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- Bananarama celebrate over 40 years at the top with the release of 'Glorious - The Ultimate Collection'. With 40 tracks selected by Sara and Keren themselves, the double CD album revisits every decade of the band's career, with hits including Cruel Summer, Venus, Love in the First Degree, Only Your Love, Preacher Man, Move in My Direction and more, along with two new singles, Feel The Love (released October 18) and Supernova.
- The 1LP edition features 16 tracks : singles + new remixes of classic hits and "Feel the Love" & "Supernova "for the first time on vinyl.
- Bananarama are THE original girl group. They're featured in Guinness World of Records for the most internationally charted hits by an all female band, with in excess of 30+ million sales worldwide.

TRACKLISTING:

VINYL (* versions on vinyl for the first time )

A Side
1. CRUEL SUMMER (3AM MIX) *
2. ROBERT DE NIRO'S WAITING
3. VENUS (BOYS NOIZE REWORK EDIT) *
4. LOVE IN THE FIRST DEGREE
5. PREACHER MAN
6. MOVIN' ON (DISCO CHIC) *
7. FOREVER YOUNG *
8. MOVE IN MY DIRECTION

B Side
1. LOOK ON THE FLOOR
2. LOVE DON'T LIVE HERE *
3. STUFF LIKE THAT *
4. LOOKING FOR SOMEONE
5. FAVOURITE
6. MASQUERADE
7. FEEL THE LOVE *
8. SUPERNOVA *



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BIOG

- Bananarama celebrate over 40 years at the top with the release of 'Glorious - The Ultimate Collection'. With 40 tracks selected by Sara and Keren themselves, the double CD album revisits every decade of the band's career, with hits including Cruel Summer, Venus, Love in the First Degree, Only Your Love, Preacher Man, Move in My Direction and more, along with two new singles, Feel The Love (released October 18) and Supernova.
- The 1LP edition features 16 tracks : singles + new remixes of classic hits and "Feel the Love" & "Supernova "for the first time on vinyl.
- Bananarama are THE original girl group. They're featured in Guinness World of Records for the most internationally charted hits by an all female band, with in excess of 30+ million sales worldwide.

TRACKLISTING:

DOUBLE CD

CD 1
1. 'Really Saying Something' 2. 'Cruel Summer' 3. 'Robert De Niro's Waiting' 4. 'Venus' 5. 'More Than Physical' 6. 'A Trick of the Night' 7. 'I Heard a Rumour' 8. 'Love in the First Degree' 9. 'Only Your Love' 10. 'Preacher Man' 11. 'I Could Be Persuaded'
12. 'Movin' On' [Disco Chic] 13. 'Last Thing on My Mind' [Electrified] 14. 'Every Shade of Blue' 15. 'Take Me to Your Heart'
16. 'Prove Your Love' 17. 'If'18. 'Crazy' 19. 'Move in My Direction' 20.'Look on the Floor (Hypnotic Tango)'
CD 2
1. 'Feel for You' 2. 'Lovebite' 3. 'Love Comes' 4. 'Love Don't Live Here' 5. 'Seventeen' 6. 'Extraordinary' 7. 'Baby It's Christmas'
8. 'Now or Never' 9. La La Love' 10. 'Stuff Like That' 11. 'Looking for Someone' 12. 'I'm on Fire' 13. 'It's Gonna Be Alright'
13. 'Favourite' 15. Masquerade' 16. 'Forever Young' 17. 'Running With The Night' 18. 'Cruel Summer' (3am Mix)
19. 'Feel The Love' 20. 'Supernova'


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CD (Collector’s Edition) tracklist:
1. True Confessions / 2. Ready or Not / 3. A Trick of the Night / 4. Dance with a Stranger / 5. In a Perfect World / 6. Venus / 7. Do Not Disturb / 8. A Cut Above the Rest / 9. Promised Land / 10. More Than Physical / 11. Hooked On Love / 12. Ghost / 13. White Train / 14. Scarlett / 15. Riskin' a Romance / 16. Venus [Extended Version] / 17. A Trick of the Night [The Number One Mix]

Short info:
Bananarama’s third album “True Confessions” features the smash hit ‘Venus’ which hit the top spot in the US on Billboard Hot 100. The track was a huge dance floor hit across Europe, South American and Asia.
The album includes the singles: ‘A Trick Of The Night’, ‘Venus’, ‘Do Not Disturb’, ‘More Than Physical’.
Bananarama are often cited as the UK’s most successful ever girl group with 5 UK singles and 10 top 10's.
They were the girl group that defined the eighties with their run of pop hits which soundtracked the lives of fans around the world. The news of Bananarama’s reunion, after nearly 30 years, was met with universal approval and saw the band celebrated all over again. In 2017 the trio reassembled for a UK & USA Tour in a pop reunion only dreamt of in the wildest imaginations by many quarters. The band reunited in their original line up for the first time in years. For many Siobhan stepping back into her natural habitat once again is pop’s very own version of Morrissey and Marr re-uniting. The band play their final dates as a trio this summer in a run of gigs including Edinburgh Castle, British Summer Time and Smukfest.







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CD (Collector’s Edition) tracklist:
1. Movin' On / 2. Last Thing on My Mind / 3. Let Me Love You One More Time / 4. More, More, More / 5. Is She Good to You / 6. Only Time Will Tell / 7. Give It All Up for Love / 8. You'll Never Know What It Means / 9. You're Never Satisfied / 10. I Could Be Persuaded / 11. Another Lover / 12. Treat Me Right / 13. Movin' On [Bumpin' Mix] / 14. Last Thing On My Mind [Hi-NRG Mix] / 15. More, More, More [12" Mix] / 16. Is She Good to You [12" Club Mix]

Short info:
Bananarama’s fifth album “Please Yourself” was released in 1993 by London Music Stream and is the first album which features the band as a duo. The album includes the singles: ‘Movin On’, ‘Last Thing On My Mind’, ‘More, More, More’
Bananarama are often cited as the UK’s most successful ever girl group with 5 UK singles and 10 top 10's.
They were the girl group that defined the eighties with their run of pop hits which sound tracked the lives of fans around the world. The news of Bananarama’s reunion, after nearly 30 years, was met with universal approval and saw the band celebrated all over again. In 2017 the trio reassembled for a UK Tour in a pop reunion only dreamt of in the wildest imaginations by many quarters. The band reunited in their original line up for the first time in years. For many Siobhan stepping back into her natural habitat once again is pop’s very own version of Morrissey and Marr re-uniting. The band play their final dates as a trio this summer in a run of gigs including Edinburgh Castle, British Summer Time and Smukfest.




