tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2567010458342299692024-03-05T19:28:03.904+01:00MUZIEKBEERBlog about techno, house and a lot of stuff in between. Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger240125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-256701045834229969.post-2224689048616096582014-09-12T17:22:00.001+02:002014-09-12T17:22:40.799+02:00TOBY TOBIAS - One Night On Mare StreetI stumbled across quintessentials, the label that released this beauty, via Borrowed Identity. Sidenote: You'll be seeing more from him in on MUZIEKBEER rather sooner than later. I went through quintessentials' catalogue and found this ridiculously magnificent track. Pure quality filled with jazz, soul and positive energy. <br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Donna Byron, a 21 year old producer and music fanatic from Amsterdam had the pleasure of doing the podcast this month. Donna aka Phoebe Ohayon disappeared off my radar quite a while ago. During that time both our tastes in music evolved and Phoebe popped back on my radar using a different name. A different name with the same skill set that plays techno in stead of more melodic stuff. Donna made a tightly mixed 2h podcast and did a small interview with me. Find out below why she switched names, what her thoughts were behind this mix and why she loves koala bears.</span><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Hi Donna! Listening to your
set, you seem to be quite comfortable playing techno. Now I remember being at
one of your gigs ages ago and you didn’t play techno back then. What happened
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A lot has happened over the years. Music wise, I have learned and
developed a lot. A few years ago I played music I grew up with; spacy melodic
electronic music. So it was understandable that I wanted to play and produce
this kind of music. Over the years I found out that producing this kind of
music was not my thing. It didn’t feel natural at all. I started listening to
different kinds of electronic music, began experimenting with different styles,
did research on the history of techno and house, and I was intrigued by all of
this. What I find fascinating in the old techno and house records is the art of
simplicity, the raw edge, the groove and the use of hardware. Ever since then I
took my productions to a different place and my musical mind and hearing were in
line. So I swapped my spacy melodic pads for the 303 and 909 and started
playing again.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I currently study a course called “E-Musician” at the conservatory in
Haarlem. But I started off with Ableton Live courses a few years back. After
those courses I was eager to learn more, so I joined SAE and did another course
there. I wasn’t finished learning, after SAE, so I decided to do auditions for
studies in electronic music. A friend of mine was studying at the conservatory
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Ever since I started the course at the conservatory, I noticed that my
hearing abilities were improving. My ears have developed in many ways. From
harmony theory to mixing and sound design, my ears can hear so much more than
before. The E-Musician course is quite diverse and its also a bit more focused
on pop music, especially with subjects like audio recording, music theory, solfeggio,
songwriting and all that stuff. Nevertheless it certainly helped my musical
brain to get to the next level as a producer. Besides that it also opened new
doors for me. I found out that I love microphones and recording with other
musicians. In this process of recording you are a part of making, producing
acoustic records and making technical decisions that can “make or break” the
sound. I’m really intrigued by the whole audio engineering world. It’s so much
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pretty busy but my priorities have changed a bit. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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comfortable with. So I thought: new style, new name! And besides that, I always
found it a bit scary to play under my own name. When you play under a different
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begins with a track from Dei Sub called Ten Nine Eight and was released in
1996. That track is pretty timeless if you ask me. If somebody told me it was
released in 2010 I would believe it. The quality of the creativity in these
records is amazing and I just love to mingle these in my sets. Besides, it’s
also nice to show that there is more than Afrojack or Deep House. I think it’s
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sound of the 303. Can’t help it! But acid is one of many. I’m also really fond
of the Detroit and Chicago stuff. I also can get my Minimal, Chicago House or
Dub Techno hype on if I’m a day off. And sometimes I feel like playing some
jazz. But not to worry I also have my Britney Spears and Spice Girls days! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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my first EP. I already have some records, but I want to make sure my first EP
