NEW 2024 ALBUM, LP, 180G, HiGH QUALITY VINYL HAND MADE IN DENMARK IN AN ARTISANAL PROCESS (in a an Audiophile Quality approach where EVERY 75th COPY IS QUALITY CHECKED IN FULL).

For their 45th Band Anniversary the Iconic duo is still grooving and back with FOREVERGREEN
With Laid Back's 12 favourite songs of all time in a brand new recorded Laid Back cover version,
incl. "All You Need is Love", "House of The Rising Sun", "My Generation", "Gloria". "Whiter Shade Of Pale"
and so many more.
HQ Vinyl LP Handmade in Denmark in Artisanal Process


Formed in the 1979, the duo is still grooving at their studio in Vesterbro, Copenhagen.
Laid Back gained their first international major break through in the 80's with Sunshine Reggae and White Horse. The dualism and originality of the two songs has left a worldwide and everlasting reputation of their music. The 3rd evergreen from their hand was made in 1990 named Bakerman altogether with a music video by Lars Von Trier.
More recently, the two members have co-founded their own record company, Brother Music, which has released Laid Back Albums "Cosyland", the chill out album "Cosmic Vibes" and the recent two Studio Albums "Uptimistic Music" and "Road to Fame".

For their 45th Band Anniversary the Iconic duo is back with FOREVERGREEN! A stunning, simply Irresistable album meeting again the Band and (more than) 45 Year of music history. With Laid Back's favourite songs of all time in a Laid Back cover version!!


GENRE/S: Cover songs, reggae, Pop, chill out, classic, evergreens

TRACKLIST:

VINYL
A
1. All You Need Is Love
2. Gloria
3. Cottage In Negril
4. Whiter Shade Of Pale
5. Third Stone From The Sun
6. Expecting To Fly



B

1. House Of The Rising Sun
2. Satie
3. My Generation
4. Theme From A Summer Place
5. Som Et Strejf Af En Dråbe
6. Vivaldi



More

NEW 2024 ALBUM, CD

For their 45th Band Anniversary the Iconic duo is still grooving and back with FOREVERGREEN
With Laid Back's 12 favourite songs of all time in a brand new recorded Laid Back cover version,
incl. "All You Need is Love", "House of The Rising Sun", "My Generation", "Gloria". "Whiter Shade Of Pale"
and so many more.

Formed in the 1979, the duo is still grooving at their studio in Vesterbro, Copenhagen.
Laid Back gained their first international major break through in the 80's with Sunshine Reggae and White Horse. The dualism and originality of the two songs has left a worldwide and everlasting reputation of their music. The 3rd evergreen from their hand was made in 1990 named Bakerman altogether with a music video by Lars Von Trier.
More recently, the two members have co-founded their own record company, Brother Music, which has released Laid Back Albums "Cosyland", the chill out album "Cosmic Vibes" and the recent two Studio Albums "Uptimistic Music" and "Road to Fame".

For their 45th Band Anniversary the Iconic duo is back with FOREVERGREEN! A stunning, simply Irresistable album meeting again the Band and (more than) 45 Year of music history. With Laid Back's favourite songs of all time in a Laid Back cover version!!


GENRE/S: Cover songs, reggae, Pop, chill out, classic, evergreens

CD

1. All You Need Is Love
2. Gloria
3. Cottage In Negril
4. Whiter Shade Of Pale
5. Third Stone From The Sun
6. Expecting To Fly
7. House Of The Rising Sun
8. Satie
9. My Generation
10. Theme From A Summer Place
11. Som Et Strejf Af En Dråbe
12. Vivaldi
More

NEW 2023 ALBUM,CD Digipack customized
Formed in the late 70's, the duo is still grooving at their studio in Vesterbro, Copenhagen.
Laid Back gained their first international major break through in the 80's with Sunshine Reggae and White Horse. The dualism and originality of the two songs has left a worldwide and everlasting reputation of their music. The 3rd evergreen from their hand was made in 1990 named Bakerman altogether with a music video by Lars Von Trier.
More recently, the two members has co-founded their own record company, Brother Music, which has released Laid Back singles such as Cocaine Cool, remixes from Soul Clap, and latest the mini-album Cosyland and the chill out album, Cosmic Vibes.
In 2013 they released the double album Uptimistic Music.
2019 was the 40th anniversary and release of the album Healing Feeling.

2023 marks the year of a new 21track studio album "Road To Fame"

As for concerts, Laid Back is touring worldwide at cherry picked sunny locations with their two-man electronic set up and selected festivals with the band.


TRACKLIST:
1
Road To Fame
DKFN72300101
Composers Guldberg-Stahl

2
Funky Dreamer
DKFN72300102
Composers Guldberg-Stahl

3
Sitting In My Sofa
DKFN72300103
Composers Guldberg-Stahl

4
Wooden House In Sweden
DKFN72300104
Composers Guldberg-Stahl

5
Art Of Love
DKFN72300105
Composers Neumann-Guldberg-Stahl

6
My Baby Blue
DKFN72300106
Composers Guldberg-Stahl

7
Groovy Sunshine
DKFN72300107
Composers Guldberg-Stahl

8
Chill Out Man
DKFN72300108
Composers Guldberg-Stahl

9
Impression
DKFN72300109
Composers Guldberg-Stahl

10
You Are A Star
DKFN72300110
Composers Guldberg-Stahl

11
Beautiful Loser
DKFN72300111
Composers Guldberg-Stahl

12
Why Is Everybody In Such A Hurry
DKFN72300112
Composers Guldberg-Stahl

13
Green Village
DKFN72300113
Composers Guldberg-Stahl

14
Pass It On
DKFN72300114
Composers Guldberg-Stahl

15
Be The One You Are
DKFN72300115
Composers Guldberg-Stahl

16
Bright Side Of The Sun
DKFN72300116
Composers Guldberg-Stahl

17
Everybody's Looking For You
DKFN72300117
Composers Guldberg-Stahl

18
Happy Blues Man
DKFN72300118
Composers Guldberg-Stahl

19
Musk Malone
DKFN72300119
Composers Guldberg-Stahl

20
Mig
DKFN72300120
Composers Guldberg-Stahl

21
Mikkel Brygger
DKFN72300121
Composers Guldberg-Stahl

More

NEW 2023 ALBUM, 2LP, GATEFOLD, 180G, HiGH QUALITY VINYL HAND MADE IN DENMARK, EVERY 75th COPY QUALITY CHECKED IN FULL.

