Kickboxer steps up for their first release during 2010 presenting “Ripcurl” a 12″ produced by Martin Eyerer and Ali Khalaj, aka Namito. This sublabel of Boxer Recordings has been running short in terms of releases, they’ve only add three last year and it would be great to have some more, because their releases normally are above the average. Like this one… “Ripcurl” is a monster techy house track that will shake up any dancefloor. It has a strong deep solid beat, a huge bassline, a tremendous pace and, in the middle, a kind of melancholic melody to give some kind of a feeling to the track.  Both Namito and Eyerer have been producing music for a long time and always had a great sense of appeal, this release show’s all their know how and experience that has been molded over the years. In the b side you’ll listen a remix of “Ripcurl” done by Ahmet Sendil who also is no newbie in the scene. He is a Turkish producer that we normally see doing this kind of work (remixes). This one show’s why this guy is so requested to this art of remixing… In this one he was able to make it even more shaky taking a little of the dry minimal feeling of the first and making it a more easy-listening track, with more power, but with less minimal techno appeal. Either way, both are great tracks and we’re very glad to see that Kickboxer is running good and healthy.

a1 – Ripcurl

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b1 – Ripcurl (Ahmet Sendil remix)

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KICKBOXER#026
Release Date: 15.02.2010

We were already missing Kickboxer’s releases! This parent label of Boxer Recording has presented us some pretty nice releases like Haito & Diringer – Perception and Matzak – Might is Right. Now, after 3 months of absence, they release their 22rd edition with Rievaulx ( aka Bryan J Robsan, one part of Solaris Heighs) leading the decks. It’s this guy’s – UK based – debut and he got in to the scene in the most perfect way.
Rievaulx makes me remind producers like Gabriel Ananda and Dominik Eulberg, he bets a lot in deep melodies and some twisted neuro environments around them. “Animo” is the perfect example of it, it has great chords, a tremendous deep housy beat and a neurotic melody able to make you mad while you listen it! Sweet sweet theme! In the b side appears “Boxing Shadows”, the greatest track of the Ep. The melody is very groove, the minimal techno 4×4 high pace beat that begins around 1:14 minutes it’s devastating. It makes the junction of the different pieces seem perfect. I hadn’t listened a track like this for a while now, it’s a beautiful track made to touch our souls but also to make us dance.
Easily the best release i listened this month! Don’t miss this one, for your own mind health!

a1 - Animo
b1 - Boxing Shadows

KICKBOXER#022
Rls Date: 27.10.2008