It gives me great pleasure to introduce to you a phenomenal debut album by a fellow Finn and in my opinion one of the most talented producers to ever emerge from this northern country of Finland, Roberto Rodriguez. It was a long way before Dawn came to be: at the age of 13 Rodriguez recorded his very first track on the Commodore Amiga 500, started as a deep house producer and club promoter in the 90′s and in one point even had to work as a garbage truck driver to support his family instead of making music. With over 30 original recordings and a huge bunch of remixes under his belt, it’s fair to say he has had a long career in the music business. But luckily for us this Finn isn’t stopping and with this very appropriately named debut LP his future is looking brighter than ever.

Roberto has always been a very talented and versatile producer. Whether it’s deep house, groovy disco or something more experimental his production is always on point. The same goes for Dawn which really demonstrates his variety and attention to details. He creates beautiful musical atmospheres that are the heart and soul of his music. And that’s what this release is all about, heart and soul.

Dawn offers a wide selection of tunes from the melodical, smooth intro track Tito to the lush sounding slow jam Show Me. With Body Right Rodriguez dives all the way down to the deep, old school house influeced sound. While Eva takes a trip back to the 90′s vibes, Lies stands out as a definition of what a groovy, floor-filling house track should sound like. But what really brings this release together is the amazing vocal work. The groovy samples and vocals from Kholi, Max C and Devon Dunaway add another dimension to Dawn making it a record you’re going to love and listen over and over again. With 14 tracks – every one more fresh than the other – Roberto is truly showcasing just where he stands with his high level of talent and vision.

Dawn is out on Serenades and now available in iTunes (with 4 extra tracks), Juno and Amazon. You can also follow Roberto on Facebook and Soundcloud. Summer is here and Roberto Rodriguez just served you with the perfect soundtrack, so enjoy.

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It’s now been about a year since we first started to ear about Final DJ’s. It’s true that Germany has, since the late 80’s, established itself as one of the electronic music scene core. From House to Techno, I could be here for hours just naming artists, clubs and music labels that contributed for the dance scene growth. Berlin had, and still has, a most important role in this story, being considered almost unanimously as the epicenter of electronic music.

They’re not from Berlin and that, as a single fact is, in my opinion, a valuable thing for a couple of reasons. It’s, in first place, good for the global music scene that, like it or not is happening, faster and faster. It’s also great for all the producers that are not based in Berlin and can, this way, feel a little more free from any suffocation, demand and pressure for producing in such a referenced city. This factor seems to be quite interiorized in Final Dj’s philosophy and reflected, therefore, in their music. It’s definitely electronic but it crosses the house, techno and electro boundaries leaving a feet on those territories. You’ll notice it next.

About Final Dj’s, they are Thomas and Basti a German producers duo, most specifically from Stuttgart. Fifteen years after starting to Dj together, they faced the challenge to produce their own stuff. It would be “just for fun” as they say, but they soon started to be noticed, for good reasons. We were, at Golden Scissors, quite impressed about their work from the very beginning, when they started remixing artists like Adrian Lux, the mythic italian Pop band Corona, that LMFAO hit and also everytime they released a new original tune like the magnificent “Moonlight serenade” or the most recent “Inversion“.

We would now like to present you the first edited EP by Final DJ’s. The EP is called Gossip Country and is a three track plus two remixes compilation.

The first track gives the name to the EP and is a true bomb with a massive bass+beat intro, classic style. A smooth synth in crescendo tells us in which direction the track will follow. Then it’s all about retro synth sounds. A catchy bass melody and some other synth leads make it sound quite like an epic 1960’s science fiction movie soundtrack with a taste of italo-disco with all the space voyage sounds.

Justin Faust gives his contribution, remixing “Gossip Country”. Just by listening to the first minute, I think most of you will recognise it as being one of Justin Faust’s masterpieces. Playing it safe, with that brighter and more summery sound, this remix does his part taking the song to a totally different mood.

“Salt On Our Skin”, with a slightly slower bpm counting, is a clear analogy to a romantic beach ambience with some windy and water sound effects. Can you picture yourself holding hands, in a slow motion scene in the golden sand near the water ? That’s easy right?

Sebastian Scotche‘s version is a faster and stronger version, with a much more techno taste and some broken beats at the end, also getting a all new spirit of the original track. That’s always good.

Finally, the last track, “A Long Way Home”. This one seems quite different from the others with some tribal rhythm intro and a sort of bee sound bass. A much more electro and almost rave attitude here. Personally, not my favourite. I think it gets a little off the path followed along the whole EP.

