Wonderlust Bug - Debut Artist album from Timo Garcia
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Under the alias Timo Garcia, he joins the dots of our planet’s clubbing hotspots. Rocking crowds across Brazil, at London’s Ministry of Sound, around Russia, at all of Ibiza’s sharpest clubs and more: he is a global DJ. Whether spinning his own razor edged house productions, or mixing the tech and electro of others, he weaves sets stuffed with sonics from all over.
But seeing and hearing the world in this way has uniquely improved the arsenal of sounds at his disposal as a DJ, and poignantly inform his productions. Be they glitched-out, guitar led or Hang Drum peppered, a Timo Garcia track is always on point.
As Tim Belcher, he heads his London born Berwick Street Records imprint, championing up-coming (D-Dub, Hauswerks, Le Crunch) and established artists (Lutzenkirtchen, Yousef & Smokin Jo) alike. Nurturing originality and hosting the work of musicians from all over the world, Berwick Street Records’ only aims are to output quality music, no matter the name of the genre, and host the best parties in town, whatever town that may be.
With one ear on the underground, and one experiencing dance music in the here and now, it’s no wonder Timo offers his debut album, Wonderlust Bug, as a window into his world: a document of his thoughts and travels laid out in sound.
Each note of the album is influenced by a different nook of the world‘s most exciting DJ booths, and programmed by an experienced artist, all in the interests of electronica.
Says Timo, ‘I get to see a lot of places I wouldn’t otherwise get to being a DJ, and I am thankful for that. The album’s inspired by so many things, from buskers on the South Bank to acoustic bands playing on the beaches of Brazil. I felt the need to help spread the vibes of things like the Hang Drum into the dance music fraternity. I wanted to use and promote the sounds I hear around the world, as well as use some older ideas I’ve had for a while and been desperate to use somehow!
‘The title is a play on Wanderlust meaning to enjoy travel. I added the Bug as I’ve got it bad, and changed it to Wonder, as I like my mind to do the traveling sometimes. The album goes from deep house, to tougher tech, through a touch of swing and ends up on an ambient high – It’s kind of structured like a DJ set in terms of momentum until right at the end that is!’
Wonderlust Bug builds steadily from the off, with the shuffling 4/4 beats of ‘Boom’ gliding along, locking a solid groove and kicking in all the right places. ‘The Hang Drum Track’ introduces the unique talents of Manu Delago who’s sonorous drum/bell percussion instrument rings out in waves and creates an enchanting, trance like track. It’s almost as if house music were escaping from the heavens…
The tempo steps up on ‘Deadly Grooves’ which is dream material for a darkened disco goer: stuffed with stabs of electro and skewed synth to get the hands in the air, and a driving, pulsey bassline to keep the feet tapping. Elsewhere, ‘The Bug’ is all twisted tech and sine waves from the future, weaving dark and intricate sonic tapestries with a black funk undercurrent.
Wherever you look, Wonderlust Bug is filled with accomplished electronic outpourings from a solid British talent of which to be proud. And what’s more, it’s fair to say these tracks, and the others from Timo’s debut LP, will be pricking up learned ears, and twitching funky feet, for many months to come.
Enjoy…
Kristan J Caryl (DJ Mag)
::::: DJ Reactions :::::
Laurent Garnier
Great work, love the build up of it and the tracks towards the end are great for big room business. Very good, Thanks for letting me hear it. Bravo
Sasha
The Hang Drum track is amazing - as is Release, Wonderlust and Lady Luck
The mixed album flows wonderfully too, Keep it up mate
Timo MAAS
Great album...v trippy and great variety! Need to listen fullon again, but first impression is v good
M.A.N.D.Y. / Philipp Jung
Solid collection of tracks. Well done! Thanks for it.
DJ Pierre
Hot album dude! Flows really well with a good mixture of deepness and energy. Minimal, Tech House, and House! Very cutting edge. Just the way I like it!
Joey Beltram
Really good artist album. The Mix format adds an excellent touch. Favourite tracks for me are 'Lady Luck' and 'Swing Thing'. Great album with great flow.
Smokin Jo
The album sounds good, I like 'Boom' a lot and 'Swing Thing', it's all very well produced, you must be happy with it. Well done mate.
