Lefto picked up his name back in the days when he was deep into tagging. The word is a mangled version of French for ‘early riser’ – ‘lève tôt’. And while he switched the pen for the stylus at some point, he has kept well ahead of the curve throughout. His playlists for Belgium’s prime radio station Studio Brussels bring ample proof of that, and his DJ sets juggle effortlessly from crate diggers’ nuggets to hip hop and next level bass music. From the late 90s until the mid 2000s he worked at seminal Belgian record store Music Mania, as well as co-running the now-defunct hip hop label B9000. His deep roots in jazz made him a natural for a Blue Note remix album, but the label he’s most closely affiliated with since its inception is Gilles Peterson’s Brownswood Recordings. Lefto has been resident for the Worldwide Festival  in Sète, France and in Singapore and has his own stage at the Dour Festival. This close relation with Gilles Peterson resulted in entry to the ‘Worldwide Family’ series on the label, together with his mate Simbad.

Although LeFtO will never really talks about his production skills, considering that there’s enough seriously talented and dedicated producers out there, his job being to give exposure to those who deserve it the most.  Nonetheless he has a couple of releases that need to be mentioned for some prestigious labels as Blue Note and Brownswood Recordings.

Most of all Lefto is a highly demanded deejay throughout the world and already visited Asia, the USA, Eastern Europe and many more regions. With gigs coming all over the world in the pipeline he knows he’s blessed to have so many opportunities. To document his trips and gigs he plays Lefto always brings his camera to produce. Lefto is probably one of a few artists reporting the deejay life on video.

“Best radio show out there, LeFtO show on Studio Brussel, Belgium” – Gilles Peterson (BBC Radio1/Worldwide)

LeFtO Films: Berlin @Hi-Hat Club w/ Fulgeance, Suff Daddy

Lefto at Beat BBQ 2011 (Cologne, Germany)

Facts

Sound
Rollercoster-ride

Booking Territory
Germany | Austria | East Europa | North Europa | Russia

Availabiliy
All year

Based In
Brussels | BE

Web
lefto.be

Label
Melting Pot Music | GER
Bronwswood Recordings | UK

News

101 Apparel
New Mix CD by LeFtO

Worldwide Festival 2-8 July ‘12
Early bird pass

Next Dates

Nov 25
Bozar Night
w/ Herbalizer & Alden Tyrell
Bozar
Brussels (BE)

Nov 26
Hi-Hat Club w/ Suff Daddy & Lefto
Cassiopeia
Berlin (GER)

Dec 8
w/ Eddy Ramich
Zagreb (HR)

Dec 9
22 Tracks Party
Brussels (BE)

Dec 10
Djoon Club
Paris

Dec 17
w/ Fatoosan & Mister Critical
Modklub
Hasselt (BE)

Discography

LeFtO & Simbad present Worldwide Family Vol.1
Brownswood Recordings (CD/Digi, 2011)

V.A. – All Skool Flavor Vol. 1
Laid-Back (Digi, 2011)

LeFtO x Suff Daddy – Coming To You Live (edits)
Live1 (7″, 2010)

V.A. – Nine
Infinitskills (2008)

Eardrums EP with Jerboa
Jerb Records (EP/Digi, 2004)

V.A. – Out Of The Blue (remix album)
Blue Note ()

LeFtO – Fela Kuti  & Gyedu Blay (edits)
Label ()

Social Media

Mixcloud
Vimeo
Youtube
Twitter
Facebook

Fulgeance is right at the helm of a new breed of French producers. A musical samsonite man and entertainer by heart, Fulgeance is one the most in demand beat wizards worldwide. He has been busy touring the globe, bringing his hyperactive performances to venues from Vilnius to Singapore, Los Angeles, Vienna, London and Tokyo. The festival season saw him tearing up stages from Gilles Peterson’s Worldwide Festival in Sète, to Run Vie in Vienna, the Hi-Hat Club in Cologne and the Low End Theory in Los Angeles. His explosive stage persona and live beat mastery had him score a fan base including Gilles Peterson, Benji B, Mary Ann Hobbs or Cosmo Baker.

