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With Classic Tribute, Hungarian DJ and producer Legit Trip focuses on the essence of house music, drawing directly from its early groove-driven foundations. The artist, known for keeping productions functional and DJ-friendly, builds this release around looping structures, steady rhythms and a clear nod to classic influences. "I wanted to pay tribute to classic House Music and decided to make two tracks, one more minimal and the other more house, with some looped samples." says Legit Trip. The title track Classic Tribute leans into a more minimal direction, driven by repetitive elements and a steady pulse that keeps the energy locked in. The Trumpet shifts into a more traditional house approach, introducing a brighter lead that adds a playful and more expressive layer to the groove. Steve Kelley’s remix of The Trumpet closes the release with a deeper interpretation, stretching the arrangement into a more spacious and late-night mood.

After ten 12-inches from the Poker Flat artist family, up until then consisting of Berlin based Märtini Brös aka DJ Clé and Mike Vamp, Stockholm´s minimal master Hakan Lidbo, Michel Baumann aka Jackmate from Stuttgart, Thomas Koch aka DJ T and of course Mr.Steve Bug himself, the Berlin based Top-DJ and producer decided in November 2000 to give a first overview of his hugely successful minimal tech house label Poker Flat Recordings.

Tokyo‘s rising star Ryo Murakami has already put his diverse, electronic sound on the map with the ‚Rise‘ EP on Dessous last year, and received great praise for his track ‚My Soul‘, snapped up by Steve Bug for the Fabric mix series, which was piled high with atmosphere and dark, club energy. His next 12“ includes two new tracks, the title cut being ‚Down The Sky‘, cooly influenced by old school house, but also more recent European forays into night music. Ryo demonstrates a heavy aptitude for stripped down futurism, with staccato, jilted beats, joined by layers of padded synth structures, looming somewhere between light and darkness. The merits of carefully weighing out your ingredients, leaving just the right level of detail; not too little, not too much, have clearly been explored by Ryo here. More to the point though, it’s a track that could string out time and create so much room to groove! Poker Flat‘s young Greek maestro, Argy, creates a stunning hi-tech remix of ‚Down The Sky,‘ complete with mesmeric dub influenced chord stabs and tripped out washes of delay. Once again carrying on the vibe of the original, but twisting it into an altogether different beast, Argy takes Ryo‘s warm synth stabs and shapes the remix into a slow paced yet pumping club tool. Deceivingly constant, it simply builds and builds, making a time stopping, truly hypnotic moment for the dancefloor and for the mind. The B side, ‚Coke‘ (no questions asked) welcomes another one of Ryo‘s extended journeys, this time a stronger, peak time groove which never lets off, and builds around layers of spaced out, pitching fx. Brain-tingling pitching synths heat things up, before laying down a super-funk hook that melts on top of the beats irresistibly. Ryo then leads us head-first into a series of spaced out, jacked-up movements, characterised by risqué, feminine vocal snippets. Wild Pitch rejuvenated!

Tokyo‘s rising star Ryo Murakami has already put his diverse, electronic sound on the map with the ‚Rise‘ EP on Dessous last year, and received great praise for his track ‚My Soul‘, snapped up by Steve Bug for the Fabric mix series, which was piled high with atmosphere and dark, club energy. His next 12“ includes two new tracks, the title cut being ‚Down The Sky‘, cooly influenced by old school house, but also more recent European forays into night music. Ryo demonstrates a heavy aptitude for stripped down futurism, with staccato, jilted beats, joined by layers of padded synth structures, looming somewhere between light and darkness. The merits of carefully weighing out your ingredients, leaving just the right level of detail; not too little, not too much, have clearly been explored by Ryo here. More to the point though, it’s a track that could string out time and create so much room to groove! Poker Flat‘s young Greek maestro, Argy, creates a stunning hi-tech remix of ‚Down The Sky,‘ complete with mesmeric dub influenced chord stabs and tripped out washes of delay. Once again carrying on the vibe of the original, but twisting it into an altogether different beast, Argy takes Ryo‘s warm synth stabs and shapes the remix into a slow paced yet pumping club tool. Deceivingly constant, it simply builds and builds, making a time stopping, truly hypnotic moment for the dancefloor and for the mind. The B side, ‚Coke‘ (no questions asked) welcomes another one of Ryo‘s extended journeys, this time a stronger, peak time groove which never lets off, and builds around layers of spaced out, pitching fx. Brain-tingling pitching synths heat things up, before laying down a super-funk hook that melts on top of the beats irresistibly. Ryo then leads us head-first into a series of spaced out, jacked-up movements, characterised by risqué, feminine vocal snippets. Wild Pitch rejuvenated!

