Departing from dance music in terms of sound, Ruede Hagelstein’s new album Soft Pack marks a bold move in his career. |
REVIEW: RUEDE HAGELSTEIN
Wed, January 25, 2012 
Soft Pack marks a bold move in Ruede Hagelstein’s career: dance beats are shunned almost completely to give way to a collection of songs touching on folk, jazz and indie electronica. Until now, Watergate resident Ruede Hagelstein’s has released a steady stream of dance records (amongst others on Lebensfreude Records and Souvenir), a mix CD and a collection of loops and samples Sounds of Berlin. His first long player Soft Pack ventures away from dance and enters the sonic realms of folk (Romance), indie electronica (Leaving the Center, No Reality) and jazz (A Priori, Private). The result is a breezy, intimate late night soundtrack with influences ranging from Simon…
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THE RE:GENERATION MUSIC PROJECT
Sat, January 21, 2012
The RE:GENERATION MUSIC PROJECT examines the history of different music through the eyes of five of the most influential producers and DJs in electronic music today.
Mark Ronson, DJ Premier, The Crystal Method, Pretty Lights and Skrillex each have taken a specific musical style and explored it by writing and recording a brand new track with a grouping of influential collaborators in that genre. They remixed, recreated and re-imagined five traditional styles of music. From the classical perfection of the Berklee Symphony Orchestra to the bayou jams of New Orleans jazz.
The stories of these five DJs are now woven together in a feature documentary entitled 'Re:Generation Music Project' and will feature the four tracks below (and more). Don't forget to watch the trailer…
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