For his sophomore long-player, coming a stately five years after its predecessor, Moomin has not tweaked the formula all that much. The pleasures are to be found in the same place as always: in subtle variations that reward over time and atmospheres as smooth as butter.
LabelSmallville Records
Results28Smallville Records is a record label and store based in Hamburg, Germany. Smallville is run by Julius Steinhoff and Just von Ahlefeld, also known as Smallpeople, and Pete Kersten, also known as Lawrence. Smallpeople run the everyday life at the record store. The shop has become renowned as a place to hang out and meet people, to listen to and talk about music or start a track. Smallville also has an excellent group of creatives who are all part of it, working and helping out. Visual artist Stefan Marx, who is responsible for the complete visual side of Smallville has no doubt become one of the most prominent examples of the collective.
Best Tracks of 2015
It’s this time of the year again: Best of lists are back! You hate them, right? Well, don’t be such a grinch. This best tracks list’s only purpose is to dispense a tiny dose of what’s been, once again, a brilliant year for musical creation, with plenty more than just dozens of top-notch EPs and albums.
Moomin announces ‘A Minor Thought’ LP for Smallville Records
Berlin-based producer Moomin has announced his long-awaited second album for Smallville Records ‘A Minor Thought’, scheduled for release in February 2016.
STL: Simply Positive
STL offers two effective and dynamic tracks which will undoubtedly find themselves appearing in the bags of DJ’s far and wide.
Julius Steinhoff: Flocking Behaviour
Julius Steinhoff raises the bar with ‘Flocking Behaviour’ and delivers one of the benchmark album releases of the year.
Julius Steinhoff to release debut solo album ‘Flocking Behaviour’ in July
Julius Steinhoff will release his debut 8 track album ‘Flocking Behaviour’ via Smallville Records in July 2014. As a solo producer Julius Steinhoff has released a string of
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Deep House Introspective III: Moomin – The Story About You
In the third part of our Deep House Introspective series, Tom Faber examines Moomin’s debut album ‘The Story About You’ released in 2011 on Smallville Records.
STL: At Disconnected Moments
Like many highly regarded producers, Stephan Laubner, aka STL, has no interest in fame. While he is revered by the underground world as one of the heroes of
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Smallpeople
We spoke to Smallpeople, the dynamic production duo behind Smallville Records and record store based in Hamburg, Germany. Dionne aka Just von Ahlefeld and Julius Steinhoff established the store in 2005 with the help of fellow
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Smallville & Odd Fantastic at ADE
On Sunday 20th October Smallville Records and Odd Fantastic present Smallpeople, Christopher Rau, Moomin, Genius Of Time, Hrdvsion and Octo Octa live at Barkode from 9am
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Smallpeople & Rau: Meadows EP
1. Meadows
2. Life Aquatic
Christopher Rau
Our second exclusive IA MIX comes from Christopher Rau. Originally from Bavaria, his father, a trained pianist, introduced him to percussion and piano during his childhood.
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