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SLCTRS 001LP
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What is a "Selector"? Dekmantel has long been determined to find out. The first compilation comes from Motor City Drum Ensemble. These are not mix CDs; every Selectors compilation will include a collection of hand-picked, unmixed tracks personally curated by the artist. Motor City Drum Ensemble (a.k.a. Danilo Plessow) has been digging for records since his teenage years, and his DJing has become the stuff of legend. In truth, Plessow's relationship with Dekmantel dates back to the earliest days of the Motor City Drum Ensemble project, making him a natural candidate to head up the inaugural Selectors compilation. As expected, he's thrown himself into the task; selecting a want list from his collection of 15,000 records was no easy task, but getting permission for the final tracklist was even tougher. One song in particular, Raphael Green's "Don't Mess With The Devil," required him to personally call up a church in St. Louis, Missouri. "The guy, he's a Bishop," he says. "When the Ferguson protests were happening, for example, he was on CNN explaining his thoughts on the whole thing, so he's a known public figure, but nobody really knew that he had this amazing record that was recorded in '79 or '80. His voice is just unbelievable. It's the kind of record that when I heard it the first time, I couldn't believe that there had only been like 100 copies pressed, and that this wasn't actually big." Motor City Drum Ensemble's record bag is full of these kinds of gems, but he has no qualms about sharing a few of his secret weapons with a wider audience. "I wanted to get some of the stuff that is really, really hard to get, and make it available for younger people," he explains. "I used to be in the same situation. Back when I was 18, I would listen to a Rainer Truby mix and he would only play these $400 Brazilian records. I was like, 'Fuck, how am I ever going to be able to afford these?' I was glad when there was a reissue, and it's a bit the same with the compilation now. Basically," he explains, "the approach for the compilation was, 'If I walked into a record store, what kind of compilation would I buy?' That's what I did." Features: DJ Slym Fas, House Of Jazz, 20 Below, Risque III, Licky, Raphael Green, Ahzz and Bill Deal.
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SLCTRS 001CD
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What is a "Selector"? Dekmantel has long been determined to find out. The first compilation comes from Motor City Drum Ensemble. These are not mix CDs; every Selectors compilation will include a collection of hand-picked, unmixed tracks personally curated by the artist. Motor City Drum Ensemble (a.k.a. Danilo Plessow) has been digging for records since his teenage years, and his DJing has become the stuff of legend. In truth, Plessow's relationship with Dekmantel dates back to the earliest days of the Motor City Drum Ensemble project, making him a natural candidate to head up the inaugural Selectors compilation. As expected, he's thrown himself into the task; selecting a want list from his collection of 15,000 records was no easy task, but getting permission for the final tracklist was even tougher. One song in particular, Raphael Green's "Don't Mess with the Devil," required him to personally call up a church in St. Louis, Missouri. "The guy, he's a Bishop," he says. "When the Ferguson protests were happening, for example, he was on CNN explaining his thoughts on the whole thing, so he's a known public figure, but nobody really knew that he had this amazing record that was recorded in '79 or '80. His voice is just unbelievable. It's the kind of record that when I heard it the first time, I couldn't believe that there had only been like 100 copies pressed, and that this wasn't actually big." Motor City Drum Ensemble's record bag is full of these kinds of gems, but he has no qualms about sharing a few of his secret weapons with a wider audience. "I wanted to get some of the stuff that is really, really hard to get, and make it available for younger people," he explains. "I used to be in the same situation. Back when I was 18, I would listen to a Rainer Truby mix and he would only play these $400 Brazilian records. I was like, 'Fuck, how am I ever going to be able to afford these?' I was glad when there was a reissue, and it's a bit the same with the compilation now. Basically," he explains, "the approach for the compilation was, 'If I walked into a record store, what kind of compilation would I buy?' That's what I did." Features: DJ Slym Fas, House Of Jazz, 20 Below, Risque III, Licky, Raphael Green, Ahzz and Bill Deal
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COMP 277EP
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2023 repress. Very few producers have built their reputation as quickly as Inverse Cinematics, the duo of Danilo Plessow and Joachim Tobias. In addition to solo releases on Pulver, Plessow has recorded tracks as Hipster Wonkaz and Aphro Pzyko for Pablo Valentino's Faces label and Mad Mats's Raw Fusion imprint. Motor City Drum Ensemble concentrates on Plessow's electronic side. Before he started to go more leftfield/broken-beat-ish with his Inverse Cinematics project, he was heavily influenced by the likes of Larry Heard, Chez Damier, UR, Moodymann, and Mike Huckaby, and labels like Soul City, KMS, Prescription, Harmonie Park.
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MCDE 1211EP
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2015 repress. Marcellus Pittman, Mike Huckaby and Recloose get a go at some by-now classic MCDE material. Appropriately titled "Raw Cuts," the two tracks would start a series of raw house jams Danilo made in his studio using old school samplers and drum machines, a sound that at the time was far away from being status quo. Having been heavily influenced by soul, jazz, house and techno emerging from both the Motor City and beyond, Danilo found his signature sound: sample-based, raw, emotional and mature tracks.
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MCDE 1210EP
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2017 repress. Awesome gospel-inspired four-track house 12" from Motor City Drum Ensemble. MCDE directly confronts the legacy of his insanely loved Raw Cuts that brought the bounce back to deep house, injecting a blueprint grown stale with much-needed emotions and rejuvenating DJ crates worldwide. Four impressive workouts condensing all we love about the genre, resulting in a show-stopping record sure to set even the most distinguished floors on fire.
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MCDE 1201EP
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2014 repress. Here is the first vinyl edition of Motor City Drum Ensemble's Raw Cuts Vol. 1 (FACES 003CD) series. Heavy disco-fused house shit... you need this in your bag, collection, LIFE.
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MCDE 1202EP
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2017 repress. Here is yet another vinyl edition taken from Motor City Drum Ensemble's Raw Cuts Vol. 1 (FACES 003CD) series. Great disco/house music and a massive 12".
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FACES 003CD
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This is the debut full-length release by Stuttgart's hotly-tipped Motor City Drum Ensemble, who has caused quite a stir with his collection of releases on his own MCDE imprint. Now, that material is compiled here along with three exclusive tracks. A heady mix of contemporary house and breezy techno, Danilo Plessow has an undeniable grasp of what makes people shake and shuffle on the dancefloor. Despite his German location (and as is hinted at by his moniker), he has a masterful grasp of the sound of Detroit, combined with heavy doses of soul and diva-disco blurts, all blended until creamy-smooth and groove-able. Also includes two cuts from new MCDE signing, Jayson Brothers -- one cut of swinging, kick-filled house and another cut of downtempo disco funk-groove, with piano samples and claps.
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MCDE 1205EP
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2017 repress. This is the long-awaited return of the Raw Cuts series from Motor City Drum Ensemble. Another huge one: the A-side has the trademark MCDE "hook" while the flip goes deep into late-night territory. This 12" has been played and supported by Gilles Peterson, Simbad, Karizma, Alex From Tokyo, Jazzanova, Gilb-r, Dixon, Âme, Domu, and many more.
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