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MALKA 005B-LP
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After the major success of Part 1 (MALKA 005A-LP, Cosmo Vitelli and Malka Tuti are presenting Holiday In Panikstrasse Part 2, the second and final part of Cosmo's release on the label. After collaborating with Fantastic Twins on Part 1, the amazing Julienne Dessagne's vocals are back on Part 2 as well for the opening track "Fragments of Reality". Another collaboration on the record is with Croatian singer and vocalist Tanja Vezic, who collaborated with Cosmo on his Les Disque De La Mort release, and who gives a cinematic sort of feeling to the track "Party Old Boy". With "He Just Wanted To Hang Out With The DJs", Cosmo creates a slow burning dark banger that will not go unnoticed. The final track "Irritable" is the perfect mixture between German krautrock heritage and the French disco-synth touch of the '80s -- emotional, growing, and cathartic, one cannot stay indifferent to it. Mastered by Gordon Pohl.
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MALKA 005A-LP
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Cosmo Vitelli hasn't slept since 1973. Instead, he's replaced slumber with the tireless exploration of electronic music, sharing his finds as an accomplished DJ and label manager as well as an esteemed producer, with heaps of records, remixes, and edits under his belt. With his upcoming two-part LP release on Malka Tuti, Cosmo brings forward his more diverse and somehow mature musical side, combining elements of post-punk, krautrock, electronica, and pop on this first of two four-track records. The songs on the LP transcend style and genre. They manage to hold and playfully sustain an idea that echoes throughout them all -- a musical "saying" as well as a personal life experience, and they reflect Cosmo's prolific studio work of the past two years since he moved to Berlin. On the opening song "A Brand New City" he collaborates with longtime friend Julienne Dessagne (aka Fantastic Twins). Dessagne's vocals cut through the quirky and addictive percussion groove and synth sequence, leading to a strong emotional melancholic melodic catharsis. On the following two songs, "Groupe Surdose" and "Die Alraune", you'll find Cosmo collaborating with Sebastian Lee Philipp (of Die Wilde Jagd fame) to show his more post-rock/krautrock side. "Groupe Surdose" is an instant classic slow burning dance floor krautrock tune while in "Die Alruane" you find poetic German lyrics sung by Lee-Philipp on top of organic grooves, guitars, and an epic saxophone line that together create a distinctive highlight for the record. The closing track "Kuldip" is the curve ball of them all, sealing the first part of his album with a Mediterranean mid-tempo dance tune for the selectors and the Middle-Eastern inspired electro aficionados. 180 gram vinyl.
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CLICHE 066EP
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I'm a Cliché boss Cosmo Vitelli is back with the label's first release of 2017. "When Suddenly : Acid" is an instantly gratifying tune with the kind of disco-not-disco and acid-without-303 vibes that I'm a Cliché is famous for. "El Si Señor (Skinny Version)" is a down-tempo track, chock-full of melodic and percussive content. Clocking at nine minutes, "The Cemetery Of Unsigned House Tracks" starts with a refined but twisted vibe, which is swallowed by a hypnotic and sensual synth arpeggio. "El Si Señor (Soundtrack Version)" is a reference to '70s film music.
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CLICHE 064EP
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I'm a Cliché boss Cosmo Vitelli presents the first release to come out of his studio in Berlin's Marzahn district. The emotional, up-tempo "A Cruel Story" draws influences from genres that end in "wave" and the spirit of sentimental electro. "Ketamine Karaoke" further explores and reinterprets the melancholic and melodic potential of older genres with gently modulating analog synths and vintage drum machines. "Chiens de l'Enfer" is structured around brooding percussion, hypnotic melodies, sinister synths, and an entrancing bassline. I:Cube's remix of "A Cruel Story" enhances the hypnotic elements of the original for a tense, dark, but quite debonair work.
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