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MUSIQ 053CD
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Rapturous, lovely, and brilliantly handpicked -- the seventh installment of the I'm Starting to Feel Okay compilation series is once again tremendous. Over two CDs, it features diverse, grooving music covering house, techno, jazz, soul, cosmic, disco, and beyond, without strictly falling under any pure definition of a genre. Mule Musiq and Endless Flight founder Toshiya Kawasaki made sure that the quality is high-flying, selecting crown jewels from known artists like Frank and Tony, Oskar Offermann, and Fred P as well as promising newcomers like Nicolai Toma, Snacks, and Johannes Klingebiel. The first disc lifts off with an exclusive get-down-deep boogie house gem by gifted Japanese producer Sauce81. It's followed by Prins Thomas's "Rainbow Disco," originally released to much applause on Endless Flight in early 2015 (EF 066EP). Strategy's "Mother Nature" precedes Eddie C's flute-driven "Flying Blue," taken from his 2015 Solaris EP on Endless Flight. More funk-infected sounds follow, as Brooklyn's finest DJ and producer Jacques Renault delivers with "Don't Need to Know," a deep, fine-crafted tune with pulsating bass and blissful key melodies. After a great rolling arrangement by Lord of the Isles, full of wonky bass power and dry drum beats that DJs like Rebolledo love to play, some newcomers get room to spread their talent. Italy's Rubini shows off his gift as a producer of dark atmospheres with a warm analog swing. Nicolai Toma and Musk follow with tracks that originally saw the light of the day via 2015 EPs on Endless Flight (EF 064EP) and Mule Musiq (MUSIQ 190EP) respectively, bewitching with hauntingly soulful music full of sexuality and killer low-slung house class. Disc one closes with an electrified knockout punch by Japanese producer Kuniyuki and the driving house lullaby "Leguan" by German producer Konstantin Sibold and his buddy Leif Müller. The second disc features just one previously released track, "Amedeo," by New York City's slow-mo house connoisseurs Frank and Tony. The other ten arrangements are exclusives by renowned musicians like Fred P, Oskar Offermann, Frankey & Sandrino, Aril Brikha & Sebastian Mullaert, Fort Romeau, DJ Jenifa aka Gold Panda, and Australia's Bell-Towers (featuring Miss Midday), as well as some lesser-known artists like the promising Cologne-based producer Johannes Klingebiel, Berlin-based deep house duo Kim Brown, and Snacks. Each track challenges the common definition of a genre blueprint with cosmic excursions, hypnotic rhythms, quaking basslines, spiritual synths, moody chords, and freewheeling jazz instrumentation.
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MUSIQ 176LP
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Double LP version, part 2 of 2 in the sixth volume of the I'm Starting to Feel Okay series, featuring new and exclusive tracks from the Mule stable of releases. Compiled by label-mastermind Toshiya Kawasaki. Part 2 of the 2LP editions begins with a cosmic, disco-related tune by legendary Italian disco icon Daniele Baldelli and his compatriot Marco Dionigi, who spread some catchy deepness. Next is a house-leaning track by Amsterdam's Tom Trago followed shortly thereafter by a dark, futuristic roller from JD Twitch. Also featured Naum Gabo, the Glasgow-based duo consisting of Jonnie Wilkes and James Savage. Also includes tracks from Konstantin Sibold, The Backwoods, Eddie C, Lauer, and Gonno.
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MUSIQ 175LP
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Double LP version, part 1 of 2 in the sixth volume of the I'm Starting to Feel Okay series, featuring new and exclusive tracks from the Mule stable of releases. Compiled by label-mastermind Toshiya Kawasaki. Part 1 of the 2LP editions begins with Matt Karmil, an Englishman in Cologne whose house music loops in your head forever, just like the house-leaning track by Sweden's always-smiling seducer Axel Boman. There's also a track from Spanish house master Eduardo De La Calle and producer DJ Jus-Ed, in addition to tracks from Strategy, Musk, Johannes Brecht, Julius Steinhoff, and Fred P.
