Browse by Label: MOOD MUSIC (GERMANY)

Artist:	FREESTYLE MAN
Title:	Nightstarter 2
Label:	MOOD MUSIC (GERMANY)
Format:	2CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	MOOD 002CD

"Moodmusic Records has grown in the past year from an underground cult status to a well known player in the world of dance music and has established a worldwide reputation for quality music. Tracks like 'Chicago' from Henrik Schwarz, '808 Lazerbeam' by Dirt Crew and 'Voo Doo Knight' by Spirit Catcher rocked the dancefloors in the last 24 months and to good effect. Our second label compilation, Nightstarter 2, compiled by label owner Sasse Lindblad aka Freestyle Man. The double-CD includes an unmixed-CD with new and unreleased material, as well as an mixed-CD with the best of the past catalogue as well as some special versions." Artists: Phonogenic, Nick Chacona, Freestyle Man, Henrik Schwarz, Star You Star Me, RikPutin, An-2, DJ T. vs Freestyle Man, Thirsty Monk, Loversrock, Sasse, Thugfucker, Dirt Crew, Spirit Catcher, 2 Dawgs.

Artist:	FREESTYLE MAN
Title:	Nightstarter 3
Label:	MOOD MUSIC (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	MOOD 003CD

"It's time for another installment of the Moodmusic Nightstarter compilation series with the best selection from the current and forthcoming releases selected and mixed by label owner and A&R Freestyle Man aka Sasse Lindblad. Starting things smooth with the recent 'Star You Star Me' single in an unreleased Ian Pooley vocal mix, Sasse creates a magical mix crafted from the nu-disco sound of Spirit Catcher, Common Factor, Nick Chaocna and Dan Berkson going through a journey into the rocking minimal electronic side of the Moodmusic catalogue with Phonique (Tim Paris remix), Dave DK , Geddes vs. Audiofly (charted by Ewan Pearson already) and Sasse himself. Ending the perfect mix is Greg Oreck´s future classic 'Line' in it's glorious 10 minutes original mix."

Artist:	SASSE FEAT. KIKI
Title:	Loosing Touch (Alexkid & Passarani Rmx)
Label:	MOOD MUSIC (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$10.00
Catalog #:	MOOD 039XEP

"After the killer original mix of this future classic we bring you two of our favourite producers to the table to tackle the vocals from Kiki. Alexkid starts with a early Chicago Frankie Knuckles groove evolving the song into a peak hour frenzy of electronic house at its best. Mr Pigna aka Marco Passarani twists a bar or two from French Kiss and turns the track into a jacking killer-groove alá Powerplant 1987 with the vocals teared into parts and turned into a mutilated chant. For the not so vocal orientated around he kindly made a slamming dub as well. Saluté."

Artist:	SASSE FEAT. MALTE
Title:	Up To You Rmixes
Label:	MOOD MUSIC (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$10.00
Catalog #:	MOOD 045EP

"Taken from the current Sasse album Made Within the Upper Stairs Of Heaven, 'Up To You' features Malte Schlorf from Losoul/Playhouse fame on vocals. The original mix pushes the baleric deephouse sound to soothe your soul while the remixes show great versatility. Anja Schneider turns the song into an adventure of minimal proportions with a huge dub-like bassline driving like hell and we love it! Great work from one of the first ladies of electronic music! The Naughty Remix from Filippo Moscatello brings the old back to the new with dark Belgian chocolate poured into your brain, with Todd Terry inspired beats and a massive breakdown ! Scary! Newcomers Drum Cult from London (Recently signed to Dirt Crew Rec) shows excellent talent on their Italo-Balearo-in-your-face remix, which keeps the original vibe, but turns it 360 degrees into the southern hemisphere full of rainbow colored trips and free love!"

Artist:	AUDIOFLY X
Title:	Lost
Label:	MOOD MUSIC (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$10.00
Catalog #:	MOOD 046EP

"Audiofly are hotter than hot for their recent output on labels like Connoisseur, Mobilee, Adrift and the brand new Tiefschwarz label Souvenir. While working with different people (Rekleiner, Sleeper Thief) the Audiofly sound is always present and rocking the crowd. Lost is the follow-up release to the hugely successful Somewhere release on Moodmusic as Rekleiner with partner in crime, Stuart Geddes. This time we got a double A-sided monster in the form of 'Lost' and 'Til Mari.' Electronic house music at its best, we would describe this, with both tracks having a strong floor feel to them and getting that hands in the air feel we hardly feel anymore."