Fulgeance has released on his own Musique Large imprint as well as on labels like All City (Dublin), One-Handed Music and Brownswood (both from London) before he comes up with his first full album on Melting Pot Music in November 2011.

Steeped in soul, hip-hop, disco and avant-garde electronics, Fulgeance has created his very own niche in bass music. Taking on bits and pieces from techno, afrobeat, the UK sub-bass tradition and current phenomena like Skweee, the young producer’s debut LP is a far cry from the substance-lacking pre-set copycats that have flooded the beatscene lately.

Fulgeance – To All Of You (full album stream)

Fulgeance – London Falling

Fulgeance – To All Of You release party, Stuttgart

Hiver Normand live @ “BOILER”, Crux – Munich

Facts

Sound
Bass Music

Line-Up
Live-set by Fulgeance
Visuals by Ease (optional)

Booking Territory
Germany | Austria | East Europa | North Europa | Russia

Availabiliy
All year
To All Of You EU Tour Feb/Mar 2012

Origin
Caen (FR)

Label
Melting Pot Music | GER
Musique Large | FR

News

Sweet Sofia
Free download on XLR8R

To All Of You
Review on Clash (UK)

Next Dates

Nov 25
Bonobo & Friends
w/ Flako, Rekick, Soulist, Joy Orbison, Floating Points
La Machine Du Moulin Rouge
Paris (FR)

Nov 26
Hi-Hat Club w/ Suff Daddy & Lefto
Cassiopeia
Berlin (GER)

Dec 03
Madeiradig Festival
Madeira (PT)

Discography

To All Of You
Melting Pot Music (LP/CD/Digi, 2011)

Glamoure EP
Musique Large (12″/Digi, 2010)

Smartbanging
One-Handed Music (Digi, 2009)

The Revenge Of The Nerd
All City (7″/Digi, 2008)

Low Club EP
Musique Large (12″/Digi, 2008)

Chico EP
Musique Large (12″/Digi, 2007)

Social Media

Facebook
Soundcloud

Als die “Juice” 2010, die 20 besten deutschen MCs kürten, belegte Aphroe Platz 11. “Aphroe war der leuchtende Stern der Ruhrpott AG. Er zeigte wie intelligent, komplex, poetisch, bildhaft und manchmal auch verschroben deutschsprachiger Rap sein kann. Seine Metaphern zu dechiffrieren, konnte schon mal Gegenstand einer ganzen Nacht mit Walkman und Kopfhörer sein. Nie wieder hat Deutschrap so zum Nachdenken angeregt. Knowledge war King.”
Im Herbst 2010 meldete sich Deutschlands Vorzeige MC mit der EP “Kleiner Mann” aus dem musikalischen Exil zurück. Grown man rap music, die auf Skills und Metaphern basiert und trotzdem keine Angst hat Gefühle zu zeigen. Man kann gespannt sein auf mehr, denn zusammen mit Melting Pot Music arbeitet Aphroe an dem 2011 Release des lang erwarteten Solo-Albums “Kavalierdelikt”.
Live ist Aphroe unterwegs mit der eigenen Band “Tailors Mades”  oder als classic Duo MC plus DJ.

