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Part 2 w/ Hufschlag&Braun

For this week’s show we had very special guests from Cologne: Carlos Hufschlag and Patrick Braun, better known as Hufschlag&Braun. The young duo has been making quite a name for themselves after being picked up by longtime Kompakt member Tobias Thomas and playing at Cologne’s infamous C/O Pop Festival. I am proud to welcome their first ever DJ set titled “Lovetape,” which is really making me wish for a good party outside in warmer weather. The last track (which seems like some type of cover of Superpitcher’s “Country Boy”) is a world premiere and won’t be released for some time. All I can say is that it’s phenomenal. Thanks for the mix! Enjoy.

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Tracklist:
Tahiti 80 – Darlin’ (John Talabot’s Oscuro Baile Remix)
Oskar Offermann – It’s Gonna Be Heaven
School of Seven Bells – Lafaye (Scissor Sisters Remix)
Kölsch – Der Alte
Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs – Garden (Soul Clap Like It’s 97 Mix)
Homework – Love Ray
Station 17 – Uh Uh Uh (COMA Remix)
Friendly Fires – Hurting (Tensnake Remix)
Alexander Holland – City Full of Lights
Unknown Artist – ? (Unreleased)

Part 1 with Nick 

Barcelona native John Talabot has just released his first full-length album on Permanent Vacation. In all honesty, I’m a little too worn out to write up a full review, but here’s what I must say. Talabot’s mix of deep-indie-house grooves along for an emotional journey reminiscent of summer dreams (nearing Caribou-like synthy electro-pop), yet steadily rhythmic, staying around 112 beats-per-minute. Talabot even teamed up with label mate and personal favorite of mine Pional. It’s a beautiful collection of songs that already has me dying for warmer days.

Dapak Ine
Destiny feat. Pional
El Oeste
Oro Y Sangre
Journeys feat Ekhi
Missing You
Last Land
Estiu
When The Past Was Present
H.O.R.S.E.
So Will Be Now… feat. Pional

Lovebirds – Keep Coming (Axel Boman Mix 2)
J. Phlip – Fever feat. Lailah Reich (KRL Remix)
Cottam – Deep Deep Down
Kollektiv Turmstrasse – Heimat (Robag’s Turmkolle Rekksmow)
Jayson Brothers – Monster Box
Kassem Mosse – Untitled A1
Lawrence  - Winter Green (Audision Remix)
Roman Fluegel – How To Spread Lies
Frankie Knuckles – Your Love
Marcin Czubala – Not Like This
Moomin – Raw Like 97
Willie Graff & Tucillo – Give You Up
SLG – I Love You But I’ve Chosen Disco feat. Smoiny
Argenis Brito & Fur Coat – Space Ballad (Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs Remix)
Scope – Magic
Quarion – Mysteries of Time
Sound Stream – Deeper Love
Jamie XX & Gil Scott-Heron – I’ll Take Care of U
Bibio – Lovers Carvings (Catz n Dogz Re-Edit)
Audision – Yellow Sunset

As winter is beginning to take full effect, I’m already yearning for a good party in the sunny outdoors (don’t ask me where my obsession with day parties comes from, I really have no idea). I’ve given up watching videos of other people enjoy themselves for the meantime and have instead been listening to Session Victim on repeat. The German duo have been good buddies for over 2 decades but have only recently taken a stab at production. Their 2008 breakthrough track “No Friends (No Power)” immediately put them on the spotlight, getting a great RA writeup 2 years later. For me, it was their track “We Want To Thank All Our Friends” that put them on my radar. Their track “Good Intentions” also came in at #21 on RA’s 2011 poll: top tracks of 2011.

I think their track titles say enough about their music. It’s as if their music is a welcoming extension of their friendship, just trying to spread good vibes. As band member Freer says, “We just like to hang out and make music [...]. If a track is good then the most trustworthy effect on me and Matthias is if we can listen to the loop over and over and still nod our heads.” Their vocal samples and loop heavy grooves create some seriously hypnotic and funky house. Check out their SoundCloud page for releases, live sets and DJ mixes. Here’s some of my favorites:

No Friends (No Power)
We Want To Thank All Our Friends
Good Intentions
Million Dollar Feeling
Time To Let You Down
DJ Set at Bar25

Julio Bashmore, one of Bristol’s finest exports at the moment, has been tearing up the charts. He came in at #38 on RA’s poll for top DJs of 2011 and his song “Battle For Middle You” came in at #3 for tracks of 2011. His essential mix, which was up for Essential Mix of the Year by BBC Radio 1, is easily one of my favorites along with Maya Jane Coles’s. Here are three tracks not to miss. Hope you enjoy.

Motor City Drum Ensemble – Raw Cuts #3
Julio Bashmore – Battle For Middle You
Maceo Plex – Stay High Baby

Julio Bashmore Essential Mix 24-9-2011 by Bright & Shiny

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Pantha du Prince – Im Bann
Boards of Canada – Oirectine
Move D – Computer Flop
Pional – In Another Room
Ron Deacon – Tune In (Ingo Sanger & Henry L’s Dirty Disco Dub Mix)
Pional – We Have Been Waiting For You
Session Victim – We Want To Thank All Our Friends
San Soda – Let’s Go
Rah Band – Clouds Across The Moon (Kasper Bjorke Intergalactic Dub Version)
Ron Deacon – Secret Garden feat. The Kat
Miguel Campbell – Baby I Got It
Tiger & Woods – Time
Mr. Flagio – Take A Chance (Vocal Version)
Robert Hood – The Dancer
Je Davu – Chaos At The Dam (Vocal Version)
Ellen Allien – The Kiss
Trevor Loveys – Stay In Love
Greenville Massive – Lost
Stimming – Challenge The Air
Wild Beasts – Two Dancers (II) (Jon Hopkins Remix)
Julien Chaptal – Asthma Bird
John Tejada – Sucre feat. Qzen
Christian Burkhardt – Doubledub
Luna City Express – Mr. Jack (Robags Edna Mompf Remix)