Tracklist
A Along The Coast
B1 Moondowner
B2 Be Myself

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Julius is finally back on his own home Smallville with Along The Coast- it's the first solo 12“ since his mesmerizing Flocking Behaviour album in 2014. After remixes for Telfort and Lerosa recently, a 12“ together with moomin on his Closer label and some Smallpeople material last year plus a surprising non-electronic album with his band-project Tonight Will Be Fine (together with Abdeslam Hammouda) on Japanese label Mule Musiq, Julius is now back on his own imprint, delivering 3 deep cuts for the dancefloor.
Next to running the Smallville record-store and -label, Julius started his own club-night and accompanied stamp-label Down By The Lake (catalogue number 03 is out now) in Freiburg, plus hosting the Smallville & Friends thursday at legendary Golden Pudel Club in Hamburg every month as a Smallpeople residency together with Just von Ahlefeld. They also put out record no. 5 on Smallville-offshoot Fuck Reality recently. Watch out for more good things to come this summer.. As always Along The Coast comes with a full Cover Artwork by Stefan Marx.

All Tracks are written, produced and mixed by Julius Steinhoff
Mastering & vinyl cut by Helmut Erler, Dubplates & Mastering
Artwork by Stefan Marx
Distributed by Wordandsound
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UPC A Barcode CD: 827170142923 Rel date 30.6.2014
The CD Version will come with a 12-page offset-paper booklet by Stefan Marx
Tracklisting CD:
01 Where Days Begin 02 Treehouse 03 Under A Waterfall 04 Hey you 05 Sun And Stars 06 Flocking Behaviour 07 Cheetah Nights 08 All The Things You Are In the ever-expanding universe of deep house, Julius Steinhoff is far from being a stranger. Half of the dynamic duo Smallpeople, founder and one of the steersmen behind Hamburg's Smallville empire (record store/ label/ party curator around the globe) as well as a producer and DJ in his own right, Steinhoff is closely associated with a group of like-minded people that unite fresh ideas and individualism with a certain consciousness of tradition. That "Flocking Behaviour" is well embodied in Steinhoff's debut album by the same name. After a string of 12-inches for the likes of Live at Robert Johnson, Geography or his own-brand Smallville and the very well-received Smallpeople long-player "Salty Days", Julius Steinhoff makes a submission that is all his. Rooted in the elegiac variety of the big three (New York, Chicago & Detroit) and a romantic concept of house music that is at times utopian, the album gathers eight tracks that evoke late nights, hazy mornings and walks on thin air.
But "Flocking Behaviour" is by no means anachronistic: Tracks like "Under A Waterfall" could be made in just the same manner by a puerile Baby Ford in 1989 as they represent a swaying dance floor in 2014. "Treehouse" or the title track "Flocking Behaviour" are experiences that make you feel like meeting new people who instantly greet you like old friends. With someone that works and lives in the here and now, Steinhoff seemingly has no interest in revisionism, complains or antagonism, his approach is welcoming and caring, embracing and mesmerizing. Along the way, his musical apparatus never makes use of cheap tricks or antique clichés. Instead, he strips back a sometimes fat body to its emotional bones, resulting in a self-confident oeuvre that is as timeless as it is beautiful.
"Flocking Behaviour" is one man's love letter to his musical passion.

Gerd Janson, May 2014

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UPC 827170462465 REL DATE 19.11.2012
A1 So Glad A2 Slow Movement B1 All Of A Sudden B2 Speak No Evil
The man who brought Saltyness into House Music- Julius Steinhoff - comes up with his second solo 12inch on Smallville- "So Glad". Connecting to "Salty Days" - one of the longplayers of the decade by Smallpeople (aka Julius and Dionne), Steinhoffs soloworks strike even more voluptuary with slightly rapturous pleasure. Being founder of Hamburg's finest record store and label, smashing world's deepest parties with guests such as Omar S, Jus-Ed, Mike Huckaby, XDB, Steven Tang and tons of other favorites, Julius Steinhoffs knowledge has been compressed to a state of the mind 12 inch. More

2022 Repress

Tracklist:

A1 Doobiest
A2 The Story About You
B1 Neither One
B2 You
C1 Raw Like 97
C2 I Wanna
D1 Untitled
D2 Valentine

