the reason is simple:
a massive lack of time.

for me (the admin & founder) it’s time to fully concentrate first and foremost on my music, but also the publishing & marketing affairs. (i.e. for motivic records)

the mental input from musicians, brandowners, bloggers, designers was simply amazing and a key-inspiration for almost every aspect of my creative work. I thank everybody who interacted over the years. I thank everybody who spent time reading the blogs.

subdialectic.com and the idea behind (to push underground & niche culture) is not dead. maybe this place will see a resurrection in another form, but for now, it’s time to say goodbye.

I would be happy if you follow my music and label-project.

Thanks again and all the best…

Stephan Hoellermann

stephanhoellermann.com
motivic.net

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Two gigs are planned, the first is hosted by Motivic Records as part of Danube Rave 2010 (October 9), a big electronic festival in Linz (Austria). For the first time Aaron-Carl comes to “Steel City” and follows some great acts already played @ Danube (Nick Holder, Kevin Saunderson, etc…)

One week later (October 16) CommandyourSoul presents Aaron-Carl in Vienna: W.A.R.M.T.H. International presents Aaron Carl @ Das Werk Vienna.

So if you are in Austria, don’t miss those dates… We would love to see some of the constant House-Souldiers there.

aaroncarl.com
W.A.R.M.T.H. International
danube-rave.at
commandyoursoul@myspace

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The latter was released on Gregory Carmichael Red Greg label in 1977 and absolutely blew my mind, especially the b-side song “funky road”. Check out their discography here

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The Cycles of the Mental Machine chronicles the musical legacy of Detroit, Michigan’s ravaged Motorcity where the great tradition of blues, gospel, jazz and Motown R&B has never died. It also tells the destiny of the young techno artists whose musical counterculture rose from the rubble to conquer the world.

Guiding us through these “cycles” is the voice of the Electrifying Mojo, legendary DJ, poet of The Mental Machine and spiritual mentor of techno. Creative energy infused with unflagging hope keeps The Cycles of the Mental Machine on a constant spin.

Beside the interviews, stories the film also featured Tyree Guyten wonderful Heidelberg Project:

You can purchase the DVD via lahuit.com & of course Amazon.

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Thanks to all supporters and motivators for hearing, reading, downloading, following & sharing from the very beginning of our label-project!

You can download the tracks on the Motivic Soundcloud Profile.

Enjoy!

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Back then the seller didn`t even know what song he intended to sell, but within some days it became clear that it was the rare Tom Moulton remix of Little Sister`s “You`re the one” originally released as 7inch in 1970. The seller claimed, this Acetate belonged to Larry Levan, and was personally given to him by Tom Moulton for play at the legendary Paradise Garage.

It was part of a bunch of Larry`s personal records left in an apartment in NYC. This thesis is not far-fatched due to the personal words written on the label: “Larry, see if you like this version! TM” After some conversation about the history of the record, I realized that this record is definitely original and something very special for collectors like me. Mr. Tom Moulton now confirmed that just close friends knew that he signed his acetates with “TM” and this record is the only one in existence. It was given to Larry Levan back in 1976.

Pointless to introduce all these names behind that record, but to keep it short and for the understanding of further coherencies:

Little Sister

Little Sister was an American all female vocal group, which served primarily as the background vocalists for the influential rock/funk band Sly the Family Stone in concert and on record. Originally a gospel music group called The Heavenly Tones, Little Sister was composed of Vet Stone (Family Stone frontman Sly Stone), Mary McCreary, and Elva Mouton, and became a recording act of its own for a brief period in 1970/1971. During the interim period between the releases of the Family Stone albums Stand! and “There’s a Riot Goin’ On”, Sly Stone negotiated a production deal with Atlantic Records, resulting in his own imprint, Stone Flower. Stone Flower released four singles, including one by R&B artist Joe Hicks, one by 6IX, and two by Little Sister: “You’re The One” and “Somebody’s Watching You”.

Both Little Sister 45s reached the Billboard Hot 100 Top 40 and the Billboard R&B Top 10 (“You’re the One” made it to #4, and “Somebody’s Watching You” made it to #8), but for unclear reasons Sly ceased production of further Little Sister recordings, and Little Sister were relegated to background vocal work for the rest of its existence. (source: Wikipedia)

Tom Moulton

Tom Moulton (born 1940) is an American record producer and originator of the remix, the breakdown section, and the 12-inch single vinyl format. He has humbly maintained that the last two innovations were pure accidents.

Tom Moulton’s innovative work was honored at the 2004 Dance Music Hall of Fame ceremony in New York City when he was inducted for his achievements as a Remixer. (source: Wikipedia)

Larry Levan

Larry Levan is considered one of the most influential and important Dj`s ever, he was resident at the legendary Paradise Garage:

With Larry at the helm, the Garage embodied all that was beautiful about disco: glamour, unpretentiousness, excitement, hedonism, epiphany through music, black/white and gay/straight harmony, and the general concept of the dancefloor as family. Celebrities like Grace Jones, Keith Haring, Nile Rogers, Chaka Khan and Madonna hung out and danced the night away along with thousands more of Larry’s dedicated flock. As a remixer, Larry applied his inimitable touch to countless all-time club classics, including “Got My Mind Made Up”/Instant Funk, “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough”/Inner Life, “Can’t Play Around”/Lace, “Heartbeat”/Taana Gardner and many many more. Larry’s legacy is more than just a legendary nightclub and a fistful of club classics. Larry Levan was the ultimate DJ: he didn’t just excel at his job, he reinvented the concept of the DJ, blurring the boundaries of music, race, sex, sexuality, and changing thousands of people’s perception of music, sound and the world around them.
To come back to the record: As a personal fan of Tom Moulton`s remixes (I am willing to admit I didn`t know the song) I kept the record in mind, and finally bought it for a retrospecitve low price. I asked the seller to write down some additional info about this (in my mind) piece of history and received it some days later. I immediately realized that the song was huge, a long accapella intro overflowing in a funky bad ass dancefloortune.

(source: West End Records Website)

But to come back to the record:

Since then I just played it a handful of times for recording and for a local radio show hosted by the Deephousemafia on Play Fm;

On my research about this rare find, I found out that Danny Krivit used the original verion for his Grass Roots Compilation: Danny Krivit “Musical Influences & Inspirations”. Francis Grasso denominated the track as one of his peak records, and even Tom Moulton mentioned this special remix on an interview for djhistory.com, saying that he remixed the original mono single in stereo for a compilation called Disco Trek.

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Beside the extremely precise realization (watch construction pics) of the car itself, I just love the usual car-poster-aestethic of the promo photographs available for purchase.

The following video shows the bike-car in action:

You can now see this car at Lentos Museum of Art – Linz / Austria until 16.06.2010.

Link: Ferdinand Johannes
Link: Ferdinand GT3 RS
Link: Ferdinand @ Lentos Linz

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available via: Traxsource, Stompy, Soul Seduction, Juno, Amazon, iTunes

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