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RB 017LP
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$20.00
PREORDER
RELEASE DATE: 9/16/2022
Often duplicated, never imitated: the power of Lauer! Albeit being no stranger himself to musical influences from the outside, the producer from Frankfurt managed to carve out a sound that is very much his own. Indie-dance, Italo, power pop, and house music in its traditional sense get mixed up in a blender of happiness, Lauer's latest achievement for Running Back and welcome return is a mini-LP called Cyclone Days. Aptly titled and ably executed, it's everything you would expect or want from him. A world of merry music, where melody is king. On top of that, you get value for your money: Vocal blockbusters like the upbeat "Somebody" (instrumental included) and the more restrained "Friends" (both with frequent collaborator Dena), sit comfortably between instrumental hits. "Resonator" and "Neway" take the role of the proverbial keys to happiness, while the title track or "Exterminate" balance it out with joyful melancholy. Just imagine Righeira signing to Factory Records or Durutti Column on holidays in Rimini and you are halfway there. The days might be like a cyclone, but as long as there are records like this, the shelter isn't blown.
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RB 111EP
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Welcome to Anthony Naples's first outing for Running Back. Swerve sees the New York resident putting his dancing shoes back on and taking a pause from his admittedly brilliant other side. A development that 2021's Club Pez on ANS already foreshadowed. While his music is at times ethereal and cerebral, but also engaging and compelling, Naples manages to fill the gap between finesse and function with idiosyncratic abilities. Starting with the title track that builds a bridge between a beehive and Joey Beltram's hoover sound, it's clear that Naples has something unique in case of temperature and tempo. Swerve flows around an addictive bass line, adds a splash of piano and manages to feel big without the usual cheap tricks. Played by Four Tet and Pete Tong. If bangers-not-bangers would be a genre, Naples would have created one of its prime examples. The rest follows lead: "Here With You" uses skippy beats underneath a TB-303, "Right As The Sun Goes" extracts elements of its two predecessors, but mirrors them with delightful mellowness and finally, "Be To" feels like the continuation of the sprawling hypnotism of the mid-nineties. One EP to get your swerve on. High quality artwork by Gasius.
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After the happily received and critically acclaimed Running Back Mastermix retrospective of Hamburg's seminal Front club by Klaus Stockhausen & Boris Dlugosch, another look at the playlists, hits, classics, and unclassics is overdue. Now, the menu is solely set to the nineties -- well after Stockhausen's departure and into Dlugosch's prime at said club. Starting the dance is the sought-after evergreen "Deep Introspection". Produced by Rob Mello and Zaki Dee for the legendary Jump Cutz series on their Luxury Service outfit in 1995, it's as ageless as deep house can be and on heavy rotation since its release. Same goes for "Agitate It" by Body Moods from 1993. Still an insider tip, and touched by the hands of Jazz-N-Groove it wouldn't sound out of place on a Louie Vega tape from that time. The flip comes with DJ Disciple's Street Experience from 1993 and its Todd Terry-esque "Hide-A-Way". Snare roll, please. Rounding off with two home made co-productions by Boris Dlugosch himself: the remix for U96's "Come Together" (yes, the one from the submarine-movie-score-sampling techno chart topper "Das Boot") and his exclusive edit for VDT "Strangest Music". Both proofing the fact that to what seems odd at the beginning (if classic US house is the indicator), can withstand the test of time and even gradually mature. Collector, progammer, dancer, and DJ use only. Also features Sensory Productions. To be continued...
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Mind Eclipse completes Deetron's triptych for Running Back. After Body Electric and Ego Rave, it's the missing part in a tale of youthful exuberance told by a seasoned raver and transported into the here and now. Taking the essence of the carefree energy of those days, its warehouses and fields minus the (sometimes!) aural clumsiness, Deetron delivers four studies in the transformation of said emotional states. "Mind Eclipse" aka "Trancehouzztool" does exactly what it says on the tin: big synths, swirl and twirl during an extra-long break down for an uproar -- serotonin shower included. "HG" acts like an umbrella to that. Almost melancholic in its presence and meandering between highs and lows, it's the perfect counterpoint and offset. On the other side, "Phoenix" sounds like a lost Border Community hymn that found its way near a Roland 909 for peak time purposes, before "The Shore" closes the book in a hybrid state between electro and disco or the soundtrack to IDM supporters in a gym workout (also available in an alternative version digitally for those who like their beats straight). It won't eclipse your mind though that Deetron knows what he does in the studio, so expect finest artistry, crafty tricks and technical expertise.
