Nick Harris "White Leather" EP out now with Kiki and Hector on the remix

NRK Music keeps driving forwards, always with a relatively wide palette of deep house and techno sounds, and NRK171 sees label boss, Nick Harris, deliver another EP of solid house material. Out this week on Beatport and 12" vinyl.

“White Leather”, in its original “Xtra Tight Mix”, is built upon a sturdy, bass driven, moody beat and a carnival-esque melody lead, with plenty of percs and snaps to keep the energy levels up. Little breaks for enveloping Juno chords and rolling Chicago style deep beats keep the track nice & warm before the nagging melody kicks back in again. On the remix of “White Leather” we find Kiki (BPitch/Crosstown Rebels) stick with the percussive vibe and melody, fattening things up somewhat with a super bass heavy synth riff and stringy pads evocative of classic Carl Craig techno moments.

“Sunrise Over Volta” is a growling, bass heavy workout with hints of Kerri Chandler’s techier moments, tweaking little melodies in and out of the mix, filtering elements to and fro, all the while keeping things simple and focused on the floor. And providing his own interpretation, Hector Murillo, currently providing stellar sounds for the likes of Desolat, Tsuba, 2020 Vision and Mobilee, turns out a groovy as hell remix. Concrete heavy beats shuffle nicely and provide the groove, whilst Hector teases in the original elements for a swinging remix.

White Leather EP download on Beatport

White Leather EP 12" on NRK webshop

Soundcloud link

Brand new NRK Music webshop now open

We would like to inform you that the NRK shop has moved over to a new location. Using Shopify as our host, purchases and payment handling are as secure as they get, so we hope that our NRK shop experience will be far superior to the previous shop which has suffered problems over the last few months.

The new address is http://nrk-music.myshopify.com/

Hope you can take time to check it out and see what's on offer at the shop, more product being added all the time. Plus we've some special offers on The Lab and Back In The Box brands, and some NRK Coast2Coast tee-shirts going at sale prices

Nick Harris - Electronic Groove podcast now online

Nick wraps up a busy and productive year with a special new podcast mix for Electronicgroove.com., featuring tracks & mixes from Radio Slave, Dan Ghenacia, Alexkid, Romanthony, Move D, Ripperton & more. Download the podcast now for 60 minutes of pure underground house.

Click here to stream/download Nick's Electronicgroove podcast

SLIM TV interview with Ed Davenport

SLIM TV interview with Paul Woolford

NRK Music profile on Teshno site

Nick Harris gives an open and frank interview with the Teshno blog, discussing the highs and lows of the last 15 years label history, thoughts on the past, present and the future.

Read the article here

Slim TV interview with Nick Harris

Ed Davenport's "New Yorkshire" EP out this week on 12" vinyl

Ed Davenport's "New Yorkshire" EP is out this week on 12" vinyl, including a particulary tasty Fred P Reshape and a sublime cut titled "Testament". The single precedes Davenport's debut album, "Counterchange" which will get a release in 2012.

Purchase at Juno Records

NRK & Sweatlodge present a night at Tresor with Paul Woolford & guests

NRK Music team up with Berlin based booking agency and radio host, Sweatlodge, for a special night at the infamous Tresor Club as part of the city-wide BerMuDa season. The special guest for the evening is Paul Woolford, an artist and DJ who continues to raise his game, most recently with production work for Carl Craig's Planet E as well as the great Hotflush label, run by Scuba. Woolford represents NRK Music on this night in preperation for his release of The Lab 04, due out early 2012.

Also on the bill are NRK's Nick Harris, Ed Davenport (extra special live set!), Oliver Deutschmann, Elie Eidelman and Dairmount. The party takes place on Saturday 5th November and runs from Midnight til dawn...

But tickets on Resident Advisor
Sweat Lodge Agency
Tresor

Seth Troxler - the Lab 03 - out now!

The Lab, NRK's mix series devoted to the world's most cutting edge DJs and forward thinking sounds, returns this week with an instalment compiled and mixed by undoubtedly one of the scene's most talented and brightest stars.

Hailing from the suburbs of Detroit, Seth Troxler has made an incredible journey over the last few years, from the local DJ spots at Detroit's The Works club and behind the counter service at the famous Melodies & Memories record store, to the most top drawer nights and clubs across the world, such as Fabric, Panorama Bar, DC10, The Rex et al. With a youthful enthusiasm and leftfield charm, Seth has become a huge favourite of clubbers and party freaks, so much so that he was voted the 3rd most popular DJ in Resident Advisor's poll for 2010. But behind the public perception of Troxler, he is seriously dedicated and passionate about quality underground electronic music, taking giant leaps with his latest Visionquest project, a collective of friends and fellow artists such as Ryan Crosson, Shaun Reeves and Lee Curtis. His productions and collaborations with esteemed artists like Deetron, Matthew Dear and Tiefschwarz, and labels like Crosstown Rebels, Circus Company, Wolf & Lamb and Wagon Repair show an artist deeply in tune with the cutting edge electronic music that endeavours to push the envelopes of dance music.

Seth Troxler - The Lab 03 is out now on 2CD (Mixed), 2CD (DJ friendly Unmixed), digital album and various 12" vinyl samplers.

More info at http://www.nrkmusic.com/thelab

The Lab mini-site
The Lab on Beatport
The Lab on iTunes
The Lab on Whatpeopleplay.com
The Lab on Traxsource

Kiki & Hector on the remix of Nick Harris' new EP

NRK Music keeps driving forwards, always with a relatively wide palette of deep house and techno sounds, and NRK171 sees label boss, Nick Harris, deliver another EP of solid house material.

“White Leather”, in its original “Xtra Tight Mix”, is built upon a sturdy, bass driven, moody beat and a carnival-esque melody lead, with plenty of percs and snaps to keep the energy levels up. Little breaks for enveloping Juno chords and rolling Chicago style deep beats keep the track nice & warm before the nagging melody kicks back in again. On the remix of “White Leather” we find Kiki (BPitch/Crosstown Rebels) stick with the percussive vibe and melody, fattening things up somewhat with a super bass heavy synth riff and stringy pads evocative of classic Carl Craig techno moments.

