Archive for April, 2008

Heads up, maestro of electronic music is doing a record on Dixon’s Innervisions label.As reported by the label boss himself in his recent Under The Gun on RA he signed one of the tracks instantly as Laurent Garnier dropped it at a party at Berlin’s Panoramabar. That’s also where its name originates. “Panoramix” is the name of the b-side, a weird psychedelic groover. I’m not sure if this should be called house or techno, it’s actually somewhere in between but should definitely work fine sometime after midnight, when the crowd is already drenched in sweat. The other side covers the housy side of things, with a warm groove and a more punchy rhythm, but it’s nevertheless equipped with the same bizarreness. To be dropped on 19th May and I’m sure this is gonna cause quite a stir…

www.innercityvisions.com

… and right after picking up two buddies from the central station it was about to get ready for the night. So, dinner at Cologne’s most famous Schnitzel shop “Oma Kleinmann” where we had the probably most bulky piece of meat in our lives. Then, we went to hang out at several bars in Zülpicher Street to make ourselves drunk with some Bombay Tonic. At about midnight we went to Triple A, a club that normally stands for rather mainstreamish electro parties.

But that night was going to become the complete opposite. Coke didn’t spare money nor taste in music to get three of America’s greates house artist into town, supported by Switzerland’s up-and-coming producer Quarion. When we entered the club, a resident was already banging the floor with some tech house. Pretty hard stuff for the early hour but from what i know that’s what most warm up Djs seem to be like at the moment… (more…)

Hey folks, i’ve recently done a mix for Lars Behrenroth Deeper Shades Radio Show. It will be broadcasted on Tuesday, 15th April on XM Radio - The Move. If you’re in the USA and wanna tune in, just switch it on from 09 to 11pm Eastern Time.For people in Europe and the rest of the world, you’ll probably be more likely to download the mix afterwards. It’ll be online from tomorrow onwards on the Deeper Shades page.Furthermore, Lars recently dropped the second release on his label Deeper Shades recordings. Promos can be purchased via Traxsource. It includes two very good remixes by Lars Behrenroth and his buddy Jojo Flores. So, get your hands on it and support quality house music.

www.deepershades.net

The man behind this record label, Agnes, states not to be into minimal stuff. Coming across their webpage though denies this statement, visually… Musically, sthml Recordings (whatever way this might be pronounced) stands for warm sounding releases.I’ve been stumbling over the label lately while browsing for a Baaz release I’ve heard in the most recent Freerange Records podcast. Beeing their 15th outcome, the Baaz release, named Granular Senses EP, includes 4 stunning deep groovers for the club. “Something” must be my personal favourite, such a good vibe in it!Also the forthcoming stuff promises to be of good quality: Essen’s up-and-coming Langenberg drops his second release called “Slowdown EP” and also another Baaz EP is already announced. I’ll definitely be keeping an eye on it…

www.sthlm.ch

Upcoming friday, the 11th April, these two buddies are going to spin the records at Monkey’s Club in Düsseldorf. Well known for their releases on Freerange Records, Compost Black and Drumpoet Community, i guess we can expect a rather deeeep and groovy house affair. The party will be hosted as an all-drinks-for-free event. Sounds weird? Yes, why should someone spend his money on other people’s drunkenness? Well, the idea is that at the end you gotta show up with an envelope which can - measured by your personal estimation - contain any amount of money, from zero to unlimited. Of course it would be a shame to not support this concept and proper line-up with some bucks, wouldn’t it? Guest list applications can be submitted via their homepage. I’ll be there!

www.privatemonkey.com