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Live At Robert Johnson

Live At Robert Johnson

Live At Robert Johnson is a German disco, techno and deep house label, known for all things deep, spacey, progressive and melodic. Its name is inspired by the respected Robert Johnson venue in Offenbach and is driven forward by Atanasios Christos Macias aka Ata. Since 2009, it has put out delicious laid-back yet dancefloor-ready anthems by artists including Skatebård, Fort Romeau, Orson Wells, Massimiliano Pagliara, Roman Fluegel, Dixon, Daniel Avery, Lauer and Gerd Jansen. Sub-labels include For Disco Only and Lifesaver Compilation.
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Trouble
   
In Beautiful Trouble - (6:59) 64 BPM
   
Organtic - (7:36) 62 BPM Biggest-selling track on this release
   
Toledo - (7:03) 57 BPM
PLAYRJC 096
22 Sep 23
Experimental/Electronic
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Hidden Desire
   
I Promised, Mom - (6:45) 63 BPM Biggest-selling track on this release
   
Hidden Desire - (6:31) 62 BPM
   
Runaway (With You) - (5:24) 63 BPM
PLAYRJC 095
25 Aug 23
Experimental/Electronic
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For Everything
   
For Everything - (7:11) 123 BPM Biggest-selling track on this release
   
Torso - (8:36) 123 BPM
   
Not Today - (7:12) 110 BPM
   
In The End It Did Not Matter - (7:17) 122 BPM
PLAYRJC 098
28 Jul 23
Deep House
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The War Is Over But The Fight Goes On (Zombies In Miami Remix)
   
The War Is Over But The Fight Goes On (Zombies In Miami remix) - (6:45) 120 BPM
PLAYRJC 097 S 3
14 Jul 23
Deep House
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Junctures
   
02:47 AM - (6:22) 128 BPM Biggest-selling track on this release
   
06:13 AM - (7:16) 132 BPM
   
17:56 PM - (5:47) 103 BPM
PLAYRJC 099
07 Jul 23
Deep House
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Your Exile In My Mind (Jorkes Remix)
   
Your Exile In My Mind (Jorkes remix) - (5:42) 122 BPM
PLAYRJC 097 S 2
16 Jun 23
Deep House
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On My Dreams
   
On My Dreams - (6:34) 123 BPM
   
On My Dreams (Break mix) - (5:04) 123 BPM Biggest-selling track on this release
PLAYRJC 093
26 May 23
Deep House
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Recovery
   
D&L - (6:12) 125 BPM
   
Eclipse - (5:39) 127 BPM Biggest-selling track on this release
   
Keep On - (6:00) 127 BPM
   
Somebody - (5:33) 128 BPM
PLAYRJC 092
19 May 23
Deep House
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Full Circle (Peter Invasion & Gregor Habicht Remix)
   
Full Circle (Peter Invasion & Gregor Habicht remix) - (6:29) 124 BPM
PLAYRJC 097 S 1
12 May 23
Deep House
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Swing
   
Wisdom - (5:12) 126 BPM
   
Slow Times - (4:34) 127 BPM Biggest-selling track on this release
   
Monday Monday - (4:52) 132 BPM
   
Swing - (5:16) 129 BPM
Review: Following admired outings on Last Night on Earth, Skint, Shall Not Fade and, most recently, Permanent Vacation, Theo Kottis makes his bow on Live at Robert Johnson. It's an excellent four-tracker all told, with the Edinburgh-based producer serving up colourful, vibrant, sometimes nostalgic workouts that wrap-solid house grooves in attractive synth sounds and the kind of kaleidoscopic melodies often associated with the classier end of the nu-disco spectrum. To our ears, rushing, slightly dubbed-out piano house number 'Slow Times' is probably the pick of the bunch - it's a saucer-eyed, warehouse-ready delight - but others may prefer the sun-soaked, acid-laden, densely layered wonder of 'Wisdom', the deeper but more up-tempo throb of 'Monday Monday', with its 90s synth-organ sounds and swelling chords, or the classic U.S deep house feel of 'Swing'.
PLAYRJC 094
05 May 23
Deep House
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Human Behavior
   
