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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Ben Brown and Austin Azua are best known for their big room progressive sound, on labels such as Blackhole, Armada and Baroque. We are pleased to present the house side of their sound: 'Classique' has a summer vibe, with it's triplet groove, washy bright chords and upbeat feel, 'Night Train' has a darker feel, techy beats with a dirty electro style bassline, syncopated stabs & funky picked guitar.
DJ Reactions:
"Killer stuff - Joel Armstrong" - 5.0 / 5
Joel Armstrong (Canada) (Red Room / Pop Opera / Baroque / System / Dot Dot / Proton Radio)
"wow, production is impeccable. can't wait to hear the whole damn thing and play it out. really nice transition track for a set. love the bassline. has the "whats hot" electro sound with out being "grinding" and annoying. well done." - 3.5 / 5
"Night Train is great, good Electro tune. Definitely will be workable in many DJ's sets. Classique sounds like it has potential to be a good opener or closer. The triple meter and slower BPM will really throw some people off. Musically, I'd say it's the stronger of the two, but Night Train will get more plays." - 4.0 / 5
Darin Epsilon (USA) (Perfecto, Lost Angeles, Monday Night Social @ Nacional, DI.fm, Proton, Curvve, Deep Records)
"Classique for the beach, Night Train for the club - and don't fear the triplet!" - 5.0 / 5
Kris B (USA) (Nightshade Music (Owner/A&R), Armada, Baroque, Global Underground, Ready Mix Records, DI.fm, ETN.fm)
"Classique is a great groovy warm up track with a lovely airy feel!'Nightrain'love the the dark growling bassline in this, again nice pads used!" - 4.0 / 5
Sasha Le Monnier [ C.O.U. Muzik ] (UK) (BeatAgency,Source Of Gravity,Proton Radio,Danceradioglobal,DI.FM,ensonic.fm,Contagious Rhythm)
"Good elegant release, well produced tunes. Good job." - 3.5 / 5
Jehr (USA) (Tribal Vision Records)
Nosmo v Kris B & Ben Brown - La Cocina pt. 1 (featuring remixes by Mazi, Pako & Frederik) (Sep 16, 2008)
Ben Brown & Austin Azua - Classique / Night Train (Aug 27, 2008)
