Freude Am Tanzen, which translates as "Joy In Dancing," is the homebase for the Wighnomy Brothers (Gabor Schablitzski & Sören Bodner). The duo, based in the East German hamlet of Jena, also have a record store (FATplastics), a nightclub and a graphics hut, all designed to promote the music and the label. F-A-T is also home to Metamboman, Onur Özer, Mathias Kaden, Douglas Greed, Jackmate, Marek Hemmann and many more. The sublabel Musik Krause also falls under their spell. A unique organization with a fresh new take on electronic music, from high in the beautiful former East Germany.
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Freude am Tanzen is back for a very special occasion. In 2022, three Various Artists EPs will be released, celebrating the 24th anniversary of the label from Thuringia. Whilst occasions like this would normally be celebrated on the quarter century, this release makes sense not only on the mathematical level. Three compilations with four tracks provide the half of 24. The release however also makes sense in terms of history. Freude am Tanzen is showcasing a broad range of electronic music, never neglecting their history but also looking into the future. The last installment of the anniversary-compilation starts with the upcoming effgee reminiscing about something that's most likely happened to everyone once or twice, packed into a classic yet fresh house track. Beautiful chords combined with a proper baseline. Sharing the A-side with him is d.m.s., who's production is settled somewhere between the urban and the jungle, incorporating elements of both worlds. Some groove to it, with vocals that stimulate to think! The B-side on this release focusses on variation. Lauer combines lush deep house vibes with some acid elements into his track "Janitors", while LoYoTo have opened their whole toolbox for their contribution. A wide array of samples and a meticulous drum arrangement.
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Freude am Tanzen is back for a very special occasion. In 2022, three Various Artists EPs will be released, celebrating the 24th anniversary of the label from Thuringia. Whilst occasions like this would normally be celebrated on the quarter century, this release makes sense not only on the mathematical level. Three compilations with four tracks provide the half of 24. The release however also makes sense in terms of history. Freude am Tanzen is showcasing a broad range of electronic music, never neglecting their history but also looking into the future. The second edition of the compilation features tracks from Caldera, Freund der Familie, Gathaspar, and Front Left. The A-side focuses on dub-house. Caldera's track "30 Friends" gets a smooth yet groovy vibe across. Freund der Familie contributes a hypnotic production, which could be well incorporated in a warm-up or on the home speakers. The flip side goes deeper into the minimalistic region of electronic music. Gathaspar has produced a trippy journey, featuring the vocals of Anna Partini. One for the morning hours on the dancefloor. Front Left praises the groove with his track "AM3N". Very playful and delicate and a lovely selection of percussion.
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Freude am Tanzen is back for a very special occasion. In 2022, three Various Artists EPs will be released, celebrating the 24th anniversary of the label from Thuringia. Whilst occasions like this would normally be celebrated on the quarter century, this release makes sense not only on the mathematical level. Three compilations with four tracks provide the half of 24. The release however also makes sense in terms of history. Freude am Tanzen is showcasing a broad range of electronic music, never neglecting their history but also looking into the future. Chapter One, as the first of three, comes with four deep house tracks. The A-side comes with a focus on broken beats and versatile arrangements. Module One delivers a dreamy ride containing a stunning vocal sample. Rising Sun has provided a superb collection of samples that have emerged into a track, that'll light up moods everywhere its played. On the flip side in contrast, Chuck Boris has contributed the catchy house roller "Put A Mask On Your Face". Soela rounds of the first edition off with a very emotional yet forward thinking production, making it a gem your record bag should not miss.
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Contrast from Stefan Streck, aka The Micronaut, contains four tracks full of references to the past in view of the future. "Earlylate" will start raves somewhere in broad acres or in abandoned tunnels. It's a riot of emotion with an air horn. "Oldnew" is shuffle but different; almost like Kompakt wasn't from Cologne, but from London -- massive groove with obstacles. "Underover" sounds like James Holden was on a short trip in England in the beginning of the '90s, when basses still made you tremble. "Smallbig" is a bouncer with tremendous thoughtfulness -- A hymn for the late hours.
