Axel Boman“Holy Love” | ||
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 Zoom in | Label | Pampa |
| Cat. No. | PAMPA004 | |
| Format | EXCL12"E | |
| Orders from | Fri, 23 Jul 2010 | |
| Price | Please sign in to see price | |
Review |
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For the fourth release on DJ Koze and Marcus Fink’s Pampa imprint, hyperactive hotshot house hunk Axel Boman steps up and delivers a stunning debut EP for the label. Since many years an important force on the small but friendly Swedish club scene, and one third of the Studio Barnhus crew together with Kornél Kovács and Petter, Axel is as experienced a producer as his ideas are fresh. This tattooed Swede often talks about creating “worlds” rather than “tracks", and on his “Holy Love” EP we are transported to three very different places indeed. The title track, a collaboration with vocalist J Jonason, invites you to take part in a lazy afternoon cocktail party onboard an old sailing boat in Gothenburg’s archipelago. Ten City are mixing up the White Russians and Giorgio Moroder’s estranged Swedish grandson is peeling the shrimp. You fall asleep on the patio and wake up in a sweaty basement later that night. Through the shabby speakers of one of those small but friendly Stockholm night clubs, you hear “Purple Drank", a sleazy, sexy number that draws influences from Houston style screw music, classic deep house and hypnotic techno. The irresistible vocal hook - “I woke up with your name on my lips” has already echoed across dance floors from Tokyo to Amsterdam. Bouncy yet unsettling, this track is probably the most obvious DJ’s favorite on the EP. Morning comes yet again, and for the after party we head to Axel’s private rooftop terrace in sunny Gröndal. The laptop speakers are banging out the most loved up piano loop you ever heard. “Not So Much” is as simple and naïve as Axel Boman’s haircut, a perfect ending to a perfect night and a perfect little record from this imperfect genius of a dance music producer. |
PAMPA004 in the media |
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Gilles Peterson – “LOVE the tracks. Many thanx!” Ben Watt – “Super strong EP. Aces!!” Ripperton – “Mr Boman is on fire! This is what we can call an epic ep! Love it overall!” Chateau Flight – “Will def play ‘Purple Drank’! Thanks” Josh Wink – “Good moody & deep ep. Like ‘Purple Drank’ the best of the 3...” Joe – (DJ Magazine Oli – (i-DJ Magazine) – “Awesome stuff! Sparkly, fresh styles - a total tonic to wash down the last rays of summer J” Raveline Magazine Ben – (DJ Magazine Steve – (LittleWhiteEarBuds) – “I’ll make this available to our reviewers.” Clubbingspain.com – “Oh my god!! Awesome release, this is the sound I like!!” Philip Sherburne – (Beatportal) – “Oh shiiiiiiit.... "Purple Drank" is fucking heavy. Just gorgeous. Same goes for "Not So Much." Oh man, i love this!” Andreas – (Beatburguer.com) – “Koze is the MAN!!” Prins Thomas – “Loving all the stuff on Nicolas Jaar – “Just as I hear Soul Clap play it, I get this from you! I LOVE Purple Drank - vocals are amazing, progression and groove is great - also really smart bassline. The other two have a nice "light" quality to them but they don't touch my heart like Purple Drank does. Thank you very much for sending.” Peter Kruder –
“Holy Love is amazing. Fantastic vibe. Loooove this and will play this for sure. Purple Lips is
the deep shizznit. Love and play it too. Not so much
is sweet as well. Supadupa release on the splendid Steve Bug – “I just woke up with your name
on my lips und plötzlich war ich
zurück in der pampa! Nut maybe that's only because i
am still purple drunk! Not as drunk as yesterday, when we were doing holy love!
