We recorded a new lockdown mix for our friend Stockholm Syndrome‘s Hostage Radio Series which includes some of our new favourites that we haven’t been able to play out yet. Stay safe & rave at home! Tracklist:
Our friend Kiara Scuro invited us to do a guest mix for her show on Balamii Radio which was aired yesterday and is now available on Soundcloud as well!
Tracklist:
1. Kalipo & Local Suicide – Wunderbar (Italo Brutalo Remix)
2. Damon Jee, Darlyn Vlys – Kronos (Wild Mix)
3. Alejandro Paz & Local Suicide – Take It Easy
4. Zakir – La Roulette
5. Daniel Watts – Cosmetic Ecstasy
6. CannaKid – Kambo (The Organism Remix)
7. Elfenberg – Kamelpunk
8. Seldjan Dervish – Aktuel (Ackerman Remix)
9. James Trystan – Project X
10. Thomass Jackson & Local Suicide – Hit & Miss
11. Joyce Muniz – Trapped In My Mind
12. Kalipo & Local Suicide – Zig Zag (Back From The Wave Remix)
Artists: Thomass Jackson & Local Suicide Title: Hit & Miss (Part of ‘Ransom Note presents Pen Pals’ VA Compilation) Label: Ransom Note Records Distribution: !K7 Cat No: RSNCOMP01 Format: Digital / Stream Release Date: April 24, 2020
Over the last month, the music and events industry has entered unchartered territory due to the Covid-19 lockdown, and artists and online media have found themselves in a financially vulnerable position with much more time on their hands.
To help some of those artists, and provide Ransom Note with much-needed financial support, three weeks ago we reached out to some friends of the website with the challenge to make a track in collaboration with another producer, musician or vocalist, remotely, in 10 days. The result is ‘Pen Pals’: a compilation featuring 15 collaborations from 32 artists.
Due to the current situation we’ve increased royalties for all artists involved and, whilst the Covid-19 lockdown restrictions apply, accounting will be processed fortnightly. Profits from the compilation will also provide financial support for Ransom Note who have been heavily impacted by the halt of the events industry.
Tracklist: 1. Funderground feat. Mutado Pintado – The Fun Begins 2. Malcolm feat. J.C./Vox Low – Won’t Be Long 3. Borusiade & Moderna – Expert Mental 4. Local Suicide & Thomass Jackson – Hit & Miss 5. R Elizabeth & Burko – Like To Lie 6. Bawrut feat. Chico Blanco – Triangulo De Amor Bizarro 7. Francesca & Thoma Bulwer – Open Dub 8. Otik & Tom VR – Poly Echo 97 9. Angel D’Lite feat. Eliza Rose – Pleasure Xone 43 10. Scott Fraser & SEI A – Taiga 11. Manfredas & Fantastic Twins – Gimme Pizza 12. Maoupa Mazzocchetti & Emma DJ – Virtual Odorat 13. Anna Lann feat. Sisters Cvetaevastanislava & Villvett We – Canon 14. Sapphire Slows & Maria Teriaeva – One Day 15. GLOK & C.A.R. – Shade In Me
Downloads: Download EP Artwork HERE Download Info Sheet HERE
Our friends at Mixmag Turkey asked us to do a mix for their new YOUCANSTILLLISTEN series. Check out this full on dance floor set for your corona party!
Tracklist: Mister Q – Red Axes
Obama – Dombrance
Rave Dave – Theus Mago
Next Stop Konstantinopel – DJ T
Zig Zag – Kalipo & Local Suicide
Disko Dakka (Club Fever, Part 1) – The Magician
Glossolalia – The Organism
HVC – Club Tularosa
Wunderbar (Mufti Remix) – Kalipo & Local Suicide
Walkman (Bufi remix) – Budakid
Paxillus – JGR
Impact feat. Alice de St Victor – Darlyn Vlys
Ghostdance – Cyence
Eating Knives (Local Suicide & Skelesys remix) – Jaroska
Artists: Alejandro Paz & Local Suicide Title: Take It Easy (Part of ‘AEON Lost Tapes Vol.3’ VA Compilation) Label: AEON Distribution: Kompakt Cat No: AEON044 Format: Digital Release Date: April 3rd, 2020
Compilation Info: Following recent successes of EPs from Darlyn Vlys, Speaking Minds & Amarcord, Jenia Tarsol and Alex Niggemann, AEON is back with his annual hotly anticipated compilation. The third installment of the “Lost Tapes” series delivers 13 cutting edge, powerful and emotive tracks ready to set dance floors alight.
A heady blend of well known and freshly discovered exciting new acts are the order of the day, all of which showcase perfectly AEON’s mantra of championing a wide range of music, from peaktime to downtempo to breakbeat and beyond.
