Super Dope EP!

CARLO - DARKER THAN BLACK EP - Mija Recordings (MIJA008)
Glück Strasse
Glück Strasse (Mihai Popoviciu Remix)
Darker Than Black
Darker Than Black (Elef Remix)
Trainee

Global Release: Monday 19th July

The next instalment on Mija Recordings welcomes the incredible talents of London based Spanish expat Carlo. We asked Carlo for his biog to include in the press release to which he sent: “This Spanish producer and also half brain of Neovinyl loves to go to parties and have fun. Sometimes he makes nice music and goes out to play his live set. He likes simplicity!”
So mysterious he may be but Carlo is an underground artist on a mission! His track “Mr Brown” on his own Neovinyl was an underground hit last year with big support coming from Loco Dice, Carl Cox, Steve Bug & Damian Lazarus. Mija boss Louis Osbourne was also a big fan of the track, using it
a set opener for many months, so the polite thing to do was to ask Carlo for some material for Mija and he promptly delivered three excellent deep techy cuts!
The opening track “Glück Strasse” is a deep tech house track that is as groovy as it is hypnotic. The funky keys and atmospherics ensure this track is suitable for small clubs or big floors. It’s packed with soul and emotion. “Darker Than Black” harks back to old school Chicago house with its overdriven bass line, off-key sax stabs and subversive vocal hooks. Lastly “Trainee” shows Carlo’s versatility as he drops a lovely deep house cut. This is warm house music for late nights.
On the remix tip we have invited two excellent producers for their interpretations. First up is Romanian Mihai Popoviciu. Since his first release on DJ Hell’s imprint Gigolo Records in 2005 he has released Traxx on Pascal Feos’ Level Non Zero Recordings, Fear Of Flying, Hudd Traxx, Bang Bang, Diynamic and is now signed to Berlin’s Highgrade Recordings. He often collaborates with Jay Bliss recording as the Hermannstadt Collective. His remix of “Glück Strasse” is a hypnotic jacking affair with a nod back to old school house. This is deep and techy but with with a rhythm section that will move any floor.

Next up is one of the freshest talents to emerge from Germany this year, Elef. He started his journey into electronic music aged 12 when he bought decks and started DJing! Three years later, he started producing house music. Today, Elef is one of the new faces of house music on the global scene with releases on Hypercolour, Weplayminimal, and Siam. He is being charted across the board by the likes of Jooris Voorn, Osunlade, and Robert Dietz. In 2010 Elef is preparing a wide range of tech & deep house originals as well as collaborations with other artists including M.in. His remix of “Darker Than Black” is proof of his ever growing talent. It’s a brilliant deep house re-work with excellent new school production, whilst retaining a nod to a classic deep house sound.
This release sees Mija shake things up again, moving back to a deeper sound. Not wanting to be generic they will continue to release underground music from deep house through to techno whilst retaining the high quality we are known for! Now get your freak on!