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DIE VOGEL - Blaue Moschee

Pampa

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Format: 12" Vinyl
Catalogue No.: PAMPA 001
Barcode: 827170314269  
Release Date: 04 Mar 2022 (back in)
Genre: Minimal/Tech House

Repress: 13 Oct 2023

* 2023 Repress

* Pampa is a new label from old pals DJ Koze and Marcus Fink, dedicated to releasing club music that's seriously danceable without recourse to the tried and tested ingredients. A home for house and techno tunes that will conquer hearts and take root there forever, music that's brave and not afraid to break with conven[on. The first release is by Die Vogel, a collabora[ve project between Jakobus Siebels and Mense Reents. Jakobus is an innova[ve mul[instrumentalist who has previously recorded dis[nc[ve albums for Tomlab, Chicks On Speed Records, Karaoke Kalk; the no less talented Reents is a member of the groups Egoexpress, Die Goldenen Zitronen and Stella, and operates the Art Blakey Studios in Hamburg where this EP was recorded.

Listening to A-side 'Blaue Moschee' you immediately know this going to be a strange and wonderful trip: oompa-style brass looped and layered over a stripped-back kickdrum, this tunes messes with all received no[ons of what house/techno music is!
With a musicality and wicked sense of humour that naturally appealed to Koze and Fink, Siebels and Reents have created a [meless dancefloor banger using the most unlikely of elements. The result definitely isn't "jazzy techno" - the brass, far from being an a`erthought, it's the very substance of the thing; it provides the melody, the bass, and the rhythm. Brass is the driving force behind the whole EP.

B1, 'Petardo', is likewise driven by growling trombones and tubas, this [me offset by cooing woodwind and set to a rolling, almost tribal drum tagoo. The horn chords are reminiscent of moody 60s Bri[sh jazz, while the woodwind lends a South American fire and flair to proceedings. The track is full of subtle edits, but Siebels and Reents don't overwhelm the mix with synthesized sounds, instead le}ng the acous[c instruments speak for themselves.

Closer 'Empire' again finds exquisitely arranged brass parts interlocking into a tough, singleminded groove, underscored with a skippy, broken 4/4 pulse and handclaps. O`en when a new label claims to be taking risks and trying something new, the truth is rather less remarkable. Not in this case: Siebels and Reent have created a terrifically original, inimitable trio of tracks that combine the pop and the avantgarde, the cerebral and the physical, to absolutely stunning effect. It might be unusual and it might be clever, but it's s[ll dance music pure and simple. magic!

* Tracklist:
A Blaue Moschee
B1 Petardo
B2 Empire

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