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CD (Collector’s Edition) tracklist:
1. Cruel Summer / 2. Rough Justice / 3. King of the Jungle / 4. Dream Baby / 5. Link / 6. Hot Line to Heaven 7. State I'm In / 8. Robert De Niro's Waiting / 9. Through a Child's Eyes / 10. The Wild Life / 11. Cairo / 12. Push! / 13. Live Now / 14. Cruel Summer [Extended Version] / 15. Robert De Niro's Waiting [Extended Version] / 16. Rough Justice [Extended Version] / 17. King of the Jungle [Extended Version] / 18. The Wild Life [Extended Version]

Short info:
Bananarama’s second album cemented the band as International pop superstars – with no less than 5 hit singles and a Top 10 with Cruel Summer in both the UK & USA
The album includes the singles: ‘Cruel Summer’, ‘Rough Justice’, ‘King Of The Jungle’, ‘Hot Line To Heaven’, ‘Robert De Niro’s Waiting’.
Bananarama are often cited as the UK’s most successful ever girl group with 5 UK singles and 10 top 10's.
They were the girl group that defined the eighties with their run of pop hits which soundtracked the lives of fans around the world. The news of Bananarama’s reunion, after nearly 30 years, was met with universal approval and saw the band celebrated all over again. In 2017 the trio reassembled for a UK Tour in a pop reunion only dreamt of in the wildest imaginations by many quarters. The band reunited in their original line up for the first time in years. For many Siobhan stepping back into her natural habitat once again is pop’s very own version of Morrissey and Marr re-uniting. The band play their final dates as a trio this summer in a run of gigs including Edinburgh Castle, British Summer Time and Smukfest


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CD (Collector’s Edition) tracklist:
1. I Can't Help It / 2. I Heard a Rumour / 3. Some Girls / 4. Love in the First Degree / 5. Once in a Lifetime / 6. Strike It Rich / 7. Bad for Me / 8. Come Back / 9. Nathan Jones / 10. I Want You Back / 11. Mr Sleaze / 12. I Heard a Rumour [Horoscope Mix] / 13. Love in the First Degree [Jailers Mix] / 14. I Can't Help It [Extended Club Mix] / 15. I Want You Back [Extended European Mix] / 16. Nathan Jones [Extended Version]

Short info:
Bananarama’s third album “Wow!” was entirely produced and co-written with Stock Aiken Waterman and was certified gold in the UK. It was the last album featuring the band’s original line up. The album went to number 1 in Australia. The album includes the singles: ‘I Can’t Help It’, ‘I Heard A Rumour’, ‘Love In The First Degree’, ‘Nathan Jones’, ‘I Want You Back’.
Bananarama are often cited as the UK’s most successful ever girl group with 5 UK singles and 10 top 10's
They were the girl group that defined the eighties with their run of pop hits which sound tracked the lives of fans around the world. The news of Bananarama’s reunion, after nearly 30 years, was met with universal approval and saw the band celebrated all over again. In 2017 the trio reassembled for a UK Tour in a pop reunion only dreamt of in the wildest imaginations by many quarters. The band reunited in their original line up for the first time in years. For many Siobhan stepping back into her natural habitat once again is pop’s very own version of Morrissey and Marr re-uniting. The band play their final dates as a trio this summer in a run of gigs including Edinburgh Castle, British Summer Time and Smukfest.





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Special Remarks: 2CD in “brilliant box” jewel case with 24-page stapled booklet.

Tracklist:
Disc 1
1. Venus / 2. I Heard a Rumour / 3. Love in the First Degree / 4. I Can’t Help It / 5. I Want You Back / 6. Love, Truth & Honesty / 7. Nathan Jones / 8. Really Saying Something (feat. Fun Boy Three) / 9. Shy Boy / 10. Robert De Niro’s Waiting... / 11. Cruel Summer / 12. It Ain’t What You Do It’s the Way That You Do It / 13. Na Na Hey Hey (Kiss Him Goodbye) / 14. Rough Justice / 15. A Trick of the Night / 16. Aie A Mwana / 17. More Than Physical / 18. Do Not Disturb / 19. Hot Line to Heaven / 20. The Wild Life / 21. Cheers Then

Disc 2
1. Really Saying Something [U.S. Extended Version] / 2. Shy Boy [U.S. Extended Version] / 3. Na Na Hey Hey (Kiss Him Goodbye) [Extended Version] / 4. Robert De Niro’s Waiting... [Extended Version] / 5. Venus [Hellfire Mix] / 6. More Than Physical [Garage Mix] / 7. I Heard a Rumour [Miami Mix] / 8. Love in the First Degree [Eurobeat Style] / 9. I Can’t Help It [The Hammond Version Excursion] / 10. Nathan Jones [Psycho Mix] / 11. Cruel Summer [’89 Swing Beat Dub]

Short info:
This revised and expanded 2CD edition of the 1988 Best-Of iconic pop band Bananarama includes a replica original artwork, updated booklet with new photos, handwritten note & some track-by-track comments from the band. CD1 expanded includes all the UK & US chart hits 1981-1987 (21 tracks) and CD2 bonus disc includes a selection of classic 12” mixes (11 tracks).