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RB 109X-EP
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In the constant state of flux that house and techno are in since their inception, Berlin's Sascha Funke is at once a fixture and an emblem of the city's transformations. Probably best-known for his work on BPitch, Kompakt, or the evergreen MZ, Funke's EP for Running Back is an amalgamation of sounds, influences and atmospheres. Subdued rave euphoria, robotic disco-influenced techno-pop and hints of Berlin's long gone "Dubmission" party ethics get re-arranged, extracted and reconfigured with "German engineering" values. Take the ritual "QAM" for instance. Using a sample and the legendary morse melody of the weather forecast at the end of each "Tagesschau" and putting it in a completely different context, is a prime example of a free-form approach to making music and making nostalgia future-proof. That also holds true for the rest of the EP. While titles like "FEZ" (Freizeit und Erholungszentrum) or "SEZ" (Sport und Erholungszentrum) refer to lost places in East Berlin, the tracks are anything but. Yearning, precisely programmed and full of joie de vivre at the same time, they all lock into and complement each other. So much, that you will find a new favorite with every listen.
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For an understanding of the past, you have to look to the future -- or was it the other way round? No matter how you want to put it, some things are an aesthetic choice, and the meaning of style does not necessarily go hand in hand with the latest fashion fad or an incurable retromania. Chinaski's debut (album under that name) on Running Back seems predestined to resume these discussions. Drenched in sepia colors and faded VHS tapes memories, fed by a science-fiction that never became a fact, essentially made with the ultramodern instruments of yesteryear (see back cover for further reference) that became redundant through their own relatives and a need to ensure efficiency (time, space, money), it's either concept art, an ode to Disco Piu, a post card from the early days of Frankfurt's Dorian Gray or the search and itch for a time machine. All of the debate above is rendered useless by the title though: No Pop, No Fun! And those are the main musical reference points here: instrumental pop that you can dance to, pastel melodies that stick with you and fun frequencies. Down-tempo ballads for video game characters in love meet cabriolet anthems and scooter songs. Perfectly composed and carefully made. If John Hughes would have ever aspired to make a high school movie set in a post-apocalyptic Italy: this is what the score would probably sound like. "No Bomba, No Fun House, No Don't Look Now, No Being Boring, No Island Magic, No Fix Me Up, No Air Condition, No Fly High Again. No Pop, No Fun."
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RB 102LP
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Welcome Back! Now, that hopefully goes for the public and parties, life and love and most definitely for Klasse Wrecks's mastermind Luca Lozano and Running Back. Bigger and better, rougher and tougher, Boss Moves 2 boldly starts, where the first part left us: somewhere in London's record store Bermuda triangle between Black Market, Fat Cat, and Release The Groove circa 1995. You will hear traces of Italian imports and IDM, European techno, British breakbeat and bass music culture, the DNA of what would turn into tech-house. With Luca Lozano as the conduit, Boss Moves 2 seems like a kaleidoscope of influences and a flash of inspirations. Seemingly all of a piece, it never appears like a scheme, but rather as a spirited, soulful and special double pack for dancers, DJs, and devotees. Made in Sheffield and done with determination!
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Roman Flügel is a magician. This statement is far from being a hyperbole. Just put the needle down on any record of his (collaborations included) since the early '90s and see for yourself: none of them are without that special effect. The magic works instantly. And as the thing with magic goes: it's challenging to explain it. That's what makes it magic. Eating Darkness is the title of his newest spell. Affected by the fundamental shock that any system got in 2020 -- but not the result thereof -- it is an album that could absorb it -- as its name might suggest. Music and nightlife work hand in hand as escapism and as anchors or as the undercoat of social interactions. They enable people to deal with hardships as well as the burden and the joy of life. That is the starting point and hope of Eating Darkness: the outlook and invitation to enrich each and everyone's existence. Bound to the single LP format and reminiscent of a time with format limitations, the nine tracks are testament to Flügel's weakness for the art of pop music with the use of little and especially short motifs. Furthermore, equipped with a clear instrumentation and without any camouflage, Eating Darkness corresponds to his idea of a virtual band. As it happens, the opener is called "The Magic Briefcase". That sits not only well with my first sentence, but pretty much embodies the album and Roman Flügel's apparatus in an alternative title: Crystal clear sounds and melodies bounce on and off the dancefloor, living room and club are pulled together and transcendental moments take turns with the tangibility of reality. After all, that is how a real magician allures you.