“Sunrise Over Volta” is a growling, bass heavy workout with hints of Kerri Chandler’s techier moments, tweaking little melodies in and out of the mix, filtering elements to and fro, all the while keeping things simple and focused on the floor. And providing his own interpretation, Hector Murillo, currently providing stellar sounds for the likes of Desolat, Tsuba, 2020 Vision and Mobilee, turns out a groovy as hell remix. Concrete heavy beats shuffle nicely and provide the groove, whilst Hector teases in the original elements for a swinging remix.

"White Leather" EP will be available on 12" vinyl and digital download in December.

Nick Harris - White Leather/Sunrise Over Volta -Kiki/Hector rmxs (NRK171) by nicknrk

New single and album from Ed Davenport

NRK look towards the release of ʻCounterchangeʼ, the debut album from the excellent Ed Davenport and sets the scene with ʻNew Yorkshireʼ, the superb lead single backed with remixes from Fred P and Nick Harris...

Over the past 5 years Ed Davenport has become a name synonymous with quality electronic music. From his recordings for labels such as Poker Flat, Liebe* Detail and NRK to his impressive DJ sets at clubs such as Berghain, Davenportʼs has proved himself an invaluable asset to the scene.

Now the UK born, Berlin based producer is readying himself for the release of his debut long player, ʻCounterchangeʼ, due on NRK in early 2012. As part of the build up, the label is releasing the first single taken from the album, the excellent ʻNew Yorkshireʼ. The artist himself describes the record as being dedicated “to the pioneering sounds of the North, fused with the heavy house beats filtering across the Atlantic from the East Coast” and the choice of New York producer Fred P to perform remix duties, alongside Nick Harris completes this concept.

The release offers 4 great versions of ʻNew Yorkshireʼ including the original club and club dub, these 2 mixes have a typical Davenport mix of heavy analog beats and warm, synth elements, finished off with the distinctive room-filling sound explored in his previous 'More Red Lights' EP.

New Yorkʼs Fred P, a producer whose name is on everyoneʼs lips right now, provides the first of the 2 remixes. For his version of ʻNew Yorkshireʼ he strips things back and delivers a deliciously deep slice of house with a brooding and intense atmosphere, showing exactly why the Soul People man is in such demand right now.

Following in his footsteps, NRK label boss Nick Harris steps up and turns in a brilliant Chicago inspired techno/house fusion mix that is certain to be a highlight for many Djs.

Nestled in the middle of the package is additional track ʻTestamentʼ, a beautifully deep and emotive nine and a half minute recordings that draws on a laid back drum track and bassline and rich pads and piano lines to create a sunrise masterpiece.

This is the first single from Ed Davenportʼs early 2012 debut album ʻCounterchangeʼ and if itʼs anything to go by we may be looking at one of the most exciting electronic albums of the year to come.

Ed Davenport - New Yorkshire EP (NRK170) by nicknrk

Seth Troxler - The Lab 03 - exclusive tracklist details

We can exclusively reveal the tracklisting details for Seth Troxler's forthcoming "The Lab" mix on NRK Music. Out in October, this stunning 2CD mix compilation finds the Visionquest man at the top of his game, effortlessley blending over two and a half hours of the finest underground house and electronic dance. Featured artists on the mix include Ricardo Villalobos, Dinky, Deniz Kurtel, Oni Ayhun, Andrew Weatherall, DBX (in a collaboration with Moritz Von Oswald) and Lawrence. Seth gives us a little insight into the mix, and how he approached it;

"When I was asked to do this mix, it was a huge honor for me. To be involved in a mix series presented by such an iconic label as NRK, witch has previously featured two of the best DJs of our time, Dice and Steve Bug, I felt a great amount of pressure to deliver something different. My interpretation of the concept behind the Lab series was to present ideas like a scientist working in some secret base off the cost of Myanmar…. when night talk with spider monkeys has just gone too far, what do you do, what’s there left to do? Delivering a mix compilation is very different to mixing in a club or doing a podcast. It’s about making something that will stand the test of time, something that doesn't feature all the current hits, so won’t feel dated a month after its release. Only time will tell whether I’ve managed to achieve this."

CD01
01. Hatikvah - Big Mind
02. Bearweasel - Button Down The Moose (Echologist Dub)
03. David Alvarado - Beautification
04. Lindstrom Vs Mungolian Jetset - A Blast Of Loser (9406 Version)
05. Hati Munetsi - Ceremony (African Mix)
06. Tommy Bones - After The Club
07. Home & Garden - Themes Of Yesterday
08. Dinky - Polvo
09. Soul Capsule - Lady Science (NYC Sunrise)
10. DBX - City On The Edge Of Forever
11. Daze Maxim - Tomorrow Universe
12. Deepak Sharma & Dieter Krause - Wolkenreise (DJ Qu Remix)
13. David Durango - Mosaic
14. Vernon Bara & Igor Vicente - Don't Feel No Way
15. DeWalta - Farina
16. Masomenos – Sunsun

CD02
01. POD - Rozetta Says Bad Shit
02. Ark - Arkuarium
03. Exercise One - Prowl
04. Chaim feat. Meital De Razon - Alive (Deniz Kurtel Remix)
05. Ric Y Martin - Teiwass
06. Oni Ayhun - OAR001-A
07. Crosson & Merveille - No Hastel
08. Und - Rodeo
09. Dinky - This Is Your Heart
10. Dntel - Dreams (Lawrence Mix 02)
11. WestBoy - S L I V A (Chaim Remix)
12. Daniel Bortz & Sascha Sibler - Fantasy
13. Superpitcher - White Lightning
14. Radioactive Man – Fed-Ex To Munchen (Andrew Weatherall Version Edit)
15. Dinky - Time To Lose It

Seth Troxler - The Lab 03 will be released in October on 2CD (Mixed), 2CD (DJ friendly Unmixed), digital album and various 12" vinyl samplers.

The Lab website

Back in The Lab with Seth Troxler

The Lab, NRK's mix series devoted to the world's most cutting edge DJs and forward thinking sounds, returns this Autumn with an instalment compiled and mixed by undoubtedly one of the scene's most talented and brightest stars.

