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Artist:	DAVE DK
Title:	Retake One
Label:	MOODMUSIC (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	MOOD 013CD

Berlin's Moodmusic label kicks off a new mix CD series called "Retake." The first edition is being delivered by Moodmusic homeboy, Dave DK. The idea for the Retake series was born when label head Sasse had released the Starstyling mix on the occasion of Fashion Week 2009, including only releases from the label. Retake One contains some classic and new, unreleased Moodmusic tracks as well as influential material from the past 10 years. Besides Dave's edit of Sasse's "Wrapper" (Penner + Muder Remix), the mix features three new exclusive tracks that will also be released on a separate 12": Dave DK's "Will Be Gone," Axel Boman's "Cinquenta" and Citycobra's "Fresh Simple." To present an 80-minute overview of his DJ style, Dave has hand-picked some of his favorite tunes from his record box. To present a modern and organic sound, most tracks have been recorded from vinyl, partly from vinyl-only labels. With the focus being put not only on the music but also on the packaging and design, Retake One stands out in the present flood of mediocre media and music releases. Top designer Matthias Egil Last has been called in for the artwork. No less than two photo-shoots were necessary to come up with the final result. Last is also responsible for the design of the Watergate mix CD series. After his residencies at Tresor Club since 1999 as well as Panorama Bar since 2001, Dave DK has been a key figure in Berlin's music community. Spinning nowadays regularly throughout legendary clubs in Berlin, Dave is also playing gigs all around the world. Having released his first 12"s on Raum Musik in the late '90s, the albums Sensory Overload (2000, Müller Records) and Lights And Colours (2007, Moodmusic) were the highlights of his career which is now being crowned with Retake One. Other artists include: Ada, Lawrence, Holger Zilske, Daso, Ian Simmonds, Smallpeople, Chopstick & Johnjon, Jackmate, Superpitcher, Good Guy Mikesh, Christian Löffler, Sascha Funke, Horror Inc, DJ Koze, and Nina Kraviz.

Artist:	DAVE DK
Title:	Sweet Yellow
Label:	MOODMUSIC (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$10.00
Catalog #:	MOOD 054EP

"Dave DK presents Sweet Yellow, picking up where he left off with 'Okinawa Dance' on Mood Limited and 'Midi Rain' on Playhouse -- slow building, complex grooves keeping the floor nailed from the first moment on, building an anthem with strong synth-lines and his trademark sound design of effects and percussion. 'Prism' is more housier in the beetz department, while building on vocal snippets and chugging keys keeping the tension on high alert. Taking the best of the past and combining it with futuristic themes, we are sure Dave will be up for big things in the future."

Artist:	DAVE DK
Title:	Volar Remixes
Label:	MOODMUSIC (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	MOOD 061EP

"Fresh from the actual Dave DK album Lights and Colours here we have the first remix pack of it in the form of Volar, a collaboration between Dave and Alex Krüger aka Tigerskin. Dave asked his favorite producers and got quite a bunch of superstars on one record. Miss Jools from London delivered a super dope housey but still techy workout with stabby synths and an amazing snare which blows your mind away. Next up is Holger Zilske aka Smash TV, Dave's longtime production partner and drinkin' buddy, to show some of his analog love to 'Volar.' The arsenal never ends it seems when he unleashes one of his trademark Oberheim pad-attacks with enough chunky deepness to rock any club. Last but not least we get Mr. Sascha Funke to deliver his trademark deep but techy workout which lends a string part from another Dave DK album track, 'Stargazer' to full effect. To fill the pack we included the original 'Volar,' which sounds amazing on a big system with a pulsing bass and throbbin' synth stabs."

Artist:	DAVE DK
Title:	Cinema Coimbra
Label:	MOODMUSIC (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	MOOD 074EP

Dave DK provides a taste of his upcoming full-length with two tracks and some major remix biz from Ada and Russ Gabriel. The epic, floating, almost Balearic feel of "Cinema Paraiso" fit Ada's remix hand perfectly, and is already in Groove's top 10. "Coimbra" is a rocking house belter with neat sample editing and a bass line juggling between low-end and ultra-low sub. Russ keeps much of the original intact, deepening the groove with funk beats and lush Detroit chords.

Artist:	DAVE DK
Title:	Rave Your Mind
Label:	TELEVISION (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$9.00
Catalog #:	TELE 018EP

"Thank god, it's Friday and Dave DK is out there to save the night with this one. The two tracks on side a come your way in the typical slick style of production-wizard Dave DK. His merry melodies seem to dance the night away as they celebrate the sexy and sleazy atmosphere of an urban youth gone bonkers. Glamorous girls shake their booties to the massive drive of the drums, that pound the speakers to pieces, while the sophisticated young male at the bar pours his drink of desire as he watches the waitress on roller skates delivering dangerous drugs to the rich and famous, crowding the bathrooms around the world. House music has never been more star-spangled than here. On the B-side 'Rave Your Mind' got remixed by the well-known Dirt Crew, who added their tremendous touch of gold to this diamond of a dance tune. They know for sure how to preserve the unique quality of the original and concentrate on that shimmering stardust that explodes like nova under the hands of the Dirt Crew. A must have for every house DJ, who knows what big mama got cookin' in her boom-tube."

Artist:	DAVE DK
Title:	Breakdown
Label:	TELEVISION (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$9.00
Catalog #:	TELE 024EP

"We are proud to present the new slammin' smash-hit 'Breakdown' by Dave DK in all its breathtaking beauty as well as the rompin' and stompin' remix by Schaeben & Voss. Once again Dave DK, known for his former work on Müller Records, proves that he indeed is the rightful king of tech-house. Following his hit-maxi 'Rave Your Mind' he delivers his second coup this year with this marvelous monster of energy mixing techno with merry melodies that transform your body into a twistin' and shoutin' stampede of electricity. This is Dave DK at his best. Schaeben & Voss dive deeper into the raw backbone of the song and bring us a remix that rages like a steamroller in all its mesmerizing minimalism."

Artist:	DAVE DK
Title:	Hypnotize
Label:	TELEVISION (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$9.00
Catalog #:	TELE 029EP

"New megalomaniac merry melodies by mesmerist mondial Dave DK in all their monumentally mindblowin' metropolitan magnanimity. Truly tantalizing tech-house homunculi humbly hurry through these tracks of terrific turbulences evoked by amazing arrangements echoing the everlasting energy of our enigmatic existence. Both 'Hypnotize' and 'Freaky Stuff' irresistibly indulge in the futuristic force of a clearly concentrated orchestration of boombastic bass lines and beats true to the old school of auditive abstraction. Brilliantly building cascades of cleverly composed contradictions claw their way through the standards straight outta boomtown Berlin."

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