Record of the day… Martin Lewis / Monoklo 2

Rob — Thu, 18 Feb 2016 17:21:03 +0000

Artist: Martin Lewis
Title: Monoklo 2
Label: Holic Trax

Release: Out Now

Cat. No. MNK002

Monoklo is a new sub label of Holic Trax that focuses on darker, deeper techno and house sounds, away from the more groovy and soulful offerings of the well established main label. After the success of the first release by Ivan Iacobucci, which saw support from the likes of Arpiar, Vidionquest & Laurent, the label now enlists Martin Lewis for three hot tracks featuring a remix from label boss man and Japanese don Tomoki Tamura.

Lewis is a Berlin based DJ and live set specialist who has been collecting vinyl all his life. He blends together his life’s worth of influences into off kilter dance music that has impressed those who matter. It comes on labels like Exploited and Hollic Trax as well as Freebase Records and this newest release is the latest in a long line of success for the man.

No nonsense opener ‘The Wax’ is a supple, rubbery roller with sparse stabs accompanying the infectious groove. Bubbly and restless and littered with odd voices and scurrying little bacterial sounds, it is a fun yet functional way to kick off the EP. The brilliantly dream like ‘Poetry’ then sinks down into a more warming and human groove, with smeared synths bringing colour and heat to a loose house groove.

The final excellent original is ‘Drumcatch,’ which is a choppy techno track with stormy solar winds and reflective hi hats glistening above a jumbled drum line. There are some old school, rave signifiers along the way that help make it all the more charming, and this is the track that Tomoki Tamura also remixes. His version is stripped right back to a suggestive, infectious final groove with feather light percussion, skewed chords and involving sub bass that laps at the heels of the track.

This new sub label is as fresh as exciting as Holic Trax itself yet offers something slightly different for DJs and dancers everywhere.

Tracklist:

A1 The Wax
A2 Drumcatch (Tomoki Tamura Remix) B1 Poetry
B2 Drumcatch

Describe the record in five words.
Deep, forward, timeless, various, warm.

What is it about this record that will appeal to the fans?
Listen to all the tracks and feel the journey it takes you upon. All tracks transfrom a special feeling and are fitting to wonderful places in space and time.
Starting off with the club banger “The Wax” just raw energetic house music followed by Tomoki´s superb remix also made for the club. The B-Side is deeper and suitable for warm ups and afterhours.

How does it differ from your last release?
My last record was quite different. It had a more happy character and contained a lot of disco samples. This one is deeper and darker.

What was the inspiration for this release?
Life is my inspiration, I do music and work on my tracks almost every day. Tomoki selected the tracks, because he has good experience and an excellent taste.
Those tracks fit good together and with the ace remix the release became a great whole.

If you had the chance to play this in any club, which would it be?
The tracks fit in any club, when the DJ is playing House Music. The Ep was already played out at in some clubs like Cafe 1001, Brunnen70, Kater Blau and on several Radio shows across the globe. I would love to play these tracks at Panorama Bar and at Globus Tresor someday. I really love the soundsystems and the vibes going on there.

Record of day… Doublet / Paradise Village

Rob — Fri, 01 May 2015 09:04:52 +0000

Artist: Doublet

Title: Paradise Village EP

Label: Doublet

Release: 18th May 2015

Cat. No. DBT001

Format: Vinyl

Doublet is the production moniker of friends and musical partners Tomoki Tamura and Tuccillo, previously releasing together on other labels, they have come together to form the new eponymously named Doublet imprint as a channel for their own music. Tomoki and his Holic Trax label have long been serving up solid house music whilst Tuccillo has conjured up numerous Beatport chart toppers on labels like 2020Vision, Visionquest and Holic Trax. Here their unique style brings you back from classic house music to future minimalism and is sure to fill you with joy.

Up first is the title track, a charming house shuffler with woozy synths, light footed percussion and skipping rhythms that give an off kilter and deep dancefloor vibe. ‘Brother Other’ is a slightly more physical affair with lumpy beats, tense synth crescendos and stiff snares that really encourage you to shake your limbs.

Lastly, ‘Buri Planet’ is a deep and sensual number with clever vocals samples adding an element of pained soul, rubbery bass bringing warmth and golden synths and acid squelches building yet more character. This is accomplished, alive sounding house music that really does sound fresh. Doublet, then, is already off to a winning start.

Tracklisting:

A1 Paradise Village

B1 Brother Other

B2 Buri Planet

Describe the record in five words.

Mellow moody pumping house music.

What is it about this record that will appeal to the fans?

Nothing appeal,we just make this tune with our love and fun,and if you guys can share this feeling with us,it would be special for us.

How does it differ from your last release?

We had 2 eps from Holic Trax before and now we finally launch our own print doublet,this is the first release so really exciting.

What was the inspiration for this release?

Inspiration come from naturally all our life,we do not think too much. Just follow our feeling.

One of this track was made after we went to some club and djs was playing very bad house music there so we just wanted to listen nice mellow music and then happened.

If you had the chance to play this in any club, which would it be?

We love to play ” A1 Paradise Village” at open air space with a cold bottle of herbs.

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