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SOUS 049LP
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Two decades in, one of dance music's most celebrated DJs, producers, label owners, A&Rs, broadcasters, and tastemakers has big plans for this anniversary. Anja Schneider unveils an expansive rework and remix package on her benchmark-setting imprint, Sous Music. Some of her best-loved tracks are there in less familiar forms. Featuring fresh takes from Anja herself on seven of her favorite tracks plus a wealth of heavyweight remixers: Paramida & E-Talking, Radio Slave, Scuba, JakoJako, Julian Muller, Cassy, Deetron, Leafar Legov, Erobique, Jaymie Silk, and Ackermann all being part of the impressive collection. "The project includes new versions of my favorite tracks from the last 20 years and remixers who have accompanied, influenced, and currently impress me. Each artist holds a special connection for me," says Anja in anticipation of this milestone release. 3LP release with gatefold sleeve and download card.
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SOUS 001LP
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Anja Schneider releases her first album in nine years on new label Sous Music. Sometimes you need to step away from everything that's familiar to really grow and challenge yourself as an artist. The Berlin-based artist has never felt more out of her comfort zone. Or inspired. The musical manifestation of this bold new era is SoMe, a nine-track calling card that not only represents Schneider's own creative apex and its freedom. As is the case with all Schneider's productions, this is a deeply personal work. But what makes it shine above everything else that has come before it, is how expressive and free it is, while remaining entirely authentic to her own musical history, passions, and personal story. The project begun in November 2016, in Anja's basement to be precise. Getting back to her music digging roots she whiled away the hours among the dusty boxes of her vinyl collection -- re-immersing herself in old jungle and D&B records, classic house, and the Berlin-bred techno of the '90s that she fell in love with when she first moved to the German capital in 1993. Alongside her co-producer and partner Jan-Eric Scholz, she set studio dates turned into lost afternoons, then weekends. If Anja wasn't touring or spending time with her son, she was engrossed in free-flowing productions sessions, channeling musical impressions past and present, and recent trips to South Africa that cemented a love for ragga and crafting outstanding vocal works. SoMe begins with the dusty panoramic tones of "The Sun". Other highlights include the catchy ragga tones of "All I See", inspired by her trip to Cape Town for CTEMF in 2015 and exemplifies Schneider's knack for creating music that feels at once fresh, yet familiar. Elsewhere she flexes her song-crafting muscle linking up with the Stereo MCs after a chance meeting with vocalist Rob Birch. A big fan of the group's Connected album (1992), Schneider floated the idea of a vocal contribution to her fledgling album project and the irresistible earworm "Sanctuary" was born. An artist with tried and true roots in techno, SoMe of course reflects an Anja Schneider DJ experience, with cuts such as "Got Me With A Bang" and even "Night Out", that mines the spirit of her own debut album Beyond The Valley (2008). And rounding out the album on a particularly personal note comes the ambient track "Shadows".
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MOBILEE 149EP
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Mobilee boss Anja Schneider presents Circle Culture, her first EP of 2015. Warm, dreamy and hypnotic, "Circle Culture" has been sending shivers down the backs of dancefloor occupants in 2015 -- especially those with a penchant for late-'90s techno vibes. "The Squaring" has tension and release on lock, with an exotic lick of melody that builds toward a crescendo. Konstantin Sibold and Leif Müller follow their well-received "Kolibri" (from the 2014 Cocoon Compilation - N (COR 036CD)) with a rework of "Circle Culture" that injects a peak-time dose of techno into the original.
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MOBILEE 141EP
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When your debut set on Pete Tong's Essential Mix starts with Masters At Work remixing Saint Etienne and ends with Kraftwerk, the tunes in the middle better hold their own. That was the challenge Mobilee co-founder Anja Schneider met on her 2014 appearance on the BBC Radio 1 show, with a debut from Maya Jane Coles, a classic from Underground Resistance, and her own "Jimmy," with its memorable propelling conga loop and haunting organ climax. Mobilee now presents "Jimmy" in its complete form, with the moody acid house of "Love Tube Thinking" on the flip.
