VARIOUS ARTISTS - Gasolina - Comeme

This double vinyl compilation is 100% dance floor approved by comemian DJs. Its tracks have been making the body mechanics work from Santiago de Chile to Cologne, from Tbilisi to Medellin, from Bucharest to Buenos Aires, from Cholula to Hollywood and back! The music was crafted by DJs from the "Inner Circle", meaning the likes of Christian S, Ana Helder, Alejandro Paz, Carisma and Djs Pareja, but also by some lovely guests we are welcoming here, for the first time: Voxels from Lisboa, Portugal, Zombies In Miami from Aguascalientes, México, Auntie Flo from Glasgow, UK, Rous from Mendoza, Argentina, Vaskular from Santiago de Chile and Bryan Kessler from Cologne. We start off with Auntie Flo from the label Huntleys + Palmers: Jas, a pounding slow jam featuring a rave signal that will make your speakers crackle and burn and your arms go up while your body goes down, down, down, to the rhythm… This one's followed by cologne based Bryan Kessler collaborating with Christian S (the man with the masterplan). They deliver Nebel Dance, an underground club track with shoulder shaking toms and foot stomping bass drum and bass, for those who love the silly grooves of nowadays Cologne! Switching to the next side, please welcome, again, Ana Helder, known to all hardcore comemists due to "El Groove de tu Corazón", "Beating PC" and more, this time with Gasoline a crazy teknotika uptempo gem feat. Ana singing: "I wanna smell - Gasoline! I wanna swallow Gasoline!" On that same side of wax we got Vaskular from Santiago de Chile, with Black Jesus. Vaskular is a musician and DJ, belonging to that Santiago Underground crew of Discos Pegaos, vocals by Valesuchi. Side C features a very special collaboration of Djs Pareja and Alejandro Paz, recorded at The District Union, Cómeme's own studio in Berlin. Alejandro's dark latin house inertia meets Pareja's psychedelic dance floor terror to shape this darkroom anthem, in which Mariano from Djs Pareja gets very explicit….

Another psychedelia momentum follows with Zombies in Miami, that gorgeous couple from Aguascalientes that travel the world on their Zombie mission, check out also their soon to be released cover version of Matias Aguayo's "Las Cruces". Next track is a Remix done by Carisma from Buenos Aires (Cómeme 025) for Rous a young boy from Lujan, A Bailar, another of our pen drive's favorites who finally is making it into vinyl. Oh that electronic body bassline you'd like to wake up every morning with (in your parallel dark life) made it impossible to us not to appear here, and various are the moments and places where this bassline has made the cats give their bodies up to the music… The two last tracks of Gasoline where provided by Voxels and Djs Pareja! K-Hauz by Voxels reminds us of our roots that shaped the house of Cómeme, that southern hemisphere grooves and that cutting rhythms that will make people dance in more surroundings than just the club…And we close the whole package with Si Señor, by Djs Pareja, which gives us a glance onto what the future brings…


Tracklist:

A1 Auntie Flo - Jas
A2- Christian S & Bryan Kessler –Nebel Dance
B1 Ana Helder - Gasoline
B2 Vaskular feat. Valesuchi - Black Jesus
C1 Djs Pareja & Alejandro Paz - Cógeme
C2 Zombies in Miami - El Rito
D1 Rous (Carisma Remix) - A Bailar
D2 Voxels - K-Hauz
D3 Djs Pareja - Si Señor 

VARIOUS ARTISTS - Remodeled & Reworked Vol 2 - Creaked Records

Since 2004, Creaked Records has always pushed the music forward by bringing up-and-coming artists, shaping its very own style of electronic music and building a cutting-edge discography that defies all manner of genre. To celebrate the 40th addition to our catalog, the extended Remodeled and Reworked Vol. 1, we look at some of our best moments with a second remix collection.
Remodeled and Reworked Vol. 2 picks the labelʼs most exciting recent tracks, from OY “Akwaba”, Gaspard de La Montagne “Pôle” to Kylmyys “Very Jeremiah” and the exclusive Larytta “Broken Leg Theory” cut. Weʼve given them some beautiful brand-new spit ʻn polish from four of our favorite artists, Glaswegian Dam Mantle, Italian house producer Bottin, techno label-mate Isolated Lines and Creakedʼs newer artist, My Panda Shall Fly.
 

