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Posted by bas on Oct-12-2010 17:18:

MANIK - McLovin You EP [Culprit]

Personally I'm very exited about this release. MANIK is a great producer and DJ, and a great guy to boot. Clovis and I opened for him at the Culprit Homegrown sessions and it was easily one of the best parties we've played. This release has been getting a lot of support from the Culprit crew (obviously :P) and others.

From the press release:

quote:
Celebrating its tenth release, Culprit welcomes another extremely exciting and upwardly mobile young American producer to its fold, M A N I K. Born and raised in NYC M A N I K�s youthful looks belie the serious and sophisticated musical talent that lurks beneath.
2010 has been a break out year for this 25 yr old with his own original material appearing on some of the best underground electronic labels including Josh Wink's Ovum, Poker Flat, Hideout, Four:Twenty and Chicago's Fresh Meat run by Audio Soul Project.

Following his first EP for Ovum M A N I K approached Culprit, sensing a musical kinship with the label�s love of combining modern cutting-edge with warm analogue retro sounds, as well as their support of American born and bred artists . From almost an album worth of material, Culprit handpicked four sonic nuggets, and "McLovin� You" was born. The relationship was further cemented with M A N I K�s recent LA debut at Culprit�s rooftop summer party.

As a DJ and producer it�s impossible to put M A N I K in any one box. Graduating from school in 2007 with a degree in Music Business, he is not by any means your typical artist. Being heavily inspired by a diverse and comprehensive musical background, his style is a unique blend of cutting edge house, futuristic techno and deep, classic old
school grooves, along with dark & edgy sounds.

M A N I K � "McLovin� You"

1. McLovin' You
2. Sex Panther
3. Crooklyn
4. Jazzabella

With McLovin You and Sex Panther, Chris pays a subtle homage to Hot Natured (Culprit�s first artists), with soulful R'n'B inspired vocal bits, chunky melodic basslines and a groovin' deep vibe that still packs a propulsive and percussive punch. The tracks feature liberal use of analog synth pads...it�s retro futurism on full display that showcases M A N I K�s polish and production maturity.

Crooklyn is more old school house inspired, with a touch of acid, but similarly slower in tempo with a strong sense of funk. Its a moodier, more late-night counterpart to the A-side tracks. Crisp hi-hats and late 80s style bleepy acid sounds form the backbone of the track.

Jazzabella is the wistful melodic jam of the four...a slice of nostalgia-tinged deep house...another subtle acid bassline serves as a counterpoint to a jazzy riff that�s the most overt melody yet on the label...

MANIK- McLovin You (Original Mix) [Culprit] A1. by M A N I K

MANIK- Sex Panther (Original Mix) [Culprit] A2. by M A N I K

MANIK- Crooklyn (Original Mix) [Culprit] B1. by M A N I K

MANIK- Jazzabella (Original Mix) [Culprit] B2. by M A N I K

Posted by Glaniskanis on Oct-13-2010 11:11:

Been playing these, quite like McLovin' You but it's not as good as his last one on Four:Twenty imo
Good stuff all in all though

Posted by iammesol on Oct-13-2010 13:19:

Why are the As, Bs, and numbers out of order

*shakes*

Posted by technocolour on Oct-13-2010 22:34:

support for the release from:

Lee Curtiss; Luca Bacchetti; Kate Simko; Burnski; Mark Henning; Anthony Collins; Ralph Lawson; Mazi/Audio Soul Project; Simon Baker; Jozif; Soul Mekanik; Maher Daniel; Sian; J.Phlip; Gregor Tresher; Satoshi Tomiie; Meat; Michael J. Collins.

Posted by idoru on Oct-14-2010 01:03:

Probably picking this up on wax. This release jives me the right way.

Posted by technocolour on Oct-14-2010 17:46:

Out on vinyl now:

Juno

Phonica

a few stores in NYC and Amoeba in LA will carry it too

digital out on November 3rd...for everyone except Shaw

Posted by shaw on Oct-14-2010 18:49:

and digital comes out...

Posted by idoru on Oct-14-2010 20:29:

quote:
Originally posted by technocolour
a few stores in NYC... will carry it too

What stores? I'll be visiting in a few weeks and plan on doing some record shopping while I'm there.

Posted by technocolour on Oct-14-2010 20:30:

Halcyon, definitely...place called Downtown, i believe, as well

Turntable Lab, possibly, too

Posted by shaw on Oct-14-2010 21:34:

Posted by bas on Oct-14-2010 21:36:

Posted by MANIKNYC on Oct-18-2010 03:37:

quote:
Originally posted by idoru
What stores? I'll be visiting in a few weeks and plan on doing some record shopping while I'm there.

Halcyon Record Shop in Brooklyn is actually hosting a release party for McLovin You EP on October 30th...come by and get the wax...I will be doing a special in store appearance and also playing a 1 hr set 5-6pm.
The event starts at 3pm on Saturday afternoon....

Posted by woscar on Oct-18-2010 03:43:

This is pretty damn good.

Posted by MANIKNYC on Oct-18-2010 14:53:

quote:
Originally posted by woscar
This is pretty damn good.

Thanks dude 'Sex Panther' is made with real bits of Panther, so you know its good

Posted by Guest on Oct-18-2010 21:40:

quote:
Originally posted by MANIKNYC
Thanks dude 'Sex Panther' is made with real bits of Panther, so you know its good

haha!

Posted by bas on Oct-18-2010 21:43:

quote:
Originally posted by iammesol
Why are the As, Bs, and numbers out of order

*shakes*

Happy?

Posted by LoveHate on Oct-19-2010 00:21:

Sex Panther and jazzabella are cool.

Posted by iammesol on Oct-19-2010 01:18:

quote:
Originally posted by bas
Happy?

Posted by MANIKNYC on Oct-19-2010 12:17:

quote:
Originally posted by Guest
haha!

Mark, my man! Good to see you here.

Posted by DOOMBOT on Oct-20-2010 00:03:

quote:
Originally posted by MANIKNYC
Mark, my man! Good to see you here.

Don't encourage him.

Posted by bas on Nov-03-2010 20:02:

On Beatport now

link

Posted by Guest on Nov-05-2010 11:55:

I ordered my copy. Time to get my manik on. A1 is the track for me

Posted by technocolour on Nov-05-2010 12:30:

Gramaphone in chicago also carries it and has it in their online store:

http://webstore.gramaphonerecords.c...lovinyouep.aspx

Posted by Guest on Nov-05-2010 12:52:

I got my at chemical records for 7 pounds (11 dollars) including shipping (to the united states)

http://www.chemical-records.co.uk/s...Info?Track=CP10

Posted by technocolour on Nov-05-2010 12:53:

wow, thats a great deal!

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