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A true musical legend, Aaron-Carl, has passed away. AC, we miss you but you will always be with us, in our hearts. Rest in Peace.

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Five records I’ve been hammering for a while now, they never leave my record box.

DJ Bone – The Music Remixes [Subject Detroit]

DJ Bone’s Music, a music speech that produces as many questions as it does answers, gets the once-over from a number of fellow producers and the winning remixes are provided by Samuel L Session, Aaron-Carl and DJ Bone himself. DJ Bone’s remix shows the strength and depth of what he does, while Samuel L Session delivers an ace dancefloor banger and Aaron-Carl supplies a masterful mix with measured percussion, levitating synths and spirit-lifting strings.

Tracklisting:

• A1. DJ Bone remix
• A2. Trench’s Still Here & Buckwild remix
• B1. Samuel L Session remix
• B2. DJ 3000 Motech remix
• C1. Rennie Foster’s No Lights, No Flights remix
• C2. Santiago Salazar’s Seldom Seen remix
• D1. Aaron-Carl remix
• D2. Stephen Brown Just Soul edit
• DJ Nasty’s Blaxploitaqtion remix
• Mister X remix

Get "The Music Remixes" here:

• Buy Twelve from Juno Records for £13.61
• Buy in MP3 format from Juno Download for £8.50

Related Links:

• www.dj-bone.com
• www.subjectdetroit.com

Jolka – The Jolka Experience [Sect]

Croatian techno producer Luka Baumann has been serving up experimental beats since 2004 and here he shows his deeper side with this lovely effort on Sect Records. Inception takes its strength from a solid bassline and steady beats and lush chords while Arcus does the business courtesy of dubbed out chords. Covection is a brilliant chord driven workout and Dreamful produces an all over warm feeling, courtesy of sweet synths and a pulsing bassline.

Tracklisting:

• A1. Inception
• A2. Arcus
• B1. Convection
• B2. Dreamful

Get "The Jolka Experience" here:

• Buy Twelve from Juno Records for £4.34
• Buy in MP3 format from Juno Download for £3.23

Related Links:

• www.myspace.com/lukabaumann
• www.sectrecords.com

Niko Marks – Voice Box Detroit [Subject Detroit]

Niko Marks drops an EP of swinging, soulful house efforts that hit home. The opener, "I Can’t Stop", is a hearty vocal house gem, while "All About Love" is an explosive winner. "Bring Back The Soul" is all evocative vocals and smart beats and "Technology" hits with groovy synth work and abrupt vocal samples.

Tracklisting:

• A1. I Can’t Stop
• A2. All About Love
• B1. Bring Back The Soul
• B2. Technology

Get "Voice Box Detroit" here:

• Buy Twelve from Juno Records for £5.95
• Buy in MP3 format from Juno Download for £3.65

Related Links:

• www.myspace.com/nikomarks
• www.subjectdetroit.com

Various – Union Sampler 1 [Union Match Music]

Compuphonic branches out on his own here, launching his Union Match imprint with this EP, which features maximal house, disco and techno grooves. Highlights include Fabrice Lig’s freaked out "My UFO" and booty shaking "Innerblaster", Compuphonic’s beautiful "Sequoïa" and Compuphonic & Spirit Catcher’s delightful "Aftertaste".

Tracklisting:

• 01. Fabrice Lig – Innerblaster
• 02. Kolombo & Ante Perry – Crazy
• 03/B2. Compuphonic – Sequoïa
• 04. Spirit Catcher & Compuphonic – Cleaver
• 05/A2. Fabrice Lig – My UFO (Unknown Fucking Oscillator)
• 06. Compuphonic – Placid Corporation (Spirit Catcher Deadline Mix)
• 07/A1. Compuphonic & Spirit Catcher – After Taste
• 08/B1. Ante Perry & Kolombo – Baby
• 09. Compuphonic – Placid Corporation
• 10. Ante Perry & Kolombo – Let’s Go

Get "Union Sampler 1" here:

• Buy Twelve from Juno Records for £6.80
• Buy in MP3 format from Juno Download for £6.37

Related Links:

• www.unionmatchmusic.be

Various – W.A.R.M.T.H. presents Preservation: Past, Present & Future [Wallshaker Music]

Aaron-Carl’s WARMTH network brings a 14-track outing that marks the Preservation event in Detroit. Cuts of note include the intense "4 Types Of People", a sweet number entitled "Karen’s Groove", an oscillating string and bass driven "Intergalactic Funk" and Terrence Parker’s blissful "Hiding in Your Love". All in all, this is yet another fine display of Detroit techno and house music, which shows why the Motor City remains a well-respected electronic music powerhouse.

