Monday, 2 June 2014
A slightly unorthodox new chart...
as part of the Work Them Records takeover of the Ransom Note (UK) site recently, i was asked for my "8 Records To "Work Them" To"...
you can see the full list and accompanying videos, HERE...
Dance Tunnel presents "A Work Them Records Mixtape"...
Dance Tunnel, in London, recently asked me to record a 60 min mixtape of past, present and future Work Them Records material...
you can listen to the whole damn thing, HERE...
Dance Tunnel x Work Them Records...
many thanks to all those that attended the "Work Them Records Presents...001" at our beloved Dance Tunnel...
Mayashiba stylishly warmed 'em up, Young Male's awesome live set knocked 'em dead and i finished up by WORKing some Sylvester acapellas into the mix...
THIS short clip should give a small indication of the madness that transpired...
ZOO = Good For You !
many thanks to all those that came and danced at the zoo project opening in ibiza last weekend, busy as hell and a great start to the season !
:)
Monday, 12 May 2014
Sunday, 11 May 2014
4Clubbers (UK) review my remix ep...
Spencer Parker’s Work Them imprint has quickly built a
reputation for unreconstructed dance music that flits between house and
techno, enlisting the likes of Dana Ruh, Pittsburgh Track Authority,
S:VT and Radio Slave alongside original work from the Berlin-based DJ
and producer. Following the label head’s EP in March, Parker enlists
Patrick Graser and Aaron Siegel in their Answer Code Request and FIT
guises to sprinkle their own dust over the thumping techno of Spacial
and Faster Forward’s classic piano house leanings.
The FIT Remix of ‘Faster Forward’ subverts the original’s house aethsetic into a shuffling, off-kilter mix that focuses on the piano and pads’ melodies and envelops them in broken percussive loops, adding a dream-like glow to its lofty intentions.
The Jaguar knows what's up...
many thanks to DJ Rolando for including my "Spacial" single TWICE in his latest mix for Trax Magazine (FR)...
you can hear the whole mix, HERE...
Data Transmission review the remixes of my latest EP...
7/10
The beginning of 2014 saw the end of Spencer Parker's It's Not Over project but avid listeners of his boundless house and heavy duty techno satisfied their appetite for new material when Parker released his EP The Moment Not The Memory in March (with support from the likes of Dave Clarke and Danny Krivit). Well now it's had the remix treatment from two of the scenes most in demand producers...
First of the three tracks is Answer Code Request's remix of Spacial. An uncompromising techno number from the outset; broad and heavy bass pumps life into this track at an unrelenting frequency. However, it proves its melodic abilities as it invites arpeggiated fuzzy synths, accompanied by tight yet dampened notes. It remains consistent and somewhat uneventful, but delivers in its purpose of a club-ready track that's fit to make an audience burst. DJs wanting to give this mesmeric track a lick of their own paint can make use of the beatless loop.
FIT's remix of Faster Forward takes a turn from the previous track and retreats to a melancholic cove. Slightly offbeat pangs have backup from alluring, drawn out house-synths and dashes of high-hat that are, though subtle, carry the track through. Modest yet timeless piano keys dodge in and out as a grooving bassline swims underneath. This nine-minute track reaches full circle as it closes with its introductory notes; a sound that belongs in a closing set.
and my US work visa is................. APPROVED !
yes, my US work visa is FINALLY approved, and i will be touring this autumn...
:)
for all the pertinent details, please contact : aaron@eightyagency.com
Work Them Records Presents... 001
this month i will return to my favourite club in London, this time to present the first ever club night of my record label, Work Them Records...
Berghain flyer interview...
ahead of my date at the club this week, i am very happy and honoured to be the featured interview in this months Berghain paper flyer (available in the club itself, Hard Wax and various other record stores in Berlin...
"Spacial" x Berghain...
sven von thülen was the closing dj last week in Berghain and my spies tell me he saw fit to punish the dancefloor with this...
vielen dank sven !
vielen dank sven !
