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Smallpeople “Salty Days”
Zoom in	Label	Smallville
	Cat. No.	SMALLVILLELP05
	Format	EXCL2LPA
	Orders from	Mon, 18 Jun 2012
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Review
It would be a waltz to call “Salty Days” just a treaty of deep house. But it is much more than just that. The co-owners of Hamburg’s most gentle record store and label Smallville - Just von Ahlefeld and Julius Steinhoff aka Smallpeople (please see Discogs for ramifactions and further reference) - wouldn’t be the romanticists they are, if it would be that simple. The debut album of these two young lads with baseball hats not only honours and delves into a sound that already peaked some fifteen years ago, it also hones and elevates it, without ever falling into the Reynoldsmania trap (please see Retromania for further reference) or being old gold retold. And this is all oh-so-clear from the very start: the fine flutes of “When It’s There” go straight to your heart and they do so without any self-mockery or hipster smiles as much as the gasping 303-sounds, chirping birds and healing DX-like bass sounds a few tracks later do. “Salty Days” - an allusion not to grim times, but to a certain member’s adoration for the crystalline mineral - is blessed with a coherence that isn’t samey, with tradition that isn’t leaden and a feeling that is pure. A tough goal admittedly, but the duo succeeds bravely and most of all classily. Like a distillate of US-American innovations and the European backfire on it, the Smallpeople tell their personal love story and jump to their own conclusions. Aptly titled, “Move With Your Vision” and “Black Ice” both concentrate form and content of this album: house music that knows its roots, past and classicism, but is made with the minds and means of today. In the nineties there was the saying that it’s impossible to create an album consisting of house music and house music only (those dreary downbeat experiments still haunt us to this day). “Salty Days” is an ideality that belies that statement. Smallpeople - big sounds.Devotedly,Gerd Janson. The 2x12” LP comes in a Gatefold Cover with a 4-page LP Booklet by Stefan Marx.
SMALLVILLELP05 in the media
Axel Boman: “what a great great great album!!!!! ” DJ Feedback: “ DJ Dub DJ Dub top class! Mark Henning really liking this.. can't wait to play some of them out. Journalist: Michel Leuffen (Groove, Prinz, Piranha) BESTE! GANZ toll... already addicted!!! Chris Duckenfield Pretty orthodox, but still managing to sound fresh and creative - good work ! youANDme great music! thx a lot! Dairmount Quality & pure vibes all over this. Great inspiration Julius & Dionne! Tiger Stripes Super nice album. Will def spin. Todd Bodine "And You And You" ... what a big tune!!! I love it. I love the whole album. Ralf Kollmann great compilation! perfect tunes for the summer.... thanks Anthony Collins spledid album Mihalis Safras smoothness! thanks Raresh super nice album . thanks Radio - Calin aka Catastrophic [Tunnel FM - Sweden] Great album this one! Some great tracks from here will be supported by Tunnel FM ;) Falko Brocksieper "black ice" was one of my fav releases of 2011 -- and now the album sounds brilliant! looking forward to listen in-depth.. thanks! Sergey a.m. (Propaganda Moscow) very good job! Radio - Triangle Fm // Laurent N. DOPE !!! Massive Album here : I'm really fan of it. Will play & ALL MY SUPPORT !!! Mutlu (Bar25) Soooooo awesome. Sven Tasnadi Wow!!! A realy great Album from Julius And Just.I really like it.Its inspires me.hope it is a succsessfull release.well done. Full Support. Adultnapper beautiful grooves throughout. great work. Radio - NOICE! - Harry Ruffner still one of my favorite labels that no one knows about. and this is a great Album. well done Smallville. Radio - Docepulgadas (Spain) interesting ep..!! Robbie Akbal oh my god this is so beautiful.... so lovely stuff here... perfect for the sumer! Beaner love smallpeople. Vincent Lemieux Great album. Can't wait to take a better listen in the car. Thanks for the promo! Good Guy Mikesh tolles album Blog - Resident Advisor Thanks. Benna Schneider loving this album - simply amazing! Catz 'n Dogz another amazing album, I love Smallville !! Kabale Und Liebe nice stuff here nice album Fred P One word Amazing.... Yes!!!! Patrick Chardronnet love it! beautiful music!! all tracks!!! Philip Sherburne Lots of