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Vacation (Remixes)
Vacation (Perc remix) - (5:17) 144 BPM
Vacation (Bailey Ibbs remix) - (5:31) 139 BPM Hot
Review: In celebration of Hypercolour's 100th release, the highly sought-after KiNK (Strahil Velchev) turned in a milestone For The People EP - delivering four genre-blending bangers. As part of a series of EP remixes, Perc and Bailey Ibbs step up for this edition with a rendition each of the EP's standout track: "Vacation". Perc unleashes a relentless storm of industrial techno like Ali Wells knows how, with Bailey Ibbs delivering a high-end, tech house, funk-infused banger for that perfect offset - and with more to come!
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HYPE 107
27 Oct 23
Techno
For The People
For The People - (5:18) 146 BPM Hot
Ta - (6:12) 140 BPM
Kazan - (8:58) 136 BPM
Vacation - (5:22) 144 BPM
Review: Hypercolour reaches its one hundredth release. To celebrate this milestone, Jamie Russell and Alex Jones' label enlists the services of KiNK. The title track is a high-paced banger, featuring a dramatic vocal loop and rousing rave synth lines. It sounds like KiNK has distilled the energy of early 90s dance music into "People". "Ta" isn't as dramatic, but still hits hard, thanks to the interplay between a rough bass and airy melodies. In contrast, "Kazan" sees the storied artist go down a more considered route, with glitchy percussion melded with a dubby groove. Rounding off this 100th release is another dance floor banger, in the form of the heavy stabs and dense kicks of "Vacation"
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HYPE 100
26 May 23
Techno
Hyper Epic
Wake Up - (6:37) 145 BPM
Beep Beep - (5:44) 145 BPM
Room To Jack (feat Red Eye) - (6:24) 140 BPM
Raredub & KiNK - "Scrambler" - (6:17) 136 BPM
Mechtaya (feat Rachel Row) - (4:58) 145 BPM
Room To Jack (feat Red Eye - Red Eye's Occupant's Life On Mars Revision) - (7:02) 126 BPM Hot
Review: KiNK returns to his Sofia imprint with a release that ties together a range of influences. "Wake Up", which is inspired by Laurent Garnier's 1993 classic of the same name, careers along at over 140bpm, powered by a buzzing bass and peppered with stuttering vocal samples. On "Beep Beep", KiNK delves further into the past, and looks to Chicago house, as a jacking rhythm and pounding kicks provide a platform for acidic blips. There's a similar approach deployed on "Room to Jack", where KiNK solders a gurgling 303 to tough drums, but further surprises are in store on "Scrambler", which is led by soaring chords and hardcore vocal samples.
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SOF 007D
15 Jul 22
Techno
Clap On 2
Disco Spectrum - (5:51) 131 BPM Hot
Clap On 2 - (6:15) 133 BPM
Turbo - (7:43) 145 BPM
Almond Break - (6:01) 131 BPM
Review: KiNK is one of the best live performers in the techno world, and Clap On 2 captures the dynamic energy that define his shows. "Disco Spectrum" is an upfront banger that resounds to bleeding acid lines and soaring synths, with these elements making for a compelling combination. On the title track, KiNK heads in similar albeit more rave-inspired direction, with stirring riffs fused with building 303s. "Turbo" is faster and more intense, as horror riffs and relentless percussion unfold over a pumping rhythm. "Almond Break" sits in stark contrast; while still containing acid tweaks, these elements are realised against slow-motion breaks.
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SOF 006
03 Dec 21
Techno
Toplo
101 Reasons - (7:00) 128 BPM
Set The Mood Right - (5:22) 140 BPM
Dreamer - (5:49) 128 BPM
Dreamer (Frits Wentink remix) - (6:42) 128 BPM Hot
Review: Strahil Velchev AKA KiNK has successfully done his own thing this year, eschewing the advances of long-established labels in order to release music on the Sofia imprint he co-founded in 2019. Toplo is the third and final instalment in a trilogy of EPs he kicked off with Nagore way back in January. It's a suitably varied, analogue-rich affair, with the long-serving artist flitting between fuzzy, driving heaviness (see the star fall synth sounds and booming, metronomic bass of '101 Reasons'), sub-heavy, post-dubstep seduction (the hard-to-pigeonhole 'Set The M'ood Right'), and angular and atmospheric up-tempo deep house (the startlingly evocative 'Dreamer'). Noted house eccentric Frits Wentink is given the task of remixing 'Dreamer', resulting in a jaunty and quirky re-wire full of oddball sample edits, jumpy stabs and swinging beats.
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SOF 004D
27 Nov 20
Deep House
Music For The NAACP
Various
KiNK - "Machine Funk" - (4:50) 128 BPM
Iron Curtis & Session Victim - "Abalone" (Gerd Janson edit) - (6:52) 114 BPM Hot
Genius Of Time - "Network Labyrinth" (dub) - (4:39) 125 BPM
Katerina - "Sincerly, G" - (6:17) 120 BPM
Robert Dietz - "Isn't It Nice?" - (3:58) 130 BPM
Roman Flegel - "Feel The Heat" (String mix) - (5:00) 128 BPM
Dinky - "This Ain't No" - (4:53) 124 BPM
Bella Boo - "LA Magic" - (4:57) 130 BPM
Tiger & Woods - "Lonely Toad" - (7:11) 117 BPM
Todd Osborn - "Friendly" - (6:00) 121 BPM
Played by: Bertrand Contador
Review: As the title suggests, this surprise compilation of exclusive material from Gerd Janson's Running Back label was put together in response to the killing of George Floyd, and in order to raise funds for the National Association for the NAACP's Legal Defence Fund. Given his connections, it's perhaps unsurprising that Janson has managed to tease out terrific tracks from the likes of KiNK (the sparkling, synth-laden goodness of 'Machine Funk'), Genius of Time (a fine dub of the dusty, ultra-deep late night hypnotism of 'Network Labyrinth'), Roman Flugel (the snappy analogue heaviness of 'Feel The Heat (String Mix)' and Tiger & Woods (rainbow-coloured deep Italo-disco jam 'Lonely Toad').
