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Artist: RESMANN, MARCO
Title: Upon You Diary No. 1
Label: UPON YOU (GERMANY)
Format: 2CD
Price: $21.00
Catalog #: UY 001CD
In just a few years' time, Berlin's Upon You has established itself as a leading figure in European club culture, not just as a label for its 35+ well received 12" EPs, but also for its curated nights at world-renowned spots like Berghain, Watergate and Arena Club. With their combined experience of producing, DJing and promoting, company founders Marco Resmann, Marcus Meinhardt and Hawks Grunert have formed a powerhouse whose momentum shows no signs of slowing down. In spite of (and perhaps because of) its unpigeonhole-able stylistic approach, Upon You has become a respected source for all DJs and clubbers in search of forward-thinking sounds, and now with its first full-length compilation, the label offers a succinct overview for both followers and newcomers. Upon You Diary No. 1 has been compiled by Marco Resmann (half of Luna City Express) and is split into two parts: the first features 13 new, exclusive tracks from the label's roster including The Cheapers, Re-UP, ONNO and Mathias Mesteņo. The second part, showcasing Resmann's dynamic DJ ability, is meticulously stitched together using elements of 25 tracks from Upon You's back catalog, including contributions by Holger Zilske, Catz 'n Dogz, Mathias Kaden, Luna City Express, and many other respected names. On the surface, the artists on Diary No. 1 clearly follow the tradition of techno and house music, but it's clear that many of them use these forms as merely a starting point for further auditory exploration. From tropical acid and tribal grooves to somber dub and hypnotic minimal, it's clear that Upon You doesn't hold any purist attitudes, and in fact, cross-pollination is encouraged: check Channel X's be-bop hoedown "Rodeo" and the laid-back blue-eyed funk of "Together" by Marek Hemmann. Diary serves as both an up-to-date survey of Upon You in 2010 as well as a reflection on its origins, with the knowledge that there are many blank pages to be filled out. The compilation is available as an elegantly packaged 2CD set and as a digital download. Other artists include: Echonomist, Deepa & Biri, Marcus Gehring, Soucie Six, Acumen, Gunner Stiller, Fabian Reichelt, SiD, Chesperito, Phage, The Incredible Hochzeitsband, Santorini, Mz. Sunday Luv, Lee Jones & Daniel Dreier, Superflu, Empro & Miko, Guido Schneider & Jens Bond, OEL & Polygon and Ruede Hagelstein.


Artist: PHAGE
Title: Vut & Vat
Label: UPON YOU (GERMANY)
Format: 12"
Price: $10.00
Catalog #: UY 001EP
"Finally we finished the paperwork and hung up the artwork to dry so the first release Upon You catalog number 001 is ready to chill on the decks. The rough part of founding a label is now behind Phage, Marcus Meinhardt and Mr. H. With Upon You they have managed to carve their own home-base out of the wood of Berlin-club floorboards and thus signed their declaration of independence. Here we go with a solo-production from Phage -- up to now producer of Anja Schneider and co-producer of Daniel Dreier, Pan-Pot and Luna City Express -- who burned on vinyl a three-track bomb to start the journey."


Artist: MEINHARDT, MARCUS
Title: Upon You Diary No. 2
Label: UPON YOU (GERMANY)
Format: CD
Price: $17.00
Catalog #: UY 002CD
Even after the success of Diary No. 1 -- Upon You's first CD label compilation -- it was clear that the Berlin crew wasn't through with their adventures and had every intention to keep documenting them. With nearly 70 releases in their catalog and with recurring label nights held in their hometown's top clubs (Berghain/Panorama Bar and Watergate), Upon You felt it was time to make another full-length statement in the form of Diary No. 2, compiling 12 new, exclusive tracks, showing the label's wide sonic spectrum within the realm of techno and house music. But this isn't just some uninspired victory lap. Whereas the first edition was curated by Marco Resmann (who co-runs Upon You along with Hawks Grunert), this time the honor goes to DJ/producer Marcus Meinhardt, a core member of the Upon You artistry and bookings roster as well as co-founder of the legendary HomeSweetHome party series in Berlin. Another core difference here is that while the first compilation focused solely on their own home-grown talent, this sequel invites some international like-minded friends in on the action -- such as Mark Henning, Douglas Greed, The Glitz, Melohman, Javi Bora, Santorini and RifRaf -- in addition to regulars like Gunnar Stiller, Pele and ONNO & Marcus Gehring. From pristine pulsations to clattering percussion, from warm timbres to frigid synths, Diary No. 2 covers all the bases, in line with the rich past of techno and house, but clearly without any retro fetishism. Douglas Greed sets the tone with the seductive opener "Sense," featuring the demure Delhia de France while RifRaf contributes the fuzzy, buggy "Down From Heaven" which demands the fog machine be cranked up to 11. One of the compilation's highlights is the first collaboration between Marco Resmann and Emerson Todd, the bewitching "Cursed," which seems to melt sine waves until they evaporate in the air. In between more spartan and darker moments, The Glitz and Nico Stojan lighten the mood with their respective looney tunes "Orange Blossom" -- which would definitely make it into Woody Woodpecker's DJ bag -- and "Inflagranti" -- the kind of track that makes you think you have 5.1 ears on your head. And of course, tastemaker Meinhardt wouldn't neglect to include himself, here bringing a slice of colorful, synthetic Tropicalia titled "Splash." Finally, up-and-coming duo Melohman & Javi Bora close out the collection on a graceful, somber note with the operatic "Moldavia."


