of the Gem and Bonheur agency roster. September 20th, Egbert will be playing a sold out, astonishing 6 hour solo live set in Melkweg Amsterdam to kick off his album promotion tour. The album takes you on a trip through Egbert's vision of melodic techno. Well produced and euphoric but without stepping in to known territory. In his own words: 'One thing I often miss at techno parties is warmth. I would like to bring that back to techno'. While his live sets are usually filled with percussion and rhythm, this album compiles the tracks that bring warmth to his set. We also get a taste of Egbert's raw side with the powerful pumping grooves and punishing dark basslines on 'Tegno' and 'Shulgin'. There's even a new flavour added to the versatile producer's palate with the trippy ambient sounds of 'Ondergronds' and 'Trip'.
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UPC:827170514966 Release : August 19th 2013
Special Remarks: 3 fantastic end of summer tracks from SQL. Remix by Kassey Voorn.
Tracklist EP: A1. Surrender B1. Collect B2. Reveal (Kassey Voorn remix)
SQL has been touring the globe and releasing steadily for a few years now. After a lot of great releases and remixes, some of which topped the charts, we believe that this is his best EP so far! If you like warm techno and tech house that combines melody with powerful grooves, this one is for you.
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UPC: 827170508767 Release : July 15th 2013
Special Remarks: Long awaited EP from Egbert! Last EP before his album 'Warm' (October 2013)
Tracklist EP: A1. Get The Funk B1. Liefdesland B2. Straktrekken
For the past years Egbert has been remixing, touring and working on his album 'Warm' (due for release in October 2013). After residing at the top of the techno charts for months with his remix of 'Watch Me Now' by D-Nox & Beckers, Egbert is finally back with his own EP! This is a very highly anticipated release and Egbert doesn't disappoint! All three tracks are serious crowd pleasers but in their own way. From in your face big room techno through melodic anthemic tech house to water-melon-ball minimal, this EP has it all!
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UPC: 827170496361 Release : May 6th 2013
Tracklist EP: A1. Kaap De Goede Hoop ft. John Mood & Eversines - 363A B1. Kaap De Goede Hoop - Mi Fella B2. Kaap De Goede Hoop - Mi Fella (Ramon Tapia Remix)
After a two year stop we decided there could be no better EP for Gem Records to return to pressing vinyl than this analogue tape recorded Kaap De Goede Hoop jam. "When we were putting together 363A everything just fell in to place" Kaap de Goede Hoop's Bobby van Putten says. "We spent an entire evening programming the equipment and tweaking with Robbert van der Bildt (also Kaap De Goede Hoop) John Mood and Eversines in the studio. After that we just hit record and started playing. Originally the track was close to 13 minutes long. All we changed afterwards was cutting a piece out to keep the energy up during the track. Everything else was spontaneous!". Mi Fella (as in Fela Kuti), was created with afrobeat in mind. The deep subby bass line rattling hats and high pitched chanting combined with echoey guitar sounds make for an amazing combination and a an absolutely unique track. Ramon Tapia complements the release with his more controlled yet equally energetic clean but rough sounding remix!
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The tracks on Secret Cinema's new album Minerals, are inspired by the hardness, color and material of various minerals. CD1 consists of dance floor hammering tech-house and techno as we have come to expect from Secret Cinema. With contributions from Ramon Tapia, Egbert and m0h, timeless gems are guaranteed once again! Alongside these floor friendly tracks are some more abstract jams. All is woven together in a powerful continuous mix on CD (with download voucher for single tracks) and all tracks are available separately on vinyl and download.
The Second CD is an ambient mix consisting of the sounds that form the base of the tracks on CD1, mixed with bizarre instruments, tuning forks and other sounds. Dirk-Jan Hanegraaff and Robert Kroos also known as Mental Youth, collaborated with Verheij on this creation. Perfect for relaxation after the party on CD1. Some say this could be some of the best work from one of the Netherland's top techno producers of the past 18 years!