Formed in the late 70's, the duo is still grooving at their studio in Vesterbro, Copenhagen.
Laid Back gained their first international major break through in the 80's with Sunshine Reggae and White Horse. The dualism and originality of the two songs has left a worldwide and everlasting reputation of their music. The 3rd evergreen from their hand was made in 1990 named Bakerman altogether with a music video by Lars Von Trier.
More recently, the two members has co-founded their own record company, Brother Music, which has released Laid Back singles such as Cocaine Cool, remixes from Soul Clap, and latest the mini-album Cosyland and the chill out album, Cosmic Vibes.
In 2013 they released the double album Uptimistic Music.
2019 was the 40th anniversary and release of the album Healing Feeling.

2023 marks the year of a new 21track studio album "Road To Fame"

As for concerts, Laid Back is touring worldwide at cherry picked sunny locations with their two-man electronic set up and selected festivals with the band.


TRACKLIST:
Vinyl
A
Road To Fame
Funky Dreamer
Sitting In My Sofa
Wooden House In Sweden
Art Of Love

B
My Baby Blue
Groovy Sunshine
Chill Out Man
Impression
You Are A Star

C
Beautiful Loser
Why Is Everybody In Such A Hurry
Green Village
Pass It On
Be The One You Are

D
Bright Side Of The Sun
Everybody's Looking For You
Happy Blues Man
Musk Malone
Mig
Mikkel Brygger
More

CD, Digipack, Bonus Track

Summary:
Brand new 2019 Album by legendary Laid Back from Denmark marking the Bands 40th Anniversary. Follow up to the Highly Acclaimed "Uptimistic Music" (2013) their new Abum masterly blends John Guldberg´s and Tim Stahl´s signature styles, the "Healing Feeling" of, Reggae, Electronic, Folk and soothing Balearic Pop as Retro and Modern as it was.
Laid Back are Back - like a best friend - that has never gone out, always been closely about.

Bio Short Descript: 2019 marks 40 years anniversary as the Danish duo Laid Back. This is celebrated with live touring in 2019 & 2020 and the new and 12th studio album release "Healing Feeling"
Laid Back is one of the biggest Danish music exports with a sale of more than 30 mio units sold, with evergreens such as Sunshine Reggae, White Horse and Bakerman.
Their timeless and Laid Back style has attracted fans and collaborators such as Prince, Pharrel, Snoop Dogg, Black Eyed Peace, Lionel Richie and more.



CD Track list:

Give It Free
Keep On Loving
Love Is a Flower
Walk With The Dreamers
Healing Feeling
Enjoy The Vibes
Number One
Next Life
Deep Inside Your Mind
I'm The Shy Guy
House Of The Rising Sun (Bonus Only on CD)
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NEW 2019 ALBUM, LP, 180G

Summary:
Brand new 2019 Album by legendary Laid Back from Denmark marking the Bands 40th Anniversary. Follow up to the Highly Acclaimed "Uptimistic Music" (2013) their new Abum masterly blends John Guldberg´s and Tim Stahl´s signature styles, the "Healing Feeling" of, Reggae, Electronic, Folk and soothing Balearic Pop as Retro and Modern as it was.
Laid Back are Back - like a best friend - that has never gone out, always been closely about.

Bio Short Descript: 2019 marks 40 years anniversary as the Danish duo Laid Back. This is celebrated with live touring in 2019 & 2020 and the new and 12th studio album release "Healing Feeling"
Laid Back is one of the biggest Danish music exports with a sale of more than 30 mio units sold, with evergreens such as Sunshine Reggae, White Horse and Bakerman.
Their timeless and Laid Back style has attracted fans and collaborators such as Prince, Pharrel, Snoop Dogg, Black Eyed Peace, Lionel Richie and more.

Vinyl Track list:
A side:
Give It Free
Keep On Loving
Love Is A Flower
Walk With The Dreamers
Healing Feeling

B side:
Enjoy The Vibes
Number One
Next Life
Deep Inside Your Mind
I'm The Shy Guy
More

CD, (ORIGINAL 1981 DEBUT ALBUM) - 2019 RE - Remastered+Bonus Tracks - FIRST TIME EVER ON CD

Summary:
Official Reissue of Laid Back´s Iconic Debut Album for the first time ever on CD! Released by Laid Back on their own label in a carefully Re Edited Edition including 7 (!) Bonus tracks.
Remastered by the Band from the Original 4 Track Audio Tapes.
Includes the Timeless early Hit "Bolivia" and Classic "Roger" which was covered by MGMT.

In the beginning Laid Back studio was a 4 track studio. Many of the songs from the 1st album were recorded on 4 track, also Bolivia. However, in the process we upgraded to 8 track and re-recorded Bolivia, the version on the album. Listening back to the 4 track version, it has got the groove that we lost on the 8 track version. We were then going for the best sound. We have learned a lot. All our big hits are first takes. That's where the magic is. Much time and efforts spend, to restore the 4 track version, without changing or adding anything. Just editing and improvement of sound. Thanks to engineer Bjørn Winnem. Included as bonus track on the remastered album. Enjoy


Tracklist:
Roger
Bolivia
Night Train Boogie
Maybe I'm Crazy
I Wanna Go Back
Man From The Moon
Take Me Home
Keen on Movin
China Girl
Melody

Bonus Tracks
Maybe I'm Crazy (Single Version)
We Don't Do It
Walk On
New Feeling
Bolivia (4 Track Version)
Keep on Movin (4 Track Version)
Man from the Moon (4 Track Version)
More

UPC: 827170133624 Rel date 18-11-2013
Tracklist CD: CD 1 1. CLEAR YOUR MIND 2. MAKE YOUR DAY 3. OOCHI GUCCI 4. DONT STEP ON THE GRASS 5. ROCKETSHIP TO MARS 6. UPTIMISTIC MUSIC 7. AROUND THE PARK 8. LET THE MUSIC DO THE TALKING 9. SUPERCOOL FUNKY LADY 10. TIME TO LIVE
CD 2 1. DON'T SHOOT THE SUN DOWN
2. PITTER PATTER 3. FEEL THE WAY YOU DO 4. INTERCONTI 5. BROTHER 6 .WE DONT NEED NO BAD VIBRATIONS 7. FUCK 8. GOING WHERE LIVING IS EASY 9. COOL DOWN LOVER (SIMPLE LIFE) 10. UP 2YOU
Earlier this year, Danish electronic pioneers Laid Back released 'Uptimistic Music Vol 1.', their first studio album since 2004. The duo's long-awaited comeback was followed by critical acclaim and a series of live performances.
While playing festivals in Ibiza, Georgia, Denmark and the Faroe Islands last summer, John Guldberg and Tim Stahl took the time to put the finishing touches on their upcoming release: 'Uptimistic Music,' a double album featuring Vol.1 and a second record of unreleased material.
'Brother', the first single out of the double album, was released on Monday 23 September. "The track originates from the mid-eighties and it talks about the brotherly feeling in us," explained Stahl. "Its lyrics are even more relevant today: 'Brother, time is running out.' We are well-aware of the fact that we are some old music industry geezers," said Guldberg jokingly. "Uptimistic Music is a combination of some old songs we had lying around - that are still alive and kicking! - and new songs we composed since our last album 'Happy Dreamer.' Anything less than a double album wouldn't have been enough! The positive and timeless message that pervades our music is deeply-rooted in the way we think and express ourselves. A song should be judged on its longevity rather than its novelty," agreed the two musicians, who have been friends for over 40 years.
'Uptimistic Music' will be released digitally on 14 October and physically in early November. A few days after the album release, the band will embark on an extensive Danish tour that will kick off in Viborg and will include dates in Copenhagen, Aarhus, Odense, Vejle and Randers. For more details please visit: www.laidback.dk