Aphroe – Zeit Ist Knapp

Aphroe at Beatpackers Live! in Cologne, April 4 2011

Facts

Sound
Hip Hop

Sound System Line-Up
Aphroe + DJ

Band Line-Up
MC: Aphroe
Drums: Florian Internicola
Bass: Joern Dodt
Keys: Nicolas Kozuschek
Guitar: Philip Henke
Tenor sax: Luca Cameretti
Alt sax; flute: Felix Piltz
Trumpet: Sebastian Diel

Booking Territory
Germany | Austria | Switzerland

Availability
All year

Origin
Bochum | GER

Label
Melting Pot Music | GER

News

Zeit ist Knapp
New single & video

Heavy Traphik
New single w/ DJ Rafik

Splash Festival 2010
Interview w/ Falk for Mixery Raw Deluxe

Next Dates

TBA

Discography

Aphroe – Zeit ist Knapp
Melting Pot Music (Digi, 2011)

Aphroe & Rafik – Heavy Traphik
Melting Pot Music (7″/Digi, 2011)

J.R. & PH7 feat. Aphroe, Elzhi & Frank-N-Dank – The Cities (Remix)
Juice #108 (2011)

RAG – Unter Tage (Digital re-release)
Melting Pot Music (Digi, 2010)

Aphroe – Kleiner Mann
Melting Pot Music (12″/Digi, 2010)

Nico Suave feat. Aphroe – Mag Sein
Bockaufnbeat (CD/Digi, 2007)

Aphroe feat. Monroe – Homies
PaperPaper (CD, 2006)

Monroe feat. RAG – Stell Dir Mal Vor
PaperPaper (CD, 2006)

DJ GQ feat. Aphroe – Keine Angst
Alles Real (LP, 2005)

Fiva MC feat. Aphroe – Magie
Buback (LP, 2002)

Roey Marquis II feat. RAG – Hingabe
Sony/ BMG (LP/CD, 2002)

ABS feat Aphroe – Pole Position
Full Scale/BMG (LP, 2001)

Splash Event Allstars – Schwingungen
Phlatline (CD, 2001)

RAG – Pro & Contra
PDNTDR/Motor (12″, 2001)

RAG – Ragtime
PDNTDR/EFA, (LP/CD/Digi, 2001)

RAG – P.O.T.T.E.N.T.I.A.L
PDNTDR/Motor (LP/CD, 2001)

RAG – Ragtime
PDNTDR/ Motor (12″, 2001)

RAG – Nix Is
PDNTDR/ Motor (12″, 2001)

Creutzfeld & Jakob feat. RAG – 3. Halbzeit
PDNTDR (LP, 2000)

RAG feat. Roey Marquis II – Eiszeit
Scale/BMG (12″, 2000)

RAID feat. Aphroe – Geh-Teim-Tip
PDNTDR (12″, 1999)

Too Strong feat. Aphroe – Einzelkämpfer
Uprock/ BMG (LP, 1999)

Die Firma feat. Aphroe – Aktionäre
La Cosa Mia (1998)

RAG – Unter Tage
PDNTDR/EFA (LP/CD, 1998)

RAG – Kreuzwortfeuer
PDNTDR (12″, 1998)

La Familia – Harte Zeiten
PDNTDR (12″, 1998)

Stieber Twins feat. Aphroe – Tausend MCs
Mzee (LP, 1997)

Aphroe feat. Tatwaffe & Scope – Gipfeltreffen
Köln Massiv (12″, 1996)

Toni L feat. Aphroe – Rapresent
360° Records (LP, 1996)

Aphroe feat. MC Rene & Ono – Zeitreise
Mzee (12″, 1996)

Die Klasse Von 95 – Autogener Trainer
Mzee (Album, 1995)

Aphroe – Stille Post
Eigenvertrieb (12″, 1993)

Social Media

Facebook
Myspace

Miles Bonny loves you. His music evokes feelings of honesty and musicality, and he wouldn’t want it any other way. The son of Francis Bonny, a professional trumpet player, Miles has been exposed to Jazz, Latin, and Classical music all of his life. Growing up with trumpets around him, he played his first note at age 2. Frequent trips accompanying his father at latin, jazz, and symphony rehearsals allowed him to meet greats such as Tito Puente and Max Roach.