Artist: PHAGE
Title: Overnight EP
Label: UPON YOU (GERMANY)
Format: 12"
Price: $10.00
Catalog #: UY 004EP
"With the Overnight EP, Phage is heading towards the mild summer nights. 'She's The Limit' will flatter the ladies with the vocals from David Kohlmann from Enliven Musik, a label relative to Upon You Records. Here discreetly a small vocal house Renaissance is kicked loose, giving hope to the comeback of naturally vibrating vocal chords in modern minimal context. 'Overnight,' however, is flying on a colorful sound-carpet through the night, waiting to land on any dancefloor, meticulously woven as it is. Leaving the dancefloor behind, the Dreamcatcher mix wakes you up again, ending the dreams the Upon You 004 has brought to you 'Overnight.' A release in the colors of the summer."


Artist: CHEAPERS, THE
Title: Wilderness EP Part 1
Label: UPON YOU (GERMANY)
Format: 12"
Price: $12.00
Catalog #: UY 011EP
"After the big success of their debut Fog + Frogs EP, The Cheapers are releasing their second EP on Upon You Records. Wilderness Part 1 is meant to be one part of two planned maxis in which Ruede Hagelstein and Fraenzen Texas introduce us to their quirky head-cinema. It all starts with 'Bedrock,' a piece in which the two crest the cheap mountains with their tricycle serving the rise into the valley of the flashed. They explore with us the dark caves on B2, in which they nourish from quantinum echoes and feedback loops. They dig deep holes that one can only taste in the dark and descend from the highest tree top of blasphemy in the shallow blurred electronic ideology of tomorrow. Welcome to Cheaptopia."


Artist: OEL & POLYGON
Title: I Hate The Grid
Label: UPON YOU (GERMANY)
Format: 12"
Price: $12.00
Catalog #: UY 013EP
"The ears are pointed at the shell. The toes are screening the sand. The fresh breeze enlightens the mind and the ghosts. At the beach of Barcelona, we have experienced the groove monsters of Oel Polygons for the first time and are delighted to have the trust to hoist two of them. On this A-side lives 'I Hate The Grid,' a hardy scare-funk which knows where Bartel gets the minimal most and with whom it is best to change the shovel while doing house-digging: and so Exercise One consequently has built a noble remix castle on the B-side. Not at all in its shadow, 'Sexophonia' is drifting on the B2 channel and the genius soulflute lives within... the dingy being is amusing itself with a breath of vocals in the land of sirens."


Artist: RESMANN, MARCO
Title: Sãu Paulo Lights
Label: UPON YOU (GERMANY)
Format: 12"
Price: $12.00
Catalog #: UY 014EP
"As a small appetizer to his album, Marcos is leading us to the powerful wing beat of his over dimensional moth, which arises on A1 like a Phoenix from the ashes into the nightclub sky. And in the blaze of his drum-fire glows continuously his passion for ethno-percussion, which he knows how to use like almost no one else in the electronic context. The sexual performance power, which lives within his drum avant-garde, turns to meat in capitals like Sao Paulo, whose defoliated nights build a musical monument on the B-side. Anthony Collins was also aware of the cultural quality in his new interpretation. Two awesome tracks, one cool remix -- there you go!"


Artist: MEINHARDT, MARCUS
Title: Pacey's World
Label: UPON YOU (GERMANY)
Format: 12"
Price: $13.00
Catalog #: UY 016EP
"Pacey Lynn woke up. In the distance one can hear the first bars of her song and she has to hurry -- to be on the dancefloor on time. The beat is driving her. Her heart is beating in the four-fours and before the magic melody is triggered, she raises her arms and kisses the DJ. And he takes her in his 'big balloon' that, without any ballast, elegantly dances through the sky, exciting the left-behind earthlings. Such as the 'phantom' does -- dressed in a thick bass coat in Pacey's world does his nuisance. A true story, musically told by Marcus Meinhardt`s stories. Can be cached on the Upon You 016."


Artist: CHEAPERS, THE
Title: Wilderness EP Part 2
Label: UPON YOU (GERMANY)
Format: 12"
Price: $13.00
Catalog #: UY 017EP
"Once upon a time there was the Wilderness EP Part 1. What follows is the second band of this furturist music fairy tail-continuing the journey through the dark forests and gardens of The Cheapers in which the 'Hunter' on A1 claims his territory and eagerly is looking out for bass-devils in heat. Thereby the fun drunken rifleman shoots down the rave-bird and even a flock of house-sparrows are being stampeded into the underwood. On the other side of the forest play the busy intricate bees in the vaults of the 'Fortress' on its mystical fantasy plug ins and a bewitched quake is coming through the deep B1- cracks until the magic tree of dreams starts to flourish."