Danny Howells
Sorry for the delayed response but this sounds great! A lot of work that has paid off well. Congrats!!
Hernan Cattaneo
Sounds good man. nice tracks and grooves, thanks!
Nic Fanciulli
Will play 'Morning After' solid track. Good work
Andy Chatterley (Skylark / Buick Project)
A great sonic journey, really well produced and enjoyable album, top stuff.
Yousef
'The Morning After' is ace mate, you've done really well. Really nice.
Hector Romero
Hi Timo – Thanks for sending me your album – congrats on putting together a tight project together – sounds like you put a lot of time into it. The tracks didn’t have ID’s so it’s hard for me to tell you which one I liked best. Looking forward to receiving the project as individual tracks. Best of luck.
Giles Smith (secretsundaze)
I think its a solid album of dance trax
Osunlade
Delicious and refreshing! I love the overall feeling of the album, its spacious, deep intimate..deep and techy (magic roundabout sounds a bit dark sonically compared to the rest of the album)
favourite track: 'The Bug', i love its bouncy effect.. keep the head moving!
Jody Wisternoff (Way Out West)
Some great stuff on your album mate. 'The Morning After' is beautiful.
Trisco / Wonderland Avenue
Great album mate...washes over you effortlessly.....'Boom' is probably my fave, lovely deep spacey groove, will work on any floor .... right up there with the final track which is beautiful - top vocal.
Overall I'd give the album 9/10....should get this into all the loungy bars. Well done!
Jon Marsh (Beloved)
I like 'The Hang Drum Track' but my favourite is 'Magic Roundabout' - cool, squelchy, hypnotic, floaty etc etc - very me! I hope it does well for you & thanks for asking for my opinion.
Mike Monday
It sounds good - you've really nailed your sound which is great, and in the process of doing it you've obviously come a long way! I like the way you've put it together and you've obviously done it with a lot of care and skill. nice work!
Llorca
It's definitely a good electronic album - truth is, i'm not a fan of electronic albums in general. I find it difficult to stick to one hour of 4 to the floor beats, as a listener and as a composer, giving you the impression at the end you've been listening to one long static track. Fortunately, every track has its own atmosphere here, bringing
the long-play some ups, downs and different mood. My favourite one is the bug. Simply because it's the most funky track of the whole album :-) Anyway, good luck with your album, mate. releasing an electronic album today is quite a thing, cheers ludO;
Neil Quigley (Urban....Torque Recordings)
Overall it's a very accomplished album, so many congratulations! My favourite track is the penultimate one, 'Release'. Just a great club track with memorable riffs and chord changes. I'm thinking the last track is 'Solaris' inspired? Regardless, a nice ending to the album.
Jim 'Shaft' Ryan
Very cool album, Had it on all afternoon mate.
Favourite Songs are 'The Hang Drum Track' & 'The Morning After'
Love the unique sound of Hang Drum. The Morning After a perfect way to finish a very interesting album.
Igor Marijuan (ibizasonica)
I have to tell you that is fantastic. I'm really into your style. I love "Deadly Grooves" and "Wonderlust" I have been playing those tracks in my gigs and the reaction was fantastic. I..m supporting your album on Ibiza Sonica radio too. All the best from Ibiza.
DJ Rebekah
I really like the variety of different tracks, there will be something for everyone on it, and i really like 'The Morning After' for listening.
Solomun (Diynamic)
'Lady Luck' is nice, beautiful atmo, and 'Swing Thing' .:)
but my fav is 'The Morning After'. all the best, Mladen
Static Revenger
This is great! Timo manages to create one solid listening experience woven through a tapestry of different genres that one might not necessarily expect from one collection of music. Personal highlight for me is ‘Swing Thing’- Its so Daft and Cheeky- I LOVE IT! - Jazz, big band and swing are among my favourite styles of music, as is electronic, and this is a neat example of flipping the two genres- usually a producer goes for a jazz sample, and builds electronically around that, and Swing Thing builds Jazz from electronic in the inverse- more along the lines of the seminal electronic classical recordings by Tomita and Walter Carlos. NICE... thanks for the heads up on this and much luck with it.
