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max essa - A1. ALL IS NOT LOST
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max essa - A2. COMPLICATED LOVER
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max essa - B1. DESTINATION YOU
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max essa - B2. YOUR CARNIVAL SOUNDS LIKE THIS
Balearic maestro Max Essa joins the dots seamlessly between the ambient imaginings of Sakamoto, the Krautrock rhythms of Neu and the beach pop of Chris Rea , while making them all dance together like waves on the beach. This is some of his very best work to date and demonstrates a producer at home at the controls and a real musician with a vision. Your carnival sounds like this...
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Label:Is It Balearic
Cat-No:IIB069
Release-Date:07.08.2023
Genre:House
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Max Essa - Belgian Caravan
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Max Essa - Moonlight Contribution
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Max Essa - Dry Plains Parade
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Max Essa - Southern Edges
The by-now seminal Is It Balearic label welcomes long-time Balearic boss Max Essa for another superbly horizontal offering that will take you to the beach no matter where you are. He is a regular on this label who has been serving up top tunes and compiling superb collections like 2016's 10-Year Anniversary comp for ages, and the quality levels never dip. This fresh four-tracker traverses gently breaking synth waves, undulating dubby undercurrents and gloriously sun-kissed synth work all in a soothing and meditative style.
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Label:Balearic Ensemble
Cat-No:BE001
Release-Date:28.05.2021
Genre:Space Disco/House
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Max Essa - Matinee
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Max Essa - Tempo Babadoh
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Max Essa - Tempo Babadooh ( Joe Morris Paraíso Mix)
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Max Essa - Matinee ( Lukkas Club Mix)
Brand new Barcelona i mprint Balearic Ensemble hit the ground running with their premier plastic disc drop,
BE001. We’re over (and under, and around) the moon to present the Painting Of The Day EP, the first i n a series
of extended plays l ined up from the baddest crew of balearic samurais for your aural i ndulgence.
Leading the charge i s the one and only Max Essa, a man some may know as botanist-in-chief at the sublime
Jardin Jansen l abel, others as the shadow behind a string of l ush productions sounded out by the l ikes of the
Guv’nor Andrew Weatherall or a one David Mancuso. Painting Of The Day i s the l atest i n Max’s deeply
inventive output, with Joe Morris, Lukkas and Ibicenco duo Reisdentes Balearicos serving up three wondrously
lush revamps for the heads .
First up i s ‘ Matinee’, which takes that l aid-back 80s sound and washes i t through reverb racks and cascading
arpeggiatic tones. Soft, subtle and brilliant, the result i s an emotional Essa performance, akin to a soft caress of
the waves, or a brush stroke on a canvas i n the afternoon sun.
‘Tempo Babadoh’ i s another massive balearic number, promenading and pirouetting i ts way across a vista of
club congas, wah guitar and deluxe synth sounds. Sliding nylon strings evoke memories of a l ate-night Mandy
Smith anthem as agogo bells i nterweave among the flora and fauna of Max Essa’s balearic vision. A l ofty,
virtuosic affair that’s sure to be a staple when the good times come.
On the flip we have Joe Morris’s ‘ Paraiso’ version of Tempo Badaboh. It’s a(n) NY hymn, a dusty psalm, a
stellar reimagining of the original which brings an 80s Chicago feel with all the savoir faire and finesse that the
Clandestino man has come to be revered for. Sizzling b l ines, crickets at dusk and time-tested balearic motifs
presented i n a new, slightly angular l ight.
Over on B2 (?) we get Lukkas’ Club Mix of Matinee, a dangerous dance weapon with a dose of l ow frequencies
bubbling through the spaces and cracks l eft between Essa’s l ush, spacious tones, filtering and resonating i ts
way to the finish l ine with presence and class. One for the l ate hours…
And breathe. We proudly present BE001. Welcome to the ensemble - i t’s a feeling, i nit…
A1) Matinee 7:37
A2) Tempo Babadoh 7:02
B1) Tempo Babadooh ( Joe Morris Paraíso Mix) 8:16
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BE001. We’re over (and under, and around) the moon to present the Painting Of The Day EP, the first i n a series
of extended plays l ined up from the baddest crew of balearic samurais for your aural i ndulgence.
Leading the charge i s the one and only Max Essa, a man some may know as botanist-in-chief at the sublime
Jardin Jansen l abel, others as the shadow behind a string of l ush productions sounded out by the l ikes of the
Guv’nor Andrew Weatherall or a one David Mancuso. Painting Of The Day i s the l atest i n Max’s deeply
inventive output, with Joe Morris, Lukkas and Ibicenco duo Reisdentes Balearicos serving up three wondrously
lush revamps for the heads .
