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Imprime - IMP001

I actually haven’t kept myself posted with Markus Enochson production since he sounded less raw and more MAW (I couldn’t resist the lame pun here, sorry). According to Juno, he has now subtly moved from the “Funky/vocal/disco/club house” section to “Minimal/tech house” category. So it is official now and purists can either start or stop listening to it.

With the Red Coffe, Enochson really shows the modern techy and a bit more raw approach. Even so, the original track gets no novelty points and is not much more than solid basic material for the Redshape mix. Well, I probably would have listened to the original a bit more carefully, if there was no tempting Redshape interpertation on the flipside. That’s what you get with bulletproof remixers on your 12″ single - you might get better sales figures, but noone will ever remember what the original track sounded like.

The ever mysterious and unidentified (he still is, isn’t he?) Redshape is definitely one of my favourite producers of the present time. Not so much because of the mystery part, more because of his freshly chaotic arrangement style. You may understand why lot of people firmly believe that the person behind the red mask on Redshape DJ-sets or live sessions is Carl Craig. Red Coffe remix has the nice 80s italo disco tension in it, building a nice drum programming with playful hihats and slowly rolling up an epic bassline with sharp synth stabs. The sound is probably a bit more laidback and relaxed than the usual Redshape production - compared to the previous Redshape singles like Unfinished Symmetry or Dog Day. But still a worthy dancefloor material.

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Here’s a discussion about the identity of Redshape.

A: Red Coffe
B: Red Coffe (Redshape Sweat mix)

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Ostgut Ton - OSTGUTTON 10

Writing about „Fiori” (meaning “flowers” in Italian) seems kind of inevitable, considering that Ame have went over the top again with this record. This is not an easy challenge, when you have already come out with something as huge as “Rej”, created something referred to as “ame-house”, recently added more hits such as the remix of DJ Gregory’s “Elle” and their own “Balandine” EP (“Enoi”, oh my gosh!). Also, most probably I will very soon be writing about the sick remix for Etienne Jaumet, which is a 3/4 meter madness alike “Fiori”.

What’s already been said about this track? That it’s a piece created together with and for the Berlin Staatsballet. That it’s got references to Philip Glass and Jean-Michel Jarre. That it’s an epic minimal cosmic larger-than-life disco marathon. What do I even have to add to that? Maybe it’s a silly parallel, but I don’t recall a 15+ minutes hit like this since Blaze remixing Mondo Grosso’s “Star Suite”. Me being a sucker for slow build-ups, “Fiori” is like the slow build-up heaven. I personally intend to play the full version of the track in the club (although there’s actually a club-friendly edit included on the 12”) just to see people waiting for the beat for 7 minutes. So what? It’s not every day you get to dance to ballet music.

A: Fiori (Original Mix)
B: Fiori (Club Edit)

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Natural Midi - NM 002

Isn’t that the most f***ing straightforward title? “Only 500”. Seriously. It’s like having a t-shirt with “This shirt cost 120 EUR” written on it.

Anyway, it might just be the interpretation of the stores that carry the record (that sort of thing has happened before), and it’s not that important anyway, considering that the real novelty factor here is the fact that Scott Grooves has made a decent record over a very long time. I was actually quite surprised to hear something like this coming from him. It’s deep, it’s dubby, and it makes a nice slow burner for warm-up or late night. This 1-sided 12” is definitely a must-have for me. Or I’m a just affected by the fact that it’s so limited? We’ll never know… Out on Natural Midi.

A: Only 500

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Forced Sense - FS 020

Martin Heyder is a 32-year old producer from Germany, who hasn’t really caught my attention so far. With this one, he certainly does. „Mind-Frames” is a haunting piece of deep house, most likely to fit into the sets of the Innervisions crew. „Polyphonics” is slightly darker and more on the techno side, however as melodic as the A-side. I can only wonder why I haven’t seen these tracks in any DJ charts yet. I will be watching carefully for Martin’s following releases. Out on Forced Sense.

A: Mind-Frames
B: Polyphonics

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Sonar Kollektiv - SK 158

This is a sure hit 12“ on Sonar Kollektiv. Both tracks are dramatic as hell (no pun intended). „Changes“ wins this one for me, with its string pads and organ groove. It builds up until around 3:00 and then breaks down to a mental cymbal-ridden groove. You gotta love this on a proper sound system.

A: Dark Soldier
B: Changes

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Check out the Laks family’s this week’s LaksFM mix (external link).

