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Hello exceptional boys and girls, hope you're all fine and dandy, welcome to the exceptional records site...
BUY EXCEPTIONAL MUSIC DIRECT FROM US! We've just launched an exceptional shop on Amazon - so if you fancy getting your hands on some rather fine CD's, including the hard-to-find Cloud and Blu Mar Ten albums - check it out here ! All albums are only £8 each and will be shipped to you direct from our very own HQ... STOP PRESS - THE ROGUE IS BACK Following a host of storming singles which confirmed The Rogue Element's impressive ascent from newcomer to major player in the electronic scene, we're chuffed to announce he's back with a brand-new full length artist album! Including the dancefloor devastators Escalation, Hive and Sidewinder, LUMINA is an album packed full of surprises and top drawer floorfillers. The collection showcases the Rogue's uniquely idiosyncratic blend of techno, breakbeat, and electronic music. A thread of dark atmospherics runs through the new album also punctuated by brighter, melodic and optimistic moments. Unconventional arrangements on tracks such as Binary Suite, In Place and An Unsavoury Urge give insight into The Rogue's compositional sensibilities and rival peers such as Booka Shade and Trentemoller. Lumina is released on CD and album download June 29th. 
ERNESTO RETURNS - NEW SINGLE + REMIX COMPETITION Jonatan Bäckelie aka Ernesto is a 27-year old Swedish soul singer from Gothenburg over in Sweden, who was last seen in action on exceptional with the mind-bending, jaw-dropping album "A New Blues". You might also have heard his disarming vocal talents on rather fine records by our very own Plej and Blu Mar Ten. Ernesto was in town last week for a special show, complete with live band in tow. If you were there, we hope you enjoyed it as much as we did ! The show included some gems from his forthcoming album Ernesto Sings, due for release on exceptional blue label later this year. Get a sneak peek at the soul-drenched first single "Bassline" right now on SoundCloud - and it's out to download on iTunes from June 29th. Plus we're pleased are excited to announce that, in celebration of the forthcoming single, we are giving all of you talented producers out there the chance to remix and rework the song. Ernesto himself will pick our glorious winner who will be sent an exceptional goody pack which will include a signed copy of the new Ernesto single Bassline, a goody bag of CDs from the Exceptional back catalogue, plus of course glowing respect from your peers. In addition your mix will be put up as a streamable track on the exceptional web pages with link back to your own website. What better way to show people what you can do? So... 1. Just download the zip file from here... 2. Get your creative juices flowing 3. Email your finished work to info@exceptionalrecords.co.uk as a low res MP3 by 6 July, with the subject line ‘Ernesto Remix comp’. Include your name, contact number and website address (if any) Good luck! 
MUSIC KILLS His last single picked up support from Matt Darey, Nick Warren, X-Press 2, Pete Tong, Matthew Dekay and many more fans. Taras van de Voorde presents his second release for exceptional delivering two more dance floor gems in the form of “Music Kills” and “Sleeping Park”. Deceptively simple but deeply powerful, both tracks hit a dance floor groove via a masterful blend of many influences both old and new. Just what electronic dance music ought to be in fact but so often isn’t. For sure it’s a sound that’s hard to define, according to Mr Van De Voorde it’s… DEEPGROOVYPROGRESSIVETECHHOUSEFUNK. A sound he describes as not too hard, not too soft, delivering quality music with bags of energy and drive that’s not afraid to bend or cross boundaries whenever or wherever necessary...and always with the goal of rocking your socks off. Out 22nd June on digital download from iTunes and Beatport Listen to "Music Kills" at SoundCloud 
10 RAPID STARTS A MINOR RIOT A brand new signing to exceptional but by no means new to the world of happening electronic music, 10 Rapid fires off an opening salvo for the label comprising two brand new tracks that refuse to be ignored. If upfront and personal electronics heavily seasoned with insistent hooks is your thing, then Minor Riot and Start Marching will surely more than satisfy your itch. Minor Riot has everything you need for some serious dancefloor action. It kicks off with some mad demented strings closely followed by a throbbing evil bass line and the pressure just keeps on growing from there on in. It's raw, it's grungy, it's bursting with energy. It's rocked out electro at it's finest. Partnering Riot is Start Marching which makes you want to do exactly that. It has enough stabs to make you bleed to death - always assuming it doesn’t kick your head in first of course... With heavy DJ support from the likes of Plump DJs, Evil Nine, BangGang DJs, Streetlife DJs and many more, this one certainly isn't to be missed... Out Now on Download Get it from iTunes and Beatport Listen to "Minor Riot" here 
EXCEPTIONAL PODCAST ACTION Our humble podcast is ever growing with more listeners hopping on board for each episode! We're very glad to have Ben Mynott back in tow for the latest installment - featuring the finest in blissed-out beats and laid-back melodious sounds from exceptional blue label. Ben has firmly established himself as mainstay in the downtempo field - building up a vast following through his work as a producer with Fragile State, and a DJ and radio presenter through his fluidnation movement. Here he lovingly mixes up eight downtempo cuts from our world into a perfect blend - featuring exclusive tracks from Cloud and Oblong, plus classic cuts from Plej, Butti 49 and United Future Organization - this is not one to be missed. Head over to iTunes - stick it on your Pod, kick back and enjoy... Click here for full tracklist 
FIND A NEW WAY OF LIFE If you haven't caught the new single from New Zealand wild man Tubbs yet, we've gotta say you're missing out. As the sun shines down here in London, this cut featuring mighty fine vocals from Dallas (aka Joe Dukie) of the infamous Fat Freddys Drop is a pretty awesome combination. Check out the eye-catching animated vid here by master illustrator Ninety (OneDrinPen). Also listen out for the mighty dubbed-out version from the super-hot Marlinspike aka Hot Coins... His recent remix of Joubert Singers' 'Stand On The Word' has been hammered on Radio 1 by Gilles Peterson - and this certainly doesn't disappoint... Watch the video Hear the super-hot Marlinspike mix Buy Tubbs at iTunes now! 
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