Filed under: Download Only, Video | Tags: Downbeat, Hip Hop, Lounge, Mole Listening Pearls, MP3, Music, Wax Tailor
Wax Tailor – This Train | Leave It
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The autodidact Johannes Huppertz was born on 20th of July 1964, he was singer/songwriter and the leader of the band „Comix Strips“ for many years. He has always been open minded about any kind of music and played with the very most different musicians in his hometown Cologne. So he worked with the today well known minimalist Mike Ink. (Studio 1), Peter Brings (Superjeile Zick), recorded songs at the Dieter Dierks Studios (Scorpions) and supported bands like Jeremy Day, Zeltinger Band and Chroming Rose. He always stood between comercial rock music, pop music and artificial electronic sounds. Johannes Huppertz is a real fan of Andy Warhol . Pop Art ist his revelation. In all of his compositions he tries to mix tradition, zeitgeist and personal emotions.
“My tracks are always a challenge to put these 3 elements into 4 minutes.” His headline for his instrumental arrangements: “as much as needed, the least as possible.”He already released three albums under pseudonyms like “Area 42″ and “Newton 42″ and a lot of songs can be find on compilations from over the world. But now he dares the next step in his career: The first album under hsi real name “Johannes Huppertz”. This album “Eternal Change” is a collective of timbres and sojnd experiences – like a trip into a world with dreams, astonishments and different emotions. Until the last song of the album “Piano Expression” the listener will appear in the real world again.
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Filed under: Download Only, Video | Tags: ASM, Hip Hop, Mole Listening Pearls, MP3, Music, Wax Tailor
His first album “Tales of the Forgotten Melodies” drew comparisons to the likes of RJD2, Portishead and DJ Shadow, while his second “Hope & Sorrow” (80.000 sold worldwide) landed him a nomination at the prestigious Victoires de la Musiques, as well as the US Indie Awards. Wax Tailor is coming off a year which saw him tour relentlessly (over 200 concerts) and score the title track for the movie “Paris” by Cedric Klapisch as well as a few remixes (Nina Simone, ASA). He is now a well-established and respected producer. Written in both Paris and New York City, his third album “In the Mood for Life” is an organic landscape with orchestral accents. Taking its cues from Soul, Funk, Hip-Hop or 60’s Pop Music, this is one eagerly awaited journey.
ASM are an international Hip Hop collective who are rapidly making their mark on the scene through their “original and boundary-pushing” live shows, leading them to be recently deemed the “leaders of the new school” by Dj Vadim (BBE). They support Wax Tailor on his first single, taken from the third album, with spectacular vocals on “Say Yes”.
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Filed under: Download Only | Tags: Album, Downbeat, download, Dub, Electronica, Lounge, Mole Listening Pearls, MP3, Music
The established Mole artists like Naomi, Audio Lotion, nor elle, Alphawezen Ohm Square, and moodorama beyond new faces on the label like Dadamnphreaknoizphunk, Johannes Huppertz, Sneaky Fox and The Casino Royal create an acoustic mosaic which is constantly reassembled but always remains recognisable. A paradox: although there is no typical Mole sound, you can immediately feel and sense the sound of Mole. The resolution to this paradox is anchored in the label´s core ideas and the mission of the Mole artists. The mission of the artists can be found in their music with the music being their message.
The core ideas of Mole include the determined willingness to foster its artists and to provide them with time and space to develop their message.
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| 1: The Casino Royal – Cold Morning | |
| 2: Audio Lotion – Otonal | |
| 3: Sky D’Or – Calor | |
| 4: Robert Manos – Mombasa | |
| 5: Dadamnphreaknoizphunk – Powerless feat. Virag | |
| 6: Acoustique Parfum – Be My Star | |
| 7: DJ Nob Tee presents Dugsoul – Feel The Wind (Original Mix) | |
| 8: Lemongrass – Rècrèation | |
| 9: Moonlik – Lost On Segregation | |
| 10: Alphawezen – Out of Sight | |
| 11: Naomi – Trust | |
| 12: Romanto & Out Of The Drum – Cryin Roads | |
| 13: Johannes Huppertz – Space Childhood | |
| 14: Ohm Square – No Shame No Gain | |
| 15: Sneaky Fox – The Challenge | |
| 16: moodorama – The Call | |
| 17: DKMA Presents Andrastea – Seek N Find | |
| 18: The Lushlife Project – Small Town In Your Eyes | |
| 19: Moon – Longer Thorns | |
| 20: nor elle feat. Bella Wagner – Love True Dimension
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Filed under: Download Only | Tags: House, MP3, Plastic City, Remix, Tech House, Terry Lee Brown Junior
Highly addictive grooves and elements of house, techno, jazz, downtempo and even breakbeat melt together and thus you can never expect a certain category of sound – but there’s an important ingredient for all of his works: Emotion! From early beginnings until the present the musical ideas from Terry Lee Brown Junior had great impact on what we now call “Tech-House”. As a pioneer and central player of the Tech-House scene he succeeded in getting and remaining one of the most requested producers and DJs worldwide. Especially in the U.S.A. and Great Britain he established himself as archetype for nearly every following production or name in this division. In 2008 Terry Lee Brown Junior was very successful with his 5th album “Softpack” and the singles “Pulsar”, “Chatterbox”, “Delightful Encounter”, “Wait” and “Soul Digits”. “Everyday”, which was produced in cooperation with The Timewriter, is the last breathless remix package from “Softpack” with new interpretations from Nikola Gala and Budai & Vic.
