Special remarks: 12" with printed deluxe sleeve, 180g
... Villalobos, Martinez Brothers, Tuff City Kidz and Freaks all on the same record? This is the type of house music madness that dreams are made of.
A fitting start to the celebrations - we reckon you'll agree! ...
Tracklist:
A1. Freaks - He's Angry - Villalobos Techmix
A2. Freaks - Unbeknown to Us
AA1. Freaks - Time - The Martinez Brothers Remix
AA2. Freaks - Turning Orange - TCK 808 Fate Mix
Short info:
2019 marks the year that Music for Freaks has officially been running for over 20 whole years. Two decades of topsy turvy, downright Freakish behaviour. How the hell did that happen?
So, what better time to delve deep into the labels vaults again and uncover more of its hidden treasures. Back in 2015, we approached some of today's most discerning producers, those who truly "get" the label's ethos from old, to let them loose on tracks old and new. It brought to the fore the "Freaks - Let's Do It Again" series of releases and we're super chuffed to bring you the 3rd in the series to kick off the label's 20th anniversary celebrations; a new collaboration with likeminded artists and we think you'll agree it's another testament to the divergent & insouciant house music that has always been the beating heart of this label.
First up, we welcome back the Chilean anti-hero Ricardo Villalobos.
When we sent Ricardo the parts to the Freaks album, "The Man Who Lived Underground" a few years ago, he sent back 5 interpretations which blew our collective minds. This is the 3rd of his journeys. Edited by head Freak, Justin Harris, it delivers a tripped out, discordant tech mix of the Freaks track, 'He's Angry' and is a wonderfully warped and highly hypnotic jam, that drives deep down into the subconscious.
The 20th anniversary wouldn't feel right without some brand spanking new music from Freaks themselves.
This track was properly hidden in the Freaks DAT vaults from the 1990's and Justin & Luke have dusted it off, mixed it down and "Unbeknown To Us" will finally see the light of day. It's safe to say Freaks have always had a timeless feel to their music and this track, despite being 20 years old as an original production, is no exception.
Next up, The Martinez Brothers make their MFF debut and to say we're chuffed to be releasing this one after 3 years of it being in the vault, is a huge understatement. There's nothing but good vibes, cranked to eleven, on this cut and the brothers have cooked up a true rip snorting tech house remix of "Time", that will charm the roof off any self-respecting club or festival tent.
And last but by no means least, fellow previous collaborators on Let's Do It Again, Part 1, Gerd Jansen and Phillip Lauer, aka Tuff City Kids, have graced us with another superb remix of a firm Freaks favourite from back in the day, "Turning Orange". The duo have whipped up an excellent stripped 808, electro-hop mix with low slung electro beats, minor key atmospherics and nostalgic 80s vocal pitch-shifts. Villalobos, Martinez Brothers, Tuff City Kidz and Freaks all on the same record? This is the type of house music madness that dreams are made of.
A fitting start to the celebrations - we reckon you'll agree!
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... Villalobos, Martinez Brothers, Tuff City Kidz and Freaks all on the same record? This is the type of house music madness that dreams are made of.
A fitting start to the celebrations - we reckon you'll agree! ...
Tracklist:
A1. Freaks - He's Angry - Villalobos Techmix
A2. Freaks - Unbeknown to Us
AA1. Freaks - Time - The Martinez Brothers Remix
AA2. Freaks - Turning Orange - TCK 808 Fate Mix
Short info:
2019 marks the year that Music for Freaks has officially been running for over 20 whole years. Two decades of topsy turvy, downright Freakish behaviour. How the hell did that happen?
So, what better time to delve deep into the labels vaults again and uncover more of its hidden treasures. Back in 2015, we approached some of today's most discerning producers, those who truly "get" the label's ethos from old, to let them loose on tracks old and new. It brought to the fore the "Freaks - Let's Do It Again" series of releases and we're super chuffed to bring you the 3rd in the series to kick off the label's 20th anniversary celebrations; a new collaboration with likeminded artists and we think you'll agree it's another testament to the divergent & insouciant house music that has always been the beating heart of this label.
First up, we welcome back the Chilean anti-hero Ricardo Villalobos.
When we sent Ricardo the parts to the Freaks album, "The Man Who Lived Underground" a few years ago, he sent back 5 interpretations which blew our collective minds. This is the 3rd of his journeys. Edited by head Freak, Justin Harris, it delivers a tripped out, discordant tech mix of the Freaks track, 'He's Angry' and is a wonderfully warped and highly hypnotic jam, that drives deep down into the subconscious.
The 20th anniversary wouldn't feel right without some brand spanking new music from Freaks themselves.
This track was properly hidden in the Freaks DAT vaults from the 1990's and Justin & Luke have dusted it off, mixed it down and "Unbeknown To Us" will finally see the light of day. It's safe to say Freaks have always had a timeless feel to their music and this track, despite being 20 years old as an original production, is no exception.
Next up, The Martinez Brothers make their MFF debut and to say we're chuffed to be releasing this one after 3 years of it being in the vault, is a huge understatement. There's nothing but good vibes, cranked to eleven, on this cut and the brothers have cooked up a true rip snorting tech house remix of "Time", that will charm the roof off any self-respecting club or festival tent.
And last but by no means least, fellow previous collaborators on Let's Do It Again, Part 1, Gerd Jansen and Phillip Lauer, aka Tuff City Kids, have graced us with another superb remix of a firm Freaks favourite from back in the day, "Turning Orange". The duo have whipped up an excellent stripped 808, electro-hop mix with low slung electro beats, minor key atmospherics and nostalgic 80s vocal pitch-shifts. Villalobos, Martinez Brothers, Tuff City Kidz and Freaks all on the same record? This is the type of house music madness that dreams are made of.
A fitting start to the celebrations - we reckon you'll agree!
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More records from Freaks
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FREAKS - Look Behind You (Home & Garden Dub)
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FREAKS - Methods In Madness
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FREAKS - Instrument (Soul Capsule On It)
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FREAKS - Instrument (Soul Capsule Off It)
SPECIAL REMARKS : 12" MFF House Bag, 2018 Remaster from Original Tapes, 2018 Re Issue of the Classic!
TRACK LIST:
A1. Freaks - Look Behind You (Home & Garden Dub)
A2. Freaks - Methods In Madness
AA1. Freaks - Instrument (Soul Capsule On It)
AA2. Freaks - Instrument (Soul Capsule Off It)
SHORT INFO:
REPRESS ALERT. From the classic vinyl vaults of Music For Freaks, Methods in Madness, was originally released in 2000 and featured a minimal funk house remix courtesy of Chicago based deep house guru, Tim Shumaker and Brooklyn-based musician, Tim Kvasnosky as Home & Garden. The flipside came with 2 mixes from Soul Capsule aka Thomas Melchior and Peter Baby Ford, who delivered a minimal house tour de force of stripped back, energetic beats, bubbling bass and atmospheric vocal samples to round off the package.
VITAL SALES POINTS:
Freaks - Instrument (Soul Capsule On It) remix featured on Fabric 17 compilation by Akufen / Marc Leclair alongside Matthew Dear, Herbert, Cabanne and Kalabrese.
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TRACK LIST:
A1. Freaks - Look Behind You (Home & Garden Dub)
A2. Freaks - Methods In Madness
AA1. Freaks - Instrument (Soul Capsule On It)
AA2. Freaks - Instrument (Soul Capsule Off It)
SHORT INFO:
REPRESS ALERT. From the classic vinyl vaults of Music For Freaks, Methods in Madness, was originally released in 2000 and featured a minimal funk house remix courtesy of Chicago based deep house guru, Tim Shumaker and Brooklyn-based musician, Tim Kvasnosky as Home & Garden. The flipside came with 2 mixes from Soul Capsule aka Thomas Melchior and Peter Baby Ford, who delivered a minimal house tour de force of stripped back, energetic beats, bubbling bass and atmospheric vocal samples to round off the package.
VITAL SALES POINTS:
Freaks - Instrument (Soul Capsule On It) remix featured on Fabric 17 compilation by Akufen / Marc Leclair alongside Matthew Dear, Herbert, Cabanne and Kalabrese.
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Special remarks : 12" with printed deluxe sleeve,
Tracklist :
A1. FREAKS - EIGHTIES THROWBACK (Villalobos Greiner Remix Two)
AA1.FREAKS - WASHING MACHINE (Soul Clap's Static Cling Mix) , AA2.FREAKS - ROBOTIC MOVEMENT
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For Let's Do It Again 2….Ricardo Villalobos delivers his 2nd remix for the label (2 of 5 !) which he's worked up, alongside studio partner Frank Greiner, into a confoundingly brilliant reworking of Eighties Throwback. Taking Freaks' original and already twisted sounds and vocals and twisting them up even further into another 14 minute (in it's edited form) piece of musical genius.
Free of compromise and thus fitting the MFF ethos perfectly, the track is a wonderful example of Villalobos wildly experimental dexterity. This is for all those dedicated to their turntable and the love of an awe inspiring journey into sonics and beats.
On the flip side you'll find a record from the other side of the house planet... Boston disco inspired, Soul Clap rework Diz Washington's vocals on the wonderful Washing Machine to funk them up to within an inch of their beautifully original understated life. Fresh from working with P-Funk orginator, George Clinton, their Washing Machine remix is a crisp, futuristic and downright freaky funkathon which will undoubtedly resonate at clubs and after parties for many moons.
And last but not least, an original track from Freaks - originally a remix, Justin and Luke recorded back in the 90's which never saw the light of day, they removed any references, renamed it Robotic Movement and released it on their album The Beat Diaries. Here they've re-mastered the original for vinyl (never having been available before on wax) and are very happy to be able to press up one of the tracks they've been most proud of throughout the musical history of Freaks and Music For Freaks.
