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Langenberg - Times (Manuel Tur's Ground Glass Reflex)  by  manueltur

Ribn - Plain City EP (Ovum Recordings / OVM-199)

"The Plain City E.P. is a stunning Ovum debut for Ribn, and proves without doubt that the duo from Essen are wonderfully gifted producers. Keep an eye out for their September debut on Mule Electronic, and for upcoming releases on their own, new ‘Mild Pitch’ label."

DJ reactions:

Francois K – “very nice EP, lots of different touches. Will be playing some of these cuts for sure...”
Kiki – “Wow.. "kmd" is quite a trip... cant wait to play! full support for the whole ep!”
John Selway – “Very cool release, really into Cottbus and KMD is good also.”
Marcel Fengler (Berghain) – “Awesome deep tunes!”
Ellen Allien – “Like it!! Play Cottbus for sure.”
Adam Beyer – “Nice release! KMD, morning glory!”
DJ Hell – “KMD is great!”
Shinedoe – “Yes yes, I will drop Cottbus, nice one!”
Deetron – “Ah a great pleasure to come across an EP with 3 tracks which I all like a lot. If I had to pick a favourite it would be KMD, I really like the build-up of the track a lot.”
Technasia – “Cottbus is the right one for me. Will play that one.”
Chymera – “Thanks. I like all tracks, a rarity these days ...Very Solid EP. Will play!”
Joris Voorn – “Woohoo oldskool techno! Cottbus is great for my stronger sets..”
Sebo K – “Great release!! Full support!”
Stuart McMillan (Slam) – “Nice to hear tracks like these again KMD Is my fav .Nice EP!”
Joel Mull – “Wow! Dirty and deep. What a release. Love all three tracks. But "Cottbus" is going to be played most of them. War and tasty music as always from the Oven of Ovum.”
Paul Woolford – “'Cottbus' is a killer, but there's excellent atmospherics all over this EP. Of the usual high quality I'd expect from Ovum.”
Hector Romero – “The entire EP does the job but I'm really feeling Cottbus - wicked groove.”
Craig Morrison – (Silicone Soul) – “Beautiful ep - shades of early David Alvarado love the emo vibe, KMD & Plain City are class! full support.”
Funk D'Void - "10/10....no words! Cottbus."
Steve Bug - "Big fan of both of em and their Ribn project. Beautiful ep here. Cottbus is defo my fave! will play."
Frank (Âme) - "I'll try Cottbus."
C-Rock - (Motorcitysoul/Cocoon) - "Ever thought I would say it but Cottbus is cool ;) playing it. shouts."
Darko Esser - "Love at first sight!!! This is why Ovum is one of my alltime favorite labels..."
D'Julz - "Cottbus is so fat!!"
Norman Nodge - (Berghain/Ostgut Ton) - "Cool stuff, these guys are doin their own thing very well!"
Ben Klock - "I like Cottbus very much!"
Oliver Klein - "Cottbus is my fav."
Gregor Tresher - "Cottbus sounds great!! Of course playing this out."
Chris Liebing - "Cottbus is cool!!"
Danny Howells - "Hell yeah!!! KMD!!"
Davide Squillace - "Great release as always from Ovum..."
Paolo Mojo – “Very deep. Cottbus the most useful for me for early sets or late mornings.”
Steve Mac – “Very nice ep. Think Cottbus is standing out most to me at the mo.”
Nic Fanciulli – “Great stuff from Manuel. Cottbus for me.”
Hernan Cattaneo - "Really like KMD and Plain City!"
Guy Gerber - "I'm into Cottbus!"
Laurent Garnier - "Another lovelyyyyy one. I like the 3 tracks in there. Will play of course!"
Len Faki - "Atmospheric journey!"
Rolando - ''Cottbus' is my fav off this ep. Can't wait to play it out...!"
Tas (Pan-Pot) - "Cottbus is a nice tune for my sets!"
Anderson Noise - "Good stuff...KMD!!
Marc Romboy - "Cottbus is not my worldwide favourite town but the track is fantastico, trippin and hypnotisin..!"
Solomun - "Three fantastic tracks!! thanks!!"
Martin Eyerer - "Deep techy stuff. Good for my radio show. Will also try out in my club sets."
Adultnapper - "Damn. Doesnt get much better than this. What a great release. Beautiful melodies and warm production. Cant wait to hear it on the WAX!!"
Luciano - "I like KMD. Will play."
Patrick Chardronnet - "Cottbus....FAT!!!"
Karotte - "Wow. KMD is a bomb!!! sorry all 3 tracks are bombs. essen rocks. thanks for this amazing tracks."
Efdemin - "I didn..t know that Cottbus sounds that good!!"
Kabale und Liebe - "Cottbus is dope!"
Satoshi Tomiie - "All 3 tunes rock. Amaaazing EP!"
Thomas Schumacher - "Every one of the tracks has elements that really speak to me but overall it's not the kind of stuff I play right now...But I am sure many of my fellow DJ's will and when I think about the fact that this "kid" is only 23...Very scary indeed!"
Tedd Patterson - "This is really awesome. All tracks worthy of attention. A definite add from me for KMD and Cottbus."
Gel Abril - "Lush deep emotive sound Plain City is my fav."
Guy J - "Plain City.... Special one!"
Sian - "Expert production and really euphoric ravey feel. KMD!"
Andre Galluzzi - "Really nice and spacey KMD, Cottbus is a cool techhous!"
Martin Landsky - "Big record..all tracks are great...nuff said?....=)"
Till von Sein - "Cottbus is the one for me in the pack..but KMD and plain city are superb as well.. go Essen!"
Liapin - (Afrilounge) - "Cool stuff! Cottbus is my favorite here! will play it ..."
Nick Warren - "Very strong package, all 3 are excellent, cottbus will work the floors for me."
Secret Cinema - "Plain City is my favorite, but for the dancefloor, Cottbus will definately do the job! Support!"
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Manuel Tur, Langenberg and Dplay have announced details of their new label venture, Mild Pitch.

