Territory: WORLD minus UK

FORMAT 2LP vinyl, full printed sleeve, download code

TRACKLIST
1. / A1 Planet Energy 05:56
2. / A2 Black Highway 06:18
3. / B1 Dark Universe 06:00
4. / B2 Unusual Channel 06:41
5. / C1 Beyond Sound 06:29
6. / C2 Dark Corridor 07:05
7. / D1 VII 07:47
8. / D2 Dark Territory 07:24

Patience is a virtue well-rewarded in techno; finding the right groove to build on then holding your nerve long enough to pay off the wait at the optimum moment is a much more skillful endeavour than it would seem for such a minimalistic style. And few display this talent better than Detroit originals Scan 7. Part of the hallowed Underground Resistance family, Scan 7 first broke out in the mid-90s with a series of jacking machine funk 12”s that showcased their savvy for self-control - a faculty they have demonstrated in releases year-on-year since.
Highlighting this continuous font of vitality, Tresor Records has returned to the source and is proud to announce the reissue of Scan 7’s debut LP, Dark Territory. First unleashed on the label in 1996, the album has been remastered from the original DATs by Mike Grinser, augmenting already powerful tracks such as the snake-like, teasing Unusual Channel (mixed by the master Blake Baxter), and the harder-edged VII resulting in music that will, without doubt, provoke an enhanced response when the pressure is finally released.
Repressed on vinyl with updated artwork, these tracks still sound like a blueprint for the future, testament to the prescience and assurance Scan 7’s leader, Trackmaster Lou, clearly had when writing “I hope you enjoy my records in the phuture to come” in the sleeve notes nearly 30 years ago. More

Germany/Switzerland Only!

‘Colours Revisited’, a revision of Adam F’s MOBO Award-winning 1997 debut album is a story of musical rebirth and passion. Adam F, realising that ‘Colours’ had found a new audience—partly thanks to artists like PinkPantheress—decided to recreate the album. Instead of simply remastering the tracks, Adam went all in. Over two years, he meticulously reworked the original music, from restoring vintage instruments like his Fender Rhodes piano to enlisting UK jazz legends like Julian Joseph. Vocalists including Kirsty Hawkshaw and the late MC Conrad re-recorded their parts, while new solos from world-class musicians added fresh life to the tracks.

“Colours holds a special place in my heart because it was not only my first solo album, but also because I had the opportunity to collaborate with diverse talents,” says the seminal producer on his ground-breaking album. “Musicians of a calibre such as Dave Ital (Guitars), The Jazz Great Julian Joseph (Keyboards and Fender Rhodes), MC Conrad (MC/Artist), Roni Jordan (Jazz a guitarist who had a hit with Miles Davis’ “So What”), Tim Philbert/Tim the Bass (Bass), Greg Leicester (Bass), Maurice Capillaire/MC MC (Live MC)…”

Adam continues “We were honoured to be nominated for MOBO “Best album of the year” alongside renowned acts of that time, including Hinda Hicks, Des’ree, Lighthouse Family, and Massive Attack. In fact, I was so convinced that we wouldn't win that I didn't prepare a speech, and that definitely showed in my genuine surprise. Colours also went on to be a top 20 UK National Chart hit which lead to Metropolis winning Tune of the Year at the Underground Awards. Music In My Mind from the same album was inspired from Herbie Hancock ‘Rocket’ and ‘I Thought It Was You’.

“Fast forward to 2020, I never thought of ever revisiting ‘Colours’. But it seems that time has come round full circle, the interest is there.” The revisited album deftly weaves together the energy of new live instrumentation with the 80’s British electronica and jazz fusion inspired sounds of the original.
The result is a project which not only brings the album into the glistening present but somehow manages to add further depth and sense of understanding of the original ‘Colours’, the influences latent within it and how and why it has gone on to influence so many others since it’s inception throughout the world. This is a must have album which pays homage to what has become a cornerstone of British electronic music history.