Hailing from the suburbs of Detroit, Seth Troxler has made an incredible journey over the last few years, from the local DJ spots at Detroit's The Works club and behind the counter service at the famous Melodies & Memories record store, to the most top drawer nights and clubs across the world, such as Fabric, Panorama Bar, DC10, The Rex et al. With a youthful enthusiasm and leftfield charm, Seth has become a huge favourite of clubbers and party freaks, so much so that he was voted the 3rd most popular DJ in Resident Advisor's poll for 2010. But behind the public perception of Troxler, he is seriously dedicated and passionate about quality underground electronic music, taking giant leaps with his latest Visionquest project, a collective of friends and fellow artists such as Ryan Crosson, Shaun Reeves and Lee Curtis. His productions and collaborations with esteemed artists like Deetron, Matthew Dear and Tiefschwarz, and labels like Crosstown Rebels, Circus Company, Wolf & Lamb and Wagon Repair show an artist deeply in tune with the cutting edge electronic music that endeavours to push the envelopes of dance music.

And so it's with welcoming arms that Seth comes to NRK to compile and mix a double album project for it's The Lab series, of which Loco Dice and Steve Bug have produced stellar previous entries. Label boss, Nick Harris, explains further; "for me, The Lab is all about encouraging the artist involved to experiment a little with the music, the tempos, tones, the overall vibe, literally as though the mix were created in some kind of electronic laboratory. And really, Seth was right on my radar when we came off the back of the excellent Steve Bug compilation. It's been a long time in the making however, I first spoke with Seth last June (2010) about doing the mix, and he was up for it right away, but of course with such a busy and global schedule, it's been difficult to get together and put something down that we are both happy with. But I'm a patient man, I believe in waiting for good things, and not rushing through something that we would later look back on and say, well, we could have done it better. So a lot of track inclusion ideas have been bounded around, and Seth has built up such experience with the tracks through playing like 3-4 times a week all over the place, and he has finally come through with over 2 and a half hours of music that has quite literally blown my mind, and I've been involved with house and techno for many years, and some of the music on this mix is next level shit!"

"Seth Troxler - The Lab" will be released on September 26th on multiple physical and digital formats. Further details on tracklisting to be announced soon.

Ed Davenport: RA Podcast 268

Ed Davenport mixes up the latest podcast for Resident Advisor. A mix that seemlessly blends old house gems, dark tech moments and soundtrack skits, Ed features tracks and remixes from Bandulu, Pal Joey, 95 North, Photek, Morgan Geist and more.

Check out Ed's Resident Advisor podcast here

Anthony 'Shake' Shakir's Back In The Box chart

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Kris Needs' Back In The Box chart

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DJ Deep's Back In The Box chart

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Vince Watson's Back In The Box chart

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Mark Pritchard's Back In The Box chart

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Tom Middleton's Back In The Box chart

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Back In The Box Pt. 1 - Shake/Steve Hillage/Stefan Robbers/Matt Cogger

Global Communication's epic romp through techno's first golden age, Back In The Box, is now out in the shops, available on CD, vinyl and digital formats. Tom Middleton and Mark Pritchard have dug deep into the history of techno and electronica and pulled out some stone cold classics. In this article, part one of a two part series, we catch up with some of the artists and producers who are featured on the Back In The Box selection and pose a few questions to them about the past, and the future.

Anthony 'Shake' Shakir (Shake - Sonar 123)

You appear to be a real unsung hero in the Detroit history books. Your name crops up on countless seminal records, maybe the edits, or co-productions....what was your musical path in Detroit, how did you hook up with Juan and the others?

Unsung is a funny way to describe it or me. I made a decision to figure out and find out how to make a record. Records have been a part of my life all of my life, so it was a natural progression for me. There were parties that were thrown by high schoolers and I was aware of Juan Atkins and his music with Cybotron. I did not know his music was made in Detroit. Mike Huckaby and I went to Cooley High School and we talked about music and records. At one of these parties we ran into a friend named Eric Simms who knew Eddie Fowlkes and Derrick May, who introduced me to them. By this time the Electrifying Mojo was on the radio and he had played some mixes and had some contests for people to submit mixes to be played. I submitted a mix and he played it on his show. From there I wanted to figure out how to make records. Charles King, a neighborhood friend, had a Korg poly 800 and let me borrow it and I fooled around with it. I made some things and put them on a tape and gave them to Derrick to see what he thought about them. I talked to Eddie and he gave me good advice. I met Juan much later...

Sonar 123 is such a seminal track, can you give us a bit of history on that? Wasn't it part of a release on Juan's label before hitting the UK?

The bleep thing had done been on some tracks out of London at that time. I did like them but I did not know who did them or that it was a part of something else. The same friend who had the poly 800 had moved on to a Casio CZ 5000 and let me use it. I never figured it out but I could make a few sound patches with it. With a borrowed Aleesis 8 track sequencer I made the Sonar 123 track. By this time, Derrick and Juan had set up studios on the corner of Gratiot and Riopelle and I was hanging out down there and they were touring Europe. Juan had the record and eventually put it out through Europe. He liscensed it to Peacefrog and they had put it out.

Do you remember your meeting with Mark Pritchard here in the UK?

I remember meeting Mark the first time I was in the UK. He was a cool guy and very knowledgeable. He knew me and my works, and his musical arsenal was incredibly well stocked.

It was at Bath's Hub Club...I remember taking you to the stores because the airline lost your clothes and we had to get you kitted out with new threads!! Did you have mutual appreciation for Mark (and Tom's) music?

I was not aware of all of the stuff they did, just hints of it. When I saw Mark's arsenal, I was overwhelmed. I had only seen that much equipment in advertisements or store displays. I liked the beat oriented stuff they did more than the ambient things they did. The ambient stuff is music for flowers to me, and flowers do not buy records, oh, and I have yet been able to find clothes in Europe.

Rush Hour have recently put together a retrospective compilation of the Frictional catalogue. How did the Rush Hour album come about, and what are your plans for the future?

I had always wanted to do an album, but I did not what it to be a retrospective album. I wanted to do an album of new material. I wanted to try to do an album of new original material for EFA, I only had one and half tracks at that time na dhten they went out of business. I sought out Rush Hour as I knew about some of the records they put out. My future plans are to continue doing tracks for my label Frictional.



Steve Hillage (System 7 & Derrick May - Altitude)


So how did your collaborations come about with Derrick May?