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CD (Collector’s Edition) tracklist:
1. Shy Boy / 2. Doctor Love / 3. What a Shambles / 4. Really Saying Something (feat. Fun Boy Three)
5. Cheers Then / 6. Aie a Mwana / 7. Young at Heart / 8. Na Na Hey Hey (Kiss Him Goodbye)
9. Hey Young London / 8. Boy Trouble / 9. Wish You Were Here / 10. He's Got Tact / 11. Girl About Town 12. Tell Tale Signs 13. No Feelings / 14. Aie A Mwana [Extended Version] 15. Really Saying Something [Extended Version] (feat. Fun Boy Three) / 16. Shy Boy [Extended Version] / 17. Cheers Then [Extended Version] 18. Na Na Hey Hey (Kiss Him Goodbye) [Extended Version] / 19. Cheers Then [Extended Version] / 20. Na Na Hey Hey (Kiss Him Goodbye) [Extended Version]

Short info:
Bananarama burst onto the pop scene in 1983 with their debut album “Deep Sea Skiving”. With a DIY punk attitude and bags of charm the band soon became a mainstay of TOTPs, Smash Hits, the NME and The Face. “Deep Sea Skiving” contained the first of their string of immaculate, self-penned, ramshackle, charmingly naive pop gemstones. The album includes five hit singles: ‘Shy Boy’, ‘Really Saying Something’, ‘Cheers Then’, ‘Aie A Mwana’, and ‘Na Na Hey Hey (Kiss Him Goodbye)’. Bananarama are often cited as the UK’s most successful ever girl group with 5 UK singles and 10 top 10's. They were the girl group that defined the eighties with their run of pop hits which soundtracked the lives of fans around the world. The news of Bananarama’s reunion, after nearly 30 years, was met with universal approval and saw the band celebrated all over again. In 2017 the trio reassembled for a UK Tour in a pop reunion only dreamt of in the wildest imaginations by many quarters. The band reunited in their original line up for the first time in years. For many Siobhan stepping back into her natural habitat once again is pop’s very own version of Morrissey and Marr re-uniting. The band play their final dates as a trio this summer in a run of gigs including Edinburgh Castle, British Summer Time and Smukfest.




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Special Remarks: 1 colored red LP in single sleeve with 3mm spine. Printed inner-sleeve. Collector’s edition CD album included.

Vinyl (Limited Colored Edition) tracklist:
A1. I Can’t Help It / A2. I Heard A Rumour / A3. Some Girls / A4. Love In The First Degree / A5. Once In A Lifetime
B1. Strike It Rich / B2. Bad for Me / B3. Come Back / B4. Nathan Jones / B5. I Want You Back

CD (Collector’s Edition) tracklist:
1. I Can't Help It / 2. I Heard a Rumour / 3. Some Girls / 4. Love in the First Degree / 5. Once in a Lifetime / 6. Strike It Rich / 7. Bad for Me / 8. Come Back / 9. Nathan Jones / 10. I Want You Back / 11. Mr Sleaze / 12. I Heard a Rumour [Horoscope Mix] / 13. Love in the First Degree [Jailers Mix] / 14. I Can't Help It [Extended Club Mix] / 15. I Want You Back [Extended European Mix] / 16. Nathan Jones [Extended Version]

Short info:
Bananarama’s third album “Wow!” was entirely produced and co-written with Stock Aiken Waterman and was certified gold in the UK. It was the last album featuring the band’s original line up. The album went to number 1 in Australia. The album includes the singles: ‘I Can’t Help It’, ‘I Heard A Rumour’, ‘Love In The First Degree’, ‘Nathan Jones’, ‘I Want You Back’.
Bananarama are often cited as the UK’s most successful ever girl group with 5 UK singles and 10 top 10's
They were the girl group that defined the eighties with their run of pop hits which sound tracked the lives of fans around the world. The news of Bananarama’s reunion, after nearly 30 years, was met with universal approval and saw the band celebrated all over again. In 2017 the trio reassembled for a UK Tour in a pop reunion only dreamt of in the wildest imaginations by many quarters. The band reunited in their original line up for the first time in years. For many Siobhan stepping back into her natural habitat once again is pop’s very own version of Morrissey and Marr re-uniting. The band play their final dates as a trio this summer in a run of gigs including Edinburgh Castle, British Summer Time and Smukfest.


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CD (Extended Version) tracklist:
1. Preacher Man / 2. Long Train Running / 3. Only Your Love / 4. What Colour R The Skies Where U Live / 5. Is Your Love Strong Enough / 6. Tripping On Your Love / 7. Aint No Cure / 8. Outta Sight / 9. Megalomaniac / 10. I Can't Let You Go / 11. Heartless / 12. Only Your Love [Milky Bar Mix] / 13. Preacher Man [Shep's Club Mix] / 14. Long Train Running [Alma de Noche Mix] / 15. Tripping On Your Love [Euro Trance Mix]

Short info:
Bananarama’s fifth album “Pop Life” was released in 1991. It is the only album released which features Jacquie O’Sullivan who replaced Siobhan Faley in Bananarama upon her departure in 1988
The album includes the singles: ‘Preacher Man’, ‘Long Train Running’, ‘Only Your Love’, ‘Tripping On Your Love’.
Bananarama are often cited as the UK’s most successful ever girl group with 5 UK singles and 10 top 10's.
They were the girl group that defined the eighties with their run of pop hits which sound tracked the lives of fans around the world. The news of Bananarama’s reunion, after nearly 30 years, was met with universal approval and saw the band celebrated all over again. In 2017 the trio reassembled for a UK Tour in a pop reunion only dreamt of in the wildest imaginations by many quarters. The band reunited in their original line up for the first time in years. For many Siobhan stepping back into her natural habitat once again is pop’s very own version of Morrissey and Marr re-uniting. The band play their final dates as a trio this summer in a run of gigs including Edinburgh Castle, British Summer Time and Smukfest.





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Special Remarks: 1 colored blue LP in single sleeve with 3mm spine. Printed inner-sleeve. Collector’s edition CD album included.

Special Remarks:
1 colored blue LP in single sleeve with 3mm spine. Printed inner-sleeve. Collector’s edition CD album included.
CD in jewel case with 8-page stapled booklet.

