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Three young musicians have recently joined together for this exciting acoustic techno project. On the one hand Daniel Brandt and Jan Brauer, who as a duo named „Scott“ produce club music with a jazz attitude.

On the other hand Paul Frick, who has studied composition with Friedrich Goldmann at Berlin University of Arts (UdK). Besides pieces for orchestral instruments he also releases house music.

With prepared piano, vibraphone, drums, various percussions, brass and string instruments, rhodes, bass guitar and analogue synthesizers the trio creates textures that may bring to mind Steve Reich as well as the oldschool loop techno. Experiment meets deepness, complexity meets minimalism. The generation of the sound is mostly acoustic – even the bassdrum. Only few electronic instruments complete the sound.

Brandt Brauer Frick succeed in a thrilling synthesis of club and concert hall. On both platforms they will present themselves, getting percussive and energetic sounds out of apparently harmless classical instruments.

http://www.brandtbrauerfrick.de/

Video directed by Daniel Brandt & Julian Schleef

Round Table Knights - Say What?!

Everyone is unique in his or her own way, sure, and everyone can be an artist in this era of unlimited possibilities – at least virtually. Yet there is that certain something that nobody can acquire, with neither money nor effort, that natural charisma or a certain aura.

Whatever it may be, the Round Table Knights have it and with the wind at their backs it's taken them on a 10 year journey from the Swiss province to the high plateaus of contemporary dance music where they have recently pitched their tents in the camps of Mowgli's 'Deadfish' label and Jesse Rose's 'Made To Play' label in preparation for the next climb.

Check out their brand new album "Say What?!"

roundtableknights.ch/
twitter.com/roundtizzy

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Funky Homework

Homework - Hudson Square (Exploited) from exploited records on Vimeo.

Following their head turning "Fissa Tune EP" on Exploited and another storming EP ("Trumpet Express") on Made to Play, here is the new release by Homework: "Hudson Square EP": 4 infectiously catchy tracks! Homework's debut "Fissa Tune" has been getting plays from a who is who in dancemusic. With a full schedule of international gigs (including Berlin's Panoramabar), top remixes in the pipeline (Round Table Knights ect.) and an upcoming guestrelease on Snatch! (Riva Starr's label), Homework provide a unique and diverse sound and guarantee serious business.
Homework (comprised of Zip & Tom) succeed in something many other people haven’t lately: making dance music that’s equally satisfying for your feet and brain.

Homework's new EP "HUDSON SQUARE" on EXPLOITED is pure revisionist nostalgia. The "HUDSON SQUARE"-EP goes beyond what they had laid out with their previous productions, exploring the soulful&discofied sides of house music and proving once again that Homework will never cling too long to one style or genre. Homework remain commited to pushing all genres of dance music forward and that's why they fit perfect on EXPLOITED. Homework are there to set musical trends, rather than to follow them. Or to put it in Dr. Cornel West's words: "You have to be able to cut against the grain, get the distance from your peer group."

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Do You Believe?

The australian label Future Classic comes up with an other strong release. The hot summer tune "Do You Believe?" is the debut from LA production duo Poolside.

Big piano keys, whispered vocals, a light drizzling of 303 acid served at 105 bpm over a thick summer disco groove, with remixes by Jacques Renault feat. Tiffany Roth from Midnight Magic, James Curd and Cosmic Kids.

There's buzz on this tune! It was debuted by Aeroplane in their January 2011 mix for BBC Radio 1 and amassed over 10,000 YouTube plays for the video clip in just a week!
An end of summer hit for the Southern Hemisphere, while a welcome sign of Spring for the Northern Hemisphere.

Vinyl - Out 21 March 2011

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Bonzzaj Podcast - Guest Mix - Jacob Kelly (E.A.R.)

Guest Mix by Jacob Kelly (E.A.R.)

Jacob Kelly’s idea for E.A.R (Eclectic Avenue Records) has been built up over the many years that he has been involved in the music scene.
Back in the late 1980s, Jacob began to collect music and by the mid 1990s he was out using his vinyl collection to entertain people, DJing in the UK, in Europe and in the United States.
As his knowledge of making house music grew, Jacob started working in the studio.
His first release “Acid by Numbers” was released on the legendary Music For Freaks label and this was a great start to his production career. Since then, he has released on labels such as Minority Music, 3am Recordings, Artizan, Paranoid Music and the list goes on…
Some people will also associate Jacob with one of the strongest underground house labels to come from the UK - Baker Street Recordings.

Started in 2006 with label partner Paul Hardy, Baker St. was born with the vision to put out strong house music and released some of the top producers in the house world including, Demarkus Lewis, Jacob London, Lil’ Mark, James Curd, Miles Maeda, Sasse, Moodymanc, Justin Harris and Hector Moralez to name but a few.

And if this wasn’t enough, Jacob then was asked to host an eclectic radio show for Galaxy FM. His wife JoJo was already “Radio Royalty” and they were given their own UK wide FM show every week on Sunday from 2am – 6am. As Galaxy had full confidence in their musical knowledge, they were given a VERY rare opportunity in radio - not to have any play list!
The show was a huge success having some of the highest listening figures in the UK playing anything from Disco, Funk, Soul, Punk, Reggae and a splash of Deep House.

In 2010, after collecting all of this experience, Jacob wanted to start something he had been planning for years - a serious record label for serious music. E.A.R (Eclectic Avenue Records) was born. Jacob sold his half of Baker St. to give E.A.R his full commitment.
E.A.R is designed to be, as the name suggests, an avenue for eclectic music. This way the label cannot be pigeonholed and is able to release music from any genre forming a sustainable, strong label.

www.eclecticavenuerecords.co.uk
http://soundcloud.com/eclectic-avenue-records

Tracklist:

1. PBR Streetgang - C.R.A.I.G - Eclectic Avenue Records (E.A.R)
2. Sleazy Beats - Twinkle Love
3. Deep and Disco - You Used To Hold Me So Tight
4. Escort - Cocaine Blues - Ewan Pearson Mix
5. Unknown
6. Popular Peoples Front - Muggermix
7. Theo Parrish - More Than Paradise - Freaks Mix
8. Late Night Tuff Guy - A Deal With God
9. Rob Mello - I Cant Help Myself
10. Stupid Human - Together