Tracklist:

A1 - Larytta - Broken Leg Theory (Dam Mantle Remix)
A2 - OY - Akwaba (Bottin Rerub)
B1 - Gaspard De La Montagne - Pole (Isolated Lines Remix)
B2 - Kylmyys - Very Jeremiah (My Panda Shall Fly Remix)

VARIOUS ARTISTS - Rebolledo Mixes: Momento Drive - Kompakt

It surely must be a pretty special DJ mixtape if a label sees the need for a CD edition - in this age of total download overload, it's just something you don't do anymore. But along comes REBOLLEDO and proves everybody wrong with MOMENTO DRIVE, a persuasive plea for a nearly forgotten format and a high point for a vanishing art form.

"I always liked the word 'momento'", says the DJ and producer, "because of its double meaning in Spanish... as in 'moment' when talking about a space in time or 'momentum' when talking about inertia". And sure enough, the tendency of an object to keep in motion is one important part of REBOLLEDO's very own formula, but it's not the only one: "I truly enjoy the feeling of constant motion - music can take you to places without you even leaving the room. The resulting effect on the body that has nothing to do with bpm amounts or high volume, but all with inertia and power. I like to call that effect 'drive'".

The first major solo outing for Rebo after his adored full-length debut SUPER VATO (CÓMEME CD 01) from 2011 is a DJ mix - in the hands of an artist as distinctive as the Mexican half of globetrotting duo infernale PACHANGA BOYS, however, the result is just as engaging and idiosyncratic as any artist album. Rebo's own studio work makes a welcome appearance with the exclusive "Windsurf, Sunburn And Dollar", Pachanga Boys' "Poem For The Youth", their remix of Slove's "Flash" or Red Axes' "Caminho De Dreyfus" (reworked by the master himself) - all of them proven bangers neatly interwoven with eerily fitting contributions from kindred spirits such as Barnt, The Twins, Wolfgang Voigt or Justus Köhncke.

And then, there's that cover. A loving recreation of the artwork for the album "Wally On The Road" from Pinoy rock legend Wally Gonzalez, this harks back to Rebo stumbling upon that record in the psychedelic rock section of a shop in Shibuya, Tokyo: "70 ́s Yamaha motocross bike, Porsche on the side... what else do you need!?!? I bought it right away." The music found an open ear, too:

"It was raw and powerful, a perfect match for my taste. That ́s when I decided to include one of his tracks in the project and to recreate the original artwork. In my perspective, it perfectly mirrors my approach to music - simple and strong at the same time."

It truly is a rare feat to find a DJ mix informed with as much personality as this one - especially when it comes paired with skilled flow and a knack for musical storytelling. A wonderful continuation of Kompakt's celebrated Mix CD series, MOMENTO DRIVE more than ticks all the right boxes - like an excellent wine, it is an extraordinary sensory experience orchestrated by a world-renowned sommelier of sounds. Or in Rebo's own words: "'Momento Drive' is a little tribute to all those who like Wally and love to do it raw and powerful".

Tracklist:

01. Wally Gonzalez - Wally's Blues (Rebo Intro Edit)
02. Barnt - Is This What They Were Born For?
03. Slove - Flash (Pachanga Boys Hippie Dance)
04. Wolfgang Voigt - Du Musst Nichts Sagen (Fanfaren mix)
05. Rebolledo - Windsurf, Sunburn And Dollar
06. Christian S. - Jagos / Sebastien Bouchet - Tempestuous
07. Gebr. Teichmann - Dance And More
08. C.A.R. - Angelina (Manfredas Instrumental)
09. Red Axes - Caminho De Dreyfus (Rebolledo Remix)
10. The Lovesupreme - Pork Chop Express
11. VoxLow - See The Light ( Ivan Smagghe Remix )
12. Pachanga Boys - Poem For The Youth
13. Justus Köhncke - Homogen
14. The Twins - You Gotta Twin In The Attic (You Lunatic)
15. Wally Gonzalez - Wally ́s Blues (Rebo Outro Edit)