We met Derrick at 10 Records in 1990 and got on really well. Among other things he was impressed that I was a friend of Manuel Gottsching and he was intrigued by some of my guitar sounds. We initially worked with him in 1990 in London, but we’ve also subsequently been out to Detroit. We still see Derrick every so often, mostly at festivals and dance events when we’re playing on the same bill, mostly in Japan. We’ve discussed doing some more stuff together.

From Gong to System 7, did you see a natural progression from your early musical works to the ambient/electronica sounds of System 7 and beyond?

Completely – it’s been a natural logical progression. We were hearing things in the ‘70s that if we’d had then the sort of computer audio, sampling and midi devices we have now we would have been making stuff like System 7 then. We’ve now been doing System 7 for 20 years, which is much longer than we were doing the psychedelic rock band thing and our love for electronic dance music is undiminished.

Your label, A-Wave, has just reissued the System 7/Derrick May work on the digital platforms, and there's a new Carl Craig mix of System 7 floating around. What's in the pipeline for you at the moment, and can we expect any further material/collaborations soon?

Carl’s new System 7 mix is for our new single PositiveNoise, which is taken from our new album UP. The original version is a collaboration between System 7 and A Guy Called Gerald. Gerald now lives in Berlin and we’ve been spending quite a lot of time out there – it’s a place we like very much. There’s plenty of stuff bubbling around for future projects but at this precise moment we’re doing lots of live shows and DJ dates to promote the album.



Stefan Robbers (Florence - A Touch Of Heaven)


The Netherlands seems to be the secret weapon on the Back In The Box compilation, with two releases on your own Eevo Lute label and a Djax track. Where was the influence coming from in the Dutch scene? Were you looking to Detroit, and did the UK acts of the day have any influence on you?

I can't speak for others but for me, Detroit and Chicago were my inspiration. UK electronic music was there of course but did not interest me so much, I mostly looked for the places where it started, curious about the reasons why this new music was coming from these places.

Your output in the 90s was very influential through the Florence material through the the Terrace stuff, Con Man, REC etc. As with many producers of this era, many had different aliases for different sounds, do you think producers of today are lacking ambition? There seems to be a shortage of artists who produce music across the board and under different names…

I don't know. Over the years, even now, I find that people develop their music, sometimes it takes a while. But it still happens that I come across music that, when looking into the artist, has it 's origin with a producer that has been around for a long time and is involved in different area's of music. As for young producers, we should give them time....

Eevo Lute was and is a special label in the history of electronic. Can you give us a little bit of history on the label, and what your current plans are for both the label, and your own music.

This year Eevo Lute celebrates it's 20th anniversary. It had a sabbatical in the 2000's and reappeared as a digital label at the end of 2006. It was renamed into EevoNext Recordings then and is now run by me and Estroe together. We have a few re-releases ready to go over the next months, and September will see the rebirth of the 'Agenda' tradition, a yearly compilation presenting current and new artists on the label. Starting in October, we will start a small tour with current and older artists, no schedule yet but we hope to visit as many countries as possible with this. As Terrace I release an album, 'Face infinity' in January this year. Later this year I will release an EP and I'm also working on some other labels with similar output.



Matt Cogger (Neuropolitique - Mind You Don't Trip)


Can you tell us how "Mind You Don't Trip" came about. You recorded this in Detroit with the assistance of Anthony 'Shake' Shakir, right?

Playtime Presents "Mind You Don't Trip" to give it it's full title, came about from going through Juan's record collection looking for the most odd and irrelevant records to take samples from. The main hook came from Holst's ‘The Planets’. The phrase was slowed down by about 300% to get it into a loop that would run over sixteenths. There was also a clarinet solo from a Walt Disney Children's 7 inch that sounded catchy but was a bit too twee in other respects. Fortunately, it was a 7inch with no small spindle hole (it required an adaptor to play) so I forced the vinyl up to the spindle so that it played completely warped. After a few more samples were amassed I recorded several drum patterns on the 909 and the 808 making sure there were enough to cover any bridge or breakdown sections. I then added the bassline and that's when Shake came in at a fulcrum moment and turned everything up to roughen the sound. I mixed it live with 12 or so tracks on the fly.

You also had releases out on landmark labels such as ART, Buzz and New Electronica. How did these come about, and did you feel especially linked to the other UK producers of that time (Aphex Twin, Black Dog, Stasis etc.)?

There were only a few of us making this kind of stuff then in the UK so one kind of knew everyone else anyway and sooner or later someone would say, "will you do something for me?" I didn't really feel aligned with anyone else, no.

Looking at your discography, it appears that you dropped out of music production at the end of the 90s, what have you been up to since, and have you any plans for new music?

Since then I ran a drinking club in Soho and was a tour manager for quite a few bands.
I've produced some new stuff but I'm not sure about it where it sits. Everything now sounds so samey. Maybe it's game-over.

Interviews by Nick Harris
Global Communication - Back In The Box

The medicinal house sounds of Nick Harris' latest EP

NRK's headhoncho returns to his own label after releases on Akbal, Fresh Meat and Climatic Sound with a typically varied EP that crams various moods and tempos into the mix. "Hazy Shade Of Something" EP features three brand new tracks and a remix from Juju & Jordash.

"Fourteen Miles" is a Kerri/Strictly Rhythm inspired cut that keeps on building with jazzy licks and stabbed strings for a terrace time track. The stripped back, quirky medicinal funk of 'Medication Time' calls upon Golf Channel/Philpot duo Juju & Jordash for a seriously challenging freestyle techno workout, complete with wild panning and cinematic FX, a remix not for the feint hearted! Completing the EP is 'Amnesiac Nights', moody & spooky tech house flavours.

"Hazy Shade Of Something" EP is out on digital download from June 27th

Nick Harris - Medication Time (incl. Juju Jordash Remix) by nicknrk

Kenny Hawkes

It is with a sad heart that we received the news of the passing of long time friend, artist and confidant, Kenny Hawkes. Known affectionately as "The Dark Lord Of House", Kenny made a huge contribution to the house music scene, through his involvement with the London radio station Girls FM, and his regular Wednesday night sessions at London's Bar Rhumba (along with friend and fellow DJ Luke Solomon) called Space.

