#8 Feat. Banner in Melodic House & Techno

A harsh kick drum slices its stompy way through the snowy dust which covers the Radikon headquarter in early winter Berlin. Ukrainian polytalent 'Arude' counteracts any form of upcoming Christmas romanticism with a his upcoming dance floor magnet titled 'Nocturne'. The namegiver is a celebration of the strobe lit habitats of all technoid counterpolulation. Drums and bass perform a stoic dance maneuver on the down- and offbeats, topped with a seasoning of sawtoothy melodies. A small break offers a pause for breathing halfway through, just before another rush of bass breaks loose. 'Your Move' starts off on a playful rhythmic fairground with a not particularly subtle invitation to give it all on the floor. The simple off bass doesn't move a millimeter from the root note, leaving plenty of room for all other elements to shine: Glidy arpeggios, wide intense pads, FX'ed voices. All in all 'Arude' creates a nostalgic longing for the maximal house movement of the late 2000s.

Arude

#25 Feat. Staff Picks in Melodic House & Techno

Radikon regular 'Naeiiv' delivers yet another manifold masterpiece into his library of cinematic house operas. The south german savant invites us to 'The Puzzle', a collaboration with 'Several Definitions'. Both combine their production veteranism to create a riddled and complex manufacturing build around wide open melody arcs with a loose and simultaneously precise detuned edge, seasoned with stuttering synth shots over a hammering kick pattern. The introduction of 'Follow The Unknown' alone features more harmonic complexity than the majority of contemporary electronic music releases. This short but impressive melancholic uprising gets a twisty cut off to reveal the true nature of its artistic intent, which is nothing less than the revelation of a wild dance floor beast. 'Falling Down' contrasts rhythmic simplicity born out of a carefully curated drum design with a borderline freaked out synthesizer orgy. Both elements are carefully placed over the intense arrangement in between warm safe havens of peace and quiet.

Several Definitions, Naeiiv

#45 Feat. New Releases in Dance / Electro Pop

Radikon head Jonas Saalbach returns to the label's spotlight with a 6 track mini album which represents nothing less than his own state of the art technoid meditation opus magnum.

Jonas Saalbach