Artist: MESTENO, MATHIAS
Title: Roaming The Highway EP
Label: UPON YOU (GERMANY)
Format: 12"
Price: $13.00
Catalog #: UY 018EP
"Roooaaarrr. On our easy-rider, not only the wheels, but also the raver's are burning. Back on the house-highway, the journey leads through the A1 district of the 'Wild Coyote,' who sneaks up on velvet paws to turn into a grown 4/4 fox by dusk. After this impressive encounter, he calls out for a 'Midnight Pitstop at Dixie's,'' because the outlaw Mesteno knows one cannot nourish oneself on women alone and orders a warm A2 menu to collect strength to chase the horizon with 'Full Throttle' again on the B1 side."


Artist: VA
Title: Home Sweet Home Session Chapter III
Label: UPON YOU (GERMANY)
Format: 12"
Price: $13.00
Catalog #: UY 019.1EP
Chapter 3 in the Home Sweet Home Sessions series. Artists: Axel Bartsch, The Cheapers, Marco Resmann and Sweet n Candy.


Artist: VA
Title: Home Sweet Home Session Chapter IV
Label: UPON YOU (GERMANY)
Format: 12"
Price: $13.00
Catalog #: UY 019.2EP
"Here we go. The second Home Sweet Home Sessions lies upon the table! That means: Upon You is celebrating its second anniversary and is looking back on another successful year. Again this fine compilation puts together a selection of the members of the inner circle of production, with whom they've been sharing the nightlife and the love to electronic dance-music. As diverse as the musical accents on this party are, the tracks will present themselves alike- comfortably labled and sinfully one next to another." Artists include Channel X, Mathias Mesteno, Resmann & Meinhardt and Asem Shama.


Artist: RESMANN, MARCO
Title: Paradise Lost
Label: UPON YOU (GERMANY)
Format: 12"
Price: $13.00
Catalog #: UY 020EP
"Mr. Resmann is back with some experiences from the lost paradise. He has eaten A(pples) crispy, juicy. And always remind: an apple a day keeps the doctor away! Slightly high from Vitamine C(hord), he was taking place on cloud B to swing in the rhythm of live and takes a ride out his funkiest places from where he got back in happiness."


Artist: RE-UP
Title: Inside Us
Label: UPON YOU (GERMANY)
Format: 12"
Price: $13.00
Catalog #: UY 021EP
"Our Spanish colleagues Oel Polygon have redefined themselves. Leo and Omar cobble on together as a Re-Up in musical togetherness. Nonchalantly as usual, the two keep on cooking crispy tech-house to the limits and let the heart of the club-gourmets melt away. Between Venice and Barcelona they have peeled especially pretty models out of their sequencer. 'Inside Us' is telling us a lot about the drive of the record and strives with tough techno-vocals the hit pig across the Upon You court. Once you've wrapped out the A1 bon-bon, you'll find yourself greedily diving into the B-side, which together with 'Phonobox' and 'Dos Por Dos' skillfully completes the box of candies."


Artist: MEINHARDT, MARCUS
Title: Lucky Punch
Label: UPON YOU (GERMANY)
Format: 12"
Price: $13.00
Catalog #: UY 022EP
"Marcus Meinhardt is ready to rumble coming up with his new single in the ring A, after 'Buenaz Nochez,' 'Jerry Lee' and 'Pacey Lynn.' The woman who just announced the UY 22 left the stage and with fast, accurate combinations, Marcus is in the fight without clutching and persistence. On his conditional high, he's proceeding with his successful series and lands a few perfectly placed, deep hits in the base area and still stays agile when it comes to headwork. He finally had the crowd on his side after he finished the fight early with the 'Lucky Punch.' Equal scenes on the other side in the ring B, where Bart Skils and Anton Pieete step up with a humbler beatfrequency. Here, the Dutch are able to build up an immense amount of pressure into their hook and into their right and... another lucky punch knocks down the enemy: K.O."


Artist: HAGELSTEIN, RUEDE
Title: Reise Nach Jerusalem
Label: UPON YOU (GERMANY)
Format: 12"
Price: $13.00
Catalog #: UY 023EP
"Well 20 catalogue numbers and three The Cheapers releases later, our Ruede Hagelstein dares to perform a solo dance on Upon You. In this case -- a chair dance. The name Reise nach Jerusalem stands for the game moving chairs that Ruede still remembers from his east German child hood. The principles of the track will be recognized by those who know the game. To all others, the A1 side will appear to be a mean techno pusher. 'Aron Habrit' also surprises the inclined listener with unexpected curves of tension but still remains on the house ground of reality and digs like 'Levithan' towards the thick underbrush of pre-Christian mythology that Ruede seemed to, in any way, have heard of in one of those Brandenburg Kibbuzes. Shalom!"