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Tracklist :
A1. FREAKS - EIGHTIES THROWBACK (Villalobos Greiner Remix Two)
AA1.FREAKS - WASHING MACHINE (Soul Clap's Static Cling Mix) , AA2.FREAKS - ROBOTIC MOVEMENT
Short info:
For Let's Do It Again 2….Ricardo Villalobos delivers his 2nd remix for the label (2 of 5 !) which he's worked up, alongside studio partner Frank Greiner, into a confoundingly brilliant reworking of Eighties Throwback. Taking Freaks' original and already twisted sounds and vocals and twisting them up even further into another 14 minute (in it's edited form) piece of musical genius.
Free of compromise and thus fitting the MFF ethos perfectly, the track is a wonderful example of Villalobos wildly experimental dexterity. This is for all those dedicated to their turntable and the love of an awe inspiring journey into sonics and beats.
On the flip side you'll find a record from the other side of the house planet... Boston disco inspired, Soul Clap rework Diz Washington's vocals on the wonderful Washing Machine to funk them up to within an inch of their beautifully original understated life. Fresh from working with P-Funk orginator, George Clinton, their Washing Machine remix is a crisp, futuristic and downright freaky funkathon which will undoubtedly resonate at clubs and after parties for many moons.
And last but not least, an original track from Freaks - originally a remix, Justin and Luke recorded back in the 90's which never saw the light of day, they removed any references, renamed it Robotic Movement and released it on their album The Beat Diaries. Here they've re-mastered the original for vinyl (never having been available before on wax) and are very happy to be able to press up one of the tracks they've been most proud of throughout the musical history of Freaks and Music For Freaks.
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freaks - shrunken heads
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freaks - absolut zero
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freaks - funk you (who do you trust dub)
Tracklist:
A1 – Shrunken Heads (One Pro Mix)
B1 – Absolut Zero
B2 – Funk You (Who Do You Trust Dub)
Short info:
To anyone with even a passing interest in the weirder end of good-time party-ready house music, Freaks should need little introduction. Luke Solomon and Justin Harris have been keeping our preferred kind of dancefloor vibrating to the cheekiest manifestations of house music since the mid-
90s, never letting up and moving in the same oscillations as the good ship Circus Company. From first emerging on Phono through to setting up their Music For Freaks label, stopping by Playhouse, Wash House and Rebirth amongst countless other labels along the way, the UK duo have
constantly given the traditions of house music a tickle in the ribs without losing that fundamental funk that makes a record great to dance to. We were thrilled to welcome Luke and Justin to remix Dave Aju’s “Nu Threads” at the end of last year, and now we follow up on that connection with a special EP
of gems from the extensive Freaks archives. On “Shrunken Heads (One Pro Mix)” the rock solid foundations of filter house music collide with
flamboyant synth noodlings for a truly cosmic end result, while “Absolut Zero” finds solace in a slower, deeper groove peppered with oddball effects tweaking and disembodied vocal samples. Heading further into loose-fit, slippery territory, “Funk You (Who Do You Trust Dub)” lets soulful sample licks
wriggle and writhe through a decidedly laid-back atmosphere that shows off the range Freaks have always sported in their output since day one. In many ways this coming together of Circus Company and Freaks feels like a logical development for two bastions of the oddball house music community, not to mention a great opportunity to hear tracks that otherwise might never have seen the light of day.
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A1 – Shrunken Heads (One Pro Mix)
B1 – Absolut Zero
B2 – Funk You (Who Do You Trust Dub)
Short info:
To anyone with even a passing interest in the weirder end of good-time party-ready house music, Freaks should need little introduction. Luke Solomon and Justin Harris have been keeping our preferred kind of dancefloor vibrating to the cheekiest manifestations of house music since the mid-
90s, never letting up and moving in the same oscillations as the good ship Circus Company. From first emerging on Phono through to setting up their Music For Freaks label, stopping by Playhouse, Wash House and Rebirth amongst countless other labels along the way, the UK duo have
constantly given the traditions of house music a tickle in the ribs without losing that fundamental funk that makes a record great to dance to. We were thrilled to welcome Luke and Justin to remix Dave Aju’s “Nu Threads” at the end of last year, and now we follow up on that connection with a special EP
of gems from the extensive Freaks archives. On “Shrunken Heads (One Pro Mix)” the rock solid foundations of filter house music collide with
flamboyant synth noodlings for a truly cosmic end result, while “Absolut Zero” finds solace in a slower, deeper groove peppered with oddball effects tweaking and disembodied vocal samples. Heading further into loose-fit, slippery territory, “Funk You (Who Do You Trust Dub)” lets soulful sample licks
wriggle and writhe through a decidedly laid-back atmosphere that shows off the range Freaks have always sported in their output since day one. In many ways this coming together of Circus Company and Freaks feels like a logical development for two bastions of the oddball house music community, not to mention a great opportunity to hear tracks that otherwise might never have seen the light of day.
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Freaks - ManWhoLivedUnderground_VilalobosRemixOne
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Freaks - Turner_BeenOut_TuffCityKidsVocalRemix
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Freaks - Freaks_Instrument_LetsFreaksLostEdit
Special remarks : 12" with printed deluxe sleeve
Tracklist :
A1. Freaks - The Man Who Lived Underground - Ricardo Villalobos Remix One
AA1. Turner - Been Out - Tuff City Kids Vocal Remix
AA2. Freaks - Instrument - Unreleased 1999 Edit
Short info:
Initial release for the relaunch of MFF (Music For Freaks).
The label was previously responsible for releases such as Turning Orange, Washing Machine, Where Were You When The lights Went Out, The Creeps and worked with artists Recloose / Kenny Hawkes / Doc L Junior / Mark Farina to name a few.
For Let's Do It Again….Ricardo Villalobos delivers in an innovative reworking. Sent a variety of parts from tracks released on Freaks - The Man Who Lived Underground album, Ricardo took his inspiration from all of them and mixes them into a distinctively Villalobos track - it was originally 14 minutes long ! This is the 1st of a series of reworkings from him for the label and speaks for itself.
Turner - Been Out was a classic MFF release and Tuff City Kids, Gerd Janson & Phillip Lauer, get their hands dirty with the parts and show why they're 2 of house music's current treasures. Tuff City Kids remixes have featured on labels such as Output Recordings, Rekids, Careless, Spectral and Sonar Kollektiv.
Freaks - Instrument - one of the rediscovered unreleased gems from the days of dat recording.
Vital Sales Points:
Villalobos - Over 700,000 facebook followers :
https://www.facebook.com/ricardovillalobosofficial/timeline
Upcoming live gigs for Villalobos during summer include :
Cocoon In The Park and Cocoon @ Amnesia monthly in Ibiza / Sonus Festival / Dekmantel Festival / Into The Valley
Full PR campaign by Favouritism PR for each individual track featured on vinyl.
Ricardo Villalobos - Specialist radio / Tastemaker DJ mailout / Press reviews
Tuff City Kids - Targetting Radio 1 UK and other key global radio stations / press / tastemaker DJ mailout.
Freaks - specialist radio / tastemaker DJ mailout / press reviews / blogs
Sales points will be updated regularly once PR campaign commences wk beginning 20th July 2015.
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Tracklist :
A1. Freaks - The Man Who Lived Underground - Ricardo Villalobos Remix One
AA1. Turner - Been Out - Tuff City Kids Vocal Remix
AA2. Freaks - Instrument - Unreleased 1999 Edit
Short info:
Initial release for the relaunch of MFF (Music For Freaks).
The label was previously responsible for releases such as Turning Orange, Washing Machine, Where Were You When The lights Went Out, The Creeps and worked with artists Recloose / Kenny Hawkes / Doc L Junior / Mark Farina to name a few.
For Let's Do It Again….Ricardo Villalobos delivers in an innovative reworking. Sent a variety of parts from tracks released on Freaks - The Man Who Lived Underground album, Ricardo took his inspiration from all of them and mixes them into a distinctively Villalobos track - it was originally 14 minutes long ! This is the 1st of a series of reworkings from him for the label and speaks for itself.
Turner - Been Out was a classic MFF release and Tuff City Kids, Gerd Janson & Phillip Lauer, get their hands dirty with the parts and show why they're 2 of house music's current treasures. Tuff City Kids remixes have featured on labels such as Output Recordings, Rekids, Careless, Spectral and Sonar Kollektiv.
Freaks - Instrument - one of the rediscovered unreleased gems from the days of dat recording.
Vital Sales Points:
Villalobos - Over 700,000 facebook followers :
https://www.facebook.com/ricardovillalobosofficial/timeline
Upcoming live gigs for Villalobos during summer include :
Cocoon In The Park and Cocoon @ Amnesia monthly in Ibiza / Sonus Festival / Dekmantel Festival / Into The Valley
Full PR campaign by Favouritism PR for each individual track featured on vinyl.
Ricardo Villalobos - Specialist radio / Tastemaker DJ mailout / Press reviews
Tuff City Kids - Targetting Radio 1 UK and other key global radio stations / press / tastemaker DJ mailout.
Freaks - specialist radio / tastemaker DJ mailout / press reviews / blogs
Sales points will be updated regularly once PR campaign commences wk beginning 20th July 2015.
