Audiofly - Proton Flying Circus - Jun 2008

Biography of Audiofly

Audiofly are a DJ/producer duo, Luca Saporito and Anthony Middleton.

Moniker(s) / AudioflyX, Sleeper Thief (with DJ Miss Jools), Rekleiner (with Stuart Geddes)

Citing influences from the more melodic sides of techno and electronic house they’ve managed to forge their own unique sound made up of deep basslines, concise kicks, jolting riffs and atmospheric, captivating melodies. Warm yet sharp, rocking yet smooth, their sound has seen them rise through dance music’s ranks to become one of the most talked about and sought after artists to come out of London in recent years.

They met and started working together in the spring of 2002 and immediately started a prolific partnership based on their shared music styles and experiences on the DJ circuit. Their combined talents have created a powerful, experimental and original style of music (a deadly, dirty, jackin, tech meets electronic house) which is very current on the underground club scene.

Being brought together through their similar tastes for the deep and melancholy means that an Audiofly DJ set flows with grace and energy. Their love for the party, the music and the crowds they play to clearly reflects in their performances behind the decks. This has seen them play across the globe at venues such as Berlin’s Watergate, Echoes, Metropolis and club Index in Italy, Sound Planet, Kiev, Pacha, SanPaolo, La Mania and Kristal , Romania and Amnesia and Space in Ibiza….

Their talent and hard graft in the studio, always seeking perfection, has seen their prolific release schedule of music lapped up by their DJ peers and their music has been snapped up and put out on top drawer labels including Get Physical, Moodmusic, Harthouse and SAW recordings amongst others. Such is their versatility in the studio, they’ve also collaborated under a number of guises including Rekleiner (with Mulletover’s Geddes), Sleeper Thief (with Miss Jools), S.L.A.A.F. (with Steve Lawler) and Opus Ink (with Satoshi Tomiie), bringing the best out of themselves and those who they work with. Throw in their numerous remixes and you begin to understand why they’re so in demand in every aspect.

With an album forthcoming later this year, the continuation of their relentless production/remix/collaboration schedule and a DJ diary rammed full of the hottest gigs across the world, expect to be hearing their name because they’re not going anywhere…

THE PRODUCERS:
Their first remix production 'Live Love' first released in February 2004, on Fantastic House, was on the playlist of such DJ's as Smokin Jo, Steve Lawler , DJ Ralf, Victor Calderone, Danny Tenaglia etc...the track has also been featured on several compilations including the 'Lights Out 2' and Amnesia Ibiza compilations amongst others. . .

The rest of 2004 saw several more releases which slowly built and developed both the reputation and also production values of Audiofly.

Early 2005 see's multiple Audiofly releases, signed to some of the hottest labels around. . .

'Release Yourself'out on the legendary Low Pressings (Single of the Week in 7 Update Magazine and featured on kiss 100 playlists. )

'Do You Hear?' (on Nic Fanciulli's new 'Deleted Records,' with remix by Zoo Brazil)

'Mind Twista / I can't remember' on 'Fantastic House,' (featured 3 consecutive weeks on Pete Tong's Essential Selection)

'Rockin It' on 'Jackit Records,'(with remix by Serge santiago)

'Circles' featuring talented Jazz vocalist Priscilla. . . out on Adrift, has become another underground monster. . . released just in time for Miami WMC, the track has become a timeless anthem, championed by the likes of Sasha, Sister Bliss and Nick Fanciulli.

Also audiofly have started a new project entitled Audiofly X which covers the deeper and more minmal spectrum of house music.

Their first Ep called 'Stolen Goods' was signed to SAW recordings and features on the Satoshi's 3D comp.

The next one out will be released on Moodmusic around september and the next one has been promised to Get Phy's new sub-label Kindisch' to be announced later this year.

THE REMIXERS:
In terms of remixes, Audiofly are becoming very after producers, and last year saw them remixing several underground anthems.

'Mad as Hell' by Vandal on Meat Katie's Lot49 records. (Played several times on Radio 1, Annie Nightingale , Trophy Twins.One of the most played records of the month on Proton Radio and featured on MOS Judgement Euphoria comp)

Different Gear's summer single 'Worry' on Lazy Eye records (Feaured on Pete Tongs Essential selection,and a DC10 Anthem last summer)

Paul Harris' single 'Guitar 1', on Saved records', and

Deep Dish single, Sacramento.

Audiofly's remix of Gus Gus 'Need In Me' released on evox in July has been it smashing up all through the summer.

Audiofly are also remixing the new Yoshimoto single, 'Want You to Hear me' out in September.

Lastly, look out for the AudioflyX remix of Claude Von Stroke's 'The Whistler' also due out this Autumn.

http://www.myspace.com/audioflymuzik

Matthias Tanzmann - Proton Flying Circus - Jun 2008

Biography of Matthias Tanzmann

When looking for a place that plays electronic music in Leipzig, at the top of the list you will find the Distillery, the most renowned club in Eastern Germany. For Matthias Tanzmann the Distillery has special importance, as since 1997 he has been resident DJ there, providing the soundtrack for Leipzig nightlife for (‘more than’ ? add this into the sentence here from 2008) a decade. From the beginning Matthias’s musical output has revolved around more than just functional club music, regardless of whether it’s on the turntables or in the studio. Combining subtle arrangements that ride the deep vibes that lie between House and Techno, yet never forgetting the drive for the dance floor- that is what Matthias Tanzmann’s music is about. Together with Daniel Scholz he founded Gamat 3000 at the end of the 90’s. With releases on Dessous Recordings, Freude am Tanzen and FM Musik they quickly made a name for themselves in the German House scene. The duo even landed one of the club hits of the summer of ‘99, with the track 'Feeling Love'. At a millennium New Year’s Eve party, Matthias and Andrč Quaas (then part owner of the Distillery) decided to start a new label which would offer a premium platform for Leipzig House protagonists and for befriended international producers. With the release of the Gamat 3000 - ”Radio Moon” EP, the Moon Harbour label started along with the new millennium and received extremely positive feedback from the press and clubs alike. Matthias took over as A&R and Andrč now manages the entire administration of the label.

In 2000 Matthias made his debut as a solo artist with “Rose Garden”. In parallel to the success of Moon Harbour and Gamat 3000, he also rapidly advanced to becoming one of the most booked German House DJ’s. He later became resident DJ at the clubs Flokati (Munich) and Sternradio (Berlin), playing gigs from Moscow to Barcelona, Paris to London. As host of Moon Harbour Label Flights at the Distillery, Matthias has renowned international DJ’s to play, with the likes of Jackmate, Steve Bug, Jesper Dahlbäck and many more playing so far. It is not only music that plays an important role in Matthias Tanzmann’s life. In Weimar he studied media design at Bauhaus University. This was a creative extension to his work in Gamat 3000 and his profile as a solo artist.

By 2007 he had released numerous EP’s, three mix compilations and remixed tracks by Moby, Wighnomy Bros., Freestyle Man, Marlow, Terry Lee Brown Jr. and Dapayk & Padberg. Collaboration with other artists is also very important for Matthias. Together with Steve Bug and Daniel Stefanik, he has produced various EPs, drawing inspiration from the new dynamics and sounds that the collaborative process can create. While over the years his tracks have developed from classical Deep House with a European edge, through to Minimal House bordering on ambitious Techno, groove and deepness were and still are the essential elements of Matthias Tanzmann’s music.

http://www.moonharbour.com
http://www.myspace.com/matthiastanzmann