Repress!
Let's be honest. A record collection is hardly complete without a Soulphiction release, right?>

Michel Baumann's second release on 18437 is using his Soulphiction moniker and while 2021 is still young, he manages to pull off the one of the best house tracks so far with the opening track Ballin'
The phrase 'top-shelf material' springs to mind for sure.

Up next is 'What What ??!', an expertly constructed shuffling rhythm workout that fits neatly among a seriously funky bassline and piano hooks.
This is as close as you get sounding like a band doing their version of a Soulphiction track, from a one man band.
Finally 'Midi Funk' sounds like a dubbed out tribute to Shep Pettibone...enough said.

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Local Talk is back again with a fantastic album from Soulphiction who gets deep, down and dirty with this bumping selection of timeless house tracks across 3 pieces of beautifully packaged vinyl...
Dusty grooves and soulful emotion form the foundation of this release, which also takes influence from Jazz, Hip Hop and Afrobeat.
Soulphiction aka Michel Baumann is one of Germany's most respected artists who is also known under the equally successful and iconic alias Jackmate.
This is the third time Soulphiction has featured on Local Talk including his recent single "Beehive". Other labels to have featured Soulphiction tracks and remixes include Lumberjacks in Hell, Rebirth, Pampa and Philpot Records.
A master of both mood and texture, this release showcases the studio wizardry of a true sound-smith.
Chunky percussion with shuffling rhythms form the backbone of the grooves, which are fleshed out with intricate melodies and funky basslines that move mind, body and soul.
Like the tracklist of a J Dilla mixtape, this album flows with a purposeful care combined with a storytelling blend of emotions rarely heard in a house music long player.
Executed to perfect precision, this album is an instant classic and a must-have for home listening along with a club setting. More

Soulpiction and his label have been a big inspiration for Lumberjacks in Hell and we are honoured to present Parking Lot Blues EP. 4 groove snatching monsters from all sides of the disco and house spektrum.
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We are happy to be out in nature because here there is no judgement" is a timeless saying. The good Friedrich Nietzsche would have said about Soulphiction the following: Michel Baumanns music animates you in such a way because seeing as there is so much nature of every kind in the rhythm. We mean it in regards to his music. This soulfulness and warmth that he brings out from the machines is simply phat like nothing else. A real nature boy who never comes out, he seemingly is. Everything hidden inside of his mind, and channeled into his devices. Yeah yeah, it's okay, I'll open a window to air it out – Michel. Independent from the breeze in the studio, these tones must be released into the world. Musik Krause takes it in. It's about time that the tangent Soulphiction/Jackmate – Jena is for some time now a spirit – and to get it together accordingly. The result of the 'krause-care' from 'philpot-ish' tones is delivered by Mr. Baumann in the form of five songs that are old-school yet modern. When these joints from DJ-Nerdkicker or for example Ben UFO are not sorted into the case, then the next 'Krause Dinner' will be a broom served with mayo. More

hello friends, to your information metaboman returns on musikkrause. the ep features 4 kicking tracks they soun- ding like the good old MPC style metaboman .for those of you who know „auf dieser Feier bin ich on Fire“.
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Musikkrause comes up with an essential 3 track EP from long-time friend Dave Aju - strong, deep, and extra funky, as only our boy from the Bay can do it. Call it whatever you like, we call it simply the freshest club music around. More

Imagine there is a seven-headed rythmic beast with a percussionist, drummer, bassist, keyboardist, two horn players, and a DJ up on the stage embracing the musi- cal totality of the world without any folklore kitsch, its subtlety and urban club grooves crossing various divi- sions in musical genre. Feindrehstar is standing on the stage. The studio recordings of this unique Jena-based band have long been known to capture the live energy of their onstage performances. And now Feindrehstar presents their second album na- med "Love & Hoppiness" – five years after their brilliant debut "Vulgarian Knights". A lot has happened in the meantime: countless club and festival gigs, an inspiring African tour as well as countless hours spent working in the studio. "Love & Hoppiness" matured over three years, a musical puzzle that was composed at different locations – the first recordings developed in the fall of 2012 with Michel Baumann (Soulphiction, Jackma- te) and Nik Reiff in Stuttgart. Further overdubs with a trombone, violoncello, guitar and vocals followed at various home studios and conservatories. That's right, vocals have been brought onboard this otherwise instrumental band. Owing to these vocal tracks with Dave Aju, Ebo Taylor and Tina Keserovic on the microphone, Feindrehstar's sound continues to de- velop. Jazz, soul and funk vibes shine through on tracks like "Antelope", a track featuring the vocals and guitar of legendary Ghanaian musician Ebo Taylor. At first, Taylor thought Feindrehstar rocked too hard – however in the end, things got mellow and he had so much fun that he recorded guitar tracks with enthusi- asm. It was clear right from the start that everything clicked with Dave Aju – the smooth soul-soaked hiphop of "From Bob To Stevie" standing out on the album. Feindrehstar call their music Krautclub, and the reason ought to become clear in "Caje Sukarije": a classic Bal- kan funk sound taken over by wild synth loops that be- come fused together in a haze of electro-funk. It is in fact a Roma anthem sung by Tina Keserovic. The album takes a chiller, newer direction with "The New Ballad", "Blues For Bagdad" as well as the completely acoustic ballad "Love & Hoppiness Int." with cello and clarinet, anchoring the album in a captivating calm. Despite the many new directions, the genre defying yet danceable club sound of Feindrehstar remains. "Love & Hoppiness", "Deep Horse", "Shake That" und "Night Rainer Diskodub" show once again that after 15 years of rocking dance floors, Feindrehstar's energy hasn't di- minished. Feindrehstar will ensure that clubs and festi- vals will be well supplied with their estatic performance into the future. More