Having all been Essen residents, as well as fixtures on Swiss imprint Drumpoet Community's discography over the past couple of years (not to mention Tur and Langenberg's work together under their Ribn guise), it seems only natural that the trio should unite under the umbrella of a cohesive project. Rather than harp on about Mild Pitch ourselves however, we figured it made more sense to track down one of the head honchos Manuel Tur for a brief look into what we can expect from this new kid on the label block.

Why are you starting a label now, in this economic climate?

When we took the decision to start a label the economic climate was no primary issue. Our aim was to create a platform to work on our music without any compromises in the first place. Also, regarding the economic circumstances in the music industry over the last couple of years, the current crisis isn't that much of a shock, I reckon.

Will you be doing only releases from your own crew in the beginning? Or are there plans to look outside of Essen?

The first releases will be new stuff from our own studios, starting things off with a Ribn single called "This Feeling," followed by a Langenberg 12-inch-which includes a Manuel Tur remix-and a new Dplay EP for the third release. We want to keep the focus on our own work for the start, however there's no intention to rule out other artists to release on the label.

You had Pépé Bradock remix your Freerange single. Any big names for Mild Pitch we can look forward to?

The Pépé Bradock remixes were a beautiful bonus to a song from the album that's been special to me personally-not to everyone's taste-but something I'm really happy I got the chance to do. As for Mild Pitch, we can't confirm any big names yet but keep your eyes open for some exciting remixes...

How would you describe the sound of the imprint?

Obviously, we're emerging from a deeper house and techno background, however the label is supposed to give us the opportunity to develop things forward. The first releases will offer some warm and melodic housey stuff, but it'll certainly take some time for us, the label and the people who check out our music, to form a certain Mild Pitch sound.

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Manuel Tur "0201" (Freerange Records / PIAS)

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GROOVE (D): "Ein Sommer, ein Album."
Gilles Peterson (BBC Worldwide): "Brilliant debut album, sir!"
De:Bug (D): "Geht in die Auswahlliste für das Album 2009"
IDJ (UK): "A majestic debut. 10/10"
Raveline (D): "Eine große Spielwiese voller Emotionen, Bilder und Vibes"
The Gap (AT): "Ein stimmig-magnetisches Album"
DJ Mag (UK): 'Album of the month'
Dorfdisco (D): " Es geht einfach nicht anders als sich in die Authentizität von 0201 zu verlieben."
Mixmag (UK): "If you come to it wondering what Burial doing 4/4 would sound like – you’ll have an answer. ... Cohesive in its almost breathing textures, 0201 is headphone heaven"
Art D Fact (NL): "0201 is een spektakelstuk geworden dat middels tamelijk ingetogen muziek de aandacht trekt"
Time Out New York (USA): "0201’s not far removed from the work of veteran artists Charles Webster or Pépé Bradock. 4/5"
laut.de (D): "Die 13 Tracks des Albums ... strahlen ein hohes Maß an Souveränität und Reife aus"
The Clubbing (FR): "Et force est de constater que ce petit gars de 23 ans montre une maturité déconcertante, à croire que c’est son père qui lui aurait fait ses devoirs"
Technodisco (IT): "Il mondo dell'artista nativo di Essen è talmente vario e multiforme che 0201 appare come un corpo in continua mutazione"

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