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SVT 048 Aka Aka & Umami – Ich & Du
One of Berlin’s finest DJ and producer teams – AKA AKA – are back on Stil vor Talent with their first full on 12” that showcases three fresh tracks, straight for the floor. Things kick off with title track “Ich & Du” (Me & You) where AKA AKA invite everybody on the dancefloor to sing along to this smooth deep and melodic vocal that is performed by Umami. Over a tantalisingly smooth tech-house loop the track slowly ushers everyone into musical nirvana while still letting off enough steam on the breakdown to make this track a very unique peak time tech-house-fest. Hit! Next up on the flip is “4 Fäuste für ein Halleluja” which was already released last summer to great acclaim on the digital sublabel of Koletzki’s label. Now on vinyl it sounds even better: a chunky kick drum and those signature percussions AKA AKA are known for plus some great chopped up vocals. If the title is reminiscent of Bud Spencer’s fight-up films, these are also represented in the sounds: some great foley effects of people getting smacked add to the creative percussions on this slow techy burner. Last up is “Sandpiper”, the perfect track for the summer afterhour: happy Southern guitars and some sped-up singing over a slightly faster groove teleport us directly on the beach dancing along to AKA AKA’s happy techno.
Aka Aka & Umami - Ich & Du Aka Aka - 4 Fäuste für ein Hallelulja Aka Aka - Sandpiper -
SVT 047 Channel X – X Files Part 2
Prepare for the summer season with this second four-track-vinyl release of Channel X’s debut album “X Files”. Producers André and Mirko start out with “Behind the mirror”, a track that perfectly encapsulates the funkiness that they manage to inject into minimal techno. Then, with “Monday” they have created the ultimate Berlin afterhour wooden minimal tech-track. If there were a track right for 10 am at renowned Berlin’s adults playground Bar 25, this would be it. On the flip it’s more of the musical circus-infused polka tech-house that we love this city for: “Circus Bizzare” is full of strange effects, short vocal snippets and percussions while “Marvel”, the last track of the EP, simply remains a wonderful straight piece of grooving minimal house music that you just can’t stop moving to.
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SVT 046 Channel X – X Files Part 1
This is the first of two vinyl releases of the Channel X debut album “The X Files”. André and Mirko decided to put four smashers on this first EP: it kicks off with circus-infused polka minimal tech track “Freak Show”. Next up is “Strange Girl”, the tooly and soulful vocal tech-house that Channel X have become renowned for. On the flip it’s Channel X show how deep their house approach can go on the super sweet male vocal track “Snug Descent”. Last, but surely not least this EP finishes with “We love the X”, a perfect showcase of what Channel X stand for: vocals, effects, big basslines and strong loops.
Channel X – Freak Show Channel X – Strange Girl Channel X – Snug Descent Channel X – We Love the X feat. Oliver Koletzki -
SVT 045 Channel X – X Files
"The truth is out there“: that used to be the slogan of agent Scully and agent Mulder in the seminal 90ies TV series “The X Files”. Now it’s 2010 and club agents André and Mirko can finally claim: “Our first album is out there!” On no other label than Oliver Koletzki’s prolific Stil vor Talent the two producers from Berlin that form CHANNEL X now release their debut album after tons of great singles and EPs for Autist, Kassette, Opposum, Upon You and of course Stil vor Talent. “X Files” will be released as continuous mix CD with ten new and exclusive tracks as well as some of the best CHANNEL X tracks that they have released on Stil vor Talent in the past. Also, of course, there will be two vinyl releases accompanying the CD releases, each with four tracks from the “X Files” (SVT 046 & SVT 047).
