Tag: Poker Flat Recordings

  • Tim Engelhardt – Follow – Poker Flat Recordings

    The sense of anticipation building throughout the introduction of Follow feels reassuringly familiar, chiming with energy and the rhythm of life while touching upon the word anthem. That sensation is only enhanced as the synthesizers continue to build into quiet crescendo quivering with so much melodic potential you do begin to wonder how a vocal…

  • Dachshund – Division – Poker Flat Recordings

    Tapping into the past Dachshund’s title track, Division sequences deliciously smouldering moods together with pounding rhythms accompanied by fiery stabs. In a sense a tried and tested formula but one that works effortlessly well in this case. Corruption feels lighter in comparison as yet more Detroit influences reach their peak employing chiming synth lines against…

  • Trentemøller – Moan (Tim Engelhardt Remix) – Poker Flat Recordings

    Combining the eloquence of classical instrumentation together with a passion for contemporary electronic music Tim Engelhardt is the latest in line to offer an interpretation from Poker Flat’s indispensable back catalogue, celebrating twenty years in existence. Despite being recorded back in 2007 this remix adds fresh life to Ane Trolle’s timeless vocals as they drift…

  • Steve Bug – Never Ending Winding Roads – Poker Flat Recordings

    Dance Music is as much a celebration of rhythm as it is about a host of other definitions from independence of thought and expression to striving for electronic innovation and the fulfilment of history. The unwelcome yet potentially freeing aspect of not having dancefloors to define what you do always was going to ask questions…

  • Alex Niggemann – Materium (remix) – Poker Flat Recordings

    Bassline. Syncopation. Funk. Are three word which readily fit the description of Argy & Ernest & Frank’s remix of Alex Niggemann’s exquisite gem from last year. The sparkle of captivating keys remains intact as does the exhilarating sense of melody they provide but it’s the unadulterated brute force supplied by the drums and bass that…

  • Frankey – Sing – Poker Flat Recordings

    The key to this production is tension. As layers of sound are introduced so does the pressure increase. And yet you can feel an almost improvised Jazziness at play here too with piano strikes contrasted by a chorus of heavenly voices. The drums are typically smouldering while sound effects and treatments pick out spaces creating…

  • Tim Engelhardt – First Contact – Poker Flat Recordings

    A stunning piece of electronic music from Tim Engelhardt. First Contact, is soulfully resonate, forward-thinking capturing the essence of an imagined reality with its smouldering drums, cutting synthesizers plus probing bass. Creating a sublime atmosphere in the process while punching its weight in gold, this resolute production will serve both the dancefloor and your heart.…

  • Mihai Popoviciu – Sleepwalking – Poker Flat Recordings

    It’s almost all in the way the bassline grooves and moves you in inevitable ways when something smoulders as much as this does. Driven by punchy drums the unfolding sensation of drama soon gathers pace with the addition of grainy synthesisers capturing the ever evolving sense of adventure. Apart from occasional vocal touches it’s pretty…

  • Francesca Lombardo – Flumen – Poker Flat Recordings

    If you feel that music still has the power to excite, educate and define life then Francesca Lombardo’s wonderfully compelling Flumen is for you. An exciting piece of music that touches the soul, as much it may damage the dancefloor, while washing the stereo in the mood of anticipation. Its futuristic fusion of electronic sounds…