Freude At Tanzem is certainly one of the greatest labels of all time in the kind of music that minimaland usually supports. They still release almost every thing produced by Wighnomy Brothers and also artists like Marek Hemmann, Mathias Kaden, Kadebostan and Douglas Greed. This last producer just released his new Ep called “Beuys Don’t Cry” and, on FAT’s first appearance during 2009, Douglas came out with a brilliant performance. In his new 12″ he presents 4 tracks full of quality and passion. “If this…” is the first one and starts with a rather pumpy groove transmitting a danceable vibe. The percussive elements are some of the best you may listen nowadays, tech housy feelings all over the place. The 2nd track is the “Chessbet” appealing more to melodic moments, with some acid patterns that will turn your brain completely messed up. The feeling on this one is huge and you’ll definitely feel the incredible vibe this piece or art transmits.  “Animals Will Only Come To You If You Feel Them” turns the paths to darker and heavier roots, appealing to your deepest feelings in those kind of tracks that will make the dancefloors mad… this one is to enjoy at open spaces, to float around between a nocturnal melody and some amazing percussion that are present in this amazing groove. Feel it! “A Life Full of Handshakes” closes down the path, in a dark dubbed style.
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a1 - If This…

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a2 – Chessbet

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b1 - Animals Will Only Come To You If You Feel Them

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FAT#041
Rls Date: 16.03.2009

Move D is one of the most interesting artists in the scene. His act was considered one of the top 10 during 2008 by Resident Advisor and today we give you the chance to listen his most recent podcast, recorded for Bunker.

Listen it here:

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After a magnificent Ep produced by Benno Blome and Tom Clark – “Pheromonia”,  Highgrade records is back with another top release, this time with Markus Schatz and Brett Longman at the decks. Schatz is known by his work on labels like Opossum records, while Brett Longman, from Paris, has a few good works at Logistic Rec, among others. “Dope On Plastic Ep” brings something more from them, this is a high class production with the most challenging stripped down percussive mnml there can be. All the 4 tracks are beautifully constructed and will be certain hits to be appreciated at the most exclusive dancefloors. Dubby and funky elements, low synths, great kicks, detroit roots, deep melodies, unexpected rhythms, amazing constructions, you can count with all of this in the Ep. Highgrade always brings the most freshest techno in the scene and this release is not an exception. Another fabulous work from one of the best labels in the market. A must have

a1 - Dope on Plastic

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b1 - Running

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b2 - Good Vibe

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HIGHGRADE#060
Rls Date: 16.03.2009

AIRDROP & MUSICAL MISSIONARY present DECKED OUT @ WMC 2009

Friday, March 28th
Double Grand Waterclub, Downtown Miami
Two Rocking Open Air Decks
From 11 AM To 11 PM

MAIN DECK
Magnet Muzik & Musical Missionary

MY MY – Live (Playhouse – GER)
BUTANE (alphahouse – GER)
LEE JONES (Aus Music – GER)
WILL SAUL (Simple Records, Aus Music – UK)
BILL PATRICK (Robots/ Weekend Club – US/ Berlin)
NIKOLA BAYTALA (Kontrol/ Tweekin’ – SF)

UPPER DECK
Hello?Repeat & Airdrop Records

JAN KRUEGER (Hello?Repeat – GER)
DAZE MAXIM – Live (Hello?Repeat – GER)
TANNER ROSS vs. SERGIO SANTOS (Airdrop – US)
SOUL CLAP (Airdrop – US)
PUNISHER vs. CONNIE (Airdrop – US)
LUNATIK (Airdrop – US)

AIRDROP and MUSICAL MISSIONARY host the exclusive Miami showcase event for Berlin’s Hello?Repeat label, Buenos Aires/ NYC based Airdrop Records, and Berlin’s Magnet Muzik.

Airdrop Records is a hybrid creation that managed to unite the most talented producers North and South America has to offer, bringing forth an elegant conglomerate of eclectic electronic music releases that range between various forms of Techno and House. In the last two years, Airdrop has grown into a global network, a neuronal connection between local scenes, effectively connecting the most driving underground forces. Amongst them Berlin’s Hello?Repeat label as well as Miami’s underground music advocate Musical Missionary.

Joining forces, they have managed to organize one of the most breath-taking events during this year’s WMC, in a beautiful bayside venue full of good sunny vibes and fresh air blown in from the bay. With two outdoor areas practically hovering over Biscayne Bay, The Double Grand Waterclub offers a welcoming atmosphere without the hassle of South Beach congestion and inflated prices.

