Loco Records

10/02/2023

The tenth and final part of the selection marking twenty years of Karol XVII & MB Valence's remixing work entitled "Remixography 2002-2022", provides, as before, 4 tunes.

Volume Club starts with the duo's remix of "Last Dance", originally from GIOM - a musician, DJ and producer who has been making his own path in the world of electronic music for the past 10 years. The eclecticism of Giom's sound alongside his strong studio skills have become a reliable source of catchy dance floor tunes. In 2015 he launched his own label Supremus Records, a platform designed to release his own music as well as featuring some of the world's finest Deep House artists.

The second track: "Did You Know", with the pair's remix, belongs to BK Duke - a producer, DJ & label owner who has produced more than one hundred original songs and remixed uncountable heavyweights of the scene including Chris Lake, Bob Sinclar, Milk & Sugar, Yves Murasca, JCA, Barbara Tucker, just to name a few. Apart from his own songs and remixes, BK Duke is also producing as an exlusive author for ROBA Music Publishing.

"Panorama" is the last remixed track included in Volume Club. The remix was prepared for Elastic Sound - a project belonging to a Deep House producer Alexei Smolyaninov. Alex is an artist who managed to gather a large audience of people around him interested in beautiful and deep sounding in a short time.

This week's Volume Vox contains a remix of "Holding On", a track originally from Physics - a DJ, producer and Midnight Sun Recordings label owner. His music has been supported by many international heavyweight DJ's such as LTJ Bukem, Goldie, Randall, DJ Storm, Nookie, Makoto, Phil Source, and many more.

03/02/2023

The penultimate part of "Remixography 2002-2022" - a compilation marking the twentieth anniversary of Karol XVII & MB Valence's remixing career has been divided into Volume Club and Volume Vox.

Volume Club is composed of the following three productions:
"You're All I Need" with the duo's remix, originally by an Illinois-based producer DJ Dealer. Greg Diehl, as this is the artist's real name, is the founder and owner of an independent house label Look At You Records. His skills have taken him all over the world and allowed him to release his individual projects on notable labels such as Subliminal. The track also features Lisa Millett - undoubtedly one of the top vocalists and songwriters in house music today.

Karol XVII & MB Valence's remix of "Hoover Place 85-90" from Topspin & Dmit Kitz - a Ukrainian duo who have been involved in mutual music production since 2009. Their tracks have been signed to various labels including Incorrect Music, Babylon or Save Room, among others.

The pair's remix of Kid Massive's "Te Quiero" is the last track on this week's Volume Club. Benjamin Pedersen is a Danish producer and DJ who has been working as a musician under the name of Kid Massive for many years now. His signature driving groove house sound is known all around the world. Alongside his own production work, Kid Massive is also the label boss of the imprint Get Down Recordings.

As for the Volume Vox selection, Oscar P's "Crispified" is set for this week with a remix prepared by Karol XVII & MB Valence. Oscar P is recognized as an innovator and force in New York City's music scene. His musical style fuses his influences not only from NYC, but also Chicago and Detroit. Oscar operates two of the most respected underground house labels, Kolour Recordings and Open Bar Music. Despite his many accomplishments - worldwide touring, top - selling records, entrepreneurial ventures as a label boss and music business marketer - Oscar still pushes the envelope as an artist and businessman.

27/01/2023

Karol XVII & MB Valence's eighth part of the compilation entitled "Remixography 2002-2022" including selected remixes of tracks they have made throughout their twenty-year-old remixing career reveals three tracks in Volume Club and one in Volume Vox.

Shik Stylko's "Claritty" with the pair's remix opens this week's Volume Club. The project Shik Stylko belongs to a team of DJs and musicians Sebastian Krieg and Roman Freihoff who would work together and release a lot of great tracks on such respected labels as Refunkt, Progcity, Peppermint Jam, 99 Carat as well as their own Realbasic Recordings and Realbasic Tracks.

The second track here is Karol XVII & MB Valence's remix of "Let Me Be" from Miguel Migs - an American DJ, producer and founder of Salted Music, a true legend of soulful rhythms, and whenever tackling his original productions or remixes, he achieves an organic-soulful sound by combining the best of both the electronic music world and live instrumentation.

"Your Love Against The World" by Dirty Culture is the last track with the duo's remix on this week's Volume Club. Tudor-Radu Barbu aka Dirty Culture is known today as one of the hottest deep house producers in Europe and his productions are of top quality. He has cooperated with many big labels, including Einmaleins Musik, 1trax, Little Helpers, Affin, Cyclic and Akbal Music, just to name a few.

