Stimmhalt - Dreams (RBL045)

Up next on Crosstown Rebels' sub-label Rebellion is Georgia-born Stimmhalt. 'Dreams' , his debut release with the label, features alongside an entrancing remix from esteemed producer and composer Pezzner.

A vast array of digital and vinyl releases under his belt, Stimmhalt Aka David Gvaberidze makes a fine addition to the Rebellion roster. Dreams provides an excellent demonstration of his ability to combine the hard-hitting basslines with uplifting chords, an ideal early hours soundtrack. On the remix, Pezzner has brought his exceptional composition skills to the table to create a bouncy acompaniament to the original.

Inspired by his first performance at Burning Man back in 2015, David explains "...my music now is based on deep, spiritual and ethnic music."Taking his influence from a range of genres including Asian, Arabic and Georgian folk music, Stimmhalt is not your average electronic artist.

Having previously released on Underyourskin Records and L'Enfant Terrible among others, Stimmhalt the man himself remains enigmatic, known purely for his artistic talent. Pezzner, a teacher, producer and composer of music has previously released on: Get Physical, Freerange, Visionquest and Systematic among others, and returns once more to Rebellion having released his One More Ep in 2011.

Tracklist:

1. Dreams

2. Dreams (Pezzner Remix)

Released: 16/06/2017

Cat#: RBL045

Distribution: Above Board

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Pezzner & Amina - Exit (CRM120)

Up next on the decade strong Crosstown Rebels is class live act Pezzner who joins forces on ‘Exit’ with vocalist and co-producer Amina. ‘Exit’ is a charged and emotional journey with a edge of darkness, where the power of raw electronics meets the mystical and sultry tones of Amina’s incredible Bjork-esque voice. ‘Pipes’ sees Pezzner go it alone with a mixture of organic sounds and shakers wrapped up in one hypnotic groove as mellow dubby textures flow into fluid, abstract melodies. Continuing Crosstown’s tradition for head-turning remixers, up steps Hotflush boss and dubstep pioneer turned master of versatility,  Scuba. Delivering his take on ‘Exit’ with elastic bass and an expanding soundbed of jarring chords and alternating synth lines, the result is a suspense filled and soaring sonic ride.


Seattle’s Dave Pezzner wants to tell stories and feed the brain with his dancefloor focused productions and this mantra is finely displayed here as well as on previous album works, ‘The Tracks Are Alive’ (Freerange Records, 2010) and ‘Last Night In Utopia’ (Systematic Recordings, 2013) and EPs for Crosstown Rebels off-shoot Rebellion, Dirtybird, Ovum and Anjunadeep. Highly regarded across the board as a producer and live act, his work has been described as “lush and tense with a transcendental twist” and his live shows and DJ sets have moved the dance floors of some of the most renowned venues including Space Ibiza, Rex Club in Paris, Womb Tokyo, Fabric London, Cielo New York, and Chicago’s famed Smartbar.


Amina is an Italian Egyptian heir to a mystical culture she grew up through the memories left by her mother, a musician and composer, and the exploration of multiple instruments and later an obsession with poetry. Fate led her to meet Dave Pezzner in 2011 and this gave rise to a passion project that fused Amina’s poems with a collaborative mix of eclectic and harmonic sounds that brought Amina’s lyrics and voice alive within Pezzer’s three-dimensional sonic imagery, full of tension and transmission…


Scuba needs little or no introduction. As the head of Hotflush Recordings, one of the most illustrious and genre-bending labels of our times and with a history steeped in the UK dubstep scene, Paul Rose aka Scuba and SCB has been residing in Berlin since 2008 and is now a future-facing figurehead in electronic music with a sonic style reaching far beyond his dubstep roots.

• Label: Crosstown Rebels
• Cat no: CRM120
• Web: www.crosstownrebels.com
• Distribution: !K7 / Above Board
• Released: Mon Feb 3rd, 2014

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PEZZNER - ONE MORE EP

Pezzner
One More EP

Crosstown Rebels offshoot label RebelLION strikes again with a superb four- tracker of off-kilter subsonic house from the illustrious Pezzner.

Each cut is unique in it’s own charm and quirkiness. The two killer cuts on the A side feature the infectious, driving, heady resonance of ‘One More’ and the beautiful, transcendental nature of ‘Try it Again’ featuring the vocal talents of Nneka Gryffyn from APT Entertainment. The flip features the piano driven, snake charming ‘Native Language’ and the staccato sub-ska rhythm and flute- infested genius of ‘Not A Good Idea’. What a cracking EP!

Dave Pezzner released his debut album, ‘The Tracks Are Alive’, last year on Freerange. He has a plethora of single releases on Om, Viva and Freerange, as well as releases as Jacob London (along with Bob Hansen) on Classic & Doubledown and countless remixes.

Already a firm favourite in the Rebels Camp, this great EP is a feather in Dave’s cap, and is to sure cement RebelLION’s burgeoning cutting edge reputation.

• Label: RebelLION
• Cat no: RBL005
• Web: www.crosstownrebels.com
• Distribution: Above Board
• Released: Mon Aug 15th, 2011

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