Release Info:
Only once in a while you would enter the real magic of House Music. How rare are those club nights, festivals, releases or tracks you get totally mesmerised, you feel like something changed. You want to take home that one party, the sound or a special moment to keep it forever. With Moomin's "The Story About You" we discover exactly this kind of experience. It is an album of uniqueness and transcendence, like a meteorite touching the ground of your own private garden. Sebastian Genz aka Moomin never intended to reinvent House Music as his productions come from the heart and are related to the lovely people's dancefloor. That's what gorgeous parties and releases of the White Label around Oskar Offermann and the Smallville imprint taught him: Real House Music is only possible within a soulful surrounding. Motivated and heartful so-called promoters but more friends and labelmates meet a sweet and open crowd to create their own little universe. With that inspiration Moomin is able to built an enchanting sound and wonderful tracks, stories for lovely people, "The Story About You". What we love about instrumental House Music is that reduction of groove and loop to the essential. A hypnotic theme that could last forever, giving a night its colour and deepness. The secret is not only his skills on quite an enormeous selection of vintage analogue machines, wether it is the holy Roland instruments Tr 606, 808, 909, the Roland Alpha Juno, an SP 1200 or a Korg Poly 61. The addiction of the musician for producing itself keeps Sebastian Genz playing the machines every day and night. After Moomin's releases on Berlin based labels White and Aim, it was just a tiny step to have a first 12inch on Smallville (cat.no. 26), as the friendship and exchange between those imprints has quite a history. The Smallpeople aka Just von Ahlefeld and Julius Steinhoff and labelmate Lawrence immediately fell in love with those tracks. The idea of an debut album was born- touching, moving and deep like the ocean.
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2022 Repress of a classic!

Tracklist:
A Silent State
B1 Six In A Row
B2 From A Distance


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Stefan Laubner runs one of the most exciting and inspirational Labels touching the Deep Minimalistic Underground since quite a while: SOMETHING.
Why has the music of STL been played besides the tracks of Theo Parrish, Sascha Dive and the new Toolhouse movement, Jus-Ed or within the vibes of Cadenza- why do his tracks fit for such a wide range of DJs? The answer is simple- Stefan Laubner's music is completely unique, free of selfishness and trend-search, deep and touching- and it hits the floor.
After Releases on Perlon, Styrax and his own Something imprint, we are proud to announce another collection of brillant STL works on Smallville. The number 12 goes out to all the deepsters who still kick the dancefloor with the A-side. For those who like it fast forward and bumpy- two techy low tracks on the bside will catch you up!

All Tracks w&p by Stephan Laubner
Mastering: Dubplates & Mastering
Cover Artwork: Stefan Marx


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Tracklist:
A1 Inside The Freero Dome
B1 The System Is...
B2 Swarm Robot Love

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The first ever solo-Move D 12” on Smallville – can you believe? After various appearances together with friends - as Move D & Benjamin Brunn of course, but also as part of french-german-taiwanese supercrew L'Amour Fou, this record is all solo-Move D material! David takes you right on the dancefloor of the infamous Dome of Freerotation Festival in Baskerville Hall, UK. You might have heard of the friendliest music gathering in Europe that is Freerotation- close your eyes and listen- the A-side will sweeten y'alls wait for the next edition of the festival in 2022.

On the B-side you will find hypnotic lockdown-grooves in irresistible Move D style to dance along to plus some searious B2-sweetness to meander home in the early monrning hours..

Full Cover Artwork Edition by Stefan Marx.

All tracks w&p by David Moufang
Mastering by Helmut Erler
Vinyl cut by Dubplates & Mastering
Artwork by Stefan Marx
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Christopher Rau is back in the house of Smallville. Four irresistible cuts, the keys
to outer-worlds. Driving, yet playful. Sweet, yet haunting. There is only one who
can do it like this. Make sure to lock the door and get lost.
Comes with a full cover artwork by Stefan Marx.