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MOBILEE 130EP
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Meta-musical moments are found to be effective on the dancefloor, and so it goes with "Can You Feel It," the latest by Mobilee madam Anja Schneider and guest vocalist Parsifal Marin of Brussels Pony Club. Named after the signature Larry Heard tune that introduced the world to "jack," the track is the latest by DJ/producer/radio host/label-head Schneider to pay homage to the Chicago greats. Expect a rave response in summer 2014, when "Can You Feel It," and flipsides "Dubmission" and "Revolution," hit the ears of sun-kissed partiers worldwide.
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MOBILEE 111EP
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Anja Schneider is the Mobilee Records founder, broadcaster, internationally-renowned DJ, and producer once labeled a "perpetual motion machine," and one of the hardest working individuals in the business. "Imagination," a co-production between Anja and And.Id, featured on Heidi's Jackathon compilation for Get Physical Music in early 2011, was her last output. After hiding in the studio for a while with Nyma, she is finally back on Mobilee with her new EP Diagonal.
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MOBILEE 094EP
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Mobilee label chief Anja Schneider and BPitch wingman Kiki dominate this release with minimal beats, soft baselines and a deep blow of infernal lyrics. Ray Okpara's "Acid Paradise" remix combines hypnotic beats and upbeat percussion that stems from Ray's African roots. Also written and produced by Anja Schneider and Kiki, "Something That's For Life" features vocalist Cari Golden.
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MOBILEE 085EP
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Anja Schneider presents Hello Boy!, joining Lee Jones in the studio to make something with a twist. With a strong Anja Schneider flavor, the title track cleverly transposes a real sense of excitement and anticipation onto the dancefloor, with soft, mysterious chords and a steady build that works itself into a drop. "Rio Bravo" offers a relief with more of an airy, head-spinning feel. "Let Me Out" lets you off the hook.
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MOBILEE 072EP
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For the Pushin EP, Anja Schneider partnered up with Paul Brtschitsch, with whom she co-produced her debut LP Beyond The Valley in 2008. Famed for playing DJ sets that always come with a powerful bass and sexy groove, "Pushin" is the perfect production equivalent of Anja Schneider's club performances. The title track comes with a soulful vocal, while "Strong Way" is a female interpretation of the same track. "Don't Feel Anything" takes you on an eerie ride with whispered utterances.
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MOBILEE 063EP
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Mobilee celebrates its 5th birthday with a release from label founder Anja Schneider. Anja has been back in the studio and this time with co-producer Joakim Iljäs, aka Kiki. Comprised of three tracks, "iThought," "Amore" and "iLook," the release contains looped soulful vocal samples and sexy grooves that will keep the dancefloor moving hypnotically in the early hours. The introduction of more dub influences on "iLook" creates a weightier contrast... get ready to bounce!
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MOBILEE 038LP
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MOBILEE 005CD
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This is the debut full-length from Berlin-based Anja Schneider, founder of the Mobilee label, respected DJ and radio personality. Touring ceaselessly, Anja has travelled the globe, bringing the Mobilee vibe to clubbers around the world -- now she invites us to travel with her to an unfamiliar setting, Beyond The Valley. Co-produced with Paul Brtschitsch -- with whom she collaborated on the stunning 12" Loop de Mer -- Beyond The Valley is more than a collection of tracks, it's a rich, nuanced statement from an artist ready to open up new worlds and enchanted places where the old rules no longer apply. Titles like "Safari" and "Belize" suggest exoticism, but it goes beyond that: the record harnesses the spooky unknowing of the Brothers Grimm, Pan's Labyrinth, Little Red Riding Hood -- sounding not unlike what modern, city-dwelling mortals know as nightlife, a scene we recreate every weekend, with subwoofers instead of tunneling burrows and with waving arms rather than tree branches. Anja brings that pagan spirit to life in 10 inky, supple cuts. "Mole" sets the tone with tribal drums and snaky reverb trails. Guiros croak like frogs and flashes of melody dart away like salamanders. "Get Away" tiptoes into the shadows in the same way that a good DJ teases her audience over to the other side. But, there's plenty of abandon here as well: check "Little Red Riding Hood," with its urgent, cresting build-ups, or the starry-eyed submission of "Belize," which stakes out a jungle clearing where dancers revel until dawn. The bobbing "Fish At Night" wraps up the album with a new musical direction for Anja, where dubby half-stepping meets bubbling chords in the weightlessness of the deep. The album's title track represents its spiritual heart, where suave timbres temper the unremitting tension, and electronic frequencies fuse with the music of the human voice. Creeping forward on animal paws, you'd have to call it "jungle music," if the name weren't already taken. Whatever you make of this record -- as a sophisticated form of primitivism, or an ascendance of the animal inside all of us -- is up to you.
