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COR 078EP
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Onur Özer presents his special brand of future-techno with Clavichordrama for Cocoon. The title track takes a Hammond-like organ sound as the starting point for what becomes a hard-to-catch and multi-rhythmic event, comparable to the energy of Ricardo Villalobos. "Oval" draws this bow further into an open reverb room that houses layers of sound, choir and signal-horn sounds, as well as LFO impulses, before the bass drum finally takes you by the hand.
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VR 005EP
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Once again, renowned artists have come out in full force, reworking selected tracks off Onur Özer's Kasmir album for Vakant's remix-only Vakant R. Isolée takes Onur's otherwise chilling "Innervoice" and reinterprets it into a thick, warm blanket of reassuring bounce. Flipping the record inverts dimensions of time and space. Abyssfully-deep legend Baby Ford takes the already ethereal "Aida" and turns it into the soundtrack for finding the God particle.
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VR 004EP
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Friends of Onur Özer address the light and dark on Kasmir Remixes. Loco Dice takes Onur's instrument-laden "Eclipse" and turns it into popping, state-of-the-art tech house with Onur's depth and Loco Dice's spontaneous flow. Jens Zimmermann makes a twilight adventure even more spacey. Sitting somewhere between Cologne's Studio 1, post intergalactic colonization, and 7th Silk Road somewhere around Uzbekistan, his 15-minute "Wüstenmond" (Desert Moon) remix is its own reality.
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VALT 001EP
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Vakant presents VALT. VALT stands for Vakant Limited and means a new 12" series for straight dancefloor tracks. Number 1 is produced by Onur Özer and showcases his all-new direction after his heavily-acclaimed masterpiece album Kasmir from 2007. VALT 1 will be limited to 1000 copies, single-sided and available on vinyl only.
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WG 001CD
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This is Istanbul-based Onur Özer's first mix CD. Situated by the river Spree, known for its first-rate lineups of international talent and its famous wall-to-wall LED dancefloor installation, the Watergate Club in Berlin has quickly become one of the world's leading dance music clubs. Only 5 years after its official opening, the club now goes a step further and releases a mix CD series delivering only the finest DJ mixes by some of the club's most exiting residents and guests. With the focus being put not only on the music, but also on the packaging and design, this series will quickly become a truly sought-after collector's item, standing out in flood of mediocre music and mixes that often dilute the market. The music you'll experience when Onur Özer is behind the decks is no music to stand still to -- this is music with a fresh energy that will keep lifting your arms and your mood even higher, as the night wears on. Onur began his musical career in the late '90s, when minimal house and tech-house were making a resurgence in Istanbul. In a city oppressed by both a stifling heat and a musical style equally as stagnant, Onur helped battle to change the old rules and break old habits, breathing fresh life into a dispirited club scene. Word quickly caught on, and the clubs soon filled up for Onur's increasingly renowned sets. Onur continued to fight the cause and helped found a number of new, vanguard venues, recognized for constantly bringing new sounds, styles and names to Turkey's capital. Onur's affiliation with Watergate started off with his residency at the infamous Dumb-Unit/Vakant parties. Here, he instantly developed a close rapport with both the crowd and the club. After many stellar nights, this feeling intensified and over the years and it became inevitable that Onur would deliver the first mix CD in this exciting new series. And so here it is, for lovers of the club and good electronic dance music: we bring you Berlin. Artists include: Dewalta, Cabanne, Sammy Dee, Cassy, Jason Blakemore, Abonne, Ion Ludwig, Jens Zimmermann, Patrice Bäumel, Ralph Sliwinski, Johnny D, Hector & Star, William Kouam Djoko, Dinky, Jorge Gonzales, Zimmermann, and Sensitiva.
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VA 002CD
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"The debut album for both, Onur and Vakant, Kasmir presents the musical world Onur was surrounded by, from the mystical Arabesque and Turkish art music, to the deep synthetic pulses that come through the drivers of some of the world's biggest sound systems on which he plays. On this full length listening experience, Onur and Vakant come together again each uniquely expressing the style they have become known for as staples of expanding and far reaching club sounds. Kasmir is a vivid mind melt of intersecting thoughts and movements in synergy, venting from a sweltering ancient yet modern melting pot. With this album, Onur has funneled the currents that have shaped his hometown together into one truly exceptional torrent."
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VA 008EP
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"Onur Özer returns with another stellar EP for Vakant. At only 25 years old the minimal assailant is back to claim another dance floor victim. Already broken in on the dance floors of his residency at Indigo Music Hall in Istanbul the Twilight EP is sure to put you in your place. So sit down and pay attention! With the Twilight EP, Onur once again demonstrates why he is the master of the new funk. Every corner opens up into a new space, with efx washes covering you like a blanket made of sharp glass. Forget 3D, we're into the age of 4th dimensional minimal, the past and the future seen perfectly at the same time." Last copies of this now deleted edition.
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FREUDE 023EP
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"The centre for all matters Wighnomy Brothers come forth with another very strong four tracks dedicated to all the disco freaks. '1996' opens with spliced vocal, lambent melody and an immediate agenda for the floor. After a sizeable wind-up, the tune explodes out of the blocks with a wicked mordant bassline and tom drops -- kind of a bubble and a sting. The bite lies in the tail of course, the third section of this dancefloor nu-epic becomes a veritable jacking zone. 'Lovu' runs like a more malevolent brother to the A-side, emptier, darker and to certain well-tuned ears, even better. 'Doppelganger' persists with the darker theme for the flip, remaining obsessed with an essentially one note jam rhythm, leaving it all to the neat percussive activity to carry the day." --Boomkat
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