raw & fresh new killers: D'Marc Cantu (Delsin) & Kassem Mosse (Workshop)

dwie bardzo oszczędne brzmieniowo, śmiało eksperymentujące epki:

D'Marc Cantu - Set Free / Tonight

10" ltd

february 2011

lbl: M>O>S Recordings (Delsin)

#: mos_deep_005

deep house, experimental

a. D'Marc Cantu - Set Free

aa. D'Marc Cantu - Tonight

After the 2AM/FM release, next up in the 10'' series on MOS_deep is a solo-project of D'Marc Cantu. D' Marc delivers two surprisingly melodic, sexy and hypnotizing housetracks. "Set Free" opens with a hard-hitting flanged bass-sound and a devastating kick and slowly evolves into a dreamy and atmospheric track full of mystery. "Tonight" is a hypnotic and haunting latenight-dancefloor track, combining long stretched melodic stabs, an ultra-deep bassline and D' Marc's whispering vocals taking you down deep in the uncanny and eery underworld of his soul.

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D'Marc Cantu - Set Free by Delsin Records

Kassem Mosse - Workshop 12

12"

february 2011

lbl: Workshop

#: WORKSHOP 12

deep house, experimental

A. Untitled

B1. Untitled

B2. Untitled

Here Mosse (real name Gunnar Wendel) returns to the excellent Berlin based Workshop imprint, with “Track 1″ hogging the A Side, characterised by a tense mechanical rhythym and a looped up female vocal which remains central to the track as Mosse adds deft analogue tweaks which create a cavernous sonic landscape. The real heat, however, is on the flip; first Mosse takes things unfeasibly deep on “Track 2″ with chords that on first inspection appear to emanate from beneath the speakers, before the EP’s true gem, the all too short “Track 3″, brings the EP to a bruising finale with scorched kick drums juxtaposed against a gently undulating synth progression.

Aaron Coultate

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VA - Workshop 10 [2010, vinyl, workshop]

april 2010

lbl: Workshop

#: WORKSHOP 10

electronic

deep house

320kbps

A. Lowtec  - Untitled

B1. Schweiz Rec.  - Untitled

B2. Ron Deacon  - Untitled

note: "Ten releases into their catalog, Workshop seem to have more momentum than ever. After releasing some of last year's finest records—namely Reagenz's Playtime and Kassem Mosse's Workshop 08—the rubber-stamped imprint returns with another untitled EP, this time featuring Lowtec and two new artists, Schweiz Rec and Ron Deacon. Much like Playtime, the new record draws from the more colorful end of Workshop's palette, with deep, shadowy tunes on one side and disco-tinted house on the other. Though less subtle than some of their previous releases, Workshop 10 is surely one of the label's best. 

Taking the entire A-side to himself, Lowtec provides the record's moodier selections. The first tune is the EP's best: as dark as it is warm, with a breezy rhythm, dramatic strings and vaguely mournful diva vocals. It's a surprisingly melancholy track for Lowtec, who normally leans toward more cryptic house and techno, as heard on EPs like Workshop 06 and Angstrom. The second part of Side A is equally surprising: a smoky, broken beat affair, ala Burial or Actress, but delivered in perfectly polished tones. It's unclear exactly how these songs are related—though divided by a period of silence and a series of loud pops, Workshop 10's A-side is widely listed as having only one track. In any case, both parts are exceptional—the first bursting with club potential, the other making for contemplative home listening. 

On the B-side, Workshop's two newcomers brighten things up considerably. Schweiz Rec contributes an organ-dominated number with a cartoonishly blissful vibe, disrupted now and then by a weird, distorted squawk. Ron Deacon follows with a sunny, disco-influenced house track, whose strutting rhythm and warbling melody make it Workshop 10's most club-ready selection. Both artists make impressive debuts, and help expand the record's pop sensibility without compromising its enigmatic feel. " - Will Lynch, RA.

[7.8]

huge chunk of crude iron

[HF]

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[discogs]

Move D Feat. DJ Laté - Workshop 02 [2007, vinyl, workshop]

april 2007
lbl: Workshop
#: WORKSHOP 02
electronic
deep house, disco, techno
320kbps
hubscale: carborundum [9.3]

A.		Theo
B1.		Felix
B2.		Computer Flop

Move D - David Moufang
DJ Laté - Thomas Meinecke

note: awesome chopped up detroit styled deep house.

dicho ponad wszycho



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Kassem Mosse - Workshop 08 [2009, vinyl, workshop]

may 2009
lbl: Workshop
#: WORKSHOP 08
electronic
house, techno
320kbps
hubscale: corundum [9.0]

A.		Untitled
B1.		Untitled
B2.		Untitled

Kassem Mosse - Gunnar Wendel

note: "A new Workshop is always nice, the high quality label pushes the borders of a sound that attracts many kinds of DJ’s, but also maintains a feeling of a undescribable emotion.

The A side reminds me of long lost memories from Super Mario 64 (that underwater level), combined with eternal house rhythms and percussion – the streaming melody is combined with Mosse’s unmistakable bleeping synth stabs that always seem to fit the rest of the elements in his tracks. The pace is slow, but at the same time powerful enough to disembark the next track into a faster tempo.

B1 is based around a sample from Marcel Dettmann, combined with a new structural approach with weird dissonant tones that swirls around the ancient drum-like percussion and melody. The tribal vibe is there, but it’s reduced to such small hints, that it’s leaning towards a more raw edge. Excellent track.

The B2 is more mellow, but also more melancholic. A constant warmth of a low pitched synth melody fills the spectrum with unbelievable depth and stands as a concrete base for the percussion and that special house groove." - The Futurist.

dazed on the streets

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Reagenz - Playtime [2009, cd, workshop]

november 2009
lbl: Workshop
#: WORKSHOP 09.3
electronic
deep house, ambient
256kbps
mohs hubscale: carborundum

1.		Dinner With Q
2.		DJ Friendly
3.		Shibuya Day
4.		Keep Building
5.		Confidence
6.		Freerotation
7.		Du Bist Hier!

David Moufang, Jonah Sharp

note: "[...] Playtime should certainly be considered as a late contender for album of the year, but making such a statement would just be adding unnecessary noise to what is otherwise perfect clarity. [...]" - Ryan Keeling.

snob friendly



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