Farewell - (6:56) 125 BPM
   
Post Dynamic - (6:24) 120 BPM
   
Laura BCR & Launaea - "Human Behavior" - (4:55) 125 BPM
   
Long Wait - (5:07) 122 BPM Biggest-selling track on this release
Review: Laura BCR, named after the popular now-defunct Berlin record store, Bass Cadet Records, has been making waves in the techno and ambient scene with her immersive DJ sets and managing On Board Music label & party organization. Her own productions were first featured on On Board Music's standout charity compilations in 2020 and later on releases from Semantica, Sublunar, and Paloma. Her debut EP, 'Initial,' was released on SoHaSo last year, and now she has dropped a mesmerizing EP on the prestigious Live at Robert Jonson label. The EP opens with 'Farewell,' a deep, drum-led track that quickly captivates with its minimal icy rhythm. The second track, 'Post Dynamic,' continues the meditative and mindful vibe with its warm solar winds and smooth drum rotations. Follows 'Human Behaviour,' a collaboration with Colombian artist Launaea, and echoes the best of Donato Dozzy's work. The EP concludes with 'Long Wait,' which adds a little edge to the mesmerizing beats. The attention to detail on 'Human Behaviour' is evident in its pensive, minimal composition.
PLAYRJC 082 D
28 Apr 23
Techno
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Your Exile In My Mind
   
Your Exile In My Mind - (6:34) 122 BPM Biggest-selling track on this release
   
The War Is Over But The Fight Goes On - (6:28) 120 BPM
   
Full Circle - (6:12) 120 BPM
PLAYRJC 088
14 Apr 23
Deep House
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Euphoric Spirits
   
3PIANOS - (6:03) 122 BPM
   
Random Waves - (7:06) 124 BPM
   
3PIANOS (Pepe Bradock's Hot Dog Cruise mix) - (5:49) 122 BPM
   
Blue Marlin - (7:03) 123 BPM
   
B47 - (5:51) 127 BPM
   
The Story - (5:46) 125 BPM Biggest-selling track on this release
   
Trauma Illusion - (6:22) 124 BPM
PLAYRJC 087 D
14 Apr 23
Deep House
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Dolphin Dream
   
Queen Millenia - (6:10) 122 BPM
   
Dolphin Dream - (6:29) 120 BPM
   
Siestar - (7:05) 124 BPM
   
Eternite (feat Alexandra Yvon) - (5:26) 118 BPM Biggest-selling track on this release
Played by: Ilya Santana
PLAYRJC 091
31 Mar 23
Deep House
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Travel To HDF.Y3D (Remixes)
   
Travel To HDF.Y3D (Larse remix) - (8:06) 133 BPM
   
Travel To HDF.Y3D (Freudenthal remix) - (5:14) 124 BPM
   
Travel To HDF.Y3D (Residentes Balearicos remix) - (6:22) 113 BPM Biggest-selling track on this release
Review: SIRS - or Sounds In Real Stereo, if you prefer - is Berlin-based Daniel Klein, who's been active as a producer since 2014 and launched his own Sirsounds label in 2016. Here, Live At Robert Johnson bring us three new rubs of a cut that first saw the light of day last August, with the Larse Remix an epic, blissed-out, prog-leaning affair, the Freudenthal Remix a far struttier take with an 80s Eurodisco kinda feel and finally Residentes Balearicos, aptly enough, serving up a more chilled rub that's tailor-made for lazy afternoons lounging by Iberican poolsides.
PLAYRJC 089EXPR
17 Feb 23
Disco/Nu-Disco
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Sweat Dreams (Remixes)
   
CDEvaLo (Paris B?hm remix) - (4:32) 100 BPM
   
Sweet Dreams (Alinka remix) - (6:49) 63 BPM
   
Sweet Dreams (Snecker remix) - (6:00) 63 BPM
   
You Will Be Mine (ROTCIV remix) - (5:55) 61 BPM Biggest-selling track on this release
   
Robot Lover (New Hook remix) - (7:24) 63 BPM
   
You Will Be Mine (Hard Ton remix) - (5:35) 63 BPM
   
CDEvaLo (Form remix) - (6:44) 64 BPM
Review: Austria-based Jorkes co-runs the Freeride Millenium label with her partner Paris Boehm. Her Sweet Dreams EP showed the many different sides of her sound; a provocative work centered around issues such as gender, identifying as queer and egalitarian attitudes - and here are the remixes. Alinka (Twirl) provides an acid soaked remix of the title track, ROTCIV always delivers particularly with his euphoric dark disco rework of "You Will Be Mine" and New Hook's lo-slung chug perspective of "Robot Lover" calls to mind Damon Jee's work as Nozz.
PLAYRJC 090EXPR
13 Jan 23
Experimental/Electronic
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You Will Be Mine (ROTCIV Remix)
   
