Kód: 32511793 42,72 €
Dodanie trvá 12 týždňov.
Dátum vydania: 27.5.2011
Žáner: HOU
EAN: 0827170115927 (info)
Obsahuje nosičov: 1
Nosič: CD
Popis - GOOD MORNING MIDNIGHT:
It has been two years now since Niko Schwind's debut album was released. In this time Niko has produced two records for Stil vor Talent, which showed his musical transition from more minimal tech-house to soulful house music. For his new album he has now produced ten tracks of house music that follow a musical journey from a pop-infused intro to musical dancefloor anthems.
"Good Morning Midnight" starts out with the vocal house track "Good Morning" that features singer Fran, who has recently so successfully sang on Oliver Koletzki's Tracks. This collaborative track is a slow-paced house groover with Fran's whispered vocals acting as the perfect starting place for this album. The use of the piano seems central to Niko's productions in this track and they remain a central element on the album. "Shine" is a track that slowly pulsates through a very prolific oldschool bassline, some great vocal samples and, yes, a wonderful harmonic piano melody. Things get a little more technological on "Playground Love", which features the typical "Schwind"-Groove that is comprised of some punchy beats and vocal samples on the loop. An epic breakdown makes this track ideal for the mix, and the samples that Niko throws in on the mixdown are perfectly well-placed. Then, "People" kicks things off in a deeper direction. The deep and slow-paced synthesizer melody juxtaposes the quite hectic nature of the loop and the bassline on this track. The result is a beautifully deep hit that seems perfect for the start of the peak time. Aiming for the peak time itself is the track "Midnight" that is best described as percussive tech-house that features some pretty wasted vocals, stomping bass sounds and pizzicato strings. Overall, a real unique track that is sure to set the floor on fire.
For the second part of the album Niko has got together with some his closest production partners. First up are two tracks with his label buddies from Channel X with whom he has produced two melodic tech-house tracks. "Back From The Bar" sounds as the title suggests: a little wobbly, a little drunk, a little crazy, but also pretty magic. "Don't Turn the Lights On" is a more straightforward dancefloor with the trumpet playing the main part in this. This is one of those tracks that keeps leading up to a real arms-in-the-air-moment if it wasn't so damn housy at the same time. "Wake Up" featuring Staller is another percussive and very funky tech-house affair with some real vintage organs and vocal samples. Things stay very funky on the following track that Niko did together with Oliver Koletzki. "Master of Ceremony" is a chopped-up house track with epic dimensions. When things get to the piano breakdown, they get very musical and colossal before dropping back into a great house track. The stark contrast between the piano melody and the groove on this really make it. Last up is "Coming Home", a very slow moving ambient track that features Patrick Blasa. This almost jazzy and leftfield song with some great vocals perfectly closes the circle of the album that started slow and ends in a similar way.
With Niko Schwind's first album for Stil vor Talent you never loose the feeling that each of the tracks would work harmoniously on the dancefloor, but also within the concept of this album that goes from slow-moving vocal house to pretty nifty tech-house and back. Niko Schwind is a magician when it comes to producing very fine and mature pieces of house music that are sure to work great on the dancefloor. Maybe Niko has had the DJ in mind that he is himself, as the tracks seem to perfectly provide great productions, but also the ideal ability to mix them in and out, with little samples providing great audible cues. After all, as the title suggests "Good Morning Midnight" is an album with the dancefloor in mind...
01. Good Morning Midnight (feat. Fran)
02. Shine
03. Playground Love
04. People
05. Midnight
06. Back From The Bar (feat. Channel-X)
07. Dont Turn The Lights On (feat. Channel-X)
08. Wake Up
09. Master of Ceremony (feat. Oliver Koletzki)
10. Coming Home (feat. Patrick Blasa)