Later, as Miles developed his Hip Hop and Soul productions he felt that he owed it to those greats whom he met to create the best, most honest and progressive music that he could. Slowly but surely people are taking notice of this Kansas City, Mo resident. His music has recently been covered in many publications including “Scratch” and “Urb” Magazine.

“Miles” means soldier in latin, and Miles Bonny is a soldier of music. This strong passion for respect and development continues today as he lends the world not only his instrumental compositions, but his voice. His debut solo project, “Smell Smoke?” features production by J.Rawls and Joc Max as well as his own.

Besides his releases on Melting Pot Music he runs his own independent Label INnatesounds giving shelter to his own productions and to those of befriended „Modern Soul Artists“ around Kansas City.

Miles Bonny, “Words (I Love You)”

Suff Daddy feat Miles Bonny – Late Night Suff

Miles Bonny – Never Be the Same

DJ Day & Miles Bonny – Still Miles

Suff Daddy feat Miles Bonny – 5´O Clock Suff

The Ins X Miles Bonny – Breakfast w/ Fleur Earth

Facts

Sound
Modern Soul / Hip Hop

Line-up
Vocals & trumpet: Miles Bonny
DJ/ Live beats: Suff Daddy

Origin
Kansas City, USA

Label
Melting pot Music (Cologne, GER)
INnatesounds (Kansas City, USA)

News

Miles Bonny on “Lumberjack & Gin Tour” in Europe June/July 2011
w/ Suff Daddy

New Miles Bonny album “Lumberjack Soul”
coming soon on Melting Pot Music

Next Dates

Jun 22, Lumberjack & Gin Tour w/ Suff Daddy at Mono, Stuttgart (GER)
Jun 24, Lumberjack & Gin Tour w/ Suff Daddy at Donauinselfest, Vienna (AT)
Jun 30, Lumberjack & Gin Tour w/ Suff Daddy Suff Daddy at Atomic Cafe, Munich (GER)
Jul 2, Lumberjack & Gin Tour w/ Suff Daddy Suff Daddy at Centrum, Erfurt (GER)
Jul 6, Lumberjack & Gin Tour w/ Suff Daddy Suff Daddy at Cassiopeia, Berlin (GER)

Press kit

Lumberjack & Gin Tour info kit

Releases

Miles Bonny, INcense & Wine
(INnatesounds CD/Digi, 2010)

Miles Bonny & The Ins, J.Birly
(Melting Pot Music, 12″/Digi, 2009)

DJ Day & Miles Bonny, Instant Saadiq
(Melting Pot Music, 12″/Digi, 2009)

Miles Bonny, On Impulse
(INnatesounds, CD/Digi, 2009)

Miles Bonny, Scorpio INN
(INnatesounds, CD/Digi, 2009)

Miles Bonny, Closer Love
(Melting Pot Music, 12″/Digi, 2007)

Miles Bonny, Miles Gets Open
(Melting Pot Music, 7″, 2007)

Miles Bonny, Smell Smoke?
(INnatesounds, CD/Digi, 2006)

