Posted by admin on May 25th, 2007 under Club Dance Music

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Playhouse continues its legendary and notorious compilation series named “Famous When Dead” with its fifth edition. Conceived to collect and present the labels 12“ highlights, this time it features some unreleased rarities by the likes of Isolee, My My and new arrivals Einzelkind and Simon Baker plus the biggest and most inspiring hits since the last volume. This is a real gem in the 13 year history of one of Germany‘s most style shaping and capricious labels and a listening pleasure par excellence for all fans and friends out there!

It starts with Rework‘s latest 12“ title track “Love Love Love Yeah”, a bass driven manifest for love by the Stuttgart trio. Take one half of Smash TV, add Dave DK, mix it well and you have a post-LFO hauntingly house track with “Mono Rain”. Would you believe that Einzelkind‘s background stems from many years in producing drum & bass? The Frankfurt duo presents the A-side from their debut for Playhouse, “Spam Bot”. Alter Ego‘s Roman Flugel is represented twice on this compilation ” like Rework ” for whom he did the 7“ only remix of their little ditty “Jogging Beat”. A wonderful light- hearted pop jewel! But first we hear the title track taken from his last solo album under the Soylent Green banner where he exploits his excursions into house music. Solid, groovy and irresistible! Simon Baker’s “Plastik” is making quite a splash these days, getting worldwide club play already by some of the most influential DJs around. Baker also runs Infant Recs. in conjunction with 20:20 Vision, and will get a proper 12” with this massive tune on Playhouse very soon.

Another newcomer is Boardroom member (see their releases on sister label Klang Elektronik) Petr Lazonby, who some might remember from his mid nineties classic “Sacred Cycles”. With “I Miss U” he created a cool rockin‘ club smasher to set dancefloors on fire. Losoul took Unknownmix’ “The Siren” from 1989 and straightened it in his very special way. This edit is hotter than hot! Cologne’s Max Mohr can be heard with the quirky “Lucky Go Wild” taken from his recent debut album “Trickmixer’s Revenge”. Isolee heads off to another beautiful space escapade with the yet unreleased track “The Jacko Theme”. We have a lift off here, definitely! Another unreleased track from the vaults is “Southern Comfort” by My My, who delivered one of the most anticipated albums in 2006 with “Songs For The Gentle”. The smooth and soft drink they pour in the glass here, shows their versatility very well and is a real listening pearl. No strings attached? You bet there are lot of strings here…

Famous? Yes! Dead? No way!

Tracklist:

1. Rework - Love Love Love Yeah

2. Holger Zilske meets Dave DK - Moni Rain

3. Einzelkind - Spam Bot

4. Roman Flugel presents Soylent Green - La Forza Del Destino

5. Infant presents Simon Baker - Plastik

6. Pete Lazonby - I Miss You

7. UnknownmiX - The Siren (Losoul’s Hot Edit)

8. Rework - Jogging Beat (Roman Flugel’s Tender Feet Mix)

9. Max Mohr - Lucky Go Wild

10. Isolée - The Jacko Theme

11. My My - Southern Comfort

The album is unmixed but has been programmed and stitched together so that the tracks are still a cohesive fit. It comes in an eye-catching sleeve crafted by Stefan Marx with a free sticker to boot.

References: http://www.ongaku.de