VARIOUS ARTISTS - BPM001 Mixed By Art Department - No. 19 Music

BPM and No.19 Music are proud to announce the release of the first official compilation album from Mexico’s hugely successful annual electronic music festival, compiled & mixed by the one and only Art Department. The compilation is the first chapter in a planned series that will see 2 editions a year from some of the festival’s favourite artists and who better to kick things off than BPM linchpins Art Department, who draw on their close bond with the event to deliver something truly special. Released in late January, the magical selection will showcase the sorts of sounds and styles you will encounter at the much-loved cultural event that is BPM, all expertly mixed by the hugely influential duo of Jonny White & Kenny Glasgow.
The BPM Festival itself has become a go-to place for the finest artists and most clued-up clubbers each New Year. Playing out on Playa Del Carmen’s world-class beaches, it’s a place to relax and recuperate in the company of some of house, techno and electro’s essential artists and has been a key date on the dance music calendar for Art Department & No.19 Music for many years. The mix kicks off with a brace of tracks from German producer Oskar Offerman and sets off a wonderfully deep-seated groove in the process. From there it’s a perfectly programmed and tightly woven selection that touches on deftly tousled house from Deniz Kurtel, tracky tech from Boris Horel and plenty of celestial melodies of the sort that have you looking to the sky. A certain highlight of the mix is the Mind Against 909 Remix of Art Department’s own timeless anthem, ‘Sun Comes UP, whilst other No 19. Music stars such as Eric Volta and Louie Fresco also appear with essential and unique offerings that really stand out. There are also some fine artists from a wider sphere enlisted, namely Canadian techno maestro Mathew Jonson with his excellent remix of VCMG, Swiss men Ripperton and Deetron and Innervisions associate Marcus Worgull. Of course nothing will compare with being at the festival itself, but the captivating BPM001 mixed by Art Department is about as close as you will get to the experience without leaving the comfort of your own hood.

Tracklist

01. Oskar Offerman - You Said Party, I Said Maybe (Dub)
02. Oskar Offerman & Edward - What Have We Become
03. Maher Daniel & Jon Charnis - Lonely Stars In Open Skies (Luca Bacchetti Remix)
04. Tenwalls - Requiem
05. Deetron - Character
06. Deniz Kurtel - Deepression
07. Boris Horel - Wild Combinations
08. Baikal - Why Don't Ya (Ripperton Remix)
09. Louie Fresco - Arabian Sexcapade
10. Art Department - Sun Comes Up (Mind Against 909 Remix)
11. Eric Volta - Love Your Illusion
12. VCMG - Single Blip  (Mathew Jonson Remix)
13. Marcus Worgull & Peter Pardeike - Lenoix
14. Eric Volta featuring Gretz - Blood Burgundy (My Eyes Are Open)

The BPM Festival 2014
January 3 - 12, 2014
Playa del Carmen, Riviera Maya, Mexico
www.thebpmfestival.com

About The BPM Festival

The BPM Festival will make its return to Playa del Carmen, Mexico for the seventh edition on January 3-12, 2014. With the dramatic increase in size and abundance of talent the festival has to offer, BPM has rapidly established itself as an essential music destination on the global festival circuit.  This year’s programming brings over 250+ artists and multiple day & night events throughout the ten-day festival, culminating in what will be the most paramount edition of BPM yet.  Set along the coast of Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula, the turquoise blue waters of the Mayan Riviera and endless stretches of beaches provide the perfect backdrop for the ten-day celebration of dance music in one of the most captivating holiday hotspots on the globe. BPM fans can also take a break from the festivities and enjoy a mixture of activities from water sports and eco tourism, to venturing off the beaten path to explore Mayan ruins and archeological sites. The festival’s locale provides a remarkable opportunity for industry professionals, artists, and dance music enthusiasts alike; to indulge in the finest the scene has to offer.