Anyway, we can notice a true and assumed, almost unique, as exaggerated as that the definition can sound, path that Final DJ’s want to follow. Chasing their own style amongst all that can and may exist in Germany, I think they’re on the right track. It’s not house, it’s not techno, it may be nu-disco but even that definition is not enough. It’s as they well say “Sintetizer sounds of the 70s,80s,90s and the Electronic Sound of today”.

The EP just got released by “On The Fruit Records” and can be bought here.

Just a little time ago we had the pleasure to interview Mr M Bison and Calvin Harris, best known as Flight Facilities (if you didn’t read it you should click here to know them better) and they told us they were working in their next single. Finally the result is here.

As they said, ‘With You’ would feature Hot Chip’s drummer Grovesnor, (yes, this guy also knows to sing) and what else to say; all of this together has to be pretty good. To sum up is “something darker, something deeper and something more mature”.

The EP features 4 tracks, the first one obviously is the extended mix of the original song in which is felt the pure essence of it. Hypnotic and silky vocals lead those sweet melodies surrounded by house rhythms and why not, it has a bit of tropical percussions. Maybe they don’t say it to loud but these guys are kind of soppy! : )

The rest 3 tracks come with its remixes. The first one is made by David August, a 20 year old German who’s just be inducted into cult Hamburg label Diynamic. This young boy has taken the track to a darker level giving it a twist and making the song more house like. The vocals turn more solid, he’s also included clapping pads, pianos and a halo of mystery which leave us a completely new song. Good work man.

There is also Danny Daze’s which is the deepest house version, the American has added crazy vibes spread all over the song that will instantly get into your head. Be careful because those beats are dangerous.

And the last one is the UK duo MAM’s (Matt Hughes and Miguel Campbell), we’d say that is our fav of all of them. Just at the beginning it has that cheerful spirit that will put you in the mood. Kind of sexy as well, vocals become the main protagonists again followed by the funky groove. So good.

Undoubtedly a great pack with very different versions that are already available under Future Classic
(Release/catalogue number: FCL69).

Don’t miss the video either as is a brilliant piece of anime made by Samuel Beck.

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“Traffic” is the brand new EP from A.N.D.Y. & Vicente via D.I.S.C.O.Texas. If there were any doubts about Andy’s talent, I think that we all have to agree that he’s a genius. No kidding. His latest remixes are pure gold. Let’s just take a quick look. We have remixes for Philosophy of Sound’s “Freedom, what for?” The Supermen Lovers “Say No More” and probably the most acclaimed for Jupiter’s “One o Six.” Lately, every time he drops something new, everyone is happy and it’s also played and replayed on repeat….

About Andy’s (Andy Faísca by the way) background, we all know him from Mustang, which he used to produce with his friend Renaud Deru aka Attari. For sure we all remember their brilliant productions. Anyway, since he started his solo project I think he also started to “shine” a lot more. Andy’s roots are from Spain and Portugal. His father is Portuguese and his mother is Spanish, however he was born in Belgium and that’s where he grew up. All his life is connected to music. His father is an excellent guitarist with a huge musical background and it’s quite natural that he also became a music producer. After some years listening to music he started to produce on his own and that’s when the magic began. Honestly I could just say that this EP is amazing, but I also think that It’s important to share information about producers. I’ve been always fan of Mustang and I’m really enjoying what Andy has been doing recently. He doesn’t sound at all like mustang. He created his own style and he is already making the difference!

Vicente is completely new for me. I’ve never heard about him before, until his latest mix that we shared last month. I was surprised with his track selection. We can clearly feel that this guy is an excellent Dj. Just like the way we love. Obviously we can all play bombs, but, not everyone can play bombs that aren’t “comercial”. If you listen to his mixes, I can assure you that at least 75% of the tracks he plays are new for you. About his background I really don’t know too much. All I know is that he is influenced by the 80′s and the electro music of the early 21st century. I also know he’s graduated on the SAE institute of Brussels as “Electronic Music Producer”. So, you already know this kid is good!

About this release, and if we take a first listen, it looks like that we have several influences from many genres and decades. We can feel Italo Disco and 80′s music refreshed with a Nu Disco touch that clearly keeps you on the dance floor, but also, it’s perfect to listen at home. It comes with two originals and two remixes from Jay Lamar & Jesse Oliver and The Supermen Lovers.

“Traffic” is the first track of the EP. You only need to listen to the first 15 seconds to know this is going to sound good. That cosmic feeling in the beginning takes us directly into space. At 00:40 there’s a built with some micro “astronaut?” vocal samples and yes, that’s official, our spaceship trip has just started! At 01:51 that’s when we have our first drop, followed by a sweet “thing” that I don’t know how to describe. Lovely and so appropriate claps at 02:07, which totally will surprise you. At 02:56 he slows down a little and strikes back with an awesome build. This will make you feel kinda of anxious to know what’s going to happen after that. At 03:04 the party is back and you can already keep dancing. 120 bpm’s and here’s the perfect track for the beginning/middle of the night. For me, it’s just perfect at any hour of the day!

