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U - Parade
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U - Watchers
One of the longest-serving and most consistently intriguing artists within the fold of Phantasy, U returns to the label with another two-track trip of sonic mystery and erratic magic, ‘Parade/Watchers’.
Presented on limited-pressing 12” vinyl with a sleeve riso printed by U with London's Error Press.
With the texture and earthy promise of a psychedelic mulch, ‘Parade’ presents a glorious timelapse of acid-inflected minimalism. Unfolding defiantly at nearly fifteen minutes, U’s driving but subtle composition transports from guttural, electronic uncertainty to a wide-eyed denouement in one illusionary transition.
With inverse effect but no less power, ‘Watchers’ unexpectedly drops listeners into a rough wash of digital hardcore, spinning it’s initial warehouse chords into a collage of decay and regrowth, a nephilim-scaled journey and arguably U’s most ambitious production to date. More
Presented on limited-pressing 12” vinyl with a sleeve riso printed by U with London's Error Press.
With the texture and earthy promise of a psychedelic mulch, ‘Parade’ presents a glorious timelapse of acid-inflected minimalism. Unfolding defiantly at nearly fifteen minutes, U’s driving but subtle composition transports from guttural, electronic uncertainty to a wide-eyed denouement in one illusionary transition.
With inverse effect but no less power, ‘Watchers’ unexpectedly drops listeners into a rough wash of digital hardcore, spinning it’s initial warehouse chords into a collage of decay and regrowth, a nephilim-scaled journey and arguably U’s most ambitious production to date. More
More records from U
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U - Junkies
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U - 2 Good 4 Me
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U - Almost Man
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For their 7” debut on Where To Now? U mines the considerable depths of his MPC hard drive to present 3 snapshots of an artist shaking off their formative influences and commencing the journey to unexplored realms of the sampler’s universe.
'Junkies' has classical string stabs (that would later become a focal point on the sound of “Vienna Orchestra” (WTNLP05)) driven forth by dark, jazzy double bass licks, all shrouded in vinyl crackle and forced forward by a 2-step feel on the drums. It would have the essence of an early 2000s instrumental hip-hop track were it not for those drums shuffling off on a different tangent.
'Too Good For Me' toys more with the sampled nature of the music, throwing abrupt rewinds and record manipulation into a melange of rumbling industrial sounds led by a pulsing high-pitched melody. This is underpinned by a Bossa-styled beat that further unsettles the murky atmosphere of the track.
Finally 'Almost Man'’s exotic plucked strings and booming bass-heavy beat roll into snares in a marching rhythm that could reflect the march into the future for this unparalleled producer taking the lonely road to the outer edges of modern composition and electronic production. More
For their 7” debut on Where To Now? U mines the considerable depths of his MPC hard drive to present 3 snapshots of an artist shaking off their formative influences and commencing the journey to unexplored realms of the sampler’s universe.
'Junkies' has classical string stabs (that would later become a focal point on the sound of “Vienna Orchestra” (WTNLP05)) driven forth by dark, jazzy double bass licks, all shrouded in vinyl crackle and forced forward by a 2-step feel on the drums. It would have the essence of an early 2000s instrumental hip-hop track were it not for those drums shuffling off on a different tangent.
'Too Good For Me' toys more with the sampled nature of the music, throwing abrupt rewinds and record manipulation into a melange of rumbling industrial sounds led by a pulsing high-pitched melody. This is underpinned by a Bossa-styled beat that further unsettles the murky atmosphere of the track.
Finally 'Almost Man'’s exotic plucked strings and booming bass-heavy beat roll into snares in a marching rhythm that could reflect the march into the future for this unparalleled producer taking the lonely road to the outer edges of modern composition and electronic production. More
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U - Ecstasy
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U - Morpheus
An infrequent but invigorating contributor to Phantasy, U returns with a beguiling new single entitled ‘Ecstasy’. Initially available as a limited pressing with a sleeve designed and printed by U themselves, this haunting return promises to draw the curious into two divine rhythms, transferring unknowable forces and mysterious energies. The first side of the artefact portrays ‘Ecstasy’, a wide-eyed and spectral incantation rich in intimacy, whispering voices and earthy psychedelia. Somewhere between machine funk and folk canticle, a sonic gift perhaps for a field in England bathed in moonlight, else a dire basement dripping in energy, ‘Ecstasy’ leaves the system almost spiritually. On the contrary, ‘Morpheus’ presents a tougher meditation, a creeping jam with an analogue consciousness, ghostly rave echoes and a conundrum at its heart. The dream seems so real, but what if you can’t wake from it after all?