VARIOUS ARTISTS - I Robots presents The Balance Ep - Opilec Music

Back in July, Balance Recordings boss and deep house pioneer Chez Damier licensed three tracks from Opilec Music to release on vinyl on his own imprint. Now the Opilec Music label is digitally re-releasing the EP with a very special extra track, meaning that I-Robots, Jordan Fields, Federico Gandin and proto-house come Italo disco stalwarts Klein & M.B.O will all appear on the release.
First up is I-Robots – ‘Streets Of Dongguan’ (previously released on We Are Opilec...! Vol.II). This track is inspired and dedicated to Dongguan, Huang Jiang, a city in China where I-Robots has a second home and a daughter called Barbie. It’s a low-slung bit of house funk, with the organic pitter-patter of congas interacting with a dubby bass guitar riff. Over the top are vocals recorded in the street in Huhang Jiang in the summer 2012. The voice is a poor street seller trying to sell insect poisons whilst driving a bicycle and it is a subtle addition that has a big impact.
Next up is Jordan Fields with ‘Pink Lilies’ (taken from the forthcoming Jordan Fields album The Sound Of Chicago 1986-1991 - The Lost Trax, also on this label.) It is a lost track from the late 80s/early 90s and has a classic Dance Mania/Trax sound, with pinging drums and mournful synth lines coming together in raw house fashion.
Then comes Federico Gandin with ‘A Sonic Day On The Milky Way’ (which was first released on his debut album, Legion Of The Lost Dream). Derrick May is a big fan of the album and always plays tracks from it in his DJ sets, as well as recently including one track in his Heartbeat mix compilation. Also I-Robots included two Gandin tracks in his Movement Torino compilations.. The track is a dense bit of house with scattered drums and many different rhythmic elect’s from wooden sounding percussion to glowing synths and it really works listeners into a controlled frenzy in some style.
Finally, the extra special inclusion is Klein & M.B.O. – ‘Last Call’ (I-Robots Reconstruction Take II) which is taken from a forthcoming release that will also include another Reconstruction from I-Robots and an exclusive Gene Hunt Chicago remix as well as a Headman/Robi Insinna rework and the original and unreleased version. This I-Robots Reconstruction is inspired by the early Chicago house sound and comes with rough and ready drums, bleepy, heady melodies and plenty of thick, gravelly baselines. It’s a classic and sympathetic remix that nods its hat to house history at the same time as looking to the future.
Once again this is a carefully considered and hugely cultured package from the ever on point Opilec Music label that offers some essential sounds for fans of proper house music.
The artwork for this release is provided by talented Japanese artist Tamami Saito who is working alongside the label to provide unique covers for a selection of Opilec’s records.


Tracklist:

1. I-Robots – Streets Of Dongguan
2. Jordan Fields – Pink Lilies
3. Federico Gandin – A Sonic Day On The Milky Way
4. Klein & M.B.O. – Last Call (I-Robots Reconstruction Take II)

VARIOUS ARTISTS - Selected - Compiled By Fred P - SoulPeople Music

Boards, the newest addition to SoulPeople Music is a space where forward thinking music is encouraged. Curated by Fred himself the sub label already has a couple impressive releases under its belt. These releases are reflections of Fred's ideals prior to becoming a globe trotting selector of some of the finest underground dance music around. In his own words Fred says: "In the early days it was difficult to afford more than one or two records. I would buy compilations because the value was greater and I was exposed to artist that I might not have known about otherwise .When I think of compilations I think of mix the vibe, soul of science, trust the dj and of course dj kicks. I learned a great deal from these series over the years and developed my own ideas based on what I love to hear thus Selected was born."
Keeping with the aesthetic of SPM yet different from Earth Tones, Fred's yearly compilation series, "Selected" focuses purely on the vibration and mood of who's compiling that given project. Fred P naturally takes us on a journey with deep spacey and etheric grooves. From the opening of DeepJust AQuaBeaT Interpretation to the murky dense and electrifying moodiness of Ryo Murakami's Midnight Sun evokes a state of mind for otherworldliness. Yet the journey continues with Lapien's floor pleaser My Obsession and closes with a track from one of Fred's side projects sound destinations.
It's a reshaped dub of a jazz tune entitled N.Y. Based on a video of Fred riding in a cab coming home after a long tour. This tune is surely a high point with depth and feeling completing what is a amazing maiden voyage into new levels of deepness as only captain P can deliver. True to his sound and vision, be it his personal productions, reshapes, collaborative projects, video works and dj sets world wide, Fred present "Selected" with the same mantra;
Peace, love and sound...


