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APLTD 013EP
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Apparel Music is the platform, Chevals the protagonist, vinyl the material, end of March 2020 is the period of time decided for the landing of the Frenchman's first solo body of work for the "lovers dogs" label. Be Yourself is the title of the four-track EP by the artist which, by the headline itself, sounds like a declaration of intentions, an acknowledgement of his qualities as a producer, shaping up four different aspects of his creative attitude in a remarkable musical effort. The EP takes off with the title track which is a perfect display of Cheval's capabilities when it comes to the art of developing intersecting harmonies and melodies, setting up the perfect ground for a smooth vocal line that keeps on repeating the concept in a hypnotic loop: "just be yourself". With "Keep On" the bpm increases to design a beat driven track that winks to northern European rhythms in an apotheosis of upbeat acid lines, a vibey overlapping of loops we advise against light-sleepers! Side B starts with a more rhythmically classic composition called "Good Good" which is also the last of the three original tracks; here the strings section mashes up with the vocals, as usual expertly crafted by Chevals and again some hints of acid bass line to form a proper dance floor hit. B2 is dedicated to Madcat's remix of "Good Good", where the French producer explains his point of view with a funkier version of the track but keeping the essential parts intact. Impossible not to be excited by this EP by the Parisian producer who finally slams his fist on the table in what is his best musical statement so far.
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APLTD 012EP
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Apparel Music is delighted to welcome aboard one of the most talented house music producers in the scene, Goddard. The twelfth release of the Apparel's limited catalog is a brand new four-track EP called Signals by the Mancunian featuring a four-hands collaboration with Harry Wolfman and a remix by Jad & The. Every single track has been chosen carefully since the beginning of the project to make this record a representative work of the artist who perfectly blends his musical knowledge with the label's imprint. The opening track "Fourth Dimension" is a teamwork between Goddard and the above mentioned Wolfman and is the ideal start with its crunchy, slightly distorted beat, bold bassline, and spacey chords and arpeggios, surely a track for the DJ's out there to play out to a busy dancefloor. The title track lowers the heartbeat, displaying all Goddard's talent on the keys and creating an impeccable fluctuating soundscape of his musical characteristics: the beat is an oscillating, yet solid structure while the different timbres of his synths evaporate and reappear conceiving a dreamy, spacey track. Side B begins with the whimsical chords of "It's Not So Cold In Tromso" where the artist takes the listener to a brief and intense trip to see the Norwegian northern lights; the track is made by a strong rhythm section and flighty, far-out, harmonies which really evoke Scandinavian landscapes. Following is a free interpretation of the previous track by the Australian Jad & The who amalgamates a jungle-ish beat to Goddard's introspective harmonic section telling his opinion on the trip to "Tromso".
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APLWAX 007EP
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Apparel Wax comes back after a long summer with another EP, the seventh of its catalog and yet again another display of four different musical approaches brought together as one. The EP is, indeed, four tracks. One starts off with a groovy execution of a classic house track, an archetypal and simple house tune with a defined personality and the perfect start, from square one. With the second, you start to shift the perspective to a more funky and tribal vibe with the help of the percussion, piano chords, and simple bass and guitar lines to close on the A side which is a modern view on something classical. Track three breaks in bringing an energetic overload since the first seconds with a heavy rhythmic section and keeps up the same pace throughout the whole track even when slowing down. Its insistent and slightly distorted hi hats, along with decisive piano chords helped by some well-crafted vocal samples, take you all round this journey through a packed imaginary dancefloor. Let's take the foot off the pedal for track four which is instead the most desirable closing with its smooth yet impactful sounds which create an ideal sunset mood to plunge into.
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APLWAX 006EP
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Apparel Wax's sixth work on the catalog. The masked hero comes back after the LP with a three-track EP. "006A1" is the opening tune which is a funky view on the dancefloor with hints of blissful acid grooves and a meticulous structured arrangement, for club use only. "006A2" is pertinent to the mood of the side A and it's a slower but solid groove with smooth vocals that come in without warning. B side is surely a masterpiece, an 11-minute track taking over the whole side with a trippy approach containing so many musical inputs.
