Seems our favourite light-fingered Norwegian Cut-N-Paste maestro has been busy of late !
With his Cosmic Oslo debut about to land, we're treated here to a SUPER Limited 4-way of secret weapons from the cupboard of delights...

As ever with Rune, we're going off-piste, but into nevertheless inviting dancefloor territory.

A 70's cheeser hides in plain sight until the last minute pay off alongside a slick, mid-Eighties Japanese gem on the A.

On the B, another Japanese favourite is reworked for maximum dancefloor derangement while an Iberian throbber finishes us off in fine style !

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April 2013 sees the release of Norwegian Disco Viking Rune Linbaek's latest long player, on his Drum Island label. Its his first album since the 2000 release (Sondag) on Paper Recordings RePap offshoot. Last year's single 'Wonder' feat Kurt Maloo on the label was a day one sell out here at All Ears and marked a significant maturing of Rune's trademark sound. The influence of Norway on the world's forward thinking Disco scene & beyond is more than evident, with countrymen like Todd Terje, Prins Thomas and Hans Peter Lindstrom all leading the charge for years now. The creative cauldron of the infamous 'club in a public toilet' Skansen has much to answer for ! Krasava is a very much vocal led project, with a cast of featured vocalists which includes Norwegian popstar Anneli Drecker alongside recent collaborator Øyvind Blikstad. The album is steeped in Norwegian folklore, visually and musically and the gentle lilt of the Norse/Balearic sound, sits comfortably alongside more Cosmic flavours, Rock and beautifully crafted pop. More

Rune returns on his own Drum Island imprint, this time very ably assisted by UK House turned ambient ambassador Chris Coco Weekend Billionaires, in its original form is a delightfully lolloping Balearic builder. The Chris Coco Sunshine mix immerses those guitar licks and synth pads in a sea of dubbed out, ultra-violet light. Already rumoured to be included on Harvey's eagerly awaited Mercury Rising comp. Anton Klint (Tryck & Ton / Public Possession) steps up on the flip with a no-less psychedelic, but decidedly more laser-lit interpretation. Finally Alta Lab wraps things up with a pacier interpretation, Housing up the elements into a hypnotic, emotive rendition...Quite a package


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Drum Island unveil their tenth release with an extraordinary EP from Norway's Klaus Lunde. From Norway's oldest city Tonsberg comes the stargazing sounds of Klaus Lunde: an acclaimed and prolific electronic music composer, his array of releases under the Xerxes Music pseudonym explore a unique take on ambience and tonal electronica that's a mesmerising and accomplished body of work to be sure. This, undoubtedly many people's first introduction to his work, is a perfectly pitched collection that highlights the familiar themes of the Xerxes work, but fits easily into the Drum Island blueprint of music for the midnight sun. On the Exerxes EP, we're treated to pulsating Balearic trance and zero gravity house before gliding into relaxed ambience, soothing New Age and horizontal night music. We then dive further into the psychedelic ocean hidden below with truly tripped out Kosmiche vignettes of warping and spine-tingling odd-pop. Guest vocals from fellow viking Marthe Borge-Lunde Pfirrmann (aka Phoenix) making this is a cinematic tour de force! Limited Edition import vinyl - full picture sleeve - one press only. More

Rune Lindbaek's Drum Island label returns after a short hiatus - and what a return ! Rune teams up with recent LP collaborator Oyvind Blikstad for North, an absolutely beautiful poly-rhythmic Norse epic, with soaring strings, shifting live instrumentation and a sophisticated musicality that's light touch enough to lose yourself in completely... The flipside is handled expertly as ever by Eddie C. Eddie never fails to deliver and he's amped up the African elements of North perfectly, taking us to a late night Nigerian Disco bar for a dubbed out, Disco epic. Stunning stuff & another All Ears sureshot Limited Edition import vinyl - full picture sleeve. More