Channel X – Against the Wall Channel X feat. Meggy – Monday Channel X – Circus Bizarre Channel X – Black Coffee Niko Schwind – Fly (Channel X Remix) Channel X – Behind the Mirror Channel X – Freak Show Channel X feat. Oliver Koletzki – We love the X Channel X – Mosquito Channel X – Marvel Channel X – Ticket Channel X – My Dear Channel X – Strange Girl Channel X – Spooky Lights -
SVT 044 Niko Schwind – Midnightfunk
Might Niko Schwind be the new kingpin of house music? Everybody needs to find out for himself of course and that is best done when listening to his freshest output for Stil vor Talent: the “Midnightfunk” EP. It kicks off with the title track that features the great Chicagoeske vocal skills of Patrick Blasa, who takes us in on this journey towards a time when house music ruled the waves of the club oceans. Imagine a sticky slap bass, cowbells, high-pitched vocals and low-pitched male laughing plus of course the greatest thing about this scorcher: a somewhat jetlagged piano that seems to leap behind in one moment to then be right there again when it matters. Ace! With “Just a Groove” Berlin-based Niko dips deeply into the world of crescendo tech-house. The vocal builds up over one of those steadily wobbling basslines and some high-pitch effects juxtapose the beautiful jazzy piano of the breakdown. On the flip it’s “Sonderbar”: an even more jazzy approach to techy house music of 2010. Weird, slightly minimal, but still very musical and the best thing about it: Niko just can’t do without vocals and that is a wonderful thing. Last up then “Midnightfunk”, a more tooly piece of darker house that slowly builds up the tension and keeps grooving all the way through until it kicks off into a deep hypnotic flow. If kingpin or not: this record sounds great, all the way through!
Niko Schwind feat. Patrick Blasa – Sunshine Niko Schwind – Just a Groove Niko Schwind – Sonderbar Niko Schwind – Midnightfunk -
SVT 043 The Very Best of Stil vor Talent Digital 2
It's still like that: even though digital is everywhere there is still something very special about having your own tracks on a vinyl release. So this is it again: the very best of the last releases on Koletzki's sublabel Stil vor Talent Digital on a double-sided vinyl edition. Starting off with two tracks by Bruch & Junior that couldnt be more different: While "Fiesta de la Residencia" sounds like somebody threw some Spanish vocals and trumpets into a pool of tech-house beats and basslines at a maniac afterhour on the White Island (ergo: great), "Sunset" is the deeply euphoric sound for the morning after. The synthesizers so crisp and all around you, the beat and bassline so warm and seductive: this is purely magical music that will make you forget when the sun went down or up the last time while still making you want to shake your legs to the strong bassline and chunky loop. Hit!
On the flip then comes a re-work of a massive hit on Stil vor Talent: a 2010 version of Nicone's "Una Rosa" complete with the original Spanish vocals, but a much more grooving loop that turns into an absolute percussion fest. Claps turn into effects and we all raise our hands to those reverbed original vocals. Last up Australian Murat Kilic with the wonderfully oldskool house anthem "Summer Traffic": great melodic pads, a superbly harmonic bassline and when the breakdown kicks in, an ever-indulging xylophon melody. This whole record has got summer written all over it and helps us all get through this icy winter.
Bruch & Junior – Fiesta de la residencia
(venga edit)Bruch & Junior – Sunset Niconé – Una Rosa 2010 Murat Kilic – Summer Traffic -
SVT 042 David August – Sweden Roof
After his huge success of the summer that was "Trumpet's Victory" only 19-year old kiddo David August is back on Stil vor Talent with his second EP: "Sweden Roof". "Sweden Roof" is also the title track on this two-track EP that is about the funkiness of house music and the glorious moments of melodies. A cut up vocal sample dominates the groove until we can hear why David August is more than a producer, but a musician after all. The great organ melody will have whole floors swinging along to this monster of musical raffinesse. This sound is like crack, once you try, you want more of it.
Now! And luckily there is. Feeding our addiction on the flip is "Soul Kitchen", an even more organic piece of tech-house-niceness. Clap snares, pianos, a deep male vocal sample and equally as much sex appeal as dancing at the carnival in Rio. This is soulful house music and it doesn't get any better. These two new tracks show that David August is no one hit wonder. "Sweden Roof" proves how deeply David seems to be in touch with house music – and the dancefloor!
