Groove Magazine (DE) review Spencer Parker ep...

4Clubbers (UK) review Spencer Parker remix ep...

Spencer Parker’s Work Them imprint has quickly built a reputation for unreconstructed dance music that flits between house and techno, enlisting the likes of Dana Ruh, Pittsburgh Track Authority, S:VT and Radio Slave alongside original work from the Berlin-based DJ and producer. Following the label head’s EP in March, Parker enlists Patrick Graser and Aaron Siegel in their Answer Code Request and FIT guises to sprinkle their own dust over the thumping techno of Spacial and Faster Forward’s classic piano house leanings.

‘Spacial’s brooding, metallic techno is reworked by Answer Code Request to great effect in his Remix, toning down most aspects of Parker’s original with a modern techno cut full of warmth and energy. Filling the EQs with layered, effected synths and plump, muddled percs, it eases off the menace of the original, giving it a purposeful, relentless character. His ‘Loop Mix’ strips away the drums, giving the interweaved elements room to breathe.
The FIT Remix of ‘Faster Forward’ subverts the original’s house aethsetic into a shuffling, off-kilter mix that focuses on the piano and pads’ melodies and envelops them in broken percussive loops, adding a dream-like glow to its lofty intentions.

Forward Disco (NYC) review new Radio Slave single...

What is quite possibly the most highly anticipated EP of 2014 for us, Radio Slave delivers everything that we love about his productions for Work Them Records.

Long, hypnotic, underground, raw and gritty cuts are Radio Slave’s specialty.  Spencer Parker’s Work Them Records is proving to be a phenomenal home for this signature sound.  Following up on Radio Slave’s ‘Repeat Myself‘, ‘Werk‘ takes a simple vocal sample and merges it with a tight as hell percussion for one hell of a jackin’ house tune.  On the B side, ‘Jus Werk‘ takes a similar approach, but delivers with a slightly more minimalist approach.  Much to the delight of DJ’s everywhere, there is also a DJ tool to each track on the EP.

Ryan Elliott charts Answer Code Request remix of "Spacial" at no.2...

you can read Ryans full RA chart, HERE...

Data Transmission (UK) review remixes of Spencer Parker...

7/10

The beginning of 2014 saw the end of Spencer Parker's It's Not Over project but avid listeners of his boundless house and heavy duty techno satisfied their appetite for new material when Parker released his EP The Moment Not The Memory in March (with support from the likes of Dave Clarke and Danny Krivit).  Well now it's had the remix treatment from two of the scenes most in demand producers...

First of the three tracks is Answer Code Request's remix of Spacial. An uncompromising techno number from the outset; broad and heavy bass pumps life into this track at an unrelenting frequency. However, it proves its melodic abilities as it invites arpeggiated fuzzy synths, accompanied by tight yet dampened notes. It remains consistent and somewhat uneventful, but delivers in its purpose of a club-ready track that's fit to make an audience burst. DJs wanting to give this mesmeric track a lick of their own paint can make use of the beatless loop.

FIT's remix of Faster Forward takes a turn from the previous track and retreats to a melancholic cove. Slightly offbeat pangs have backup from alluring, drawn out house-synths and dashes of high-hat that are, though subtle, carry the track through. Modest yet timeless piano keys dodge in and out as a grooving bassline swims underneath. This nine-minute track reaches full circle as it closes with its introductory notes; a sound that belongs in a closing set.

Joey Anderson knows whats up...

big thanks to Joey Anderson for featuring the Bearweasel remix of "Repeat Myself" on his recent mix for XLR8R (US)...

you can hear the full mix, HERE...

Radio Slave Werks WMC 2014...

Radio Slave's new single "Werk" is scheduled for release this June, and here's a set of the man himself playing it during his recent WMC set...

you can see the full set, HERE...

Sven Von Thülen x Sweat Inc.

Sven Von Thülen's excellent Sweat Inc. party returns to Stattbad again this May.

Is it Sweat Inc 008 already ?!?!?!

Spencer Parker returns to Panorama Bar...

next week, Spencer Parker returns to play Panorama Bar and to mark this occasion he was chosen to be the interviewee in this months paper flyer for Berghain.

the flyer is available in the club as well as well as at Hard Wax records...

Sven Von Thülen x Hinterhof...

at the end of april, spencer parker and sven von thülen we invited to Basel for a special night where, not only would both dj's play, but sven would also read from his recently published book "Der Klang Der Familie"...
and just to prove that sven is as nice on the decks as he is with a pen, here's a little clip of his set...

Radio Slave announces new ep for Work Them Records...

XLR8R have all the details, HERE...

Josh Wink supports Spencer Parker single at this years Time Warp...

you can hear Josh's full set, HERE...

DJ Rolando supports new Spencer Parker single...

The jaguar himself includes the Answer Code Request remix of "Spacial" TWICE in his new podcast for Trax Magazine (FR)...

you can hear the full mix, HERE...