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OUIE 018LP
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"Basically my albums have developed into my personal field of experimentation" says Martin Gretschmann, aka Acid Pauli. Known primarily for his psychedelic, leftfield club sounds that weave between slo-mo beats and deep burners, his EPs, remixes, and collaborations have generally been more focused on the dancefloor. With his latest album, MOD (his third full-length released on his own Ouïe label), Gretschmann goes in a tangential direction, drawing inspiration from modular synthesis and the scene that has flourished around it over the last years. The result is an album produced almost entirely with modular systems, inspired by the possibilities and restrictions of carefully shepherding machines that sing to themselves. Experimental as MOD may be, it certainly isn't "difficult" or inaccessible -- or as someone put it, the nine tracks here are "soft, elegant, fluent, dreamy -- the tracks achieve the effect of space-time morphing -- magical states." Most of the tracks were recorded live in one take -- often with Gretschmann recording up to ten different versions before choosing the final piece. "Propagating Flip Flops" starts things off -- its glitchy textures and sync-shifting set the scene for the album -- the sounds evolving and developing before resolving into a warm, ethereal tone. "Intellijel Bell" is made up of deep loops of rhythmic sounds, while metallic sounds and a submerged jazzy undertone hint at the classic Acid Pauli sense of fun. "Acid On Yusef" uses looped up rhythmic pulses and bass tones, joined by modulated beeps and blips. "Sublime Frequencies Of Cairo" is another beatless, floating collection of loops that shift and morph -- seemingly suspended in space, before an ambient orchestral element resolves the track. As the title suggests, "Du Brecht, Ich Dub" revolves around a bass heavy sound, building up a rhythm of disparate elements that develop into a tense yet somehow weightless groove. "Life Polarizer" is further evidence that an Acid Pauli album will always somehow drift back towards the groove. "Peace Waer Schoen" also makes heavy use of delay to create a dubbed-out, wonky feel. The freedom of getting away from computer-based production is referenced sardonically in "Quantize Hell" -- its bleepy sounds find a rhythm and progression outside of the grid. Finally, "No Kick, No Cry" has the first and only kick drum of the album and adds a structure to the magical unpredictability of the looped sounds. Embossed gatefold sleeve; includes download code.
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OUIE 017EP
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A true son of Berlin, Nico Stojan has synthesized the city's hedonistic, tripped out soul into a sound that is instantly recognized as his own. Just as likely to be found playing epic sunrise sets at Burning Man or producing mesmerizing tracks over a cup of green tea in his Berlin studio, the co-head dog of Ouïe (along with Acid Pauli) always provides a wide screen take on underground dance music. With the Cardano EP, Stojan continues on the path of mind-expanding house grooves -- the title track is a nine-minute exploration that uses a few sounds in a subtle and intricate way to create a psychedelic dancefloor burner that seems perfect for those sunrise moments. Together is a mid-paced chugger that utilizes a simple melodic motif to create a spacy, loose vibe -- the perfect track to get lost for a moment to. Inhale has a baggy groove with intricate percussion leaving lots of room for the gentle, wandering keys to work their magic. Once the kick arrives it's a moment of pure endorphin rush.
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OUIE 016EP
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David Mayer returns to Ouie following his well-received The Call EP from 2018 and The Circle released on the new sub-label Ouïe Circle. Though being born in south Germany, Mayer grew up between Norway and Lanzarote, perhaps a clue to his expansive and border-less sound. Here he brings three new tracks to the label from Acid Pauli and Nico Stojan. Title track "Skanda" is a psychedelic trip through firing percussive elements, wonky synths, distorted vocals, and an unstoppable groove. "Snake Dance" has a similarly unhinged feel, building around a one-note bassline and crisp, rolling drums before heading to the stratosphere with sparkling arpeggios. On the B-side, there's the vinyl exclusive, "Ouroboros" -- an eight-minute odyssey into Mayer's interest in hypnotic percussion and psychedelic track structures.
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OUIE 015EP
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Acid Pauli is back with another three-track EP on the label he co-manages with friend and collaborator Nico Stojan. This EP, self-effacingly titled Had To Get Rid Of Some Shit, showcases Martin Gretschmann's dancefloor prowess yet again. "Dancing In The Trunk" is a hyped-up loopy banger -- minimal in instrumentation but fully psychedelic in execution. "Goran Utan" has a deeper, darker edge, with a tension that will tighten the grip on many dancefloors. "Shakmat, But Happy" appears in "Pauli's Psychedelic Breakfast Take 9" and is a slow-building, loop-based groover, eventually opening up to reveal tinges of acid.
