Alan Abrahams is Portable and this is his second 12″ for Perlon. A pretaste of his forthcoming album, expected sometime in 2011 through this channel. After spending some time in London and Berlin, Alan recently moved to Lisbon, where he continuously works on his very own definition of House. While the A-side, “Life magically is” is a stripped down mental monster, the B-side offers the perfect love song entitled “Find Me". It’s all about soul… ….and if you have the chance, we highly recommend Portable’s current live show…….it’s a trip!

Baby Ford (ifach): “deep vibes,in the box”

De:Bug: “Ah, damit hat er neulich auch sein Liveset begonnen. "Life Magically Is" erzeugt dieses Gefühl - nicht zuletzt durch die erzählerische Stimme - völlig aufgesogen zu werden und sein Leben noch mal neu zu beginnen, auch wenn es eine gewisse Preacherattitude hat. Aber der Sound drumherum ist einfach zu smashend, und vor diesem rollenden Pianosound und den fl irrenden Effekten ist kein Entrinnen. Die Rückseite, "Find Me", gefällt mir dennoch besser, denn sie hat diese Stimmung eines relaxten Ravens mit dem klaren Chordpiano und dieser völlig eigenwilligen poppigen Stimme, auf die sich Portable-Tracks immer wieder einlassen. Ein Hit. Durch und durch, und nächstes Jahr folgt dann das neue Album auf Perlon. Wir sind gespannt.”

Efdemin (Dial): “Mindblowing trip. Leaves me speechless every time I play it. classic.”

Federico Molinari (Oslo): “i love this one!”

Gerd Janson (Running Back): “Killer!”

Richard Carnes (RA): “You might think that pitched-down spoken word tracks have been done to death, but on the A-side of his second single for Perlon, Alan Abraham has managed to imbue a sense of soulfulness and emotion that has eluded some of the more minimal examples of this particular gimmick. It helps that we're not in "house is a feeling" territory. "Life Magically Is" finds Abrahams distilling his manifesto for a better life into a rolling peak-time anthem. Either that, or he's found a suitably intellectual self-help CD to generously sample from. No matter his techniques, it's clear that the vocal isn't an afterthought, with certain phrases triggering changes in the track's mood and pace. It's these subtle nuances that manage to keep things interesting throughout its twelve-and-a-half minutes, slowly cranking up the gears and teasing out each element of the mix until it becomes a maelstrom of sonic wonder. Anyone that has seen Abrahams' live set will be familiar with his trademark percussive tumbles, and there are plenty of rhythmic twists and turns here as well. "Find Me" takes a much more introspective direction, with synthesised piano stabs and offbeat hats providing the bed for Alan's affected vocal yearnings. Hypnotic yet groovy, it'll get people moving while tugging their heart strings, but it's the flipside which should prove to be the cut that DJs will reach for when the party's really starting to get going.”

Ryan Keeling Resident Advisor: “Pretty, pretty great. ”

Sascha Dive (Deep Vibes): “WOW”

Stefan Goldmann (Macro): “A side: just wow!”

Wighnomy Brothers (Freude am T: “nich bekommen! steht inner liste aber nich im karton!!!!!!”