But this ep is still sounds nice to me! Purple Drank ist aber
definitiv am weitesten vorne für Silicone Soul – (Craig) – “ Ashley Beedle – “A great EP. Holy Love is an absolute killer. I can see myself playing this for a long time to come. Big support.” Lee Curtiss – “Fantastic EP, full support, all the tracks are top notch.” Frank – (Ame) – “I’m gonna try Purple Drank.” Thomas Schumacher – “Best gayhouse record in ages. Thanks Marcus! J” Funk D’Void – “Jesus, what an EP!!” Alex Wolfenden – (Café Mambo Ibiza) – “Holy love more like holy shit, quality tracks full support!” Diversions – (CHRY Toronto) – “Nice & smooth vibes - feelin' PURPLE DRANK!” Phonic Express – (RTE Ireland) – “Holy Love
captures a great warm deep house flavour. Perfect for my sunday afternoon slot at the Rooftop party in Stefano Fontana – (Computer Musik Chris C – (Dinamo FM/Acik Radio Istanbul) – “I will write a review about this! And will play play play play...” Celtronic Radio – (RTE Ireland) – “Purple Drank is lovely. Really liking it. Will feature on Ceoltronic tonight.” Roual Jose Maria Ramon – ( Anthony Collins - "Holy Love is bomb."
Paul Woolford - "Purple Drank is perfect for the late night/early morning afterhours vibes..."
Sebo K - "Loving this release! Especially Purple Drank. Full support."
Luke Solomon - "Absolutely brilliant single!!"
Ewan Pearson - "Holy Love and Purple Drank both stone cold killers. Brilliant!"
dOP - "Just miss our remix !! But great.." Glimpse – “Thanks for this. I love it full support !!!!! All tracks are super strong hard to pick a favorite. If you ever want a remix or anything please hit me up.” Juergen – (Jazzanova) – “Thanks a lot for that. I like all three tunes. They are playful and surprising. The neo boogie "Holy Love" might be the one to play out for me. All the best and good luck with this release.”
Christian Prommer - "Dope tunes. Purple Drank is the one. Great vibe. Deeeeep."
Daniel (Trickski) - "Superb! XL is on fire! I have been loving the work of the nicest and most inspired upcoming producer for quite some time. Even though I had two of these tracks for quite some time now, they still sound as fresh to me as they did on day one. I love XL for not wandering the beaten path again and still coming up with this amazing sound! 1000 TRACK!"
Jimpster - "Brilliant EP all round. Will be playing
all three of these at different times. Loving
Soul Clap - "Wow! This is just amazing. Definitely one of the best labels right now. Such a diverse and awesome ep. Cant wait to play Holy Love!!"
Seth Troxler - "Purple Drank is the bomb!"
Ali Schwarz - (Tiefschwarz)
- "Another wonderful
Basti Schwarz - (Tiefschwarz) - "Servus, super platte..!!"
Tobi Neumann - "Purple Drank sounds deep & dirty to me.. like it!"
Yannick (Trickski) - "This is an absolute bomb. Will play Purple Drank forever. one of the records of the year. congrats!"
Matthew Dear - "Holy Love...Yes!!"
Laurent Garnier - "Love this EP! Full support from me."
Greg - (Catz n Dogz) - "FANTASTIC! Big fan of
Rainer Trueby - "A very pleasant EP." Mathias Kaden - "Great music!!!!!"
Steve Parry - (Juice FM
Makossa - (Radio fm4) - "Nice, funky vibes .. good stuff."
Russ - (i-DJ magazine) - "A different-sounding release for sure, might take a few listens..."
Kev O – (Datatransmission.co.uk) - "Absolutely stunning EP all-around, Purple Drank is a major groover, loving the vocal bits.. I woke with your name on my lips .. oh how sexy!!!"
Tsugi Magazine
Agus - (Deejay Magazine Spain) - "Holy shit! Holy Love is the perfect song for this summer soundtrack! Looove it! Not So Much is pretty good too."
Tassilo – (Raveline) - "Not So Much...yes man!" DJ Mag – “Absolutely sublime house music to ease us
into (hopefully) an Indian summer, this EP of honeyed funk on the far-out DJ Koze’s label is part of a new movement that seems to be
gathering steam and momentum by the month. In the wake of incredible singles by
Floating Points, Wolf + Lamb, Soul Clap and Lee Foss, this is the next piece of
the jigsaw. Kissed by delicate, nostalgic ’80s synth
funk washes, tinkles of piano and vocal snips, ‘Not So Much’ is just gorgeous
atmospheric music, full stop. ‘Purple Drank’ is tougher, a dancefl
oor cut for the strobe set, with a bumping electroid sub bass that goes down lower than a limbo
dancer. You need this. Prins Thomas – “Loving all the stuff on |
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