Phil Denton Releases 'Disambiguation' Free on Bandcamp and all streaming services.
Charlotte De Witte chart’s Phil’s first release in 4 years - https://www.beatport.com/chart/liquid-slow-chart/587163
After a significant hiatus Decloak Tutor Phil Denton released “Martinet” on the DEADcert Black Mail series in late 2019. This track got great support from Techno stalwarts such as Tom Hades, Takaaki Itoh and Thomas P. Heckman. The track was also included in Charlotte De Witte’s Liquid Slow Beatport Chart, sandwiched nicely between a track from fellow Manc producer Setaoc Maas and one on Tronic Soundz from Strobe.
Phil is now releasing an independent single track EP, which will be available on all streaming platforms and also as a free download on Bandcamp.
The track is Phil’s usual fast and frantic industrial UK techno sound with subtle notes of Detroit and Berlin throughout. There is a great mixture of darkness and energy that will take over your brain and body in a dark club or warehouse that would make time seem irrelevant.
Use the pre-save link to be the first to know as soon as it hits the streaming services or direct download from Bandcamp as of Friday 27th March.
Next up from Phil we will be seeing more industrial bangers in a collaboration with J.Barton on the new Decloak Records which will feature 3 cuts taken from the recent Decloak Jams 002 session which you can check out here to get a taste of what the release will feature.
You can follow Phil and keep up to date with his upcoming releases on the following platforms;
Soundcloud / Spotify / Deezer / Tidal / Facebook / Instagram / @phildenton_techno
And also check out his new mastering service at philipdenton.com
Free download available at https://phildenton.bandcamp.com/track/phil-denton-disambiguation
Decloak Online officially launches with 50% off all one-to-one Ableton Live Courses
We are excited to officially announce the launch of Decloak Online which will take our skill sharing worldwide via our YouTube channel and our one-to-one webinar service. We have been tirelessly working in light of the current world events to bring this forward as the initial launch date was late 2020.
To "celebrate" the launch all one-to-one #Ableton Live courses are 50% off. These courses are aimed at everyone from total beginners to more advanced users and are totally modular, meaning you can pick and choose the skill sets and subjects to focus on during you time with us. This personalisation of your course goes further with the option to “genre-focus” and have the entirety of your course focused on a particular style of electronic music such as house, minimal, techno or drum & bass.
The sessions take place via Skype, where we are able to share our screens and the high quality audio coming from Ableton whilst talking live. This mean so long as you have a computer, a mic and some headphones or speakers you can take advantage of our collective 30 years of Ableton Live knowledge.
Beyond just technical know-how, we also offer mentoring everyone who needs it. Our tutors are all producing and releasing music professionally and though our extensive network of friends in the industry we are here to help push our clients to the right labels once they are at the level needed, and we have seen many past students go on to release on these and others.
We recommend booking on a free taster session first however to ensure your internet connection is good enough before making a purchase. To do so please drop us you details here.
Mark Broom Remixes Josh Reeves’ Track then Ben Sims and Mark Broom Play Said Track…
Josh
Reeves
So yeah, Josh Reeves has been getting a lot of air time from us this past 12 month and as a past Masterclass student we can’t ignore some of the achievements he’s been making as of late.
A few months back we mentioned how he remixed techno legend Mark Brooms ‘M19’ track and it looks like the favour has been returned to Josh by Broom, with Broom (currently) unofficially remixing ‘XTC’, Josh’s first release on Manchester based GUI Records.
And it gets better. Last week Ben Sims posted a video of himself going b2b with Broom in Belgium and they were playing the remix of XTC!
Check out the video posted by Ben Sims below!
When two techno top-shelvers like Mark Broom and Ben Sims play anything with your name associated to it, you clearly have reason to be proud!
Eyes on Josh.
Manchester's Duo KRS Two Release 'Stamford EP', Exclusive to Beatport
KRS Two have been pushing out a healthy stream of solid groovy tracks throughout the second half of 2019, and they kick off 2020 with a new release on Music Related Records.
The 4 track EP includes 3 original tracks and a remix from Ray Mono, all of which demonstrate the stripped back grooves, heavy subby baselines and spacey atmospherics being pushed by the duo in previous releases and we also expect plays from some big names in the underground like with their others.
