Alland Byallo - Pace In Your Face Volume 1

The eminent and tireless techno Alland Byallo continues to lay on the deep quirk and evolve his signature sounds, following up his recent flurry of highly acclaimed releases with some high-caliber exclusive mixes. The latest is over at Pacemaker, and it manages to be deep, funky & thoughtful -- all at the same time. Additionally, the San Fransisco-based producer sees fit to sprinkle around those warped glitches & delicious, techy flips he's known for, throughout the mix.

And most remarkably, all these carefully crafted, yet divergent sensibilities not only feel totally seamless, but contribute to this overarching sense of a neo-neo-soul (that wasn't a typo). More than the sum of its parts, this is an intriguing and inspired set, both classic and forward-looking, which shows off yet again Byallo's keen mastery of the techno flow. Highly recommended listening!

Alland Byallo - Pace In Your Face

Volume 1

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Alland Byallo - Pace In Your Face Volume 1

Foolklegs II Around the World

A brilliant new release of bootleg mashups, featuring artists from all over the world colliding traditional folk music into (relatively) modern pop megahits.... Simply awesome!

Foolklegs II : Around the World [download page]

Selected track:

Grandpamini - "Russians like to move it too" [mp3]

Ukraine / Vopli Vidopliassova (Воплі Відоплясова) vs Reel 2 Real

Foolklegs II Around the World

Cup of Chi Vol. 13

Hot on the heels of Cup of Chi 12, Modul hammers it home yet again, with a sizzling and relentlessly grimy banger, Acider.  AMB brings the high-energy pain, with some twists of whimsy, in Flagpole.  Cooler gets effect-crazy in the down-tempo electro-acoustic B'ala.

Release notes:

Artists: V/A
Title: Cup Of Chi vol.13.
Genre: House / BreakBeat / Downtempo
Label: Chi Recordings
CatNum: COC013
ReleaseDate: 23/02/2009

Soon after the success of the 12th Cup of Chi, Modul kicks off the follow-up with the driving tech-house "Acider" - a kind of free-jazz battle between a wobbling, ever-ruling bass-line, a catchy hook, and densely slurping textures. AMB, who seems to have been popping back to the breaks wing recently, takes over with the energetic "Flagpole" that you probably wouldn't label cruel - until you arrive at the drop in the breakdown perhaps. Cooler concludes the package with "B'ala" delivering an excellent musical blend of acoustic and synthesized sounds.

Cup of Chi Vol. 13

Release :: Modul {Acid Reborn, Volume 1}

Artist: Modul

Title: Acid Reborn volume 1

Catalog Number: CHI023A
Release Date: 15/12/2008






I. The Black

II. Tekkno

Modul (aka DJ Mango/aka Mark Javor) has been crushing beats, spinning records, and passionately bruising vinyls since the 90s, not to mention his stunning graffiti art that often appear on various flyers or, for that matter, walls. Both as a producer and DJ he has a big appetite for genres spanning from drum'n'bass through techno to hip hop, and his master-level turntable skills have put him right up on tour with Dzihan & Kamien around Europe.

Acid Reborn vol 1 is the first installment with one more to follow soon.

Laurent Garnier: "yes yes yes this is right down my street Will play a lot!"

Luke Solomon: "liking the black a lot..although tekno is growing on me ! "

Simian Mobile Disco: "More goodness from Chi!"

Slam (Orde): "nice jazzy feel!"

KiloWatts: "Love the jazzy in "The Black"... great balance!"

Volum (Jean-Paul Bondy): "The subs on Tekkno are sure to hit hard on big systems. Can't wait to play this one out!"

Pheek: "The Black's jazzy bass does it for me - killer!"

Lemon 8: "Both tracks are excellent and for different occasions. Tekkno is fantastic!"

Matt Tolfrey (Leftroom, Crosstown Rebels,, FourTwenty): "Fresh cuts for sure, not heard anything like this for sometime. very impressed"

Russel Deeks (iDJ Mag): "Liking 'The Black' a lot with the jazzy flourishes, but 'Tekkno' is good too!"

Habersham/Komposit: "Excellent Techy Goodness from Modul! Love The Black most of all - support! Love the artwork as well :)"

Cio D'or: "I really like both tracks! very deep, jazzy elements & hypnotique. very cool. thank you!"

more DJ support: Peter Kruder, Phil K, Chris Udoh, Presslaboys, JDS, Transparent Sound, Murray Richardson, Dopamine, DJ Taucher, Brian Ffar, Kevin Beber, ...

some radio support: Radio One (Checz Republic), Sonett77 Radio (Germany), NSB.co.uk, Radio Tilos, MR2 (national radio Hungary), C'Rock Radio, ...

You can find the tunes at Beatport exclusive for 4 weeks.

Release :: Modul {Acid Reborn, Volume 1}

Acclaim for Amfuem

• Laurent Garnier: "Lovely original track -- will play on my radio show!"
• Chris Healings (Hybrid): "Wow this is amazing music... Unbelievable tweaks and production... I love it"
• Alland Byallo (Nightlight Music):"The long-awaited Amfuem original is one of the most beautiful pieces of electronic music I've heard!"
• Mylo: "Love the FCB mix!"
• Luke Solomon: "fine cut remix is awesome"
• Kevin Beber: "original sounding - brilliance."
• Justin Robertson: "a beautiful tune! fine cut bodies for the floor, original for everywhere else!"
• Volum (Volsoc): "Definitely into this release. It's got a certain L'usine-esque feel to it, from the dsp'd out analog synth lines. The violins are a gorgeous touch, bringing about my favorite themes of floaty ambient lushness. The FCB remix is yet again a deadly release. I hear bits of Justin Maxwell's awesome DSP trickery. I will definitely be caning this one at the clubs."
• Chris Fortier: "original is fantastic"
• Habersham: "FineCutBodies Remix is in my top 10 tracks of the last 2 years! Amazing, one of a kind stuff.. so happy it's getting released! And the original, this is my first time hearing it, but it's simply amazing."
• Phonogenic: "The original is beautiful and the FCB remix does a nice job beefing it up."
  
• Karl Moestl: "nice, and very fresh, i like it, when it becomes different, and somebody is trying new ways - fine, fine... "
• Riva Starr: "love it!"
• Dan Mangan: "intricate and beautifully programmed."
• Chloe Harris: "orig - beautiful. amazing synths. remix - really good drum sounds. wow. and really cool intricate drums. amazing."
• Ed2000: "very fine electronica, beautiful violin. superb! the fcb has been a top tune in my set for a long time already - looking forward to fusion festival with both these tracks!!"
• Ben And Lex: "Amfuem is such a beautiful tune... proper floaty excellence... "
• Jeff Samuel: "i like the fine cut bodies remix...complex edits but still with a nice groove. good work."
• Cass (Deadset): "I've loved the FCB remix on this for about 3 years now!!! Still sounds awesome."
• Lee Smith (IDJ): "Fresh intelligent beats - especially feeling the FCB mix...cheers!"

Buy the pre-release exclusive at Beatport:
https://www.beatport.com/en-US/html/content/release/detail/121301/amfuem

Acclaim for Amfuem