Artist: MESTENO, MATHIAS
Title: In-Laws
Label: UPON YOU (GERMANY)
Format: 12"
Price: $13.00
Catalog #: UY 024EP
"Mathias Mesteno is introducing his family: Andrea, Melinda and Bettina are the wives of his three brothers. Andrea favorably likes to wear a summer house shirt in size A1 that Mathias made himself for the upcoming open air season. She especially feels comfortable when her cloth is heard vibrating throughout the breaks. On the other hand, Melinda seems to have found her luck in the dark B1 evening gown together with the smooth ringing jingle bells hat Mathias conjures her under a blanket of warm baselines. And Bettina is mostly exited about dubby B2 folklore that never sounded so homie like on this record. We don't really believe that the Mestenos are from Denmark anymore. So much time for breaks are taken only in Chicago."


Artist: CHANNEL X
Title: Mosquito
Label: UPON YOU (GERMANY)
Format: 12"
Price: $13.00
Catalog #: UY 025EP
"This time Mirko Hensel and Andre Staedter aka Channel X attack like Mosquitos out of the air. Attracted from the fresh body juice they rocket beat intoxicated onto the sedulous club dancefloors, sucking up blood type UY025 from break to break. Because their wing beats sit like an accord on a Steinway, the critic of their maneuvers is hard to define, watching the frequencies flash up like the sting of a hornet. That's how beautiful spending blood can be. So make way for the calenture."


Artist: SANTORINI
Title: Shadittz
Label: UPON YOU (GERMANY)
Format: 12"
Price: $13.00
Catalog #: UY 026EP
"Our man from Italy hits base again! He was the first house-agent that we've send out on a pure digital Upon You mission. He mastered it with such bravery that our Headquater see it worthwhile to hit session two on vinyl. In phase A1 he successfully recovered a whole row of bad house replicates under the code name 'Shadittz' to bring back the good taste. 'Back from the middle' is the motto in Phase A2, essentially contributing the bust of a few lousy tech-house bosses that where about to sell scuzzy loops to minors. His work was very useful for us and an easy seizing for mr. superbrain Tolga Fidan who could complete the mission as our remix profiler."


Artist: CHEAPERS, THE
Title: White Hole
Label: UPON YOU (GERMANY)
Format: 12"
Price: $13.00
Catalog #: UY 028EP
"The travel reports of the Wilderness EP Part 1 & 2 follows a documentation of a time when The Cheapers were together in a dark vault and they were only attending the on-going outer world through a 'white hole.' In Chapter A1 they report about the mundane mess that interfuses through the small opening into their facultative dungeon. They aim towards their profile and fill their surface with melody and intoxication. B1 describes bass eruptions in front of the 'White House' and while buzzing, pouring oil onto the strings of their piano, to prove the efficiency of renewable sound energies. Their mission was successfully kept a secret until rising winds released the manuscript, blowing them out of the darkness to the CD of the current Groove-Magazine. Finally all parts are official and available on Upon You Records."


Artist: RESMANN/MATHIAS MESTENO, MARCO
Title: Di-Va
Label: UPON YOU (GERMANY)
Format: 12"
Price: $13.00
Catalog #: UY 029EP
"Upon You 029 is a split double A-side EP. Mathias has gone for his patented 'Sway' technique and has released a shameless, no regrets, rave monster from the murky depths of his Chicago-House box. Whereas Marco Resmann, on AA, has taken a subtler, cooler and more secretive approach, venturing out into the dub countryside and having Mz Sunday Love whisper the words: 'I will love you' into this Chrystal clear arrangement. Two distinctively diverse quality products from the Upon You family."


Artist: VA
Title: Home Sweet Home Session Chapter V
Label: UPON YOU (GERMANY)
Format: 12"
Price: $13.00
Catalog #: UY 030.1EP
"We proudly present the 3rd Home Sweet Home Compilation! As every year, you will find the finest artists from within and around the Upon You label presenting their selected gems on this anthology. These are all artists that have played live or spun the decks at the annual and legendary Home Sweet Home New Years' Day party at the Arena, Berlin. As always, this is a two part compilation and marks another highlight in our label's history. Miko from Channel X and Empro proudly present their co-produced little techno gem on A1. Our talented new addition to the UY label, Echonomist, from sunny Greece has secured himself the B2 side. We are especially pleased about the charming house track that our Polish friends Catz n Dogz have left on our doorstep on B1 and the masterful A2 dance floor filler produced by the 'Berliner' workmanship of the duo Zadak and Kotelett."


