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Orson Wells (Club Kiev 08.06.18)Orson Wells (Club Kiev 08.06.18) 04.10.2018 Listen to the recording of Orson Well's set from Closer in Kiev. 04.10.2018 Listen to the recording of Orson Well's set from Closer in Kiev. Read moreOrson Wells (Club Kiev 08.06.18) 04.10.2018 Listen to the recording of Orson Well's set from Closer in Kiev. ![]() ![]() | Xlr8r Podcast 562: AtaXlr8r Podcast 562: Ata 04.10.2018 Athanasios Christos Kontogiannis Macias (a.k.a Ata) is a man of many hats—club owner, bar owner, label manager, chef, and DJ among them. It is in the capacity as the former and latter of these endeavors that he's most widely acknowledged: Robert Johnson, the club he co-founded alongside Sebastian Kahrs, sits among the finest party venues in the world; while his skills at guiding the crowds with his eclectic selections have made him a favorite among those who've dug deep enough to discover his work. He spends the rest of his time designing T-shirts, cooking at Frankfurt's Club Michel, or serving drinks in his bar, AMP. "I don't know any good DJ who doesn't have his personal style regarding fashion, art, and cuisine," he says. Read more and listen HERE. 04.10.2018 Athanasios Christos Kontogiannis Macias (a.k.a Ata) is a man of many hats—club owner, bar owner, label manager, chef, and DJ among them. It is in the... Read moreXlr8r Podcast 562: Ata 04.10.2018 Athanasios Christos Kontogiannis Macias (a.k.a Ata) is a man of many hats—club owner, bar owner, label manager, chef, and DJ among them. It is in the capacity as the former and latter of these endeavors that he's most widely acknowledged: Robert Johnson, the club he co-founded alongside Sebastian Kahrs, sits among the finest party venues in the world; while his skills at guiding the crowds with his eclectic selections have made him a favorite among those who've dug deep enough to discover his work. He spends the rest of his time designing T-shirts, cooking at Frankfurt's Club Michel, or serving drinks in his bar, AMP. "I don't know any good DJ who doesn't have his personal style regarding fashion, art, and cuisine," he says. Read more and listen HERE. ![]() ![]() |
Doing Time with Daniel BaughmannDoing Time with Daniel Baughmann 04.10.2018 Listen to Doing Time with Daniel Baughmann HERE 04.10.2018 Listen to Doing Time with Daniel Baughmann HERE Read moreDoing Time with Daniel Baughmann 04.10.2018 Listen to Doing Time with Daniel Baughmann HERE ![]() ![]() | Roman Flügel USA/ MEX tour 02.10.2018 Roman Flügel's USA and Mexico tour begins this Thursday. Read moreRoman Flügel USA/ MEX tour 02.10.2018 Roman Flügel's USA and Mexico tour begins this Thursday. ![]() ![]() |
Release: Lauer LP 'Power' on Running BackRelease: Lauer LP 'Power' on Running Back 30.09.2018 „Lauer always rhymes with “Power”. Proven by countless remixes, productions and projects like Arto Mwambe, Black Spuma, Talamanca System or Tuff City Kids and – naturally – his own-brand. There aren't many dance floors left that haven't been blessed by all this glory. Snippets via Soundcloud. 30.09.2018 „Lauer always rhymes with “Power”. Proven by countless remixes, productions and projects like Arto Mwambe, Black Spuma, Talamanca System or Tuff City Kids... Read moreRelease: Lauer LP 'Power' on Running Back 30.09.2018 „Lauer always rhymes with “Power”. Proven by countless remixes, productions and projects like Arto Mwambe, Black Spuma, Talamanca System or Tuff City Kids and – naturally – his own-brand. There aren't many dance floors left that haven't been blessed by all this glory. Snippets via Soundcloud. ![]() ![]() | Release: Roman Flügel LP on ESP InstituteRelease: Roman Flügel LP on ESP Institute 30.09.2018 "Roman Flügel needs no introduction, so lets not hammer on about his lengthy history as a kingpin of contemporary German dance music, his essential contributions to the musical evolution of Darmstadt and Frankfurt, his achievements as a virtuosic multi-instrumentalist traversing genres