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han gaiden - A1. IS IT THE WAY
2
han gaiden - A2. HYPED
3
han gaiden - B1. COUCOU
4
han gaiden - B2. TALK OF THE TOWN
12" EP
Special remarks:
High quality lacquer cut LP in reverse board cover. It comes shrink wrapped with EAN sticker on shrink
wrap.
Tracklist:
A1 IS IT THE WAY
A2 HYPED
B1 COUCOU
B2 TALK OF THE TOWN More
Special remarks:
High quality lacquer cut LP in reverse board cover. It comes shrink wrapped with EAN sticker on shrink
wrap.
Tracklist:
A1 IS IT THE WAY
A2 HYPED
B1 COUCOU
B2 TALK OF THE TOWN More
More records from Mutual Intentions
1
Fredfades - Caviar (feat. Arthur Kay)
2
Fredfades - My Heart Is On The Edge (feat. Kristina Hamilton)
3
Fredfades - Winner (Telephones Mix) (feat. Telephones)
4
Fredfades - Tenerife 1994
5
Fredfades - Intuition (feat. MoRuf)
6
Fredfades - Summer Of Love
7
Fredfades - Well, Well, Well
8
Fredfades - My Heart Is On The Edge (Falconry Data Mix)
Special remarks: High quality lacquer cut LP in reverse board cover. It comes shrink wrapped with EAN sticker on shrink wrap.
Genre: House, Deep House, Techno, Electronic, Balearic, Euro-House.
A1 Caviar (feat. Arthur Kay)
A2 My Heart Is On The Edge (feat. Kristina Hamilton)
A3 Winner (Telephones Mix) (feat. Telephones)
A4 Tenerife 1994
B1 Intuition (feat. MoRuf)
B2 Summer Of Love
B3 Well, Well, Well
B4 My Heart Is On The Edge (Falconry Data Mix)
Press text:
Fredfades is finally ready with his second album as a solo artist. The producer and DJ and has remained active as a musician ever since his debut single in 2008. Since he released his debut solo album 'Warmth' six years ago he's ben diving into a bunch of different genres and cross-ing musical landscapes such as ambient, hip-hop and house, which has led to releases and productions across labels like his own Mutual Inten-tions imprint, as well as bigger labels like Stones Throw, Fresh Selects and Jakarta Records. This sonic voyage has resulted in ‘Caviar’ - an album that tells the story of a producer who's ready to let go of his youthful love and indulge himself to electronic music.
Fredfades name is more often seen on foreign club posters than back home in Norway. This has colored the musical expression of the Oslo-born multi-artist, and on ‘Caviar’ he is gathering inspiration from every corner of the world where he has traveled. You can clearly hear the inspi-rations from the sounds of Rome, Manchester, South-Africa, Detroit, New York, Berlin, Paris and the Balearic ocean, which are all well repre-sented throughout the album's eight tracks. If you close your eyes and put your ears close to the speakers you will hear loons, running water, African percussion instruments, roaring saxophones, bit-crushed samples, moaning women, TB 303’s, bottom-heavy basslines and recordings of whales communicating at the bottom of the ocean. Everything seamlessly put together for Fredfades’ own sonic world view. The album features a bunch of talented friends of Fred, such as Telephones or the vocalists MoRuf and Kristian Hamilton.
Despite being known as more of a progressive and edgy DJ that haunts down a lot of indie and private press electronic music, Fredfades has cultivated a more elegant and controversial output in his own music. His progressions often consist of dwelling jazz chords from electric pianos or mellow sub-filtered synth patches that creates space where he can unleash rowdy basslines, rhythm sections and leads just as confident and captivating as the man himself. On the jazzy ‘Tenerife 1994’ you can hear a tribute to one of Fred’s greatest heroes in music: Pharoah Sanders, while on ‘My Heart Is On The Edge’ and ‘Summer of Love’ the energy and euphoria is boiling over and directs your mind towards the summer raves which Fredfades is known to throw down in Oslo.