Artist: VA
Title: Home Sweet Home Session Chapter VI
Label: UPON YOU (GERMANY)
Format: 12"
Price: $13.00
Catalog #: UY 030.2EP
"We proudly present the 3rd Home Sweet Home compilation! As every year, you will find the finest artists from within and around the Upon You label presenting their selected gems on this anthology. These are all artists that have played live or spun the decks at the annual and legendary Home Sweet Home New Years' Day party at the Arena, Berlin. As always, this is a two part compilation and marks another highlight in our labels history. Our first release of 'black gold 'in 2010 is a compilation shared by The Cheapers, Mathias Mesteno, Channel X and ONNO. The Cheapers have given us a track that is slightly more 'Technoide' than what we have become used to, with an absolute 'bass beast' called 'Madame Sans Merci' on A1. Mr. Mesteno has given us the second part of 'Tante Dunkel' (once again paying homage to one of Copenhagen's most illustrious night creatures) with this house track. The first part was released on our last Home Sweet Home compilation. After flipping the vinyl, B1 unveils Channel X's last offering before releasing their debut album on Stil Vor Talent in the beginning of 2010, making us all the more pleased about this dependable club track. B2 is reserved for our Dutch colleague ONNO's kicking tech house track that shows that Upon You know how to start out the new year in the right way."


Artist: VA
Title: Marco Resmann - Remixed
Label: UPON YOU (GERMANY)
Format: 12"
Price: $12.00
Catalog #: UY 031EP
Friends of Marco Resmann remix tracks from his album Upon You. Ramon Tapia's remix of "Sao Paulo Lights" is knee-deep in bass harmonies mixed with beautiful house chords. A2 is a remix of "Paradise Lost" from The Echonomist, who turns this track into a subtle pusher that just won't let you go. Acumen's version of "I Will Love" uses a house kick to bounce the ball over the dancefloor while Varoslav takes it to the 3 point line.


Artist: DEEP'A & BIRI
Title: Emergence
Label: UPON YOU (GERMANY)
Format: 12"
Price: $12.00
Catalog #: UY 032EP
Israel-based producers Deep'a and Biri present three jackin' house tracks. With previous releases on Kammer, Trapez and Rotary Cocktail, their darker house style finds its way onto Upon You. "Barzilay Grooves" is dedicated to the Tel Aviv club where Deep'a is a resident and salutes the vibrant energy of the city. "Emergence" subtly pushes itself forward then rolls over everything in its path. "Hova" keeps the mystical suspense level up, adding a bouncier tom-groove to round things off perfectly.


Artist: MEINHARDT, MARCUS
Title: All In
Label: UPON YOU (GERMANY)
Format: 12"
Price: $12.00
Catalog #: UY 034EP
Marcus Meinhardt has the bow strings pulled tight and is aiming for the techno heart of the dancefloor with this release for Upon You. On "Trouble," the arrow subtly touches the souls of the crowd, making Eros faint with jealousy in front of the DJ booth. "Restart" is a track from deep within the techno-boiler that goes in the same hypnotic direction, to a place where the night's haze rises into the sky and is carried by exalted hands.


Artist: MESTENO, MATHIAS
Title: Mustangs In Utah
Label: UPON YOU (GERMANY)
Format: 12"
Price: $12.00
Catalog #: UY 035EP
Danish foreign affairs correspondent Mathias Mesteņo has returned after an extensive visit to Chicago Soundscapes, managing to sneak a suitcase full of classic house tracks through customs. Mesteņo's crafty little fingers have combined three decades of musical history with samples and inspiration, long breaks and warm kick drums, turning them into modern club tracks. "Buckskin" pounds with its dusty boiler beats, while "El Mestengo" proudly grooves itself. As to be expected, the Chicago expert proves that he's fearless with "Bareback."


Artist: CHEAPERS, THE
Title: No Groupies & Ugly Dancers EP
Label: UPON YOU (GERMANY)
Format: 12"
Price: $12.00
Catalog #: UY 036EP
The Cheapers present No Groupies And Ugly Dancers, a message directed at the mean-faced ravers that lurk in dark club corners. They light a "Bonfire" on A1, dancing around the fire like crazed polka-shamans, until the final minimal priest has thrown his Bible into the embers. Next, they attack the unwashed go-go's, hobby strippers and "Ugly Dancers," eventually reaching out and apologizing to the shy and quiet real music lovers that like to sway dreamily on B2.


Artist: TODD, EMERSON
Title: Fools Gold
Label: UPON YOU (GERMANY)
Format: 12"
Price: $12.00
Catalog #: UY 037EP
This is Emerson Todd's first release on Upon You. Born in New Zealand but living in Australia, his track "Eureka" goes back to the days of the Australian gold rush. But the other side of the coin isn't made of cheap tin, either. "Counter Point" keeps on digging, looking for buried acoustic treasure and "Vertigo" shimmers mystically. If you listen closely to "Eureka" and "Counter Point," you will find some great vocals by Mey.


Artist: STILLER, GUNNAR
Title: Far From OK
Label: UPON YOU (GERMANY)
Format: 12"
Price: $12.00
Catalog #: UY 038EP
Gunnar Stiller produces dancefloor destroyers -- even if "Far From OK" sounds a bit like a floor wax accident, there's no need for the timid raver soul to get worried about slipping and falling. Soft accords sedate the mind, the bass pumps and a voice softly whispers that everything is going to be just fine. When Loko mops the floor with his remix, you can even walk over it on the highest of high heels. Then, on "Some Kind Of Weird" the smoke machine REALLY starts spewing.