You Will Be Mine (ROTCIV remix) - (5:55) 61 BPM
Played by: ROTCIV
PLAYRJC 090 EXPR_ 4
30 Dec 22
Experimental/Electronic
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CDEvaLo (Paris Bohm Remix)
   
CDEvaLo (Paris Bohm remix) - (4:32) 100 BPM
PLAYRJC 090 EXPR_1
09 Dec 22
Experimental/Electronic
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Voces
   
Voces - (5:58) 121 BPM
   
The Lights - (5:45) 120 BPM
   
Metallic Glow - (7:28) 121 BPM
   
Safe Pace - (5:31) 122 BPM Biggest-selling track on this release
PLAYRJC 086 D
09 Dec 22
Deep House
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Safe Pace
PLAYRJC 086 D 1
18 Nov 22
Deep House
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Holographic Witness
   
Weather Master - (6:52) 56 BPM
   
Holographic Witness - (8:48) 60 BPM
   
Kakooja - (5:08) 57 BPM
   
Free Floating High - (6:47) 61 BPM Biggest-selling track on this release
Review: Berlin-based Irishman Mano Le Tough has notched up releases on some admirable labels over the last decade - Permanent Vacation, Pampa and Internasjonal included - but this four-tracker marks his first outing on Live at Robert Johnson. It's a fine EP all told, with the experienced producer delivering ultra-immersive, eyes-closed deep house that sounds as good through headphones as it does over a booming club soundsystem. He first serves up hypnotic, bass-heavy grooves and melancholic melodies on 'Weather Master', before reaching for eccentric synthesiser lead lines, crunchy machine drums, jazzy bass, spacey chords and lilting lead vocals on 'Holographic Witness'. Elsewhere, 'Kakooja' is a bouncy and off-kilter fusion of nu-disco and deep house elements, while 'Free Floating By' is an ultra-woozy, sunrise-ready deep house shuffler.
PLAYRJC 083D
09 Sep 22
Deep House
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Travel To HDF.Y3D
   
Travel To HDF.Y3D - (9:44) 67 BPM
   
Travel To HDF.Y3D (Budino remix) - (6:02) 67 BPM
   
Travel To HDF.Y3D (Panthera Krause remix) - (7:34) 63 BPM
   
Summer Desire - (7:52) 61 BPM Biggest-selling track on this release
   
Intro - (0:41) 71 BPM
Review: Daniel Klein's ascent under the SIRS alias continues apace, as he returns to Live at Robert with what the label has described as "a utopian (or more likely dystopian) ode to space travel". In its original form (track one), 'Travel To HDF.3YD' is a high-octane, Italo-disco-influenced slab of spiralling space disco perfection rich in clipped, Chic-style guitars, eyes-closed solos, sci-fi synths and driving, arpeggio style sequenced bass. It comes backed by a pair of tasty remixes - a darker, more psychedelic-sounding revision from Budinho and a brilliantly stripped back, Krautrock-tinged peak-time take courtesy of Panthera Krause - and two bonus cuts: a short spoken-word piece ('Intro') and the colourful Italo-disco cheeriness of 'Summer Desire'.
PLAYRJC 084D
12 Aug 22
Disco/Nu-Disco
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Sweet Dreams
   
You Will Be Mine - (6:52) 61 BPM Biggest-selling track on this release
   
Robot Lover - (6:13) 63 BPM
   
Sweet Dreams - (5:41) 63 BPM
   
CDEvaLo - (5:22) 64 BPM
PLAYRJC 081 D
29 Jul 22
Experimental/Electronic
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Save Me
   
Save Me (Disco mix feat Hard Ton) - (5:55) 64 BPM
   
Save Me (club mix feat Hard Ton) - (5:36) 64 BPM
   
Supported By Your Favorite DJ - (7:38) 64 BPM Biggest-selling track on this release
Review: Acclaimed duo Alessandro Parlatore and Marcello Giordani, aka Marvin & Guy, follow up a great run of releases on Permanent Vacation to present their first release for Live At Robert Johnson, on which they collaborate with another dynamic Italian act. The result is three electrifying tracks: it's good old-fashioned Italo vibes all the way on the euphoric "Save Me" (feat. Hard Ton) Disco Mix, and then you're shuffled aboard the acid express for the strobe-lit Club Mix. Finally there's the neon-lit night moves of "Supported By Your Favorite DJ".
PLAYRJC 085 D
01 Jul 22
Experimental/Electronic
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Valhalla
   
