Earlier than must have been to his parents's liking, Lukas Lehmann recognized that music was his absolute passion, and was already forming his first bands at the age of six. Their world tours fell through, however, when his close-minded teachers refused to excuse him from primary school. After expanding his hodgepodge stylistic repetoire from reggae influenced by Michael Jackson to rock with trumpet solos, he began working on his hip-hop career with the acquisition of his first production equipment. Together with the TGB legend Krizzer, Lukas produced his own tracks under the pseudonym "Kernfusion".
His internship at the Berlin music magazine Groove gave him the opportunity to become familiar with the unique sounds of electronic music. Fired up by a new-found enthusiasm, the passionate record collector submerged himself in this new world, mistreating his speakers with heavy basslines and whirring, grinding sounds. Lukas has also spun deep- and tech-house in clubs like MS Connexion (Mannheim), Tanzhaus West (Frankfurt), Centralstation (Darmstadt) and the radio station Radio-X.
He is currently putting together a demo of tunes, whose roots lie in sixteen years of piano lessons and a soft spot for Funk & Soul, extravagant rythmic constructions, and an eternally youthful enthusiasm for crazy off-the-hook synthie sounds. In addition, numerous collaborations are in the works, including projects with one of Frankfurt's up and coming artists Ludwig Coenen and Darmstadt-based Ian Oliver.
Jordan Rivera is back this time with legendary UK singer Spoonface (faada.co.uk). The voice of Number one selling Black Legend and club anthem 'Hey Girl'. Black Legend's "You See the Trouble with Me" reached #1 in the UK Singles Chart selling several million worldwide. Many recognise Spoonface's contribution to the sound of Ukfunky with the classic dancefloor hit 'Hey Girl' With a host of collaborations from Drum and Bass maestro High Contrast to Reggae Legend Janet Kay, his current efforts have kept him at the top of the club charts with tracks like Wunna Be (Christain Marchi remix) and Here For You (Time srl). This track is called 'Keep on Holding'. It's an inspirational house record aiming to provide some upliftment in these 'crazy time's'. Remixes by Jesse Voorn (Dance4Life), Firebeatz (Spinnin/Big&Dirty), John Jacobsen & Anzwer (Pacha Ibiza Residents) Nino Anthony (Portamento/Subliminal), TYNY & Jeremus (Full Throttle Rec.), Amir Barbell (FSM), Jodee Kitch (FSM) and Norty Cotto (Naughty Boy Music/Henry Street Music) Have already become a triumphant hit on myspace!"
Samuel Brunel is an upcoming artist from France who released his debut track on Autist. His new EP "Orpheo" is a peak time techno track that will rock all dancefloors! Samuel is a relatively new name on the minimal scene but certainly a name to watch in the new year…
Trained as a pianist, Samuel Brunel became quickly influenced by repetitive music, from Philip Glass to Steve Reich. He began integrating machines into his compositions, and the evocative power and energy of minimal techno fascinated him. He eventually traded his instruments for a computer, which led to various collaborations with classical musicians and filmmakers…
Everything starts with Samuel’s original approach. The track includes rolling percussions with a bassy drive and a lots of dynamic background action that makes this track a real infectious groove… For the first time, Zhao offers a decidedly techno track with a cyclical & bleep touch that will surprise many! Redj’s remix is a minimal techno track deep & dark to get cold in the back… Finally, Zecapx delivers a mental version with sliced leads, a swing bass line and deconstructed samples.
Available 10th april on Juno Download, Nuloop, Dancetracks, Beatsdigital, DJ Download, Finetunes, Bubblebeat, Musicload, Trackitdown, iTunes...
Supported by Laurent Garnier, Misstress Barbara, John Lord Fonda, Xpansul, Re:Axis, Heron, Jan Hendez, Dualism, Joy Kitikonti, Anderson Noise, Mateo Murphy, Stefano Lotti, Mauro Alpha, Gennaro Mas
The Passenger (Club-Mix) Enjoy the Silence (Chill-Out-Mix)
rubiks kids transformieren die New-Wave Hits der 80s in ein packendes Soundgewand unserer Zeit. „So tanzbar, leicht und locker war Passenger noch nie“ Christian Sprenger (hr/wdr “einslive“).