Tracklist:
A1 Who Am I
A2 The Keys
B1 Slu Terms
B2 Beamer

All tracks written & produced by Christopher Rau
Mastering & Vinyl Cut by Helmut Erler, Dubplates & Mastering
Artwork by Stefan Marx
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Tracklist:
A1 Frantzvaag - Fredens
A2 Nightseajourney – Lonnie's Condition
B1 Margaux – Water On Mars
B2 Qnete – A New Beginning Ending

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We are thrilled to present a bunch of of exciting newbies at the Smallville camp, 4 tracks that heat up the Smallpeople sets for quite a while now.
On the A1 it's Frantzvaag from Oslo, known for his trippy grooves on our sublabel Fuck Reality. He is a Move D's favourite and currently working on his debut album for Smallville. Nightseajourney on the A2 is a studio cooperation between Garrett David and Colin Johnson, two friends hailing from Chicago. Garrett is kind of our american vice-versa, working for the sweetest recordstore in town (Grammaphone), Resident at the best club (Smart bar) and smoking the best pot.
Margaux is a friend from Vietnam/ France, currently living in Berlin and known for her irresistible DJ-Sets at Woody's Heideglühen, Fusion Festival, Equation in Vietnam or Waking Life 2018 in Portugal. Even if this surprises you when listening to the majestic groove of Water On Mars- this is her first appearence on Vinyl and we are super happy this is happening on Smallville.
Qnete rounds up the compilation on the infamous B2-spot – and this track is like made for it- deep and twisted, yet steady forward beats and a rolling sub-bass for the groove – just as we like it. Make sure to listen loud!
We are very happy to have you all. The artwork comes with a full Cover by Stefan Marx.


A1 w&p by Mats Frantzvaag, A2 w&p by Garrett David & Colin Johnson, B1 w&p by Margaux Gazur, B2 w&p by Marvin Uhde
Mastering by Lopazz at Mixmastering
Vinyl cut by Helmut Erler, Dubplates & Mastering
Artwork by Stefan Marx
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A1 Magic Interference, A2 Hearts At Whole , B1 All States Of Dawn, B2 Camera Obscura , C1 Beyond, C2 Sonic Winds, D1 Benevolent Receiver, D2 Afterglow

It’s been seven years since Smallpeople’s debut album, ‘Salty Days’. In the time since, much has changed in our world of dance music, and, so we hear, even beyond. Yet our men in Hamburg have remained dedicated to their unapologetically reassuring vision of house music as-a-whole. As well as expanding their Smallville Records shop in Hamburg’s St. Pauli, they’ve continued to act on their direct-line to the beating heart of house music at some of the world’s finest clubs, including their monthly residency at Hamburg’s legendary Golden Pudel, inviting guests such as Lakuti, Session Victim and Pantha Du Prince into the warmest dance in the grimiest club. Of course, all these manoeuvres sit alongside their work running Smallville Records, home to the likes of Moomin, STL and Christopher Rau, and it’s sub-label, Fuck Reality.
Given Julius Steinhoff and Dionne’s stewardship in filtering the creme-de-la-creme of house music from the underground and into clubs across Europe and further afield, it would be particularly cliched on this occasion to stress that their second record is “eagerly awaited.” In their own way, they have already given us enough great records. But with ‘Afterglow’, we get another, and more importantly, one carved directly from the hearts and record collections of two individuals whose understanding of dance music appears to be some sort of blissful second-nature.
This sort of earned assuredness is immediately established on opening track ‘Magic Interference’, a rolling, deep and somewhat jazzy house number with tumbling keys and sky-walkin’ chords. This steady, blissful vibe sets the tone for the first half of the record, as the pair patiently unfold their touchstones; equal parts Chicago (‘Hearts at Whole’), Detroit (‘All States of Dawn’) and Hamburg, famed for it's transatlantic routes via groundbreaking clubs such as Front, it's a crystalline distillation of a sound that’s earnest, but never nostalgic.
Intuitive selectors as they are, Smallpeople pick the ideal moment to up the pace for the home-run, defined here by the spiky, disco bassline of ‘Beyond’, an unexpected ingredient that Steinhoff and Dionne nevertheless manage to diffuse into spacedust. It’s a brilliant wrong footing before the wide-eyed, warm-hearted anthem-in-waiting, ‘Sonic Winds’, a wonderfully cheeky glimpse of Smallpeople as peak time heroes, before the acid-flecked shuffle of Benevolent Reciever reveals their spiritual soundboy side.
In conclusion, title track ‘Afterglow’ surmises the generous spirit at the heart of Smallpeople’s operation; a sensitive and irresistible ode to record stores, parties, community and discovery. So, worth that seven year wait? Who cares about time, when your music’s this timeless?