References

Germany Tour 08/2009

13.08. Cologne at Stecken

14.08. Cologne at Blue Shell
w/ 88:komaflash, Testiculo y Uno

15.08. Cologne at ComeTogether Block Party w/ Fleur Earth

16.08. Bremen at Zakk

17.08. Bremen at Urlaub

19.08. Berlin at Cassiopeia

21.08. Jena at Café Wagner

22.08. Plauen at Alte Kafféeroesterei

27.08. Cologne at Subway

28.08. Aachen at Jakobshof

29.08. Frankfurt at Lazy

Links

Miles Bonny on Melting Pot Music
INnatesounds
Facebook

BRZZVLL (pronounced Brazzaville) are a seven piece fusion band from Antwerp, Belgium. They play psychedelic jazz and funk with a modern twist. Belgium has quiet a tradition for jazz and funk infused leftfield grooves. From Marc Moulin’s ingenious Placebo to library funksters Les Chakakas / El Chicles to the much sampled JJ Band (ask Lord Finesse or Marley Marl), Recorded in Antwerp and partly mixed by Ben Ladmin aka Nostalgia 77 (Tru Thoughts) in Brighton, HAPPY LIFE CREATOR has little in common with the cool retro sound mastered by Daptone or Truth & Soul. BRZZVLL are rooted in jazz, funk and afrobeat, but their music has an unmistakeably now sound. It is freaky, it is trippy and it follows no rules. Nine songs deep with vocal contributions from Ghanaian Spoken Word artist Joy Frempong (“Lucky Haircut”) and Dez Mona front-man Gregory Frateur HAPPY LIFE CREATOR simply doesn’t fit in any of the usual boxes! BRZZVLL have gigged with the likes of Neville Brothers, Young Blood Brass Band, Marcus Miller and Alice Russell. Their debut album been labeled “Best Belgian jazz album of 2008″ by “Le Soir”.

BRZZVLL, Happy Life Creator

BRZZVLL, Please Walk Out of My Head, live at Alfacam for EXQI-Jazz,
Antwerp (BE)

BRZZVLL, Yoghurt, live

BRZZVLL, Lucky Haircut, live at Jazzbreak Tavernier Bxl

Facts

Sound
Fusion Jazz / Afrobeat / Funk

Line-up
Keys: Jan Willems
Guitar: Geert Hellings
Baritone sax: Vincent Brijs
Tenor sax w/ EFX: Andrew Claes
Electric bass: Steven Van Loy
Drums: Maarten Moesen
Percussion: Amel Serra

Origin
Antwerp, BE

Label
Melting Pot Music (Cologne, GER)

News

Next Dates

May 07, Brzzvll at Mano Mundo, Boom, Antwerp (BE)

Press kit

Brzzvll review kit
Brzzvll Happy Life Creator info kit

Releases

Brzzvll, Happy Life Creator
(MPM, LP/CD/Digi, 2010)

Brazzaville, Days Of Thunder
(Evil Penguin/IODA, CD/Digi, 2008)

References

Links

Brzzvll homepage
Brzzvll Myspace
Brzzvll on Melting Pot Music

Er ist: intelligent, exzellent, wortgewandt – Du nicht.

Nur 3 von vielen guten Argumenten dafür, dass Sylabil Spill als einer der ganz wenigen MC’s in Deutschland seinem Hype gerecht wird. Geboren und aufgewachsen in der Demokratischen Republik Congo zog es den Entourage-Representer 1990 nach Bonn. Bei seinen ersten Freestylesessions Mitte der 90er hat Spill das Mic dermaßen lieben gelernt, dass ihm bei Fremdberührung durch Wack MC’s noch heute regelmäßig die Galle platzt. Dass wir dabei zuhören dürfen, gehört spätestens seit seinem Killerpart auf dem 2007-Klassiker „Jetzt Schämst Du Dich“ der Labelpartner Huss & Hodn zu den erfreulichsten Deutschrap-Entwicklungen der Nuller-Jahre.
Seine Fincher’esken Underground-Videos zu „Komm Lass Uns Spielen“, „Du Nicht“ und „Gasfaktor“ sind moderne Blogosphären-Klassiker und seine Fanbase umfasst Radio-Tastemaker, Printredakteure und Rapperkollegen gleichermaßen.
Als Teil der Beleidiger und des ENTBS-Camps hat Sylabil Spill viele der relevanten Bühnen in Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz bespielt – doch wer gesehen hat, mit welcher Präsenz der Radira seine Lawinenflows aus dem Kehlkopf drückt, weiß, dass er keine Crew um sich herum braucht, um einen Laden zu zerlegen.

