Continuing the two-decade old legacy, DJ Tennis has recently put out his take on the DJ-Kicks album. The two-disc, sixteen-track track compilation includes tracks by not on the Life and Death label-head himself, but artists such as Caribou, Red Axes and Traumprinz.
The ART:SIDE DOWN with Jonathan Kaspar
Jonathan Kaspar has only been releasing music for two years, but they’ve already been placed on renowed labels like KX, Objektivity or Pets. And although the Cologne-resident was riding the HipHop train during his teenage years, you won’t be able to hear this influence in his productions.
INTERVIEW & TRACK PREMIERE Kalyma ‘Howl’ [SOLIDE]
Growing up in Gran Canaria and now residing in Berlin, Kalyma‘s personal journey is as interesting as his musical one. As one of the founders, alongside MYNY and D.Y.A, of the label Solide the producer is responsible for several drum and rhythm oriented tracks.
REVIEW Cleveland ‘Kyoto’ [ESP Institute]
Cleveland’s ‘Kyoto’ EP is a nice follow-up to his recent remix streak where he’s reimagined tracks by Roosevelt, Benjamin Fröhlich and Abstraxion. The young producer seems to have the world on his mind as both track named after – Kyoto (Japan) and Coimbra (Portugal).
REVIEW &ME ‘Avalon EP’ [Keinemusik]
&ME‘s path has gone up ever since he moved to Berlin back in 2004, which marked the beginning of his musical career in the spotlight of the electronic music. With his very first Keinemusik release, ‘F.I.R.‘, Andre Boadu, how close friends call &ME, set quite high standards for following releases, but disappointed neither his audience nor DJs.
REVIEW PHCK ‘Death Of A Butterfly’ [All Day I Dream]
PHCK have had a busy year releasing a multitude of original tracks and remixes. Regardless of quantity, the duo’s talents shine through in all their creations. Their latest original, Death of a Butterfly has been included in All Day I Dream’s Summer Sampler.
PREMIERE Stevie R & DelFin ‘Jalemba (Mathias Schober’s Rhythm Rework)’ [Chapter24]
Mathias Schober, aka SB, aka part of Pattern Select and SBTH, is also the head of Lossless. His first release of 2017, his Rhythm Rework Remix masterfully adds an extra touch of flare to the original.
INTERVIEW Floyd Lavine
‘Masala‘ by Floyd Lavine is the first release on Berlin based label RISE and depicts the warmth of African influenced House Music in a world that is becoming colder in terms of humanity.
REVIEW Fort Romeau ‘Reasons’ [Fort Romeau]
Fort Romeau's newest self-released EP, Reasons, is packed with a variety of elements that perfectly encapsulate his sound.
INTERVIEW Raw District
Belgian producer duo Raw District are no strangers to the underground music business as they both have shaped the sound of electronic music over the past decade. But in 2013 Massimo DaCosta and Vernon Bara joined forces and founded their project Raw District.
