Solee - Jule

Friday's Classic # 013





Jule was the first track of Solee I discovered, thanks to Pig & Dan, who did the remix duty. Back then, I couldn't decide if I liked the original or the remix better. But fact is that 5 years later, I still like Solee's productions, so he deserves some attention here.

Dj Tennis 3 Hours Set @ Output Brooklyn - New Years Eve - December 31 2013

Saturday's Set #013

Tracklist:

[0.00] Active Child - Johnny Belinda (Matthew Dekay Remix?)
[0.01] Von Spar - HyBoLT (Barnt Remix)
[0.09] ?
[0.16] Run Stop Restore - Corporal
[0.21] Chymera - Aloof
[0.25] North Lake - Griswold
[0.32] Hunter/Game & Bajka - The Island (Baikal Remix)
[0.34] John Tejada - Mono On Mono
[0.38] Sami Koivikko - Pääjääsä
[0.43] ?
[0.50] Elekfantz - Diggin' On You (Gui Boratto DOC Mix)
[0.55] Akabu - Phuture Bound (Âme Mix)
[1.00] Dj Tennis - Self Portrait ?
[1.07] Greg Gow - The Bridge (Late Grand River Mix)
[1.13] Martin Buttrich - Monkey Troopers
[1.19] Ten Walls - Requiem
[1.25] Mind Against - Avalon
[1.31] Gabriel Ananda - Rims & Prophet
[1.35] Ten Walls - Walking With Elephants
[1.40] Pantha Du Prince - Asha
[1.44] Eduardo de la Calle - Quasi​-​calligraphic
[1.51] Principles Of Geometry & Sebastien Tellier - A Mountain For President (Joakim Remix)
[1.56] Mark Henning - Blackout
[2.01] Green Velvet + Riva Starr - Robots (Mind Against Remix)
[2.07] Joseph Capriati - Fratello
[2.12] Efdemin - America
[2.16] A. Balter - You're A Fish
[2.21] Rebolledo Feat. Superpitcher Guest Starring Miriam Torres - Meet Me At Topazdeluxe
[2.27] Mind Against - Several Times
[2.35] Thomas Schumacher - Rotor
[2.40] ?
[2.46] Caribou - Sun (Midland Edit)
[2.53] ?
  

Pedro Mercado & Karada - Spontex

Techhouse Tuesday #010

Two guys from Belgium with a deep tech house track on the new Parquet release. 

Olivier Weiter - Yearmix 2013

Saturday's Set #011






One of the best yearmixes I could find.

Tracklist:

00 Henry Saiz - All The Evil Of This World (Chaim Remix)
06 Ruede Hagelstein - Detuned
11 Daniel Dexter - Why So Serious? (Uner Remix)
16 Ten Walls - Requiem 
21 Solee - Sommerliebe (Eelke Kleijn Remix)
26 Miss Melera - Stunning
30 Good Guy Mikesh - Place of Love feat. Filburt (Maceo Plex Edit)
33 Guy Mantzur & Khen feat. Kamila - Moments Becoming Endless Time
39 Vincent Leijens - Rosette
44 wAFF- Love
49 Adam Beyer - Take Me Away
55 Mind Against - Atlant
1.02 Agoria - Scala
1.08 Chable & Bonnici - Ride (Olivier Weiter & Eelke Kleijn Remix)
1.14 Hot Since 82 vs Joe T Vannelli - The End
1.19 Daniel Stefanik - Confidence (Adam Port Remix)
1.24 Dominik Eulberg & Gabriel Ananda - The Space Between Us
1.30 Rebelski - The Rift Valley (Lee Van Dowski Binary Re-Up Mix)
1.34 Kölsch - Oma
1.39 Gregor Tresher - Nightcolors
1.45 The Smiths - This Charming Man (Luis Leon Bootleg)
1.51 Matthew Herbert - It's Only (DJ Koze Remix)

2013 Flashback #7 - Best Tech House

My top 5 best tech house of the year 2013

#1 
Solee - Sommerliebe


#2
Olivier Schories - Sunset (Joris Delacroix Remix)
  
