Martinez - Moon Harbour Inhouse Vol. 3

In age of microfocused tastes, rare is the album that can appeal to a multitude of clubland tribes. That's doubly true when it comes to label compilations. Nowadays, most labels tend to focus their output with laser-like precision, releasing tracks for the often-tiny niche market that sucks up their every release. Moon Harbour, upon first consideration, would seem to be such a label: Founded by Matthias Tanzmann in 2000, it definitely has a sound, one that wedges into the small, whirling eddy where throbby techno, deep house and tribal rhythms rush past each other. But it's from that spot, documented on the new Moon Harbour Inhouse Vol. 3 comp mixed by Martinez, that Moon Harbour sings a siren song that's capable of mesmerizing everyone from determined minimalists to fans of party-time Latin- and Afro-house rhythms.

Label:Moon Harbour Recordings

Catalog#:MHR010-2

Format:CD, Compilation, Mixed

Country:Germany

Released:01 Apr 2009

Genre:Electronic

Style:Deep House, Tech House

Tracklist
01. Martinez - Blue Lagoon
02. Seuil - Double Room
03. Boris Werner - Feel Good
04. Matthias Tanzmann - Rugby (Mathias Kaden Penalty Kick Remix)
05. Mathias Kaden - Musica
06. Dan Drastic & Chris Lattner - Two in One
07. Matthias Tanzmann - Love-Shaped Feeling (Reboot Rework)
08. Gregor Trescher - Break New Soil
09. Luna City Express - Seven (Agnès Club Mix)
10. Matthias Tanzmann - Keep On
11. Martinez - Momomowha...
12. Dan Drastic - Slice Of Life
13. Vera - Hooked Up With Da Drums
14. Matthias Tanzmann - Left Behind
15. Dot - Kinda Strange
16. Luna City Express - Swing City

Source: Resident Advisor, Discogs

Wolf + Lamb vs. Soul Clap - DJ Kicks: 5 Years At The Marcy

We’ve never been to one of Wolf + Lamb’s alarmingly intimate—we’re talking 50 people, tops—Marcy Hotel parties, but here’s what Ghostly International founder Sam Valenti IV had to say about them the other day: “The Marcy Hotel is a tangible manifestation of the Wolf + Lamb ethos. Reverential to history, though perfectly tweaked, with a detail and character that is distinctly their own. The space is the party, is the label, is the music.”

Come to think of it, maybe we should just let the following mix speak for itself. Available as a DJ-Kicks bonus disc at indie shops overseas, “5 Years At the Marcy” is a fitting tribute to watching the sun come up among Omar-S, Kate Bush, Jay-Z, and a room full of your nearest—and soon to be dearest—friends. Not to mention the perfect complement to the main event itself, a friends and family sparring session with the duo’s labelmates/Marcy Hotel regulars Soul Clap.

Get your own loft party started after the jump, alongside the most thorough track-by-track breakdown of a DJ mix we’ve ever run…

Label:Studio !K7

Catalog#:none

Format:CD, Compilation, Mixed, Promo

Country:Europe, US

Released:2011

Genre:Electronic, Funk / Soul

Style:Soul-Jazz, House, Deep House, Hip Hop, Disco

01. Slow Hands – Fast Tongue
02. Just One Night – Dawn
03. Gemini – We Are The Future
04. Foolish & Sly – Come A Little Closer
05. Dj Ali – You Don’t Know (Ruff Cut)
06. Nicolas Jaar – The Student
07. Outkast – SpottieOttieDopalicious
08. Metro Area – Let’s Get
09. Omar S – Set It Out
10. Gadi Mizrahi – So Addicted To You
11. Tensnake – Congolai
12. POF – Running
13. Rockwell – Somebody’s Watching Me
14. Wham! – Everything She Wants
15. Kate Bush – Running Up That Hill (Beedle Edit)
16. Soul Clap – Love Light Edit
17. Michael Jackson – I Can’t Help It (Tangoterje Mix)
18. Jay-Z – Imaginary Players
19. Michael McDonald / Warren G – I Keep Forgetting / Regulate
20. Roy Ayers – We Live In Brooklyn

Source: Discogs, Self-titled mag

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Carl Craig / Dj Al Ester : Planet E 20 Mix

Techno Don, Carl Craig along with Dj Al Ester compiles the latest Planet E mix under the support of Tsugi mag.

Label:Tsugi Sampler

Catalog#: TSUGI 39

Format:CD, Mixed, Compilation, Promo

Country:France

Released:08 Mar 2011

Genre:Electronic

Style:House, Techno, Electro


Tracklist
01. Innerzone Orchestra – People Make The World Go Round (Kenny Dixon Jr. Remix) (6:53)
02. Kenny Larkin – Glob (Kenny Larkin Remix) (3:30)
03. Recloose Feat. Dwele – Can’t Take It (4:31)
04. The Oliverwho Factory – Night Lights (4:08)
05. Dimitri Kneppers – The Kick Off (4:25)
06. Kenny Larkin – Bassmode (3:03)
07. Paperclip People – Throw (4:42)
08. Psycatron – She Is Music (Hypnogroove Mix) (3:21)
09. Reference – Best Night In Detroit (3:09)
10. Carl Craig – Angel (Jerome Sydenham’s Vocal Dub) (3:46)
11. Common Factor – Get Down (Chris Simmonds Mix) (5:16)
12. Paperclip People – The Climax (3:58)
13. Designer Music – Good Girls (4:13)
14. No Boundaries – Pursuit 1 (1:31)

Source: Discogs

Efdemin - Chicago

Though still composing the kind of breathy, open vista deep house associated with the city that lends the record its name, Chicago functions on a slightly wider narrative arc than Phillip Sollman's (aka Efdemin) debut, further incorporating elements of minimalism, jazz and even prime mid-'00s microhouse into his textured sound. The result is an intimate and meticulous work that's sometimes slow to reveal its charms. Instruments like zither, organ, vocal shards, cello, flutes, pipes, both live and machine drums emerge in shady, half-formed patterns only to slip beneath the surface again, a quick poke of sound or melody in Sollmann's articulate whole.

