When the native Venezuelan Dominik Deonarain moved to Berlin eight years ago, he discovered a whole new world: the microcosm of electronic music and the nightlife in the urban jungle. He dived into that scene and absorbed the vibe and the music of that time, in order to merge this potpourri with his earlier influences, that stem from his background as a hip hop/soul lover and musician.

He says that he grew up mainly listening to soul and pop like Terence Trent D’Arby, Duran Duran, Pet Shop Boys and Minneapolis funkateer Prince. ‘When I moved to Berlin, electro and new wave enhanced my stylistic array, two genres that play a vital role in my music nowadays.’

We can hear some of these influences in his latest track ‘Something Like Love’, a track that bounces with a bass-heavy foundation, crispy breakbeats, fat synths and an interesting soul-pop-new wave twist. It’s the kind of gritty digital pop funk that Funkstörung-member Michael Fakesch or Jamie Lidell’s project Super Collider stands for, the sound that Justin Timberlake and Timberland champion in their best ‘Sexy Back’ moments – a moving combination of raw, edgy club sounds with catchy hooklines. To audit what we’re talking about have a listen via the www.soundcloud.com player below:

Something Like Love by KnixxMuzack

Artist info:
www.myspace.com/knixxizknixx

Being one of Rinse FM’s most diverse and respected DJs, he’s used to dig a little deeper than his peers. On top of that, he runs Eglo Records together with Floating Points and his own Hotep Records imprint. Both labels are established as platforms for extraordinary electronica by trailblazing artists such as Floating Points, Letherette, Arp 101, Fatima and Un Vingt.

However we’re not sure if we have to thank his good nose for up-and-coming producers for the discovery of the mysterious Dirg Gerner, who just released his debut ‘Preface EP’ via Hotep. Why? Because Dirg seems to be the vocal alter ego of the renowned German cutting-edge beat maker fLako.

No wonder that these two outstanding artists are close-knit and collaborate frequently, just like on fLako’s ‘Lonely Town’ from his latest EP for Project Mooncircle. The song is a melancholic, mellow, deep and jazzy affair – full of soulful and floating vibes. Check out these beautiful sounds via the www.soundcloud.com player below:

fLako – Lonely Town feat. Dirg Gerner by Dirg Gerner

We’d like to present another delicate fruit resulting from the collaboration of fLako with his supposed alias Dirg Gerner: the remix for Dirg’s sublime track ‘Rubies & Diamonds’. fLako morphs the darker original into a moody, organic and warm sonic sphere, which alternates between the melancholia of the original and the blissful vibes of a swinging garage bouncer, while Fatima’s voice shimmers on top. Listen to this vinyl-only-track via the www.soundcloud.com player below:

Rubies & Diamonds feat. Fatima (fLako Remix) >> Vinyl Exclusive << by Dirg Gerner

Get your copy of Dirg Gerner’s stunning ‘Preface EP’ via Hotep Records and fLako’s superb ‘Carving Away The Clay’ via Project Mooncircle.

Artist info:
http://www.kwatro.info

Do you know that feeling of melancholy during the cold season of the year, when you’re yearning for a warm sonic shower once in a while in order to warm up and illuminate your spirit and soul from within? If you do, you should test the musical medicine of South African producer Jullian Gomes, who supplied one of the most blissful winter warmers with ‘Love Song 28’, his first single for the London-based Marketing Music imprint.

As it seems Jullian was able to convert all sunbeams and aestival vibes he absorbed growing up under the warmth of the African sun into the stunning beauty of this track. With a simple and effective arrangement, warm keyboards and Bobby’s enchanting vocals ‘Love Song 28’ induces a deep and hypnotic knock-on effect, that will probably have you listen to it over and over again.

The single offers additional remixes by Ewan Pearson and Anonym – but in our book the original steals the show despite the big names on remix duty. The enthusiastic support of numerous DJs like Ivan Smagghe, Osunlade, Ellen Alien, DJ Koze, Michael Mayer, Kenny Larkin and many more validates our feeling that this instant classic will be around for a while.

If you’re into the magic vibe of this tune, we recommend to check out Chasing Kurt’s lovely ‘Reflecting Love’ as well.

Artist info:
Jullian Gomes on Facebook