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RESORT 002LP
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isolée's fourth album, Resort Island, is a record as that's in turns hazy and thumping, euphoric and melancholy, always delivered in brilliant splashes of color. "coco's visa" sets the tone, its soft chords lapping against the drums like waves against a dock. Gentle moments like this and the exquisitely bittersweet "let's dence" offset dreamlike club tracks of the kind only German artist Rajko Müller could make. "rumour", the album's first single, is all ghostly strings and loping synths, a mellow joy-ride in magic hour light. isolée need not apologize for this flirtation with the sound of French touch on "pardon my French" (second single). It has the key elements that give the best disco and disco-flavored house records their magic: impossibly smooth bass tones connect perfectly plump kick drums, a strutting rhythm, glittering synths, all joining forces to give you the feeling of having a supremely, impossibly good time. On Resort Island, it's a vacation within a vacation, an artist so skilled at subtle, ambiguous moods going for straight up bliss, just this one time. "canada balsam", the third single from Resort Island is "Canada Balsam," a dreamlike club track of the kind only isolée could make. The beat is taut and punchy, a welcome echo of the minimalist flair of his early records. The rest draws from the lush sonic palette he's perfected since then: vaporous chords, swirling hand percussion, a subtly dramatic earworm melody that almost sounds plucked from a harp. It's the kind of tune that brings a wash of technicolor onto the dancefloor, a cool breeze riding on a perfectly tight groove.
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RESORT 001EP
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One for a sundowner: "Rumour" is the first single of isolée's upcoming album resort island, his first proper long-player since 2011's Well Spent Youth on Pampa Records (PAMPA 001CD). With its glittering strings and buzzing bass "Rumour" feels like a warm embrace. The groove as well as its textures and soundscapes will take you (and you friends) out there to resort island watching a vast mirror ball rising up over the horizon. The EP Rumour sees the release on isolée's own new record label Resort Island and comes with an exclusive, epic B-side track entitled "Seven Eleven" that will not be on the album. This is deep in thought house music that levitates between intoxicated ecstasy and escapism.
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MUSIQ 234EP
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2019 is Mule Musiq's 15 year anniversary, and Isolee's Ginster is one of twelve 12"s released in celebration, with collectable artwork by Stefan Marx. This is Isolee's first new release on Mule Musiq since 2009; super original-style unique house music.
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PAMPA 026EP
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Isolée's long and celebrated discography has taken him from seminal microhouse compositions through lush, deep, and dubby productions to the melodically rich sound design of 2013's mindblowing Allowance (PAMPA 013EP). Here, the title-track takes shape around a thick and dub-drenched bassline that moves and morphs with fluidity as tiny percussive elements orbit an instant-classic synth melody. The track's midsection showcases airy, spatial sound-wizardry, with shimmering cosmic riffs on the core melodic phrase. "Favouride" unfolds with metallic percussive accents and spectral synths; smooth and sleekly produced, yet introspective and complex, the layers of rhythm and melody combine here for extra emotional impact.
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PAMPA 013EP
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2018 repress. Isolée presents his second EP on Pampa. "You Could Do Your Memories" lures the listener away into a daydream, as if he suddenly found himself in an unknown place at a new-wave party. "Wobble," on the other hand, leaves only a few questions unanswered -- the party definitely looks familiar, and just when we reach that point where the funk motif resulting from the fusion of bass line and chords is threatening to wear us down, we are released.
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PAMPA 003CD
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Finally reissued and at a mid-line price! Pampa re-releases Isolée's debut 2000 album Rest, newly-remastered and including two bonus tracks previously only available on vinyl. Dancefloors worldwide went up in flames and still do so when they hear Rajko Müller's electronic trips. With "Beau Mot Plage," Müller imposed himself on the international auditory consciousness. This track hit the roof shortly after its release in 1999 as one of the most influential German musical productions since Kraftwerk. Isolée's debut album brings this track down from its pedestal and puts it back where it belongs along with the other exceptional harmonious tunes throughout the whole album. Basses drip out of the speakers in a seemingly unpretentious way, only to conquer slowly but steadily all the hidden angles of a room. With a kind of fragile charm, the music here isolates you from the rest of the world -- just you, your headphones and your thoughts. With Rest, Isolée accomplished the feat of winning the hearts of club people and critics of every shade alike, the latter paying homage with rave reviews. For the first time enriched with two very rare pearls from Isolée's treasure chest: "Krypt" is from Isolée's 1998 third Playhouse 12" Initiate, and "Raum2" is a track from his 1997 second Playhouse 12" Raum1/Raum2.
