Plans are made. Scheduled releases are re-scheduled and re-re-scheduled and now 2011 is coming to an end and, logically, 2012 is coming closer, we think it’s time to update you on our upcoming releasedates.
The new year starts with a blast, when we release on 01/19/2012 Pierce Warnecke’s ‘The Machine Regrets’. A spectacular glitched up, melodic, beatheavy mini-album by Berlin-based Warnecke with remixes by Baron Retif & Concepcion Perez, Big Mister Doom & Kelpe (12″/digital) and artwork by Mister Adam & Superelectric. Also in January we start our SEE-A-SOUND expo at bkkc, Tilburg, and we will release the associated album on 01/27/2012. Big Mister Doom will soon follow on 02/06/2012 with their debut EP on Fremdtunes (digital). This one includes two outstanding tracks by Leeds-based producers Ian & Joe and remixes by Pierce Warnecke & OptiMace ft iET (digital). Further more: Japanese youngster Emufucka exposes his ‘Planar Rift’ EP to the world on 03/22/2012. Expect experimental, up- and downtempo beats and remixes by DZA & St. Andrew on this digital release.
Than there’s some classic material by Kid Sundance in the making, Coco Bryce is working on groundbreaking beats and ofcourse Soosh (with remixes by Jameszoo and Kelpe) will release his SoFar EP in the near future. And there’s much, much more coming up… But that’s another story…
Pierce Warnecke, labeled as ‘one to watch, this fella’ on Boomkat, just released his digital single and already hit us with new material for his forthcoming EP (including remixes by Baron Retif & Concepcion Perez, Big Mister Doom & Kelpe). So you can imagine we’re pierced by a tsunami of electronic goodies. Stay up to date, so we can inform you about this upcoming release…
We are extremely proud to introduce: Fremdblend – tunes for the future – volume three: a mix of snippets of recent and upcoming releases. Smoothly mixed by the always-accurate Mister Critical (BE) and online distributed by Laid Back Radio. The mix features tracks and/or appearances by artists like Big Mister Doom (UK), Coco Bryce (NL), DJ Devastate (SE), DJ Optimus (NL), Erwin Vann (BE), Fremdkunst (NL), Gumshoe (NL), Illy Symphony (NL), Jameszoo (NL), Kelpe (UK), KRSUR (NL), iET (NL), Kid Sundance (NL), Pierce Warnecke (DE), Saccage (NL) and Soosh (UK). Download directly on soundcloud or stream the mix with full track-listing at Laid Back Radio!
First of all: we, under the alias of OptiMace, just released a brand new EP called ‘This music is not music’ on the great netlabel Kitchen Dip Recordings. A peculiar mix of jazz, hiphop, pop, soundscapes and electronics. It’s fresh, funky & free! Go download the EP at http://kitchendip.org/optimace-thismusicisnotmusic/.
More OptiMace news: we invited some of the finest artistst around to remix tracks of the ‘Used Future’ EPand one by one the remixes are coming in. We’ve decided to put ‘m out on 7-inch first (in a series of 3) and afterwards as digital release. So, vinyl-lovers first! The remixers are: Big Mister Doom, Deformer, DJ Devastate, DJ Mace, Eni-less. iET & Optimus, Ill Symphony, KRSUR and Moods. We’ll keep you posted on release-dates!
In the meantime, alotof good music hit ‘the streets’: classic Dutch hiphop crew The Proov just put out their new LP Off the cuf, Vindictiv dida nice remix, distorted and striking as ever, Frietboer just released Fiks and beatking Coco Bryce released a smashing 7-inch on Saturate. For more monthly musical hints – check our juno chart.
So, that’s the Weather Fremdcast for today. Stay tuned!
We put together a mix for Wax Poetics (one of the greatest musicmagazines since the birth of Christ): reflecting Fremdtunes’ flavor with a soulful, funky, electronic, and beat-heavy trip. Go to Wax Poeticsfor some outstanding reading-material or take yourself directly to the mix on our soundcloud page
Superelectric and Mister Adam animated a part of the track ‘Pound for pound’ by DJ Optimus ft Prince Po. This song appears on our labelsampler ’Fremdtunes – the series 2′ (out on vinyl) and the forthcoming DJ Optimus debut ’Double Helix DNA’. Since Organized Konfusion’s ‘Fudge Pudge’ Prince Po has been one of our alltime favorite mc’s. If you want to know why, listen to: ‘releasing hypnotical gasses’, ‘bring it on’, ‘last of the greats’ and ofcourse ‘copy cats‘.
Today we officially release the very limited vinyl of ‘Fremdtunes the series 2′. This second edition of our labelsampler series features music by DJ Optimus ft Prince Po (Organized Konfusion!), DJ Devastate ft Segerfalk, Jameszoo, Fremdkunst, Vindictiv and Boulaone.
Listen to the snippet mix on our soundcloud page. Watch the the teaser (by the always-electrifying Superelectric). Mister Adam, the indefatigable, did the great artwork and the silckscreen printing! Read more on this 6-track 12″ right here. Also, scratchedvinyl.com did a review. Read here!
On June 20th, DJ Optimus will release his debut album ‘Double Helix DNA’ on Fremdtunes. Hip Hop beats rich with Jazz and Funk influences, Turntablism, Electronica and a whole squadron of guests, including Rasco, Prince Po, iET, MC Rise, Maylay Sparks, Mo & Grazz and El Da Sensei, are the main ingredients of this debut. Optimus (Rotterdam, The Netherlands) created a complex produced masterpiece, working with a whole variety of (vintage) equipment & instruments and chopping up half the world. So, there you have it: jazzy, funky, energetic, dreamy, straight forward and with the boombap right at its core.
Two earlier released songs, And only practice…and Pound for pound, can also be found on ‘Double Helix DNA’. Curious about these releases? Find out more on these releases here and here!
After the release of this labelsampler, DJ Optimus will present his debut LP ‘Double Helix DNA’ to the world. The main ingredients? Hip Hop beats rich with Jazz and Funk influences, Turntablism, Electronica and a whole squadron of guests, including Rasco, Prince Po, iET, MC Rise, Maylay Sparks, Mo & Grazz and El Da Sensei. It’s jazzy, funky, energetic, dreamy, straight forward and with the boombap right at its core.
More beats are coming from producer Saccage, who will present his digital EP ‘Yield & continue’ in July. This EP features Rude-D on vocals and remixes by 40 Winks and Coco Bryce. That’s right!
Also: Fremdkunst is currently finishing part 2 of the ‘Zauberschwein im krankenhaus’ series. It’s called ‘O sweet schwein of mine’ and has 5 instrumental, electronic and jazzy tunes with music by DJ’s Mace, Optimus & Vindictiv and saxophone players Nicolas Kummert and Rene Everts. Miami Vice vs Demonfuzz vs Bright Lights, Big City vs Zarathustra vs ….
Plans are made. Scheduled releases are re-scheduled and re-re-scheduled and now 2011 is coming to an end and, logically, 2012 is coming closer, we think it’s time to update you on our upcoming releasedates.
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Today we officially release the very limited vinyl of ‘Fremdtunes the series 2′. This second edition of our labelsampler series features music by 
