We are excited for today’s premiere, coming from Crackazat, the British producer who is based in Sweden. He enchants us with his magical jazzy house sound on his new release ‘Magic Touch’. The album includes eight reworked tracks from the Swedish house label ‘Local Talk‘.

Real name Ben Jacobs, Crackazat is known for a groovy jazz-house fusion sound. Through his early influences of jazz, he developed his sensual feelings for rhythm and swing. This impact quickly gave him the motivation to pick up a guitar and bass to start producing all kinds of music on his own, whether it be in the style of hip hop, jazz or funk. His debut, the release of the synth-funk and downtempo “Explanation” EP in 2012 and then shortly after, the release of a dive into club music named “Tunnel” EP, attracted the attention of DJs all over the world and were global breakthroughs. His relocation in the same year to the Swedish city of Uppsala allowed him to connect with the Swedish house label ‘Local Talk’ on which he is now releasing the ‘Magic Touch’ album.

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The album includes soulful reworks of names like ‘HNNY’, ‘Terrence Parker’, and ‘DJ Spinna’s’ track ‘Tie It Up’ which is also our Bolting Bits premiere today. A flicking snare on an easy beat with equal light claps, followed by a groovy synth-chord combine to form a super light and joyful mood. This full-time groover is the second track on the oh so soulful and jazzy ‘Local Talk’ rework album and it awoke a high interest in us to continue listening to the whole album, which is incidentally a very nice piece of music.

The Bolting Bits team can highly recommend getting a copy of the ‘Magic Touch’ album and we’re proud to present Crackazat’s new release. We are also glad to support him on his way and are going to be excited to listen to more of Jakob’s inspiring jazz fusion sound in the future. In the meantime, be sure to grab your record or digital release.

Felix Z.

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Omena Records was set up in 2014 by Local Talk co-founder Tooli, and has been gradually crafting a unique, genre-defying sound. The first Omena record, « Always » by HNNY, established a mellower vibe than the straight house of Local Talk, while subsequent releases have meandered through a variety of realms, from warehouse-ready techno belters (Anders Hellberg – « Fiction ») to tropical instrumentals (Golden Retriever – « Capablanca »). And yet, despite the diversity, nothing seems out of place. The catalogue is held together by a common thread of lush textures and jazz-inflected harmonies. This upcoming release – their second LP of the year (following Seb Wildblood’s mini-album « :~^ ») – does not disappoint.

Finnish producer Saine (SoundCloud) has been steadily putting out music since 2007. His first three albums, on Helsinki label Cymbidium Records, paired elements of hip-hop and funk with more abstract instrumental ideas, laying the groundwork for his later, sample-driven dance tracks. More recently Saine contributed the stunning ‘Prime Chops’ to the first Quartet Series record, and has continued to perfect a warm deep-house sound with the « Mint EP » released earlier this year on FINA Records (for which we premiered ‘Technique’). His new album, « For The Dreamers », harks back to his earlier beat works, while incorporating the refined approach to dance music that we have come to expect from Saine.

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Today we premiere ‘Fireflies,’ the seventh song on the 12-track album. The piece opens with four bars of punchy kick, embellished with a distant cymbal and a subtle vinyl crackle. An arpeggiated synth line begins beneath a low-pass EQ that is progressively lifted as the tension builds. Grounded in a familiar house two-and-four snare-over-kick rhythm, various percussion is added to the mix, with brief, syncopated breaks. With its 4/4 beat, ‘Fireflies’ occupies a space towards the dance side of the spectrum in the context of the whole record, however, it is certainly not out of place. Coming just after the mid-way point, it is a beautiful peak for the album. The rich texture and muddled, aquatic effect is perfectly in tune with the other tracks, while the subsequent piece, ‘Quartz,’ employs an arpeggiaic motif that reflects the previous melody. « For The Dreamers » shows Saine at his best, consolidating a decade of musical ideas into a comprehensive whole that is a fantastic addition to the Omena catalogue.  « For The Dreamers » is available for pre-order on Juno.

JJ Nozell

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Cette dernière mixtape invité a été sélectionnée et mixée par Tooli. Pour ceux qui ne le connaisse pas, Tooli est le co-fondateur du célèbre et respecté label de House : Local Talk. Label qui connaît un grand succès international et partage une vision passionnée et ouverte de la musique House. Tooli est très implanté dans les nuits suédoises et son rayonnement lui permet de promouvoir les artistes qu’il apprécie et soutient. Mélomane passionné et curieux, il nous livre dans cette dernière mixtape des perles musicales et des unreleased de son label. Bonne écoute…

TRACKLIST

Partial Arts – Trauermusik.
HNNY – 6.30.
Richardo Miranda – Drum’n with The Funk.
Outboxx – Sequential Circus (BRSTL).
Above Smoke – Get Down.
Glenn Undergroud – Foot Notes (Main Mix).
Naptha – Spring Ball.
Crackazat – Something Else (HADE ’94 Thumpin’ Rework).
Four Tet + Burial – Nova (Saag’s Start Stop Treament).
Session Victim – Never Forget (Delusions Of Grandeur).
Tee Mango – Nobody Else (Makes Me Fall The Way You Do).
Luke Vibert – Jack U Whole (SDC’s 1988 Vibe Mix).
Matrixxman – Venetian Mask.
The Memory Foundation – Summer Vision.
Daniel Bortz – I Am Looking.
Quell – Machete.
Thee Gobbs feat Tsholo – The Love (Atjazz Floor Dub).
Nick Holder – Xavieras House.
IKE – Garagen (Soulphiction Edit).

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