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SVT 041 Dapayk Solo – The Little Things You Do
For the freshest release on Stil vor Talent label daddy Oliver Koletzki managed to convince no less than techno protagonist Dapayk to produce a full EP. "The Little Things You Do" starts off on the logo side with "This is the..." – an oldskool house track that will have everyone singing to those syncopated vocal patches and moving along to these typical Dapayk effects. Call it hypnotic house or groovy dance music – this will work very well on the floor.
Then on the flip is the remix of "The Little Things You Do" by man of the moment Niko Schwind. An uplifting source of tech-house that explodes like a box of firecrackers on Chinese New Years Day and then gets everyone dreaming like it's the summer of love 1988. Puh – this is fantastic! Last up on the vinyl is "The Groove and Sound", a percussive house groove that keeps building up with some great oldskool synthesizer action and trippy delayed vocals. On the digital release there are two more gems: "The Groove and Sound" in a longer even more hypnotizing version and the original of "The Little Things You Do" – and this is a bomb! A wonderful happy techno anthem with some deep dubstep-like vocals and enough energy to have whole clubs jumping up and down. Honestly, we have tried this.
Dapayk Solo – This is the... Dapayk Solo – The Little Things You Do
Niko Schwind remixDapayk Solo – The Groove & Sound -
SVT 040 Oliver Koletzki – Großstadtmärchen Remixed
This is it! After “Zuckerwatte” here comes the second single release of Oliver Koletzki’s massively successful electronic pop album “Großstadtmärchen". Packed with two hot remixes of the Track “These Habits” by Lexy and AKA AKA, a remix of the über-popular track “Hypnotized” by Dapayk as well as the original of radio single “U-Bahn", this EP marks the perfect boundary between home listening and club action. First up is Lexy with his adaption of “These Habits": he surely is in love with Pyur’s voice as he sticks to the original, cutting up the vocal only slightly to add more rhythmic grooves and a soft layer of bouncy loops on top. This is a very soft approach perfect for dreamy days and dreamy nights. Next up are newcomers AKA AKA who turn “These Habits” into a tech-house-feast. Some wonderfully sequenced reverby sounds add a fifth dimension to the original, plus some shuffling beats towards the break down and then it’s just pure harmony! On the flip: enter the dancefloor with Dapayk, who surely knows how to work with female vocals from his own tracks as Dapayk & Padberg. His wooden loop and super sweet analogue bassline are the foundation for this most minimal approach of “Hypnotized” that will have you run shivers down your spine when he lets the original vocal and melody drop into his staccato beats. We didn’t know that minimal pop would sound this epic in 2009!
Oliver Koletzki feat. Pyur – These Habits
Lexy remixOliver Koletzki feat. Pyur – These Habits
Aka Aka remixOliver Koletzki feat. Fran – Hypnotized
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SVT 039 Niko Schwind vs. Kellerkind
The leaves are falling off the trees, it’s getting cold outside, the days are becoming shorter: Time to hit the clubs and start to feel comfortable in the comfy surroundings of wonderful house music. The newest release on Oliver Koletzki’s Stil vor Talent imprint is the perfect match. One side is reserved for Berlin-based producer and DJ Niko Schwind, on the flip there are two tracks by Swiss up-and-coming house hero Kellerkind. Let’s start with “Hangover”, a wonderful array of vocals, laughing, grooves and a super sweet piano hookline that reminds us all of the good times. Shivers! Next up is “Phreak Out”, a much more techy affair with a very catchy cowbell dominating the loop. When the vocal is dropped in though, this tune turns into a an oldskool minimal house affair that comes into full effect in mad breakdown, that will make everybody raise their hands, for sure. This clears the stage for Kellerkind’s whips and lashes on the flip. “Go” is a deeply grooving sub monster that instantaneously beams the listener onto a barely lit dancefloor where music is everywhere around you, in you and between you. Perfect! Last up “I Believe” is a tripped out piece of housy techno. The grooves jumps up and down in this very druggy enterprise that is guaranteed to get everyone focussed on the most important thing in the club: the music.