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u - Friendly Ghost
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u - Ascension Hymn
U is a producer and DJ currently living in London. Previous records for Man Make Music have proven suitable for the club as well as home listening, while a collaboration with Babe, Terror as BTU for Erol Alkan’s Phantasy label was varyingly described as “pleasure with a sense of dread” (The Line of Best Fit) and “akin to having five songs playing simultaneously on your computer” (The Guardian). 2014 saw U’s debut ‘Haven In A Heartfelt World’ EP described as "giddy electronic fuzz that packs the subtlest of punches descends into dense glitch noise then returns triumphant gritty and melodic” (Crack Magazine) and “distorted dreamstates” (Ransom Note). After the deranged chamberedits of 'Vienna' for Where To Now?, U returns to the welltrodden path between flattery and irreverence in dance music with a special edition 2-track 12" for Phantasy Sound. 'Friendly Ghost' enters with a splay of combatbongos, a thin synthetic aura draws over the fluctuating rhythms before a strangely negative bassline sets the pace in nuwave perpetual motion, inevitably spiraling back on itself into a clattering reversal. On the flip 'Ascension Hymn' rushes headlong into a mechanical shunter, abruptly dragged back by a frail and singular voice reciting an uncertain mantra of selffulfilment over this blunted hardcore epic spanning 13 minutes.
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u - 1. Our Place
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u - 2. Oma
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u - 3. Easy Prayer
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u - 4. Arcane Fantasy
Little is known about the London-based producer and DJ who goes by the name of U, but that hasn’t quelled praise from bedroom heads, industry tastemakers and big name press alike. Audio arbiter George FitzGerald originally met U on a holiday in Greece and immediately commissioned a handful of 12”s, each brimming with trademark mechanical bliss, like pleasure tinged with menace. U has since gone on to release for Erol Alkan’s Phantasy Sounds (both as a solo artist and in collaboration with Babe, Terror as BTU), being given the nod by The Guardian, Mixmag and The Line of Best Fit. ThIs newest effort, an EP to be released on Technicolour this summer, takes that same flavour and concentrates it. In a past life, U was turned away from a prestigious Berlin club with the words “this is our place, we decide who comes in.” Spinning this dismissal into the release and leading track titles, U traverses different tempos and sonic swatches: the cavernous thump of techno lament“Our Place,” a hollowed orchestra of bric-a-brac on “Oma,” the tail-end of euphoria gently glowing on “Easy Prayer,” and a slow descent into the comedown as “Arcane Fantasy” fades out. Unlike picky doormen, We Decide Who Comes In ushers you straight through the door.
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u - The Kids Will Take Care Of Themselves
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u - Monogamy
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u - Shame
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u - Pilgrimage
U is a producer and DJ currently living in London. Previous records for Man Make Music have proven suitable for the club as well as home listening, while a collaboration with Babe, Terror as BTU for Erol Alkan’s Phantasy label was varyingly described as “pleasure with a sense of dread” (The Line of Best Fit) and “akin to having five songs playing simultaneously on your computer” (The Guardian) Now Phantasy present ‘Haven In A Heartfelt World’, a new 4 track EP from U, defined in an early review by Mixmag as "mind-bendingly warped and beautifully distorted...9/10“
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The enigmatic U returns to ManMakeMusic for another limited run 10" of ethereal electronic excursions into the hinterlands of house.
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Roman Flügel - Hotel Karthago
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Roman Flügel - Energies
One of electronic music’s most prolific and beloved figures, Roman Flügel checks in to Phantasy for his debut single on Erol Alkan’s equally storied London label, presenting ‘Hotel Karthago / Energies’, two contrasting dancefloor tracks that capture distinct shades of Flügel’s boundless creativity.
Arranged with energy front and centre, ‘Hotel Karthago’ promises to be an essential addition to Flügel’s peerless back catalogue of club classics. Bolting with the requisite tempo of contemporary dance floors, and accelerated by a joyous piano line, this particular property balances the elegance of vintage house with analogue machines operating at their most energetic.
In keen contrast. ‘Energies’ expertly pours a measure of melancholy, teasing out a twinkling melody that recalls the warmth and wistful moods of his classic LPs such as Fatty Folders and Happiness Is Happening. Illuminating and then unravelling with ease, ‘Energies’ concludes in underscoring the Frankfurt-to-Berlin producer’s skill as a composer, as well as a trusted rave alchemist. More
Arranged with energy front and centre, ‘Hotel Karthago’ promises to be an essential addition to Flügel’s peerless back catalogue of club classics. Bolting with the requisite tempo of contemporary dance floors, and accelerated by a joyous piano line, this particular property balances the elegance of vintage house with analogue machines operating at their most energetic.
