Vienna Scientists V [CD]

Artist:: Various Artists
Title:: Vienna Scientists V — The 10th Anniversary
Cat. No.:: VIE 020 CD
Format:: CD (Digipak)
Release Date:: 27.11.2009 (AT), 19.03.2010 (CH, DE, WORLD)
Barcode:: 667548802024
Genre:: Electronic, Leftfield, Dub, Funk
Download Release-info (DOC):: Deutsch English
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Tracklisting

Listen 01 Freedom Satellite — Astro Black (The Big Wow Mix) [3:48] *
Listen 02 BOOGIEWOOD — Guy Le Arch [4:47] *
Listen 03 THE FORT KNOX FIVE — Uptown Tricks (Rodney Hunter Remake) [4:05]
Listen 04 ED ROYAL — Hiphop To Funk feat. BadKat & Lady Daisey [3:35]
Listen 05 MAKOSSA & MEGABLAST — Mama feat. 3gga [4:51]
Listen 06 KARUAN — Reflections Of A Poem feat. Oddateee [5:10]
Listen 07 MADRID DE LOS AUSTRIAS — Don’t Tell Everybody [5:18] *
Listen 08 RODNEY HUNTER — Faith [7:40] **
Listen 09 FLAER — Dynamic [4:07] *
Listen 10 STEFAN OBERMAIER — Bah Mea [5:14] *
Listen 11 MOSQUITO FACTORY — Do It Right feat. Hubert Tubbs [6:28]
Listen 12 SCHECKTER — Some Kind Of Moanin’ [5:08] *

Release Info

The time of waiting has come to an end! Fresh from the press plant, it is now on the sales counter, just in time for the tenth anniversary of the label: The new Vienna Scientists V. Full of warm soul, kicking funk, fresh disco beats and relaxed jazz. Dancefloor and song instead of being sampled to death, with a fondness of depth and warmth – full of fire and also of feeling, with more vocals than ever before – that’s how the Vienna label presents itself at present.

Electrifying and exhilarating tunes are the results, which are reflected in each one of the twelve tracks of this both fine and aesthetic selection. Vienna Scientists V gives an overview of the contemporary Viennese music and club culture.

The anniversary CD comprises long-standing towers of strength of the Scientist sound, such as dub master Stefan Obermaier, the cosmopolitans of Madrid de Los Austrias, legends of the brand Makossa & Megablast as well as, of course, Gernot Ebenlechner’s and Jürgen Drimal’s own artistic valve Freedom Satellite, with which the label history once started.

But it also introduces relatively new projects: The bass player Stefan Fallmann aka Flaer or the jazz musicians of Scheckter. Finally, the album surprises by featuring highlights of the genre such as Ed Royal from Innsbruck or the U.S. collective Fort Knox Five, even if the Rodney Hunter, living in Vienna for his affinity to this place, has lent a strong hand. Only the optical appearance has not changed: The cover has been designed, as usual, by the Viennese painter Mario Huber and guarantees the adequate recognition value.

Track Infos

01 Freedom Satellite — Astro Black (The Big Wow Mix) [3:48] *

With a hypnotic bass line, pushing beat and plots that will make you float in the air, the new Freedom Satellite act will seize you right at the start of the new album. Jürgen Drimal and Gernot Ebenlechner have attended them to the vocals of the classic jazz title „Astro Black“ of jazz avant-gardist Sun Ra and have created a tune that just won’t let you go. The rhythm will hold you spellbound and set the trend for this compilation: Let’s go to the club!

02 BOOGIEWOOD — Guy Le Arch [4:47] *

The title „Guy Le Arch“ by the Viennese Boogiewood project, founded in 2003, stands right in the dubby tradition of the label. Gerald Tomez and Wolfgang „Jesse“ Linhart garnish these roots with a jazzy, easily pluckering-on groove. With guitars and flute it gives a relaxed and nonchalant feeling.

03 THE FORT KNOX FIVE — Uptown Tricks (Rodney Hunter Remake) [4:05]

The tempo slightly increases with track no. 3 of the album: Rodney Hunter drives the souly original “Uptown Trick” of the U.S. collective Fort Know Five, which cannot be assigned to a specific genre, unmistakably towards the mirror ball. This irresistible remake would make even John Travolta step on the dance floor.

04 ED ROYAL — Hiphop To Funk feat. BadKat & Lady Daisey [3:35]

The break beat/nu-funk producer Ed Royal from Innsbruck starts from right where the previous track ends: Old School Hip Hop meets Funk, stimulated by the fat lyrics of rapper BadKat and the smooth scat of Lady Daisey. Long live the “Four on the Floor“.

05 MAKOSSA & MEGABLAST — Mama feat. 3gga [4:51]

The Viennese legends Makossa & Megablast wave the flag of their musical roots and contribute a deep, dubby act with a driving, electronic offbeat. It is refined by the African vocals of the reggae singer 3gga aka Michael Osayande from Lagos, who now lives in Vienna.

06 KARUAN — Reflections Of A Poem feat. Oddateee [5:10]

With „Reflections of a Poem“, Karuan aka Karwan Marouf, the Vienna-born son of Kurdish parents, delivers a smooth funk smasher with oriental elements and a catchy guitar hook. There is no lack of cheeky raps, in this piece from the U.S. Hip Hopper Oddateee.