Niko Schwind – Hangover Niko Schwind – Phreak Out Kellerkind – Go Kellerkind – I Believe -
SVT 038 David August – Trumpets Victory
Berlins notorious Bar 25 might have closed down for this summer, but this fresh new output by Stil vor Talents new wunderkind David August will keep everyone grooving to the swing-orientated techno that has made this place so special. “Trumpets Victory” is a full-on-attack on your feel-good-hormones: A stompy bassline, an oldskool clap snare, a cut-up vocal for some rhythmic orienation, some white noise and then the most beautiful trumpet melody imaginable. This is just 100% happy! If you think though that this was all there is to this EP, flip the record for more mindblowing melodic tech-house sounds. “Guitarra Baja” is equally strong. A Spanish guitar leads the path for this late-summer-anthem that reminds us of how house music used to be and should be forever: groovy, bouncy, seminal. David August seems to be a master of melodies and grooves. Last up there is “Children", a more percussive house affair with a playful organ line joyfully jumping up and down over the wonderfully wooden bongos and metallic hi-hats. If you are looking to extend your summer fun, this EP is more than a must-have.
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SVT 037 Oliver Koletzki – Großstadtmärchen
Oliver Koletzki’s highly anticipated second album is an electronic album of the finest proportions. The Berlin-based techno and house producer and DJ Oliver Koletzki has fully committed himself to his roots for this album. They can be traced back to pop music of the 80ies and 90ies, while his productions still manage to transport the fresh energy of today’s electronic music productions. „Großstadtmärchen“ is a perfect example for a producer’s album: Oliver Koletzki has created a musically compact long player while working together with many different singers. Both established artists like Mieze Katz from the German electro-pop outfit MIA., the hot German pop-rock-singer Axel Bosse, critically acclaimed indie band Kate Mosh as well as newcomers such as Fran, Pyur and Juli Holz have contributed to the album. The result are ten songs that easily fluctuate between catchy pop tracks, modern house grooves and 80ies synthesizer pop yet still maintaining a very own Koletzkieske sound dynamic.
Oliver Koletzki feat. Mieze Katz – This is Leisure Oliver Koletzki feat. Juli Holz – Zuckerwatte Oliver Koletzki feat. Axel Bosse – U-Bahn Oliver Koletzki – Kusskompatibel Oliver Koletzki feat. – Warschauer Straße Oliver Koletzki feat. Fran – Hypnotized Oliver Koletzki – Kleines Zwischenspiel Oliver Koletzki feat. Kate Mosh – Headshaped Box Oliver Koletzki feat. Pyur – These Habits Bonus Track by Die Raketen, Oliver Koletzki Remix – Nimm mich mit -
SVT 036 Oliver Koletzki feat. Juli Holz – Zuckerwatte
“Zuckerwatte” is the second single from Oliver Koletzki’s new album “Großstadtmärchen”. And “Zuckerwatte”, which translates as candyfloss is a truly magical tale about love and loss in the big city. The original features Juli Holz’s whispering voice that is so very fragile, and so very beautiful. This is a softly grooving electro-pop discovery. But of course this song has also been transformed for the dancefloor on this single that also features two more tracks from Oliver’s album. First up is the remix by David August, one half of the duo August & Bachert who delivers a top-notch glitchy tech-house edit that makes great dramaturgical use of the original track. Next up is Björn Störig’s vision of “Zuckerwatte”. The drummer of Oliver’s live outfit “The Koletzkis” envisions Juli Holz perform her sweet and sticky singing over some neo-soul tech-RnB influenced electronica that features a Spanish guitar, some great claps and some very nice synthesizers. On the flip there is Koletzkis’s instrumental house-homage “Kusskompatibel” and “These Habits”, on which only seventeen-year-old singer Pyur makes her debut. She sings wonderfully harmonic over this down-beat trip-hop groove and it results in a great hit for the late summer. This single is more than a single. It’s the best thing before the album!
