Matthias Zimmermann, heavyweight new talent on the bass and post-dubstep scene brings us his first vinyl release on Tigersushi after his debut EP on Sound Pellegrino and a single on the coolish Discobelle Blog/Label. The tune we chose sounds like it is 100% made for the Balearic Islands. A groovy beat that catches you and makes you wanna dance, synth melodies that make you wanna fly high! Let the sunrise come.

Here’s an interesting one for you. Mungolian Jet Set released the original track for this song, “We Are The Shining,” almost a year ago. Then, a couple weeks back, we got wind of this remix of the song by Skatebård, a Bergen-based Norwegian producer who is best known for his hip-hop productions with Side Brok. We’re not sure why this is just seeing the light of day now, but we’re certainly glad it is… And we’re happy to share it with you!

Everyone!
The exciting days in my life just won’t seem to come to a dead end at the moment and I’m truly grateful for that…like this beautiful Sunday I got to spend at the Melt! Festival near Berlin on July 21st. Festivals are always so great to perform at, since, besides playing your own set, you get to see so many amazing acts, meet tons of inspiring people and reunite with many dear friends. And Melt!, which is presented by Intro Magazine (that being quite an indicator for high quality itself, by the way) was just plain and simply awesome this year!
As someone who played at several festivals, let me tell you: Never underestimate the importance of the right attire at a festival! For instance, my neat little HUGO clutch proved itself successful once again as a lifesaver with it’s perfect size for everything I needed that day!

Since I promised you guys that you’ll have the chance to look over my shoulder on various occasions: here’s my video diary of the day! Get prepared for loads of cool footage, including my live-set and numerous cameos from such illustrous names as Lana Del Rey, Justice and many more…simply hit “Play” for the whole shebang!

Love,
Nina

How To Dress Well is the stage name of Tom Krell, a Chicago-based musician with an ear equally attuned for R&B and ambience. “Ocean Floor For Everything” is the first single from his upcoming full length “Total Loss” on Weird World Record Co/ Domino. It’s beautiful.

Hello People,

it’s your host Kasper once again transmitting live via satellite… So, as easily comprehensible from some previous posts, I had quite a good time with HUGO at the Fashion Week in Berlin a couple of days back. So this time, my expectations were far from impaired, since Fashion Week in my hometown of Copenhagen was on the menu. Besides the fact that many interesting people from all over the world and in all types of fascinating couture would be crowding my city, this meant for me: Djing at the HUGO Party with my girlfriend EIF while being surrounded by many familiar faces – not the worst combo! With Restaurant Nimb, the venue itself was quite extravagant to begin with, plus the home field advantage made itself felt quite early, so we were having a good old time all the way through. If you missed out on it – eh, quite the bummer! Check out the pics (we’re both wearing HUGO in the pictures – make sure to check out the HUGO Fall Collection 2012!) of this fun night and I hope to see many of you guys around next time I’ll be playing out somewhere!

Cheers
Kasper

Dear fellow readers,

what time is it? That’s right, it’s podcast-time again! So, here’s another episode of the HUGO Tracks Podcast, our monthly rundown of the freshest tunes we’re
listening to over here at the HUGO lab. This time, we have an exclusive track made just for us by Nina Kraviz (our infatuation phase just won’t seem to pass…).
There’s also new music from such great artists as Boska, Tom Dermac, Matthew Dear and a lot of other goodies included as well. You know how they say that the best things in life are free, right?
So please go ahead and download the podcast right here or on iTunes and be sure to take this baby on the road with you!

Marie Madeleine is a lovely French that coos and chants her way through super catchy dance tunes. Or at least that’s what we thought. On the newest Marie Madeleine song, “The Nihilist Song,” there’s no trace of the vocals that first caught our attention in “Swimming Pool,” but instead cooing and chanting about absurdist philosophy from a deep-voiced man. Well, whatever Marie Madeleine is, there’s a great new remix of “The Nihilist Song” from Rubinskee, and we’re streaming it here.

Shadowbox is the nom de plume of Bonnie Baxter, a Brooklyn-based producer, singer and songwriter who made today’s HUGO Track. The song is called ‘AM’, and it pulls on a lot of the sounds of the moment – droning synths, psychedelic harmonies, noises that make you think of the word ‘witch’. We’re giving it away for free, and there’s a nice video to go with the song below.

We’ve always loved the classic sounds of bossa nova, but, as you know, we’re suckers for new music, which is why we’re really into this new song from Sloane Alabaster. Masterfully sampling and contorting Getz and Gilberto’s rendition of “Quiet Nights Of Quiet Stars” with Astrud Gilberto on vocals, the Tokyo-based producer has brought the timeless song straight into the future.

Mind Fair is a project by producers Dean Meredith and Ben Shenton, who’ve released music on the Uruguayan label, International Feel, and are set to release some more material on one of our favorite labels of the moment, Golf Channel. Before that happens, though, Mind Fair is debuting a side project called 21st Century Fox, a collaboration with vocalist Lauren Faulkner. We’ve got our favorite track from the new EP here (it’s called ‘Serious Love’) for free download. Don’t sleep. It’ll be gone before you know it.