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BOXER 078CD
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This is the second full-length album from France's Matzak. The smart Frenchman and full-time professional pharmacist knows best about the alchemy of an eclectic combination, and the well-balanced mix of the necessary ingredients. His open-hearted and inviting debut album Life Beginnings (BOXER 047CD) was a kind of "omnium gatherum" he skillfully combined with a most appealing result. On Bring Me The Moon, Matzak applies a far more broader spectrum: he makes the sounds literally breathe, and gives each track its very own, individual pace with alternating straight and broken beats, smooth, delicious melodies and perfect bass lines. In other words: marvelous swinging sounds for your body and mind. The album-opener "On The Sofa" starts with a fitness-clubbish bass. Sometimes it pretends to be the illegitimate grandson of the Beastie Boys, sometimes to be Moloko's secret twin-sister. And without feeling guilty, Matzak even turns the radio on in order to entertain the first guests -- Californian singer Tori adds a few superbly-placed vocal lines, in addition to Sourya and Forensic. But instead of getting stuck and well-fed at the foyer, "Unpredictable Sunday" and "Disco Mobster" start boarding the main floor. Rolling strings and a fresh monster bass are the first signs of a deep euphoria. Matzak slows down and starts all over again in a completely different way with "In The Jazz Garden," featuring a virtuoso piano. Matzak enriches the romantically rainy "Argos" and the precisely funky title track with so many vitamins, that in the end, the listener is convinced that he has discovered a long-lost DJ Shadow song. But apart from the nicely pastel-colored atmospheres, Matzak never forgets the floor: with "Stockholm 1973 Rework," a vivid vocal song, or "Magneto," a funky, stumbling track, he presents two stunning draft versions of what might become the best club tunes ever. You won't believe your ears when you listen to this wealth of ideas.
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BOXER 064EP
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Matzak is back, presenting African Roots, and the title track is deep, full of soul and passion, heralding his second longplayer that will follow his earlier and extremely successful Life Beginning LP. Rodriguez Jr. has created his own version of "African Roots" by adding more melodies & pop appeal to the track. "Who Killed Punky Brewster" is a Detroit-ish groover that fits perfectly with the overall release, thanks to its stunning deepness.
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BOXER 047CD
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"Finally, after almost two years, mother label Boxer Recordings proudly announces its new album release: prospective pharmacist Nicolas Matuszczak comes up with 10 of the world's finest pearls, full of sparkling charm, sense and sensibility, lightness and elegance that only a young French debutant from Nîmes can create. Matzak seems to be in good company in this pretty little town: Delon & Dalcan, Paul Nazca, Florent, 22 Crew and a number of the most successful producers who live and work in Nîmes.'Might Is Right, his first and only 12'' on Kickboxer, was praised by DJ Koze, Dominik Eulberg and many others and entered the charts. And this is exactly the point where his album continues: electronic, playful and cosy, home-y sounds. But Matzak is far from being an outmoded songwriter. He knows very well where and when to place the sound planes, he knows the inherent beauty and details of the drums and the powerful energy of the piano when placed at the right time. And apart from his impressive musical skills and his extraordinary feeling for the right moment, his strength lies in the nice and intimate stories he loves to tell in his tracks. His album Life Beginnings is literally pregnant with meaning: it has been created over a period of nine months and accompanies a growing love and the growing new life of his daughter. Ultrasonic scan by scan, feeling by feeling."
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"'Nicolas from Chartes, France is into techno music, but the focus is more on music. These four tracks are so incredibly sophisticated and highly entertaining that we have thrown him straight into our Boxer artist pool. His music is charming, full of melodies and the breaks are so well-placed that he will soon be among the hottest artists around. 'The Burglar' seems to come directly out of a Border Community's kitchen. 'Mad Is Mad' seems to be the funkiest track never produced by Delon & Dalcan. And 'French Pop' is simply perfect. Just watch the play lists in the next months and you will know what we are talking about. And finally, 'Puzzle Bubble' is just waiting for a licensing on Kompakt Pop."
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