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RBSHAN 006EP
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The second part in Shan's warehouse series delivers more of the same -- but that's definitely a great thing, if the dish has a great taste. Like it's successful predecessor, the tracks don't re-invent the wheel, but cater to all the nameless spaces and places that made raving in defiant and derelict places fun. There is house that sounds like techno ("Elevate") and vice versa. Seasoned with break beats (89 Swing or the Future Sound of London-esque "Euphony") or breaks for love and even dub sirens, it is almost impossible not to find something to suit the customer's environment. The main focus of attention might be the jack of all trades called "Phantazia." Wouldn't have sounded out of place at the entertainment series of the same name, it melts proto hardcore harmonics with Soul II Soul type of strings and immediate call for "the action."
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RBSHAN 005EP
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Enshanté! The long overdue comeback of Shan on Running Back won't disappoint fans new and old. Correctly captioned Warehouse Vol. 1, the EP with six tracks isn't a tribute to the Chicago's legendary club of the same name (with all respect due and even if that's almost impossible). Shan's sixth release for his home town label is rather a nod to all the nameless industrial spaces and places that played and still play a role as shelters and fertile soil for raw and ruff dance music. More a feeling and a sound aesthetic than a concrete set of rules, you will find ingredients as diverse as breakbeats, rave signals, Italo bass lines, Virgoesque piano notes ("Shifter") and up-tempo grooves that all seem to be lifted from an overdriven early '90s mixtape by an unknown DJ: before, during and after the rave. Especially "Abfahrt" (German slang for "rave") deserves special attention for connoisseurs of proto-jungle rage house with big stabs and a Reese bass to die for. Works like a charm at any tempo and almost any peak time. Excuse the pun, but please: Join in the Shant!
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PLAYRJC 061EP
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Much like its associated club, Live At Robert Johnson not only features seasoned veterans, but likewise emerging talents and those already paving their way with quality productions. Victor Shan's production style tells much about his ongoing collaborations with one of bespoke veterans, Gerd Janson, providing countless remixes and edits as a tag team on labels such as Running Back and Permanent Vacation. Taking their inspirations from a sonic array of UK synth pop, Balearic beats, and Italo disco, Victor Shan's LARJ debut four-track EP reveres nights spent at the Robert Johnson club: from the dancefloor to the studio. Lush detuned synths, deep basslines sometimes lingering down below, and upfront beats -- they all catch the vibe of a wooden dancefloor to be found at Nordring 131 in Offenbach.
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FJ 014EP
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Shan's Filterjob EP will take you back to the golden era of sample house. Driving beats combined with filtered disco melodies never went out of style. If anyone, it's Shan who's able to play with this type of sound and manages to deliver three superb dancefloor bangers in "Filterjob", "On & On", and "Serious". To rounds things up, the EP finishes with a raw and dusty deep house banger called "Ruff Draft Pt.2".
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RBSHAN 003EP
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Whistles out: Shan returns to Running Back. With his fourth EP for the imprint to date, he delivers his typical dance-floor-proof, peak-time, ready and subtle rave signaling house sound. Informed and inspired by the playfulness of the smiley culture days, "Who Run Tings" marks and "English Summer" mark the "Raydon Airfield Side", while "Take Me To The Top" and the club mix of "Awakenings" take over the warehouse business. Simple, yet smart, effective, and euphoric -- this is music for DJs and strobe light honeys alike.
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RBSHAN 002EP
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Shan's third outing for Running Back is an ode to a time when ''house'' was characterized by old grooves and new ones alike. A well-rounded treatment for the times - before, during and after the rave. Break beats included.
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RB 055EP
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Second Shan release on Running Back. This one has Chicago's jack, leanings of New York garage dubs, Miami bass methodology, and breakbeat-led rave signals, all on one record, made for the dancing public's benefit. Includes the infamous "Piano Mix" as heard in the Boiler Room with Ata and Gerd Janson in November 2014. You better work!
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RBSHAN 001EP
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You might remember Shan from his one-sided Sven Väth-approved hit "How You Want It" for Frankfurt's newly-founded label The Healing Company. Here he is with his monolithic "Chord Memories" -- an evocation of what dubbed-out house and techno tracks usually do, but to a rather unusual and -- if we dare say -- devastating effect. The flip holds three short and direct cuts with leanings to the A-side and one acid track. Necessary ruffness.
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