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The trio hail from Modena, the Northern Italian motor city. As with the Ferrari and Maserati cars that are designed and manufactured in Modena, Strata-Gemma produce a music of beautiful symmetry.Strata-Gemma create jazz for the head, the heart and the body. Their sound is shaped by the ambient adventures Miles Davis and Ron Carter engaged in alongside the electronic pulse Mo' Wax and Ninja Tune carved out of clubland. Add to this a touch of Nino Rota's Fellini film scores, employ a pinch of Balkan and klezmer brass arrangements, and you have an instrumental trio who create music so fresh it stimulates the senses.Strata-Gemma are a collaboration between Billy Bogus, Luca Cacciatore and Andrea Moretti. The trio first took shape as a club jam between DJs and musicians. Their ability to create atmospheric music, pulsing with rhythm but never solely reliant on beats, music that breaks free and explores sonic possibilities, quickly won notice and lead to the trio playing their freeform music in clubs, music venues and festivals across Italy.

The duo behind the double album “Duets”, consisting of musicians Bendik Baksaas & Kristoffer Eikrem, is a minimalistic and cinematic ambient experience with emotion, creatively conducted by simple melodies and sounds. Duets’ emotional nerve has some emphasis on the traditional ambient form of music, but at the same time has more of an imaginary and comprehensive take on structure, form and melodies with organic elements spontaneously scattered throughout the music. These organic elements can be heard through the trumpet’s lyrical sounds, field recordings from various parts of the world (recorded by Baksaas) and percussion loops. Baksaas & Eikrem are interested in maintaining the same playfulness and communication often found in jazz bands.Baksaas & Eikrem had already worked together several years prior in 2015, when Baksaas worked with the jazz band Mopti, which Eikrem was already a member of. Their musical collaboration however developed after one concert, where the band Mopti decided that the two of them should perform a duo piece. Both were positively surprised by the result (takes from the concert can be heard on the track “This is nothing personal”) and decided to continue their collaboration together aside from Mopti.Apart from some musical and field recordings, the the album was recorded in Baksaas’ studio, improvised over various ideas. Bendik Baksaas has mixed the album and it is mastered by Christian Obermayer at Strype Audio.

A 124 / B1 124 / B2 124 // Len Faki releases the second EP from his Basement Trax series on Ostgut Ton. While the first part of this 2013-established series was characterised by its vocals, spheric sounds and melodies, the Berghain resident almost completely passes on these elements with Vol. 02. All three distinct, functional, composed tracks, oscillate at about 124 BPM, reflecting Faki's experienced eye for the peak time at Wriezener Bahnhof and dance floors from around the world. “These tracks are crafted from the same mould, but they differ by their character – it's a bit like a family affair, by looking into their eyes you can tell the connection,“ says Len. “After coming home from a Sunday evening set at Berghain I felt inspired and content. This feeling and energy was still present the next day – that's how all tracks were created – in the same session with the same flow,“ he explains. “Generally speaking these tracks are slower than quite a few House or Techno tracks – but you won't realize it straight away.“ The tracks are also constructed in a similar way, yet differently: With “B-PAX” and “For Real” Faki takes his time to set the tone before adding melodic elements, bleeps or finally some hints of ambient sounds. Precisely because of the reduction of its musical elements this release gains even more momentum: “A track like ‘Hainish Cycle’ is an example for those moments of trance, of zero gravity without a sense of time at Berghain. Which is why the rhythmic hi-hat kicks in only more than halfway through. Everything's in flux and harmony already, you almost don't need it.“ But then: some more energy for the masses inside the dark room.

Top a Top Broken Beat with free Jazz influences

Panoram long awaited return, Anova, is an hymn to the vacant mind. Digital vocalisms and fragmented musical thoughts push the listening to the edge of the brain dancefloor.car commercials are blown on repeat by the wind of conscience.

Producteur de disques, Dj, superviseur musical et propriétaire du label : Antoine Harispuru alias Golden Bug n'est rien de moins qu'un véritable artiste incroyablement polyvalent ; délivrant toujours d'excellents niveaux de house et d'electronica teintés de disco depuis dix ans sur des labels comme La Belle, Les Disques de la Mort, Höga Nord, Gomma, Multi Culti et Kompakt. 6 ans après V.I.C.T.O.R, Golden Bug signe son retour sur La Belle avec PISCOLABIS. Un 4ème album sensoriel, universel, envoutant, parfois indescriptible mais unique. L'album embrasse tous les styles chers à Antoine Harispuru et surgit comme une ouverture étonnante sur de nouveaux mondes, oscillant entre electronica, vibrations robotiques et dub psychédélique. Et si il a convié un nombre impressionnant d’invités ; les Français The Limiñanas et Tim Glass, la japonaise Vega Voga aka Narumi Herisson, les Australiens Funboys, l’Espagnol Pajaro Sunrise, c’est parce que ce projet est né de l’ébullition que provoquent les oppositions. De l'hypnotique ascension introductrice Colibri aux motifs rocks / acid western Variation sur 3 Bancs, Tokoyo No Kuni en passant par les obsessionnels et cosmiques dubs Nid de Guêpes, Fata Morgana, Golden Bug mélange les genres sans les dénaturer. Il explore mais ne se perd jamais comme avec La Boite Noire et son electronica berlinoise chloroformée, les guitares orientales du solaire Bring the Light, sans oublier ce final maestro Le Chant des Sirènes; envoutante et opératique pop nébuleuse qui s'acoquine à la voix angélique et lyrique de Tim Glass. Une musique à écouter, à voir et à ressentir.