Tracklist:
Vinyl (Limited Colored Edition) tracklist:
A1. Shy Boy / A2. Doctor Love / A3. What a Shambles / A4. Really Sayin' Something (with Fun Boy Three) /
A5. Cheers Then
B1. Aie a Mwana / B2. Young at Heart / B3. Na Na Hey Hey (Kiss Him Goodbye) / B4. Hey Young London /
B5. Boy Trouble / B6. Wish You Were Here

CD (Collector’s Edition) tracklist:
1. Shy Boy / 2. Doctor Love / 3. What a Shambles / 4. Really Saying Something (feat. Fun Boy Three)
5. Cheers Then / 6. Aie a Mwana / 7. Young at Heart / 8. Na Na Hey Hey (Kiss Him Goodbye)
9. Hey Young London / 8. Boy Trouble / 9. Wish You Were Here / 10. He's Got Tact / 11. Girl About Town 12. Tell Tale Signs 13. No Feelings / 14. Aie A Mwana [Extended Version] 15. Really Saying Something [Extended Version] (feat. Fun Boy Three) / 16. Shy Boy [Extended Version] / 17. Cheers Then [Extended Version] 18. Na Na Hey Hey (Kiss Him Goodbye) [Extended Version] / 19. Cheers Then [Extended Version] / 20. Na Na Hey Hey (Kiss Him Goodbye) [Extended Version]

Short info:
Bananarama burst onto the pop scene in 1983 with their debut album “Deep Sea Skiving”. With a DIY punk attitude and bags of charm the band soon became a mainstay of TOTPs, Smash Hits, the NME and The Face. “Deep Sea Skiving” contained the first of their string of immaculate, self-penned, ramshackle, charmingly naive pop gemstones. The album includes five hit singles: ‘Shy Boy’, ‘Really Saying Something’, ‘Cheers Then’, ‘Aie A Mwana’, and ‘Na Na Hey Hey (Kiss Him Goodbye)’. Bananarama are often cited as the UK’s most successful ever girl group with 5 UK singles and 10 top 10's. They were the girl group that defined the eighties with their run of pop hits which soundtracked the lives of fans around the world. The news of Bananarama’s reunion, after nearly 30 years, was met with universal approval and saw the band celebrated all over again. In 2017 the trio reassembled for a UK Tour in a pop reunion only dreamt of in the wildest imaginations by many quarters. The band reunited in their original line up for the first time in years. For many Siobhan stepping back into her natural habitat once again is pop’s very own version of Morrissey and Marr re-uniting. The band play their final dates as a trio this summer in a run of gigs including Edinburgh Castle, British Summer Time and Smukfest.


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Special Remarks: 1 colored green LP in single sleeve with 3mm spine. Printed inner-sleeve. Collector’s edition CD album included.

Vinyl (Limited Colored Edition) tracklist:
A1. True Confessions / A2. Ready or Not / A3. A Trick of the Night / A4. Dance with a Stranger / A5. In a Perfect World
B1. Venus / B2. Do Not Disturb / B3. Cut Above the Rest / B4. Promised Land / B5. More Than Physical
B6. Hooked on Love

CD (Collector’s Edition) tracklist:
1. True Confessions / 2. Ready or Not / 3. A Trick of the Night / 4. Dance with a Stranger / 5. In a Perfect World / 6. Venus / 7. Do Not Disturb / 8. A Cut Above the Rest / 9. Promised Land / 10. More Than Physical / 11. Hooked On Love / 12. Ghost / 13. White Train / 14. Scarlett / 15. Riskin' a Romance / 16. Venus [Extended Version] / 17. A Trick of the Night [The Number One Mix]

Short info:
Bananarama’s third album “True Confessions” features the smash hit ‘Venus’ which hit the top spot in the US on Billboard Hot 100. The track was a huge dance floor hit across Europe, South American and Asia.
The album includes the singles: ‘A Trick Of The Night’, ‘Venus’, ‘Do Not Disturb’, ‘More Than Physical’.
Bananarama are often cited as the UK’s most successful ever girl group with 5 UK singles and 10 top 10's.
They were the girl group that defined the eighties with their run of pop hits which soundtracked the lives of fans around the world. The news of Bananarama’s reunion, after nearly 30 years, was met with universal approval and saw the band celebrated all over again. In 2017 the trio reassembled for a UK & USA Tour in a pop reunion only dreamt of in the wildest imaginations by many quarters. The band reunited in their original line up for the first time in years. For many Siobhan stepping back into her natural habitat once again is pop’s very own version of Morrissey and Marr re-uniting. The band play their final dates as a trio this summer in a run of gigs including Edinburgh Castle, British Summer Time and Smukfest.


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KEY INFO

Depeche Mode, Yazoo, Erasure's Vince Clarke, Blancmange's Neil Arthur and the electronic producer-writer-synth-nerd Benge have joined forces to form the new project Doublespeak. Set to be released on May 29th, their self-titled debut album revisits eleven of their favourite songs from the past four decades, each reimagined and renewed in the timeless space of gleaming analogue electronica.

The 'Doublespeak' album is divided between songs from the postpunk netherworld brought blinking into the light (Fad Gadget, The Sound, Young Marble Giants), pop radio monsters ushered back down a dark stairway into the club (ABBA, David Essex, The Carpenters) and buried treasures from the 1990s onwards (The Magnetic Fields, Ed Dowie and Laptop).

Collectively, the album amounts to a shadow autobiography of the three collaborators' continuing musical education. Doublespeak is the great human songbook, synthesised.
Empathic vocals, bold arrangements and glowing analogue electronics turn familiar and forgotten songs into a personal, forward-looking electronic statement.


TRACKLISTINGS :
CD
1. Back to Nature (originally by Fad Gadget)
2. Brand New Life (originally by Young Marble Giants)
3. The Visitors (originally by ABBA)
4. I Can't Escape Myself (originally by The Sound)
5. Goodbye to Love (originally by Carpenters)
6. Rock On (originally by David Essex)
7. Smoke and Mirrors (originally by The Magnetic Fields)
8. Day Breaks, Night Heals (originally by Thomas Leer, Robert Rental)
9. Gentle on My Mind (originally by John Hartford)
10. Richard! (originally by Ed Dowie)
11. End Credits (originally by Laptop)


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KEY INFO

Depeche Mode, Yazoo, Erasure's Vince Clarke, Blancmange's Neil Arthur and the electronic producer-writer-synth-nerd Benge have joined forces to form the new project Doublespeak. Set to be released on May 29th, their self-titled debut album revisits eleven of their favourite songs from the past four decades, each reimagined and renewed in the timeless space of gleaming analogue electronica.

