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ARGY :: Thick & Thin
Ibadan (12" & Digital) :: Release Date: July 2010

After focusing on his own "These Days" label for a whole year, Argy, drops one of this summer's biggest house records on one of the most important and long-running house labels ever existed. Jerome Sydenham's Ibadan records proudly presents Argy's "Thick and Thin" EP which includes 4 tracks ranging from classic Kerri Chandler style 909 house to more trippy Basic Channel atmospheres and finally N.Y Factory Club inspired drum tools.

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ARGY Pres. D.Edge - Sao Paulo
These Days 08 (cd & digital download)
Release date: 15.06.10 (cd) / 01.07.2010. (digital)

Unique personality and unquestionably charismatic DJ/producer, Argy, has managed within 5 years to become a leading figure in the most recent wave of house music producers. 25 years old now, and considered one of the most diverse and impressive young artists on the scene, with his latest project Argy presents one of his favourite clubs in the world, D.EDGE, via a Mix CD on his much talked about These Days label.

1. Etienne Jaumet - For Falling Asleep (Christian Vance Slow Burning Saxless Remix)
2. Art of tones feat. Jaw - Call the shots (Motor City Drum Ensemble Remix)
3. Reelsoul & Alix Alvarez - Bom (R2) (Alix Alvarez Dub)
4. Argy & Dj Said - Dope Track
5. Filsonik - Can U (Argy's Tool mix)
6. Jerome Sydenham - Deep Fried
7. Dennis Ferrer & Jerome Sydenham - Jero (Extended Version)
8. Kerri Chandler- Hallelujah (Kaoz Club mix)
9. Dj Duke - Someday (Argy's Dub Edit)
10. 51 Days - Tracktion
11. Ribn - This Feeling (Rapidsnare mix)
12. David Alvarado - Aire
13. Argy - Sometimes I'm blind
14. Aril Brikha - Setting Sun
15. Recorded life (Forest)

MORE INFO ON WORDANDSOUND.NET & RESIDENTADVISOR.NET

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ARGY / THESE DAYS :: These Beats Vol. 1
These Days 07 (12") :: Release date: End of April, 2010

These Days presents an impressive compilation of six Drum Tools/Beats on a single 12″ especially made for DJ use. Our favorite beat-makers, from Radio Slave to Marlon D and Jerome Sydenham, contribute exclusive drum moments from new-school New York to more Chicago jacking and Techno. Comes with a beautifully curated nostalgic 90s cover. Essential. For more information: www.thesedaysrecords.com

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ARGY :: New Age of Earth
White Days WD 03 (12") :: Release Date: 01.02.10

a1 :: manuel göttsching - sunrain
a2 :: autechre - nine
b1 :: the veils - it hits deep
b2 :: bryan ferry - don't stop the dance

It may just be the vagaries of release dates, but 2008's Focus On... seemed to mark the end of an era for Argy. Since that Poker Flat full-length, the Greek producer has started two labels, put out a record on Objektivity and generally been one of the more interesting figures in nu-house music. On the latest 12-inch for the white label companion to his and Alexander Ross' These Days imprint, that unpredictability continues with a wide-ranging set of edits that should find their way onto a variety of dance floors.

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ARGY :: Universal Consciousness 1.1
These Days 05 (12") :: Release Date: 18.01.10

a :: alexander ross - room
b :: argy - sometims i'm blind

2009 was a great year for These Days records, and 2010 promises to be even better. The platform stood out for its innovative yet functional club sound and unique artwork concepts. The new year begins with a new split series under the name Universal Consciousness, based on the idea of connection between all things, and that all things have been coordinated, and they combine to make up the same universe. The first part is dedicated to two very different takes on spiritual, cosmic space techno. On the A-side Argy’s “Sometimes I’m blind” generates a long and uplifting emotional climax, which features a solo that will forever stay in your heart.

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ARGY :: What time is it? / Let me out
These Days 04 (12") :: Release Date: 29.10.09

a1 :: what time is it?
b2 :: let me out

These Days 04 is clearly Argy’s most mature and complete work to date, continuing, as he has done in the past, to re-form a classic American sound and re-present that sound as contemporary yet timeless, soulful club music. A Side ‘What Time Is It?’ gradually layers rapturous walls of sound to create a peak time moment of tension which serves equally both the body and the mind. B Side ‘Let Me Out’ a collaboration with vocalist Tony “Ditto” Dreannan is bound to secure it’s place interminably as an emotional and contemplative early morning anthem.

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ARGY :: Day Two
These Days 02 (12") :: Release Date: 12.05.09

a :: argy & the martinez brothers - who made who (Vinyl version)
b1 :: dj duke - someday (argy dub edit)
b2 :: dj duke - someday (beat pharmacy reduction)

Pressed on a limited amount of copies, “Day Two” is the second release from These Days records. Featuring tracks from Argy & The Martinez Brothers and Dj Duke, this EP is a tribute to the New York disco movement of the 70’s and 80’s. This bold and soulful package rounds up with a trademark dubbed out remix from the widely respected Beat Pharmacy. When placed together the records of the trilogy series will complete a puzzle revealing a connective artwork across the three sleeves.

