Review: DJ Balduin, a firm believer in the transformative power music can have when heard at the right moment, fearlessly intertwines repetitive loops and ambient patterns, punctuating them with uplifting moments here on Concrete Mimosa Versions. Unconstrained by musical categories, Balduin adopts a diverse approach in his productions; by reimagining genre-specific elements, exploring undiscovered soundscapes, and infusing a touch of nostalgia, Balduin crafts immersive narratives that resonate in both the dancefloor and living rooms. With previous releases on labels like QC Records, Kompakt, and his own GLYK imprint, Balduin makes a noteworthy landing on KANN with via 11 tracks of downtempo, ambient, and ecstasy-inspired house cuts.
Review: Next up from the KANN crew, a vibrant five track exploration into alternative electronic dreamscapes as FOOOL arrives to deliver some seriously unique ideas on his 'Forum' EP. First up 'EC' gives us a soft bed of trundling percussive taps and floating pad textures, topped with breathy vocal extracts, before the more scatty drum arrangements and spacey lead synths of 'MiniCity' give us a bit of a switch up. We then dive into the 4x4 runs of 'Good Moment' focussing on bubbling chord-like synths and lofi snare bites, before 'P.M. Mag' pulls us into a retro mindset, combining crushed drums and 80's synths for a nostalgic walk in the dark. To conclude, Ttyfal & Chocolate Grinder arrive for a lovely overhaul of 'EC', giving it a much more glittery backdrop of floating vocoder chops and a generally relaxing feel. Excellent stuff!
Review: Following releases on his own Lyssna Records and labels like Banoffee Pies, Adam Str?mstedt debuts on the long-running Kann imprint. The title track is a stripped back slice of deep house, with all of the wide-eyed innocence of early Lawrence releases. On "Kogarah" Str?mstedt ups the tempo but not the intensity, as a stripped back, rhythm supports a rubbery bass, building, filtered synths and a stream of consciousness vocal narrative. "Taronga" sees him change focus once again, with mid-tempo break beats rolling under waves of greyscale sound. All of these various strands combine to make for an effortlessly moody EP.
Review: Martin Pohl aka Polo follows Route, his 2015 debut on Kann, with this diverse record. "Filterdance" kick starts the EP with deep, layered chords, and, as the title suggests, a rolling, hypnotic groove. On "Ticket", he delivers an acid-heavy arrangement that revolves around dense, pulsating tones keep on building and building. Shifting gear once again, the German producer goes deep, with "Flatline" emphasising his skill at fusing atmospheric textures with a stepping rhythm. "Dansk Project 6" follows in a similar vein, albeit with Pohl putting a focus on a straighter groove as he lays down frosty but atmospheric synth lines.
Review: Leipzig label Kann has gathered together an impressive cast of producers on this remixed version of hotly tipped producer Falke's fantastic - if a little overlooked - album, O.N.G. In keeping with the original set, the remixes are generally hard to pigeonhole. While Vakula's version of "Particle World" is little less than a loved-up, ultra-positive dream house treat, it's a little harder to categorize the dusty samples, sparse but hypnotic percussion and gentle acoustic guitars that mark out engin Eteber's beautiful rework of "Live in a Bubble". Elsewhere, Perm provides a spacey, Detroit inspired techno revision of the same track, while Samo DJ steals the show with a gently pulsating, synth-heavy, slo-mo re-make of "Stream".
Review: Introducing German producer Falke. Apparently what he does best is sit at home collecting cheap ancient technology and creating his own artistic universe, influenced by his distinct sense for the simplistic beauty in everyday life. After two records and several compilation contributions, Leipzig label Kann have put together a collection of this artist's finest moments thus far. Post-socialistic aesthetic detects 90s' electronica to merge into a contemporary careless version of house. Amongst a "post-truth" world, Falke traps and contains fleeting moments of euphoria, recycling well known moments into loops of hope. The deep dubby house of "Boom" that's just so ethereal, the funky hi-tech soul of "Blackhorse" and the shimmering layers of arpeggio on the sublime "Particle World" are just some of many highlights.
Review: Leipzig imprint Kann presents Ergin Erteber aka Things From The Basement who delivers a fine EP here entitled Intimacy. As the label claims "This soundscaping and atmospheric collection of interluding House takes you to the most enjoyable basement you can imagine." The soothing tones of the title track wouldn't be out of place on a label like Erased Tapes, while "View From The Window" is a truly emotive and bittersweet deep house journey in the vein of early Simon Flower. "No One Belongs Here More Than You" gets some great remixes later on, but for our money we'd pick local lad Svensol's groovy, sunny and upbeat rendition as well as Map.ache's deep, dark and emotive remix which is on the same vibe as his fine EP for Giegling last year.
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