First up i s ‘ Matinee’, which takes that l aid-back 80s sound and washes i t through reverb racks and cascading
arpeggiatic tones. Soft, subtle and brilliant, the result i s an emotional Essa performance, akin to a soft caress of
the waves, or a brush stroke on a canvas i n the afternoon sun.
‘Tempo Babadoh’ i s another massive balearic number, promenading and pirouetting i ts way across a vista of
club congas, wah guitar and deluxe synth sounds. Sliding nylon strings evoke memories of a l ate-night Mandy
Smith anthem as agogo bells i nterweave among the flora and fauna of Max Essa’s balearic vision. A l ofty,
virtuosic affair that’s sure to be a staple when the good times come.
On the flip we have Joe Morris’s ‘ Paraiso’ version of Tempo Badaboh. It’s a(n) NY hymn, a dusty psalm, a
stellar reimagining of the original which brings an 80s Chicago feel with all the savoir faire and finesse that the
Clandestino man has come to be revered for. Sizzling b l ines, crickets at dusk and time-tested balearic motifs
presented i n a new, slightly angular l ight.
Over on B2 (?) we get Lukkas’ Club Mix of Matinee, a dangerous dance weapon with a dose of l ow frequencies
bubbling through the spaces and cracks l eft between Essa’s l ush, spacious tones, filtering and resonating i ts
way to the finish l ine with presence and class. One for the l ate hours…
And breathe. We proudly present BE001. Welcome to the ensemble - i t’s a feeling, i nit…
A1) Matinee 7:37
A2) Tempo Babadoh 7:02
B1) Tempo Babadooh ( Joe Morris Paraíso Mix) 8:16
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Max Essa - Tombolo
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Max Essa - The Great Adventure
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Max Essa - Fool In The Pool
Max Essa completes a trio of terrific releases on Hell Yeah with The Great Adventure EP. It's packed with more grown up dance floor dynamite and later in the year will be collected together with the first two parts to make for a full album.
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A year after his debut outing on the label, Max Essa makes a welcome return to Hell Yeah with the Han zon Roc EP, which is another of his impossibly laidback offerings.
Essa is of course the long time UK talent who has become a part of the Balearic mafia thanks to releases on labels like Aficionado, Music for Dreams, and his own Jansen Jardin. This is the second coming together of artist and label and is another timeless excursion far out to sea.
Opener 'Han zon Roc (Midori Coup)' is an epic 12 minute adventure that slowly awakens your spirit with new age guitar plucks and heavenly ambience before organic drums slowly being to drift into earshot. They grow ever larger as synths start to spray about the mix, hand drums pitter patter and big chords bring the soul-shine. It's like the soundtrack to an afternoon boat party all condensed into one brilliant cut.
How You Showed Me Everything' then gets super chill with lazy drum tumbles, bendy guitar lines and scattered hits. Withering cosmic chords colour the airwaves and its a track that will slow your heartbeat to nothing.
Last of all, 'Rain Bird's Alfalfa Jam' is a analogue drum work out with early 90s hip hop influences and diving basslines. It's light and airy, nimble and playful and of course filled with the sort of tropical rays that make all of Essa works so brilliantly escapist.
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Essa is of course the long time UK talent who has become a part of the Balearic mafia thanks to releases on labels like Aficionado, Music for Dreams, and his own Jansen Jardin. This is the second coming together of artist and label and is another timeless excursion far out to sea.
Opener 'Han zon Roc (Midori Coup)' is an epic 12 minute adventure that slowly awakens your spirit with new age guitar plucks and heavenly ambience before organic drums slowly being to drift into earshot. They grow ever larger as synths start to spray about the mix, hand drums pitter patter and big chords bring the soul-shine. It's like the soundtrack to an afternoon boat party all condensed into one brilliant cut.
How You Showed Me Everything' then gets super chill with lazy drum tumbles, bendy guitar lines and scattered hits. Withering cosmic chords colour the airwaves and its a track that will slow your heartbeat to nothing.
Last of all, 'Rain Bird's Alfalfa Jam' is a analogue drum work out with early 90s hip hop influences and diving basslines. It's light and airy, nimble and playful and of course filled with the sort of tropical rays that make all of Essa works so brilliantly escapist.
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Label:is it balearic?