The lads have been not only busy working on their KRS Two project but both are independently working on other works of equal caliber, such as with Kerouac’s duo with Isaac Smile, ‘Kerouac & Smile’, who released on Music Related Records not long ago. Rossa picked up the basics here at Decloak and has a locker full of his own material in the pipeline ready to put out there so keep your eyes on the our newsfeed!
Listen and buy exclusively from Beatport here: LINK
Michael James, Enzo Siragusa and Burnski All Drop By To Decloak Studios in Manchester Recently...
If you are a fan of modern house music and the whole minimal boom we’ve seen again over the past few years then, unless you’ve been hiding under a rock you should be familiar with the above names.
As we are specialists in producing and teaching all forms of house and techno, it is always good to get our pals through the doors to work on projects! The back end of 2019 saw a few big names on the underground pop in to Decloak Studios!
Michael James has been absolutely killing it over the past few years. The Zoo Project resident has put his production foot down, got to grips with his ever growing hardware set-up and has churned out the number ones time and time again.
He has been using the studio a lot lately and helping out some Decloak Students in furthering their abilities in particular areas of sound design and structuring as well as creating and collaborating with others on some of his latest releases.
These collaborations recently have included Enzo and Burnski, who we were more than happy to accomodate.
Enzo & Michael
Insta Clip - https://bit.ly/2Q359aN
Enzo Siragusa, co-founder of Fuse Records, the London based record label and party that has pretty much been the party-to-be-at for over a decade now, with himself and fellow Fuse members like Seb Zito, Rich NxT and Rossko establishing a sound that is synonymous with Fuse. Recently moving up to Manchester, he has been using Decloak studios to keep his ideas flowing along with some very tasty collaborations such as that with Michael.
Apart from being a totally top chap he gave the studio a tag on his Insta, happy days!
Burnski and Michael James delivering the goods…
Leeds main-head Burnski has been a pretty popular choice for parties all over the UK for the better part of 20 years. He is behind some top underground releases both as Burnski and his Instinct alias and his music has become the mainstay of many DJ’s record bags.
Back in November he and Michael James came to Decloak to reignite the old collaboration fires they have shared in projects past. Out came a banger, basically, and we can’t wait to hear more!
All in all we are happy to have delivered on our “Collaborate” goals this year in getting more artist through the doors to create music. Here’s to bigger things in 2020!
Josh Reeves Releases Remix of Mark Broom's 'M19'
JOSH REEVES RELEASES REMIX OF MARK BROOMS ‘M19’.
Another box ticked for the former Decloak student….
It seems that lately I’ve mostly continually waffled on about the successes of past and present Decloak patrons, however the news continues to flow thick and fast. This week we are celebrating the release of Josh Reeves remix of Mark Brooms mighty ‘M19’.
As a long term fan of Mark’s we know how much this means to Josh, having had Broom play for his Manchester based club night Good Gatherings in the past.
The track retains its original chordy driven nature but they have been dubbed out somewhat, which along with a melodic riff floating about in the background gives the remix a much spacier feel, whilst still delivering on the thud-factor. A beast of a remix!
It has been released digitally on Brooms very own Beard Man Records as part of the ‘VOICE EP’, which contains a few more original tracks, along with remixes from Avision.
Check it out below and show your support.
BUY HERE > https://www.beatport.com/track/m19-josh-reeves-remix/12618419
Decloak Tutor Phil Denton Releases "Martinet" on DeadCERT.
Decloak Tutor releases “Martinet” as part of VA on DeadCert.
After Several years of focussing on other alias’ and non-techno projects, Decloak tutor Phil Denton is easing himself back into the techno scene with one track as part of a VA on the highly reputable UK based label DeadCERT also featuring Alex Dolby, Stephan Krus & Anthis and A4.
Phil has shown that all the time burrowed away in the bunker and the studios at Futureworks has really paid off, with the track “Martinet” being charted by Charlotte De Witte at no.4 in her Liquid Slow chart along side fellow Mancunian Setoac Mass. The track has gained support from other techno Stalwarts such as Tom Hades, Takaaki Itoh, A.Morgan, Stephanie Sykes and Thomas P. Heckmann.
Look out for more from Phil as well as plenty other Decloak alumni making waves in there respective scenes.
Former Decloak Student Josh Reeves Signs to Techno Legend Mark Broom’s ‘Beard Man’ Label
Josh has gone from strength to strength over the past year or so with his productions, having released on Manchester based GUI Records back towards the ends of 2018.