The 'Doublespeak' album is divided between songs from the postpunk netherworld brought blinking into the light (Fad Gadget, The Sound, Young Marble Giants), pop radio monsters ushered back down a dark stairway into the club (ABBA, David Essex, The Carpenters) and buried treasures from the 1990s onwards (The Magnetic Fields, Ed Dowie and Laptop).

Collectively, the album amounts to a shadow autobiography of the three collaborators' continuing musical education. Doublespeak is the great human songbook, synthesised.
Empathic vocals, bold arrangements and glowing analogue electronics turn familiar and forgotten songs into a personal, forward-looking electronic statement.


VINYL
Side One
1. Back to Nature (originally by Fad Gadget)
2. Brand New Life (originally by Young Marble Giants)
3. The Visitors (originally by ABBA)
4. I Can't Escape Myself (originally by The Sound)
5. Goodbye to Love (originally by Carpenters)
Side Two
1. Rock On (originally by David Essex)
2. Smoke and Mirrors (originally by The Magnetic Fields)
3. Day Breaks, Night Heals (originally by Thomas Leer, Robert Rental)
4. Gentle on My Mind (originally by John Hartford)
5. Richard! (originally by Ed Dowie)
6. End Credits (originally by Laptop)


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Packaging / Notes: 1LP Blue and numbered, includes special art prints. The very first reissue of a rare & cult record, 100% exclusive to RSD

Tracklisting

Side A

1. Dimstar
2. Joy!
3. Oh Jim
4. My Son Mystic
5. Black Ghost

Side B

1. To Earth With Love
2. Dateline
3. Pathfinder
4. Different Kind of Blue
5. Jesus Christ


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Packaging/Notes: 1 LP White. First re-issue since 2012, as exclusive colored LP to RSD

Tracklisting:

Side A

1. Bonafied Funk (feat. Main Source)
2. It's Getting Hectic (feat. Gang Starr)
3. Who Makes The Loot (feat. Grand Puba)
4. Wake Me When I'm Dead (feat. Masta Ace)
5. Jump N' Move (feat. Jamalski)

Side B

1. Death Threat (feat. Kool G. Rap)
2. State of Yo (feat. Black Sheep)
3. Do Whatta I Gotta Do (feat. Edo. G)
4. Whatgabouthat (feat. Tiger)
5. Soul Flower (feat. The Pharcyde)


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Packaging/Notes: 1 LP Black.Features for the first time on vinyl remixes commissioned for the recent Pickled Eggs & Sherbet album re-issue which had a great response from tastemaker DJs

Tracklisting:

Side A

1. 1st Crooked Man In Space (feat. Phil Oakey)
2. 1st Crooked Dub In Space (feat. Phil Oakey)

Side B

1. I Walk Crooked
2. Return of the Crooked Cat


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DOUBLE CD: 2 x CD, 22 tracks, 4 page digisleeve remus spine, printed inners, sticker.

TRACKLIST DOUBLE CD

CD 1
1 The Moebius - 2 Speed Freak - 3 Oolaa / Different mix to Vinly (Scream at start)
4 Desert Storm - 5 Fahrenheit 303 - 6 Steel Cube Idolatry - 7 High Rise
8 Chime (Live) - 9 Midnight (Live) - 10 Belfast - 11 I Think Its Disgusting

CD 2
1 Torpedo town (PKA untitled) - 2 Macrohead - 3 Satan - 4 L.C.1
5 Belfast / Wasted (Wasted Vocal Mix) - 6 Crime - 7 Fahrenheit 3D3
8 Open Mind Jam - 9 The Other One - 10 Satan (Rhyme and Reason Vocal Mix)
11 Midnight (Sasha Remix)

SHORT INFOS / KEY POINTS

Originally released on September 30, 1991, Orbital's eponymous debut album became known as "The Green Album" to distinguish it from their second album (known as "The Brown Album")
The Green Album includes the seminal 'Belfast' and a live version of 'Chime', the landmark dance track that launched their career in 1990

1. The album will be remastered and represented in multiple formats, to be released alongside the band's 'Green Album' UK tour (the band performing Green & Brown albums) starting on 24th April . They've just be announced for Coachella , as well as Miami's Ultra Festival & headline shows in New York & Chicago.
2. Last available on vinyl in 2015 - long time sold out. Back On Double Vinyl editions.
3. First repress on CD for over 20 years ! Back on Double CD - Bonus CD featuring rarities and classic remixes

BIOG / SHORT PR INFOS

Following on from the UK Top 20 success of 2022's 30 Something, and the Top 10 for 2023's Optical Delusion, London Records launch an extensive 2024 campaign for Orbital, revisiting 1991's seminal debut Orbital (aka The Green Album).

The Green Album heralded a brave new world for the UK musical landscape (DJ Mag would later decry that the album "rewrote the rule book for rave"). Brothers Paul and Phil Hartnoll eschewed formulas and clichés, choosing to explore wider textures, rhythms and stranger mind spaces within dance music. Their resulting album would enjoy both chart success and an enduring legacy, influencing and inspiring artists from Björk to Bicep, with the Hartnoll brothers going on to collaborate with artists as diverse as Madonna, Ennio Morricone, Kraftwerk, Sleaford Mods and Professor Brian Cox.

33 years since its original release the album is revisited, from black vinyl , limited colored vinyl and CD editions (long out of print), to special Record Store Day double Splatter Lp. In the digital space 'Tonight In Belfast' will be lauched on February 2nd, :a reworking of the band's seminal track 'Belfast', remixed by David Holmes and re-interpolated with new lyrics and vocal by acclaimed street poet Mike Garry.

Orbital will be supporting The Green Album with an extensive headline UK tour this April (performing both their Green and Brown albums). Ahead of that they've just been announced today for Coachella 2024, as well as Miami's Ultra Festival and headline shows in New York and Chicago.