It was at Space where our relationship with Kenny began, a huge mutual appreciation of the same music and style helped the fledgeling NRK DJ Agency spread it's wings. Kenny would go through our roster, and with ease would rattle off the names of DJs he would like to come and play Space. And so the likes of Nick Holder, Angel Moraes, Gemini, Dimitri From Paris, Steve Silk Hurley, Ian Pooley, Sirus, The Stickmen and so many more all made their appearances at Bar Rhumba, alongside firm favourites like Derrick Carter, Sneak etc. Kenny was always hugely supportive of our agency and record label, and we reciprocated the love whenever possible, adding Kenny to our roster for DJ bookings, and ultimatley getting him onto the label (remixing the classic "Every Now & Then" by Ralph Falcon, and mixing the 17th installment of our nite:life series).

Kenny would continue to make his mark in the capital city, with his involvement in the legendary Fridays R Firin sessins at the original Oxford Street location of Plastic People, along with Sub Club's DJ Harri. And of course, his music production career took off in fine style, with releases on Paper Recordings, Luxury Service, 2020 Vision and Music For Freaks. DJ spots around the world, and a knack for doing his thing his own way, Kenny never towed the line musically, making music that so reflected his personality and wicked sense of humour.

Kenny moved back to his native Brighton a few years back where he continued his involvement in the music scene. I personally invited him down to Bristol an a number of occassions to DJ, I know that he always had an affinity to the city and was well liked by the gang down here. I always ensured we had a good time when he was down, and he wholeheartedly got involved in the makings of a super night, always having us in fits of laughter with his wicked and imaginative sense of humour, which will be very much missed now. And the music kept on flowing with various tracks he had been working on making their way to me for my listening pleasure.

Our thoughts and wishes go out to Kenny's family and friends, but we take great comfort knowing that we are left behind with so many special memories and recorded music from Kenny that will ensure that his spirit lives on. RIP Kenny xx

Global Communication - Back In The Box now out on digital

Already picking up some seriously glowing reviews from the likes of DJ Magazine, iDJ Magazine, Resident Advisor, The Wire and many more, Global Communication's entry into the Back In The Box series is now available as a digital album. The 31 track unmixed selection is available on most major sites, including Beatport, Whatpeopleplay, Traxsource, Juno, Stompy and iTunes. A full list with links below..... Meanwhile, Tom Middleton, Mark Pritchard and NRK's Nick Harris discuss the Back In The Box album and series here

Beatport digital album
Beatport mix album
Whatpeopleplay.com digital album
Traxsource digital album
Boomkat digital album
Bleep.com digital album

Nick Harris - DJ Mag (Ukraine) Podcast

Nick Harris - DJ Mag (Ukraine) Podcast by nicknrk

Quenum - Nude Black Runner - Sthlmaudio
Kink - Don't Stop - Ponton
Julio Bashmore - Battle For MIddle You - PMR
Danny Howells - Everything's Here (Deetron Remix) - Dig Deeper
The Martinez Brothers - The Causeway - Objecktivity
Nick Harris - Fourteen Miles (NRK)
Reelsoul & Alix Alvarez - Bom - Alix Alvarez Dub (Soul Channel)
Lone - Coreshine Voodoo - R&S
Jerome Sydenham & Argy - Mogadishu Nights (Part 1) - Ibadan Records
Dan Berkson - Anything For You - Crosstown Rebels
Nina Kraviz - Okain's Scream (Sebo K Remix) - Tsuba

Global Communication - Back In The Box 12" sampler 01 out now

The first 12" sampler to be taken from Global Communication's upcoming "Back In The Box" compilation is available now from Juno Records, and all other vinyl stores. There's also a great review on Resident Advisor, who scored this release 5 out of 5!

Global Communication - Live In A Library!

Tom Middleton and Mark Pritchard, AKA Global Communication, get busy in support of their upcoming Back In The Box compilation on NRK. But for one special appearance, the chaps will be asking for silence and the very best of order, as Global Communication take to the live stage in the historical surroundings of the British Library, London.

Tom and Mark will be performing their landmark album "76:14" on June 17th, as part of the "Late At The Library: Out Of This World" festival. Support DJs on the night will be Radio 1's Rob Da Bank, and Jon Hopkins, plus a live performance from The Radio Science Orchestra. The event, at the British Library Entrance Hall, London, starts at 7.30pm til 11pm.

Global Communication will also be spreading some electronic love over the summer months at Glade Festival, Sonar and Big Chill festival. Meanwhile, their entry into the Back In The Box series gets released on May 30th, with a jaw dropping double CD of Detroit and European techno goodies from the likes of Derrick May, Carl Craig, Juan Atkins, Aphex Twin, 808 State and Kevin Saunderson.

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Global Communication announce details for Back In The Box

NRK Music's much revered retrospective compilation series, Back In The Box, returns in May with a double mix compiled and sequenced by one of electronic music's most enduring pairs. Not just Back In The Box, but back together, Global Communication, AKA Tom Middleton and Mark Pritchard, reunite following a 15 year hiatus to lay down a collection of genre and era defining Techno and Electronica.

Following on from previous Back In The Box entrants (Dave Clarke, Joey Negro, DJ Sneak and Louie Vega), Global Communication dig deep into their record collections to revive forgotten gems, lost classics and personal favourites. A true connoisseurs compendium of records that helped shape the Global Communication sound. Concentrating on the early to mid 90s period of electronic music, their Back In The Box mix spans the downtempo atmospheric sounds to the cutting edge Detroit techno of the day.

A closer inspection of the mix reveals a journey of two halves, where the wildly experimental sounds and sparse, industrial techno dance beats meet the more reflective and intricate delicacies of the ambience and light breakbeats of electronica. Disc One focuses on the more dancefloor orientated sounds, opening up with a headstrong fusion of some of Detroit's finest music, courtesy of Jay Denham (Fade II Black), Derrick May (here with Steve Hillage's System 7), Kevin "Reese" Saunderson, Carl Craig's BFC project and Anthony "Shake" Shakir, interrupted for a moment by Detroit's possibly first, and only, adopted techno son (just popping over the boarder from Canada), Richie Hawtin, here with a F.U.S.E. classic. The mix picks up a pace with the hardcore assault of Lory D, Neuropolitique and DHS before heading for cruising altitude, with a clever re-pitch of Speedy J's classic "De-Orbit" and then heading into more melodious waters with gems from Flux, Balil, Florence, States Of Mind (Hawtin again) and touching down with some blissful techno from Robert Leiner.

