Miro Pajic played a great liveset at the beach in Copenhagen last Saturday, here’s a small clip from his set.

It’s that time a year again, finally, and yes Tic Tac Toe is again represented at the best and biggest and coolest event of the year! Check out the details below!!

RAW 2009
SATURDAY, AUGUST 1, 2009
COPENHAGEN, DENMARK

New location! Massive line-up! More RAW than ever before!

RAW is Scandinavia’s biggest clubbing event: Held each year in August in Copenhagen, Denmark, organized by OHOI!, Copenhagen’s Most Wanted and Urbanical.
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Mathias Mesteño and I was invited to play at the Upon.You label night at Bar 25 in Berlin on July 4th.
We had the opening slot from 22 in the evening until 4 in the morning, well I think we played until 5 or something like this. From midnight on we had a packed floor and hands in the air. A great great night, day and night again at Bar 25 in Berlin.
Again nice to see lot’s of old friends and meeting new people too, you know who you are

Mark-Henning – S’All Good EP – Tic Tac Toe Records

Cat.: TTT 027
Format: Vinyl 12” + Digital
Release date: April 10th (vinyl) – April 24th (Beatport)
Style: Minimal/Techno

Track list (click to listen):
A S’All Good 8:25
AA Where Are You Going? 10:41

Tic Tac Toe Records -
is happy to welcome a new artist to our roster; Berlin based Londoner Mark-Henning, known from his releases on Freude Am Tanzen, Trapez, Einmaleins among others plus his debut album on the legendary UK label Soma Recordings in the summer of 2008.

Mark has since his birth in 1977 spent most of his life in England, but has never forgotten his German roots, and has since last summer lived in Berlin.
He has established his artist career not just through his productions – on labels such as Soma, Cynosure, Trapez, Freude am Tanzen, Foundsound, Frankie, Einmaleins or Hypercolour – but also through his worldwide performances (having played at clubs such as Fabric, Watergate, Panorama Bar, The Arches and Harry Klein to name just a few).

The 2 tracks that Mark has given us the pleasure of releasing are “S’All Good” and “Where Are You Going?” (featuring vocal by Brett Johnson & David Barker).

The style can best be described as house and techno, with a healthy dose of futuristic bleeps, wonkyness, funk, darkness, groove and deepness.
Both tracks have already proven their worth on the dance floors in Mark’s live and DJ sets through the last couple of months and recently been featured in label boss Patrick Bateman new mix series.

Available at all good vinyl stores and Beatport.

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Upon.You vs Tic Tac Toe

Prepare yourself for a night of pure mayhem! Berlin vs. Copenhagen, Tic Tac Toe vs. Upon You. Two of the most respected labels goes head to head at Culture Box. Upon You, the hot German label, has quite a line-up ready:

Marco Resmann
Ruede Hagelstein
& as a special treat Tic Tac Toe and Upon You bring you Mathias Mesteño live! The local hero, who is actually signed at both labels, will definitely get your feet moving!

The Upon You crew will turn the main room into a Berlin party with their banging mix of minimal, tech-house, techno and raw attitude.

The dark and lustful basement at Culture Box will be hosted, dominated and loved by the Tic Tac Toe guys – Patrick Bateman & Lars Gregers. These guys are two of the most respected members of the electronic music scene in Copenhagen.

The Tic Tac Toe guys will make you wanna scream for more, dance till your feet hurts and show you how minimal, techno, tech-house and pleasant surprises are handled!

There is no excuse for not dropping by Culture Box for a night of electronic music – the Berlin/Copenhagen way!

Info:
Date: 24th of April
Time: 00-06
Fee: 70,-
Venue: Culture Box, Copenhagen K
Genre: Techno, tech-house, minimal

Upon.You vs Tic Tac Toe

Prepare yourself for a night of pure mayhem! Berlin vs. Copenhagen, Tic Tac Toe vs. Upon You. Two of the most respected labels goes head to head at Culture Box. Upon You, the hot German label, has quite a line-up ready:

Marco Resmann
Ruede Hagelstein
& as a special treat Tic Tac Toe and Upon You bring you Mathias Mesteño live! The local hero, who is actually signed at both labels, will definitely get your feet moving!

The Upon You crew will turn the main room into a Berlin party with their banging mix of minimal, tech-house, techno and raw attitude.

The dark and lustful basement at Culture Box will be hosted, dominated and loved by the Tic Tac Toe guys – Patrick Bateman & Lars Gregers. These guys are two of the most respected members of the electronic music scene in Copenhagen.

The Tic Tac Toe guys will make you wanna scream for more, dance till your feet hurts and show you how minimal, techno, tech-house and pleasant surprises are handled!

There is no excuse for not dropping by Culture Box for a night of electronic music – the Berlin/Copenhagen way!