Tracklist: AEON044.1 (out 20.03.2020)
1. Uriah Klapter – 2600 2. Benjamin Fröhlich – Sheeta 3. Amine K & Alex Niggemann – Poseidon 4. Jepe – Computer Controlled Drum Rhythm 5. Kimshies – I See Lies 6. Alex Aguayo – Hammer 7. Speaking Minds & Amarcord – Just Like Any Other Day AEON044.2 (out 03.04.2020)
1. Rina – Automatisch Night 2. Rigopolar – Wolfish 3. Alex Niggemann – What Can Go Wrong?! 4. Omri Smadar – Kawasi 5. Alejandro Paz & Local Suicide – Take It Easy 6. Futuristant – Don’t Go
Downloads: Download EP Artwork HERE Download Info Sheet HERE
Online Coverage: theransomnote.com, avopolis.gr, trendcharts.de, Supported By: Curses, Jepe, Mathias Schober, Kollektiv Turmstrasse, Red Axes, Bawrut, Sasha, Tiefschwarz, John Noseda, TVA, Phunkadelica, Radeckt, Jennifer Cardini, Acid Pauli, Solomun, Olderic, Re.You, Toto Chiavetta, Innellea, Edu Imbernon, Dodi Palese, Reznik, Whitesquare, Echonomist, Joris Biesmans, Marcus Worgull, The Drifter, Henry Saiz, âme, Uriah Klapter, Darlyn Vlys, Speaking Minds, Joyce Muniz, Alex Niggeman, DIMTA, Alvaro Cabana, Phred Noir,
Artists: Alejandro Paz & Local Suicide Title: Hoffnung (Part of ‘International Waters Vol.1’ VA Compilation) Label: Ombra Intl. Distribution: Prime Cat No: OMBRAINTL014 Format: Digital Release Date: May 1st, 2020
This is no time for boundaries. We are all in this together; a shared global experience the likes of which none of us have ever felt before. We feel tense and search for hope in everything we read, see, hear. Feeling so many emotions all at once… ‘International Waters’ captures this intensity perfectly.
A year in the making, comprising deep, emotional, heavy and sexy dark wave sounds from exciting artists from every corner of the world, the seeds for Ombra International’s largest project so far were sown long before the pandemic. But Ombra bossman Curses – like most of us – could sense something coming. For now, it’s biological. But the political and ecological landscapes have been just as tense and volatile. Hence the album’s release on May 1st – a universally recognised day for independence and revolution.
We have no idea what the future of this new normal will be. But we know what we’ll be listening to; the sound Curses and many others have been championing in recent years is real, it’s honest, it’s raw, it unites people from all musical fields and camps, it comes with a natural high, it’s ‘International Waters’; an album ranging from the psychedelic rolling technoid stomps of Adame Princess to smouldering shoegazing cosmosis of Dame Bonnet and so many talented individuals in between… Mufti, Roe Deers, Montessori, Alejandro Paz & Local Suicide and many more. It also comes with a personal handwritten message from the label curator and founder Curses himself…
“We are living in a transitional time of political and pandemic change, amongst environmental unrest. In these times of change, people’s true shadows emerge. The light, and the dark, surfaces through the blood and dust. The selfish and the kind. The greedy and the generous. If some of us solely aren’t affected by this change, we need to respect our elders, the sick and vulnerable. Unite, embrace and confront this global transition. International Waters Volume 1 is a compilation I have been building for over a year. Listening to it now, the messages in these songs feel more relevant than ever. You can feel the tension. Human unrest rising to a better tomorrow, to a better today within all of these songs. Ombra International is a label focused on bringing different artists from their respective countries together, and now more than ever is a crucial time to be united worldwide. .”
Stay united, stay inspired, stay global… We will be stronger once we’ve come through this and art like this gives us moments of hope. Take care.
Tracklist: 1. Ombra INTL Future Force United – Intro 2. Skelesys – Twisted Desire 3. Mufti – Impasse 4. Roe Deers – Oh! 5. Adāme – Princess Illuminati 6. Montessori – Border Crossing 7. Kuunde & Martin Noise – The Silk Road Affaire 8. Alejandro Paz, Local Suicide – Hoffnung 9. SHMLSS – Ghent ’86 10. Amarcord – The Universe is Indifferent 11. Thomass Jackson – Ringolas 12. Dame Bonnet – Corridor 13. Borusiade – Never Once Again
Artists: Kalipo & Local Suicide Title: Wunderbar EP Label: Hold Your Ground Distribution: The Orchard Cat No: HYG0017 Format: Digital Release Date: April 09, 2020
EP Info: Off the back of their hot success from their previous EP Dominator, esteemed Bavarian producer Kalipo and the renowned Greco-German duo Local Suicide continue their pioneering collaboration by bringing us another impressive EP; turning them into something of a force to be reckoned with. After promising a year full of new material and intriguing remixes, the Berlin-based artists have done nothing but deliver a trail-blazing collaboration.
