Kay Barton - MacroGod (Emerald & Doreen Records)

After the well-received “Return 01” for the Bonzai label, Kay Barton returns with the MacroGod EP on Emerald & Doreen Records.

The North German producer started DJ’ing in 1997 after a several years in the studio and followed the rapidly developing techno scene in Germany and abroad. Eventually, Kay worked for a record label some radio stations, and regularly hosted numerous events dedicated to electronic music in different locations around the Rhine-Main area. After releases under different artist names Kay now focuses on straight techno and tech house under his given name, Kay Barton.

With the MacroGod EP, Kay combines rough sawtooth sounds and TB-303 waves and rounds things out with four-to-the-floor techno beats. Besides the two original mixes of “Oh God“ and “Macrowave“ the EP features a remix each from Berlin’s techno godfathers, Dr. Motte and Mijk van Dijk.


Dr. Motte — founder of legendary Love Parade in Berlin and as well as the Praxxiz label — has countless projects and releases during the past 30 years. He’s shaped an entire culture as an ambassador for electronic music worldwide. His remix of “Macrowave” is a straight-up sexy techno underground track featuring the 303 from the original mix as its main element.

Mijk van Dijk's history also reaches nearly 30 years. As a DJ and live under the name Microglobe, he’s performed at countless clubs and events all over the world and is an important part of the electronic music movement. With his version of "Oh God" van Dijk takes the dance floor into a world of synth melodies and his own distinctive sonic character.

Colin Dale (Abstrakt Dance Records) – “All really cool mixes here. Top EP.”
Hard Ton (Toy Tronics) – “Gimme Aceeeeed!”
Projekt Gestalten (VRAAA Records) – “Loving the acid lines. Great release.”
Rory Hoy (Howlin’ Records) – “To quote Fatboy slim, "Everybody Loves a 303". Here's proof on why Acid is for the win!”
Satoshi Fumi (Outerspace Radio show) - “I like the Dr. Motte mix for my set.”
Yourhighness (Born Free / Romb Records) – “Great release!”
Snooba (Radio Panik) – “Energetic & Infectious.”
Zach Van Lue (91X) – “Wicked!”
Simon Francis (Tonic Music / HouseFM.net) – “Loving these! Supporting.”
Salenko (MoustacheMusic Radio) – “Emerald & Doreen always brings us high quality sounds.”

Available Now From: Beatport, Juno Download, iTunes, And Spotify.

Auditive Cosmos - Disco Fiction (Emerald and Doreen)

Auditive Cosmos is an ambitious new project from a prolific veteran German producer who wishes to remain as anonymous as a yet undiscovered solar system. Under this pseudonym, Auditive Cosmos rides galactic disco waves with a cloaking device in full effect, appearing briefly to jettison the Disco Fiction album onto esteemed German boutique imprint Emerald & Doreen Records. This is an interstellar mission to explore the far reaches of dance music.

The sounds throughout the Disco Fiction album are heavily influenced by the Italo and disco scenes of the past few decades but with a modernistic take supplied by the seasoned producer at the helm. Auditive Cosmos supplies bass, drums, electronics, and keys throughout while a talented group of guest vocalists and musicians elegantly fill in the spaces. Highlights include, but are not limited to, the authentic sounding disco blast of "Stargazer", "Driving At Night" and its slo-mo cyborg serenade, the old school electro vocoder nugget that is "Galactic Riders", and the synth-tastic wind up of "Discofiction". With twelve cool tracks in total, there's plenty to get lost in here, and much to get down to. Blast off!

Nick Warren - "Very cool indeed."
Danny Ashenden (C90s / Earl Grey) - "Some quality disco here … I'm impressed!"
Belabouche (Midnight Riot / DiscoDat) - "I'm really liking the sound of this album."
Vanilla Ace - "'Stargazer' is cool."
Severino (Horse Meat Disco) - "This album's pretty fun!"
Moodymanc (20/20 Vision) - "Stand-out stuff!"
Kenny Carpenter (Bond54 / Tony Records) - "I like 'Stargazer'."
Flash Atkins (Paper Recordings) - "A nicely put together album."
Coyote (... Is It Balearic? / International Feel) - "Lovely stuff."
Tim Paris (Marketing Music / My Favorite Robot) - "Some coolness in here."
Rory Hoy (Howlin' Records / Super Hi-Fi) - "A really strong and funky release."
Matti (Kaleidoskop / Jazzanova Radioshow) - "Proper old school disco tracks with that futuristic twist making them work for the dance floor here and now."

Available now from Beatport, Juno Download, iTunes, and Spotify.