Moritz Piske - Real One Ep

Producers from Berlin always have a special kind of way of doing things… when I started to listen this Ep I rapidly thought that Moritz Piske should be from this amazing city, the way he constructs a certain pattern or how he inputs in the music such variations of bassline are typical from there. In fact this is the 2nd work I listen from him, both released by Opossum Records, one of my favorite labels during this recent years. Moritz present us two quite good tracks starting, in the A side, with “Real One” that was charted by Sweet N Candy as his favorite choice for April… why? Cause it got flow, a great bassline and a seductive pumpy feeling. A real turn on! In the B side there’s “Cant Keep”, with a step by step construction, some marvelous bass variations and a schizophrenic vocal sample. A typical Berlin all-minimal track, just as we like it here. Top class release, Opossum Records brings quality into a scene that sometimes seems to be overcrowded. Highly recommended.

a1 - Real One
b1 - Cant Keep

OPSM#021
Rls Date 30.04.2009

Markus Schatz - Frozen Flowers Ep

After a release on Highgrade Germany, Scribble Mania Ep, with Tom Clark (Scribble Mania; Scribble Shock), Markus Schatz releases his first solo, just after three months to show up with this Frozen Flowers Ep in Opossum. Also, he could not be so unknowable by you, as a part of Schatz & Wickinger. I tell you this first Ep with clark, really passed me and I did not gave a real listen on it. But after this Frozen Flowers, I've heared it like god says, with more attention, and realised that Schatz gave the mind games and Clark the harmonys. That was a really fine minimal Ep and this new Solo Ep just give him a confirmation of good work wich apports some recognition. With this solo work, You'll understand what I'm saying.. Also, Opossum (Berlin based label by Marcel Jochmann a.k.a. DJ Unrath) had a first release from Sweet and Candy, and other names have edited trough them like Moritz Piske (A bet) and Format:B, and they show interest in keep good releases and sounds without keeping major names.
An hypnotic one :)

Label: Opossum Recordings (http://www.opossumrec.com/, http://www.myspace.com/opsm)

Catalog #OPSM 014

Tracks:

a Frozen Flowers

b1 Frozen Flowers (Dub Taylors Blossomriot mix)

b2 Frozen Flowers (Nudisco Is Freezin' The Minidisco mix)

? Methamorphose (Unfortunately samples till this moment not found, only in the promo)

Format B - Cosa Nostra Funk

Format B are Franziskus Sell & Jakob Hildenbrand, Berlim based, this release marks their remarcable and uprising level of production. All the three tracks are above the usual standards. "Sex Drive" shows their electro side while "Knarzer Roller" goes through deep minimal patterns, this might me the best track of the ep, or at least the one that pleases me the most. But the track that first captured my attention was "Cosa Nostra Funk" - the first time i listened this great pumpy track was in a friend's set and i got madly in love with it. Don't miss this one released on Opossum records :)

a1 - Sex Drive
b1 - Cosa Nostra Funk
b2 - Knarzer Roller