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. La Cocina (Mazi dubstrumental)
2. La Cocina (Liluca remix)
3. La Cocina (Andrew K vocal mix)
4. La Cocina (Andrew K dub mix)
6. La Cocina (Bedlam Knights mix)
7. La Cocina (Banx remix)
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Mazi's Dubstrumental mix was picked up for Darren Emerson's Global Underground 36: Bogota, to mark the occasion, we're re-releasing that mix, along with several fresh remixes from around the globe. First up, Colombia's own Liluca (Anjunadeep, Baroque) who added more bounce to the shuffly house groove, with smooth arpeggios and additional melodic elements. Andrew K (Anjunadeep, GU) gave us one of the most unique remixes, with a pulsing techno bassline, sparse techy percussion and a trippy new school acid line on his dub and vocal mix. K Loud (CL. Audio, Machine Jockey) added a little more dirty drive and funk to his mix, more bells and spacey vocal effects. Banx makes his Nightshade debut, capitalizing on the groove of the original with some extra house swing, while his more pumpin bassline adds a progressive drive. Bedlam Knights also make their Nightshade debut with a deeper interpretation of funky late night or early morning house, the beat and bass pump throughout, long bells open up as silky elements trade off throughout.
DJ Reactions:
"Love the retro percussion of Mazi's mix and Luluca's interpretation adds the more polished contemporary elements, good bunch of remixes for all occassions. Will play." - 4.0 / 5
Jon Sinclair (Slytek) (Spain) (Standby Records, Puro Beach, Tribeca, Urban Cafe, Savannah)
"Of the new remixes, I'm digging the Bedlam Knights mix, followed by the Liluca version. Hard to top the Mazi Dubstrumental." - 3.5 / 5
Darin Epsilon (USA) (Perfecto, Lost Angeles, Monday Night Social @ Nacional, DI.fm, Proton, Curvve, Deep Records)
"i like andrews dub and the bedlam knights remix. very good sounds here. deep and lots of depth" - 3.5 / 5
Xaric (France) (Sense FM / Pure Fm / Jenny Fm / Stripped Rec / Atlant Digital)
"great release with some particularly good tracks. liluca remix is the one for me with it's intense bassline and lush atmosphere... i love it!" - 4.5 / 5
Jim_Star (Canada) (www.alicemanagement.com ; no sound ; monique musique)
"diggin the Mazi dubstrumental and also the Andrew K is a bit of alright, nice tough sounds ;) Also like the deep acidic remix of Liluca..sweet remixes!" - 4.5 / 5
Sasha Le Monnier [ C.O.U. Muzik ] (UK) (BeatAgency,Source Of Gravity,Proton Radio,Danceradioglobal,DI.FM,ensonic.fm,Contagious Rhythm)
"nice deeep grove" - 3.5 / 5
Andy Newland (UK) (bedrock, ministry of sound, twisted audio, renaissance, baroque, bellarine)
"Slick release with some nice mixes by a good variety of artists & styles. Still liking the original best, on here the bedlam knights." - 4.0 / 5
Jehr (USA) (Tribal Vision Records)
"Dig both the Liluca mix, with its bouncy groove, and the stripped-down, more techy Mazi dubstrumental. In my bag!" - 3.5 / 5