#3
Vincent Leijen - Rosette


#4 
Dusky - Careless


#5
Ruttenbergs - Heating

2013 Flashback #4 - Best Sets

My top 5 best sets of the year 2013

#1 
Tale Of Us - 60 Min set @ Boiler Room x Nuits Sonores


#2 
Max Cooper - Live @ Awakenings Festival


#3
Solee - Live @ 5 jahre Bergwacht


#4
Rone - Live @ Boiler Room x Nuits Sonores


#5
Dominik Eulberg - 60 Min set @ Boiler Room Berlin 023

Joscha Berg - Sweet Tension

Techhouse Tuesday #009




Soul and harmony are the essential thoughts 18 year old Joscha Berg bases his productions on. Sascha Braemer took notice of his talent and as a result Joscha released his EP “Soul Motion” at the Berlin Label “WHATIPLAY”. Soul Motion – four warm, harmonic dancefloor-tracks which tend to big emotions. It’s almost impossible to choose a favourite among them. 'Sweet Tension' could be it.

Tale Of Us & Vaal - Concor EP

Techhouse Tuesday #008





After the sensation caused by its last release, Life and Death comes back strong with another battle cry into the darkness. With a prized new member of the family, Vaal, joining forces with a Life and Death mainstay, Tale of Us, the stage is set for another epic EP from the forward thinking label.

On the A side Concor grabs the listener with its immediate sense of urgency and a beckoning, slightly exotic melody. As it slowly twists and turns, moving ever more insistently towards its peak it propels the listener to a distant exotic land, as a throbbing beat and cymbals accentuate and elevate the tension. Already a mainstay of the few DJs lucky enough to get their hands on it early, this is sure to be one that will lodge itself deeply into the collective unconscious as we make the long march thru winter and back to summer again.

Over on the B side comes Seahnak, an equally beautiful piece of music that manages to present its intricate melody without ever letting its energy dip. Gothic and yet regal at the same time, as the lead synth shoots out the gate, it takes us on a surprising journey as it pushes the limits of what we might expect from dance music while raising our expectations of it in the process.

Chi Thanh - I Like The Way (Animal Trainer Remix)

Techhouse Tuesday #007






Chi Thanh, a Berlin based multi talented beat wizard who brings us an debut EP for OFF Recordings named 'Let's Play EP'.
On the remix front we have Animal Trainer from Switserland, who craft a trippy driving techy landscape for the track 'I Like The Way'. 

Joe Goddard - Bassline '12

Melodic Monday #007





I'm sure Joe Goddard needs no introduction, the co-founder of Greco-Roman and leading member of Hot Chip + one half of 2 Bears. This track "Bassline '12" from the 'Taking Over EP' has a really banging synth that reminds me of the good old days of The Knife.

M.A.N.D.Y. vs. Booka Shade - Body Language

Friday's Classic # 006





Booka Shade delivered this classic tune in cooperation with the guys of M.A.N.D.Y. It was featured on the Booka Shade's album 'Movements' together with other classic tunes like 'Night Falls' and 'Mandarine Girl'. 

Dusky - Careless

Techhouse Tuesday #006





As Dusky, the British duo of Alfie Granger-Howell and Nick Harriman have asserted their position amongst the top producers working in electronic music right now after releases on Anjunadeep, Naked Naked, Aus, and its sister label Simple. Their Careless EP on Will Saul's Aus imprint has a relaxed flair, melding a diverse range of classic house, techno and garage influences with a wholly modern energy here, marking yet another step forward in their technique and approach.

The track 'Careless' is crackling and expansive with just the right amount of dance floor-centric coloration, detailing a more roughed up and rugged example of Dusky's deft ability to rethink and reshape their sound for the modern club context.

Arjuna Schiks - Live @ Loveland Festival, Sloterpark Amsterdam 11.08.2013

Saturday's Set #006





Some good liveset by Arjuna Schiks to remember the summervibes!

Tracklist:
00:00 ID
06:18 ID
09:51 ID
16:42 ID
24:17 Arjuna Schiks – Waterkristallen
30:10 ID
32:55 Arjuna Schiks – Decisions
39:47 Arjuna Schiks – Regenboog
46:25 Arjuna Schiks – First Thought
53:16 Arjuna Schiks – Mahesvari