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OUIE 014EP
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Disarmed is a new project by two veterans of the electronic music scene. "Disarmed" is a deep chugging, melodic cut -- dreamy vocals underpinned by a thick, grooving beat. The Lovestruckk remix of the same track dives headlong into the trippy, euphoric nature of the track, stretching out the feeling over eight-and-a-half minutes. Lovestruckk are Nico Stojan and Holmar Filipsson (aka Thugfucker). "Slow Down" is a chugging house groover, with rising, trippy synths -- at once immediately danceable and yet perfectly suited to chilling.
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OUIE 013EP
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Acid Pauli and Nico Stojan's inimitable imprint Ouïe sees the long-time collaborators return with their second EP on the label since its 2016 launch. The atmospheric "Flying Lizard" is a stunning masterclass of dreamy, emotive soundscapes, with rousing drums beating the terrain while the track soars with an enrapturing melody. "Huch" has listeners craving dancefloor heat with goading Afro drum rhythms taking the lead before an elevating synth line weaves in some much-welcomed euphoria. "Alambic" is provoking with its Afro-inspired drum pattern and percussion, and its pulsing pads.
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OUIE 010EP
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Jonathan Kaspar has been making left-of-center dance music for some years; on Mera, the Cologne-based DJ and producer provides three tracks that serve as a reminder that dance music doesn't have to be one-dimensional. Opener "Mera" starts out along a shuffling, groove-heavy path before, culminating with a hummed vocal full of mystery and magic. On Strip Down" things are deeper into the drums for a full rhythm-frenzy workout. Both tracks are perfect sunrise music, as is "Weiss". Although ostensibly having more of a straight up dance floor approach, its low-slung groove reveals itself over its nine minutes a spaced-out cosmic journey.
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OUIE 009EP
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David Mayer has built up an enviously diverse back catalog on labels such as Connected Frontline, Objektivity, Gruuv, Audiomatique and Keinemusik and now delivers his first release on Acid Pauli and Nico Stojan's Ouie label, The Call. Bringing Mayer's trademark groove to the fore once more, "The Call" is built around a kick, clap and 808 blip, before a more organic groove develops. "Sooner" is more urgent -- a crisp, forward leaning rhythm and deep bass lead the way, before synthesizer takes us on a melodic walkabout. "Black Queen" keeps things zesty but with acres of space as well.
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OUIE 008EP
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Acid Pauli and Nico Stojan's Ouïe label acts as home for left-of-center music from disparate sources -- somehow connected by a thread of hedonism with a melancholic edge. Here, they welcome London-based trio Kerela Dust to the imprint. "Maria" is augmented with a thick, mid-tempo kick and sparse, effective percussion. The clever vocals provide the topping, showcasing the band's pop writing prowess. Acid Pauli and Nico Stojan's remix picks up the pace a little, while dubbing out the elements. "Nyla" brings a new vibe, deep, pulsing synths and a bubbling baseline accompany the crisp, compressed rhythm track.
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OUIE 007EP
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Following the A remix package (OUIE 006EP), B brings another set of reinterpretations of tracks from Acid Pauli's BLD (OUIE 003LP). Stimming works over "Amadou" flipping the original into a techy bomb. A thick kick underpins a shuffling, off-kilter rhythm and beautifully treated melodics. "René" is reworked by Roman Flügel; arpeggiated blips and beeps and echo primitive electronic explorations with a subby kick drum. Alex Boman remixes "Jeanne" locking into his signature groovy, tribal approach. Dutch wunderkind Satori tackles "Jorge", twisting the original into a psychedelic groover with backwards vocals, marimba-like melodies, fat basslines, and shuffling breakbeats.
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OUIE 006EP
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Acid Pauli's second album BLD (OUIE 003LP) dropped earlier in 2017 to a rapturous reception. This is a collection of remixes of tracks from the A side of Martin Gretschmann's trippy, dance-centric opus. Sainte Vie brings his trademark "multicultural electro" sound to album opener "Abbebe" -- an ecstatic mid-paced groover. Oceanvs Orientalis drops a similarly exciting re-rub, finding new angles and dimensions to the track "Baris". Tel Aviv's Red Axes turn up the psychedelia for an amazing dissection of "Ayam" -- deep sounds immersed in acidic tones and tight-yet-wonky arrangements. Label co-head Nico Stojan produces a sleek and spacy remix "Majid".