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UPC: 827170520660 REL DATE 18-11-2013
2x12"LP GATEFOLD, BLUE VINYL (A), WHITE VINYL (B), PRINTED INNER SLEEVE, DOWNLOAD CODE
Tracklist LP
A: 1. CLEAR YOUR MIND 2. MAKE YOUR DAY 3. OOCHI GUCCI 4. DONT STEP ON THE GRASS 5. ROCKETSHIP TO MARS
B : 6. UPTIMISTIC MUSIC 7. AROUND THE PARK 8. LET THE MUSIC DO THE TALKING 9. SUPERCOOL FUNKY LADY 10. TIME TO LIVE
C : 1. DON'T SHOOT THE SUN DOWN 2. PITTER PATTER 3. FEEL THE WAY YOU DO 4. INTERCONTI 5. BROTHER
D: 6 .WE DONT NEED NO BAD VIBRATIONS 7. FUCK 8. GOING WHERE LIVING IS EASY 9. COOL DOWN LOVER (SIMPLE LIFE) 10. UP 2YOU
Earlier this year, Danish electronic pioneers Laid Back released 'Uptimistic Music Vol 1.', their first studio album since 2004. The duo's long-awaited comeback was followed by critical acclaim and a series of live performances. While playing festivals in Ibiza, Georgia, Denmark and the Faroe Islands last summer, John Guldberg and Tim Stahl took the time to put the finishing touches on their upcoming release: 'Uptimistic Music,' a double album featuring Vol.1 and a second record of unreleased material. 'Brother', the first single out of the double album, was released on Monday 23 September. "The track originates from the mid-eighties and it talks about the brotherly feeling in us," explained Stahl. "Its lyrics are even more relevant today: 'Brother, time is running out.' We are well-aware of the fact that we are some old music industry geezers," said Guldberg jokingly. "Uptimistic Music is a combination of some old songs we had lying around - that are still alive and kicking! - and new songs we composed since our last album 'Happy Dreamer.' Anything less than a double album wouldn't have been enough! The positive and timeless message that pervades our music is deeply-rooted in the way we think and express ourselves. A song should be judged on its longevity rather than its novelty," agreed the two musicians, who have been friends for over 40 years. 'Uptimistic Music' will be released physically in early November.
A few days after the album release, the band will embark on an extensive Danish tour that will kick off in Viborg and will include dates in Copenhagen, Aarhus, Odense, Vejle and Randers. For more details please visit: www.laidback.dk
More

These tracks were recorded when the term chill-out music was coming into being. Our record company back then thought the music too different from our well-known style, but we found it perfect for relaxing and painting. Actually we had begun painting pictures as a part of making music. But also as an excuse to get away from a music business giving us a hard time. We found this music to be healing us and giving us pleasure. Even though we got quite a positive feedback when it was the soundtrack for our painting exhibition at Galleri Projekt, Copenhagen 2001, these tracks went back on the shelf. At the time, Laid Back was working on the album "Happy Dreamer", where "Slow Friday" and "Blue Lagoon" appears in different versions.
Recently we listened to the music again, and, like good wine, we believe it has only got better from being stored on a shelf for 14 years before being released. We hope that you will enjoy listening to it.
Tracklisting:
1 COSMIC VIBES
2 SLOW FRIDAY
3 GOLDTOP
4 ULTRAMARINE BLUES
5 YELLOW SUNDAY
6 BLUE LAGOON INSTRUMENTAL
7 ULTRAMARINE BLUES REVISITED
8 COSMIC RESEARCH

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For a short period in 1981 and with brand-new equipment such as Roland 808, SH 101, GR 500, we made some 8-track "just for fun" jam tapes. Mainly just to experiment for our own pleasure. From those sessions, only "White Horse" made it to a final treatment. The rest of the material was left behind, as our record company at the time found it too "different". After "White Horse" being a track indeed defining our sound, we thought it would be interesting to dig out left-overs to fulfill a documentation of that period - crucial for us at the time. We were still innocent
newcomers, without actually knowing to be creating a new sound! Recently, that left-over material was transferred from analogue to digital and, to stay as true as possible to original intentions, we only added vocals, bass and drumbeats ahead of a final mix.
We hope that you will enjoy listening to it.
Good Vibes from Laid Back
Copenhagen 2012
Tracklisting:
A1 COSYLAND VIDEO EDIT 1
A2 GET LAID BACK
A3 COCAINE COOL EXTENDED VOL2
B1 101 PART TWO
B2 COSYLAND

More

For a short period in 1981 and with brand-new equipment such as Roland 808, SH 101, GR 500, we made some 8-track "just for fun" jam tapes. Mainly just to experiment for our own pleasure. From those sessions, only "White Horse" made it to a final treatment. The rest of the material was left behind, as our record company at the time found it too "different". After "White Horse" being a track indeed defining our sound, we thought it would be interesting to dig out left-overs to fulfill a documentation of that period - crucial for us at the time. We were still innocent
newcomers, without actually knowing to be creating a new sound! Recently, that left-over material was transferred from analogue to digital and, to stay as true as possible to original intentions, we only added vocals, bass and drumbeats ahead of a final mix.
We hope that you will enjoy listening to it.
Good Vibes from Laid Back
Copenhagen 2012
Tracklisting:
A1 COSYLAND VIDEO EDIT 1
A2 GET LAID BACK
A3 COCAINE COOL EXTENDED VOL2
B1 101 PART TWO
B2 COSYLAND

More

NEW 2024 ALBUM, CD

For their 45th Band Anniversary the Iconic duo is still grooving and back with FOREVERGREEN
With Laid Back's 12 favourite songs of all time in a brand new recorded Laid Back cover version,
incl. "All You Need is Love", "House of The Rising Sun", "My Generation", "Gloria". "Whiter Shade Of Pale"
and so many more.