with remarkable grace, his sense of dynamism and urgency in the construction of big-room anthems or the meticulously woven textures of melancholy found throughout his minimalist work, his ability to pay homage to pioneers of his musical heritage without diverting to pastiche, his fearless combination of familiar melody with synthesized aberration and imperfection, his approach to instrumentation as Haiku poetry where the ordinary is made profound through simple isolation, his rejection of stylistic pretense and acceptance of comforts found in the constructs of folk and pop, his contrast of cold efficiency with a warm naiveté, his yearning to return down previously-forged paths with a new accumulation of experience, the confidence to paint the room blue when it was meant to be black, his belief that a beautifully executed idea will always transcend the need for incessant polishing, the way in which he leads arrangements to the edge and only implies a resolve, his framing of musical narratives as sketches, outlines, or skeletons where the listener’s perception compliments the whole, or his notion that sometimes stories might not need a clear articulation but might only come through in hints of mood, pace, and color, a language which doesn’t rely on words to communicate but which paints for us in Themes. Yes, rather than hearing our attempt to elaborate on Roman’s Flügel’s debut album with the ESP Institute, lets just simply listen." The album will be released by ESP Institute on October 26th. Find the snippets via Soundcloud. 30.09.2018 "Roman Flügel needs no introduction, so lets not hammer on about his lengthy history as a kingpin of contemporary German dance music, his essential... Read moreRelease: Roman Flügel LP on ESP Institute 30.09.2018 "Roman Flügel needs no introduction, so lets not hammer on about his lengthy history as a kingpin of contemporary German dance music, his essential contributions to the musical evolution of Darmstadt and Frankfurt, his achievements as a virtuosic multi-instrumentalist traversing genres with remarkable grace, his sense of dynamism and urgency in the construction of big-room anthems or the meticulously woven textures of melancholy found throughout his minimalist work, his ability to pay homage to pioneers of his musical heritage without diverting to pastiche, his fearless combination of familiar melody with synthesized aberration and imperfection, his approach to instrumentation as Haiku poetry where the ordinary is made profound through simple isolation, his rejection of stylistic pretense and acceptance of comforts found in the constructs of folk and pop, his contrast of cold efficiency with a warm naiveté, his yearning to return down previously-forged paths with a new accumulation of experience, the confidence to paint the room blue when it was meant to be black, his belief that a beautifully executed idea will always transcend the need for incessant polishing, the way in which he leads arrangements to the edge and only implies a resolve, his framing of musical narratives as sketches, outlines, or skeletons where the listener’s perception compliments the whole, or his notion that sometimes stories might not need a clear articulation but might only come through in hints of mood, pace, and color, a language which doesn’t rely on words to communicate but which paints for us in Themes. Yes, rather than hearing our attempt to elaborate on Roman’s Flügel’s debut album with the ESP Institute, lets just simply listen." The album will be released by ESP Institute on October 26th. Find the snippets via Soundcloud. ![]() ![]() |