Artist: VA
Title: A Selection Of The Diary No. 1
Label: UPON YOU (GERMANY)
Format: 12"
Price: $12.00
Catalog #: UY 040EP
Volume 1 of A Selection From The Diary is a special DJ gadget for those who still live for the sound, feel and touch of the black gold, because this compilation has so far only been available as a digital version. Channel X catch those wild horses with their galloping "Rodeo," while Gunnar Stiller stuns with beautifully-drawn soundscapes. Marco Resmann rolls out the emotional carpet with his extended vinyl version of "This Song (feat. Soucie Six)." Lastly, Echonomist offers a hard-edged production.


Artist: MEINHARDT, MARCUS
Title: Better Not
Label: UPON YOU (GERMANY)
Format: 12"
Price: $12.00
Catalog #: UY 041EP
Marcus Meinhardt secured an appearance from singer Fabian Reichelt for this release. "Better Not" is a typical Meinhardt-styled club track that has been sweetened by Fabian's voice giving it a certain pop appeal and funkiness that is sure to get the hearts pumping faster on the dancefloor. His producer partner Andreas Henneberg adds his more cantankerous style to this track with his The Glitz remix on the flipside, firing the whole thing up with some strategically-placed strings.


Artist: RESMANN, MARCO
Title: Drop Outz
Label: UPON YOU (GERMANY)
Format: 12"
Price: $12.00
Catalog #: UY 042EP
To prove that a streak of technical bad luck can sometimes enhance creativity, Marco Resmann has come up with this little gem of a new single. "Mal Pas" (trans: "difficult road") is an ode to the suffering he went through with his computer; however, the track itself is light and sweet. "All Out" is also a little beauty, and "What's Crackin'?" is the ultimate proof that, no matter what happens, the sun always shines again.


Artist: VA
Title: Home Sweet Home Session Chapter VII
Label: UPON YOU (GERMANY)
Format: 12"
Price: $12.00
Catalog #: UY 043EP
Here's the fourth Home Sweet Home compilation for your listening and dancing pleasure. The lovely Frenchman Shonky is known for his funky techno style, while Agaric presents a kicking track. Homies Jens Bond and Tigerskin present a furious number followed by Nico Stojan with a nice melodic house track to round things off nicely.


Artist: CHANNEL X
Title: Orient Express
Label: UPON YOU (GERMANY)
Format: 12"
Price: $12.00
Catalog #: UY 044EP
"Salome" is not only the A1 track of the new Upon You single from Channel X, it's also the title of a famous exotic fox trot composed in 1920 by Robert Stolz. Riding on the "Orient Express," they let the well of inspiration pass by the A2 window for this proper vinyl. During their journey, the colleagues Audio Jack rub on "Salome" their patented dance-paste, which momentarily waxes almost every well-known dancefloor.


Artist: STOJAN, PELE & NICO
Title: Belladonna
Label: UPON YOU (GERMANY)
Format: 12"
Price: $12.00
Catalog #: UY 045EP
A new star formation has appeared in the Upon You galaxy: Nico Stojan, long-time producer of Cool Savas, Berlin buddy and Bar 25 artist, has teamed up with the young Munich producer Pele. You don't have to be an astrologist to take a peek into the future and see that "Belladonna" is going to light up Berlin. The other two tracks are definitely going to light up dancefloors, too. Deep, pushing tunes made especially for this solar system.


Artist: TODD, EMERSON
Title: Kia Kaha
Label: UPON YOU (GERMANY)
Format: 12"
Price: $12.00
Catalog #: UY 046EP
This is Emerson Todd's second release on Upon You. Emerson's specially-crafted sound is somewhere in-between jungle and metropolis, wild with details yet still beautifully melodic. "You Got To Know" proves that a piano can kick you and a lovely little digital topping can then combine everything into sweet dubness. As to be expected, the B-side is also alive with the artist's agility and perfectly-timed and placed whatnots to turn any dancefloor into an intense experience.


Artist: HAGELSTEIN, RUEDE
Title: Who's Me?
Label: UPON YOU (GERMANY)
Format: 12"
Price: $12.00
Catalog #: UY 047EP
Ruede Hagelstein indulges in some self-examination for Upon You. The first track is dark and romantic and holds steady at a relaxed 120 bpm. The second track deals with some paraphrased piano-playing and the third track contributes a definitive minimal touch, sounding a bit like Peter And The Wolf at the LSD Opera. Hop, hop, off you go then, my lovelies...


Artist: ONNO
Title: Hablando Loco
Label: UPON YOU (GERMANY)
Format: 12"
Price: $12.00
Catalog #: UY 048EP
Onno is a highly-dosed dancing pill -- pop one and your rubber legs turn into those of Fred Astaire. The title track opens with some sweet vocals and drills into your memory banks. On B2, he's quite content with the repetitive use of vocals, like a fitness trainer trying to squeeze that last drop of sweat out of you. Gavin Herlihy takes a subtler approach to the track with a remix that writhes in the scented oils that is house deepness.


