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HIGH 114EP
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Prompt, the founder of his own label 7Noise, continues to push boundaries with his new live project: the "Prompt Live Band," a fusion of electronic sound production and jazz. These three tracks were created in collaboration with the Chop Suey Quartet, bringing to life a real connection between the highly-concentrated nature of electronic rhythms and the loose and improvised sounds of jazz instrumentation. Remix by Highgrade co-boss Todd Bodine.
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HIGH 113CD
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Highly-regarded DJ Philip Bader presents his first studio album for Highgrade Records. The title of the album, Wishful Thinking, already expresses one of Bader's central desires: "I've tried to combine many styles, and also to bring in emotional elements to electronic music." With this album, he aims to leave behind any apparent restrictive boundaries and to simply let go creatively... wishful thinking? Not at all. Wishful Thinking plays with conventional stylistic expectations, mixing what at first seem to be incompatible genres into a diverse and exciting album. The excitement within Wishful Thinking is generated not least through the range of new and unexpected collaborations present on the album, for example, jazz singer Anna Luca, with her soulful voice shining through on the track "Shine On Us," as well as other guests Ja Hier and Spoony Talker. For the tracks "Sunshine" and "Wishful Thinking," we are treated to a voice never before professionally recorded, Bader's best friend's girlfriend. Wishful Thinking cannot be put into any one category, switching skillfully between electronic sounds, jazzy tones, and house rhythms, while other musical influences make themselves evident in the background. Nevertheless, the album exists as a harmonious whole that loses none of its power or originality through its creative diversity.
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HIGH 112EP
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Ahead of his highly-anticipated first studio album Wishful Thinking (HIGH 113CD), Philip Bader presents this tantalizing EP, featuring the track "Move On Me" featuring Spoony Talker, coupled with some very impressive remix treatment. Fabrizio Maurizi lends this hammering track his own unique signature. Also, no less impressive is Quenum's contribution. Todd Bodine also hasn't missed an opportunity to lend a hand, imbuing Bader's track with his typically fine-tuned, hypnotic beat -- a pinnacle of electronic music.
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HIGH 107EP
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Guido Schneider has produced another EP for Highgrade which presents the typical Schneider qualities right before our eyes, or even better: before our ears. The two tracks navigate precisely from the first bar, the minimal sound universe relying on elaborate percussion, flowing into fantastically harmonic vocals that lend the thumping beats an elegant softness. Simply stated, typically Schneider.
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HIGH 110EP
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Noah Pred's first EP for Highgrade Records sets an exciting precedent. "Motive Unknown" trickles organically into the aural canals, before the drips become digital drops and the track comes crashing from the speakers in a steady flow. The remix from Deepchild brings dub elements. "Folding Cranes" follows the thread through a musical universe infused with pounding percussion.
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HIGH 109EP
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$12.50
NOT IN STOCK, SPECIAL ORDER
The name Dachshund is one immediately associated with experimentation, an innate feeling for rhythm and a good dose of tongue-in-cheek. "Extensive Talk" with its reduced beginning sounds like musical theater, almost. "Asymmetric Love," with its sprinkle of original sound ideas, is a groovy track. "Octogone" goes even further and weaves original loops and straight-edged percussion into a compelling carpet of sound.
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HIGH 106EP
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Philip Bader's second solo EP for Highgrade flatters the aural canals from the outset with an almost mystical sound, before suddenly popping out of the speakers, squeaking and peeping with urgent sound clips leading towards another musical realm. On the next track, Bader extends the conventional genre pigeonholes and crosses boundaries with audible pleasure. For whoever needs more on this theme: these two tracks are excerpts from a whole album, which will appear soon.
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HIGH 105EP
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PhonoKemi are one of the most exciting electronic musical exports that Denmark has to offer. Producer Jacob "Phono" Thiessen and first rate DJ Kim "Kemi" are a winning combination, creating intelligent tracks that always make more than their share of revolutions on the world's turntables. "Black Comes The Day" mixes hypnotic voices with intoxicating beats and elegant loop structures. Animated and optimistic.
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Highgrade Records celebrates its 100th release with 12 tracks from the Highgrade Disharmonic Orchestra. The creative combo featuring both label bosses Tom Clark and Todd Bodine, alongside Philip Bader, Daniel Dreier and Dale, began over a year ago with the intention of celebrating the tenth birthday of the Berlin label. And the resulting gift: a musical experiment. The five artists have bundled their creativity together into a symphony unparalleled in the techno scene. Every performance is like a jam session: All five laptops are interconnected, so each of the artists has the opportunity to react to the others and modify each track as desired. Thus, new arrangements are created and constantly re-interpreted. Drum machines and synthesizers are also in play, to further stretch the improvisational possibilities. No wonder then, that the 100th release follows in this creative vein. The Highgrade Disharmonic Orchestra, with Multilayer, kidnaps us away into vastly different musical worlds: from deep influences and custom recorded vocals to an array of technoid sounds and effects. Then back to groovy, swinging beats reminiscent of a balmy summer evening on the beach. Therefore, the record is something of a rollercoaster ride, where we never know what might be waiting behind the next curve. Typically Highgrade.
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HIGH 101EP
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$12.00
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Dachshund's lively productions have a passion for experimentation in rhythm and sound. The Swiss DJ, producer and label owner has his musical roots in reggae, which he has followed all the way to the sunny Caribbean. With a sly musical wink, he offers us three tracks produced with sophistication and elegance. A grooving mind-trip that perfectly fits the title of the EP.
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