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Psyk just released his first full-length techno album on Mote Evolver and said during an interview </span><i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"This is my point of view on techno".</i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> "L3" is the closing track on <i>Time Foundation.</i> It's not often that producers like Psyk do an entire album. People like Dettmann, Klock and Fengler do one. But </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, 'Hiragino Kaku Gothic Pro', 'Hiragino Kaku Gothic Pro W3';">Manuel Anós signed his first release when he was just 19 years old on MINUS, which is run by Richie Hawtin. And what Hawtin saw then is still very present today. </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, 'Hiragino Kaku Gothic Pro', 'Hiragino Kaku Gothic Pro W3';">Psyk's, <a href="http://muziekbeer.blogspot.nl/2013/10/psyk-distane.html" target="_blank">sometime minimalistic</a>,</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> productions are riddled with tight loops that confront techno head-on. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Efdemin released his third LP titled <i>Decay</i> in March '14 and it's full of serene gems like this one. You might know Efdemin from a few deep house productions, but this album isn't anything like deep house. I wouldn't classify it as straight up techno either. It's repetitive and hypnotic, but also quite soothing. "Some Kind Of Up And Down Yes" is the track I keep getting back to. It makes you feel zen. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Rødhåd proves time and time again that he's a mastermind when it comes to producing techno. He just released a killer EP on his own label, Dystopian, which is as good as you'd expect it to be. It just doesn't seem to matter whether it's a 6AM banger or a subtle and spaced out floater, the in <i>real-life</i> architect from Berlin does it all. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Rødhåd</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> runs a respected label, has gigs all over the world and to top things off there's a residential suite reserved for him at Berghain. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Rødhåd truely outdid himself on this remix for Ø [Phase]. He dives into the abyss for over 10-minutes with beautiful pacing and soundscapes. The first four minutes build on intensity and the track just seems to go deeper and deeper and deeper... I can only imagine what this </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">epic <i>monstrosity</i> does in a sweaty basement at </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">7AM. Inspiring stuff.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you like "Cut Untitled Cut", check out some of the other tracks on his album <i><a href="http://www.discogs.com/Prince-Of-Denmark-The-Body/release/4898487" target="_blank">Prince Of Denmark - The Body</a></i> released on Giegling. </span><br />
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<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/iwDTsP5ynho" width="560"></iframe>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-256701045834229969.post-80093317956934949842014-04-29T11:20:00.001+02:002014-05-04T21:14:50.244+02:00BEARLY SESSION #6 - NACHTBRAKER<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">From his tiny room in Amsterdam Nachtbraker (translation: night hawk) produces house music in the night and when the sun comes up he either studies, sleeps or produces some more. After years of repeating this process Maurits has developed his own unique style and that is something you can <i>truly</i> respect.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Not following a trend and letting your creativity do it's thing is a virtue only acquired when one has confidence in their sound. Nachtbraker</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> seems to be on the verge of a breakthrough. But <i>when</i> do you breakthrough? I don't know. Maybe if you've had gigs in other countries? Check. Releases on big labels? Double check. Ass-slapping reviews about those releases? Triple check. Oh well did he do a podcast for the Muziekbeer yet? QUADRUPLE CHECK. </span><br>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I did a small interview with Maurits Verwoerd about this podcast, his view on producing and the hype his latest <i>EP</i> received. His EP, </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">titled</span><i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Gute Laune,</i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">was featured on the MUZIEKBEER </span><a href="http://muziekbeer.blogspot.nl/2014/03/nachtbraker-gute-laune-ep.html" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">here</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. </span><br>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Sure! This time I recorded a podcast with
some dubby chuggers and deep minimal tracks. I wanted to show the other side of
Nachtbraker… the darker side. <o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>I chose to start off with a track by
Floating Points (“Wires”) to slowly get into the set. I really dig that track,
amazing composition (as all of Floating Points productions are). Its that kind
of track where you can just dream away on but also gets that head noddin’.
After the short rhodes (I must say, my favourite instrument) Pol_On comes in.
This is where it starts to get deep and rough, I know that because I always get
that dirty face when I play that track. It’s like smelling your own farts which
smell awful but you kind of dig it at the same time.. that kind of face… </i></span></div>
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let’s move on. After that I stall it for a track or two and than the real dubby
mofo’s come in. Tracks by Isherwood, Deso, Henry Gilles and friend of mine
(Levi Verspeek, one to watch if you’re into this minimal deep vibes) really
want to make you move every part of your body. Rauwkost (at 1hour 33min) and
Rozzo (at 1hour 39min) will pull you out of the dreamy dubby minimal and you
might notice you can’t prevent your feet from tapping the ground.. Finally a
track I really, really like as well is by Kjofol (album on Apparel Music) damn
that drop at about 1hour 53min and all these textures and percussion sounds. I
just had to include this masterpiece in the mix. But just have a listen for
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>You seem to be on a roll lately. Your
third release on Heist Recordings titled <i>Gute Laune EP</i> received a lot of
positive coverage on the internet (and in sets). How does that make you feel?
