Located in Berlin Friedrichshain with Berghain/ Panoramabar basically around the corner Cinthie, Meat and their team run the well-sorted and extremely well-curated record store Elevate.
Elevate’s Top10 | September 2024
REVIEW Harrison BDP ‘Far Away EP’ [E&X Records]
With the signing of Harrison BDP for its second outing, E&X Records managed to land another strike in the label’s young history.
INTERVIEW & ART:CAST #153 Rhode & Brown
Bavarian artist duo, Slam City Jams-founders and rock-solid producers Friedrich Trede and Stephan Brown, better known under their Rhode & Brown alias, have quite a reputation when it comes to their released EPs and it seems as if their discography is as well-selected as their EPs are produced.
REVIEW DJ DASCO ‘Feel My Love’ [Bisexuality Exists Records]
Tel-Aviv-born but Berlin-based artist DJ DASCO is back with her second single on her own label Bisexuality Exists Records and continues her quality output of releases.
REVIEW Theo Kottis ‘Enjoy The Ride’ [Permanent Vacation]
Making a return to the excellent Permanent Vacation label is Edinburgh's Theo Kottis, who has had a string of fine releases in recent years through imprints such as Shall Not Fade, Skint & Beautiful Strangers.
TORTURE THE ARTIST’S VINYL PICKS – 07/2023 selected by Holger Breuer
Black gold is rare, here are Torture the Artist’s top vinyl picks for the month - ten records found in the depths of the net and record stores or in other words (House) music to make you dance, love and listen.
INTERVIEW & EXCLUSIVE Matthieu Faubourg ‘Liquid’
Globetrotter Matthieu Faubourg returns with his second studio, Same But Not Really, to the scene delivering his audience an eight tracker that is not necessarily designed for the dance floors of the world, but definitely makes sure it hits people right where they need to be met - in their souls.
REVIEW Tom Frankel ‘Obvious Choice EP’ [E&X Records]
Tom Frankel surely is not a newcomer to the scene but a versatile producer, who has been releasing and producing tracks for labels such as Oleeva, Music Related, Shall Not Fade or his very own imprint Shellers for a while.
EXCLUSIVE Tom Frankel ‘Obvious Choice’ [E&X Records]
Tom Frankel has been releasing versatile music on labels Shall Not Fade, Oleeva, Music Related and his own imprint Shellers.
EXCLUSIVE Glo My ‘Sang Woo’ [Maai]
The fourth outing on Lis Sarroca's Maai Records is a female affair and consists out of five tracks from aspiring artists continuing the label's (housey) melodic vibe.
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