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CORMIX 041CD
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Paul Ritch's productions and live sets, charged with pure adrenaline and characterized by his powerful, harmonic, and deep techno, have made him the holder of a unique mark of sounds in which his passion and power transmit numerous memorable music moments. In 2009, Paul brought to life his own label Quartz Rec, putting forward minimalistic sounds that are blunt, sharp and energetic. The label is a testament to the ability Paul has to achieve perfection. With his first release, Split EP Part 1 (2008), he held the top two positions in sales on Beatport, reaching over 11,000 downloads. Therefore, in 2009, Paul Ritch was nominated by Beatport as a candidate for best techno artist. Nowadays, the Paris resident is considered to be one of the most highly-regarded artists and producers on the global electronic scene. Paul is one of the protagonists of this year's Cocoon Ibiza residency "Cocoon Heroes." He is playing at the Grand Closing Party as well as in Formentera, where Cocoon holds another smaller residency at the Tipic club. His live set on the Green Floor of Cocoon's Green & Blue Open Air -- one of the most prestigious electronic dance music open air events in Germany -- is here recorded and released on a single CD, in contrast to the previous Green & Blue CDs, which were double CDs with DJ mixes. As this is the 10th anniversary of the event and, at the same time, the last one, Paul's live set can be called historical already. Includes five unreleased tracks.
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WAG 047EP
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This is Paul Ritch's debut release for the Wagon Repair label. This Parisian's rise in esteem is characterized by his inclusion of warm Latin rhythms into the traditionally cold and calculated techno format. "Evil Laff" effervesces like a lab experiment, with layers of richly sampled percussion looping, stuttering and decompressing as the track picks up steam. Konrad Black's remix plunges into even darker waters. Metallic percussion and a deep ascendant bass melody dictate the pace, culminating in thudded keys and a commanding narrator.
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PARAD 002EP
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"Paradigma Musik bet again on the young values of the electronic music club scene on their second release. After the success achieved with the first one, by the promising young Spaniard producer Marc Marzenit, it's now the moment for the French fellow Paul Ritch, who comes out with Higher, made up of three tracks. It is only his second work, after his first one on the well-known German label Resopal Schallware: Grom EP, a vinyl that is already in the sets of many main DJs. He is also preparing releases with labels such as Get Physical Music and MiniSketch. 'Higher,' whose name refers to the album is driven by both the most dancefloor tech house and the most melodic minimal. It has also a sample vocal letting the track open for all kind of DJs, without leaving for that reason the composite quality aside. Even more melodic is 'Memory,' a cut with all the makings of a hypnotic hit and a remarkable acid flavor moving from the past to the present of dance music with unusual agility, tiptoeing around the most progressive sounds and even around the percussive minimal house that sounds so much lately. It will create a buzz, sure. Finishing up, 'Blowbass' clears the remarkable work of Paul with a track that hides under a false electro house look to become gradually in an efficient winding and surrounding piece of tech house, an ideal fit for quality sound system."
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