Cat-No:iib048
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Long time Is It Balearic artist Max Essa returns with two warm weather bombs. Craig Bratley (Magic Feet / Tsuba) pumps up the bass sounds and drops an lovely vocal accent over Sekko Mekko.
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IIB reach their 40th release with label stalwart Max Essa's latest EP. Feel The Machine is a proto-house groove with touches of italo-disco. Chugging bassline and cowbells making it a real dancer. Panapolean Dreamer is a more downtempo beat driven affair with eastern strings on a mellow new beat vibe. The second side starts with Tall Shadows Walking Home. Again max explores the proto house sound all smothered in lovely electronic melodies. Twenty Types Of Dusk relaxes the tempo again. Trademark Max Essa Balearic. A killer ep. to celebrate 40 12 inch releases.
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Cat-No:isit029
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Max Essa returns to Is It Balearic..? Home to some of his more Balearic moments most notably the epic Panorama Suite. The A side is Dovodah! which begins with some Nu-Med atmospheres and acoustic guitar conjuring up 80's Italian beach parties. The loose percussion and a heartfelt vocal (calling the unmistakable sound of Dovodah!) carry you along before dropping into an early 90's italian progressive vibe. Genuinely a real post sunset bomb. Doug Lee turns Dovodah into a more moody basement soundsystem banger -heavy bassline and distorted synths. This needs to be played Loud!
The B side Burning Palms is a moment of sexy strummed acoustic guitar and percussion. Sounding like A Mountain of One on a dusty desert vacation. Summers surely round the corner.
Hardway Bros Sean Johnston brings this tune back inside for some heads down dancefloor vibes while retaining alot of the original feel. Like a gypsy acid mid tempo house party. I want to go. IIB back with a bang
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The B side Burning Palms is a moment of sexy strummed acoustic guitar and percussion. Sounding like A Mountain of One on a dusty desert vacation. Summers surely round the corner.
Hardway Bros Sean Johnston brings this tune back inside for some heads down dancefloor vibes while retaining alot of the original feel. Like a gypsy acid mid tempo house party. I want to go. IIB back with a bang
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We are back with another panoramic journey. Max Essa needs little introduction, in our circles he is the shining light when it comes to the newer Balearic flavours we enjoy. M.O.D.F.D.M.V stands for 'Musica Originale Del Film Della Mia Vita' - Italian for 'Original music from the film of my life', and if this is what Max’s life sounds like then he is one lucky guy. 'Pow Wow' was described as 'Young American Primitive meets Mood II Swing by Dr Rob on his Test Pressing review which we thought summed it up quite nicely! 'Cloud Chasing' Early '90s Italo House and 'Zosimos on the Shore' sounds like Max jamming with Yellow Magic Orchestra. One word “Essential”
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Max Essa, Jan Ken Po, - NYC Set Me Free
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Max Essa, Jan Ken Po, - Unlimited Man
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Max Essa, Jan Ken Po, - Civilised Gangbang
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Max Essa, Jan Ken Po, - Palm Beach Boy Trees
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Max Essa, Jan Ken Po, - Horny Diplomat
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Max Essa, Jan Ken Po, - First Touch
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Max Essa, Jan Ken Po, - Colour Wheel
More Berlin, less Monacco. That's the ethos of the new Max Essa project, Jan Ken Po: Less sun, less sea, yachts and money; more twilight hour, basement clubs, up-tempo rhythms and dance floor politics. Hailing from the UK but currently residing in Japan, Max Essa's aptly name Jan Ken Po side-project is a welcome new addition to Essa's quiver of music and sounds. The primarily instrumental cuts focus on clean house-centric lines, irresistible deep-rooted grooves and Essa' flair at capturing that special something. 'NYC Set Me Free' kicks off the record in fine style; all tight cowbell rhythms and piano riffs over a walking bass synths and a catchy lead. Title track 'Unlimited Man' follows, with it's icy cool persona and infectious double-clap rhythm holding together the call-and-response keys. 'Civilised Gangbang' goes in swinging, bouncing groove and rising synths aplenty. 'Palm Beach boy Trees' brings the tempo down a notch and introduces the first sniff of a human voice with the vocoded phrase 'beach boys' looped over crunching synths and other sublime artifacts. An 80's phaser bass is actioned to perfection in 'Horny Diplomat,' followed neatly by the synth rock-disco / xylophone throwdowns of 'First Touch.' 'Metropolitan Scene' oozes class and restraint, and could be the backing track to a 80's vocal house classic. Finishing things off 'Rhapsody in Leather' allows Essa's trusty rhythm guitar to lead the limelight with some super-lean riffage. Essa's touched a new base with this record, and we're happy to be finally sharing it with you.
