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.

Title Sound 1. Stimulus 2. 16 Days Until Election 3. Naive Brother 4. Schneeweiss Berlin 5. Deepest Hole In The World 6. The System Will Disappear 7. Move On In Standing Still 8. Bailout 9. Back Story 10. Aircrash Saved My Life (Part 1-4) 11. Aircrash Saved My Life (Part 5-7) 12. Common Sense 13. Expected Weather 14. A Fin Whale At Dinner Time 15. Summit 16. Trouble Shooting 17. Feeling Better After Murder 18. Surprise/Delivery [back]

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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.

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.

Title Sound 01. Every Part Of The World 02. Don’t Go (with Astrid Suryanto) 03. As Deep As It Gets 04. Nothing To Lose (with Zemya Hamilton) 05. Start Receiving (with Astrid Suryanto) 06. Skylife 07. Beneath The Stars 08. Across The Sea 09. Roam (with Astrid Suryanto) 10. One With The City [back]

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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).

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…

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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.

Title Sound CD1 mixed by Lopazz and Alex Flatner 1. Miguel Rendeiro – Why Try To Run (Lopazz Remix) 2. Studio HD – Moxjo 3. La Peña – Keep Bustin 4. Alex Flatner – Soul C.A. Jones (Simon Baker’s Infant Mix) 5. Nacho Marco – Estefania (DJ Yellow‘ Alienation Remix) 6. Terry Lee Brown Junior – Pulsar (Alex Flatner Remix) 7. Audio Soul Project – Circle In My Mind 8. Marc O’Tool & Criss Source – James At Last 9. Smalltown Collective – Gruenwandler (Lopazz Remix) 1. Miguel Rendeiro – Quartz (Lopazz Vocal Edit) 11. The Fix – The Fire Inside 12. Lopazz Feat. Eddie Zarook – V-Point CD mixed by Luciano Esse 1. Frank Leicher – Lazy Weather 2. Robert Dietz – Fym 3. Alex Flatner feat. Lopazz – Perfect Circles (Reboot’s – Put Your Arm Next To It – Rework) 4. Luciano Esse & Toni D – Salsa 5. Seuil – She Percs Me 6. Señor Coconut – Chocolatina (Mirco Violi Remix) 7. Martin Woerner – Crisis Line 8. Loco Dice – Pimp Jackson Is Talkin’ Now!!! (Luci Gets Loco Remix) 9. Alex Flatner – Soul C.A. Jones (Einzelkind Remix) 1. Marco Carola – Bloody Cash 11. Mathias Kaden – Moron 12. U.E.S. – MUENDEKE 13. Luciano Esse & Toni D – Con Gas 14. Subform – Rimembra (Tolga Fidan Remix) [back]

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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.