Formed in the 1979, the duo is still grooving at their studio in Vesterbro, Copenhagen.
Laid Back gained their first international major break through in the 80's with Sunshine Reggae and White Horse. The dualism and originality of the two songs has left a worldwide and everlasting reputation of their music. The 3rd evergreen from their hand was made in 1990 named Bakerman altogether with a music video by Lars Von Trier.
More recently, the two members have co-founded their own record company, Brother Music, which has released Laid Back Albums "Cosyland", the chill out album "Cosmic Vibes" and the recent two Studio Albums "Uptimistic Music" and "Road to Fame".

For their 45th Band Anniversary the Iconic duo is back with FOREVERGREEN! A stunning, simply Irresistable album meeting again the Band and (more than) 45 Year of music history. With Laid Back's favourite songs of all time in a Laid Back cover version!!


GENRE/S: Cover songs, reggae, Pop, chill out, classic, evergreens

CD

1. All You Need Is Love
2. Gloria
3. Cottage In Negril
4. Whiter Shade Of Pale
5. Third Stone From The Sun
6. Expecting To Fly
7. House Of The Rising Sun
8. Satie
9. My Generation
10. Theme From A Summer Place
11. Som Et Strejf Af En Dråbe
12. Vivaldi
More

NEW 2024 ALBUM, LP, 180G, HiGH QUALITY VINYL HAND MADE IN DENMARK IN AN ARTISANAL PROCESS (in a an Audiophile Quality approach where EVERY 75th COPY IS QUALITY CHECKED IN FULL).

For their 45th Band Anniversary the Iconic duo is still grooving and back with FOREVERGREEN
With Laid Back's 12 favourite songs of all time in a brand new recorded Laid Back cover version,
incl. "All You Need is Love", "House of The Rising Sun", "My Generation", "Gloria". "Whiter Shade Of Pale"
and so many more.
HQ Vinyl LP Handmade in Denmark in Artisanal Process


Formed in the 1979, the duo is still grooving at their studio in Vesterbro, Copenhagen.
Laid Back gained their first international major break through in the 80's with Sunshine Reggae and White Horse. The dualism and originality of the two songs has left a worldwide and everlasting reputation of their music. The 3rd evergreen from their hand was made in 1990 named Bakerman altogether with a music video by Lars Von Trier.
More recently, the two members have co-founded their own record company, Brother Music, which has released Laid Back Albums "Cosyland", the chill out album "Cosmic Vibes" and the recent two Studio Albums "Uptimistic Music" and "Road to Fame".

For their 45th Band Anniversary the Iconic duo is back with FOREVERGREEN! A stunning, simply Irresistable album meeting again the Band and (more than) 45 Year of music history. With Laid Back's favourite songs of all time in a Laid Back cover version!!


GENRE/S: Cover songs, reggae, Pop, chill out, classic, evergreens

TRACKLIST:

VINYL
A
1. All You Need Is Love
2. Gloria
3. Cottage In Negril
4. Whiter Shade Of Pale
5. Third Stone From The Sun
6. Expecting To Fly



B

1. House Of The Rising Sun
2. Satie
3. My Generation
4. Theme From A Summer Place
5. Som Et Strejf Af En Dråbe
6. Vivaldi



More

NEW 2023 ALBUM, 2LP, GATEFOLD, 180G, HiGH QUALITY VINYL HAND MADE IN DENMARK, EVERY 75th COPY QUALITY CHECKED IN FULL.

Formed in the late 70's, the duo is still grooving at their studio in Vesterbro, Copenhagen.
Laid Back gained their first international major break through in the 80's with Sunshine Reggae and White Horse. The dualism and originality of the two songs has left a worldwide and everlasting reputation of their music. The 3rd evergreen from their hand was made in 1990 named Bakerman altogether with a music video by Lars Von Trier.
More recently, the two members has co-founded their own record company, Brother Music, which has released Laid Back singles such as Cocaine Cool, remixes from Soul Clap, and latest the mini-album Cosyland and the chill out album, Cosmic Vibes.
In 2013 they released the double album Uptimistic Music.
2019 was the 40th anniversary and release of the album Healing Feeling.

2023 marks the year of a new 21track studio album "Road To Fame"

As for concerts, Laid Back is touring worldwide at cherry picked sunny locations with their two-man electronic set up and selected festivals with the band.


TRACKLIST:
Vinyl
A
Road To Fame
Funky Dreamer
Sitting In My Sofa
Wooden House In Sweden
Art Of Love

B
My Baby Blue
Groovy Sunshine
Chill Out Man
Impression
You Are A Star

C
Beautiful Loser
Why Is Everybody In Such A Hurry
Green Village
Pass It On
Be The One You Are

D
Bright Side Of The Sun
Everybody's Looking For You
Happy Blues Man
Musk Malone
Mig
Mikkel Brygger
More

NEW 2023 ALBUM,CD Digipack customized
Formed in the late 70's, the duo is still grooving at their studio in Vesterbro, Copenhagen.
Laid Back gained their first international major break through in the 80's with Sunshine Reggae and White Horse. The dualism and originality of the two songs has left a worldwide and everlasting reputation of their music. The 3rd evergreen from their hand was made in 1990 named Bakerman altogether with a music video by Lars Von Trier.
More recently, the two members has co-founded their own record company, Brother Music, which has released Laid Back singles such as Cocaine Cool, remixes from Soul Clap, and latest the mini-album Cosyland and the chill out album, Cosmic Vibes.
In 2013 they released the double album Uptimistic Music.
2019 was the 40th anniversary and release of the album Healing Feeling.

2023 marks the year of a new 21track studio album "Road To Fame"

As for concerts, Laid Back is touring worldwide at cherry picked sunny locations with their two-man electronic set up and selected festivals with the band.


