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Stan Kolev – Don’t Be (Marrakech’ 2008 Remixes)

Posted on 21. Dec, 2008 by INHead-Kay.

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Marrakech are back with a heart throbbing remix of Stan Kolev’s larger than life 2007 hit ‘Don’t Be’ on ‘Ready Mix Records’, which was originally released through his highly rated “Emotional Content” album. The release, whose catalogue number is SRMR014B, and will be released on the 25^th of December, features two tracks, a vocal and a dub mix.

The vocal mix kicks off on a minimal vibe with a techy feel. Dreamy and groovy pads soon pick up, until the track transforms on the minute mark taking listeners into mayhem-ville. The pumping bassline combines with the original sweet vocals to produce a wonderful feel that will surely get dance floors burning over the coming months. On the 1.30 mark the track kicks back a little while keeping the bassline and pads and going full on techy again. A progressive vibe engulfs the track for around a minute with a small vocal sample that comes in every now and then, until the track enters the breakdown. Well worked synths combine with the chords, pads and angelic vocals adding new dimensions to the track, all while having solid tech elements in the background. The track peaks on the 4.30 mark taking it into an energy extravaganza in typical Hungarian fashion!

The dub mix is similar to the vocal mix but is more tech oriented. The track takes longer to peak and relies on the minimal elements to drive it forward. The same pads engulf the track but in a more subtle way to keep it more tech house oriented.

A wonderful release from the Hungarian duo who have been building a name for themselves ever since they teamed up at the start of 2007 getting support from big names in the industry. Marrakech did a very good job in keeping the original vibe of the track while shifting it into techy land. Get your hands on this release as soon as it gets out!

Rating : 9/10

ARTIST Stan Kolev

TITLE Don’t Be (Marrakech’ 2008 Remixes)

CAT # SRMR014B

SERIES • Black Dot 10 (Progressive/Tech House)

FORMAT CD Single/ Digital Download

LABEL Ready Mix Records

RELEASE DATE 25/12/2008

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Michel De Hey – Finally Man/We’re Fucking Hi EP

Posted on 25. Nov, 2008 by INHead-Kay.

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Michel De Hey is back with a banger of a release that will surely be destroying dancefloors over the forthcoming weeks.

‘Finally Man’ is a typical De Hey groovy techno track. It kicks off on a well worked bassline and slowly builds up the funk factor. Smooth eclectic efx fade in from the back, while the bassline maintains a solid energy flow. Around the 1:15 mark eerie noises combine blissfully with the ongoing efx to add layers to the track. The track officially takes the dancers into taboo zone on the 2 minute mark when the bassline suddenly reverses and then bursts out into energy like a fight scene from a star wars movie! The track continues to build solid momentum with lovely random sounds. On the fourth minute mark the track gains even more energy, and to add to the frenzy a freakishly distorted church paino sound suddenly appears to quickly delay and compress the flow before its released again on 4:50 mark when the track picks the dancers from their frenzy and takes them into a totally new dimension. Rating: 9.2/10

‘We’re Fucking Hi’ kicks off on a totally different vibe. A low kick combines with a small clap and random synths sounds that appear here and there. After 32 measures, weird whistling sounds fade in from the back that make you literarily look around you thinking someone is around you. The flow keeps building until the 2 minute mark when all hell is let loose. Enter De Hey’s signature dark sound with the same synth foundation from the start and an exquisitely worked bassline, all the way around the 2:46 minute mark when some cool vocals, lovely conga sounds and out of this work dreamy pads continue to build. Suddenly on the 3.18 mark the track goes into chill mode before bursting into a charade of groovy sounds and amazingly crafted basslines. The track maintains the energy flow and the lovely dreamy pads with freaky synths that engulf the track and take you into a journey into the depth of your soul. On the 5:15 mark for around 10 seconds De Hey experiments with the strangest synths noise you can comprehend before bursting the track back into life and making you move uncontrollably. Rating: 9.6/10

What a wonderful release from the Dutch institution that is Michel De Hey who has been cracking dancefloors apart since 1986. Its no wonder that Satoshi Tomiie said: “Feeling both tunes, will play out for sure”! Grab these tracks while their hot!
FINALLY MAN / WE’RE FUCKING HI
Label: HEY !
Catalog No.: HEY013
Genre: TECHNO
Release date: 17-11-2008

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Layo & Bushwacka! – Djembe Re-work/The Sierra Madre

Posted on 10. Nov, 2008 by INHead-Kay.

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Layo & Bushwacka! are back with an extremly trippy techno inspired EP rich with melodies and atmospheric feelings. The tracks are available on Olmeto Records, catalogue number ‘OLM 019′.