Did you expect it? Or was it bloody-fucking-time?</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Haha, both. I did some releases on Deep
Edition Recordings and Piekup Records about two years ago. I thought I was
ready to get my shit out there.. but I changed my mind so I waited until I got
the right sound before I wanted to release anything. The EP on Apparel Music
(Lonely Wally EP) was the kick-off. Four really deep tracks for their limited
catalogue. I’m really honoured to be part of the Apparel Music family now,
since I followed them for quite some time. I actually included one of the four,
“Aauw”, in the mix. The two tracks on Fullbarr’s compilation (which should have
been released in March but they were postphoned for some reason) continued in
the same vibe (except for “Shower for an Hour”). <o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Regarding the Gute Laune release.. I kind
of expected that a lot of people would like it. Its a perfect combination of
tracks for an EP. On A1 “Gute Laune” gets the mood right on the dance floor, B1
side “Bluebottle” is the intelligent one with a funky electronic vibe and B2’er
“Xantippe” is the deep rough motherfucker. I really benefited from Detroit
Swindle’s popularity with this release since they are in the spotlight, their
label Heist Recordings is too. And that is what I need, more visibility and
exposure. Both the hardest things to achieve as a producer nowadays, especially
if you don’t produce simple dance floor hands-up-in-the-air tracks. <o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>But anyways, I said I kind of expected
it. That is not entirely true. The awesome feedback by legends like Jimpster
and Luke Solomon, Shur-I-Kan and Till von Sein, as well as the positive and
well written reviews on my EP. I did not expect that to happen. </i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Hard.. and it still is because I’m not
there yet. Far from it actually. I got a great release but I think I will only
feel I succeeded when I get this thing going steady for at least a year or two.
So many, talented but also untalented, producers and Dj’s are doing their
things at the moment. It makes it almost impossible to stand out, or at least
to get people to have a really close and good listen to your music. But I’m
still growing and we’ll see where it goes.</i><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i>Gute Laune EP</i> </b><b>sounds mature and very distinct. I don't
know a lot of producers that do things this big, this early in their 'career'.
Do you feel you've made a lot of steps, producer-wise, prior to this
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Haha thanks, thats a great compliment.
Yeah I really did make some steps, as I said before. It took me some time to
figure out the right sound, but I actually still am. And I feel every good
producer is. Music is moving forward, everything is moving forward and so
should my productions. I try to see what other music is out there and what
other well-known, but even more unknown, producers do and try to capture how
they get that feeling inside a track. </i></span><i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For me, the most important thing in a
track is that it has to grab me. It has to display this kind of feeling you
want to get your hands on, and you sure as hell know how.. but you don’t
exactly know what it is. That is the magic behind great tracks. Producers
like Fred P, Floating Points, Theo Parrish, Pepe Bradock and Henry Gilles are
masters in transferring emotion and feeling in a track (and DJ sets). I know
this all sounds really vague, so lets just keep it to the old slogan “House is
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Everybody always writes about you how you
keep your head down and work hard on your music. Now you and me both
know there's dozens of DJs that release nothing and only want to spin the
tables. How come you've focused on producing first and deejaying second?</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Simply because I like that the most. The
magic of creating your own track, the control to implement anything you want in
there.. there is nothing more satisfying than that. I kind of sound like an
addict now right haha? Well, I guess I am. <o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>But besides that, my second favourite
thing is playing someone else’s music. The DJ in me is just as strong. Always
looking for new and exciting stuff by other producers, and when I find it, I
feel this really strong urge to play out those tracks. I send them to friends,
post them on Facebook, play them in podcasts, let my parents hear them (hoping
they would finally like the music I play… to no avail), pulling my roommates
out of their beds when they’re still asleep or trying to sleep.. It’s a cyclic
process which drives the people close to me crazy. Especially my roommates and
my girlfriend. Oh but now I’m forgetting my lovely neighbours. I would now like
to take the opportunity to thank them for not ringing the doorbell when the
music is too loud. <o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>I want to continue producing tracks and
develop my sound. The latter would be long term since there’s no end to that.