On the LP covers backside Fredfades is posing with a Korg Wavestation in front of the block where he grew up in the suburbs outside Oslo, while the front cover is showing an airbrushed illustration of Caviar from sturgeon - ‘From block to Beluga’. The black vinyl contains magic grooves created by an electronic musical convertite, with the power to transport the listener from a perpetual winter to the 90s warm dance floors and the 'Second Summer of Love’.
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Genre: House, Deep House, Techno, Electronic, Balearic, Euro-House.
A1 Caviar (feat. Arthur Kay)
A2 My Heart Is On The Edge (feat. Kristina Hamilton)
A3 Winner (Telephones Mix) (feat. Telephones)
A4 Tenerife 1994
B1 Intuition (feat. MoRuf)
B2 Summer Of Love
B3 Well, Well, Well
B4 My Heart Is On The Edge (Falconry Data Mix)
Press text:
Fredfades is finally ready with his second album as a solo artist. The producer and DJ and has remained active as a musician ever since his debut single in 2008. Since he released his debut solo album 'Warmth' six years ago he's ben diving into a bunch of different genres and cross-ing musical landscapes such as ambient, hip-hop and house, which has led to releases and productions across labels like his own Mutual Inten-tions imprint, as well as bigger labels like Stones Throw, Fresh Selects and Jakarta Records. This sonic voyage has resulted in ‘Caviar’ - an album that tells the story of a producer who's ready to let go of his youthful love and indulge himself to electronic music.
Fredfades name is more often seen on foreign club posters than back home in Norway. This has colored the musical expression of the Oslo-born multi-artist, and on ‘Caviar’ he is gathering inspiration from every corner of the world where he has traveled. You can clearly hear the inspi-rations from the sounds of Rome, Manchester, South-Africa, Detroit, New York, Berlin, Paris and the Balearic ocean, which are all well repre-sented throughout the album's eight tracks. If you close your eyes and put your ears close to the speakers you will hear loons, running water, African percussion instruments, roaring saxophones, bit-crushed samples, moaning women, TB 303’s, bottom-heavy basslines and recordings of whales communicating at the bottom of the ocean. Everything seamlessly put together for Fredfades’ own sonic world view. The album features a bunch of talented friends of Fred, such as Telephones or the vocalists MoRuf and Kristian Hamilton.
Despite being known as more of a progressive and edgy DJ that haunts down a lot of indie and private press electronic music, Fredfades has cultivated a more elegant and controversial output in his own music. His progressions often consist of dwelling jazz chords from electric pianos or mellow sub-filtered synth patches that creates space where he can unleash rowdy basslines, rhythm sections and leads just as confident and captivating as the man himself. On the jazzy ‘Tenerife 1994’ you can hear a tribute to one of Fred’s greatest heroes in music: Pharoah Sanders, while on ‘My Heart Is On The Edge’ and ‘Summer of Love’ the energy and euphoria is boiling over and directs your mind towards the summer raves which Fredfades is known to throw down in Oslo.
On the LP covers backside Fredfades is posing with a Korg Wavestation in front of the block where he grew up in the suburbs outside Oslo, while the front cover is showing an airbrushed illustration of Caviar from sturgeon - ‘From block to Beluga’. The black vinyl contains magic grooves created by an electronic musical convertite, with the power to transport the listener from a perpetual winter to the 90s warm dance floors and the 'Second Summer of Love’.