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Freaks, - Black Shoes White Socks
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Freaks, - Black Shoes White Socks
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Freaks, - Black Shoes White Socks
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Freaks, - Black Shoes White Socks
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Freaks, - Black Shoes White Socks
Back with yet another killer release and proving why it is impossible to pigeonhole this unstoppable label, Hot Creations welcome you into the utterly mesmerizing world of Freaks with their next huge hit 'Black Shoes White Socks.' This epic single release features impressive remixes from Chicago legend Cajmere and Hot Creation's new recruit wAFF. Wonderfully enchanting 'Black Shoes White Socks' oozes the air of a timeless classic, beautifully mystifying with intoxicating vocals by 012 aka DIZ and off-kilter Arabian flutes, it showcases immaculate production while perfectly grasping the sound of the new era, edged with popular appeal and disco flare. Up first on remix duty, number one professional Curtis Jones aka Cajmere delivers a dance floor bomb like only he can. This deep groover is pumped with a powerful bass and shoulder shifting clap while an effective play on the vocal is used to maximum effect. Over on the B–side and fresh from his debut EP on the label 'Rainbows', wAFF adds a welcoming dose of techno. This heavy-duty remix is certainly one for peak time, with added vocals submerged in deep, driving energy, this rising star is one to keep a close eye on.
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Justin and Luke revisit the track themselves, with a re-vocal from their fellow co-writer and singer on the original 2003 version, Stella Attar and supply two of their own Redux remixes - Rainer Weichhold takes the track in a techno direction
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Massive Hirshee dubstep remake! Ink-produced white label to 300 copies for the world
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More records from Music For Freaks
12" Remote ControlEPdelivers the sameproduction quality asCAUCASIAN BOY’s classic singles, Spangle and Northern Lights.
GENRE/S:ACID HOUSE / DEEP HOUSE / HOUSE3.
TRACKLISTS: A SIDE: REMOTE CONTROLAASIDE: DYSTOPIA
SHORT INFO: “I can remember literally bolting across a busy warehouse party in the early 90's (I think it was actually DIY in Gloucester?) afterhearing a record come on which immediately stood out to me, hadn't heard it before.... A clear 303 single note bassline/hook with sublime strings and undeniable flavours of Detroit and Chicago in the drums and vibe. I needed to know what it was!!That record was "Northern Lights" by Caucasian Boy (AKA Crispin J Glover and David Jenkins, AKA DJ Shakra), and I have honestly been playing it ever since. Fast forward 28 years, and here we are releasing their new acid house monster, the Remote Control EP”Justin Harris Remote Control immediately puts youback in the warehouse or one of those dark, sweaty basement parties which have shaped manymusical educationsover the decades, you know, when things are just starting to get really involved! Beginning with a relentless 90's feel and withmore thana nod to early 90's Belgian Techno, Remote Control steers you through a perfect six and a half minutes of heads down warehouse acid groove, all culminating in a kick-ass gorgeous breakdown. And then there's Dystopia.A deep, dark 909 driven cut of excellence. You can hear in every bar that the purveyors of this track have a deep experience of and are driven to write for the dance floor. Once again, making perfect use of 303, 909 and 808 (amongst others) Dystopia pullsno punches and shamelessly leads you right into the middle of that sweaty dancefloor, and it's perfectly executed deliverykeeps you right there.
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GENRE/S:ACID HOUSE / DEEP HOUSE / HOUSE3.
TRACKLISTS: A SIDE: REMOTE CONTROLAASIDE: DYSTOPIA
SHORT INFO: “I can remember literally bolting across a busy warehouse party in the early 90's (I think it was actually DIY in Gloucester?) afterhearing a record come on which immediately stood out to me, hadn't heard it before.... A clear 303 single note bassline/hook with sublime strings and undeniable flavours of Detroit and Chicago in the drums and vibe. I needed to know what it was!!That record was "Northern Lights" by Caucasian Boy (AKA Crispin J Glover and David Jenkins, AKA DJ Shakra), and I have honestly been playing it ever since. Fast forward 28 years, and here we are releasing their new acid house monster, the Remote Control EP”Justin Harris Remote Control immediately puts youback in the warehouse or one of those dark, sweaty basement parties which have shaped manymusical educationsover the decades, you know, when things are just starting to get really involved! Beginning with a relentless 90's feel and withmore thana nod to early 90's Belgian Techno, Remote Control steers you through a perfect six and a half minutes of heads down warehouse acid groove, all culminating in a kick-ass gorgeous breakdown. And then there's Dystopia.A deep, dark 909 driven cut of excellence. You can hear in every bar that the purveyors of this track have a deep experience of and are driven to write for the dance floor. Once again, making perfect use of 303, 909 and 808 (amongst others) Dystopia pullsno punches and shamelessly leads you right into the middle of that sweaty dancefloor, and it's perfectly executed deliverykeeps you right there.
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Dan Ghenacia & Chris Carrier - No Title
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Dan Ghenacia & Chris Carrier - No Title
The tag team are back with another club-ready release bringing together their combined experience and production prowess. Dan Ghenacia and Chris Carrier are long-time friends who’ve been working together in the studio over the last few years, resulting in a series of EPs on labels like Apollonia, Adult Only and, of course, Music For Freaks, for whom this is their second release. On the A-side ‘Vocalized’ comes at us full throttle with a powerful bassline and crisp, punchy beats. The vibe is unrelenting with a neat call and response vocal clip and a simple, catchy melody in the top line, keeping it hypnotic. Funky, groovy and full of potent energy from start to end. On the flip ‘Burning’ has a similar aesthetic, with taut drums and bass, plus a range of unusual sounds to add depth and character. Indecipherable vocal clips pop up occasionally, and the pace picks up as the track hits the midpoint. A repeated siren-esque effect locks you into the groove, keeping you hopelessly hooked until the end...
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DAVE AJU & THATMANMONKZ - They Sleep We Love feat. Foxxee
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DAVE AJU & THATMANMONKZ - They Sleep We Dub feat. Foxxee
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DAVE AJU & THATMANMONKZ - They Sleep We Love feat. Foxxee (Sev's Bay Area Remix)
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DAVE AJU & THATMANMONKZ - They Sleep We Love feat. Foxxee (Foxxapella)
SPECIAL REMARKS : 12” in MFF House Bag, 150g Vinyl
Tracklist:
A1. They Sleep We Love feat. Foxxee
A2. They Sleep We Dub feat. Foxxee
B1. They Sleep We Love feat. Foxxee (Sev's Bay Area Remix)
B2. They Sleep We Love feat. Foxxee (Foxxapella)
Shortinfo:
After a wildly successful collaboration on Thatmanmonkz's "Turn It Out" from the LP, Columbus-ing, Dave Aju suggested they should continue their production streak for a new percussive tracks project.
At the same time, Aju had finally kept his word to legendary Bay Area club/underground MC and personality, Foxxee aka Foxxee Brown aka Lawrence Petty, to work on a track together as well. Petty being a core part of the infamous Ya Mama's House radio show on 106 KMEL alongside Pete Avila and David Harness that introduced legions of young Bay Area DJs to real House Music, includ-ing Aju, in the early 90s.
While Aju & Monkz had originally been working on more of a slick club romance narrative angle over some robust tumbling drums, some very tragic news had struck their hometown - at an under-ground event in Oakland California, more than 30 people including many dear friends and stalwarts of the local dance music community had been trapped inside a building and killed in a fire that broke out while doing what they love, in the now-infamous Ghost Ship.
Lawrence and Aju immediately acknowledged and agreed that the track should serve as a tribute to the event and the loved ones affected by it. But decidedly, rather than it being a solemn requiem of sorts, it should reflect the communal power, strength and uplifting spirit of the underground scene they all helped build and knew so well.
At first entitled They Sleep We Live, a representative reference to the iconic arm tattoo of the late Jonny Igaz aka Nacht, one of the more well-known and active DJs whose life was lost that tragic evening, and a lyrical direction idea for Lawrence for a direct tribute to the SF Bay Area scene, it was then decided that a universal underground anthem angle would be far more appropriate and that brothers and sisters from around the world in scenes just as the deep and expansive as the one in the Bay Area are a part of what happened - an extended family for real.
Aju and Monkz then imbued the track with some flavor and attitude that evoked their own respective rave scene heydays - from early Cajual/Relief style fuzzy drum knocks to a filtered voiced bass line nod to MAW. The track was then unintentionally renamed They Sleep We Love by hands at the Music For Freaks label office, who loved at first listen and agreed to release it, a happiest of fitting acci-dents followed by fellow dance floor maverick Seven Davis Jr hearing the tune from Dave Aju, and immediately offering an enthused and upbeat remix. Aju paired the cuts with a nasty They Sleep We Dub version for the later-night DJ moments, and a clean "Foxxapella" so Lawrence's loving words can be heard and felt directly, fast forward through a bit of processing time, and now the rest as they say..
"We are the music.. we are a family"
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Tracklist:
A1. They Sleep We Love feat. Foxxee
A2. They Sleep We Dub feat. Foxxee
B1. They Sleep We Love feat. Foxxee (Sev's Bay Area Remix)
B2. They Sleep We Love feat. Foxxee (Foxxapella)
Shortinfo:
After a wildly successful collaboration on Thatmanmonkz's "Turn It Out" from the LP, Columbus-ing, Dave Aju suggested they should continue their production streak for a new percussive tracks project.
At the same time, Aju had finally kept his word to legendary Bay Area club/underground MC and personality, Foxxee aka Foxxee Brown aka Lawrence Petty, to work on a track together as well. Petty being a core part of the infamous Ya Mama's House radio show on 106 KMEL alongside Pete Avila and David Harness that introduced legions of young Bay Area DJs to real House Music, includ-ing Aju, in the early 90s.
While Aju & Monkz had originally been working on more of a slick club romance narrative angle over some robust tumbling drums, some very tragic news had struck their hometown - at an under-ground event in Oakland California, more than 30 people including many dear friends and stalwarts of the local dance music community had been trapped inside a building and killed in a fire that broke out while doing what they love, in the now-infamous Ghost Ship.
Lawrence and Aju immediately acknowledged and agreed that the track should serve as a tribute to the event and the loved ones affected by it. But decidedly, rather than it being a solemn requiem of sorts, it should reflect the communal power, strength and uplifting spirit of the underground scene they all helped build and knew so well.