Release: As Longitudes on Macadam MamboRelease: As Longitudes on Macadam Mambo 25.09.2018 As Longitude is the Berlin based duo Eva Geist and Ondula, which started to make its place on the new electronic scene after brillant release last year on Knekelhuis and apparence on Ein Welt... 25.09.2018 As Longitude is the Berlin based duo Eva Geist and Ondula, which started to make its place on the new electronic scene after brillant release last year on... Read moreRelease: As Longitudes on Macadam Mambo 25.09.2018 As Longitude is the Berlin based duo Eva Geist and Ondula, which started to make its place on the new electronic scene after brillant release last year on Knekelhuis and apparence on Ein Welt... ![]() ![]() | Denk ich an Deutschland in der Nacht documentary featuring Ata...Denk ich an Deutschland in der Nacht documentary featuring Ata Macias, Roman Flügel, Move D and more 23.09.2018 Stream via Arte TV 20/09/2018 to 27/09/2018. WATCH Der Ton spielt in diesem Dokumentarfilm über die elektronische Subkultur Deutschlands eine besondere Rolle: Filmemacher Romuald Karmakar zeigt DJs und Musiker wie Sonja Moonear, Ricardo Villalobos, Roman Flügel, Move D und Ata Macias, die einen größeren musikalischen Ansatz verfolgen, als nur den nächsten Dancetrack auf den Markt zu werfen. "Denk ich an Deutschland in der Nacht / Dann bin ich um den Schlaf gebracht", so beginnen die "Nachtgedanken" von Heinrich Heine. Und so hat auch Romuald Karmakar seinen Film über die Technoszene in Deutschland genannt, weil Schlaflosigkeit ein Kennzeichen der durchtanzten und durchfeierten Nächte und der Clubkultur ist. Der Filmemacher hat mit den DJs und Musikern Sonja Moonear, Ricardo Villalobos, Roman Flügel, Move D und Ata Macias ganz besondere Protagonisten vor die Kamera geholt, die einen größeren musikalischen Ansatz verfolgen, als nur den nächsten Dancetrack auf den Markt zu werfen. Der Heidelberger David Moufang, in der Szene als Move D bekannt, entwickelt spontan aus seinen Kindheitserinnerungen eine ganze Kosmologie der Musik. Die Genferin Sonja Moonear erklärt mit Hilfe ihrer eigenen Erfahrungen als Clubgängerin die Länder und Generationen verbindende Kraft elektronischer Tanzmusik – und wie der Calvinismus die musikalische Entwicklung in ihrer Heimat behindert hat. Der Frankfurter Ata Macias erinnert sich daran, wie ihn die Musik von Kraftwerk und die Platten eines schwarzen GIs aus der Nachbarschaft geprägt haben und wie sich die Entwicklung der Clubmusik in Deutschland und den USA gegenseitig beeinflusst hat. Alle Protagonisten sind seit den 1990er Jahren im Geschäft, mit entsprechend weitem Horizont sprechen sie über sich, ihre Subkultur und die Entwicklung der elektronischen Musik in Deutschland. 23.09.2018 Stream via Arte TV 20/09/2018 to 27/09/2018. WATCH Der Ton... Read moreDenk ich an Deutschland in der Nacht documentary featuring Ata Macias, Roman Flügel, Move D and more 23.09.2018 Stream via Arte TV 20/09/2018 to 27/09/2018. WATCH Der Ton spielt in diesem Dokumentarfilm über die elektronische Subkultur Deutschlands eine besondere Rolle: Filmemacher Romuald Karmakar zeigt DJs und Musiker wie Sonja Moonear, Ricardo Villalobos, Roman Flügel, Move D und Ata Macias, die einen größeren musikalischen Ansatz verfolgen, als nur den nächsten Dancetrack auf den Markt zu werfen. "Denk ich an Deutschland in der Nacht / Dann bin ich um den Schlaf gebracht", so beginnen die "Nachtgedanken" von Heinrich Heine. Und so hat auch Romuald Karmakar seinen Film über die Technoszene in Deutschland genannt, weil Schlaflosigkeit ein Kennzeichen der durchtanzten und durchfeierten Nächte und der Clubkultur ist. Der Filmemacher hat mit den DJs und Musikern Sonja Moonear, Ricardo Villalobos, Roman Flügel, Move D und Ata Macias ganz besondere Protagonisten vor die Kamera geholt, die einen größeren musikalischen Ansatz verfolgen, als nur den nächsten Dancetrack auf den Markt zu werfen. Der Heidelberger David Moufang, in der Szene als Move D bekannt, entwickelt spontan aus seinen Kindheitserinnerungen eine ganze Kosmologie der Musik. Die Genferin Sonja Moonear erklärt mit Hilfe ihrer eigenen Erfahrungen als Clubgängerin die Länder und Generationen verbindende Kraft elektronischer Tanzmusik – und wie der Calvinismus die musikalische Entwicklung in ihrer Heimat behindert hat. Der Frankfurter Ata Macias erinnert sich daran, wie ihn die Musik von Kraftwerk und die Platten eines schwarzen GIs aus der Nachbarschaft geprägt haben und wie sich die Entwicklung der Clubmusik in Deutschland und den USA gegenseitig beeinflusst hat. Alle Protagonisten sind seit den 1990er Jahren im Geschäft, mit entsprechend weitem Horizont sprechen sie über sich, ihre Subkultur und die Entwicklung der elektronischen Musik in Deutschland. ![]() ![]() |