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LP version. 140 gram vinyl. Includes download with bonus Anima EP. Roman Flügel is a magician. This statement is far from being a hyperbole. Just put the needle down on any record of his (collaborations included) since the early '90s and see for yourself: none of them are without that special effect. The magic works instantly. And as the thing with magic goes: it's challenging to explain it. That's what makes it magic. Eating Darkness is the title of his newest spell. Affected by the fundamental shock that any system got in 2020 -- but not the result thereof -- it is an album that could absorb it -- as its name might suggest. Music and nightlife work hand in hand as escapism and as anchors or as the undercoat of social interactions. They enable people to deal with hardships as well as the burden and the joy of life. That is the starting point and hope of Eating Darkness: the outlook and invitation to enrich each and everyone's existence. Bound to the single LP format and reminiscent of a time with format limitations, the nine tracks are testament to Flügel's weakness for the art of pop music with the use of little and especially short motifs. Furthermore, equipped with a clear instrumentation and without any camouflage, Eating Darkness corresponds to his idea of a virtual band. As it happens, the opener is called "The Magic Briefcase". That sits not only well with my first sentence, but pretty much embodies the album and Roman Flügel's apparatus in an alternative title: Crystal clear sounds and melodies bounce on and off the dancefloor, living room and club are pulled together and transcendental moments take turns with the tangibility of reality. After all, that is how a real magician allures you.
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Swiss DJ Deetron's Ego Rave on Running Back.
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RBNAACP 001LP
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"When Bandcamp announced that they will be holding a special fundraiser on June 19th 'that is specifically focused on racial justice, equality, and that they will donate their share of revenues that day to the NAACP Legal Defense Fund', we thought to put out a special sampler that contributes to that cause. All profits of the sales of Music for the NAACP will go exactly there. Due to the lack of time, it seemed knocked together, but old and new friends, from near and far alike did their best, to set it up. So, special thanks to everyone involved: especially to Lopazz at Mixmastering, Heidelberg, Rand Muzik Leipzig and the SST cutting house in Frankfurt, who did their part to also make this available on a 2x12" compilation (same destination for its profits). Thank you for listening, helping and donating." --Gerd Janson
Features KiNK, Session Victim & Iron Curtis, Gerd Janson, Genius of Time, Katerina, Robert Dietz, Roman Flügel, Dinky, Bella Boo, Tiger & Woods, and Todd Osborn.
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RB 074LP
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It's no big secret: The elements of trance music have always played a vital part in the music of Prins Thomas. In fact, there are scholars who argue that these stylistic attributes were the ramp that shot his disco into space. But let's not pour hot coffee onto the cold one. When the king they call Prins sent a loose bunch of tracks to Gerd Janson to get some sort of feedback, it was like an epiphany: the calling for the missing link between Logic Trance compilations of yesteryear and the honey for the strobe light bees of today has finally been answered. Naturally, it's not all ice cannons and glow sticks, endorphins and euphoria. The private and poetic Prins stands just one step behind the sweaty one -- in alphanumeric track list order. If there has ever been something like thinking-(wo)mans-trance, this is the album for it. Gatefold sleeve.
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Dusky's return to Running Back. The second volume of Life Signs continues where its parent left us: on the path to euphoria. A brew of rumbling bass lines, ecstatic dreams, rattling rave signals, and moving melodies that is as sapid as it is substantial. Consisting of four tracks (and one dub), Dusky further cement their reputation of being champions of their (production) craft and the dancefloor alike. While "Fridge", "Seed Tray", and "Mushroom Samba" lower the plough with DJs and steppers in mind, "Metropolis" ennobles itself to a higher stand: with or without voice, it is a sophisticated and divinely inspired master class in a perfect hook (bleeps) and eye (bass). And a gentle reminder: function and beauty don't have to exclude each other.
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Roman Flügel's debut on Running Back under his given name (Roman IV doesn't count) is a wonderful confirmation of his outstanding position in the past, present and future of electronic music. Needless to mention all his merits (or monikers for that sake) and excessive in almost any style, Garden Party highlights his competence in the dance hall and sees Flügel in a jovial mood. Presented by someone who knows the roots of it all, you can hear and envision traces of disco, stories of Manchester's Hacienda, memories of the night life in Frankfurt as well as the reflections in and of US-American mirror balls. But simultaneously, the rich content here also shows the blossoms of the seed, if one avoids the danger of retromania. This is serious fun and as uplifting as a garden party should be. Or based loosely on the creator's thoughts: if ABC's blue-eyed soul stems from punk and new wave, Flügel's "Look Of Love" is a direct result of more than 25 years of kick drums.
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2x12" version. BubbleTease Communications and Running Back team up once again for Mim Suleiman's fifth studio album, Si Bure. During the course of Si Bure you will find Mim at her very best. It's easy to imagine the Zanzibar-born-UK-based vocalist and percussionist dancing and prancing to the 14 songs featured here. The tropes of house and disco are mixed here with wonderful rhythmic adventures, infectious futuristic pop, and ultramodern African music, while the mesmerizing and addictive lyrics are sung in Swahili and deal with love and affection, freedom, oppression, unity, and everyday life. Enchanting, entrancing and entertaining all the way. Produced by Maurice Fulton.