Dan Beaumont names me in favourite producers in QX Magazine (UK)...
vielen dank Mr Dance Tunnel !
always very happy and proud to see some props from my favourite djs ! :)
Ryan Elliott knows what's up...
big thanks to the Berghain bomber himself for charting the excellent Answer Code Request remix of my "Spacial" single at no.2 in his latest RA chart.
you can read the whole chart, HERE...
Josh Wink x My New Single x Time Warp 2014...
many thanks to the Wink for rocking my latest single, "Spacial", in front of a pretty damn huge audience at this years Time Warp festival...
you can hear his whole set, HERE...
It's happening again...
looking forward to returning to my local club next week, this time alongside, Ryan Elliott, Evan Baggs, Joy Orbison and Ron Morelli...
- see you on the sunday :)
ATTACK ! ATTACK ! ATTACK !!!
you can read my interview with Attack magazine, in which i discuss my favourite film, my worst job, and more, HERE...
DJ Mag (UK) top 100 clubs edition...
i was recently asked by DJ Mag (UK) to name one of my clubs in the world to play, and i chose my beloved Concrete in Paris...
Ain't no party like a Hinterhof party !
big thanks to the packed house that came and danced, and my partner in crime for the evening, mr s:VT himself :)
Saturday, 29 March 2014
Friday, 28 March 2014
DJ reactions to the remixes of my "The Moment Not The Memory EP"...
DJ Deep : “Super Dope EP”
Ben UFO : “Like the Answer Code Request"
Danny Krivit : “I like the FIT remix”
DJ Rolando : “ACR remix is Dope!!! Going to play this out lots. Wow!!! The FIT remix is a thing of beauty - Absolutely LOVE IT!!!"
2562 : "FIT remix for me, I haven’t heard techno soul like that in quite a while, classicist yet refreshing"
Boris (Berghain) : “Great remixes!!!"
DVS1 : “Answer Code!”
Peter Van Hoesen : “I like the musicality of the FIT remix. This could be an epic set opener… or closer."
Rødhåd : “ACR remix sounds good"
Truncate : “Phat ACR remix!”
Jonas Kopp : “Very cool remixes”
Kirk Degiorgio : “Spacial” is a winner, Love the FIT remix too”
D’Julz : “Superb Answer Code Request remix, quality banger"
Ed Davenport : “Solid remixes- love FITs work on the strings, although the original is still the bomb”
Brothers Vibe : “Feelin’ it !”
Vince Watson (Planet E) : “Answer Code Request remix is SUBLIME”
Beaner : “These mixes are the dope sauce on my musical sundae”
John Osborn : “ACR! Great remix!”
Paul Woolford : “P.R.O.P.E.R. Thank you”
Mosca : "ACR remixes for me”
Eric Cloutier : “Both the remixes here are completely awesome. Loving this release"
Wednesday, 12 March 2014
Monday, 10 March 2014
DJ reactions to my new ep...
Jonas Kopp : “Always supporting this label”
Anthony Parasole : “Really nice release”
Josh Wink : “Nice release from Spencer on the on point WORK THEM”
DVS 1 : “Nice cuts”
Danny Krivit : “Alright Spencer!"
Kirk Degiorgio : “"Faster Forward" for me”
Mr G : “'Dam this is sooooo on the money for me"
Ripperton : “Faster Forward is BIIIIIIG”
Truncate : “”Spacial” is interesting… gonna try this one out, thanks"
Boris (Berghain) : “Great release!!!”
2562 : “Really liking “Faster Forward”
Brothers Vibe : “Dynamite release !!!”
Midland : “Big room madness. Me like”
Dustin Zahn : “Nice work on “Faster Forward” has a nice Detroit vibe to it with a little extra oomph"
D’Julz : “”Spacial” is nasty. Love it”
Pittsburgh Track Authority : “Sick release by Spencer. “Faster Forward” is one of PTA’s favourite tracks Spencer’s done"
Dan Beaumont (Dance Tunnel) : “Both tracks killer. Awesome release”
Ed Davenport : “Love “Faster Forward”.
Nubian Mindz (Delsin / Rush Hour) : “Mr Parker just kills it here. This one will be in the crate for many many years. My kind of music."
Vince Watson (Planet E) : “FF love the chords. Epic!”
