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Jazzanova - Upside Down - out on Sonar Kollektiv

Jazzanova Upside Down
Jazzanova - Upside Down
(CD/Digital) Sonar Kollektiv SK232, 2012-01-23

From the left or the right side? Straight ahead or upside down? No matter how you look at it - but it seems to be about time that all the remixes for Jazzanova that have been done over the last few years need to be bundled up in a nice big shiny package. After the first collection of remixes from 2003 (Remixed, JCR040-2) now's the turn for Upside Down, some of dance music finest key figures' interpretations of selected Jazzanova tunes from the last eight years. And be assured, the line-up is as massive as the Berlin's quintet worldwide reputation. From fellow Berliner Henrik Schwarz, Ye:Solar and Âme to Atjazz and Mr. Scruff from the UK, Motor City Drum Ensemble from Cologne, Glasgow's Midnight Mauraders and Soldiers Of House from Pretoria (South Africa) this is a top notch international heavy weight affair. Sonar Kollektiv will kick off with two 12 inches including new remixes by amazing artists, such as Alex Barck, Dima Studitsky, Manuel Tur & Dplay and Motor City Drum Ensemble (in stores on 28th of november, CD is coming end of January 2012).

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Motor City Drum Ensemble - DJ Kicks - out on !K7

DJ Kicks Motor City Drum Ensemble
Motor City Drum Ensemble - DJ Kicks
(CD/Digital) !K7 Records/La Baleine K7285CD, 2011-06-29

Stuttgart's Danilo Plessow, better known as Inverse Cinematics (Pulver Records) and then Motor City Drum Ensemble, will be mixing the next edition of DJ-Kicks, due for a July release. The mix features Plessow's expert selections from a wide array of genres ("A classic Dj kicks, not just a house mix," he says), including free jazz, cosmic disco, and afrobeat, with dedicated sequences of tracks giving the nod to classic Chicago house and a short list of the masters of production over the last several decades.

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Various - Prime Numbers PN 03 - out on Prime Numbers

Prime Numbers PN 03
Various - Prime Numbers PN 03
(CD/Digital) Prime Numbers PNCD03, 2010-01-28

It's been an exciting year for Prime Numbers with 2009 seeing the release of Linkwood's debut album & Trusme's In the Red LP, alongside side a handful of EP releases. This CD features a collection of tracks selected from the years E.P releases combined with some forthcoming material on the label. The tracks perfectly represent what the Prime Numbers sound is all about with productions from Actress, Move D, Mr Scruff, Andres, Fudge Fingas, Be, Kaidi Tatham, Wireman & Motor City Drum Ensemble.

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