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MOBILEE 026EP
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Anja Schneider's Loop De Mer features heady, trippy tracks -- eyes and ears blown wide open by impossible contours and unknown pleasures. This release also represents her first co-production with Paul Brtschitsch. In keeping with her previous work, both tracks are dark, sultry and eerie. Energy ripples beneath the surface and contrasyncopations build into a furious tidal swell; hissing ride cymbals cut through the murk like a flash of shark fins. Nimble, shuffling house skips and an irresistible melody swirls like dandelion tufts on the last days of summer, punctuated by emphatic toms -- heavy with the knowledge that all vacations must end.
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MOBILEE 001CD
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Founded in 2005 by Anja Schneider, the young label Mobilee is proud to present its first compilation, and first-ever CD release. Back To Back collects nine of the label's best tracks on one disc, giving the turntable-impaired their first encounter with a catalog that vinyl-lovers have quickly come to treasure; on disc two, Schneider delivers a seamless mix of eight exclusive in-house remixes, all commissioned especially for this release and unavailable anywhere before now. Schneider is a Berlin-based multitasker, a talented musician, a sought-after club DJ, a well-known radio personality and the perfect curator and mixer of this compilation. CD1 easily captures every facet of the label, from Sebo K's track -- a timeless, deep house gem recalling Carl Craig -- to Pan-Pot's fidgety "P.O. Box" and "Black Widow," which prove that there's more to minimal than simple clickety-clack. Tracks from Exercise One, Sleeper Thief and GummiHz round out the collection of corkscrewing grooves, along with both sides of Anja Schneider's "Lily of the Valley"/"Addicted" single. Also, Schneider and Sebo K's club smash "Rancho Relaxo" is here in all its ragged glory. CD2 finds Exercise One tackling Sebo K's "Horizons," who in turn reworks GummiHz's "Isolate." GummiHz takes a scalpel to Schneider's "Addicted," then she has her way with Daniel Stefanik's anthem "The Bells," and Stefanik does his magic on Exercise One's "Debaya." Letting out their own inner ravers, Pan-Pot take on "Rancho Relaxo," and, in the only cameo appearance here, Jesse Rose puts his chunky house signature on Pan-Pot's "Black Dog." Finally, Prosumer gets the upper hand on Sebo K, recreating the latter's "Moved" in Prosumer's own image. And you thought the dude was just a singer -- think again. "Think again" might as well be Mobilee's motto, for the way the label lays bare the skeleton of rave music -- and the way it amplifies Berlin minimal into something throbbing, overwhelming, all-consuming. Watch your back: Mobilee is coming up from behind, and Back to Back is the rearview image of the shape of rave to come.
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MOBILEE 010EP
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"Mobilee's tenth release produced by the label's boss-lady Anja Schneider. The EP Lily Of The Valley is a celebration not only of the 10th release, but also a dedication to the loveliness of springtime. The EP is the first solo release on Anja's own label following the success of her collaboration wi th Sebo K. -- 'Rancho Relaxo.' Meanwhile, Anja kept herself busy with remixes for Tsuba Records and Steve Bug's Dessous Recordings until this EP and spring arrived. On both remixes and this solo debut she worked together with Marco Resmann (Luna City Express, Phage, Pan-Pot) at Berlin's very productive Audiogain Studios. A1 -- 'Lily Of The Valley' is inspired by the first sunrays of the spring season. It's a weird percussive track morphing in different directions without leaving the groove. B1 -- 'Addicted' is a deep and sexy minimal track that easily lends itself to a hypnotic state. This funky groove is pieced with a reduced vocal that leads to a spherical and mystic atmosphere."
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