07 MADRID DE LOS AUSTRIAS — Don’t Tell Everybody [5:18] *

Sunshine man Heinz Tronigger and the sound tinkerer and Nigel Hayes producer Michael „Pogo“ Kreiner crest the Vienna Scientists V under their moniker Madrid de los Austrias (MDLA) with a new restrained club act and increase the tempo considerably: The bass makes it absolutely clear what all this is about: Dance, baby!

08 RODNEY HUNTER — Faith [7:40] **

Track number 8 has been contributed by Rodney Hunter himself. Hunter lives in Vienna because of his affinity to the city, and his title “Faith” from his recently issued “Dedications EP“ gingerly develops into a dance act pushed by driving percussions. It can be assigned to the ample House genre without a shame. The guitar is funking casually through the dance floor.

09 FLAER — Dynamic [4:07] *

In the best P-Funk manner, Stefan Fallmann aka Flaer handles his bass in the, with 121 beats per minute, fastest track on this compilation: “Dynamic” is the name of this Hip Hopper, with a pleasant female voice, authentic strings and a flute that is typical for this genre. Long live disco sound!

10 STEFAN OBERMAIER — Bah Mea [5:14] *

Stefan Obermaier knows how downbeat goes: “Bah Mea” from his recently issued digital Drifter EP (the 19th Vienna-Scientists release) starts with a continuous atmospherical intro. In a fine manner, Obermaier extends the tension until the dubby electrifying Latin rhythms with resonant samples break loose and there is no holding him.

11 MOSQUITO FACTORY — Do It Right feat. Hubert Tubbs [6:28]

Warmth and pure soul in the lowered, almost fragile voice of the former Tower-of-Power vocalist Hubert Tubbs refine the last but one track “Do it Right”. Mosquito Factory around Robert Rehak and Gregor Nezval is a funk combo with musicians who are real masters of their instruments and really play live. And forest ranger funk is strolling quite slooooowly through the forest.

12 SCHECKTER — Some Kind Of Moanin’ [5:08] *

Vienna Scientists V ends with the flawless, relaxed jazz in a project of the friskily vamping pianist Peter “PJ” Josel from Graz and his fellow musician Roman Träxler. The track “Some Kind of Moanin'” marks a finish with excellent dramaturgy, as esthetical as can be.

*) previously unreleased
**) previously unreleased on CD

Statements

"The long awaited compilation is finally back- I can't believe! Of course it features the usual suspects, but the tracks and compilation perfectly show why Vienna Scientists made its name... Nice selection with my favourite tracks from Rodney, Stefan, Ed Royal and FK5! I hope more releases will follow" © HERBERT BACHHOFER aka SHANTISAN / AT, 2009

"Hallo Jungs, ist eine echt groovige coole Lp. da gibt es nichts zu meckern. Favorite Track ist schwer weil die Lp fährt und fährt und fährt und ... " © DJ MIC GARDENER/ AT, 2009

"Das lange Warten hat sich gelohnt - Tausend Dank für die wunderschöne Vienna Scientists V. Für mich eine klasse CD mit ein paar speziellen "Schmankerl". Das schöne für mich ist, je mehr ich sie höre desto mehr gefällt sie mir. Absolut amtliche Qualität auf der Höhe der Zeit. Chapeau!" © JOHANNES SCHILL/ DE, 2009

"Great compilation! Love the innovative mix and the Lounge tunes! Especially my favorites "Astro Black", "Do it Right" and "Kind Of Moanin" are great tracks!" © ACOUSTIC PARFUM aka DAAN APELDOORN / DE, 2010

"It´s a great album !!! very nice selection with a nice telling story. Really liked it as mentioned, so hopefully can get a salute to make a nice radio show with it. Best of wishes !" © DJ ABE BORGMAN / VE, 2010

"Congrats to your 10th anniversary! always deep soul in your music. another vienna pearl out now. astro black is my absolute favourit. I will play it loud on the radio and late at the club" © TSCHÜGGE J. BUCHS Kontempo Radioshow / DE, 2010

"Happy Birthday Vienna Scientists! I like so much Booglewood, Scheckter, Freedom Satellites, Ed Royal and Karuan from this compilation. I will play most of the tracks at radio and parties." © DJ SUEFO aka SANDOR SUEFO LAKATOS / HU, 2010

"This is A Music for the Summer of 2010 High Quality I Love It Bless Up and Massive Wishes at All Vienna Scientists Crew" © DJ MASSIMILIANO aka MASSIMILIANO LICCARDO / IT, 2010

"Serious grooves for maxin and relaxin. Really shows the strength of the label." © MICHAEL STUKES Mystic Vibes Radioshow / USA, 2010

"This is a top quality complilation, which I am very happy to have had sent to me a few weeks ago by VS. I have been giving radio support to tracks 1,3,4,7 and 10 so far. I will play others. Overall one of my favorite Albums of the year, great work. Well done to the artists and company." © LOFTY aka LES WRIGHT / UK, 2010

"Congratulations on 10 years! Great tracks. We'll be playing these on the radio for sure." © TIM & MIKE Area 54.fm Hood River / USA, 2010

"The sound of Vienna has always demanded special attention and pleased to hear after 10 years in this game the Scientists are still bringing that distinct sound & vibe that put them there in the first place. CHEERS & BIG HUGS from NZ ... you're a grown ass man now! lol." © ARAMA COOKSON / NZ, 2010