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Artist:	TOSCA
Title:	Different Tastes Of Honey (Remixes)
Label:	STUD!O K7 (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$16.00
Catalog #:	K7 118CD

"After the success of their Opera and Suzuki albums, Tosca's Richard Dorfmeister and Rupert Huber return with an afterburner, the essential collection of remixes. With the upcoming domestic release of Suzuki In Dub as well, this is the season for Tosca. On this outing, the choice cut is 'Honey,' a tune that rocked radio, clubs and hi-fi sets alike. Here it melts into an all-new variety of flavors via an international squad of remixers including Faze Action, Funky Lowlives, Only Child, and Markus Kienzl of the Sofa Surfers. A landmark tune made by pioneering figures of the European downtempo scene, Tosca's 'Honey' deserves nothing less than the all-star treatment it receives on this record. Sultry and sexy, these musically diverse remixes will quickly become a personal soundtrack, a fixture on the stereo at home, in the car, and on the go."

Artist:	TOSCA
Title:	Dehli 9
Label:	STUD!O K7 (GERMANY)
Format:	2CD
Price:	$15.50
Catalog #:	K7 140CD

"A sublime collection of music, the new CD by Richard Dorfmeister and Rupert Huber is full of uptempo beats with a downtempo feeling, grooves in soft satin, spliff tunes with lyrical extravagance, and piano-pieces in a dub style. There's musical diversity galore on Dehli 9 : CD 1 contains the classical Tosca sound infused with lush instrumentation, and CD2 (the bonus CD) features twelve dubwise piano compositions. For Dehli 9, Dorfmeister and Huber recaptured the spontaneity of their earliest collaborations. Their direct but freeform approach is quiet obvious. The sounds are drawn less from well-sorted sample banks or refined VST plug-ins, but from a range of live instruments that Richard and Rupert played during the two-year long sessions. After recording, the music was arranged on the computer, leaving room for some formidable vocal contributions."

Artist:	TOSCA
Title:	J.A.C.
Label:	STUD!O K7 (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.50
Catalog #:	K7 180CD

"Change is a constant in life and it's this key factor that has informed the recent adventures in sound for Tosca. With their upcoming fourth artist album J.A.C. the theme of fatherhood is the tie that has bound these two men together in a newly recharged musical kinship. Between the release of their last acclaimed album Dehli 9 and their new masterpiece, the two have become fathers. This album is the most consistent formulation of both the carefree and the melancholic aspects of Tosca. The melodies quicken, the grooves are both fun loving and laidback. Huber and Dorfmeister have found both a fresh understanding of the art of understatement and a newly reformulated, breathtaking musical authenticity. Like the new life around them, J.A.C. similarly breathes new life into the characteristic sound of Tosca. Besides the ever-present and celebrated Tosca mood, this new sound resonates with the vibrations of live instruments translated with a liveliness that captures the immediacy of creation and improvisation at its peak. It's this live, real instrumentation that marks the sound of the new Tosca album the most significantly. The duo brought in a cast of new artists to perform vocals on the songs including Samiah Farah from Paris, Chris Eckman, lead singer of Seattle-based band The Walkabouts, former Rockers Hi-Fi MC Farda P, Londoner Earl Zinger of 2 Banks of 4 and Austrian rock legend Graf Hadik all appear on the microphones. J.A.C. is full of music that is light-footed and melancholic, cheerful and deep, relaxed and energetic. It's a sound that can be enjoyed everywhere, at any occasion."

Artist:	TOSCA
Title:	Damentag
Label:	STUD!O K7 (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$8.00
Catalog #:	K7 180EP

"For Tosca, most of all, their Damentag sounds funky and with this track Huber and Dorfmeister show that being a father doesn't necessarily mean that you lose track of the dancefloor. It's rather the opposite. 'Damentag' has a kicking bass line, dub melodies and features the laidback voice of former Rockers Hi-Fi MC Farda P, which together create a bright and both deep sound groove mélange. The single's B side 'Pyjama' (long version) features a ten minute extended version of another track from 'J.A.C.'. The intro starts dubby and atmospheric, then morphs into a vibrant jazz burner."

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