Eclectic label based in Copenhagen, Denmark, and set up by Emil Margetli Nyholm and Frederik Bille Brahe in 2007. The label focuses generally on more downtempo/leftfield sounds, ranging from out-and-out ambience to Balearic, nu jazz, hip-hop, deep house, trip-hop and soul flavas. With an A&R ethos that favours unearthing new talent over signing tracks from sure-fire big hitters, arguably the best-known artists to have appeared on the label are German trio Brandt Brauer Frick, but other label regulars include Max Graef, Glenn Astro, Uffe, Jitwam and Space Ghost
Review: Nelson of the East is the work of an established artist working under a different name. The project's latest release on Tartelet is sure to keep fans guessing as to the producer's identity. The title track is a melange of styles - based on a swinging minimal groove and tough kicks, it also features a breezy synth melody and sun-dappled acid lines. "Aftersun" also deploys the sound of the 303, but on this occasion, the rhythm is more linear and dance floor focused. The release also features two fine remixes. The 'Aqua' take on "Sirena" is an evocative ambient piece, while the 'Poseidon' version of "Aftersun" inhabits a similar space, but midway through, hyper speed break beats drop into the arrangement.
Review: Berliner Glenn Astro presents a compilation of original productions titled 'Nothing Is Real'. The album celebrates the joy of discovering new music and draws inspiration from iconic mix albums like X-Mix and DJ Kicks. Featuring 13 tracks, the album moves between downtempo, ambient techno, broken beat and other chill-out room genres. Astro uses fictional artist names like DJ 1999, Mental Trance and Eye Soul8r to experiment with varied production styles. The album's four singles ("The Growl"/"Autumn Subs"/"Steppers Worldwide Unite"/"Jaque") explore classic breakbeat, trip hop, dubstep and beatless Detroit-influenced machine funk. The album pays homage to the experimental spirit of the 90s and early 00s while blending ambiguity and fresh sounds.
Review: Following the release of his ambient house inspired album on Pacific Rhythm, Private Paradise, Sudi 'Space Ghost' Wachspress has offered up a wealth of fresh reworks of tracks from his more classic deep house-sounding 2021 set, Dance Planet. You'll find highlights aplenty across the expansive, seven-track selection, including a wonderfully jazzy, breezy, sun-kissed and breakbeat driven revision of 'Deep' by Dirk 81, a scene stealing steppers dub-inspired Nelson of the East remix of 'Emotional Healer'(his acid-breaks tweak of the same track is also a treat), a Jarren take on 'Be Yourself' that sounds like an old Dream 2 Science jam and Wachspress's own 'Ambient Mix' of 'Emotional Forever', which sounds like the perfect soundtrack to a long, drawn out summer sunrise.
Review: There's plenty to set the pulse racing on Dance Planet, Sudi Wachspress's third album as Space Ghost. In keeping with the Oakland native's career to date, much of the material showcases a colourful, retro-futurist sound that variously doffs a cap to Alton Miller, Larry Heard and Blaze. He begins in confident mood with 'Emotional Healer', a sun-soaked, piano-sporting treat, before giddily skipping between street soul influenced grooves (the gorgeous 'Deep (Vibes Mix)'), pitched-down ambient house ('UFO' and the beatless wonder that is 'After Glow'), heady downtempo numbers ('Dream Weaver') and Burrell Brothers style dancefloor lusciousness ('Back To The Source', Soul Shower'). Throughout, the album is atmospheric, warming and melodically rich. In other words, it's a triumph.
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