At first entitled They Sleep We Live, a representative reference to the iconic arm tattoo of the late Jonny Igaz aka Nacht, one of the more well-known and active DJs whose life was lost that tragic evening, and a lyrical direction idea for Lawrence for a direct tribute to the SF Bay Area scene, it was then decided that a universal underground anthem angle would be far more appropriate and that brothers and sisters from around the world in scenes just as the deep and expansive as the one in the Bay Area are a part of what happened - an extended family for real.
Aju and Monkz then imbued the track with some flavor and attitude that evoked their own respective rave scene heydays - from early Cajual/Relief style fuzzy drum knocks to a filtered voiced bass line nod to MAW. The track was then unintentionally renamed They Sleep We Love by hands at the Music For Freaks label office, who loved at first listen and agreed to release it, a happiest of fitting acci-dents followed by fellow dance floor maverick Seven Davis Jr hearing the tune from Dave Aju, and immediately offering an enthused and upbeat remix. Aju paired the cuts with a nasty They Sleep We Dub version for the later-night DJ moments, and a clean "Foxxapella" so Lawrence's loving words can be heard and felt directly, fast forward through a bit of processing time, and now the rest as they say..
"We are the music.. we are a family"
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FREAKS - Look Behind You (Home & Garden Dub)
2
FREAKS - Methods In Madness
3
FREAKS - Instrument (Soul Capsule On It)
4
FREAKS - Instrument (Soul Capsule Off It)
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TRACK LIST:
A1. Freaks - Look Behind You (Home & Garden Dub)
A2. Freaks - Methods In Madness
AA1. Freaks - Instrument (Soul Capsule On It)
AA2. Freaks - Instrument (Soul Capsule Off It)
SHORT INFO:
REPRESS ALERT. From the classic vinyl vaults of Music For Freaks, Methods in Madness, was originally released in 2000 and featured a minimal funk house remix courtesy of Chicago based deep house guru, Tim Shumaker and Brooklyn-based musician, Tim Kvasnosky as Home & Garden. The flipside came with 2 mixes from Soul Capsule aka Thomas Melchior and Peter Baby Ford, who delivered a minimal house tour de force of stripped back, energetic beats, bubbling bass and atmospheric vocal samples to round off the package.
VITAL SALES POINTS:
Freaks - Instrument (Soul Capsule On It) remix featured on Fabric 17 compilation by Akufen / Marc Leclair alongside Matthew Dear, Herbert, Cabanne and Kalabrese.
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TRACK LIST:
A1. Freaks - Look Behind You (Home & Garden Dub)
A2. Freaks - Methods In Madness
AA1. Freaks - Instrument (Soul Capsule On It)
AA2. Freaks - Instrument (Soul Capsule Off It)
SHORT INFO:
REPRESS ALERT. From the classic vinyl vaults of Music For Freaks, Methods in Madness, was originally released in 2000 and featured a minimal funk house remix courtesy of Chicago based deep house guru, Tim Shumaker and Brooklyn-based musician, Tim Kvasnosky as Home & Garden. The flipside came with 2 mixes from Soul Capsule aka Thomas Melchior and Peter Baby Ford, who delivered a minimal house tour de force of stripped back, energetic beats, bubbling bass and atmospheric vocal samples to round off the package.
VITAL SALES POINTS:
Freaks - Instrument (Soul Capsule On It) remix featured on Fabric 17 compilation by Akufen / Marc Leclair alongside Matthew Dear, Herbert, Cabanne and Kalabrese.
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Tracklist:
A1. Two Sharp Pencils (Get Bad) Anna Wall & Corbi Remix
AA1. Two Sharp Pencils (Get Bad) Jamie 3:26 Punk Funk Version
Shortinfo:
Anna Wall & Corbi's take on Queen drummer Roger Taylor's 'Two Sharp Pencils (Get Bad)'. The result? One of the most unlikely and essential party records of 2017.
Queen and house music: not necessarily the most obvious of bedfellows, but Music For Freaks has never been a label to take the path most travelled. Over the course of their de-cades long journey the label founded by Luke Solomon and Justin Harris has released uni-quely idiosyncratic dance music, establishing the label as a go-to imprint for those seeking imaginative, unpredictable records that still undeniably work on the dancefloor.
Their latest release might well be among the most out-there of them all.
Originally released back in 1984, 'Two Sharp Pencils (Get Bad)' is a record by Queen drum-mer Roger Taylor, featuring him on vocals as well as drums, bass & guitar. Now brought bang up to date via a fully official and endorsed remix courtesy of Anna Wall & Corbi, this overlooked album track looks set to become one of the summer's most essential records.
Born and bred in the UK, Anna Wall is a DJ, producer and label owner who is a key player in London's underground house music scene. Her label The Bricks champions up-and-coming producers, while Anna herself has DJ'd all over the world, most recently for Mixmag at Pacha for their IMS launch party.
Corbi is an Ibiza-based DJ and producer, A&R for the highly respected FINA Records and co-founder of Melon Bomb, a party and DJ collective that has in the space of just a couple of years become one of the White Isle's most talked-about exports.
Having met while working at house giant Defected Records some years ago, Anna felt that Corbi would be the perfect studio accomplice to work on the remix of 'Two Sharp Pencils'.
"I was honoured to be asked to remix Roger Taylor. It felt right to work with Juan as we have a really great workflow, and he'd just released his first single on my label The Bricks. We made it at his home studio in Ibiza and were absolutely inspired by our surroundings." Anna Wall
The remix of 'Two Sharp Pencils' is about as far away from a run-of-the-mill house record as its possible to get. Full of character, unexpected turns and moments of joyful brilliance, it's every DJs dream: a statement record that will illuminate every dancefloor and stage at which it is dropped.
"It was a great project to work on with my good friend and producer Anna Wall who had managed to get hold of the stems of this Roger Taylor track. We retained all the parts we loved and then added extra drums, synth parts and textures, really trying to stay faithful to the vibe of the original." Juan Corbi
The package also includes an additional version from Chicago's Jamie 3:26, who adds disco guitar licks and claps - as well as incorporating additional vocals - for his Punk Funk versi-on.
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Tracklist:
A1. Two Sharp Pencils (Get Bad) Anna Wall & Corbi Remix
AA1. Two Sharp Pencils (Get Bad) Jamie 3:26 Punk Funk Version
Shortinfo:
Anna Wall & Corbi's take on Queen drummer Roger Taylor's 'Two Sharp Pencils (Get Bad)'. The result? One of the most unlikely and essential party records of 2017.
Queen and house music: not necessarily the most obvious of bedfellows, but Music For Freaks has never been a label to take the path most travelled. Over the course of their de-cades long journey the label founded by Luke Solomon and Justin Harris has released uni-quely idiosyncratic dance music, establishing the label as a go-to imprint for those seeking imaginative, unpredictable records that still undeniably work on the dancefloor.
Their latest release might well be among the most out-there of them all.
Originally released back in 1984, 'Two Sharp Pencils (Get Bad)' is a record by Queen drum-mer Roger Taylor, featuring him on vocals as well as drums, bass & guitar. Now brought bang up to date via a fully official and endorsed remix courtesy of Anna Wall & Corbi, this overlooked album track looks set to become one of the summer's most essential records.
Born and bred in the UK, Anna Wall is a DJ, producer and label owner who is a key player in London's underground house music scene. Her label The Bricks champions up-and-coming producers, while Anna herself has DJ'd all over the world, most recently for Mixmag at Pacha for their IMS launch party.
Corbi is an Ibiza-based DJ and producer, A&R for the highly respected FINA Records and co-founder of Melon Bomb, a party and DJ collective that has in the space of just a couple of years become one of the White Isle's most talked-about exports.
Having met while working at house giant Defected Records some years ago, Anna felt that Corbi would be the perfect studio accomplice to work on the remix of 'Two Sharp Pencils'.
"I was honoured to be asked to remix Roger Taylor. It felt right to work with Juan as we have a really great workflow, and he'd just released his first single on my label The Bricks. We made it at his home studio in Ibiza and were absolutely inspired by our surroundings." Anna Wall
The remix of 'Two Sharp Pencils' is about as far away from a run-of-the-mill house record as its possible to get. Full of character, unexpected turns and moments of joyful brilliance, it's every DJs dream: a statement record that will illuminate every dancefloor and stage at which it is dropped.
"It was a great project to work on with my good friend and producer Anna Wall who had managed to get hold of the stems of this Roger Taylor track. We retained all the parts we loved and then added extra drums, synth parts and textures, really trying to stay faithful to the vibe of the original." Juan Corbi
The package also includes an additional version from Chicago's Jamie 3:26, who adds disco guitar licks and claps - as well as incorporating additional vocals - for his Punk Funk versi-on.
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C++ - Sure
2
C++ - angiesfucked
SPECIAL REMARKS : 2017 Remaster 12” with new (actual) MFF Housebag, 150g Vinyl
Tracklist:
A: Sure
AA : Angie's Fucked
Short info:
Repress of the original vinyl release on MFF back in 2001....
Newly re-mastered for 2017, Angie's Fucked and Sure are sounding bigger and better. Driving dubby deep house with freaky effects.
This EP was undoubtedly one of MFF's release highlights and C++ (aka Joshua, Circulation, J-Boom, C++, Free Energy, Stereo People, Dubwise and as Iz of Iz & Diz) needs no introduction having been making music for past 24 years and setting up Vizual Records with production partner Diz.
He's previously released tracks on label giants such as Prescription, Balance, Clas-sic, Junior Boys Own, OM and Guidance, working with the likes of Derrick Carter, Chez Damier and Cajmere.
Four Tet also chose to pay homage to this rarity by adding Angie's Fucked to his highly revered Fabric Live 59 compilation, released in 2011. The track sits comfor-tably alongside Burial, Floating Points, Red Rack'em, Ricardo Villalobos and Cari-bou, who all feature on the album too.
