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Artist:	SCHNEIDER, ANJA
Title:	Back To Back
Label:	MOBILEE (GERMANY)
Format:	2CD
Price:	$20.00
Catalog #:	MOBILEE 001CD

Founded in 2005 by Anja Schneider, the young label Mobilee is proud to present its first compilation, and first-ever CD release. Back To Back collects nine of the label's best tracks on one disc, giving the turntable-impaired their first encounter with a catalog that vinyl-lovers have quickly come to treasure; on disc two, Schneider delivers a seamless mix of eight exclusive in-house remixes, all commissioned especially for this release and unavailable anywhere before now. Schneider is a Berlin-based multitasker, a talented musician, a sought-after club DJ, a well-known radio personality and the perfect curator and mixer of this compilation. CD1 easily captures every facet of the label, from Sebo K's track -- a timeless, deep house gem recalling Carl Craig -- to Pan-Pot's fidgety "P.O. Box" and "Black Widow," which prove that there's more to minimal than simple clickety-clack. Tracks from Exercise One, Sleeper Thief and GummiHz round out the collection of corkscrewing grooves, along with both sides of Anja Schneider's "Lily of the Valley"/"Addicted" single. Also, Schneider and Sebo K's club smash "Rancho Relaxo" is here in all its ragged glory. CD2 finds Exercise One tackling Sebo K's "Horizons," who in turn reworks GummiHz's "Isolate." GummiHz takes a scalpel to Schneider's "Addicted," then she has her way with Daniel Stefanik's anthem "The Bells," and Stefanik does his magic on Exercise One's "Debaya." Letting out their own inner ravers, Pan-Pot take on "Rancho Relaxo," and, in the only cameo appearance here, Jesse Rose puts his chunky house signature on Pan-Pot's "Black Dog." Finally, Prosumer gets the upper hand on Sebo K, recreating the latter's "Moved" in Prosumer's own image. And you thought the dude was just a singer -- think again. "Think again" might as well be Mobilee's motto, for the way the label lays bare the skeleton of rave music -- and the way it amplifies Berlin minimal into something throbbing, overwhelming, all-consuming. Watch your back: Mobilee is coming up from behind, and Back to Back is the rearview image of the shape of rave to come.

Artist:	SCHNEIDER, ANJA
Title:	Beyond The Valley
Label:	MOBILEE (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	MOBILEE 005CD

This is the debut full-length from Berlin-based Anja Schneider, founder of the Mobilee label, respected DJ and radio personality. Touring ceaselessly, Anja has travelled the globe, bringing the Mobilee vibe to clubbers around the world -- now she invites us to travel with her to an unfamiliar setting, Beyond The Valley. Co-produced with Paul Brtschitsch -- with whom she collaborated on the stunning 12" Loop de Mer -- Beyond The Valley is more than a collection of tracks, it's a rich, nuanced statement from an artist ready to open up new worlds and enchanted places where the old rules no longer apply. Titles like "Safari" and "Belize" suggest exoticism, but it goes beyond that: the record harnesses the spooky unknowing of the Brothers Grimm, Pan's Labyrinth, Little Red Riding Hood -- sounding not unlike what modern, city-dwelling mortals know as nightlife, a scene we recreate every weekend, with subwoofers instead of tunneling burrows and with waving arms rather than tree branches. Anja brings that pagan spirit to life in 10 inky, supple cuts. "Mole" sets the tone with tribal drums and snaky reverb trails. Guiros croak like frogs and flashes of melody dart away like salamanders. "Get Away" tiptoes into the shadows in the same way that a good DJ teases her audience over to the other side. But, there's plenty of abandon here as well: check "Little Red Riding Hood," with its urgent, cresting build-ups, or the starry-eyed submission of "Belize," which stakes out a jungle clearing where dancers revel until dawn. The bobbing "Fish At Night" wraps up the album with a new musical direction for Anja, where dubby half-stepping meets bubbling chords in the weightlessness of the deep. The album's title track represents its spiritual heart, where suave timbres temper the unremitting tension, and electronic frequencies fuse with the music of the human voice. Creeping forward on animal paws, you'd have to call it "jungle music," if the name weren't already taken. Whatever you make of this record -- as a sophisticated form of primitivism, or an ascendance of the animal inside all of us -- is up to you.

Artist:	SCHNEIDER, ANJA
Title:	Lily of the Valley
Label:	MOBILEE (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	MOBILEE 010EP

"Mobilee's tenth release produced by the label's boss-lady Anja Schneider. The EP Lily Of The Valley is a celebration not only of the 10th release, but also a dedication to the loveliness of springtime. The EP is the first solo release on Anja's own label following the success of her collaboration wi th Sebo K. -- 'Rancho Relaxo.' Meanwhile, Anja kept herself busy with remixes for Tsuba Records and Steve Bug's Dessous Recordings until this EP and spring arrived. On both remixes and this solo debut she worked together with Marco Resmann (Luna City Express, Phage, Pan-Pot) at Berlin's very productive Audiogain Studios. A1 -- 'Lily Of The Valley' is inspired by the first sunrays of the spring season. It's a weird percussive track morphing in different directions without leaving the groove. B1 -- 'Addicted' is a deep and sexy minimal track that easily lends itself to a hypnotic state. This funky groove is pieced with a reduced vocal that leads to a spherical and mystic atmosphere."

Artist:	SCHNEIDER, ANJA
Title:	Loop De Mer/Belize
Label:	MOBILEE (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$10.00
Catalog #:	MOBILEE 026EP

Anja Schneider's Loop De Mer features heady, trippy tracks -- eyes and ears blown wide open by impossible contours and unknown pleasures. This release also represents her first co-production with Paul Brtschitsch. In keeping with her previous work, both tracks are dark, sultry and eerie. Energy ripples beneath the surface and contrasyncopations build into a furious tidal swell; hissing ride cymbals cut through the murk like a flash of shark fins. Nimble, shuffling house skips and an irresistible melody swirls like dandelion tufts on the last days of summer, punctuated by emphatic toms -- heavy with the knowledge that all vacations must end.

Artist:	SCHNEIDER, ANJA
Title:	iThought
Label:	MOBILEE (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	MOBILEE 063EP

Mobilee celebrates its 5th birthday with a release from label founder Anja Schneider. Anja has been back in the studio and this time with co-producer Joakim Ilj�s, aka Kiki. Comprised of three tracks, "iThought," "Amore" and "iLook," the release contains looped soulful vocal samples and sexy grooves that will keep the dancefloor moving hypnotically in the early hours. The introduction of more dub influences on "iLook" creates a weightier contrast... get ready to bounce!

Artist:	SCHNEIDER, ANJA
Title:	Pushin
Label:	MOBILEE (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	MOBILEE 072EP

For the Pushin EP, Anja Schneider partnered up with Paul Brtschitsch, with whom she co-produced her debut LP Beyond The Valley in 2008. Famed for playing DJ sets that always come with a powerful bass and sexy groove, "Pushin" is the perfect production equivalent of Anja Schneider's club performances. The title track comes with a soulful vocal, while "Strong Way" is a female interpretation of the same track. "Don't Feel Anything" takes you on an eerie ride with whispered utterances.

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