I’m trying to work on a live set, but its hard since I’m addicted to producing
music. So when I finally start to work on my live set I always end up producing
a new track.. very frustrating. But I’ll promise I will have that live set
ready soon! Second I just bought two Technics. I really want to learn how to
mix vinyl. At first I couldn’t afford turntables, let alone records. But I’m
finally making some money now with some gigs. I feel obligated to learn how to
play vinyl. Not because a good DJ needs to know how to play vinyl and
beatmatch. But because there are so many goddamn awesome records which are
vinyl only which need to be played out (see, that compulsive behaviour, that
urge..). </i><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Yep! Very proud to say that I have my
second vinyl release on Dirt Crew Recordings, which will be out probably in
September! Very excited about that. Furthermore I got a very deep dub
techno’ish track coming up on a compilation for Apparel music’s anniversary
this summer. I’m also talking to an English label (which I can’t mention yet)
to do a vinyl release late 2014. So lots of exciting stuff coming up! </i><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Joy Orbison's</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> sound is unlike any other DJ. He's probably as</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> nasty and talented as the likes of <a href="http://muziekbeer.blogspot.nl/2014/01/levon-vincent.html" target="_blank">Levon Vincent.</a> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For this unorthodox banger Orbison teamed up with Boddika to make a vile dance floor wrecker and <strike>my god</strike> <i>holy fuck</i> did they create one. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Check out Orbison's other production posted on the <a href="http://muziekbeer.blogspot.nl/2014/01/joy-orbison-big-room-tech-house-dj-tool.html" target="_blank">MUZIEKBEER</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The drums give "Reference 97" a huge amount of power, especially after the break, but it's the enchanting soundscapes that gracefully balance the track. Blue Hour produced a banger and it's a unusually delicate one. </span><br />
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<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/GAffrzNhQ0Y" width="560"></iframe>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-256701045834229969.post-34489077667003577702014-04-11T10:43:00.004+02:002014-04-11T10:43:43.892+02:00GEORGE MOREL - Let's Groove<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When I saw <i>George Morel - Let's Groove </i>it didn't ring any bells at first, but when I pressed play I realised I've bounced to this. It's a banging garage house classic released back in 1993 on <i>Strictly Rhythm,</i> which did releases for DJ Sneak and even Armand van Helden. Remember <i><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqiBP7vpyX8" target="_blank">Armand van Helden - My My My</a></i>? After all these years "Let's Groove" still sounds fresh and powerful. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Of course Morel has been remixed endlessly and all the remixes barely touch the characteristic groove. For me, it's the original version that's made out of </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">pure anthem material. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>This mix was recorded in my house in Istanbul, on
Ableton. I am not really familiar with Ableton so it was a learning process for me. But I have tried to keep it spontaneous like I
was in a club or something and had the freedom of not having any crowd haha. So
I was brave enough to play a lot of my favourite tracks from different genres. </i></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>How is living in Istanbul for a producer like yourself?</b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<i style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was really tough before when I first started,
because the "producer" title was not being used in the way Western people use it. So therefore there weren't many producers that I
know. But with the internet I've realised there was a scene that many producers, like </i><i style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://soundcloud.com/sarpyilmaz" target="_blank">Sarp Yilmaz</a> and <a href="https://soundcloud.com/dzrt" target="_blank">Kaan Duzarat</a></i><i style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">, were involved in and somehow I have managed to get into it. </i></div>
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<span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>There are not many
clubs that you can play unusual or underground soulful house vibes but there are some so
it's a progress that'll hopefully be better in the future. </i><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>You say that there are not a lot of clubs that allow
you to play the music you played for us in the BEARLY SESSION. Do you feel your taste
in music is holding you back?</b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<i style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Locally yes, but ever since we use social media I don't think it holds me back anymore. Because everything is now global so I'm not tied up in Istanbul. And like I said, there's not really a big club scene here so I don't mind. </i></div>
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<i style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Well I was very lucky to have a family that listens to all kinds of music. My father had a large collection of vinyls which included everything from Stevie Wonder
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what do you have in store for us in the future?</b></span></div>
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<i style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I got a lot of
feedback from established and talented producers so that was enough for me since it was my first release. I learned a lot from it and as a
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<i><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have a release coming up on vinyl (and digital) on Petra Digital which I am very excited about. There are gonna be two tracks and two remixes from Kaan Duzarat and
<a href="https://soundcloud.com/moodymanc" target="_blank">Moodymanc</a>. And I am producing an LP (album) which will be released on Apparel Music. I'm
really pumped about that project too because its gonna be interesting. I
don't do much singing much but I will sing this time haha. By the way, </span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">the opening track for </span><a href="https://soundcloud.com/heistrecordings/heist-podcast-4-nachtbraker" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Nachtbraker's Heist podcast</a><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> is going to be on my album.</span></i><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Let me get this straight. You're 23 years old and are about to release an album? What does that feel like?</b></span><br />
<i style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Man, I feel very blessed and it couldn't have happened at a better time. I just started to think that I won't be able to put out the music I really want to. And now this happens, so it's going to be a very interesting journey.</i></div>