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RBNAACP 1D
02 Oct 20
Deep House
Pista
Chaka Raka - (6:48) 127 BPM
Aerotrim - (5:54) 130 BPM Hot
Pista - (4:48) 70 BPM
Call Nasco (feat Rachel Row) - (5:02) 127 BPM
Kobudai - (4:16) 133 BPM
Review: A master of the machine and legend of the scene Kink delivers a third release to his newly minted Sofia imprint that he runs out of Bulgaria with label-mate Konstantin Petrov. It follows the Nagore EP they released at the beginning of 2020 and sees Kink showcasing his ability to touch on bleep-era themes between a heavy yet uplifting synth in "Call Nasco (feat Rachel Row)" alongside more dubbed-out, spacious and atmospheric tubular bells in "Kobudai". Rocking the club with '90s-style techno drums and some high voltage lead notes in "Aerotrim", check the dirty phase action set to spin cycle over a raw bassline and cooling deep house pads this EP's title-track "Pista". A master at work, don't sleep on the funked-up rave action on "Chaka Raka" either!
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SOF003D
28 Aug 20
Deep House
Piano Power
To Love You (feat Rachel Row - vocal) - (5:26) 83 BPM
To Love You Feat. Rachel Row (feat Rachel Row - instrumental) - (5:26) 83 BPM
To Love You Feat. Rachel Row (feat Rachel Row - acappella) - (2:18) 91 BPM
I Remember (303 version) - (7:33) 127 BPM
RAW - (6:09) 125 BPM Hot
Review: Described by Running Back boss Gerd Janson as an "ode to the miraculous grip a piano still holds over almost any dancefloor", KiNK's latest EP is naturally awash with cuts that will get dancers reaching for the air piano faster than you can say "old school banger". The Bulgarian's banged-out piano motifs naturally come to the fore on heavyweight stomper "RAW", but also play a key role on "To Love You", a rush-inducing chunk of rave era house giddiness that's set to soundtrack a fair few loved-up moments this summer. The vocal version is the killer mix as far as we're concerned, but there are Instrumental and acapella takes, too. We'd also recommend checking the acid-fired, Head High style piano-techno of "I Remember (303 Version)".
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RB 081D
07 Jun 19
Deep House
Live At Cocoon Ibiza
Live At Cocoon Ibiza - (1:12:49) 127 BPM
Review: Acclaimed live act Strahil Velchev aka KiNK is said to have been a vital ingredient of Cocoon's ecstatic nights on the island over the years. The man from Sofia offers up a recording of one of his explosive performances there, featuring well known tracks and exclusives alike on what the label best described themselves as a 'spontaneous tour de force through the history of electronic dance music.' As always, the Bulgarian hardware maverick takes the best of The Windy City and The Motor City alike, and all the while adding his distinct magic touch. It's a wild ride from start to finish, with peaks coming in at moments like that of "The Russian" with it's massive Detroit style chord progressions, the heads-down and direct techno attack of "Kink In De Kabel" through to last year's thrilling anthem "Perth" and the uplifting "Disco Transition".
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CORMIX 058DIGITAL
12 Oct 18
Deep House
Ibiza 2018 Closing Party
Various
Weiss (UK) - "Feel My Needs" (Purple Disco Machine extended mix) - (6:22) 122 BPM Hot
Shakedown - "At Night" (Peggy Gou's Acid Journey remix) - (7:11) 124 BPM
Sterling Void - "Itas Alright" (feat Paris Brightledge - DJ Spen & Reelsoul extended mix) - (7:33) 124 BPM
Finn - "Sometimes The Going Gets A Little Tough" (extended mix) - (4:45) 135 BPM
KiNK - "Perth" (Dusky remix) - (6:09) 125 BPM
Tiger Stripes - "Jack My Yum" (original mix) - (7:03) 125 BPM
Ross From Friends - "Pale Blue Dot" (original mix) - (3:58) 126 BPM
Austin Ato - "He Can Ride" (original mix) - (5:32) 125 BPM
Nasser Baker - "Say Something" (original mix) - (6:21) 126 BPM
Illyus & Barrientos - "MEA" (original mix) - (6:27) 124 BPM
CamelPhat - "The Solution" (original mix) - (7:16) 124 BPM
Skream - "Poison" (Alan Fitzpatrick remix) - (7:13) 128 BPM
Nic Fanciulli - "Wrong" (feat Agoria & JAW - Solardo extended mix) - (6:09) 125 BPM
Friend Within - "Lonely" (original mix) - (5:33) 124 BPM
Sonny Fodera & Danny Howard & Andreya Triana - "All Or Nothing" (original mix) - (6:02) 124 BPM
Mark Knight - "Selecao" (feat Shovell - original mix) - (6:39) 122 BPM
Shan - "Who Run Tings" (original mix) - (5:53) 125 BPM
George Smeddles - "Shake Your Body" (original mix) - (6:43) 126 BPM
Rhythm Masters - "Bad Habit" (Mele remix) - (6:46) 125 BPM
Kaz James & Nick Morgan - "Twisted" (original mix) - (6:51) 123 BPM
The Golden Boy - "Razz" (extended mix) - (6:24) 125 BPM
Wheats - "Kassia" (original mix) - (6:49) 124 BPM
De La Swing - "Dihue" (original mix) - (6:15) 124 BPM