“El Barrio” is more chilly and calm, but just like I said before, very cool for the dance floor as well. 112 bpm’s (very belgium indeed). This track sounds very modern, elegant and we can feel that 80′s mood accentuated here, extremely well recycled and really hot. After a first listen, you think, wow this is so “unruled.” Honestly, this track sounds to me to something epic. You know those tracks that you will remember in few years? That’s exactly what this is!

Jay Lamar & Jesse Oliver’s remix of “El Barrio” is also another bomb. These guys really followed the mood of this EP. I gues they totally understood what’s the general idea. Plus, their approach of this track still owns they “brand”. I must admit that I’m fan of their style  for quite some time and I’m enjoying this remix a LOT. Appointments at: 01:21 (nice build) 02:41 (gorgeous drop) 03:19 (magic). Awesome, awesome… awesome stuff!!!

Finally we have the The Supermen Lovers remix. You already know that Guillaume Atlan is a genius. His participation here takes this EP into another dimension! His remix is slightly different from the original. He added some cool vocals to the original. Lovely bass and lovely guitar. Don’t think he’s version is not in the mood of the EP. His remix is pure gold. He just proves that he’s one the best! I love that guitar solo at 04:09 followed by an awesome build and magic after it!

About this EP all I have to say is, Buy it! (exclusive beatport release today, and on May 18th on the regular stores)  This is amazing and worth the money. Not sure if there will be a vinyl release, but I would buy it. 100% of excellence is what this is!

Have you heard Bridge & Law‘s track “Games” yet? Well, we can’t even begin to tell you how impressed we are with the young producer from Toronto, Canada. Exuding a care-free, sex-driven vibe that’s simply perfect for the summer months ahead, we predict that this original is bound to become a blogosphere hit fairly soon. That’s why it’s our pleasure to announce that the label Free From Entertainment are holding a remix contest for Bridge & Law’s debut EP “Games” that will come out sometime in early June! Already including remixes by Cyclist, Le Crayon, and Bazz, the label is looking for another producer to fill the last remaining spot in this jam-packed EP!  If you think you can be that producer, check out the details of the remix contest below:

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PRIZE

The grand prize winner, as chosen by Free Form Entertainment , Bridge & Law and Annika Zee, will receive:
- 7.000 INR (100eu)

Download the [Stems] and post a link of your work on Free From Entertainment’s facebook page to get in the GAME!

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Hi, Sami here writing from the lovely Helsinki, Finland. I’ll be reviewing new music from time to time here on Golden Scissors. First and formost a massive thanks to the hard working staff at Golden Scissors (especially Bruno) for this chance to do reviews for their amazing blog. This makes a music lover like myself extremely happy. I’ve been running my humble blog called Awesome Blog some time now and an opportunity to expand and contribute to a blog like this is just icing on the cake.

But enough about that. What I really want to do is talk about the man of the hour, Chris Malinchak. This genius producer out of NYC has released four massive EPs under the great label French Express. And the thing about French Express is that they of all people know talent when they come across it. With amazing artists like Jonas Rathsman, Moon Boots, Perseus and – a fellow Helsinki resident – Erkka under their belt you can excpect nothing but pure quality and vision from them.

Chris Malinchak is a man who tends to stay out of the limelight and let his music do the talking. And his music talks plenty! I have a lot of respect for that given these days there are so many people trying to get their name out in every way they can. Chris’ latest EP Vilette was a powerful demonstration of his talent, style and uncompromising views of his music. His earlier EPs Hollywood, Make Your Move and Renaissance were also nothing short of spectacular.

Now his brand new 5-track EP Ironbound is finally out and I’m in awe of his ever-growing talent. Ironbound was supposed to come out June 28th, but French Express had to push back the date with a week. Luckily for us they dropped some mouthwatering teasers along the way and let me tell you: it was worth the wait, 100%. Chris is taking his original disco/beach house influenced sounds to another level with Ironbound. “Frighteningly fresh”, as his label defines it.  Five track full of deep, soulful sounds, tropical vibes and balearic beats that for me is the quintessence of house music of today and tomorrow. I’m positive this EP will be in the heart of my summer soundtrack, just perfect for those long and hot summer nights. This is going to be huge, so get your copy on Beatport right away! But enough talk, now listen:

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