Daraja 7.1

Mark Broom – Acid house

Daraja — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 13:36:03 +0000

As suggested by Michel de Hey‘s Podcast (can’t remember if it was #55 or #54), I tried the new studio album by Mark Broom, called ‘Acid house‘ (Saved records, UK). From the moment it hit my decks, I was blown away by the fresh, funky tech house sounds (I know, the album title is somewhat misleading, in a way). The album consists out of 15 unmixed tracks, and – as a bonus – a 16th mixed track, containing all the previous tracks (in a different order). Really one of my favourite releases of this fall. A must have!

Artist: Mark Broom
Title: Acid House
Label: Saved records
Catalog#: SVALB03
Genre: Tech House
Tracks: 16
Duration: 2:41:25
Release date: 04-08-2010

Kaiserdisco’s 10 Great Talents Chart (September 2010)

Daraja — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 17:16:09 +0000

One of my favourite artists right now is definitely Kaiserdisco. These guys do not only produce massive tech house, but they also have great DJ sets and brilliant charts. I usually follow their charts at Resident Advisor, but I decided to pick the most recent chart and post it in my blog.

The chart of September 2010 is the so called ‘10 Great Talents Chart‘ and contains many uprising stuff. Please listen to the tracks and enjoy the ride.

Martin Dawson – Double six (Ramon Tapia remix)
Loko – Lakura (original mix)
Raditz Room – Untitled 02
Matthew Hoag – Flor de Verano (Cashmere remix)
The Junkies – No matter where (original mix)
Alessio Mereu – Pandemy (original mix)
Norman Zube – Ruido
Luca Agnelli – Desire (original mix)
F.Sonik – ZuluMal
Kaiserdisco – Jaana (original mix)

Oliver Koletzki feat. Fran – Arrow and Bow

Daraja — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 13:16:39 +0000

This is a track, greatly supported by Kaiserdisco and others (I have heard this track in many of their podcasts). ‘Arrow and Bow‘ by Oliver Koletzki and Fran (Stil Vor Talent, Germany) has a massive remix by Marek Hemmann. Listen to the entire release below.

Artists: Oliver Koletzki & Fran
Title: Arrow And Bow
Label: Stil Vor Talent
Catalog#: SVT051
Genre: Tech House, House
Tracks: 04
Duration: 25:12
Release Date: 16 August 2010

WordPress 3.0.1

Daraja — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 12:52:43 +0000

After a year of not updating my website, I decided to upgrade my WordPress installation to version 3.0.1. Also I would like to keep up with the electronic music scene, so I hope to post some new stuff soon. Cheers!

PS; do not forget to check out my new books section!

Charts May 2009

Daraja — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 08:48:40 +0000

It’s June already, so time for some charts of the month May. It has been a good month, full with nice deep and progressive tracks. Too much to choose from (in contrast to previous charts), but this is my definite top ten:

Lovebirds – Gentle EP

Daraja — Wed, 27 May 2009 07:45:19 +0000

Also heard this track whilst listening to Vincenzo’s DJ set at Blue, Miami (Sept 10th). This is the second track I noticed, which has a really good vibe. I had never heard from Lovebirds before, but apparently he has quite some EPs out already. Really love the original mix of ‘Gentle‘ (Teardrop Recordings). This EP also features two other tracks plus a remix of Ian Pooley. It’s worth while to check out!

Office Gossip – Carbon Copy EP

Daraja — Tue, 26 May 2009 13:26:13 +0000

First heard about Office Gossip whilst listening to Vincenzo‘s DJ set at Blue, Miami (Sept 10th). Really, really fell in love with ‘Strangers‘. So I started listening to the rest of the ‘Carbon Copy EP‘ (Winding Road Records, UK) and it is amazing! Two more tracks are on there called ‘Carbon Copy‘ and ‘Say It‘ (including a dub mix). You should really check this one out, because it’s massive. Best deep house I’ve heard since a very long time. Love it!

PROFF – Breathe

Daraja — Wed, 13 May 2009 19:52:02 +0000

An artist I’d never heard from before, Proff, until Bart van Wissen made a remix from his new EP called ‘Breathe‘ (Brown Eyed Boyz Records, France). Very good track. Also the original mix is worth listening. Finally there are two more remixes by Dave Storm and Lanui, which I both do not like as much as the BvW remix.

Discogs
Juno.co.uk
4DJsOnly
Beatport

Guy J – Lamur

Daraja — Mon, 11 May 2009 11:46:06 +0000

After setting the scene alight with numerous killer singles, Israeli producer Guy J released his hotly anticipated full-length artist album ‘Esperanza‘ on Bedrock Records in last quarter of 2008, to universal critical acclaim, and has been touring ever since around the globe. Now he returns to Bedrock in 2009 with yet another killer single, ‘Lamur‘, complete with a stunning remix from one of Spain’s upcoming stars, Henry Saiz.

Charts Apr. 2009

Daraja — Thu, 07 May 2009 09:55:00 +0000

Another hard task, since I did not have time to discover ‘new’ music (due to holidays and such), but I guess I made it. Charts of April are below.