Disc Two delves deeper into the electronic underworld, and whilst the BPMs drop, the intensity of the music never let's up. Detroit once again is represented heavily, but showing another side to it's often heavily guarded face. Rare cuts from Yennek (AKA Kenny Larkin, here remixed by Carl Craig's Inner Zone), Octave One (Never On Sunday), Reel by Real (yep, the one sampled by one LTJ Bukem for a d'n'b classic) and that man Carl Craig (Psyche & Urban Tribe here, Global Comm hugely indebted to this man) display more intricate possibilities to the sound, whilst a track from the 'Godfather Of Techno', Juan Atkins, ensures that the Bellevue Three are all here, present and correct (that'll be Atkins, Saunderson and May). The UK cannot be underestimated in this genre either, and fine cuts from our own 'Godfathers' (808 State) are sequenced with UK's As One (Kirk Degiorgio), Balil, Stasis, and the one who broke on through on his own terms, the uncompromising Aphex Twin. Ending the mix with the beautiful ambience of The Irresistible Force (remixing Sven Vath's Barbarella) and Global Communication's Incidental Harmony, the Back In The Box journey is one that transcends continents, tempos and quite possible brain cells as well

Back In The Box is released on a mixed 2CD, DJ friendly unmixed 2CD, 12" vinyl samplers, and digital album. Legendary scribe, Kris Needs, supplies the linear notes on the CD packaging. Release date: 30th May 2011.

Global Communication - Back In The Box (Mixed)

CD01

1) Fade II Black : The Calling (Reprise)

2) System 7 & Derrick May : Altitude

3) Reese : Just Want Another Chance

4) BFC : Galaxy

5) F.U.S.E. : Technotropic

6) Shake : Sonar 123

7) Lory D : Sickness (Sounds Never Seen)

8) Neuropolitique : Mind You Don't Trip

9) DHS : Number 9 Bad Acid

10) Speedy J : De-Orbit (TM Outer Limits Salute Repitch)

11) Balil : Nort Route

12) Florence : A Touch Of Heaven

13) Flux : True Feelings

14) Reload & E621 : Ptyzh

15) States Of Mind : Audio Q5A

16) Robert Leiner : Aqua Viva

CD02

1) Link - Intro (The Labels)

2) Ismistik - Flow Charts

3) Yennek - Serena X (Carl Craig Inner Zone Remix)

4) Psyche - Elements

5) Never On Sunday - The Journey

6) As One - Amalia

7) Aphex Twin - Tha

8) Stasis - Point Of No Return

9) Balil - Whirling Of The Spirits

10) 808 State - Sunrise

11) Urban Tribe - Covert Action

12) Link - Places of Origin

13) Model 500 - Infoworld

14) Reel by Real - Surkit

15) Ross 154 - Mayflower

16) Global Communication - Incidental Harmony

17) Barbarella - Barbarella (The Irresistible Force Remix)

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Nick Harris - Counting Clouds EP out now on Climatic Sound

NRK's Nick Harris has a new release out now on Spain's Cliamtic Sound label, the imprint run by DC10's resident, Jose De Divina. "Counting Clouds" EP features two new cuts from Nick, "Counting Clouds" and "Paradise Kissed", and remixes are provided by Jairo Catelo and the Climatic team of De Divina, Vivano and Murdok.
Out now on Beatport, the release has been picking up some positive reaction and comment from some of the scene's most revered DJs.

Steve Bug (Poker Flat) - "Oh yes, Counting Clouds is f...ing beautiful! Will keep on counting..."
Maya Jane Coles - "Love the Jairo Catelo remix!!!"
Lee Burridge - "Paradise! Looking forward to seeing how it sounds on a decent system."
Danny Howells - "Always pure class from Nick!!"
Ryan Crosson (Visionquest) - "Nice stuff from Nick as always. I prefer the originals here."
Terry Francis - (Fabric London) - "Like Paradise Kissed mix. Will play it!"
Raresh - "Paradise Kissed is def the one for me here."
Nick Warren - "Two cracking originals, and the remixes are spot on!"
Manuel Tur - "Really cool original dubby vibe on Counting Clouds. Support."
Osunlade - "Lovin Counting Clouds!! Deep!"
Andy Cato - (Groove Armada) - "Great EP By Nick Harris. Support from me!"

Out now on Beatport

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Chris Lattner's "A Pair" EP out now on Beatport

Chris Lattner debuts on NRK after a couple of years of solid productions and remixes on labels such as Moon Harbour, Fear Of Flying, 8Bit, OFF Recordings and Baalsaal Records.

Hailing from Hannover, Germany, Lattner has quickly become one of the masters of the simple, deep, jackin house sound, with many releases and remixes reaching the Top Tens of digital and vinyl charts. His track “Sick” for Fear Of Flying and his remix of Lewis Boardman’s “Mist” on NRK spent many months in the Beatport house Top 10.

On his NRK debut, Lattner provides two new tracks, “One Is Not Enough” and “Two Is A Pair”, that, whilst hardly breaking new ground, are extremely effective and highly polished club tracks.

“One Is Not Enough” is a shuffling, groovy deep house cut with little jazz keys amongst its moody stabs and rising strings. “Two Is A Pair” ups the energy, with little techy fills and incessant stabs that border on acid over it’s rock solid drum pattern.

"A Pair" EP is out now on 12" vinyl and digital at Beatport

Selected DJ reactions so far;

Rocky (X-Press 2) – Superb! Already played on the Ministry radio show
Matthias Tanzmann (Moon Harbour) – 2 bomb tracks!
Tini (Desolat) – Full support from me
Florian Kruse (Kruse & Nuernberg) – classic Lattner tunes! “Two Is A Pair” for me
Huxley - “Two Is A Pair” is a cool track
Kevin Griffith (Tsuba) - 2 very solid house and immensely playable house cuts. nice!
Sasse (Moodmusic) - excellent vibes, love the EP !
Tim Green (Cocoon) - Love Chris Lattner's music. Both great tracks on here. Will play them both!
Nick Curly (8Bit) - another great release from chris...full support!
Nils Nurnberg (Diynamic/NRK) - Another solid EP from Chris... Really into 'Two is a Pair' - great groove and great production!
Moodymanc (2020Vision) – Quality deepness...nice jazzy flavours...diggin em both ta...
Pezzner (Freerange) – Quality house indeed. Both tracks are excellent but I think I'll lean towards "One Is Not Enough"
Stuart MacMillan (Slam) – Two is a Pair for me.

