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Hello, i'm getting in touch to announce that Vladimir Ivkovic’s imprint Offen Music make public that they will release Marco Passarani’s first solo album in 14 years. ‘W.O.W’ as it had been entitled will hit shops on January 14th on 2x12” and digital formats.

Passarani (half of the duo Tiger & Woods) is one of the most influential artists from the Italian underground. Active since the ‘90s he was responsible for bringing rave sounds from Detroit and the UK in and out of Italy. He has been an inspirational producer putting out releases on classic imprints such as Peacefrog, Generator or Skam, while carefully curating his own catalog of labels including Final Frontier. In recent years he’s released on Numbers and Gerd Janson’s Running Back. The Roman luminary has also been remixed by heavyweights like Autechre (as Gescom) and Ricardo Villalobos and has been a tutor at Red Bull Music Academy since 2004.

It’s not surprising that his highly anticipated LP is set to release on Düsseldorf’s Offen Music, run by the dexterous selector from Salon des Amateurs, Vladimir Ivkovic. The album puts together influences from proto-house, dystopic electronica and classic Detroit Techno, as Passarani says "I was trying to bring order to my creativity, going through the pieces of the puzzle that I’ve been lost in. Before, I could concentrate on some areas of the puzzle, while now I can see the final picture when I look at all those pieces”.

Listen Passarani's 'Talk To Me' (OFFEN 010) tracks on Soundcloud:

Overview: Offen is proud to announce the long awaited new solo release by one of Italy’s most visionary producers, Marco Passarani. WOW encompasses eight tracks that vary in texture, with nods to proto-house, dystopic electronica, classic Detroit techno and Library records alike. Opening with the panoramic spacescape of “Coldrain,” buoyed by a supple bassline, the future-nostalgic “Cydonia Rocks,” with its washes of sound, gives way to “Drumy Dream,” a robotic techno lovesong. “Get Down” follows, its insistent rhythm and TB303 refrain punctuated with jagged vocoder stabs. The anthemic and agile “Innowave” stretches out, making way for “Minerals,” its bubbling rhythm drenched in a dreamy and disconnected optimism. “Talk to Me” and “Strings Fair” bring the record to its emotional apex, with murky, energetic basslines building a scaffolding for sparkling cascades of melody.

The record is the Roman producer’s first solo LP in 14 years. Lately, he says he felt he an impetus to enter into the more intimate side of his creativity, which was central to his early work. Examining his approach to composition and experimentation, Passarani, whose studio boasts an enviable array of analog synths, streamlined his working process, creating a flexible system that enabled him to utilize brief moments in between shows as well as in alternative spaces: A reduced setup that he could take everywhere, and which could also work as the core layout for his live performances. And that, he says, is how he started writing down sketches, one after the other. WOW wasn’t exactly planned. He says, “I was trying to bring order to my creativity, going through the pieces of the puzzle that I’ve been lost in. Before, I could concentrate on some areas of the puzzle, while now I can see the final picture when I look at all those pieces. And this is what happened, especially when I listen to the songs now than can tell my story but also show future paths. WOW is like my zen garden of ideas: Probably not definitive, and it will never be, ‘cause time will bring changes. But my new garden is finally ready to accept those and change with them.”

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Artist. Passarini

Title. W.O.W.

Format: 2x12” / Digital

Label: Offen Music

Cat. No: OFFEN010

Release Date: January 14th, 2018

Tracklist.

A1 / 1. Coldrain

A2 / 2. Cydonia Rocks

B1 / 3. Drumy Dream

B2 / 4. Get Down

C1 / 5. Innowave

C2 / 6. Minerals

D1 / 7. Talk To Me

D2 / 8. Strings Fair

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Written and performed by Marco Passarani All tracks published by Aim Low Music Madtering by Enrico Marcaldi at Timetools Mastering Design and photography by Percy Cat. No. OFFEN010 – All rights reserved ℗ & © 2018 Offen Music

After getting in there just by pure coincidence, i had the pleasure to listen to a really quality deep house sound, i had to say its special and i loved, so i have to write a litle review.

If you don't know this label, just keep reading, because i just discovered, and now i understand why a big talent like Pablo Bolivar owns it. I'm talking about Seven Villas Music, Pablo Bolivar´s personal project, a platform specially created to publish music that match his definition of "Musica para Estar".