Tim Baresko & Clyde P - "Wanna Know" (feat Jinadu - Sonny Fodera extended mix) - (5:52) 123 BPM
Alexis Raphael - "You Know That I Love You" (original mix) - (4:53) 125 BPM
Amine Edge & DANCE - "The First Horo" (original mix) - (6:15) 124 BPM
Andrea Oliva - "Terrace" (original mix) - (7:33) 124 BPM
GW Harrison - "I Make You Go" (Eli Brown extended mix) - (6:16) 125 BPM
Leftwing & Kody - "Booty Shake" (original mix) - (6:40) 126 BPM
Ben Remember - "Mino" (original mix) - (6:25) 122 BPM
Ki Creighton - "Night Owl" (feat Shyam P - Jansons extended remix) - (6:55) 125 BPM
Jay De Lys & Jamie Roy - "Funkee Sound" (original mix) - (6:43) 124 BPM
Del-30 - "Slow Down" (original mix) - (7:53) 125 BPM
ANOTR - "Summer In The Studio" (extended mix) - (7:15) 126 BPM
Ferdinand Weber - "Nobody" (AprAss extended remix) - (6:12) 124 BPM
ARLE X L'Tric - "Feel It" (Weiss remix) - (6:08) 124 BPM
Paul Sawyer - "Hermes" (original mix) - (6:14) 124 BPM
Sharam Jey - "Shake Your" (Sharam Jey & Jean Bacarreza 2018 extended edit) - (5:53) 125 BPM
Huminal - "Altered Ego" (original mix) - (8:24) 123 BPM
Animal Trainer - "Lost" (original mix) - (7:21) 120 BPM
Pete K - "Forest" (original mix) - (6:40) 127 BPM
Luis Martinez - "California Love" (original mix) - (6:00) 124 BPM
The Deepshakerz - "Bonita" (original mix) - (5:28) 124 BPM
Mihalis Safras - "Not A Jam" (original mix) - (6:13) 126 BPM
Pirate Copy - "Piano Track" (original mix) - (6:07) 126 BPM
Kevin Knapp - "Drug Birds" (feat Baby Luck - original mix) - (6:10) 127 BPM
ERNESTO - "Father Figure" (original mix) - (5:01) 125 BPM
Kellerkind - "Slomo" (original mix) - (7:01) 123 BPM
Spektre - "Carnival Of Souls" (original mix) - (7:30) 128 BPM
Martin Books - "Flitzepulver" (original mix) - (6:35) 128 BPM
Various - "Ibiza 2018 Closing Party" (continuous DJ mix 1) - (1:18:53) 124 BPM
Various - "Ibiza 2018 Closing Party" (continuous DJ mix 2) - (1:19:01) 125 BPM
Review: With the same certainty that the leaves will turn brown and fall from the trees, autumn sees the release of Toolroom's closing party album. It's the label's annual state of the (house) nation address and 2018 is no exception. While this year's edition contains a healthy smattering of feel good house - the most impressive exempts being the vocal grooves of Weiss' "Feel My Needs" and Illyus & Barrientos' "MEA" - there are also more adventurous variants on offer. These include Peggy Gou's tweaked acid take on Shakedown's "At Night", the chord heavy Dusky take on KiNK's "Perth" and the cut-up, abstract "Pale Blue Dot" by rising lo-fi house artist Ross From Friends, which demonstrate that this year, Toolroom is thinking outside the box.
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TOOL 70801Z
28 Sep 18
Deep House
Leko (Remixes)
Leko (Kink's Bass Shake version) - (4:03) 123 BPM
Leko (Rachel Row Feat. Kink version) - (3:44) 123 BPM
Leko (Session Victim remix) - (5:25) 122 BPM Hot
Leko (original version) - (6:32) 123 BPM
Review: Originally released back in 2012 on Croatian imprint Burek, "Leko" by Bulgarian hardware maverick KiNK returns to the label with some fantastic remixes for today's dancefloors. While his sound might be more on the techno tip these days, there's no doubt that his penchant for catchy melodies and amazing chord progressions were something he had a true knack for even back then. He hands in a couple more perspectives here: from the gritty and harder hitting Kink's Bass Shake version, though to the mellow and dreamy Kink version featuring the angelic vocals of Rachel Row. Finally the Berlin-Hamburg alliance known as Session Victim step in for an always welcome appearance: their exploration further into the deep is evocative and life-affirming.
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BRK 017
03 Sep 18
Deep House
Playground Remixes Vol 1 & 2
Perth (Dusky remix) - (6:09) 125 BPM Hot
Teo Techno (Radio Slave Disco dub) - (10:27) 127 BPM
Yom Thorke (Matthew Herbert Funnel dub) - (8:11) 127 BPM
Five (Josh Wink remix) - (8:00) 130 BPM
Review: As the matter-of-fact title makes clear, this tasty four-tracker delivers fresh re-rubs of tracks from KiNK's superb 2017 album Playground. First in to bat is Dusky, who re-casts "Perth" as a saucer-eyed chunk of rush-inducing, big room-friendly heaviness rich in darting synth stabs, held-note synth-strings, bustling beats, celebratory piano riffs and heady old school vocal samples. In typical fashion, Radio Slave man Matt Edwards turns "Teo Techno" into a dark, sleazy and mind-altering early morning thumper, while Josh Wink re-imagines "Five" as a restless, undeniably psychedelic throb-job. Arguably the best remix, though, comes from Matthew Herbert, whose "Funnel Dub" of "Yom Thorke" gleefully joins the dots between his glitchy, micro-house past, swinging Afro-tech and otherworldly alien funk.