Entengang EP Snippet by Step Forward Booking

Sylabil Spill – Scharf geguckt (preview)

Sylabil Spill – Gasfaktor

Sylabil Spill – Du nicht

Sylabil Spill  live in Hachenburg

Facts

Sound
Rap / Hip Hop

Line Up
MC: Sylabil Spill
DJ: Hulk Hodn / MemyselfandI

Origin
Cologne, GER

Label
ENTBS (Cologne, GER)

News

“Bauhaus”
Video

“Entengang EP”
Snippet

“Gasfaktor“
Video

Next Dates

Press kit

Sylabil Spill info kit (dt.)

Releases

Sylabil Spill & Twit One, “Entengang EP”
Planet Pe (CD/EP, 2011)

Sylabil Spill, “Komm Hier Nicht Her. Ich Töte Dich.”
ENTBS (EP/12″, 2010)

Die Beleidiger, “Remix EP”
ENTBS (EP/12″, 2010)

Die Beleidiger, “Die Erde ist eine Scheibe”
ENTBS (LP, 2010)

Die Beleidiger, “Beatsundreime/Stinkemu”
ENTBS (Maxi/12″, 2010)

Sylabil Spill, “Negative Energie”
ENTBS, (LP/CD, 2009)

Sylabil Spill feat Retrogott, “Schaumstoffgegner”
ENTBS (7″, 2008)

References

Oct 2010 Die Beleidiger at Club Bahnhof Ehrenfeld, Cologne (GER)

Aug 2009 Huss & Hodn w/ Sylabil Spil at Hip Hop Kemp (CZ)

Jul 2009 Die Beleidiger at Splash Festival (GER)

Jul 2009 Huss & Hodn w/ Sylabil Spil at Rheinkultur Festival (GER)

Links

Homepage
Myspace
ENTBS (Entourage)

Suff Daddy – Late Night Suff w/ Miles Bonny

Suff Daddy – ‘GNAC (Official Video)

Suff Daddy Live at Hi Hat Club, Bhf Ehrenfeld, Cologne

Facts

Sound
Hip Hop + live beats

Line-up
DJ and/or live-act

Based In
Berlin, GER

Label
Melting Pot Music | GER

News

Dutch Passion 2006
Free download

‘Gnac
New video out

Gin Diaries
Review at taz.de

Next Dates

Nov 26
“Hi-Hat Club” at Cassiopeia
Berlin (GER)

Dec 03
Arm
Kassel (GER)

Press Kit

Info kit
Photo kit
Review kit

Discography

‘Gnac
Melting Pot Music (7”/Digi, 2011)

The Gin Dairies
Melting Pot Music (LP/CD, 2010)

LeFtO x Suff Daddy – Coming To You Live (edits)
Live1 (7″, 2010)

Look of Suff
Good Boy (7″, 2009)

Pils Daddy (Pilskills & Suff Daddy)
Chefhain Weltrekords / hhv.de (LP, 2009)

Hi-Hat Club Vol.2 – Suff Draft
Melting Pot Music (LP/CD, 2009)

Tribute to Notorious B.I.G.
feat. Olli Banjo, Curse & Tone
hhv.de exclusive (7″/Digi, 2009)

Nightmare (RMX)
Good Boy (7″, 2009)

“Kissey Asplund – 99 Bottles”
Record Breakin’ Music (7″, 2008)

Can’t Help Myself
hhv.de exclusive (7″, 2008)

Efil4ffus
MPM (12″, 2008)

Kill Bill
MPM (7″, 2007)

Social Media

Facebook
Bandcamp
Twitter

„The Hi-Hat Club“ is the brainchild of Cologne based label Melting Pot Music and photographer Robert Winter, who joined forces in order to shine a light on the art of beat-producing and it’s most promising protagonists. „The Hi-Hat Club“ producer series started off with LP’s by Testiculo Y Uno (Twit One & Hodn), Suff Daddy, Dexter, Brenk & Fid Mella ans FS Green & Full Crate. The concept of combining their critically acclaimed neo-boombap with Robert Winter’s stylised black & white aesthetics was immediately embraced by the international beat community.