TRACKLIST:
1
Road To Fame
DKFN72300101
Composers Guldberg-Stahl

2
Funky Dreamer
DKFN72300102
Composers Guldberg-Stahl

3
Sitting In My Sofa
DKFN72300103
Composers Guldberg-Stahl

4
Wooden House In Sweden
DKFN72300104
Composers Guldberg-Stahl

5
Art Of Love
DKFN72300105
Composers Neumann-Guldberg-Stahl

6
My Baby Blue
DKFN72300106
Composers Guldberg-Stahl

7
Groovy Sunshine
DKFN72300107
Composers Guldberg-Stahl

8
Chill Out Man
DKFN72300108
Composers Guldberg-Stahl

9
Impression
DKFN72300109
Composers Guldberg-Stahl

10
You Are A Star
DKFN72300110
Composers Guldberg-Stahl

11
Beautiful Loser
DKFN72300111
Composers Guldberg-Stahl

12
Why Is Everybody In Such A Hurry
DKFN72300112
Composers Guldberg-Stahl

13
Green Village
DKFN72300113
Composers Guldberg-Stahl

14
Pass It On
DKFN72300114
Composers Guldberg-Stahl

15
Be The One You Are
DKFN72300115
Composers Guldberg-Stahl

16
Bright Side Of The Sun
DKFN72300116
Composers Guldberg-Stahl

17
Everybody's Looking For You
DKFN72300117
Composers Guldberg-Stahl

18
Happy Blues Man
DKFN72300118
Composers Guldberg-Stahl

19
Musk Malone
DKFN72300119
Composers Guldberg-Stahl

20
Mig
DKFN72300120
Composers Guldberg-Stahl

21
Mikkel Brygger
DKFN72300121
Composers Guldberg-Stahl

More

CD, Digipack, Bonus Track

Summary:
Brand new 2019 Album by legendary Laid Back from Denmark marking the Bands 40th Anniversary. Follow up to the Highly Acclaimed "Uptimistic Music" (2013) their new Abum masterly blends John Guldberg´s and Tim Stahl´s signature styles, the "Healing Feeling" of, Reggae, Electronic, Folk and soothing Balearic Pop as Retro and Modern as it was.
Laid Back are Back - like a best friend - that has never gone out, always been closely about.

Bio Short Descript: 2019 marks 40 years anniversary as the Danish duo Laid Back. This is celebrated with live touring in 2019 & 2020 and the new and 12th studio album release "Healing Feeling"
Laid Back is one of the biggest Danish music exports with a sale of more than 30 mio units sold, with evergreens such as Sunshine Reggae, White Horse and Bakerman.
Their timeless and Laid Back style has attracted fans and collaborators such as Prince, Pharrel, Snoop Dogg, Black Eyed Peace, Lionel Richie and more.



CD Track list:

Give It Free
Keep On Loving
Love Is a Flower
Walk With The Dreamers
Healing Feeling
Enjoy The Vibes
Number One
Next Life
Deep Inside Your Mind
I'm The Shy Guy
House Of The Rising Sun (Bonus Only on CD)
More

CD, (ORIGINAL 1981 DEBUT ALBUM) - 2019 RE - Remastered+Bonus Tracks - FIRST TIME EVER ON CD

Summary:
Official Reissue of Laid Back´s Iconic Debut Album for the first time ever on CD! Released by Laid Back on their own label in a carefully Re Edited Edition including 7 (!) Bonus tracks.
Remastered by the Band from the Original 4 Track Audio Tapes.
Includes the Timeless early Hit "Bolivia" and Classic "Roger" which was covered by MGMT.

In the beginning Laid Back studio was a 4 track studio. Many of the songs from the 1st album were recorded on 4 track, also Bolivia. However, in the process we upgraded to 8 track and re-recorded Bolivia, the version on the album. Listening back to the 4 track version, it has got the groove that we lost on the 8 track version. We were then going for the best sound. We have learned a lot. All our big hits are first takes. That's where the magic is. Much time and efforts spend, to restore the 4 track version, without changing or adding anything. Just editing and improvement of sound. Thanks to engineer Bjørn Winnem. Included as bonus track on the remastered album. Enjoy


Tracklist:
Roger
Bolivia
Night Train Boogie
Maybe I'm Crazy
I Wanna Go Back
Man From The Moon
Take Me Home
Keen on Movin
China Girl
Melody

Bonus Tracks
Maybe I'm Crazy (Single Version)
We Don't Do It
Walk On
New Feeling
Bolivia (4 Track Version)
Keep on Movin (4 Track Version)
Man from the Moon (4 Track Version)
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NEW 2019 ALBUM, LP, 180G

Summary:
Brand new 2019 Album by legendary Laid Back from Denmark marking the Bands 40th Anniversary. Follow up to the Highly Acclaimed "Uptimistic Music" (2013) their new Abum masterly blends John Guldberg´s and Tim Stahl´s signature styles, the "Healing Feeling" of, Reggae, Electronic, Folk and soothing Balearic Pop as Retro and Modern as it was.
Laid Back are Back - like a best friend - that has never gone out, always been closely about.

Bio Short Descript: 2019 marks 40 years anniversary as the Danish duo Laid Back. This is celebrated with live touring in 2019 & 2020 and the new and 12th studio album release "Healing Feeling"
Laid Back is one of the biggest Danish music exports with a sale of more than 30 mio units sold, with evergreens such as Sunshine Reggae, White Horse and Bakerman.
Their timeless and Laid Back style has attracted fans and collaborators such as Prince, Pharrel, Snoop Dogg, Black Eyed Peace, Lionel Richie and more.

Vinyl Track list:
A side:
Give It Free
Keep On Loving
Love Is A Flower
Walk With The Dreamers
Healing Feeling

B side:
Enjoy The Vibes
Number One
Next Life
Deep Inside Your Mind
I'm The Shy Guy
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UPC: 827170133624 Rel date 18-11-2013
Tracklist CD: CD 1 1. CLEAR YOUR MIND 2. MAKE YOUR DAY 3. OOCHI GUCCI 4. DONT STEP ON THE GRASS 5. ROCKETSHIP TO MARS 6. UPTIMISTIC MUSIC 7. AROUND THE PARK 8. LET THE MUSIC DO THE TALKING 9. SUPERCOOL FUNKY LADY 10. TIME TO LIVE
CD 2 1. DON'T SHOOT THE SUN DOWN
2. PITTER PATTER 3. FEEL THE WAY YOU DO 4. INTERCONTI 5. BROTHER 6 .WE DONT NEED NO BAD VIBRATIONS 7. FUCK 8. GOING WHERE LIVING IS EASY 9. COOL DOWN LOVER (SIMPLE LIFE) 10. UP 2YOU
Earlier this year, Danish electronic pioneers Laid Back released 'Uptimistic Music Vol 1.', their first studio album since 2004. The duo's long-awaited comeback was followed by critical acclaim and a series of live performances.
While playing festivals in Ibiza, Georgia, Denmark and the Faroe Islands last summer, John Guldberg and Tim Stahl took the time to put the finishing touches on their upcoming release: 'Uptimistic Music,' a double album featuring Vol.1 and a second record of unreleased material.
'Brother', the first single out of the double album, was released on Monday 23 September. "The track originates from the mid-eighties and it talks about the brotherly feeling in us," explained Stahl. "Its lyrics are even more relevant today: 'Brother, time is running out.' We are well-aware of the fact that we are some old music industry geezers," said Guldberg jokingly. "Uptimistic Music is a combination of some old songs we had lying around - that are still alive and kicking! - and new songs we composed since our last album 'Happy Dreamer.' Anything less than a double album wouldn't have been enough! The positive and timeless message that pervades our music is deeply-rooted in the way we think and express ourselves. A song should be judged on its longevity rather than its novelty," agreed the two musicians, who have been friends for over 40 years.
'Uptimistic Music' will be released digitally on 14 October and physically in early November. A few days after the album release, the band will embark on an extensive Danish tour that will kick off in Viborg and will include dates in Copenhagen, Aarhus, Odense, Vejle and Randers. For more details please visit: www.laidback.dk

