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01. EKKOHAUS - A Drive
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02. EKKOHAUS - Reparations
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03. EKKOHAUS - Chasing Brown
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04. EKKOHAUS - Rendezvous
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05. EKKOHAUS - Just Click
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06. EKKOHAUS - Keep Your Eyes on Me
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07. EKKOHAUS - Smoothin It
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08. EKKOHAUS - D58
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09. EKKOHAUS - Second Attempt
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10. EKKOHAUS - Touch House
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11. EKKOHAUS - Mark Ma Words
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12. EKKOHAUS - Buzzin Fly
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13. EKKOHAUS - This Is Goodbye
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ARTIST
EKKOHAUS
TITLE
Noschool
FORMAT
CD
LABEL
MOON HARBOUR
CATALOG #
MHR 016CD
MHR 016CD
GENRE
ELECTRONIC
RELEASE DATE
7/9/2013
Greece-born
Kostas Tassopoulos
aka
Ekkohaus
presents his debut album for Moon Harbour. Entitled
Noschool
, it is the culmination of a close relationship between the Berlin-based artist and the music label Moon Harbour Recordings from Leipzig. It dates back to 2008 and has seen Ekkohaus explore his trademark and very modern take on rich house over a number of regular releases at the sister label Cargo Edition. It was in the mid-'90s that Ekkohaus first started making music, but not until 2005 that he unleashed his debut release. Since then he has worked with labels like 2020Vision, Tsuba, and Mule and has taken his live show to lauded clubs like Fabric (London), Watergate (Berlin), Space (Ibiza), and many more. His debut album is a collection of new material from 2010 to 2012 and is titled as an anti-statement to the tiring old school/new school debates that rule the electronic community.
Noschool
is about bridging the space in between the two well-respected schools, he says. "For this project, I have used all possible means of production: analog drum machines alongside with VST plug-ins, modular synths with Audio Units, original recordings as well as sample libraries. From the bass lines to the sax lines, from the Rhodes phrases to the house beat, I hope there is something in there for everyone." The resulting 13 track album is one that explores the Greek's signature sound -- warm 4/4 beats, involving bass and cute sampling -- but also leans on a whole lifetime of influence from jazz to funk, hip-hop to dub to disco. Though offering plenty of dancefloor dynamite along the way,
Noschool
also stands up to home listening or Sunday driving sessions. The album features a number of exciting collaborations including
Robert Würz
on saxophone,
Jon J-Lab
playing bass on "Reparations" and
Lady Blacktronika
singing on "Chasing Brown." As well as this, field recordings from Barcelona, Athens and Istanbul add an organic and real world element to the album from start to finish. From the romantic jazz-house vibes of the opener "A Drive" to more propulsive but equally deep house cuts like "Reparations," each track tells a story. Cuts like "Keep Your Eyes on Me" are loose and freeform, vintage-sounding yet forward-facing, where "Buzzin Fly" works on both your head and heel with its contrasting textures and lush melodies.
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