‘Djembe Re-work’ is a true masterpiece of a track. The duo have clearly been shifting and refining their sound, inspired by their world tours lately. The track kicks off on a tribal precussion led sound, with the pad slowly fading in from the back. Its obvious from the start that the duo are targetting the dreamy ones with this scorcher! It doesnt take long before the marraige of the elegant soft melodies with the trippy hypnotic female whispers start to engulf the track, combining so blissfully with the wonderfully worked bassline that makes this mindblower worthy of an all night rave in the middle of the Nordic mountainous outbacks! Euphoric stuff, Rating : 9.3/10

‘The Sierra Madre’ kicks off on a minimal techno vibe, but its only a couple of measures away from another set of dreamy morning sounding melodies. Wierd freaky telephone sounds and ecletic efx slowly start adding layers to the track picking up the energy slowly. Around the 1.30 mark an out of this world pad kicks in, then some space like sounds start fading in. Suddenly an amazing moog bass bursts in accompanied by amazing precussions and hihats. A proggie vibe starts to engulf the track until the 3 minute mark when extremly dreamy sounds re-appear accompanied by wierd sounding echoes reminisent of people and aliens communicating! At the 4th minute an air instrument kicks in then blends in with a chelo and accordion sound! The track then peaks with a ridiculously well worked bassline and delicously crisp claps that act as an army Sargeant ordering you to march back to the dancefloor! What a track! Rating: 9.5/10

Artist: Layo & Bushwacka!
Title: Djembe Re-Work / The Sierra Madre
Label: Olmeto Records
Cat.#: OLM019
Genre: Techno
Subgenre: Minimal
Quality: 320kbps CBR – 44100Hz
Quantity: 2 tracks
Release date: 20 October 2008
Length: 14:13 min

Tracklist:
01. Layo & Bushwacka! – Djembe Re-Work [07:22]
02. Layo & Bushwacka! – The Sierra Madre [06:51]

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Johnny D – Requiem Of A Dream (8bit Records)

Posted on 20. Oct, 2008 by INHead-Kay.

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Johannes Debese A.K.A ‘Johnny D’ is back with a scorcher of an EP released on 8bit label. After a quite lengthy absence, since his ‘Disco Invaders – Cocoon Ibiza Summer Mix’ and his Oslo records days, the minimal freak from Eritrea is back with a bang.

His new EP ‘Requiem Of A Dream’ boasts two wonderful tracks. The first track, ‘Requiem of a Dream’, is a musical masterpiece in its own right. The track kicks off with a low frequency kick and a low violin sound building up from the background. Then some african tribal voices start to kick in adding a wonderful touch to this already tribal percussion inspired minimal track. Around the 2 minute mark, a wonderfully worked bassline enters and mixes extremely well with the hi-hat elements of the track. The track keeps the same progressive momentum for a while before an even more orchestral violin sound kicks in, while keeping the same elements of track all throughout. The track builds energy till around the 5.30 minute mark, as Johnny D starts the process of slowly taking some of the energy of track away, but he does it in an unpreciptable manner. 8 minutes of total minimal pleasure!

The second track, ‘Scope of mind’, kicks off on a relatively higher bassline note, but the end product is very similar. A track that defines everthing minimal, unlike alot of the so called ‘minimal’ tracks out in the market these days. ‘Scope of Mind’ appears to be Johnny D’s refutation to the degradation engulfing the minimal techno scene these days, and he does it in a typical techno fashion throughout this EP!

A harmonious mixture of precussion, orchestral sounds, wonderful synth work and great basslines is the best way to describe this wonder EP. And with the likes of Nick Curly, Ricardo Villalobos and Loco Dice to name but a few already supporting this EP, it seems like we will be hearing the name Johnny D much more often in weeks to come!

Tracklisting:

a1 – Requiem of a Dream 08:11
b2 – Scope of Mind 06:42

Release Date: 08/10/2008
Catalogue: #8bit015

Listen to it here! or Here!

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Native Instruments announce Traktor Pro and Traktor Scratch Pro

Posted on 18. Oct, 2008 by INHead-Kay.

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Traktor Scratch Pro

Traktor have taken a big step forward with the release of their two new mouthwatering updates Traktor Pro and Traktor Scratch Pro. Here at FaceTheMusik we haven’t had the chance to try the softwares out just yet, but from what Traktor are desribing they seem extremly exciting indeed. Recently Hiphop legend Grandmaster flash has joined the long line of DJs that support Traktor (including the great Richie Hawtin). Here is what Traktor had to say about their new products.

Native Instruments: Traktor Pro and Traktor Scratch Pro

Traktor Pro will be available November 1st for $229 / 199 EUR. Traktor Scratch Pro, available for $669 / 599 EUR. .

Any Native Instruments customers who own both Traktor Scratch and Traktor 3 will receive a free software update to Traktor Pro.

Native Instruments has just announced TRAKTOR PRO and TRAKTOR SCRATCH PRO, the next versions of its groundbreaking digital DJ solutions with MIDI and time-code control. [...]