Info:
Date: 24th of April
Time: 00-06
Fee: 70,-
Venue: Culture Box, Copenhagen K
Genre: Techno, tech-house, minimal

MHM One (Tartelet/KYT)
Fredski (Tartelet)
Patrick Bateman (Tic Tac Toe)
Lars Gregers (Tic Tac Toe)

The two labels presents a night of pure quality Techno and House.

In 2004, Patrick Bateman started the label Tic Tac Toe Records as a base for Danish artists. During the years many DK artists and also now a lot of foreign artists have had the joy of releasing on Tic Tac Toe with great success! Tic Tac Toe is one of the most prolific labels from Denmark, always on the forefront of todays music.

Now 5 years later Lars Gregers has joined forces and the label is today stronger than ever. Still releasing quality techno, minimal, tech-house (and even an ambient album coming soon).

Time and Place
Start Time: Saturday, February 14, 2009 at 11:55pm
End Time: Sunday, February 15, 2009 at 6:00am
Location: Culture Box
Street: Kronprinsessegade 54
City/Town: Copenhagen, Denmark

We are happy to announce that Mark-Henning, Berlin based Londoner, will do the next vinyl release on Tic Tac Toe (TTT027), coming out in a few months (March/April).

Mark is a busy man, with lot’s of international gigs, releases/remixes on well established highclass labels and so on, so we are more than happy that he decided to join the Tic Tac Toe family.

Below you can read his biography and discography while waiting for his fantastic first release on Tic Tac Toe.

London’s Mark-Henning has risen up as one of the international underground’s true players – recording for a volley of acclaimed European labels by night and slaving as a corporate whore by day. But now he has freed himself from the 9 to 5 shackles and slog of the city to concentrate on his passion for music full time – ROCK N’ROLL!

Born in 1977 to English and German parents, he has spent most of his life in England, though has never forgotten his German techno roots and has recently relocated to Berlin. Inspired by a whole range of music (from Dan Bell to Dinosaur Jr. to Ed Rush & Optical), Mark-Henning’s sound sits somewhere between house and techno, with a healthy dose of futuristic bleeps, funk, darkness, groove and deepness. His releases have found their way into the record boxes of the likes of Ricardo Villalobos, Craig Richards, Akufen, Mr C, Laurent Garnier and Richie Hawtin to name just a few. Additionally his tracks have been licensed to recent Fabric and Minus compilations – as well as acheiving airplay on radio stations worldwide.

He has established himself as a player in the scene over the last couple of years, not just through his productions (on labels such as Soma, Cynosure, Trapez, Freude am Tanzen, Foundsound, Einmaleins, Frankie, Morris Audio, Safari Electronique, Mo’s Ferry, Milnor Modern), but also through his world-wide performances – mixing up deep house, techno and everything in between to get dancefloors kicking up a sweat.

Balancing his heavy day job in London with his music wasn’t easy, but the hard work over the past few years is beginning to pay off. Mark-Henning is now a sought-after producer and remixer in the underground scene and his DJing has taken him around the world. He’s performed in the US, Canada, Japan, Russia, Australia and all over Europe – and now also holds a residency at ‘Home’ near Frankfurt in Germany. Having released his debut album on the legendary UK label Soma Recorings in the summer of 2008 to great acclaim, he’ll now be concentrating on further solo work and new collaborations, as well as touring his live PA.

// RELEASES
[Soma 254] Mark-Henning // Fabrique Belgique EP (2008)
[Soma cd69] Mark-Henning // Jupiter Jive LP (2008)
[Soma 249] Mark-Henning // All Star Geek EP (2008)
[Titbit 008] Mark-Henning // Geezer EP (2008)
[Cynosure 026] Mark-Henning // Sick Note EP (2007)
[Einmaleins 026] Mark-Henning // Hot Fork Buffet EP (2007)
[TrapezLtd 052] Mark-Henning // Pokerbot EP (2007)
[Einmaleins 011] Mark-Henning // Curve Ball EP (2006)
[Gastpiel 2-2] Mark-Henning & DNCN // We are Diep (Part 2) (2006)
[Foundsound 007] Mark-Henning // The Dog’s Bollocks EP (2006)
[Freude-am-Tanzen 024] Mark-Henning // Yeah But No But EP (2005)
[Frankie 010] Mark-Henning // Final Snatch EP (2005)
[Freude-am-Tanzen 020] Mark-Henning // Business Class EP (2004)

