Ayla
Ayla are the combined talents of the German duo DJ Tandu and DJ Taucher. Apparently the name Ayla is Turkish and is inspired by a girl who was in the studio at the time of the first production. DJ Tandu is also related to other projects including Montoya (Underwater), Elastique Culture (La Musique), Tarot (Chariot) and Intrance (Te Quierro). Remixes include DJ Sakin (Protect Your Mind), In-Mood (Deeper Than Deep) and Marino Stephano (Eternal Rhapsody).
CD Single: Atlantis
[INT8 828 169]
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Released in '97 on Maddog/Intercord GmbH. Licensed from Unsubmissive Records. Music by Ingo Kunzi. Lyrics by Ingo Kunzi, Allan Michie and Alex Kilb. Track 4 written by Ingo Kuzi and remixed by DJ Taucher. All tracks produced by DJ Tandu, except track 4. This first single by Ayla is a little on the weak side, with three vocal based tracks plus the first airing of the track 'Ayla'.
CD Single: Ayla
[INT8 84626 2]
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Released in '97 on Maddog/Blow Up. All tracks produced for Unsubmissive Records. Marketed and distributed by Intercord. All tracks written by Ingo Kunzi. Tracks 1,2 & 3 remixed and additional production by DJ Taucher and Torsten Stenzel. Track 4 produced by DJ Micky. Three quality mixes - although don't miss the superior remixes released on Additive Records.
12": Ayla / Ayla Remix
[12AD 023 / 12AD028]
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Released in '98 on Additive Records in the UK. The Original DJ Taucher Mix fades into insignificance when compared to the stunning Mo and Skinny Hole in One Mix that grabbed my attention; after an ambient intro this breaks into a medium paced uplifting trancer. On the remix 12" the Space Brothers Meet Sacha Collision Remix is equally as good, although this falls more into the realms of progressive house. Quality tunes from Ayla. Apparently Kosmonova also did a remix of this track in 1997, which was pretty big in clubland in Germany.
CD Single: Ayla Part II
[INT 8 85167 2]
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Released in '98 on Unsubmissive Records/Maddog/Blow Up. Written and composed by Ingo Kunzi, Ralph Armand Beck and Torsten Stenzel. Produced by DJ Tandu, DJ Taucher and Torsten Stenzel. Three superb mixes on this CD single.
CD Single / 12": Liebe
[INT M123242 / USM-018-6R]
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Re-released in '99 on Unsubmissive Records. Composed by Cosmic Baby and produced by DJ Tandu. This is a superb tune that has all the hallmarks of a Cosmic Baby track. The CD single features the better mixes plus the bonus track 'Sunday'. The 12" features remixes; track one remixed by Andre Tanneberger, two by Marco Zaffarano and Jurgen Kreschl, and three by Cyrus Sadeghi-Wafa and Guido Gronwald. All three remixes are along the same line, i.e. uplifting trance, although its the ATB mix that stands out as the better mix. Apparently DJ Tandu used the original Cosmic Baby track as a background melody on his telephone answering machine.
Album: Nirwana
[TBC]
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Released 4/99 on Unsubmissive Records/Intercord. I've not actually got hold of this album yet - its proving very difficult to get hold of in the UK.
CD Single / 12": Ayla
[12TIV117]
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Released 8/99 on Posativa Records. All tracks written by Ingo Kunzi. Track 1 remixed and additional production by DJ Taucher and Torsten Stenzel. Track 2 remixed and additional production by DJ Tandu. Track 3 remixed and additional production by Veracocha (Ferry Corsten and Vincent De Moor).
12": Ayla Remixes
[WIGGLE 017]
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Released 10/99 on Wiggle Records (Holland). All tracks written by Ingo Kunzi. Track 1 remixed and additional production by Pronti & Kalmani . Track 2 remixed and additional production by Veracocha (Ferry Corsten and Vincent De Moor).
12": Angelfalls
[USM-031-6 / 0106865UNS]
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Released 10/99 on Unsubmissive Records (Germany). Written and composed by Ingo Kunzi, produced by DJ Tandu. Another superb trancer from Ayla. The three main mixes that feature on the 12" are all uplifting slices of trance that actually don't vary that much. The Particular Beach mix is an ambient version of the track, featuring what is effectively the intro to the Elemental Force and Waterfall mixes.
12": Orion vs Ayla - Eternity
[KONTOR131]
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Released 8/01 on Kontor Records. Written and produced by Darren Tate. Vocals by Sarah-J. Additional remix and production on track 1 by DJ Tandu and on track 3 by Gizeh. When it isn't broken there is certainly no reason that one can give for attempting to fix it, as in the case of Ayla attempting to remix 'Eternity'. In all fairness its a good remix, but given that Darren Tates original version is a work of art, i'd say that it was best left alone. If you've not heard the Darren Tates version, which was first released on Incentive Records under the artist title 'Orion' (who is Darren Tate), it's an absolute belter of an uplifting trance anthem and an essential tune to your collection.
For further information on Ayla see the official DJ Tandu Site or this Unofficial Ayla Web Site.
