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Blixa Bargeld features on new Modeselektor EP

Modeselektor’s new Extended mixtape consists of 27 previously unreleased tracks, and while the Berlin duo of Gernot Bronsert and Sebastian Szary do want those tunes to be heard within the context of the mix, they’ve also decided that it wouldn’t be right to keep all of those tracks to themselves. Over the next few months, the pair will be releasing a series of EPs, each one built around a different Extended highlight.

First up is the 'Mean Friend' EP, and though the manic, synth-fueled gallop of the title track headlines the package, Modeselektor have also cooked up a number of alternate versions.

The track 'Komm' includes a spooky vocal turn from Einstürzende Neubauten frontman and former Bad Seeds member Blixa Bargeld.

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OUT: Ensemble Du Verre - 'Scenes'

Scenes is the score for a movie that has never been made. The music evokes the pictures in the listener's phantasy. Scenes of a movie of it's own. Ensemble Du Verre's music has always been sounding cinematic, so their next step was to intentionally moving towards this direction and explore how E.D.V. score music would be sounding like.

Once rough, then tender, acoustic, electronic, noisy and then clear again.

Scenes overcomes the gap between the genres - Jazz, Hip-Hop, elektronic, psychedelic and pop. Music for the utopia of a movie where anything can happen.

'Scenes' is digitally out since November 27th, 2020 via Batterie. Physical release tbd!

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New signing: Bjarke Sørensen

That Chicc And Barks IV is a collaboration between Berlin based producer Bjarke Sørensen aka Barks and Atlanta based singer Kali J.

Between them their songs have been used by some of the biggest brands in the world including Google Pixel, Samsung, Pepsi, Sony Xperia, Coca Cola, Nestle, Bose, Milka, DeWalt and many, many more as well as countless movies and TV shows.

Kali’s style is often described as a mix of Meghan Trainor’s sass, Sofi Tukker’s swagger and her own dash of confidence. Bark's production style is an upbeat blend of contemporary and oldschool. Debut EP 'Volume 1' is out on Bjarke's very own Deadly Tune Records on April 2nd.

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Max Lean feat. Reece Lemonius - 'Down'

Born and raised in Brussels, the german DJ & Producer Max Lean with more then 20 Million streams on Spotify created together with the singer/songwriter shooting star form Wales, Reece Lemonius a new and beautiful Dance-Pop-Anthem called 'Down'. The song got released on the Berlin label Up All Night under the distribution of Universal Music. The Song already got huge feedback on all streaming plattforms and is peacking right now with more then 10k streams a day. So one more reason to check this banger out…

'Down' was released March 19th, 2021 (Up All Night)

Reece Lemonius also recently teamed up with Uplink for With Me. The song had an appearance in the 5th season of Fox series 'Lucifer'.

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Rhonda - 'Santa Barbara (Reworked)'

If it’s nice, play it twice! Exactly one year ago Rhonda released their most successful single 'Santa Barbara', meanwhile the song has gathered over 1.5 million streams on Spotify.

To mark the one-year anniversary and just in time for their performance at the International Music Festival at the Elbphilharmonie in May, Rhonda are releasing an alternative version of the song: 'Santa Barbara (Reworked)'. The new version enters a sonic world that is new to Rhonda. The modern pop production exudes a yearning atmosphere. 'Santa Barbara (Reworked)' sounds melancholic and enigmatic, yet the song remains catchy like the original.

Out since March 26th, 2021 via popup-records

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OUT: 'Not A Day' by Patrice x Ezhel

Reggae is a form of protest music. On 'Not a Day' the versatile Turkish artist Ezhel joins forces with Sier-ra Leonean German reggae icon Patrice.

'Not a Day goes by without a fight' sing the artists on the hook, underlined by the words no love for bad energy. The struggle is real, yet these two are in for the good fight, which feels incredibly important these days that challenge the hope for so many.

Join the two chatting on Patrice's Youtube page at 11:55 pm CET for the video premier of 'Not A Day'.

The video for the single was directed by Baris Aladag, renowned for short movies and a history of charting music videos, its set design is symbolic to our ongoing isolation. But there is hope in that too – we'll see.

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'Café del Mar' interpretation by Milk & Sugar with Ibiza Symphonica

Munich producer duo Milk & Sugar have re-arranged legendary classics of the electronic club history. Together with the project Euphonica they created orchestral masterpieces of unique sound and fantastic radiance, interpreted by the Munich Symphonic Orchestra.

For this innovative album, the producers chose unforgotten Ibiza-Hits and Energy 52's 'Café Del Mar' is one of them.

The 1993 track became one of the most popular trance songs in the world. It's dozens of remixes appeared on hundreds of compilation albums. In April 2011, the song was voted number one by BBC Radio 1 listeners in Pete Tong's Top 20 Dance Tracks of the last 20 years.

Released March 5th, 2021 via Warner Classic

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Mona Mur soundtrack for Monika Treut film 'Genderation'

'Genderation' is premiering at this year's Berlinale!

Monika Treut's Film new film Genderation (the follow-up on their 1999 film 'Gendernauts') has been selected for the Panorama section at this year's Berlinale - showing from March 1-5!

The soundtrack has been provided by Mona Mur.

The title track 'Venus' also announces her re-release of her first full album 'Mona Mur' (1988), she created with legendary Stranglers musicians JJ Burnel and Dave Greenfield on their compound in beautiful and enchanted East-Anglia.

Post-punk.com did a great review on the upcoming album! 

It will be out in summer 2021 via Playloud. Pre-order the album here.

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