Deetron - Music Over Matter

Album of the Week #005





Asked to describe his music to a new listener one might falter. While it's true that there is a very specific sound at the core of his music, it is the fluid nature of Deetron's work that defines him as an artist. Yet there is one word that can be used to sum up this dynamic musical mind and the polymorphic sounds that he has mastered - Maverick. Departing from the accepted course, a free-spirited, non-conformist both musically and in his chosen path within the industry; this distinguishing characteristic is also the life-blood of Deetron's studio work. His broad musical palette the bedrock from which a myriad of pleasureful sounds have entertained and held firm fans across the globe. His second album, which will be released on Music Man Records, finds Deetron in a unique, transitional phase. The vocal element of his music coming to the fore, with Music Over Matter he proves that there is no substitute for substance and skill, putting music firmly back in the frame is the message, and how poignant to today's tumultuous industry! A prismatic mosaic of vocal textures and expertly crafted grooves, Music Over Matter takes flight through the bounds of Deetron's musical persona, working vocals in unexpected ways through the deepest, most colorful and penetrating moments. A new facet to the multi-dimensional Deetron sound. From cranked up four to the floor and voluminous deep house grooves, to dream-sequence synths, elegant drum-programming and powerful melodic signatures, there is not a single moment of this album that won't thrill those craving a hefty interjection. Yet as motley and satisfyingly eclectic as they come, each track of the album is connected through a deep vein of soulful musicality. Joining Deetron for the trip are old friends such as Ripperton and Cooly G, who lay the foundations for the album with their opening track 'Thinking' - glitchy scratchy Techno, which blends in perfectly to Deetron's collaboration with the inimitable, cosmic surfer Seth Troxler with whom he throws down a golden gauntlet of pitch-bent synths and heightening fervor with their hypnotic 'Love Song'. Deetron's hit single with Hercules & Love Affair also features... Flipping genres so elegantly, Deetron teams up with Belgian vocalist Delvis for an old-school Motor City influenced vocal number, which is followed by the beautifully smooth vocal talents of Ben Westbeech who produce a perfect melody-drenched house track, which will also be Deetron's forthcoming single. Deetron's collaboration with Fritz Kalkbrenner adds a seriously unique twist to the album, with rich vocals resonating over Deetron's orchestral soundtrack. Teaming up with Justin Chapman again for 'Strange Things' with Simbad along for the ride results in a gorgeous slab of deep electronica... George Maple provides the perfect vocals for 'Rescue' with her (yes, it's a woman!) ethereal vocals washing over you in pure delight. Music Over Matter also features pure instrumental tracks by Deetron, including 'Sing', 'Come Away Further', 'Count on Me', 'Can't Love You More' and for your listening pleasure has added the 2011 hit 'Starblazer' as a bonus track. From a producer, whose unrelenting passion is the mark of his music, Music Over Matter is a reflection of the vibrant landscape upon which he so fearlessly treads... A bold, panoramic stroke that will appeal to so many more than just the intrepid nomads of the underground.

Release Date: 21 october 2013
Rating: 3/5

Chymera - Disc

Techhouse Tuesday #005





We welcome back Chymera for another stellar release on Dirt Crew. Two years Ago he gave us one of our biggest tracks ever on Dirt Crew with the amazing "Curl" a track that became an instand classic across all genres. Now we are very proud to have him do it once more, the title track "Disc" is an absolute Club Monster, we have been playing this one out for months now and people go crazy when its bassline drops. Reactions are overwelming and we are happy to finally put this one out. Chymera gave us two more tracks that show his great talent composing very melodic Techno and House tracks, "Valise" is a beauty of a track, very deep and spacious. The B side track "Isa" is just plain ecstacy on the dancefloor, a perfect late night or early morning tune. And as a bonus we asked one of our favourite producers out there to lay his hands on "Isa" the marvellous Mark E who has been doing great things in the last years on his Merc label, he made an slow balearic Proto House kind of remix that hits the spot perfectly....

Arjuna Schiks - Mahesvari

Friday's Classic # 004





Arjuna Schiks made some strong summer tunes this summer, wich are featured on the 'Storyteller EP' and 'Parkish EP'. But the all time favourite summer tune is still Mahesvari. More than 3 years ago came this beauty in my life. In my eyes it's still his best production so far. If you're sad or lonely, this track will cheer you up for sure!

Louis Kolben - Don't Lose Your Way

Techhouse Tuesday #004





Louis Kolben aka Luigi Tutolo was born in Bari,Italy, on July 11th, 1986. Dj and Producer, his main interest, from a young age, is music in all its facets that brings him to deepen the concept of 'home recording' and to the study of the sound synthesis.His first musical project is realized under the name "Sugar Puppetz", a duo characterized by progressive and techno sounds. It's the progressive influence and the passion for arpeggios that still characterize his sound. In 2013 he has his musical breakthrough, his first EP, released in June on the label 'Outside The Box Music'. It opens the doors to a new sound research that aims to create a fusion between various musical genres.

