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A 1 Dry The Rain
A 2 I Know
A 3 B + A
B 1 Dogs Got a Bone
B 2 Inner Meet Me
B 3 The House Song
C 1 The Monolith
C 2 She's the One
D 1 Push It Out
D 2 It's Over
D 3 Dr. Baker
D 4 Needles In My Eyes

BIOGRAPHY BY IRVINE WELSH
I discovered the Beta Band, like I discovered a lot of great music, basically through eventually surrendering to the enthused urgings of a mate who was cooler than me. He continually evangelized about the EP's. I was lost to the concert hall and firmly ensconced on the dancefloor by then and highly resistant, but quite taken by the idea that a band would bring out extended plays rather than singles. When I did check them out, I was instantly smitten by their originality and power.

The band, therefore, were pivotal for me in terms of my own musical journey, in that they represented a gateway back into indie guitar music, which I'd basically given up since becoming obsessed with rave and acid house.

The Beta Band were definitely a band for the cool cognoscenti- like my buddy- the ones you make a bit of a tit of yourself trying to convert quite straight boring people to.

The emotions they induced were a kind of throwback to school days when you were very pompous and prescriptive about what you liked, and derisive towards non believers. It's a testimony to the power of the music that they could take me to the raw state of the younger man.

I took it personally that they didn't hit the mainstream commercial base. At least two of the three albums they made deserved quadruple platinum status. Hot Shots II and Heroes to Zeros are permanently lodged very high in my top one hundred albums of all time.

So, the return of the Beta Band has me moving into the same mode of immature, adolescent anticipation. Everyone should have the Beta Band albums and EP's in their collection. It still kind of annoys me - in fact it bugs the shit out of me - that most of them don't.

And that really is something.


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LP+CD edition with solid purple vinyl in gatefold sleeve with printed inner-sleeve. CD included
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Tracklist:

A1. Assessment / A2. Space / A3. Lion Thief / A4. Easy / A5. Wonderful / A6. Troubles
B1. Out-Side / B2. Space Beatle / B3. Rhododendron / B4. Liquid Bird / B5. Simple / B6. Pure For

CD edition features the same tracklist in the same order.

Short info:

Arguably one of the most acclaimed and loved bands of the past 20 years, by both fans and their musical peers alike, The Beta Band formed in St. Andrews, Scotland, in 1996. Innovative and singular, their unique musical and aesthetic approach to everything they did set them far apart from their musical contemporaries. Together for a relatively short period of time, the three albums and three EPs they released between 1996 and 2004 would nonetheless help define them as one of the most exciting and cherished bands of their generation.
“Heroes to Zeros” is the third and final studio album by The Beta Band released in 2004. It was mixed by famed producer Nigel Godrich and rose to number 18 in the UK charts.



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Tracklist:

01. Assessment / 02. Space / 03. Lion Thief / 04. Easy / 05. Wonderful / 06. Troubles
07. Out-Side / 08. Space Beatle / 09. Rhododendron / 10. Liquid Bird / 11. Simple / 12. Pure For

Short info:

Arguably one of the most acclaimed and loved bands of the past 20 years, by both fans and their musical peers alike, The Beta Band formed in St. Andrews, Scotland, in 1996. Innovative and singular, their unique musical and aesthetic approach to everything they did set them far apart from their musical contemporaries. Together for a relatively short period of time, the three albums and three EPs they released between 1996 and 2004 would nonetheless help define them as one of the most exciting and cherished bands of their generation.
“Heroes to Zeros” is the third and final studio album by The Beta Band released in 2004. It was mixed by famed producer Nigel Godrich and rose to number 18 in the UK charts.







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Tracklist:

A1. Squares / A2. Al Sharp / B1. Human Being / B2. Gone / B3. Dragon
C1. Broke / C2. Quiet / C3. Alleged / D1. Life / D2. Eclipse

CD edition features the same tracklist in the same order.

Short info:

Arguably one of the most acclaimed and loved bands of the past 20 years, by both fans and their musical peers alike, The Beta Band formed in St. Andrews, Scotland, in 1996. Innovative and singular, their unique musical and aesthetic approach to everything they did set them far apart from their musical contemporaries. Together for a relatively short period of time, the three albums and three EPs they released between 1996 and 2004 would nonetheless help define them as one of the most exciting and cherished bands of their generation.
After a short hiatus the band gradually gravitated back into the studio and recruited noted UK producer Colin Emmanuel, aka C-Swing, to oversee the process of "Hot Shots II" which was released in mid 2001. Notoriously the band had intended to release "Squares", which featured a sample from the Günter Kallmann Choir's 1970 version of Wallace Collection's "Daydream", as the lead single. However after filming the music video and taking the single to radio it suddenly transpired that another single "Daydream in Blue" by I Monster featuring the sample from Günter Kallmann Choir recording was also to be released at the same time causing the band to release "Broke" instead. Touring extensively and supporting Radiohead in August 2002, they made No. 3 on Q magazine's list of "50 Bands to See Before You Die".



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Limited 2 colored (Gold/Silver) edition - 1000 copies available worldwide.
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Tracklist:

A1. Squares / A2. Al Sharp / B1. Human Being / B2. Gone / B3. Dragon
C1. Broke / C2. Quiet / C3. Alleged / D1. Life / D2. Eclipse

CD edition features the same tracklist in the same order.

Short info:

Arguably one of the most acclaimed and loved bands of the past 20 years, by both fans and their musical peers alike, The Beta Band formed in St. Andrews, Scotland, in 1996. Innovative and singular, their unique musical and aesthetic approach to everything they did set them far apart from their musical contemporaries. Together for a relatively short period of time, the three albums and three EPs they released between 1996 and 2004 would nonetheless help define them as one of the most exciting and cherished bands of their generation.
After a short hiatus the band gradually gravitated back into the studio and recruited noted UK producer Colin Emmanuel, aka C-Swing, to oversee the process of "Hot Shots II" which was released in mid 2001. Notoriously the band had intended to release "Squares", which featured a sample from the Günter Kallmann Choir's 1970 version of Wallace Collection's "Daydream", as the lead single. However after filming the music video and taking the single to radio it suddenly transpired that another single "Daydream in Blue" by I Monster featuring the sample from Günter Kallmann Choir recording was also to be released at the same time causing the band to release "Broke" instead. Touring extensively and supporting Radiohead in August 2002, they made No. 3 on Q magazine's list of "50 Bands to See Before You Die".




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Tracklist:

01. Squares / 02. Al Sharp / 03. Human Being / 04. Gone / 05. Dragon
06. Broke / 07. Quiet / 08. Alleged / 09. Life / 10. Eclipse


Short info:

Arguably one of the most acclaimed and loved bands of the past 20 years, by both fans and their musical peers alike, The Beta Band formed in St. Andrews, Scotland, in 1996. Innovative and singular, their unique musical and aesthetic approach to everything they did set them far apart from their musical contemporaries. Together for a relatively short period of time, the three albums and three EPs they released between 1996 and 2004 would nonetheless help define them as one of the most exciting and cherished bands of their generation.
After a short hiatus the band gradually gravitated back into the studio and recruited noted UK producer Colin Emmanuel, aka C-Swing, to oversee the process of "Hot Shots II" which was released in mid 2001. Notoriously the band had intended to release "Squares", which featured a sample from the Günter Kallmann Choir's 1970 version of Wallace Collection's "Daydream", as the lead single. However after filming the music video and taking the single to radio it suddenly transpired that another single "Daydream in Blue" by I Monster featuring the sample from Günter Kallmann Choir recording was also to be released at the same time causing the band to release "Broke" instead. Touring extensively and supporting Radiohead in August 2002, they made No. 3 on Q magazine's list of "50 Bands to See Before You Die".

