stylistberlin review: Robosonic “The Punchi EP” (0001)

by Y. Cho

You know, I have been a huge fan of Robosonic for a long time now: Here is the interview with Cord on Punchi (Feb 2011) and with Sacha on his new direction of music (Jul 2011). Keeping up with the missed reviews of the past months due to changes in the whole stylistberlin  team structure and all the projects alongside stylistberlin, I decided to write a review about a release that did not get as much recognition as it deserved: The Punchi EP, one of my favourite tunes of the last year.

Label : 0001
Cat-Nr : 0001-02
Release Date : 2012-03-19

1. 1 (one) (7:55)
You can hear the Robosonic-ish elements in this one – a delight for the ears, on stage, at Fusion festival and everywhere else in the summer. A perfect track for every set.

2. Punchi Punchi (6:03)
There were times I went to the Punchi.de site and let the tab open so I could listen to this track while I was studying or working, when I was finally at the point of listening to my favourite album by Format:B about 20 times in a row and Renaissance Man’s EP for as often – and I needed an escape.
Loved the arrangements and the easiness the track was built up with and the lightness that it gave you when you were listening to it.

3. Punchi Punchi (ANTONIO OLIVIERI Remix) (7:15)
Antonio Olivieri was one of the artists to keep an eye on, and he released lately on STEYOYOKE. The collaboration turned out to be a very fertile one, as Olivieri turned Robosonic’s Punchi into something completly Olivieri-like: he keeps the original tunes and rearranges the elements making it into a softer version of the original. The drums and beats are very Olivieri-like – if you loved his releases, you will certainly be up to for this remix.

4. Punchi Yellow (Daft Punchi Edit) (6:37)
Bam, bam bam! This powerful version of the lovely original will make everybody dance – and the best of it all: you can get it as a free download! Heavier, more dancefloor-suited than the original, it will fit into prime-time house sets that are a bit more fluid than the deephouse ones, will blend perfectly into any kind of party house tunes. Can you recognize familiar tunes? ;)
Opinion: Five out of five stars, as Robosonic managed to produce a track that is not 0815, very unique and special, standing for the Robosonic trademark sounds and being thus a gem amongst the mostly mediocre productions these days. Go, get it!

More information:

„The Punchi EP“ marks the final chapter of an experiment: Robosonics‘ surprising answer to the rise of digital DJing and the decline of vinyl culture was to present another physical item that would keep a profound connection to their supporters. Alongside the „Punchi Punchi Mixtape“ in 2011 the amiable terry towelling scarf named Punchi went public.

On stage Cord and Sacha sweat passionately. So they said goodbye to their old yellow value-pack gig towels and embraced this welcome change from dusty record players and the usual t-shirt merch, which made the Punchi so popular with fans and the most up-for-it dancers. The Punchi is basically a fresh companion in heated situations. A scarf that is a towel. A towel that also is a scarf.. be it on the dancefloor, in the street or at the beach – the Punchi is an essential accessory not only for those who play records. No sweat! (www.punchi.de)

Now that it is time to say farewell to the first run of 1000 ltd. edition Punchis (in V.01 „night black“ and V.02 „robosonic yellow“) as all of them have been sold or given away to friends, fans or promoters, Robosonic drop an EP dedicated to the Punchi on their own imprint 0001.

„1“ was originally produced for BELLA BERLIN, the one and only living disco ball, who is bordering science fiction, art and the dancefloor with her magical live performances.
„Punchi Punchi“ is a beautiful and quite soft cut that will leave you with a warm feeling in your soul.
ANTONIO OLIVIERI – a smart producer from Italy based in Berlin – contributed his own sunny version of this Punchi theme. Make sure you don’t miss out his delicious liveacts which he prefers to perform outdoors under a sunny sky!
And finally, „Punchi Yellow“ is another colorful piece – an edit which recalls emotional moments of physical exhaustion, as is often the case at the end of a long Robosonic set. The edit contains slices of DAFT PUNK‘s composition for the „Tron“ soundtrack – big shout out to the robot colleagues! 
The „Punchi Yellow“ edit is made available for free download from the Robosonic Soundcloud.

VIDEO “Punchi Punchi” youtu.be/PxdKn0rjoLI

GOODIE “Punchi Yellow (Daft Punchi Edit)” for free download: http://soundcloud.com/robosonic/robosonic-punchi-yellow-daft

For more information, visit the official Robosonic Website http://www.robosonic.cc/2012/02/03/the-punchi-ep/

Here is the infamous SWEET AND NUTS Mixalbum for free download:
http://www.robosonic.cc/2012/02/01/sweet-and-nuts-mixalbum-free-download

And last but not least, please support this track by purchasing it via beatport: http://www.beatport.com/release/the-punchi-ep/880707)