Label boss Forge & longtime producer friend ATP head up Silk’s next release. Having been working together for over 2 years the duo have finally finished crafting their debut release. A stunning 6 track E.P full of lush vocals, warm subs and of course amazing music!
PRE-ORDER STARTS FROM 27/5/13 IN OUR STORE
Forge & ATP – Liquid Silk Vol.2
The long awaited E.P from from long time Melbourne based producers – Forge & ATP is now ready! Release date is set for 27/5/13 on the store and all other retailers will follow suit on the 10/6/13. A full review and press release is sure to follow soon. In the meantime enjoy the clips:
Silk Recordings podcast Vol.20 mixed by Forge. Please click the button to download and hit subscribe via iTunes link.
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Tracklist
1. ZigZag – Silk Road (Forge Remix)
2. 94 – 94
3. LTJ Bukem – Music (Technicolour 12″ Rework)
4. Nulogic – Everlasting Days (feat. Lifford)
5. Command Strange – Takeover
6. DJ Marky & Makoto – Bloody Mary
7. Forge & ATP – Untitiled
8. Alix Perez feat Dablo – We Could Have Been
9. Phil Tangent – More Than You
10. Forge & ATP – Far Away
11. Eastcolors – Watch Out (Enei Remix)
12. Pessimist – Hydraulics
13. Noisia & The Upbeats – Clamber
14. Forge – Silent Hill
15. The Hybridz – Indigenous
16. Furi Anga – Poison Flowers
17. Fanu – Abyssinia feat. Gigi
18. Furi Anga – Down Where The Whispers Scream
Solitude’s amazing ambient dubstep mix series. Please click the button to download and hit subscribe via iTunes link.
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Tracklist
Jafu – No More
Formless & Noman – Encounter
Quantum Soul vs Lamb – Strong Root
Barefoot – Rising & Falling
Indigo – Golden Proportion
Congi – Jagged
Geode Feat Earl T & C Tivey – Ode
Vivek – Asteroids
Inkarv – Days Gone By
Perverse – Idle
Nanobyte – Another Promise
Clubroot – Serindipity Dub
3rdeye ft. Ozz & Akshay Kalawar – Voodoo Girl
Vaun – Listen
Formless – False Reality
Late – Dreams Are
Asc Ft. Riya – The Touch (Vaccine Remix)
Indigo – Neveah
Pheral – Residue
Inofaith – Many Nights VIP
Vaun – Optimism
Pinch & Distance – Terminate
Piezo – Isis
Klax & Disonata – Lost Souls
Kaiju Ft. Flowdan – Hunter
Demon – Degrees
SP:MC – Declassified
SP:MC – Air Lock
FNC – Code Signal
Feonix – Garmonbozia
Dubtek – Linear
Wayfarer – Shaman
Kaiju – Snagglepuss
Eleven8 – Nevertheless
Jafu – Afraid Of You
Mala – Changes
Quest – Stand
Synkro – Everyday
Pariah – Orpheus
Toasty – The Knowledge
Joy Orbison – Hyph Mngo
We get the lowdown on Ghosts Of Paraguay’s brand new E.P – ‘Into The Light’ forthcoming on Solace via a video interview straight out of his London based studio. Check out the interview below via youtube.
British electronic act – Ghosts Of Paraguay is a shining light on the U.K electronic scene, having notched up a considerable back catalog of emotive and forward thinking music.
His sound is very unique and mature yet he seems to add a unique flavor of soulful harmonies that can only be described as amazing. The use of extremely talented vocalists on the majority of his releases is quite astounding and it seems, working on this aspect of his music is why Ghosts Of Paraguay really seems to excel ahead of all others.
His debut release on Solace brings all of the aforementioned aspects plus some amazing new soundscapes, vocal hooks and exceptional songwriting skills all in the form of a 4 track E.P titled – ‘Into The Light’.
