Public Possession Germany レコード& CD

Review: After having released their debut EP last year, Munich's Public Possession are proud to present Stockholm duo Aksel & Aino's first full length titled Lullabies for Submarines. Described as a 'grand tale of companionship', the combination of Aksel's instrumentation and Aino's poetry remains upbeat and looks to a bright future. From the glassy-eyed, bittersweet and Krafterk-y 'Dancing Grass', the slo-mo disco of 'Fewiopia', Italo influenced flavour of 'Spallanzani' plus some Metro Area influenced melancholia on the cover of Roxette's pop classic 'Fading Like A Flower'. Forever enjoying memories of long nights, brief encounters, bright moments and extreme euphoria.

Review: Public Possession welcomes back Aroma Pitch for another four tracker that bares all their usual hallmarks - namely lots of warm analogue sounds that unite everything from driving to Balearic beats via big room nu-disco and playful in-between sounds. 'Millennium Surfer' opens with a wash of gently twirling synth arps and 80s drums, there is a fantastically bubbling bassline and dubby feel to 'Balearic Shift', while 'Staub Groove' is a more thumping house cut with weird synth textures. Without doubt it is closer 'Areal Earth (dub)' that wins the EP with its ethereal pads, dreamy vibes and smooth dub house low end.

Review: The fifth installment of New Zealand producer Eden Burns' Big Beat Manifesto series sees a culmination of Trance, Future Bass and Deep House elements in the expansive mixes of 'Choir Song' and 'Eden's Acid' that never takes a moment to stop, constantly flowing between different vibes and atmospheres throughout each track. There are pure house moments, like on the piano banger 'Super Stroke', not to mention the whimsical trance cut 'Dance When The' and its fun use of vocal samples. The Big Beat series is youthful and fun at its very nature, and is a refreshing take on the longstanding house genre. Burns' work to this day reflects his colourful and maximalist introduction to the scene as a teenager, and these light and uplifting tracks are just another in a long list of reasons you should be listening.

Review: Two months after the vinyl release of 'Big Beat Manifesto Vol V', the 6th installment of New Zealand producer Eden Burns' Big Beat Manifesto series is a melting pot of key features from Trance, Future Bass and Deep House, stirred and baked together in a playful and refreshing way. Side A features 'Hands Off My Beat', a joyous piece of tribal house that is sure to be a people pleaser, and 'Beat The Chart' which heel turns into a chiptune techno workout anthem - not the most severe genre 180 that Burns has ever done. Side B is the real treat. 'Hands On The Chart(Pad version)' is the masterclass in genre-fusion that keeps us coming back time after time to Burns. The track does what it says on the tin, the thumping pacemaker of a techno beat combined with airy percussion of 'Hands Off My Beat' and its tribal house borrowings. Following this release, Big Beat Manifesto is becoming more and more like an actual manifesto for deep house in all its shapes and sizes. In time the work of Eden Burns will prove to be incredibly influential on the house scene worldwide, and yet another banging release goes to show just that.

Review: Public Posession's Big Beat Manifesto hits a seventh volume here with the prophet Eden Burns bringing more of those direct-to-dancefloor sounds that he is so well known for. Molten acid defines the deep atmospheres of 'Free Your Mind' and then more textural synths and raw, live-sounding drums provide the foundation for 'Around N Around.' 'House Non Stop' picks up with some prickly acid squelch and bouncing house drums while 'Multitool' closes out with a flailing percussive workout and tribal energy. Another fine volume in the series.

Review: Public Possession welcomes back Tubbs & Burns for a second volume of their eponymous series. It comes a year after the first which showcased their leftfield take on house across four well-received cuts. This outing is just as likely to turn heads with 'Shaker' first up to twist your mind with spangled synths and drums weaving around one another. 'Timmy's Dream' (Ritual dub) is a heavily percussive and dubbed-out tribal sound with 'Made Of Brass' layering up mystic jungle synths with more great hand drums and steamy horns. 'Timmy's Dream' (Monday 5am mix) is perfect for the afters with its more freaky vibes.

Review: Eden Burns & Christopher Tubbs come together for a deep house exploration on the third volume of their self-titled 12" series on Public Possession. '"Where Were U In 92?' opens up with some sublimely slow motion but seductive drums and smeared synths that are coloured with a dreamy, detached vocal that drifts up top and is doused in echo. On the flip is 'ON&ON' (feat Nathan Haines) which picks up the pace and brings more percussive jack to the beats and a little extra lightness in the melody. The Bullet Train mix takes things more into peak-time territory with hints of techno in the rhythms.

Review: DDWY appeared on Public Possession label earlier in the year when they put out their Chill Pill compilation and their contribution was the perfectly balearic dance gem 'Orchard'. Now the pair is back with a limited edition album, Sprig Songs. It lays out their distinctive take on dance music which is dubbed out and trippy, often slow paced, doused in proggy melodies and all flavoured with unique Nangis chants. The spell binding selection includes the warped rhythms and FX of 'Green Villa' and otherworldly depths of 'Do Deers Dream?' while 'Hair Spiders' is a more dancefloor ready and dubbed out beatdown.

Review: Venetian self-described "avant garde conservative" Simone De Kunovich is back to quickly follow up his last outing in March with a new electro EP on Public Possession. He also ended last year on a high with the final part of his Mondo Nuovo series and seems to be in full creative flow again here. 'Flow My Tears' is an old school throwback with sugary 80s synths sounds and lush cosmic arps, then 'Super Mana Drain' local into a chugging Italo disco vibe that will get hands in the air as it travels to the stars. 'Warp World' is a more heavy thumper but still one defined by its bright and colourful synth work.

Review: Berlin-based Johan Norling's DJ City project is not afraid to tackle big samples, as this new outing on Public Possession proves. He is a regular here and always brings the fun, so long as you can suspend your sense of disbelief at, for exanple, a massive Cold Play reference. 'Clocks' lifts its melody from the stadium-rock anthem of the same name and has the vocals reusing in a deadpan German vocal. It's weird but it works, even if it is sure to divide opinion. The same tune is on both sides for plenty of hardcore DJ abuse.

Review: You can always count on Public Possession to put out quirky, ear-catching gear for switched on dancefloors. On this occasion they've tapped up Wolfram and Josh Ludlow for this tongue-in-cheek acidic stomper which is roundly defined by the robotic narrator demanding we go back and forth to the club ad infinitum. It's cheeky and a tonne of fun, with a deadly 707-toting beat to back it up, presented in snappy edited form on the A-side and stretched out in extended form on the flip. If you want to get the party popping off with a glint in your eye, this is just the record you need.