We are happy to welcome a new member to the Emerald & Doreen family, Mikael Fas from Crete. This is his first EP on Emerald & Doreen. It is called Mesosphere. Mesosphere is the layer of the Earth’s atmosphere between 50 and 100 km above Earth – and this is the soundtrack for cruising it....
Despite some heavy turmoil in Ukraine, synth pop post-punk crossover duo Ummagma are showing a solid footing, looking forward to a better future for Ukraine and humanity in general. In this release, the Canadian-Ukrainian team are celebrating their freedoms – to speak about the root of today’s problems, to create beauty in the face of...
Emerald & Doreen Records go square like a cube. Enjoy and dance, that`s the self-description of Switzerland producer Jeton Gjidoda. His first EP for Emerald Emerald & Doreen Records puts the funk into minimal dance. The title track arranges a wide landscape pouplated by subbasses, rattlesnake sounds and diamont bright clusters of sound. And that`s...
Manchester indie-dance duo Bulbs of Held combine the talents of sound designer / mixologist Paul Bardsley, and guitarist / vocalist Chris Plack. Bardsley and Plack have worked with sound for all their adult lives, but from strikingly different perspectives. Bardsley spent much of the last decade disc jockeying in London, Berlin, Manchester, Teeside and Ibiza,...
Considering a teen, 13 years of age, starting to produce Trance five years ago, would you consider him to come up with a tightly-knit electric dance sound in the tradition of Daft Punk five years later? Neither did we, but evidence here is that Vincent Henquit evolved to compose songlike tracks which add up to...
Simply beautiful music. Support by Acid Washed, Rub n Tug, The Emperor Machine, Disko Selectors, Irregular Disco Workers, Jarle Brathen, Ibiza Sonica, Indie Rock Mag, Jerry, Kelton Prima, Leri, Malibee (NDYD) and many more. Mind-expanding remixes by Theatre of Delays, Fluss, Copycat, Haioka, Dead Sea Captains. After her solo release and an EP as a...
Haioka makes it into the Emerald & Doreen Top 10 on Beatport with his “Rei Row” EP. Shintaro Haioka released his third musical statement on Emerald and Doreen and it appears to be a statement least abstract, clostest to human nature, bearing a natural flow, though experimental ever more. The artist aspires to communicate a...
When his first EP “Desire Lines” came out on Emerald & Doreen a few months ago, we were blown away by Belgian Tunnelvision’s stylistically perfect definition of old school Detroit Techno and Chicago House. There are definitely a few eternal classics on his first EP – check them out in case you haven’t done so....
We are proud to present one of our favorite releases so far, a very outstanding release for shoegaze lovers. After releasing the LP ‘distance’, Ceremony now keeps up the spirit of true rock’n'roll by their new EP called B I R D S. Everyone left with the feeling of wanting more after listening to their...
One of the reasons “The Reason” hits as soon the imaginary needle drops, is the funky sleaziness delivered straight away. It pretty much has that sort of booty-shaking vibe, DJs like Feadz (Ed Banger) manage to get going on with their sets. Just a simple and effective bassline, a pumping beat and sexy groaning at...
On the trail of their double A-side single Rotation, released in December, dreampop shoegaze stars Ummagma celebrate their ethereal Stereolab-MBV-spirited uber-song ‘Lama’ with a mind-expanding package of eclectic remixes by an international roster of producers and artists, most of whom you might not directly connect to genres like noise rock or dreampop. Apart from their...
Emerald & Doreen Records follows the journey of a twang. A secret meeting in a hotel room. Tension, hot feelings, forbidden desires, intemperance… That`s the setting. And the original song by German Trio KLANGLIEBE sounds alike. The longing voice of Klangschwester is mirrored by lonesome Fender Rhodes sounds, some laments by a twang guitars you`ll...