Ghosts Of Paraguay Feat. Jett – Bitter End
The first track featured on the E.P is the blissed out ‘Bitter End‘ and features the exceptional vocal talents of US based vocalist – Jett. Having worked together on previous tracks in the past, ‘Bitter End’ is full of lush melodies, complex drum rhythms and warm sub bass. This track is similar to a book and tells a story in a way where you can feel the emotion in Jett’s voice coming right thru the speakers. A very thought provoking piece of music!
Ghosts Of Paraguay Feat. LaMeduza – Mirrors
To round off the E.P, ‘LaMeduza’ from Switzerland features vocals on the last track. Sublime vocals build the anticipation right from the intro, careful layering and effects make these vocals sit perfect in the mix. Warm mid range and sub bass takes care of the low-end while a loose 2-step groove is accented by amazing piano chords and wonderful strings. As with the rest of the E.P this track has it’s own story to tell and rounds of a superbly produced E.P.
Silk Recordings podcast Vol.19. mixed by Forge. Please click the button to download and hit subscribe via iTunes link.
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Tracklist
1. Ivy Lab – Brat
2. Cutworks, Bulb & Julia Marks – Against The Grain
3. Bungle – Astral Travel
4. Dramatic & dbaudio – Entrance To Jericho
5. Fullcasual & Kooka – Undercover
6. Audio & Meth – Grit
7. Sabre & Cern – Pinch Me
8. Beta 2 – Love Finds Me (feat Pete Josef)
9. ST Files & Response – Hard Times
10. Lynx – Balloons
11. Hidden Element – Hot Pants
12. Nic ZigZag – Cold Cloud
13. Forge – Late Entry
14. Jaydan – Element
15. DJ – Marky & S.P.Y – Yellow Shoes (Calibre Remix)
16. Critical Impact – Only Girl
17. Bungle – Aura
18. Hidden Element – Nr. 13
Solace podcast Vol.9 by Ghosts Of Paraguay. Please click the button to download and hit subscribe via iTunes link.
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Tracklist
1. Birdy-Shelter Owsey Remix
2. owsey-I’ll remain under our antique sky
3. ?
4. Pheala-if
5. Needing You-ghosts of paraguay Kaiori Breath Remix
6. Tom Day & Laura Lethlean – Couldnt Be Alone
7. The River-Ghosts Of Paraguay
8. Burial-Fostercare
9. Hiatus & Shura – ‘Fortune’s Fool’ (Clubroot Remix)
10. Late-Dreams Are
11. How To Dress Well-Cold Nites Koreless Remix
12. Ghosts Of Paraguay-Pray
David Templeman AKA Ghosts Of Paraguay has produced under many different names over the last 15 years. Starting out in DNB he quickly became dismayed with the scene and decided to just make whatever he felt like. The result of this was Ghosts Of Paraguay and over the last 2 years he has gone from strength to strength. His first successful release was with Loodma recordings who he joined at there very beginning but it wasn’t until his Debut album ‘Silent Souls’ was released that he really gained some traction.
A few releases down the line and he has just released an official music video for his most recent E.P ‘Touch Me’ which has found it’s way into to coveted ranks of VEVO. Following that is the much awaited second Album which will be out in 2013.
LATEST RELEASE
Ghostek and his MARCH’85 imprint shows us whats in store for the labels free debut L.P release….
After having carved a name for himself across the Russian electronic landscape, Russian atmospheric bass explorer – Ghostek, eyes up his imminent global takeover. I had a chance to check out his latest Various Artist L.P and have a quick chat with him about his upcoming global domination plans. This is Ghostek’s first ever official interview and I’m really happy to have him speak to me about the music, his inspirations, producing and of course the release!
Having been involved in the EDM scene for a while now and racking up a great number of successful releases already, he has been one to watch. Personally, i know his sounds and music have influenced even my own productions from time to time.
Once i had the L.P in my grasp, i excitedly dived in and found that overall, it’s an amazing collection of perfectly crafted music! All tracks work coherently and the L.P features a strong old skool theme running throughout, which takes me back to the early 90′s and late 80′s rave scene.