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UPC: 827170520660 REL DATE 18-11-2013
2x12"LP GATEFOLD, BLUE VINYL (A), WHITE VINYL (B), PRINTED INNER SLEEVE, DOWNLOAD CODE
Tracklist LP
A: 1. CLEAR YOUR MIND 2. MAKE YOUR DAY 3. OOCHI GUCCI 4. DONT STEP ON THE GRASS 5. ROCKETSHIP TO MARS
B : 6. UPTIMISTIC MUSIC 7. AROUND THE PARK 8. LET THE MUSIC DO THE TALKING 9. SUPERCOOL FUNKY LADY 10. TIME TO LIVE
C : 1. DON'T SHOOT THE SUN DOWN 2. PITTER PATTER 3. FEEL THE WAY YOU DO 4. INTERCONTI 5. BROTHER
D: 6 .WE DONT NEED NO BAD VIBRATIONS 7. FUCK 8. GOING WHERE LIVING IS EASY 9. COOL DOWN LOVER (SIMPLE LIFE) 10. UP 2YOU
Earlier this year, Danish electronic pioneers Laid Back released 'Uptimistic Music Vol 1.', their first studio album since 2004. The duo's long-awaited comeback was followed by critical acclaim and a series of live performances. While playing festivals in Ibiza, Georgia, Denmark and the Faroe Islands last summer, John Guldberg and Tim Stahl took the time to put the finishing touches on their upcoming release: 'Uptimistic Music,' a double album featuring Vol.1 and a second record of unreleased material. 'Brother', the first single out of the double album, was released on Monday 23 September. "The track originates from the mid-eighties and it talks about the brotherly feeling in us," explained Stahl. "Its lyrics are even more relevant today: 'Brother, time is running out.' We are well-aware of the fact that we are some old music industry geezers," said Guldberg jokingly. "Uptimistic Music is a combination of some old songs we had lying around - that are still alive and kicking! - and new songs we composed since our last album 'Happy Dreamer.' Anything less than a double album wouldn't have been enough! The positive and timeless message that pervades our music is deeply-rooted in the way we think and express ourselves. A song should be judged on its longevity rather than its novelty," agreed the two musicians, who have been friends for over 40 years. 'Uptimistic Music' will be released physically in early November.
A few days after the album release, the band will embark on an extensive Danish tour that will kick off in Viborg and will include dates in Copenhagen, Aarhus, Odense, Vejle and Randers. For more details please visit: www.laidback.dk
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These tracks were recorded when the term chill-out music was coming into being. Our record company back then thought the music too different from our well-known style, but we found it perfect for relaxing and painting. Actually we had begun painting pictures as a part of making music. But also as an excuse to get away from a music business giving us a hard time. We found this music to be healing us and giving us pleasure. Even though we got quite a positive feedback when it was the soundtrack for our painting exhibition at Galleri Projekt, Copenhagen 2001, these tracks went back on the shelf. At the time, Laid Back was working on the album "Happy Dreamer", where "Slow Friday" and "Blue Lagoon" appears in different versions.
Recently we listened to the music again, and, like good wine, we believe it has only got better from being stored on a shelf for 14 years before being released. We hope that you will enjoy listening to it.
Tracklisting:
1 COSMIC VIBES
2 SLOW FRIDAY
3 GOLDTOP
4 ULTRAMARINE BLUES
5 YELLOW SUNDAY
6 BLUE LAGOON INSTRUMENTAL
7 ULTRAMARINE BLUES REVISITED
8 COSMIC RESEARCH

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For a short period in 1981 and with brand-new equipment such as Roland 808, SH 101, GR 500, we made some 8-track "just for fun" jam tapes. Mainly just to experiment for our own pleasure. From those sessions, only "White Horse" made it to a final treatment. The rest of the material was left behind, as our record company at the time found it too "different". After "White Horse" being a track indeed defining our sound, we thought it would be interesting to dig out left-overs to fulfill a documentation of that period - crucial for us at the time. We were still innocent
newcomers, without actually knowing to be creating a new sound! Recently, that left-over material was transferred from analogue to digital and, to stay as true as possible to original intentions, we only added vocals, bass and drumbeats ahead of a final mix.
We hope that you will enjoy listening to it.
Good Vibes from Laid Back
Copenhagen 2012
Tracklisting:
A1 COSYLAND VIDEO EDIT 1
A2 GET LAID BACK
A3 COCAINE COOL EXTENDED VOL2
B1 101 PART TWO
B2 COSYLAND

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For a short period in 1981 and with brand-new equipment such as Roland 808, SH 101, GR 500, we made some 8-track "just for fun" jam tapes. Mainly just to experiment for our own pleasure. From those sessions, only "White Horse" made it to a final treatment. The rest of the material was left behind, as our record company at the time found it too "different". After "White Horse" being a track indeed defining our sound, we thought it would be interesting to dig out left-overs to fulfill a documentation of that period - crucial for us at the time. We were still innocent
newcomers, without actually knowing to be creating a new sound! Recently, that left-over material was transferred from analogue to digital and, to stay as true as possible to original intentions, we only added vocals, bass and drumbeats ahead of a final mix.
We hope that you will enjoy listening to it.
Good Vibes from Laid Back
Copenhagen 2012
Tracklisting:
A1 COSYLAND VIDEO EDIT 1
A2 GET LAID BACK
A3 COCAINE COOL EXTENDED VOL2
B1 101 PART TWO
B2 COSYLAND

