154 | granlab – movements ep

The Movements EP marks a comeback that we are particularly pleased about: when old companions from the Broque scene release their first EP in seven years, it is definitely worth a dance of joy. Heiko Schwanz, aka Granlab, is in excellent form again and shows that a creative break can also broaden the horizon. The new tracks mark a fresh start, what is evident, on the one hand, from the straightforwardness with which they march onto the dancefloor and, on the other, from the fact that Heiko is experimenting with vocals for the first time, lending some pop appeal and unique signature to the new tracks. Both new tracks revel in their own unique brand of outspoken dancefloor escapism, which reminisces of the club sound that characterized the era at the end of the 90s. The energetic slammer ‘Sometimes I Wake Up’ is full of unabashed techno euphoria, including a stoically circulating acid line, notorious rave signals and distinctive breaks. The strobe- and fog-riddled ‘Movements’ ties in with this, and in its dark urgency seems to have sprung from an imaginary gettogether between Green Velvet and Laurent Garnier. The DML remix of ‘Sometimes…’ is both more relaxed and at the same time dub techno-inspired, giving the track a relaxed, groovy swing, while Westend Ghetto also gives the same track its own unique touch, which seems to be equally influenced by glitchy electronica, dub techno and hip house. Let’s hope we don’t have to wait another seven years for Granlab’s next EP.

artwork by tend & granlab
mastering by Tim Xavier at manmademastering
you can use your favorite store for download

some feedback:

Paco Osuna / Plus 8 Will try thanks :) – Joseph Capriati / Redimension downloading for joseph capriati, thanks ! – Slam Orde / Soma Records Thanx – Ju / Upperberry Dope =) – Ilario Alicante / Cocoon Recordings, Alphahouse, Bosconi, Prism Downloading for Ilario Alicante, thanks for the music! – Carl Craig / Planet-E dl 4 erno thx! – Richie Hawtin / Minus downloaded for r hawtin – Attaché / Wirtualna Polska Stunning EP! All tracks will do great job in the dancefloor in every part of the night! – Dax J / Ear To Ground Thanks for sending, downloading to check it out later! – Sasha / Circus Recordings, Renaissance, Global Underground very cool – Stuart Bruce / Chain DLK Downloading for possible review on ChainDLK.com – Afterlife / Subatomic UK Track 1 and 4 are very cool. Full radio support – BARRcode / Backseat Mafia SOlid release, Look forward to promoting in future mixes. Thanks – Douglas Arellanes / Radio 1 Love the variety in the remixes on this EP! – Christian Tjaben / Byte.fm ok – Rob Zile / Brain Food Radio (Kiss FM) / Brain Food Records great techno – Steven Goszmann / Radio Funkwerk, Musicloverz greaaaat – DJ Leo / Lora, Open Broadcast, Radio4, Kanal K In our playlists from Monday on, cheers Leo Swiss radios djleo.net – Mick Wilson / DJ Mag Cool groover – Adriatique / Siamese, Afterlife, Diynamic downloading, thx – Stéphane Chambord / Radio Resonance („DeeJay Academy“ Radio Show) j’adore les 2 original mix – Stefano Lotti / Rhythm Converted, Equilibrium Lab, Front Rec Thank you! – Shane Woolman / The Wire, NTS, New New World Radio DLing thx – John Digweed / Bedrock Records downloading – David Asko / A-Traction Records, Fusion Recording, Timid Recording, Magazine Club Nice Ep ! Will play for sure ! – Mattia Bessero / The-Zone.it Thanks for the music! Support from The-Zone – Kristian Hatton / Haarp Media Love the DML rmx – Sean-Michel Yoder / VinylJunkieRecords.blogspot.com, Big Shot Magazine, 365mag.com DML remix for me. – Martin Böttcher / Byte.fm, Deutschland Radio, Tagesspiegel, Technoarm good trx – Nori / Clubberia, Disk Union, Inter FM, Time Out Tokyo, Wax Poetics Japan, bnana.jp, posivision, thanks.