01. David Bowie - Starman - bootleg - 1972
02. Jephté Guillaume - The Prayer (Acroostic Mix) - Nuphonic - 1997
03. Black Mustang vs Kerrier District - Mad As Hell - LoEB - 2007
04. Michoacan - 2 Bullets (Hacienda Dub) - Grayhound - 2007
05. Phil Owen - Inner Feelings (Recorded Live At The Yarborough Jazz Cafe) - Ferox - 1999
06. Abacus - We Cookin’ Now - Guidance - 1997
07. Krikor - Rock Hard In A Funky Place (94 East Genius Edit) - Kill The DJ - 2006
08. Gary Davis - Remember Me (Kenny Dope Mix) - Kay-Dee - 2007
09. African Blues - Coconut Jam (Main Coco Mix) - Distance - 1998
10. K-Scope - Planet K - TRIBAL United Kingdom - 1995
11. Soul Designer - Tech Do Brazil - F Communications - 2002
12. Jesse Rose & Oliver $ - Wake Up - Made To Play - 2007
13. Aril Brikha - For Mother - Peacefrog - 2007
14. Inner City - Good Life (Magic Juan’s Mix) - 10 - 1988
15. Gherkin Jerks - Don’t Dis The Beat - Alleviated - 2002
16. Rogue State - Soul Music - R8 - 2007
17. Terrence Dixon - Relent - Yore - 2007
18. Various - Hater - XL - 2006
19. The Mover Presents Frontal Sickness - Illuminated - R & S - 1992
20. Phantasia - Violet Skies (Instrumental) - Mental Radio - 1991
21. La Funk Mob - Ravers Suck Our Sound (Carl Craig Remix) - Love Supreme - 2004
22. How & Little - Techno Man - Underworld Records - 1991
23. Mochipet - Disko Donkey (Caltrop Mix) - Daly City - 2006
24. Kate Bush - King Of The Mountain (Radio Slave Remix) - bootleg - 2006
25. Ron Trent - Altered States (Southside Terrace) - Music Man - 2002
26. Nitzer Ebb - Join In The Chant - Rapster - 1986
27. Martin Buttrich - Well Done (Headhunters Remix) - Four:Twenty - 2007
28. Droid - Dubby Rock - Fantastic 3 - 2007
29. Various - Don’t Ask - XL - 2006
30. La Funk Mob - Mother’s Lament - Love Supreme - 2004
31. DJ Edgar - Be Goes On - Man - 2007
32. DJ Sany Pitbull - Beatch Brasil - Man - 2007
33. M.I.A. - World Town - XL - 2007
34. B-Sides - Moral Soundabuse - Music Man - 1990
35. The Maxx - Minimaxx - The Maxx Productions - 1991
36. Move D - Horsin’ Around - Compost - 2006
37. Signor Andreoni - Bella Bambina - Tuning Spork Blues Experiment - 2006

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Get Physical - GPMCD 012 / GPMLP 018

Get Physical’s DJ-mixes keep getting better and better. I barely got over Dixon’s staggering selection on Body Language vol 4. Now the two crazy frog-eaters, Gilb’R and I:Cube (great f***ing names I say…) aka Chateau Flight have launched their own madness of a DJ-mix. I got a chance to catch the guys on Sonar 2007 in Barcelona where they gave a sexy laptop live to a gorgeous stoned-out crowd. One of the hits of their Sonar set is also featured on this mix-CD, namely “Baltringue”. This was in fact introduced on Dixon’s Body Language, mixed/edited by Dixon and Henrik Schwarz. Anyway, it has got to be one of the stand-out tunes for me on this CD as well.

Body Language vol 5 features a lot of Chateau Flight’s own productions, mixed with strange balearic sounds and leftside techno. The 2xLP is a blessing for those idle DJs like me who don’t have enough time to do their own crate-digging (shame on you…). If you’re into the Chateau Flight sound (and being on this page, you probably are), be sure to dig into this one.

This is the CD tracklist for you, with (*) asterisks behind the cuts featured on the 2xLP.

01. Bogdan Irkuk: The Distant Message - Arken Remix (*)
02. Château Flight: Baltringue - The Body Language Remix (*)
03. Château Flight: 116 BPM Beat
04. Ceramic Hello: Sampling The Blast Furnace
05. I:Cube: Prophetization - Demo Mix
06. Fox N’Wolf: Claws Against Knives - Todd Terje Remix / BL Edit (*)
07. I:Cube: Pazuzu
08. Brifo: Mi Piano Rojo (*)
09. Syncom Data: Beyond The Stars (*)
10. Westbam: Monkey Say, Monkey Do
11. Smith N Hack: Space Warrior
12. Riz Ortolani: Il Corpo Di Linda (*)
13. Poni Hoax: Antibodies - Château Flight Remix
14. Henrik Schwarz: Jimis 2006 Mix 3 (*)
15. Punto: 3Tempo3 (*)

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