Booka Shade - Eve

Album of the Week #003





Fred Astaire is quoted as saying that the hardest thing about dancing is to make it look easy -- a description that perfectly sums up Eve, the fifth studio album by Berlin duo Booka Shade. In their latest work, Walter Merziger and Arno Kammermeier again reveal their talent for transforming the immense sound available from today's electronic production possibilities into pure, ethereal lightness. In that sense, Booka Shade and Fred Astaire aren't all that different. They don't simply dance, they prance. A few summer days in Manchester finally brought light to the end of the tunnel. Booka Shade set up house in the city's acclaimed EVE Studios, a "residential vintage recording studio" where musicians can live and work with rare, old-school recording equipment around the clock. That moment of clarity in Manchester, when everything suddenly fell into place, has now been immortalized in their new album title. And Eve remains true to the principle that has underpinned this duo's work from their first musical experiments right up to today: Booka Shade perform with four hands. That's it. Two hands on the drums and two hands on the keyboards have to do the job for every track in the studio and onstage. The only exception is when they are joined by special guests, this time including such luminaries as Fritz Helder (Azari & III), as well as Groove Armada's Andy Cato, blasting his trombone in a vast echo chamber while Fritz Kalkbrenner heralds the next departure singing the hymnal lines, "We've burned the bridges on our way." Booka Shade have a long history of building new bridges. Those bridges connect their rich past as producers with the glorious present, from Berlin's "Maifeld" to "Jesolo" on the Mediterranean and onwards to the Far East. Booka Shade are underway again and Eve is like a great voyage, an album imploring listeners to get moving, to begin dreaming, and to start prancing. Housed in a gatefold sleeve.

Release Date: 01 november 2013
Rating: 3/5

Ten Walls - Requiem

Techhouse Tuesday #003





The concept of Ten Walls is simple. A music driven project where the focus is moved away from the personality of the artist so that the music can more directly speak for itself. And that concept seems to be working well so far. After first appearing on the scene in early 2013 with its debut 'Gotham EP'  on Innervisions, Ten Walls quickly became a sensation as Gotham became a staple of DJs worldwide. One of those ubiquitous tunes that you can't escape but never seem to get enough of. Now with its second EP, Ten Walls joins Life and Death with a follow up that sits perfectly with the ever evolving yet quite distinct Life and Death sound. An EP that takes artistic experimentation and meshes it with a technical prowess that translates to music that works equally as well on the dancefloor as it does off of it. With "Ankaris", Ten Walls sets the tone with a droning soundscape over solid beats and arepeggiated synths that combine to tell the tale of a distant land, somewhere off in a far corner of the galactic federation. A journey to a faraway place but with emotions every listener can very quickly connect to... Picking up the pace slightly, "Mongol" tells the tale of nomadic tribes and ancient conflict. With a throbbing bass, haunting pads and an ethnic lead that seems to come from another era, Mongol seamlessly mixes sounds of both the past and the future to create something that stands out of time and firmly on it own. With a name like "Requiem" one might not expect the big tune that is hidden behind the understated title. But a big one it is, with an infectious lead that builds and builds as a beckoning cowbell dances around its center. Deceptively simple yet anything but, the whole of the track continues onwards and upwards taking the dancefloor along with it. A  euphoric embrace that will hold any dancefloor in its grip and is most certainly a worthy successor to Gotham -- as Ten Walls proves that its focus on the music is most certainly a fruitful one. 

COMA - Live @ 20 Years of Kompakt, Boiler Room Berlin 04.09.13

Saturday's Set #003





COMA playing a Live Set at Boiler Room Berlin. After their debut album in 2013, on the Kompakt label, they are welcomed by Wolfgang Voigt to play some music.

Broadcasted On Wednesday September 4th

Video available at boilerroom.tv

Tracklist:

00:00 Coma – Fiction 

07:07 Coma – Out Of Control 

11:07 Coma – Fameless 

17:14 Coma – Hoooooray 

21:21 Coma – Missing Piece 

27:30 Coma – Les Dilettantes 

32:05 Coma – The Great Escape 

37:27 Coma – My Orbit 

42:55 Coma – Cycle 

49:23 Coma – Bette Davis' Eyes