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SOF 009EP
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KiNK is back with the ninth release on his Sofia imprint. He unveils his inaugural release of 2024 in collaboration with the talented Rachel Row. This dynamic release comprises three tracks and two engaging DJ accapellas. Founded by Strahil Velchev and Konstantin Petrov, Sofia is not only the physical location where this music was made, the city where they met and developed as artists, but also a paradox that is reflected in the art and music that comes from the place. Beautiful and ugly at the same time, clean and dirty, brutal as well as romantic, it's a place where aesthetically seemingly incompatible styles come together in a twisted, yet unifying form. The photographs for the sleeves are made by influential local selector DJ Valentine, effortlessly capturing the local reality.
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SOF 008EP
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"It's like nothing I have ever done before." For the past ten years, the Bulgarian-Turkish artist Alper Durmush aka Impérieux has been carefully developing his artistic style and building strong momentum with a high-profile following. Now the young Berlin-based producer enters a fresh chapter with his EP named Extensions on Sofia Records's eight release. It is filled with brisk, forward-looking breaks, raw jungle attitude and highly combustible house. In all this you can still trace Impérieux's emotional signature interwoven into delicate soundscapes and ethno antics. The place to kickstart this new direction is a symbolic one, and in a way -- coming back home. In his five-tracker, Impérieux keeps consistent with Sofia Records' establishment as a breeding ground for hyper-energetic, yet intelligent sound. And to do the honors, a signature stomping remix has been added by the label headmeister himself -- KiNK.
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SOF 007EP
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KiNK's first release on Sofia Records this year lives up to its title and its creator's reputation. The relentless energy, love of musical adventure and undamped enthusiasm of a KiNK live set can be found here in all its glory. "Wake Up" is not only an instruction and a hidden compliment to Laurent Garnier, it's also evidence of the Bulgarians uncanny ability to deliver steamrollers with various twists and turns, while hitting the peak effortlessly. "Beep Beep" adds a certain element of mania to the menu. For the lack of a better description, please imagine Mr. Oizo and Steve Poindexter making a record together. Not for the faint at heart. That can be said for the rest of the EP as well. Featuring Redeye, "Room To Jack" is on the same level of "Beep Beep". Traditional topics of Chicago house get a bench test on a speed farm. Dancing to "Scrambler" one would probably need the same room to jack. Swapping the Windy City with British raving fields, KiNK and Raredub deliver a take on the early sound of UK that might miss breakbeats, but manage to re-use all the other ingredients to a hair: fine-tuned and updated. Quotation without modern misinterpretation. Hyper and epic at the same time. And always remember the future!
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SOFIA 002EP
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KiNK returns with the second release on the still puerile label, Sofia. The second of many to come, Nagore features four tracks again that are incentive, innovative, and ingenious at the same time. Based on the incantations of KiNK and guests like Red Eye, Kei, and Sofia's guiding spirit, DJ Valentine, you get a mix of free-flowing techno, bass bumpers, rave-y IDM tropes and pitch-wheel house or four smart bombs, if you will. Graced with technical prowess and creative powers, this is once more proof that the man cannot set a foot wrong. Remember the future! Sofia was founded by Strahil Velchev and Konstantin Petrov. Sofia is not only the physical location where this music was made, the city where they met and developed as artists, but also a paradox that is reflected in the art and music that comes from the place. Beautiful and ugly at the same time, clean and dirty, brutal as well as romantic, it's a place where aesthetically seemingly incompatible styles come together in a twisted, yet unifying form. The photographs for the sleeves are made by influential local selector DJ Valentine, effortlessly capturing the local reality.
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