great stuff here -- "Down Over Me" is my fave so far. Downloading to give it a proper listen. Radio E-Volution / Tim Jones And you and you! = LOVE! Franck Roger always support , dope stufff Santiago Salazar "And you And you" and "Say What You Want To Say" are masterpiece's. Radio - pulseradio.net // Australia Quickly scanned through. Sounds great and really looking forwards to checking this out in full! Luca Bacchetti Great music!! I'm a huge fan of Smallville. "Move With Your Vision" is going to be one of my summer anthems! Thanks! Estroe Great, I love it!! Magazine - Groove (Philipp W.) great work. Philogresz classy work Sebastian Herre This CD is a masterpiece, my favourite Album for this year so far! Tristen SWEEEEEEET! Thanks ;) Salty Days is awesome. Say What You Want To Say... nice journey! Blog - littlewhiteearbuds.com Thanks, will make available to LWE staff for potential review. Audision - Tobias Schmid Have to dig deeper in the next weeks but support will be for sure. "Black Ice" is in my case ever since... Jimpster Big fan of all the Smallpeople productions so far and I can't wait to get properly stuck into this new LP. Sounding perfect on first quick listen! Lars Behrenroth THANK YOU! GRAND Nooncat very nice! thx! Arnaud Le Texier Superb!!! Love all the tracks ;-) Shinedoe Downloaded for a good listen! Minimono really nice.. very warm sounds! thanks for that Fabio tINI thanks. Andre Galuzzi still loving black ice. thanks! Men In Trees Yeah!!! Quality. Full Support!!! Hrdvsion lovely thanks very much! Radio - TwenFm 88.4 FM // Berlin Always good !! Full Support. Chris Carrier nice LP Richie Hawtin download for r hawtin Radio - BayrischerRundfunk/BR - Philipp Laier Deeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep as fuck! Love it! Alland Byallo Wow. Stunning work from Smallpeople. But that's really no surprise, is it? Beautiful album. These guys know deep! Radio - Altroverso (DJ Misk) playlist and support in altroverso radio Deep'a pure deepness ,thanks! Afrilounge This promo saved my day! i'am playing Black Ice since it came out last year. Loving the deep & raw smoothness of the tracks. this album is a great listening trip and a better club experience aswell!! full support!! MS Elbe ich kann mich nicht entscheiden welchen track ich besser finden soll... ein sehr gelunges gesamtwerk der hamburger jungs... danke i love! ??? Radio - Nighflight Fritz/RBB (Nadine Kreuzahler) super! super! super! das wÃ¼rd ich am liebsten als Dauerschleife in meiner Sendung spielen! Axel Bartsch some nice tunes i have to listen to more carefully. Alexander Maier this is a 10outof10. thank smallville for delivering so much great music! Radio - The Freaks Radio Show (Greece) Amazing work. Smallpeople do it again. The album is really really good. All the tracks are beatifull Radio - Diversions, CHRY.FM Toronto well crafted release overall - especially like the deep floaty groove of And You And You! Gruber & NÃ¼rnberg Awesome Album!!! Will play and listen for a long time... for sure!!! Perfect... thanks!!! Reynold move with your vision. Great release overall... quality :) M.A.N.D.Y. will download. thank you for good music! Patrick Zigon Love it! Federico Molinari nice album! Marko Nastic full support ! tnx ! Nicolas Duvoisin love it! thanks for this pepite ! Larsson Hard to choose a fav..all good!!!!Great Album..big up!!!Thanks Loco Dice Great Compilation !!!! Oskar Offermann great great music boys! L O V E ! Mathias Mesteno Wonderful album! Support from here Seuil really nice album ! thx a lot , cheers Claude VonStroke DL for VonStroke Ekkohaus A really nice album indeed, thanx...Ekko Justin Field loony tunes ! Magda Download for Magda Radio - Milos Fedor (Radio FM Bratislava) great album. soultourist many thanks, i really love this shit!! Mihai Popoviciu fine album, i like most of the tracks! Simon Beeston Some great jams! Thanks. Will play. Anton Zap enjoying Beauclair, great album. thanks for sharing. Kasper Always sooo nice and soooo deep from this guys. Amazing!!!!!!!!!! Rampa salty days is super nice! will palyyy Dario Zenker Amazing Album! Lovely. Superpitcher so sweet ! Nyra Solid Stuff :) voices-records.de great longplayer featuring some fantastic tracks, from club to those sunday afternoon vibes, a must have....full support Reboot so great i like black ice but all tracks super. full support ! ”
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