Artist: DAN, SAMUEL
Title: I Hear Voices
Label: UPON YOU (GERMANY)
Format: 12"
Price: $12.00
Catalog #: UY 049EP
Samuel Dan has previously released with Darlyn Vlys on Upon You sub-label Sweet & Sour. He has also shown his face on Syncopat, Dirty Bird and Off Recordings. With "I Hear Voices" Samuel leans out from the DJ booth and gives the VJs something "ravey" to trigger an emotional parade. While he hears voices, you see stars. "On The Dancefloor" and "Do It Baby" take you to the next level of this Olympic exercise.


Artist: VA
Title: Squaring The Circle
Label: UPON YOU (GERMANY)
Format: 12"
Price: $12.00
Catalog #: UY 050EP
Upon You celebrates their 50th release with a 12" of massive proportions. Gunnar Stiller and Marcus Meinhardt are tag-teaming on A1 with their little winner "Feinherb." Then, Nico Stojan and The Cheapers mash buttons and levers for "Railroad" on A2. Flipping the side over, Dutch-Danish buddies Onno and Mathias Mesteno let the puppets dance to sweet house beats, and Marco Resmann and Ruede Hagelstein prove how tender they can be, blowing out the last candles with a touch of saxophone.


Artist: RE-UP
Title: The New Mood
Label: UPON YOU (GERMANY)
Format: 12"
Price: $12.00
Catalog #: UY 051EP
Upon You's Italian friends Re-Up have rustled up this very promising release called The New Mood. These two tech-house experts have dug deep to give you "Darkness," with its ecstatic drum rolls. A2 gives you the title-track, with its dubby-chordy kind of sound, like magically pulling the reins on an Indian horse. "What Else," they ask themselves on B1, while they gallop over the UY parkour to end this little journey with "So Good" on B2.


Artist: STILLER, GUNNAR
Title: South Of The Border
Label: UPON YOU (GERMANY)
Format: 12"
Price: $12.00
Catalog #: UY 052EP
Gunnar Stiller's latest release starts out with the "Way To Wollongong," inspired by his Australian tour in 2010 and smoothly continues the agility of his former releases. "Antipodeans" on side B takes its time and introspectively sprouts chords through the bush of the Outback. Includes a remix by Marcus Gehring.


Artist: VA
Title: A Selection Of The Diary No. 2
Label: UPON YOU (GERMANY)
Format: 12"
Price: $12.00
Catalog #: UY 053EP
On the second part in the Diary compilation series you can find UY clan members and artists. On A1. is a collaboration between Douglas Green and Delhia De France, who lost gallons of love on "Sense." Mark Henning has also created a passionate tech-house-mover with his track "Stacked." The B- side features an opener Onno, who got together with Marcus Gehring to produce "Elephant In The Room." Marcus Meinhardt's contribution to this product is an example of his quintessential driving tech-house-sound.


Artist: STOJAN, NICO
Title: Callejera
Label: UPON YOU (GERMANY)
Format: 12"
Price: $12.00
Catalog #: UY 054EP
Former hip-hop producer Nico Stojan, took to the streets of Spain and brought back an endotherm tech-house breeze to blow-dry Upon You's backstock catalog. Those who want to spend the winter in steaming dancehalls will be gratified by the remix from Hector, who turns "Quiet Now" in the direction of the main stage and lets the bass drop.


Artist: MEINHARDT, MARCUS
Title: Checkpot
Label: UPON YOU (GERMANY)
Format: 12"
Price: $12.50
Catalog #: UY 055EP
Marcus Meinhardt presents a taster of his upcoming record with a whole rig of remixes. "Checkpot" has become a typical Meinhardt track that twirls with a cool funkiness and mysterious melodies through the dancer's brain. The producer and DJ Okain takes the theme by the fuse and relights the dancefloor with his bass accelerator. Pele fuels the fire with Findling for their remix. They turn the wind towards the morning and let the flames turn into a trip-dub direction.


Artist: XAVIER & CAMEA, TIM
Title: Brooklyn Sunset 1989
Label: UPON YOU (GERMANY)
Format: 12"
Price: $12.00
Catalog #: UY 056EP
Tim Xavier, a passionate producer and co-owner of Manmade Mastering in Berlin, has teamed up with Camea, who is the owner of one of America's most successful techno labels: Clink Recordings. "Brooklyn Sunset 1989" is an emotionally-charged piece stemming from vintage '80s melodies and broken drum patterns. The B-side features "Man vs. Universe," a dancefloor driver that uses Tim's powerful percussive techniques to achieve an energetic crate essential. The duo takes things down for "Diamonds" hitting the groovy a.m. spot.


Artist: HAGELSTEIN, RUEDE
Title: Shades
Label: UPON YOU (GERMANY)
Format: 12"
Price: $12.00
Catalog #: UY 057EP
As Ruede Hagelstein played the first version of "Shades" in his last P-Bar set, slices of sunshine penetrated the smoky club air. Re.You & Rampa built a robust, custom-made bass mobile for the A2 remix. Then, on the B-side, Ruede's fellow band-members from The Noblettes make an appearance. As with "Shades," the focal point is also the big break, only this one has nothing to do with techno -- it's more of an indie-house ballad with dance ambition.