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<b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Final question. </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What's your favourite kind of bear?</span></b><br />
<i><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Haha let me try to translate because I don't understand wait... </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You ask for the brand or the kind of the
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<b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I mean the kind of bear </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">species </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">like brown bear, black bear or giant
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<i><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Draught beer. </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Is there a bear like that because I
have looked it up in the dictionary and this came up haha. Oh wait, let's go with brown bears.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I especially want to thank Nachtbraker and you for giving
me this opportunity to express myself </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and for giving me this interview! I'm sorry for my English and I hope you all enjoy the podcast.</span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Spine-chilling soundscapes by the producer from Singapore. Can't imagine what this must sound like on a proper sound system. Big swooshy kick drums with scrappy percussion is the perfect recipe for disaster on the dance floor. Impressive release by Semantica Records.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">J</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ames Ruskin is the kingpin of techno. He originated one of the biggest labels to date, Blueprint Records, and has been producing music for about two decades. His</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> remix of "Place" is an instant classic. The colossal kick drum bangs away at a steady pace with fantastic soundscapes to keep it company. A haunting and eerie track, but it makes you want to stomp your feet like an elephant.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">By keeping his head down, focusing on producing and developing his own unique sound Nachtbraker is finally becoming a bigger fish in the pond. Several foreign clubs have already laid their eyes on Maurits and there seem to be big things in store for him in the near future. Everything is set on 2014 becoming his year.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Let's get to the <i>EP</i>. The title track "Gute Laune" means <i>cheerfulness</i> in English and is, ofcourse, rather cheerful with a soaring pad and some killer synth harmonies. "Bluebottle" seems to be toned down more, but still Nachtbraker is able to keep it authentic by adding a dynamic bassline, funky percussion and the gater-effect. The latter is a completely unexpected twist that gives the track a lot more depth. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Xantippe" is the most remarkable track out of the three. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> A </span><i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xanthippe" target="_blank">Xantippe</a> </i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">is translated as 'evil bitch' or 'fierce woman'. I think the feminine side of the track is the atmosphere and it's the rest that brings intensity to it. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Nachtbraker opens up with ambient sounds and broken beats before moving towards more danceable grooves. I really like this one, it's got a lot of heart. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The artwork reminds me of a diamond in the rough and I think that suits Nachtbraker perfectly. Listening to Maurits' previous releases you can hear how his sound has changed over time. It feels like he's steered away from musical safety and into unknown leading-edge territory. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Gute Laune EP contains three solid and sophisticated productions that aren't peak time bangers, but will definitely get your head bobbing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The word <i>deep</i> has been used to a point of overkill. Luckily, Fred P with his 20 years of producer experience actually brings meaning to the word and shows how soulful deep can be.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Doubt created something brilliant <i>and </i>hipshaking. Hipshaking because "Captain Hours" runs 118 bpm. And brilliant because it's a stylish combination of house and techno with samples that sometimes scream for space. The house stuff adds elegance to the track and all the techno samples makes it more bombing. I really like the combination. There aren't a lot of people producing like this. Thumbs up.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lately, this Sunday afternoon set by Kenneth Christiansen has been getting quite some plays from me and it's save to say that it passed the test of time. Christiansen plays a lot o</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">f tasty vinyl with catchy grooves and beautiful soundscapes. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There's so many unknown tracks that blow your mind in the simplest way. Especially the track dropped 26 minutes into the set.</span><br />
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<iframe frameborder="no" height="450" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/130856403&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&visual=true" width="100%"></iframe>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-256701045834229969.post-66249493215429703052014-03-14T11:21:00.000+01:002014-03-14T11:21:24.353+01:00HENRIK JONSSON & JOEL ALTER - En Melodi<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Stumbled on this beauty produced by Henrik Jonsson & Joel Alter right before making the <a href="http://muziekbeer.blogspot.nl/2014/03/bearly-session-4-muziekbeer.html" target="_blank">BEARLY SESSION #4</a>. I immediately wanted to make it a pivotal track for the podcast because I can't stop head bobbing to it. As soon as the piano kicks in I realised that this is the kind of shit I started the Muziekbeer for. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"En Melodi" is</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> extremely slow in its progress but keeps building on sexiness and positive energy. Because it's almost ten minutes in length you might think the first chapter sounds boring, but it's all part of the deal. It's</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> a stripped back sexy beast with godlike instrumentals and a filthy bassline. This magnificent piece of art is purer then Adam & Eve and the sickest track I've heard so far this year.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What a stunning techno beauty this is. The attention to detail that Ø [Phase] has is unparalleled. His debut album, <i>Frames Of Reference</i>, has been in the making for almost twelve years and "</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Binary Opposition (process 3)" is the opening track. Its rhythmic texture is refined and the BPM is tickled down which gives the track a rather light and peaceful feeling.</span></div>
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