Noon - (8:47) 62 BPM
   
La Dame Noir - (8:36) 59 BPM Biggest-selling track on this release
   
Valhalla - (9:21) 65 BPM
PLAYRJC 079 D
20 May 22
Experimental/Electronic
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Enroute
   
North West - (4:38) 77 BPM
   
Fly By Wire - (4:48) 70 BPM
   
No Wind Position - (4:24) 73 BPM
   
Dark Trace - (10:58) 77 BPM
   
Intercontinental - (6:11) 51 BPM
   
Bouncing Rays - (3:45) 78 BPM
   
Cross Range Capability - (5:34) 89 BPM
   
Radio Facilities - (4:57) 80 BPM
   
Economy - (4:54) 63 BPM
   
Bouncing Rays (GLOK remix) - (8:21) 61 BPM Biggest-selling track on this release
Review: Flug 8 is the alias of German producer Daniel Hermann, known for his releases on Disko B, Doxa Records, Ransom Note, and Acid Pauli's Smaul Recordings. His latest offering Enroute was recorded in complete isolation during the lockdown in his studio situated in the outskirts of Frankfurt, near a forest. It his most ambient work to date, featuring a superb selection of dark, droning and atmospheric works, with the addition of some experimental electronics ("Intercontinental"/"Cross Range Capabilities") and Glok's rework of "Bouncing Rays" turning it into an understated piece of minimal techno.
PLAYRJC 078 D
29 Apr 22
Experimental/Electronic
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Illusion Of Choice
   
Archi - (6:40) 66 BPM
   
Grey Rush - (5:33) 64 BPM
   
Sitrao - (6:17) 61 BPM Biggest-selling track on this release
   
Blue Rush - (5:50) 64 BPM
Played by: ROTCIV, Rave Energy
PLAYRJC 075D
04 Mar 22
Experimental/Electronic
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Lush Life
   
Lush Life (feat Fantastic Twins) - (9:42) 63 BPM
   
Diario - (9:47) 58 BPM Biggest-selling track on this release
PLAYRJC 074D
18 Feb 22
Experimental/Electronic
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Lemonade Fizz EP
   
Lemonade Fizz - (6:29) 61 BPM Biggest-selling track on this release
   
Dorschd - (5:35) 59 BPM
   
Wimbledon - (5:18) 63 BPM
   
Laurenzi Blues - (4:46) 57 BPM
Review: Johannes Albert has long been the kind of producer whose music blurs the boundaries between genres, in his case nu-disco, Italo-disco, proto house and jacking Chicago house. This hybrid, synth-heavy sound is explored in four different ways on Albert's latest outing for Live at Robert Johnson. There's a throbbing, alien-sounding 21st century Italo-disco romp (the well-named title track); a squelchy and melodious chunk of analogue nu-disco cheeriness ('Dorschd'); a bouncy, rubbery and surprisingly aggressive chunk of 8-bit electrofunk/acid house fusion ('Wimbledon'); and a pitched-down chunk of electro-not-electro that comes smothered in glistening electronics and glacial synthesizer lines.
PLAYRJC 076D
21 Jan 22
Minimal/Tech House
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Space, Diversity, No Limits
   
Moons - (6:08) 62 BPM Biggest-selling track on this release
   
A Monster To Love - (8:39) 61 BPM
   
These Are The Moments (For Zmini) - (7:34) 62 BPM
   
Wishes - (6:51) 63 BPM
Played by: MAN2.0
PLAYRJC 072D
01 Oct 21
Experimental/Electronic
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Wir Sind Die Neue Zeit
   
Wir Sind Die Neue Zeit - (6:04) 69 BPM Biggest-selling track on this release
   
Wir Sind Die Neue Zeit (instrumental) - (6:04) 69 BPM
Review: Wir Sind Die Neue Zeit - which roughly translates in English to We Are The New Time - sees Live At Robert Johnson usher in a new anonymous project full of urgency and that killer new wave sound. A real darkwave disco burner to lift the roof that brings to mind DAF inspirations, there's an undeniable post punk quality on offer here with its stomping four-to-the-floor drums, backbeat snares, reverberating claps and ringing, bell-like percussion. Introduce that searing synth, edgy vocals and badass melodies, and you've got yourself an autumnal hit ready for the clubs - straight outta Frankfurt.
PLAYRJC 073D
20 Aug 21
Coldwave/Synth
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Club Fantasy (Remixes)
   