Two true heroes of underground electronic music, Alex Flatner & Lopazz step up the game with this brand new outing on Poker Flat. The original version of 'Dinosaurs' is a pacy, energetic jam with a super-solid bass foundation. Tracky, urgent and of course wonderfully produced, it harks back to the trippy, percussive sound worlds of classic Poker Flat releases from the likes of Guido Schneider. Essential, unstoppable magic! The similarly unstoppable Paul Woolford hands in his 'Mannheim' remix, which takes a freaky, percussive edge and steps up the energy even further in this amazing workout. Hamburg‘s rising stars Wareika create a beautiful, building version from the original‘s tougher parts. Intense, atmospheric and full of patient, artistic license, we‘re sure you‘ll love this heady, super funky, heartfelt interpretation.

Two true heroes of underground electronic music, Alex Flatner & Lopazz step up the game with this brand new outing on Poker Flat. The original version of 'Dinosaurs' is a pacy, energetic jam with a super-solid bass foundation. Tracky, urgent and of course wonderfully produced, it harks back to the trippy, percussive sound worlds of classic Poker Flat releases from the likes of Guido Schneider. Essential, unstoppable magic! The similarly unstoppable Paul Woolford hands in his 'Mannheim' remix, which takes a freaky, percussive edge and steps up the energy even further in this amazing workout. Hamburg‘s rising stars Wareika create a beautiful, building version from the original‘s tougher parts. Intense, atmospheric and full of patient, artistic license, we‘re sure you‘ll love this heady, super funky, heartfelt interpretation.

Two true heroes of underground electronic music, Alex Flatner & Lopazz step up the game with this brand new outing on Poker Flat. The original version of 'Dinosaurs' is a pacy, energetic jam with a super-solid bass foundation. Tracky, urgent and of course wonderfully produced, it harks back to the trippy, percussive sound worlds of classic Poker Flat releases from the likes of Guido Schneider. Essential, unstoppable magic! The similarly unstoppable Paul Woolford hands in his 'Mannheim' remix, which takes a freaky, percussive edge and steps up the energy even further in this amazing workout. Hamburg‘s rising stars Wareika create a beautiful, building version from the original‘s tougher parts. Intense, atmospheric and full of patient, artistic license, we‘re sure you‘ll love this heady, super funky, heartfelt interpretation.

Two true heroes of underground electronic music, Alex Flatner & Lopazz step up the game with this brand new outing on Poker Flat. The original version of 'Dinosaurs' is a pacy, energetic jam with a super-solid bass foundation. Tracky, urgent and of course wonderfully produced, it harks back to the trippy, percussive sound worlds of classic Poker Flat releases from the likes of Guido Schneider. Essential, unstoppable magic! The similarly unstoppable Paul Woolford hands in his 'Mannheim' remix, which takes a freaky, percussive edge and steps up the energy even further in this amazing workout. Hamburg‘s rising stars Wareika create a beautiful, building version from the original‘s tougher parts. Intense, atmospheric and full of patient, artistic license, we‘re sure you‘ll love this heady, super funky, heartfelt interpretation.

Two true heroes of underground electronic music, Alex Flatner & Lopazz step up the game with this brand new outing on Poker Flat. The original version of 'Dinosaurs' is a pacy, energetic jam with a super-solid bass foundation. Tracky, urgent and of course wonderfully produced, it harks back to the trippy, percussive sound worlds of classic Poker Flat releases from the likes of Guido Schneider. Essential, unstoppable magic! The similarly unstoppable Paul Woolford hands in his 'Mannheim' remix, which takes a freaky, percussive edge and steps up the energy even further in this amazing workout. Hamburg‘s rising stars Wareika create a beautiful, building version from the original‘s tougher parts. Intense, atmospheric and full of patient, artistic license, we‘re sure you‘ll love this heady, super funky, heartfelt interpretation.

The second release in Poker Flat’s remix competition, celebrating 20 years of the label. This time, we get three stellar versions of Tim Engelhardt’s First Contact, which has been making waves since it first dropped in March 2020. First up is the Okayshades Remix, brought to you by Robin Brink from Cape Town, South Africa. Brink’s signature sound is a mix of house, techno and downtempo, and here he finds an elegant balance between firing up a dancefloor and making a thoughtful, emotional rework. Next up is the Jacme remix, courtesy of Christophe Robert from Toulouse, France. Jacme started creating his own music in 2001, and has recently been collaborating with the likes of Connaisseur Recordings, AEON, Suah, and Outer Space Oasis. His rework is a classy, synth heavy refix, with a driving, restless vibe. Next up Maxie König brings her considerable talents to the table with a sublime remix. Hailing from the Rhine-Neckar region, Maxie got her first residency at the age of 18, and had gone on from strength to strength since then. Her rework is a moody, deep version with elegant touches - sure to do the damage on the floor.