Introducing ARKANE... And their EP FREE track "Triblist"

Please introduce yourselves...

Hi, we are Arkane, a production & DJ duo from Birmingham, UK!

You're up-and-coming on the Birmingham scene...  What are the best clubs and events to get your underground house and techno fix?

Being up & coming we’ve been really lucky... we’ve been asked to play some real nice parties in Birmingham. We actually formed as a duo when we were put as a B2B at our residency party ‘District’. This event is one of the best brands to be involved in if you’re up & coming or even established. It’s gone from strength to strength. There’s no rules... as long as the BPMs rising & the dance floors popping, everyone involved is happy.

Another event is ‘The Acid Experiment’. A good mate of ours Ben Price actually got featured on Dance Trippin TV with a set at this event. ‘The Acid Experiment’ was born in Birmingham & is now a major part in the rave scene here.

An after party called ‘Afta Dark’, started up by the best promoters & events organisers in 0121 has taken the city by storm. Again, we’ve been lucky enough to play this. 3:30am - 9:00am, Brum turns into Ibiza, seeing the sun rise up through the green house ceiling.

All of these events are held at the HUB of Birmingham’s rave scene... Lab 11, our favourite venue.

Who have been your biggest influences production wise?

It’s hard to point out biggest influences because there’s literally that many! If we had to pick we would say, Micheal Bibi, Hector Couto, Archie Hamilton, Klangkuenstler.  The vibe these guys' tracks create when you drop one is insane & that’s exactly what kind of effect we wanted to have on people.

What do you have lined up for 2018?

It’s been a good year so far for us being up & coming. We’ve played some mad parties & we’ve got some more coming up! 12th May we were involved in a DJ soundclash at Starworks in Wolverhampton. This was fun, all the local DJs battling it out to see who’s the champion underground selector.

19th May we took over Lab11 with District once again, then into June. And on the 15th June we play Basement 77, an underground house & techno night at Suki 10c Birmingham. Then the big one... we’re playing a 7 day tour of Gran Canaria with Dimensions. Playing 5 bars & 2 clubs.

If you were stranded on a dessert island and could only take one album with you. What would this be?

Tom – I’d take 50 Cent ‘Get Rich Or Die Tryin’. I love my house & tech but I love my hip hop just as much & when it comes to finding a go to album to whack on without skipping any tunes, it’s got to be this!

Arron - For my album. Chase & Status - Brand New Machine. There’s something about this album that just makes me realise how great it is to be alive. My go to album would make me wana live for the moment & that’s what it’s all about!

Are you boys heading to any festivals or Ibiza over the summer. Who are you looking forward to seeing?

We’re actually off to Music On in Amsterdam in a couple of weeks time, we’re buzzing for that! Hector Couto, Marco Carola, The Martinez Brothers, Claude VonStroke, Loco Dice. they’re just a few that we’re buzzing to see!

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Introducing... Louis Robinson! (FREE Music)

Next up on the EP FREE series, we have an amazing original tech house monster from the Reading based DJ and producer, Louis Robinson!

This man has big plans for the Reading scene and we can't wait to see how his new night SOLITE progresses...

Check out his FREE track "Saviour" below, along with interview...  ENJOY!!

What are you up to at the moment and what’s in store for the next few months?

Everything has been a little crazy lately but good crazy. So, I’ve just come back from playing some wicked shows out in Ibiza, two of which really stood out for me, I had the opportunity to play for Mark Radford’s label Audio Rehab at Eden and then Faction at Eden the following night too. I have to give a big shout out to the team at VMODA too for sending me some personalised headphones to take on tour with me, they were fantastic and are now my go to set of headphones.

EDEN was incredible, the atmosphere was brilliant and the hospitality was amazing.

At the moment on top of squeezing in new productions and hosting my weekly radio residency on "ELECTRIC", I am currently doing a lot of work behind the scenes with my new business partner KI A PO, we have been building our brand “SOLITE”, an events company focusing on Tech House, & Techno, sometimes I get the chance to throw down a little bit of Disco too which I can never get enough of. Throughout the summer we have been recruiting our residents, hosting small events, doing club takeovers and we were also called upon to do a live stream for “Roland” to celebrate their yearly 909 day celebration.

