16/05/2024
Super proud to finally announce this! My platform Feinstoff at the end of this month is not only a music platform anymore! Feinstoff is finally becoming a label! Yes! Label launch is here and it comes in form of a beautiful pack of mixes by Curses, Local Su***de & Radondo, Borusiade, Walentin Pauer and myself for Alexandrina landing in stores on 31st of May.
I couldn't be more thankful to have the opportunity to host a floor at Renates next House of Lunacy party together with Cyranotaurus Cortex for a Feinstoff take over release party celebration on the very day of release. More info about that soon.
https://ra.co/events/1896120
I can't wait for the first one to drop as there is already quite something in the pipeline for future releases!a
Here comes the first ever Feinstoff release write up. Can't believe this is happening. Beyond excited.
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The genre-defining greats of Dark Disco, Neo Italo, Next Wave remix Romanian icon Alexandrina. Remixes from Curses, Local Su***de & Radondo, Freudenthal, Borusiade, Walentin Pauer, Mathmatrix.
Organically grown from the game-changing event series garnering showcases and international takeovers from Berlin to Cape Town, Feinstoff has hosted some of the scene’s greats, such as Damon Jee, Terr, Biesmans and Yame. As a revered music platform and a trusted spearhead within Berlin’s electronic music scene, Feinstoff launches its own label.
Well-known for offering a plethora of authenticity, Feinstoff continues to deliver a significant edge on innovative electronic music and disco movements. This ethos is omnipresent in their first release, a collection of remixes for Romanian icon Alexandrina.
Curses' ever-powerful sonic presence and undeniable influence on the scene is felt greater by the day. He delivers a refreshing touch to his remix of ‘Black Magic’, with his signature baritone guitar and defined drums. In his dub version, more driving tension is added along with a faster pace. Curses delivers yet another two gems dripping in his unmistakable arcane romanticism.
Greco—German powerhouse Local Su***de and Slow Motion Records affiliate Radondo join forces on their ethereal remix of ‘Animal Power’. Alexandria's vocals weave between twinkling arps and an ominous call and response between synthesized vocals. We’re transported to the dimly lit realms of their respective tastes.
Feinstoff label head Freudenthal snaps ‘Sirin’ into action with a euphoric reimagining of the original. Soaked in Feinstoff’s contemporary Nostalgia and subtle nods to post-punk, Freudenthal readies the remix for the Summer. The remixes all carry the thread of Feinstoff’s abundance of arpeggiated dance-floor magic.
Bucharest’s Walentin Pauer provides a melodic flip of ‘Sirin' with flashes of Electro and an almost C78-style drum pattern. With cosmic-style FX and washed-out hi-hats, we are led to a powerful dark wave payoff.
Borusiade transforms ‘Animal Power’ into an emotive, cinematic soundscape riding a gently oscillating arp, which builds to the wails and cries of Alexandrina’s climatic vocals from the original.
Rounding off the remix EP with conclusive flair is Mathmatrix’s mix for ‘Magnetic Eyes', a cathartic, anthemic piece weaving through flashes of alt-pop. The vocals sit beautifully within the crushed edges of the mix, resulting in a breathtaking meeting of visions.
With a mantra to give Nostalgia a modern twist and provide an ever-effective launch pad for artists to expand their horizons, Feinstoff’s first release sets a strong tone for future releases and solidifies this vision.
https://feinstoff.bandcamp.com/album/sirin-remixes