Plus 8 The Remixes - PLUS8 100 releases with remix compilation - Exclusive!!

Freitag, 11. Dezember 2009 um 10:52

Video Podcast: PLUS8 100

PLUS8 Records Video

To celebrate a century of releases, Plus 8 has put together an epic compilation that spans its influential 20-year history. A lot of water has passed under the bridge since Richie Hawtin and John Acquaviva founded the imprint in Windsor back in 1990 - production and performance techniques have altered dramatically, personnel and artists have come and gone, there’s even been a change of continent - but like some eternal river of sound the output has reassuringly remained the same. What better way to demonstrate this dynamic flow, than by inviting a host of today’s leading lights to reinterpret and remix classic moments from the original Plus 8 catalogue that have had a profound influence on their own music. The result reads like a who’s who of techno with Hawtin (in one form or another) being joined by Speedy J, Marcel Dettman, Ken Ishii, Layo and Bushwacka!, Tiefschwarz, Alex Under and Mark Broom to name but a few…plus a host of existing Minus and Plus 8 artists.

The digital only collection opens with Hobo’s take on Vortex harnessing the wild arpeggiating acid of the Beltram/Hawtin penned original before the familiar, snare driven crescendos break free. Ambivalent then lifts Statikphunk from Hard Trax 3, adding a metallic sheen to proceedings while expanding the sparse, housey vibe. Barem turns the screw, opting for the creeping paranoia of the FUSE classic Substance Abuse, toying with the overdose sample and holding back the acid to great effect before another raw version of Vortex, packed with a loose 909 swagger, hallucinatory FX and low end pyrotechnics takes the stage courtesy of Function. JPLS continues the assault, twisting the epic ambient electro of Theychx into a trademark minimal groove that stretches and tears at the vocal sample as it side steps into another dimension.

Ken Ishii then summons up one of the many highlights of the compilation, applying a sublime touch to the serotonin munching, Speedy J classic Evolution. Behold as it flips and freaks into a cacophony of electronic feedback before the triumphant bassline returns in anall-encompassing
rush of euphoria. Layo and Bushwacka! transform Dimension Intrusion into a heavy, percussion fuelled monster, utilising the arpegiatted motif to crank up the intensity to unprecedented levels while Mark Broom cuts up the acid techno of Substance Abuse into tiny pieces, recreating a hi-tech mosaic full of looping, stuttering acid lines and a wicked, funked-up snare fill. Paco Osuna opts for a double dose of Plastikman, first taking on the CD version of Ethnik, shifting the jerky rhythms and ambient samples of the original into an uplifting tribal groove, before applying more stripped down, dancefloor pressure to Goo. Theychx then reappears, this time under the guidance of Tobias Freund who drapes the gentle 303 melodies over crisp, mechanical beats, letting the ecstasy ebb and flow for a full 11 minutes.

Speedy J is of course well represented here, receiving two more classic updates. First John Acquaviva and Olivier Giacomotto apply some state of the art Minimal magic to the track of the same name before Alexi Delano and Tony Rohr go to work on Pullover, contorting the original motif to dramatic effect and creating an electronic avalanche that just keeps thundering forward. Marco Carola is on hand to preserve the old school flavour of Teste’s Wipe, reshaping the dark techno hymn into a tight, metronomic, percussion lead groove while Mike Shannon brings things back down to earthy with a gritty interpretation of the Hard Brothers bass heavy Hardphunk, his unmistakeable shuffling beats working in perfect tandem with the dirty, tweaking acid line. Alex Under then cranks it straight back up again, ironing out the crumpled 303 loops of Hawtin’s 005 and submerging them in a cauldron of whiplash percussion. Danilo Vigorito interprets the stuttering rhythms of Kriket with a new sound palette and some dark oscillations and Marcel Dettmann goes all the way back to Plus8003 and Cybersonik’s warehouse anthem Technarchy, creating a ghost-like anti-version of the original. Skoozbot revamps G-Hertz with some brisk loops and tight, infectious synth riffs while Rex Sepulveda’s version of The Wipe drops the tempo but otherwise stays true to the growling original, retaining the swathes of shimmering percussion and gothic synth sequences, before Tiefschwarz tie up any lose ends with a definitive take on From Our Minds To Yours. As the 3-minute overture transforms into a ten-minute voyage through ambient electronica and dubbed-out techno, the spoken intro from the original returns with added poignancy, demonstrating the enduring quality and limitless potential of the Plus 8 back catalogue.

Here’s to the next 20 years.

