Reaching For The Stars
The Swiss producers duo Cryptonites, are living up to their reputation of elusiveness. Two years ago, they appeared for the first time on myspace. Only a few weeks later, they received a lot of support from well‐known blogs and their initial productions were spread over the internet.
In May 2008, they released their first EP called «Hands of God EP» on their very own label Destruction Music. DJ‐gigs all over Europe were the result of it. They played several events in France, Hungary, Norway, Portugal, Austria, Italy and Germany together with big names such as MSTRKRFT, Shadow Dancer, Feadz, Les Petits Pilous, Sinden, Kap10kurt and Punks Jump Up.
Back in the studio, they started doing remixes for the Australian electro‐pop band Grafton Primary, German shooting stars Jennifer Rostock as well as fellow producers like French‐house‐legend Raw Man, Russ Chimes and Futurecop! One year later in June 2009, they announced their second EP;«Boots Electric EP» which includes three new productions of the duo as well as a remix of German producer Saint Pauli.
The positive feedback of DJs all around the globe leave no doubt that this is just the beginning of a long journey for these two guys.
Releases
- Hands Of God EP (19 May 2009) 01: Hands Of God / 02: Zodiac / 03: Cruzaders
- Boots Electric EP (3 August 2009) 01: Boots Electric / 02: T.N.T. (Twists’N'Turns) / 03: Sleepwalkers / 04: Boots Electric (Saint Pauli Remix)
- Midas Touch/Midnight Moves (1 February 2010) 01: Midas Touch / 02: Midnight Moves
- Vegas (7 July 2010) 01: Vegas (Fussy Boy Remix) / 02: Vegas / 03: Vegas (LaClopeAuBec Remix) / 04: Heads Together / 05: Meltdown
- Hey Kidz (February 2011) Coming Soon!
Remixes
- Grafton Primary – She Knows It / Resolution Re., Australia
- Jennifer Rostock – Himalaya / Warner Music, Germany
- Lions At Your Door – LAYD / Gash Digital, England
- Grafton Primary – All Stars / Resolution Rec., Australia
- Electro Ferris – Fight Club / Freakz Me Out Rec., Germany
- Polygon Palace – Tokyo Getaway / Forum5, Australia
- Raw Man – United (Join Together) / tba
- Gooseflesh ‐ Keep On / Freakz Me Out Rec., Germany
Dates
Cryptonites are playing on the following dates:
05 February Mayhem @ Nordstern, Basel
Booking
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“These guys pick up where the Ed Banger/Digitalism crowd leaves off, adds in more funk twists and turns, a sprinkle of Daft Punk’s earlier House leaning, and some secret X component that just makes it all seamlessly work in the catchiest, danciest way imaginable.”
“Cryptonites are a pair of bang‐’em‐out dudes from Switzerland who’ve been collecting blog nods and spots in DJs playlists more and more over the past year for their hitting electro. Now, on their eve of their debut EP, ‘Hands of God’, let’s give the boys a full push, because this is some hype business.”
“I’ve blogged Cryptonites before, but they deserve a whole post. It’s not the just the music, it’s not just how they play it ‐ it’s both. I simply can’t get enough of this two‐piece’s eclectic mix of genres, simple but effective mixing style and startling regularity. Every month they put out a new mix and it is always, without fail, better than the last…”
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