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Watergate
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WGDIG 037D
26 Apr 24
Deep House
26 Apr 24
Deep House
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WGDIG 034D
22 Mar 24
Deep House
22 Mar 24
Deep House
Review: If you're looking for something suitably uplifting and celebratory, you could do worse than check out the Watergate debut from Aziz Haddad AKA Skatman. 'Save Me', the title track, is a genuine neo-trance-goes-house wonder - all throbbing grooves, undulating acid bass, grandiose mid-80s synth-pop chords, eyes-closed female vocals samples and addictive organ stabs. Tal Fulsman channels the spirits of Junior Vasquez and Danny Tenaglia on a tough, dark and muscular tribal house remix, before Haddad delivers two tidy bonus cuts: the hypnotic and psychedelic neo-trance pulse of 'One More Time' and the 80s electro-meets-freestyle-synth-pop sparkle of 'I Can't Take It'.
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WGDIG 026
25 Aug 23
Progressive House
25 Aug 23
Progressive House
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WGDIG022D
23 Jun 23
Deep House
23 Jun 23
Deep House
Played by: Juno Recommends Minimal Tech
Review: Berlin's famous river-side club with its iconic LED ceiling has long been a champion of contemporary tech house. The label has respected that in fine fashion with mix series, LPs and EPs from a wide array of artists. Jamiie is next up with some textbook cuts from the frontline. 'Voices' has a warrior lead that is almost like a call to arms over turbulent mid-tempo tech drums. 'Unfold Me' is another mid-tempo roller with drum undulations and drawn-out synth pain up top. 'Voices' (DJEFF remix) ramps up the wonkiness even further with two further remixes also providing late-night fuel.
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WGVINYL 096
23 Dec 22
Minimal/Tech House
23 Dec 22
Minimal/Tech House
Various
Review: This year saw Berlin clubbing institution Watergate turn 20 years old. To celebrate the milestone, they took the experience outside the club for a full weekend rave, plus the release of this mammoth 20 track compilation of new and unreleased tracks. Highlights come from legendary artists such as the ever reliable Henrik Schwarz who appears with the highly engineered soul of "You Need Attitude", veteran of the scene Sasha gets a seriously heads-down groove happening on "Wolf Cider", Hamburg maximal heroes Extrawelt deliver as expected on the hypnotising "Rover" and former Mobilee co-head Anja Schneider gets the hands in the air on the uplifting house of "Can't You See Me No More?' plus many others.
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WGVINYL 095D
09 Dec 22
Minimal/Tech House
09 Dec 22
Minimal/Tech House
Review: Fresh from helping to launch the Peace Symphonies label, rising star Gorge Hewek steps up on Watergate with an expansive EP full to bursting with collaborations. You'll find two versions of 'Fluminesse', both created alongside Volen Sentir and Lost Desert: a wonderfully atmospheric, bass-heavy 'Dub' mix full of sustained string sounds, ambient pads and starry melodies, and a vocal-sporting '12" Version' that takes the track to even higher, more uplifting heights. Elsewhere, Lost Desert lends a hand on three other cuts: the billowing, soul-flecked deep house/tech-house fusion of 'Ocean', the Isolee-inspired 'Night Walk' (think 'Beau Mot Plage' re-made for 2022) and the deeper, dubbier and hazier 'Covered in White'.
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WGVINYL 086
01 Apr 22
Minimal/Tech House
01 Apr 22
Minimal/Tech House
Review: RISE Music main man Hyenah is becoming something of a go-to producer for Berlin's Watergate Records. This four-track missive marks the producer's third EP for the imprint in as many years and easily lives up to the promise of its predecessors. Perhaps the highlight of an all-round excellent EP is title track 'Once a Man', an intoxicating, undulating slab of winding, Afro-tinged tech-house goodness that boasts evocative spoken word vocals from Aquarius Heaven, stirring synth-strings and slowly flowering electronic melodies. The EP's other calling card is 'The Greed', a deep house flavoured chunk of early morning hedonism that Nandu subsequently turns into a hypnotic, sunrise-ready, deep-tech shuffler. Throw in pleasingly positive opener 'Words of Love' and you have a genuinely fault-free EP.