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SPRING CHART :: ARGY 2009

1 :: Argy & The Martinez Brothers - Who made who - These Days
2 :: Tony Lionni- Found a place - Ostgut Ton
3 :: Timmy Regisford - Tention - Unrestricted access
4 :: Anthony Collins - Upright bass (Foog remix) - mule musiq
5 :: Armando- World Unknown - Warehouse records
6 :: Alexander Ross- Radian - Deeply rooted house
7 :: Ekkohaus - Unsound - Cargo Edition
8 :: Slam - Positive education (D\'julz remix) - Soma
9 :: Ron Trent- Dub Plate 2 - Future Vision
10 :: Dj Duke- Someday (Beat pharmacy reduction) - These Days

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ARGY :: Day One
These Days 01 :: Release Date: 09.02.09

These Days was founded in January 2009 by Argy as a platform on which to present his own more personal material and the work of artists, both new and old, that fit his vision of contemporary, soulful club music. The label begins with a three part connecting series of records which remains musically unrestricted by the traditional concepts associated with the common EP. When placed together the records of the trilogy series will complete a puzzle revealing a connective artwork across the three sleeves.

a1 :: argy, alexander ross - see no evil
b2 :: argy feat bajka - upon ourselves
b2 :: argy - bottom heavy

The first part, “Day One” by Argy, showcases three very different tracks, referencing some of his most important influences up til now. Within these pieces he displays the ability to work closely with session musicians and sourced artists to create a more improvised live sound, showing also his talent when structuring song like pieces or even approaching the sensitive idea of making a cover, as in his version of the 1994 classic ‘Bottom Heavy’.

2000 and one (Intacto): “phat, phat, phat!!! wicked new stuff by argy. this is the stuff a play at the moment. realy sexy old skool house flow. i play all 3 trax. thanx for this. ”

AME (Innervisions): “i really like " bottom heavy "!”

Tobi Neumann (Cocoon): “very nice reocrd!! i like both sides very much but "upon ourselves" especially i put this record in my current groove charts. ”

RELATED LINKS: these days myspace

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ALL IN! 10 YEARS OF POKER FLAT :: ANNIVERSARY COMPILATION
Poker Flat PFRCD 23X :: Release Date: 23.03.09

10 years ago an up and coming DJ & Producer named Steve Bug launched a label as an output for a very special new sound.
Having already masterminded the legendary Raw Elements la- bel, and of course the strong-as-ever Dessous imprint, Bug and a close family of DJs and Producers had a vision for something fresh and exciting that would deﬁne the times. And thus Poker Flat Recordings was born...

10 years on, over 100 singles, and 23 albums later and we have seen the label rise from glorious strength to strength, boasting an international artist roster including the most revered names in the scene. With such artists as Steve Bug, Märtini Brös, Martin Landsky, Phonique, Vincenzo, Guido Schneider, Argy, Trentemøller, Detroit Grand Pubahs, John Tejada, Patrick Chardronnet, Martin Buttrich, Dan Berkson & James What and many, many more, Poker Flat represents the soaring stars of the electronic underground, its Past, Present and Future heroes.

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The Anniversary Compilation celebrates all that has been and all that will be, looking back with a gleeful smile over the label‘s decade of music, and of course to the bright future that lies ahead. This compilation celebrates all that has been and all that will be, looking back with a gleeful smile over the label‘s decade of music, and of course to the bright future that lies ahead. Across this 3 CD selection you‘ll ﬁnd exclusive new tracks from key Poker Flat artists, some of the most inﬂuential singles from the current season, and some very special hidden treasures from the back catalogue, selected by Steve Bug.

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ARGY :: Focus On: Argy
Poker Flat (CD & 2xLP) :: Release Date: 26.05.08

"FOCUS ON: ARGY" (POKER FLAT)

tracklist pfr cd21
1: sydenham, texu, romantic touch - ebian :: argy\'s legendary bonus beats
2: argy - the storm
3: argy & sydenham - in the mist*
4: argy - love dose
5: argy - malena
6: argy & the mole - cantstandlovegetaway*
7: argy & dj gregory - our drums*
8: argy & bayoga - under no illusion*
9: argy & solumun - anemone*

*exclusively produced for this compilation

tracklist pfrlp21
a1: argy & solumun - anemone
b2: argy & the mole - cantstandlovegetaway
b2: argy & maral salmassi – another Sin
c1: argy & dj gregory - our drums
d1: argy & sydenham - in the mist
d2: argy & bayoga - under no illusion

Following on from Guido Schneider\'s enigmatic \'Focus On\' Album two years ago, Poker Flat are especially proud to introduce the next in the series, in the scintillating form of Focus On: Argy.