In keen contrast. ‘Energies’ expertly pours a measure of melancholy, teasing out a twinkling melody that recalls the warmth and wistful moods of his classic LPs such as Fatty Folders and Happiness Is Happening. Illuminating and then unravelling with ease, ‘Energies’ concludes in underscoring the Frankfurt-to-Berlin producer’s skill as a composer, as well as a trusted rave alchemist. More
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Erol Alkan - A Hold On Love (dyna-mix)
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Erol Alkan - A Hold On Love (trip-mix)
Having already forged a scene-shifting career as a DJ, producer, remixer and collaborator, it was only in 2013 that Erol Alkan released a debut EP, 'Illumination' on his label Phantasy. Its shimmering opener was 'A Hold On Love', the soaring, glossy chords that have remained a staple in Alkan's DJ sets in the decade since.
Upon its tenth anniversary, Alkan presents two subtle but hugely effective reworks that transport one of the London producer's most enduring tracks onto contrasting dance floors.
The '(dyna-mix)' finds canyons of heady dub and psychedelia among halcyon chords, first means tested on wide-eyed crowds at Houghton Festival and throughout Alkan's ongoing 'To The Rhythm' all-nighters. Meanwhile, the '(trip-mix)' subtly lifts the energy for a pacier take, rich in reverie yet without sacrificing the detail and musicality always at the centre of Alkan's still fertile blend of house, electro, techno and alternative sensibilities.
The two tracks are available pressed onto extremely limited edition vinyl featuring manually screen printed sleeves, hand numbered by Erol himself. 300 copies only. More
Upon its tenth anniversary, Alkan presents two subtle but hugely effective reworks that transport one of the London producer's most enduring tracks onto contrasting dance floors.
The '(dyna-mix)' finds canyons of heady dub and psychedelia among halcyon chords, first means tested on wide-eyed crowds at Houghton Festival and throughout Alkan's ongoing 'To The Rhythm' all-nighters. Meanwhile, the '(trip-mix)' subtly lifts the energy for a pacier take, rich in reverie yet without sacrificing the detail and musicality always at the centre of Alkan's still fertile blend of house, electro, techno and alternative sensibilities.
The two tracks are available pressed onto extremely limited edition vinyl featuring manually screen printed sleeves, hand numbered by Erol himself. 300 copies only. More
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The Chemical Brothers - Goodbye (Erol Alkan Rework)
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The Chemical Brothers - Goodbye (Erol Alkan Instrumental Rework)
Needing no introduction, The Chemical Brothers make a very special appearance on Phantasy with a limited-edition vinyl pressing of Erol Alkan’s triumphant remix of ‘Goodbye’, a highlight from their recent, Grammy-nominated album, ‘For That Beautiful Feeling’. Masterfully bridging soulful vocals and widescreen techno with their typical psychedelic edge, Alkan’s interpretation demonstrates his unique brotherhood with Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons. Across a near ten-minute journey, Alkan pushes the Brothers’ irresistible synth line further into dissonant analogue bliss, which coupled with celestial breakdowns, already counts as a personal favourite in the London DJ and producer’s diverse, enviable back catalogue of reworks. The other side of the record includes Alkan's previously unreleased instrumental.
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Terr - Tale Of Devotion (Sunny Version)
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Terr - Only For Tonight
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Terr - Warp Drive
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Terr - Energy Sync
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Terr - Time Crystal
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Terr - Wings Of Time
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Terr - Layers
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Terr - I Am Here You Are There
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Terr - Imagination
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Terr - Final Dance (with Coloray)
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Terr - States Of Mind
Terr’s debut LP 'Consciousness As A State Of Matter’ arrives on green and orange split double-vinyl, limited to a pressing of just 400 copies, housed in a sleeve of hallucinatory artwork from designer Sebastian Ofuszak. Across eleven tracks, Terr continues a long, fulfilling journey in electronic music with a visceral, vulnerable full-length statement inspired by tireless and timeless innovators in the history of electronic music such as Giorgio Moroder, Wendy Carlos and Phil Oakey. Achieving a delicate, wide-eyed chemistry between the catharsis of the dancefloor and the ever-renewing promise of pop, 'Consciousness As A State Of Matter’ includes and expands upon the vision of singles ‘Only For Tonight’, ‘Tale of Devotion’ and ‘Layers’.