His latest signing has ticked off a life goal however, with techno legend Mark Broom picking his remix of the brilliant ‘M19’ and signing it to his infamous label, ‘Beard Man’.
His love of and desire to make driving techno has driven him to get his head down and continue to work on his craft, and this signing is vindication for these efforts. With his Manchester techno party Good Gatherings playing host to The Advent at the end of the month at Stage & Radio, Josh has a lot happening at the moment and is one to watch.
Follow Josh here to keep up to date;
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Joshreevesgg/
Soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/jtr-music?fbclid=IwAR07X9Ehm9D1qua04DbFLfzE9E_nd91tOkOHwatijL63FXIqThDZrCOoU-M
KRS-TWO RELEASE SECOND EP
Manchester based duo KRS-Two have released their second EP on Zingiber Audio Digital.
The 3-track release was produced within Decloak Studio’s by the pair over the Spring Time and is illustrates the same stripped back groovy house beats of their first EP.
One half of KRS-Two began his production career here at Decloak, where he got him started on Ableton Live, so it is always rewarding to see yet more clients of ours successfully releasing quality music.
It is available now on Beatport here: https://bit.ly/32EewCZ
S-ampel & Max Casebolt 'Don't Be Smiling' EP released on HouseOnWax Records
S-ampel and Max Casebolt have seen the release of their ‘Don’t Be Smiling’ EP on HouseOnWax.
This vinyl only release takes inspiration from early white label house releases and each track on the EP oozes groove and style.
The 4 track EP includes 2 originals from the collaborators and 2 remixes by Mancini and Alex Ranerro.
The EP was brought to Decloak Studios for a mix down by S-ample and we are super happy to hear the finished product on wax!
Check out the EP Here yourself - https://www.deejay.de/S-ampel_%26_Max_Casebolt_Dont_Be_Smiling_HOW008_Vinyl__350119
As first release this year for S-ampel we can expect more music coming from his soon.
Zonal - Delay Control EP out now on Basement Reborn
Earlier this year we saw another in a string of releases emerging out of the depths of the Decloak bunker. This time Zonal drops another EP on French label Basement Reborn, who’s recent releases feature the likes of Marla Singer and Ket Robinson, the latter of which is also propped up by a remix from Manchester based, A.Morgan.
The first track Delay Control is defined by dark rolling low ends, infused with powerful chord stabs, evoking a peak-time warehouse-rave feel, with Control Delay being a more stripped back and dubbed out affair, whilst still maintaining the driving low ends and high energy techno percussion. Detright is a more synth laden track, with a little more funk in the bass and organic leads. The EP has elements of both US and UK techno with European vibes through out, and is supported by Alex.Do (Dystopian), Juan Trujillo (Simplecoding), Juho Kusti (Deep Space Helsinki), Marco Raineri, Patrick DSP and Raymundo Rodriguez (Jaded) plus many more respectable Techno artists. Available now at all decent download stores!
First EP by Zweizig Released on Brawthers 'Negentropy' Label
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Zweizig - Rhythm Tension [Negentropy]
It is always nice when a good mate gets something signed and released. It’s always better when you know personally how much work and time went into said release. It is even better still when their release has been signed, along with multiple further EPs, to a label run by a legend as big as Brawther.
Zweizig is a name you should be keeping your eye on if you are a fan of the more minimal, inter-dimensional spacey grooves of people like Ricardo Villalobos, as by his own admission Ricardo is one of his biggest influences.
I should state here that I did not teach Zweizig production, we only assisted in the mix down side of things and gave him a kick up the arse to get things finished.
His music which is set to be released has been in the making for a decade now, and his commitment to experimentation is evident in all his tracks, a decent lesson in itself for anyone looking to make something “different”.
Released last week, the Rhythm Tension EP hit the number 4 spot on Juno Records and its reception has been expectably great. You can give it a listen yourself below or you can grab your copy by clicking on this link: https://www.juno.co.uk/products/zweizig-rhythm-tension/713829-01/
We can confidently say that the other dozen or so tracks Zweizig popped by to help get mixed down are equally as interesting, and his latest stuff is in another dimension all together, but you may have to wait until he has finished building his live set before you can hear any of that material.
You can catch Zweizig’s first live set at Penda in Birmingham on 26th May.
