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To kick start the celebrations of a formidable ten years of their Darkroom Dubs imprint, Silicone Soul's Craig Morrison and Graeme Reedie present the first of in a line of several very special releases and events scheduled for 2013. 'Darkroom Dubs Vol.3 - Compiled & Mixed by Silicone Soul' is a retrospective which charts some of the many highlights from the label over the course of the past few years, since the release of Darkroom Dubs Vol. 2 in April 2010. First appearing on Scotland's seminal Soma label in 1998, DJ-production duo Craig Morrison and Graeme Reedie, aka Silicone Soul, have occupied a special place in the over-crowded field of electronic dance music, mainly through the depth and quality of their recordings plus innate understanding of music's grand heritage and its constant development. They have released four critically acclaimed albums, gained residencies at some of Europe's most celebrated clubs, scooped numerous DJ Mag nominations, stormed the UK charts and launched their own label, Darkroom Dubs in 2003. The label's elevation above normal dance music concerns is personified by the fact that each release has carried Dracula author Bram Stoker's infamous words, "I am beginning to feel this nocturnal existence tell on me. It is destroying my nerve. I start at my own shadow and am full of all sorts of horrible imaginings...". A short video collage of still-startling silent movie surrealism has been produced to mark the tenth anniversary, further underlining the Darkroom Dubs ethos that the deep, the weird and the timelessly cool have been co-existing with organic ferocity over the last decade. Emerging from the ethereal space echoes and cosmic reverb of compilation opener 'One Thing (Ghost FX)', filters through a quote from Flight of the Phoenix, I think a man only needs one thing in life and thats someone to love, if you cant give him that, give him something to hope for, if you cant give him that, then just give him something to do. The mix then glides off into the minimal sounds of Of Norway's 'Blot Ditt Eige Lam (Frisvold & Lindbaek Remix)' and beyond. Over the course of the mix were expertly navigated through a slew of tracks oozing with soothing, melodic deepness, carefully blending special cuts like Terje Saether's 'Scared 'and Los Suruba's dubbed out remix of AFFKT's 'Fail Fast' into the understated build of Patlac's retake of 'The Woods' by Danza Macabra. The mix then rises into Alex Niggemann & Marc Poppcke's 'Keep It On' and Freska's delicious 'Honey From Within' before ending with two perfect examples of exactly what Silicone Soul, moreover the Darkroom Dubs imprint, does best: deep electronic music.

Silicone Soul, Of Norway, Extrawelt, Soukie & Windish, Terje Saether, AFFKT, Danza Macabra, Luc Ringeisen, Marc Poppcke, Alex Niggemann, Freska, Vlad Caia, Nadja Lind, Filippo Mancinelli, Allen May, Oliver Schories, Edu Imbernon, Jairo Catelo, HMC