As for Volume Vox, we have the pair's remix of "Love Come Down" - a track by a Polish producer Scibi. Paweł Ścibura, as this is Scibi's real name, is one of the top Polish house music producers, especially focusing on classic house with club grooves, mixed with a bit of electro. He has released his music on Phatt Sounds, SoulHeat and Coffee Bar Music.

20/01/2023

Here we go with the seventh part of the compilation from Karol XVII & MB Valence called "Remixography 2002-2022". This very release summarizes the duo's twenty years of their remixing career and is expected to come out in 10 parts. Here, as before, there are three tracks on Volume Club and one on Volume Vox.

Volume Club contains remixes prepared for Divided Souls - a non-existent project belonging to a German producer Marcus Bachmann ("Housemusic Is Life"), Kev Obrien - a NYC-based producer, DJ, labelowner, founder and director of Stranjjur Imprint and Artist Agency, and 1/2 of Manhattan Projject ("Sway Away"), Ross Couch - a producer born in Glasgow, Scotland, extremely efficient and responsible for the label Body Rhythm Records ("All At Sea").

On Volume Vox, we have the duo's remix of "For You" - a composition belonging to a Brazilian producer Fabø with vocals from Lostcause.

13/01/2023

Loco Records presents the sixth part of "Remixography 2002-2022" - the compilation that includes selected remixes by Karol XVII & MB Valence released throughout their 20-year-old remixing career. This part is composed of three tracks in the Volume Club section and one in Volume Vox.

Anton Lanski's "Not Enough" with a remix from the duo opens the sixth part of the collection. Anton, a producer whose music is marked by deep sound, techno forms and different experiments, displays his skills in "Not Enough". Adding Karol XVII & MB Valence's distinctive touch of classic deep house packed with warm moods and sax sounds, we've got a sublime deep remix of the track filled with great vibes.

The second track included in Volume Club is "Space Trip", featuring a musician and producer Axel B, originally by Yves Murasca - a DJ and producer, but also the owner of Déepalma Records, associated with his multifaceted approach to house music, drawing from a myriad of musical elements spanning house to tech to deep and back. Karol XVII & MB Valence are taking the remix into a techier space but still showcasing their mastery of the emotive side of deep house.

Martin Brodin's "Deep S**t" is the last track for this week's Volume Club. Martin, a DJ, producer, and a founder of MB Disco, has been involved in making music for almost two decades now. He released his original of "Deep S**t" on Seamless Recordings back in 2010. The pair was able to drop a driving deep house flavour into their remix with some deep tech attitudes so characteristic of them.

This week, Volume Vox presents Karol XVII & MB Valence's remix of "Sometimes" by Hanna. Warren Harris aka Hanna is an incredibly prolific producer and multi-instrumentalist who has released a string of consistently respected singles and albums over many years now. "Sometimes" features Ajazmir on the vocals and the duo Karol XVII & MB Valence add a deep tech house edge to their remix.

06/01/2023

Here comes the fifth part of "Remixography 2002-2022" by Karol XVII & MB Valence. This compilation summarizes twenty years of the duo's remixing work and reveals carefully selected music from the pair's vast collection of remixed tracks.

Volume Club presents, as usually, three instrumental tunes. It starts with Karol XVII & MB Valence's remix of "Off The Cuff" from Florida based Phasen and his sometime production partner Refurb. It's a pure dancefloor tune that's brimming with energy and vigour.

The second track is the duo's remix of "Beyond Infinity", originally from a Cypriot DJ ECHOFUSION. It's a sound that perfectly reflects the pair's characteristic slant on electronic deepness.

"White Walls", by Matt Masters - a very talented DJ and producer, associated closely with Freerange Records, closes this part of Volume Club. The remix prepared by Karol XVII & MB Valence brings a dreamy deep house affair that complements the original vibe.

Stu Patrics's "Things Working", with a remix from Karol XVII & MB Valence, appears on Volume Vox this week. Stu, who is a German DJ and producer, considered as one of the most versatile and talented performers of our time, initially presented the duo's rework of the title track on Moodmusic. The remix is a more energetic and club oriented track that can definitely stimulate the crowds.

30/12/2022

Yet another, the fourth part of "Remixography 2002-2022" - a compilation by Karol XVII & MB Valence, marking twenty years of their remixing work, containing carefully selected remixes from nearly 200 tracks made for other artists, provides, as before, 4 tunes.

