KYŌ 001 RELEASE PARTY WITH OXIA (FR) & GUEST, MANIK (USA)

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French music producer Olivier Raymond, better known as Oxia, is releasing his 20-track CD house/techno mix – kyō 001 mixed by Oxia – on November 3 on Beatport. It features works from DJ Koze, Matthias Tanzmann, Philip Bader, Nick Curly, Oxia’s ‘Perception’ and a Robag Wruhme remix of Moderat’s ‘Bad Kingdom’ to Carl Craig’s remix of Theo Parrish’s ‘Falling Up’. This crossover mix brings about a heat-seeking, quality relentless groove that is persistent yet adventurous and uplifting.

Behind the worldwide hit ‘Domino’, Olivier has come a long way since he first starting mixing at 15. From a large spectrum of influences in early music styles such as electro-funk, italo disco & funk, new wave and the early Chicago and New York house scene, to his own productions in albums ’24 Heures’ and ‘Tides of Mind’, he has demonstrated a mastery of the house and techno crossover.

kyō 001 mixed by Oxia does just that. It manipulates the disparate musical el-ements to a unity, also inspired by Club kyō, which Oxia performed at early this year. Club kyō is Singapore’s quintessential dance club, orchestrating the house and techno-centric soundscapes: one that is liberating, beautiful yet meaningfully experimental with a cause to evoke kyō’s adventurous spirit.

kyō 001 mix CD is released by kyō Records and it is the first in the label series to showcase, build and document the sound of kyō for its international listeners and clubbers now and in the future. kyō 001 mixed by Oxia, which will see its launch night at kyō in the last quarter of 2014, resonates with the definitive sound of kyō’s Saturday FORWARD nights that have seen forward-thinking inter-national guests Funk D’Void, Ben UFO, Sigha and Kirk Degiorgio, leading a coup d’état amid the sea of EDM-driven clubs, bringing forth the underground musical stratosphere that is simply kyō.

Oxia shares: ‘This mix is an inspiration of the moment, and I envisioned the at-mosphere of the club and this inspired the mix. I wanted a mix that was for the dancefloor… groovy and of course, melodic.’

‘I listed each and every track on the mix for a different reason. The remix by Rob-ag Wruhme of Moderat may come as a little surprising for some, especially when it’s right in the middle of the mix. I love a little surprise.’

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MANIK

M A N I K is a young New York City born and bred music producer/DJ thats making huge waves. DJ Mag recently named M A N I K one of their official ‘Hot To Watch 2011.’ His youthful looks belie the serious and sophisticated musical talent that lies beneath…

The M A N I K discography boasts music releases on the worlds best underground imprints like Josh Wink’s Ovum, L.A based Culprit, Steve Bug’s highly praised Poker Flat, as well as releases on the almighty Hot Creations- run by Lee Foss and Jamie Jones.

You could throw around any number of “genre-locking terms”– House, Nu-Disco, Funk, Deep House, Acid, Electronica; however, you’d still fail to get to the meaning of M A N I K

Upcoming Single “You Know What It’s Like” (which is a collaboration with good friend Burnski) will be out end of March. Furthermore, his latest remix of Lazaro Casanova feat. Amy Douglas on NURVOUS, has been smashing up the Beatport Nu Disco Top 100.

M A N I K has a Free download series with a few of his Rework/Edits as well. This has quickly become one of the most popular series on this music page.

Also, if that wasn’t enough, keep an eye out for new side projects with vocal collaborators, and a new band/group that is set to launch this year.

His debut album on Ovum entitled ‘Armies Of The Night’ is in stores now, and was voted by BOTH Mixmag & DJMag as one of Top 40 albums of 2011

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