All Tracks are written, produced and mixed by Julius Steinhoff & Just von Ahlefeld
Mastering & vinyl cut by Helmut Erler, Dubplates & Mastering
Artwork by Stefan Marx
Distributed by Wordandsound
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Tracklist
01 Magic Interference, 02 Hearts At Whole, 03 All States Of Dawn, 04 Camera Obscura, 05 Beyond, 06 Sonic Winds, 07 Benevolent Receiver, 08 Afterglow

It’s been seven years since Smallpeople’s debut album, ‘Salty Days’. In the time since, much has changed in our world of dance music, and, so we hear, even beyond. Yet our men in Hamburg have remained dedicated to their unapologetically reassuring vision of house music as-a-whole. As well as expanding their Smallville Records shop in Hamburg’s St. Pauli, they’ve continued to act on their direct-line to the beating heart of house music at some of the world’s finest clubs, including their monthly residency at Hamburg’s legendary Golden Pudel, inviting guests such as Lakuti, Session Victim and Pantha Du Prince into the warmest dance in the grimiest club. Of course, all these manoeuvres sit alongside their work running Smallville Records, home to the likes of Moomin, STL and Christopher Rau, and it’s sub-label, Fuck Reality.
Given Julius Steinhoff and Dionne’s stewardship in filtering the creme-de-la-creme of house music from the underground and into clubs across Europe and further afield, it would be particularly cliched on this occasion to stress that their second record is “eagerly awaited.” In their own way, they have already given us enough great records. But with ‘Afterglow’, we get another, and more importantly, one carved directly from the hearts and record collections of two individuals whose understanding of dance music appears to be some sort of blissful second-nature.
This sort of earned assuredness is immediately established on opening track ‘Magic Interference’, a rolling, deep and somewhat jazzy house number with tumbling keys and sky-walkin’ chords. This steady, blissful vibe sets the tone for the first half of the record, as the pair patiently unfold their touchstones; equal parts Chicago (‘Hearts at Whole’), Detroit (‘All States of Dawn’) and Hamburg, famed for it's transatlantic routes via groundbreaking clubs such as Front, it's a crystalline distillation of a sound that’s earnest, but never nostalgic.
Intuitive selectors as they are, Smallpeople pick the ideal moment to up the pace for the home-run, defined here by the spiky, disco bassline of ‘Beyond’, an unexpected ingredient that Steinhoff and Dionne nevertheless manage to diffuse into spacedust. It’s a brilliant wrong footing before the wide-eyed, warm-hearted anthem-in-waiting, ‘Sonic Winds’, a wonderfully cheeky glimpse of Smallpeople as peak time heroes, before the acid-flecked shuffle of Benevolent Reciever reveals their spiritual soundboy side.
In conclusion, title track ‘Afterglow’ surmises the generous spirit at the heart of Smallpeople’s operation; a sensitive and irresistible ode to record stores, parties, community and discovery. So, worth that seven year wait? Who cares about time, when your music’s this timeless?


All Tracks are written, produced and mixed by Julius Steinhoff & Just von Ahlefeld
Mastering & vinyl cut by Helmut Erler, Dubplates & Mastering
Artwork by Stefan Marx
Distributed by Wordandsound
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2018 Repress in Black Double Holed Sleeve

A1 Juniper - Quiet Moon
A2 Juniper - Selenic
B1 Arnaldo - A Song Name Of One Word
B2 Arnaldo - Rain

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It is not a secret anymore that Manchester has been a Deephouse capital city since quite a while. The Meandyou. party series is the main spot here with resident DJs Juniper & Arnaldo amongst others spinning alongside their favourite Acts like Lowtec (whose track on Smallville 14 was already a homage called meandyou.dub), Jus-Ed, Dj Qu, Kassem Mosse, Move D and the Smallville Posse. For our catalogue number 30, Juniper & Arnaldo are delivering four house tracks from outta space, that fit perfectly into the smallville vein. The global village of sweet house music is rising..
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STL on Smallville always means something special- fully-functional for the dancefloors
worldwide but always poly-rhythmic, full of cryptic surprises and with the iconic STLtwist.
You'll be caught within just a beat. Full Cover Artwork as always by Stefan Marx.
Tracklisting:
A1 Thing In The Mirraw
A2 Fade The Sun
B1 PsiFy Robot More