Escape (Perel extended remix) - (6:25) 125 BPM
   
Club Fantasy (Alex Kassians Inferno dub) - (9:27) 129 BPM
   
Club Fantasy (DJ City remix) - (6:53) 131 BPM
   
Escape (Peter Invasion & Gegor Habicht remix) - (7:04) 125 BPM
Review: Permanent Vacation co-founder Benjamin Frohlich released the 'Club Fantasy' EP back in March, and now here comes the remix package, with the title track and 'Escape' getting two re-rubs apiece. Peter Invasion & Gegor Habicht bring us an Italo-esque take on 'Escape', while Perel's more smoothed-out version could work on disco and progressive/melodic floors alike with its 80s-ish throbbing bassline, synth strings and sweeping pads. Alex Kassian's Inferno Dub of 'Club Fantasy' itself then fuses Balearic, disco and acid influences, before DJ City takes us on a trip straight back to 1988 with a remix for the house floors. Acieed!
PLAYRJC 077EXPR
13 Aug 21
Disco/Nu-Disco
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Infinite Suburbia
   
Infinite Suburbia (feat DJ City) - (5:57) 121 BPM Biggest-selling track on this release
   
Infinite Suburbia (instrumental) - (5:57) 121 BPM
   
Leaving Trails - (6:48) 127 BPM
   
Infinite Suburbia (Lauer remix) - (6:43) 127 BPM
PLAYRJC 071D
30 Jul 21
Disco/Nu-Disco
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Hypercall EP
   
Station To Station - (6:21) 124 BPM Biggest-selling track on this release
   
Transpork - (5:41) 126 BPM
   
Miracoli - (6:56) 130 BPM
   
Data Life - (4:05) 129 BPM
Review: Black Spuma are Fabrizio Mammarella & Phillip Lauer - a project that up until now was largely known for three records on International Feel. Having surfaced on Bristol's Futureboogie in 2019, Black Spumareveal themselves again for a four-track Hypercall EP on Live At Robert Johnson. Throwing down some heavy house chords in "Station To Station", get your gnarly acid jack tracks out of "Data Life" and a deep EBM workout in "Miracoli". And of course, there's still the pair's homage to Italo in "Transpork" that given its perfect moment in time will raise the roof.
PLAYRJC 070D
16 Jul 21
Disco/Nu-Disco
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Schnups EP
   
Kirby - (6:34) 130 BPM Biggest-selling track on this release
   
Honey Stash - (5:41) 130 BPM
   
Swallowing Tubes - (6:01) 129 BPM
   
WAW - (5:44) 127 BPM
Review: Robert Dietz has released on respected imprints like Cadenza, Running Back and Desolat, and now he appears on the label that's connected to storied Frankfurt club Robert Johnson. "Kirby" kick starts proceedings in esoteric form, with a rumbling bass and lose break beats providing the basis for mournful synths, while this mood continues on "Swallowing Tubes", where Dietz adds plaintive 303s to the mix. In contrast, "Honey Stash" is a more direct, acid-frazzled groove that's tailor made for late-night use, and Dietz shows his deeper credentials on "WAW", a cosmic trip through deep house, with flourishes of trance.
PLAYRJC 069D
09 Jul 21
Electro
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The Beautiful Feelings EP
   
Did They Listen? - (6:56) 118 BPM Biggest-selling track on this release
   
The Beautiful Feelings - (7:33) 118 BPM
   
Within - (6:35) 116 BPM
   
Liquid Perception - (5:21) 108 BPM
Review: Hailing from Brussels, Diego Cortez Salas has a 10-year release history under his belt, even if he's perhaps better known for his show on Kiosk Radio. This EP for German label Live At Robert Johnson finds him in synth-disco territory as he serves up four all-electronic cuts that sound very much as though they've been jammed out live rather than patched together from loops and samples - though whether that's true or not, we have no way of knowing. The title cut is a particular standout, and could well find its way onto broader-minded techno floors.
PLAYRJC 068D
21 May 21
Disco/Nu-Disco
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Arrived EP
   
Keep Forgetting - (8:22) 105 BPM
   
Junee - (8:38) 118 BPM Biggest-selling track on this release
   
Call Me - (5:21) 100 BPM
Review: After establishing is reputation as a nu-disco artist on the rise via a string of releases on his own Sirsounds imprint, Daniel Klein AKA SIRS has finally been snapped up by a long-established label. His first outing on German stable Live at Robert Johnson marks a new chapter in his career, though the music on offer is just as alluring as anything he's released before. Opener 'Keep Forgetting' sets the tone, with waves of kaleidoscopic synthesizer sounds and picturesque electronics rising above a chunky, mid-tempo nu-disco groove, while 'Junee' sounds like an instrumental take on the Pet Shop Boys' deeper and more loved-up moments from the late 1980s. He flips the script on closing cut 'Call Me', adding warming synth and electric piano sounds to a slipped hip-hop beat.
PLAYRJC 066D
30 Apr 21
Disco/Nu-Disco
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Soaring Flight
   