Artist: SIERRA SAM
Title: Welcome To The Blackout
Label: UPON YOU (GERMANY)
Format: 12"
Price: $12.00
Catalog #: UY 059EP
Sierra Sam's experience shines through clearly on this 12" for Upon You. The title track holds up not just on great production, but also from the mystical vocals that Paris The Black Fu offer on this release. For the flip-side, Sierra Sam picked his English cohort Inxec for a fresh remix. Closing track "Chambers" seals the deal on this singing, ringing hit plastic disc that no survival kit should be without.


Artist: STILLER, GUNNAR
Title: Open You/Cubicle
Label: UPON YOU (GERMANY)
Format: 12"
Price: $13.00
Catalog #: UYS 001EP
"We all know Gunnar from countless kick ass parties in Berlin. He has always been a reliable force as a DJ, especially when playing together with Fabiano. Now he's taken a turn at the Tech House Crossings towards Upon You and had the right tracks on board to impress our head of A&R, Marco Resmann. He not only demonstrates his talents as a clever wordsmith but also his great musical taste with 'Cubicle' and 'Open You', proving that everything that has been said about him is true."


Artist: ACUMEN
Title: Firmament/Middle
Label: UPON YOU (GERMANY)
Format: 12"
Price: $13.00
Catalog #: UYS 002EP
"Actually, this Frenchman's plan was to become more 'sensible' -- well he is in his 30s, has a family and a regular job. He used to be a punk who one day or night, discovered the 4/4 nightlife, which never really let him go again. He has always produced music as a passion and not with the goal of actually living from it. That, of course, is a good thing for a musician, it means that there's no pressure, he can take his time without compromising his work. So, as his music began to develop and become better and better on the side, in 2007 he began to take his music more seriously. He runs the labels Time Has Changed and Time Is Now and as Acumen nonchalantly leans toward the career ladder instead of scratching at the bottom step, electronic gurus like Richie Hawtin have described him as the 'Newcomer of the year'. We are especially pleased about his release on Upon You. Two beautiful tracks -- 'Firmament' and 'Middle.'"


Artist: VLYS/SAMUEL DAN, DARLYN
Title: Aoyama
Label: UPON YOU (GERMANY)
Format: 12"
Price: $12.00
Catalog #: UYS 003EP
Darlyn Vlys and Samuel Dan tell the story of when they met with this edition of the Sweet & Sour series. As they arrived in Osaka, they were greeted with a strange tea that transformed the first part of their journey into a "Drug Trip." Darlyn continued his travels from house to house, soon arriving at the "Kiniro" dance mountain, where, after assuming his ascent, he reached the rave plateau. Samuel relished his "Temaki" roll while speeding towards Tokyo.


Artist: CAZZOLA & TITTA, FRANCO
Title: Vitta Brevis
Label: UPON YOU (GERMANY)
Format: 12"
Price: $12.00
Catalog #: UYS 004EP
Upon You presents Franco Cazzola and Titta. Cazzola's track "Vita Brevis" is a spicy offering for the Upon You Sweet & Sour series with two kicking remixes to boot. One is from Pol On and the second one comes from ONNO. The results are definitely hot-dogging around the funky house island but with each artist showing us some pretty tricky manoeuvres, too.


Artist: HORVAT, DENIS
Title: Lost Fuse
Label: UPON YOU (GERMANY)
Format: 12"
Price: $12.00
Catalog #: UYS 005EP
Denis Horvat is a DJ and producer from Frederiksvaerk, north of Copenhagen. His musical career has been pretty short up until now, but he has been scooped up by the label Great Stuff. His roots are the drums, which you can hear when you listen to his tracks, whether it's the title track "Lost Fuse" with its dub elements or the more melodic "The Vintage" or the deeper B2 number "Satisfashion."


Artist: GEHRING, MARCUS
Title: On A Trip
Label: UPON YOU (GERMANY)
Format: 12"
Price: $12.00
Catalog #: UYS 006EP
Marcus Gehring fits in with Upon You sub-label Sweet And Sour like vodka shots at an after hour. His funky and trippy sound grooves until sunrise and that's the way they like it. It doesn't matter whether it's "On A Trip" or "In Between" with its bouncy bass line. His love and passion for music will definitely produce more good things in the future.


Artist: MELOHMAN & JAVI BORA
Title: Calle Cala
Label: UPON YOU (GERMANY)
Format: 12"
Price: $12.00
Catalog #: UYS 007EP
The Upon You Sweet & Sour series introduces you to fresh artists. This time, the Spaniards Melohman and Javi Bora bring you three dancefloor rockets that can't wait to be launched into the club-cosmos. There's an Edit on A1 and the original title on B1. B2 is reserved for a "Calle Cala" remix from producer Tuccillo.

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