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Paul Loraine

BLCKSTR — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 13:41:16 +0000

Experience is not available to download. Which is what, in an age when the internet is flooded with interchangeable mp3s from amateur producers and anyone who’s ever compiled an iPod playlist thinks they’re a DJ, makes Paul Loraine truly stand out. For although Paul has been spending long hours in the studio recently, crafting his own tracks for labels such as Fondation Records and Boilerhouse or polishing remixes for the likes of Nosmo v Kris B, everything he produces is clearly the result of spending as much time before sweaty crowds in dark nightclubs as it is in front of his laptop. A DJ since the age of 16, Paul completely transformed the Channel Islands dance scene with his 6 year Global Dance residency at the Golden Monkey in Guernsey, where he brought Steve Lawler, Lottie and Danny Howells amongst many others to the sleepy island.

After playing for such club giants as Global Underground, Bugged Out! and Bedrock, Paul launched his own night Loco in Bristol in 2005, which has played host to DJs such as Slam, Jay Haze and Ashley Casselle who all share Paul’s attitude towards forward-thinking house and techno. Having recently expanded Loco into Cardiff, where the debut party featured Carl Craig and Radio Slave, Paul is now putting everything he has learned into practice in the studio; the innovative essence and dancefloor punch of his DJ sets perfectly captured in tracks like ‘Ghosts’, ‘Secret Society’ and ‘Pins and Needles.’ Boasting both the knowledge and confidence that only comes from immersing yourself in dance music for over a decade, Paul Loraine really is a name you can trust. (words by Paul Clarke DJ Magazine)

TG ,aka Tim Green

BLCKSTR — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 13:38:52 +0000

He is about to blow up in a very major way in 2008. The 23 year old Kent based dj and producer has some of the sickest production skills on the planet today and those skills are about to shine through on a series of high profile releases which will catapault his profile into the upper echelons of the underground dance music community.
Already being championed by the likes of Richie Hawtin, Josh Wink, Carl Cox, Claude Von Stroke, Luciano, Laurent Garnier, Annie Mac, Locodice and pretty much any other major dj with taste its not hard to see why 2008 will be the year Tim Green makes that all important step up!
Tims musical tastes range from Folk to Jazz, from Rock to Drum & Bass, from downtempo electronica through toblistering hard techno, although until now he was best know for his minimal techno/electronic house music hybrid under the production monika TG! Tim has released singles under the name TG over the past 18 months for such renowned labels such as FourTwenty, Infant & Fling, and even getting remixed by the likes of Martin Buttrich, Jamie Jones & Konrad Black. Gaining major support and plaudits from some of the biggest names in the industry. As well as remixing such luminaries as Lee Burridge, Koma & Bones, Luke Dzierzek, Future Loop Foundation and many more.
As we turn the corner into 2008 Tim took the decision to start recording under his own name, Tim Green as well as TG.
The fruits of his production stints were some of the most forward thinking and devastating music on the planet.
Immediately came Claude Von Stroke, who snapped up Tims track ‘Revox’ to his label Dirtybird recordings, and had already got Justin Martin & Deadset remixing the track which is due for release early 2008!
So in just under 2 years, Tim has gone from nobody, to working with the biggest djs and labels on the planet, and we haven’t even mentioned his djing yet! Fusing live djing with CDjs and laptop mixing on Ableton Live, a TG performance is unforgettable, which has led to some very high profile gigs for Fabric, Retox, The Egg, Turnmills & Herbal in the UK, as well as numerous international gigs such as The Watergate in Berlin, The Hive club, Switzerland, France, Denmark, Greece and many more!
As his profile grows and grows it wont be long before you see the name Tim Green on a flyer near you!!!!

Brwn Shoes

BLCKSTR — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 13:36:02 +0000

Young French producer living in Spain, is a true newcomer. His presence reflects very well our wish to release music of new talents. Brwn shoes spent years hanging around the sweaty basements of London before having a go at the decks and, more recently, music production. Born in France, he moves to London in the beginning of the 00 where he quickly acquires a taste for electronic music through DJ like Tiga or Ivan Smagghe. He now lives in Valencia, Spain, where he regularly mixes. In 2007, he released his first EP on Danton Eeprom’s own imprint, Fondation Records, which gained support by the likes of Jennifer Cardini or Chloé. His productions are based on obsessive basslines and a concoction of subtle notes and minimalist gimmicks that provide stripped-down, moody pieces that are definitely fit for the dancefloor.

Danton Eeprom

BLCKSTR — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 13:34:07 +0000

Fondation manager, is a well known and established name of the international electronic music scene.
The most english of the french producer has released tracks on label such as Rekids, Freak’n chic, Tsuba or InFiné. “Confessions of an english opium eater” or “Face Control have been playlisted, charted, played and supported by world class dj’s such as Carl Craig, Laurent Garnier, Damian Lazarus, Andrew Weatherall, Ivan Smagghe, Jennifer Cardini, Ewan Pearson, Dubfire or Radio Slave.
Be sure that his recent apoplectic version of Grindhouse’s Radio Slave on Rekids will be one of the hit of this summer (remixed by Dubfire).
Danton Eeprom’s musical path is the one of a music fiend who experimented a lot of styles since his teens, going from garage rock to pop to experimental to very underground warehouse beats.
To the point he got no time for anything else, and devoted his life to music. is breakthrough was primarily due to the pre-minimal Berlin electro scene, who cheerfully welcomed his productions and attitude in 2005 and contributed to spread the word to the whole scene. That’s when Danton started to bring on a different kind of live electronic music, playing guitars and singing/screaming on top of his beats, and started creating a crossover between styles, not willing to choose between the club and the stage, the dancing and the raw energy.
He became the ‘top hat guy’, doing this show you could dance on from the beginning to the end. And the process went on and on, refining his dark and moody compositions in the best rated european clubs in London, Glasgow, Paris, Madrid, Berlin, Kiev..
The more it went, the more he gained consistency and simplicity until finding a trademark sound now appreciated by the best rated international djs and labels (Carl Craig, Andrew Weatherall, Matthew Jonson, Ewan Pearson, Ivan Smagghe, Chloé, Damian Lazarus, Agoria, Morpheus..). Somewhere along the line he got back to his deeply buried techno and house influences, going for the Chicago and Detroit origins, willing to scratch the surface too many people were happy with. Being too young to have lived it at the time he just did it his way, not forgetting to spice up his works and remixes with his rave, rock and pop influences.
‘As long as it’s unpredictable and charming, it’s fine’. No matter what path he had to take to get to the point, Danton is today an accomplished producer and a genuine ‘one to watch’. He just created his own imprint, Fondation Records, which will hopefully take his vision to new highs. What’s for sure is that he’s enjoying himself a lot and sharing a lot with the people he meets or attend his live appearances ;
which is the best way to put an everlasting smile on everyone’s faces.