Ron Trent – Raw Footage [EB001CD]

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The tone always makes the music. But only those who actually make the sound? An ancient-house-avantgarde dream has always been there since the legendary Warehouse days of Ron Hardy, to bring more sounds and tones constantly to an independent, repetitive development. And thus beyond the limits of an executive creative artist on the otherwise purely commercial sense what we call in common beyond imagination. “Raw Footage”, the latest album concoction of Chicago house legend Ron Trent on his new imprint Electric Blue works in the best sense of Stanislav Lem heroes Trurl & Klapauciusals, cruising like those two metal brains frantically invented by the universe of 4/4-Sounds to get insane tracks out of the new material matter located there, and put them together to brand new ones. This trackwerk varies as well as of course between classical Chi-Town to the context of contemporary, epic house dubs and lives in a perfidious manner from the interaction of various computer modules that constantly spits out new and exciting interactions.

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Ron Trent – Raw Footage [EB001CD]

Basic Soul Unit – Motional Response [STILLMCD008]

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Through the years, Basic Soul Unit has established a solid following for his quality melodic techno. “Motional Response” is a work of art. A finely crafted suite of ten tracks where elaborate techno rhythms battle with intricate synth harmonies to create a genre defining full length. Throughout this album, 303s, 909s and 808s are a constant nod to Basic Soul Unit’s Detroit and Chicago influences without ever compromising his melodic vision in techno and house. The album is  including “Breath” , Basic Soul Unit’s first track with a vocalist along with a remix from label owner Jerome Derradji (with Gerald Mitchel – on strings).

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Basic Soul Unit – Motional Response [STILLMCD008]

Kris Wadsworth – Life & Death [GPMCD059]

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Get Physical presents Kris Wadsworth and his debut album – ‘Life and Death’. Opening with the dark monologue of “Alienated American”, the stage is set for a look into what Kris is capable of when he turns his thoughts to sound. “It’s the present state of the music I make.” explains Kris, “It is a look into the future of my music, what I am capable of, but also limited to by label aesthetics.” While tracks like “Definition Of” are pretty straightforward in their own right, pieces like ‘Famous Anus’ are full of irony. “Music is my career, so it is ‘Life and Death’ to a certain extent. But also, there are too many uptight people in this industry that take themselves too seriously. It’s me: Serious music which also makes fun of the world around me.” On the other end of the scale is “Girl Talk”, a deep and gripping track, bringing a perfect late night vibe together through various pads and the organic percussion. The present vocal lines provide a rhythm and weave a thread throughout not only this track, but the general spirit of the album. The album operates on a very natural level, providing deep dancefloor gems along with timeless tracks for every occasion.  It’s not your typical dance album, it pushes boundaries and challenges your expectations because that’s where it plays at it’s best – on the edge of your comfort zone, expanding your horizons and tastes while consistently delivering on all fronts.

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Kris Wadsworth – Life & Death [GPMCD059]

VA – Kern Exclusives [DRH041]

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Deeply Rooted House presents the Kern Exclusives, featuring 3 exclusive tracks included in DJ Deeps latest mix CD on Tresor Records. Some fine dubbed out tripping Techno/House cuts by Bleak, Dj Gregory and a remix by Kerri Chandler for Rootstrax.

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VA – Kern Exclusives [DRH041]

The Oliverwho Factory – Before [DOLLY012]

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The Oliverwho Factory on Dolly. The mysterious duo from Detroit delivers a relentless techno/house workout in two versions, with all trademark Oliverwho elements present including soulful vocals. Raw, deep, funky, soulful, futuristic… in other words: Detroit techno as it should be.

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The Oliverwho Factory – Before [DOLLY012]

Marcellus Pittman – Pieces [UNICD001]

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The long overdue 10 track debut album from Marcellus Pittman on his own label Unirhythm. Includes some tracks that were vinyl only previously, as well as about 5 new tracks, including a Jamie 326 edit. Pittman is one of Detroit’s hidden gems of production. A talent with an unmistakeable sound that is undeniably his own.

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Marcellus Pittman – Pieces [UNICD001]

Norm Talley – Tracks From The Asylum [MM010]

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Norm Talley drops 4 dope Detroit house tracks with different vibes on MixMode records. ‘Powder’ and ‘More Powder’ are the peak hour house tracks with classic chords and a steady uptempo groove. Then we got two Beatdown tracks ‘Lost’ and ‘Private Party’ that both stand out.

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Norm Talley – Tracks From The Asylum [MM010]

Hermannstadt Collective Feat. Markus Homm – Midnight Fun [3120015]

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Thirtyonetwenty welcomes on the 15th release the Romanian duo Hermannstadt Collective, aka Mihai Popoviciu and Jay Bliss, and this time Markus Homm joins them. “Midnight Fun” is a homage to classic Detroit dance tracks with an up-to-date feel. The original comes along with a dub version and a remix from Olderic & Alex Piccini.

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Hermannstadt Collective Feat. Markus Homm – Midnight Fun [3120015]

Sebastien San – Great Cities EP [WPH011]

Detroit grooves from Sebastien San with a deep San Soda remix on top. We Play House Recordings is kickin’ the new year with ‘Great Cities E.P.’, a package crammed with Detroit delights, with a deep San Soda remix as a little bonus thrown in.

Sebastien San – Great Cities EP [WPH011]

VA – Mo-2-Meaux Volume 2 [SRT149]

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A collection of artists from Motown, USA to Meaux, France. United by a common musical vision, the uncompromising direction goes without question. Soulful melodies, atop thick, raw rhythm tracks, classic Detroit house tracks.

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VA – Mo-2-Meaux Volume 2 [SRT149]

Manuel Tur – Most of this Moment [FR147]

Here we get treated to an excellent old school house burner complete with remixes from some equally hot names on the scene, Tuff City Kids (Gerd Jansen owner of the Running Back label and Philip Lauer from Arto Mwambe) and Blakkat aka Mark Bell.

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Manuel Tur – Most of this Moment [FR147]

Basic Soul Unit – Midnight Ridim [VIEW009]

Room With A View family welcomes Toronto’s Stuart Li with this monster 3 tracker. Stuart’s hybrid, futuristic & rooted work found his way through the RWAV cosmos and these 3 tracks have been shaped & selected carefully to represent closely this highly personal sound travel between past, present & future.

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Basic Soul Unit – Midnight Ridim [VIEW009]

Tony Lionni – Timeless [WM50215]

Wave Music team up again with Berlin based dj/producer Tony Lionni for a brand new EP. His musical style is a perfect fusion of detroit tinged techno and brooding deep house. The timeless EP is a rock solid 4 track package and kicks off with anger a tough and taut slice of percussive techno with detroit inspired pads and a hypnotic rollin’ sythn line.

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Tony Lionni – Timeless [WM50215]

Miles Sagnia – The Casual Structure EP [AER002]

Following on from his recent release on aesthetic audio (Detroit) Miles returns for his second offering on his imprint atmospheric Existence recordings… “The Causal Structure” EP takes in many shades of deep atmosphere, taking on a wide dimension of sound that steps out of the box to reveal an essential audio Document for the more discerning listener.

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Miles Sagnia – The Casual Structure EP [AER002]