Available Format: mp3.
Filed under: Download Only | Tags: download, Greg Parker, MP3, Plastic City, Tech House, Techno
In the Year 1996 Greg Parker began to work for the Distribution “DMS” and the Recordstore “Imports”. In 2002 he started to manage the recordstore on his own and changed the name into “Smoove Records”. The insight into the different kinds of electronic music allowed him an extended overview in the electronic music scene, which is actually reflected in his individual and bulky Sound. At the End of the 90’s Greg Parker was a wellknown Dj in Darmstadt and it’s outer regions. In 2002 he became Resident Dj in the famous House Club “Room 106” where he got in contact with Terry Lee Brown Junior. From this point of time on they started a close friendship which was not only based on the shared Interest in electronic Music. Inspired by their friendship the first own production from Greg Parker was released on the compilation “Imagination Of The Shape”. Greg Parker also produced two tracks together with Terry for his albums “Karambolage” (I Feel Lost) and “Softpack” (Headache). After his success with his first 12″ called “All Good Things” it was only consequential to ask him to compile his first DJ Mix compilation “Deep Meltdown” for Plastic City.
Available Format: mp3.
Filed under: Download Only | Tags: Downbeat, Hip Hop, Kurtis Blow, Lounge, Mole Listening Pearls
Kurtis Blow, one of the founders and creators of recorded rap, stands as an emerging leader in a new generation of rappers with street sense, social criticism, and commercial savvy, a timeless artist and hip hop legend, Kurtis Blow has been instrumental in raising up a generation of MCs, and he will soon carry the torch for hip hop music into new arenas. In 1979, at the age of twenty, Kurtis Blow became the first Rapper to be signed by a major label. Mercury released “Christmas Rappin”, and it sold over 400,000 copies and it became an annual classic. Its gold followup “The Breaks” helped ignite a stillspreading international Rap Attack. He released 10 Albums over 11 years – the first entitled Kurtis Blow, his full length debut and his second, a Top 50 Pop Album Deuce, a big hit across Europe; “Party Time” which featured a pioneering fusion of Rap and GoGo; “Ego Trip”, which includes the hits “8 Million Stories”, “AJ”, and “Basketball” and in 1985, “America”. The “America” video innovation received a MTV Monitor Award. From this album, the song If I Ruled the World became a top 5 hit on Billboards R & B chart. Columbia/Sony recording artist Nas debuted at #1 on the Billboards Pop Album chart with a cover of the song in 1997. He was honored to coordinate King Holiday, along with Dexter Scott King, a song to celebrate Dr. Martin Luther Kings Birthday. The Mercury/Polygram single coproduced by Kurtis Blow includes the collaborative efforts of Whitney Houston, New Edition, Stephanie Mills, El Debarge, James JT Taylor of Kool & the Gang, The Fat Boys and Run DMC among others. It has become an annual Holiday Classic. Besides his own work, Kurtis has been responsible for Rap hits by The Fat Boys and Run DMC. Run began his career billed as The son of Kurtis Blow. Love Bug Starski, Sweet Gee, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Full Force, Russell Simmons and Wyclef Jean all have been produced or have worked with Blow in the past.
In 1995 Kurtis Blow started working on-air in radio. Power 106 (1 CHR). Radio station in Southern California had Kurtis Blow on-air Sunday nights with The Old School Show, a highly rated specialty show that features Blow playing the hits from the past. The show was rated #1 for 4 years. Kurtis is now working for Sirius Satellite Radio on the Classic Old School Hip Hop station Backspin 43. In 1996 Kurtis Blow was featured in a Hip Hop display at the Rock-N-Roll Hall of Fame. The display still stands. In 2002 after 9/11, Kurtis went overseas to the Middle East to tour the Armed Forces Bases for 17 shows to bring a little bit of back home to the troops stationed there. The tour consisted of shows in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Krgystan, Jordan, Bahrain, Kuwait and Oman. “It was a tour I will never forget”, Blow says, “I did the Bob Hope thing”.