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OUIE 005LP
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A 17-year-old boy is at the odds with himself and the world. Pretty normal. But the coming-of-age-story Es War Einmal Indianerland is not normal: it's exceptional. The narration is virtuosic, just as the attendant nominated novel by Nils Mohl who also wrote the screenplay -- in collaboration with Max Reinhold. A psychedelic city-western! Charged with pictures full of symbolism that are composed into a hypnotic whirl by Ilker Çatak, who won the Max-Ophüls price and who has been distinguished with the student Oscar for Sadakat (2014). Another highlight: the outstanding cast. Newcomer Leonard Scheicher as protagonist Mauser in between Jackie played by Emilia Schüle, and Edda played by Johanna Polley. In additional roles there's Clemens Schick as Mauser's father, and Joel Basman as Mauser's pal Kondor. Equally exceptional, thrilling, and inventive as the forthcoming film, is the soundtrack of Es War Einmal Indianerland. The soundtrack of Acid Pauli, aka Martin Gretschmann (The Notwist, Console) plays a central role and originates from the close collaboration between Acid Pauli and director Ilker Çatak. Çatak on the collaboration "When I confirmed the film project, I was at that time constantly listening to Acid Pauli's music. Everytime I looked at the screenplay one of his mixes were playing. So I thought: it would be awesome if the film was accompanied by this kind of music." Acid Pauli's music, as proved on his BLD album (OUIE 003LP, 2017), is as eclectic and adventurous as Acid Pauli himself: from dystopic, carnivalesque moods via moments of high intensity to deep melancholia and fragile atmospheres -- boundaries are being teared down. Sometime psychedelic and far-out, sometime focused, catchy with one eye on the dancefloor. But never expectable; a musical work for the adventurous. This was the basis for a close collaboration, a joint journey to Mexico and the fascinating soundtrack of an exceptional film. "His oeuvre is much more than the stuff he made as Acid Pauli. And that's what he offered me -- it was like you're going to a lake but instead you see an ocean." says Ilker Çatak. "He always grasped what I was looking for. The soundtrack is a mixture of his old and new tracks and music of artists that he knows." "Anan" features Miri.
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OUIE 004EP
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Quantum Collage is the latest pseudonym of Olaf Gutbrod, aka Ohm-G. This release on Martin Gretschmann (Acid Pauli, Console) and Nico Stojan's Ouïe sees him dive into some more electronic textures. "Lucid Dreaming" is a chugging, groovy trip built around a shuffling beat and dubbed-out percussion and horns. "Afrika Im Weltraum" adds a little more tempo -- a swirling, driving drum loop provides the basis for layers of extra percussion and spacey synths and various chants and radio broadcasts. "Her Beauty" is a chilled-out groover, with the sunset/sunrise seemingly in mind.
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OUIE 003LP
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Acid Pauli is a name synonymous with certain aesthetic towards electronic music culture - both a part of the unhooked generation of that grew up experiencing his revelatory sets at places like Bar 25 and Fusion, and yet deeply rooted in musicality and adventurousness. BLD, the second full-length album from Martin Gretschmann, aka Acid Pauli, builds on his already impressive back catalog which spans back to 2005, and includes a debut album released on Nicolas Jaar's Clown And Sunset. Over the course of the eight tracks, Gretschmann explores some of the many facets that have made him one of the most trusted artists in his field. Released on his own label Ouïe, which he runs with Nico Stojan, the album is the perfect expression of the imprint's commitment to diverse, exciting sounds, freed of the conventions of traditional club music. The album covers a number of moods and emotions, from dystopian carnivalesque vibes to moments of high intensity, through to deep melancholia and synth-laden ambience. Gretschmann's well-documented love of the sampler shines throughout - tracks are textured and colored with different hues from his extensive sound palette, whether it's a part of his more psychedelic moments, or concentrated on his innate knowledge of dancefloor dynamics. As such, BLD sits together as a complete piece of music - to be relished just as much by blissed out home listeners as the left-field dancers. Includes a download code.
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OUIE 002EP
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The sophomore release on the Ouïe imprint brings three more killer cuts into the universe. Made up of the German production outfit NU, this EP is full of groove laden sunshine vibes. "Endup" is the lead track - a swingy, Afro-tinged disco outing with warm, trippy percussion and a hypnotic, joyful vocal sample. "Cosa Mia" slows things down - a chugging beat and Balearic vibe, enhanced by a beautiful string section. "Palomita" delivers a similar feel, but with slightly more drive to it - shifting from a mid-tempo groover to a Latin hip shaker.
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OUIE 001EP
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Call of The Valley from Acid Pauli and Nico Stojan is the first release on Ouïe. There has been a shift in this tiny piece of massive world and, like all other shifts, they are documented by those who were there. Behind Ouïe are Acid Pauli and Nico Stojan, guys who have created shifts with their music over multiple utopian soirees attracting some of the most colorful and awake people on the planet.
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