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Label:Mutual Intentions
Cat-No:MI-033
Release-Date:31.03.2023
Genre:HipHop/Rap/Urban
Configuration:LP Excl
Label:Mutual Intentions
Cat-No:MI-033
Release-Date:31.03.2023
Genre:HipHop/Rap/Urban
Configuration:LP Excl
1
Fredfades & Sraw - A1 Double Density
2
Fredfades & Sraw - A2 Smoggy
3
Fredfades & Sraw - A3 Playing with Time
4
Fredfades & Sraw - A4 Mobbin’ for a Hobby ft. Planet Asia & Waz
5
Fredfades & Sraw - A5 Closer
6
Fredfades & Sraw - A6 Trapped ft. Pink Siifu
7
Fredfades & Sraw - B1 Intermezzo
8
Fredfades & Sraw - B2 2night
9
Fredfades & Sraw - B3. Rings Around Saturn
10
Fredfades & Sraw - B4 The Maxi-Single ft. Planet Asia
11
Fredfades & Sraw - B5 Omnichord
12
Fredfades & Sraw - B6 Spark Lah ft. Blue November
13
Fredfades & Sraw - B7 Outro
Genre: Hip-Hop. Beats, Rap, Lo-Fi Beats,
A1 Double Density
A2 Smoggy
A3 Playing with Time
A4 Mobbin’ for a Hobby ft. Planet Asia & Waz
A5 Closer
A6 Trapped ft. Pink Siifu
B1 Intermezzo
B2 2night
B3 Rings Around Saturn
B4 The Maxi-Single ft. Planet Asia
B5 Omnichord
B6 Spark Lah ft. Blue November
B7 Outro
Press text:
SP-1200 beats made using postal service. Fredfades and Sraw collaborate through post, exchanging dusty beats for an experimental Hip Hop record. The process of sending floppy discs back and forth, where each producer added element over
element on their own SP-1200, has been on-going for almost 10 years, slowly building a collaborative body of work.
The result is Double Density, an LP that oozes with the character of that infamous instrument which laid much of the foundation for the earliest Hip Hop artists and still manages to evoke those raw and visceral sounds of that era. Reinforcing those
sounds are the voices of Planet Asia, Pink Siifu and Blue November, who deliver lyrics from US coasts to Scandanavia’s fjords.
The duos collaborative effort swims in a sea of eclectic influences where Jazz, Soul and Hip-Hop thrive in the construct of this
unique instrument. The drum machine pops, crackles and hisses on a bed of big bass lines through 12 tracks that go from
short instrumentals to fully arranged songs.
Taking Hip-Hop back to its origins, everything is stripped bare to its essentials and for every vocal track, there’s its antithesis in
the form of an instrumental break. It’s a record that plays with the archetypes of Hip Hop and Rap as something that we’ve lost
over the years that begs for revocation. Double Density sounds exotic in the world of today’s gleaming beats. More
A1 Double Density
A2 Smoggy
A3 Playing with Time
A4 Mobbin’ for a Hobby ft. Planet Asia & Waz
A5 Closer
A6 Trapped ft. Pink Siifu
B1 Intermezzo
B2 2night
B3 Rings Around Saturn
B4 The Maxi-Single ft. Planet Asia
B5 Omnichord
B6 Spark Lah ft. Blue November
B7 Outro
Press text:
SP-1200 beats made using postal service. Fredfades and Sraw collaborate through post, exchanging dusty beats for an experimental Hip Hop record. The process of sending floppy discs back and forth, where each producer added element over
element on their own SP-1200, has been on-going for almost 10 years, slowly building a collaborative body of work.
The result is Double Density, an LP that oozes with the character of that infamous instrument which laid much of the foundation for the earliest Hip Hop artists and still manages to evoke those raw and visceral sounds of that era. Reinforcing those
sounds are the voices of Planet Asia, Pink Siifu and Blue November, who deliver lyrics from US coasts to Scandanavia’s fjords.
The duos collaborative effort swims in a sea of eclectic influences where Jazz, Soul and Hip-Hop thrive in the construct of this
unique instrument. The drum machine pops, crackles and hisses on a bed of big bass lines through 12 tracks that go from
short instrumentals to fully arranged songs.
Taking Hip-Hop back to its origins, everything is stripped bare to its essentials and for every vocal track, there’s its antithesis in
the form of an instrumental break. It’s a record that plays with the archetypes of Hip Hop and Rap as something that we’ve lost
over the years that begs for revocation. Double Density sounds exotic in the world of today’s gleaming beats. More
Label:Mutual Intentions
Cat-No:MI-034
Release-Date:10.03.2023
Genre:HipHop/Rap/Urban
Configuration:LP Excl
Label:Mutual Intentions
Cat-No:MI-034
Release-Date:10.03.2023
Genre:HipHop/Rap/Urban
Configuration:LP Excl
1
Ivan Ave - A1 R U (Gonna Eat That)
2
Ivan Ave - A2 Bread
3
Ivan Ave - A3 Inthecut ft. Children ofZeus
4
Ivan Ave - A4 What A Day!!!
