Jorkes

Sweet Dreams

Live at Robert Johnson
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The increasingly vital Jorkes makes a big step up to the acclaimed Live at Robert Johnson label with her standout Sweet Dreams EP. As with all Jorkes EPs, the artwork features photography shot by Daniel Rajcsanyi. Jorkes has been making big and bold moves recently. She is the co-founder of the unique Freeride Millenium label which is a hotbed for queer dance music. German-born but Austria based, she has an influential residency at Radio 80000 alongside ParisBöhm and is a resident at Stuttgart's Romantica where she plays a thrilling mix of disco, house, techno and everything in between. She is someone who always serves to highlight the importance of the dance floor as a place of sexual and cultural liberation and this new EP is another innovative statement that comes as she rides a wave of high profile radio, DJ and media support for recent outings on her own label. Opener 'You Will be Mine' is a song about obsessing after an unattainable stranger on the dance floor who disappears into the night. It's a silky disco house sound with chords that sing and a floating bassline that lifts you off your feet. The melodic motifs bring charm and cosmic energy and the whole track has a lush, musical feel. The equally excellent 'Robot Lover' muses on human detachment in this technological era of internet porn, dating apps and screen obsessions and how a robotic lover might be a better fit than a real life partner. It is another elastic and disco-tinged rhythm, with elegant chords and dancing keys over a suspensory bassline. Intimate vocal whispers bring tenderness to this timeless track. On the flip side, 'Sweet Dreams' layers up infectious claps and tinny percussion over an irresistible deep house groove. It's a widescreen, symphonic sound that brings very real but subtle joy and closer 'CDEvaLo' is the name of a crossdressing male-to-female and sex-worker friend of Jorkes. She sings the introduction lyrics in Greek and they translate as "It was a very beautiful day, while we were sitting at the park we thought of going out for a coffee and realized we have no money and are absolutely broke. So we discussed about who is gonna put the wig on to "go and make a visit“ [Greek slang for sex work] so we'll have money again." It is a comment on the number of young people who arrived in Athens over the years to do cross-dressing sex work after being kicked out by their Orthodox Christian homes. The track flips the script with a more playful disco sound, characterful vocoder vocals and glossy synths over a jacked house beat. This is an expansive EP that shows off the different sides to Jorkes's unique sound.

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Release Date

20.02.2023

Cat No

Playrjc 081

Tracklist

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Track 4
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Tech House
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Jorkes
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Mindemania, Nikkname Remix Coloured Vinyl Pauls Musique / Freeride Millenium
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House
12"
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Mindemania, Nikkname Remix Coloured Vinyl Pauls Musique / Freeride Millenium
Neo Disco
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12''
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Thank You Pauls Musique / Freeride Millenium
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12''
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Thank You Pauls Musique / Freeride Millenium
Tech House
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12“
Various Artists
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Lifesaver 5 Compilation Live at Robert Johnson
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House
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Various Artists
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Lifesaver 5 Compilation Live at Robert Johnson
tba
12"
Laura BCR
18.95 €
Human Behavior Live At Robert Johnson
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12"
Laura BCR
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Human Behavior Live At Robert Johnson
House
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Damiano von Erckert
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Euphoric Spirits Live At Robert Johnson
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House
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Damiano von Erckert
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Euphoric Spirits Live At Robert Johnson
Neo Disco
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12"
Marvin & Guy
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Save Me Live at Robert Johnson
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Disco
12"
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Marvin & Guy
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Save Me Live at Robert Johnson
Neo Disco
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12"
DC Salas
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Voces Live At Robert Johnson
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Disco
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DC Salas
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Voces Live At Robert Johnson
Italo Disco
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12"
SIRS
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Disco
12"
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SIRS
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Neo Disco
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12"
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Sweet Dreams Live at Robert Johnson
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Disco
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Sweet Dreams Live at Robert Johnson