Among the headlining talents are Berlin’s über-producers MY MY who will perform an exclusive live performance to give you a precise idea of the most stunning sounds around. Drawing from the same geographic talent pool, you can add BUTANE, JAN KRUEGER, and DAZE MAXIM to the list. Sets from amazing artists like LEE JONES, BILL PATRICK and WILL SAUL can be sampled while the sun is kissing the water. And rounding out the diverse line-up are American dance music providers NIKOLA BAYTALA, LUNATIK, SOUL CLAP, PUNISHER, CONNIE, TANNER ROSS, and SERGIO SANTOS.

Last but definitely not least, you will be able to admire the crystalline sound of VOID AUDIO’s exclusive debut installation in the US on both decks! Amongst other notable projects, Void constructed the sound system of Fabric’s new club, Matter, in London.

Every element of this party has been tweaked for maximum pleasure – a diverse talent lineup playing on amazing sound systems in a beautiful outdoor atmosphere with no hassle or attitudes to deal with. Sometimes clichés work. This is one of them. You really don’t want to miss this party!

Location

The Double Grand Waterclub / 1717 North Bayshore Drive / Miami, FL 33132

The Double Grand Waterclub is located behind the DoubleTree Grand hotel in downtown Miami just across the Venetian Causeway from South Beach. Its two outdoor floors overlook Biscayne Bay — the ideal party space.

Time

11 AM to 11 PM
Saturday, March 28, 2009

Tickets available trough Resident Advisor,  HERE!
Get your discounted presale tickets now while they are $15.

Directions

There is a free school bus shuttle to and from The Standard hotel on South Beach available, a cab ride from anywhere on South Beach is around $10.

The Double Grand is located one block NE of the downtown Omni station, and there is a free MetroMover that will get you to the Omni station from downtown.

More informations

minimaland.com Supports this event

This post and new ones will be constantly updated on the next days. Stay tuned!

“The prolific Italian music scene welcomes a new project signed by Leo & Omar Omv called Re-UP. Djs since over 10 years Leo and Omar used to be residents in some of the most underground parties of the north of Italy. They started composing in 2004 and moved to Barcelona in 2007. Named as OEL&Polygon, they reached Top positions in Charts with their 3 tracks “Instinto primario”, “Sexophonia” and “Dexter”. Today, the already tested duo is ready to come back under the name of Re-UP.” Microfibres is a label conducted by Marc Antona, an artist we admire in the minimal land.

In the a-side “We Lost The Flight” denotes great quality. A deep, throbbing bassline at its core, with well placed pauses and an incredible sense of progression. Worked in all the frequencys, more dark minimal touched, haves the gift to put us back into older times. The alarm, and slap bass in the final break are placed near to perfection.b-side “Every Night” kicks things up a gear. Techno beats orientated, with an injection of old-school, it skips along easily. Drived and more crowd orientated background synth stabs, vocal samples enter to complete the path. Progressive, this track keeps us slaming back to the floor with its rotund bassline,  good crowd maker.Rounding off the package is the digital only tr “Bistrack”. For us maybe the best track on the Ep and its only on digital, what a shame! Great evolution from the start till the end with traditional ethnic drums combined together in a fitted construction, detailed in all frequencys ranges. Progressive, relies on drums games and playings, melding it into rolling techie beats.

Minimaland Feedback:Great tracks, Great release!

Support from Josh Wink, Martin Eyerer, Marco Resmann, Luciano, Adam Beyer, Stephan Bodzin, Monika Kruse, Pig & Dan, Marco Carola, DJ Hell, Hernan Cattaneo, only to name a few…

Tracklisting:

a – We Lost The Flight

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b - Every Night

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b1 – Bistrack (Digital Only)

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Release Date: 11/03/2009 | Catalog: MF006

Wow. Not even one day since the great Kolombo release appeared and we’re just synched again, at the same time, with another finest release. Perhaps at the same time, 2009 its making its definitions and marks along the path. In the minimal land we do not need any presentations, to find out more about Popof and check out our bets, try our review on his Ep “Summer on Mars” or discogs database.

This release, maybe by coincidence (?!), its released trough A.F.U. (Acid Fuckers Unite), label run by Thomas Peter Heckmann, a guy we can consider as a hidden Guru among the minimal land in its hypnotiest recycled horizons . As E.g. Heckmann&Gecko – Out of mind (1999).Looking at this combination triggered an anxiety belly feeling since other releases.