5
Ivan Ave - A5 Don’t Fuck Up (Interlude)
6
Ivan Ave - A6 Sweet
7
Ivan Ave - B1 Pre
8
Ivan Ave - B2 Orbit ft. Zee, MoRuf & Jay Prince
9
Ivan Ave - B3 All Season
10
Ivan Ave - B4 Gear
11
Ivan Ave - B5 Post
12
Ivan Ave - B6 Unpack
Special remarks: LP with pantone + CMYK printed outer and inner sleeve, shrink wrap and silver hype
sticker!
Genre: Hip-Hop. Rap. RnB, Neo-Soul, Jazz-funk,
A1 R U (Gonna Eat That)
A2 Bread
A3 Inthecut ft. Children ofZeus
A4 What A Day!!!
A5 Don’t Fuck Up (Interlude)
A6 Sweet
B1 Pre
B2 Orbit ft. Zee, MoRuf & Jay Prince
B3 All Season
B4 Gear
B5 Post
B6 Unpack
Press text:
If there is a space in this place for a voice of this age, it’s still sealed in wax. Above the din of the noise a vocal appears, in calm
reflection, it delivers a message of hope in a time of despair. Ivan Ave is back. A lot has transpired since we last heard him on a
full-length project, there's a lot to ponder as we get into his latest LP, All Season Gear.
On his 4th solo album, Ivan offers a glimpse into the various seasons he and his friends went through in the last three years. All
Season Gear was recorded on highs and lows through a pandemic, through healing, falling in love and observing the chaos that
is the hyper-textual information age. Lyrically an all-weather-proof record, breaking even with with a joie de vivre, backed by
production from the likes of Sasac, Mndsgn, Like, DJ Harrison and Ivan Ave himself.
The Norwegian rapper’s sixth solo release percolates between desperation and buoyancy, through a tide of beats, as Ivan taps
into his signature observations. His lyrics are an astute surveillance that exploit the mundane in a pensive exploration, touching
on hedonistic heights, with a constant focus on the beauty of the everyday.
The Mutual Intentions mouthpiece breezes through a record of wistful sonorities brought together by the larger Mutual intentions
collaboration. Keys swell and bass undulates, as the production convene on vintage aesthetics, repurposed for air-pod traveling.
It extends the sonic palette of his last LP, Double Goodbyes, and plunges the sound deeper than ever before.
Ivan Ave reinforces our vision of him as a voice for our time. A philosopher’s touch-stone in a world where the incongruous prevails over the sincere. More
sticker!
Genre: Hip-Hop. Rap. RnB, Neo-Soul, Jazz-funk,
A1 R U (Gonna Eat That)
A2 Bread
A3 Inthecut ft. Children ofZeus
A4 What A Day!!!
A5 Don’t Fuck Up (Interlude)
A6 Sweet
B1 Pre
B2 Orbit ft. Zee, MoRuf & Jay Prince
B3 All Season
B4 Gear
B5 Post
B6 Unpack
Press text:
If there is a space in this place for a voice of this age, it’s still sealed in wax. Above the din of the noise a vocal appears, in calm
reflection, it delivers a message of hope in a time of despair. Ivan Ave is back. A lot has transpired since we last heard him on a
full-length project, there's a lot to ponder as we get into his latest LP, All Season Gear.
On his 4th solo album, Ivan offers a glimpse into the various seasons he and his friends went through in the last three years. All
Season Gear was recorded on highs and lows through a pandemic, through healing, falling in love and observing the chaos that
is the hyper-textual information age. Lyrically an all-weather-proof record, breaking even with with a joie de vivre, backed by
production from the likes of Sasac, Mndsgn, Like, DJ Harrison and Ivan Ave himself.