Tracklisting:
A1 Yamato A2 Odd Regrets B1 Just For You B2 Early Korn
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Christopher Rau is one of Smallville's steady mainstays, with "Yamato" he is delivering four tracks, that perfectly describe the seductive cosmos of Smallville's sound. There is nods to the past as well as a paved way to a timeless future. Carefully evolving melody, voices and something caressing from somewhere far away- but within your heart in just a moment. It's bubbling and telling stories from the inside but it's still targeted straight to a dancefloor- dedicated to the sweetest ones of the world.


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Vinyl Tracklisting:
A1 123 A2 Alone
B1 A Minor Thought B2 Time To Reflect
C1 Woman To Woman C2 Morning Groove
D1 Chemistry D2 Unshaped
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The ocean- the infinity, the beauty, the colour, the sound: a truly seductive place.
With the sound of ocean waves Smallville's beloved artist Moomin invites us to enter his second full length album "A Minor Thought". A selection of wonderful tracks initiate some exciting house music moments at our favorite clubs, improved at Panorama Bar, Robert Johnson and of course the Golden Pudel among many others..
Engaged with a fantastic collection of analogue synths and drum machines, Moomin is always on a hunt of the most delicate samples. After his big first album "The Story About You" and a number of beautiful works on his own imprint "Closer", he was already back on Smallville's new little baby "Fuck Reality" to deliver a 12" for the 2015 summertime. Of course Moomin was also part of the Smallville 10 years Compilation "Smallville Ways" and delivered again for Smallville 46. Now he appears with another string of beauty- A Minor Thought. There will be a lovely fullcover artwork package with printed Inlays for the vinyl version by Smallville's one and only Stefan Marx.
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CD Tracklisting:
01 STL - Leaving Peaceful 02 Christopher Rau - RG En El Casa 03 Moomin - I Whisper A Prayer 04 Kornél Kovacs - Space Jam 05 Smallpeople - Cricket Orchestra 06 L'Amour Fou - Da'an 07 Jacques Bon - Tribute To You 08 Lawrence - Dawn 808 09 Juniper - Variations In Grey 10 Rvds & Rau - Umbé Data 11 Tilman Tausendfreund - A Man Under The Influence
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When the Smallville record store was founded in 2005, people were surprised and regarded it as an experiment. Everybody discussed the downfall of vinyl sales and the upcoming market of downloads these days. Just a bunch of people regarded record shops, vinyl labels and wonderful warm sounding clubs as the places of true magic. Smallville's finest Stefan Marx- who is responsible for all artwork-related things and therefore the visual impact that Smallville always had- got a call once at night from another one of those dreamers and activists, Ata Macias. He came up with the fabulous idea to create a standard 12inch cover saying: "Vinyl Kills MP3". This hilarious statement marked the end of the most boring debate. And here we are in 2015, we were all right to just do what we love. Smallville Records celebrate their 10th anniversary with the 3rd and 4th part of the „Ways“ Series. It started in 2011 with Twentyfour Ways (Smallville 24)- a Various Artists 4 track-12“ with timeless music only. It continued in 2013 with Smallville 35 (Thirtyfive Ways) – same concept, different artists- and now it's time for Smallville 44 and 45 (Fortyfour and Fortyfive Ways). These 2 are also released as a Smallville CD 10, 3 tracks of the older parts were added- eleven wonderful tracks of Smallville's favourite producers and family members. After Ten Years, a label like Smallville still proves that only living your dream with the sweet support of so many artists and DJs is what counts in a microcosm that fills the hearts with warmth and love. With a tracklisting featuring STL, Christopher Rau, Moomin, L'Amour Fou (a new project by Move D and his two friends Marco and Benoit), Kornél Kovacs, Smallpeople, Juniper and many more, Smallville Records is happy to thank all supporters, fans and dancers worldwide! More