Flori (Secretsundaze) : “Cracking stuff, love the contrast between the two sides”
Phillip Sherburne (Pitchfork) : “Beauty”
Krysko (Warehouse Project) : “Less is more unless more is not enough… A finely balances release of two solid rave tools"
Sunday, 9 March 2014
Pooley knows whats up !!!
big thanks to Ian Pooley for charting my new EP at number 1 in this new chart for Groove Magazine (DE)...
Friday, 7 March 2014
Monday, 24 February 2014
Answer Code Request Power !!!
my spies tell me that the Answer Code Request remix of my new single was played by the man himself in Berghain last night... just as it was by Mr Marcel Dettmann last week ! :)
Sunday, 23 February 2014
Ransom Note (UK) review my new ep...
"Spencer Parker has been slowly building something very special with Work Them Records over the last few years and their releases have graced this column more than once. The boss continues the good work with a two tracker that shows two very different sides to his output on each side of the wax."
“Spatial” is raw, stripped down and aggressive. We just have a 909 and a demented, bee like droning that keeps going relentlessly. In contrast, on the flip we have “Faster Forward” which again is all centered around the 909 percussion but this time the track has a warm heart. We have bright open pads and pianos that teeter between optimism and melancholy". (Joe Europe)
Out 10th March on wax.
Faster Forward...
big thanks to Ed Davenport for closing his recent marathon set in Berghain with my new "Faster Forward single...
Friday, 14 February 2014
Technique (JP) "Recommend" "It's Not Over...
influential Tokyo store, Technique Records, recently awarded one of my It's Not Over singles a coveted "recommend" !
arigato Technique ! :)
"The Moment Not The Memory EP"...
my new ep, featuring the tracks "Faster Forward" and "Spacial" will be released in March on my own Work Them Records label...
Friday, 31 January 2014
It's Not Over "It's Now Over" is... OVER !
my It's Not Over label comes to an end with the 7th and final release...
ITSNOTOVER007 is a double cd entitled "It's Now Over" and features the lead tracks from the 12's plus edits, remixes and alternate versions.
it also includes 3 brand new unreleased tracks...
Phonica Records (London) had this to say about it...
"Spencer Parker's It's Not Over project, a series of vinyl releases leaked out over an 18 month period, comes to an end with 'It's Now Over' in January 2014 - a compilation of some of the project's highlights along with a selection of unreleased dubs/edits/versions.
Born out of the desire to play with a name, imagery and deliver something outside of the norm of standard record label releases, the British-born Berliner and Panorama Bar regular kicked of the anonymous 'It's Not Over' In 2011 with the ultimately highly sought after 'Late At Night'.
Since then, the series has grown into a must- check set of 6 12"s that have seen support from the likes of Mike Huckaby, Ryan Elliott, Radio Slave, Patrice Scott and October. Here, on It's Now Over, we're treated to a 9 track selection of the 6 12"s (so completists will need to seek out the vinyl to satisfy themselves) Parker has released, from the original driving melodies of 'Late At Night' via the unmistakable vocal sampling banger of 'Brotherhood' to the more abrasive sounds of 'The Institute' and 'Collective Consciousness'.
On disc two of the CD set we get Parker's own set of Its Not Over weaponry - new cuts like 'Instant Heart Attack' and '3000E' as well as a 'Drone Pass' of 'Collective Consciousness', a 'Brotherhood' Instrumental and a beatless version of the beautiful 'East Pointe' all provide extra weight on the already heavy project. While intended as a compilation and a closer to a vinyl project, 'It's Now Over' ends up being a lot more and not just because of its additional exclusive content.
It's a release which shows us Spencer Parker with the gloves off, making tracks clearly close to his heart and even closer to himself as a DJ and the result is a fantastic second LP from the DJ/Producer."
Saturday, 25 January 2014
"Groove" is in my heart...
i an very proud to be featured in the current issue of Groove magazine, here in Germany.
not only was i the subject of an interview about my It's Not Over project and Work Them Records label, but in addition to the interview and one of the It's Not Over tracks being featured on the Groove cd, i also had the It's Not Over album reviewed as well as my dj chart featured.
:)
Friday, 24 January 2014
Thursday, 23 January 2014
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