Date: 11.12.2008

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Hawtin’s profile: Canadian (British born) producer, label boss & Dj. Although mainly influenced by Detroit techno, Hawtin developed his own style ranging from harder noisy techno to deep minimal abstract acid, particularly under his best known alias Plastikman. Was involved in the development of the Final Scratch digital Dj technology and has continued to use new technology as it becomes available.

Sometimes there are releases that have the power to surprise us… this is one of them. Mark August is a Dutch producer with only 5 Ep’s launched during two years, clearly betting on quality. He claims is influences are based on Chicago and Detroit but this Ep shows really more than that! If I didn’t know anything about him I would say he was from Germany duo to the great synth lines he uses and the minimal constructions with very little elements being used in the tracks. The bassline’s and heavy beats remind us Detroit so this release comes as a convergence between two different kinds of production and the result of that is a solid work, one of the bests of the month.
In the a side there’s “The Wasps From Tunisia And The Silver Piggy”,a track that really sticks in your mind, an amazing dark journey through the most exquisite flavors of this kind of music. The construction is absolutely amazing marked by hypnotic chords and a powerful rude dry beat going along the track… be prepared to get overflowed by this one!! In the b side Mark August presents “Scorpion’s Groove” and like the tittle suggests it floats around dark sounds, with a passionate mnml rhythm… top class release!

“A fable, with mystic and mysterious animals and creatures, might best describe what Mark had in mind while working on the tracks”

a1 - The Wasps From Tunisia and The Silver Piggy
b1 – Scorpion’s Groove

CNS#027-6
Release Date: 10.12.2008

After the great success of their last release – Exercise One, All out Ep – Lan Muzic is back with Tassilo, an Exercise One stable mate in the Mobilee barns who is introducing his new solo project.
True to his vision of techno, Tassilo delivers two striving, dark techno cuts that couldn’t fit better to what Lan Muzic was looking for at the moment. Who needs house anyways…! Grade A stripped down techno to light up the winter nights. Made for the dancefloor these two tracks are destined to spice up the DJ sets around the globe.
“Pulp” is a deep neurotic tool, perfectly build to be launched among an underground environment. 9 minutes of strange dark feelings with a strong minimal sense. “Smack” is also a great track, with a construction step by step where the elements enter one by one till the all set is complete! It has also a more pumpy beat so it’s ideal to any kind of dancefloor. It’s a true smack in anyone’s face. Amazing production. Lan Muzic delivers!

a1 – Pulp
b1 – Smack

Lan#018
Release date: 15.12.2008

This is the first Ep of 2009 presented by us. We begin this new thread (where we will be showing you some promos that we receive and are above the average) with Mihalis Safras. In his first EP on Great Stuff Recordings he comes up with fresh new sounds to initiate a new year… be aware so you don’t miss it.

Great Stuff is very proud to have the original the Tzatziki Groove Man on board: Mihalis Safras from Athens/Greece, one of the most productive techno producers on the planet with releases and remixes on Trapez, 2020 Vision, Sci + Tec, his own labels Material Series and Playmobil Series…. and upcoming stuff on BPitch Control and Soma. Mellowing his style as times goes by, getting more experimental and spacey with a fresh style of his own, Mihalis’s production is destined to the wiser dancefloors and most of his vinyls receive international awareness by reaching into charts of the biggest DJs like Sven Vath, Richie Hawtin, Dubfire, Adam Beyer, Ricardo Villalobos and many more. Enjoy this first EP for Great Stuff with a second EP to be released in march 2009.

samples:
A. Mihalis Safras – Letters
B1. Mihalis Safras – Cards
B2. Mihalis Safras – Mails

GSR#078
Release Date: 14.01.2009

Ilario Alicante has been one of the producers and dj’s of the year. His track “Vacaciones en Chile” has been played during all year at the clubs by the major artists of the scene. We present you his choices for this month:

Ilario Alicante – Living Near Africa / Cecille
Damian Schwartz & Guti – Salson / Raum…Musik
Roach Motel – The Night (Livio & Roby Romanian dub mix) / Junior Boys Own
Gimikk – She Luff / Remote Area
Liapin – Red Skin (Agnes remix) / Connect Four
Ramon Tapia – Can You Dig It / Great Stuff
Actor One – Stay (Gruber & Nuernberg remix) / Bloop
Ilario Alicante – Chanting Near Africa / Cecille
Detroit Grand Pubahs – Rollin’ Papers n bush (Gimikk remix) / Detelefunk
Dj Sneak – Always Something / Sampled

Portugal have Ronaldo, England have the Big Ben, USA have Osama , i mean Obama.. Germany had Hitler (lol) and now have Minimal  and Romania have Rares Ionut Iliescu aka Raresh. He is by far one of the world best DJs in this kind of music. He has been performing with guys like Ricardo Villalobos and Richie Hawtin and he is having a lot of success! I caught this set – recorded live in Italy- on the web and it’s the best one I listened the entire year! Minimaland is also selecting it as Set of The Year. If you don’t know this guy’s performances don’t waste any more time and download it now.