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Good things take time -- ideally, including a great deal of oomph. At least when it concerns new tracks from within Monkey Maffia's inner circle."Bad Or Good?" is a total brain and leg screw that spins and spins. "Fake Heroes" is a reminder that detailed minimal clattering with soul does still exist -- it frostily shines through aerial heights, then submerges into unforeseen depths. "MiniMi" is somehow jazzy, but was meant as house. "Schörless" is a track that sends Larry Heard on an Orient trip -- for all those who are still serious about "deep" house.
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Freude Am Tanzen present six interpretations from 2015's album self-titled album by Eating Snow (FREUDE 014CD/LP). From raunchy to dubby - from emo to rolling - from heavy to smooth - everything is here. Andhim, Kiki, Einmusik, and Animal Trainer, put their perspectives on Eating Snow.
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LP version. 180 gram. Includes download code and poster. The third time is the charm...that's right. Thus, the joy about the third album by Marek Hemmann, Moments, is huge. Likewise, the third album is perceived as an important brand which ought to show the actual extent of a musician's potential. Either hold one's ground or dare something new? Marek Hemmann is not deterred by such expectations. He was merely in the mood for new tracks. The eight newcomers on Moments sound accordingly - easygoing, detached and characterized by the same profoundly and harmonically balanced musicality for which Marek Hemmann is world-renowned. However, a "just continue as before" mentality is not an option for the Berliner by choice. From the beginning, his music effortlessly blurred the established genre lines. In this vein, his new work is influenced by a great candor. As already accomplished with his highly esteemed albums In Between (FREUDE 004CD/LP) and Bittersweet (FREUDE 009CD/LP), in Moments Hemmann takes the listeners - and certainly the dancers - on a journey through different spheres of contemporary electronic music. The album, nestled between "Helio" and "Bob", branches to significantly different moods, from silent pauses to weightlessly lifting off to dancing around dreamily. Yet, within the many interwoven details, a noticeable sophistication can be picked out. Even more seamless and subtle, Marek Hemmann manages to unite euphoria and sweet melancholy, playful and sublime sounds, warmly shifting basses and sweeping synth-melodies. Moments provides moments of life and moments on the dancefloor with this fitting soundtrack.
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The third time is the charm...that's right. Thus, the joy about the third album by Marek Hemmann, Moments, is huge. Likewise, the third album is perceived as an important brand which ought to show the actual extent of a musician's potential. Either hold one's ground or dare something new? Marek Hemmann is not deterred by such expectations. He was merely in the mood for new tracks. The eight newcomers on Moments sound accordingly - easygoing, detached and characterized by the same profoundly and harmonically balanced musicality for which Marek Hemmann is world-renowned. However, a "just continue as before" mentality is not an option for the Berliner by choice. From the beginning, his music effortlessly blurred the established genre lines. In this vein, his new work is influenced by a great candor. As already accomplished with his highly esteemed albums In Between (FREUDE 004CD/LP) and Bittersweet (FREUDE 009CD/LP), in Moments Hemmann takes the listeners - and certainly the dancers - on a journey through different spheres of contemporary electronic music. The album, nestled between "Helio" and "Bob", branches to significantly different moods, from silent pauses to weightlessly lifting off to dancing around dreamily. Yet, within the many interwoven details, a noticeable sophistication can be picked out. Even more seamless and subtle, Marek Hemmann manages to unite euphoria and sweet melancholy, playful and sublime sounds, warmly shifting basses and sweeping synth-melodies. Moments provides moments of life and moments on the dancefloor with this fitting soundtrack.
