- Vinyl-only EP with tracks taken from debut digital-only album, Discovery in the Atomic Garden - Previously releasing as Community Corporation on Argot and Crisis Urbana Recordings

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A1. Convex Reed Walls A2. Degenerative Wave B1. Eternal Huron Shadows B2. Q Horned Column

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Like changing the channel, changes in one's life can suddenly bring about a new perspective. After moving from Detroit to Seattle, producer Taylor Hawkins suddenly found himself on Flora FM. Previously recording as Community Corporation, this fresh beginning in Emerald City brought new sounds into Hawkins' repertoire. Where he was once surrounded by cheap boogie and disco records in Detroit, Seattle's used bins were full of UK imports, early 90s ambient techno records and the IDM that followed. These new influences injected judicious breakbeats and top notch electro sensibilities into his already adventurous Midwest techno aesthetic.

It's as if his music has come alive, each song a new sound world abuzz with fluttering synths, nimble percussion, and soaring melodies. Recorded as single live takes using an MPC to control his drum machines and synthesizers, the Flora FM music flowed quickly from Hawkins and needed only gentle edits. The eight tracks on his digital debut album, Discovery in the Atomic Garden, document his experience finding his way in Seattle and in life, all through the lens of a fantastic and somehow futuristic musical viewpoint. The vinyl-only EP Atomic Garden includes four of the album's most danceable tracks, all wrapped in gorgeous artwork by Patrick Savile. Both the album and EP will be released by Argot on May 4th, 2018.


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A1. Throwing Shapes - Heatstroke
A2. Savile - Reality Is A Sound (Share Power Mix)
B1. Olin - 2D Rhythm
B2. Todd Osborn - 80s Are Here (Part 2)

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To celebrate Argot's fifth year of releases, we're launching a series of compilations boldly entitled "American Dance Music". Argot's first ever various artists compilation continues its mission of showcasing homegrown talents, assembling a cast of familiar faces and welcome compatriots for the inaugural edition. "American Dance Music Vol. 1" features the long anticipated return of the Black Madonna, who debuts her new collaborative project with Rupert Murray, Throwing Shapes. You'll recognize Argot stalwarts Savile, Olin, Todd Osborn, Maxine & Cleo, and Hippie Priest on the tracklist. We've also invited friends Noncompliant and Alex Falk to the fold. With future volumes we aspire to look even further afield and cast the spotlight on many diverse talents who make up American dance music.

Much of "American Dance Music Vol 1." is aimed squarely at the dance floor, whether it's Todd Osborn's smooth and playful romp, "80s Are Here (Part 2)", or Noncompliant's acid tweaked ode to girls everywhere, "Femslash". Throwing Shapes comes bursting from the gates with the raving stomp of "Heatstroke", channeling Midwest raves as much as the Thomas Bangalter tunes inspired by them. Savile offers the growling stepper, "Reality Is A Sound (Share Power Mix)", while Alex Falk's "Vines" provides an effervescent vocal moment. Olin and Maxine & Cleo double down on hypnotic motifs: the former's "2D Rhythm" whips snare riffs off the walls of a late night jam; the latter's "Imagine Yrself" catches dancers in a lockstep house groove with stimulating vocals as its key. The compilation concludes on Hippie Priest's "Dream Machine", whose melancholic melodies and cinematic scale twiddle heartstrings with a deft hand.

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- Features the first appearance of Black Madonna's new collaborative project, Throwing Shapes
- Vinyl edition features Todd Osborn, Throwing Shapes, Savile, and Olin.
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A. Elastic 68 AA. Authorized Dealer

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It is our distinct honor and pleasure to welcome Todd Osborn to the Argot family with his stunning new single, Elastic 68. This double A sider came together over the last three years thanks to regular communication between the Michigan-based savant and label founder Steve Mizek. Its two tracks exemplify Argot's musical direction and check a major item off the label's bucket list of releasing a record by Todd.
With nearly mythical finesse, the title track finds Osborn presides over a marriage of sassy, gleaming motifs and invigorating acid lines. Its assertive bass line grabs dancers by the scruff before the unleashing a torrent of churning acid riffs that could stir even the most jaded chin-scratcher. "Authorized Dealer" is tougher and even more acid-forward, stomping and squelching as it drags the dancefloor into the dungeon for beating it won't soon forget.

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- Supported by Kornel Kovacs, Midland, XXXY
- Releases on Running Back, Ghostly/Spectral Sound, 7777
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