Moments. is an artist from Australia. Whatever else there is to know, because that’s all I know about Moments. I can only speculate. Moments. is probably a 20 something year old… young adult-ish. Probably holed up in his dorm room right now touching up his new track ‘The Horses’ or maybe he has his own apartment. Maybe he lives with his parents, maybe Moments. decided college wasn’t for him and only shows up on campus from time to time to use the free internet in the library. I digress… wherever Moments. lives currently or does is wide of the point. Moments. is producing some of loveliest sounds my ear holes have ever heard. I highly recommend the remix of Big Jet Plane. [And so you're not confused, Moments. also goes by Bear Feet and Hare N Hound in addition to Moments]. More on Moments.
Since it’s inception some three or four years ago (to absolutely no avail whatsoever) Moombahton’s still a mystery to me. I’m left scratching my head, wondering how anyone possibly gleans satisfaction from such a drastically lesser form of even the crappiest house, techno, electro and god forbid even Dutch house. Despite my best efforts to disavow Moombahton I’ve been tempted with this delightful little remix of De La Soul’s Say No Go from Lithuanian producer Boyfriend:
All the way from cold ass Finland, Hannulelauri, formed by Hannu Nieminen and Lauri Soini have since 2009 onward been going about disparately dispensing a selection of now, cult status Ep’s, three to be exact in addition to the off 12″ here and there. Their first of 2012, Hannulelauri’s newest release is a set of three different takes on the berry berry respectable Italian production duo Ajello‘s new track Sabrer – which has recently been released on a very interesting new label, Danny Was a Drag King. Check that one out if you can. The release is called Smells Like Too Cheesy - all post disco devotees and balearic zealots this is your proverbial wet dream. I strongly implore everyone to try and check it out. If you weren’t educated before, well, you still probably aren’t, how could you be? But you can delve into Ajello’s discogs. The sheer multiplicity of their discography should keep you busy for a long while. Here’s the buy link again for Smells Like Too Cheesy and here are the Hannulelauri remixes for Sabrer:
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Ajello – Sabrer (Hannulelauri Remixes) by Hannulelauri
Don’t mind if I do. Here’s The Nile Delta remix of Black White & Blue, from Ladyhawke’s sophomore album Anxiety. It seems like all the cool kids already know about it, so that makes me a little late to the party I guess… You though, can still be a hero by stunning and amazing your friends just by clicking the track below (because only in scrupulously counted blog time is eight days considered late, so probably, they haven’t heard it yet). Obviously then you have to play it for them and then, everyone will be impressed:
Mic Newman’s been a busy beaver lately. One of my favorite producers of late Mic’s been holding it down with the bootlegs in the free shit category. Mic’s got some new stuff dropping on Tsuba end of February that are all freaking fantastic. Listen to ‘em / buy ‘em here.
In a city like Berlin, standing out amongst the throngs of others don’t come easy,butSteyoyoke, Berlin’s newest house, deep house label has done just that with their debut release If I Were Music. The three track release has already been supported byDJ Wild, Dyed Soundroom, Robert Owens, Nhan Solo, Fex Fellinietc etc. and I expect there will be even more to follow with their next release.Soul Button, Antonio OlivieriandI’m Fine(all the Steyoyoke recording artists) will be playing alongsidePrince Club(that’s a biig plus)andMatthew Styles(ofCrosstown Rebels) for Steyoyoke’s label launch party,so heads up Berliners…
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Hey there, who are we talking to? Can you please introduce yourself.
My name is Marco and I work as Label Manager for Steyoyoke.
Steyoyoke is a brand new label, clearly not to be overlooked, but with new record labels, whether they’re digital, house, vinyl only, disco, whatever, a dime a dozen, how did If I Were Music get picked up by Ibiza Voice?
Well, I guess they just liked the music. We got a message one day saying that Ibiza Voice wants to do a little coverage on the label and that they really like the EP.