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Format Notes: 2022 re-issue, 140g vinyl, remastered from the original tapes

Territories: Worldwide no restrictions

Track List:

A1 : In Procession (2:52)
A2 : The Addison Trip (3:53)
A3 : Pastoral Graffiti (3:28)
A4 : New Life (7:01)
A5 : A Taste Of Sarsaparilla (0:40)

B1 : Theme 1 - Sarsaparilla (6:45)
B2 : Theme 2 - Feast Alfresco (5:56)
B3 : Theme 3 - Rites Of Man (9:58)

Release Notes:

Under The Sun is the follow-up to the astonishing Roots and contains yet more absolutely essential Nucleus material. Originally released on Vertigo in 1974, Under The Sun was never re-pressed and of course those original copies are now very tricky to score. Like all the Nucleus records, it’s aged ridiculously well and this Be With re-issue, re-mastered from the original analogue tapes, shows off just why this deserves to be back in press.

Genius trumpeter and visionary composer Ian Carr was one of the most respected British musicians of his era. He was a true pioneer and saw the potential in fusing the worlds of jazz with rock, just as Miles Davis and The Tony Williams Lifetime did in the US. In late 1969, following the demise of the Rendell-Carr quintet, and tiring of British jazz, Carr assembled the legendary Nucleus. Regarding music as a continuous process, Nucleus refused to “recognise rigid boundaries” and worked on delivering what they saw as a “total musical experience”. We can get behind that.

Under bandleader Carr, Nucleus existed as a fluid line-up of inventive, skilled musicians. This constant evolution and revolution was all part of the continuous musical exploration and discovery that took jazz to new levels. And the music has stayed relevant. To steal a line from a recent review of our re-issue of Roots, when it comes to anything Nucleus “it’s basically already hip-hop”.

Under The Sun opens with the crisp, medium tempo “In Procession”. It’s a typically inventive Carr track with layers of dramatic, riff-led themes and repeating brass blasts. Bryan Spring’s “The Addison Trip” is a moody funk piece, with Kieran White guesting on wordless vocals. Roger Sutton contributes some fine bass guitar on this track, particularly the great solo at around the two minute mark. The excellently-named cool, jazzy ballad “Pastoral Graffiti” paints bucolic pictures with its mellow sonics, plaintive horns and Bob Bertles’ flute.

Sutton’s superb, bass-driven “New Life” brings a different dynamic. Horns, guitar and electric piano swirl over the head-nod bass motif and a killer Ken Shaw guitar solo. A false fade out halfway through brings in a new bass riff that’s picked up by the whole ensemble as Carr wah-wah noodles over the top. It’s full-on. The gorgeous, laidback “A Taste of Sarsaparilla” is exactly that - closing out the first side with a cute blast of what is to come over on the killer flip.

The whole of Under The Sun’s second side is a suite of three “Themes” written by Ian Carr. The uptempo first theme “Sarsaparilla” is comfortably one of Nucleus’ best. What would’ve been a cluttered mess in the hands of most is instead an effortless lesson in clarity and zing. Between Geoff Castle’s electric piano solo, the relentless funky drumming and more wild wah-wah trumpet from Carr, Nucleus show you how it’s done.

The languid groove of second theme “Feast Alfresco” is much more typical of “classic” Nucleus and sounds like something that might’ve been on Roots. A Bertles baritone solo and a guitar solo from Shaw weave around the core, serpentine brass theme.

The darker “Rites of Man”, the third and final theme, is a slow build to a solid bass and electric piano riff, shored up by some tricky brass. Carr takes the theme even further and there’s still plenty of room for soloing from all corners of the Nucleus. As usual, the dynamic Sutton/Spring, bass/drums duo is holding down the rhythm for the rest to jam around.

This Be With edition of Under The Sun has been re-mastered from the original Vertigo master tapes, Simon Francis’ mastering working together with Pete Norman’s cut to weave their usual magic with these wonderful recordings. The bleak, rain-dappled cover matches the melancholic vibe of the record and has been restored as the finishing touch to this long overdue re-issue.


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Life Is Beautiful on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v61RhViqxCQ

Generation;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8a75cbdaM4w

Bad Choices:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VT7C9dEKpfw

Munyon Canyon;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x09EVRLXTDo

About:
A coast-to-coast celebration of luxury, lessons, and longevity, Life Is Beautiful unites three generational talents at the height of their crafts: Larry June, 2 Chainz, and The Alchemist. Over a collection of Alchemist's warm, soul-soaked loops and refined production, Larry and Chainz trade bars soaked in game, gratitude, and grown-man perspective. It's a record that marries the smooth polish of West Coast cruising with the Southern charm and swagger of Atlanta, all anchored by the smoky jazz textures and dusty drums that only Alchemist can deliver.

Each track feels like a snapshot of abundance-not just in wealth, but in wisdom. Larry coasts with his usual calm confidence, finding beauty in health, hustle, and high-grade habits, while 2 Chainz brings his trademark charisma and wit, dropping gems with the precision of a seasoned vet. Together, they offer a version of success that's intentional and introspective, as much about self-care and staying grounded as it is about stacking wins.

From introspective slow-burners to sunlit bangers, Life Is Beautiful is a rich, unhurried listen that reflects where these three icons are now: comfortable, focused, and fully in their bag. It's a toast to growth, guided by intention-and it sounds damn good on wax.



Key Marketing/Selling:
- Collaborative album between 3 nationally established mainstream Hip-Hop artists
- Spiritual successor to Larry June & The Alchemist's highly celebrated 2023 release, The Great Escape
- The Alchemist is a highly sought after physical artists, with virtually all of his pressings selling out and commanding high resale value
- Larry June is a strong physical mover in his own right
- Larry June, 2 Chainz & The Alchemist nominated for BET Award for Best Group
- Larry June, 2 Chainz & The Alchemist performed the title track, "Life Is Beautiful," on The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon
- The single, "Life Is Beautiful" is currently being worked at Urban Radio
- The album received numerous playlisting covers from all major DSPs, including Out Of Home Billboard support from Spotify and YouTube
- The album marks 2 Chainz first major release since departing from Def Jam, after 2 decades with the label
- All tracks written and performed by Larry June, 2 Chainz & The Alchemist. All songs produced by The Alchemist
- The album debuted at number 89 on the Billboard 200 & number 15 on the Billboard Independent Albums chart
- Album was supported socially from several notable influential public figures including Lebron James, Tyler The Creator, & The Mayor of Atlanta
- The album cover was used by ESPN to celebrate Steph Curry, a key indicator at how influential and well known Larry June has become not only in his hometown of the Bay Area, but nationally as well
- Several album release events hosted during NBA All-Star Weekend in SF in February 2025
- Singles include "Bad Choices," & "I Been"
- Multiple music videos released
- 1xLP, Standard Jacket, Printed Inner Sleeves, Marketing Sticker
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Tracklist:
A1/1. Munyon Canyon
A2/2. Colossal
A3/3. I Been
A4/4. LLC
A5/5. Bad Choices
A6/6. Life Is Beautiful
B1/7. Generation
B2/8. Any Day
B3/9. Epiphany
B4/10. Tru Organics
B5/11. Jean Prouvé