Make sure you play it loud and lose your mind in it !
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A: Sure
AA : Angie's Fucked
Short info:
Repress of the original vinyl release on MFF back in 2001....
Newly re-mastered for 2017, Angie's Fucked and Sure are sounding bigger and better. Driving dubby deep house with freaky effects.
This EP was undoubtedly one of MFF's release highlights and C++ (aka Joshua, Circulation, J-Boom, C++, Free Energy, Stereo People, Dubwise and as Iz of Iz & Diz) needs no introduction having been making music for past 24 years and setting up Vizual Records with production partner Diz.
He's previously released tracks on label giants such as Prescription, Balance, Clas-sic, Junior Boys Own, OM and Guidance, working with the likes of Derrick Carter, Chez Damier and Cajmere.
Four Tet also chose to pay homage to this rarity by adding Angie's Fucked to his highly revered Fabric Live 59 compilation, released in 2011. The track sits comfor-tably alongside Burial, Floating Points, Red Rack'em, Ricardo Villalobos and Cari-bou, who all feature on the album too.
Make sure you play it loud and lose your mind in it !
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SPECIAL REMARKS : 12” with black sleeve, 150g Vinyl
Tracklist:
A1 - ALIENS FROM ANOTHER DIMENSION, B1 - PROPHET FUNK, B2 - MESSAGE TO THE STARS (DUBSTRUMENTAL)
Shortinfo:
Mr Tophat, an enigmatic Swedish house head who's awkward grooves and unconventional arrangements has heads nodding across the universe.
From Another Dimension EP was inspired by his addiction to the club tracks that Music For Freaks originally released, with Rob Mello’s No Ears Dub version of Discorobot in his top 10 tracks of all time.
Here, Mr Tophat generously serves up 3 of his textbook trips down the rabbit hole. This is entertainment for the freakiest of people. Aliens From Another Dimension is a squeeky adventure in sound, navigating the inner workings of Mr Tophats imagination and penchant for Sci-Fi.
Prophet Funk is a chugging, progressive slice of hip house surrealism. Its quirky call and response melodies and gawky vocals are straight out of an episode of the Twilight Zone.
Message To The Stars is a love song to the multiverse and the stars that reside within her. A funky breakbeat is underpinned by discordant melodies and lead lines that resonate with the head and the hear
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Tracklist:
A1 - ALIENS FROM ANOTHER DIMENSION, B1 - PROPHET FUNK, B2 - MESSAGE TO THE STARS (DUBSTRUMENTAL)
Shortinfo:
Mr Tophat, an enigmatic Swedish house head who's awkward grooves and unconventional arrangements has heads nodding across the universe.
From Another Dimension EP was inspired by his addiction to the club tracks that Music For Freaks originally released, with Rob Mello’s No Ears Dub version of Discorobot in his top 10 tracks of all time.
Here, Mr Tophat generously serves up 3 of his textbook trips down the rabbit hole. This is entertainment for the freakiest of people. Aliens From Another Dimension is a squeeky adventure in sound, navigating the inner workings of Mr Tophats imagination and penchant for Sci-Fi.
Prophet Funk is a chugging, progressive slice of hip house surrealism. Its quirky call and response melodies and gawky vocals are straight out of an episode of the Twilight Zone.
Message To The Stars is a love song to the multiverse and the stars that reside within her. A funky breakbeat is underpinned by discordant melodies and lead lines that resonate with the head and the hear
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Two of Paris’ original old school bad boys get together for the third in their special series of collabs. With fresh new releases already on the streets through their own labels, Apollonia and Adult Only, Dan Ghenacia and Chris Carrier step up to the legendary Music For Freaks with a brand new collection of delectable dance floor delights. Music For Freaks is back after a long break and this release couldn’t be anymore fitting for the highly-respected label’s relaunch. Full of vibrant flavours and addictive rhythms, Dan and Chris bless MFF with some irresistible Paris funk. Kicking off with ‘Vaporized’, a catchy little groover with dried out percussion which slaps down over a sultry bassline. Wibbly-wobbly FX combine with mysterious chimes and sketchy radio interference to create an odd atmosphere.Then we have ‘The Green Bell’, a squelchy heads-down vibe provider. ‘Wind And Fire’ brings the EP to a close and continues the duo’s use of strange sounds to great effect. This is no run-of-the-mill 4x4 production, there’s depth, subtle progression and hypnotic rhythms as only two seasoned pros like Dan and Chris can muster. An instant classic, what more would you expect from Music For Freaks?...
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S12" with black sleeve, 150g Vinyl
Tracklist:
A1. Find a Lover , A2. Freeez
AA1. Freeez - (SoulPhiction Re-Rub), AA2. Givin it Dub
Shortinfo:
Dave Aju's, The Freee Lover EP has landed as the 1st new artist release on the newly re-launched MFF and setting the benchmark for the label.
With a huge worldwide fan base and instinctual passion for delivering fresh sounding quality material, the name Dave Aju has become synonymous with originality and diversity.
The Freee Lover EP offers 3 original tracks from Aju and an amazing remix from Germany's SoulPhiction.
Find A Lover & Givin It Dub are 2 signature Aju cuts, deep and soulful tech house featuring original vocals and just the right amount of jack.
Freeeze takes route firmly in the leftfield. A discordant downtempo number, with muted jazzy chords and twisted grooves, a sure fire track for sunrise dance floors.
To top off the package, SoulPhiction inject some peak time energy back into Freeeze, offering a beautifully produced, perc lead tech roller.
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Tracklist:
A1. Find a Lover , A2. Freeez
AA1. Freeez - (SoulPhiction Re-Rub), AA2. Givin it Dub
Shortinfo:
Dave Aju's, The Freee Lover EP has landed as the 1st new artist release on the newly re-launched MFF and setting the benchmark for the label.
With a huge worldwide fan base and instinctual passion for delivering fresh sounding quality material, the name Dave Aju has become synonymous with originality and diversity.
The Freee Lover EP offers 3 original tracks from Aju and an amazing remix from Germany's SoulPhiction.
Find A Lover & Givin It Dub are 2 signature Aju cuts, deep and soulful tech house featuring original vocals and just the right amount of jack.
Freeeze takes route firmly in the leftfield. A discordant downtempo number, with muted jazzy chords and twisted grooves, a sure fire track for sunrise dance floors.
To top off the package, SoulPhiction inject some peak time energy back into Freeeze, offering a beautifully produced, perc lead tech roller.
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Special remarks : 12" with printed deluxe sleeve,
Tracklist :
A1. FREAKS - EIGHTIES THROWBACK (Villalobos Greiner Remix Two)
AA1.FREAKS - WASHING MACHINE (Soul Clap's Static Cling Mix) , AA2.FREAKS - ROBOTIC MOVEMENT
Short info:
For Let's Do It Again 2….Ricardo Villalobos delivers his 2nd remix for the label (2 of 5 !) which he's worked up, alongside studio partner Frank Greiner, into a confoundingly brilliant reworking of Eighties Throwback. Taking Freaks' original and already twisted sounds and vocals and twisting them up even further into another 14 minute (in it's edited form) piece of musical genius.
Free of compromise and thus fitting the MFF ethos perfectly, the track is a wonderful example of Villalobos wildly experimental dexterity. This is for all those dedicated to their turntable and the love of an awe inspiring journey into sonics and beats.
On the flip side you'll find a record from the other side of the house planet... Boston disco inspired, Soul Clap rework Diz Washington's vocals on the wonderful Washing Machine to funk them up to within an inch of their beautifully original understated life. Fresh from working with P-Funk orginator, George Clinton, their Washing Machine remix is a crisp, futuristic and downright freaky funkathon which will undoubtedly resonate at clubs and after parties for many moons.
And last but not least, an original track from Freaks - originally a remix, Justin and Luke recorded back in the 90's which never saw the light of day, they removed any references, renamed it Robotic Movement and released it on their album The Beat Diaries. Here they've re-mastered the original for vinyl (never having been available before on wax) and are very happy to be able to press up one of the tracks they've been most proud of throughout the musical history of Freaks and Music For Freaks.
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Tracklist :
A1. FREAKS - EIGHTIES THROWBACK (Villalobos Greiner Remix Two)
AA1.FREAKS - WASHING MACHINE (Soul Clap's Static Cling Mix) , AA2.FREAKS - ROBOTIC MOVEMENT
Short info:
For Let's Do It Again 2….Ricardo Villalobos delivers his 2nd remix for the label (2 of 5 !) which he's worked up, alongside studio partner Frank Greiner, into a confoundingly brilliant reworking of Eighties Throwback. Taking Freaks' original and already twisted sounds and vocals and twisting them up even further into another 14 minute (in it's edited form) piece of musical genius.
Free of compromise and thus fitting the MFF ethos perfectly, the track is a wonderful example of Villalobos wildly experimental dexterity. This is for all those dedicated to their turntable and the love of an awe inspiring journey into sonics and beats.
On the flip side you'll find a record from the other side of the house planet... Boston disco inspired, Soul Clap rework Diz Washington's vocals on the wonderful Washing Machine to funk them up to within an inch of their beautifully original understated life. Fresh from working with P-Funk orginator, George Clinton, their Washing Machine remix is a crisp, futuristic and downright freaky funkathon which will undoubtedly resonate at clubs and after parties for many moons.
And last but not least, an original track from Freaks - originally a remix, Justin and Luke recorded back in the 90's which never saw the light of day, they removed any references, renamed it Robotic Movement and released it on their album The Beat Diaries. Here they've re-mastered the original for vinyl (never having been available before on wax) and are very happy to be able to press up one of the tracks they've been most proud of throughout the musical history of Freaks and Music For Freaks.
