Review: Àbáse - Awakening: Remixes (Oshu Records & Bridge The Gap)

Àbáse releases the 'Awakening: Remixes' with some familier names helping out.

Berlin based Hungarian born composer, pianist, producer Àbáse awakens this Bandcamp Friday with some remixes which fits an array on international artists that bring together dancefloor and headphones.

You've got D'Monk's rework of 'Menidaso' and a solid broken beat theme on the May Flip (Petter Eldh and Mekala Session) remix of Bloom which sits next to 'Destruction Everywhere' (Sundé's Clover Edit) with a South African edge.  The press PR tells us the secret is that “It’s all about the bounce in the drums, giving space for the main instrument to shine - soulful yet raw, with a rough edge that creates a unique and beautiful sonic character.”

But who else is in the contents section?  Detroit hip-hop royalty outta of the Dilla/Madlib envelope are Phat Kat and Guilty Simpson, who happened to be around a couple of years ago to go "boom-bap" on Thomas High’s ‘Destruction Everywhere’ remix as edited by Àbáse himself.  And if that isn't enough, Àbáse’s fellow Budapest friend and producer BluntOne brings a boom-bap remix of ‘Shango’.

But the "real" 'Destruction Everywhere', get down on the Funk Mix

Àbáse (aka Szabolcs Bognár) skills on the keys has made his one to the names to go to when in Berlin having toured and collaborated with he likes of Wayne Snow, Dele Sosimi, Pat Thomas and Zeitgeist Freedom Energy Exchange his fans extend to press like MOJO, The Guardian, Songlines, Soulection and My Analogue Journal, as well as being supported by BBC Radio 6's Gilles Peterson, Jamz Supernova and Deb Grant, plus Jazz FM, KEXP and many more.

Ideal for DJs with a board outlook, this is perfect for the adventurous Futuristica -Jazz Chronicles types.

BUY LINK: Awakening Remixes | Àbáse

Artist: Àbáse 

Title: Awakening: Remixes 

Release date: 3rd October, 2025

Label : Oshu Records & Bridge The Gap

Catalog Number : WJLP73 

Format: 12" vinyl / Dgital / Bandcamp