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Tracklist:

A1. The Beta Band Rap / A2. It's Not Too Beautiful / A3. Simple Boy / B1. Round The Bend
B2. Dance O'er The Border / B3. Brokenupadingdong / C1. Number 15 / C2. Smiling
D1. The Hard One / D2. The Cow's Wrong

Short info:

Arguably one of the most acclaimed and loved bands of the past 20 years, by both fans and their musical peers alike, The Beta Band formed in St. Andrews, Scotland, in 1996. Innovative and singular, their unique musical and aesthetic approach to everything they did set them far apart from their musical contemporaries. Together for a relatively short period of time, the three albums and three EPs they released between 1996 and 2004 would nonetheless help define them as one of the most exciting and cherished bands of their generation.
Released in 1999, the album "The Beta Band" followed the critically acclaimed compilation "The Three E.P.'s" (1998). With high anticipation for The Beta Band, the band originally planned to record the album in four separate continents, but financial constraints slimmed the recording locations down; however, the album was still recorded in a variety of locations and pulling inspiration from sources as diverse as Jamaican reggae, Disney's movie "The Black Hole" and Bonnie Tyler's "Total Eclipse of the Heart".






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Deluxe 3LP+2CD edition with double black vinyl album in gatefold sleeve with printed inner-sleeves and CD included, plus a single black bonus EP vinyl in single sleeve with 3mm spine, printed inner-sleeve and CD included. Both vinyl sleeves are hold together with an obi stripe.

Tracklist:

Champion Versions EP
A1. Dry The Rain / A2. I Know / B1. B + A / B2. Dogs Got A Bone

The Patty Patty Sound EP
A. Inner Meet Me / B. The House Song / C. Monolith / D. She’s The One

Los Amigos Del Beta Bandidos EP
A1. Push It Out / A2. It’s Over / B1. Dr. Baker / B2. Needles In My Eyes

CD+ EPCD =2 CD features the same tracklist in the same order.

Short info:

Arguably one of the most acclaimed and loved bands of the past 20 years, by both fans and their musical peers alike, The Beta Band formed in St. Andrews, Scotland, in 1996. Innovative and singular, their unique musical and aesthetic approach to everything they did set them far apart from their musical contemporaries. Together for a relatively short period of time, the three albums and three EPs they released between 1996 and 2004 would nonetheless help define them as one of the most exciting and cherished bands of their generation.
After acquiring the Beta Band’s catalogue last year, Because Music will reissue their releases, starting on September 14th with a deluxe vinyl edition gathering in a slipcase the EPs ‘Champion Versions’, ‘The Patty Patty Sound’ and ‘Los Amigos Del Beta Bandidos’ with remastered tracks and coloured vinyls, to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the 1998 compilation. Because Music will release at the same time a double CD Best-Of compiling all their best hits and a live show recorded at the Shepherd’s Bush Empire (London) in 2004.





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CD edition in 2-panel digipack with 32-page stapled booklet.

Tracklist:

A1. Dry The Rain / A2. I Know / A3. B + A / B1. Dogs Got A Bone / B2. Inner Meet Me /
B3. The House Song / C1. Monolith / C2. She's The One / D1. Push It Out / D2. It's Over / D3. Dr. Baker / D4. Needles In My Eyes

CD features the same tracklist in the the same order.

Short info:

Arguably one of the most acclaimed and loved bands of the past 20 years, by both fans and their musical peers alike, The Beta Band formed in St. Andrews, Scotland, in 1996. Innovative and singular, their unique musical and aesthetic approach to everything they did set them far apart from their musical contemporaries. Together for a relatively short period of time, the three albums and three EPs they released between 1996 and 2004 would nonetheless help define them as one of the most exciting and cherished bands of their generation.
After acquiring the Beta Band's catalogue last year, Because Music will reissue their releases, starting on September 14th with a deluxe vinyl edition gathering in a slipcase the EPs 'Champion Versions', 'The Patty Patty Sound' and 'Los Amigos Del Beta Bandidos' with remastered tracks and coloured vinyls, to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the 1998 compilation. Because Music will release at the same time a double CD Best-Of compiling all their best hits and a live show recorded at the Shepherd's Bush Empire (London) in 2004.






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2 CD in 3-panel digisleeve with 24-page stapled booklet. , Territory World EX France & UK,US

Tracklist:

A1. The Beta Band Rap / A2. It's Not Too Beautiful / A3. Simple Boy / B1. Round The Bend
B2. Dance O'er The Border / B3. Brokenupadingdong / C1. Number 15 / C2. Smiling
D1. The Hard One / D2. The Cow's Wrong

Bonus EP CD: A. Happiness and Colour / B. The Hut

2CD edition features the same tracks in the same order.

Short info:
Arguably one of the most acclaimed and loved bands of the past 20 years, by both fans and their musical peers alike, The Beta Band formed in St. Andrews, Scotland, in 1996. Innovative and singular, their unique musical and aesthetic approach to everything they did set them far apart from their musical contemporaries. Together for a relatively short period of time, the three albums and three EPs they released between 1996 and 2004 would nonetheless help define them as one of the most exciting and cherished bands of their generation.
Released in 1999, the album "The Beta Band" followed the critically acclaimed compilation "The Three E.P.'s" (1998). With high anticipation for The Beta Band, the band originally planned to record the album in four separate continents, but financial constraints slimmed the recording locations down; however, the album was still recorded in a variety of locations and pulling inspiration from sources as diverse as Jamaican reggae, Disney's movie "The Black Hole" and Bonnie Tyler's "Total Eclipse of the Heart".
The band also originally intended the album to contain a bonus disc of two long form ambient pieces, 'Happiness and Colour' and 'The Hut', both of which lasted over 20 minutes and represented the band's desire to "make a record of sound as a description for something like happiness, where a distinct first part gives way to a distinct second part". However, the band and label ultimately decided to remove these tracks from the album prior to release.


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2LP+CD edition with 2 black vinyls in gatefold sleeve with printed inner-sleeves. CD included.

Tracklist:

A1. Dry The Rain / A2. I Know / A3. B + A / B1. Dogs Got A Bone / B2. Inner Meet Me /
B3. The House Song / C1. Monolith / C2. She's The One / D1. Push It Out / D2. It's Over / D3. Dr. Baker / D4. Needles In My Eyes

CD features the same tracklist in the the same order.

Short info:

Arguably one of the most acclaimed and loved bands of the past 20 years, by both fans and their musical peers alike, The Beta Band formed in St. Andrews, Scotland, in 1996. Innovative and singular, their unique musical and aesthetic approach to everything they did set them far apart from their musical contemporaries. Together for a relatively short period of time, the three albums and three EPs they released between 1996 and 2004 would nonetheless help define them as one of the most exciting and cherished bands of their generation.
After acquiring the Beta Band's catalogue last year, Because Music will reissue their releases, starting on September 14th with a deluxe vinyl edition gathering in a slipcase the EPs 'Champion Versions', 'The Patty Patty Sound' and 'Los Amigos Del Beta Bandidos' with remastered tracks and coloured vinyls, to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the 1998 compilation. Because Music will release at the same time a double CD Best-Of compiling all their best hits and a live show recorded at the Shepherd's Bush Empire (London) in 2004.






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Special Remarks: 2CD edition in 3-panel digipack with a 16-page poster booklet.