Releasing music conceived and designed for the club, Hold Your Ground, the sublabel to Audiolith, has nurtured the perfect storm for the fusion between Kalipo’s hypnotic and Local Suicide’s post-disco approach to the techno sound. With striking synths that cover a spectrum of notes and bringing back those distinct and seductive vocals that remind us of Dominator, their collaboration on both Wunderbar and Zig Zag manages to cleverly sync both their styles of production together and demonstrate their take on the new-wave, EBM movement. The remixes that feature as part of this EP are outstanding, showing the complex and varied interpretations of the Kalipo x Local Suicide sound. Italo Brutalo’s remix of Wunderbar manages to manipulate the track into a trancey version of itself, editing the vocals into a computer-generated style and adding the rolling drum patterns to create suspense. Mufti’s approach is to emphasise that stomping kick drum, all while layering the different tone vocals over each other to turn the track into a murkier rendition of itself.
T.M.A’s method for Zig Zag is a whole transformation from its previous identity. Keeping the vocals so they only appear during the climax of the track, speeding up the BPM and adding in those notorious offbeat kicks really exemplifies what T.M.A is known for; producing atmospheric and progressive beats. Last but not least we have Back From The Wave’s take on Zig Zag. Its paralyzing approach to the melody and overwhelming timbre resonates throughout, leaving you overcome with emotion. Wunderbar is truly an EP that takes centre-stage, possessing the power to transport you to a place you may have never been before. With different styles and influences making their mark on these tracks, Local Suicide and Kalipo’s versatility proves to be inspirational and attractive to all that encounter them. Wunderbar, comprised of 2 originals and 4 remixes, is set to be released on the Hold Your Ground label on April 9th.
“Hailing from Germany is Kalipo and Greco-German duo Local Suicide. Their collaborative effort is dark and sinister. Perfect atmosphere for those underground electro clubs of yesteryear.”Audiodrums
“Zig Zag’ feels like it has come straight out of the 80s.”badkingdommusic.com
Tracklist:
Andres Komatsu – Static Advice (Fringe Society Remix)
The Populists – Prehistoric Lemurs
DC Salas – Give Up
JGR – Avalancha
The Emperor Machine – Moscow Not Safari
Zakmina – GTI
Thomass Jackson – Mithra
Beatfoot – Hasmal (Beatfoot and Red Axes Remix)
Marching Machines – Lonesome (Fabrizio Mammarella Das Blue Mix)
Credit 00 – Streets
Sexy Lazer & Kaktus Einarsson – Austrian Hairlines
Dor Danino – Ciara
Aire Libre, Mexico’s mayor station for electronic music invited us for an interview and a one hour live DJ mix at Kris & Mascha‘s radio show. Have a listen below!
Artists: Kalipo & Local Suicide Title: Dominator EP Label: Hold Your Ground Distribution: The Orchard Cat No: HYG0014 Format: Digital Release Date: February 5th, 2020
EP Info: You run, your heart beats fast. You are breathing heavy, but steady. The surge of adrenaline makes you feel like you could do this forever. Awake, alert, excited or maybe a little scared of what’s going to happen. You can feel sweat on the small of you back and goosebumps on your forearms. It’s finally happening and it’s happening under your terms. You got it. “Dominator” by Kalipo & Local Suicide is an electro anthem full of physicality and furor, of determinedness and power. The female vocals are like the voice inside your gut that you should listen to a little more often, while the driven bassline and 80s inspired analog synths will occupy your mind and focus your thoughts. “Crocodile”, the second track of the release, is the other side of the coin – not any less definite, however more haunted and introspected in contrast. It isn’t always easy, but let’s take control and dance it out before life eats us up!
The digital double single “Dominator / Crocodile” is released on 5th February via Hold Your Ground, incl. Remixes by Theus Mago a.k.a. Bufi from Mexico City and Radial Gaze from Saint Petersburg. In Berlin, sooner or later everyone meets. Let’s find out what more there is to be expected from this producer trio!
Selected Press Quotes: ‘…fresh take on new wave and electronic sounds’ Ransom Note ‘…eine Elektro-Hymne voller organischer Soundstrukturen, klanglicher Entschlossenheit und kraftvollen Melodien’FAZE ‘…weaving between new wave, techno, post-punk, dark disco and more’ Colorising ‘…electro anthem filled with physicality and furor, and the exact feeling of determinedness and power’ Living Techno
Selected DJ Feedback: ‘great Ep’Back From The Wave ‘lovely’ Moderna ‘Wow! Not even one track i do not like!’Italo Brutalo ‘Great Package!’ Aera ‘Lovely stuff!’Sean Johnston