Once “SOLITE” finds its home venue my focus will be on getting back in the studio so I can finish off my latest productions, I am bursting with ideas at the moment so I cannot wait to get them put together.

Tell us about the music scene in Reading and what Solite brings to it?

Honestly, I am still quite fresh on the Reading music scene, I’m not from around here and being based in London, before I moved to Reading, has meant I have kept a lot of my focus still on the capital.  Reading is a very receptive crowd though, the events I have played here have been great, no one ever wants to leave at the end of a night which is always a good sign and a rewarding feeling.

One of the big reasons KI A PO and myself are working on “SOLITE” is because we want to create a large buzz around the music we love in the town we both now call “home”, and because we want to cement our names into the Reading music scene. We have been in talks with various clubs in Reading and potentially have found our home. I don’t want to give too much away as we have the business side of things to protect but, what I can say is we are very happy with what we have put in place and we feel not only will our choice of venue help us to achieve a large following in Reading but it also opens up a lot of opportunities to branch out to other places around the UK. “SOLITE” is our new family and we intend to grow together as a family bringing really solid music focused events wherever we go, so watch this space.

If you could book one DJ to headline your event who would it be and why?

That is a horrible question, I have so many people who have inspired and continue to inspire me that I would love to work with. If I had to choose one though I would go with Carl Cox.

Growing up as a kid I spent a lot of time looking up to my older sister, we are both identical when it comes to personality and music choice. I have always been into music, I’ve played guitar and drums from a young age but she is one of the main reasons House and Techno was introduced to me. Every time we talk about music she will tell me a story of her and her mates being on the terrace at Space listening to Carl Cox, I won’t say her age because she will beat me, but the stories always tell of the Space days I was unfortunately too young to experience… She’s been a fan for a healthy time haha.

Being able to put Carl Cox on one of my shows would mean I get a night to play with one of the people who has inspired me as a DJ and artist while also being able to bring my big sis along for a trip down memory lane to where all her stories came from that got me hooked on dance music.

You are part of Sugar and resident along with our LA SAM. Tell us how that come about and the sugar event?

I was approached by James (Sugar head honcho) earlier this year, he mentioned he was building a team of DJs and looking to host events around London. I had actually been out of action for about a year at this point as I had some health issues and an op left me having to take things easy. Back on my feet though James introduced me to a team I hadn’t met before and instantly we all clicked. We are a funny bunch when we are together and we all have our individual quirky characters about us, so we make for quite a funny little family but a strong family too. We have had various events throughout the year and the Sugar brand has been growing on the London scene.

Although Sam is always taking the piss out of me because he is a giant looking down on little me at only 5 foot 4 and he finds it hilarious that I always choose a good set of shoes, no matter the weather or length of show we are playing, to wear instead of trainers, I love him to bits and am very thankful we now work closely together.

I can’t thank him enough for putting me in touch with East Project and assisting me getting my tracks signed, hopefully in the near future we will get to jump in the studio together to create something special.

Describe Saviour in 5 words?

Techy, Groovy, Minimal, Club focused

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EP FREE... Introducing WELLS!!

For the next instalment of the EP FREE series, we have the excellent Dutch DJ/Producer Wells, with his rework of the classic Salt N Pepa track - Shoop!

Enjoy!

Please introduce yourself:

My name is Wells (25), I’m from Amsterdam, Netherlands & I make House music.

How would you describe your production style?

I would describe it as quick & effective. I want to work fast on my projects, because if it takes too long I’ll eventually get bored of it. So I want to get the best result, the quickest way possible.

What works for me is that, because I’m not getting into the details (spending weeks just on automation, for example) of a track, I’ll get a more oldskool vibe. The ideas are simple, but hopefully work & funky as hell (haha).

And how does that compare to what you play when you DJ?

It’s probably kind of the same. I’m actually DJ’ing from when I was about 11 (under other names obviously), so I’ve learned to mix quickly through out the years. I’m leaning more towards a Hip-Hop style of DJ’ing than House, but I actually want to mix House the same way I mix Hip-Hop tunes. Does that makes any sense? Well, for me it does!

What your inspiration behind your remix of Salt N Pepa?