// REMIXES
[Minimood 05r] Shu Okuyama // Punkt (2008)
[EQG12040] Chris Fortier // Quote Unquote (2008)
[Adagio 02] Gaetano Parisio // Gomma (2008)
[Gumption 10] Matteo Spedicati // Il Fantasma Di Hobanubi (2007)
[Roman Photo 07] Pheek // Magda Had a Little Troll (2007)
[Luxaflex 14] Mr G // What Kinda (2007)
[Luxaflex 10] Boris Ross // Fusion (2007)
[Immigrant 29] Todd Bodine // Wake Up (2007)
[Clever 015] Gurtz // Doppel (2007)
[Phlegatek 03] bVoice & KHz // Radio Glitch (2006)
[Clever 013] Pheek // Magda Had a Little Troll (2006)
[Multivitamins 005] Den // Ode to DS (2006)
[Clever 012] Den // Ode to DS (2006)
[DOC 010] Aaron Hedges // One More Hour (2006)
[Mo's Ferry 018] Apendics Shuffle // Kick Down (2006)
[Clever 008] JPLS // Z-Program (2006)

// APPEARANCES
[MilnorModern 013] Mark-Henning // Dime Bar (2007)
[MorrisAudioCitySport 035] Mark-Henning // Miss America (2007)
[Safari Electronique 015] Mark-Henning // Isla’s Tune (2007)
[Unfoundsound 013] Mark-Henning // Booty Breakfast (2005)
[MilnorModern 005] Mark-Henning // Smlatter (2005)
[Unfoundsound 025] Mark-Henning // Motorrad Da Douch (2006)
[Multivitamins 001] Mark-Henning // Token Node (2006)
[Hippocamp 100] Mark-Henning // Spazz Jazz (2004)

[Fabric 38] MANDY – Fabric 38 CD (2008)
[Alphabet City] Karotte’s Kitchen Vol 2 Mix CD (2007)
[TrapezCD 008] Triple R – Trapez Selection 5 Mix CD (2007)
[Minus 043] Magda – She’s A Dancing Machine Mix Cd (2006)
[FATCD 001] V/A – Compilation 01

Artist: Mathias Mesteño
Title: The Casual Opportunist EP
Cat.: TTT-DIGI-002
Label: Tic Tac Toe Records
Format: Digital
Release date: August 21st 2008 (Beatport)
Style: House / Tech-house

Tracks (click to listen):
01 Get A Scar (live a little)
02 Five Finger Discount
03 Emille

Tic Tac Toe Records Digital

For the second edition of our digital only series, we are proud to welcome back Mathias Mesteño aka Matt Vega after his phenomenal releases on Fumakilla and Upon You earlier this year.

Mathias is no newcomer on Tic Tac Toe. He (and his former production partner Morten Fresh) gave us the best track (Instant Corruption) on the compilation ‘Noughts And Crosses’ back in January 2006, which was released again in January 2007, this time remixed by Inaqui Marin.

Get A Scar (live a little)
First track kicks off in much the same vein as Mathias’ latest Upon You release. Chunked up beats, a horn, stabs and some vocal work… You get the idea? Super great percussive track with the noisy horn haunting you down.

Five Finger Discount
This track is pretty much lined up with the same ingredients as the first one, but here Mathias is more on the laidback side of things. A long (10 minutes) slow builder that just keeps going and going and going.

Emille
Again a long building track like ‘Five Finger Discount’, but this one more on the party side and the horn seems to be back again somehow, just more messy.

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Loco Dice:
Favourite Track: Five Finger Discount – Overall Feel: Good

Jimpster:
Favourite Track: Get A Scarm – Overall Feel: Excellent
Comments: amazing deep and abstract floor freaker once again from Mathias. One of my fave new producers.

Sebo K:
Overall Feel: Excellent
Comments: i’m really into matt’s latest productions. nice work man! will definitely play. can’t decide which is my favourite yet.

Laurent Garnier:
Favourite Track: track 1 – Overall Feel: Good
Comments: good jazz vibe will play of course

Basti Tiefschwarz:
Overall Feel: Good
Comments: thanxx for he musik…great..basti

Alexi Delano:
Chart Place: 7 – Overall Feel: Good

Maetrik:
Favourite Track: Emile – Overall Feel: Good
Comments: Wow Mathias is a master at combining african rhythms, techno innovation, and soundscapes. Full support!!!

Benno Blome:
Favourite Track: 2 – Overall Feel: Excellent
Comments: i like it!

Jeremy Caulfield:
Favourite Track: Five finger discount – Chart Place: 1 – Overall Feel: Excellent
Comments: Hot damm .. five full fingers !

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Paco Osuna:
Overall Feel: Good
Comments: nice housy ep,will played for sure

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Daniela Stickroth (Meeresteif):
Favourite Track: Five Finger Discount – Overall Feel: Good
Comments: nice summer track. wanna try in the clubs..thanks

DJ Lab (Echocord):
Favourite Track: five finger discount – Overall Feel: Excellent
Comments: Here’s some nice stuff again from the stud…

Atle Thorberg (Brother Brown):
Favourite Track: ALL!! – Overall Feel: Excellent
Comments: I’m impressed of the blinding speed Mathias is churning out these little nuggets of pure rock solid gold, ace quality all the way

DJ Chloe (Proton Radio):
Favourite Track: emille – Chart Place: 17 – Overall Feel: Good

Coyo (Atypical Farm):
Overall Feel: Good
Comments: This latin Matt is my summer heroe! His Upon You record is one of my favs, i’m playing it a lot, and I think that this new one will be the same, playing it, playing during all the summer… The three tracks are cool and very stylish!