Tracklist:

CD1

1. Dry The Rain / 2. Inner Meet Me / 3. She's The One / 4. Dr. Baker / 5. It's Not Too Beautiful / 6. Smiling 7. To You Alone / 8. Squares / 9. Human Being / 10. Gone / 11. Broke / 12. Assessment / 13. Easy
14. Wonderful / 15. Troubles / 16. Simple

CD2 - Live At The Shepherds Bush Empire

1. It's Not Too Beautiful / 2. Squares / 3. Inner Meet Me / 4. Simple / 5. She's The One / 6. Easy
7. Dr. Baker / 8. Dry The Rain / 9. Quiet / 10. Broke / 11. Assessment / 12. Dog's Got A Bone
13. House Song

Short info:

Arguably one of the most acclaimed and loved bands of the past 20 years, by both fans and their musical peers alike, The Beta Band formed in St. Andrews, Scotland, in 1996. Innovative and singular, their unique musical and aesthetic approach to everything they did set them far apart from their musical contemporaries. Together for a relatively short period of time, the three albums and three EPs they released between 1996 and 2004 would nonetheless help define them as one of the most exciting and cherished bands of their generation.
After acquiring the Beta Band's catalogue last year, Because Music will reissue their releases, starting on September 14th with a double CD Best-Of compiling all their best hits and a live show recorded at the Shepherd's Bush Empire (London) in 2004. Because Music will also celebrate at the same time the 20th anniversary of their 1998 compilation 'The Three EPs' by releasing a deluxe vinyl edition gathering in a slipcase the EPs 'Champion Versions', 'The Patty Patty Sound' and 'Los Amigos Del Beta Bandidos' with remastered tracks and coloured vinyls.


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Format: 6 x Black 140 grs Vinyl each one in spinelesssleeve, heavyweight cardboard slipcase/custod numbered at the back, insert-photo individually signed but the artist, marketing sticker. Limited & numbered to 500 copies for the world.

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION & BIOG
This ultimate 6LP Boxset presents the works of Pascal Comelade from 1984 to 2024 and his 40 years producing instrumental music. Each vinyl has been thought as an album in itself , with its own identity, that could be listened as it is. According to the artist, "Improperies- compositions et enregistrements magnétiques (1984-2024)" is a music puzzle which doesn't obey to any rule with the exception of Pascal Comelade's creation and art thoughts that kept moving over the years.
Limited numbered to 500 copies - 6 x Black Vinyl in spineless sleeve, heawyweight cardboard slipcase/custod numbered at the back, includes an insert-photo signed by the artist. The boxset artwork is an original creation by Miquel Barceló.

TRACKLISTING

Tracklist :
LP1
A1 Fragments (Extraits)
A2 Park Güell
A3 Disque Raye?
A4 Valse de l'aiguille creuse
A5 4 Rroses Pour Marie
A6 La Catedral d'Escuradents
A7 Your Labios As Tulips
A8 Souvenirs de Vernet Les Bains
B1 Arthur Cravan Was A Flor Fina
B2 The Skatalan Logicofobism
B3 Sardana Dels Desemparats
B4 A Glass Of Gaz
B5 Les Places De Gra?cia (1)
B6 Les Places De Gra?cia (2)
B7 Patafisiskal Polska

LP2
C1 I Put A Barbara Steele On You
C2 Chanson de charme pour faux-nez
C3 The Lollobrigidada Fox-Trot
C4 Third Eye Of A Cubist Guitar
C5 Le Fakir de La Chapelle
C6 On se L'hegel en Enfer
C7 Un train direct pour Charenton
C8 Love Too Soon
D1 L'argot du bruit
D2 To The Last Of Imaginary Solutions
D3 Toti Al Soler
D4 Back To Schizo

LP3
E1 To Be Dammit Ornette To Be
E2 The Blank Invasion Of Schizofonics Bikinis
E3 Sardana Dels Desemparats
E4 Sense El Resso? Del Dring
E5 Contre Le Style
E6 A Figueres
F1 The Hallucinogenic Espontex Sinfonia
F2 La Societat Del Piano-Obstacle
F3 Ge?ge?ne
F4 Petite Escena Nocturna
F5 A Farrutx
F6 Le Soir Du Grand Soir
F7 Souviens-Toi De Ces Douces Soire?es

LP4
G1 Stranger In Paradigm
G2 La Vedette Del Molino
G3 Jopo De Pojo Not Dead
G4 The Indian Of The Group
G5 Il Luna-Park Galactico
G6 Don't Touch My Blue Oyster Shoes
G7 Sans les mains ! (Zappambarretina)
H1 El Misteri Del Triangle Del Vermut
H2 Two Maniaco-Depressive Beatnicks Squabbling Over A Jane Russell Mozzarela's Bikini
H3 Vals Burlesco
H4 Flan Sin Nata Inzenight
H5 Despintura (A) Fo?nica
H6 Europe Change Bad

LP5
I1 El Bolero Del Raval
I2 O Dancing Del Gran Fumisme
I3 Hydropathes Marchant Sur Les Os
I4 Spinoza Was A Soul Garagist
I5 El Pianista Del Antifaz (Born In Candolle)
I6 Portrait de l'artiste avec des lunettes pour voir les Femmes à poil
I7 La Bella Dorita
J1 Deviationist Muzak
J2 Dancing Le Mômo
J3 Roll Over Fuzmanchu
J4 Stigmates De La Ligne Crade
J5 Evaporisme Sonor
J6 L'horizon perdu du cornet à Gidouille
J7 La Filosofia Del Plat Combinat

LP6
K1 Coucher de soleil sur l'Adriatique
K2 Unicazzz
K3 Des rails en mou de veau
K4 E?le?vation de Marie-Madeleine
K5 No Sympathy For Symphony
K6 Sardana Meca?nica
K7 Ha Passat Un Angel
L1 Skin Saxo Derivato
L2 Apparition du visage de Bela Lugosi sur une tranche de salami
L3 Musique hypertrophique des remontoirs
L4 Cimetie?re de la Photographie
L5 Alzina Muntanera







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A 1 Dry The Rain
A 2 I Know
A 3 B + A
B 1 Dogs Got a Bone
B 2 Inner Meet Me
B 3 The House Song
C 1 The Monolith
C 2 She's the One
D 1 Push It Out
D 2 It's Over
D 3 Dr. Baker
D 4 Needles In My Eyes

BIOGRAPHY BY IRVINE WELSH
I discovered the Beta Band, like I discovered a lot of great music, basically through eventually surrendering to the enthused urgings of a mate who was cooler than me. He continually evangelized about the EP's. I was lost to the concert hall and firmly ensconced on the dancefloor by then and highly resistant, but quite taken by the idea that a band would bring out extended plays rather than singles. When I did check them out, I was instantly smitten by their originality and power.

The band, therefore, were pivotal for me in terms of my own musical journey, in that they represented a gateway back into indie guitar music, which I'd basically given up since becoming obsessed with rave and acid house.

The Beta Band were definitely a band for the cool cognoscenti- like my buddy- the ones you make a bit of a tit of yourself trying to convert quite straight boring people to.

The emotions they induced were a kind of throwback to school days when you were very pompous and prescriptive about what you liked, and derisive towards non believers. It's a testimony to the power of the music that they could take me to the raw state of the younger man.

I took it personally that they didn't hit the mainstream commercial base. At least two of the three albums they made deserved quadruple platinum status. Hot Shots II and Heroes to Zeros are permanently lodged very high in my top one hundred albums of all time.

So, the return of the Beta Band has me moving into the same mode of immature, adolescent anticipation. Everyone should have the Beta Band albums and EP's in their collection. It still kind of annoys me - in fact it bugs the shit out of me - that most of them don't.

And that really is something.


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KEY POINTS

Unreleased extended & instrumentals versions from the sessions of "Faded" Album :
- "Autour de chez moi" & "Tu viens Marie ? " both as + 12 minute epic songs
- " Louie Louie " instrumental version
- Exclusive new song performed with Pascal Comelade

Exclusive Record Store Release - 30 minute LP .