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OUT 17th of OCT!
GETHIGH is a new track release from Laid Back. The lyrics may instantly lead your mind onto thinking of cannabis but try to think about it in a broader context, in a more universal way. We all want to get high whatever we do in life, in all walks of life, in spirits, sports, politics, showbusiness, all kind of business, in school and education and not to forget love. Musically the groove is kept in the recognizable family of the horse, with an updated twist. Actually the song was born in key of major, as a more rock guitar riff kinda song included in the package. Also included is an ultra minimalistic version, mainly made on Ipad. Danish electronic musician and DJ Kasper Bjørke has done a really cool remix. Finally we made a space mix, mainly for our own pleasure and for those who like to get out there and more into it. A video is in the final editing stage, following the style of Beautiful Day and Cocaine Cool, with self made animation. Music is more than a trendy sound and a fancy look. Laid Back is always going for something personal, original and timeless.
Copenhagen, September 2011.
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Danish duo Laid Back made a most surprising comeback to the clubs in 2010 with "Cocaine cool". Not that they had ever been really forgotten: Their electro pop classic "white horse" remained a sure shot in clubs for the thirty years after it's release 30 years back and a constant inspiration to boatload of diverse artists from techno to hip-hop. "cocaine cool" was recorded at the same session but the ironic vocals ridiculing label executives blowing up their frail ego with the chemical substance were deemed to risquee at that time, so the recording collected dust in some box until last year. Bostons "Soul Clap" another duo hailed as one of the hotest things in clubland known for their eclectic funk-rooted taste. They opt for a cool sparser arrangement leaving out the "white horse"-like chords. A loose, dry electro funk beat, hpynotic one-note synth, few dub effects and additional vocoder vocals do the trick bravorously. Besides an instrumental version there's also a harder jacking dub take sounding like early chicago house edits. And while the boys are add it they also re-edited another huge one from Laid Back: "baker man" that managed the unlikely balancing act of not only hitting it bigtime in the charts but also in the emerging balearic scene. this 12" is cool in every which way!
Tracklisting:
Cocaine Cool Soul Clap Vocal Mix
Cocaine Cool Soul Clap Dub Mix
Bakerman Soul Clap Remix
Cocaine Cool Instrumental

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The Sensational Comeback and follow up to "White Horse". Recorded in the Same Session, Remastered by the Band to full glory and released Worldwide Exclusively in a Cooperation by Laid Back and Yours Truly, Wordandsound. Few groups can match the continuity in career Laid Back can boast about, now more than 30 years after their debut.The new release is a controversial track recorded at the same session that yielded 'White Horse', but censored by their record company at the time. 'Cocaine Cool' has been resurrected A.D. 2010 and features a graphic animation video clip eminently produced by Laid Back themselves. "Way back in 1981, on the same night the 'White Horse' groove was born and jammed onto an 8-track tape recorder, we also did some other recordings. They were never completed and have stayed on the shelf ever since. Recently, in the process of transferring old analog master tapes to digital, we came across those vetust 8-track tapes, and when listening again, we found the unused material quite up-to-date. One of the unfinished grooves we consider musically being a brother to 'White Horse' has now been completed. The lyrics for this track, written by Arthur Stander, go back to the same period of time when during a trip to Los Angeles trying to shop some songs, the coolness of the A/R guys there gave us the inspiration!" Good vibes from Laid Back (Copenhagen, September 2010)
'Cocaine Cool' is the completion of an older recording that still sounds as fresh and relevant today, as it did 29 years ago. It also signals the dawn of a new era and more to come from Laid Back.

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strictly limited to 150 handstamped copies, no repress!

Genre: Acid House / Chicago House

Tracklist 12":
A1. Andy Vaz – Minimal Acid 07:10
A2. Andy Vaz - He Used To Be An Asian 07:24

B1. Andy Vaz - Imaginary Beings 07:19
B2. Andy Vaz – Still On Time 08:51

Official re-issue of Andy Vaz's 2012 “Imaginary Beings” EP originally released on Chiwax + Bonus track. Serge from Clone called this the best authentic Chicago Acid House heard in a long time – sounding like something Jack Frost (aka Adonis) would had made.

We don't have much to add to this. If you are looking for some real Chi-Style rough and raw acid house. THIS IS THE CLOSEST IT CAN GET. Comes as strictly 150 copies limited HANDSTAMPED EP.


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Fauxpas Musik is excited to announce the latest release from Joe McBride, better known as Synkro. This EP features three atmospheric tracks that showcase Synkro's signature Lo-Fi Dub sound, highlighting his talent for creating emotional and immersive soundscapes. The release is available exclusively on vinyl, accompanied by a beautifully designed cover from artist Alex Ketzer, with photography by Alexander Binder. This blend of audiovisual aesthetics and high-quality pressing makes the EP a must-have for music lovers and collectors alike. Vinyl Tastes Better...

Genre: DUB Techno / Ambient / LoFi

TRACKLIST:
A Distant Village
B1 Dream Sequence (Edit)
B2 Internal Dialog


Credits: Artist: Joe McBride
Cover Art: Alex Ketzer
Photography: Alexander Binder
Mastered by: Lopazz
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Tracklist
01 Will You Hate Me
02 Is It Really Love (Dub)
03 Back For More
04 What To Do With That

Short Info
Austrian powerhouse Demuja debuts on Permanent Vacation with a deep four-tracker. A name long in the spotlight of the global house and disco scenes, Demuja has previously releasedhis deep, soulful sounds on the likes of Aus Music, Shall Not Fade, Nervous, and his own MUJA label. On his latest EP, he turns to Benjamin Frohlich and Tom Bioly’s revered Permanent Vacation imprint, showcasing four tracks of deep sonic bliss across the ‘Bring Back Love’ EP, which has already garnered support from Laurent Garnier, Stacey Pullen, Alinka, and more.
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2024 repress

Tracklist A. XTC - B. Knee On Belly

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

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

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

A1. Dilute Developer
A2. Subtractive Color
B1. Stop Bath
B2. Fixer

Beat machine freak duo Bill Converse and Patricia (Max Ravitz) present 380/750, a new EP on Acid Test that blends the two producers’ singular styles to form an emotive “introspection on the dance floor” experience over the course of 4 tracks.

Recorded at Ravitz’s Brooklyn studio over the course of two days, 380/750 features raw, no-multitrack, no-edit live recordings that showcase the duo’s intuition for expressive rhythm tracks. Considering Converse’s roots in the 90’s Michigan rave scene, and Ravitz’s Chicago upbringing, the midwestern strains really shine through. With rhythm-composer mutations, acid dripping over atmospheric synth textures, and the ever-present jack throughout, 380/750 offers a deep sound to get lost in that feels both new and classic at the same time.







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territories : ww minus UK & Benelux & France

LP (Red Opaque Vinyl)

Tracklist LP:

01_Silent Cloud (Beat Version - iF edit)
02_Call From the Ground (iF edit)
03_Summer Mood (iF edit)
04_Summer Ocean (iF edit)
05_Silent Sky (iF edit)
06_A Life That Can Only Be Dream Now (iF edit)
07_Birds of Passage (iF edit)
08_Summer Sketch (Floating Through Space In A Dream - iF edit)
09_Nexus 2 (Beatless Version - iF edit)


Hiroshi Watanabe, a musician, photographer, and DJ from the Japanese electronic scene, based in Saitama near Tokyo, has been a prolific figure for twenty-five years. He has explored most major genres of electronic music through more than twenty albums. He proudly becomes the very first Japanese artist of InFiné.