Artist:	HERLIHY & TORRANCE
Title:	So That's What Happens
Label:	MOOD MUSIC (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$10.00
Catalog #:	MOOD 047EP

With Isolée remix! I"After the highly successful debut release on Moodmusic 'Machine Ate My Homework' (played/charted by Roman Flügel, Hell, Tiefschwarz, Kiki, Loco Dice etc) from London-based Gavin Herlihy, we offer you the next step in the form of 'So That's What Happens.' Produced together with partner in crime Craig Torrance, this bad-ass funk fuelled minimal influenced dancefloor monster has already created a huge buzz on ultra limited promo CDs... already hammered by Ewan Pearson, Kiki, Tiefschwarz, Damian Larazus among others, this one will prove that these guys are no one-hit wonders! For some extra kick we asked Isolée aka Rajko Müller to drop his Kraut electronics all over 'So That's What Happens' -- beefing up his 808 and assorted rattlesnakes, Isolée creates a stellar arrangement with so much finesse and soul it could be another future classic."

Artist:	SASSE
Title:	Gravity Remixes
Label:	MOOD MUSIC (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$10.00
Catalog #:	MOOD 049EP

"We asked our favorite remixers of the moment to tackle the electronic disco vibe of the original Sasse production taken from his recent album, Made Within The Upper Stairs of Heaven. Peter Dildo, the man behind Trackdown Records has in the past 12 months delivered such dance floor bombs that it was an easy choice to ask him to rework 'Gravity.' Peter delivers his phat trademark sound of deep-house meets postminimal in a slamming arrangement of fine tuned drums and hypnotic synthstabbing. Nick Chacona and his partner in crime, Anthony Mansfield from Hector Works/Rong Music fame takes the original mix through their New York disco mill and delivers a severe piece of doped-up cosmic disco -- only for the headstrong! Last but not least, the Finnish old-school electro guys Mr Velcro Fastener transforms the original into an 808 jam with vocal samples to a final climax."

Artist:	SCHWARZ, HENRIK
Title:	Walk Music
Label:	MOOD MUSIC (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$10.00
Catalog #:	MOOD 051EP

"Henrik Schwarz does not need any introduction after the amount of classic status remixes and releases he's been churning out in the last years on Sunday Music, Moodmusic, K7, Innervisions and Ninja Tune, among others. After his highly acclaimed K7 DJ-Kicks mix CD last year, he is now back to where he started in 2002 with the Supravision EP (Mood Music), and boy are we happy and proud to have him on board again. Walk Music came to life some years ago on one of Henrik's amazing live shows and as with all good things, it was worth the wait! 'Walk Music' is a deep, mesmerizing excursion into his soul-funk-disco roots with a mysterious vocal line chugging into your mind while the driving beat and bass keeps your butt moving -- pure funk, we say. Some added strings and an exceptionally surprising arrangement make this another classic Henrik Schwarz journey. The 'Walk Music 2003' version is the original rough live version re-mixed and mastered using old school studio techniques, keeping the rough edges and feel of a live jam. Starting with hypnotic keyboards, leading the way for the vocals and beats to enter the game and further developing into one of his massive twisted grooves, this is the version for the true heads who have experienced him live in a club."

Artist:	NAUGHTY
Title:	World EP
Label:	MOOD MUSIC (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$10.00
Catalog #:	MOOD 053EP

"Naughty aka Filippo Moscatello has been in the game for some time. From his days coproducing the early Gigolo releases for some guy called DJ Hell, his artist releases on labels such as Ferox, Good Life and Eskimo, and his remixes and productions for artists such as Goldfrapp, Laurent Garnier, Inner City, Fisherspooner, Terranova, Tiga and Christopher Just among others, his CV is a roll call of the great and the good from the last decade of house and techno. This new artist release is his first for Moodmusic, the start of a new chapter, and put quite simply, it's one of the finest moments of his career. 'World of a Woman' is immaculate and uplifting house music. A deceptively simple melody burrows into your head and your heart, and the whole thing has a sunny and effortless elegance which recalls the very best Balearic records of the early 1990s but still sounds absolutely contemporary. Already being hammered by DJs such as Ewan Pearson and Dirt Crew, this will be a summer anthem on all discerning dancefloors, in the same way that Locodice's 'El Gallo Negro' was last year. 'World of a Man' is a totally different beast, a darker and moodier journey into twirling analog synths and dueling bassline action. This one surely needs to be played out loud and proud. We do so! One 12". Two bombs. It doesn't get better than this."