TRACKLISTING

A1 Autour de chez moi (Extended Version) - 12:06
A2 Sleaford (feat Pascal Comelade) - 03:13
B1 Tu viens Marie ? (Extended Version)- 12 :29
B2 Louie Louie (Instrumental Version) - 03 :27


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KEY POINTS

- Original soundtrack of "Les Règles de l'art". 100% new original songs by The Liminanas/Lionel Liminana & german -french music composer David Menke .
- Black LP, gatefold sleeve
- Exclusive Record Store Release

TRACKLISTING

A1 - Kamic, l'artiste
A2 - Générique début
A3 - Jo vient vendre ses trucs à Moreno
A4 - Kamic au bord de la Seine
A5 - Spaghetti Drums and Tuna Sax
A6 - La Patek, je l'ai vendue
A7 - Kamic devant la fenêtre du Musée
A8 - Kamic dévisse, démonte et observe
A9 - Moreno Calls
A10 - Cobb découvre les oeuvres
A11 - Jo devant son brasero

B1 - C'est qui M ?
B2 - Cobb achète le Modigliani
B3 - Jo chez Cobb
B4 - Arrestations
B5 - Cobb détruit les œuvres
B6 - Interrogatoires
B7 - Épilogue
B8 - Cobb en panique avec sa femme
B9 - Late, I Wanna Run Home



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KEY POINTS / PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

"1999 DJ TOOL" : "Cassius 199", " La Mouche ", "Feeling For You" and other classics tracks as never heard before.
Unreleased double vinyl album featuring 8 exclusive extended versions of the most iconic tracks from the album 1999, and a short story-liner notes by Boombass.
"1999 DJ Tool" , never released before - only sent to some VIP 25 years ago as a promo vinyl boxset while the "1999 "album was released.


TRACKLISTING

Disc 1
A1 Cassius 1999 (DJ Tool) - 08:26
A2 Feeling For You (DJ Tool) - 07:11
B1 La Mouche (DJ Tool) - 10:20
B2 Supa Crush (DJ Tool) - 06:57

Disc 2
C1 Foxxy (DJ Tool) - 07:19
C2 Somebody (DJ Tool) - 08:18
D1 Hey Babe (DJ Tool) - 06:47
D2 Nulife(DJ Tool) - 09:06

LINER NOTES BY BOOM BASS
A FIRST ALBUM AFTER SIGNING THE CONTRACT TO RELEASE OUR DEBUT ALBUM, WE WERE SUDDENLY INUNDATED WITH AN OVERWHELMING NUMBER OF TASKS.

TOWARD THE END OF THE 20TH CENTURY,MUSIC PRODUCTION WAS STILL A HEAVILY INDUSTRIAL PROCESS. FACTORIES MANUFACTURED CDS, VINYL RECORDS, AND EVEN AUDIO CASSETTES, WHICH WERE THEN SHIPPED BY TRUCK TO WAREHOUSES BELONGING TO VARIOUS FRENCH MAJOR LABELS. DEDICATED TEAMS BRAINSTOR-MED IDEAS, DEVISED STRATEGIES, AND ORCHESTRATED PLANS TO DISTRIBUTE THESE RECORDS TO SPECIALIZED STORES. AT THE TIME, RADIO, TELEVISION, AND THE PRESS HELD THE KEYS TO SUCCESS.

WITHOUT THEIR SUPPORT, REACHING THE GENERAL PUBLIC, OR EVEN A NICHEA UDIENCE, WAS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE.OUR FIRST ALBUM AS CASSIUS, SLATED FOR RELEASE IN JANUARY 1999, SPARKED GENUINE EXCITEMENT WITHIN THE VIRGIN RECORDS TEAM. AS A FORMER ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, I KNEW THIS LEVEL OF ENTHUSIASM WAS RARE. FOR PHILIPPE AND ME, STEPPING INTO THE SPOTLIGHT WAS A COMPLETELY NEW EXPERIENCE.

AFTER YEARS OF WORKING BEHIND THE SCENES FOR OTHERS,FOCUSED AND IMMERSED IN THE STUDIO, WE WERE NOW AT THE FOREFRONT, ENTIRELY INCONTROL. THIS SHIFT BROUGHT A WHIRLWIND OF EMOTIONS: AMBITION FUELED OUR FEARS,AND CREATIVE CHAOS OFTEN BLURRED OUR JUDGMENT ABOUT WHEN TO STOP REFINING OURWORK.NAVIGATING DECISIONS AS A DUO, WE QUICKLY DISCOVERED THE COMPLEXITIES OF PARTNERSHIP AND PRODUCTION. WITHOUT MANAGEMENT, WHOSE CRITICAL ROLE IS OFTEN TO SHIELD ARTISTS FROM THEIR OWN TENDENCIES, WE OCCASIONALLY STRUGGLED TO MAKE THE RIGHT CHOICES.

YET, EXCITEMENT AND SHEER JOY ULTIMATELY PREVAILED, AND WE THREW OURSELVES WHOLE HEARTEDLY INTO THE ADVENTURE. AS POSITIVE FEEDBACK ROLLED IN FROM SUBSIDIARIES, MARKETING BUDGETS EXPANDED, AND THE ALBUM'S RELEASE STRATEGY SKYROCKETED TO NEW HEIGHTS.

DAFT PUNK'S GROUNDBREAKING ALBUM HOMEWORK HAD JUST OPENED THE DOOR FOR FRENCH ELECTRONIC MUSIC TO REACH GLOBAL AUDIENCES. FOR ARTISTS ROOTED IN DJ CULTURE,THIS WAS A TURNING POINT. FRENCH ACTS WERE FINALLY BEING INVITED TO PLAY AT BURGEONING FESTIVALS AND ICONIC CLUBS. THE BRITISH AUDIENCE WAS THE FIRST TO EMBRACE US, AND WEEKEND AFTER WEEKEND, WE TOURED THE UK.

INSPIRED BY THOSE NIGHTS BEHIND THE DECKS, WE SUGGESTED RELEASING A VINYL FEATURING EXTENDED VERSIONS OF TRACKS FROM 1999. DESIGNED AS A PROMOTIONAL DJ TOOL, IT CELEBRATED EXPANSIVE, LONG-FORM TRACKS REMINISCENT OF THE ONES WE LOVED TO PLAY, AN HOMAGE TO OUR EARLY EXPERIMENTS WITH NDLESS LOOPS, LIKE DINAPOLY FROM 1996.

THE VINYL WAS PRESSED IN AN EXTREMELY PROMO LIMITED SERIES, ECHOING OUR EARLY MAXI-SINGLES AND THE RARE RECORDS WE USED TO HUNT FOR AS COLLECTORS. FOR FANS, IT WAS A CHANCE TO OWN SOMETHING TRULY UNIQUE; FOR US, IT WAS A FINAL OPPORTUNITY TO RE-EXPLORE THEA LBUM'S MUSIC.PRODUCED IN THE STYLE OF LA FUNK MOB'S EP, WITH THE TWO OF US IN A RECORDING BOOTH SURROUNDED BY FLOPPY-DISK MACHINES AND TWO OR THREE SYNTHS, THE ALBUM'S SONGS WERE STRUCTURED AND MIXED DIRECTLY IN STEREO ON A DAT (DIGITAL AUDIO TAPE).

MOST TRACKS, ORIGINALLY VERY LONG, WERE EDITED INTO A COHERENT, HOUR-LONG LISTENING EXPERIENCE. THE DJ TOOL WAS ASSEMBLED FROM THOSE ORIGINAL MIXES, AS A FINAL, FREE WHEELING VARIATION OF OUR THREE WEEKS OF FUN IN THE STUDIO.HOLDING THAT VINYL TODAY BRINGS BACK VIVID MEMORIES OF THOSE EARLY TRAVELS, THE NIGHTCLUBS AT THE CUSP OF TRANSFORMATION, THE CROWDS GETTING YOUNGER AT NEW PARTIES, AND THE VINYL RECORDS THAT WERE JUST STARTING TO FADE FROM DJ BOOTHS.

I ALSO RECALL BEING 32 YEARS OLD, NAVIGATING THIS EVOLVING WORLD. NOW, AS I PREPARE FOR THE UPCOMING CASSIUS CLUB TOUR, I'M STRUCK BY HOW CLOSELY IT MIRRORS THE ERA OF THE DJ TOOL RELEASE. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS LATER, I FEEL INCREDIBLY FORTUNATE TO STILL BE DOING THIS.