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WGDIG 006
05 Nov 21
Deep House
05 Nov 21
Deep House
Review: Watergate (liebe*detail & Cecille Records) hall of famer Matthias Meyer returns with some fresh material after more than 12 months! Teaming up with Budakid - who first debuted on the label last summer with "Orrery" from Watergate Affairs 04 - the pair deliver a sweet and melodic journey through progressive house and Italo techno sounds! Said to have inspired Watergate's open airs in 2021, "Sweat Ease" kicks things off with a classic breakbeat and bouncing bassline that evolves into a vocal-arpeggio track that would light up any Italo-inspired dancefloor. "Hybrid Society" on the flip goes deeper and maintains some subtle Daft Punk sentimentalities while keeping in the zone for those sunset, just after dark moments. To Rimini and beyond!
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WGDIG 005
01 Oct 21
Disco/Nu-Disco
01 Oct 21
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: Juno Recommends Disco
Review: Joris Biesmans recent debut album, Trains, Planes & Automobiles, offered a scintillating, synth-heavy fusion of electro, Italo-diso and classic-sounding house. There's a similar feel to this fine collection of remixes. Adana Twins lead the way with a refreshingly squelchy, club-ready old school electro re-fix of 'Save The Night', before Alex Medina turns 'Cold Void' into a bubbly trip through analogue-rich cold-wave territory with added melodic clout. Geordie hero Man Power's revision of 'Cosmic Cruise' is a delightful fusion of cascading synthesizer sounds, dreamy chords and locked-in acid house grooves, while Biesmans' own rework of 'Hawkins' is a spiralling, uplifting electro roller with spacey sounds and filthy bass aplenty.
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WGDIG 004
20 Aug 21
Disco/Nu-Disco
20 Aug 21
Disco/Nu-Disco
Various
Review: Berlin-based DJ/producer Hyenah is a Watergate club resident and founder of its monthly RISE events. With his latest Watergate 27 mix, he has carefully selected and curated a vibrant house mix that touches all corners of the genre and refreshingly showcases artists outside the normal European hotspots.This is the second various artists EP taken from the mix with the individual track selections. Featuring Monaberry bosses Super Flu on the slinky and hypnotic tech house of "Effretikon", South African house hero Floyd Lavine delivering some super spiritual life music on his rework of Kerri Chandler's "Think Of Something", Frenchman Manoo (a former guest at RISE) with the evocative mood music of "De's Lullaby" and Casablanca's FNX Omar with the sublime deepness of "Minuit".
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WGVINYL 078
14 Dec 20
Deep House
14 Dec 20
Deep House
Various
Played by: Juno Recommends Minimal Tech
Review: The enigmatic Hyenah is a renowned tastemaker, who is passionate about sounds from across the house spectrum. For his edition of the Watergate mix series, the RISE resident selects an inspiring range of artists, while highlighting emerging African and Afro-German talent such as: Berlin-based JAMIIE teaming up with the Stil Vor Talent affiliated Niko Schwind on "Suwedi", talented singer Nanghiti Aviankoi's amazing vocal range is accompanied perfectly by Emanuel Satie's production on "Forever More" and veteran of the Johannesburg house music scene Da Capo appears with the powerful dancefloor drama of "Dark Knight".