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RBKINKRMX DIGITAL
13 Jul 18
Deep House
Global Underground: Nubreed 11
Theo Kottis / Various
Gigi Masin - "Maja" - (10:49) 116 BPM
Supreems - "Us Together" - (5:52) 117 BPM
The Mountain People - "La Onda" - (7:26) 121 BPM
Afriqua - "Aleph" - (8:16) 126 BPM
Henrik Schwarz - "Take Words In Return" (Jimi Jules remix) - (8:52) 124 BPM
Habischman - "Hoodoo" (Theo Kottis remix) - (6:14) 123 BPM
Dennis Ferrer - "The Red Room" (Obj vocal mix) - (7:02) 127 BPM
Agoria - "Scala" - (8:22) 124 BPM
2000 & One - "Spanish Fly" - (7:33) 128 BPM
Sascha Funke - "MZ" - (6:21) 120 BPM
KiNK - "Perth" (Chord mix) - (5:10) 125 BPM
DJ Assassin - "Face In The Crowd" (Chris Simmonds Intellidread mix) - (6:34) 128 BPM
Mathew Jonson - "Thieves In Digital Land" - (6:57) 127 BPM
Mateo Murphy - "Apex" - (6:57) 120 BPM
Skatebard - "Sgnelkab" (Mental Overdrive remix) - (5:27) 121 BPM
Theo Kottis - "Ciro" - (6:15) 123 BPM
Nitin - "Dubbed Out" (Steve Rachmad remix) - (7:07) 126 BPM
Mr. G - "Stolen Moments" - (8:38) 107 BPM
Jordan GCZ - "Crybaby J" - (7:33) 126 BPM
Kasper Bjorke - "Heaven" (Prins Thomas Diskomiks) - (9:19) 114 BPM
Christopher Ledger - "Lost With K" - (7:13) 122 BPM Hot
Kiasmos - "Blurred" - (5:05) 122 BPM
Ian Pooley - "I Got You" (Matthias Vogt remix) - (6:34) 123 BPM
Space Dimension Controller - "Exostack" (Kornel Kovacs remix) - (6:37) 123 BPM
Justus Kohncke - "Timecode" (Maxi version) - (7:48) 122 BPM
Beacon - "Fault Lines" (Dauwd remix) - (6:59) 120 BPM
Efdemin - "Parallaxis" (Traumprinz' Over 2 The End version) - (6:46) 123 BPM
Telefon Tel Aviv - "Sound In A Dark Room" - (7:48) 116 BPM
Theo Kottis - "Moonlight" - (6:03) 123 BPM
The Horn - "Villager" - (7:14) 107 BPM
Theo Kottis - "Global Underground: Nubreed 11" (continuous DJ mix 1) - (1:18:58) 124 BPM
Theo Kottis - "Global Underground: Nubreed 11" (continuous DJ mix 2) - (1:10:23) 122 BPM
Played by: Seth Troxler
Review: Global Underground's Nubreed series has a huge amount of kudos, having brought respected DJs like Lee Burridge, Steve Lawler and Danny Howells to attention during the early 00s with a series of iconic mixes. Although it was on hold for much of the second decade of this millennium, it has been successfully resurrected and now gives the same platform to Theo Kottis. In keeping with its usual format, this instalment sees the Beautiful Strangers boss explore a range of styles and sound across two mixes. Accordingly, his selection ranges from Gigi Masin's melodic piano composition, "Maja", to the Mountain People's sensuous deep house "La Onda", taking in some underground classics like DJ Assassin's garage/house hybrid "Face in the Crowd" as well as left of centre oddities like The Horn's "Villager". It's a fitting testament to the Nubreed aesthetic.
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190296 954375
29 Jun 18
Minimal/Tech House
The Melting Pot
KiNK - "Throwing Elbows" - (6:12) 123 BPM Hot
Bloody Mary - "Chemical Jam" - (5:58) 128 BPM
Thomas P. Heckmann - "Dames On Acid" - (6:21) 127 BPM
Played by: Alkalino
Review: Bloody Mary's label brings 2017 to a raucous end with this split release. On "Throwing Elbows", it sounds like KiNK is channeling the spirit and sound of Hardfloor as he lays down a furious acid line. The only difference is that his beats are clipped and hollowed out, unlike the frenetic pace that the German duo are fond of. There are no such niceties on Mary's own "Chemical Jam". Distorted kicks, wild 303s and trashing snares prevail as the Berlin-based producer throws down an intense jam. By comparison, techno veteran Thomas P Heckmann's contribution sounds relatively civilised, but its searing acid, Chicago drums and rolling snares are still sure to have the desired effect.
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DAME 036
22 Dec 17
Techno
Playground
Soar - (2:58) 120 BPM
Yom Thorke - (9:04) 127 BPM
The Russian - (8:04) 127 BPM
Samodiva - (4:27) 106 BPM
Suncatcher - (4:31) 127 BPM
Perth - (5:22) 125 BPM
Teo Techno - (5:32) 127 BPM
Peter Plet Plete - (5:56) 87 BPM
Organ - (5:51) 126 BPM
A Taste Of Metal - (5:32) 127 BPM
Five - (7:33) 127 BPM Hot
The Universe In Her Eyes - (4:14) 80 BPM
Review: Strahil "Kink" Velchev may well be the hardest-working man in dance music. Each new-year brings a succession of fine singles, with little in the way of fluff or filler. Even so, the vast Playground is only his second album to date (his first, "Under Destruction", appeared in 2014). It is arguably his strongest collection of tracks to date, though. Over the course of the 12 tracks, he brilliantly demonstrates the depth and variety of his influences, variously turning his hand to cinematic downtempo beats ("Samodiva", "The Universe in Her Eyes"), warehouse-friendly peak-time anthems (stab-heavy smasher "Russian"), DJ Sneak/Dj Duke-style big room house ("Perth", 'Organ"), mind-altering experimental dub ("Peter Piet Pete"), Industrial ("Tate of Metal") and, of course, angular analogue techno ("Five", "Teo Techno").
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RBCD10DIGITAL
03 Nov 17
Deep House
Perth
Perth - (5:22) 125 BPM Hot
Perth (Chord mix) - (5:10) 125 BPM
Perth (Beat mix) - (5:38) 125 BPM
Review: KiNK's taster for his up and coming album on Running Back is here. We don't know if the title is inspired by the Scottish town that techno larrikins Clouds are from, or the sleepy mining town in Western Australia: it's anyone's guess! The Bulgarian hardware maverick brings us some funked up disco loops, reminiscent of DJ Sneak's Sneaky Trax imprint back in the day. "Perth" is a prime example of his unstoppable knack for good times. Taken from the new Playground LP, the three versions here are dripping with grease. Split between the original, a chord mix (which is brooding and epic) and a funky beat version full of sultry latin percussion: it's all you ever wanted from a single. Perfect house music for techno DJs and techno music for disco DJs.