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BubbleTease Communications and Running Back team up once again for Mim Suleiman's fifth studio album, Si Bure. During the course of Si Bure you will find Mim at her very best. It's easy to imagine the Zanzibar-born-UK-based vocalist and percussionist dancing and prancing to the 14 songs featured here. The tropes of house and disco are mixed here with wonderful rhythmic adventures, infectious futuristic pop, and ultramodern African music, while the mesmerizing and addictive lyrics are sung in Swahili and deal with love and affection, freedom, oppression, unity, and everyday life. Enchanting, entrancing and entertaining all the way. Produced by Maurice Fulton. CD version comes in a gatefold sleeve.
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Circulating as a digital dub plate for more than a year on selected USB-sticks, it's finally available: Butch and C.Vogt's remix-not-remix (ie. cover version) of Andy Gibbs's "Desire". Cut, spliced, and modernized, it's the kind of tailor-made DJ pleasure that only comes along once in a while and needs its own record shop section: Blue-eyed R&B house. Made to please and evoking those unifying and uplifting dance-floor moments that are due to Andy Gibbs's lyrics ("we may be big or small or...") and spot-on production work. Butch has been known to hit the bulls-eye (see "Dope" or "Countach" for further reference) and together with his studio partner C.Vogt, this is an especially inspired outcome. Enjoy a 45rpm cut, backed up by drum, dubs, and vocal tools on the flip side. And always remember: "we may be young or old or in between, but together we can learn to grow."
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KiNK provides some mixes for Krystal Klear's "Euphoric Dreams".
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Come on in! One Swallow Doesn't Make A Summer Part 1 is a various artists sampler off a hypothetical mixtape. The international cast: Zombies In Miami, Alan Dixon, Storken, and Hokaiido. The plot: electronic disco in its broadest and maybe post-modern sense. There is the Gerd Janson Boiler Room approved smash hit "Lille Vals" by Swedish newcomer Storken, the drum mix to Alan Dixon's previously released beetles masterpiece "Ambient Braindisk", the hypnotic wrap that is "Panoramica" by Mexico's cutest duo (ZIM), and disco trance from the mysterious outfit Hokaiido with "Talisman". Dance, dance, dance!
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RB 083EP
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A varied EP with classic Redshape tropes. From slow motion techno poems to clever DJ tools.
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Alan Dixon's La Danza EP gives you Italo-house waves that would make Irma and Calypso records proud, washing over you, arpeggiated disco bass lines, boogie swag, and a beautiful ambient composition that makes you dance without beats. The London-based debut for Running Back is at the same time joyous, carefree, smart, bold and bittersweet. Four tracks for almost every taste and definitely the icing on any dance cake.
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Deetron's debut EP for Running Back is an amalgam of some of the key virtues of both parties involved: the evocative and glorious power of the early days of rave, emotional house, melodious techno, a beatless beauty, and a firmly polished dancefloor. The EP's title track is the result of an extensive research in quiet storm soul records and their influence on traditional house music. "T-Symmetry" and "TXT" make extensive use of Roland's classic JX-8P synthesizer with very different outcomes and the certainty that the idea trumps the tools. Euphoric UK breakbeat pianos and Detroit techno soul.
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Running Back and Dusky proudly present Life Signs Vol. 1. The band that brought you the fabulous remix for KiNk's "Perth" donate a whole EP. "Boris Borrison's Trip To Morrisons" is an Italo-inspired bassline meets Belgian rave vibes via a British supermarket chain. "Lea Valley" is an homage to the area in London along the river Lea, home to a mix of nature reserves and industrial warehouses and wasteland, historically famous for illegal parties. "Static" is a warm wash of melancholic euphoria in which to submerge, inspired by classic electronica and the melodic techno of early Autechre and Aphex.
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Welcome to the deeper end of the Hugh Mane spectrum. Mane's third outing on Running Back captures his love for the spirit of early Detroit techno, IDM's ambient aspects, the philosophy of the acid house experience, and a natural production flow. Four tracks for fans of Larry Heard, Jungle Sounds, Nu Groove, and the very early British response to that. Emotions electric. Vintage voodoo with modern spells.
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With unmistakably titled Piano Power EP, the Bulgarian hit factory KiNK does what it does best: infectious melodies, moving bass, and gnarly acid lines as well as the ill beats around. "To Love U" is a freestyle jam with regular collaborator, vocalist Rachel Row. "I Remember" on the other hand, is presented here as a "303 Mix" that loses the classic house sample of the first version, in favor of the squelchy sound that DJ Pierre invented. "Raw" is the kind of happy-go-lucky piano-bazooka that invokes the spirit of Baltimore's production outfit Basement Boys in todays' pagan parties.
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