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dOP – Watergate 06 | Album Review

Monday, June 7th, 2010 | Album Review | 2 Comments

It’s a natural progression for successful clubs to sell mix CDs based around their brand. Ministry started it, fabric made it cutting edge and now them there Berlin folk are having a stab too. Both Berghain and Panorama have their own CD series, whilst this month Watergate releases their sixth mix. Lying at the heart of mix number six are three Parisians in the form of dOP. Far from being DJs they’ve tried to capture the river side LED sparkle of the infamous Berlin club with their own unique live element which has been exciting the plaudits over the last year. Rather than mix other people’s music they’ve compiled a psuedo jam session come live set of their own creations and collaborations with their friends like Noze, Seuil and Catz and Dogz. It’s supposed to give an insight into how they make music, when they’re on their own or hanging out with friends as well as giving the CD some uniqueness and spontaneity that you get from jam sessions. › Continue reading

Tags: Berghain, Berlin, Catz and Dogz, Daniele Papini, DOP, Mathias Kaden, Motor City Drum Ensemble, Noze, Panoramabar, Selianka, Seuil, Tiefschwarz, Wareika, Watergate

Cassy – Simply Devotion | Album Review

Tuesday, November 10th, 2009 | Album Review | No Comments

When someone says ‘Cassy’ you can’t help but think of productions which combine deep, restrained grooves with slow burning minimal movement. And whilst her outing on the first Panoramabar mix showcased a minimal palette with some panache, I have, infact, seen her bang out a pretty full on techno set in the UK, so wondered which way she would take this, her next mix…

Well, this effort for Cocoon completely reflects her production tendencies utilising deep grooves, controlled progression and all done with the urgency of a tortoise, with only one slight difference – a healthy presence of the more soulful side of house which is currently in vogue.

That is no bad thing, however. Quite often, the stripped back sound can get so reduced that the overall progression and atmosphere of a mix can quite easily drain out the bottom like a leaky bucket. › Continue reading

Tags: Berlin, Cassy, Cocoon, Future Beat Alliance, Inland Knights, Jitterbug, Kai Alce, Kassem Mosse, Kez Ym, Panoramabar, Pierre Lx, STL, Trus, Trus'me