IN THE STUDIO, PHILIPPE ONCE SHOUTED, "CASSIUS IN THE HOUSE !" INTO MY EAR. TODAY, I FEEL LIKE TELLING HIM, "I'M GOING BACK TO OUR ROOTS."BOOMBASS.

'199 DJ TOOL", 2025 UNRELEASED ALBUM BY CASSIUS FEATURING 8 EXCLUSIVE EXTENDED VERSIONS OF THE MOST ICONIC TRACKS FROM THE ALBUM 1999 AND THIS EXCLUSIVE SHORT STORY BY BOOMBASS.


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TRACKLISTING

A1 - "We Are The Espionnage Sound System" - Dj Mehdi & Feadz
A2 - "Ulysse" - Dj Mehdi & The Cambridge Circus
A3 - "On s'habitue" - Dj Mehdi & Rocé
A4 - "Pop Song I" - Dj Mehdi & Dany Dan
A5 - "Naja" - Dj Mehdi & Zdar
A6 - "T'inquiète" - Dj Mehdi & Karlito
B1 - "Camille Groult Starr (Boombass Remix)" - Dj Mehdi , 113 & Boombass
B2 - "Si tu savais (DJ Mehdi Remix)" - Dj Mehdi & Manu Key
B3 - "Pop Song II "- Dj Mehdi & Dany Dan
B4 - "Spanish Harlem " - Dj Mehdi & The Cambridge Circus
B5 - "Despee '98" - Dj Mehdi & Rohff


KEY POINTS

" New 2025 Repress Edition as Orange Vinyl, sleeve + printed inner, since the initial deluxe crystal clear Vinyl with printed pvc outter sleeve was meant as one run .

" The very First reissue of the cult 11 track EP - Street Album from year 2000 by DJ Mehdi collecting his Espionnage adventures.

" "DJ MEHDI : Made in France" : an Arte 6 episode exclusive serie about DJ Mehdi from September 12th ! DJ Mehdi was the one building bridges between french hip hop and electro, and becoming a key composer,producer and DJ. He was a game changer in himself, helping both french rap & electro scenes to rise in the late 90's & early 200's . 13 years after DJ Mehdi's sudden death, his long-time friend and Director Thibaut de Longeville imagined & directed the serie, with archives materials & exclusive interviews and words from big names from Rap & Electro about their collaborations & relationships with DJ Mehdi.

SHORT BIOG

"Rather than a compilation, this record is a summary of what Espionnage has done in the past two years, from the rap 12"s, the instrumental 12"s to the remixes I was given the opportunity to do. The members of The Espionnage Sound System, Yvan from Double Pact included (even if he only appears here on the interlude betweeen "Camille Groult Starr (rmx)" and "Si Tu Savais (rmx)"), have been essential to the label's development as a whole. The Chronowax Distribution staff has been equally vital to a structure primarily dedicated to independent vinyl production. By the way, I have to thank Ulysse Genet who, on top of lending his name to a track title, suggested the name "Espionnage" instead of "Le Cirque Disques" (which was my initial idea) and drew the first logo. Many thanks to my team : Olivier Rosset, Charlotte Dutoit, Thibaut de Longeville, Alexander Wise, the 360 Creative & Marketing teams, as well as X2N, Tom Kan, DJ Gilb'R, Roulé, Crydamoure, Benoît Blue Boy and his daughters Ludella and Amadine ; who have all contributed on one level or another to what this record is. Of course I can't forget my family: the Essadis, Faveris, Gassamas, Majira (and their many relations) as well as my other family, the 113 Clan and the whole African Mafia and most particularly my group, Idéal J, for the respect and freedom with which they've let me express the somewhat unusual ideas I had about all of this".
Peace, DJ Mehdi, NYC, March 29th 2000.


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CD
1. Spirale - The Limiñanas
2. Prisoner of Beauty - The Limiñanas & Bobby Gillespie
3. J'adore le monde - The Limiñanas & Bertrand Belin
4. Shout - The Limiñanas & Rover
5. Faded-The Limiñanas & Penny
6. Catherine - The Limiñanas & Anna Jean
7. The Dancer - The Limiñanas
8. Space Baby - The Limiñanas, Jon Spencer & Pascal Comelade
9. Tu viens Marie - The Limiñanas
10. Louie Louie - The Limiñanas
11. Autour de chez moi - The Limiñanas
12. Degenerate Star - The Limiñanas, Jon Spencer & Pascal Comelade
13. Où va la chance (Françoise Hardy Cover) - The Limiñanas

SHORT BIOG FOR ONLINE PREORDER
Following "Shadow People" (2018) and "De Pelicula" (2021) done with Laurent Garnier , The Limiñanas are making their big comeback with their new album entitled "Faded" , whose first single is "Prisoner of Beauty" featuring Bobby Gillespie (Primal Scream), supporter of the band for years. The French psychedelic - garage duo has also gathered on " Faded" for duets artists such as Jon Spencer, Bertrand Belin, Rover, Penny, Anna Jean & Pascal Comelade.

FIRST TOUR DATES

March 29th / BARCELONA – Razzmatazz

April 10th/ PARIS – Olympia

April 12th/ LONDON – Electric Ballroom

April 15th / BERLIN – Columbia Theater

April 16th / AMSTERDAM – Tolhuistin – Paradisio

April 17th / BRUSSELS – AB Ballroom

May 22th / LAUSANNE – Les Docks

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DOUBLE VINYL
A1 - Spirale - The Limiñanas
A2 - Prisoner of Beauty - The Limiñanas & Bobby Gillespie
A3 - J'adore le monde - The Limiñanas & Bertrand Belin
B1 - Shout - The Limiñanas & Rover
B2 - Faded-The Limiñanas & Penny
B3 - Catherine - The Limiñanas & Anna Jean
B4 - The Dancer - The Limiñanas

C1 - Space Baby - The Limiñanas, Jon Spencer & Pascal Comelade
C2 - Tu viens Marie - The Limiñanas
C3 - Louie Louie - The Limiñanas
D1 - Autour de chez moi - The Limiñanas
D2 - Degenerate Star - The Limiñanas, Jon Spencer & Pascal Comelade
D3 - Où va la chance (Françoise Hardy Cover) - The Limiñanas

SHORT BIOG FOR ONLINE PREORDER
Following "Shadow People" (2018) and "De Pelicula" (2021) done with Laurent Garnier , The Limiñanas are making their big comeback with their new album entitled "Faded" , whose first single is "Prisoner of Beauty" featuring Bobby Gillespie (Primal Scream), supporter of the band for years. The French psychedelic - garage duo has also gathered on " Faded" for duets artists such as Jon Spencer, Bertrand Belin, Rover, Penny, Anna Jean & Pascal Comelade.

