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Sahpe Releases
"Sahpe" is basically the start of my surname, and as I was known to most people by this nickname anyway, I've kept it as my main alias. Under Sahpe come most house, tech house, and techno releases, and most other musical experimentations that don't particularly fall under the genres covered by the other two aliases.
There have been a few attempts to work with Tokkoi, be it on remixes or collaborations, and none have been released yet, so the dancefloor-oriented "Shanghai" was sneakily squeezed into Tokkoi's first album on Baroque Records!
The album reached #1 on Beatport's Chill Out charts! And the natural consequence was a CD release as well! Find the album on all good digital stores, some of the biggest shops in Greece, and some in Europe as well!
Many of the collaborators on this album were interviewed as part of the promo work, so here's my bit :)
Tokkoi, Sahpe - Shanghai (promo interview)
Have a listen to the track, and the album! Enjoy!
"Tokkoi, Sahpe - Shanghai"
Released on "Tokkoi - Custom Made World", the album, on 31-03-2014.
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Buy the track: Shanghai
Buy the album: Custom Made World
Another remix for fellow producer Sound Gypsy, for his release "Why Did I Leave You"! There's actually one under the Sahpe alias/style, and another under the rougher-around-the-edges
Mikaelantony!
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"Release Date - 12th August 2013 Having just celebrated our 1 Year anniversary party in London, we would like to thank you all for your support in the last year. Got lots of new music to showcase going forward and which we think you will like. We bring back label head Sound Gypsy on the first release of our second year with a disco/soul tip and a hint of techno. The original of "Why Did I Leave You" was made a year back and to freshen things up, Harsh has made a dark version which incorporates entirely different drums and focuses around a deep synth stab lead. On remix duties, Planet Jumper provide a deeper than usual mid tempo funk fuelled house version; Michael Sachpekidis (aka Sahpe & mikaelantony) creates a deep house and electro version while Ash Reynolds provides a nu disco jam. We hope you like it :)"
"Why Did I Leave You (Dark Version)"
"Why Did I Leave You (Light Version)"
"Why Did I Leave You (Planet Jumper Remix)"
"Why Did I Leave You (Too Soon For Sahpe Remix)"
"Why Did I Leave You (Mikaelantony Remix)"
"Why Did I Leave You (Ash Reynolds Remix)"
Released on 12-08-2013.
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As a token of appreciation to all the friends, family and fans that supported DOB004 and took it into the charts, an unreleased remix of "Camel Funk" was offered as a FREE DOWNLOAD!
"Sound Gypsy - Camel Funk (Sahpe's Cameltoe Remix)"
Available below...
After remixing so many Sound Gypsy tracks, the time came for Sahpe to have the favour returned!
And this opportunity came in the form of the 4th Dobara release! Here's what head honcho Harsh Puri had to say...
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"For our 4th instalment, we are pleased to introduce multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Sahpe on our young imprint. He goes head to head with Sound Gypsy on this release. Camel Funk is all about sliced and diced vocals in combination with a groovy bass line. Sahpe reinterprets the track with a 90s approach blending electro and tribal creating an entirely new track in the process. On Broken, Sahpe maintains the electro pop approach while combining that with beautiful synth melodies and his own Depeche Mode influenced vocals. On the remix, Sound Gypsy strips down the original and creates a deep and mellow chillwave influenced house version."
"Sound Gypsy - Camel Funk"
"Sound Gypsy - Camel Funk (Sahpe's Funk Off Remix)"
"Sahpe - Broken"
"Sahpe - Broken (Sound Gypsy's Fragile Remix)"
were released on Dobara on 05-10-2012.
The release reached #44 in the Top 100 Nu Disco Releases of Beatport on the first day and stayed there for quite a while!!!
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Anauel created a stunning track with Mirika in "Hold Tight", and Sahpe was tasked with a remix. The fruit of that labour was unexpectedly quite club-oriented and leaning slightly towards Nu Disco!
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"Anauel - Hold Tight (feat. Mirika) (Sahpe's Loose Mix)"
was released along with the Original Mix on Arabica on 13-09-2012.
Continuing on with remixes for Sound Gypsy, this next set on "Let It Out" was an exploration into reminiscent sounds and styles! Sahpe delivered tracks that could have been produced decades apart, yet sound fresh still...
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"Sound Gypsy - Let It Out (Sahpe Was Reborn In '08 Remix)"
was released on Avatara on 19-07-2012.
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"Sound Gypsy - Let It Out (Sahpe Was Born In '80 Remix)" and
"Sound Gypsy - Let It Out (Sahpe Was There In '96 Remix)"
were released on Angry Monkey on 31-08-2012.
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Sahpe took on the challenge of remixing these two fantastic tracks "Country Girls" and "We Can" by Sound Gypsy - NO easy task! But his work was deemed "his best" by Sound Gypsy himself!!!
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"Sound Gypsy - Country Girls (Sahpe's See Hi Remix)" and
"Sound Gypsy - We Can (Sahpe's Remix For Eva To Whistle To)"
released on Arabica on 20-10-2011.
"Sahpe's Remix For Eva To Whistle To" went on to be included in the "Sunset Sessions Vol 6" compilation (LWSSV06) on LW Recordings!
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"Sound Gypsy - We Can (Sahpe's For Eva To Wiggle To Remix)"
released on Illegal Ninja Moves on 12-07-2012.
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The first ever Sahpe release was with In Fact Recordings (a Kinetik Records sublabel) on 18/10/2008.
Here's what In Fact head honcho Savvas "Novatek" Georgiadis had to say for this release...
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"In Fact Net Audio welcomes Michael Sachpekidis, a Greek producer who's based in Reading, England! Michael is a robotic engineer by day and a techno producer by night. His first release for the label is a very emotional & deep, but still funky & dancefloor-friendly 5-trax EP that captivates the mind and drives the body, leaving the listener asking for more...and surely, there's more to come in the future."
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