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Jeroen Verheij has been churning out dance floor smashing tracks for almost as long as many of today's clubbers can remember under his aliases Secret Cinema, Grooveyard and Meng Syndicate to name a few. Tracks like Timeless Altitude, Mary Go Wild (EC Records) and Kurzweil (Cocoon) invoke warm memories in many of us. In December of 2009 Verheij set up his own label 'Gem Records' and started to release the unique sound he is famous for as a DJ. Now, just over a year later, Gem releases its first full album! This EP is the first preview from it! The tracks on Secret Cinema's 'Minerals', are inspired by the hardness, color and material of various minerals. CD1 consists of dance floor hammering tech-house and techno as we have come to expect from Secret Cinema. With contributions from Ramon Tapia, Egbert and m0h, timeless gems are guaranteed once again! Alongside these floor friendly tracks are some more abstract jams. All is woven together in a powerful continuous mix on CD (with download voucher for single tracks) and all tracks are available separately on vinyl and download. The Second CD is an ambient mix consisting of the sounds that form the base of the tracks on CD1, mixed with bizarre instruments, tuning forks and other sounds. Dirk-Jan Hanegraaff and Robert Kroos also known as Mental Youth, collaborated with Verheij on this creation. Perfect for relaxation after the party on CD1.
Some say this could be some of the best work from one of the Netherland's top techno producers of the past 18 years!
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Jeroen Verheij has been churning out dance floor smashing tracks for almost as long as many of today's clubbers can remember under his aliases Secret Cinema, Grooveyard and Meng Syndicate to name a few. Tracks like Timeless Altitude, Mary Go Wild (EC Records) and Kurzweil (Cocoon) invoke warm memories in many of us. In December of 2009 Verheij set up his own label 'Gem Records' and started to release the unique sound he is famous for as a DJ. Now, just over a year later, Gem releases its first full album! This EP is the first preview from it! The tracks on Secret Cinema's 'Minerals', are inspired by the hardness, color and material of various minerals. CD1 consists of dance floor hammering tech-house and techno as we have come to expect from Secret Cinema. With contributions from Ramon Tapia, Egbert and m0h, timeless gems are guaranteed once again! Alongside these floor friendly tracks are some more abstract jams. All is woven together in a powerful continuous mix on CD (with download voucher for single tracks) and all tracks are available separately on vinyl and download. The Second CD is an ambient mix consisting of the sounds that form the base of the tracks on CD1, mixed with bizarre instruments, tuning forks and other sounds. Dirk-Jan Hanegraaff and Robert Kroos also known as Mental Youth, collaborated with Verheij on this creation. Perfect for relaxation after the party on CD1.
Some say this could be some of the best work from one of the Netherland's top techno producers of the past 18 years!
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Jeroen Verheij has been churning out dance floor smashing tracks for almost as long as many of today's clubbers can remember under his aliases Secret Cinema, Grooveyard and Meng Syndicate to name a few. Tracks like Timeless Altitude, Mary Go Wild (EC Records) and Kurzweil (Cocoon) invoke warm memories in many of us. In December of 2009 Verheij set up his own label 'Gem Records' and started to release the unique sound he is famous for as a DJ. Now, just over a year later, Gem releases its first full album! This EP is the first preview from it! The tracks on Secret Cinema's 'Minerals', are inspired by the hardness, color and material of various minerals. CD1 consists of dance floor hammering tech-house and techno as we have come to expect from Secret Cinema. With contributions from Ramon Tapia, Egbert and m0h, timeless gems are guaranteed once again! Alongside these floor friendly tracks are some more abstract jams. All is woven together in a powerful continuous mix on CD (with download voucher for single tracks) and all tracks are available separately on vinyl and download. The Second CD is an ambient mix consisting of the sounds that form the base of the tracks on CD1, mixed with bizarre instruments, tuning forks and other sounds. Dirk-Jan Hanegraaff and Robert Kroos also known as Mental Youth, collaborated with Verheij on this creation. Perfect for relaxation after the party on CD1.
Some say this could be some of the best work from one of the Netherland's top techno producers of the past 18 years!
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GEM010 features Ramon Tapia's own production 'Pelican' and 'Opal' in collaboration with Secret Cinema. The EP is completed by Belgian golden boy Steve Slight. A tasty 3 tracker! Ramon Tapia's solo track 'Pelican' on the X-side is a tribal tech house hammer that will go down a guaranteed killer on the floor. This is some seriously bangin' shit, people! On the Y1, Secret Cinema and Ramon team up to create a euphoric techey piece of work. On this jam, simplicity is its beauty. These two make for a great production duo! The Y2 comes from rising star Steve Slight who was introduced to us by Ramon as being one of Belgium's hottest producers at the moment. The first track we snatched up is 'Who Knows'. This is the most explosive one on the EP. A well balanced smooth yet energetic and raw techno track. Keep an ear out for this guy!