Various Artists
The Remixes
PLUS8100

1- FUSE - Intro (From Our Minds To Yours) (Tiefschwarz remix)

2- Plastikman - Goo (Paco Osuna remix)

3- Speedy J - Evolution (Ken Ishii 2009 remix)

4- Speedy J - Minimal (John Acquaviva & Olivier Giacomotto remix)

5- Speedy J - Pullover (Alexi Delano & Tony Rohr remix)

6- Final Exposure - Vortex (Function remix)

7- FUSE - Substance Abuse (Barem remix)

8- Hard Brothers - Hardphunk (Mike Shannon Reshake)

9- Plastikman - Ethnik (Paco Osuna remix)

10- Richie Hawtin - 005 (Alex Under remix)

11- Richie Hawtin - Statikphunk (Ambivalent remix)

12- Plastikman - Kriket (Danilo Divigorito remix)

13- Final Exposure - Vortex (Hobo's Vile remix)

14- Teste - The Wipe (Rex Sepulveda remix)

15- FUSE - Theychx (Tobias FUSE remix)

16- Cybersonik - Technarchy (Marcel Dettmann remix)

17- FUSE - Dimension Intrusion (Layo and Bushwacka! FUZE remix)

18- Plastikman - Elektrostatik (Skoozbot remix)

19- Teste - The Wipe (Marco Carola remix)

20- V-Room - G-Hertz (Skoozbot remix)

21- FUSE - Substance Abuse (Mark Broom remix)

22- FUSE - Theychx (JPLS THX remix)

Label: PLUS 8 RECORDS
Distribution: Beatport, m-nus.com, Juno

It’s digital only available on:

Minus/Plus 8

Beatport

Freitag 11. 12. 2009 at Harry Klein - Ostgut Ton Label Nacht

Sonntag, 6. Dezember 2009 um 11:14

Harry Klein - Ostgut Ton Label Nacht

MARCEL DETTMANN (Ostgut Tonträger, MDR)

TAMA SUMO (Ostgut Ton / Diamonds & Pearls Music)

DARIO ZENKER (Harry Klein Records, München)

BettyMü vs. Hiltmeyer.Inc (HarryKlein Booking München )

"Dance With The Aliens" die schwul – lesbische Veranstaltungsreihe im Berghain Vorgänger Ostgut war eine der ersten Steps die Tama in ihrer DJ Laufbahn absolviert hat. Auf weitere 11 Jahre Residency in der House-Abteilung Globus des Kult-Clubs Tresor und einen Platz im DJ Stammpersonal des Berghains, seit dem Opening, kann sie zurückblicken. Der Berliner Doppeldecker Berghain und Panorama Bar wird zwischenzeitlich in den internationalen Medien als Mutter aller Clubs gefeiert und ist aus keinem Feuilleton mehr wegzudenken, spätestens der bucherfolg "Lost and sound" von … hat zur Endgültigen Ikonisierung der Instituion am Wriezener Bahnhof mitsamt seiner Belegschaft geführt. Denn hier passiert`s. Es bilden sich Wochenende für Wochenende meterlange Schlangen, die Kathedrale wird von strengen Türstehern bewacht. Aber Anstehprozedur lohnt sich: Im überdimensionierten Berghain erwartet die Gäste ein kraftvoller und roher Technosound wir er nur hier erklingen mag oder kann und neben an in der Panoramabar hingegen vom "Feinstofflichsten". Und eben eine Clubnacht dieser Klasse bricht nun Tama Sumo auf der zweiten Panoramabar Mix-CD heruntern, eine famose Selection aus deeperen Detroit-House-Tracks, zeitlose wie roughe und ungeschliffene Brillanten. All diese Inkredenzien werden wir auch heute bei Ihrem Harry Klein Debut zu spüren bekommen; Herz, Emotion & Leidenschaft. House in all seinen Facetten, eben. Was Tama selbst zu sich und ihrer Musik sagt: DJ sein heisst für mich, mit der Crowd immer wieder in Kontakt zu treten- verbal und ohne Worte, mitverschiedenen Stimmungen umzugehen bzw. diese zu erzeugen und damit zu spielen. Nach wie vor fasziniert mich, welche Energie Musik freisetzen kann und wie sie grundlos und völlig prinzipienfrei Spaß und gute Laune erzeugt. Musik und vor allem Bässe machen glücklich!“ WOW. Mit dabei hat Tama einen alten Bekannten auf den wir uns aber nicht minder freuen, der Kollege Dettmann aus dem Techno Floor, sprich dem Berghain. Besser gesagt Mr. Berghain höchstpersönlich. Neben Ben Klock hat wohl kein anderer den Sound des „weltbesten Clubs“ so sehr geprägt wie Marcel Dettmann, sein Stil und seine Plattenauswahl sind Maßstab. Der Junge, aufgewachsen in der Techno Provinz Brandenburg lebt die Musik. Neben seiner DJ Karriere arbeitet er in DER Technoinstitution Berlins, neben dem Berghain, dem Plattenladen Hardwax. Zuständig für das Sortiment liegt es in seinen Händen, da wird sowohl entschieden, was die Clubgäste auf die Ohren bekommen, als auch was in die Kreuzberger Vinyl Fächer kommt. Mit dabei ist Dario Zenker dem es mit Sicherheit ein leichtes ist den beiden zu zuspielen, unterstützt von Betty Mü vs Hiltmeyer an den Leinwänden machen wir Berlin heut im Harry Klein alle Ehre.