Label:Dial

Catalog#: Dial LP 21

Format: 2 × Vinyl, 12", Album

Country:Germany

Released:24 May 2010

Genre:Electronic

Style:House, Techno, Minimal

01. Cowbell
02. Shoeshine
03. Night Train
04. Oh My God
05. There Will Be Singing
06. Le Grand Voyage
07. Nothing Is Everything
08. Round Here
09. Wonderland (The Race for Space)
10. Oh My God (Reprise)


Source: Resident Advisor, Discogs

Kuniyuki Takahashi - Dancing In The Naked City

Since 2005, Kuniyuki Takahashi has released over a dozen records on Mule, and Walking in the Naked City will be his third full-length release. Kuniyuki recruited a number of guest appearances for the album, including jazz pianist Fumio Itabashi and frequent collaborator Henrik Schwarz, who lends his rarely heard vocal talents to the track "Once Again." Like much of Kuniyuki's work in the past, Walking in the Naked City balances jazz and world music aesthetics with a deep house production style. The record's overall vibe is soulful and organic, with flutes, natural percussion and piano complimenting Kuniyuki's crisp electronic sounds.

Label: Mule Musiq

Catalog#: MMCD15

Format: CD, Album

Country: Japan

Released: 18 Apr 2011

Genre:Electronic

Style:Deep House, Future Jazz

Tracklist
01. Once Again feat. Henrik Schwarz & Fumio Itabashi
02. First Experience feat. Fumio Itabashi
03. Naaga feat. Yoshihiro Tsukahara
04. Forest of Night
05. Life Story
06. Deep Love
07. Storm feat. Josee Hurlock
08. Set Me Free (Organ Dub)
09. River feat. Fumio Itabashi
10. Deliverance feat. Tuomi


Source:Resident Advisor, Discogs

Pinch @ Boiler Room #42 Podcast

Outcasting appearance from Pinch at Boiler Room, promoted by Platform Magazine.

Country: UK
Released: February 2011
Genre: Electronic
Style: Dub, Dubstep, UK Garage


Tracklist:

[00:00] Rhythm & Sound - No Partial [Rythm&Sound]
[02:52] Henry & Louis - Lions Dub [2Kings]
[09:19] Boddika - ?
[13:30] Photek - UFO (Addison Groove Remix)
[15:12] Pinch - Croydon House [Swamp 81]
[18:30] Pinch & Loefah - Broken [Tectonic]
[20:24] Goth-Trad - Air Breaker
[23:23] Addison Groove - This Is It [Tectonic]
[23:45] Mala & Sgt. Pokes - Answer Me
[27:52] Pinch - Elements [Swamp 81]
[31:28] Jack Sparrow - Dread [Tectonic]
[37:18] Illum Sphere - Dreamstealin [Tectonic]
[41:58] Distal - Angry Acid

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Source: Arch in Dubby Hub

Future Disco Vol. 4 - Neon Nights

It might have been considered a passing trend and nothing more by some, but it is remarkable to see how the whole nü-disco scene has established itself as a viable alternative to the old-school disco revival epitomized by the Horse Meat Disco bunch and the deep house inclination privileged by the likes of Mule Musiq. You could even say that by taking things down a notch or two, nü-disco has even paved the way for the current interest in all things slow such as the aforementioned Jaar. The names may be unfortunate, but Underground Disco and Future Disco have overall got it right.

Label: Needwant Recordings

Catalog#: Needcd004

Format: CD, Compilation, Promo, Mixed

Country: UK

Released: 2010

Genre: Electronic

Style: Disco

CD1:
1.Escort - Cocaine Blues(Greg Wilson remix)
2. Midnight Magic - Beam Me Up (Jacques Renault remix)
3. Stefano E Bene - Why Your Love (feat Hard Ton - Katzbatz remix)
4. Holy Ghost! - I Will Come Back (Classixx Acapulco Nights version)
5. 2020 Soundsystem - Ocean (Ray Mang mix)
6. Bad Rabbits - She's Bad (Gadi Mizarhi & Soul Clap remix)
7. Hannulerauri - Zombie Tropicana
8. Bonar Bradberry - Siula Grande (Pete Herbert remix)
9. Storm Queen - Look Right Through (vox)
10. Hot Chip - Hand Me Down Your Love (Wild Geese remix)
11. Tape To Tape - Pure & Easy
12. Mario Basanov - Up
13. The Revenge - Just Be Good To Mario
14. Filippson & Ulysses - Escape From New York
15. Kaine - Love Saves The Day (feat Kathy Diamond - Soul Clap remix)
16. The C90's - Shine a Light (Flight Facilities remix)

CD2:
1. Midnight Magic - Beam Me Up (Jacques Renault remix)
2. Stefano E Bene - Why Your Love (feat Hard Ton - Katbatz remix)
3. 2020 Soundsystem - Ocean (Ray Mang remix)
4. Bad Rabbits - She's Bad (Gadi Mizarhi & Soul Clap remix)
5. Bonar Bradberry - Siula Grande (Pete Herbert remix)
6. Tape To Tape - Pure & Easy
7. Mario Basanov - Up
8. Filippson & Ulysses - Escape From New York
9. Kaine - Love Saves The Day (feat Kathy Diamond - Soul Clap remix)
10. The C90's - Shine a Light (Flight Facilities remix)

Source: Resident Advisor, Discogs