@ Sat Feb 4 17:12:57 2012

Micatone - Handbrake NEW SINGLE A good year lies ahead for Sonar Kollektiv: One of the stables' most successful and most enduring horses is back at the starting gate.

After a hiatus of seven years Micatone will finally release their new and long-awaited fourth album "Wish I Was Here" in March. Here is the first single "Handbrake" featuring Stuart Staples on vocals.

Listen to the new single on Soundcloud.
Check Micatone on Facebook.

[1] Soundcloud
[2] Facebook

NEW SINGLE & VIDEO - Jazzanova - I Human Over the last decade Jazzanova has grown a reputation for their studio productions, their remixes and their dj sets all over the world.

After their second album the 5 dj's and producers decided that it was about time to perform their music on stage as well. Now.. three years later, Jazzanova have played together with their live band and Paul Randolph far over 100 shows around the globe.

Why not connect both sides: hosting a recording session of their live show at the legendary Funkhaus Studios, Berlin? The result is the studio live album "Funkhaus Studio Sessions" with new live versions of Jazzanova classics like "No Use", "Fedimes Flight" or "I Can See" and live reworks of some of their remixes for Fat Freddys Drop, Paul Randolph and Shaun Escofferey plus the very first recording of “I Human”, their fantastic soulful new theme-song – a statement with different meanings to different listeners.

The track features the mesmerizing vocal delivery by Detroit singer/musician Paul Randolph. In his words, "I Human" is a statement of the feeling you have when you create music and interact with people in an one-on-one and personal live situation, instead of ambivalent text messages and e-mails. And that's what you can hear in this wonderful piece of live recorded music. Uplifting, life affirming, soul soothing and yes, human!

Releasedate worldwide on iTunes: 07.02.2012
12inch will be released end of February.

The album "Funkhaus Studio Sessions" will be released in May 2012.

Be the first and watch the video of Jazzanova with Paul Randolph and their band performing I Human!

I Human Video

[1] I Human Video
[2] I Human on Soundcloud

Jazzanova - Upside Down - OUT NOW! 2012 will be big for Sonar Kollektiv!
We'll kick off with the new Jazzanova compilation - Upside Down, including some of the hottest remixes done for Jazzanova!

You already can preorder the digital version on iTunes, which contains remixes that are not on the CD - from amazing artists like Filippo Moscatello (aka DJ Naughty), Mark E, Vaitaitau and Bond & B.MA. And for those who’ll need more key points, you’ll get a digital booklet on top of that! Releasedate is 13th of January.

For the CD version you'll have to wait until January 23rd, but you already can preorder it on Amazon and of course, soon at our webshop!

[1] iTunes
[2] Amazon
[3] webshop

Upside Down - Digital EP This is the digital EP accompanying the Jazzanova Remix compilation Upside Down.

It contains some remixes of the two 12inches (SK229 & SK230) by Manuel Tur & Dplay ; Dima Studitsky and Alex Barck. As a bonus you'll get the Holy Ghost! remix of „I Can See“ and the Christian Prommer remix of „Look What You're Doin' To Me“ which are not to be found on the CD.

Manuel Tur probably needs no further introduction. Or you haven't been to a night club for the last ten years and therefore haven't heard some of the most thrilling house music coming out of Germany in the last decade. Teaming up with upcoming producer and remixer Dplay the Essen based wunderkind built one hell of a deephouse monster out of Look What You're Doin' To Me , on this digital EP
available as Instrumental Version only!

Originally released with the album Of All The Things from 2008, Little Bird features the exceptional tonsils of José James. A singer who has worked with luminaries like Moodyman and Flying Lotus and is capable of bridging traditional jazz vocals with modern sounding club music. Alex Barck's rework of the song does not only do justice to the original but turns into a sure shot dancefloor smash with lots of peaks and emphasis. You will see the ladies go bezerk over this one, trust us!

I Can See is also one of the tracks off the Of All The Things album and features no other than Ben Westbeech on vocals. Dima Studitsky (one of Moscow's underground club scene honchos) remixed the track in a way which makes it the perfect companionship to the one by Alex Barck. Slightly sombre, hauntingly driven, but still super sexy, just like one of the legendary club nights he runs in Moscow ("The Cult", "Propaganda", "Shanti" etc.). You can flip this record either way you want to and you always end up with the right track to play.

[1] Upside Down - Digital EP
[2] iTunes

FREE DOWNLOAD at ELECTRONIC BEATS FREE DOWNLOAD of Jazzanova - Look What You're Doin' To Me (MCDE Remix - Morid And Hifi3000 Dub Edit) at Electronic Beats ! You can also win 3 copies of the Upside Down 2! Hurry up!

[1] Electronic Beats

Upside Down 12inches out now at SK.COM For all who can't wait any longer.
Limited Upside Down 12inches (SK229 & SK230) are available at our webshop!

[1] SK229
[2] SK230

Neve Naive - Dancer (Official Video) Out Now! Weed and Candy proudly presents the scorcher video for the new Berlin based music project called NEVE NAIVE.