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RB 068DIGITAL
15 Sep 17
Deep House
Dynamo & Neutrino
Neutrino - (7:07) 126 BPM Hot
Dynamo - (7:33) 127 BPM
Played by: Chrissy, Alkalino
Review: DGTL Festival mainstay KiNK produced "Neutrino" at the event's Amsterdam festival last year. The Bulgarian hardware maverick delivers high tech soul as always with his signature techno sound that utilises hands in the air chord progressions, powerful and immaculate rhythms and razor sharp synth leads. "Dynamo" has adrenalised tension and sheer dancefloor drama with its furious and reverberated kick supporting some Jeff Mills style chime melodies and sonar bleeps supported by eerie strings. In its five years DGTL has carved its style and sound worldwide as one of Amsterdam's staple dance music institutions. This year the organisation is deepening its operations and their new label arm is a fine example thus far.
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DGTL 001D
07 Apr 17
Techno
Beats
Beats - (8:50) 125 BPM Hot
Beats (Serge & Tyrell remix) - (6:24) 125 BPM
Review: Hot on the heels of his debut EP for Clone Royal Oak - the jaunty, swinging deep house shuffler that is "Valentine's Groove" - KiNK returns to the Dutch imprint. It sees label mainstays Serge and Alden Tyrell join forces to deliver a scorching rework of the previously unheard "Beats". As you might expect from the basement-loving duo, it packs a serious punch, thanks in no small part to their surging drum machine rhythms and expert use of build-and-release arrangement. The experienced pair are masters of creating and retaining energy, and their percussion sounds are always as jacking as they come. In other words, it's another club slammer.
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ROYAL 321
10 Mar 17
Techno
Charleroi DC EP
Charleroi DC (House version) - (5:52) 126 BPM
Charleroi DC (Techno version) - (7:10) 126 BPM
Charleroi DC (Detroit Swindle remix) - (6:40) 121 BPM Hot
Charleroi DC (Melodymann remix) - (6:22) 126 BPM
Charleroi DC (Ian O'Brien remix) - (6:37) 124 BPM
Review: Melodymathics label boss Melodymann has pulled off something of a coup here, persuading Bulgarian hero KiNK and Belgian techno stalwart Fabrice Lig to join forces. The fine "Charleroi DC" is available in both "House" and "Techno" mix variants; both make great use of sparkling, Detroit style futurist synth motifs, dreamy pads and fizzing drum machine percussion. The expansive package also includes a trio of remixes from other like-minded producers. Detroit Swindle steps up first with a wonderful late night interpretation that boasts tougher drums, dustier grooves and some fine new musical touches, before Melodymann reinvents the track as a rich, jammed-out deep house roller. Finally, techno survivor Ian O'Brien delivers an impeccable trip into mid '90s tech-house territory that's shot through with classic machine soul.
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MMOS 003
02 Jan 17
Deep House
20 Years Of Freerange
Various
KiNK - "Roads" - (7:11) 120 BPM
Tim Toh & Ranavalona - "All I See" (Jimpster remix) - (6:15) 118 BPM
The New Tower Generation - "Eyes Don't Lie" - (6:36) 116 BPM
Luv Jam & Jimpster - "We Play Pads" - (6:36) 120 BPM
Andre Lodemann - "Last Exit" - (7:49) 123 BPM
Squares - "Spark's Entry" - (7:08) 112 BPM
Tony Lionni - "Woman" - (6:33) 121 BPM
Sam Matters - "Your Mind" - (6:33) 121 BPM
Detroit Swindle - "Race Against The Machine" - (6:42) 124 BPM
Manuel Tur - "Computer Chess" - (6:15) 119 BPM
Soul Of Hex - "Jynmu" - (5:46) 120 BPM Hot
Lancelot - "Tarantism" - (8:19) 125 BPM
Milton Jackson - "Songs Without Words" - (6:22) 122 BPM
Kito Jempere - "Finland Express" (feat Noteless) - (7:21) 120 BPM
Pittsburgh Track Authority - "Oculus Sinister" - (6:47) 126 BPM
Kuniyuki - "A Night In SA" - (8:04) 104 BPM
Jimpster - "Ceilings" (feat Laura Barrick) - (6:31) 124 BPM
Brian Ring - "Love Taken Over" - (7:21) 123 BPM
Clavis - "Cydalise" - (6:32) 123 BPM
Shur-i-kan - "Beach Life" - (5:59) 122 BPM
Review: Its 20 years of Jamie Odell aka Jimpster's revered deep house imprint and he's celebrating in great style with this 20 track compilation that demonstrates that business is as good as ever and they're testament to how much the label has remained relevant. The label head honcho himself appears of course; first with Luv Jam on the smooth and dubby "We Play Pads" and the sombre and emotive "Ceilings" featuring Laura Barrick. Other highlights include Bulgarian hardware maverick KiNK's "Roads", Detroit Swindle's fiercely bumpin' "Race Against The Machine" and Pittsburgh Track Authority's magnificent high tech soul jam "Oculus Sinister".
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FRDBOXSET 02
29 Jul 16
Deep House
Valentine's Groove
Valentine's Groove - (7:45) 125 BPM Hot
Strings - (8:10) 122 BPM
Review: While his live appearances are placing him on the radar of ever more enlightened house heads the world over, Kink is showing no signs of slacking on the production front either. The clue is in his name, and as ever there are plenty of subtly shimmying tricks in the Bulgarian mastermind's grooves to keep the stiffest of dancers shaking on the off-beat. "Valentine's Groove" is a masterclass in jazz-inflected deep house, all fuzzy chord stabs and badass bass for the funkiest shape flingers. "Strings" meanwhile reaches for a more emotive feeling, lashing on the Detroit romanticism to a wonderfully bombastic end.