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Freaks - ManWhoLivedUnderground_VilalobosRemixOne
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Freaks - Turner_BeenOut_TuffCityKidsVocalRemix
3
Freaks - Freaks_Instrument_LetsFreaksLostEdit
Special remarks : 12" with printed deluxe sleeve
Tracklist :
A1. Freaks - The Man Who Lived Underground - Ricardo Villalobos Remix One
AA1. Turner - Been Out - Tuff City Kids Vocal Remix
AA2. Freaks - Instrument - Unreleased 1999 Edit
Short info:
Initial release for the relaunch of MFF (Music For Freaks).
The label was previously responsible for releases such as Turning Orange, Washing Machine, Where Were You When The lights Went Out, The Creeps and worked with artists Recloose / Kenny Hawkes / Doc L Junior / Mark Farina to name a few.
For Let's Do It Again….Ricardo Villalobos delivers in an innovative reworking. Sent a variety of parts from tracks released on Freaks - The Man Who Lived Underground album, Ricardo took his inspiration from all of them and mixes them into a distinctively Villalobos track - it was originally 14 minutes long ! This is the 1st of a series of reworkings from him for the label and speaks for itself.
Turner - Been Out was a classic MFF release and Tuff City Kids, Gerd Janson & Phillip Lauer, get their hands dirty with the parts and show why they're 2 of house music's current treasures. Tuff City Kids remixes have featured on labels such as Output Recordings, Rekids, Careless, Spectral and Sonar Kollektiv.
Freaks - Instrument - one of the rediscovered unreleased gems from the days of dat recording.
Vital Sales Points:
Villalobos - Over 700,000 facebook followers :
https://www.facebook.com/ricardovillalobosofficial/timeline
Upcoming live gigs for Villalobos during summer include :
Cocoon In The Park and Cocoon @ Amnesia monthly in Ibiza / Sonus Festival / Dekmantel Festival / Into The Valley
Full PR campaign by Favouritism PR for each individual track featured on vinyl.
Ricardo Villalobos - Specialist radio / Tastemaker DJ mailout / Press reviews
Tuff City Kids - Targetting Radio 1 UK and other key global radio stations / press / tastemaker DJ mailout.
Freaks - specialist radio / tastemaker DJ mailout / press reviews / blogs
Sales points will be updated regularly once PR campaign commences wk beginning 20th July 2015.
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Tracklist :
A1. Freaks - The Man Who Lived Underground - Ricardo Villalobos Remix One
AA1. Turner - Been Out - Tuff City Kids Vocal Remix
AA2. Freaks - Instrument - Unreleased 1999 Edit
Short info:
Initial release for the relaunch of MFF (Music For Freaks).
The label was previously responsible for releases such as Turning Orange, Washing Machine, Where Were You When The lights Went Out, The Creeps and worked with artists Recloose / Kenny Hawkes / Doc L Junior / Mark Farina to name a few.
For Let's Do It Again….Ricardo Villalobos delivers in an innovative reworking. Sent a variety of parts from tracks released on Freaks - The Man Who Lived Underground album, Ricardo took his inspiration from all of them and mixes them into a distinctively Villalobos track - it was originally 14 minutes long ! This is the 1st of a series of reworkings from him for the label and speaks for itself.
Turner - Been Out was a classic MFF release and Tuff City Kids, Gerd Janson & Phillip Lauer, get their hands dirty with the parts and show why they're 2 of house music's current treasures. Tuff City Kids remixes have featured on labels such as Output Recordings, Rekids, Careless, Spectral and Sonar Kollektiv.
Freaks - Instrument - one of the rediscovered unreleased gems from the days of dat recording.
Vital Sales Points:
Villalobos - Over 700,000 facebook followers :
https://www.facebook.com/ricardovillalobosofficial/timeline
Upcoming live gigs for Villalobos during summer include :
Cocoon In The Park and Cocoon @ Amnesia monthly in Ibiza / Sonus Festival / Dekmantel Festival / Into The Valley
Full PR campaign by Favouritism PR for each individual track featured on vinyl.
Ricardo Villalobos - Specialist radio / Tastemaker DJ mailout / Press reviews
Tuff City Kids - Targetting Radio 1 UK and other key global radio stations / press / tastemaker DJ mailout.
Freaks - specialist radio / tastemaker DJ mailout / press reviews / blogs
Sales points will be updated regularly once PR campaign commences wk beginning 20th July 2015.
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Packaging: 1 x 10’’ Black vinyl, printed sleeve, includes a poster 10’’
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“Daaaaaali”, the new movie of Quentin Dupieux (aka Mr Oizo) .
Original music / OST by Thomas Bangalter .
2 track Black 10’’ EP , includes a poster. Limited edition.
TRACKLISTING
A SIDE:
Daaaaaali
B SIDE :
Âge Réel
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“Daaaaaali”, the new movie of Quentin Dupieux (aka Mr Oizo) .
Original music / OST by Thomas Bangalter .
2 track Black 10’’ EP , includes a poster. Limited edition.
TRACKLISTING
A SIDE:
Daaaaaali
B SIDE :
Âge Réel
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SEAN LA’BROOY - Snow Storm
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SEAN LA’BROOY - Cargo
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SEAN LA’BROOY - Pilot (feat. Joseph Batrouney)
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SEAN LA’BROOY - Storage Room (feat. Leo Yucht)
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SEAN LA’BROOY - Helipad
GENRE/S:
Electronica, Ambient, Deep House, Lo-Fi House
TRACKLISTS:
A1. Snow Storm
A2. Cargo
B1. Pilot (feat. Joseph Batrouney)
B2. Storage Room (feat. Leo Yucht)
B3. Helipad
SHORT INFO:
Sean La’Brooy is an Australian producer and composer currently based in New York, who’s work traverses ambient, jazz and house music. He is the co-founder of Australian ambient label Analogue Attic Recordings. With this release, La’Brooy has hooked up with the Scissor and Thread label to put out Merchant - five dreamy and versatile tracks featuring his distinct style of harmonically complex pads mixed with jazz-influenced instrumental melodies and solos. Snow Storm starts the journey, coupling field recordings with snippets of gentle jazz lines and wandering percussion. Cargo is the most dancefloor-oriented of the release, and locks into a driving groove early on, featuring various synth and piano fragments to add and flow through the track. Pilot is a track that also finds an off-kilter groove, embellished with dubbed-out percussion by fellow Australian Joseph Batrouney and samples. Storage too features a guest—New York based drummer Leo Yucht—who delivers a rolling breakbeat which is intertwined with live percussion, airy pads and snippets of piano to build a rich atmosphere. The closing piece is Helipad, a dubby bassline providing the anchor for an intricate rhythm of bongos and synth to support a light-as-a-feather melody.
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Electronica, Ambient, Deep House, Lo-Fi House
TRACKLISTS:
A1. Snow Storm
A2. Cargo
B1. Pilot (feat. Joseph Batrouney)
B2. Storage Room (feat. Leo Yucht)
B3. Helipad
SHORT INFO:
Sean La’Brooy is an Australian producer and composer currently based in New York, who’s work traverses ambient, jazz and house music. He is the co-founder of Australian ambient label Analogue Attic Recordings. With this release, La’Brooy has hooked up with the Scissor and Thread label to put out Merchant - five dreamy and versatile tracks featuring his distinct style of harmonically complex pads mixed with jazz-influenced instrumental melodies and solos. Snow Storm starts the journey, coupling field recordings with snippets of gentle jazz lines and wandering percussion. Cargo is the most dancefloor-oriented of the release, and locks into a driving groove early on, featuring various synth and piano fragments to add and flow through the track. Pilot is a track that also finds an off-kilter groove, embellished with dubbed-out percussion by fellow Australian Joseph Batrouney and samples. Storage too features a guest—New York based drummer Leo Yucht—who delivers a rolling breakbeat which is intertwined with live percussion, airy pads and snippets of piano to build a rich atmosphere. The closing piece is Helipad, a dubby bassline providing the anchor for an intricate rhythm of bongos and synth to support a light-as-a-feather melody.
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Moritz von Oswald - Silencio 12:34
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Moritz von Oswald - Luminoso 08:53
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Moritz von Oswald - Librarsi 03:04
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Moritz von Oswald - Infinito 06:17
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Moritz von Oswald - Colpo 05:05
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Moritz von Oswald - Volta (Version) 04:02
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Moritz von Oswald - Infinito (Version) 06:25
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Moritz von Oswald - Luminoso (Version) 04:49
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Moritz von Oswald - Volta 05:47
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Moritz von Oswald - Opaco 08:57
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Moritz von Oswald - Opaco (Version) 01:54
Territories: World excl. UK + North America
FORMAT 2x12" 180g vinyl, full printed sleeve, artwork by Cyprien Gaillard
TRACKLIST
1 / A1. Silencio 12:34
2 / A2. Luminoso 08:53
3 / B1. Librarsi 03:04
4 / B2. Infinito 06:17
5 / B3. Colpo 05:05
6 / C1. Volta (Version) 04:02
7 / C2. Infinito (Version) 06:25
8 / C3. Luminoso (Version) 04:49
9 / D1. Volta 05:47
10 / D2. Opaco 08:57
11 / D3. Opaco (Version) 01:54
What are the differences and similarities between human and artificial sound, between oscillations generated by vocal cords and synthesizer voices, voltage amplified by speakers? On Silencio, his latest album for Tresor Records, Moritz von Oswald works with a
16-voice choir to explore this concept.
Drawing from the ensemble works of long-standing inspirations Edgard Varèse, György Ligeti and Iannis Xenakis, von Oswald and Vocalconsort Berlin delve into the space between sounds, creating a deeply textured collection that shifts between light & ethereal and
dark & dissonant.