Neve Naive - also known as Miss Flint (Mic) and Merse (Music) - will release their debut album on Sonar Kollektiv in 2012. "Dancer" is the first introduction to our new artist.

The video features a set filmed in complete UV-light enviorenment with loads of handmade tricks and effects. A Making Of of this wonderful piece is coming very soon.

Spread it, share it, love it! Naive is the new cool!

[1] Dancer (Official Video)
[2] Neve Naive on Facebook

Jazzanova - Upside Down Sonar Kollektiv is more than happy to announce our new releases!

Our first project is called Jazzanova - Upside Down ,selected remixes created for Jazzanova.

We will kick off with two 12inches including new remixes by amazing artists, such as Alex Barck, Dima Studitsky, Manuel Tur & Dplay and Motor City Drum Ensemble! 12inches in stores on 28th of november. CD is coming end of January 2012!

Check the preview of
Jazzanova - Little Bird (Alex Barck Remix)

[1] Jazzanova - Little Bird (Alex Barck Remix)

Sonar Kollektiv Showcase @ BerMuDa Sonar Kollektiv Showcase @ Berlin Music Days

DJs:
Jazzanova

Live:
Micatone
Neve Naive
Stee Downes
+ Special Guest:


At BERLIN MUSIC DAYS (BerMuDa) the berlin based label SONAR KOLLEKTIV will showcase its new releases. It all takes place on the 2nd of November 2011, at the new Berlin Club GRETCHEN. 30-40 min. Live Sets of MICATONE, NEVE NAIVE and STEE DOWNES will give a taste of what will happen in the Sonar Kollektiv Universe during the next six months.

Some details:

So far, MICATONE has released 3 successful Albums on SONAR KOLLEKTIV, the last one in 2005. Since then the Band members have been busy with other projects: The MICATONE driven mayor project NYLON, for example, released 2 new records and MICATONES leadsinger LISA BASSENGE intensively toured the recently released long player NUR FORT, the third of her Soloproject LISA BASSSENGE TRIO. But now they managed to finish their fourth record LIEBE GRÜSSE DARLING, which will be released in March 2012 on SONAR KOLLEKTIV. MICATONE is playing around with Soul, Surf, Beat and Blues quotations. The main focus is on songwriting making LIEBE GRÜSSE DARLING straighter, more grown up and solid. Check out MICATONE at the SONAR KOLLEKTIV Label Night during BerMuda at GRETCHEN!

The duo NEVE NAIVE consists of producer and multiinstrumentalist STEFAN "MERSE" ULRICH and the Singer NEVE aka ALEXA VOSS who writes the lyrics. MERSE is well known to JAZZANOVA fans as he plays the trombone at their band. He is also part of THE RUFFCATS. A band with the up coming FLOMEGA performing soon at the BUNDESVISION SONG CONTEST. NEVE has a solo Project called MISS FLINT and she is part of the Reggaeband JAHCOUSTIX and THE OUTSIDEPLAYERS. She also has experience through background singing for LAITH LADEEN, CULCHA CANDELA, FLOMEGA, MARTIN JONDO and MELLOW PARK. MERSES and NEVES music is lovingly and eccentric with honest and touching lyrics. A little bit naive and ironic: simply NEVE NAIVE! The Debut will soon be out on SONAR KOLLEKTIV.

In 2008 STEE DOWNES released his debut on SONAR KOLLEKTIV. The result has been an extensive tour with his live band. The STEE DOWNES BAND played on stages together with ROY AYERS, AMP FIDDLER, FAT FREDDYS DROP, BUGZ IN THE ATTIC and DJ SPINNA. As a Songwriter and singer he recently became a topselling beatport artist with the LOVEBIRD produced track WANT YOU IN MY SOUL. Collaborations with RAINER TRÜBY, MOTOR CITY DRUM ENSEMBLE will soon be available. His new long player will be an important SONAR KOLLEKTIV release early summer 2012. STEE's performance at BerMUDa 2011 will contain a solo guitar-, and a solo vocal part as well as a DJ-performance. We are curious!

Watch out for the surprise act!

Here is a little insight on the new Club Gretchen:
In the middle of KREUZBERG, at the former stables of the 1. prussian guard dragooner regiment „QUEEN VICTORIA OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND“ GREETCHENS Design features both, an historic charme and a cool club athmosphere. From now on the beautiful cross vault with its filigran columns will be filled with sounds of bass driven beats and with lightshows. A future heaven for music lovers and dancers.


http://bermuda-berlin.de/
www.jazzanova.com
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Stee-Downes/58160842906
http://www.facebook.com/pages/NEVE-NAIVE/264914306876028

[1] Presale @ Koka 36

Sonar Kollektiv Labelnight Sonar Kollektiv is celebrating!

On the 9th of september we'll have our Labelnight @ ktv - Berlin together with amazing artists:

Jazzanova DJs
Hunee
Dirk Rumpff
& our special guest for this night is Stee Downes!

In meantime you can listen to a DJ Mix by Stee Downes on Soundcloud.

Hope to see you there! Presale tickets now available at RA.

[1] DJ Mix
[2] Labelnight
[3] Presale tickets