Tracklist
CD1:
1: 73 MK8 Revisited
2: Metropolis Revisited
3: Music In My Mind Revisited
4: Jaxx Revisited
5: The Tree Knows Everything Revisited (featuring Kirsty Hawkshaw)
6: Circles Revisited (Extended)
7: Mother Earth Revisited
8: Dirty Harry Revisited
9: F-Jam Revisited (featuring MC Conrad)
10: Aromatherapy Revisited

CD2: Colours live
1: Colours intro live
2: 73 live
3. Metropolis live
4: Music In My Mind live
5: Jaxx live
6: Brand New Funk live (featuring DJ Destruction)
7: I Want You live
8: Aromatherapy Revisited live [Remix]
9: Circles Revisited live
10: Dirty Harry live


Key Selling points:

* Winner of the MOBO Award for “Best Album Of The Year”

* First vinyl release of ‘The Trees Know Everything”

* Full UK club, radio and PR campaign around release


Socials:
Adam F: FB: 81k+ / Spotify 141k listeners 32k followers / IG 22.8k+ Followers | YT: 3k / Twitter 300+ | TikTok: 1.2k

* Press / Promotion:
Promotion from 181 Recordings and Adam F via DJ + producer communities, label mailing
list, patrons and online social pages. Meta business manager ads promoting streaming and indie-record shop vinyl links.
PR partner Listen Up mail-outs, seeking reviews, specialising in electronic press.

Confirmed coverage:
DJ Mag ‘Making of’, DJ Mag ‘Game Changers feature’, Reddit AMA, DJ Mag Italia interview, DMY interview, UKF interview, BBC Sports interview, Liverpool FC Guest Column, Scuba ‘Not a Diving Podcast’ podcast guest, Juno Daily, Forbes Spain

Bleep mix and interview:
https://bleep.com/bleep-mix-289-adam-f

* Radio / Internet
Radio and club promo UK via Listen Up. Club and electronic shows targeted. Short-form videos featuring the tracks and
vinyl will be posted by Adam F. Adam is

Radio plays for the project:
BBC Radio 6, BBC Radio 1Xtra, KEXP; Future Radio, Kool FM. Kiss FM, Funky Essex, WDRT, Phatsoundz, Point Blank FM, ZM, UK Bass Radio, Kursh FM, Flex FM and more

Download card Tracklist:
Brand New Funk Revisited (Adam F Reboot)
Brand New Funk Revisited (Bladerunner Reboot)
Music in My Mind Revisited (DJ Marky & Makoto Reboot)
Music in My Mind Revisited (Nookie Reboot)
Colours Revisited digital album More

GENRE/S: Techno, Ambient Techno, Melodic Techno

Exclusive artwork design by Deutsche & Japaner

TRACKLIST:

A1. Recondite – Shun (5:43)
A2. Recondite – Tide (6:05)
B1. Recondite – Dust (Album Version) (5:13)
B2. Recondite – Karat (5:25)
C1. Recondite – Vait (5:30)
C2. Recondite – Introsepct (5:35)
C3. Recondite – Atma (Album Version) (4:59)
D1. Recondite – Uvanet with Chris Avantgarde (6:08)
D2. Recondite – Cut (Album Version) (5:12)
D3. Recondite – Falling (Album Version) (3:37)


INFO:

Feeling the deep and the hi simultaneously. Not craving for the extreme - finding balance instead. Indifference.
The word reflects what I often felt in recent times. Not just a feeling but a desire for things less pointed. It seems to be a general zeitgeist phenomenon but as I am part of the electronic music scene, I reflect a lot
about what is happening within this genre. There has been an urge for the either really hard, driving, fast and aggressive, or the extreme opposite.
Catchy vocals with a pop music feel, very direct and relatable melodies, soft grooves, piano chords. Either way - it feels like it has to be very distinctive - aggressive or soft - as long as it is extreme. It seems to be a moment in time where in whatever you do - it HAS to be in the face. All of this is fine of course - but never was my nature or personality. There is a reason why I chose to the adjective "Recondite" as an artist name because I could identify with the meaning of it. "hidden, obscure, not in the obvious”.
“Indifferent” is opposing this Zeitgeist and is representing driving techno with minimalistic melodic atmospheres, deep, haunting vibes, reserved yet strong and decisive within its own language, floating between melancholic desperation and hopefulness - music that lives right in between the hard and the soft... the aggressive and the neat... not black or white.
Not separated but INDIFFERENT.


SHORT VERSION:

“Indifferent” is opposing this Zeitgeist and is representing driving techno with minimalistic melodic atmospheres, deep, haunting vibes, reserved yet strong and decisive within its own language, floating between melancholic desperation and hopefulness - music that lives right in between the hard and the soft... the aggressive and the neat... not black or white.
Not separated but INDIFFERENT.
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