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Seemingly invincible throughout a remarkable music career that has impacted on the 80s, 90s and 00s, Roger has always strived to innovate and evolve creatively as an artist. This passion and drive is embodied in Release Yourself, a cosmopolitan clubbing concept that’s every bit as relevant today as it was the day Roger first breathed life into the influential ‘Release Yo Self’ single in the mid-90s. From New York to the Netherlands, from London to Ibiza, the flow of energies and emotions on his dancefloors has earned Release Yourself a stellar status right around the world. And, over time, the Release Yourself family has expanded to encompass a CD mix series, a radio show (recorded in both English and Spanish) and an International Dance Music Awards (IDMA) 2007 winner for Best Podcast.

It’s therefore with great pride that Stealth Records announces the double disc arrival of Release Yourself Volume 7 to signal the start of summer 2008. Its release follows on from some major league partying for Roger at Miami WMC and pre-empts the party moving on to a weekly residency at Pacha Ibiza from Monday 16th June. For this latest volume Roger has mixed an inspiring episode that marries his durable US house heritage with more minimal European influences. As with every chapter, a Release Yourself theme is revealed as the mix is presented and for 2008 it’s water, pure and simple. So turn on RY7 with its Pre-Party and Party disc duality and submerge yourself in the sounds of the S-Man… just as water has its various states so does this package.

‘Locked to a groove, party people have always felt an immense sense of freedom, unity and excitement on the dancefloor,’ comments Roger. ‘Release Yourself mirrors those experiences and encapsulates that freedom, on an annual basis. Keeping it fresh and running the electronic gamut brought us to Volume 7 – a mixture of the key tracks flowing across my floors, together with some mellower moments for the Pre-Party disc!’   

First up, the Pre-Party CD invites us on an atmospheric ride that builds and builds, from the minimal and melodic by way of deep house to more techy sounds. Yes Roger is very much at the controls of this ship, making liquid transitions with hot cuts from the likes of Pan-Pot, Kalim Shabazz, Applescal, Dean Newton & Huggy and Lost Shade.

CD 1: Pre-Party

01. Pan-Pot ft. Vincenzo – Faces (Original)
02. Spiritual Blessings – Reunion Song (Andy Robert’s Smooth Guitar Dub)
03. Jarrier Modrow – Rare Soul (Julian Bendall’s Afternoon Soul Edit Mix)
04. Kalim Shabazz – Peak Bomb (Phonique Remix)
05. Buset – Stay (Marcoradi Remix)
06. Ranura De Alma – Mariposa (Soularis & Groove Assassin Dub)
07. Applescal – Do The Night (Ricky Ryan Edit)
08. Serge Flibustier – Nowhere (Original Mix)
    Julius Papp ft. Tonee Green – Primitive Future
09. Carlos Silva ft. Nelson Freitas & Q-Plus – Cré Sabe 2008 (Hardwell Sunset Mix)
10. Dean Newton & Huggy - La Terrazza.
11. Lost Shade – I Know What You Feel (Original Mix)
12. Samantha James – Breathe You In (Erick Kupper Remix)
13. Mitiska & Medina – Afterhours Ensemble (David West Remix)

The Party CD kicks it up a gear, on a pounding tribal/electro house club trip. Here the mix includes two S-Man edits (of MLA and Midnite Sleaze/Belocca) and stacks of today’s top talents, including Steve Angello, Mark Knight & Funkagenda, Axwell & Ingrosso and TV Rock. Finally Laidback Luke & Tom Stephan ft. Romanthony close the curtains with a WMC bomb called ‘Show’, which is a forthcoming single on Stealth so watch this space.

01. Steve Angello & Laidback Luke – Be (Instrumental)
    Eddie Amador pres. Pepper MaShay – Release Yourself (Accapella)
02. DJ Nick Corline – Mundo (Noferini Eivissa Mix)
03. Benny Royal & Ludaphunk – Dance Electric (Original Mix)
04. Luca Guerrieri & Michelle Weeks – Fly Away (Federico Scavo Remix)
05. TV Rock ft. Rudy – Been A Long Time (Laidback Luke Remix)
06. Axwell & Sebastian Ingrosso vs. Salem Al Fakir - It’s True (Gabi Newman Remix)
07. MLA – Screams In The Night (S-Man Edit)
08. Three Drives On A Vinyl – Greece 2000 (Gabi Newman Remix)
09. Midnite Sleaze – Twisted Disco (S-Man’s twist that Belocca Edit)
10. Phunk Investigation & Anthonio Napoli vs. Mephisto – State Of Mind II (Phunk Investigation Burning Mix)
11. Mark Knight & Funkagenda - Shogun (Original Club Mix)
12. D.O.N.S. & DNB ft. Kadoc – The Nighttrain (Original Mix)
13. Laidback Luke & Tom Stephan ft. Romanthony – Show (Original Mix)

Release Yourself Volume 7 is out Monday 26th May on Roger’s own Stealth label – a proud winner of Beatport’s Gold Award.

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