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Celeda
"Let The Music Use You Up"
Released 13.8.01
Cat No.STAR1215

"Details to follow."

Mauro Picotto
"Verdi"
Released 13.8.01
Cat No.BXRP0318

"Picotto has already had top 40 hits here in the UK with 'Lizard' (27), 'Iguana' (32), and 'Komodo' (13) and looks set to top the charts once more with 'Like This Like That', as well as having fantastic success, with his more underground releases 'Pegasus' and 'Baguette'. 'Verdi' is 'Picotto' at his best though. Full of energy, punishing basslines, tough percussion, hard stabs and chords, this is an unrelenting, unstoppable Italian groove, which will shake the foundations of the sturdiest of buildings. The flip offers a mighty 'Megamind' remix, which definitely does not disappoint."

Taiko
"Silence"
Released 13.8.01
Cat No.NUKP0330

"Taiko has already been responsible for a string of hits, including the Incentive records 2000 smash 'Die Blechtrommel' and 'Echo Drop', which came out some years ago on Consolidated, Cleveland City's off shoot label. The monster that is 'Silence', was licensed from Alphabet City and should now catapult Taiko to the top. The master of techno/trance beats has also had hits under quite a few pseudonyms: Kay Cee, Humate, Huntemann and Pitcher, which have all decimated club land and radio stations worldwide. Now 'Silence' is set to take the market by storm with its percussive, driving grooves, lush beats and Balearic bliss and if that wasn't enough, Franchino who is already one of Mauro Picotto's favourite producers, turns in two unbelievable remix's."

"Following where its previous single left off, Oliver Huntemann delivers a new slab of percussive mayhem that's actually even more seducing than 'Uno, Dos, Tres, Quatro (Die Blechtrommel)'. This is tough, peak time house that includes a pleasant Balearic guitar break while the main melody is played on those familiar metallic toms" - 4/5

Seven magazine review - July 4th 2001

Oko Tek
"Luminous"
Released 13.8.01
Cat No.BED20

"Holmes Ives (know also as Memnon, OVA and Perceptual Outer Dimensions, hails from Washington DC, and has already turned his superb talent as producer and remixer to artists such as Moby, BT ('Godspeed', 'Calling Your Name'), Liquid Language, but here turns his hand to a deep, minimal, experimental project called Oko Tek. This new pseudonym was born after Holmes was inspired by a twelve hour set by the world's number 1 Danny Tenaglia at Space in Miami. It is with a focus on this new groove tactic that he has taken the skills he has built over the years and stripped away the fat to expose the muscle: in other words deep, dark, deadly house grooves. Main outfit Fade take the track to new heights of progressive genius, demonstrating once more why they are so highly respected in their field."

Sta*gazers
"Is There Anybody Out There"
Released 13.8.01
Cat No.6713866
Cat No.6713862 (CD)

"Leigh Guest of Airheadz fame, flanked by Rodney Williams pair up to deliver a coolly sinister slice of hard trance that will leave you with a feeling of uneasiness in a dark room. Be afraid be very afraid. Leigh describes it best: "I wanted to make a track on an entirely original concept with a film type breakdown, similar to Jaws or Friday the 13th. It's scary but works really well in clubs. The Warp Brothers remix is going down a storm in the nations clubs at the moment." Rodney has previously been in Benz with Ben and Tony from Phats 'n Small and Leigh's background is from a DJing angle. He and Michael Mason teamed up to form Double Trouble and they enjoyed major chart success peaking at number 3 with 'Street Tuff'."

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