Socials:
Larry June
Twitter: 236.4k followers
IG: 953k followers
FB: 75k followers
YT: 401k subs / 493M+ views


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With Until Night Comes, Larry June and Cardo reconnect to deliver a nocturnal cruise through laid-back luxury and introspection. The album feels like a slow ride through the city just after sunset-windows down, sky fading from gold to indigo, and a calm confidence guiding every turn. It's Larry at his most self-assured and reflective, balancing the cool ease he's known for with sharper focus and deeper pockets of honesty. Cardo's production is smooth and expansive-built on warm basslines, polished synths, and sample chops that stretch like the dusk. Together, they create a cohesive soundtrack for night owls, hustlers, and anyone chasing peace in motion. The album continues to refine their seasoned partnership, evolving into something even more purposeful. No wasted energy, just clean living, big vision, and a reminder that progress doesn't stop when the sun goes down. Features include E-40, Black C, Don Toliver, Payroll Giovanni, HBK, Wiz Khalifa & Richie Rich. Good Job, Larry.

Key Marketing/Selling:
- Second collaborative album and spiritual successor to Larry June & Cardo's highly celebrated 2023 release, The Night Shift
- Larry June is a strong physical mover at retail
- Larry June's second full length album of 2025, following the monstrous release of Life Is Beautiful, the February 2025 joint album with 2 Chainz & The Alchemist
- Previously released singles include "Black Man," "On The Unda," & "Ya Feel Me", with each single performing strongly
- Multiple music videos released, with more to follow to support release
- Early support from publications such as UPROXX, BET, RapRadar, HotNewHipHop & more
- Heavy DSP support for all previously released singles including multiple playlist covers and features
- Merch release planned alongside album release
- Features include E-40, Black C, Don Toliver, Payroll Giovanni, HBK, Wiz Khalifa & Richie Rich
- Larry June is often considered the West Coast version of Curren$y
- 1xLP, Green Blue & Orange Tri-Color Segment Vinyl, Gatefold Jacket

Tracklist:
A1/1. From Uncle Herm Pt. 6
A2/2. 50's in the City
A3/3. Black Man
A4/4. Meet Me on Harbor (feat. Black C)
A5/5. 7 Mile Bike Ride Pt. 2
A6/6. Organic Free Range Chicken
A7/7. Cardo's Groove
A8/8. Ya Feel Me (feat. E-40)
B1/9. Gotta Be Love
B2/10. On The Unda
B3/11. 100 Bags (feat. Don Toliver)
B4/12. Canadian Snow
B5/13. Still Game Related (feat. Payroll Giovanni & HBK)
B6/14. Until Night Comes (feat. Wiz Khalifa & Richie Rich)

Socials:
Larry June
Twitter: 236.4k followers
IG: 953k followers
FB: 75k followers
YT: 401k subs / 493M+ views

Cardo
Twitter: 133.8k followers
IG: 254k followers


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Formats: 2LP + 10” Ltd Edition (gatefold sleeve)

2LP + 10” Ltd Edition
a1. The Challenge (Part One)
a2. Linkage
b1. The Tides (They Turn)
b2. Obsidian
c1. Anathema Ov Jean Jacques Derrillard
c2. The Challenge (Part Two)
d1. The Key (Version)
d2. New Edge Mantra
e1. Connection
f1. Reach Out

The Label:

Forever Records

Music springs eternal. Recognising the enduring power of timeless albums to guide us through life, Forever Records is a reissue series dedicated to rediscovering lost musical treasures from across the spectrum of head-feeding, heart-rending electronic music.

Established by Rush Hour co-founder Christiaan Macdonald and Delsin founder Marsel van der Wielen, Forever Records places heartfelt faith in a carefully curated sequence of seminal, largely forgotten records from disparate eras, scenes and spaces within electronic music history. Tipped towards the mellow and introspective, these are albums that stop time when the needle hits the groove, stirring only when it's time to flip over before you sink back into the experience. That's what albums were always meant to be about, back then, right now, always and forever.


The Release:
Dancing on the wildest edge of the 90s outsider techno zeitgeist while proudly independent of any so-called scene, Ov Biospheres And Sacred Grooves: A Document Ov New Edge Folk Classics is both of its time and out of time. Rooted in the experiments of electronic music pioneers, industrial culture and ethnic music from around the globe while responding to the house and techno explosion, Robbert Heynen, Reinier Brekelmans, Reinoud van den Broek and Tim Freeman's freewheeling masterpiece takes in lush electronica and murky abstraction on its singular voyage through parts unknown.

Forever Records presents an extensive reissue edition of the first 'fully released' Psychick Warriors Ov Gaia album. Originally released in 1992, this is the first time the full, previously CD-only, version of Ov Biospheres and Sacred Grooves will be pressed on vinyl. The original LP and CD artwork from the various editions released in the early 90s has been combined and designed by the band, and the audio has been remastered with their full approval. As well as a new LP edition of the album, there will also be a uniquely numbered, limited edition available housed in a gatefold sleeve that comes with a bonus 10" featuring two previously unreleased tracks.

Press response to Ov Biospheres and Sacred Grooves - A Document Ov New Edge Folk Classics:

“That’s Magick! The Psychick Warriors Ov Gaia are Holland’s best kept secret.”
Sherman, NME, UK 1992

“PWOG’s debut LP is an organic invocation rite — the soundtrack to a new world coming to life, an odyssey. Cross-cultural rhythms, ambiences and environmental samples segue into one another like a fluid relay, and unlike the majority of dance records, it never settles into a routine. It’s always evolving, always unpredictable, an indefinitely religious experience.”
John Selzer, Melody Maker, UK 1992.

