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PERMVAC 164-1EP
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After his joint EP with Sascha Sibler (PERMVAC 130EP, 2014) and his fabulous contribution for the ten-year anniversary compilation of the label Permanent Vacation X (PERMVAC 160CD/LP, 2017), Daniel Bortz returns to Permanent Vacation with his first solo EP since the infamous Bella Avgvsta trilogy. Four tracks that are hard to pigeonhole, showing the great variety of Daniel Bortz's production skills. You will find euphoric techno, hard-hitting dub, cinematic breakbeats, and heart-warming electronica, all dancing harmonically in a giant echo chamber.
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SUOL 008CD
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It was the mid-'90s, the heyday of techno in Munich-Riem, home to the Optimal and other legendary clubs, when Daniel Bortz stepped into the never-ending, untiring loop of the stoically pumping bass drum. He was born in Berlin in 1981, but for the last 13 years has been forging his deep beats, grooves and tracks for the club world from his base of operations in Augsburg. And it's precisely that club world that Bortz has been gracing with his releases, aiming right for its hype-craving g-spot. His sounds include crate-digging, house-nostalgia, dancefloor-transfer, sample insanity and a healthy dose of eclecticism. But Daniel Bortz is no friend of excess. Anyone familiar with his previous work is aware of the clear contours that permeate and define his tracks. Overkill, in any case, is not in his repertoire. What Daniel Bortz does instead is pack compatible sounds together from all the drawers in the "beat" cabinet and arrange them into a system bearing his own inimitable signature. And that's how this album works. Following diverse 12" singles, here's the debut album for Fritz Kalkbrenner's label, Suol. Bortz is unmatched in how he crafts his sounds, how he modulates reverb depths, how he opens spaces and inserts details between the tracks with the precision of a Swiss watchmaker. His nonchalance in turning apparently cool vibes into a fiery inferno is the definition of informed understatement. Patchwork Memories becomes tangible as an experience through the depth of these moods, through the immediacy he applies in portraying his memories. These are memories Daniel has scribbled down in sketches and arrangements over time. For the album he returned to them, carefully picking those to resuscitate. He's somehow managed to accomplish this audio self-revelation without stumbling into self-immolation and, most importantly, without losing sight of the laws of the dancefloor. Those suspicious that LP productions are for the head (phones) and not for the feet will be astonished at how Patchwork Memories brings both to life.
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SUOL 049EP
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Suol presents the Maxi Cosy EP from Daniel Bortz. All three tracks have Bortz trademarks all over them. First, there's the detailed, synth-melody ridden, somewhat spaced-out and significantly-titled opener, "Cosy." Then, there's the dry and pumping "Low," introducing Nils Coren, who makes a feature appearance on Bortz's album Patchwork Memories, and finally there's the filtered and loopy affair "Half Edit," not doing things by halves at all. Three equally-strong tracks to let this thing run under triple A-side.
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AND 013EP
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"And the beat goes on. Our focus is not on fast and trendy, but on a high standard. We are glad to welcome a new artist into our roster. Daniel Bortz is a pretty hardworking guy. In the last weeks, he bombarded us with lots of precise and fantastic releases and made us very happy when listening to them. He had a good run in the last months and came up with very strong releases on labels like Pastamusik or Great Stuff. In addition to his productions, he is hosting a nice event called Forza Electronica in our hometown Augsburg for a few years. With his three track EP he hits straight in our hearts. You will find deep and warm electronica which is focused on the dancefloor."
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