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RUMP 006EP
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Kayyak is part of the Hekaya Collective, based in Zurich. They started organizing parties at Club Zukunft, the Homebase of Kalabrese. Kalabrese became friend and mentor and started supporting the young talent Kayyak. And when he came up with two funky song-sketches Kalabrese was thrilled and the collaboration started. The A-side "Make No Time" has a strong Afro-like guitar theme and a driven melodic bassline on top the famous rumpel-groove. A positive happy ride. On the B-side the duo gets deeper and create a fantastic late-night jam. The duo sings "Loose your fear and find your partner, make your way to relaxation" while the groove gets more and more hypnotic, Kalabrese sits on the drums and finds a way of relaxation without losing the focus on the steady beat.
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RUMP 005EP
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Kalabrese is back with another blues. "Rock Your Duby" -- the dub-house track is about missing the lady on the dancefloor. One day she will return; that's the Swiss producer's hope. "Bananenräuber" -- the funky drama of a thief who steals fruit and brings them back to the store. Kalabrese found this lovely story in a black and white Swiss movie Hinter Den Sieben Gleisen (1959). Ripperton takes place on the long side with a hypnotic dark version of "Is This".
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RUMP 004EP
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The long-awaited second album Independent Dancer (RUMP 002CD/LP) by Zurich production master Kalabrese was released in 2013 and a remix EP features interpretations by Matthew Herbert, Acid Pauli, Frank Wiedmann, and Canson. Herbert's version of "Desperate Man" sparks a rolling fire of distorted synthesizers and blazing pads and voices. Acid Pauli's version of "Wanzka" rotates around some synthesizer modules and a groove as dry as dust, while Âme's Frank Wiedemann unrolls the dub on "Stone on Your Back." A Canson remix completes the EP, putting a backing voice in the center of a hypnotic groove.
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RUMP 003EP
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Jimi Jules' "Hello Asshole" comes with a crispy, swinging groove, which sounds like a sweeping breakbeat. A compelling guitar riff appears and together with the voice and a bold synth-line, it lifts you to new heights. Kalabrese's "Kafi Lied" is an ode to coffee-drinking. The voice of Sarah Palin, singer of Rumpelorchester, gives the song energy. The Rumpelorchester guys join in with choir and Kalabrese adds the right groove and his characteristic analog synth pads.
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RUMP 002LP
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Gatefold double LP version with a CD version of the album.
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RUMP 002CD
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Sacha Winkler aka Kalabrese is a curious tastemaker and bold musical force that dares to tread the murky waters between indie and electronica, playfully emphasizing vocals on song-based productions and presenting an album that pushes the limits and portrays dance music in a peculiar and natural way. Inspired by blues, funk, and all those beautiful dancers and tragic heroes of the night, Independent Dancer is laced with curiosity and fever-inducing productions. Following his 2007 debut album Rumpelzirkus (STATT 002CD), a critically-acclaimed project that was followed by performances at infamous festivals like Sónar, Mutek in Montreal, and Transmediale in Berlin, as well as playing nearly every club basement in Europe with his live-project Rumpelorchester, Kalabrese returns with a masterpiece. Sounding like a soundtrack from James Murphy (in fact Kalabrese played back-to-back with the LCD Soundsystem lead man in 2012) and Nicolas Jaar, who featured his epic blues solo "Desperate Man" on his own Resident Advisor podcast, Independent Dancer commences with an almost euphoric and certainly unpretentious spirit. "Purple Rose" steps out downbeat with Sarah Palin, the newest Rumpel discovery, singing an astonishing duet with Kala, an almost country-like creation with ringing bells from the Alps and a hypnotic house beat crashing behind. Kalabrese recruits friend and mentor, A.C. Kupper (who also designed the cover) to sing "Let the Good Times Roll," taking his falsetto voice and overlaying chunky beats and a captivating synth-line, inspiring the urge to dance in only the most sincere way. Independent Dancer varies in tempo and rhythm throughout, from the wonderful airy ballad of "Stone On Your Back" with its cello parts played by Dominik Löhrer and light bossanova rhythm, juxtaposed with "Wanzka," an active, swinging Afro-groove gem with mind-blowing, lyrical brass parts courtesy of Michael Flury and Benjamin Danech. Guest singer Khan from Berlin can be heard on the hypnotic, Arabic-inspired bonus track "Feeling Me" and also on "Desperate Man," on which Rumpel-member Marton di Katz rocks a crazy groove with bass line sensations. Towards the conclusion, Kalabrese extols the Sihl Valley with "Sihltal," a punchy disco tune spiked with melancholy and expressing a soft wish of togetherness. At all times, Independent Dancer orbits the moment, encapsulating where the dancer unites with the music and forgets the rest of the world.
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