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Deetron are particularly fond of the analogous and sublimely swinging synth bassline of "Soulmakers". However, he modulates it into a wild, joyfully soaring sound artifact. The duo Pulshar drapes its remix in a warm dub blanket with many delays, soft strings and smoothly bouncing bass drums. The Spaniard Uner attends to the energetic, playful "Tangerine" and creates a powerfully vibrant house music track with a dark techno tendency. The remix of "Wisdoms" is a special matter of the heart since Mathias Kaden's brother in "grime" Daniel Stefanik draws the piano house anthem into a furious Detroit techno vortex.
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LP version. Pressed on 180-gram vinyl. Includes poster and download code. From a festival to a feature to friendship; from techno to electronica to a band. Douglas Greed and Mooryc met in 2010 at a festival in Poland, and soon developed the joint tracks "Pain" and "Morning Gloria," which were released on Douglas Greed's 2011 debut album KRL (FREUDE 006CD/LP). They arrived at a common sound despite their different musical roots, which range from sensual indietronica to powerful house and perfectly-grooving pop moments. The full range of this sound is spread over 13 tracks on their debut as Eating Snow, which was developed in Poznan, Poland; Wustrow, Germany; Jena, Germany; and, of course, Berlin, where Mooryc has been living, and where Douglas Greed spent some time in the summer of 2014. The two of them spent the majority of that visit together in the studio, drinking lukewarm beer and having fun around the clock. They discovered a common passion for the darker elements of pop music, and bound electronic beats, melodies, and lyrics together in a magical combination; Mooryc's unique voice joins with the melancholia and euphoria of Douglas Greed's musical tendencies as the pair entirely sheds any dancefloor categorization. The album begins with the sensually-meandering "Over," which gets the listener in the mood for the impending musical trip. "The Cut" delivers a heartthrob beat with hypnotically-oscillating synthesizers, smooth piano modulations, and Mooryc's bittersweet vocals. The deep pop of "Let You Down" precedes "Mine," which transitions to much calmer notes, and the restrained "Beauty of Destruction." "Gravel and Trees" increases the beats-per-minute before "Forever Is Gone by Now" finds its way into a yearning sensitivity. "This Emptiness Is Mine" conjures a mysterious atmosphere and "Chameleon" returns to instrumental paths, opening up broad spaces and making room for a fantastic melody and the sound of playing children. The dreamy, deeply personal "Last Summer Day" and an album version of the previously-released "Siamese Twins by Choice" deliver the album's acoustic conclusion. Artwork by street art duo HeRAKut.
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From a festival to a feature to friendship; from techno to electronica to a band. Douglas Greed and Mooryc met in 2010 at a festival in Poland, and soon developed the joint tracks "Pain" and "Morning Gloria," which were released on Douglas Greed's 2011 debut album KRL (FREUDE 006CD/LP). They arrived at a common sound despite their different musical roots, which range from sensual indietronica to powerful house and perfectly-grooving pop moments. The full range of this sound is spread over 13 tracks on their debut as Eating Snow, which was developed in Poznan, Poland; Wustrow, Germany; Jena, Germany; and, of course, Berlin, where Mooryc has been living, and where Douglas Greed spent some time in the summer of 2014. The two of them spent the majority of that visit together in the studio, drinking lukewarm beer and having fun around the clock. They discovered a common passion for the darker elements of pop music, and bound electronic beats, melodies, and lyrics together in a magical combination; Mooryc's unique voice joins with the melancholia and euphoria of Douglas Greed's musical tendencies as the pair entirely sheds any dancefloor categorization. The album begins with the sensually-meandering "Over," which gets the listener in the mood for the impending musical trip. "The Cut" delivers a heartthrob beat with hypnotically-oscillating synthesizers, smooth piano modulations, and Mooryc's bittersweet vocals. The deep pop of "Let You Down" precedes "Mine," which transitions to much calmer notes, and the restrained "Beauty of Destruction." "Gravel and Trees" increases the beats-per-minute before "Forever Is Gone by Now" finds its way into a yearning sensitivity. "This Emptiness Is Mine" conjures a mysterious atmosphere and "Chameleon" returns to instrumental paths, opening up broad spaces and making room for a fantastic melody and the sound of playing children. The dreamy, deeply personal "Last Summer Day" and an album version of the previously-released "Siamese Twins by Choice" deliver the album's acoustic conclusion. Artwork by street art duo HeRAKut.
