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Aruba

Record company recession! Dancefloor boredom!

About Me

Release on promo (BEATPORT) on 10.04.2008
Aruba is the production and remix alias of Galway based Darran Nugent (Brique Rouge/Toko/Exun/Siesta/Mood Music/Peng) etc. He’s also runs the Irish deep house label Elevation Recordings which has featured releases by aritists like The Rhythm Slaves, David Duriez, Shawn Ward, Fish Go Deep, Yann Fontaine and Calum Walker aka Fresh & Low, Timmy Stewart, Harold Heath, Corrugated Tunnel, Sebastian Davidson, Pedro Cali, Aruba and more
Discography
Aruba ‘En Route EP’ - Clear Blu
Aruba ‘Summer Vibe’ First Flight EP – Elevation
Aruba ‘Déjà vu/Hmmm’ – Stay true
Aruba ‘In Stereo’ – Square Room Records
Aruba ‘How Low Can You Go’ – Exun
Aruba ‘Piece Of Mind’ – Blu Soul
Aruba ‘Soundz From The Backroom’ – Ryzms
Aruba ‘My Comeback’ Spice of Life EP – Peng
Aruba ‘Theme From Mr. Cool’ Soundscapes: Ireland - DHN
Aruba ‘System Shock’ – More Devotion
Aruba ‘Show U’ – Bodytonic
Aruba & Paul Hughes ‘These Days’ – Siesta
Aruba ‘A Day in the Country’ Let’s Get Elevated EP - Elevation
Aruba ’The Party Jacker’ - Aruba Trax
Aruba ’I Need’ Part 1 & 2 - Elevation
Remixes
Mettle Music ‘Catch Yourself’ – Toko
Caro (Jordan Fields) ’Do You Want My Love’ - Headphoniq
Daniell Spencer ‘Deep Freak (in Me)’ – Brique Rouge
Fish Go Deep ‘How Do You Feel?’ – Elevation
Yann Fontaine ‘These Rhythms’ – Elevation
Daniell Spencer ‘ Feel the Music’ – Jamayka
Daniell Spencer ‘Deep Freak Unreleased Mix’ – Brique Rouge (Secret Gems From Da Vault 6)
Cosmic Groove Transmission ’Wasting All My Time’ - Phono Graffiti
Freestyle Man ‘What If’ – Moodmusic
RTAO Ft. Sherry St. Germain ‘What We Need is Now’ CGT Vs Aruba – Elevation
Funky Transport ‘Different’ Hi-Phen Music
Fresh & Low ‘Controls The Sound’ Shawn Ward & Aruba – Elevation
Aquarius Lounge Life ‘Fast Tracker’ – Soussol
Elektro Organik feat. Christian Fontana ‘Everybody Dance’ - Queep
Hayden Andre ’Tribal Life’ - Strobe Records
Asciinoid ’C.R.T’ - Seddy BurnR
2FO ’Closer to the Sun’ - Mettle Music
Timmy Stewart ’One Vision’ - Mode Music
Marco Bernardi ’EF,NG’ - Nice & Nasty
Scope ’Toronto’ - Plastic City
Timmy Stewart ’Black Heart’ - Heartbeat Revolutions
Unreleased Remixes
Verno & Dacosta ’We Funk You’ - Unreleased. Have seen it on some P2P sites so torrent away!!!

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 3/3/2006
Band Website: myspace.com/elevationrecordings
Band Members: Me, myself and the other guy, I
Influences: Prince, Lil Louis, Stevie Wonder, Derrick May and Strings of Life, Terrence Parker, Bille Jean, Ron Trent and Altered States, Chez Damier, Classic Disco, Kevin ‘Master Reese’ Saunderson, Masters At Work, Guidance Records, DJ Pierre, Logic ‘The Warning’, X Mix, Laurent Garnier, Dave Angel, Salt City Orchestra, Carl Craig, Yello, S Express, New Order, Quincy Jones, Laurent Garnier, Sven Väth, Carl Craig, Carl Cox, Robert Hood, Metallica, Terrence Trent Darby, Slayer, Coldcut, Dean Martin, Electric Blue, Danzig, Ralph Bakshi, Sam Raimi, Bertie Ahern ...
Sounds Like: Deep Funky House Music

Record Label: Elevation, Brique Rouge, Siesta, Toko, Exun, Peng
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Free Music - Aruba ’I Need’

Hi all, As a little thank you for allt he support on this EP I'm giving away the original mix to the first 200 peeps that want to grab it. The other fine mixes from Nacho Marco, Seva K, Kirby, Pedro ...
Posted by Aruba on Thu, 15 May 2008 04:45:00 PST

Aruba remix of Marco Bernardi OUT NOW

BEATPORT ...
Posted by Aruba on Tue, 15 Apr 2008 06:39:00 PST

DMC UPDATE Review of EF,NG

Marco Bernardi ’EF, NG EP’ (Nice & Nasty) Marco is a top man around these parts for his jawdropping exploits as Octogen and being half of the Seperatists with Percy X for Soma. Ireland...
Posted by Aruba on Thu, 10 Apr 2008 04:00:00 PST

Black Heart released

BEATPORT iDJ - 4/5"One half of the Jet Project on Julian ’Silver City’ Sanza’s label?  The omens look good.  It’s tough and techy, but what really makes ’Black ...
Posted by Aruba on Tue, 25 Mar 2008 06:10:00 PST

Reviews in DE:BUG Magazine Germany

Marco Bernardi - EF,NG & Plastic Spanner Remixes (Nice & Nasty) I missed the original but the remixes are kicking. Aruba's version of 'EF,NG' kicks with a full house groove from the happy ston...
Posted by Aruba on Fri, 07 Mar 2008 01:13:00 PST

Aruba Remix of Scope on Plastic City OUT NOW

BEATPORT LINK ...
Posted by Aruba on Fri, 15 Feb 2008 01:10:00 PST

New Elevation Release: ER011 Timmy Stewart

ER011: Timmy Stewart 'Stand Alone' Featuring remix by Shur-i-kan (Freerange/NRK) Available NOW from Beatport, Juno Download, Traxsource, Stompy, Wasabeat & Xpressbeats DJ Mag...
Posted by Aruba on Fri, 14 Sep 2007 03:51:00 PST

Party Jacker available on Juno

To prolong the Xmas party buzz 'The Party Jacker' is exclusively available at Juno. Check the following link http://www.juno.co.uk/ppps/products/1222873-02.htm&highl ight=party%20jacker Remixed by ...
Posted by Aruba on Fri, 05 Jan 2007 08:48:00 PST