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Raresh Profile: Exuberance, joy, intense groove and the perfect mix of house, techno and minimal. 100 % pure Romanian success. Raresh, only 23 years old, is the best romanian DJ with a huge international fame. Each week brings him at least two round-trip flights to corners of the world: Frankfurt, London, Buenos Aires, Copenhagen, Ibiza, Rome, Florence, Berlin, Madrid and the list may continue. He is part of the Cocoon Booking roster. The young artist was invited to play at the most famous world clubs and festivals: Timewarp, Sonne Mond Sterne, Nature One, Love Parade. Together with his friends Rhadoo and Pedro he founded in 2007 the romanian electronic music label called [a:rpia:r]. Their debut vinyl contains also Raresh first production called “Dry Tool”

Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/116927716

Set Tracklist:
00:00 – 06:30: Kasper – Varyant
06:30 – 11:10: Mathias Kaden – Shetani
11:10 – 16:30: Matt Star – Kuhle Fliege (Hugo Remix)
16:30 – 20:40: Mountain People – Mountain People 6.1
26:00 – 31:00: Moloko – Sing it back [Reboot re-edit]
45:13 – 49:00: Lapena#2 – Cheescake
49:00 – 51:00: Je Davu – Music Got You Moving
72:46 – 78:45: Nina Simone – Sea Lion Woman (Pitto Remix) [Unreleased]
82:13 – 85:55: Ricardo Villalobos and Jay Haze – sunday prayer (lay back edit)

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“Burnski is an artist with an undeniable natural talent and drive. A comparable youth on the circuit, he has achieved more than some that have been around for twice as long. Aged 20, he was the youngest person to play at the legendary Leeds institution Back2Basics in the 17 year history of the club. On the basis of this and an immediate rapport with the club faithful, he was subsequently asked to become resident and keeps it in the heart of UK club land to this day”. (in www.discogs.com)
So, today I present you his latest work, a kind of Schizophrenic music. James Burnham prepared two quality tracks, directed to distorted minds… in the a side he comes up with a weird and disturbed track, with strange sounds all over the place, it seems that you can’t know what’s happening inside his head, SCHIZOPHRENIA is here! Indeed it’s a very nice one, perfect to be danced in the clubs in high states of mind and consciousness. After Schizo, there’s time for a “Freaky” track – in the b side – the end up this Ep. It’s another one to be placed in the headquarters of a Psychiatric institution. You’ve gotta be rather disturbed to do, or listen, something like this, but indeed… we all are!
Apart from the acid stuff that will eat you up, you will be able to listen great rhythms and pumpy bass that will fit in the tracks beautifully! Don’t think this is totally corrupted, it’s minimal at it’s highest class, with weird melody’s, for the ones that feel apart from a “normal world”.
Released on Morris Audio, Highly recommended!

a1 - Schizophenia
b1 - Freaky

Rls Date: 01.12.2008
Morris#063

One of our favorites is back. Kreon (Half part of the unique Greek duo Kreon & Lemos) is back with another dancefloor turn on. This time he shows up on Robsoul, a french label that we didn’t know but that are already on their 68th release. As always, Kreon delivers quality music, produced in great style. Three tracks that will certainly have a huge success, already supported by famous producers like Daniel Stefanik, Nick Curly, Lauhaus, Tanzmann, Serafin, Sebo K, Reboot, Anthony Collins, among others…
The Ep stars with “Drum My Scene” in the a side. The track is one of those deep journeys that this guy like’s to deliver… a sax melody going along with a shaky deep beat, perfect to be danced at any hour and any stage. The clean breaks and the gentle recycling after it is also something to be mentioned.The track transmits such a passionate feeling for this kind of music that is impossible not to like it. Next is “Potassa”, not as deep as the first, but also with a nice flow and rhythm. Is one of those tracks perfectly done no enhance the moods in the dancefloor, with the flavors rising in every minute of it. The saxophone makes a small appearance in the middle – like in the a side – and again it brings to the music a brilliant add-on. “Torrente” closes up the release in great style leaving a pumpy feeling in the air. It’s a nice tool to anyone’s set with that special mnml deep touch that Kreon is able to put in his music. 5 start release, a must have for all of you!

a1 - Drum My Scene
b1 - Potassa
b2 - Torrente

Rls Date: 25.11.2008
Robsoul#068