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Taron-Trekka conclude their Magic trilogy with the Black Magic EP. Taron-Trekka aren't into dramatic magic tricks à la Copperfield. They're more like those guys who hoodwink the audience when everyone thinks they're just about to begin. Taron-Trekka have the groove and cast a net of loops that magically creates a tremendous energy -- loops in which the smallest shift can open up worlds. The duo's worlds may appear accessible, but they're hardly decipherable. In their hands, tools become magic tracks and house becomes music that connects with the deepest parts of the soul.
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Mathias Kaden follows his acclaimed 2015 second album Energetic (FREUDE 013CD/LP) with an EP of album remixes. On his remix of "Energie (feat. Rocko Schamoni)," Kompakt cofounder Michael Mayer induces euphoria from the track's calm conclusion by going far afield with the synth waves. Dresden's Cuthead, working at the intersection of deep house, soul, and hip hop, brings out a relaxed, dancing lightness with his remix of "Korokana." Redshape gives "Clarity" more drive as Sophie Taylor's vocals loop into the analog acid-inspired synth sounds. Nick Curly delivers hypnotic, elegant, minimal house with his remix of "Get Phunky (feat. Aquarius Heaven)."
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Double LP version. DJ and producer Mathias Kaden has been on an energetic musical route since the beginning of his career. In his preferences he has never stuck to just one sound. From filigreed micro-house and percussive minimalism to his collaborations with Marek Hemmann and the Leipzig band Marbert Rocel (under the name Karocel), Mathias Kaden has continuously revealed new facets of his work. Six years after his widely acclaimed 2009 debut, Studio 10 (VA 004CD/030LP), Kaden now refers to both his musical roots as well as his current experiences as an internationally travelling DJ. With Energetic, he gives something back to the dancefloor, namely a positive and timeless vibe deeply rooted in funk and the dignity of the early house years. For Kaden, as for many others, this early house ethos forms the foundation for a classic club sound. His new warmth had already started to come through in 2013 on his Tentakle EP on Desolat (DESOLAT 020X-EP) and "Fin," an exclusive track for his Watergate mix compilation (WG 014CD). Between autumn 2014 and spring 2015 Kaden took some time to produce Energetic. He invited the open-minded solo pianist and Karocel-partner Martin Kohlstedt to join him in the studio. The results are most apparent on the hymn-like, uplifting "Wisdoms," which also features live drums played by Kaden's longtime school friend Herby, a gifted drummer with his own studio in Gera, Germany. The bassline on "Get Phunky" is another live recording, this time from Dave Daniel of German band Lilabungalow. Kaden has also rediscovered his analog synthesizers. Juno 106, Moog Litte Phatty, and Moog Minitaur shape the original sound of Energetic as much as the spoken-word elements of a number of vocalists, including American legend Foremost Poets, whose 1998 track "Moon-Raker" is one of Kaden's all-time favorites; exceptional hip hop and dancehall performer Aquarius Heaven; Zoe Xenia; Sophie Taylor; and Rocko Schamoni, star of German underground pop entertainment, who closes the album with a half-spiritual, half-laconic speech about the effectiveness of energy. Mario "Marlow" Weise, also known for his work with Sonar Kollektiv, provided the tonal finishing on the album. Energetic captures the manifold emotional billows of a club night. It concentrates on the essentials -- few elements, full of energy; more soul and history than quick dancefloor effects. It is an album that is very close to Mathias Kaden as a person, which also shows in his track-by-track notes.