After Ryuichi Sakamoto, he is one of the very few Japanese artists who have gained the favor of Western audiences, alongside notable names such as Cornelius, Towa Tei, DJ Krush, Ken Ishii, Susumu Yokota, and more recently Hiroshi Yoshimura. In Europe, he is best known for his project Kaito, which began in 2001 under the prestigious Kompakt label. The name Kaito, in addition to being the name of his son born the same year, carries a double meaning in Japanese, signifying both "universe" and "secret." These references hint at a spirituality visible in his photographic work and contribute to the elements that make Japanese artists masters of the ambient genre.

The collaboration between Kaito and the InFiné label began with his participation in the compilation "Music Activists 2020 (From Home)," which supported artists affected by the Covid crisis, followed by a remix for the single "Motion" by Rone and Vanessa Wagner in 2023. These initial contributions led to a new album featuring nine tracks of ambient music.
Kaito's new album ‘Collection’ comprises nine ambient and melodic tracks composed during the Covid-19 pandemic. These compositions present a majestic minimal and harmonious therapy in response to the world’s adversities, showcasing the producer’s return to the peak of his art. ‘Collection’ was remastered by another genre legend, the German Rashad Becker, and released on vinyl and CD by InFiné in 2024.


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Tracklist:
A1) Party Boy (04:36 min)
A2) Party Boy Instrumental (04:36 min)
B1) DJ, Music, Money (05:19 min)
B2) Party Void (04:46 min)

Short info:
@rbt69 Bell Towers. Party Boy. Homage to life. In between Tokio City lights, neon signs, Paris Wine Bars, Stake Tartare, Berlin Späti vibes wunderbar. Not out of season for a reason, never change a winning team, party on full of steam. toot toot beep beep

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No Returns!

500 limited copies, hand numbered, vinyl only, mastered by DJ Steaw, Made in Europe

A1: L.O.V.E.
A2: The House Sound
B1: XTC
B2: Koba La Drum
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12”

TRACKLIST 12” Vinyl
A1 - Dave DK - Herzen Auf (8:08)
B1 - Dave DK - Ross 308 (7:21)
B2 - Dave DK - Don´t Eat The Homies (6:22)


PR EN: We'll spare everyone the Promo Palaver and let the wonderful music speak for itself.

Original Tracks written and produced by Dave DK / Published by Kosikos Publishing
"Don't Eat The Homies" contains a sample of the recording, "Run Between The Raindrops (While My Teardrops Fall)" performed by Sharon Revoal, courtesy of The Numero Group. Used with permission. All rights reserved.
Written by Ellis Clarence Taylor Sr and published by Cleanteen Music Pub (BMI), administered by Secretly Publishing.


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Tracklist
A1. île Flottante
A2. Central Park
A3. Crystal Snowflakes
A4. Katamaran
B1. Low Tide
B2. Cedar Sunset
B3. Ocean Spray
B4. Dance Of The Dolphin

Île Flottante is Mr. Beatnick´s 5th album, following 2023’s Joy In Variation (including the notorious cover of Love on a Real Train) and his well-received off-beat collaboration with London-based avant-garde agitator Richard Greenan – Coasty – this is his first contribution to the International Feel trademark. Probably best known for some big deep house revivalist tunes circa 2013 on the now dormant Don’t Be Afraid record label, Beatnick now converts that aural quality and dimensionality into the Balearic system.
Île Flottante takes its name from the tastiest French pudding of Mr. Beatnick’s childhood holidays. The name, also a jeux de mots - floating island - hinting at the album’s inspirations and sense of identity, as a danceable soundtrack to a fictional island. Explored with high intensity and over a yearlong process, the sounds of the well-worn, but never failing Balearic universes were a mind expanding influence. Think of genre staples like Software, Manuel Goettsching, Mark Barrott, Len Leise, Don Carlos, Gaussian Curve, Joan Bibiloni or Yasuaki Shimuzu.
„I spent a year listening to a lot of synthesized island music, and marveling at the many twinkling wonders of the Balearic musical universe. Struck by a sense of belonging that had often eluded me on my musical journey thus far, as the weirdo at the back of the club who had orbited many scenes for 20 years, but never felt like I fitted in, I found music that made me feel like I had come home. The songs that came out of this process are presented in the order that they were written - an open book of ocean hymns, honest and spoken from the heart.“
Île Flottante tries its very hardest to avoid being any one thing in particular. At one point, it is a gentle beach walk accompanied by polyrhythmic drum plod and flourishes of Guzheng. At another, the infamous James Yancey septuplet swing is repurposed against a marimba melody that wouldn’t be out of place in one of Link’s forest adventures.
Elsewhere, there are the bellows of distant whales, touches of Italian dream house and a splash of vintage madchester, all working to create a space that feels both familiar and loaded with well worn tropes, but with its own quirky sense of personality, facets which are often attributed to Mr. Beatnick’s holistic b-boy approach. This is his understanding of a Balearic (b-boy) stance. Just with a float instead of a freeze.


Short:
Île Flottante is Mr. Beatnick´s 5th album and first contribution the Balearic system of International Feel. Full of ocean hymns and forest adventures, it includes marimba melodies, the bellows of distant whales, touches of Italian dream house and a splash of vintage madchester, all working to create a space that feels both familiar and loaded with well worn tropes, but with its own quirky sense of personality. This is his understanding of a Balearic (b-boy) stance. Just with a float instead of a freeze. For fans of: Software, Manuel Goettsching, Mark Barrott, Len Leise, Don Carlos, Gaussian Curve, Joan Bibiloni or Yasuaki Shimuzu.






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Tracklist

A1. Love Seeking
A2. Love Seeking – Club Mix
B1. Love Seeking – Âme Remix


The brothers Fognini aka Mind Against return to Life And Death with their new single Love Seeking with a remix from friends and fellow masters of the emotional dancefloor Âme.
It’s fitting that techno storytellers Mind Against should revisit the home of their first EP with a revamped sound and turbo-charged take on current-day disco. Their history with DJ Tennis and Life and Death is almost as old as the label itself, harking back to their days living together in Berlin.
Now the brothers leave behind their signature hypnotic techno palette for a boogie-fied stepper that’s equal parts pop breeze and deep synth trip, full of hopeful anticipation. For the remix, Innervisions duo and cultural tour-de-force Âme twist the knobs and stretch out the heartstrings for an extended slice of big room goosebumps.
In the words of Mind Against themselves:
“10 years after releasing our very first EP Atlant on Life and Death, we’re excited to come back to our first imprint with such a special track and remix by Âme.
We’ve stepped out of our usual comfort zone and done something that can be both linked to our own musical world and to the sounds that Life and Death have evolved in recent years.
Our friendship with DJ Tennis is about as old as the label is, bringing us back to the times we used to share a flat in Kreuzberg. One may say this release is both an ode to the past and to a bright future, full of promises.”


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