Upon playing the first track, Arctic’s – ‘King’, a wonderful array of squelchy acidic bass lines blend thru my mind like a time-warp fantasy. As i delve deeper into the release I’m reminiscing over old crunchy lo-fi samples and glitchy 909 and 808 drum kits. One of the strongest running vibes on the L.P is the heavy techno influence, with ‘Mortem’ being one of the darkest and moodiest techno driven pieces on the L.P. Now, the thing that really gets me with the techno influence on this releases is the hybrid between the 2-step / garage sound and the 4 x 4 techno beat, it’s really refreshing to see techno ideas and sounds being used in a raw and unique way. The use of percussion and old skool drum programming on the release is nothing short of amazing, every track has it’s own original flavor and take on drum edits and ‘Fetch’ by Rommek is probably one of the best examples of this razor sharp programming that features on so many of the tunes.
Apart from the old skool, lo-fi vocal samples used, the L.P features many great vocal lines and hooks, one of my favorites would be the soulful – ‘Real Love’ by Squa & Kearney. And if you are looking for bass there is plenty of analogue square waves, toasty synth basses and warm subs to keep the speakers rattling all night long. I still can’t get over the fact that the L.P is free and the link to download it direct is at the bottom of this article.
So, in conclusion, i loved the L.P so much, Ghostek let me mix the L.P and do my own live rendition of the release. You can stream or download the mix here from the labels soundcloud page:
Ghostek – Interview March 2013
1. The L.P features a lot of artists, where did you find all these people and are they all based in Russia?
I found most of the producers featured on soundcloud. I always use soundcloud for finding new music and artists, i think this is the most powerful tool for that purpose! And most of these guys are from the UK 
2. Tell us a little about the idea / philosophy behind the initial concept for the release?
The initial idea for the release was to show the sound I’m into now. Some techno / house business and to show the world some of the producers which work i follow currently, attract some attention to them and their music. That’s why it’s free.
3. You have 2 tracks on the release, what are the differences between the artist names and tracks you have used on the release as they are both produced by you?
First off, Ghostek is the darkest part of me so is the music i make under this name. Arthur Berlinn is more brighter stuff / more housey with some classic elements like 808. Berlinn Project is my honor to Irving Berlin – CLICK HERE TO FIND OUT MORE INFO ABOUT IRVING BERLIN
4. What inspires you to make music and keep on creating these sounds?
There are too many things that inspire me to produce music. It can be anything in the world! It could be a song / track / sound i suddenly heard in the street or any other place / it can be some personal feelings or some social problems. So lots of things can inspire, especially when you have something to tell the world.
5. Currently what kind of setup are you producing music on?
lol. My set up for now is my old Samsung laptop and Korg Nanokontrol. I’ve been moving a lot lately (like i lived in 4 cities in the last 6 months) so i don’t have an opportunity to have lots of gear atm. Hope that this will change soon!
6. If we step back a bit, how long have you been making music for and what got you into production initially?
I’ve been making music for more than 5 years already. I remember some guy brought my roommate fl studio and i was like this can’t be real, you can make sounds yourself! So that was the start. When i got my first PC the first thing was that i installed fl studio. I’ve changed several DAWs and names since then
7. Tell me what are your favorite 3 releases of the last 12 months?
This is such a difficult question, haha. i think these ones:
– Herzel & Genoveva – No More Lies EP (w/ Alveol Remix) – Other Heights
– Detroit Swindle – Creep – Freerange Records
– Craig McWhinney – Make Your Mess – Project Squared Records
8. What plans have you got for the year ahead and what are you currently working on?
This year i plan to do some gigs and release my LP with my best garagey tunes. Also i’m working on a sample pack (more info soon).
9. Tell us something about yourself that nobody knows?
hmmm…I think I’m humble, i smoke a lot, and i don’t like vodka lol
10. Any shouts you want to make?
I want to big up these great people: Jamie Forge, Johnny Sipp, Nicole Coma, Olga Kalitkina, Myztical, Jorn from Other Heights, Nikita Endwise, Mikhail Linde, and everyone who took part in this compilation! You know who you are!
