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Well, no less than Dennis Ferrer picked the b-side, ‘New Love’ to open his Mixmag cover CD House Nation ‘08 for April so that’s a mighty fine endorsement in itself.

‘New Love’ is the more obvious soul/dance/house track of the two on this single, mainly due to its catchy “Since you’ve gone, do you still love me” vocal. Easy to be lulled by its instant pleasure and bouncey beats but don’t linger as the other side might not be a copy of ‘Dark Soldier’, but it has it’s own ‘Dark Soldier’-type grower elements.

Echoing chorale voices, pan steel drum beats, acoustic guitar on beach lines and mesmorising synth twiddles (with a slight touch of a ‘Baba O’Riley’ theme?). That said, I’m not knocking Rock Opera projects as ‘Dark Soldier’ was always a bit of a winner with the prog-house lyrics delivered in the whispery tones of Araba Walton. There’s more outer experience lyrics on ‘Inner Soul’ and the whole thing all adds up to another monster hit.

For completists, Sonar Kollektiv released a Dixon edit of ‘Dark Soldier’ on 12” with another top track, the “jazzy” ‘Unforgiven’ (that you might find this one listed on a Hectic Mix tracklisting on t’net).

Good to see Sonar Kollektiv are not a label to sit back on their former glory (but if you need a refresher, check 10 Years, Who Cares?) and it’s best to regularly check their web site as already this year they’ve released a new Jazzanova EP, Computer Incarnations II and the download only Eva Be remix of Markus Enochson’s ‘Take Me Away’ (Hectic recommends the ‘Extended’ mix).

Sonar Kollektiv have got in Appel an star that is destined to be one of the big names of 2008. He’s has previously been a member of such a fine trio of dancefloor favourites Fauna Flash, Trüby Trio and Voom:Voom so he knows how to teamwork and his solo success with ‘Dark Soldier’ is clearly not going to be a one off. Appel’s album, Talk To Your Angel promises to be a huge debut album this year and I for one can’t wait to hear it; it’s out in June I’m told so until then, my inner soul with have to be satisfied with my new love double A sided 12”!

Reviewed: Roland Appel - Inner Soul (Sonar Kollektiv) Cat. No. SK178 : Vinyl, 12” Release date: March 2008
Tracklisting:
A Inner Soul (5:30)
AA New Love (5:04)

Links
www.myspace.com/rolandappel
www.myspace.com/arabawalton
www.sonarkollektiv.com
www.mirkoborsche.com
www.mixmag.net
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baba_O’Riley
www.myspace.com/mixmagmagazine
www.myspace.com/voomvoom
Gilles Peterson :: 20th September 2007 :: Heavy Hitters : : Sonar Kollektiv
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Jazzanova - ‘That Night’ (Wahoo Remix) (Sonar Kollektiv)
Outlines - ‘Just A Lil’ Lovin’ (Sonar Kollektiv)
Fross - ‘Soul Hack’ (Sonar Kollektiv)
Joe Jukie and DJ Fitchie - ‘Midnight Marauders’ (Sonar Kollektiv)
Nuspirit Helsinki - ‘Seis Por Ocho’ (Sonar Kollektiv)
Wahoo Ft Capitol A - ‘Make em Shake it (Sonar Kollektiv)
Jazzanova - ‘That Night’ (Wahoo Remix) (Sonar Kollektiv)
Wahoo - ‘Sun in My Candlelight’ (Sonar Kollektiv)
Jazzanova - Mwela, Mwela (Here I am) (Bugz in the Attic Remix) (Sonar Kollektiv)
Georg Levin - (I Got) ‘Somebody New’ (Sonar Kollektiv)
Wahoo Ft Paul Randolph - ‘Don’t Take it Personal’ (Sonar Kollektiv)
Moonstarr - ‘Detroit’ (Sonar Kollektiv)
Theif - ‘The Sirens Call’ (Sonar Kollektiv)
Extended Spirit - ‘Solid Water’ (Sonar Kollektiv)
Will Power - ‘Adventures in Success’ (Sonar Kollektiv)
Ame - ‘Misfune’ (Sonar Kollektiv)
Drum Lesson - ‘Strings of Life’ (Sonar Kollektiv)
Eva B - ‘Trippin’ (Dub) (Sonar Kollektiv)
Deyampert - ‘Held Him First’ (Sonar Kollektiv) (Worldwide Edit)
Roland Appel - ‘Dark Soldier’ (Sonar Kollektiv)