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Filed under: Download Only | Tags: MP3, Plastic City, Tech House, Techno
Adam Jace lives and breathes house music. His sound is described as unique and forward thinking, breaking down genre boundaries effortlessly and representing club-focused music at its very best. As a DJ, he has played all across Sydney, holding down an ongoing 2 year residency at Habit as well as playing guest spots for one of Australia’s leading underground club brands, Sweetchilli. In 2008 Adam played his first set of international gigs when he toured Thailand, playing 6 slots across the country and headlining some of Bangkok’s biggest clubs. His sets like his productions have a deep organic groove synonymous with that raw yet sophisticated style of underground house music. Recently Adam has been signed to Thug Management where he will become a regular for one of Sydney’s most respected events, Thug Nights and help launch Thug Records, a local Sydney label focusing on pushing quality house and tech. As a producer he has already released a number of EPs for Plastic City. His debut release “Doktor Deep” was featured on The Timewriter’s “Deep Train Vol 5″ and got support from many of the scenes leading house music selectors. Adam Jace has produced remixes for labels such as Helvetica Recz, Junkbeats, Manuscript and FBSS to name but a few and his music continues to get support from a growing list of international artists that include Nick Warren, Anthony Pappa, The Timewriter, Ian Pooley, Neil Quigley, Scope, Da Funk, Osamu M, Anil Chawla, Deepchild and many more.
Available Format: mp3.
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This dynamic duo works at the forefront of cool German club music and its media since ages. Tom celebrated his career as a solo techno artist as early as the rise of Frankfurt to being a German techno-city known worldwide. As a producer in the 90s he released and worked as A&R for “Harthouse”. He established himself a cornerstone in every sensible techno-history, with still legendary projects such as Arpeggiators or AWeX. As resident DJ at Frankfurt’s very own “Dorian Gray” he belongs to the heritage of the Frankfurt sound. Since five years Tom is hosting the weekly radio show YOU FM SOUNDS at Frankfurt’s public radio YOU FM, broadcasting for the Rhein-Main area’s terrestrial listeners as well as the whole globe via stream. Tom is hosting guests from John Acquaviva and Oliver Huntemann to Sis and Reboot, in other words from Techno to House. As a radio-host Tom’s playlist boasts cool contemporary clubsounds between trend und tradition. In fact, it was by means of tradition that Tom Wax hooked up with Franksen in the studio. Franksen is „On Air“ since 8 years, hosting Germany’s longest-running DJ-Radioshow. Today’s YOU FM CLUBNIGHT is a real radio-gem and Franksen cares passionately about booking, hosting and DJing. All the flavours of house- and techno are represented with groovy tracks, a vibrant presentation and well-chosen guests. From Jamie Jones to Loco Dice or from John Dahlbäck to Johnny D, just to give you a few from last year’s list at Franksen’s studio. Meanwhile, Franksen works as a club DJ and writes for Germany’s dance-magazines „Groove“ and „Raveline“. While Tom took his way via techno und electro, Franksen emphasizes house und deephouse- structures and vibes in their colab. Their personal approach of „need to dance to it“ fuses their ideas. Driving beats, organic percussions, electronic funk or global vibes, it’s all in there. Now that they know even more about their vitae vice versa, they put all their expertise together to make some fine tracks.
Available Format: mp3.
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Since 1996 when he started working for DMS distribution and at the Imports Recordstore in Darmstadt Greg Parker is a part of the elctronic music scene. At the end of the 90ies he became member of the house scene in the area around Darmstadt through Djing. In 2002 he took over the recordstore, renamed it to Smoove Records and became resident DJ at the house club Room 106 where he met Terry Lee Brown Junior. Afterwards a close friendship developed that inspired Parker since 2006 releasing records. With Terry he did the …I feel lost… production placed on the album Karambolage in 2006, he appears on the latest Terry Lee Brown Junior album as co-producer for the track Headache, had online-releases on Plastic City. Play (Casual / Free Loaded) and appears with his tracks on the compilations Plastic City Radio Show, Terry’s Café 11 or Out In The Street on Circle Music mixed by Mike Litt. Now he comes with the next great three tracks on Plastic City.