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Red Axes - The Phone Call
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Red Axes - Sound Test XoX
Red Axes return to Phantasy with a double A sided single that captures and expands on the creative relationship forged between the cult Israeli duo and Erol Alkan’s highly regarded London label. The single arrives in tandem with a new compilation ‘The Phantasy Collection (Part 1)’, collecting an enviable run of EPs between 2018 that have resulted in Niz Arzi and Dori Sadnovil’s deserved prominence in DJ sets spanning genres. Carving a hypnotic path against the maximalism currently au-fait in club culture, ‘The Phone Calr’ is as peculiar as it is powerfully effective, a stripped back groove serving as the backdrop to the Axes’ playful deconstruction of an obscure broadcast concerning telephone area codes. A lesser staple of club culture, Sardnovik and Azri transform archival public information into club disorder, stretching a short burst of dialogue to absurd limits before releasing the tension with vampish pianos. ‘Sound Text XoX’ meanwhile finds the pair delivering a surprising alternative take on the lead track from their 2019 EP, retaining its central escalating countdown but adding a powerful, dystopian acid line. The resulting track transforms an already beloved club tool into a frenetic powerhouse
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Josh Caffé with Al White - Meine Lederjeans
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Josh Caffé with Al White - Meine Lederjeans (Paranoid London Remix)
Returning to Phantasy for a triumphant fourth single, ahead of a debut album to be released later in 2023, Josh Caffe dons ‘Meine Lederjeans’ for a gloriously tight squeeze of electro-funk, accompanied by an unapologetically gritty, stroboscopic remix from Caffe’s frequent collaborators, Paranoid London. Dialing the tempo down from the frenetic club play of previous releases ‘According To Jacqueline’ and ‘Do You Want To Take Me Home?’, ‘Meine Lederjeans’ finds the British-Ugandan DJ and performer melting into a hedonistic slow jam of Prince-indebted grooves driven by drum machines oozing Chicago spirit with additional playing from Alex White of cult groups Fat White Family and Saint Leonard. Celebrating and subverting queer tropes in double measures, ‘Meine Lederjeans’ is an exquisite blend of soul and sexuality. Paranoid London, the duo of Gerardo Delgagdo and Quinn Whalley (Caffe’s principal studio partner, and producer of ‘Meine Lederjeans’) deliver a characteristically merciless remix of Caffe’s original, looping their vocalist into an acid-soaked stupor. Throbbing, insistent, maximal yet minimal, this is PL in particularly raw form.
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Josh Caffe - Do You Wanna Take Me Home
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Josh Caffe - Do You Wanna Take Me Home (Steffi & Virginia Remix)
Introducing Josh Caffe’s second single on Phantasy, ‘Do You Wanna Take Me Home?’ is a sensual yet gritty return, a keen document of just one of the many stories of desire always occurring in the shadows, just beyond the strobes. Produced in collaboration with Quinn Whalley, one half of Paranoid London, ‘Do You Wanna Take Me Home?’ also features a headsy interpretation from Steffi & Virginia, marking their first ever collaborative remix. Inspired by the rawest shades of early Chicago house music, ‘Do You Wanna Take Me Home?’ finds Caffe in thirsty pursuit of pleasure and recognition, eyes locked on an unidentified but all-too enticing individual in the club. Whereas previous single ‘According To Jacqueline’ turned the heads of dancers with it’s outrageous sexuality, Caffe’s follow-up finds him switched by a different strain of lust, head down in a blend of analogue jack and vocal vulnerability. Steffi & Virginia have long since established themselves as distinct individual forces in contemporary dance music. Here, reunited in the studio together in the first instance since 2019’s ‘Work A Change’ EP on Ostgut Ton, the duo transplant Caffe’s yearning invitation into a sensuous reverie that touches on the deeper, tripper ends of their house and techno heritage. Driven by creeping organ chords and a powerful shuffling bassline, the result is a sophisticated reimagining primed for the heat of the function.
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Label:Phantasy Sound
Cat-No:PHLP21
Release-Date:25.03.2022
Genre:Alternative/Electronic
Configuration:LP
Label:Phantasy Sound
Cat-No:PHLP21
Release-Date:25.03.2022
Genre:Alternative/Electronic
Configuration:LP
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Mystery Jets - Hideaway
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Mystery Jets - Young Love feat. Laura Marling
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Mystery Jets - Half in Love with Elizabeth
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Mystery Jets - Flakes
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Mystery Jets - Veiled in Grey
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Mystery Jets - Two Doors Down
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Mystery Jets - MJ
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Mystery Jets - Umbrellahead
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Mystery Jets - Hand Me Down
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Mystery Jets - First to Know
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Mystery Jets - Behind the Bunhouse
Phantasy are proud to present the vinyl re-issue of Mystery Jets’ seminal 2008 album ’Twenty One’. Produced by Erol Alkan, the beloved LP includes hit singles ‘Young Love’ and ’Two Doors Down'. The LP reissue is available to pre-order now! “Of all the messages we’ve received from our fans over the intervening years, the single question that has come up more than any other, is ‘When will Twenty One will be released on vinyl again?’. Much to our frustration, our response has never been anything more than a helpless, resounding shrug. That is, until now. The year being 2021, and all the band being firm believers in the powers of numerology, we felt there would be no better time of telling you that for the first time since its release, Twenty One will finally be available to own on vinyl again. As well as reissuing the original album, we have also dug through the archives and compiled a special selection of never-heard-before outtakes, demos and rarities from that era to accompany the deluxe version of the album. We are delighted to be reissuing the record via Phantasy, the label founded by Erol Alkan, who produced Twenty One and mentored us to make an album we’re still immensely proud of. This is the record you have been asking for, and the one we always wanted you to hear.