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PAMPA 004CD
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Finally reissued and at a mid-line price! Pampa re-releases Isolée's second album and critically-acclaimed 2005 classic We Are Monster, newly-remastered and including three tracks previously not released on CD! Just like Alice, we enter into Wonderland, which in this case consists of nothing more than three sounds. And we don't even need to snack on those mushrooms to experience all sorts of unheard-of things. Just like organic tissue, these sounds unfold a life of their own -- they break apart in fragments and recombine to form strange shapes, often leaving the acoustic senses in the dark. We Are Monster is fascinating because of the suggestive power with which Isolée charms the ear. This sound is not disco in the classic sense, but some mutation of classic disco combined with elements from the 21st century, with wonderful, harmonious and still disrupted tunes, space noises from another galaxy, strange bass tones and leaking drum patterns. It goes way beyond pure disco because disco is designed for the dancefloor. We Are Monster is rather an ingenious soundtrack for city life as well as for space-out times in your living area. Enchanting music conceived by one of our greatest contemporary artists. For the first time enriched with three very rare pearls from Isolée's treasure chest: "Can't Sleep All Night" and "Lost" are tracks from a 2003 Playhouse 12" and "Hermelin" is a track from a 2006 12" in a previously-unreleased version.
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PAMPA 001CD
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After six years, Isolée finally releases his third album on DJ Koze's Pampa Records. "Over the last 15 years, Isolée has managed to create a breathtaking trademark sound. Every note seems lovingly scavenged from the depths of his analog equipment pool, then polished and woven into an abstract, otherworldly, always morphing yet still binding and bouncing sound composition of epic proportions. Well Spent Youth is a chameleon; it assumes different forms depending on the volume it's played. Tunes like 'Taktell,' 'Thirteen Times An Hour,' 'Hold On,' 'One Box' and 'Celeste' set the club on fire, quickly spreading the unique, indescribable Isolée vibe, which imbues the often cold, bleak dancefloor with a unique, clever color. The collective joy at being challenged is ubiquitous. People dance to Isolée's music with their eyes closed -- opened every now and then only to exchange knowing nods. Now, Isolée reminds us yet again what electronic music is capable of -- crossing boundaries and achieving the psychedelic." --DJ Koze
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DIAL 053EP
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The Fantastic Researches Of Yushin Maru is one of those 12 inches Dial has been waiting patiently for and now Isolée is back from another journey into sound and space. Again, this is a psychoacoustic experience that takes over the contemporary dancefloor. Even the loopiest track will not feature a single second of repetition -- room and structure are constantly changing until the pleasure becomes you. Nick Mauss created the cover artwork.
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MULE 060EP
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This is Isolée's first release on Mule Electronic. Isolée is one of the most influential artists in the electronic dance music scene. Title track "Albacares" is a trademark, Isolée-style cold funk track, reminiscent of '80s stuff like Maximum Joy and such. "Les Andalouses" is unique, distorted minimal house.
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DIYNAMIC 023EP
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"Rest (2000) and We Are Monster (2005) may be the most established buzzwords for the very young history of house and techno. For these two albums Rajko Müller got hymns of praise from everywhere. Uncommon: everyone agreed -- the normal club people as well as music journalists and even DJ-stars. Isolée's music was and still is cross-genre, and there are just a few who achieved something like this and stayed timeless. One of his most famous tracks is 'Beau Mot Plage' -- a club hit classic which is still turning all around the world. Those who know his impressive discography, know what awesome and exciting music Rajiko created beyond this. So share our happiness and be prepared for an enthralling journey with Isolée."
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