DeMarkus Lewis
Very nice album!!! Quite the solid journey.. Reminds me of how a proper dj mix should sound the way it travels and the mood changes ever so slightly until it climaxes. Or even more like good sex ;) ‘Swing Thing’ is my fav here!! Because i'd like to remix it :P
Tyrrell
Right from the off, I liked what I was hearing - very listenable and with several tracks I'd like for my own DJ sets. Favourite song is 'The Hang Drum Track'. Reason - It's a bit proggy, not dark, will work in so many clubs/situations, and it's got a hang drum - so freaking jealous you hooked up with Manu - I thought I had an original idea for a hang drum track when I saw someone playing one in Portobello last summer but nope, Timo got there first. Kudos!
Lawrence Millar (Deeper Substance)
It sounds great Timo – deepness and a lot of vibe and energy. It feels like an album. Excellent stuff. ‘Lady Luck’ for me.
Adrian Kemp (Ninja Tune)
'The Bug' This is a killer tune man!
Gavyn Mytchel (The Gallery @ Ministry of Sound)
Its a very good mix, from start to finsh. this should do well
Harri (Sub Club)
Solid album mate, really nice production and flow, I don't have a track listing and only instantly recognize the Hang Drum track which I always liked. Few more on there I really like....but dont know the names. Many thanks for sending :-)
Paulette (Radio FG Paris)
Whilst there’s nothing I can play at club, it is a really good, polished, well produced and infinitely listenable album. There are some lovely ideas on there – like the Charleston drop especially and the vocals are very sweet. I am putting it in my ipod and will be able to give you a more detailed reaction over the next few days. Big up ya badself! Respect
Sultan
Been listening to your album all day. The more i listen to it the more i love it.
Sick Solid album my man and flows real nice with a killer ending, By far my favorite track is "The Morning After"
But got to admit "Deadly Grooves" is ace!
Cheers! And best of luck bro, great job hands down.
Montero (Dee)
All sounds good to me! When you sending the seperate tracks?
DJ Rap
FEEL GOOD! Vet enjoyable indeed great work!
Favourite tracks wonderlust and the bug, though I really liked all of it....
Reason why.... too many good tracks to mention!
James Harcourt
It was really refreshing actually. Some really cool vibes ... one track i loved, it had some jazzy swing shit going on but really drummy.
Satoshi Fumi
Nice trax mate! I love trax called ‘The Bug’ and ‘Release’. They has deep grooves.
Glenn Morrison
I think your artist album is very cool :) Thanks a lot for sending and great work man. Keep up the great work and speak soon.
Tom Taylor (Electric Press)
Excellent production and some great tracks on there ;-) My favorites being lady luck (lovely deep melodic) & Bug (bouncy jackin dancefloor)
Sonny Wharton
Really really like the album mate - struggling to choose a fav as they all tick the right boxes for me... 10/10 - full support :)
Kenny Substance (PureSubstance /Pure.FM) KL, Malaysia
This totally deserves a 5 out of 5 star on the accomplished album. Great flow from start to end. You dont get bored it which is the most important. Am really looking forward to each tracks on this album. Fav tracks includes Boom, The Hang Drum, Release !!!
DJ Chloé
I love 'The Hang Drum Track' and 'Lady Luck' what deep beauties! I really love how the album builds, grows in intensity and in sounds. very good flow & i love how the melodies and synths work together slightly. 'Lady Luck' is very subdued and not in your face. very pretty twinkly sounds and just a beautiful track. The whole album is great tho.
Mike Stukes Mystic Vybes WHCR 90.3 FM
May well be considered one of the 10 best lp's of the year.
Dave Jenkins (Editor IDJ Magazine)
It’s really strong, tells a good tale and doesn’t ever dwindle.
Dumb Dan
I'm usually not a fan of dance albums. The whole idea of listening to dance music in a home environment, unmixed and without a single girl in skimpy outfits in sight is... well just not for me. Not to mention the temptation many producers see in bringing in guest singers for every track, trying to be something they are not and quickly losing sight of the dance floor that made it all possible in the first place.
Timo's album is a different story altogether - it's a journey through soundscapes that all are interesting enough to keep you listening, while that dance floor vibe still is intact. I could see myself play most of these on a club night, particularly 'The Bug' which is just as much of a stormer as Timo's by now quite famous Hang Drum Track. Wonderlust Bug is a great exception to the rule - a dance album you can actually dance to - as well as enjoy in your car, lounge or whenever!
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