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HFNDISK 054LP
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Six years after his latest LP Busted With A Bag Of Bliss came out on My Favourite Robot, Canadian indie electronica master Sid Le Rock returns with his fifth studio album Scenic Route. The new LP, out on hafendisko, is the result of a year-long production process, marked by total creative freedom in the studio. "Reflecting the ethos of my over 15-year long music career, Scenic Route is all about taking the long way -- embracing my experiences and humility by continuing forth along a road less traveled, rather than seeking instant gratification and shortcuts in life," Sid Le Rock says. With a total of eight LPs, four of which were released under his Sid Le Rock moniker, it's clear that albums are the Berlin-based producer, live act, DJ, and vocalist's preferred form of expression. "I'm an album artist. I prefer the concept of an album, because it's more intertwined with all your influences, your musical goals and directions, and you can get away with a lot more experimenting, expression and explorations than you can with an EP. EPs for me are foreplay," he explains. Scenic Route is a musical journey through a wide palette of sounds, ranging from dancefloor tracks "Kismet" and "Morgenfrisk" to electro masterpieces "Speak Sweetly" and "Hiraeth". The album artwork has been created by Alex Solman. Includes download code.
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HFNDISK 050LP
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Manoid returns to Hafendisko with his debut album, Truth, comprising six original tracks from the Polish producer and live act. Rising producer Manoid has been steadily developing his unique approach to electronic music for the past few years, releasing his first tracks in 2014 and co-producing material for fellow Polish artist Pola Rise, whilst taking his live act across the globe to The Netherlands, South Korea, Iceland, and more. Here though, we see him marking a milestone in his career with his debut album for Hafendisko, the Hamburg- based sublabel of HFN Music. Across Truth, Manoid delivers an amalgamation of styles ranging from jazz-tinged electronica through to modern classical and techno. Darkness Falls member and Trentemøller collaborator Josephine Philip also delivers vocals on "Take Me", adding yet another musical twist to the package, whilst further ideas came to fruition through field recordings such as "When", which is based upon recordings from a textile museum in the city of Lodz, and "For Roses" which was initially made as a lullaby for Manoid's niece but he felt was a little too dark so later developed it into this enchantingly eerie composition for the album. Trust radiantly displays charm, maturity and musicality throughout and joins the thread of his musical influences and experiences perfectly. LP includes download code.
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HFNDISK 048EP
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Francis Harris reworks some of hfn music's finest moments since 2016. It kicks off with Kasper Bjørke's "Cloud 9", featuring Urdur. Here Harris deconstructs the original and reforms it into a some quite removed from its origins -- shuffling drum machines bring about a Kraftwerkesque feel, before atmospheres reveal themselves. Null + Void's huge Dave Gahan-featuring-track "Where I Wait" also gets the Harris treatment --a haunting remix with tough and funky underbelly. Danish alt-pop trio ticktock have their single "Hatefuck" refixed also, and Harris zones in on the glitchy vibe and adds layers of claustrophobic depth to the production.
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HFNDISK 031CD
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Hamburg, Germany's second-largest city, is home to a music scene that reflects its people's cool modesty. While there is a lot of buzz in the media about creatives being envious of Berlin, the music scene, especially in the electronic fields, has been thriving in Hamburg. hafendisko, the Hamburg-based sublabel of hfn music, now puts an end to Hanseatic understatement with the 29 tracks of Hamburg Elektronisch 3, the third installment of a compilation series of awesome electronic beats from the river Elbe. When approaching the Hamburg music scene, one must be sure not to confuse its estimable past with the present. From the legendary Golden Pudel, the jazz and minimal techno of Golem, and the Frappant collective's off-scene exhibitions and screenings to open-air shows at the Grünanlagen park, as well as clubs like PAL in Karoviertel, TurTur in Wilhelmsburg, Uebel & Gefährlich, and many more, it's clear that Hamburg values music and dancing over the bottom line. Off the beaten track, there's a vivid scene of dedicated hosts and labels such as Smallville, Pampa, Derivé Schallplatten, Baalsaal Records, and Diynamic Music, not to mention hafendisko itself. Hamburg Elektronisch 3 includes previously released tracks by DJ Koze, Christopher Rau, Isolée, Lawrence, Remute, Smallpeople, Tilman Tausendfreund, Vincenzo, Boris Dlugosch remixed by Session Victim, Florian Kruse & Hendrik Burkhard, Miyagi, Monte, Extrawelt, and André Winter presents D-Saw remixed by H.O.S.H., and 15 exclusives by Erobique, Wareika, Deo & Z-Man, Suburb, Les Loups, RVDS, Lance, Joney, Tobias Schmid, La Boum Fatale, RSS Disco, Chris Gruber, Patlac, Oliver Huntemann, and Clark Davis. Two CDs in a digipak for a special price. Disc two is mixed; its tracks are available in unmixed form via the included download code.