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ROYAL 32
15 Jul 16
Deep House
20 Years Of Freerange Pt One
KiNK - "Roads" - (7:11) 120 BPM Hot
Tim Toh & Ranavalona - "All I See" (Jimpster remix) - (6:15) 118 BPM
The New Tower Generation - "Eyes Don't Lie" - (6:36) 116 BPM
Luv Jam & Jimpster - "We Play Pads" - (6:36) 120 BPM
Review: This year marks two decades since Jamie 'Jimpster' Odell founded Freerange Records. To celebrate 20 years in the game, Odell has put together a five-disc vinyl boxset of previously unheard material, which is also being released on a number of digital EPs. There's much to admire on this first volume, from the hazy deep house chug of KiNK's "Roads", and the glitchy, broken-house thrills of Odell's Jimpster remix of Tim Toh & Ranavalona's "All I See", to the loose, jazzy deepness of The New Tower Generation's "Eyes Can See". Best of all, though, is "We Play Pads", a wonderfully deep, melodious, hazy and evocative chunk of boogie-influenced deep house from Luv Jam & Jimpster.
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FRD 214
24 Jun 16
Deep House
John Digweed: Live In Montreal (unmixed tracks)
Various
Various - "John Digweed" (continuous DJ mix 1) - (1:12:12) 114 BPM
Various - "John Digweed" (continuous DJ mix 2) - (1:17:06) 117 BPM
Various - "John Digweed" (continuous DJ mix 3) - (1:12:35) 120 BPM
Various - "John Digweed" (continuous DJ mix 4) - (1:18:25) 122 BPM
Various - "John Digweed" (continuous DJ mix 5) - (1:17:50) 124 BPM
Various - "John Digweed" (continuous DJ mix 6) - (1:17:38) 124 BPM
Induction - "Epitrachelion" - (3:14) 129 BPM
Mohlao - "Neurowaves" - (6:20) 84 BPM
Esteban Adame - "Rise & Shine" - (3:59) 146 BPM
Recondite - "Tame" - (4:34) 107 BPM
Christerk - "Snowhaze" - (5:14) 110 BPM
Jemil Deep - "About Drugs" (Dejvid remix) - (6:11) 120 BPM
Recondite - "Baro" - (5:55) 120 BPM
Alek S - "It's All Good" - (6:51) 117 BPM
The Unhottest - "For Sale" - (8:51) 120 BPM
Mr Dello - "All That Matters" - (6:56) 118 BPM
Patrick Chardronnet - "Slowmo" - (8:30) 54 BPM
Wayne Duggan - "Experiment 1" (Matthias Meyer/Patlac remix) - (7:19) 121 BPM
Recondite - "Undulate" (Lawrence dub version) - (6:34) 124 BPM
Sei A - "You Can Bring" - (6:06) 127 BPM
Simoncino - "Dub Theory I" - (6:15) 125 BPM
Ed Ed - "Monti" - (7:10) 119 BPM
The Unhottest - "Job Lose" - (8:25) 122 BPM
Dovim - "Ectoderm" - (7:18) 123 BPM
Smash Tv - "Cascadia" - (7:37) 120 BPM
Ashworth - "Braun" - (5:44) 124 BPM
Smash Tv - "God Key" - (8:18) 121 BPM
Tigerskin - "This Place Is Empty Without You" - (8:25) 116 BPM
Dovim - "The WOW Signal" - (7:23) 123 BPM
Ulf Bonde - "Blossom For Me" - (6:19) 120 BPM
Whitesquare - "Daylight" - (10:06) 123 BPM
Of Norway - "Love Is Over" (Terje Saether remix) - (7:32) 123 BPM
Moonwalk - "Breath" - (7:08) 122 BPM
H2 - "What Is" (AFFKT remix) - (8:08) 124 BPM
Def Mike - "Come Right Here" - (6:57) 123 BPM
Toni Varga/De La Swing - "Black Train" (Darlyn Vlys/HearThuG Rework) - (6:25) 123 BPM
Martin Eyerer - "The Rolls" (Funk D'Void remix) - (6:06) 123 BPM
Nuiton - "Way Out" - (7:09) 121 BPM
Raw District - "Within Our Gates" - (6:49) 122 BPM
Simon Garcia - "A Hot Drink In The Desert" - (7:31) 122 BPM
Nick Curly - "Reverie" - (7:07) 126 BPM
Leonardo Gonnelli - "Tonada" (No Asking dub) - (7:58) 123 BPM
Scan Mode - "Panama Jaxx 1.1" - (4:28) 118 BPM
Nuiton - "Flashback" - (8:42) 125 BPM
Martin Landsky - "I'm A Bitch" - (6:57) 124 BPM
Timid Boy - "Shout Him" (Stacey Pullen remix) - (8:08) 126 BPM
Clarian - "Fear And Self Loathing" (Hunter/Game remix) - (6:24) 123 BPM
Hunzed/Harvey - "Cala Salada" (David Mayer remix) - (7:53) 123 BPM
Damian Lazarus/The Ancient Moons - "We Will Return" (Joeski dub) - (6:28) 123 BPM
Bedrock - "Santiago" (Joeski remix) - (6:28) 123 BPM
Andre Lodemann - "Leaving The Comfort Zone" - (8:34) 123 BPM
Mita Mita - "Wishing To Receive" - (6:27) 125 BPM
Eagles/Butterflies - "Fireworks" - (8:30) 122 BPM
Blond:ish - "Inner Jungle" - (7:29) 122 BPM
HVOB - "Tender Skin" (DJ Tennis remix) - (8:59) 120 BPM
HOSH - "Cilantro" - (9:11) 122 BPM Hot
Clarian - "Absence" - (5:42) 120 BPM
Joop Junior - "Sofie_Lucie" - (9:52) 124 BPM
Lee Van Dowski - "Quasar27.3" - (9:40) 124 BPM
Remcord - "Saed" (Ramon Tapia Deep Space remix) - (8:18) 124 BPM
Eagles/Butterflies - "Moonlight" - (8:04) 120 BPM
Tigerskin - "Hippies" - (7:05) 124 BPM
Lee Van Dowski - "If Only Jack Was Here" - (10:39) 122 BPM
Simon Garcia - "Ataraxia" - (8:00) 121 BPM
Noir - "LumiArre Sombre" - (7:35) 123 BPM
Clarian - "Fear & Self Loathing" (Christian Burkhardt 'Vegas' remix) - (7:05) 125 BPM
Popof - "Serenity" (Noob remix) - (7:04) 127 BPM
Joseph Capriati - "Fratello" (Dubfire remix) - (8:56) 124 BPM
Bedrock - "Emerald" (Bog remix) - (8:15) 122 BPM