“Advice. Whilst listening to this Ep, your brain can be fried or excited and exercised with the flashed patterns; paranoid drives or recycled driving delusions “ seems to be the warning appropriated to this brain recycling.

The treatment sets up with “Mr. Orange”, and you’re feeling normal until the energy strokes and you’re kicked into this warped bass line and neurotic rhythms path, conducting to an unstopping chain of peaks and inter-connected waves… Hypnotized and still in shock you enter the final treatment with a “Head Cleaner” operated by Popof to wipe your head out and connect proper installments to neurons receptors.While “Mr. Orange” drive all your senses to energized psychotic ways, “Head Cleaner” wipe your head out and pursues the chaos reconstruction with more clear and progressive rhythm, featuring as well the same base and carrying a general feeling that the boost it’ll not stop.

Besides these are two amazing tracks and you’ll always be thinking “which side?”, I must denote they request some previous warming cause they’ll blast any dance floor to its limits and may be misunderstood in a “young” dance floor context… Definitely a MUST have Ep!

a – Head Cleaner

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Release date – 10/03/2009 | Catalog: AFULTD21

The Berliner Till Von Sein is a producer that is gaining more reputation each day it goes. His music is perfect to after hours sessions bringing an enormous happiness to the dancefloors. After having produced some records to Trenton, Morris Audio and Moodmusic he now appears on Dirt Crew Recordings for a very inspired Ep. This new face of the Deep House scene presents three classy tracks with lots of different influences from soulful house cuts to jazz always combined with those kind of underground grooves that we so much like. On the first track of this release – “Ovas” – Till von Sein was assisted by Catz and Dogz to create a great funky track that will deliver a great feeling of joy to the dancefloor movement. The passionate “Nulla” is those kinds of deep house tracks to enjoy a splendorous afternoon at the sunny beach. Just chill! Finally “Sunday Madness” shows up with a fine percussion and a great rhythm completed by some soulful vocal samples. If you like it simple and deep, this is your kind of Ep. Till Von Sein confirms all his potential… lets wait for more. After hours are back.

a1 – Ovas (Catz N Dogz OHNE FX remix)

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b1 - Nulla

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b2 - Sunday Madness

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Dirt#031
Rls Date: 02.03.52009

There aren’t many DJs who embody euphoric raving, moments fraught with happiness and electric discharges onto the dancefloor, as Len Faki does. What has been reserved for dancers at Berghain and other international clubs, is now available on CD for the first time ever. ‘Berghain 03′ is a display of Faki’s mastery at its most compact and intense. Unlike a recording from a clubnight, this CD concentrates all aspects and tonalities of Len’s extensive sets at Berghain on 77 minutes. Len takes the listener on a journey, or rather an odyssey: At the beginning one is sucked into a hypnotic techno sound gradually developing a more and more intoxicating, electrifying and dramatic dynamic. Len Faki’s exclusive contribution ‘BX 3′ marks a first euphoric highlight being absorbed by Radioslave’s dubby undertones of ‘Neverending’, another exclusive track on this mix, followed by Basement Jaxx’ disco house transporting the euphoric atmosphere to a new frisky level. Towards the end Jerome Sydenham’s and Dennis Ferrer’s ‘Timbuktu’ adds a spiritual depth underlined by Burial’s remix of Bloc Party’s ‘Where Is Home?’ as a perfect closing track.

Having moved to Berlin in 2002 Len Faki took a creative break in order to restart as a DJ and musician. He became a resident at Berghain and launched his new labels Figure and Podium on which he released a series of excellent 12“s. The highlights of his own output were ‘Mekong Delta’ on Ostgut Ton and ‘My Black Sheep’ on Podium.

For anyone who experienced Len Faki internationally as a peaktime DJ or who only know him for his productions, the second, more house-y part of ‘Berghain 03′ might come as a surprise, as this aspect of his DJing has so far been reserved to his marathons at Berghain. But Faki rises to the special challenge of presenting such a set during the length of a CD, without suffering the loss of the broad stylistic range of such a night. Being able to show that it’s still possible to bring oppositional tracks into a coherent context on this mix has been a task close to Len’s heart. As a matter of fact, this is the main theme of ‘Berghain 03′. Techno and house don’t appear as antagonists here, but rather are the manifestations of the same emotive erruptions. By changing styles Len Faki reveals connections you can feel. By layering the tracks for very long periods they all appear in a new light.

