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