Innervisions is an electronic music label. It was founded by Steffen Berkhahn, aka Dixon, and Kristian Radle and Frank Wiedemann of Ame, in 2005. Together they form Innervisions’ unique audio-visual universe. With Berlin as its home, Innervisions evolves from within the city and evokes impressions from all over the world with its releases from artists including: Toto Chiavetta, Tokyo Black Star, Marcus Worgull, Recondite, Henrik Schwarz, David August, Trikk, Aera, and Dixon and Ame themselves
Review: Ame have always been an inventive pair, but even by their standards this is a departure. Along with Amampondo, they've laid down a delicious chunk of ethno-house that just bristles with summery energy. There's infectious ethnic (possibly West African) lead and backing vocals, looped-up acoustic guitars, heavy electronic melodies and, naturally, some deliciously epic builds based around deep organ chords. While the first version is closer in style to much of their previous output, it's the second version that really hits the spot - if only for the sweetness of the production and the summery strut of the composition. It won't be everyone's cup of tea, but we think it's spiffing.
Review: House music's premier spiritualist pops up on Innervisions, as label stalwarts Ame and Dixon have a crack at reworking "Envision" from his recent Yoruba LP Pyrography. The Ame Remix in particular is a bit of a doozy, turning the shuffling original into a quietly anthemic epic - all darting synth melodies, warm chords, sparse percussion and delicious riffs wrapped around Osunlade's original vocal. Ame also provide a more stripped down, soft focus Acoustic Remix, while bossman Dixon stays fairly faithful to the original on his ear-pleasing rework. All three versions have that mix of accessible and underground, soulful and electronic that should prove popular on dancefloors this summer.
Review: Fresh from the release of his umpteenth album, Sebastien Devaud pops up on Innervisions with regular vocalist Scalde in tow. There's no original version, just two terrific - and near epic - reworks from Innvervisions bossman Dixon. As you'd expect, he does a good job balancing his usual shuffling, swinging beats and percussive builds with some of the original's more melodic elements (which, oddly, include snatches of choral singing, spooky organs and sweet guitar licks). The instrumental dub is expansive enough, but the full vocal mix is seriously grandiose - a ten-minute builder that just grows and grows.
Review: Given the involvement of Craig Richards' former Tyrant sparring partner, Lee Burridge, it's perhaps not surprising that "Lost In A Moment" is decidedly melodic, rather epic and bordering on progressive house in its outlook. It's not surprising that it appealed to Dixon, either; this is deep house that slowly unfolds over 10 sumptuous minutes, with beats that pop and click while melodies wind their way around cosmic pads. Dixon's rework is, if anything, even more grandiose, beefing up the beats while adding even more layers of vaguely cosmic chords and synth-flute melody. Honestly, it's like a German deep houser's take on prog. And it's amazing.
Review: Michael Gracioppo only made his debut earlier this summer with a release on MCDE Recordings but already he's being hunted high and low for his delicate but diamond-strong sounds. Full of contradictions, it's clear and resonant but shrouded in shadows; strong and methodical but somehow florid and brittle. Its steady ticking heartbeat lies underneath some hauntingly beautiful verses by Canadian deep house vocalist Wayne Tennant. It's chillingly good - a track that lingers and reverberates after it finishes. No wonder legendary label Innervisions snapped Gracippo's hand off for it.
Review: Agoria has enjoyed a long working relationship with Luxembourg-raised classical pianist turned experimental composer Francesco Tristano, having released a number of the latter's works on his Infine label. Here, they join forces for "Kick The Peace (part 2)", the highlight of a smart two-track EP for Innervisions. Woozy, intricate, musically complex and spooky, it impressively fuses Tristano's compositional skills and love of intertwining melodies with Agoria's shuffling grooves and techno influences. While an impressive piece of instrumental music, it's also got enough chops to work a dancefloor. The EP's other track, Agoria's solo effort "Scala", has more immediate dancefloor charms, not least some hustling, classic house drums, typical Innervisions build and some delicious piano melodies.
Review: Ame bring out the bells and horns for the duo's latest two track EP which begins with the twists and turns of "Tatischeff", a Balearic-tinged bassline-driven progressive house production tipped with euphoric touches of Italo disco. "Den Ratta" on the other hand opts for something percussive, and clocking in at almost nine minutes, allows Ame the time to confuse, love and tease the dancefloor into climax the Innervisions way.
Review: Marcus Worgull definitely believes in quality over quantity. Lenoix is only his sixth EP in the past twelve years, but like his previous records, it sounds like a lot of time, thought and effort has gone into it. Working with Pardeike, the title track is all sumptuous wintry melodies and a stripped back, frosty rhythm that leads into a series of tranced out breakdowns. "Blythe" is more ominous; lonely bleeps and subtle claps guide the listener along a groove forged by metallic drums, but here too Worgull and Pardeike finally succumb to melodic temptations and the arrangement breaks to the sound of epic hooks.
Review: Here, Michael Gracioppo's tactile 2013 deep house gem gets the remix treatment, with Tale of Us & Vaal and German producer Recondite providing the proverbial spit and polish. The former - famed for their woozy productions on Visionquest - deliver a typically atmospheric rework, lacing selected snippets of Wayne Tennant's heady vocals over a claustrophobic groove, murky chords and tumbling melodies. Recondite, meanwhile, delivers two reworks. While his Club Remix is tasty - think alien synths, touchy-feely grooves and wide-eyed late night vibes - it's the alternative Blue Train Ride Remix that stands out. It features many of the same elements, but adds some delicate electronic melodies that compliment the sturdy bassline and sparse production.
Review: It feels like we've been here before, but this time it sounds different. Trance used to be a dirty word, but in Recondite's deft hands, it has turned into something mysterious and alluring - or so it seems on PSY. The release title appears to make reference to tie-dyed T-shirts and hippie trance-dance, but in reality it's the more out there sounds of the late to mid '80s in Goa, with sluggish drums combined with a tripped out arc of synths'n'bleeps. "Fiery" is blatantly influenced by Eye Q '90s trance, but here too Recondite offers his own version, with spine-tingling minor keys fused with dubby drums.
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