Release: INIT on Hivern DiscsRelease: INIT on Hivern Discs 21.09.2018 'Half Baked' is one of the tracks that best captures the spirit of INIT's 'Wildcard', an EP that perfectly reflects the feelings of estrangement that come when moving to a big city. 'Wildcard' is out today in all the good record shops. Listen HERE 21.09.2018 'Half Baked' is one of the tracks that best captures the spirit of INIT's 'Wildcard', an EP that perfectly reflects the feelings of estrangement that come... Read moreRelease: INIT on Hivern Discs 21.09.2018 'Half Baked' is one of the tracks that best captures the spirit of INIT's 'Wildcard', an EP that perfectly reflects the feelings of estrangement that come when moving to a big city. 'Wildcard' is out today in all the good record shops. Listen HERE ![]() ![]() | Arte Tracks with La Fraicheur, Nina Kraviz, Juan Atkins, Dimitri...Arte Tracks with La Fraicheur, Nina Kraviz, Juan Atkins, Dimitri Hegemann 21.09.2018 La Fraicheur got featured in the latest edition of Arte Tracks. Watch HERE. 21.09.2018 La Fraicheur got featured in the latest edition of Arte Tracks. Watch HERE. Read moreArte Tracks with La Fraicheur, Nina Kraviz, Juan Atkins, Dimitri Hegemann 21.09.2018 La Fraicheur got featured in the latest edition of Arte Tracks. Watch HERE. ![]() ![]() |
Release: Benedikt Frey remix for DJ OverdoseRelease: Benedikt Frey remix for DJ Overdose 18.09.2018 Benedikt Frey remixed DJ Overdose on his own imprint Love Pain Sunshine & Rain. Purchase via Bandcamp HERE. 18.09.2018 Benedikt Frey remixed DJ Overdose on his own imprint Love Pain Sunshine & Rain. Purchase via Bandcamp ... Read moreRelease: Benedikt Frey remix for DJ Overdose 18.09.2018 Benedikt Frey remixed DJ Overdose on his own imprint Love Pain Sunshine & Rain. Purchase via Bandcamp HERE. ![]() ![]() | La Fraicheur Selffulfill Ingophecy RemixesLa Fraicheur Selffulfill Ingophecy Remixes 13.09.2018 La Fraicheur gets remixed by Noncompliant aka DJ Shiva (FiedelTwo / Dark Entries) on her upcoming EP out October 31st. Photo: Christophe Mauberqué. Listen to "Renegade" remix HERE. 13.09.2018 La Fraicheur gets remixed by Noncompliant aka DJ Shiva (FiedelTwo / Dark Entries) on her upcoming EP out October 31st. Photo: Christophe Mauberqué. Listen... Read moreLa Fraicheur Selffulfill Ingophecy Remixes 13.09.2018 La Fraicheur gets remixed by Noncompliant aka DJ Shiva (FiedelTwo / Dark Entries) on her upcoming EP out October 31st. Photo: Christophe Mauberqué. Listen to "Renegade" remix HERE. ![]() ![]() |
Release: Chloé's Lumière Noire Presents From Above Vol. IRelease: Chloé's Lumière Noire Presents From Above Vol. I 12.09.2018 In just a year of existence, Chloé’s Lumière Noire has brought emerging artists and promising newcomers together – and this first compilation of 13 brand new tracks expands the roster, exposing the label’s eclectic vision in full daylight. When Chloé talks about her label, she puts forward the fundamental values that informed her own musical journey, her trust in her own musical taste – and, of course, the predominance of human relationships:“I followed my bliss and only commissioned tracks from artists that I respect and whose music I love.That to me is Lumière Noire’s musical palette.” With this 13-track, unmixed compilation, Chloé makes a case for a label aesthetic that is based in open-mindedness. Familiar, elemental Lumière Noire artists are represented, as are new faces, producing a kind of group photo presaging what’s next for the fledgling label. Lyon’s Markus Gibb leads the track listing with Kuru with a deep chiaroscuro matching the label’s ethos, followed by other mainstays Il Est Vilaine’s Farenheit 