DJ Dozia - "Pop Culture" (Joris Voorn remix) - (6:44) 126 BPM
Dave Angel - "Scorpion" - (7:48) 125 BPM
Mike Griego - "Sofia" (Guy Mantzur Secret mix) - (7:35) 123 BPM
Frankey/Sandrino - "Acamar" - (8:20) 120 BPM
Eric Volta/Gaika - "Until I Dissolve" (Deetron remix) - (7:12) 126 BPM
Agoria - "Independence" (Stephan Barnem remix) - (9:05) 124 BPM
KiNK - "Cloud Generator" - (7:10) 125 BPM
Pan Pot/Martin Eyerer/Abby - "Muddy Waters" - (7:47) 124 BPM
Eagles/Butterflies - "Murder Was The Bass" - (6:50) 124 BPM
3 Channels - "Alphabetti Spaghetti" - (6:55) 125 BPM
Adam Beyer - "What You Need" - (6:41) 125 BPM
Played by: SKREAM, Domshe
Review: The boss is back! The legendary UK pioneer and Bedrock head honcho gives us a live set from Canada's second city, complete with crowd noise. Digweed's knack for sniffing out the most cutting edge progressive and tech house grooves is second to none and you can bet that this set is chock block full of narrative, innovative grooves: one journey you'll never forget! Featuring contributions from Germany's Recondite ("Tame"/"Baro"), Glasgow's Sei A ("You Can Bring"), Berlin's Smash TV ("Cascadia"/"God Key") and Los Angeles' Eagles & Butterflies amongst a host of other big names. Also comes as six continuous mixes for your listening pleasure. Enjoy!
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BEDMONTCD
26 Feb 16
Minimal/Tech House
Tiptop Audio Presents Various Artists 001
Various
Angle - "FM" - (6:41) 126 BPM
Phase VI - "Theta Phase" - (5:09) 83 BPM
Blawan - "MEG" - (6:30) 126 BPM
Surgeon - "Techno Blush" - (6:08) 128 BPM
Kink - "Tail Of Prisma" - (7:31) 126 BPM
Christian Burkhardt - "Gin Tronic" - (7:19) 125 BPM
Joao Ceser - "5th Dimension" - (5:29) 124 BPM Hot
Joseph Fraioli - "Circadian Rhythms" - (4:12) 133 BPM
Richard Devine - "CR Hex Mutant" - (4:05) 154 BPM
Played by: Paul Mac, Borgie, Heidi
Review: Tiptop Audio started life as a manufacturer of modular instruments. Here, they launch an offshoot record label with an all-star collection of all-modular recordings. Largely focused on techno, as you'd expect, there are stellar contributions from Christian Burkhardt (the floor-friendly low-end bounce of "Gin Tronic"), Surgeon (the surprisingly melodious, intelligent techno inspired "Techno Blush"), Blawan ("Meg", a typically dense and sludgy affair), Kink and Richard Devine, whose "CR Hex Mutant" sounds like Aphex Twin having an epileptic fit. Best of all, though, is Joao Ceser's "Fifth Dimension", which drags classic Detroit futurism kicking and screaming into the 21st century.
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TTAVA 001
27 Apr 15
Techno
Under Destruction
Dama - (4:07) 102 BPM
Summa Technologiae - (7:27) 63 BPM
Vodolaz - (4:38) 63 BPM
Sintezator - (6:00) 59 BPM Hot
Source Of Uncertainty - (6:33) 64 BPM
Povreda - (6:18) 59 BPM
Kakavida - (2:50) 79 BPM
Tok - (4:46) 55 BPM
Teleport - (4:15) 56 BPM
Melodia - (5:07) 61 BPM
Tel - (4:41) 53 BPM
Kokiche - (1:09) 86 BPM
Review: KiNK's technical prowess has long been a known trait of the Bulgarian producer's music, and here on Macro he gets to stretch-out his intellectual, avant garde-self more than he has for labels like Burek, Ovum, Boe or liebe*detail. After a long career which, release-wise, dates back to 2005, he's delivered for the most-part straight up house and techno. But here, after all these years, his debut LP sees KiNK twist his synths and contort his grooves to sound, well, very Macro. Take the confused bleeps and brash drums of "Summa Technologiae" and "Kakavida" or the interdimesional electronics and Hare Krishna chinqs of "Povreda" for example. But for some real dancefloor toughness it's tracks like "Sintezator" and "Source OF Uncertainty" that do the trick, while for something a little more disco look out for the album's penultimate track "Tel". Go KiNK!
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MACROM 38
12 May 14
Experimental/Electronic
Kink: Revisited
Trevoga - (6:22) 123 BPM
Tropic - (5:32) 122 BPM
Fish Feeling - (6:20) 122 BPM
At Night - (6:36) 126 BPM Hot
Review: Kolour Recordings are understandably proud of their association with Bulgarian produced KiNK, and here ram home the point with an EP of vintage tracks from the label's back catalogue. There's predictably much to enjoy, from the shuffling voodoo drums, razor-sharp strings and simple electric piano melodies of "Tropic", to the slap bass-sampling deep house funk of hustlin' fave "At Night". There's some extra-dreamy deepness in the shape of the luscious "Fish Feeling" and, arguably best of all, the paranoid jazzwise pulse and loose, rave-era breakbeats of "Trevoga". Despite being four years old, it still sounds impeccably fresh.
