Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Art, Avantgarde, CD, Electronica, Julien Plenti, Karo.Me, Music, Phoenix, The XX, XL Recordings
A On Saturday, August 23rd 2008 in a long-planned performance at the Ludwig-Forum in Aachen, plus49 decided to establish for the first time the main theme of their new studio album. The title: “Aircrash saved my life”. The plane crash as worst-case scenario. Three days prior to the premiere a SpanAir airplane with 175 passengers crashed at the Barajas Airport in Madrid. 154 of the passengers were killed. For 21 passengers this experience has changed their life for ever. Rumor has it that during World War II Joseph Beuys crashed with his Stuka over the Crimea. Tartars found him and saved his life. They covered his burns with fat and felt. “The first performance of my life” says Beuys later on. The experience was essential for his later artwork. Three days after the accident of Madrid plus49 was still deeply touched by the crash – too deep. Art, which is always a reflection of reality, became real for a moment, was swept out of the exhibition hall for some days and the multimedia performance “Aircrash saved my life” was postponed for several weeks. The pursuit of integrity, for the untouched existence, is determined by physical or mental injuries. This is the main theme of the 16 new songs on „Integrity and Injury“. Within this context, the song „Aircrash Saved My Life“ builds the center. plus49 have been regarded as “phenomenon on standby” for years. They are part of the new generation of artists who have as many hands as possible in as many different plays as possible. Since 2002 they have recorded multiple Electronic-Alternative-Pop albums (All The Beautiful Things, Hymn Without Country), published radio plays or created music- and video setups, e.g. in 2003 for the Gasometer in Oberhausen (The night of angels). They shot artistic movies (pollyDAYS) and developed sound designs for cell phones, TV stations and the sound of the gong for the Cologne-Bonn airport. plus49 also won the Midem NetAward for the best Online Event in Cannes. Their music, performances and productions range somewhere between Pop and Avantgarde. plus49 started out as a project and have ultimately transformed into a full-blown band with traditional cast (guitar, bass guitar, drums and vocals), supplemented by electronic plots and a classic cello player. „Integrity and Injury“ marks plus49’s most consistent album so far. It tries out and makes use of all musical possibilities. The music is inspired by all possible disciplines. An album that consequently exceeds expectations. But „Integrity and Injury“ marks a contrast to its predecessor album „Hymn Without Country“ – no poetic creation which romanticizes, no more lament about personal misery. An album that takes on the spirit of the time. The focus is on the world’s standby condition; distant, ironic, also sarcastic, but never indifferent. The songs of “Integrity and Injury” are not a kick in the butt – but at least a slap in the face of today’s crisis generation.
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Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Album, Café del Mar, CD, Downbeat, Electronica, Lounge, Mole Listening Pearls, MP3
Sky d’Or is a project around the Zurich guitarist, keyboarder and songwriter Alexander Vögele. He mixed a lot of his own tracks with ideas of Jillene Luce and Robert Jan Meyer. He gives his music a flying lounge sound similar to pop songs. The spherical voice of Jillene Luce let the tracks fly in the infinite as the name Sky d´Or already shows. The sounds of Robert Jan Meyer and his long-standing experience as a producer and DJ delivers a propelling and respectable ground for the whole album. For some tracks Alexander Vögele has invited, well-known swiss musicians just like jazz & lounge saxophonists Philippe Chrétien and G-Sax, also soul voice Jessy Howe or solo guitarist Martin Tuffli. “Inner Music” contains 15 varid and animated tracks which are testify of different musical influence. Jazz, Latin, Ambient and Popmusic melt to an aerial warm lounge sound with strong hooklines.
All tracks has been produced during the last three years. Four tracks were already published on the famous “Café del Mar” compilations (named by Alexander Vögele or Alexander Vögele feat. Jillene Luce). “Inner Music” should summarise the best lounge tracks of Alexander Vögele, which have originated during the last years partially together with Jillene Luce and Robert Jan Meyer into a big sound picture.
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| 01. Moving On | |
| 02. Calor | |
| 03. Engiadina | |
| 04. Into The Sun | |
| 05. Dance With Me | |
| 06. Soul Connection | |
| 07. The World | |
| 08. Heavenly | |
| 09. Inner Music | |
| 10. Dos Amigos | |
| 11. Ibizarre | |
| 12. Break Away | |
| 13. Magical Memories | |
| 14. Time & Place | |
| 15. Len & Jay | |
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Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Album, CD, Electronica, Lounge, MP3, Music, Plastic City
Last year Sweden born producer and DJ Jonathan Axelsson aka J. Axel convinced on Plastic City with the singles “This Time” and “Love Letters” (produced together with Astrid Suryanto). Now he comes around with his second album “Start Receiving”. His passion for the Deep House genre started in the middle of the nineties. Jonathan started Djing and producing his own music and met Johan Bacto, who later founded the PlackTown Sound imprint. The productions that were released on PlackTown Sound caused a huge feedback from radio stations, magazines, Djs and television. After releasing a mini album on Chris Grays label Deep4Life he layed his focus on vocals in combination with the deep character of his music while producing and releasing instrumental house tracks beside under his early alias Ronin (on Driftwood). At this time he met Sumatra born vocalist Astrid Suryanto, who worked with Victor Calderone, John Digweed or The Prodigy’s Neil McLellan so far. They started working together and Statra Records released their first production “You Give Me (Love)”. On this album Astrid features three songs. But one more female voice supports a track on the album: the voice of Stockholm based Zemya Hamilton. Zemya Hamilton releases singles and albums since 1989 on labels like Sonet Grammofon, WEA, EastWest or Warner, where she published her album “Trollbunden” in 1993. She gave her voice to a lot of dance tracks and produces songs with her band Zemya Hamilton and the Cozmic Energy.