Oliver Koletzki feat. Juli Holz – Zuckerwatte
David August RemixOliver Koletzki feat. Juli Holz – Zuckerwatte Oliver Koletzki feat. Juli Holz – Zuckerwatte
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SVT 035 Sascha Braemer – Ghost Hand
Just in case someone might have forgotten: Stil vor Talent is based in Berlin. And this EP by Sascha Braemer, one part of Heinrich & Hirtenfellner, proves just that. Braemer, who's just been at the top of everybody's DJ charts with his funk-laden minimal soul piece "Mamba Drums" on Kindisch Records, has donated three tracks to Oliver Koletzkis imprint that mirror what this city is best know for: funky minimal grooves. First up there is "Ghost track" a typical dry minimal loop with a rhythmically in touch vocal sample that is then juxtaposed by a simply astonishing piece of melody. Goose bumps and groove humps on the floor – guaranteed! On the flip: "Girl". Here Braemer has created a dubby piece of tech house that floats towards a soulful vocal and some beautiful strings. This is one for the early morning, or in Berlin, the late afternoon, those times when everything seems in perfect harmony with each other. Last up is "Guitar Man", yet another very sample-based stripped down loop with one riff of an echoed guitar being the protagonist. When that riff is fully played out, we all know it's summer. But it wouldn't be Berlin if there weren't some dark wobbly basslines seemingly destroying this but in fact creating the perfect combination of soft and hard, of light and dark. On top of this the vocal sample "I won't leave" perfectly encapsulates the vibe of the praised Berlin afterhour. Stil vor Talent is back at home with this EP.
Sascha Braemer – Ghost Hand Sascha Braemer – Girl Sascha Braemer – Guitar Man -
SVT 034 Oliver Koletzki feat. Fran – Hypnotized
“Hypnotized“ is the first single from Oliver Koletzki’s highly anticipated second album “Großstadtmärchen”. It features the newcomer singer Fran that turns this track into a wonderful electronic love story. In her beautiful crystal clear voice Fran tells the story of those moments during the night that decide where it’s going to end: a song about love, passion and the energy between two people, a catchy pop anthem about the first dance, the first kiss and that special moment when the night turns into day. Oliver has equipped this song with a wonderful piano melody and a very smooth and poppy electronic beat. Actually it sounds like Fran and Oliver have never been doing anything else than produce wonderfully fresh pop songs together. Beautiful! While the original is a summary pop anthem that you simply can’t get enough of, the remix by Format B could best be described as wonderfully happy techno-pop. Be sure to get enough of this! The two Berlin underground stars have added a great stigmatic guitar loop and a superb syncopated bass line to their groovy loop that is set to make everyone jump up and down. They have cut up Fran’s vocal and when they release it on the breakdown, the whole dancefloor will be hypnotized! On the flip there is also Oliver Koletzki’s instrumental track “Warschauer Strasse” from his album. This is a journey back to his roots, when Oliver first came to Berlin to realise his dream of making music. Also it is an homage to his love for house music. This first single sets the standard for the rest of “Großstadtmärchen”. “Hypnotized” shows how electronic pop music sounds in the summer of 2009: fresh, frisky and hypnotizing.
