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UY 059EP
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Sierra Sam's experience shines through clearly on this 12" for Upon You. The title track holds up not just on great production, but also from the mystical vocals that Paris The Black Fu offer on this release. For the flip-side, Sierra Sam picked his English cohort Inxec for a fresh remix. Closing track "Chambers" seals the deal on this singing, ringing hit plastic disc that no survival kit should be without.
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UY 057EP
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As Ruede Hagelstein played the first version of "Shades" in his last P-Bar set, slices of sunshine penetrated the smoky club air. Re.You & Rampa built a robust, custom-made bass mobile for the A2 remix. Then, on the B-side, Ruede's fellow band-members from The Noblettes make an appearance. As with "Shades," the focal point is also the big break, only this one has nothing to do with techno -- it's more of an indie-house ballad with dance ambition.
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UY 055EP
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$12.50
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Marcus Meinhardt presents a taster of his upcoming record with a whole rig of remixes. "Checkpot" has become a typical Meinhardt track that twirls with a cool funkiness and mysterious melodies through the dancer's brain. The producer and DJ Okain takes the theme by the fuse and relights the dancefloor with his bass accelerator. Pele fuels the fire with Findling for their remix. They turn the wind towards the morning and let the flames turn into a trip-dub direction.
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UY 056EP
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$12.00
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Tim Xavier, a passionate producer and co-owner of Manmade Mastering in Berlin, has teamed up with Camea, who is the owner of one of America's most successful techno labels: Clink Recordings. "Brooklyn Sunset 1989" is an emotionally-charged piece stemming from vintage '80s melodies and broken drum patterns. The B-side features "Man vs. Universe," a dancefloor driver that uses Tim's powerful percussive techniques to achieve an energetic crate essential. The duo takes things down for "Diamonds" hitting the groovy a.m. spot.
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UY 053EP
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On the second part in the Diary compilation series you can find UY clan members and artists. On A1. is a collaboration between Douglas Green and Delhia De France, who lost gallons of love on "Sense." Mark Henning has also created a passionate tech-house-mover with his track "Stacked." The B- side features an opener Onno, who got together with Marcus Gehring to produce "Elephant In The Room." Marcus Meinhardt's contribution to this product is an example of his quintessential driving tech-house-sound.
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UY 054EP
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$12.00
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Former hip-hop producer Nico Stojan, took to the streets of Spain and brought back an endotherm tech-house breeze to blow-dry Upon You's backstock catalog. Those who want to spend the winter in steaming dancehalls will be gratified by the remix from Hector, who turns "Quiet Now" in the direction of the main stage and lets the bass drop.
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UY 052EP
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Gunnar Stiller's latest release starts out with the "Way To Wollongong," inspired by his Australian tour in 2010 and smoothly continues the agility of his former releases. "Antipodeans" on side B takes its time and introspectively sprouts chords through the bush of the Outback. Includes a remix by Marcus Gehring.
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UYS 007EP
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$12.00
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The Upon You Sweet & Sour series introduces you to fresh artists. This time, the Spaniards Melohman and Javi Bora bring you three dancefloor rockets that can't wait to be launched into the club-cosmos. There's an Edit on A1 and the original title on B1. B2 is reserved for a "Calle Cala" remix from producer Tuccillo.
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UY 002CD
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Even after the success of Diary No. 1 -- Upon You's first CD label compilation -- it was clear that the Berlin crew wasn't through with their adventures and had every intention to keep documenting them. With nearly 70 releases in their catalog and with recurring label nights held in their hometown's top clubs (Berghain/Panorama Bar and Watergate), Upon You felt it was time to make another full-length statement in the form of Diary No. 2, compiling 12 new, exclusive tracks, showing the label's wide sonic spectrum within the realm of techno and house music. But this isn't just some uninspired victory lap. Whereas the first edition was curated by Marco Resmann (who co-runs Upon You along with Hawks Grunert), this time the honor goes to DJ/producer Marcus Meinhardt, a core member of the Upon You artistry and bookings roster as well as co-founder of the legendary HomeSweetHome party series in Berlin. Another core difference here is that while the first compilation focused solely on their own home-grown talent, this sequel invites some international like-minded friends in on the action -- such as Mark Henning, Douglas Greed, The Glitz, Melohman, Javi Bora, Santorini and RifRaf -- in addition to regulars like Gunnar Stiller, Pele and ONNO & Marcus Gehring. From pristine pulsations to clattering percussion, from warm timbres to frigid synths, Diary No. 2 covers all the bases, in line with the rich past of techno and house, but clearly without any retro fetishism. Douglas Greed sets the tone with the seductive opener "Sense," featuring the demure Delhia de France while RifRaf contributes the fuzzy, buggy "Down From Heaven" which demands the fog machine be cranked up to 11. One of the compilation's highlights is the first collaboration between Marco Resmann and Emerson Todd, the bewitching "Cursed," which seems to melt sine waves until they evaporate in the air. In between more spartan and darker moments, The Glitz and Nico Stojan lighten the mood with their respective looney tunes "Orange Blossom" -- which would definitely make it into Woody Woodpecker's DJ bag -- and "Inflagranti" -- the kind of track that makes you think you have 5.1 ears on your head. And of course, tastemaker Meinhardt wouldn't neglect to include himself, here bringing a slice of colorful, synthetic Tropicalia titled "Splash." Finally, up-and-coming duo Melohman & Javi Bora close out the collection on a graceful, somber note with the operatic "Moldavia."
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UY 051EP
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$12.00
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Upon You's Italian friends Re-Up have rustled up this very promising release called The New Mood. These two tech-house experts have dug deep to give you "Darkness," with its ecstatic drum rolls. A2 gives you the title-track, with its dubby-chordy kind of sound, like magically pulling the reins on an Indian horse. "What Else," they ask themselves on B1, while they gallop over the UY parkour to end this little journey with "So Good" on B2.
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