Perdu & Tjade - "Dystopia" - (7:14) 125 BPM
   
Retrograde Mercury - (7:30) 124 BPM
   
Rise Of F5 - (5:55) 125 BPM
   
Somehow It's Different Now - (6:23) 126 BPM
   
Perdu & Tjade - "Dystopia" (Bells mix) - (7:14) 125 BPM Biggest-selling track on this release
Review: Dutch producer Perdu is known for his work on Optimo Music, Heist and We Play House, among other labels, and here he comes to Germany's Live At Robert Johnson with a five-tracker that draws heavily on Italo/cosmic disco for inspiration. 'Dystopia' is all driving 4/4s and shimmering synths, 'Retrograde Mercury' has an intense, claustrophobic, tribalistic feel, 'Rise Of F5' is uptempo and energetic, and 'Somehow It's Different Now' is a slightly more contemplative variation on the theme, before the Bells Remix of 'Dystopia' adds a little old skool Chi-town flava in the drums department.
PLAYRJC 067D
16 Apr 21
Disco/Nu-Disco
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Club Fantasy EP
   
Club Fantasy (club version) - (5:44) 127 BPM Biggest-selling track on this release
   
Club Fantasy (fantasy version) - (5:09) 125 BPM
   
Escape - (6:12) 125 BPM
   
Dream Machine - (5:07) 126 BPM
Review: Benjamin Froehlich's musical involvement traces back many years in the cosmic disco and balearic scene, and into the networks of Robert Johnson club. It's fitting then that the Permanent Vacation co-head presents the latest installment in the Offenbach institution's label arm, with the strobe-lit and psyched-out acid house euphoria of "Club Fantasy", which comes with the Fantasy Verison - a stripped-back tool for DJ use. It's then full steam ahead on the heads-down stomper "Escape" which is perfect for those evocative moments, and ending with the intoxicating swirl of "Dream Machine" which will no doubt create some drama on the dancefloor.
PLAYRJC 065D
05 Mar 21
Minimal/Tech House
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Recapture The Past
   
Recapture The Past - (6:50) 62 BPM Biggest-selling track on this release
   
The Final Essence - (6:17) 62 BPM
   
Philly C Inside - (5:23) 62 BPM
   
Shimshit - (6:21) 62 BPM
Review: Get yourself acquainted with Llewellyn, the production alias of Martin Enke who's solo pursuits and Lake People collaboration can be found already on labels like Uncanny Valley, Kann Records, Permanent Vacation, Mule Musiq - and as Llewellyn on Riotvan. Recapture The Past elevates the project's profile through its release on Live At Robert Johnson that brings a synth saturated, '80s, Moroder-esque and discofied night driving sound to the Frankfurt label. Get your rock snares and arpeggiated basslines outta "The Final Essence" - our highlight - next to some proto-type happy house in "Recapture The Past". "Philly C Inside" offers a melodic and percussion heavy combination of stunts with "Simshit" flirting with computer games sounds and Cruisin' USA soundtracks.
PLAYRJC 063D
26 Feb 21
Coldwave/Synth
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Lifesaver 4 Compilation - 21 (Dedicated To Andrew Weatherall)
Various
   
Perel - "Feuer + Wasser" - (5:27) 130 BPM
   
Panthera Krause - "Strings Of Plagwitz" - (5:31) 120 BPM
   
Benjamin Frohlich - "The Road Leads Back To You" - (6:11) 125 BPM Biggest-selling track on this release
   