Since 2010 the Hi-Hat Club happens in the venues. The Hi-Hat Club offers a promising concept for Hip Hop club events: DJ sets combined with live producing, hosting and singing, highlighted by a photo exposition. The result is an integrated aesthetic of vision and sound, a live close-up of todays beat generation and a highly entertaining club night.

The Hi-Hat Club artist pool is composed of a variety of DJs, live-acts and singers. The multitude of the roster guarantees a fresh and always exciting line-up.

Hi- Hat Club, Oct 29 2010 @ Club Bahnhof Ehrenfeld, Cologne

Beat BBQ, Aug 01 2009 @ Orangerie, Volksgarten (Cologne)

Hi-Hat Club Vol. 1 – Testiculo y Uno (Snippet)

Hi-Hat Club Vol. 2 – Suff Daddy (Snippet)

Hi-Hat Club Vol.3 – Dexter (Snippet)

Hi-Hatclub Vol 4. Brenk x FidMella

Facts

Sound
Hip Hop & Soul

DJ Pool
Testiculo y Uno aka Hulk Hodn & Twit One
Cologne | GER

Suff Daddy
Berlin | GER

Dexter
Stuttgart | GER

Full Crate & FS Green
Amsterdam | NL

DJ Adlib
Cologne | GER

MemyselfandI
Cologne | GER

Label
Melting Pot Music | GER

Next Dates

Mar 17, 2012
Cassiopeia
Berlin (GER)

Jun 16, 2012
Cassiopeia
Berlin (GER)

Sep 15, 2012
Cassiopeia
Berlin (GER)

Dec 15, 2012
Cassiopeia
Berlin (GER)

Discography

DJ Adlib – Hi-Hat Club Vol. 6
Haus & Garten (CD/LP/Digi, 2012)

Full Crate & FS Green – Hi-Hat Club Vol. 5
Eggs & Pancakes (CD/LP/Digi, 2010)

Brenk & Fid Mella – Hi-Hat Club Vol. 4
Chop Shop (CD/LP/Digi, 2010)

Dexter – Hi-Hat Club Vol. 3
The Jazz Files (CD/LP/Digi, 2010)

Suff Daddy – Hi-Hat Club Vol. 2
Suff Draft (CD/LP/Digi, 2009)

Testiculo y Uno – Hi-Hat Club Vol. 1
(CD/LP/Digi, 2009)

Links & Social Media

Facebook
Robert Winter

Forsch’ und Facette (Fleur Earth & Quo Vadis) – Ballade Der Wege

Fleur Earth – Am Boden

Fleur Earth – Monster

Facts

Sound
Straßenkötersoul

Line-up
Fleur Earth Sound System
Vocals: Fleur Earth
DJ: MemyselfandI

Origin
Cologne, Germany

Label
Melting Pot Music
Cologne (GER)

News

Checkpoint Music Contest
Fleur Earth in jury

Forsch’ und Facette (Fleur Earth & Quo Vadis)
New album out now

“Ballade Der Wege”
Video

Laut.de
Portrait

Next Dates

Aug 20, Fleur Earth & Twit One at NuSoulCity, Haus III&70, Hamburg (GER)

Sept 10, Fleur Earth at Kölner Musiknacht, Eigelsteintorburg, Cologne (GER)

Press Kit

Info kit (german)
Photo kit
Reviews

Releases

Forsch’ und Facette (Fleur Earth & Quo Vadis) – “Forsch’ und Facette”
(LP/Digi, 2011)

Fleur Earth – “Es Entstehen Wesen”
(CD/LP/Digi, 2009)

FEX – “Soul Des Cabots”
(CD/LP/Digi, 2009)

Fleur Earth – “Skurreal”
(CD/LP/Digi, 2008)

References

Selected gigs 2009/10

Okercabana, CityJazzNight Festival,  Braunschweig (GER)