Event info: https://www.facebook.com/events/396016011183617/
Decloak Student Gets First EP Signed to Manchester Based Label GUI
Josh Reeves
Manchester, UK
Every time someone achieves something in the world of music who have come to us for help in the past we feel a sense of pride. And that is no exception here. We are Happy to announce for that for the 17TH TIME, a Decloak Music Production Student has been signed by a label.
Introducing Josh Reeves, Manchester based techno DJ, promoter and now Producer.
Being influenced by the likes of Ben Sims, Mark Broom and Marcel Fengler during his time as a clubber come DJ, Josh went all in on his commitment to learning Ableton Live at Decloak Music only in January this year.
Good Gatherings at Joshua Brooks, Manchester
As a DJ and promoter at club night 'Good Gatherings’, he has been throwing parties around Manchester clubs for the past few years and have brought Techno heavy hitters such as Luigi Madonna, Rebekah, Petter B, Mark Broom, Psyk, Truncate and Charles Fenckler to the city.
(Check out latest mix by Josh and fellow GG Resident Reece Reilly here)
During his six months with us he spent a lot of time at home mastering his skills and channeling his creative inspirations smashing out several bangers over the summer months, three of which have been picked up for digital release.
These have been signed by Manchesters’ GUI Records. G.U.I (Global Underground Intelligence) is a label set up by UK based Nik Feral & Slovenian based Alex Nemec and that has seen the likes of Phutek, A.Morgan and Decloak tutor Zonal release in recent years.
On top of the signing label boss Nik Feral requested Josh for remix duty on his own EP.
Follow Josh here —> https://www.facebook.com/Joshreevesgg/
Take advantage of our Masterclass sale and get signed up on a Music Production Masterclass with us , check out the link here — 20% OFF MASTERCLASS.
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Zonal - Xone VIII EP [Convolution Records]
Today see's the third release of 2018 from Decloak Music patron, Zonal on London based label Convolution Records.
Today see's the third release of 2018 from Decloak Music patron, Zonal. Convolution Records is a new London based label delivering fresh techno, and they welcome Zonal to the label for their second release.
The release see's four club ready techno cuts. All tracks are tough with heavy, driving low ends, but nice variations of groove. From the tight rhythmic percussion and twisted lead line in Zone T to the downright obnoxious and wonky synths in title track Xone VIII this release is deep and varied whilst keeping the pounding warehouse techno vibe at the forefront throughout.
You Can check out previews here; https://soundcloud.com/zonal_mcr/sets/zonal-xone-vii-ep
and buy the EP from the usual download stores;
https://www.junodownload.com/products/zonal-xone-viii/3862846-02/
https://www.traxsource.com/title/1011500/xone-viii
https://itunes.apple.com/lv/album/xone-viii-ep/1413144836
Decloak Student Making Big Moves in Ibiza with Gigs at Amnesia and Launch of Record Label
Jamie Mannion
Manchester, UK
It is definitely a busy time for clients of ours and a proud time to be a tutor at Decloak Studios. Another Manchester local, Jamie Mannion has been throwing parties in Manchester and Ibiza for a good few years now. His love for the groovier sounds of house and garage have seen him and fellow residents at club night Ardeo throw parties that feature the likes of Slapfunk Records.
Coming to us over a year ago before doing another season in Ibiza Jamie quickly found his feet in Ableton and began honing his sound. During the Ibiza season back in 2014 he met fellow producer, London based ‘’Laidlaw’’. They have gone one to form Beeyou records signing a plethora of undergrounds artists such as Kesh, Ben Ulrich, Mehlor, Joe Rolet & Illi
Their first release is a 4 track EP with 2 tracks by upcoming London talent Kesh as well as 1 track by both label co-owner laidlaw and Argentine talent Ben Ulrich.
BeeYou Records 001 - OUT NOW.
This minimal masterpiece has just been released and can be purchased here from Juno here - https://www.juno.co.uk/products/laidlaw-ben-ulrich-kesh-nectar-ep/688470-01/
Beeyou plans to have a further two releases before the end of the year and is a vinyl only label aimed at promoting the growth of new talent.