Massimiliano Pagliara - "Before I Let You Go" - (5:09) 54 BPM
   
Koga - "Enter The Tekn" - (4:41) 127 BPM
   
Red Axes - "Lala In A Bag" - (5:29) 120 BPM
   
TCB - "Lucified Dub" - (7:43) 118 BPM
   
Form - "Jolki Palki" - (7:18) 129 BPM
   
Davis - "Mil Reais" - (5:30) 130 BPM
   
Portable - "Unity" (Gerd Janson Ramona remix) - (6:28) 120 BPM
   
Portable - "Unity" - (5:36) 120 BPM
   
Chinaski - "Hellion" - (6:51) 124 BPM
   
Johannes Albert - "Shattered Dreams" - (6:00) 126 BPM
   
Roman Flugel - "Another Day" - (3:57) 124 BPM
   
Damiano Von Erckert - "Let's Hide Away" - (7:02) 125 BPM
   
Secretsundaze - "DMDU" - (7:33) 128 BPM
   
Cedric Dekowski - "Livius" - (6:56) 129 BPM
   
Black Spuma - "Cuori Strapazzati" - (6:12) 122 BPM
   
Axel Boman - "Moon Street" - (8:55) 125 BPM
   
Fort Romeau - "Another Dymention" - (7:59) 125 BPM
   
Llewellyn - "True Stories" - (6:16) 124 BPM
Review: To the Robert Johnson club, Andrew Weatherall was one of the Frankfurt institution's most beloved residents. 'Lifesaver 4' is a compilation dedicated to the memory of the veteran DJ, featuring young talents and seasoned companions that have paid their musical tribute in order to commemorate the club's 21 year anniversary. Highlights not limited to: Perel's psychedelic off-kilter opener "Feuer & Wasser", the low slung sunset sounds of Panorama Bar resident Massimiliano Pagliara on "Before I Let You Go", club mainstay Gerd Janson delivering a typically neon-lit rendition of Portable's "Unity", the surprising addition of nearby Offenbach-based talent Cedric Dekowski on the afterhours minimal funk of "Livius" and Fort Romeau delivering his idiosyncratic style of hypnotic house on "Another Dymention". "Fail we may, sail we must".
PLAYRJC 064D
09 Oct 20
Minimal/Tech House
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Unity (Gerd Janson Remix)
PLAYRJC 064S1
02 Oct 20
Minimal/Tech House
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Dance Peralta
   
Dance Peralta - (6:26) 128 BPM
   
Avesso - (4:10) 123 BPM
   
Tempo De Vida - (6:30) 125 BPM Biggest-selling track on this release
   
Fissura Na Neblina - (5:47) 120 BPM
   
Fugaz - (4:26) 123 BPM
   
Vertical Amnesia - (5:10) 130 BPM
Review: Davis Genuino follows up last year's Ordinary Sleep release on LARJ with this expansive affair. The title track is shaped by atmospheric synths and bleeding acid lines, with these elements unravelling over rolling, steely drums. "Avesso" follows a similar rhythmic trajectory, with off kilter kicks fused with a splurging bass to create a more stripped back track. In contrast, on "Fissura Na Neblina", Davis ventures down a mysterious path, with horror soundtrack-style synths melded with a pulsating bass. "Fugaz" meanwhile, is the most dance floor-friendly track, thanks to the use of a snaking bass and dreamy synths.
PLAYRJC 062D
19 Jun 20
Electro
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Nordring EP
   
Nordring Trance - (6:23) 121 BPM Biggest-selling track on this release
   
Meta - (2:42) 102 BPM
   
M1 Dreams - (5:39) 115 BPM
   
I Am For Real - (7:13) 122 BPM
   
A Higher State - (6:28) 126 BPM
Review: Hesse native Victor Shan is next on local institution Live At Robert Johnson and if there's ever been a more poignant tribute to the clubbing institution and label - this is it right here. Taking his inspirations from disparate influences such as house, synthpop and balearic, Shan's LARJ debut 'Nordring 131' is named after the club's address in Offenbach. From the hypnotic classic house vibe of the title track which is awash in icy FM synthesis, the sublime ambient journey of "Meta", to the glassy-eyed and bittersweet Italo magic of "M1 Dreams". Finally, we hear him taking inspiration from the second Summer Of Love on the evocative "I Am For Real".
PLAYRJC 061D
05 Jun 20
Minimal/Tech House
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Meeting Of The Minds
   
Meeting Of The Minds - (5:09) 125 BPM
   
Team Silent - (6:44) 126 BPM Biggest-selling track on this release
Review: Daniel Avery and Roman Flugel are Noun! Initially recorded some years ago at Flugel's former Frankfurt studio, the pair's collaboration descends deep into dubby, minimal and warehouse techno territory. Taking the best of Flugel's musical prowess with Avery's drum machine signatures, "Team Silent" embraces elements of '90s blueprint dub techno while "Meeting Of The Minds" leans more towards a sound you could expect to hear in Berghain; deep, cosmic, booming and sci-fi. An exciting new project on the books Live At Robert Johnson!
PLAYRJC 059D
01 May 20
Minimal/Tech House
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The Complicated Art Of Dreaming EP
   