451, which evokes Ray Bradbury’s retro-dystopic angst with the band’s usual electro-pop elegance. Sutja Gutierrez, who released in debut EP, The Legend of Time on Lumière Noire in April, pursues his electro-Shamanism with the ceremonial Allodoxaphobia, while Iñigo Vontier (whose EP Aluxes came out on the label in late 2017) brings his C O N T R A project online with track Taurus, a further development in voodoo house. Elsewhere, Suuns lead singer Ben Shemie, who lent his fascinating art-rock croon to Recall, a single from Chloé’s Endless Revisions LP, contributes A Million Kinds, a synthy, psych-pop debut that is as brilliant as it is surprising. On to the freshman class: Dutch producer Drvg Cvltvre (who gets personal kudos from Chloé with each new 12”) brings the uncompromising dark electro of his hypnotic and claustrophobic Last Rites. Jonathan Fitoussi’s airy, minimalistic Cercles Polaires brings the respite of his recent Versatile Espaces Timbrés LP (a collaboration with Clemens Hourrières): “I met him at Xavier Veilhan’s Studio Venezia at the Venice Biennale. He’s a great guy, and his universe is unique,” says Chloé. Benedikt Frey’s deep techno track Iaon, is on par with his smash 2017 album, Artificial, out on ESP Institute. First-timers are also part of the recruits: Bajram Bili with the ten cerebral minutes of Restart, Théo Muller with the ultra-deep Douce Transe, and Lumi, a Basque band that fuses electronic sounds with acoustic instruments, brings the compilation to a close with a track commissioned by Chloé. These audacious choices are anchored down with the likes of Permanent Vacation pioneer Lauer’s hooky, 80s- infused Pythor (“Just like him, I was a resident of the Robert Johnson, and he was a guest of mine at one of my Lumière Noire nights at the Rex. He is one of these people whose music I highly appreciate“); Aergeworc & Franck Agrario, half of English duo Swayzak David Brown’s project, weaves an ethno* mood into Grace’s techno. Bringing together different generations, genres, and styles? That may not necessarily be Chloé’s MO. She invokes a more arbitrary, personal logic: “I like to mix of-the-moment tracks and more timeless one, but the rule is above all ‘do I love this or not?’.That was my ethos when I started Lumière Noire.” In that way, the label is de nitely in keeping with its time... 12.09.2018 In just a year of existence, Chloé’s Lumière Noire has brought emerging artists and promising newcomers together – and this first compilation of 13 brand... Read moreRelease: Chloé's Lumière Noire Presents From Above Vol. I 12.09.2018 In just a year of existence, Chloé’s Lumière Noire has brought emerging artists and promising newcomers together – and this first compilation of 13 brand new tracks expands the roster, exposing the label’s eclectic vision in full daylight. When Chloé talks about her label, she puts forward the fundamental values that informed her own musical journey, her trust in her own musical taste – and, of course, the predominance of human relationships:“I followed my bliss and only commissioned tracks from artists that I respect and whose music I love.That to me is Lumière Noire’s musical palette.” With this 13-track, unmixed compilation, Chloé makes a case for a label aesthetic that is based in open-mindedness. Familiar, elemental Lumière Noire artists are represented, as are new faces, producing a kind of group photo presaging what’s next for the fledgling label. Lyon’s Markus Gibb leads the track listing with Kuru with a deep chiaroscuro matching the label’s ethos, followed by other mainstays Il Est Vilaine’s Farenheit 451, which evokes Ray Bradbury’s retro-dystopic angst with the band’s usual electro-pop elegance. Sutja Gutierrez, who released in debut EP, The Legend of Time on Lumière Noire in April, pursues his electro-Shamanism with the ceremonial Allodoxaphobia, while Iñigo Vontier (whose EP Aluxes came out on the label in late 2017) brings his C O N T R A project online with track Taurus, a further