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AVOTRE 019EP
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Avotre boss Santé opens this EP with "Dusty Roads," a grainy, lo-fi house jam with free-wheeling synths, firm kicks, and expert hi-hats. Butch delivers a remix more techy in nature, with forceful snares, kinetic percussion, and an upwardly mobile drum line. DJ Hell's remix is an electro-fried cut with frazzled synths, stuttering bass, and paranoid, droning synths -- a perfectly intense and heady trip. Santé's "Never Enough" is a deep, inviting, loopy number with carefully exploding melodies and tons of sonic detail. Emanuel Satie goes for a barreling, full-throttle remix with fat drums, vocal stabs, and rattling percussion.
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AVOTRE 013EP
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Sante's new EP, in anticipation of his much-awaited album Current, is an emotive, textured and subtle journey through the deeper shades of house and techno. Hypnotic keys and melancholic vocals are layered over a rolling, groove-based percussion. Sante flew over to London especially to work with J.U.D.G.E., and the singer's warm vocals work perfectly alongside the beat. The B-side is a rare treat, a remix from techno heavyweight Agoria. The French master gives the track a progressive rework, with a rousing synth pattern and crisp kick drums. These two tracks complement each other impeccably, both on the dancefloor and in the living room.
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AV 001CD
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It is said that an artist's first collection of work is a self-portrait -- a surreptitious sonic glimpse into their life and soul, delving deeper than even the most intimate DJ set. Current, Santé's debut album, is certainly no exception, as he invites and entices the listener into discovering what lies beneath the surface of this enigmatic and energetic DJ and producer. As the Berlin-based maestro's own persona grows in both popularity and notoriety, and his budding AVOTRE label goes from strength to strength, the timing couldn't be better for Santé to release his sophomore LP. Over 10 future-facing tracks, Santé displays a deft production skill that manages to surpass even his reputation for raising a dancefloor. The album is rich in styles and genres, from honest, melody-drenched cuts, such as title-track "Intimacy," to heavier club rollers like "Momentary," and the decadent, groove-infused "Tongue." Tracks such as "Turn Up," which features vocals from Russoul, show him deftly straddling the genres of jacking house and emotive melody. All are infused with a continuous and engaging sense of rhythm, which sees Santé weave a consistent, compelling narrative through the record. Santé is a team player -- as anyone will know who has ever caught one of his electrifying back-to-back sets with fellow AVOTRE label-mate Sidney Charles. Here we see him continue to expose his chameleonic abilities as he teams up with a number of other talents for this full-length debut, including Russoul, J.U.D.G.E. and Steve Smith (from Dirty Vegas). The album wraps up with one bonus cut of the elegiac "Awake," by heavyweight techno legend Agoria. The best music always tugs at the heartstrings, and this remix is a true example, aligning hypnotic keys with melancholic vocals. This low-key finale personifies Santé's, and Current's insistence in never compromising on quality. Current is a deep insight into the artistry and imagination of a talented producer and represents an important chapter in Santé's ever-growing career.
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OBJ 025EP
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2011 saw Santé step out of the Souvenir shadow and his successful engineering position with Tiefschwarz to confidently further his own musical career. Having now featured his music on the likes of Kompakt, 8Bit, Saved, and Desolat and launched his very own Avotre imprint, things are heating up nicely for the young Berlin-based producer. Today Santé joins the Objektivity crew, dropping a two-track debut that has already been burning the floors for label-chief Dennis Ferrer.
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DESOLAT 017X-EP
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Berlin-based producer and DJ Philipp Maier (aka Santè) already has an impressive discography on labels like Cocoon, Rekids, Souvenir, and 8bit. On Desolat, he debuts with a remarkable four-track 12". Santé has the groove and engineers an exciting soundtrack to the future house parties. Orange vinyl.
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SOUVENIR 031EP
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Philipp "Santé" Maier is back on track! "Ever Since" features smooth vocals and a circling beat that grabs hold of you. "Mrs. K" revives the dizzying spells of an old soul diva. A spatial wave breaks and projects the dancer miles away from Planet Earth. "Work It" is a filthy percussive workout with vocal fragments, hand-claps and jazzy drums. "U&I" features male vocals and female whispers while a heavy beat turns the dancefloor into a nuptial ceremony of the third kind.
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SOUVENIR 019EP
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Berlin-based brother trio Santé presents Dambalaa, which has sun, style and soul. The opening four-to-the-floor beat of the original version sets the soundscape, backed up by some introspective keys, pan-pipes and African chants. The percussion-led "Dub" version brings the bass-line and the rolling drum to the forefront and adds extensive echo, reverb effects, haunting vocals and piano samples. "Dambalaa" is a true stomper that has cracked the sets of Radioslave, Luciano, Loco Dice, Anja Schneider, and many more.
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SOUVENIR 016EP
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The Berlin-based Santé brotherhood is comprised of Philipp, Marius and Mathias Maier, and the trio join the global dance circus with "White," an unconstrained house track with strings, a vocal sample, and some dry toms. Two elements make this an outstanding dance track: a hi-hat as crisp and organic as a fresh fruit salad, and a reverbed steel drum. Some dark, reverberating strings in an odd minor key make it really dirty.
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