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APLWAX 001LP
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Apparel Music announce the arrival of Apparel Wax LP001, the label's first LP which opens a new catalog dedicated to albums. Apparel Music began to search the tracks for this 2x12" with the same guideline ever: the love for the music not thinking about the charts. The amazing artists who are taking part in the collective knew since day one that they had to put on a mask if they wanted to partake in this adventure; knowing how important is to "appear" nowadays, the label wanted to prove that they could make great music without the help of the big names -- So far so good. For LP001, they picked amongst the different souls that house music has got, from disco to lo-fi, always focusing on their "jazzy" watermark and giving the opportunity to the artists to prove their interpretative skills on this theme once again. In February of 2019, Apparel Music will be blowing nine candles: no better time to celebrate with a new, fresh, and energetic record. Listening to this record is like walking around a house where the walls are made of the same concrete but every room has a different atmosphere that you can absorb in each distinct vibration. "A1" draws inspiration from the foundations of disco music and it's the best way to kick it off in style, followed by "A2" which is a groovy cinematic variation on the motif. "B1" is inspired by UK's broken-beats from the early '00s, wisely blended with deep keys and spacey synths while "B2" closes the first vinyl slab in the best possible Apparel-ish way, with a track that puts together all the elements that make the label recognizable: solid rhythmics, jazzy vibes, and groovy vocals. The second vinyl begins with "C1" and brings you back to the roots with a tune that tastes like a new version of a classic house sensation with a neat kick drum dialoguing with a crispy clap, alongside alluring vocal samples. Moving on to "C2", you'll find another room, another atmosphere which is pure deep. Flip the vinyl and you'll see pictures on the walls from one of our favorite movies from the eighties: if you listen carefully, "D1" will recall familiar words... "Wax on, Wax off..." With "D2" you step into the lo-fi, a sound that takes back to the present the warmth of the past in a new classy-chic fashion.
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APLWAX 005EP
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"005A1" with its funk attitude, powerful chords, and stunning vocals creates a proper banger. "005A2" is such a perfect blend of different feelings: are the strings a bit '80s... Is it just a new version of that kind of disco music? Instead it's just a mixture of sensations perfectly coexisting. "005B1" features a piano loop that is a great tribute to classic house music and keeps on dialoguing with catchy vocals. "005B2", with its saxophone and synthesizers is a percussive, atmospheric, and fulfilling way to end the record's narrative in perfect fashion.
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APLWAX 004EP
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Here we are for the fourth round of Apparel Wax. Few words are needed to describe the debut of the vinyl with the A1 track which is a rarely powerful combination of 2.0 dance music and '80s vibes. The unknown DJ then shifts to a more sensual mode with A2, where funky guitar shades and smooth chords blend with the intimate vocals. B1 is a track guided by weaving jazzy rhythms dialoguing hectically with samba and some jungle environmental recordings. B2 blesses you with some more classic vibes with a sharp string's melody and a rich bassline.
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APLWAX 003EP
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Relentless Apparel Wax never misses a beat and is back at it with 003, the third chapter of the saga. The release is made up of three tracks, three distinct parts of the same engine, three proper dancefloor bangers. The EP kicks off with a compelling broken-jazzy beat, with its groovy breakdown and reprises and its funky vocals it's that one track you'll need to shazam on the spot. The second tune will have you right away when you'll hear those tribal rhythms and hypnotic vocals while the third is the typical one you'd call a "peak time track".
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APLTD 009EP
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The Apparel Music Limited series presents a four-track EP from Loure. "Smooth Talk" can be certified as a dancefloor banger with solid rhythms, "smooth" synths, and a hint of acid. "Mutual Motion" gives a display of what this Melbournian can do in terms of creating spacey deep harmonies. Saine creates another banging tune with his remix of "Smooth Talk", adding his touch with deep percussions, a substantial compact beat, and a bassline that will carry you away. "Needs" is the right decompression after a journey through sounds: rolling snares, vocal samples chasing each other, and a happy touch.
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APLWAX 002EP
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Apparel Music introduce the second chapter of Apparel Wax, the vinyl faced artist who tears the dancefloors apart. 002 is once more a concentrate of groovy beats, catchy melodies, and vibrant harmonies that come together to create a solid four tracks release with an only one soul: the soul of the music we love to dance to. Indeed, the whole EP doesn't sound like an assembled work, on the contrary is more a complete entity that moves together in an organic way since the very first track till the last one, creating an impactful musical story.