FIRST TOUR DATES

March 29th / BARCELONA – Razzmatazz

April 10th/ PARIS – Olympia

April 12th/ LONDON – Electric Ballroom

April 15th / BERLIN – Columbia Theater

April 16th / AMSTERDAM – Tolhuistin – Paradisio

April 17th / BRUSSELS – AB Ballroom

May 22th / LAUSANNE – Les Docks

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TRACKLISTING DOUBLE VINYL:

A1 - Spirale - The Limiñanas
A2 - Prisoner of Beauty - The Limiñanas & Bobby Gillespie
A3 - J'adore le monde - The Limiñanas & Bertrand Belin
B1 - Shout - The Limiñanas & Rover
B2 - Faded-The Limiñanas & Penny
B3 - Catherine - The Limiñanas & Anna Jean
B4 - The Dancer - The Limiñanas

C1 - Space Baby - The Limiñanas, Jon Spencer & Pascal Comelade
C2 - Tu viens Marie - The Limiñanas
C3 - Louie Louie - The Limiñanas
D1 - Autour de chez moi - The Limiñanas
D2 - Degenerate Star - The Limiñanas, Jon Spencer & Pascal Comelade
D3 - Où va la chance (Françoise Hardy Cover) - The Limiñanas

FIRST TOUR DATES

March 29th / BARCELONA – Razzmatazz

April 10th/ PARIS – Olympia

April 12th/ LONDON – Electric Ballroom

April 15th / BERLIN – Columbia Theater

April 16th / AMSTERDAM – Tolhuistin – Paradisio

April 17th / BRUSSELS – AB Ballroom

May 22th / LAUSANNE – Les Docks

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TRACKLISTING

A Side
01. BAD PARTS ARE MY FAVOURITE
02. SCUMBAG
03. HURRICANE - Feat. LEILAH
04. YOU SNOOZE YOU LOSE (INTERLUDE) - Feat Chassol
05. ALONE TONIGHT
06. EVERY DOG
07. SAINT OR SINNER - Feat. Sainté


B Side
08. DEERS IN THE ROAD
09. LOVE SONGS
10. DISASTER - Feat. Elijah Waters
11. STUCK ON LOOP - Feat. LEILAH
12. DISCONNECT! - Feat. Fredwave, Louis Culture, J.Caesar
13. CALLED ME INSANE - Feat. Elijah Waters
14. OVER YOU


ALBUM SHORT BRIEF
Back in December 2016, Jeshi fell asleep whilst driving home from a party at 5am, and he crashed into a park car, only to be woken up by the airbag exploding in his face. This is the inspiration for album two. The new album is a statement of waking up and levelling up from the last period of his life. This is a new era, and full of energy.

SHORT BIOG

Jeshi doesn't run away from fire; he runs with it. The East London artist is on a quest to feel alive in every sense. To him, feeling alive means being present in each experience, no matter how challenging. For Jeshi - who has spent the last few years establishing himself as one of the most exciting voices of his generation - this is what life and art are all about. Chaos, then, is not something to shy away from, but where great ideas are born.
Jeshi's electrifying second album, AIRBAG WOKE ME UP is a collection of moment-capturing songs built to ignite reactions and start conversations. His scene-stealing jaunts to stages worldwide clearly influence its live-wire sound, as Jeshi and his cohorts smash through moods and tempos like kids let loose on funfair dodgems. "I want to make things that have intent and feel like statements," Jeshi declares. His versatile voice is the conductive thread that pulls everything together. "On Universal Credit, my voice was used in one way, whereas on this it's used in ten ways," he notes.
AIRBAG WOKE ME UP is an exploration into what happens when you emerge from tough times, and how they encourage you to view the world a little differently. It's bolder in ambition and built from renewed energy. Chaotic, but in the very best way. "In my head, this is the real arrival chapter," states Jeshi. "The 'I am here, I've arrived' moment."





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SHORT BIOG

Keziah Jones is back with a new concept album entitled "Alive & Kicking" , recorded live in Lagos at Clout Africa Studio. Not only all his classics revisited 'live in studio" but including 2 brand new singles (studio) "Melissa" & "Rainy Saturday" , his first ones since 2013. And as bonus 2 covers (of Ricky James 'Below The Funk (Pass The J) & Police's 'The Bed's Too Big Without You).

Keziah Jones was born and raised in Lagos, Nigeria. Then has been living between Paris - he's been an established & cult musical brand in France - , London and Lagos. He is since the early 90's the creator of the blufunk movement, "a fusion between raw blues elements and hard, edgy funk rhythms. His catalog includes iconic songs such as Rhythm Is Love, Million Miles from Home… Keziah is known for his distinctive style of guitar playing, including his percussive right-hand technique.


TRACKLISTING
CD
1. Kpafuca (Live at Clout Africa Studio, Lagos)
2. Beautiful Emilie (Live at Clout Africa Studio, Lagos)
3. Dear Mr Cooper (Live at Clout Africa Studio, Lagos)
4. Wisdom Behind The Smile (Cash) (Live at Clout Africa Studio, Lagos)
5. Rhythm Is Love (Live at Clout Africa Studio, Lagos)
6. Melissa
7. Femiliarise (Live at Clout Africa Studio, Lagos)
8. Million Miles From Home (Live at Clout Africa Studio, Lagos)
9. Rainy Saturday
10. 1973 (Live at Clout Africa Studio, Lagos)
11. Afrosurrealismfortheladies (Live at Clout Africa Studio, Lagos)
12. Hello Heavenly (Live at Clout Africa Studio, Lagos)
13. The Funderlying Undermentals (Live at Clout Africa Studio, Lagos)
14. The Bed's Too Big Without You
15. Below The Funk (Pass The J)


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SHORT BIOG

Keziah Jones is back with a new concept album entitled "Alive & Kicking" , recorded live in Lagos at Clout Africa Studio. Not only all his classics revisited 'live in studio" but including 2 brand new singles (studio) "Melissa" & "Rainy Saturday" , his first ones since 2013. And as bonus 2 covers (of Ricky James 'Below The Funk (Pass The J) & Police's 'The Bed's Too Big Without You).

Keziah Jones was born and raised in Lagos, Nigeria. Then has been living between Paris - he's been an established & cult musical brand in France - , London and Lagos. He is since the early 90's the creator of the blufunk movement, "a fusion between raw blues elements and hard, edgy funk rhythms. His catalog includes iconic songs such as Rhythm Is Love, Million Miles from Home… Keziah is known for his distinctive style of guitar playing, including his percussive right-hand technique.

TRACKLISTING
Double Vinyl
A1 Kpafuca - Live at Clout Africa Studio, Lagos
A2 Beautiful Emilie - Live at Clout Africa Studio, Lagos
A3 Dear Mr Cooper - Live at Clout Africa Studio, Lagos
B1 Wisdom Behind The Smile (Cash)- Live at Clout Africa Studio, Lagos
B2 Rhythm Is Love - Live at Clout Africa Studio, Lagos
B3 Melissa
B4 Femiliarise - Live at Clout Africa Studio, Lagos
C1 Million Miles From Home- Live at Clout Africa Studio, Lagos
C2 Rainy Saturday
C3 1973- Live at Clout Africa Studio, Lagos
C4 Afrosurrealismfortheladies- Live at Clout Africa Studio, Lagos
D1 Hello Heavenly - Live at Clout Africa Studio, Lagos
D2 The Funderlying Undermentals - Live at Clout Africa Studio, Lagos
D3 The Bed's Too Big Without You
D4 Below The Funk (Pass The J)


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KEY POINTS

• Collector Crystal Clear LP deluxe packaged – the very First reissue of the cult 11 track EP – Street Album from year 2000 by DJ Mehdi collecting his Espionnage adventures

• “DJ MEHDI : Made in France” : an Arte 6 episode exclusive serie about DJ Mehdi from September 12th ! DJ Mehdi was the one building bridges between french hip hop and electro, and becoming a key composer,producer and DJ. He was a game changer in himself, helping both french rap & electro scenes to rise in the late 90’s & early 200’s . 13 years after DJ Mehdi’s sudden death, his long-time friend and Director Thibaut de Longeville imagined & directed the serie, with archives materials & exclusive interviews and words from big names from Rap & Electro about their collaborations & relationships with DJ Mehdi.