Oliver Koletzki feat. Fran – Hypnotized
Format B RemixOliver Koletzki – Warschauer Straße Oliver Koletzki feat. Fran – Hypnotized -
SVT 033 The very Best of Stil vor Talent Digital
All those of you who don't know what MP3s are and what digital really means have probably not noticed the digital edition of Stil vor Talent. Well, you are really missing out. Already on its fifth release, it's been getting great responses from fans and critics alike. So for all those still missing out and only buying their music on a "proper" medium, i.e. vinyl, here comes SVT number 33 that features four tracks from SVT digital on vinyl. It's the best of the best of the digital world. First up there is the electro-popping deeply thumping fast minimal monster that is "Woody Woodpecker" by the two Berliners AKA AKA. First it seems like just a great club tool, but hold your breath: when the vocals meet the woody percussions and, best of the best as promised, the didgeridoo and the breakbeat come in, this really hits the floor. This track will turn any dancefloor into a treehouse of pleasure! Straight after that it's CHROMA & INEXCESS with their piece of epic string-techno that keeps wobbling over a groovy tech bass. "Snort my violin" is where a classical theme meets the fast ride that is techno, vocals, effects and chopped up bits and blops all inclusive. This is deeply melancholic and so much fun at the same time. But it wouldnt be Stil vor Talent, if there wasn't some house in there as well. Meet the two Hamburg based AUGUST & BACHERT on the flip, two new souls on the house floor. And they have really produced some wonderful stuff. First up there is "Misssophie", which is a wonderful display of artful house production. Some honey-sweet drops of melody, a super fresh groove and some great exciting little claps and effects make this into a love anthem par excellence. A little extra bass and some dissonants in the middle seem to lead the track astray, but rest assured: there will be a very happy ending to this affair. What a beauty! Last up there is "Rosemarie", which is an equally loveable tech-house anthem. The production on this is even smoother: little arrays of sunshiny goodness and one of the most simple yet effective breakdowns that never totally gives into the temptation of wanting too much. No, it's excactly the right measure actually. Stil vor Talent digital has made it's way onto vinyl and these tracks more than deserve to be pressed on black gold and covered in a nice packaging.
Aka Aka – Woody Woodpecker Chroma & Inexcess – Snort My Violin August & Bachert – Missophie August & Bachert – Rosemarie -
SVT 032 Animal Trainer – Pablo
Finally! After their track "Talkshow" on the third birthday compilation of Stil vor Talent and their latest remix of Niconé's "Abayomi" ANIMAL TRAINER are finally equipped with their very own release on Oliver Koletzki's label Stil vor Talent. And the label boss is a dedicated fan of the sympathetic duo from Switzerland, who are already more than a household name in the country of bank secrets (has been!), mountains and 756 different sorts of cheese. Both children of the illustrous nightlife of trendcapital Zurich, Adrian Flavor and RX have made a name for themselves with their Rakete parties, which they have held at the übercool Hive club and many other locations in and around Switzerland. To be honest, they have actually played almost every club in Switzerland, but have also DJed at international parties such as the Thai Break Festival, Flex club in Vienna, Rave on Snow in Saalbach, Monza in Frankfurt or the Harry Klein in Munich. It was a natural progression for the duo to turn their passion for music and parties into their own productions. Their first very own release now takes off from where the two previously released cuts have started: soulful, warm, yet thriving tech house music with a very fresh approach. First up there is "Rumba", a track that builds around wicked echoed singing, some warm stabs and a superbly placed ice-cold huge sample that, everytime it kicks in, kills everything around it and turns this stripped down tech-fest into one real sick party anthem. This is slick and dirty, polished and grimy, combed and frizzy: all at the same time. A manifest of contrasts that results in a sea of pure bliss. But hold your horses, there is still the title track to come. And "Pablo" really is a super sweet cut. First it seems a very stripped down piece of tech house: a couple of warm reverby stabs, that are superbly produced however, some punchy percussions, and once again a great vocal sample that keeps calling Pablo from wherever the bugger is hiding. The real clue of this track though is the juxtaposition of those warm housy elements with some great thriving analogue synthies that really give it an edge and will make "Pablo" fit for any dancefloor. The main melody that joins in this array of niceness is super oldskool and will have everybody jumping before they will be taken down back to planet dancefloor by the smoothly pumping beats. What a killer debut EP!