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More Red Lights for Ed Davenport

Ed Davenport follows up his "Curtain Call" EP for NRK Music with a new 3 track EP titled "More Red Lights".

The title track comes in two mixes; the Main Version of "More Red Lights" is a modern fusion of new and old, with its melodious piano hook teasing away over heavyweight broken beats and crashing 909 cymbals. A pitching vocal line might point to some classic UK rave influences, but "More Red Lights" sounds as fresh a piece of techno-house as you will hear all year. The Dub Version is a more subtle affair, opening up the echo chambers on the snares and rims, and using a bouncing pad to drive the track through.

"Basium" keeps the continuity with a decidedly old school UK flavour. A dubby drum workout builds and builds with further female vox snippets and haunting ambience, never once letting up as the energy rises in a well thought out and precision production.

Out on 12" vinyl and digital download from 4th April 2011

NRK Music present...Remixology

NRK Music present...Remixology, a collection of classic remixes from the NRK vaults. The art of the remix is deftly handled by some of the biggest names in electronic dance, as original tracks are deconstructed and reconstructed to offer a uniquely different take.

The remixers include Carl Craig, Octave One, John Ciafone, Julien Jabre, Prins Thomas and Radio Slave, all coming through with their interpretations of tracks from the likes of Kerri Chandler, Nick Holder, Foremost Poets, Blackjoy and more.

Hot Lizard - The Theme (Carl Craig Remix)
Jamie Anderson - Time Is Now (Radio Slave Panorama Garage Mix)
Blackjoy - Moustache (Prins Thomas DiskoMix)
Nick Holder - Paradise (Salt City Mix)
Q-Burns Abstract Message - Innocent (King Britt Scuba Remix)
Quentin Harris - Let's Be Young (Julien Jabre Remix)
Kerri Chandler - The Promise (Fish Go Deep Vocal Dub)
Kris Wadsworth - Crushed (Tevo Howard Remix)
Nick Holder - No More Dating DJs (John Ciafone Dub Mix)
Foremost Poets - Moonraker (Magik J Back To My House Mix)
Rocket - People (Chicken Lips Remix)
Terra Deva - Fresh Start (Joshua House Mix)
Akabu - The Way (Octave One Remix)

Out now on Beatport & Traxsource and all other reputable download stores.

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Tommy Bones - After The Club (Real Tone)
Justin Drake & Kevin Griffiths - Midnight Special (Tsuba)
Claire Ripley - Egos (1trax)
D'Pac - I Wouldn't (Prescription)
Chris Lattner - Two Is A Pair (NRK)
Shonky - Le Velour (FR Late NIte Dub MIx) (Real Tone)
Nick Harris - BizzaRIO (Fresh Meat)
Rick Poppa Howard - I Won't Lay Back (Underground Vocal Mix) (Rush Hour)
Snuff Crew - Feel Inside (Kink & Neville Watson Mix) (Rush Hour)
Kerri Chandler - Get It Off (DJ Deep Edit) (Deeply Rooted)
Partial Arts - Cruising (Battle)
Nick Harris - Turn Down The Lights (NRK)
Sandee - Notice Me (Notice The House Mix) (Fever Records)

Chris Lattner new EP out in March

Chris Lattner debuts on NRK after a couple of years of solid productions and remixes on labels such as Moon Harbour, Fear Of Flying, 8Bit, OFF Recordings and Baalsaal Records.

Hailing from Hannover, Germany, Lattner has quickly become one of the masters of the simple, deep, jackin house sound, with many releases and remixes reaching the Top Tens of digital and vinyl charts. His track “Sick” for Fear Of Flying and his remix of Lewis Boardman’s “Mist” on NRK spent many months in the Beatport house Top 10.

On his NRK debut, Lattner provides two new tracks, “One Is Not Enough” and “Two Is A Pair”, that, whilst hardly breaking new ground, are extremely effective and highly polished club tracks.

“One Is Not Enough” is a shuffling, groovy deep house cut with little jazz keys amongst its moody stabs and rising strings. “Two Is A Pair” ups the energy, with little techy fills and incessant stabs that border on acid over it’s rock solid drum pattern.

"A Pair" EP is out on 12" vinyl on March 7th, with digital to follow later

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Elastic Reality - Casa De X (Deep Dish Does X Mix) (Tribal)
SeHou - To Who Love (Gel Abril Funk Mix) (Be As One)
Justin Drake & Kevin Griffiths - Nightmoves (Alternate MIx) (8Bit)
Shonky - Le Velour (FR Late Nite Dub) (Real Tone)
Chris Lattner - Two Is A Pair (NRK Music)
The Deep - Dom Dom (Deeply Rooted)
Nick Harris - Elementary (Original Mix) (Fresh Meat)
Tornado Wallace - Twirl & The Beanstalk (Original lMIx) (Delusions Of Grandeur)
Mood II Swing - Move Me (Music For Your Ears)
Yellow Sox - Flim Flam (Original Mix) (Nuphonic)
Ed Davenport - Your Heart Will Do The Work (Bearweasel Mix) (Figures)
Nick Harris - Midnight In Montpelier (demo)
Shlomi Aber - The Majestic (Objektivity)
Maya Jane Coles - The Wait (Ed Davenport No Strings Dub) (Dogmatik)
Underground Resistance - Hardlife (Aaron Carl Remix) (UR)
Sascha Dive - Jus Groove (Tsuba)
Jerome Sydenham - Bang Me (Original MIx) (Apotek)
Ben Klock - Under Pressure (Klockworks)
Steve Rachmand - Rond (Original MIx) (Delsin)
Russ Gabriel - Storm Stalker (Dieb Audio)
Steve Bug - My Sweet Vital Angel (Ovum)
Neal Howard - The Gathering (Future Sound)
Carl Craig - At Les (Planet E)