In the Volume Club part, we will find 3 remixes: a beautifully crafted "Surrounded", originally from Dave Storm - a DJ and producer from Estonia who has made his way to the hearts of house music fans around the world. Also, an amazing vibe appearing in Karol XVII & MB Valence's remix of "Guns Gungsters" by talented producers from Belarus: Trockensaft and Friga. And finally, "Jazz Is Everything" from a Barcelonian artist Qmusse, with a deep interpretation by the duo.

This week's Volume Vox features a remix of "Disengage", originally released on Nightbird Music, for Rami Deejay - a Verboten and Bespoke resident, based in Brooklyn NY, with the vocals from an American singer Keely Timlin, with whom the duo also collaborated on their own track "Bang Bang", placing it on their "Essay" album.

23/12/2022

The third out of the ten parts marking the twentieth anniversary of Karol XVII & MB Valence's remixing career known as "Remixography 2002-2022" premieres on Loco Records today. The duo have divided this part into Volume Club and Volume Vox. This time, Volume Club contains three productions differing from each other in terms of style.

As first, there is a remix of "Inner Guidance" with some elements of the 80's as well as some noticeable Italo included there for an Athens-based producer Prosis. The remix from Karol XVII & MB Valence is definitely mesmerizing but still danceable.

The second proposition for this part is entitled "Come Back For More" from Soul Minority - a producer and DJ based in Barcelona. The pair added a slightly laid-back beat, a little different mood but still a great vibe to this very remix.

This week, Volume Club finishes with Karol XVII & MB Valence's remix of "Need To Know" by a project belonging to Venetian artists: Nicola Sansoni and Kaled Jabari aka Cosmic Cowboys in collaboration with Echonomist - an Electronica DJ & producer from Thessaloniki, Greece. This remix sounds a little more lively, vivid and swift at the same time.

Volume Vox, as before, is composed of one track only. It is a remix prepared by the duo for a Slovakian team of producers Sensoreal. "Howl" is a combination of cosy and sensual vibes that could be perfect for Deep House lovers.

16/12/2022

The second part of "Remixography 2002 - 2022" premieres on Loco Records this week. Here, Karol XVII & MB Valence present three remixes on the Volume Club selection and one included in Volume Vox.

Karol XVII & MB Valence's remix of "Subtle" by Fabien Kamb begins this week's Volume Club. Fabien, whose real name is Garry Mkrtchyan, is a native of Armenia and currently residing in LA where he is involved in the production of electronic music.

Greg Stainer's "Sax Is Back" is the second track whose remix delivered here by the Polish pair appears in this part. Greg Stainer is a British house and electronic dance music DJ and producer as well as a co-creator and member of the electronic music duo Hollaphonic.

Volume Club finishes with the duo's remix of "Everyone" from Krink. Philipp Krink, as this is the artist's real name, is a German DJ and producer who has released his music on many imprints including Deep Beep Records, Radikon or Upon You Records.

This week's Volume Vox is filled with spine-tingling vibes that one may experience owing to Karol XVII & MB Valence's remix of "M**A" prepared for Richard Belsom aka Zeitgeist and an Amercian label Blockhead Recordings.

10/12/2022

Karol XVII & MB Valence have just returned to their own Loco Records label with a collection of standout remixes they have made throughout their long-lasting career for some of the great names in the industry.

Their upcoming releases are a selection of remixes compiled into two separate volumes entitled "Remixography 2002-2022".

Part 1 is composed of instrumental interpretations of amazing tracks called "Volume Club". Part 2, named "Volume Vox", contains some vocal gems remixed by the artists. The whole lot provides a delicious feast for all the senses.

All the remixes will appear at intervals for ten consecutive weeks.
The first package includes three instrumental tracks from the "Volume Club" section and a vocal one from "Volume Vox".

The whole package starts with a remix of "Deep Touch" that was prepared for the duo's Polish friends Groove Cocktail. This remix finally appeared on Mark Knight's Toolroom Records and topped the Beatport Deep House Chart for a very long time.

The second one, "Something About Your Lovin'", was originally released on UM Records. It was part of a package belonging to French born, Canadian living Deep Spelle who, together with his brother Kevin Martin Spelle, appeared on UM Records building thus a solid name amongst Deep House lovers.

"Deepdome" concludes this week's selection from the "Volume Club" section. The remix was made for FRANCESCO BONORA - an Italian DJ and producer as well as the owner of Abstract Theory.

As for "Volume Vox", this week, there is a remix of "Thru The Night" prepared by Karol XVII & MB Valence for Steve Edwards. Steve is an English house music singer and songwriter. He has collaborated with many music producers such as Bob Sinclar, Axwell, Ron Carroll or Charles Webster, just to name a few.

10/08/2022