development in voodoo house. Elsewhere, Suuns lead singer Ben Shemie, who lent his fascinating art-rock croon to Recall, a single from Chloé’s Endless Revisions LP, contributes A Million Kinds, a synthy, psych-pop debut that is as brilliant as it is surprising. On to the freshman class: Dutch producer Drvg Cvltvre (who gets personal kudos from Chloé with each new 12”) brings the uncompromising dark electro of his hypnotic and claustrophobic Last Rites. Jonathan Fitoussi’s airy, minimalistic Cercles Polaires brings the respite of his recent Versatile Espaces Timbrés LP (a collaboration with Clemens Hourrières): “I met him at Xavier Veilhan’s Studio Venezia at the Venice Biennale. He’s a great guy, and his universe is unique,” says Chloé. Benedikt Frey’s deep techno track Iaon, is on par with his smash 2017 album, Artificial, out on ESP Institute. First-timers are also part of the recruits: Bajram Bili with the ten cerebral minutes of Restart, Théo Muller with the ultra-deep Douce Transe, and Lumi, a Basque band that fuses electronic sounds with acoustic instruments, brings the compilation to a close with a track commissioned by Chloé. These audacious choices are anchored down with the likes of Permanent Vacation pioneer Lauer’s hooky, 80s- infused Pythor (“Just like him, I was a resident of the Robert Johnson, and he was a guest of mine at one of my Lumière Noire nights at the Rex. He is one of these people whose music I highly appreciate“); Aergeworc & Franck Agrario, half of English duo Swayzak David Brown’s project, weaves an ethno* mood into Grace’s techno. Bringing together different generations, genres, and styles? That may not necessarily be Chloé’s MO. She invokes a more arbitrary, personal logic: “I like to mix of-the-moment tracks and more timeless one, but the rule is above all ‘do I love this or not?’.That was my ethos when I started Lumière Noire.” In that way, the label is de nitely in keeping with its time... ![]() ![]() | Lake People will release a new EP on Mule Musiq. 11.09.2018 Release date is on October 26. Read moreLake People will release a new EP on Mule Musiq. 11.09.2018 Release date is on October 26. ![]() ![]() |
John Talabot is part of Studio Barnhus Volym 1John Talabot is part of Studio Barnhus Volym 1 31.08.2018 Studio Barnhus Volym 1 available now! Listen to snippets, stream, download and get your vinyl HERE 31.08.2018 Studio Barnhus Volym 1 available now! Listen to snippets, stream, download and get your vinyl HERE Read moreJohn Talabot is part of Studio Barnhus Volym 1 31.08.2018 Studio Barnhus Volym 1 available now! Listen to snippets, stream, download and get your vinyl HERE ![]() ![]() | Chinaski returns to Live At Robert Johnson with his third solo EPChinaski returns to Live At Robert Johnson with his third solo EP 30.08.2018 Listen to the snippets HERE 30.08.2018 Listen to the snippets HERE Read moreChinaski returns to Live At Robert Johnson with his third solo EP 30.08.2018 Listen to the snippets HERE ![]() ![]() |
Roman Flügel is part of the latest XLR8R plus series. Roman Flügel is part of the latest XLR8R plus series. 21.08.2018 XLR8R Launches the Third Edition of XLR8Rplus with Tracks From Roman Flügel, Wata Igarashi, and Einzelkind. Find the snippets HERE. 21.08.2018 XLR8R Launches the Third Edition of XLR8Rplus with Tracks From Roman Flügel, Wata Igarashi, and Einzelkind. Find the snippets... Read more Roman Flügel is part of the latest XLR8R plus series. 21.08.2018 XLR8R Launches the Third Edition of XLR8Rplus with Tracks From Roman Flügel, Wata Igarashi, and Einzelkind. Find the snippets HERE. ![]() ![]() | 2 new remixes from Chinaski2 new remixes from Chinaski 21.08.2018 Out in September! Chinaski's 2 new remixes for Curses featuring Perel on Dischi Autunno. 21.08.2018 Out in September! Chinaski's 2 new remixes for Curses featuring Perel on Dischi Autunno. Read more2 new remixes from Chinaski 21.08.2018 Out in September! Chinaski's 2 new remixes for Curses featuring Perel on Dischi Autunno. ![]() ![]() |