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Release-Date:16.06.2011
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Max Essa, - How Do You Feel? feat D.C Mathias
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Max Essa, - How Do You Feel? feat D.C Mathias
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Max Essa, - How Do You Feel? feat D.C Mathias
Max Essa is a producer who has been shipping over his extremely coveted brand of disco and balearica from the land of the Rising Sun for some time now. Having had a long running string of sought after releases on labels such as Bear Funk, Nang, to Is It Balearic, Max is now making his Needwant debut with ‘How Do You Feel?’ which includes an awesome remix from Kim Ann Foxman. ‘How Do You Feel?’ starts off with bassy plods and gentle keyboard strokes that steer us longingly towards the smooth soulful vocals of DC Mathias. Topped off with light high-hats and the occasional flute twirl this release has summery feeling of lounging by a pool embedded deep within it. On the remix we have Kim Ann Foxman of Hercules and Love Affair fame who injects the track with a hypnotic deep house vibe. Taking the melancholic vocals from the original and setting them off subtly against a darker deeper bass line that takes its listener back in time. Hard to believe from the quality of the remix but this is Kim Ann Foxman’s first ever remix! Already getting plays way upfront on Beats In Space, this is sure to get you shoulder shrugging on the dancefloor in the early mornings! This is the fifteenth release from London based Needwant records. They have already built up an impressive catalogue from the likes of The Revenge, Mario Basanov, Soul Clap, Massimiliano Paglaria and more, but with this release they may have just raised the bar again.
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Label:feel music
Cat-No:fe010
Release-Date:11.05.2011
Genre:House
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Max Essa returns to Feel Music!!!! Its almost impossible to convey the scope of "Iberia Sequences" in a 45 second clip, so you gotta take our word for it, 10 minutes of pure bliss, the definition of a musical journey. On the flip side "Islands" mixes 80's club sounds with a touch of classic house and of course that by now classic Max Essa feel, while Mr. Fabrizio Mammarella on remix duties takes the A side up a notch with some acid disco dancefloor action.
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Hitting you like the soundtrack to some wonderful film you will never see, the depth and emotion of the sound of Farbror Resande Mac will take your breathe away. They have crafted a wonderful EP for Back To The Balearics, which offers the listener a refreshing break from the norms of electronic music making.
Across the 5 tracks they cover a variety of moods and themes with great technical skill and top class production values, while creating musical patterns that conjure up images of star studded Scandinavian skies, Balearic sunsets and the buzz of great cities at night. So why not step off the musical beaten track with Farbror Resande Mac on Back To The Balearics? You won't regret taking the wander...
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Across the 5 tracks they cover a variety of moods and themes with great technical skill and top class production values, while creating musical patterns that conjure up images of star studded Scandinavian skies, Balearic sunsets and the buzz of great cities at night. So why not step off the musical beaten track with Farbror Resande Mac on Back To The Balearics? You won't regret taking the wander...
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Maricopa returns to Back To The Balearics to complete his stunning opus, Pastel Love. And he continues where he left off building deeply textured songs packed full of simple melodies that really shine. His music opts for subtle feelings and passing vibes over the more obvious structures of 'dance music'. The release of Part One led to a number of comparisons with the early work of Aphex Twin as well as more contemporary producers such as Four Tet. Such comparisons don't come lightly, but Pastel Love demonstrates that a rare musical talent has arrived. The release again has beautiful printed covers and looks as good as it sounds. Viva Maricopa!
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New label Back To The Balearics follow up the superb Maricopa EP with a stunner from Berlin based live music collective Spleen. Part one in their musical odyssey 'Fusionary' consists of live jams and instrumentation over computer-based syncopation, their music has a strange yet organic flow to it, which is both hypnotic and rhythmic. Think Kraut influenced, psychedelic dub funk with a touch of alt pop and you'll be on the right road, but still miles away. Music is better than words...Spleen prove that. LTD edition vinyl with beautiful printed sleeves.
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We're very happy to welcome aboard new imprint Back To The Balearics It's a label on a mission to uncover music with significance, special sounds that can make a moment out of nothing. In an increasingly fast and disposable world the need for such moments is more important than ever. The first release, by Belfast’s MARICOPA, perfectly defines that sound. His electronic tracks blend naïve beauty with emotional depth in a sonic landscape devoid of all the usual musical clichés of dance music. Back To The Balearics is a journey to nowhere in particular with plenty of musical stop overs on the way. We hope you will take the trip...
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