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MUSIQ 044CD
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With a versatile artist roster consisting of producers such as Henrik Schwarz, Lawrence, DJ Sprinkles, DJ Jus-Ed, Kuniyuki, Eddie C, Roedelius, or new kids on the blog such as Barnt or Lord Of The Isles, Japan-based Mule Musiq has developed a reputation for being one of the most free-spirited organizations in contemporary music. The label's mastermind Toshiya Kawasaki celebrates 10 years of freedom to do as he pleases with the sixth installment of his famed I'm Starting to Feel Okay compilation series. This volume is a 2CD with 24 tracks -- all totally exclusive and they will stick to you like your feet on a linoleum floor flooded by a bottle of Coke. The first CD lifts off with a short but extra-smart track by Matt Karmil, an Englishman in Cologne whose house music loops in your head forever, just like the other house-leaning tracks by the likes of the Hamburg natives Lawrence and Julius Steinhoff, new Berliner Eddy C, Amsterdam's Tom Trago, or Sweden's always-smiling seducer Axel Boman. There are also some cosmic, more disco-related tunes by artists such as legendary Italian disco icon Daniele Baldelli and his compatriot Marco Dionigi, who spread some catchy deepness. Whereas the first CD is dedicated to more warm atmospheres, the second one grooves in a darker, more melancholic direction. JD Twitch opens the second CD with a dark, futuristic roller with a bewitching vocal sample of the mysterious Noviciat De Soeurs Missionaires De Notre-Dame D' Afrique & Four Religious Drummers. There are also long-time Mule Musiq-related artists such the Japanese producer KZA, the Spanish house master Eduardo De La Calle, producer DJ Jus-Ed, or Kuniyuki, one of the finest Japanese producers at the frontier of classic, jazz, house, ambient, and electronic songwriting, grooving down the gloomy way -- sometimes in a strictly sexy house outfit, sometimes as a dub-loving loop-jazz sensation, or as a jazz bass-driven tribal stepper. Between them are new faces like German house rookie Johannes Brecht, Swedish leftfield/experimental producer Porn Sword Tobacco, or Naum Gabo, the Glasgow-based duo consisting of Jonnie Wilkes and James Savage. This compilation is an international anniversary celebration that reflects all that has happened in electronic music for the past 10 years, in order to form something that travels directly into the future.
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EF 007CD
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Endless Flight presents the fifth volume of the I'm Starting To Feel Okay series -- a string of house trips handpicked by Toshiya Kawasaki, the soul behind such labels like Mule Musiq, Mule Electronic, and the Endless Flight imprint. As a classic label head-honcho, the man from Tokyo has selected 12 tracks that grab you by the neck and take you away to multiple destinations. The compilation starts with Vakula, who walks the path of jazz with the spherical and dreamy "Interpretation." His track is followed by a disco-influenced trip by Eddie C called "Tunnel Mountain," which grooves Balearic while dancing with a keen Krautrock twist. Roman Rauch fêtes his debut on Endless Flight with a touching melody, a dry, drilling drum loop, a longing voice, and some kicking tempo alternations. Kuniyuki's track introduces an acoustic guitar that enlarges his composition with a twisted soul-jazz atmosphere and Franklin De Costa plays with an arrangement on his track that drills itself into your unconscious mind. Next, Juju & Jordash spread dusty atmospheres, echoed trumpets, and a discreet acid flavor. Barnt's Kraut-influenced track longs for sunsets and leaves enough space for dancing in the early morning sun. After more then ten years, Red Sparrow reappears with "Weep With Me," a timeless, slow-grooving house journey. Christopher Rau presents a smart, deep-rooted house drifter and Lawrence's track highlights a playful groove next to a sparkling piano melody line. Creative Swing Alliance's track electrifies with a big portion of soul that usually only legends like Moodymann are able to shape. The final arrangement of this diversified house voyage is by Oskar Offermann, a serious examination of nonchalant house.
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