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Lawrence – Just Like Heaven

This song means pure happiness to me. I like the calm loop of the piano walks ahead with the deep and groovy rhythm. Lawrence is a hero to me. I am a big fan of his music.

Erykah Badu – Love Of My Life

I cannot remember a song that constantly touches my heart so permanently after years of listening.
Hm… okay not really. There are more tracks I have strong feelings for despite or just because I am consuming it so much. This Track stands for uncountable tracks and melodies which will always have a place in my heart.

Roger Gerressen – Faithful

This song was the first song in the playlist I had in the car while traveling from one festival to another with my girl in summer last year. It always started from the beginning when I was launching the engine.

Gorje Hewek & Izhevski – Turgoyakk

These two guys inspired me through their productions and Dj-Sets quite for some years. Experts in this sphere of music. I am always excited to keep up their work. This is their last release.

Nutia – Fischbahn

This is my brother Julian. We used to started making music together since we where young. I am proud share the same love for deep sound and groove with him.

Echoel – Overdose of Overtones (Lukas Endhardt Remix)

Lukas Endhardt brought me this wonderful remix of my track overdose. His skills in producing music are impressive and makes me expect more for future.

Jaromir – Tigon

I shared a lot of time with him together making music as teenagers. This tune reminds me of the spontaneous trips we made together with our clique. As it would be a soundtrack for it afterwards.

Dauwd – And

I like to play this tune pitched a little bit down like I do a lot in my Dj-Sets. You have more time to groove and you can discover hidden details.

Echoel – Ordinary EP (8ko Records)

Hamburg native Micheal Terbuyken aka Echoel is behind the third great release from 8ko Records, and though it is his debut offering, it is a real head turner.
Terbuyken comes from a background of dub and big beats but via his involvement with various art projects around his native Hamburg, he soon fell in love with the city’s famous deep house sound. Adding his own spin to it, he is fascinated by human emotions and the contrast between simplistic vocal hooks and intoxicating synth waves, as proven by this fine four track EP, which has been taken from some of his live performances.
‘I Wanna Live’ opens things up in confident and accomplished style, with lazy mid tempo beats and off kilter synths making for an inviting groove. Aloof male vocals add to the loveable laziness of the whole thing and it makes for a fine opener as a result.
‘Next up, ‘You Are My Friend’ picks up the pace and is a rubbery, squelchy house affair with panning pads and watery synths sounding fresh and original. It’s a fulsome and charming house cut, to be sure.
Then comes ‘Ordinary,’ another slick production that is well driven with smeared pads and arpeggios filling out the woody hits and drums. Expertly dehumanised vocals lend a Kraftwerk feel and overall you feel as though you are racing along a motorway late at night.
The succulent and seductive ‘Spin’ is another effortlessly motorik house track with well defined drums and round bass underpinning acid stabs, undulating little hooks and roaming piano chords. It’s classy club music that will get whole ‘floors under its spell.
With the invention on offer in this standout EP, it is fair to say both artist and label are already impressing despite being so new to the scene.

Echoel – Ordinary EP (8ko Records) 15th June 2016 8KO003