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Good Children Make Bad Grown Ups

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Kornél Kovács @Marie Laveau 02/09/2011 (www.levepr.com)

Kornél Kovács is one of the three driving forces behind the Swedish Studio Barnhus label, alongside the excellent Axel Boman and Petter Nordkvist. Last year was the real breakthrough year for the trio, with Axel Boman signing his Nattsud EP to Jesse Rose’s digital imprint Play It Down, dropping two well-received EPs (Europa and BARN 003) on his own Studio Barnhus label and his 2010 hit Purple Drank (Pampa Records) being played everywhere by everyone. In addition, Kornél Kovács released his name-making solo hit Down Since ’92 in October, a Studio Barnhus follow-up to his 2010 debut Baby Step.

Studio Barnhus has been releasing records since October 2010 when they launched with a joint EP, Good Children Make Bad Grown Ups (which featured Baby Step and Axel Boman’s Modern Fluids). Releases quickly followed with EPs from Shakarchi & Straneus, Acid Andy, Ex-Pylon, HNNY, Jesper Dahlback and, most recently, Radioactive Orchestra (a unique Axel Boman collaboration with nuclear physicists, Bo Cederwall and Torbjorn Back, and media artist Kristofer Hagbard, based on musical algorithms and models of radiation emitted from various isotopes!).

As is often the case these days, their sound is somewhat indefinable; another reason why Kornél Kovács’ new mix for DJB is well worth a listen. From the man who regularly uses samples from his childhood Casio keyboard, this mix takes on a well-worked fusion of two-step, acid, Detroit, his cheeky Swedish personality and everything in between…

Kornél Kovács – Mix for DJB

  1. Detroit In Effect – ‘Shake a Lil Faster’ (M.A.P.)
  2. Willie Burns – ‘Windows Down’ (Crème Organization)
  3. STL – ‘Death Proof’ (Something)
  4. Remute & Riley Reinhold – ‘Jah Wobble’ (Trapez)
  5. Knowing Looks – ‘Listen to My 45’ (WNCL)
  6. Bjørn Torske – ‘Langt Fra Afrika (Todd Terje’s Enda Lengre Miks) (Fra Afrika Altså)’ (Smalltown Supersound)
  7. Mu – ‘Let’s Get Sick’ (Output)
  8. Neil Landstrumm – ‘DS Attack’ (Peacefrog)
  9. Marcus Mixx – ‘U Blow Girl (Mouth Mix)’ (Unknown To The Unknown)
  10. Funkineven – ‘Iron Cloud’ (Apron)
  11. I:Cube – ‘Transpiration’ (Versatile)
  12. KiNK featuring Rachel Row – ‘Freakuency’ (Sharivari)
  13. Mary J Blige – ‘Searching For Some Real Love (Jacques Renault Edit)’ (On The Prowl)
  14. Pachanga Boys – Time (Hippie Dance)
  15. Shakarchi & Stranéus – Jamison (Studio Barnhus)
  16. Scala & Kolacny Brothers – I Touch Myself (PIAS)

Made To Play’s Birthday Raves

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Sometimes, when I’ve got too much time on my hands, I sit and I try and work out which label is really my favourite – Get Physical, dirtybird, Wolf + Lamb… Most of the time, I can argue any of them up to the top spot. However, the one that takes the title more often than not is Made To Play; consistently brilliant and an asset to the industry, always delivering the skills of a delicious line-up of DJ talent.

For me, the appeal is based largely on trust. Each release and signing is carefully handpicked by label boss Jesse Rose for its style and quality. If you have built a relationship with Made To Play, you have also created one with Jesse Rose’s impeccable taste in music, and it is as reliable as it is exciting.

I’m sure many of you feel the same way, which is why we should all join in the celebrations next month. Made To Play have announced they will mark their 5th Anniversary this year by releasing a brand new double CD complete with a 48 page colour booklet on 25th October.  CD 1 will have fresh material from all of the Made To Play crew and CD 2 will be a mix of the best of Made To Play’s last 5 years.

On top of that they will also be on a European tour throughout October. London is lucky enough to have Jesse Rose, Zombie Disco Squad, Renaissance Man, Idiotproof and Oliver $ in town on Friday 15th October (venue TBC), so save the date, and we will be making every attempt to hitchhike to Panorama Bar for this party: Saturday 9th October, Midnight Saturday – Sunday night. Black Rose – Live / Jesse Rose / Heidi / Riva Starr / Round Table Knights / Zombie Disco Squad / Renaissance Man / Oliver $ / Payme.

Here are a couple of new tracks we’ve had on repeat over the last week from the Made to Play camp. First is the Jesse Rose remix of Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs on Play It Down.

PID003 – Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs – Garden (Jesse Rose Remix) by Made to Play

Second, a new track called Behind The Fence from those crazy Dutch guys, Homework, who we interviewed back in March. It’s coming out as part of their new Trumpet Express EP on Made To Play.

MTP033 – Homework – Behind The Fence by Made to Play

Full details of the 5 years of Made To Play European tour dates can be found here.