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SVT 031 Niconé – Abayomi
Nicone are back on Stil vor Talent! After the huge success of the weirdly tripping minimal summer anthem that was "Una Rosa", here comes "Abayomi". And again, it is the wonderful combination of Lexy's production skills and musical intuition combined with the voice of the lovely Narra that make this track describable by two words only: simply beautiful. On the A side there is their very own remix of the title track. A sample-based pumping loop that keeps on building up with its effect-laden sample library. Add a funky bassline to this and the African-sounding vocals by Narra: the result is a wonderfully original minimal piece of techno. On the flip, the Swiss duo that is Animal Trainer take on the original title to turn it into a house anthem par excellence. Some warm stabs, the cutting-up of the original vocal and many percussive beat effects: this is a journey into house. Hi-Hats, many snares and so much musical history are built into this, it will keep everyone nodding their heads on the dancefloor. Last up is the real original track by Nicone. This is even more stripped down than their own remix. Great soulful singing in a choir of voices that seem to call upon the goddess of beat. And they get it: a super sweet warm minimal sound and some strong clicks and clacks. this is as good as it gets! Once again Nicone show that they can turn any dancefloor into an African-like rejoicing choir. They take inspiration from two different worlds and one thing becomes clear: be it the real jungle or the jungle that is nightlife, everybody will be united by the beat!
Niconé – Abayomi Niconé – Abayomi Niconé – Abayomi -
SVT 030 Oliver Koletzki – Remixed 01
Back in 2008 Oliver Koletzki released his 4-track-EP "This is so fucking oldschool". Now Stil vor Talent presents the first exclusive remix package of the most successful track of the EP "Since you are gone". With this beautfiul summer house track in mind, it wasn't difficult to convince some of the biggest names in the Stil vor Talent family to get their hands on the track to produce a remix for it. First up is Goa-born techno brainchild Daso. He turns the track into a wonderfully harmonic and warm piece of melodic techno that will keep you grooving until the morning hours for sure. A great guitarry bassline, some little pumping bits and bops plus those typically warm Dasoeske synthie sounds that we simply cannot stop loving. Then, when he puts the original melody in, it's "All arms in the air" guaranteed. This remix is simply wonderful! Next up are Nicone who seem to take an entirely different approach at first and come up with a real original interpretation: A great piano sample and some great club talk about two lovers showing their love for each other make the beginning of this track sound like from a different musical plant. This totally different world is then positively interrupted by some great minimal beats. The track reaches its calamity point when all the different elements are interacting with each other: vocal, effects, loop - it all comes together at just the right moment, nice! On the flip the young Swiss producer Kellerkind is up first and he makes sure to stay true to his roots that seem to be Detroit and Chicago. A wobbling bass, a reverby beat and some softly pumping effects are the base for this track that gets its icing on the cake when Kellerkind drops in Koletzki's original melody. Last up are Penner & Muder who come up with a softly moving techno mob that includes the vocal snippets of the orginal and embeds the melody in a wonderful harmonic scenario. This track never kicks off or goes overboard - it simply keeps floating on a sea of beautiful electronic music. This first remix package of Koletzki’s last EP, that seemed to so perfectly capture the new tendency towards house music, is a great start for Stil vor Talent for 2009. Soft, grooving, pumping, melodic, innovative and beautiful. But hold on, this won't be the last of the remixes. In the summer another track of the original EP will get the full remix makeover by Channel X, Format B and Dirty Doering. To be honest: we are already shaking our feet to this and can't wait for part 2.
Since You Are Gone – DASO REMIX Love Has Got A Name – NICONE REMIX Since You Are Gone – KELLERKIND REMIX Since You Are Gone – PENNER & MUDER REMIX