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HFNDISK 030EP
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Hamburg Elektronisch is back with a teaser for the third compilation in the series (HFNDISK 031CD), featuring compilation exclusives by Erobique, Wareika, and Oliver Huntemann alongside the first vinyl release of Remute's contribution. Carsten Meyer aka Erobique delivers "Teknomusi," a driving take on techno quite different from his funk-driven output. Huntemann's "Kiez" is a dark, moody tech house growler. "Summer Slump" finds Remute (Denis Karimani) exploring textures of a techy groove while staying firmly rooted to the floor. "Teufelsbrück (Vinyl Edit)" by Wareika (Jakob Seidensticker, Jakob Seidensticker, and Henrik Raabe) is an amazing trip into psychedelic tropicalia via techno-driven synth incantations.
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HFNDISK 022EP
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Holtoug's yearning "Stay in Love" is worthy of comparison in feel and tone to Âme's smash 2012 remix of Ry & Frank Wiedemann's "Howling." Marrying the drive and energy of dance music to the singer-songwriting sensibility of his indie roots, it's an intricate and playful sound-world characterized by breathy pads, deft percussive flourishes, and a swooping, swooning bass. Hafendisko label-mate Yannick Labbé (Trickski, Jazzanova/Compost) remixes the track with harsh machine percussion and vibrating subs. With his remix, Acid Pauli aka Martin Gretschmann (The Notwist) mutates the vocal into a cooing, howling, wah-wah as synth lines bounce off each other gleefully.
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HFNDISK 018EP
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Snacks' "Easy" features sweet melodies, warm synth swells, and looping vocal hooks evolving over a low-slung, funk-inflected groove. Unkwon is Anders Dixon from Copenhagen and people will stop asking if it's a typo soon. He delivers the stuttering beats and melancholy phase of "Everything," building a cavernous yet claustrophobic soundscape that's designed to make your eyeballs sweat, before Ewan Pearson's "NRG instrumental" of Kasper Bjørke's "Apart" goes into dancefloor-overdrive, upping the ante again. The EP closes with a vinyl edit of Deo & Z-Man's "Penelope."
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HFN 017EP
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Kasper Bjørke presents Apart (feat. Sísý Ey) Remixes, the fourth single following his 2014 full-length After Forever (HFN 037CD/LP). The original version of "Apart (feat. Sísý Ey)" was the "Tune of the Month" in Mixmag's September 2014 issue, in which Digby writes, "...nothing short of genius... Kasper's absolutely nailed it." Kompakt co-founder Michael Mayer gives the tune's melancholy synth pop an epic feel, remaking it for the darkest of big room dancefloors. Renowned producer Ewan Pearson adds a hi-NRG vibe, exposing the yearning vocal before adding arpeggios and synthesizers to an irresistible motorik pulse. Artwork by American artist John Copeland.
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HFNDISK 009LP
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With their debut album on Hamburg's tastemaking Hafendisko, Deo & Z-Man proceed with their research in contemporary electronic music beyond stylistic boundaries and present a wide-ranging lucky bag of songs. The Italo-rooted brothers melt influences from modern house music, hip-hop, electronic, and even jazzy elements into a fresh and life-affirming total work of art. With a healthy dose of tongue-in-cheek humor and a seemingly endless supply of fresh ideas, Deo & Z-Man might have pulled off one of the most creative albums of the year. Effortlessly gliding between wigged-out house for the dancefloor, synth-y space weirdness, hip-hop-infused beats and twisted, smoked-out electro-pop, No Bullshit is a rare thing, a collection of esoteric and eclectic influences that hang together perfectly as a proper album. The boys have long since created their own special vibe through their well-received singles, live performances and DJ sets -- mixing musical knowledge, party-rocking skills and a sense of fun that is all too often lacking these days. Even rarer is to capture that magic in the studio over the course of an album. Yet No Bullshit, as the name cheekily suggests, nails it. Listening to the album, it's easy to see how Deo & Z-Man cut their teeth with hip-hop tracks like "Tamastar Santini" (feat. Janos), "Two Blue Bros" and "YRUAG" reveal a background of beats and rhymes that infuses the whole vibe of the album. Equally at home in the club, recent single "XTC," "Chopped Memories," and "Tales of Love" are lessons in leftfield club dynamics -- deep, musical grooves that hint at the brothers' legendary nights as residents at the famed Golden Pudel Club. Yet No Bullshit doesn't stop there -- "Iced Out Space Lazerlights" and "Universal Neighbours" are both journeys into the synth stratosphere, while "Music to Driveby," "Slippin into Somethin," and "Smokeroad" are unclassifiable -- weird and inventive in the way that all great pop music is.
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HFNDISK 004EP
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Little Drummer Girl is a stunningly rich, diverse and futuristic four-track EP from the Brooklyn duo Tiger Fingers, a collaboration between Jordan Lieb (also known as Black Light Smoke) and Asako Kujimoto. The title-track is all bubbling synths, ARPs and effects, with a subtle yet disturbing vocal from Asako. Remixes from Night Plane and Jimmy Edgar. Deeply funky, highly charged, and immensely inventive club music.
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HFNDISK 001EP
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HFN launches new subsidiary Hafendisko, best described as an outlet for some groovy finds. Lightbluemover is the somewhat mysterious new project by a well-known producer gifted with the chance to kickstart this new project exploring Kraut, no wave, and disco influences. "Girn," featuring the equally mysterious Black Light Smoke, is an extended, wild pitch journey into smoky, synth-voiced slow house. Beautifully mad, pitching synths and a husky vocal all add up as lazy beats lift this stoner-anthem to new levels.
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