Silverbird Casino compilation
January 31, 2007 | Filed Under Artists, Labels, Releases | No Comments
Having already graced a series of 12″s (Ricardo Villalobos/Henrik Schwarz and the Luciano/Eat), the “Silverbird Casino” is now imprinted on CD. The compilation captures the diverse sound of Berlin from minimal techno to deep bassy House featuring tracks from Sleeparchive, the Panorama Bar queen Cassy, Ricardo Villalobos, Henrik Schwarz, Matt John, Luciano and Soundstream. The cd will be released on February 2nd 2007 through Berlin labels DNP (DIAMOND N PEARLS).
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Triple R Selection 5 - Trapez Compilation
January 30, 2007 | Filed Under Labels, Releases | No Comments
Trapez is one of the leading German techno imprints, as part of the Kompakt distribution family. Amato’s first Trapez release takes form with this mix CD “Triple R – Selection 5″, compiled by owner Triple R (aka Riley Reinhold). This latest label mix looks forward to the forthcoming year with a selection of the imprint’s upcoming delights - ranging from Marek Bois and Renato Figoli through to Jeff Samuel and Shane Berry. Dominik Eulberg serves up a remix of Shane Berry’s “Fillertet 2″, Gabriel Ananda remixed Marek Bois’ “You Got Good Ash”.
Play! 01 mixed by Oliver Huntemann
January 30, 2007 | Filed Under Artists, Labels, Releases | No Comments
The new mix cd “Play! 01″ by Oliver Huntemann will be released on February 16 on his own label Confused Recordings. The opening track is a special exclusive remix of Extrawelt’s “51 Poland Street”. The compilation altogether contains 16 tracks from the likes of Stephan Bodzin, John Dahlback aka Huggotron, Pelle Buys (Einmusik), Rekorder, Jan Driver, Gui Boratto and Thomas Schumacher who remixed The Knife’s “Like A Pen”.
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The Prodigy’s new label and album
January 29, 2007 | Filed Under Artists, Labels, Releases | No Comments
Always fiercely independent, the legendary U.K. formation The Prodigy has established its own label, Ragged Flag, which will handle the band’s next, yet untitled album - a follow-up to 2004’s “Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned,” as well as all future projects. “We have been planning this for a while and we are looking forward to building our label up, starting off with the release of the new Prodigy album,” the band’s founder and frontman Liam Howlett told Billboard. Backed by U.K. independent imprint Cooking Vinyl, Ragged Flag will also subsequently act as an outlet for new talent that they find. “The Prodigy are one of the most relevant bands to today’s world. It is a real honor to be entrusted with handling affairs for Ragged Flag. This is a fantastic start to 2007, and it is the start of a new era for Cooking Vinyl,” comments Cooking Vinyl’s Managing Director Martin Goldschmidt.
FabricLive 32 mixed by Tayo
January 28, 2007 | Filed Under Artists, Labels, Releases | No Comments
London-based DJ/producer Tayo stands proudly in the middle of contemporary bass culture and connects the dots - dubstep, baile funk, breakbeat and electro - to form the upfront sound of London’s underground. On “FabricLive 32″ Tayo flexes his sharp taste in music to show how, in one way or another, every track is laid out on a common ground and stamped with derivatives, breaking beats and barriers to prove that he cannot be branded with or simplified by the obligation and repression of musical genres. His mix features cuts from the likes of Skream, Bassbin Twins, Digital Mystikz, Rob Smith, Benga, as well as some of his own productions.
Luciano’s Cadenza Records unveils new concept
January 28, 2007 | Filed Under Artists, Labels, Releases | No Comments
Minimal techno has always been about stripping things down to their essence. With Cadenza’s Split Composition series, the opposite approach comes into play: building a new sound, and a new tradition. from the beats up. Each edition will consist of four sides of vinyl, broken out into several skeletal rhythm tracks and a handful of supplementary parts: ambient fantasias, shimmering drones, treated vocals, electro-acoustic collages. The series is a riff on the old idea of “DJ tools” offering stripped-down tracks meant to be mixed in performance. But the Split Composition series vastly expands upon that idea, both in terms of format and the music itself.
