New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Eclectic electronic German label Emerald & Doreen unleashes Something Spaecial Vol.100 a timely birthday mix gathering some of its best latest releases selected and mixed by Jerry Bouthier A guest dj mixes series made popular on Soundcloud by The Robot Scientists two thirds of Emerald & Doreen's A&R nucleus Something Spaecial celebrates its 100th edition with a brand new dj mix cooked with love by longtime fan and collaborator Jerry Bouthier.
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After his previous mixes for E&D (Mystery Tour
Voyage Sauvage 1 & 2) the Frenchman fashion stalwart sounddesigner of Vivienne Westwood and Kitsune ambassador dj selected again his favourite tracks out of the label's recent (and as always generous) output for a 70 mix without frontiers a genuine reflection of this imprint's adventurous and modern indie spirit. Jerry Bouthier explains: 'In just a few years and over 250 releases (singles & albums) Emerald & Doreen has become the welcoming port of call to a wild zoo of explorer musicians creative misfits and loony freaks people making music too refreshingly not just money.
This growing global gang of whacky racers shares a common thread it exultes honest artistry whatever music breed it originates from. With a similar (art before business) stance this label boasting a pretty rare these days enthusiasm for melody almost 360 degrees openmindedness to styles bridges the past with the present and the future creating a haven for all those who dont wish to be pigeonholed in todays simplistic music categorisations: cheesy pop or vacuous underground The mix is as always with Emerald & Doreen a journey into sound.
Take your pick: space funk trippy krautrock luvedup electronica spooky soundtracky laser pop nostalgic balearic gothic techno sexy robotic acidy italodisco future reggae druggy lullabies spaghetti dub The theory that everything goes as long as its musically possessed rules here. For me this is like the wild eclectic spirit of The Hacienda in Manchester. You know the way Factory Records took rock sensibility towards electronic music and dance. It only takes one (or more) individual(s) doing things their way to kickstart a mad unique project and make a difference... change the world as we know it. Discovering an E&D single with its lot of remixes shooting in all directions is like taking a walk in a magic corridor where each door opens up to yet another sound and the parallel musical universe that goes with it.
Constantly developing new ground if only by signing with youthful excitement more stuff never heard before on the label Emerald & Doreen may not quite fit any of the blueprints of our Manichean music culture yet its wonderful bricabrac catalogue is like a much treasured oasis in this era's crowded music world plagued by players without much to say. So it's a privilege and an honour to be asked once more to sift through this record collectors vibrant paradise and conceive an epic mix painting a colourful underground that knows no boundaries.
Let yourself drawn in an aural experience mishmashing repetitive beats fat basslines trippy sequences jangly guitars carnival 303s ecstatic synths iconic pianos haunting grooves mysterious moods scifi psychosis punky riffs western twangs Joy Division blines sleazy percussion abstract FX wailing sirens and incantations In many ways Emerald & Doreen presents the perfect indie vision for 2018: total freedom to all those with character and gusto.
Whatever you do do it well with passion and some form of artistic merit. Its not so much about genres but how good you can be. How much inspiration and ideas you can bring to your piece. I constantly pick and choose from E&D's gargantuan everythinggoes catalogue and never fail to come across those little gems oftentimes a little unusual that are going to sparkle in my dj sets and mixtapes
If anything the labels melodic sensibility is moving forward towards more thunderous weirdness and spacedout moods hell its 2018 and we aint laughing right now.