Artist:	DAVE DK
Title:	Sweet Yellow
Label:	MOOD MUSIC (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:	KIKI & SASSE
Title:	Belvedere
Label:	MOOD MUSIC (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$10.00
Catalog #:	MOOD 055EP

"Kiki and Sasse have once again gathered in the studio and the result is somewhat comparable to their last collaboration, Loosing Touch in early 2006 which highlighted the dancefloors and radiowaves with its electronic touch of disco and Italo mixed with modern production techniques. The Black Head Studios in Berlin were again heavily influencing the sound of 'Belvedere' and with its analog sound and top-notch production. Techno with soul we call it -- somewhat of a mix of what Kiki produces for BPitch and the bass crunchin' productions of Sasse. 'Grand Cru' is influenced by early Detroit house but rocks the floor from a different perspective, deep but chuggin', it transforms from wild pitch synth lines and quirky effect to a bass-heady house monster, reminiscent of early Murk sound. This needs to be played out loud and proud!"

Artist:	MUGWUMP
Title:	Memory Lane Refund
Label:	MOOD MUSIC (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$11.50
Catalog #:	MOOD 056EP

"The Belgian power-trio Mugwump have gained solid support from the likes of Ewan Pearson, Ivan Smagghe and Ata among others in the recent years for their floor crunching sound on labels such as Eskimo, Hi-Phen, Suicide, Crosstown Rebels and Brique Rouge. 'Memory Lane Refund' was projected for Moodmusic as a proud statement. Building on a solid house basement, the original is influenced by early Chicago and UK house with jacking beats and excellent synth workouts from the Belgian maestros. Their own Acid Retraxion remix works out some more rolling beats and an evil bass line straight from Chicago á la 1987. For remix duties, Alexander Maier turned the original upside-down and injected a funky, yet melodic dose of new school house in its best form. This rocks. Sasse delivers a serious Sunday afternoon rocker with the same flow as his recent work with Kiki & Nick Chacona."

Artist:	SPIRIT CATCHER
Title:	Voo Doo Knight Remixes
Label:	MOOD MUSIC (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	MOOD 060EP

"Who would have expected what happened with the Belgian Spirit Catcher duo after their early releases on labels such as Silver Networks, Missive, Winding Road and of course Moodmusic. The original Voo Doo Knight release on Moodmusic hit the shops in 2005 and it devastated floors all over the world with the result of catapulting Spirit Catcher into the big league of producers. After almost 4 years of constant touring and remixing, 'Voo Doo Knight' was still one of the highlights on their recent debut album Night Vision on 2020 Vision. So we thought it's time to re-vitalize this classic and asked the guys what they thought about the idea. 'Sure, let's do it -- we got a killer live mix of 'Voo Doo Knight' which we've been playing the past 2 years on our live show -- let's put it out!' So there was one side already scored from the guys themselves, what more can you hope for? Well, we got Spain's best kept secret, Wagon Cookin to deliver a mean, nasty and dirty workout which rocks the spots right on. Starting with breaky intro going into jacking analog territory with a lot of 'oomph' they're known for. This has been road-tested in the last months and it is absolutely rocking -- we could have expected nothing less actually!"

Artist:	DAVE DK
Title:	Volar Remixes
Label:	MOOD MUSIC (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:	SASSE
Title:	New Sun Day
Label:	MOOD MUSIC (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	MOOD 062EP

"First single from the forthcoming album called Toinen, Sasse comes forth with two long, evolving, pulsing deep tracks which bring the Finn back into his roots of house music. 'New Sun Day' is not exactly deep house in its purest form, but is evolving into a melodic synth-laden monster with a skippy rhythm and a deeper than deep bass line which rolls the track into a 12-minute journey of trippy melodies and quirky effects. 'Clemens' is dedicated to a well known producer from back in da days with its stabby groove and white noise punctuated arrangement with slow evolving analog trickery in the bass-department. A slightly darker affair than 'New Sun Day,' 'Clemens' still keeps the groove more hypnotic than in your face. Toinen, the second artist album from Sasse will be released in September on Moodmusic and this 12" gives a good insight on things to expect."