Comprising partly of new and exclusive productions by Argy with a strong handful of both well known and up-coming names, and highlights from his back-catalogue of releases and remixes, the mix acts as a showcase for Argy\'s unique style, taking influence from strong, energetic peak time house through to deep and spaced out percussive journeys. Hot collaborations with Solomun, The Mole, Maral Salmassi, Dj Gregory, Jerome Sydenham and Bayoga all open up the versatile mindsets of Argy\'s musical passions, as we traverse through an impeccable selection of modern house music.

\'I would never dare to approach an album without a concept,\' Argy divulges, and its clear from listening to both the exclusive vinyl tracks, and the hour long mix, that he means what he says. Each brand new track featured on the vinyl release is a fresh collaboration between Argy and another producer or musician, and the concept dictates that both must have an active part in the recording of the track. Argy wanted to try something new, something very rare, which is to group together collaborations with various other artists in the form of an album, and this is a highly-focused album indeed, exploring as many different dancefloor possibilities as are possible within his sound.

In explaining the motivation for working this way, the young producer introduced the idea of the power and magic behind collaborations, not just where an established producer works with a vocalist, or a particular instrumentalist, but where two accomplished producers and musicians in their own right go head to head. The possibilities of collaborating are endless Argy explained, opening up a door for a special \'third artist\', who is born of the combination of two overflowing, creative minds. This can be found in effect in every track included here, and simply reminds us how many talented and individual sounding artists there are within our sights at present, and indeed the pleasures making partnerships, connections and communities between them.

Not wishing to conform to the rules of a mainstream house Dj-compilation, Argy takes a bold and clear stance when it comes to the structure of the mix. The first three tracks start things running strong, as if you\'ve just arrived in the middle of a peak-time set, with the phasing chord stabs from Argy\'s Remix of Jerome Sydenham\'s Ebian melting into the powerful bass of \'The Storm\'. It\'s a soaring, urgent introduction that\'s wonderfully unconventional and captures the complete spirit of Argy\'s idealology.

These tracks were designed for the dancefloor, and it spells out the intentions of the mix with style and honesty. From there on things become more cerebral, with Argy\'s debut hit on Poker Flat, \'Love Dose\', introducing a passage where time is frozen and the party begins to unfold at its own heady pace. From there on we are simply left in the delightful and submissive position of the Listener, as the introduction also serves as a contract between Argy and his audience. We are now completely under his spell… locked in and Focused On.

Filling the spectrum from the intense travelling grooves of \'Anenome\', with Solomun, a track that is perhaps the most energetic trip on show here, to the evolving percussive workout of \'Under No Illusion\', with percussionist Bayoga, there are endless delights on offer. Teaming up with Canadian-in-Berlin The Mole, the two producer\'s love of funked up filtered sounds come through like a sizzling afterhours jam, which contrasts rather nicely to the neo-tribal rhythms of the essential \'Our Drums,\' a track produced alongside Argy\'s all time hero, Parisian legend Dj Gregory!

And yet more delights are on offer as another figurehead and legend in his own right, Ibadan records boss Jerome Sydenham, gets in the studio with Argy. The resulting track, \'In The Mist\', is a tranced out deep and dramatic cut with powerful chords, reminiscent of early Ibadan output. Also, as an ode to something further off the beaten track, Argy teams up with Munch based Vocalist, Songwriter and Producer Maral Salmassi, in the booty-sleaze electro pop of \'Another Sin\'. This track is a bonus inclusion to the vinyl release and really goes to show what fun can be had when Argy\'s collaborative spirit is let loose!

Also featured in the mix are a number of future classics from his blossoming back catalogue of releases and remixes, including the spectacular warehouse-tribalism of \'Love Dose\', his debut release of course on Poker Flat, to the driving peak time hot-house of his \'Legendary Bonus Beats Remix\' of Jerome Sydenham\'s \'Elbian.\' Argy\'s recent dubbed out remix of Ryo Murakami\'s \'Down The Sky\' (Poker Flat 95) features later in the mix. As the energy begins to build once again towards the stunning finale, Argy which mixes his hit \'Unreliable Virgin,\' from Frankfurt\'s ever popular Cocoon label, with the epic, positive drive of Rune & Sydenham\'s remix of \'1985\', a track released by Argy on Hamburg’s Liebe*Detail Spezial imprint.

Focus On: Argy is a mature, dedicated and insightful journey into a true Artist of our time. Displaying talent and vision in abundance, the young Dj and Producer is developing further and further, and this project is a sure indicator that his clear-headed musical ethic really works on the dancefloor. However, more poignantly, when considered in light of all the blurry eyed, lost-weekend associations house music often carries with it, it’s a refreshing pleasure to find Argy\'s true passion and dedication clearly represented in his art.

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