UPC A Barcode CD: 827170142923 Rel date 30.6.2014
The CD Version will come with a 12-page offset-paper booklet by Stefan Marx
Tracklisting CD:
01 Where Days Begin 02 Treehouse 03 Under A Waterfall 04 Hey you 05 Sun And Stars 06 Flocking Behaviour 07 Cheetah Nights 08 All The Things You Are In the ever-expanding universe of deep house, Julius Steinhoff is far from being a stranger. Half of the dynamic duo Smallpeople, founder and one of the steersmen behind Hamburg's Smallville empire (record store/ label/ party curator around the globe) as well as a producer and DJ in his own right, Steinhoff is closely associated with a group of like-minded people that unite fresh ideas and individualism with a certain consciousness of tradition. That "Flocking Behaviour" is well embodied in Steinhoff's debut album by the same name. After a string of 12-inches for the likes of Live at Robert Johnson, Geography or his own-brand Smallville and the very well-received Smallpeople long-player "Salty Days", Julius Steinhoff makes a submission that is all his. Rooted in the elegiac variety of the big three (New York, Chicago & Detroit) and a romantic concept of house music that is at times utopian, the album gathers eight tracks that evoke late nights, hazy mornings and walks on thin air.
But "Flocking Behaviour" is by no means anachronistic: Tracks like "Under A Waterfall" could be made in just the same manner by a puerile Baby Ford in 1989 as they represent a swaying dance floor in 2014. "Treehouse" or the title track "Flocking Behaviour" are experiences that make you feel like meeting new people who instantly greet you like old friends. With someone that works and lives in the here and now, Steinhoff seemingly has no interest in revisionism, complains or antagonism, his approach is welcoming and caring, embracing and mesmerizing. Along the way, his musical apparatus never makes use of cheap tricks or antique clichés. Instead, he strips back a sometimes fat body to its emotional bones, resulting in a self-confident oeuvre that is as timeless as it is beautiful.
"Flocking Behaviour" is one man's love letter to his musical passion.

Gerd Janson, May 2014

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Barcode: 827170537262 Rel date 19.5.
Tracklisting: A Leaving The Physical World B1 Mystic Ritual B2 Reality We Make
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After the glorious release of his first studio album "Disconnect to Connect" in 2013, Steven Tang is back with another lovely package of Hitec-Soul. Inspired by his new residency in Berlin the Chicago-native builds up three highly grooving sound seducers which will be part of his live set at Panorama Bar on May 31st .
Join Steven Tang at leaving the physical world!