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Label:phantasy sound
Cat-No:BEC5676820
Release-Date:07.05.2021
Genre:Indie Rock/Alternative
Configuration:LP Excl
Label:phantasy sound
Cat-No:BEC5676820
Release-Date:07.05.2021
Genre:Indie Rock/Alternative
Configuration:LP Excl
Territories: World excl France, Uk
Limited Splatter Vinyl Edition (2 colors - clear Vinyl basis). Sleeve with gold hot stamping.
Celebrating 10th anniversary of Connan Mockasin 's both debut album "Forever Dolphin Love" & career, Phantasy and Because Music release new editions of long time out of stock "Forever Dolphin Love" & "Caramel" (2nd album) Lps. Exclusive Splatter 2021 Editions .
Product informations
- "Caramel" : Limited Splatter Vinyl Edition (2 colors - clear Vinyl basis). Sleeve with gold hot stamping.
CARAMEL (SPLATTER 2021 EDITION)
A1 Nothing Last Forever
A2 Caramel
A3 I'm The Man , That Will Find you
A4 Do I make You Feel Shy ?
A5 Why Are You Crying ?
B1 It's Your Body 1
B2 It's Your Body 2
B3 It's Your Body 3
B4 It's Your Body 4
B5 It's Your Body 5
B6 I Wanna Roll With You
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Limited Splatter Vinyl Edition (2 colors - clear Vinyl basis). Sleeve with gold hot stamping.
Celebrating 10th anniversary of Connan Mockasin 's both debut album "Forever Dolphin Love" & career, Phantasy and Because Music release new editions of long time out of stock "Forever Dolphin Love" & "Caramel" (2nd album) Lps. Exclusive Splatter 2021 Editions .
Product informations
- "Caramel" : Limited Splatter Vinyl Edition (2 colors - clear Vinyl basis). Sleeve with gold hot stamping.
CARAMEL (SPLATTER 2021 EDITION)
A1 Nothing Last Forever
A2 Caramel
A3 I'm The Man , That Will Find you
A4 Do I make You Feel Shy ?
A5 Why Are You Crying ?
B1 It's Your Body 1
B2 It's Your Body 2
B3 It's Your Body 3
B4 It's Your Body 4
B5 It's Your Body 5
B6 I Wanna Roll With You
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Label:phantasy sound
Cat-No:BEC5676819
Release-Date:07.05.2021
Genre:Indie Rock/Alternative
Configuration:LP Excl
Label:phantasy sound
Cat-No:BEC5676819
Release-Date:07.05.2021
Genre:Indie Rock/Alternative
Configuration:LP Excl
Territories: World excl France, Uk
Limited Splatter Vinyl edition (5 colors - Clear vinyl basis)
Celebrating 10th anniversary of Connan Mockasin 's both debut album "Forever Dolphin Love" & career, Phantasy and Because Music release new editions of long time out of stock "Forever Dolphin Love" & "Caramel" (2nd album) Lps. Exclusive Splatter 2021 Editions .
Product informations
- "Forever Dolphin Love" : Limited Splatter Vinyl edition (5 colors - Clear vinyl basis)
Tracklist
FOREVER DOLPHIN LOVE (SPLATTER 2021 EDITION)
A1 Megumi The Milkway Above
A2 It's Choade My Dear
A3 Faking Jazz Together
A4 Quadropuss Island
A5 Forever Dolphin Love
B1 Muss
B2 Egon Hosford
B3 Unicorn in Uniform
B4 Grampa Moff
B5 Please Turn Me Into The Snat
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Limited Splatter Vinyl edition (5 colors - Clear vinyl basis)
Celebrating 10th anniversary of Connan Mockasin 's both debut album "Forever Dolphin Love" & career, Phantasy and Because Music release new editions of long time out of stock "Forever Dolphin Love" & "Caramel" (2nd album) Lps. Exclusive Splatter 2021 Editions .