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Silicone Soul deliver Darkroom Dubs Vol. 2 a brooding, engaging and dynamic journey into the realms of the duos pioneering imprint with a collection of exclusive, unreleased and favourite tracks from Extrawelt, Timid Boy, Klartraum, Jet Project, Martinez, Jairo Catelo, Feygin, Freska, Boris Werner, Prompt, Mirror Music, Masomenos, Kevin Yost, Beat Pharmacy, Marc Poppcke, Sei A, Anthony Collins, Afrilounge, Gary Beck, Compuphonic, Liapin, Filippo Mancinelli & Allen May, Spirit Catcher & Silicone Soul themselves. Both mixed & unmixed (30 track exclusive bundle including bonus mixed version) Mixmag - Compilation of the month  - April 2010 iDj - Label of the month - April 2010 Dj Magazine - "A spectacular showcase of what Darkroom Dubs has to offer!" Tilllate - "Headphone heaven for underground house fans everywhere!" Dj Mix Tracklisting... 1.Mirror Music - Diabolus In Musica 2.Extrawelt - Tonladen 3.Klartraum - Egoismeadeux/ Ignorance 4.Martinez Monday Morning 5.Sei A - Dub For 6.Sei A - My Era 7.Silicone Soul - Dust Ballad II - Masomenos remix 8.Silicone Soul - David Vincent's Blues - Prompt remix 9.Silicone Soul - Language of the Soul - Nivek Tsoy remix 10.Jet Project - Time Flies 11.Timid Boy - Bop Bap 12.Marc Poppcke - Freaks 13.Liapin - Mandan 14.Feygin - Chisel 15.Jairo Catelo - Black Soul Heroes 16.Craig Torrance & Philip Hochstrate - Surgery Successful - Boris Werner's WipWap Remix 17.Jet Project - Heads in the Clouds feat. Sei A - Silicone Soul's Darkroom Dub 18.Silicone Soul - The Hikihikishake 19.Silicone Soul - Fearmakers Dj Tool Last year saw Silicone Soul reach a decade together as artists, marked by their fourth studio album, the self-titled Silicone Soul. Nominated by DJ Mag for Best Album and as Best Producer in their Best of British Awards, the release was given rave reviews from everyone from Q to Record Collector, further heightened the resolute reputation of this talented duo. As the new decade arrives Silicone Soul have already concocted their latest project - a collection of exclusive, unreleased and favourite tracks from their own label, Darkroom Dubs. Another emotive excursion into the depths of the night, it fuses embers of darkness into flickers of light, indicative of their own unmistakable style and introduces the core artistic style and influences that have shaped their approach and imprint. Darkroom Dubs was born from the motivation to support quality underground electronic music regardless of style. Their output slices through the clutter and hits you straight in the heart. Silicone Soul continue to tour extensively, visiting everywhere from Murmansk to Melbourne last year, and the Darkroom Dubs label hold residencies at La Terrrazza (Barcelona), Cafe d'Anvers (Antwerp) and Pressure @ The Arches (Glasgow, UK). Opening with the supernatural sounds of Mirror Music, collaboration between Silicone Soul's Graeme Reedie and Dave Donaldson (the Hollywood film scorer who won a Grammy Award for Ray). Mirror Music's debut album appeared on Darkroom Dubs in 2008. "We first met Dave when he tracked a vocal session for our debut album. He has since mastered our last 4 albums and the majority of our singles." - Silicone Soul The mystical entry clears the way for some rich beats and exclusive material from Klartraum and Cocoon favourites Extrawelt who Silicone Soul admired enough to approach for material, due for release on limited edition vinyl on Darkroom Dubs later this year. More exclusives appear from Timid Boy and Feygin, whose 'Chisel' is a bonafide party starter! Three remixes appear of Silicone Soul's own material taken from last years album; Masomenos take on Dust Ballad II which is a compelling rework from the Parisian psychedelic house act; an exclusive Prompt remix of David Vincent's Blues from the 7Noise main man from Madrid; and Nivek Tsoy's remix of Language of the soul, a super deep house reworking by Kevin Yost's alter ego. Early classics from the label emerge from Martinez with Monday Morning and core DRD artists Jet Project's and Sei A's debut releases are highlights in the journey. Andy Graham aka Sei A productions appear twice on this project, a talent whose music is impossible to categorize making him exceedingly unique, with his second album now due on Tiga's Turbo Label. Jet Project's debut album was released on DRD last year and the duo have since released on Get Physical and Viva. Pushing up to the present, highlights from Darkroom Dubs 2009 output comes from Marc Poppcke - now progressing as one the leading lights in the Berlin house revival, and the most popular DRD track of 2009, Liapin's "Mandan". This was his DRD debut and Liapin and his Afrilounge crew are destined to be rising stars of 2010. This compilation is the second episode, a follow up to the 2005 Vol. 1, released when the label was still in its infancy. Darkroom Dubs Vol. 2 illustrates the imprints subsequent outlook and future vision. The mix was done in the traditional sense, using vinyl and Traktor Scratch Pro. The release will also feature a 30 track digital bundle.

Mirror Music, Extrawelt, Klartraum, Martinez, Sei A, Silicone Soul, Jet Project, Timid Boy, Marc Poppcke, Liapin, Feygin, Jairo Catelo, Craig Torrance, Philip Hochstrate, Filippo Mancinelli, Allen May, Anthony Collins, Compuphonic, Gary Beck, Freska, The Spirals