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Created back in '94 by Secret Cinema, no one could have predicted how timeless this track would turn out to be! If you are in to electronic music and live on this planet, there's a 75 percent chance you'll recognise the weird reversed, reverbed piano riff! Now, for the first time, the original is available digitally with remixes by Slam, Egbert and Secret Cinema himself that made their way to vinyl as well. The massive techno tune from '94 is ready for a little update! It can be a challenge to remix a track with so much history, but all three managed to complement the original while giving a unique spin to the track. The Secret Cinema 2011 remix is a peak time main room power tool that will turn a big crowd into a riot any day. Slam take a deeper, more subtle approach that can hypnotize and rock a main room crowd without blowing their wigs off. Finally Egbert takes the track to a warmer funkier level, equipped with a funk-filled bass line and some warm pads over the top. A truly timeless package!!
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1. A1: Egbert - Een Nieuwe Generatie (File under techno) 2. A2: Roger Martinez - Re-Move (File under tech-house) 3. B1: Kaap De Goede Hoop - Girl (File under deep house) 4. B2: Arjuna Schiks - Gamelonia (File under tech house)
Gem Sampler 2.1 and 2.2 come just in time for a Gem Records 'Amsterdam Dance Event showcase' at the Westerunie on Saturday October 24th including a big poster and advert campaign for the Sampler! Artists featured on Gem Sampler 2.1 (GEM006) are Secret Cinema and Tom Laws who both dropped a big fat techno bomb and Peter Horrevorts who supplies us with a huge peak time loop-disco techey stomper. Nice… On Gem Sampler 2.2 (GEM007) Egbert provides an energetic yet deep and hypnotic techno track while Roger Martinez delivers a Giorgio Moroderesque Italo influenced tech houser. On the flip, it's Kaap De Goede Hoop who bring some warm deep housey flavours to the mix and Arjuna Schiks who finishes it off with a big funky percussive groover.
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1. A1: Secret Cinema - 2CBright (File under techno) 2. B1: Peter Horrevorts - Jellyneck (File under tech house) 3. B2: Tom Laws - Cocaine Cowboys (File under Techno)
Gem Sampler 2.1 and 2.2 come just in time for a Gem Records 'Amsterdam Dance Event showcase' at the Westerunie on Saturday October 24th including a big poster and advert campaign for the Sampler!
Artists featured on Gem Sampler 2.1 (GEM006) are Secret Cinema and Tom Laws who both dropped a big fat techno bomb and Peter Horrevorts who supplies us with a huge peak time loop-disco techey stomper. Nice… On Gem Sampler 2.2 (GEM007) Egbert provides an energetic yet deep and hypnotic techno track while Roger Martinez delivers a Giorgio Moroderesque Italo influenced tech houser. On the flip, it's Kaap De Goede Hoop who bring some warm deep housey flavours to the mix and Arjuna Schiks who finishes it off with a big funky percussive groover.
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A1 Secret Cinema and Egbert - Bier A2 Peter Horrevorts & Dosem - Truetone B1 Roger Martinez - Jack This B2 Arjuna Schiks - Mahesvari
Gem Records Summer Sampler 1.0 showcases six festival and beach friendly gems that are essential this coming season. The Sampler includes tracks from Secret Cinema & Egbert, Peter Horrevorts & Dosem, Roger Martinez and Arjuna Schiks on vinyl and two digital only tracks from Kaap De Goede Hoop and Lemontrip.
A1 Secret Cinema & Egbert - Bier
Bier is an upfront melodic big room stomper with a big fat synth bouncing over the beat that gives the track its most defining feature. It has proven itself to be a huge crowd pleaser in Secret Cinema's and Egbert's sets. The title 'Bier' (beer) refers to the track's positive effect on drunk people A2 Peter Horrevorts & Dosem - Truetone
This collaboration with Peter is Dosem's first contribution to the label; A meaty electronic tech-houser. The kick and bass line form a solid train on which hats, percussion and melody comfortably ride along. Try and stop your ass from moving to this one!
B1 Roger Martinez - Jack This
Martinez also brings tech house to the Summer Sampler, but with an analogue feel. The rhythm provides plenty of funk, accompanying some nicely filtered synths and warm keys. There's a lot of energy bottled up in this one, making it useful either to funk up a techno set or to beef up a house set.
B2 Arjuna Schiks - Mahesvari
Mahesvari really gets the summer vibe going on the EP with a beautifully composed harp melody over the top of a lazy bassline and a calm beat. Nevertheless this track will be sure to bring more energy, love, peace and happiness to a dance floor than your average hit of ecstasy!

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