Tracklisting:

• 01. Aaron-Carl – W.A.R.M.T.H. Intro (feat. DJ Mourad & Jevon Justin)
• 02. Alton Miller – Seasons
• 03. Los Hermanos – De Las Cenizas
• 04. DJ Bone – Cultural Variance
• 05. Myles Serge – A Moment In Time
• 06. Scan 7 feat. Aaron-Carl- 4 Types Of People
• 07. Orlando Voorn – Face
• 08. Detroit People Mover – Dropping Things (Interlude)
• 09. Santiago Salazar – Your Club Went Hollywood
• 10. Trench – Karen’s Groove
• 11. DJ Nasty – Intergalactic Funk
• 12. Scan 7 – Tenacity
• 13. Terrence Parker feat. Coco Street – Hiding In Your Love (The Marvelous Light Vocal mix)
• 14. Gary Martin – Waiting On A Third Chance

Get "W.A.R.M.T.H. presents Preservation: Past, Present & Future" here:

• Buy CD from Wallshaker Music for $11.99
• Buy in MP3 format from Wallshaker Music for $9.99

Related Links:

• www.warmth313.com
• www.wallshaker.com

Not to mention……

• Chymera – The Rumours Of My Demise [Komplex De Deep]
• Jeff Mills – Sleeper Wakes [Axis/Third-Ear]
• Spirit Catcher feat. Ilija Rudman – Secret Stranger EP [Rebirth]
• Taho – Crystal Love [Lumina]
• Vince Watson – A Very Different World [Bio Music]

I haven’t been updating regularly, but I hope you don’t mind my slow pace. Thank you for reading.

• (in no particular order)
• 5 novelties
  • Lee Holman – Back In The Day (CY’s Old School Mix) [GodWrk/White Label] / Rennie Foster – GTC (Claude Young remix) [White Label]
    Claude Young returns with more beautiful and classy remixes. He’s getting better and better and we need more producers like him.
  • Erica LaFay – Rain (Special Vinyl Only Edition) [Wallshaker Music]
    
    Definitely a classic release of Detroit music – Motown techno-house-soul fusion.
  • Polar Pair ft. Atlantis – This Is What Happens (Mark Flash remix) [Botanika]
    
    Fucking wicked. Mark Flash does a tight but funky as hell makeover. This is a full on dancefloor with a spoken vocal from Atlantis.
  • Matt Chester – Die For A Reason EP [11th Hour]
    
    More deep goodness from Matt Chester, big big Detroit business.
  • Various – The Lost Tribe Of Techno [Subject Detroit]
    
    Excellent collection of authentic Motor City machine music. Highly recommended.
• 5 oldies
  • Slam – Positive Education (Original Re-master) [Soma]
    Soma re-release Slam’s classic Positive Education with remixes by Fergie and Octogen, but I still loooove the original.
  • Technasia – Future Mix [Technasia]
  • Solid Gold Playaz – Alone My Life Underground [Kanzleramt]
  • Dopplereffekt – Gesamtkunstwerk [Victoriaville]
  • Round One to Round Five – 1993-99 Main Street Records [Main Street Records]

Last but not least, I switched to Facebook from MySpace.

Aaron-Carl Biography

Aaron-Carl’s music career began in 1996, when he signed to Underground Resistance’s "Mad" Mike Banks’ label, Soul City Records. The Metro Detroit native refused to be boxed into just one style and quickly made a name for himself by releasing his first two records, both of which were completely different genres, at the same time. "Crucified," a deep soulful vocal anthem, met instant critical acclaim; while "Down," an explicit electro-house track (the b-side to "Wash It"), became – and remains – one of Aaron’s biggest records to date.

Aaron-Carl’s extensive discography showcases his powerful versatility; with releases on labels such as Subject Detroit, Ovum Recordings, Metroplex, Afrosyntrix, as well as his own imprint, Wallshaker Music.

His music has been remixed by some of the industry’s top producers; such as, Ewan Pearson and Grammy award winner Peter Rauhofer / Club 69. Aaron has also remixed a variety of big-name artists, including jazz legend Manu Dibango and techno pioneers, Underground Resistance. In addition to producing and remixing, Aaron is an international DJ. He has captivated audiences throughout the world with his Detroit-style blend of house, techno and electro.

As a vocalist, Aaron displays a well-seasoned, four-octave range. "People often ask me who the woman is, singing on my records," he recalls. (Answer: AC himself !) From the sensual, seductive whispers of "Down" and "21 Positions" to soul-stirring shouts of "My House" and "Sky," Aaron delights in living up to his "genderless," 10 ft. tall reputation.

Signing a global distribution deal with Cratesavers Muzik; owning and overseeing the successful Wallshaker Music label (including sub-label "Cherry Juice Recordings"), plus heading his own music publishing company, Symphonic Storm Music Publishing, Aaron-Carl proves himself as a definite force to be reckoned with – and shows no signs of slowing down.

Aaron-Carl is featured in the ghetto-tech music documentary "The Godfather Chronicles", and also has songs featured in movies such as "Pick Up the Mic," and House music documentary "Maestro."

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