The Deadpool Movie released earlier this year. I was in the cinema when I heard that tune & I was really triggered by the drums. When I came home, I just made a quick edit on Ableton by increasing the BPM and it already sounded great. Afterwards, I spend a day or two by adding different drum samples, chopping up the vocal, create a baseline for it and voila!

What do you have coming up we should be looking out for?

I’ve got a track coming out on the 5th of September called ’Timpani’. This will be released on Gum Pop Records. I’ll probably release more on this label in the near future.

I’m also working on a Chemical Brothers remake with Donagrandi, which you will hear from soon.

In 2017 I’ll probably DJ as Wells on events hosted by Girls Love DJs (and for other organizations), but until then you got to do it with my upcoming releases.

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EP FREE - Donagrandi "Back To My Roots" (Disco Banger Edit)

East Project are back in 2016 with their next instalment of the ever popular EP FREE series and a superbly funky disco banging edit of "Back to my Roots" from label mate Donagrandi...

Enjoy!!

EP FREE Xmas Special VA - 2015

Christmas is definitely the time for giving...  So as 2015 draws to a close, we thought it only right and proper to give a little something back to the whole of the East Project family with this extra special VA!

Introducing the "EP FREE Xmas Special VA - 2015"...

Download all 4 tracks and ENJOY!!

Wishing everyone a very Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year from the East Project team!

EP FREE... Destiny's Child - NO NO NO (Gino Christiano x DSC Remix)

Next up in the EP FREE series is another superb remix/edit from the excellent Gino Christiano!  Check it out on Soundcloud and download your FREE copy...

Enjoy!!

EP FREE... Gino Christiano x Lucy Pearl - Don't Mess With My Man (Remix)

We're now onto our 5th release on the EP FREE series and this time we have this excellent little remix edit from Gino Christiano...

Enjoy!!

Hi Gino, let’s start by introducing yourself?

I'm Gino Christiano, 28 yrs old. Born & raised in Amsterdam. I've been playing music since I was 15, and started throwing parties soon after and I've never stopped since! Both hobbies got out of hand, I've been a professional party  planner since I was 18 and later my DJ career grew way more important from 5 years ago.

Last 3 years I've focused on learning on how to produce music and develop my own unique sound. Now I have two DJ aliases and I organize at least 3 parties a month.

Under Gino Christiano, I've just released my second official single " Go Deejay" , deep but middle tempo grooving track with a hip hop sample. Most of my inspiration comes from old hip hop , R&B which I used to play and grew up with.

Tell us what you are up to at the moment?

A thousand things at the same time like I always do... But working hard in the studio to get my new sound out! I used to play more hip hop & RnB and now my sound is predominantly house, so I try to tell my story with my new releases and bootlegs. I've made some new original tracks which are completely in between styles, so would be cool if I got the chance to show that to the world on a big scale!

Besides that, I'm going a little back to my roots by doing a vinyl only evening monthly in club Jimmy Woo in Amsterdam. I think it's time to show the difference between real DJs who also produce and the producers who are more products and don't really know how to play a proper set for their audience.

If you had to describe your sound in 5 words?

In no specific order: eclectic electronic uptempo garage house

You are part of the Mother Music crew, tell us how you got involved with that?

As DJing became more important to me, I missed a platform for serious talent. Together with Hitmeister D I've started "De Nachtbrakers" (literally translated as the nightcrawlers). As a group we grew and helped each other and hosted some serious stages. A lot of talent came from there like GirlsLoveDj's. It was the base and talent pool of what Mother Music now is. A talent starts in de Nachtbrakers and end up in Mother music agency and is ready for the big work. So I was also at the base of Mother Music itself. But after a while the music side just dragged me into it and I love being an Artist instead of sitting at my desk!

Your guilty pleasure track?

Because of a classics party i've organised for 10 years now, I know a lot of guilty pleasures.... too many! If i had to pick the worst one: Gigi d'agostini - l'amour toujours

EP FREE... "Chriis Cruz - Heartbraker (Hitmeister D Remix)

The EP FREE series is our way of giving a little something back for all the support we have been given over the years and we are already onto our 4th release...

This time it features our bro from Holland, Hitmeister D!

Check it out!!

Enjoy!!