“Start Receiving” is an extraordinary Deep House album. Through the strait structures of the arrangements the voices of both vocalists are able to breathe while the romantic and melancholic synthesizer combinations create a wide and strong background for the melodies they create. In the instrumental tracks Jonathan Axelsson aka J. Axel draws fields of emotional colours that are opening like huge blossoms. Between Lounge and Deep House Jonathan turns every stone and discovers little dimensions he explores with his synthesizers. “Start Receiving” is a really big album that hits heart, body and soul directly.
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Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Album, Electronica, France, Hip Hof, Mole Listening Pearls, 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 52 minute journey.
Video: In the Mood for Life | Making of (big | small).
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: download, Electronica, Free MP3, House, Lounge, MP3, Music, Plastic City, Tech House, Techno
As he approaches his third decade in the business, nearly fifteen years of acid house dedication that has seen him throw his life into dance music, there’s still room for growth artistically and professionally. Completely comfortable in his own skin, yet itching for progress and further creative empowerment, Yousef has strode headlong into the year with increasing maturity and prowess. Perhaps the talking point of the year so far refers to the imminent arrival of his artist album, his first proper. Whilst 2005’s ‘Friends’ EP saw a collection of collaborations extend the usual club format of single, this is Yousef tackling that tricky beast completely on his own, finally laying down on wax a watermark of his effervescent personality. It showcases the different dynamics to his sound as a performer alongside material more reflective of the man away from the booth, with the club tracks already seeing some heavy support from the usual rag tag ensemble of dance music greats; Sasha, Nic Fanciulli, Carl Cox, Steve Lawler, Radio Slave and Nick Curly among them. Following on from previous work for CR2, JBO, Skint, Underwater and Berwick street. Whether criss-crossing the globe with his arsenal of varied sounds or impregnating his own individual aural histrionics on wax, Yousef is stamping his identity on dance music and leaving a lasting impression. There’s few who come close in terms of dedication or in the variance of approach, Yos hits each and every base with alarming regularity. And the best part yet? The journey has only just begun…
Available Format: mp3.
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Hip Hop, Mole Listening Pearls, Video, Wax Tailor
Wax Tailor, aka JC Le Saout, made a remarkable impact worldwide with his albums “Tales of the Forgotten Melodies” and “Hope & Sorrow”. Often categorized as trip-hop or down tempo hip-hop, Wax Tailor breaks musical barriers using a sonic palette to demonstrate his life chronicles tainted in soul, jazz, and funk. With the new album “In The Mood For Life”, which will be released in september 2009, Wax Tailor confirms his musical identity. To celebrate in style this new release, the first single “Say Yes (feat. A.S.M.)” will be released on Mole Listening Pearls in august. The video for it was shot by Tenas, who had done the sensational video for the Wax Tailor track “Positively Inclined” last year. Video: Wax Tailor feat. A.S.M. – Say Yes (big | small). Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Album, Electronica, Hardfloor, Harthouse, Tech House, Techno
Since Daredo Music took over the world famous Harthouse Frankfurt label in 2004 many things have changed. Electronic music and especially the techno genre explored new ways and characteristics to formulate its aims. Since the beginning of the new century reduction took place in the whole European electronic music scene and it seemed that electronic music searched for its cultural justification after the big sold-out in the late nineties. Harthouse, as one of the first German labels characterized the techno genre in Europe like only a few other labels did and supported and established artists that belonged to the big names at that time and today. Marco Zaffarano, Hardfloor, Braincell, Barbarella, The Arpreggiators, Spicelab or Alter Ego found the right platform for their music with this label. The combination of sophisticated and impulsive artists leads to Since Daredo Music took over the world famous Harthouse Frankfurt label in 2004 many things have changed. Electronic music and especially the techno genre explored new ways and characteristics to formulate its aims. Since the beginning of the new century reduction took place in the whole European electronic music scene and it seemed that electronic music searched for its cultural justification after the big sold-out in the late nineties. Harthouse, as one of the first German labels characterized the techno genre in Europe like only a few other labels did and supported and established artists that belonged to the big names at that time and today. Marco Zaffarano, Hardfloor, Braincell, Barbarella, The Arpreggiators, Spicelab or Alter Ego found the right platform for their music with this label.