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DJ and producer Mathias Kaden has been on an energetic musical route since the beginning of his career. In his preferences he has never stuck to just one sound. From filigreed micro-house and percussive minimalism to his collaborations with Marek Hemmann and the Leipzig band Marbert Rocel (under the name Karocel), Mathias Kaden has continuously revealed new facets of his work. Six years after his widely acclaimed 2009 debut, Studio 10 (VA 004CD/030LP), Kaden now refers to both his musical roots as well as his current experiences as an internationally travelling DJ. With Energetic, he gives something back to the dancefloor, namely a positive and timeless vibe deeply rooted in funk and the dignity of the early house years. For Kaden, as for many others, this early house ethos forms the foundation for a classic club sound. His new warmth had already started to come through in 2013 on his Tentakle EP on Desolat (DESOLAT 020X-EP) and "Fin," an exclusive track for his Watergate mix compilation (WG 014CD). Between autumn 2014 and spring 2015 Kaden took some time to produce Energetic. He invited the open-minded solo pianist and Karocel-partner Martin Kohlstedt to join him in the studio. The results are most apparent on the hymn-like, uplifting "Wisdoms," which also features live drums played by Kaden's longtime school friend Herby, a gifted drummer with his own studio in Gera, Germany. The bassline on "Get Phunky" is another live recording, this time from Dave Daniel of German band Lilabungalow. Kaden has also rediscovered his analog synthesizers. Juno 106, Moog Litte Phatty, and Moog Minitaur shape the original sound of Energetic as much as the spoken-word elements of a number of vocalists, including American legend Foremost Poets, whose 1998 track "Moon-Raker" is one of Kaden's all-time favorites; exceptional hip hop and dancehall performer Aquarius Heaven; Zoe Xenia; Sophie Taylor; and Rocko Schamoni, star of German underground pop entertainment, who closes the album with a half-spiritual, half-laconic speech about the effectiveness of energy. Mario "Marlow" Weise, also known for his work with Sonar Kollektiv, provided the tonal finishing on the album. Energetic captures the manifold emotional billows of a club night. It concentrates on the essentials -- few elements, full of energy; more soul and history than quick dancefloor effects. It is an album that is very close to Mathias Kaden as a person, which also shows in his track-by-track notes.
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Marek Hemmann's Chameleon EP offers two euphoric 10-minute house cuts that do what they do, whether in the oven that is the underground cellar, or on the windowsill at home with a view of the prairie. Hemmann's characteristic crispy, dry beat with a pulse drives the listener, almost trance-like, ever forward. "Chameleon" builds a tender, soft synth sound-structure, bringing a wonderful, heavenly vibe that in seconds turns into a complex form. "Alice" uses a similar house rhythm and forms a soft, almost romantic melody that so quickly takes on a hypnotic-type flavor. Released in advance of Hemmann's third album.
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Techno and house stretched right over their boundaries. "Spark" opens as a swinging house ballad with steadily advancing rhythm and hypnotic vocals. "Noisy" flies with ease through the sliding synthi-waves of the noise galaxy where robots serve intelligent breakfast in a land after our time. Schlepp Geist's remix of "Spark" reveals the spiral and colored unending nature of the night. Tender yet certain, he takes the listener with vocals and pads directly to the light. The driving note plays Affkt gives "Noisy" the club flag. Beginning the programmed course in the night on the shimmering carpet of the Milky Way.