Keep Them Closer - (6:47) 118 BPM
   
Guessing - (7:56) 121 BPM Biggest-selling track on this release
   
Trustful - (6:02) 117 BPM
   
The Complicated Art Of Dreaming - (5:03) 109 BPM
Review: Frankfurt institution Live At Robert Johnson present Diego Cortez Salas, a skilled talent of Peruvian origins who hails from Brussels and has had some impressive run of releases of late on tastemaker labels like Eclair Fifi's River Rapid, Correspondant and Biologic Records - which he's run with Abstraxion since 2014. Salas delves into classic house and disco aesthetics on 'The Complicated Art of Dreaming' EP: from the glistening FM synth tones of the smashing "Keep Them Closer" complete with signature 303 squelch, to the bass-driven peak time roar of "Guessing" and the emotive late night mood music of "Trustful" - all in all its one seriously neon-lit affair.
PLAYRJC 060D
24 Apr 20
Minimal/Tech House
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Volpe
   
Volpi Polari - (7:47) 116 BPM Biggest-selling track on this release
   
Fluto - (6:41) 125 BPM
   
The Light - (6:28) 125 BPM
Review: Dusty, slammed down disco-house cosmiq. Whatever you wanna call it; space western discoteque pop from the techno future is still fun too. With dub trailing atmospheres streaking across the face of tracks like "The Light", all three here surf the skywaves of Detroit techno and Chicago house, lifting key notes and aquatic stabs from somewhere deeper in between too. Ripping key-tars and twangs bring the funk in "Volpi Polari" with "Fluto" going to Eiffel tower heights of Jean Michelle Jarre trance and '90s warehouse beats to lift you high.
PLAYRJC 058D
10 Jan 20
Minimal/Tech House
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Dweller On The Threshold
   
Dweller On The Threshold - (9:03) 120 BPM Biggest-selling track on this release
   
Kontra Punkte - (5:35) 121 BPM
Review: You can always count on British producer Mike Green aka Fort Romeau to provide epic and majestic and dancefloor drama, material that's been been heard on Permanent Vacation, Running back and Correspondant in recent times. He returns to Live At Robert Johnson to follow up 2016's Secrets & Lies with two brand new tracks here. Featuring the mesmerising dancefloor drama of "Dweller On The Threshold" awash in a dazzling array of rich melodic synth tapestries, while the moody and heads-down hypnotism of "Kontra Punkte" will entrance you deep into submission with its intoxicating bell textures - reaching near moments of sonar transmission.
PLAYRJC 057D
25 Oct 19
Minimal/Tech House
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Gigantic Impossibly Large
   
Gigantic Impossibly Large (10am Tripp) - (6:58) 97 BPM
   
Gigantic Impossibly Large (NYC dub) - (5:53) 120 BPM Biggest-selling track on this release
   
Gigantic Impossibly Large (OG's version) - (6:49) 123 BPM
   
Gigantic Impossibly Large (B2 Jam) - (3:34) 97 BPM
Review: The veteran London duo Giles Smith and James Priestley aka Secretsundaze debut on Live At Robert Johnson with pure deep house vibes. Here they serve up something with a bit more old school flair on "Gigantic Impossibly Large", which sees them channel a classic sound, particularly on the NYC dub which calls to mind that timeless aesthetic of early Statside house. The brooding tension and drama of OG's version sounds more reminiscent of today's dancefloor dynamics, while downbeat reductions exist in the form of the exotic and arcane 10 AM version and the slow burning boogie down antics of the B2 jam make a worthy addition also.
PLAYRJC 056 D
30 Aug 19
Deep House
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Fractals
   
Fractals - (7:28) 120 BPM
   
Hey Matt - (7:24) 121 BPM
   
Fractals (Lauer Frankfurt Beat mix) - (5:55) 120 BPM Biggest-selling track on this release
   
Fractals (Lauer 808 mix) - (5:46) 126 BPM
Review: During the day, Jacques Bon can be found behind the counter at the Smallville record store in Paris, while by night, he focuses his attention on the kind of deep, sensuous house that he sells. The title track here is a stripped back, fragile groove that resounds to chimes and evocative tones, all realised against a 120 bpm tempo. On "Hey Matt", he ups the ante slightly to drop a chord-heavy groove that has a slightly woozier feel. The release also features two remixes of "Fractals" by Lauer. The first, the 'Frankfurt Beat' version, is a pulsating electronic affair, while on the 808 version, Lauer drops an irresistible, rolling take, laden down with acidic tones and evocative riffs.
PLAYRJC 055D
12 Apr 19
Deep House
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