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KRD 078
06 Dec 13
Deep House
Best Of Kolour 3
Various
Giano & EZO - "Thousand Souls" - (7:07) 126 BPM
Yogi & Husky - "Monday Blues" (Yogi & Husky Tech Wash remix) - (5:45) 125 BPM
Ryan Kick - "Always Thinking About You" - (6:27) 122 BPM
Gene Siewing - "Tell Yall Some" - (5:33) 123 BPM
Kinky Movement - "Hold That Groove" (Sun City Hustlers mix) - (6:54) 125 BPM
Lux Lux - "Waterpark Funk" (Above Ground Pure Energy remix) - (5:34) 112 BPM
KiNK - "Tropic" - (5:32) 122 BPM
Marcus Aurelius - "Johnny Moomin" - (5:47) 124 BPM Hot
Giano - "Good Times" - (8:26) 127 BPM
Pol_On - "Used To Say" - (6:46) 121 BPM
Review: Over the last two years, Kolour has proved to be one of the most consistent house labels around. Offering a blend of warm deepness and disco-flecked fun, they've quickly become one of the most-checked imprints around. This third label compilation offers further proof of their savvy A&R policy. There's much to admire, from the eyes-wide-shut goodness of Ryan Kick and intricate, string-laden muddiness of KINK, to the Candido-biting disco-house fun of Giano & EZO's "Thousand Souls" and Pol_On's uplifting piano jam "Used To Say". If touchy-feely deep house is your thing, look no further.
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KRDCD 3
11 Sep 12
Deep House
The KiNK Collection
KiNK - "PSYCHEFUNK" - (6:37) 122 BPM
Aki Bergen - "Shine" (feat Astral T - KiNK remix) - (7:05) 124 BPM
KiNK - "Mood" - (6:05) 126 BPM Hot
Review: Here's a quick tip, free of charge: be careful when googling The Kink Collection. Aside from being a three-track collection of previously unreleased jams from deep house producer Kink, it's also the name of a range of rather racy G-strings. Musically, there's one or two racy moments on this Kink Collection - most notably the fluid lead cut "Psychefunk" - but also some pounding, acid-laden deep house funk. This comes in the form of Kink's excellent remix of Aki Bergen's "Shine", which is every bit as fuzzy, distorted and addictive as you'd expect. The smoother "Mood" is worth a listen too, if only for the cut-up stabs of woozy riffs.
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OBMKR 5
21 Aug 12
Deep House
Hand Made
KiNK - "Hand Made" (feat Rachel Row - main mix) - (7:52) 123 BPM
Hand Made (Dub mix) - (6:51) 123 BPM
Express - (7:16) 121 BPM Hot
Review: Kink, real name Strahil Velchev, has always been known to deliver a high dosage of disco-filtered funk in his records and this latest instalment on Holland's Rush Hour is no exception. The main mix of "Hand Made" dives head first into a fast-paced beat which points directly to peak time play. Once the bouncing groove has been given space to establish itself, Velchev introduces the soulful vocals of Rachel Row to play over the beat with frankly epic effect. The dub mix emphasises the disco-house vibes created on the main mix but injects sharper concoctions of high-hats and rimshots for more DJ-friendly uses. "Express" takes a darker approach to things and keeps on building until we're left with a nasty electro groove for the small hours.
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RH 123-12
18 Jun 12
Deep House
A Saturday In November
A Saturday In November (vocal) - (6:23) 124 BPM Hot
A Saturday In November (dub) - (6:19) 124 BPM
Review: A masterful return to the Hour House Is Your Rush imprint for Messrs Watson and KiNK, their fourth to date and this time featuring the excellent vocal talents of Hercules Love & Affair's bundle of energy Kim Ann Foxman. Naturally with the addition of vocals, "A Saturday In November" is a less heavyweight assault on your senses than previous releases on the label from this duo, though all of their signature studio flourishes such as raw basslines, emotive chord washes and slick drum programming remain. The accompanying dub version burns hard and will find favour amongst the more discerning dancefloors!
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HHYR 17
07 Nov 11
Deep House
My Tech House Vol 3
Various
John Tejada - "Sweat (On The Walls)" (Martin Landsky remix) - (7:44) 125 BPM
Tiger Stripes - "Back To Detroit City" (original mix) - (6:52) 126 BPM
Kink - "Detunator" (original mix) - (6:17) 123 BPM Hot
David Durango - "Mosac" (original mix) - (7:18) 123 BPM
Doomwork - "Tokyo" (original mix) - (6:45) 126 BPM
Matthias Meyer - "Insomnia" (original mix) - (7:40) 122 BPM
Alex Flatner & Lopazz - "Dinosaurs" (original mix) - (7:37) 126 BPM
Vincenzo - "The Clearing" (Ian Pooley remix) - (7:06) 125 BPM
Animal Trainer - "The Last" (Jay Shepheard remix) - (7:32) 123 BPM
Phonique - "Endless Love" (feat Louie Austen - Alex Niggemann remix) - (7:29) 125 BPM
M A N I K - "Pure Liquid" (original mix) - (6:53) 123 BPM
Technique & Yaroslove - "Southwater" (Alexkid tool) - (7:20) 122 BPM
Piet Van Dongen - "Vulcanic Ass" (Audiofly remix) - (7:36) 120 BPM
Wiretappeur - "Change It To Next" (original mix) - (6:47) 123 BPM
Roland Appel - "Black Leather" (original mix) - (6:34) 125 BPM
Animal Trainer - "Another Song" (original mix) - (9:17) 124 BPM
Martin Landsky - "2000 Miles" (original mix) - (7:00) 125 BPM
M In - "Who Said Im Crazy" (original mix - Juno Exclusive) - (8:26) 126 BPM
Played by: Lola Allen
Review: The third volume in this series is a reminder of how broad the tech-house sound can be. At one end, there's Martin Landsky's stripped back and tripped out take on John Tejada's biggest tune, "Sweat On The Walls", while at the other end, there's the glorious soulful, acid-sprayed re-rub of Vincenzo's "The Clearing" by Ian Pooley. Landsky keeps the mood menacing with "2000 Miles", as does MANIK with the prowling bassline of "Pure Liquid". Thankfully, there are enough musical moments, from Phonique, David Durango and Mathias Mayeer- whose "Insomnia" climaxes to wave upon wave of deep chords - to provide the necessary counterbalance.
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PUSH 019J
07 Apr 11
Minimal/Tech House
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