As masterfully demonstrated in the early work of von Oswald and Mark Ernestus’ influential Basic Channel project, repetition and reduction are key elements here, much in the tradition of techno and minimalism. The vast dynamism of the human voice adds to the
profound weight of electronics while offering up a rhythmic source and sonic noise palette unexplored in von Oswald’s repertoire. In Silencio, von Oswald dredges a dank murk, pulling clouds over a distant pulse. It hangs, ready to take on new forms.
The compositions were written in von Oswald’s Berlin studio on classic synthesizers, such as the EMS VCS3 & AKS, Prophet V, Oberheim 4-Voice and the Moog Model 15. These abstract recordings were transcribed to sheet music for choir by Berlin-based Finnish composer and pianist, Jarkko Riihimäki and performed by Vocalconsort Berlin in Ölberg church in the city’s Kreuzberg district, only few metres down the road from where Dubplates & Mastering and Hard Wax opened their doors for music enthusiasts for many years so long. The recordings of the choral versions were then incorporated into the synthesized parts of the album and brought into anew electronic context; in Silencio, the focus is not on using one means to imitate the other, but to sonically discuss the tensions and harmonies between the two worlds and create a dialogue between them.
The relationship between von Oswald and Tresor Records goes back thirty years, all the way to Blake Baxter’s Dream Sequence in 1991 - which von Oswald engineered alongside Thomas Fehlmann. The collaboration with Fehlmann lived on, seeing the duo team up as 3MB with Eddie Fowlkes or Juan Atkins. More recently, the Detroit-Berlin connection continued as Juan Atkins & Moritz von Oswald present Borderland.
For von Oswald, Tresor Records and also the participating guest musicians of the choir, this release brings together audiences from other musical areas, cross-pollinating; Silencio is an album that stands for itself beyond the musical genre boundaries.
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FORMAT 2x12" 180g vinyl, full printed sleeve, artwork by Cyprien Gaillard
TRACKLIST
1 / A1. Silencio 12:34
2 / A2. Luminoso 08:53
3 / B1. Librarsi 03:04
4 / B2. Infinito 06:17
5 / B3. Colpo 05:05
6 / C1. Volta (Version) 04:02
7 / C2. Infinito (Version) 06:25
8 / C3. Luminoso (Version) 04:49
9 / D1. Volta 05:47
10 / D2. Opaco 08:57
11 / D3. Opaco (Version) 01:54
What are the differences and similarities between human and artificial sound, between oscillations generated by vocal cords and synthesizer voices, voltage amplified by speakers? On Silencio, his latest album for Tresor Records, Moritz von Oswald works with a
16-voice choir to explore this concept.
Drawing from the ensemble works of long-standing inspirations Edgard Varèse, György Ligeti and Iannis Xenakis, von Oswald and Vocalconsort Berlin delve into the space between sounds, creating a deeply textured collection that shifts between light & ethereal and
dark & dissonant.
As masterfully demonstrated in the early work of von Oswald and Mark Ernestus’ influential Basic Channel project, repetition and reduction are key elements here, much in the tradition of techno and minimalism. The vast dynamism of the human voice adds to the
profound weight of electronics while offering up a rhythmic source and sonic noise palette unexplored in von Oswald’s repertoire. In Silencio, von Oswald dredges a dank murk, pulling clouds over a distant pulse. It hangs, ready to take on new forms.
The compositions were written in von Oswald’s Berlin studio on classic synthesizers, such as the EMS VCS3 & AKS, Prophet V, Oberheim 4-Voice and the Moog Model 15. These abstract recordings were transcribed to sheet music for choir by Berlin-based Finnish composer and pianist, Jarkko Riihimäki and performed by Vocalconsort Berlin in Ölberg church in the city’s Kreuzberg district, only few metres down the road from where Dubplates & Mastering and Hard Wax opened their doors for music enthusiasts for many years so long. The recordings of the choral versions were then incorporated into the synthesized parts of the album and brought into anew electronic context; in Silencio, the focus is not on using one means to imitate the other, but to sonically discuss the tensions and harmonies between the two worlds and create a dialogue between them.
The relationship between von Oswald and Tresor Records goes back thirty years, all the way to Blake Baxter’s Dream Sequence in 1991 - which von Oswald engineered alongside Thomas Fehlmann. The collaboration with Fehlmann lived on, seeing the duo team up as 3MB with Eddie Fowlkes or Juan Atkins. More recently, the Detroit-Berlin connection continued as Juan Atkins & Moritz von Oswald present Borderland.
For von Oswald, Tresor Records and also the participating guest musicians of the choir, this release brings together audiences from other musical areas, cross-pollinating; Silencio is an album that stands for itself beyond the musical genre boundaries.
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Silent Servant - M-87 (04:02)
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Silent Servant - M-90 (04:32)
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Silent Servant - M-99 (06:08)
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Silent Servant - M-00 (04:45)
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FORMAT: 12" 180g vinyl, generic sleeve, dl card
TRACKLIST
1. / A1 M-87 04:02
2. / A2 M-90 04:32
3. / B1 M-99 06:08
4. / B2 M-00 04:45
Juan Mendez aka Silent Servant is a figure in techno history that needs little introduction. As a member of the Sandwell District collective and the label’s art director he collaborated on works that were responsible for a global focal shift in the genre as their label adapted and challenged the paradigm of minimal techno, taking influence from other sources such as dub, post-punk, and even classical minimalism.
But Mendez’s relationship with music goes back much further than these seminal releases. With In Memoriam, Silent Servant’s latest release on Tresor Records, Mendez writes a deeply personal memoir of a 30-plus year career spent exploring and absorbing the shadowy side of music; a carefully crafted elegy to people, places, and times past and the lasting effect they have on the present.
Across the four tracks, Mendez pays tribute to the earliest Detroit techno and electro, the Belgian EBM movement and the wave music that followed, the monumental dub techno sound from Berlin, and the harder, abrasive sound of the UK at the turn of the last millennium; exploring and referencing the genres that informed his later work. Each track name gives a hint to the timeframe he is revisiting and re-contextualising as the E.P. repurposes the styles that exerted an influence on him.
This E.P. represents a pure distillation of Mendez’s memories whilst also cementing his place in the current and future sound of 21st century techno; aware of where we came from but focused on where we are heading.
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TRACKLIST
1. / A1 M-87 04:02
2. / A2 M-90 04:32
3. / B1 M-99 06:08
4. / B2 M-00 04:45
Juan Mendez aka Silent Servant is a figure in techno history that needs little introduction. As a member of the Sandwell District collective and the label’s art director he collaborated on works that were responsible for a global focal shift in the genre as their label adapted and challenged the paradigm of minimal techno, taking influence from other sources such as dub, post-punk, and even classical minimalism.
But Mendez’s relationship with music goes back much further than these seminal releases. With In Memoriam, Silent Servant’s latest release on Tresor Records, Mendez writes a deeply personal memoir of a 30-plus year career spent exploring and absorbing the shadowy side of music; a carefully crafted elegy to people, places, and times past and the lasting effect they have on the present.
Across the four tracks, Mendez pays tribute to the earliest Detroit techno and electro, the Belgian EBM movement and the wave music that followed, the monumental dub techno sound from Berlin, and the harder, abrasive sound of the UK at the turn of the last millennium; exploring and referencing the genres that informed his later work. Each track name gives a hint to the timeframe he is revisiting and re-contextualising as the E.P. repurposes the styles that exerted an influence on him.
This E.P. represents a pure distillation of Mendez’s memories whilst also cementing his place in the current and future sound of 21st century techno; aware of where we came from but focused on where we are heading.
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Brainwaltzera - A. medal headz [G.B.D.F] Peshay Remix
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Brainwaltzera - B1. medal headz [extended]
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Brainwaltzera - B2. G.B.D.F [separated]
TRACKLIST:
A1: medal headz [G.B.D.F] Peshay Remix
B1: medal headz [extended]
B2: G.B.D.F [separated]
SHORT INFO:
Brainwaltzera gets the remix treatment from stalwart of UK underground music, Peshay, alongside alternate versions of original material.
Taking on Medal Headz [G.B.D.F.], lifted from the recent Brainwaltzera LP Itsame, British drum & bass producer Peshay turns in a driving remix in a classic UK style. Rolling breaks meet a heady reese bassline and wide-angle atmospherics, put together with all the aplomb of a skilled craftsman doing what he does best. It's music made for the dancefloor, delivered in a timeless style by one of the heads of the early Good Looking Records & Metalheadz years.
On the B1, Brainwaltzera takes the reigns with an extended version of the original album piece - a valuable reminder of the impressive source material, reimagined in a new context. For the B2, the artist offers a previously interconnected phase of Medal Headz [G.B.D.F.] up as a track in its own right. A spellbinding IDM reduction, it's wrought with all manner of synth flourishes, elegant drum machine rhythms, and warping synths - a neat closer that offers a new and intriguing approach to an LP highlight.
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A1: medal headz [G.B.D.F] Peshay Remix
B1: medal headz [extended]
B2: G.B.D.F [separated]
SHORT INFO:
Brainwaltzera gets the remix treatment from stalwart of UK underground music, Peshay, alongside alternate versions of original material.
Taking on Medal Headz [G.B.D.F.], lifted from the recent Brainwaltzera LP Itsame, British drum & bass producer Peshay turns in a driving remix in a classic UK style. Rolling breaks meet a heady reese bassline and wide-angle atmospherics, put together with all the aplomb of a skilled craftsman doing what he does best. It's music made for the dancefloor, delivered in a timeless style by one of the heads of the early Good Looking Records & Metalheadz years.
On the B1, Brainwaltzera takes the reigns with an extended version of the original album piece - a valuable reminder of the impressive source material, reimagined in a new context. For the B2, the artist offers a previously interconnected phase of Medal Headz [G.B.D.F.] up as a track in its own right. A spellbinding IDM reduction, it's wrought with all manner of synth flourishes, elegant drum machine rhythms, and warping synths - a neat closer that offers a new and intriguing approach to an LP highlight.
