Clouds – Numbers

I have some catching up to do from the beginning of the week. Hope I can get some stuff online this weekend! Some time ago a scottisch youngster sent his tracks to a label called Turbo Recordings next thing he knows he gets asked by mister Turbo himself, Tiga, to release an EP on his label. That pretty much sums up the story behind Clouds. Numbers EP is already release number 96 on the label so I’m curious what Tiga will come up with for release 100!

Numbers EP features 4 originals, all quality tracks as we can expect from a Turbo release. Electro-Techno at it’s best with never before heard beaps, bleeps and mad distortions.

Turbo 096 | Clouds – Numbers EP by turborecordings

Lorcan Mak – Acid House

A good week ago the label owner of Midnight Munchies send me a PM with a preview of the next upcoming release. The track was called “Lorcan Mak – Acid House”. I thought too myself: Lorcan Mak … never heard of, Acid House … how ordinary/boring can a track name be. But oh my god what a track it was! Big room electro/techno sound knocking me straight from my seat. At an age of 21 this Lorcan Mak guy from Dublin is one to keep an eye one, a great catch for the Midnight Munchies label! Acid House will be released 4th of April along with a minimalistic remix by Le Petit Belge & Le Cheval and more of a disco-funk remix by Get Nuts.

Lorcan Mak – Acid House (MIMU009) by midnightmunchies

Hijack – March 2011 Mix

I was having just another boring Sunday afternoon, the sun was shining but that was about it, until I stumbled on the new Hijack mixtape. Instant summervibe (I bet even when there wouldn’t be any sun today). Hijack picked yet again some of the sweetest house tracks I ever heard and mixed them brilliantly into this 1h 20min mixtape. I’m uploading this too my mp3 player because I know I’ll be needing it early tomorrow morning.

Hijack – March 2011 Mix by Hijack

SebastiAn – Embody

Emalkay – Fabrication [Official Video]

Institubes (2003-2011)

The Institubes label is dead (and for real this time). News that saddens me. It’s the label that introduced me to the so called “blog house”, back in 2006. Artists like Surkin, Bobmo and Para One had a platform to release their refreshing sounds. The first time I heard “Ghetto Obsession” and “Radio Fireworks” by Surkin, it felt like there was a whole unknown world of music just waiting there to be discovered. Maybe now these two tunes don’t sound that special anymore, but for me it was something really crazy, unheard of back then.

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Surkin – Ghetto Obsession 2006 [2006]

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Surkin – Radio Fireworks [2006]

It was the time of the upcoming remix culture. I used to check Palms Out Sounds’ Remix Sundays, which lead me to artists like Para One, who brought a totally new style. Check out these tunes and the video for “Dudun-Dun”, all from around 2006.

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Para One – Turtle Trouble [2006]

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Para One – Midnight Swim (Riton Rerub) [2007]

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Para One – Dudun-Dun (MSTRKRFT Remix) [2006]

Later on some more crazy releases followed. Surkin’s full album “Action Replay” and EPs by Curses!, Bobmo and Das Glow, just to name a few.

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Surkin – J-Hood [2007]

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Curses! – This Is The Way (Drop the Lime Remix) [2007]

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Bobmo – Rock The [2008]

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Das Glow – Lite Brite [2008]

Now the legend continues with their sister label Sound Pellegrino. They are still alive and kicking, like Rednik said in this post. For the official press statement by Institubes, go to their website.

Too Long

Another long day at the office needs to be followed by some quality music. Lots of soundcloud previews and not so many downloads unfortunately. But who doesn’t stream a lot of his music online anyway? Let’s start with some previews of upcoming killers.

Those who read my post about RBMA know Jamie Woon and Hudson Mohawke once got selected for an exclusive producer program of the RBMA. These two guys are really hot on the blogs lately, combining the two is just instant win (or should I say bi-winning nowadays?).

