Hailing from the Puglia region of Italy, music is a mission for Andrea Forito, and clubbing a way of life. A DJ since 1994, and picking up the production reins in 2000, his own work has stalked out the space between propulsive minimal and expressive Detroit techno, while always sticking close to what has inspired and guided him from the beginning: true house music.

Supported by:

Dubfire, Richie Hawtin, Carlo Lio, Simi, Axwell, Danilo Vigorito, Francesco Grant, Audiojack, Karotte, Joseph Capriati, Markantonio, Paco Osuna, Pig & Dan, Marco Nastic.

For our 23rd release were delighted to welcome ACUMEN & V-SEXION for the 1st time on Area Remote.  Within 2 years, ACUMEN has managed to quickly make a name for himself in the deeper Tech House scene and in 2009 was described by Richie Hawtin as the best breakthrough producer of the year.  For Vassilis Pallas a.k.a. V-SEXION, 2009 was also a defining year.

Here theyve joined created forces with these 3 club slammers:SOMEWHERE ELSE a dance slam classic with a deep, funky, squelchy bassline smartly blended under vocal echoes. Its a groove to move you (and everyone else at the club)

HOU HOU edgy, punchy and relentless and just when youre perhaps getting a little too comfortable, you get walloped with some prickly electric chord jabs perfect for the all night clubbers.And if youre after something honey smooth, warm and mellow thats dance worthy, then JEAN JACQUES is definitely the one.

HIGHLIGHTS DJ FEEDBACK:
Ray Okpara: hou hou is my fav;) Ralf Mobilee: nice on! sounds like ACumen... hou hou is my fav i think.Karotte: somewhere else is nice i will play this one. 2000 and One: Full support ;-) !!Doomwork : Very Cool.. groovy number! Full Support!

Christan Hausmann : ddmtschkatsch, super grooves here solid techhouseplayers, top release! Edwin Oosterwal :Really like the groove in Somewhere Else. Will play for sure! Gregor Tresher :sounds good Wouter De Moor: cool tracks! David Labeij : Jean Jacques cool track!Robert Dietz: jean jacques sounds nice.

After the successful Season Two, Gorge is also responsible for the outstanding Plastic City Radio Show – Season Three. Gorge aka Pit Waldmann expired electronic music in the late 80’s. He grew up with the sound of Thorsten Fenslau and Alexander Abraham and began to produce his own music in the middle of the 90’s. Taking a trip through all kinds of electronic music he finally came back to house and techno music influenced by deep Chicago house sound and Tech-House. The co-founder of 8bit Records (founded together with Nick Curly in 2005) is producing electronic music since the middle of the nineties and convinced with great releases on Freerange, 8Bit and Plastic City. Furthermore he surprised the DJs, listeners and the worldwide press with his brilliant debut album “Mood” a view month ago on his label 8Bit. On Season Three, he tastefully combined exclusive new tracks from artists like Tojami Sessions, Terry Lee Brown Junior, Cosmic Cowboys & Echonmist, Solan, Strict Border, Bas Amro, Junior Gee, Sasch BBC & Caspar, Tomoki Tamura and – of course – one of his tracks.

Further on it is to mention that since 13th of August 2008, Plastic City started the weekly “Plastic City Radio Show” on “Radio Ibiza Sonica”, presented by Contact Booking (www.contact-booking.de) and TrackTracker (www.tracktracker.com). “Radio Ibiza Sonica” is broadcasting since summer 2006 on 95.2 FM to Ibiza and Formentera and across the world from its www.ibizasonica.com. Every Wednesday (10 – 11 pm) and Saturday (8 – 9 pm), Gorge plays the deepest and hottest Tech-House tunes on the island. Since January 2010 you can now also listen to the Plastic City Radio Show every Saturday (10 – 11 pm) on the German based web radio station “Sceen FM” (www.sceen.fm). Turn on the radio!

Founded back in January of 2009, the S107 imprint has become famous for catching vocal progressive trancer. Those tunes are great for cozy armchair listening, but do also rock every 2am floor around amazingly well. After two years of building up an impressive catalogue, it is right about time to present S107’s finest tunes ‘Collected And Extended’! On Volume 1 of this new compilation series you’ll find tracks by the likes of Tenishia, David Forbes, Andrew Bennett, Fabio XB & Andrea Mazza and many others. An outstanding collection of tempting tracks that fit all!

