Every now and again one of those records comes around that defies being pigeon holed and given a label. Mason burst onto the dance scene with their groundbreaking tune Exceeder back in 2006. The record swiftly went from destroying dance floors to tearing it up the Worlds charts and laying the foundations for more forward thinking music. This record, along with most of what Mason produced since falls into the same category. Its not about making records for a particular set of Djs or scene but just good honest music! As a result Masons tunes are played by a huge array of decksman from Pete Tong and Zane Lowe (BBC Radio 1) to Fat Boy Slim, Eric Prydz and Carl Cox. Using Iasons classical violin training coupled with a love of diverse music and a hi-tech apprenticeship in a ring tone sweatshop, together with his studio and live partner Coen, a man fixated with ancient synths and playing in rock bands and a mean vocalist to boot, the Mason boys are now forging their own unique path. The duo have the musical arsenal required to make everything from filthy late night dance club bombs to daytime radio anthems. These Dutchmen are unpredictable in both what is played in the club and what is created in the studio.

The Mason sound takes a great understanding of melody and fuses it with technological know-how sheer musicianship and dance floor savvy. It is dance music for the thinking man, but not so clever to be alienating and dull. A debut artist album is taking shape at the moment and features some interesting styles and flavours as well as guests such as NYC rapping legends ( Run) DMC and Kurtis Blow, Grammy nominated and UK number 1 album artist Sam Sparro, renowned singer-songwriter Matt Hales ( AKA Aqualung) , Massive Attack collaborator Debbie Clare and the frontman from cult Belgian act dEUS, Tom Barman.
With a Worldwide hit record under their belt for Data/Ministry Of Sound as well as numerous releases and remixes for labels like Great Stuff, Skint, Pickadoll and Brique Rouge Mason continue to garner respect from above as well as under ground. Mason has recently lent his sound to remix on numerous artists including Moby, Gabriella Cilmi, Hadouken and Robyn. 2009 also sees the launch of Masons label, Animal Language and a regular party under the same name in Amsterdam. The imprint is already making fans of the likes of Carl Cox, Nic Fancuilli and Mylo.

Humour is a long forgotten part of music and something Mason is keen to re-introduce as a key ingredient. Anyone listening to his de-mix of Exceeder being replayed by a brass band will know the boys arent taking things too seriously. Forthcoming album track titles such as Who Killed Trance and Bigboy Exercises are also refreshingly tongue-in-cheek and every track on his Animal Language label will carry a re-furb, a re-interpretation in a totally different musical style, be it speed metal, Mariachi or Balkan!

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Genre: House / Electro
Filesize: 80.3 MB
Length: 00:58:16


Tracklist:

1. Keenhouse - Ari-es (Grum Remix)
2. Pitto - Feelin’
3. Gucci Vump - Sha Shtil
4. The Toxic Avenger - The Fall (Switch Remix)
5. Long Range - Control Me
6. Wallus & Prinz - Terzfrequenz (808 Ibiza Version)
7. Sebastien Leger - Untitled
8. Boys Noize - Jeffer (Modeselektor Remix)
9. Lorenz Rhode - Like A Player
10. Magik Johnson - The Boy Blew (Calvertron Remix)
11. Popof - Faces Uch
12. Mason - Syncrom
13. People Get Real - Revolver (Woman In Panic Remix)
14. Hiroki -Esashika - Kazane (Disco Of Doom Remix)
15. Oliver Giacomotto & DJ Tonio - V1ru5
16. Modeselektor - Cash