Lady Luck (Hudson Mohawke’s Schmink Wolf Re-fix) by woon

Talking about dynamic duos, our two good friends of Mumbai Science are currently touring in America. They got so known and popular in such a short time, I bet it must all feel a bit surreal too them. Next release they are featured on is the new Mixhell EP on Boysnoize Records. DIM MAK likes to describe it as Indie Electro, so I’m just going to follow them on that one and add that it reminds me a lot of Amnesia – Ibiza in high pitch!

Mixhell – Antigalactic (Mumbai Science Remix) by Boysnoize Records

The next Jan Driver is coming later this month. It has more of a funky subtle approach then I’m used of him (love Gain Reaction!) but it works well! Jan Driver also has an other own EP out called Xtra 2011 which is also another electro banger (look it up on Beatport!).

Teenage Mutants & Stereophil – Cha Cha (Jan Driver Remix) by FutureFlashs & KIEZ BEATS

Okay, so enough with the soundcloud previews. Next up are three nice and easy-listening remixes. One from ex-Aeroplane: The Magician. Also a new remix by Cosmonaut Grecko who created quite the traffic on the blogs with his remix for the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and now had the balls to take on a Daft Punk track. And why not end with a remix from Soulwax themself, Not a new remix unfortunately, but the remix they did for Ladytron’ Seventeen which is now featured on the Ladytron Best Of Remixes, out now!

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The Aiku – The Red Kiss (The Magician Precious 80s Remix)

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Daft Punk – Too Long (Cosmonaut Grechko Version)

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Ladytron – Seventeen (Soulwax Mix)

HIGH POWERED BOYS — Rippin’ Off Canvas mix

Surkin and Bobmo team up again as High Powered Boys for a brand new EP on the Sound Pellegrino label. “Udon / Work” will be available on EP tomorrow and will feature along side the two orginals two remixes as well. It’s clearly a Sound Pellegrino release, not really the typical old school sounds we know from Surkin and Bobmo but it has more of a deep house vibe going on. Have a listen to the preview of Udon / Work and also check out this promotape they uploaded this weekend featuring an awesome tracklist (after the jump).

HIGH POWERED BOYS — Rippin’ Off Canvas mix by soundpellegrino

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RBMA: Big In Japan

Probably not the best timing to write about something involving Japan at the moment, of course all our thoughts go out to all the victims. But what is it about then? Well Red Bull Music Academy is looking for talented producers who (when selected) will get their hands on the most exclusive recording studios, producing material/software and will be playing sets at the biggest venues in town (all expenses paid including: flight, hotel, meals, drinks). So if you want to experience that which Jamie Woon, Aloe Blacc, Hudson Mohawke, Camo & Krooked and Flying Lotus experienced the last years with RBMA don’t hesitate and sign up!

And for our Belgian readers, RBMA is also striking down in Belgium doing some exclusive sessions getting all of you uptodate of what RBMA is all about. For more info (where, when, …) check out any of the next towns in your area: Hasselt, Gent, Antwerpen.

Last but not least there’s also an invite-only party at Avenue L (Ghent) with Morgan Geist, Retro/Grade, Fredo and Sam vs. Kong. I have some invites to give away so just email us with subject “RBMA Avenue L” and you get a duo-ticket for this exclusive party! It’s already next weekend so don’t hesitate to long.

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What is “In The Sky”?

Shiny Disco Club is back after a long absence since the first Kartell EP. The next EP on this French House/New Disco madness label is from another newcomer: Viceroy. The EP is called In The Sky and features four originals. As expected the release fits perfectly in row with the previous stuff coming from Shiny Disco Club. Old school vocal loops (lots of them!) and funky disco rythms. Have a listen at the EP here and download at Junodownload. I’m not sharing any of the EP tracks but they did send me two great tracks from Viceroy which compare perfectly with the EP. About Viceroy to end the post: He’s from California and started producing dubstep at first but apparently found his way too French / Disco House, rather weird transition if you ask me! But it worked out perfectly!

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Viceroy – Free Flow

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Viceroy – Oh Yeah