Zone Magazine Issue 006 | Page 8

PAN-POT, MARTIN EYERER, ABBY Muddy Walls Label: Riverside Studios Berlin In less than two short years, Riverside Studios has grown into one of Berlin's most hyped studio collectives, housing some of the biggest and brightest artists such as Booka Shade, Pan-Pot, Martin Eyerer, David August, Abby, Florian Meindl and Stephan Hinz to name a few. From this collective comes a stellar collaboration between Pan-Pot, Martin Eyerer and Abby titled 'Muddy Walls' which we used to host a remix competition for some up and coming talent. We have chosen eight winners from a large pool of submissions and today we are very excited offer them to you to download and play. The original 'Muddy Walls' is as deep and passionate as it is heavy and driving. Laced with warm sub-bass, alluring strings, and the graceful voice of Abby's vocals, it is a journey into the elegant side of techno. First up is the Marcelo Wallace remix and it is a dazzling twist on the original, staying true to the original vibe, but landing somewhere in the realm of deep tech house that would fit perfectly as the sun rises or sets. Next up is PALMFooD's delicate remake leaning into the realm of deep house with it's perfectly executed organic percussion and lush sonics. Christine Lau is up next and this remix takes the original into the sentimental space with pitched down vocals and long ardent strings creating a perfectly executed tech- house burner. Jan Neddermann's remix is a delicate retouch created by utilizing warm sub textures and sparkles of cosmic synth dashes perfect for the early mornings in a deep house set. Up next is KROKS' remix and it is surely alone in style as it is a massive wall of sound sitting somewhere between big room EDM and Glitch-Hop that any big name DJ today would use for a supremely memorable moment. Polarboi's remix is another one that lands alone in it's style as it blurs the lines between Indie Dance, Nu Disco and Tech-House by blending uplifting guitars and live drums to create a tune that would fit anytime and any place. Following is John Lead's remix and it's a classic Tech-House bomb with looping vocal snippets laid over a bouncy bassline and rich melodic textures.