Berlin Mitte Institut:
Favourite Track: Emile – Chart Place: 3 – Overall Feel: Excellent
Comments: Nice groovy house, Emilie is huge!

DJ Flip (AKA London):
Favourite Track: all three! – Overall Feel: Excellent

Raymundo Rodriguez (London):
Favourite Track: Get a scar – Chart Place: 3 – Overall Feel: Excellent
Comments: Superb percusive drums and lush break down, full club and radio support.

Djuma Soundsystem:
Favourite Track: Get a scar – Chart Place: 11 – Overall Feel: Good
Comments: Simply love those latino vibes on Get a scar! Didn’t know Mathias had that latin lover side of him Will play out for sure!!!

Jeff Bennet:
Favourite Track: Emelie – Overall Feel: Good
Comments: Quality ep, def playing

Maurice Aymard (Galaktika):
Favourite Track: emile and five finger – Chart Place: 5 – Overall Feel: Excellent
Comments: I love all track, will play them for sure, nice house release, emile and five finger are my favorite.

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Daniel Mnookin (Siteholder):
Favourite Track: Get A Scar (live a little) – Overall Feel: Good
Comments: Really like the housey/tribal vibe of “Get A Scar”, a good track to help build the night, will be playing this one quite a bit!

Lee Smith (iDJ – Brighton):
Favourite Track: Emille – Overall Feel: Good
Comments: Quality gear from this rising talent…thanks!

Hawks (Upon You):
Favourite Track: Get a Scar – Chart Place: 1 – Overall Feel: Excellent
Comments: Mathias, we are very proud of you and have tears in our eyes! really well done Buddy!! “Get a Scar” makes me dancing on and on! Congrats Patrick, to have such a great artist!

Jack Rock (Treibstoff, WIR):
Favourite Track: Emille – Overall Feel: Good
Comments: Yeah! Good stuff. Emille is the best track here. But I will play all 3.

Philip Sherburne:
Overall Feel: Good
Comments: very nice release. rolling and simple, with judicious little explosions of intensity. all three tracks are solid; i think “get a scar” is my fave.

Dave Mothersole:
Favourite Track: five finger discount – Overall Feel: Good
Comments: like ‘five finger discount’. nice rhythm.

Mhm1 (Tartelet Records):
Favourite Track: Five Finger Discount – Overall Feel: Good
Comments: The Stallions productions just keeps getting better and better. I have been dropping Five Finger Discount in my sets for months now, and im glad that the rest of the ep is just as crispy. . .

Eric Cloutier (Bunker New York):
Favourite Track: Emille – Chart Place: 6 – Overall Feel: Good
Comments: Emille strikes me as the one I’d play the most. Slow burning and intense, it screams late night madness while still retains a powerful early evening funk.

Conan Liquid (Defected Strictly Rhythm):
Favourite Track: Get a Scar – Overall Feel: Excellent
Comments: Great productions.Looking forward to playing these at the weekend.

Noir (Noir Music):
Favourite Track: Get A Scar – Overall Feel: Good
Comments: Nice laidback and good for the warmup hours. Get A Scar is the winner here.

Tomas Barfod (Tomboy/Tartelet Rec):
Favourite Track: get a scar and Emile – Overall Feel: Good
Comments: Mathias made some excellent sounding tracks.

1. Trentemøller – Gush – Blaggers Beatless Mix – Tic Tac Toe Records
2. Dachshund – Perception – Ripperton’s Diversion Mix – Perspectiv Records
3. Sackrai – As If – Archipel
4. Cassy Britton – A Plea For Me – Cocoon Recordings
5. James Teej – I’m Human Now (Cassy Remix) Connect Four
6. D Dub – Deep Blue – Stimming Remix – Takt
7. Hash Hash – Lauhaus, David Labeij – Sushitech Purple
8. Tout Va Bien – Matthias Meyer – Liebe Detail
9. Robert Dietz – Lost Horizon – Cecille Numbers
10. DJ Koze – I Want To Sleep – IRR
11. Skat – This Is – Karat
12. Riva Starr – Maria – Kindisch
13. Shonky – Bushes – Freak N Chic
14. Dyed Soundorom – Remote Cocktail – Freak N Chic
15. Varoslav, Okain – Season – Meeting Point
16. Guy Gerber – Disorientation – Johnny D Remix – Supplement Facts
17. Mathias Mesteño – Get a Scar – Tic Tac Toe Records

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