Berlin has one of the largest markets pertaining to house and techno. How pertinent or impertinent is this ‘over-accessibility factor’ of labels and producers in Berlin effect getting your label’s music distributed and most importantly listened to after it is?
Since Berlin is one of the biggest markets for House and Techno music we put the focus on doing something different from the scratch on. Our music stands out because of its high quality production standard and the idea behind the music itself focusing on very interesting and rare sounds.
And of course our artwork is a plus on top.
Will you introduce the current Steyoyoke cast and any other past or future artists working with Steyoyoke?
We are happy to work with Antonio Olivieri, Soul Button and I’m Fine. There will be collaborations with great and talented artists in the future.
How did you meet the artists involved with this release? Can you talk about how everything came together?
Actually we knew each other for quite a while and decided to do something together since we were always on the same page, especially music-wise.
To us the idea of the music itself was always the most important factor. We want to show that music art is still alive and that new ideas are worth to be listened to and spread. Furthermore we put the focus on the communication with our listeners rather than just work on the artists images or fashionable things like sponsors and magazine covers.
To us its all about the music!
If you were music, what would you be. And what is Steyoyoke?
I personally would be a mix between Lounge and Death Metal according to my up and down moods I have once in a while:)
Steyoyoke would be the greatest Deep House of course!
I’m Fine & Antonio Olivieri – If I were music [SYYK001]
Please describe each the three tracks individually and the release as a whole?
The release as a whole I would describe as a diversified journey through the modern world of Deep House and House music.
‘If I Were Music’ centres around a titular vocal refrain, pitched and moulded to sit flush with a chord
driven slice of classic, deep house production that employs subtle modulation and side- chaining to give soft, undulating vibe.
‘Your Ghost’ is next up and is a cut that creeps towards its many peaks beautifully. Walking bassline and seductive vocal hooks combine with nagging, filtered guitar hits that wrap around the sturdy groove tightly.
Finally, ‘Do Not Care’ ends the EP with a slightly rougher edge. A bubbling, erratic analogue FM leads and hefty sub-bass make for a strong counterpoint to organic feel of the track’s captivating, David Byrne-esque vocals and forays into organic instrumentation.
Who can we blame for the amazing cover art?
We were really lucky to meet this very talented artist Azuldecobalt who is responsible for all Steyoyoke graphics, cover arts and designs. You can find out more about him here:
There’s record labels and there’s musical collectives. Unless you live under a rock, you’re probably already thinking of Wolf + Lamb, yes the one with the animal names. They’re like the Jewish Wu-tang of disco music. But this particular brotherhood isn’t from NY. Happily based in the city of Hamburg, Diynamic, spelled ‘diy,’ like ‘do it yourself’ is a collective of artists, including Solomun, Stimming and H.O.S.H.
With that said, Diynamic owes much of their success to H.O.S.H., H.O.S.H. is a luminary Diynamic figure. In an industry saturated with artists focused on producing, i.e. selling records and cutting remixes, the one guy who just deejays is, well, nobody goes just to see a deejay who doesn’t produce unless he’s some sort of famed turntable-est or some shit, right? Holger Behn maintains though that he’s a DJ/Producer/Promoter - a deejay first and foremost before the being a producer part. You see where I’m going with this? The deejays are the ones you want to see live. Take an hour, have a proper wake n’ bake if you need to and turn on any of Diynamic’s more recent radio recordings – the last few have been hosted by H.O.S.H. They’re all hour long sessions – lessons in the art of mixing records. You should and can download all of them through the SoundCloud players. And then tell me you aren’t thinking about hopping on the next plane to Germany.
I’ll be testing this first one out this weekend. I spotted it at work today and bought it immediately when I got home. It’s hot off of H.O.S.H.’s new Ep released on Diynamic. Get it off Beatport here along with it’s brother and sister counterparts. The whole Ep is a weapon and Malonda’s vocals couldn’t be more epic:
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H.O.S.H.- What Do You Want Me To Say (feat. Malonda)_teaser_low_resolution by H.O.S.H.
Say No Go (Boyfriend Rmx) - De La Soul