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WGVINYL 077
30 Nov 20
Minimal/Tech House
30 Nov 20
Minimal/Tech House
Played by: Timo Maas
Review: Ascendant Israeli talent Jos & Eli join Berlin institution Watergate, following up some dynamic releases on Diynamic, Sudbeat and Noir Music. Both artists have been musicians since childhood and their natural talent shines brightly on the 'Mozar' EP. The title track is a moody and mysterious high tech epic that is sure create some tension and suspense on the dancefloor, while the spellbinding hypnotism of "Atomica" (followed by a classy re-work by Yotto) will help you drift away with its rich symphonic arrangements. Finally, London based vocalist Jinadu (one half of the band The Beauty Room) joins them on the elevating anthem "One".
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WGVINYL 069
30 Mar 20
Minimal/Tech House
30 Mar 20
Minimal/Tech House
Played by: Juno Recommends Minimal Tech
Review: Deep and techier sounds out of Berlin's Watergate club brings two local producers to its ranks in Frank Beckers & Sandrino Tittel, a duo known for a slew of records on Innervisions, Mule Musiq and Drumpoet over the last decade. Bringing with them a Tiefschwarz remix to their stand out melodic and progressive number "Chimes" the EP hinges itself on an impressive display of lively, pulsating trance paired with subtle beats, abstract percussions and touches of acid in "Nova", with "Black Hole" taking the record down a spirale of bleeps, moody 90s-era synths and minimalistic electronica.
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WGVINYL 067
10 Feb 20
Minimal/Tech House
10 Feb 20
Minimal/Tech House
Various
Played by: Juno Recommends Minimal Tech
Review: Berlin institution Watergate Records celebrates its 10 year birthday, with this special 50 track anthology of their favourite records. Over the last decade, the imprint has set a standard for captivating electronic music from across the house and techno spectrum, successfully mirroring the club's booking policy. Now up to over 60 releases including a remix of the Josh Wink classic "Higher State Of Consciousness" by residents Adana Twins, and the 26th installment in their acclaimed mix series by Danish legends Whomadewho - this compilation presents some of its most memorable cuts since its inception in 2008. Highlights come from: label staple Mathias Meyer - the Hanseatic hero presenting several tracks including "Love Letters From Sicily" with Ryan Davis, local legends Tiefschwarz on "Fire It Out" feat. Ruede Hagelstein, resident La Fleur getting remixed by Detroit legend Kenny Larkin on "Nightflow" and rising duo Adriatique's 7am remix of "The Spirit" by the ever impressive Butch (featuring Hohberg) amony many others.
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WGDIG 1
07 Oct 19
Minimal/Tech House
07 Oct 19
Minimal/Tech House
Review: Burlent Burler is Butch - the Mainz-based producer's career has gone from strength to strength ever since his fabulous hit "No Worries" nine years ago on Cecille. Fast forward to now, his new EP Hijacking comes courtesy of Watergate: the infamous Berlin superclub where he is one of the DJs in residence. Go deep into the exotic with the Arabic charm of "Bepsi", which then gets a wicked makeover by ascendant Brit wAFF - this bass-driven groove rolls tough! He then goes back to the disco - Middle Eastern style - on the absolutely electric "Yallah!!!" which is followed by a great dub version for your convenience.
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WGVINYL 055
18 Feb 19
Minimal/Tech House
18 Feb 19
Minimal/Tech House
Played by: Juno Recommends Minimal Tech
Review: Hamburg heroes Benjamin Busse, Friso Traas aka Adana Twins delivered the 25th installment in Berlin institution Watergate's esteemed mix series. The second EP released here features exclusive tracks from their riveting mix, included here are: Italian (and fellow Diynamic artist) Lehar getting hypnotically melodic on the sonic sorcery of "Blue Wolf", veteran German producer Acid Pauli going deeper in typically eloquent fashion on g"Geeting From Orgonon" and Sicily's Musumeci - fresh off great releases for Innervision and Bedrock - with the electro tinged progressive house of "Invaders" which is just sublime.
