Blurb (Exclusive Promo):
After being discovered by Laurent Garnier in 2009, Ian O’Donovan’s music has gone from strength to strength & has received constant support and plays from some of the worlds biggest DJ's including Garnier himself, John Digweed, Dave Clarke, Richie Hawtin, Kevin Saunderson & Hernan Cattaneo. In the last few years Ian’s tracks have found their way on to labels such as Bedrock, KMS, Virgin and Wolfskuil to name but a few.
His first outing on Irish imprint Heavy Reel sees him bring his usual melodic yet driving style to the table on tracks Medera & Tungsten, whilst Swedish maestro Samuel L Session provides a heads down peak time remix of the title track.
DJ FEEDBACK….
Michel de Hey – “Great emo techno again from Ian, he is the best in combining Detroit techno with smooth melodies!”
Secret Cinema – “Tungsten is great!! Session remix will work just fine as well.... ”
Marco Bailey – “Yes I’ve been playing already Samuel’s mix! Groovy like always.. Ass shaking! ”
Hernan Cattaneo – “Always quality music from Ian and this is the same. Excellent tracks. Always support from me!”
Danny Howells – “Awesome stuff... Nice end of night feel to the original, and Samuel's mix is solid too. Cheers!”
Bushwacka! – “Medera is a Big BIG record. Good stuff Ian, support!”
Leo Leal – “Solid remix from Samuel L Session.. Been always fan of his work ... full support! ”
Thomas Schumacher – “I am loving this release!! Especially Samuel’s remix!! Supporting!”
DocePulgadas Radio, Spain – “This is a great techno trip!!”
Diversions – (CHRY Toronto, Canada) – “Nice ones! Really like the melodic flow of both originals!”
Andrew W – (Pulse Radio / In The Mix, Australia) – “I love how Ian's music appeals to such a broad range of people. Sign of true talent. Will review this.”
Mihalis Safras – “Thumbs up for the classic sound of SLS. Could recognise his sound with my eyes closed! Well done ”
Carlo Lio – “Samuel’s remix is the standout for me here. I’m gonna try it out and see how it works.”
Cid Inc – “This is a great package of music from Heavy Reel. Tungsten is my pick of the release.”
Nicole Moudaber – “Samuel is rocking it here!!! Looking forward to playing this out!”
King Unique – “It’s Ian O’Donovan and I’m on my way to gigs in Argentina – DOWNLOOOOOOOOOAD!!! Tungsten my fav.”
Alan Fitzpatrick – “YES! This Samuel L Session remix is heavy and GREAT!!”
Arjun Vagale – “Samuel L Session remix is pure class!! Tungsten is a wicked track as well. Support!”
Nick Warren – “A wonderful release from Ian with Medera my fav to play. 5/5!”
Adam Beyer – “Really dig Ian’s Stuff. Breath of fresh air. Samuel’s mix is cool too even though it sounds like everything else he is doing at the moment.”
Karotte – “I’m always a fan of Ian’s work and Medera is another nice one. I like it!”
Steve Parker – “Samuel’s remix has his trade mark sound… I’ll try it out in my sets.”
Matthias Vogt (MotorCitySoul) – “Niceness, Ian O’Donovan always reliable! Medera ist the one I’ll be playing!”
Mr Jones – (Unsubscribe) – “Nice ep from Ian O’Donovan… Good release from Heavy Reel. I like Tungsten, its funky groove has an evil twist.”
Kyle Geiger – “Yeah I’m really feeling Sam’s remix on this one! Great stuff from him!”
Monika Kruse – “Wonderful. Wonderful. Wonderful! Thank you so much for Medera Ian!!”
Guy J – “Ian’s Medera is such a beautiful track!! I’m also loving Samuel’s remix too. So good!”
Dosem – “Ian always delivers the goods and he’s done so again here. Medera for me!!”
Shadow Dancer (Al) – “Medera is ace spacey techno with a quite beautiful strings and pads. So is Tungsten actually.”
Angel Molina – “Tungsten certainly sounds ‘classic’ but (still) nice!! I like it.”
Jody Wisternoff – “Classy stuff from Ian… Love Medera and I’ll definitely be playing this out!”
Lee Burridge – “Me favourite release of the past few weeks for sure! Both mixes of Medera are great!!”
Gregor Tresher – “WOW, this is SO good! Love the melodic original and SLS delivers yet another great peaktime groover!”
Diversions – (CHRY Toronto, Canada) – “Nice ones. Really like the melodic flow of both originals!”
Jonty Skrufff – (Germany Calling, BLN.fm, Germany) – “I love the Samuel L Session remix. Will be roadtesting that this weekend.”
Laurent N – (Nice Radio, France) – “Top release! Always nice stuff from Ian O’Donovan & Samuel L Session. Will be playing and supporting!”
Christilization Radio, Serbia – “Cool music from Ian! Remix is always very nice.”
Tsugi Magazine, France – “A cool ep with a nice remix from Samuel.”
Scan Mode – (DJ Magazine, Spain) – “Samuel’s remix is the best here for me.”
Debug Magazine, Germany – “Considering for review.”
credits
released October 5, 2013
All tracks written by Ian O'Donovan, additional production by Samuel L Session on track 2
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