In spite of the stylistic openness, ‘Berghain 03′ is still a techno mix. For Len Faki, techno is the music of happiness. The energy of the dancefloor feeds back to the turntables and creates a loop driving dancers into ecstasy, bedazzling listeners during the course of 20 tracks; from John Beltran’s orchestral sounds to Burial’s fey Dubstep.

Minimaland Feedback: Another brilliant release by Ostgut Ton with Len Faki delivering a real massive techno mix, no fails, no flaws, clean mixes, great tracklist… If you like the underground movement you’ll surely like this, dark as hell with non stopping rhythm, techno is back people, it’s time to rave! A must have.. btw: Len Faxi – Bx3 is the best techno track i listened for a long time.

————Tracklisting————

01. John Beltran – Vienna
02. Edit-Select – Bauer (Exclusive Track)
03. Roman Lindau – Raumgestaltung
04. Collabs feat. Speedy J & Chris Liebing – Magnit Express
05. Gez Varley pres. Tony Montana – The World Is Yours
06. Someone Else – Lowdown Brittle (Wink’s Profound Sound Interpretation)
07. Pfirter – Mi Chica
08. Eric Johnston – Waiting For Weird
09. JP Montesino – Viaje Numero Uno
10. Planetary Assault Systems – Surface Noise
11. Len Faki – BX 3 (Exclusive Track)
12. Radio Slave – Neverending (Exclusive Track)
13. Radio Slave w/ Dennis Ferrer – Neverending w/ Jero A capella
14. Koljah & Oliver Deutschmann – Eaten Back To Life (Ed Davenport’s Stripped Mix)
15. Tony Lionni – Found A Place (Exclusive Track)
16. Basement Jaxx – Fly Life (Xtra Mix)
17. Nick Holder & Kaje pres. Trackheadz – Feel (Instrumental Mix)
18. Laurent Garnier – The Man With The Red Face
19. Ferrer & Sydenham Inc. – Timbuktu
20. Bloc Party – Where is Home? (Burial Remix)

OSTGUTCD#008
Release date: 20. 04. 09

Kolombo is a producer well known among the mnmland. We have been covering some of his best releases and in this year he already released two Eps, one on Bluffin Records (Tweedle Dee) and the other on Turbo Records, a Montreal based record label that started out in March of 1998 as a partnership between two friends and DJs, Mark Dillon and Tiga.. old school! While “Tweedle Dee” is a mysterious confusion of weird sounds (not exactly a master piece), “Sniff Ep” is a classic release marked by delicious minimalist constructions and really progressive rhythms. A1 track is a really progressive blow tune  marked by a sample recall us to some illicit happenings. It’s very well constructed and will have a certain success in the dancefloors. “Pique Nique” in the B side is the most strong track in the Ep and the real reason of why I’m posting this here. This one has an awesome trippy sub bass groove that is able to eat your mind up. The crispped synths are also delightfull and the all elements seem to combine perfectly, a real brain teaser. Release nrº 61 on Tiga’s Turbo Records. Snifffff

a1 - Sniff

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b1 - Pique Nique

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Turbo#061
Release Date: 11.02.2009

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Chris Lattner, one of the Lessizmore resident,  gets back to Einmaleins teaming up with Felicitas Mambele aka Coco Malente, a Nigeriam producer,  for another great instalment. This might be considered a little preview of what’s to come during next Summer, fresh sounds, cool happy vocals and some pumpy flavored beats demanding danceable moments. Thats how the Ep starts, in the A side with Lattner’s track. “Limbo With Coco” has already been supported by mr. Nick Curly and Karotte among others, and it might really be a great Summer hit, the track has it all, quality, rhythm and a really enjoayble beat reminding us some of those old school anthems that we so much liked. In the B side  Malente’s appears with a “Yellow Cab to Paris” showing up the same kind of patterns presented  in the A side, a solid pumpy groove, some tribal elements, smooth funky bassline’s and really good percussive elements. Einmaleins was picked as one of the top 5 labels of last year and that can’t be considered luck, their work continues to be subliminal always presenting some of the best fresh tunes of the market, this time with the most grooviest and the most subtle house out there at the moment. To be released in the last days of March

a1 - Chris Lattner – Limbo With Coco
b1 - Coco Malente – Yellow Cab To Paris 

samples here

Einmaleins#042
Release Date: 23.03.2009