Koyote Privat, Düsseldorf (GER)
w/ Hulk Hodn

Stecken, Cologne (GER)
w/ Exile & DJ Day

Astra Kulturhaus, Berlin (GER)
w/ Guru’s Jazzmatazz

Summerstage, Cologne (GER)
w/ Patrice & Shantel

Blues Am Deich, Stade (GER)
w/ Sivan Perver

Südpol, Luzern (CH)
w/ Erik Truffaz

Schlachthof, Wiesbaden (GER)
w/ Blumentopf

Gloria, Cologne (GER)
w/ Lucha Amada

Links

Myspace
Facebook
Melting Pot Music

File under: Bring the Ruckus – Cologne’s most promising DJ/Producer-Team prepares for the final takeover. Despite having the same geographical background, DJ Hade and Brian Damage had somehow managed NOT to take notice of each other’s musical activities for the first 20 years of their lives. But as soon as they were introduced by a mutual friend, they created something that was more than just the sum of its parts: Westcoast G-Funk and Minimal Structures clashed with Filter-House in the darkest corner of the 36 Chambers where they teamed up with James Brown’s glitter pants…and, well, Phil Collins. What seemed contradictory became inseparable, egos lost their meaning and the connection itself became the concept: Ampersand (&)

Shortly after the birth of the group,  Ampersand moved to Cologne. DJ Hade released a digital EP on Montana records and they began playing DJ-Gigs when all of a sudden Belgium’s Techno-Ambassador Dr. Lektroluv spun their “Fake Motherfuckerz” tune at Pukkelpop festival.

According to the overwhelming reaction he decided to release the first Ampersand EP “Fake Motherfuckerz” on News Records/Lektroluv. The title track and the freaked-out video clip were an instant success within the international club scene and were supported by the likes of Andy George (Radio 1), Don Rimini, The Subs or The Music Factory (TMF).  Besides their monthly residency in Cologne, Ampersand have since then tore down the walls of venues in e.g. Zurich, Hamburg, or the “Summerfestival” in Antwerp. Right now they are busy working on their showcase and several remix projects, as well as putting finishing touches on their next release on Lektroluv Records “The Ruckus” which will see the light of day in early 2010.

Ampersand “The Mortal Wombat” September 2010 mixtape

Fracture – Energy (Ampersand Remix)

Ampersand – Fake Motherfuckerz

Ampersand – The Ruckus (Original)

Ampersand on BunchTV – Interview

Facts

Sound
Electro / Fidget / Techno / Bounce

Line up
Live Act / DJ-Team

Origin
Cologne, Germany

Label
Lektroluv / N.E.W.S. Records
Ghent (BE)

News

BRZZVLL – “Sowhereto”
Remix by Ampersand on MPM

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Releases

“Energy” (Ampersand Remix)
Melting Pot Music (Digi, 2010)

“Sowhereto” (Ampersand Remix)
Melting Pot Music (7″/Digi, 2010)

“The Ruckus”
Lektroluv / N.E.W.S. Rec (12″/Digi, 2010)

“Lies” (Ampersand Remix)
Kiez Beats (Digi, 2010)

“Undersand” feat. Underhall,
On the Fruit Records (Digi, 2009)

“Old Skool” (Ampersand Remix)
Idiot House (Digi, 2009)

“Fake Motherfuckerz”
Lektroluv / N.E.W.S. Rec. (12″/ Digi, 2008)

Press Kit

Info kit
Photo kit

References

selected gigs 2010

Ampersand @ Lektroluv Label Night, Fuse Club, Brussels (BE)

Ampersand @ Ansarat Festival, Oud-Turnhout (BE)

Ampersand @ OHH! Club, Hype Club, Stuttgart (GER)

Ampersand @ Rheinrhythmik, Odonien, Cologne (GER)

Ampersand @ Nettokalt 5000, Rote Flora, Hamburg (GER)

Ampersand Live @ Stall 6, Zürich (CH)

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