In that order of ideas, the label welcomes for the second time Thierry Viti, better known by his stage name of Ercos Blanka, A prodigious talent, whos sounds have graced renowned imprints such as Kerri Chandler’s Madtech, and now delights us with a new 8 track LP, ‘Classic Track’ already released on november 5th of this month via Seven Villas Music. The album delivers a mix between downtempo rugged tropes full of graceful, melodic flourishes, creating a rhythm that will drive you into a really deeper sound.

Listen to Ercos Blanka 'Classic Trick' full album on Soundcloud:

Overview: Regardless of whether they’re releasing house, techno, ambient or more experimental sounds, Pablo Bolivar’s Seven Villas label is one that always makes the listener stand up and take note. For their latest, they welcome back Thierry Viti, better known by his stage name of Ercos Blanka. A prodigious talent, Blanka’s sounds have graced renowned imprints such as Kerri Chandler’s Madtech, while this release only re-affirms his status as one to keep an eye on. An 8 track LP, ‘Classic Track’ is a joyous and thoroughly engaging listen throughout.

The beautiful, hushed tones of ‘Old Trick’ get us underway under a barrage of twinkling keys, while ‘36h’ again follows a dream-inducing path that’s never lacking in the atmosphere department. ‘Brigante’ is cut from a similar cloth. Clever percussion lies throughout, but it’s the zippy synth work that really helps this one stick out from the pack. The artist goes deep once again on the wholly magnificent strands of ‘You and Him’. Full of graceful, melodic flourishes, this one plays out like the closing scene to a poignant movie.

The second half of the release sees Blanka adopt a wholly different vibe, as he switches from downtempo to more rugged tropes. The first example of this comes courtesy of ‘Sun Street’, a beguiling track that merges the producer’s knack for more uptempo strands with his obvious appreciation for tune and melody. ‘The Pencil’, complete with its off-kilter sounds, clever guitar licks and Balearic vibes serves up another highlight, before ’Strade’ (complete with drama-fuelled action) hints that the finish line is in site. Culminating cut ‘The Last Track’ is a pertinent reminder of the release’s many quality, perfectly encapsulating the sort of panache and flair with which the album boasts in spades. A highly accomplished and fascinating release, ‘Classic Trick’ is sure to go down a treat amongst connoisseurs of the deeper side of the spectrum.

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Artist. Ercos Blanka

Title. Classic Trick

Genre. Deep House, House

Label. Seven Villas Music

Release date. November 5, 2018

Buy the album. https://sevenvillas.bandcamp.com/album/classic-trick

Tracklist.

1. Old trick

2. 36h

3. Brigante

4. You and him

5. Sun street

6. The pencil

7. Strade

8. The last fall

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Pushed in front of the scene late in 2016 with his Warehouse Memories EP released on ARTS, 'I Hate Models' has known an eye-popping ascent. Lots of brilliant releases on labels such as ARTS, Voitax, T/W/B or Pls.uk, and more.

Now it's time to talk about the new material, of course Industrial sounds. Entitled 'Spreading Plague', I hate Models has announced a forthcoming EP on Perc Trax, featuring 2 new track, one of them remixed by Perc.

Listen to I Hate Models - Spreading Plague (Perc Trax):

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Overview. France’s I Hate Models has had a phenomenal rise since his first releases in 2016, now he arrives on Perc Trax to serve up the label’s last release of 2018.

Already fitting in with the label’s no nonsense aesthetic after appearances at a number of label showcases this year, this EP shows a hardening of his sound, without losing any of the melodic touches that have made his releases so memorable.

The original mix of ‘Spreading Plague’ fills the A-side of the record with a near 10 minute journey though classic Perc Trax metallic percussion, quivering acid and soaring analogue lead lines. Epic is a word not often used in relation to Perc Trax, but here it is perfectly applicable.

On the flip side, Perc remixes the lead track, honing in on the acid and adding swarms of claps and hihats for his first new production on Perc Trax in 2018.

‘Martial Order’ closes the EP moving the percussion to the front of the mix once again, as metallic hits rain down on the listener, delivering a fresh take on one of Perc Trax’s signature sounds.

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