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LAST FRONT - A.Green Tower (Original Paradise Mix)
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LAST FRONT - B.Dream Punk
A reissue of a project LAST FRONT debut work on Torema Records which was sold
only in Japan in 1993, Now remastered for 2021 release.
Tracklist:
A.Green Tower (Original Paradise Mix)
B.Dream Punk
Info:
The member of LAST FRONT was Fumiya Tanaka,Tamotu Ide,Takehito Miyagi.
It's hard to imagine now, but back in 1993, Japan was the only country where the first
independent techno label could distribute vinyl and manufactured.
We're excited to be able to listen it together now after past years.
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only in Japan in 1993, Now remastered for 2021 release.
Tracklist:
A.Green Tower (Original Paradise Mix)
B.Dream Punk
Info:
The member of LAST FRONT was Fumiya Tanaka,Tamotu Ide,Takehito Miyagi.
It's hard to imagine now, but back in 1993, Japan was the only country where the first
independent techno label could distribute vinyl and manufactured.
We're excited to be able to listen it together now after past years.
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LEW LEWIS - A side: evolox 7:10
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LEW LEWIS - B side: len pire 8:00
12"
Brand new and previously unreleased two extraordinary trax for
the Vienna label RHYTHM TRAX
A side: evolox 7:10
B side: len pire 8:00
Len Lewis first came up in the late 90s with his own label Poodle
recordings and Nu Poodle Breaks, in the heat of the UK tec house
underground sound and their best time.
His first production for the legendary Swag label 1999, was intense.
We are proud to present two of his hottest new productions for the
Chris Rhythm: RHYTHM TRAX VIENNA tec house label.
“Tec In Da House and keep the faith”, we are sure that Len Lewis
hold up high the true tec house underground sound, enjoy!
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Brand new and previously unreleased two extraordinary trax for
the Vienna label RHYTHM TRAX
A side: evolox 7:10
B side: len pire 8:00
Len Lewis first came up in the late 90s with his own label Poodle
recordings and Nu Poodle Breaks, in the heat of the UK tec house
underground sound and their best time.
His first production for the legendary Swag label 1999, was intense.
We are proud to present two of his hottest new productions for the
Chris Rhythm: RHYTHM TRAX VIENNA tec house label.
“Tec In Da House and keep the faith”, we are sure that Len Lewis
hold up high the true tec house underground sound, enjoy!
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MIKIO KAMINAKAMURA - Hage Messy
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MIKIO KAMINAKAMURA - Monk 6 Das
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MIKIO KAMINAKAMURA - Hap Come Come
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MIKIO KAMINAKAMURA - Snot Dive
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MIKIO KAMINAKAMURA - Soul Def
Format Vinyl 12 inch
Release Info:
Mikio Kaminakamura presents five fresh tracks on Sundance.
His past release is Oneself than Skill EP (SND 10 / 2018) from Sundance.
Tracklist:
A1.Hage Messy
A2.Monk 6 Das
B1.Hap Come Come
B2.Snot Dive
B3.Soul Def
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Release Info:
Mikio Kaminakamura presents five fresh tracks on Sundance.
His past release is Oneself than Skill EP (SND 10 / 2018) from Sundance.
Tracklist:
A1.Hage Messy
A2.Monk 6 Das
B1.Hap Come Come
B2.Snot Dive
B3.Soul Def
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Fumiya Tanaka - We would like to do song for the step
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Fumiya Tanaka - In A Memorable 2018
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Fumiya Tanaka - Don’t Stuporous
Tracklist
A We would like to do song for the step
B1 In A Memorable 2018
B2 Don’t Stuporous
Release Info:
Sundance presents three tracks from Fumiya Tanaka.
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A We would like to do song for the step
B1 In A Memorable 2018
B2 Don’t Stuporous
Release Info:
Sundance presents three tracks from Fumiya Tanaka.
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Ryo Fukui - It Could Happen To You
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Ryo Fukui - I Want To Talk About You
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Ryo Fukui - Early Summer
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Ryo Fukui - Willow Weep For Me
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Ryo Fukui - Autumn Leaves
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Ryo Fukui - Scenery
The Standard Edition - Territory - NO Sales to Japan
Ryo Fukui's 1976 highly sought-after jazz masterpiece SCENERY-
LP Edition: Mastered at half speed, 140g vinyl, Sticker
We Release Jazz (WRWTFWW Records' new sister-label) is proud to present its first release, the official reissue of Ryo Fukui's highly sought-after masterpiece Scenery (1976), sourced from the original masters and available on limited edition 180g vinyl mastered at half speed for audiophile sound and on digipack CD.
Unquestionably one of the most important Japanese jazz albums ever recorded, Scenery reveals Ryo Fukui as a miraculously brilliant self-taught pianist fusing modal, bop, and cool jazz influences for a very personal, dexterous and game-changing take on classic standards made famous by Bing Crosby and John Coltrane among others. From "It Could Happen To You" and its serene and calm intro which magically flows into a jubilant and upbeat piece, to the out-of-this-world piano solo of "Early Summer", or the incredible teamwork of "Autumn Leaves" where Fukui leads Satoshi Denpo (bass) and Yoshinori Fukui (drums) into groove heaven, every single note on the album oozes precision, confidence and flair and every single section slides seamlessly into one another, creating a supreme and elegant blend of jazz. Often compared to McCoy Tyner or Bill Evans, Ryo Fukui was a genius in his own right, a true master of his craft whose perfectionism gave birth to some of the greatest music ever recorded. Scenery is his magnum opus and an absolute must-have.
The Hokkaido wizard-pianist followed Scenery with the soulful gem Mellow Dream (also available on We Release Jazz) in 1977. He then focused on improving his live skills, often performing at Sapporo's Slowboat Jazz Club (which he co-founded with his wife Yasuko Fukui) and releasing 2 live albums. Ryo Fukui sadly passed away in March 2016, leaving behind a legacy of works that is sure to captivate jazz lovers for generations to come.
Tracklisting Vinyl LP
A1 It Could Happen To You
A2 I Want To Talk About You
A3 Early Summer
B1 Willow Weep For Me
B2 Autumn Leaves
B3 Scenery
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Ryo Fukui's 1976 highly sought-after jazz masterpiece SCENERY-
LP Edition: Mastered at half speed, 140g vinyl, Sticker
We Release Jazz (WRWTFWW Records' new sister-label) is proud to present its first release, the official reissue of Ryo Fukui's highly sought-after masterpiece Scenery (1976), sourced from the original masters and available on limited edition 180g vinyl mastered at half speed for audiophile sound and on digipack CD.
Unquestionably one of the most important Japanese jazz albums ever recorded, Scenery reveals Ryo Fukui as a miraculously brilliant self-taught pianist fusing modal, bop, and cool jazz influences for a very personal, dexterous and game-changing take on classic standards made famous by Bing Crosby and John Coltrane among others. From "It Could Happen To You" and its serene and calm intro which magically flows into a jubilant and upbeat piece, to the out-of-this-world piano solo of "Early Summer", or the incredible teamwork of "Autumn Leaves" where Fukui leads Satoshi Denpo (bass) and Yoshinori Fukui (drums) into groove heaven, every single note on the album oozes precision, confidence and flair and every single section slides seamlessly into one another, creating a supreme and elegant blend of jazz. Often compared to McCoy Tyner or Bill Evans, Ryo Fukui was a genius in his own right, a true master of his craft whose perfectionism gave birth to some of the greatest music ever recorded. Scenery is his magnum opus and an absolute must-have.
The Hokkaido wizard-pianist followed Scenery with the soulful gem Mellow Dream (also available on We Release Jazz) in 1977. He then focused on improving his live skills, often performing at Sapporo's Slowboat Jazz Club (which he co-founded with his wife Yasuko Fukui) and releasing 2 live albums. Ryo Fukui sadly passed away in March 2016, leaving behind a legacy of works that is sure to captivate jazz lovers for generations to come.
Tracklisting Vinyl LP
A1 It Could Happen To You
A2 I Want To Talk About You
A3 Early Summer
B1 Willow Weep For Me
B2 Autumn Leaves
B3 Scenery
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Moff & Tarkin - Ewok
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Moff & Tarkin - Sunday
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Moff & Tarkin - Polestar 2
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Moff & Tarkin - Milpool (Ode to Karl)
GENRE/S: House, Deep House, Lo-Fi House
[12” vinyl]
A1 Ewok
A2 Sunday
B1 Polestar 2
B2 Milpool (Ode to Karl)
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Artwork by Stefan Fält
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[12” vinyl]
A1 Ewok
A2 Sunday
B1 Polestar 2
B2 Milpool (Ode to Karl)
Reykjavík-born, Vienna-based Moff & Tarkin, prolific producer of highly inventive house music, debuts on Studio
Barnhus with the Stockholm label's first release of 2024. Undeniable grooves, dynamic arrangements and some
very resourceful sample flips indeed can be found aplenty across the four tracks on Mango Boy.
Artwork by Stefan Fält
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Fumiya Tanaka - A1 Dance Tonight (Dub)
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Fumiya Tanaka - A2 Dance Tonight
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Fumiya Tanaka - AA1 If So Remember
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Fumiya Tanaka - AA2 If So Remember (Dub)
Tracklist:
A1 Dance Tonight (Dub)
A2 Dance Tonight
AA1 If So Remember
AA2 If So Remember (Dub)
Release Info:
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These tracks are fresh after his 5th Album “Right Moment” release.
Enjoy super lights!
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A1 Dance Tonight (Dub)
A2 Dance Tonight
AA1 If So Remember
AA2 If So Remember (Dub)
Release Info:
Sundance presents four tracks from Fumiya Tanaka.
These tracks are fresh after his 5th Album “Right Moment” release.
Enjoy super lights!
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