out soon: Various – 15 Years Of Dame-Music Vol. 1 [Dame Music]

Artist:
Various

Title:
15 Years Of Dame-Music Vol.1

Label:
Dame Music

Cat#:
DAME052

Release Date:
28th March 2025

Format:
vinyl, download & streaming

Tracklist:
A1.
Thomas P. Heckmann
Days Of Buzz

A2.
Bloody Mary
Fractal Waves

B1.
E-Bony
303 Elements

B2.
Hardfloor
I’ll Never Own A Helicopter

Press Info:
Bloody Mary celebrates 15 years of Dame-Music with three-part Vinyl series

The first volume features Thomas P. Heckmann, E-Bony, Hardfloor, and Bloody Mary.

Dame-Music, synonymous with renowned French DJ, producer, Tresor resident and label owner Bloody Mary, announces a three-part Vinyl series to mark its fifteenth anniversary. The first volume, releasing 28th March 2025, features a track from Bloody Mary and welcomes back Thomas P. Heckmann, E-Bony, and Hardfloor to the imprint. Future instalments will see artists like Ben Sims, DJ Mell G, DEAS, Viikatory and Jerome Hill join the celebrations, among others. The release volumes come in a record sleeve designed by Philip Mercieca, with the three parts forming one collector’s item image.

“It’s been an amazing journey since 2010 – big thanks to all the wonderful artists we’ve had the pleasure to release music from, to the people who’ve worked behind the scenes at the label, and above all, to all you guys who’ve supported the music over all these years! You help us keep the dream alive. Thank you!” – Bloody Mary

The theme of ‘15 Years Of Dame-Music Vol.1’ is acid – with label regular Thomas P. Heckmann’s ‘Days Of Buzz’ electrifying the dancefloor with waves of mind-melting acid over a resolute beat. Label head Bloody Mary then drops ‘Fractal Waves’, playful, 303-licked, and comfortably switching between straight 4/4 and raw, crunched-up breaks; this is a rave-ready cut showing Mary at her best.

On the flip, E-Bony returns to Dame-Music after closing the label’s 2024 schedule with the ‘Machine Code’ EP. His ‘303 Elements’ builds from a low-slung groove to an intense climax as acid drips, oozes and rains over crisp drums while hoover sounds create an otherworldly atmosphere at its peak. Closing out the first volume is 90s Acid Techno duo Hardfloor with ‘I’ll Never Own A Helicopter’ , providing a hands-in-the-air club track to work the dancefloor into a frenzy.

Founded in 2010 by Bloody Mary, Dame-Music has hosted over fifty releases featuring the likes of Fear-E, Josh Wink, Boo Williams, KiNK, and many more. The label has existed in tandem with Mary’s two-decade career, which has seen her tour the globe, snap up a long-running residency at Berlin institution Tresor, and recently start a fully hardware-based live show, which resulted in her latest ‘ALTERNATE STATES OF REALITY’ EP on her label.

‘15 Years Of Dame-Music Vol.1’ is an ode to the unmistakable sound of the TB-303, a core element of Bloody Mary’s widely respected sound and label. Above all, it celebrates fifteen years of quality dance music, set to continue across its three excellently curated volumes in 2025.

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