On top of this Jamie recently announced gigs at both Pacha and Amnesia in Ibiza. Not only will he be ticking off these major milestones of a DJs career he’s also playing on the same line up for the legends that are Riccardo Villalobos, Carl Cox, Cassy, John Dimas & Dewalta. His debut at Amnesia was for the One Night Stand tour which saw Carl Cox bring his magic to the Amnesia terrace on 2nd of July and will be making his return to Amnesia for Pyramid Ibiza on August 27th which has recently replaced cocoon. Villalobos will be playing an all night long set in the terrace while Cassy & John Dimas b2b Dewalta will be filling out the club room where Jamie will be playing.
Pacha is on the 10th of July and will see Carl Cox play an all night long set while Jamie & the rest of the Game Over crew will be playing room 2.
You can keep up with Jamie’s movements on his Facebook page here - https://www.facebook.com/MannionBeeyou/
Second Decloak Student Appears on BOILER ROOM within a Month
HOLLY LESTER
(Manchester, UK / Armagh, NI)
A few weeks ago I spoke about Decloak Student Brett Denning having his track be performed live on Boiler Room (read more about that here). So it's made us all very proud here at Decloak to announce a SECOND Decloak student has now appeared on Boiler Room.
Manchester Based, Northern Irish born HOLLY LESTER has been DJing professionally for a good few years now and has been meticulously developing her own production skills and style for equally as long, coming in to see us over the past year or so to help with a few technical areas of production. Heavily influenced by the Old School sounds of house music she has been making a solid name for herself with her DJ sets at venues like the Warehouse Project.
Last weekend however she achieved a life goal of appearing on Boiler Room. Holly was booked to play at AVA Festival (Featuring a heavy hitting lineup with the likes of Bicep, Floorplan and KiNK to name but a few) and it just so turns out that she was also booked to play at the Boiler Room event there. What a superstar!
You can watch her smash the baloney out of her set by checking out the full Live stream recording below and if you want to see her in person then she will be playing at both Parklife and Bluedot festival this year.
Follow her on Facebook here to keep up to date with her gigs and music - HOLLY LESTER
Manchester based DJ, Producer and Decloak Music School student gets track played on Award-Winning Fashion Website, Showstudio.com
Manchester based DJ, Producer and Decloak Music School student gets track played on Award-Winning Fashion Website, Showstudio.com.
Manchester based DJ and producer Brett Denning has worked on this track alongside established producer Brooks and longtime friends and collaborators, Grace Oni Smith and Beau Blonde.
Having DJ’d and collaborated on numerous queer creative projects with Grace before, this track was a natural progression. They are currently working on a new EP, with future festival shows and bookings in Berlin already lined up.
Having already premiered the track on award-winning fashion website showstudio.com the track is now set to be performed live at the Boiler Room event in Salford this Monday along with a high-caliber array of Manchester based LGBT club nights and artists.
You can get more information on this event on the official Facebook event here - https://www.facebook.com/events/1826858600724478/
Grace Oni Smith. photo credit: showstudio.com
Manchester's Tom Holden Drops His Slick Debut Single
Every now and then we cross paths with artists that are a breath of fresh air. Take Tom Holden. A one-man, loop pedal armed funkateer from Manchester who came to us for help polishing off his tracks only a few weeks ago. As with every client who contacts us about the mastering service I was entirely in the dark about Tom's music during the initial phone conversation. "Funky, soulful folk" was the description he gave me when I asked what sort of stuff he wanted to send.
As with all great and unique musicians, nailing them down with a specific genre can be near impossible. So when I arrived at the studio to check the tracks out he had sent me its funky and steezy vibe made me a fan right away.
Tom's dreamy creations come from his mind and his alone as he plays all the basslines, percussion, keys and guitars himself, looping on his loop-pedal one part before moving onto the next. Now, this in itself is nothing new, but Tom's sound is something exciting whilst nodding to something nostalgic and old. Jazz, funk, soul, folk and blues influences seem to run deep within the DNA of 'Slompy Dockens'.
From the few tracks of the album I’ve worked on so far each carries a trend of swung percussion, groovy baselines and mystical lyrics delivered with style. It's easy listening and it’s great.
His first single, ’Slompy Dockens' is now out. I highly recommend checking it out and showing this guy some support as personally I can’t wait to hear more!
Check it out the single via the links below, and keep in the loop with Tom at his Facebook Page here - Tom Holden Music.
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Listen on Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/track/06rNQX37HC0VOThE8e4yGH?si=nccoYlhmQFGBgXSJy2vaZQ
Listen on iTunes
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/slompy-dockens/1369702975?i=1369702976