This is Vitamin K 1st release of Home Made. Musical compositions on this album are results of inspiration Ivan get from moving to live in Amsterdam in 2005. Tracks 1 and 10 are produced while he was leaving in Belgrade. Looking glass is fast but deep track while Drops is pure techno track as Vitamin K see it. Other tracks on album are playing with different musical styles, resulting in Vitamin K unique style – “regressive”, how actually he likes to call it. Clockwork, Sheket, HUP and Crème de la crème are true presenters of this unique approach to sounds and arrangements, taking the people on the dance floor on the journey they not expect. Whole album is done only in computer, all synthesis are done by Ivan him self, without using sampling techniques. Whole album keep the listener in unique bland of feelings, mixing deeper grooves with uplifting melodies.
ABOUT VITAMIN K Ivan Kadelburg aka Vitamin K. is sound artist, DJ and producer born in Belgrade, Yugoslavia. Currently living and working in Amsterdam, Netherlands. His interest in music was obvious from an early age. At the age of nine he have started education in classical and jazz guitar playing. In teenage years, as he discovered and got influenced by more of different music styles, he realized that his interests lay more in DJ-ing, sound and music production, than in playing a particular instrument. When he was 16 he started Dj-ing on the local radio station Index Radio. His Friday night show become popular because of his beautiful mixes of diverse music styles and periods, from classical music, pop, rock, punk, blues, jazz to electronic dance music. His first public performance as a DJ was during the student protest 1996/97 in Belgrade, where he deejayed on street parties at famous Discotheque Blue Cordon. In the same period, he has completed several courses in music production. In 1999 he moved to live in Israel for year and a half, where he became more involved in electronic music and club scene. During that time he worked in several Music production studios and made his first electronic music tracks. After coming back to Belgrade he have started DJ-ing in local clubs and at the same time producing more music of his own. On one of his visits to Zagreb (Croatia) he met local DJ and promoter Sergej Lugovic aka DJ Sergej, who become very good friend and fresh and stimulating influence on his musical development. Sergej realized Ivans talent and potential that led to professional co-operation and album release on Sergej label Home Made. The album Vitamin K- Essential Vitamins is Ivan's first release. Ivan's current music taste is diverse, ranging from hard techno to deep house, from electro to minimal, from IDM to electronic sounds capes. And all of these influences are present in his DJ sets, performances and in his own productions. In September 2005 he moved to Amsterdam to study at Gerrit Rietveld Academy, Audio-visual Department. And at the same time, making more commitment in building his career on more international level; promoting his album, Dj-ing and working on his performance as sound artist.
HOME MADE = Music with Mediterranean soul and Balkan attitude
Home Made Electronica, Croatia, is a record and a publishing company releasing innovative dance music and bedroom electronica. Idiosyncratic in it's approach, Home Made opened it's doors for quality music primarily made by Croatian artists with a mission to bring their creative output from the artists' rooms to the whereabouts of it's supporters worldwide. Focused on different release formats, Home Made cherishes love for CD Albums and Vinyl EP's while recognizing the significance of digital distribution in reaching supporters of Music With Attitude.
Musically speaking, Home Made, Music with Mediterranean soul and Balkan Attitude is about complexity of rhythm and melody, and the emotional charge neccecary for the Art of Dance. With a feeling for artistic expression, Home Made continues to push the boundaries of how club music should sound like and provides DJs with sophisticated music that has a club vibe which reminds us why we like to dance.
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TRACKLIST:
1 Looking Glass 2 What Say You 3 Rising of the Star 4 Duvan 5 Doll Play 6 Clockwork 7 Sheket 8 HUP 9 Crema De La Creme 10 Drops 11 Kaleidoscope 12 Crosstown