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APLWAX 001EP
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After seven years in the game, Apparel Music strikes again in style with a brand new concept. The main ingredient of this recipe called Apparel Wax is quality music, without any compromise or distinction. Apparel Wax is the aka of an unknown/unanimated artist, brought to life by many talented international ghost producers who, from now on, will be pulling Apparel Music's strings. Curated by Giuseppe D'Alessandro; Mastered by Lopazz; Vinyl cut by Schnittstelle.
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APPAREL 001EP
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Apparel Music return with a various artists four-tracker. Voyeur's "Swinging For Theo", featuring Yelfris Valdés, kicks off with organic, brushed drums and a walking bass line set off to a tight, swaying rhythm. Ivano Tetelepta and Eugène Latumeten follow up with "Je Suis Reconnaissant" - a bass-heavy groove that lays soulful vocal samples over filtered piano chords and loose-limbed hat patterns. KiSk's "Just U" drives a crackly drum loop through distant, flexing synth tones. Istanbul's Kerem Akdag closes with "Friend". Akin to Henry Wu and Max Graef, "Friend" melds playful drum patterns with thick chord stabs and smooth vocal lines.
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APL 009LP
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"I like to do stuff like make records and spin them. Some people take interest in what I do. This is what this is all about." That's all Turkish producer Sarp Yilmaz has to say about himself -- but others are more emphatic; Osunlade named him "my favourite new artist" in The Guardian. Maya Jane Coles dropped his tunes on Pete Tong's Essential Selection, he's been charted by many top DJs and artists (Stacey Pullen, Osunlade, Bill Patrick, Dapayk, Marco Resmann, Niederflur...) across the globe, his tracks have been chosen as Beatport's Track of the Day, his stuff has topped the Whatpeopleplay charts, and his tracks pop up on every important podcast, be it from Cadenza or Compost Black Label Sessions. Yilmaz has been widely praised for his unique take on house music, perfect for everyone who likes their house with some open-minded, odd flavor. Since You've Been Gone Away features cover art by Rebecca Covaciu. Mastered for vinyl by Lopazz. Project curated by Giuseppe D'Alessandro.
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APLTD 004EP
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London's Apparel Music returns with a very special limited edition vinyl release featuring music from Ivan Tetlepta, Roger Gerressen, and Emerson Todd. Tetelepta and Gerressen's "Just Because" is a deep and dubby slice of house while "Time" is subtly layered. Todd's "Slow Hand" is a stripped-back piece of emotive house and "The Freeze" is a bass-heavy, hypnotic cut. A limited number of the records contain a 20-page art package.
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APCD 002CD
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Apparel Music presents an album from French producer Kjofol. Lune can be loaded into any soundsystem to taste that feeling of freedom, a dream embodied in sound as the walls vanish from the room, day gives way to an unforgettable night, the Moon shines in all its purity and we are inebriated with an astounding sense of amazement. Techniques evolve, changing so that one beat is destroyed to create another, fresh and innovative, producing plenty of twists: swinging to and fro in carefully-measured drumbeats, sudden dilations in frequency that fade away without ever losing that aftertaste -- the sensation of experiencing something for the first time. The artist left Montpellier two years ago to settle in the cold city of Berlin so as to really experience German club life in all its nuances; yet Kjofol uses French voices and instruments, tele-transporting them onto an international, evocative, classical and, at the same time, very modern-day scene.
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APC 005EP
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The Apparel label returns with a new reworking of the superb single Spread Love from much-lauded Turkish producer Sarp Yilmaz. "Spread Love" featured on Yilmaz's recent album As If I Care and was one of the highlights of the LP. Here it appears as a reworked version for this exclusive one-sided 12" release. The track is a superbly deep and warm slice of underground house that perfectly marries electronic elements with a subtle musicality.
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APL 006EP
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Yapacc's trademark sound mixes techno in a deep, unique masterful way. An orchestra in "Earth Race" shows us new, magical worlds within the groove. "Rhythm To Dakar" is a flight for the dancefloor. Funky bass takes us back in time, but without losing the essential direction of the grooves, which are fresh and spreadable. Alejandro Mosso breaks it all down in his remix, reassembling and creating a whole new world -- parallel to but different from the original mix.
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