In his near decade history with recording and performing for Kompakt, Cologne's Aksel Schaufler aka Superpitcher has become synonymous with the sound of the label - the emotional sway and character he creates maintains unrivaled amongst today's ocean of comparisons. From James Holden to Foals he has been cited as an influence - his remixes are cherished and have almost legendary status. Take his breakthrough remix of M83 “Don't Save Us From Flames” which Pitchfork proclaimed as “everyone with ears should drop 99 cents at iTunes for the remix” and it goes without mention the impact his remixes for DNTEL, Quarks and most recently Charlotte Gainsbourg have had. As one half of SuperMayer (together with Kompakt co-conspirator Michael Mayer) they stormed the 2007 major festival circuit supporting their acclaimed full length “Save The World” and went on to remix a flurry of talent including Foals, Rufus Wainwright and Broken Social Scene. Though it's been six years since his debut full length “Here Comes Love” (KOMPAKT CD 32), it's clear that Superpitcher has remained fully in the picture not only as a producer but thanks to a diet of consistent, rigorous DJing. Now he returns with “Kilimanjaro” - a full length that emanates his rich knowledge in music and as a producer. “Kilimanjaro” is a story that only few electronic musicians still share. From the moment that Cologne church bells ease us into Schaufler's bewitching twist on dub with “Voodoo”, he sets the tone for themes that echoes throughout; enchantment, pain and magic. The first single “Rabbits In A Hurry” has caused a rapturous chime of support from the club elite and proves to be more than that within “Kilimanjaro” - unfounded disco dements itself with the sounds of the absurd in Superpitcher's sexiest signature flow. Diehard fans will rejoice with “Friday Night” which is a return to the classic Kompakt sound that Schaufler helped build and when he teams up with Comeme starlet Rebolledo it's a cosmic, hallucinogenic trip. Koelsch Tequila in your glass, the Seventies, disco, sex and the finest of drugs. However which way you look at it, Superpitcher has set up an accomplished sophomore release that maintains his roots in dance music while managing to have a complete disregard for genre and adding the involvement of acoustic instrumentation and vocals - a tough integration that works over and over again with “Kilimanjaro”.

Every great artist has their first crowning moment; their coming of age. After years of DJ support by everyone from Above & Beyond to Armin Van Buuren, that moment is now for Super8 & Tab. Completing their transition from architects of the most innovative modern trance to true album artists, the Finnish duo are here with ‘Empire’ – an 11 track journey that will sit as easily on a lazy Sunday afternoon home stereo as it will a lazer-shot 3am stadium on a Saturday night.

Firmly established as Anjunabeats best selling artists behind Above & Beyond, the humble pair have been building up to this moment ever since joining forces in 2005. As each year has passed, accolades like their IDMA Best Compilation (‘Anjunabeats Worldwide 01’), Beatport number one chart positions and five star reviews in global dance bibles like Mixmag and DJMag have become increasingly regular propositions.

Always placing quality above quantity, their creations have stood out from the crowd time and again. Side-stepping the obvious and the overblown, releases like their definitive ‘Helsinki Scorchin’, the ethereal epic ‘Suru’ and the hypnotic, electro-twisted ‘Elektra’ have all taken their individual paths, but each one bears the classic Super8 & Tab hallmarks; heart-lifting melody, a widescreen warmth of sound, solid groove and intricate, innovative and unrushed production values.

On ‘Empire’ their expansive visions are at last given full room to breath. Far from just a collection of dancefloor tracks, Super8 & Tab have crafted an LP of genuine depth and diversity as they head into the realm of powerful song for the first time.
A diversion from the standard cheesy trance vocals so many favour, Jan Burton’s searching, distinctive tones feature on tracks like the bubbling groover ‘Slow To Learn’, the emotional rollercoaster of ‘Mercy’ and the edgy, subtle title track ‘Empire’.

A former James Holden collaborator, Julie Thompson graces the blissful, gentle prog-trance of ‘My Enemy’, Alyna is on the swooning St. Etienne-styled electronic-pop of ‘Perfect Day’ and Betsie Larkin contributes her sassy husks on the upbeat ‘Good Times’.

For fans of Super8 & Tab’s instrumental melodic trance there is still plenty to savour.
The strafing Jean Michelle-Jarre-esque melodies of recent single ‘Black Is The New Yellow’ (with fellow Finn Anton Sonin) is Super8 & Tab at their sweeping, soaring best. On ‘Irufushi’ they blend the pacey groove of the Swedish house sound with the stadium sweeping euphoria of climatic trance, while ‘Bliss’ is an unashamed, energised homage to the rushing waves of the ’99 trance era.
The album closes, however, on the appropriately reflective ‘Free Love’ – a beautiful, bittersweet downbeat number with Jan Burton.

The perfect finish, it rounds off arguably the most complete trance-influenced artist album since Above & Beyond’s own ‘Tri-State’ in 2006. Super8 & Tab’s time is now; the ‘Empire’ is upon us.