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UPC A Barcode LP: 827170526266 Rel date 27.1.2014
Tracklisting Vinyl: A1 Scuba's Motion Dub
A2 Loop A B1 One Day B2 Space Cats B3 Loop B C1 Amelie's Dub C2 Loop C D1 Good Wine D2 Ghostly Ambit D3 Over And Out D4 Loop D
Stephan Laubner aka STL is a myth. A legend.
Releasing music on Perlon, Smallville and his own label Something, he became a secret star to the worlwide scene of contemporary Techno and House Music. But still he seems to be an unknown person. On his new album release on Smallville Records, STL is back with a deep excursion into dubbed out science of sound. It all started in 2000, when he occured on the very early Perlon # 13. Dandy Jack and Ricardo Villalobos aka Ric'y'Martin on the A-side, that b-sided Stephan Laubner track was the early night out soundtrack, that would stay forever in all the Dj cases collecting the minimal sound in an interesting way. While founding his own label Something, everybody knew about Laubners very own musically language. Some northern interpretations of Theo Parrish influenced grooves and textures and his very unique dub works. "Silent State" on Smallville 12 became a hit, appearing on several compilations and podcasts. Cassy, Tama Sumo, Lawrence and many more featured the track, which still hypnotizes dancers every weekend. What makes the sound of STL so special? What is behind those deep 4/4 tracks that make you feel like not staying on this planet anymore? There is a secret behind all those tracks. The depth of certain sounds, some almost hidden samples, the structure- Stephan Laubner is a scientist who creates a mystic microcosm around every tune. On the eighth Smallville longplayer, STL dives deep into echospaces. Whether you call the facade Dub or House Music, purist's will find this realness - the authentic bandechoes, the perfect mixing. But Laubner breaks through the wall with a deeply touching rhodes melody or some alienated sounds reaching your mind like messages from the beyond. This music is talking to you, it seduceds you. And once you're into it, once you're feeling it, you want to stay forever.
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UPC A Barcode LP: 827170505261 Releasedate: 15.07.2013
Tracklisting: 01 Interstice 02 Disconnect To Connect 03 Some Solace 04 Eternal 05 Heat Burst 06 It's Perceived As Sound 07 Sunspot 08 Potential Light 09 Brink Of Dawn
The CD Version will come with a 12-page offset-paper booklet by Stefan Marx.
The Vinyl Version comes as a gatefold cover.
Every producer's dream is to one day complete and release a full length album. After a string of well received 12" singles on my own label, Emphasis Recordings, and most recently, on labels like Aesthetic Audio, Machining Dreams, Syncrophone, and Dolly, I thought now is the time to start realizing that dream of the full length album. The idea for the album really started around year 1999 and/or 2000, when I completed the tracks, "Interstice," "It's Perceived As Sound," and "Brink Of Dawn." When the tracks were done, I felt they were better suited for an album release because I experimented outside of the typical 4/4 dance track. I wanted to experiment with ambient music; like something without a kick drum, or different time signatures, which led me to creating a jazz tune using electronic instruments. "It's Perceived As Sound" was conceived in that way. But putting an album out during that time would not have garnished the impact that I wanted, since I was still a relatively unknown artist. So I put the tracks aside. Over the last decade, I worked on many more 12" singles to get my name out there, while still working on tracks that I thought would suit the album. Tracks like "Eternal" and "Heat Burst," produced back in 2011, help add to this album some of that Chicago/ Detroit vibe that I've been known for. As I was getting close to finishing the album, I was thinking which label should release it? The first thing that came to my mind was Smallville. Last year I read two interviews on blogs featuring Smallpeople, a.k.a. Julius Steinhoff and Just Von Ahlefeld, who also run the label and store out of Hamburg. In each of the interviews, they mentioned me by name. I thought to myself, "these guys really like my music!" Since having visited Hamburg 3 times now, I got to know the label, the people behind it, and thought my project and I would be a good fit. So I decide to send an email to Julius and Just to see if they were interested in releasing the album. They said yes,
so here I am, proud to present to you, as well as Smallville, my debut album entitled "Disconnect To Connect."
Steven Tang, Chicago, May 2013
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Of course we still have those venues, promoters, musicians who do not believe in flatrates and refuse the constant synchronize button. Those few are always on a rush to find that feeling so many have lost. Like Robert Johnson Club where magic is happening all the time. Djs like Gerd Janson, Move D or Jus Ed who bring back the love every night. The Record shops Ya Digg Detroit or Smallville who spread the music and culture in a most lovely way. Labels who keep it family. Smallville again. And here we are: There is only one Christopher Rau. The 28year old producer is not on a big mission against club depression. But he knows how to turn a simple beat, a reduced baseline and only a few sound elements into heaven. His choice of labels to release belong to those who want to keep the world of house music a special place: Pampa, Giegling/Staub, Laid, Mule Musiq, Aim, and Ethereal Sounds and Hamburg's Smallville who now are about to release Rau's second album "Two". The Cover by Stefan Marx becomes even more colorful and so does the music:Well known for his minimalistic choice of ingredients Christoper Rau somehow frees himself of any straight format. Songs full of sweetness, a glimpse of soul here, a detroit electro influence there, broken beats, breaks that are no breaks, sexyness and funk and fun. The City of Christopher Rau's music turns into a Universe. A world that believes in that particular moment when a minute turns into life. Where you will dive through the surface of beat, bass and sample - something underneath grows to the unreachable. As you reach that overwhelming feeling, the night could last forever. After the essentials of House Music have been invented some 25 years ago, Christopher Rau proves again how far we still can go searching for the perfectly wonderful track. Maybe "Two" is the soundtrack to the sweetest war, a lovely silent strike against convention, boredom and emptiness. For the best night at the best club with the best crowd and the best music played by the best dj. Forever.
A1 Apple Snapple Tracking A2 Swag Lude B1 Unlimited Dancemoves B2 High C1 Weird Alps C2 Girl D1 Sound Shake D2 Ciao




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