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In the Spotlight: "Pleasure Club's Finest Two" mixed by Andreas Thiessen (CKP Records CD) |
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Written by Mike Fossati
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Monday, 23 October 2006 |
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DJ Andreas Thiessen is the host of the Pleasure Club events and has also released a couple of successful singles under the aliases Pleasure Bar (on the highly acclaimed german dance label Milk & Sugar Records) and Timbalestics.
For the second time, he presents the mixed compilation "Pleasure Club's Finest", a selection that describes the vibe and athmosphere he creates in his sets by combining soulful deep house with balearic grooves, enriching them with some sligthly darker and tribalistic tracks to create a soulful and twisted flow of melodies and grooves.
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Last Updated ( Monday, 23 October 2006 )
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Reviews October 22, 2006 |
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Written by Mike Fossati
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Saturday, 21 October 2006 |
Picks of the Week
KC Jackson "All things praise" (Grooveland Music Records CD Promo)
With only two releases out yet, Grooveland Music has already gained lots of respect in the community thanks to their addiction to quality music. Their third release is courtesy of young producer KC Jackson who presents a beautiful song with preacher vocals over a percussion loaded, funktified groove. e.deep delivers a soulful interpretation that uses phat beats and a rumbling bassline topped with jazzy keys and a magnificent saxophone. The Beat Brothers (J Wagner & Wander A) use great guitar licks and spacey keys to give the track an old school funky and laidback feeling, while Bradford James' reworking is on a deep and moody tip featuring jazzy keys that give it a relaxed feeling.
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In the Spotlight: Markus Enochson "Night games" (Sonar Kollektiv Records CD / Digital Download) |
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Written by Mike Fossati
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Sunday, 15 October 2006 |
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Markus Enochson has made himself a name over the past few years for being a very versatile producer who crosses the boundaries of traditional genre distinctions to create his own unique sound with both his own releases on various labels (MAW, Ricanstruction, Crash and Flamingo Disco to name just a few) and remixes for other artists such as Kenny Bobien, Charles Webster and not to forget his massive remix of Koop's "Summer sun". After releasing the 12" "Got to let you know" a couple of year ago on Sonar Kollekiv, the same label brings us his longawaited debut album "Night games" where Markus takes us on a musical journey that proves that the boundaries within dance music have become increasingly eroded and are merging with each other - think of a fusion of broken beats, electro and traditional house to name just a few of the album's influences. Various vocalists such as Demetreus, Masaya, Caroline and also the legendary James Ingram are featured. An inspiring album that invites you to discover the broad range of today's dance music. Digital downloads of the album are available at Dancetracks Digital. |
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Reviews October 15, 2006 |
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Written by Mike Fossati
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Saturday, 14 October 2006 |
Picks of the Week
Jenny Morrisson "Brand new life" (Deep Haven Music Records CD Promo)
"Brand new life" is produced by Blvd East (the duo of James Rivera and Christian Perez) and features a soulful and passionate vocal performance by Jenny Morrisson. It is is an inspiring song that comes in a variety of mixes, with the original being an uplifting affair built around a driving thumpin' groove that is topped with wicked keys. Blvd East smooth it down on their remix to give the song a more laidback feeling, while Fuzion (George Mena & Franke Estevez) deliver a groovy remix that lets the vocals shine alongside great keys.
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In the Spotlight: Quentin Harris "No politics" (Pony Canyon/Un-Restricted Access 2xCD) |
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Written by Mike Fossati
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Friday, 13 October 2006 |
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Quentin's longplayer "No politics" is finally here after having been expected to drop earlier this year, and for the time being it is only available as Japan import. Beside "Hate won't change me" featuring Byron Stingily and "Let's be young", the album features all new material with vocals provided by Colton Ford, Jason Walker, Lavonz, Georgia Cee, Cordell McClary and Monique Bingham. Among the songs is a cover of the After 7 classic "Can't stop" and a collaboration with Haldo. The biggest surprise is "Beautiful black women come from Brooklyn" featuring Monique Bingham where Quentin goes for a leftfield downtempo affair while the other songs stay in Quentin's tradition of uplifting and fierce house grooves. Also included are the new instrumental tracks "Haunted", a highlight of the album and the brand new 12" release, and "Moist groove". As a bonus, this japanese release includes a three track bonus CD including an extened version of the of Haldo collaboration and the instrumental tracks "House" (the flipside to the "Haunted" 12") and "Episodes #3 (the lost episode)".
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