Mineral Musica is back with the 2nd installment of the v/a compilation series, Friends WIth Benefits. The idea behind this series is to bring together friends from around the world, with very unique flavors that all represent the Mineral sound spectrum. This is an incredible collection of artists/tracks and a ...
Label manager Patrik Skoog teamed up in Berlin with his friend Walker Barnard (Thema, District Of Corruption) for a few weeks of alchemy in the studio. As a result; A perfect match between two styles and a straight up killer A side (Bend The Light) that already has won praise ...
Mikael Stavöstrand (Lick My Deck, Clink, Highgrade) spent a few days in Berlin recently, so why not get him over to the We Are HQ and work on some tracks with Agaric, right?
Come one, come all. Ladies and Germs, cigars and cigar-ettes, elephinos and donkapotameese... to the show of a lifetime. A salve for the soul, a tonic for the toes, a pill for the proboscis... it is ”The 3 Good Doctors Marvelously Medicinal Traveling Sideshow and Musical Revue”. Dr. Pat (aka ...
An idea coming after playing a few gigs together, this Ep has been quite a long time in the making for the two expat Berliner producers. Finalized, we have two straight forward dancefloor- yet energetic as well as hypnotic cuts from Agaric (Mad Eye) and Shonky (Contexterrior). The groove is ...
As of late, Butane and Foundsound cofounder Someone Else have been enjoying the success of their new digital tool label, Little Helpers, and they continue to work together performing random collaborative live gigs and joint productions. This time around, Butane and Someone Else join forces to bring you Dink Touching ...
When Alessio Mereu founded AMAM last year, the label was mostly a home for his own productions as well as from friends in his Italian vicinity, but as AMAM‘s beats have pulsated throughout Europe and the rest of the globe, it‘s become a home for forward-thinking dance music internationally.
Sometimes, things take a turn different from the one expected. Alec Troniq is a dreamer, constantly vagabonding and using music to express his surroundings. His tracks - weaving in between the dancefloor and rides through dreamy soundscapes - reach places which one wouldn't have imagined. The first EP of the ...
As of late, Butane and Foundsound cofounder Someone Else have been enjoying the success of their new digital tool label, Little Helpers, and they continue to work together performing random collaborative live gigs and joint productions. This time around, Butane and Someone Else join forces to bring you Dink Touching ...
PullProxy will host their first-ever soirée on November 3 at the Bang Bang Berlin Gallery in Berlin featuring Agaric, Walker Barnard, Falko Brocksieper, Jonas Kopp and Alland Byallo. The event will be broadcast live on Livebeats and starts promptly at 6 PM. The event is free to attend, but all guests must be on the RA roll call for entry.
As Unlike.net writes, "Usually, DJs are just some sort of accessory at gallery openings and
cultural events, yet this event turns that idea on its head. With the
Golden Sun Movement’s acid-house inspired “On” exhibition providing the
background ambiance, PullProxy’s soirée features Djs as the main show
with sets from Agaric, Alland Byallo, Jonas Kopp, Falko Brocksieper and
Walker Barnard. It’s invite only, so get your name on the RA event list for entry."
The Josh Wink remix of Agaric's "Who Made Up The Rules Remixes" on Ovum Recordings has ranked at 9 in Resident Advisor's Top 50 August Singles. Check out the full chart here.
Patrik Skoog isn’t only one of the youngest veteran techno and house producers from Sweden, he’s also one of the most interesting and inspired. Though incredibly versatile, the sustained energy in his sets and productions are equally exceptional. In the last two years, Agaric established the Club Tracks 10” series on his label We Are.
Besides his own stellar productions, collaborations with close friends Shonky, Walker Barnard, and Ed Davenport have also graced the Club Tracks series. International support came from leading DJs like Richie Hawtin, Seth Troxler, Loco Dice, Ben Klock, Luciano, Joris Voorn, Magda, Laurent Garnier, Sven Väth, and Adam Beyer. Above all, his productions were championed by Josh Wink, who went on to sign his album debut, “Who Made Up The Rules,” on his Ovum imprint.
After more than 100 vinyl releases, Patrik Skoog can look back at quite a history: His harder Techno project Headroom on his label Native Diffusion, releases on Synewave, Loop, and many more long forgotten underground labels in the 90s and early 2000s left his first mark for those who know. From 2005 on, he evolved into his deeper Agaric project, with releases on his internationally celebrated We Are label, Adam Beyer’s Drumcode, Truesoul & Mad Eye, Raum…Musik, Sunset Diskos, Nummer, Kontra Musik, Treibstoff and Liebe Detail. As a technical DJ with a magical sense for momentum and selection, he’s been playing worldwide for more than 10 years, while his equally as stellar Live sets are one of the few that can rock a crowd throughout its duration. Relocating to Berlin in 2007, he quickly established himself as a celebrated constant inspiration, be it for extended Bar25 after hour sets, or club nights in Watergate, Arena, and Berghain’s Panoramabar.
In 2011, Agaric continues to develop his trademark ethereal touch to classic Detroit and Chicago influences. Aside from further releases on his We Are label, he is slated to release further collaborations with Walker Barnard in mid-2011.
Agaric’s mature, yet free floating approach to club music culture promises not only sweaty nights (and days) on the floor, but also peace of mind and revelation for the searching soul.