SHORT BIOG

“Rather than a compilation, this record is a summary of what Espionnage has done in the past two years, from the rap 12”s, the instrumental 12”s to the remixes I was given the opportunity to do. The members of The Espionnage Sound System, Yvan from Double Pact included (even if he only appears here on the interlude betweeen “Camille Groult Starr (rmx)” and “Si Tu Savais (rmx)”), have been essential to the label’s development as a whole. The Chronowax Distribution staff has been equally vital to a structure primarily dedicated to independent vinyl production. By the way, I have to thank Ulysse Genet who, on top of lending his name to a track title, suggested the name “Espionnage” instead of “Le Cirque Disques” (which was my initial idea) and drew the first logo. Many thanks to my team : Olivier Rosset, Charlotte Dutoit, Thibaut de Longeville, Alexander Wise, the 360 Creative & Marketing teams, as well as X2N, Tom Kan, DJ Gilb’R, Roulé, Crydamoure, Benoît Blue Boy and his daughters Ludella and Amadine ; who have all contributed on one level or another to what this record is. Of course I can’t forget my family: the Essadis, Faveris, Gassamas, Majira (and their many relations) as well as my other family, the 113 Clan and the whole African Mafia and most particularly my group, Idéal J, for the respect and freedom with which they’ve let me express the somewhat unusual ideas I had about all of this”.
Peace, DJ Mehdi, NYC, March 29th 2000.


TRACKLISTING

A1 - "We Are The Espionnage Sound System" - Dj Mehdi & Feadz
A2 - "Ulysse" - Dj Mehdi & The Cambridge Circus
A3 - "On s'habitue" - Dj Mehdi & Rocé
A4 - "Pop Song I" - Dj Mehdi & Dany Dan
A5 - "Naja" - Dj Mehdi & Zdar
A6 - "T'inquiète" - Dj Mehdi & Karlito
B1 - "Camille Groult Starr (Boombass Remix)" - Dj Mehdi , 113 & Boombass
B2 - "Si tu savais (DJ Mehdi Remix)" - Dj Mehdi & Manu Key
B3 - "Pop Song II "- Dj Mehdi & Dany Dan
B4 - "Spanish Harlem " - Dj Mehdi & The Cambridge Circus
B5 - "Despee '98" - Dj Mehdi & Rohff


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SHORT BIOG

"Best of 1996-2019" , the very first Cassius Best Of.
" Cassius , one of the seminal & most exciting French Touch pioneers.
" 20 track / 2LP Black gatefold sleeve with liner notes by Hubert 'Boombass" Blanc-Francard about the story of Cassius and in memory of Philippe" Zdar"Cerboneschi.
" Covering all classics of all albums : from Cassius 1999 - I < 3 U So - Feeling For You - Toop Toop to Go Up & The Sound Of Violence & Don't Let Me be.
" Including some Boombass's favourites with some rarities.

TRACKLISTING

Side A
1. Cassius 1999
2. Feeling For You
3. La Mouche
4. The Sound Of Violence (Radio Edit)
5. I'm A Woman
Side B
1. Toop Toop
2. See Me Now
3. Rock Number One
4. Go Up (feat. Cat Power & Pharrell Williams)
5. The Missing (feat. Ryan Tedder & JAW)
Side C
1. Action (feat. Cat Power & Mike D) (Edit version)
2. I <3 U SO
3. Brotherhood
4. Don't Let Me Be (feat. Owlle)
5. Calliope
Side D
1. Fame
2. Youth Speed Trouble Cigarettes
3. Ibifornia (Myd Remix) (Edit version)
4. Cause oui! (feat. Mike D)
5. Dinapoly


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Product Informations: CD Digisleeve, 16 page booklet. "Viva Tu", Manu Chao's new album. Includes " Viva Tu ", "Sao Paulo Motoboy " and collaborations such as "Heaven's Bad Day" with Willie Nelson & "Tu Te Vas" with Laeti.

SHORT BIOG
For years, Manu Chao has been travelling the world to meet his fans in unusual venues, villages and small festivals. Elusive, but always accessible to those who cross his path, Manu now presents his new studio album 'Viva Tu', a collection of songs written at the heart of daily lives and struggles, and a fresh take on the state of the world, singing sunny, universal songs in Spanish, French, English and Portuguese, painting an unforgiving picture of social imbalances.
The lead song 'Viva Tu', a heartfelt rumba dedicated to the daily life heroes, has already made its mark. The second single, 'São Paulo Motoboy', is a colorful, sunny ode to the two-wheeled delivery people venturing the Latin American metropoles every day.
The album, to be released September 20th, also features some memorable collaborations, including 'Heaven's Bad Day' with country legend Willie Nelson and 'Tu Te Vas' with rising French rapper Laeti.
Available now in preorder (CD/Vinyls/Digital).

CD Tracklisting:

1.Vecinos En El Mar
2.La Couleur du Temps
3.River Why
4.Viva Tu
5.Heaven's Bad Day (feat. Willie Nelson)
6.Tu Te Vas (feat. Laeti)
7.Coraçao No Mar
8.Cuatro Calles
9.La Colilla
10.São Paulo Motoboy
11.Tom et Lola
12.Lonely Night
13.Tantas Tierras






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Product Informations: Black Vinyl, gatefold sleeve, 4 page 12'' booklet. "Viva Tu", Manu Chao's new album. Includes " Viva Tu ", "Sao Paulo Motoboy " and collaborations such as "Heaven's Bad Day" with Willie Nelson & "Tu Te Vas" with Laeti.

SHORT BIOG
For years, Manu Chao has been travelling the world to meet his fans in unusual venues, villages and small festivals. Elusive, but always accessible to those who cross his path, Manu now presents his new studio album 'Viva Tu', a collection of songs written at the heart of daily lives and struggles, and a fresh take on the state of the world, singing sunny, universal songs in Spanish, French, English and Portuguese, painting an unforgiving picture of social imbalances.
The lead song 'Viva Tu', a heartfelt rumba dedicated to the daily life heroes, has already made its mark. The second single, 'São Paulo Motoboy', is a colorful, sunny ode to the two-wheeled delivery people venturing the Latin American metropoles every day.
The album, to be released September 20th, also features some memorable collaborations, including 'Heaven's Bad Day' with country legend Willie Nelson and 'Tu Te Vas' with rising French rapper Laeti.
Available now in preorder (CD/Vinyls/Digital).

Vinyls Tracklisting:

SIDE A
1.Vecinos En El Mar
2.La Couleur du Temps
3.River Why
4.Viva Tu
5.Heaven's Bad Day (feat. Willie Nelson)
6.Tu Te Vas (feat. Laeti)
7.Coraçao No Mar
SIDE B
1.Cuatro Calles
2.La Colilla
3.São Paulo Motoboy
4.Tom et Lola
5.Lonely Night
6.Tantas Tierras






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Product Informations: Blue Crystal Clear Vinyl, gatefold sleeve, 4 page 12'' booklet. "Viva Tu", Manu Chao's new album. Includes " Viva Tu ", "Sao Paulo Motoboy " and collaborations such as "Heaven's Bad Day" with Willie Nelson & "Tu Te Vas" with Laeti.

SHORT BIOG
For years, Manu Chao has been travelling the world to meet his fans in unusual venues, villages and small festivals. Elusive, but always accessible to those who cross his path, Manu now presents his new studio album 'Viva Tu', a collection of songs written at the heart of daily lives and struggles, and a fresh take on the state of the world, singing sunny, universal songs in Spanish, French, English and Portuguese, painting an unforgiving picture of social imbalances.
The lead song 'Viva Tu', a heartfelt rumba dedicated to the daily life heroes, has already made its mark. The second single, 'São Paulo Motoboy', is a colorful, sunny ode to the two-wheeled delivery people venturing the Latin American metropoles every day.
The album, to be released September 20th, also features some memorable collaborations, including 'Heaven's Bad Day' with country legend Willie Nelson and 'Tu Te Vas' with rising French rapper Laeti.
Available now in preorder (CD/Vinyls/Digital).