Umek - Akul EP (Audiomatique)
January 27, 2007 | Filed Under Artists, Labels, Releases | No Comments
Steve Bug’s Audiomatique Recordings will open up 2007 with “Akul” - a brand new twelve inch by the label’s newest signing, besides Valentino Kanzyani best known Slovenian DJ and producer Umek. “Akul” kicks off with a percussive rhythm before a dark synth and a charismatic chord are driving the piece along. The second track “Complikator” is a relentless and dramatic backing of severe synths, rising pads and swirling noise. So, something new & interesting for the Umek’s fans that like his recent change in artistic direction.
Ministry Of Sound Sessions: Fedde Le Grand
January 26, 2007 | Filed Under Artists, Labels, Releases | No Comments
The first installment of MoS “Sessions” compilation series of 2007 sees a new cover design and a mix by Fedde Le Grand - a name that is now very familiar across the world due to the phenomenal success of his 2006 crossover hit “Put Your Hands Up For Detroit”. His “MoS Sessions” compilation features cuts by the likes of Armand Van Helden, Switch, Camille Jones, Martin Ten Velden, some of Le Grand’s own exclusive productions, as well as artists and tracks that will more than likely be unrecognisable to many.
Hug- Heroes
January 26, 2007 | Filed Under Artists, Labels, Releases | No Comments
The minimal techno project “Heroes” is the latest LP from Swedish youngster John Dahlback under his Hug moniker. The album is released today on Kompakt. It compiles Dahlback’s K2 previously released cuts “Raido”, “Birds”, “The Platform” and “Fluteorgie” with some new releases for the dancefloor. Dahlback’s impressive discography includes releases on Steve Bug’s Dessous label, ten releases on his own label Pickadoll (latest release “At The Gunshow” in December), and four singles on Kompakt minimal imprint K2, all of which are playful and very functional records.
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LCD Soundsystem - Sound of Silver
January 25, 2007 | Filed Under Artists, Releases | No Comments
For those who still dont know, LCD Soundsystem’s “Sound of Silver” is out March 20. The lead single is called “North American Scum.” One track, “New York I Love You But You’re Bringing Me Down,” is billed as a “piano-bar ode to his (James Murphy’s) hometown.” Complete tracklist looks like this: 1. Get Innocuous, 2. Time to Get Away, 3. North American Scum, 4. Someone Great, 5. All My Friends, 6. Us v. Them, 7. Watch the Tapes, 8. Sound of Silver, 9. New York I Love You But You’re Bringing Me Down.
Chris Fortier’s debut album out soon
January 24, 2007 | Filed Under Artists, Releases | No Comments
US based progressive house DJ, producer and label owner Chris Fortier has posted a following message on his official MySpace blog few days ago: “I am nearly done with my first artist album. It has been an under taking. Something that I started working on the begining of 2006. Now about 22 tracks in and about to deliver. It has really taken shape the last couple months. Tentatively scheduled for April 2007 and an extensive tour to support it.”
Although there’s no official info or tracklist avilable at this time, this is certainly a great news for progressive house fans around the globe.
Wumpscut’s new single & album
January 24, 2007 | Filed Under Artists, Releases | No Comments
The german dark electro act Wumpscut will release his newest single, “Goth Census” on March 6th almost a year since his last single. The release will feature 2 tracks from the upcoming “Body Census” album plus 3 remixes by Yendri and will be released for the US market only. Expect harsh vocals, dark electronics, orchestral sounds and abrasive beats. As usual the new Wumpscut album “Body Census” will be available in various formats including a box holding an exclusive bonus remix cd (”Remix culture”). Next to this there will be a limited digipack version of the album which features a bonus code for extra tracks, a jewel case version holding a bonus track, and finally a DJ Dwarf version pre-release with a code for downloading special tracks.