"Grown men, who snorted their first ecstasy to this record, stammered with tears in their eyes about divine experiences and the cosmos, man."
Peter Erik Hillenbach, Marabo Magazine, Germany 1992.

Sacred Grooves’ introduces tribal dance music for the mind, body music leaning on the avant garde. Its ripples of sound drift through tranced out ritualistic beats into ambience and serenity resembling something akin to The Orb meeting Klaus Schulze at a brain tuning session.
Sherman, NME, UK 1992

"There's still dance for a moment, in the opening track "The Challenge," then Psychick Warriors roam the earth, where African drummers, tropical sounds, and science-fiction chords have found their place in a spiralling interplay of rhythms and sounds. A captivating, almost magical ritual." Corné Evers, Oor Magazine, Netherlands 1992.

"It's truly astonishing what these Dutchmen have come up with for their first LP. Their roots might explain the enigma, for Psychick Warriors are more in the tradition of Psychic TV than in the desolate temples of techno-house fetishists, to which they are wrongly relegated. Here, chromosomes dance, not instincts." CMK, Tip, Germany 1992.

"The transcendental essence of this album is spread throughout, with musical gravitations emerging unexpectedly from sonic experiments that are sometimes primitive, sometimes
futuristic in intention… But there is always an aura of cosmic magic that constantly puts all the parts involved in conflict and which, upon closer analysis, ends up being the main reason for the final result." Blitz Magazine, Portugal 1992.


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Tracklist
A1. Me Pega
A2. Tem Carnaval
A3. Sexy Doce
B1. Coeur
B2. Então Tá Bem
B3. Para Ser Feliz
B4. Tô Nem Aí


Fresh from releasing projects on Method 808 and Future Classic, landing a huge collaboration with Chloé Caillet, and delivering an official remix for Fatboy Slim, PPJ are entering a new chapter in full force. Their expansive take on global street sounds, ranging from neoperreo to Miami bass, gets a cool re-coating.
Led by the magnetic vocalist Páula, with production from Povoa (individually supported by Four Tet, Ben UFO, and Barry Can't Swim, with recent releases on Live From Earth), the duo operates in maximalist mode: playful, sensual, and slightly unhinged.PPJ’s new era, JOKER, embraces a figure that appears everywhere from card decks to carnival culture as a symbol that mirrors their own DNA: funny, eerie, seductive, unpredictable. The EP leans further into club territory, but rather than polishing their edges, PPJ amplify them.
At the emotional core of the record sits “Coeur,” co-produced with Chloé Caillet. It begins with an MPB-tinged foundation flirting with bossa nova. It’s unmistakably Brazilian, bathed in sunset hues before being sped up and twisted into a dance-floor-ready electronic form. The groove shimmers with tension: warm percussion, elastic basslines, and Páula’s voice hovering between intimacy and tease. It feels like a remix of itself, romantic, but slightly untrustworthy.
If “Coeur” glows, “To Nem Ai” is a slow burner. A very deep and downtempo house cut, it unfolds slowly, almost luxuriously, guided by sensual vocals that feel whispered directly into the ear of the listener. A hypnotizing piano sample that feels like a late-night confession. It’s the kind of record that transforms a dancefloor into something tactile.
Elsewhere, “Me Pega” is a high-energy reinterpretation of the tech-house sounds from Santa Catarina, one of southern Brazil’s most feverish party states, twisted and accelerated for ferocious impact. Drawing direct inspiration from Sarro, a raw and vibrant Brazilian street dance, the track captures physical intensity in its purest form: sweat, bass pressure, collective release.
Its counterpart, “Tem Carnaval” channels Páula’s vivid storytelling into a thunderous ode to Rio’s carnival spirit, euphoric, chaotic, cinematic landed just in time for this year’s celebrations.
On “Sexy Doce,” rugged electroclash melodies collide with unexpected references. “It was inspired by Budots, which is dance music from the streets in the Philippines,” Povoa explains. “Then we mixed it with Páula’s Brazilian vocals. Baile funk is similarly from the streets, so there is a connection.” The result is raw yet futuristic, a cross-continental flirtation that feels both underground and explosive.
With this new EP, PPJ make music like they’re tuning into a dozen pirate frequencies at once. Pirate radio from Rio to Berlin to Manila intercepting fragments of street culture, sensuality, and chaos, and stitching them into something deliriously cohesive.
JOKER doesn’t just nod to club culture. It challenges it, twists expectation and leaves a lasting impression.




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TRACKLIST
1. / A1 The Element 05:13
2. / A2 Riva 05:26
3. / B1 Love Letter 05:57
4. / B2 Etereo 05:40

Fireground’s live sets brim with joy and Mediterranean warmth so, as we have now passed the vernal equinox in the Northern Hemisphere and are well on en route to leave the long, cold winter behind, what could be more fitting than a new release from the duo?
As with their three previous releases on Tresor (Dualism, Refreshing Part 1, and Dreams) for Love Letter Angela and Daniele have created a heady melange of styles of techno synonymous with the turn of the century with such outrageous elan and jubilation that they practically embody the musical term giocoso:
“We had the "summer" concept in mind from the beginning, this pushed us to create a message in our sound making it uplifting and engaging, capable of conveying a positive, romantic and warm vibe. In our productions we always give priority to the harmonic parts such as melodies, pads, piano and guitar riffs, the peculiarity of this EP is that all the tracks were born first from these elements, and only at the end the groove was crafted, not due to a difference in importance, rather to ensure that the rhythmic part paid as much respect as possible to the harmonic part.”
This decision to build upwards from the harmonics has paid dividends: the entrance of a string section provokes visions of a rapt club crowd cheering with exultation; a looped groove stimulates a connection to such gleeful nostalgia that is almost certain to be heard at many festivals in coming months; a blissful pad sweeps over a
track like the first rays of sun in the morning; a filtered synth rises to be met with a xylophone-like countermelody…every track has a moment where the music overflows with some form of happiness. Together the collection promises, and perhaps even delivers, a summer both ecstatic and joyful.


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