Tracklist:

01. - DeepJust AquaBeat - Interpretation
02. - Bassik Grooove - Synthetic Ocean
03. - Bobby O' Donnell - The Shards Of Our Childhood
04. - Ryo Murakami - Midnight Sun
05. - Lapien - My Obsession
06. - We Are MAM - Roots Underground
07. - Orion 70 - Enki
08. - Fred P - Selected Dub

VARIOUS ARTISTS - One Night In Cómeme Vol 3 - Comeme

Essere fuori dagli schemi è sempre stata una prerogativa essenziale di Comeme, etichetta creata e diretta da quell'istrione della musica di Matias Aguayo, che ha sempre cercato di indagare la musica elettronica con quello spirito ridanciano, divertente ed allo stesso tempo "caliente", tipico del' "hacer musica" latinoamericano. Radici amerinde, quindi, che condizionano inevitabilmente l'approccio e quindi il prodotto degli artisti targati Comeme, sempre alla ricerca di quel fil rouge tanto strambo quanto invitante che collega la musica elettronica, essenzialmente classic house e deep house, con elementi e sonorità tipiche della musica tradizionale del Sud America. One Night in Comeme è una raccolta di produzioni figlia della collaborazione tra gli artisti presenti nel roster: vecchie conoscenze come Alejandro Paz, Philipp Gorbachev e l'owner Aguayo ma anche "newcomer" come Ana Helder e Gladkazuka. Perché comprare questa raccolta, mi chiedete? Il motivo risiede nella bellezza stessa delle tracce che la compongono: c'è davvero di tutto e per tutti i gusti!! Se vi piacciono i ritmi latini imbastarditi da una stesura tipicamente tribal, "Sapo De Manga" di Lechuga Zafiro è quello che ci vuole. Se sei invece un dj in cerca di "colpi ad effetto" da inserire nel tuo nuovo dj set dalle venature classic house, beh, le scelte qui sono molteplici: "Duro" di Alejandro Paz potrebbe essere una soluzione soddisfacente, ma anche "De Oporto a Paris" di Matias Aguayo, con il suo incedere sostanzialmente teche, è da tenere seriamente in considerazione. Per non parlare di "El Ritmo del Trabajador" e "Verish", rispettivamente di Alejandro Paz (con la collaborazione di The District Union) e Djs Pareja (con Philipp Gorbachev), tracce di una forza e di una potenza pari solamente al loro essere "freak" ed allo stesso tempo chic! Insomma, una raccolta di hit che sicuramente merita un ascolto prima e l'acquisto poi. Se poi, se proprio non volete dar retta a quel genio di Matias Aguayo, tenete conto che Comeme è distribuita da Kompakt, beh…sapete già cosa dovete fare!

Andrea Thelonious

Tracklist:

01 - Ana Helder - El Groove De Tu Corazon (Matias Aguayo Version)

02 - Gladkazuka - El Untitled (Sano Pantera Version)

03 - Alejandro Paz - Duro (Diegors Un Poquito Mas Dub Version)

04 - Ana Helder - Eat Me (Carisma Version)