All four tracks are based on Metaboman‘s experimental live soundproject; a shadow-dance theater performance he has been presenting at the festival in 2014. More

"Adolars phantastische Abenteuer" interluded with Hungarian cartoon episodes that are of the Family Mézga series, that in some lands have achieved cult status. Adolar Mézga could be the big cartoon brother of Comfort Fit. So relaxed like Adolar emanates his inflatable spaceship from the violin case. Just the same, chilled beats bang complete with a warming power into orbit. This is not an amateur at work here, Comfort Fit is the label for all beat specialists on the borders of hip-hop, electronic, abstract, jazz, broken beat, Detroit techno. Already since 2001 they swit- ched with their releases through various music styles. The right punch for the neck, yet with a constant view in ocular. On the earlier Musikkrause EP "Rausgeflogen" there was the vocal intonation of "Auf dieser Feier bin ich On Fire". Even when here no one goes up in smoke, Comfort Fit has 2 tracks from ‚On Fire'. The best part is he delivers two songs to ignite and extinguish. More

We are happy to be out in nature because here there is no judgement" is a timeless saying. The good Friedrich Nietzsche would have said about Soulphiction the following: Michel Baumanns music animates you in such a way because seeing as there is so much nature of every kind in the rhythm. We mean it in regards to his music. This soulfulness and warmth that he brings out from the machines is simply phat like nothing else. A real nature boy who never comes out, he seemingly is. Everything hidden inside of his mind, and channeled into his devices. Yeah yeah, it's okay, I'll open a window to air it out – Michel. Independent from the breeze in the studio, these tones must be released into the world. Musik Krause takes it in. It's about time that the tangent Soulphiction/Jackmate – Jena is for some time now a spirit – and to get it together accordingly. The result of the 'krause-care' from 'philpot-ish' tones is delivered by Mr. Baumann in the form of five songs that are old-school yet modern. When these joints from DJ-Nerdkicker or for example Ben UFO are not sorted into the case, then the next 'Krause Dinner' will be a broom served with mayo. More

Rainer Maria Silke aka Berk Offset is in many respects a kind of brain surgeon and at the same time literature resear- cher. The practice lies directly under a high-voltage line. His laboratory, which is registered under Wakkler draws from the mainline as well. Here he regularly invites like-minded high-voltage scientists that likewise are excited for experi- mentation. With the colleagues from Snork Enterprises he sometimes presents as a guest lecturer. His base in scenic Jena is Musikkrause. Still this isn't the place where he kicks up his feet and the telly is mostly used in a rather disassem- bled form merely to have a look at what is actually going on inside; that is, how he can manage the electric driving in beats and transform them into off-set styled charges. For his second Musikkrause he has apparently installed a few cables in the Thuringian Forest to among other things come up with those rare feverish glandular whistlers. This active compiulsion (of course with the proper official forestry license) has resulted in a collection of 4 electrical hunting trophies and therewith proven the Riemann hypo- thesis: the forest is sound. More

This music is the language of Metaboman and it is the understood. Inkl. digital download code More

This music is the language of Metaboman and it is the understood. More

An exceptional liaison from the Krause Duo & the band Orph serves up an extraordi- nary listening pleasure. More

There can only be one who is holding up the flag of unique, varied, thrilling and satisfying Minimal music. More

"Triller" brings a overdose of life into the room. Get ready for an acoustic eruption of club music euphoria. More

Excellent record by this special producer. Straight music with a jazzy edge. More

For the new Musik Krause Ian has put a considerable fire under the adrenalin of sensuality. More