Product informations
- "Forever Dolphin Love" : Limited Splatter Vinyl edition (5 colors - Clear vinyl basis)
Tracklist
FOREVER DOLPHIN LOVE (SPLATTER 2021 EDITION)
A1 Megumi The Milkway Above
A2 It's Choade My Dear
A3 Faking Jazz Together
A4 Quadropuss Island
A5 Forever Dolphin Love
B1 Muss
B2 Egon Hosford
B3 Unicorn in Uniform
B4 Grampa Moff
B5 Please Turn Me Into The Snat
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2021 repress
UPC: 5060281616272 Release: 07.10.2013
Special Remarks: 2LP Gatefold vinyl, printed inner sleeves, stickers
Tracklist LP : A 1. Waterjump / A2. Freefloating / A3. Naive Response B 1. Drone Logic / B2. These Nights Never End / B3. Platform Zero C1. Need Electric / C2. All I Need / C3. Spring 27 D1. Simulrec / D2. No Energy / D3. Knowing We'll Be There
The 12 track album was written and produced since the turn of 2013 and mixed with Erol Alkan at 'The Phantasy Sound', the label's own studio in London. A difficult trick to master but like Carl Craig's 'More Songs About Food And Revolutionary Art', Plastikman's 'Consumed' or more recently the work of Four Tet, the album works as a cohesive whole rather than a disparate collection of tracks. Innovative and forward thinking, Drone Logic manages to draw influences from beyond the dancefloor via My Bloody Valentine, NEU! and Chris Carter while still having the techno pulse to scale the walls of any club. The wide array of plaudits and early adopters of Avery's music is proof of this, ranging from acid house legends like The Chemical Brothers, Andrew Weatherall and Richie Hawtin to the best of the new breed in Maya Jane Coles, James Holden and Factory Floor.
Firmly established as one of the UK's most exciting new DJ / producers having cut his teeth in Weatherall's Shoreditch studio bunker, Drone Logic follows up Avery's universally acclaimed mix CD for London clubbing institution Fabric where he remains a resident, recent remixes for Primal Scream, The Horrors & Django Django and last year's Need Electric and Water Jump EPs on Alkan's Phantasy label. This summer sees him play at Bestival, Festival No.6 and the Green Man festival.
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UPC: 5060281616272 Release: 07.10.2013
Special Remarks: 2LP Gatefold vinyl, printed inner sleeves, stickers
Tracklist LP : A 1. Waterjump / A2. Freefloating / A3. Naive Response B 1. Drone Logic / B2. These Nights Never End / B3. Platform Zero C1. Need Electric / C2. All I Need / C3. Spring 27 D1. Simulrec / D2. No Energy / D3. Knowing We'll Be There
The 12 track album was written and produced since the turn of 2013 and mixed with Erol Alkan at 'The Phantasy Sound', the label's own studio in London. A difficult trick to master but like Carl Craig's 'More Songs About Food And Revolutionary Art', Plastikman's 'Consumed' or more recently the work of Four Tet, the album works as a cohesive whole rather than a disparate collection of tracks. Innovative and forward thinking, Drone Logic manages to draw influences from beyond the dancefloor via My Bloody Valentine, NEU! and Chris Carter while still having the techno pulse to scale the walls of any club. The wide array of plaudits and early adopters of Avery's music is proof of this, ranging from acid house legends like The Chemical Brothers, Andrew Weatherall and Richie Hawtin to the best of the new breed in Maya Jane Coles, James Holden and Factory Floor.
Firmly established as one of the UK's most exciting new DJ / producers having cut his teeth in Weatherall's Shoreditch studio bunker, Drone Logic follows up Avery's universally acclaimed mix CD for London clubbing institution Fabric where he remains a resident, recent remixes for Primal Scream, The Horrors & Django Django and last year's Need Electric and Water Jump EPs on Alkan's Phantasy label. This summer sees him play at Bestival, Festival No.6 and the Green Man festival.