Artist:	CHOPSTICK & JOHNJON
Title:	Double Dribble
Label:	MOOD MUSIC (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	MOOD 063EP

"Another new Moodmusic signing is the longtime Berlin producer duo of Chopstick & Johnjon from Criminal Records and Baalsaal Records fame. Fresh from their recent Dirt Crew Records hit Birds the guys deliver another double A-sided bomb with Double Dribble / Rebound on Moodmusic. Double Dribble starts with a low-slung vocal making waves for the modulating hook-line and a build up before breaking into a 7 a.m. sun-riser hand-raiser break. Intense, yet deep, 'Double Dribble' has a classic Berlin house feel to it. 'Rebound' takes another route, starting with jacking percussion alá Chicago and a summerish synth groove which almost gives this a Balearic feel to it. Working the groove, the tracks builds and builds with more layers of analog heaviness and a neat arrangement, before dropping into a surprise break of Rhodes chords, giving the track another dimension. Feel the love when you drop this shit!"

Artist:	MAIER, ALEXANDER
Title:	Sahara
Label:	MOOD MUSIC (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	MOOD 064EP

"A fresh addition to the Moodmusic roster but a longtime veteran in the house-scene, Alexander Maier aka DJ All*star from Stuttgart is well known from his earlier releases on Buzzin Fly, Exun and Criminal Records. He began his career playing underground techno in the south of Germany, but over the years became more and more influenced by Detroit and Chicago house. You can hear these influences on 'Sahara' in both the 'Rain' and 'River' version. Deep and reduced grooves with enough soul and atmosphere, yet fully functional for the floor, 'Sahara Rain' kicks in with a heavy bass sequence building a perfect platform to be followed by the synth theme which hits the peak hour perfectly. I see some hands going up here already. 'Sahara River' starts more housey, building a classy, low-slung huge groove with percolating synths and an almost tribal feel to the drums. The modulating synths lift the track to new heights with a break of superbly layered twisted pads before the drums kick back in full effect. As this would not be enough we asked our trusted Chicago connection and Alex's buddy, Mazi aka Audio Soul Project to remix 'Sahara Rain.' If you consider people who have been in the biz for some time Mazi is one of the warriors of 'the Sound,' never choosing the easy way but following his true way of house music. And house it is, classic but cleverly updated to 2008 with a twist of So-Cal thrown in for good measure. Bouncey and jacking are the words that come to mind when hearing this, excellent work and a another bomb for the hot months to come."

Artist:	PENNER + MUDER
Title:	Are You Lost
Label:	MOOD MUSIC (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	MOOD 065EP

"There´s another new, exciting talent to be found on Moodmusic. John Muder, known for his partnership with Chopstick as Chopstick & Johnjon has this teamed up with Nils Penner, a Hamburg native who´s earning his living in the world of graphic design but has lost his love in music. As a team, Penner+Muder brings some white boy soul into the dancefloors of our taste, mixing modern influences with the soulful voice of Mr Muder. Are You Lost brings back those shivers from 15 years back when you heard Chicago house the first in the right atmosphere and mind-set, giving the edge to the night. It´s a house sound we all know and love, but the sincere contribution from John makes the song something to remember. Not to exercise economical suicidal tendencies running a label we brought something more floor compatible for the pussies around us who can't play a vocal tune. The dub of 'Are You Lost' is a groovy affair, taking the essence of the original and putting the house sound of Berlin right where it belongs. It's deep and nasty and we love it. For the flip 'Millennium Falcon' takes crisp beats, a murder bassline and an evolving synth line, making a simple but destructive floor burner from the finest caliber. Been played by Sasse on every gig since early 2008 this is one of those secret weapons you don't want to give out to other DJs. Well, now you got it, use the force!"

Artist:	SASSOMATIC
Title:	Basic Needs EP
Label:	MOOD MUSIC (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	MOODLIMX 001EP

"Label head honcho Sasse delivers 3 dirty tracks for the floor on the new Moodmusic Digital release. For the vinyl fans we also do a strictly limited pressing of this release. 'Butta' builds up slowly with shuffling sharp beats and a deep bass reminding of early Ibadan style groovers , growing into a monster synth-laden orchestral orgasm with percussive elements flowing in and out of the mix. 'Dirtie' is more of the early '90s-flavored house which Sasse masters so well. Kicking beats and a quirky bassline from his beloved Elka Synthex analog monster plunges the track into full floor mode, bringing later some warm strings to soothe your soul. 'Physics' is the real old schooler here, a simple beat-bass groover which kicks ass on the floor, building the perfect ground for a filtered, dirty synth stab running into madness before some hypnotic strings drops in and breaks the track for a final climax."

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