05 - Alejandro Paz and The District Union - El Ritmo Del Trabajador

06 - Matias Aguayo - Trabzon

07 - Dany F - El Factor Jack

08 - Matias Aguayo - De Oporto A Paris

09 - Djs Pareja and Philipp Gorbachev - Verish

10 - Ana Helder - Beating Pc

11 - Lechuga Zafiro - Sapo De Manga

VARIOUS ARTISTS - SUB:STANCE 072008 072013 - SUB:STANCE

Nel 2008 la scena dubstep era ancora tutta da farsi. O meglio -parliamoci chiaro-, non era sicuramente pensabile organizzare grandi eventi internazionali dove il gotha del genere si riunisse mettendo in mostra il meglio del sound "spezzato". Oggi lo diamo per scontato, all'epoca non lo era per nulla, nei festival così come nei grandi club del circuito europeo. Quando, nel luglio 2008, Paul Rose aka Scuba e Paul Fowler (Spymania Records) bussarono alla porta del Berghain, già all'epoca roccaforte dell'ortodossia house e techno, con un foglio in mano e tante idee per la testa, sicuramente il 90% di noi gli avrebbe detto di bere meno gin, di cambiare aria, che il Berghain non era il locale giusto, non aveva la clientela giusta e che Berlino è grande, "Sai quanti club possono aiutarti?". Tutti, ma non il Berghain. Quel foglio però, sul quale campeggiava a caratteri cubitali la scritta SUB:STANCE, era molto più di un elenco: conteneva una manciata  di artisti, di nomi presi qua e la in giro per l'Europa, il cui unico fil rouge era l'avversione per il quattro quarti unita alla passione per la ricerca di qualcosa di diverso, innovativo, unico. SUB:STANCE al Berghain alla fine si fece. Il primo party fu un vero rischio, ma fu un successo così roboante che lo spot iniziale divenne poi una specie di consuetudine, di rito, che periodicamente si consumava tra le mura della roccaforte del quattro quarti berlinese, evolvendosi ogni volta e abbracciando in modo diverso prima la dubstep in senso stretto e poi la Bass Music. Nomi come Shackleton, Pearson Sound, Gilles Peterson, Mount Kimbie, Martyn, DeadBeat, oggi consuetudine nei migliori festival ed eventi europei, sono tutti passati in tempi non sospetti dal Berghain grazie a SUB:STANCE, splendida creatura che proprio in questo periodo estivo compie 5 anni. "SUB:STANCE 072008 072013" celebra questo lustro di feste e di crescita musicale riunendo in se gli artisti che più hanno rappresentato lo spirito del party, riportando certamente non completamente la poliedricità della festa, che ha cambiato veste e sonorità praticamente ad ogni occasione, ma rappresentando quello che è stato il fulcro sonoro e, perché no?, preannunciando quello che sarà, per la prossima stagione, l'esperienza SUB:STANCE. Appleblim, Addison Groove, John Osborn e Martyn, oltre ad essere alcuni dei nomi più interessanti degli ultimi 3 anni, rappresentano, in questa sorta di piccola compilation, il passato ed il futuro del progetto, accompagnati dal mentore Scuba, qui presente addirittura "in duplice copia" anche con il suo storico moniker SCB. Che dire di più? Se non potete proprio venire al Berghain per la prossima stagione, dare un ascolto a "SUB:STANCE 072008 072013"  è sicuramente il modo migliore di partecipare ai festeggiamenti per il lustro di vita d'un progetto che, nato innovativo, siamo certi che non finirà di stupirci nemmeno per i prossimi 5 anni.

Andrea Thelonious

Tracklist:

A   - Appleblim - Darkest Red
B1 - SCB - Closer
B2  - Addison Groove - Forgiven
C1  - Trevino - Tracer
C2  - Scuba - August
D1 - John Osborn - All Night Long
D2 - Martyn - Memory Hole

VARIOUS ARTISTS - Muscle Tuff - The Gym

Un various artists, questo "Muscle Tuff", veramente estroverso, ma soprattutto realmente, scusate il gioco di parole,  "vario" : si passa dalle note funk di "Let’s Go To The Gym" a quelle più di dancefloor di "People Move", per poi arrivare ai sentori acidi di "Down Raid On The Box". 

Questo, di fondo, sembra proprio l’obiettivo dell’etichetta, ovvero creare una compilation in cui ogni artista avesse, quasi ad obbligo morale, un diverso approccio alla produzione delle tracce: dallo sketch soul della cantante e produttrice Josa Peit si passa all’approccio techno del collettivo Brandt Brauer Frick per approdare poi al tribalismo di Douglas Greed, arrivando infine a cogliere l’approccio Vintage/old school di Muff Deep e quello sostanzialmente deep di Dolkraut.

VARIOUS ARTISTS - Bosconi Stallions | Apacz - Bosconi Records

Bosconi Records, una delle più avventurose house labels italiane, dimostratasi nel tempo sempre alla ricerca di nuovi stimoli, decide di dare vita alla compilation “Bosconi Stallions”.

L’obiettivo? riunire dentro una serie di quattro 12" la complessa struttura portante di un progetto stilistico edificatosi nel corso degli ultimi cinque anni. 

“Apacz”, questo è il nome che ci interessa, un Various che ci pone dinanzi una forte cavalcata house che inizia con un suono eminentemente introspettivo, quello di Herva Atsè Corti, caratterizzato da strumenti, voce e drums non aperti, bensì chiusi e molto filtrati.

Con “Stay”, Herva va oltre la house classica e sperimenta un bouquet di timbri e tonalità molto particolari; un connubio tra ascetismo e trascendenza che non può che stimolare una certa sensazione, quella di una sonorità che oserei definire “pallida”.