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"For a while you can get along pretty good with one another!" answered the electroacoustic craftsman Tim Hecker to the question, "Can a man be friends with a machine?" Since 2008, No Accident in Paradise, the trio of Albrecht Ziepert, Rafał Stachowiak, and Tino Schmidt, has gotten along very well with its machines. After contributing to compilations on Canadian label Silent Season and Freude am Tanzen, No Accident in Paradise presents its debut album, Asymetria. Drenched in sweat from electronic gymnastics, it's time to rest and relax. The album consists of studio-edited material from five years of live sessions, including tone fragments and samples from such locations as Fusion Festival, the Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex, Bad Schandau's Toskana Thermal Baths, and Time Warp at Mannheim's Herschelbad. Alongside No Accident in Paradise's machines, a collection of diverse instruments brings the album to life: guitar, violin, cello, double bass, piano, saxophone, flute, and step dance all make appearances. While immersed in No Accident in Paradise's organic landscapes of electronic sound sculptures, the mind is not switched off; it's insulated, but everything is still there -- a kind of mental calisthenics in a fully conscious slumber state. At Asymetria's close, Birds Two Cage, the duo of Daniel Stefanik and Stefan Schultz (Juno6), rework "Fragment I" and "Fragment II" to create their own sonic fantasy from tone samples, and prove that experimental ambient music can be wonderfully remixed.
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Freude Am Tanzen presents the first taste of the FAT SIX10 Jahre Freude am Tanzen compilation. This is no "best-of," but rather, it is chock-full of new tracks. Metaboman brings a slamming house sound and Monkey Maffia arrives with a soulful and divine essence, and also an inviting piano melody that just hammers. Kadebostan & Laolu draw a hearty acid bath with deep and dark vocals as well as stomach-churning, massaging kicks. Then Juno6 from Leipzig comes with "Seq02" and shuts it down by essentially spelling out d-e-e-p-n-e-s-s.
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Freude Am Tanzen presents the second taste of the FAT SIX10 Jahre Freude am Tanzen compilation. This is no "best-of," but rather, it is chock-full of new tracks. Mathias Kaden presents his well-traveled "Freakinme," while Thomas Stieler searches for the perfect groove. Immediately following, Douglas Greed leaks a solo with "Springtime in December" with a tempo that holds the dancefloor in view. The infinite bass drum is broken by Gathaspar, whose spiritual choir vocals hover over nervously-ticking drum and clap layers, shipping us off into strange spheres.
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Double LP version, featuring 8 tracks, housed in a die-cut sleeve with a poster and download code for the complete album. What began in the mid-'90s, initiated by the event-organizer duo Sperling & Mauss in Jena as an event series by the name of "Freude am Tanzen" has long been the best-known platform for electronic music on the Saale River. In the meantime there have been over 60 releases, a subsidiary label (Musik Krause), and an in-house booking agency. With 16 years in, the still-young enterprise Freude am Tanzen is on the way from adolescence to adulthood. Yet in spite of tightly organized structures, fortunately boredom has not set in, and this is proven with the jubilee compilation Freude am Tanzen SIX10 Compilation. "It would be too easy to take the best tracks from 16 years of Freude am Tanzen and pack them into a sampler," FAT-head Thomas Sperling explains as the reasoning being SIX10 being no "best-of" but rather chock-full with new tracks. This compilation is a toast to 16 years of Freude am Tanzen and there are many new tracks from almost every artist from the label's history until now, spanning the stylistic spectrum from here to there. The kickoff comes from Eating Snow with the introverted track "Bridges," along with the unique vocals of Mooryc on some melancholic music from Douglas Greed. It continues with a throttling solo Greed with "Springtime in December" that keeps the tempo and the dancefloor securely in view. From there we are taken to Mathias Kaden with his club-proven "Freakinme," and then there is Juno6 with "Seq022," again turning down the lights and leaving everyone at ease. FAT newcomers Tim Vita & Oliver Gehrmann fall into the disco magic potion cauldron, and Monkey Maffia hammers with his soul-infused goods a piano melody loaded for the dance. Metaboman appears with a concentrated house sound and Kadebostan & Laolu compose a courageous acid bath of velvety, dark vocals and belly-growling, massaging kicks. More laid-back offerings appear from Taron-Trekka with their "Kanatter," a demonstration of their relaxed deep-house fluffiness. Jesper Ryom is melody-smitten, while Thomas Stieler trudges forth on his quest for the perfect groove with "Observatory." Continuing anew is the straight bass drum from Gathaspar, the spiritual choir singing over nervous twitching drums and claps in layers that will send you into far-away spheres. Feindrehstar's "Dirty Stomping" is heavily grounded in funk and No Accident In Paradise's track features a quiet, pulsating bass drum under wallowing surfaces and soft bleeps.