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Late Of The Pier announce a special 10th anniversary edition of their cult debut album ‘Fantasy Black Channel’, produced by Erol Alkan and released in 2008 to great acclaim. Fittingly, the reissue will be released on a limited lenticular edition of 500, alongside a standard edition both with heavyweight vinyl. Both reissues are accompanied by a digital companion album of unreleased demos and outtakes from the album recording sessions – set for release through Alkan’s Phantasy Sound label, landing in stores on 18th January 2019. LOTP (Sam Eastgate, Andrew Faley, Ross Dawson and Sam Potter) were a band of inter-dimensional musicians who landed in the late noughts, whose wild journey took them from the quiet North West Leicestershire countryside to the stages of Coachella, Tokyo and beyond, touring with the likes of Soulwax and Justice. Their music was a mutant take on pop that described the chaos of being a teenager by looking forwards and backwards over and over again until the present moment started to make sense. Following the release of Fantasy Black Channel they put out singles ‘Blueberry’ and ‘Best In The Class’ in 2010, picking up fans from Mike Skinner to Dave Grohl along the way. Talking in a 2014 interview, Grohl exclaimed, “They blew my fucking mind. They’re called Late of the Pier. They made one record and disappeared. […] They use crazy computers and then they rock and it sounds like dubstep for one minute, then it’s a crazy prog thing, and it’s like, ‘Wow’.”
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Territory, World ex F,UK.
2018 REISSUE LP, first time and exclusive to thsi Pressing on 180g Vinyl (& Download Code )
Connan Mockasin´s Superclassic Debut Album is being repressed for the first in a HQ 180g Vinyl Edition (+Download). Back by popular demand!
Tracklist:
A1 Megumi The Milkway Above 2:32 , A2 It’s Choade My Dear 4:08, A3 Faking Jazz Together 5:16, A4 Quadropuss Island 2:15, A5 Forever Dolphin Love 10:07
B1 Muss 1:19, B2 Egon Hosford 2:15, B3 Unicorn In Uniform 3:43 , B4 Grampa Moff 0:28 , B5 Please Turn Me Into The Snat 4:34
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2018 REISSUE LP, first time and exclusive to thsi Pressing on 180g Vinyl (& Download Code )
Connan Mockasin´s Superclassic Debut Album is being repressed for the first in a HQ 180g Vinyl Edition (+Download). Back by popular demand!
Tracklist:
A1 Megumi The Milkway Above 2:32 , A2 It’s Choade My Dear 4:08, A3 Faking Jazz Together 5:16, A4 Quadropuss Island 2:15, A5 Forever Dolphin Love 10:07
B1 Muss 1:19, B2 Egon Hosford 2:15, B3 Unicorn In Uniform 3:43 , B4 Grampa Moff 0:28 , B5 Please Turn Me Into The Snat 4:34
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Territories: world excl france,uk
2018 REISSUE LP, first time and exclusive to thi Pressing on 180g Vinyl (& Download Code )
TRACKLISTING: 1 Nothing Lasts Forever , 2 Caramel, 3 I'm The Man That Will Find You,
4 Do I Make You Feel Shy?, 5 Why Are You Crying?, 6 It's Your Body 1, 7 It's Your Body 2,
8 It's Your Body 3, 9 It's Your Body 4, 10 It's Your Body 5, 11 I Wanna Roll With You,
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4 Do I Make You Feel Shy?, 5 Why Are You Crying?, 6 It's Your Body 1, 7 It's Your Body 2,
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Tracklist:
CD 1
1/ FACTORY FLOOR (GABE GURNSEY REMIX) , 2/ ALL I NEED (ROMAN FLÜGEL REMIX) , 3/ PLATFORM ZERO (VOLTE - FACE REMIX) , 4/ NAIVE RESPONSE (Ø [PHASE] REMIX) , 5/ SPRING 27 (SILENT SERVANT REMIX) , 6/ FREE FLOATING (MATT WALSH REMIX) , 7/ KNOWING WE'LL BE HERE (KINK REMIX) , 8/ NEW ENERGY (BEYOND THE WIZARD'S SLEEVE RE-ANIMATION)
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1/ DRONE LOGIC (RØDHÅD REMIX) , 2/ NEED ELECTRIC (AUDION REMIX) , 3/ RECEPTION (PERC REMIX) , 4/ THESE NIGHTS NEVER END (RICARDO TOBAR REMIX) , 5/ SIMULREC (CONFORCE REMIX) , 6/ WATER JUMP (POWELL REMIX) , 7/ TASTE (SPECIAL REQUEST REMIX) , 8/ NAIVE RESPONSE (DANNY DAZE REMIX)
Short info:
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Inviting each producer to either compliment, reconstruct or occasionally rebuild his original compositions, New Energy stands as a testament to the strength of the current state of affairs in electronic music, borne out of one of its most original talents.
