Review: While he may have been knocking out largely impressive singles for over a decade, German producer Mathias Kaden is still a little unheralded. This is particularly surprising given the quality of his 2015 album, Energetic. Here, one of the highlights of that set, "Rawtone", gets the remix treatment. The Staygold Remix is rather fine, offering an attractive but undeniably floor-friendly mix of rolling, cymbal-heavy grooves, spooky strings, watery melodies, and impassioned vocal samples. What really makes the remix, though, is the bold and booming bassline, which impressively drives the track forward. Excellent stuff, all told.
Review: Jena's Freude Am Tanzen are still going, more power to them. Label mainstays Taron Terreka are up again and deliver some ultra deep house excursions on the Black Magic EP. The title track is a restrained and dubby number, perfect for winter after-hour parties. The rest of the EP follows in suit, with "Monofile" keeping on with the gloomy, dusty minimal house vibe until those organs come in, giving the track some glimmer of hope! "Distance" is oddly hypnotic in its mysteriousness and restraint, kind of sounds like Baby Ford's stuff. "Red" is emotive and bittersweet, not as grim as the other tracks; no doubt influenced by early the Sound Signature sound.
Review: Eating Snow are two Freud Am Tanzen mainstays Mooryc Zimmermann & Douglas Greed, who collaborated on their debut self-titled album last year and now it's time for some solid remixes. First up "This Emptiness Is Mine" gets a makeover, first by Andhim, but for our money it's Finnish Berlin expat Kiki whose gutty and grinding EBM rendition rocks harder. "Gravel & Trees" is up for the taking next and in our opinion Kevin Over (Mobilee/Truesoul) delivered the most inventive perspective on this stripped down and dusty deep house remix. Finally, Marc DePulse's remix of "The Cut" gives the track some brooding and atmospheric progressive house flavour.
Review: Mathias Kaden is a long time alumnus of the Freude Am Tanzen family out of Jena, learning the ropes from the very best; namely the Wignhomy Brothers. His recent long player Energetic originally came out in mid-2015, but now gets the remix treatment from an all-star cast. "Energie" gets a re-rub from Kompakt main man Michael Mayer, who turns it into one of those dark and melodic journey tracks that will fit into the current status quo of similar tracks by the likes of Life & Death and Innervisions. Dresden dusty house hero, the Uncanny Valley affiliated Cuthead, gives "Korokana" a nice urban flavoured rework and the mysterious Redshape gives "Clarity" his trademark rusty and reductionist sound. Let's not forget Nick Curly's contributions; he gives "Get Phunky" a dose of the Mannheim sound. Its driving, percussive tech house groove is relentless and there's a dub version for those of you less keen on Aquarius Heaven's vocals.
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