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“Imagine yourself flying high until you touch the stars. Colourful rays of light coming out of your speakers with Jope's melodic House release. Very few tracks can have such an effect; This is totally meditative!”
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“Get ready for the ultimate twisting experience from Max Maxwell. A selected track from his recent album. "Harbour Master" is characterized by its dynamic intro, fat bassline and rich percussion. Attractive elements of a House hit that can cause endless dancing.”
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Max Maxwell has been quietly making noise in the New Zealand music scene since everything smelled like Teen Spirit.
Running the aural gamut from downbeat to progressive, Max borrows dancefloor elements, dubs them out with chunky bass lines, and adds a sprinkle of melodic electronica tempered with sonorous vocals to create a rich patina of soundscapes which is at once dynamic and uplifting; reflective and deep.
Born and bred in the wild coastal town of Westport in New Zealand’s South Island, Max tutu’d with music as a teenager, learning classical guitar and playing in live bands.
The rubber hit the road In the early 1990’s when he travelled to the UK and discovered the wondersome world of electronic music.
Curiosity piqued, Max harnessed his background skills as a computer programmer, and studied music technology and production at Tai Poutini Polytechnic in the wild coastal town of Greymouth.
After one term, he picked up the call to travel more, landing in Japan where he cut his teeth busking, and Goa, where he soaked up the psytrance scene.
Several moons later, Max returned to Golden Bay, New Zealand, teaming up with pals Bluey and Col to form Matipo Pyramid, a psytrance band which quickly garnered a reputation for a damn good sound, releasing their self-titled album in 1997.
Fast forward to 2001, when Max, based out of Golden Bay, released his first solo album ‘Continuous Play’, which was nominated for the Best Downbeat Album Award at the BFM NZ Music Awards.
The album catalysed a shift: with much of Max’s new direction and inspiration flowing from the people he worked alongside on the album, including Ron Valente, Jules Evans and Bluey, who exposed him to fresh sounds, new ways to make beats, and sound engineering.
Moving to Wellington in 2007 and shifting gears to a funkier, more soulful tip, Max started a live act, playing with Carmel Courtney, renowned saxophonist player and vocalist from Christchurch, New Zealand. Together, they have played most of the festivals in New Zealand over the years, predominantly with Sam Hopley on guitar.
Always evolving, Max collaborated with his son Sol for the first time on Spirit Level to incorporate live elements (Sol’s drumming) into his music production.
In May, the duo produced “Can U Feel It” together during the COVID-19 lockdown in New Zealand, which is hopefully the beginning of many more collaborations.
Always evolving, Max collaborates with his son Sol to incorporate live elements into his music production.
At home in the windy cultural capital of New Zealand, Max has found his niche, beaming out his hearty, wholesome sound from the tiny windswept isles of New Zealand.
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“Konchord delivers a nice electronic piece; Drowsy Dawn with characteristic bouncy bass and overdriven melodies straight from his liveset. Enjoy the uniqueness of sound in a pleasant six-minute break.”
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At the intersection of slow melodic techno and psychedelic rock is where Konchord takes the listeners on a flight with soulful electronic music. Sometimes soft and tender, sometimes dark and deep, sometimes as bright as the sun, always with an inner compass for harmony and balance. With driving basslines, atmospheres as deep as space, synth melodies for the mind to fly high, and a hint of playful weirdness, Konchord’s music can evoke feelings of travelling through far distant galaxies in a neon light disco-spaceship.
For his live performances he plays with live synths, keys and vocals, while keeping the space for improvising on the fly.
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“Feel the magic of "Lucid Dream" flowing in the air all around you. Soul-touching, soft and steady creation from another dimension. Something unique to remember for a long time and surely one of those which you won't regret listening.”
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Abadesa's second release on Routine Espresso continues where his first one left off. Beautiful and moving house.
“Quality work with samples, cyclic rhythm house music and techno create a necessary mood. Boldly pick Plucker – Gregor Klamra in your playlist!”