Nowadays some of the primary rocks like Der Dritte Raum, Hardfloor or Spicelab are joining artists of the younger generation like Billy Dalessandro, Boris Brejcha, Phil Kieran, Tigerskin or John Dahlbäck. And even big names like Joey Beltram (who mixed the latest Harthouse mix compilation named “Lost In New York”), Terence Fixmer or Joel Mull spend their creative energy to form the musical content of Harthouse Mannheim. The combination of sophisticated and impulsive artists leads to the eclectic sound profile the cataloque of the labels reflects since 2004.
This label compilation features the best and most interesting works of the last five years like remixes of Jesper Dahlbäck (ADJD’s “Space For Bass”), Hardfloor (Gui Boratto’s “Atol”) and original tracks from Der Dritte Raum, Zoo Brasil, Phil Kieran, Spicelab, Joey Beltram, Tigerskin, Billy Dalessandro, Braincell & Joel Mull. This compilation shows that Harthouse is still on the top in the techno label ranking.
| Title | Sound |
| 1. Der Dritte Raum – Plutonium | |
| 2. Zoo Brazil – Crash | |
| 3. Phil Kieran – Idiots Game | |
| 4. Spicelab – Tension | |
| 5. Joey Beltram – See Through Accordeon | |
| 6. ADJD – Space For Bass (Jesper Dahlbäck Remix) | |
| 7. Gui Boratto – Atol (Hardfloor Remix) | |
| 8. Tigerskin – Capsule | |
| 9. Braincell – Absorb | |
| 10. Billy Dalessandro – Magenta Milkshake | |
| 11. Joel Mull – Sleepless | |
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Techno, Alex Flatner, Circle, Music, CD, Ed Banger, Eukatec, Audioflux, The Egg, DJs, Club, London, Get Physical
The new Circle mix compilation concentrates on the club “The Egg”. “The Egg” resident Dj Luciano Esse mixed the first CD and represents style and sound of the club. With its excessive nights embedded in a soundtrack of most modern electronic music mixed by international top Dj’s like Mr. Flash (Ed Banger), Vicarous Bliss (Ed Banger), Betoko (Eukatech), Mark Williams (Audioflux) or AudioJack (2020 Vision) and events like “Always On Fridays” or “Breakfast At The Egg” the club counts to the best frequented night clubs in London. The first CD is mixed by Circle Music’s Alex Flatner and Lopazz from Get Physical Records. Both worked together on different projects like their “Perfect Circles” project released on Circle Music. Lopazz, who is internationally well-known as a soundtrack composer, produced a remix for Flatner’s “The Voice” and his wife Deafny Moon gave her voice to his track “The Voice”. As a Dj-team the composer and multimedia artist and the A&R of Plastic City or Harthouse and Labelhead of Circle Music and Gedankensport are working together perfectly. Bundling their facilities they created a mix that is emotional, light-hearted, progressive and made in one casting. The second CD is mixed by Luciano Esse, who began his musical carreer in Italy in the early nineties, found his home at “The Egg” and is very successful with his sets when he supports the different guest Dj’s at the numerous labelnights on the balcony terrace, the big garden or the floors inside the club. With his eclectic, driven and tribal Dj mix with tracks from artists e.g. Alex Flatner feat. Lopazz, Señor Coconut, Loco Dice, Marco Carola or Subform he gives the listener an impression how the nights at the club sounds like.
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Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Album, Czech, Downbeat, Lounge, Mole Listening Pearls, Music, Ohm Square, Video
Ohm Square is one of the most famous Czech bands. Until now Ohm Square were honoured with two Popular Music Academy’s Angel Awards and the caption „Band Of The Decade“ by the only Czech indie radio station Radio 1. Meanwhile they toured with Fat Boy Slim, Lou Reed, Coldcut, Kosheen and the EZ Rollers and produced three albums. Now, Mole Listening Pearls presents the next big album from Czech electro-pop combo called “Taking Shape”. The strong songwriting and the intuition for clear and complex forms leads the sound of Ohm Square to a new quality of pop eclecticism. For the first song on the album called “Monomania”, a brand new video was shot in Prague. You can watch it here: “Ohm Square – Monomania”. You can watch it here: “Ohm Square – Monomania”.
Future Funk was one of the first international respected house acts from Germany. They were respected by artists like George Morel and Masters At Work because they used to play on events all live. Founded by Jerome Isma-ae and Marcel Krieg, Future Funk released many records on their own labels Flavour Rec. and Toasted, but also on more underground orientated labels as Delirium, Compose, Plastic City and Hey Babe! or on international labels like for example Strictly Rhythm. Jerome Isma-Ae is also the owner of the label „jee-productions“. Based in his native Munich, he played gigs throughout Europe, as well as in South America, Australia and New Zealand. International gigs have included appearances in Ibiza (Privilege, Amnesia), Brussel, Warsaw, Kiev, Prague, Vienna, Salzburg, Zurich, Sarajevo, Zagreb, Hvar, Kitzbuehl, Venezuela, Sidney, Melbourne, Darwin, Auckland, all cities in Germany and many other venues. Jerome Isma-Ae also wrote the movie soundtrack for the German film „100 Pro“ in 2001. This is a ReRelease of the classical album originally released on Plastic City UK in 1998. Available Format: mp3.