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What began in the mid-'90s, initiated by the event-organizer duo Sperling & Mauss in Jena as an event series by the name of "Freude am Tanzen" has long been the best-known platform for electronic music on the Saale River. In the meantime there have been over 60 releases, a subsidiary label (Musik Krause), and an in-house booking agency. With 16 years in, the still-young enterprise Freude am Tanzen is on the way from adolescence to adulthood. Yet in spite of tightly organized structures, fortunately boredom has not set in, and this is proven with the jubilee compilation Freude am Tanzen SIX10 Compilation. "It would be too easy to take the best tracks from 16 years of Freude am Tanzen and pack them into a sampler," FAT-head Thomas Sperling explains as the reasoning being SIX10 being no "best-of" but rather chock-full with new tracks. This compilation is a toast to 16 years of Freude am Tanzen and there are many new tracks from almost every artist from the label's history until now, spanning the stylistic spectrum from here to there. The kickoff comes from Eating Snow with the introverted track "Bridges," along with the unique vocals of Mooryc on some melancholic music from Douglas Greed. It continues with a throttling solo Greed with "Springtime in December" that keeps the tempo and the dancefloor securely in view. From there we are taken to Mathias Kaden with his club-proven "Freakinme," and then there is Juno6 with "Seq022," again turning down the lights and leaving everyone at ease. FAT newcomers Tim Vita & Oliver Gehrmann fall into the disco magic potion cauldron, and Monkey Maffia hammers with his soul-infused goods a piano melody loaded for the dance. Metaboman appears with a concentrated house sound and Kadebostan & Laolu compose a courageous acid bath of velvety, dark vocals and belly-growling, massaging kicks. More laid-back offerings appear from Taron-Trekka with their "Kanatter," a demonstration of their relaxed deep-house fluffiness. Jesper Ryom is melody-smitten, while Thomas Stieler trudges forth on his quest for the perfect groove with "Observatory." Continuing anew is the straight bass drum from Gathaspar, the spiritual choir singing over nervous twitching drums and claps in layers that will send you into far-away spheres. Feindrehstar's "Dirty Stomping" is heavily grounded in funk and No Accident In Paradise's track features a quiet, pulsating bass drum under wallowing surfaces and soft bleeps.
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FREUDE 067EP
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Taron-Trekka deliver pure house magic for the Freude Am Tanzen label. The producers from Berlin and Jena place the beat around deep and warm bass and add magically confusing vocals. Taron-Trekka aren't in the business of fireworks, breaks and drops and the like; rather, they've got an eye on something thrilling and uniquely hypnotizing that comes from a deep, groovy place. There is a fine texture that comes and goes, and perhaps a little more kick on the drum at the right moment, and that -- right there -- is where the magic happens.
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FAT12 002EP
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Mathias Kaden presents three exclusive and unreleased tracks from the Watergate 14 series. Featuring Rodriguez Jr., Marco Resmann and Christian Burkhardt, these tracks are finally available on vinyl. Made for the club or the best festivals and open-airs of the summer, this is house music without compromise and danceable happiness rendered in a 4x4 gallop. In short, energizing and yet elegant -- just like the sets from Mathias Kaden himself.
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FREUDE 066EP
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Taron Trekka is finally back home on Freude Am Tanzen with four tracks. They sport the same top form they always have in their return to the FAT harbor. With the Purple Magic EP, Taron-Trekka (aka Daniel Müller-Sachs and Andreas Kriester) take their exploration of the perfect groove another step. The deep-set and warm drums, the raspy snares and whirling melodies produce elegant tracks with multitudinous influences.
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