Hypnotic Room was founded by Sydney’s influential DJ Hi-Shock in April 2005 as a venturesome sub-label of Elektrax Recordings.
In the short time since, it’s scored releases and remixes from essential artists like Takashi Watanabe, Si Begg, Orange Society, Dich, Hideo Saito, Dave Tarrida, Yorgos Pontsaris, Tobias Schmidt, Zen Paradox, Ginza Spy, Deep Night, Andrez Bergen, Toshiyuki Yasuda, Paul Birken, Schlock Tactile, Craig McWhinney, Captain Funk, Elektronauts and DJ Hi-Shock himself - all of whom have been spotted in the charts and playlists of top DJs round the world.
Hypnotic Room is mainly a digital record label aiming to release quality Hypnotic House, Techno, Tech House, Minimal Grooves, Electronica, Disquo Tech and Deep Breaks.
01. In The Still Of The Night
02. Protection
03. Airwave
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"In the Still of the Night" is exactly that - a seductively mellow, trippy moment in time and place where Takashi detaches himself from a dance floor focus, and instead trains his machine-based music, with its more musical keys and chords, into the cerebral terrain someone like Jeff Mills or Steve Law (Zen Paradox) might explore. Which doesn't make this any less funky; it's a mind-f**k that would devastate the dance floor at any peak-time.
"Protection" is a smooth, deep tech-house beauty of the highest caliber. This quality track is full of funk and Detroit techno flavors making it ideal for any club situation.
The final track is "Airwave", with nice filtered out keys, a low slung kick, the clap drenched in reverb and the hi-hats bought to the front. Full of minimalistic Detroit influences. Very very smooth!
DJ Reactions:
"more cool tracks from Takashi Watanabe, protection has a cool old school techno/house meets prog feel." - 3.5 / 5
Kris B (USA) (Nightshade Music (Owner/A&R), Armada, Baroque, Global Underground, Ready Mix Records, DI.fm, ETN.fm)
"Takshi always deliver quality productions. Will be playing all" - 4.0 / 5
KyneticS (Manuel) (Italy) (DanceRadio.gr - Rosa Dei Venti Club - Monumento - Il Clan- DanceFestival first edition- Kikì (Paris)
"Protection is my favourite from this EP." - 3.5 / 5
Chris Drifter (Hungary) (SoundTribe Rekords, Plastic Fantastic, Existence, Pure.Fm, Danceradio.Gr)
"deep, warm sounds. Will be playing" - 3.5 / 5
Andy Newland (UK) (bedrock, ministry of sound, twisted audio, renaissance, baroque, bellarine)
"the ep is ok!" - 2.5 / 5
Electrobios (Argentina) (Anjuna Deep, Extrema, Add2basket, Baroque, Di, Deep Records)
"well produced release! protection is a huge darkened funker... my favorite on this release!" - 4.5 / 5
Jim_Star (Canada) (www.alicemanagement.com ; no sound ; monique musique)
Hideo Saito - If I Had You (Jan 12, 2009)
Takashi Watanabe - In The Still Of The Night EP (Dec 22, 2008)
Andrez Bergen - Disquo EP (Dec 14, 2008)
Little Nobody & DJ Fodder - Cocaine Speaking - House Mixes (incl. Dave Tarrida Remix) (Nov 27, 2008)
Little Nobody, feat. Robo*Brazileira - Robota EP (Nov 12, 2008)