Harry Klein, Friedenstrasse 10, Munich 81671 (Germany)

http://www.harrykleinclub.de/

Hard Wax celebrates twenty years existence on Saturday, 5.12.2009

Dienstag, 1. Dezember 2009 um 12:55

Hard Wax celebrates twenty years existence on Saturday, 5.12.2009, starting 20:00 at WMF on three floors.
The lineup represents different facets of the Hard Wax spectrum and consists mostly of staff as well as closely associated labels.

Hard Wax, opened by Mark Ernestus in the back end of Kreuzberg SO 36 shortly before the fall of the Berlin Wall, was for years the only shop in Berlin to specialize in House and Techno. Particularly with direct imports from Chicago, Detroit, New York and London, Hard Wax laid foundations for the development of electronic club music in Berlin and Germany. Not to rest on its merits, the shop always continued to pursue the cutting edge, seeking out new interesting niches within and outside of electronic club music.
With clear specialization and focus, Hard Wax gained importance also internationally - via mail order, wholesale and later also exclusive distribution of musically and otherwise likeminded producer labels like MMM, Soundstream, Smith n Hack, Sleeparchive, Scion Versions, MDR, Wax and many others - likeminded for example in terms of a consistent refusal to subordinate to commercial norms.

As a next step planned for the end of 2009, downloads will be made available on hardwax.com alongside the vinyl and consistent with Hard Wax's own approach.
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The party starts - untypical for Berlin, but seriously - at 20:00 upstairs on the Killasan Floor, with Sascha and Torsten (T++) playing electronic styles.
This floor features the mighty Jamaican style Killasan Sound System that was entrusted to Hard Wax by its Japanese owner K-Boss some years ago. Many already know and treasure it from the monthly Wax Treatment nights, likewise the East Caribbean food from Cris's Roadside Cuisine, which itself will make a good reason to come early.

Mark Ainley (Honest Jons, PK, Basic Replay) from London and
Mark Ernestus (Rhythm & Sound, Basic Channel, Maurizio) then play Dub and Reggae, from Foundation Roots to Hardcore Digital with support from
Tikiman aka Paul St. Hilaire (Burial Mix, False Tuned) and friends on the microphone.

René Löwe (Vainqueur, Chain Reaction, Scion Versions) takes over around midnight with a classic house set, followed by
Anthony 'Shake' Shakir (Metroplex, KMS, Frictional), exceptional producer from the first Detroit Techno generation and a special as well as rare guest.

Errorsmith (MMM, Smith n Hack) then plays with and fluently merges diverse genres and tempos into each other.
Gernot Modeselektor will finish this Floor off - anything fun is allowed.
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The Live Floor opens at 22:00 with former Hard Wax staffer
Electric Indigo (indigo:inc, Female Pressure) who will play a warm up DJ set with the techno classics of tomorrow.
Live sets are planned as follows:

00:30 Substance (Chain Reaction, Scion Versions) for the first time in Germany - with a set based on his best tracks on Chain Reaction and various remixes

01:30 MMM, the joint project of Fiedel (Berghain) and Errorsmith, live for the first time after a long while, with their classics such as “Donna” as well as new and unreleased tracks

02:30 Soundhack (a.k.a. Soundstream and 50% of Smith n Hack) with his Soundhack live set for the very first time

03:30 DJ Pete & Sleeparchive with a semi-improvised session - Pete with the 909 and Sleeparchive with fragments of old and new unreleased tracks

04:30 Deuce, the joint project of Marcel Dettmann (MDR, Ostgut Ton) and Shed (Ostgut Ton) for the first time live, with straight techno of the harder manner

Finally Deuce as DJ team - open end.
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The Special Interest Floor will open at 02:00 with Shed (Soloaction, Delsin) playing from UK Hardcore to Gabba, nothing below 140 bpm.

After that Prosumer (Ostgut Ton, Panaroma Bar) turns back the clock with a set rooted in the early days of House

… and Soundstream - with Karaoke style support from Prosumer on the microphone - will present House and Disco classics, concluding the time travel back to the roots.

http://hardwax.com/

http://www.wmf-club.com/

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Sat.24 Brancaleone Rome REWF presents: Panorama Bar Showcase feat. Marcel Dettmann and Prosumer22. Oktober 2009

Unsound Festival - 19-25 October 2009 Krakow, Poland - Marcel Dettmann und Shed22. Oktober 2009

M25 Marsaw Poland 17.10.0917. Oktober 2009

Fr.16 Oktober Osgut-ton Label Nacht - LAGUNA CLUB Frankfurt14. Oktober 2009

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