“Качественная работа с семплами, зацикленный ритм хаус музыки и техно создаёт нужное настроение. Смело забирайте работу Plucker – Gregor Klamra в свой плейлист!”
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A more smooth and chilly Melodic House Track. Organic synthlines with a little bit of an 70’s ambient style sound
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Gregor Klamra is the alter ego of Hamburg and Berlin based musician Felix Weigt.
During his childhood in the early nineties, he first got into contact with electronic music by watching eurodance music clips in German television. Also, synth-driven movie soundtracks caught his attention.
He then went more into acoustic music by learning to play the piano, and after finishing school, he studied upright bass at the conservatory. Since that time, he plays in theater shows, does studio work and live gigs with different artists and is a member of the Indie pop group Die Höchste Eisenbahn.
Apparently, he never lost connection with his early love to electronic music so that one day, maybe seduced from a long night in a nightclub or at a festival, he started to feel the urge to produce his own version of progressive and melodic house and techno in his spare time. Often more on the downtempo side, he focuses on melancholic chords, long build-ups and catchy melodies. Tied to his flat due to the corona lockdown in spring 2020 he finally found the impulse to finish some of his track that he is releasing now…
“Low bpm Breakbeat from Russia with love. Carefully balanced synthesis with plenty of airy effects, a vocal touch and soft kick. A must for your playlist.”
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“The sounds that the exotic Mandolin instrument emits enrich our souls with harmony and contemplation. Thanks to Gobi Desert Collective for giving us such an unforgettable experience.”
“Звуки, которые излучает экзотический инструмент Мандолина, обогащают наши души гармонией и созерцанием. Спасибо Gobi Desert Collective за то, что подарил нам такое незабываемое впечатление.”
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“Samaha gives us a very unusual sound in his new album Icarus. Melody and harmony, oriental instruments and ethnic drums and all this to the soft rhythms of house music.”
“Весьма необычное звучание дарит нам Samaha в своём новом альбоме Icarus. Мелодия и гармония, восточные инструменты и этнические барабаны и всё это под мягкие ритмы хаус-музыки.”
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“A very interesting symbiosis of rhythm polyrhythmy and vocal images. The new work from the Italian duo GLISZ – Himba will remain a favorite in your collection for a long time.”
“Очень интересный симбиоз полиритмии ритма и вокальных образов. Новая работа от итальянского дуэта GLISZ – Himba надолго останется фаворитом в вашей коллекции.”
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After “Hunt”, “Himba” is the second lo-fi release by Glisz that comes out this year. The track is a mystical journey dominated by percussion which reminds of tribal sounds.
Glisz is an Italian duo born in 2019, characterized by a fusion between electronic and downtempo sounds. Their debut EP, “Bloom EP”, has been well received by the audience, reaching almost 100k streams in the first six months.
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Glisz is a newcomer Italian duo born in 2019, characterized by a fusion between electronic and downtempo sounds. After years spent producing for several music projects, the duo makes its official debut with “Bloom EP”. Azhar, Keraal, Organica and Shadows are the four tracks composing the Ep. Common features characterize them such as the ambient sound and the sense of restless energy, transmitted in different ways. The combination of these contrasting details creates a fascinating final result. These tracks will bring you into another dimension, an abstract journey through the essence of music.
Glisz started their musical career in an electronic band which reached the MTV New Generation Artist in 2015. Thanks to this recognition, they spread their music in different clubs and events, worked with international artists and got in touch with music gurus, such as Dave Isaac, Francis Buckley, Crookers, Adam Kagan, who taught them a lot about mixing, mastering and music production.
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“The new release from Hypsidia and Altriparty is a kind of mutualism of two worlds, in which Organic House and Melodic Techno harmoniously complement each other. Freedom is the unshakable axiom of our life with you.”
“Новый релиз от Hypsidia и Altriparty - это своеобразный мутуализм двух миров, в котором Organic House и Melodic Techno гармонично дополняют друг друга. Freedom - это непоколебимая аксиома нашей с вами жизни.”
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