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WGVINYL 053
10 Dec 18
Minimal/Tech House
10 Dec 18
Minimal/Tech House
Review: Culoe De Song's recent contribution to the Watergate mix series was piled high with previously unreleased exclusives, three of which get an airing on this accompanying EP. First up is MR Joe's "Vector Groove", a deliciously hypnotic, slowly unfolding chunk of deep house/tech house fusion full of Osunlade style beats, Innervisions style motifs and bubbling, delay-laden electronics. The same producer's "Dharma Groove" is a similarly inclined, if slightly straighter, stretched-out epic, while Illumonate DJs' standout "Nomvula" wraps deliciously positive melodies around a quirky, off-kilter groove rich in South African influences and wavy, early morning intent.
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WGVINYL 036D
30 Jan 17
Deep House
30 Jan 17
Deep House
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WG 021
18 Nov 16
Deep House
18 Nov 16
Deep House
Soul Clap / Various
Review: Recorded live in Berlin last July, Soul Clap's contribution to the Watergate series is the soundtrack to what sounds like one the summer's best parties. Focusing predominantly on US house, the transitions are seamless but unfussy, and the mood throughout celebratory. From the deranged sax squall of Chocolate City's "Taxi Luv" to the sun-kissed jazzy keys and disco groove of Roy Davis Jnr's "The Beautiful One" to seductive soulful tones of Ron Trent's "Deep Art Sounds", this is a near flawless collection. It never veers into self-indulgence and features percussive, acid-led remixes from Francois K and Jori Hulkkonen as well as Mike Dunn's classic Chicago track, "Dance U Mutha". When Soul Clap get on the mic near the end to invite the crowd to an after party, this reviewer was half-hoping that it would be extended to anyone who heard this mix.
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WG 019
26 Oct 16
Deep House
26 Oct 16
Deep House
Review: Hamburg house hero Matthias Meyer presented the 20th edition of Berlin superclub Watergate's acclaimed mix series and two of the exclusive tracks he premiered for the mix now appear as singles, finally! On "LA Strings", Meyer executes a dreamy and ethereal deep house journey that's engineered for dancefloor drifting, guaranteed. Whereas on "Uluwatu" he throws us a sublime and captivating journey track will draw you into the void with its superbly presented drama, just as it did on the mix CD. Get ready for Part 2, coming at you very soon!
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WGVINYL 030D1
30 May 16
Minimal/Tech House
30 May 16
Minimal/Tech House
Solomun / Various
Review: There's a big change in approach on the latest Watergate mix. Gone are the stripped back minimal house grooves or nouveau deep house sounds that had prevailed on previous mixes. In their place come tracks that show Solomun's love of funk, r&b and hip-hop. Alliance Ethnik's "Respect" sets the tone with its slinky groove and hip-house style call and response vocal, while Lucy Pearl's "Don't Mess With My Man" is cut from a similar cloth, its vocal funk signalling an end to linear rhythms. Solomun himself has taken inspiration from this 90s sound and his own "Kackvogel" is all hushed vocals and slick r&b bass. The mix also features the timeless Cologne techno-pop of Heiko Voss' "I Think About You", remixed by DJ Koze.
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WG 011
25 Jun 12
Minimal/Tech House
25 Jun 12
Minimal/Tech House
Marco Resmann / Various
Review: With productions as Phase and Luna City Express to his credit and as a former member of Pan Pot, Berlin's Marco Resmann was one of the key figures making music during the minimal explosion. Can he also cut it behind the decks? On the evidence of Watergate 10, the answer is yes. Like all the best minimal DJs, he has a knack of splicing up stripped back, quirky grooves with warm, soulful house. Keeping the mix busy throughout, Resmann moves from the warm rhythms of Soul Phiction and Ricardo Villalobos's classic "808 The Bass Queen" into the smacked out minimal of Heartz 4's "Intimacy Girl" through the androgynous vocals of Digitaline's "Say So" to Andre Lodemann's US influences and Roman Flugel's psychedelic take on Darabi.
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WG 010
20 Feb 12
Minimal/Tech House
20 Feb 12
Minimal/Tech House