Nick Harris Top 10 Chart

01. Rick Poppa Howard - I Won't Lay Back (Underground Vocal Mix) (Rush Hour)
02. Nick Harris - Elementary (Original Mix) (Fresh Meat)
03. Shonky - Le Velour (FR Late Night Dub) (Real Tone)
04. Shlomi Aber - The Majestic (Objektivity)
05. Counterplan - 900 Degrees (DJ Q Remix) (Soma)
06. SeHou - To Who Love (Gel Abril Funk Mix) (Be As One)
07. Furry Freaks - Want Me Like Water (LFSF Dub) (Peacefrog)
08. Ben Klock - Under Pressure (Klockworks)
09. Nick Harris - Big Dub (Akbal Music)
10. Elastic Reality - Casa de X - (Deep Dish Does X) (Tribal)

Justin Drake Top 10 Chart

01. Dionne - The Dee (Terposition Records)
02. Mr. No.5 - Blitz (Blue Basiquez)
03. John Daly - Yonight (One Track Records)
04. Kerri Chandler - That All I Needed (Max Trax)
05. West Norwood Cassette Library - Blond On Blond (Teal)
06. Future Legends - Groovin (Low Mix) (Definitive)
07. Bluejean - This Is The Sound Of House Music (Bassic Mix) (Forth Floor Records)
08. Space Dimension Controller - Journey To The Core Of The Unknown Sphere (Kyle Hall's I'm Only Breathing Remix) (Royal Oak)
09. Anonym - Go Deeper (Kenny Larkin Remix) (Sushitech)
10. Steve Bug - My Sweet Vital Angel (Ovum)

Ed Davenport Top 10 Chart

01. Deutschmann & Davenport - Trump (Jerome Sydenham Remix) (Falkplatz)
02. Nick Harris - (Turn Down) The Lights (Argy Dub) (NRK)
03. Jeroen Search - Periapsis (Conforce Remix) (Coincidence)
04. Redshape - Funny Green Hat (Altered Mix) (Poker Flat)
05. Steffi feat. Virginia - Yours (Ostgut Ton)
06. Mr G - Sometimes I Cry (0proof)
07. Oliver Deutschmann - Gimme Some Love (AIM)
08. June - Lost Area (DJ Sprinkles Lost Dancefloor Mix) (These Days)
09. Outsider - Sex Is Extra (Junior Boys Own)
10. Sandwell District - Grey Cut Out (Sandwell District)

Ian Pooley Top 10 chart

01. Chymera - Ceril (Komplex de Deep)
02. Tom Trago - Lost in the Streets of NYC (Use Me Again)
03. Soundstream - Tease Me (Soundstream)
04. Storm Queen - Look right through (Jimpster Edit) (Environ)
05. Vincenzo - The Clearing (Ian Pooley Remix) (Dessous)
06. Bassfort - Last Night (Freerange)
07. Green Velvet - Flash (Jamie Jones Rmx) (Relief)
08. Lovebirds - The Rain (Steve Bug Remix) (Teardrop)
09. Nina Kraviz - Pain in the Ass (Alexkid Rmx) (Rekids)
10. Soundstream - All Night (Soundstream)

Global Communication - Back Together for Back In The Box

NRK Music's much revered retrospective compilation series, Back In The Box, returns this Spring with a double mix compiled and sequenced by one of electronic music's most enduring pairs. Not just Back In The Box, but back together, Global Communication, AKA Tom Middleton and Mark Pritchard, reunite following a 15 year hiatus to lay down a collection of genre and era defining Techno and Electronica.

Following on from previous Back In The Box entrants (Dave Clarke, Joey Negro, DJ Sneak and Louie Vega), Global Communication dig deep into their record collections to revive forgotten gems, lost classics and personal favourites. A true connoisseurs compendium of records that helped shape the Global Communication sound. A veritable mix of delights is assured, spanning the downtempo atmospheric sounds to the cutting edge Detroit techno of the day. Concentrating on the early to mid 90s period of electronic music, expect to see and hear some familiar names from that golden era.

Global Communication's debut LP "76:14" ("Best Ambient Album Of The Decade" - The Guardian) has been one of the most acclaimed albums in the ambient/electronic genre since its release in 1994. A career that started in the South West of England, via some early liaisons with Aphex Twin, Middleton and Pritchard set up the Evolution/Universal Language imprints and have also recorded as Reload, Jedi Knights, Secret Ingredients, The Chameleon and Link & E621. They released the first sonic experiments with a certain Matthew Herbert along with a string of key releases from Gerd, The Horn and Danny Breaks.

More recently, Middleton has found great success on the DJ circuit as well as a "go to" remixer, along with his notable electronica meets classical performances and Lifetracks album for Big Chill. Meanwhile Pritchard has been busy with his Harmonic 313 and Africa Hitech projects for Warp and as a DJ has focused on playing the best of UK Bass music and it's roots. Cited as many as the creme de la creme of UK electronica, all these years later their groundbreaking sound and productions are currently being polished off by a legion of new fans, and the Back In The Box compilation will help fuel great interest in the music from that era and ensure it's influence resonates still in today's electronic music scene. Whether it's their collaborations, solo productions or selecting, you can hear it's still all about pure emotions in sound.

Global Communication - Back in The Box will be released on NRK Music in the Spring 2011.

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Argy, Bearweasel and Massimo Di Lena line up for Zap Dance & Other Moves

The varied sounds and tempos on Nick Harris' "Zap Dance, And Other Moves" EP gets a vigourous remix shuffle from three leaders of the new school. Originally out in April 2010, "Zap Dance..." gets remixed by Argy (pictured), Bearweasel and Massimo Di Lena.

In this strong package, Bearweasel tackle "Zap Dance" with their trademark lazy groove, Argy supplies two driving tech remixes with a touch of Detroit to the production, and Italy's Massimo Di Lena re-routes "Walkways" with an analogue driven deep excursion. The remixes are already finding favour with Djs like Radio Slave, Seth Troxler, Maya Jane Coles and Afrilounge.

"Zap Dance, And Other Moves" (Remixes) gets released on digital on 16th January 2011.

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