Vinyls Tracklisting:

SIDE A
1.Vecinos En El Mar
2.La Couleur du Temps
3.River Why
4.Viva Tu
5.Heaven's Bad Day (feat. Willie Nelson)
6.Tu Te Vas (feat. Laeti)
7.Coraçao No Mar
SIDE B
1.Cuatro Calles
2.La Colilla
3.São Paulo Motoboy
4.Tom et Lola
5.Lonely Night
6.Tantas Tierras






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2025 repress

Tracklist:

A: Blume Der Nacht
B: Rue Burnout


DJ Koze doesn't aim for technical perfection for its own sake, but rather to serve the purpose of giving birth to great music. On his debut 'Rue Burnout EP' from his own Pampa label, he plays with finesse and sophistication, and implicitly understands the importance of subtlety, leading from dreamy and restrained parts to a noisy frenzy at the end. 'Blume der Nacht' starts with a looped piano solo from Arabian dodecaphony, interwoven with bangs of violine bows, piercing high-pitched strings, almost shrieking glissandi, deep angel chants and obsessive sharp rhythms. The 37 year old constantly horny wunderkind producer has made a habit of creatively foiling expectations, and works also under the pseudonyms Adolf Noise, Swahimi and recently Madima Lokkah to redefine the boundaries of electronic music. This daring concept works perfectly in the title track 'Rue Burnout' - it is very rare that you find house music this excitingly light-fooded and precisely transparent. The musician cuts the pigtail off the term 'Kackmusik' for good, and demonstrates how sounds are capable of creating the most delicate musical interplay.
Amen.
DJ Koze, Germany, April 2010.


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2025 repress

Tracklist:
A. Seeing Aliens (Extended Breakthrough Version)
B. Nein König Nein

Info:
DJ Koze exists both above and beyond club culture as we know it - his albums and remixes flying free from genre and trend - and symbiotically woven into its heart. Yes, he always abstracts and weirds out the principles of house, techno, hip hop, pop, psychedelia, exotica and so forth, but he does that because he understands them. And when it comes to club-demolishing tracks, he understands those principles as well as just about anybody on earth.
Thus he could create an enduring club tune like 2015's "XTC" that is strange, contemplative, even disturbing, bore little relation to anything around at the time, yet still got bodies moving and sweating better than way more obvious techno bangers. And thus the Knock Knock album, which melts a million genres and none into one another, can comfortably include "Seeing Aliens".
"Seeing Aliens" unquestionably is a banger, its bass riff snaking around your body like a python, its high-drama strings, pianos and outbursts of noise designed for maximum crowd pressure release. But, again, it sounds like nothing else, and its dynamics and twists unfold over eight and a half minutes in ways that will mess with your head every time no matter how many times you hear it.
The exclusive b-side track, "Nein König Nein" ("No King No"!), meanwhile, is slightly gentler on the face of it: it's less about sonic pressure, more about hip-shaking syncopation. But it too tells strange fairytales in its peculiar and brain-tweaking accumulation of detail, and though you'll hear archetypal sounds from the heart of house and disco in it, every last one of them becomes new and otherworldly.



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2LP+CD edition with two black vinyls in gatefold sleeve with printed inner-sleeves. CD included.

Tracklist:

A1. The Beta Band Rap / A2. It's Not Too Beautiful / A3. Simple Boy / B1. Round The Bend
B2. Dance O'er The Border / B3. Brokenupadingdong / C1. Number 15 / C2. Smiling
D1. The Hard One / D2. The Cow's Wrong

Short info:

Arguably one of the most acclaimed and loved bands of the past 20 years, by both fans and their musical peers alike, The Beta Band formed in St. Andrews, Scotland, in 1996. Innovative and singular, their unique musical and aesthetic approach to everything they did set them far apart from their musical contemporaries. Together for a relatively short period of time, the three albums and three EPs they released between 1996 and 2004 would nonetheless help define them as one of the most exciting and cherished bands of their generation.
Released in 1999, the album "The Beta Band" followed the critically acclaimed compilation "The Three E.P.'s" (1998). With high anticipation for The Beta Band, the band originally planned to record the album in four separate continents, but financial constraints slimmed the recording locations down; however, the album was still recorded in a variety of locations and pulling inspiration from sources as diverse as Jamaican reggae, Disney's movie "The Black Hole" and Bonnie Tyler's "Total Eclipse of the Heart".






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12" Vinyl

Track List:

A 1 One For Archie 04:07
Nicole Mitchell: Flute
Nduduzo Makhathini: Piano
Moor Mother: Voice

Written by Moor Mother, Nicole Mitchell & Nduduzo Makhathini
Produced by Nicole Mitchell & Nduduzo Makhathini
Recorded at Enjoy Jazz Festival Germany by Patrick Destandeau

B 1 They’ve Got A Plan 04:55
Moor Mother

Written, composed and produced by Moor Mother


Mastered by Lopazz at Mixmastering
Cover Artwork: Nonot Studio


A duo concert featuring universal artist and activist Moor Mother and Archie Shepp was planned for October 19, 2023, at the Enjoy Jazz Festival. However, a spinal disc operation on the then 86-year-old saxophone legend led to the cancellation of this eagerly awaited world premiere – and to a spontaneous demonstration of respect.
To honor the great Archie Shepp, one of the most influential intellectuals in jazz, an Enjoy Jazz all-star cast spontaneously recorded a tribute song during the festival – organized by festival director Rainer Kern. The line-up consisted of Nicole Mitchell, the most important flutist in the history of jazz, as well as the Enjoy Jazz “Artists in Residence” for 2023 and 2024, Moor Mother (spoken word) and Nduduzo Makhathini (piano).
In her lyrics, the poetess creates a powerful linguistic monument to Archie Shepp, whom she greatly admires, by playing with the titles of the saxophonist's legendary recordings (instead of with him himself). The title “One For Archie” is an allusion to Shepp's 1964 Impulse debut, “Four For Trane,” which, according to “Jazzwise”, is one of the “100 Jazz Albums That Shook The World.” In her moving text, Moor Mother also celebrates Shepp's political and social commitment.
The way Moor Mother rhythmically and aesthetically picks up on Shepp's unique playing style, which oscillates between rugged clarity and deep humanity, begins to improvise on it, and thereby creates new connections, is impressive proof of her masterful artistry. Her recitation is peppered with haunting dramatic climaxes that give listeners goosebumps due to their authenticity.
The B-side features “They've Got A Plan,” a song that is like a beacon. An intense and powerful invocation of “Agenda 2063,” a master plan of the African Union to transform the continent socially, economically, and politically.
Both tracks are available on vinyl for the first time.

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2025 repress

Tracklist A. XTC - B. Knee On Belly

Shortinfo: DJ Koze's 2013 album opus Amygdala has continued to bewitch all who encounter it since its release. Tipped as his own personal Sgt. Pepper, the sublime long-player revealed a fully-realised and personal body of work, complete with a classic songwriting at its core, House in its heart, and veins coursing with psychedelic color. "La Duquesa" was the album's dreamy single standout, a journey into deep, tropical ecstasy.

"XTC" begins in the same spirit, and captures the all the blissful allusions of its name, but its initial gentility belies the deep intensity to come. Floating pads glow with celestial ambience as a kick drum is gradually coaxed into solid form, and the introduction of spoken text begins the second act. "Many people are experimenting with the drug Ecstasy," it says, "…is the drug like the lie and meditation the truth? Or am I missing something that could really help me?". "XTC" then transforms: sweetly imploring tones become demanding, gentle gradients between chords turn hard-edged, and sharp hi-hats cut through the haze. Complete with Koze's signature percussive quirks, it drives towards the track's final pay off: an undeniable, all-consuming, irresistible high.

"Knee On Belly" recalls Koze at his most tongue-in-cheek and overt; it is bright, bold and literally brassy, using cut-up horns of all shapes and sizes to patchwork together his own unique arrangement. With the highs and mid ranges accounted for, Koze adds in a swollen, thrumming bass line to mix to bring this floor-filler to life. "Knee on Belly" recalls a raw, filtered and funky approach to groove, with a nod to disco house and the art of artful sampling, as it orbits between its own neon highs and simmering lows.


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