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1/ FACTORY FLOOR (GABE GURNSEY REMIX) , 2/ ALL I NEED (ROMAN FLÜGEL REMIX) , 3/ PLATFORM ZERO (VOLTE - FACE REMIX) , 4/ NAIVE RESPONSE (Ø [PHASE] REMIX) , 5/ SPRING 27 (SILENT SERVANT REMIX) , 6/ FREE FLOATING (MATT WALSH REMIX) , 7/ KNOWING WE'LL BE HERE (KINK REMIX) , 8/ NEW ENERGY (BEYOND THE WIZARD'S SLEEVE RE-ANIMATION)
CD2
1/ DRONE LOGIC (RØDHÅD REMIX) , 2/ NEED ELECTRIC (AUDION REMIX) , 3/ RECEPTION (PERC REMIX) , 4/ THESE NIGHTS NEVER END (RICARDO TOBAR REMIX) , 5/ SIMULREC (CONFORCE REMIX) , 6/ WATER JUMP (POWELL REMIX) , 7/ TASTE (SPECIAL REQUEST REMIX) , 8/ NAIVE RESPONSE (DANNY DAZE REMIX)
Short info:
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Label:phantasy sound
Cat-No:bec5161946
Release-Date:12.01.2015
Genre:Pop
Configuration:Vinyl Album Excl
Label:phantasy sound
Cat-No:bec5161946
Release-Date:12.01.2015
Genre:Pop
Configuration:Vinyl Album Excl
1 LP+Download Code - heavycard gatefold, spot varnish,special inner sleeves, donwload code - UPC: 5060281619464 Release: 12.1.2015
Tracklist LP: A SIDE // 1 MOUTH / 2 GIUDECCA / 3 ARMS / 4 HOW / 5 GLASS - B SIDE // 6 GLACIER / 7 LYING / 8 LUCKY / 9 ANSWER / 10 THE FOG
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Tracklist LP: A SIDE // 1 MOUTH / 2 GIUDECCA / 3 ARMS / 4 HOW / 5 GLASS - B SIDE // 6 GLACIER / 7 LYING / 8 LUCKY / 9 ANSWER / 10 THE FOG
In recent times, Phantasy have provided the soundtrack for many adrenaline fuelled nights and hazy mornings with critically acclaimed albums from Daniel Avery ('Drone Logic') and Connan Mockasin ('Forever Dolphin Love' & 'Caramel'). Their latest discovery Ghost Culture emerges from the shadows to make the space between those two worlds his own. Since announcing his arrival one year ago with a debut single 'Mouth', the London based artist has built up a feverish following with a further pair of ear catching singles.
This trio of sell-out releases, each pressed on 'invisible' vinyl, offered a glimpse of a rare talent whose music was just as at home in the club as it was in ones bedroom. Now Phantasy, are proud to present his self titled debut album, a collection of ten tracks rich in emotion, musicality and sonic artistry.
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Rel date 3.2.2014
UPC: 5060281617095
Track listing:
A. I'm The Man, That Will Find You
B. She Lives In My Lap
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A. I'm The Man, That Will Find You
B. She Lives In My Lap
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Just when you thought you had Kasper Bjørke figured out he comes back with another great musical surprise. His new album Puzzles, which will be released April 5th on hfn music, follows two recent collaborative EPs on Live at Robert Johnson and Mule Musiq as well as his second Kasper Bjørke Quartet neoclassical/ambient album Mother on Kompakt.
Puzzles is Kasper’s love letter to the sound of early 2000s New York - merged with his Scandinavian sense of producing songs that goes beyond conventional club music; combining disco tinged instrumentations mixed with elements of 80s funk, jazz and contemporary pop songwriting, creating something familiar yet, something very fresh and innovative at the same time.
The album includes collaborations with a wide range of musicians and vocalists. From California based indie-disco troubadour Woolfy (DFA, Rong, Permanent Vacation etc.) to the Icelandic dream-folk trio Systur aka Sísý Ey (who also featured on Kasper’s 2014 single Apart, where the Michael Mayer remix became a timeless club anthem), as well as other longtime collaborators and artist friends: Toby Ernest, Jacob Bellens, WhoMadeWho’s Tomas Høffding on bass, Posh Isolation affiliate Frederik Valentin on guitar and the young, rising jazz star Oilly Wallace on saxophone and flute. Essentially, the majority of Puzzles is played and recorded live, including the drums by Rasmus Littauer (School of X, MØ). Many of the songs emerged from chord progressions written during studio sessions between Kasper and Toby - which Kasper then produced into a colourful and effective album, rooted in an expressive live feeling far from programmed patterns.
Puzzles is a new step for Kasper as a producer and artist, showcasing his ability to move and flow freely between genres and expressions, however still deeply rooted in his love and affection for the classic disco groove - which is only natural after more than two decades as an active DJ.
Another piece has been added to the musical puzzle of Kasper Bjørke More