Nightshade Music - a digital label focusing on melodic tech house and techno, and the deeper, techy edge of progressive & house. Launched in February 2008 by Nosmo & Kris B, the label met with immediate success. Support for Nightshade releases has come from the most respected DJ's & producers in the world; Sasha, Paul Van Dyk, Pete Tong, Paul Oakenfold, Hernan Cattaneo, James Zabiela, Nick Warren, Jody Wisternoff, Matt Darey, Eelke Kleijn, with tracks featured on BBC Radio 1, Kiss FM, Frisky, and on Kris and Nosmo’s monthly shows for DI.fm and Protonradio.com. Darren Emerson has included Nightshade Music’s Nosmo v Kris B & Ben Brown “La Cocina”(Mazi dub) for his Global Underground 36: Bogota compilation, and Blake Jarrell is including a Nightshade track on his next album for Armada Music. Nightshade releases have reached top sales charts on major online retailers Beatport, Juno, DJDownload, Dancerecords.com and Audio Jelly. They have hit number one several times on the Progressivehouse.com promo pool chart, with high chart positions on the Balance Record Pool and Release Promo charts, and an 8/8 "pick of the month" for M8 Magazine. Nightshade Music has been able to reach a high level of success quickly by aligning themselves with great producers and remixers. Current and future catalog releases include Mazi, Jaytech, Subsky, Sebastian Davidson, Eelke Kleijn, Walsh & Coutre, Blake Jarrell, Wize, Joel Armstrong and many more established and unknown talent from around the globe. Label heads Kris B and Nosmo are no strangers to promoting music, having launched their Eggplant Music/Greylabel imprints with their debut, self-released single "One for the Road". After Sasha played this track on an Essential Mix (live from the Delta Heavy Tour), this initial release went on to be a Buzz Chart #1, Balance Record Pool chart #8, receive radio play from John Digweed, Pete Tong and Hernan Cattaneo, and appeared on five mix compilations.
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1. El Squelcho
2. El Squelcho(Logiztik Sounds remix)
3. El Squelcho(Mike Kiraly's radio science dub)
4. El Squelcho(Nosmo v Kris B mix)
5. El Squelcho(M&D Substance remix)
6. El Squelcho(Kabuto & Koji present The Tokes mix)
7. El Squelcho(Jairus Miller remix)
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Logiztik Sounds, Nosmo v Kris B, Mike Kiraly, Kabuto & Koji, M&D Substance & Jairus Miller all have remixes on one of our strongest releases to date.
Joel Armstrong has been bending the rules, making progressive, techno and house all live in harmony, whether they like it or not (and apparently, they like it). The original of 'El Squelcho' features big techy beats and bass, organ stabs, big dynamics, energy & tech funk throughout. A man responsible for many recent excellent productions and remixes, and recent Emfire contest winner, Logiztik Sounds gave us a tight techy bass groove, big dancefloor beats and a driving techno chord approach with huge dynamics through the break. Mike Kiraly's radio science dub – straight for the dancefloor, simple, tight, pumpin and very dynamic. The Nosmo v Kris B mix is a more laid back melodic approach, with a pumpin house feel out of the break. Arpeggios, funky bass, plucks and shuffly beats. M&D Substance gave us a spooky progressive mix, dancey beats, driving bass and a haunting lead line. Kabuto, Koji & Stephan come together like a stoned Voltron to form 'The Tokes', their debut remix together is an awesome minimal/progressive (I realize it's an oxymoron) effort, highlighting the original melodies over sparse percussion and atmosphere. Jairus Miller created a futuristic progressive mix, funky, atmospheric and very cool.
DJ Reactions:
"nice release " - 5.0 / 5
Miss Nine (Netherlands) (Turn On..., Vonyc Sessions, 925 Digital, Armada, Yoshitoshi, Harem)
"Logiztik Sounds:
Great techy atmosphear, love the hole building!
Nosmo v Kris B:
Fucken cool
M&D Substance:
Love the tripy melody" - 4.0 / 5
Jordi Riera (Mexico) (underCluub! - Balance Record Pool)
"Great production quality here, hard to pick a favorite, but would have to be original as defined, well produced signature and elements, the remixes don't do it much justice except for The Tokes mix. going deep..." - 3.0 / 5
Michael Deep (USA) (DJmix.net, Mypromopool.com)
"interesting release with some fine remixes" - 3.0 / 5
Jehr (USA) (Tribal Vision Records)
"This one's definitely a winner. Probably the best Nightshade release I have heard. Quality remixes from everybody in this package." - 4.5 / 5
Darin Epsilon (USA) (Perfecto, Lost Angeles, Monday Night Social @ Nacional, DI.fm, Proton, Curvve, Deep Records)
"Jeeeeez, hard to pick a fav here!, some top work from some top producers! will be supporting and charting in my September Charts ( August charts now out!)...mmm, sorry cant pick a fav..LOL, they are all well produced in their own little way" - 5.0 / 5
Sasha Le Monnier [ C.O.U. Muzik ] (UK) (BeatAgency,Source Of Gravity,Proton Radio,Danceradioglobal,DI.FM,ensonic.fm,Contagious Rhythm)
Ben Brown & Austin Azua - Classique / Night Train (Aug 27, 2008)