The Norwegian rapper’s sixth solo release percolates between desperation and buoyancy, through a tide of beats, as Ivan taps
into his signature observations. His lyrics are an astute surveillance that exploit the mundane in a pensive exploration, touching
on hedonistic heights, with a constant focus on the beauty of the everyday.
The Mutual Intentions mouthpiece breezes through a record of wistful sonorities brought together by the larger Mutual intentions
collaboration. Keys swell and bass undulates, as the production convene on vintage aesthetics, repurposed for air-pod traveling.
It extends the sonic palette of his last LP, Double Goodbyes, and plunges the sound deeper than ever before.
Ivan Ave reinforces our vision of him as a voice for our time. A philosopher’s touch-stone in a world where the incongruous prevails over the sincere. More
Label:Mutual Intentions
Cat-No:MI-028
Release-Date:18.02.2022
Genre:Dope Beat/Hip Hop
Configuration:10" Excl
Label:Mutual Intentions
Cat-No:MI-028
Release-Date:18.02.2022
Genre:Dope Beat/Hip Hop
Configuration:10" Excl
1
Ivan Ave - What A Day
2
Ivan Ave - Gear
3
Ivan Ave - Mid
4
Ivan Ave - Names
5
Ivan Ave - What A Day (Instrumental)
6
Ivan Ave - Gear (Instrumental)
7
Ivan Ave - Mid (Instrumental)
8
Ivan Ave - Names (Instrumental)
10"
Special remarks: Limited edition vinyl pressing of the EP that comes with a extra song + instrumentals that is only available if
purchasing the vinyl. The EP includes production by Mndsgn, Sasac & Ivan Ave
Tracklist:
A1 What A Day
A2 Gear
A3 Mid
A4 Names
B1 What A Day (Instrumental)
B2 Gear (Instrumental)
B3 Mid (Instrumental)
B4 Names (Instrumental)
Info Text:
His last LP has barely touched record store shelves and Ivan ave is back with a EP for Mutual Intentions. Mid Season finds Ivan Ave in bloom as he evokes the sounds of
spring on his latest offering. The EP title also refers to a mid-album-recording process, which Ave currently finds himself in. Mid Season gives the listener insight into a
forthcoming full length album, entitled All Season Gear.
The prolific Norwegian rapper continues to charm with a seductive baritone that blows like a cool breeze through the production’s warm accompaniment. Dusty drum
machines under glacial keys and guitars offer a platform from which Ivan waxes lyrical about everything that touches him. He has crafted a unique voice in Hip Hop echelons, finding quirky analogies in the mundane. While in the past, he could find a parable for love in a bicycle lock or existential questions in an worn out sock, he turns his
attention increasingly to social realities.
He regularly takes aim at the ridiculous aspects of our contemporary society throughout Mid Season, with lyrics that poke fun as much they ask what the fuck?
“Spotify owner 'bout to buy a whole ball team… That mean I own a corner flag or some seats at least?,” he sings on «What a Day!!!». The record is peppered with these
types of anecdotal metaphors that come together like a social media story through a bionic AI. Ivan Ave is the product of this generation and it’s only right he should reflect
that. He does it in a unique way that requires the listener to untangle these preternatural allegories.
Playing with a dichotomy of words, he doesn’t labour on a thought before he’s lazily propelled onto the next at the turn of each bar. His laissez faire approach is only
emboldened by the slow moving percussion and keys that have come to define his sound. Picking up on early nineties influences from the likes of Native Tongues or Dilla,
the music on Mid Season continues to reassess and revolutionise these archetypes. It’s in the keyboard sounds of this latest EP, that Ivan Ave and producers have found
yet another new evolution in his sound.
Synthesisers that sound like they belong to a Maynard Ferguson record rather than a Hip Hop EP make the record come alive over a chugging and forceful rhythm section. It provides an airy and playful contrast to the more serious elements on the track, and much like Ivan Ave’s lyrical prowess offers an extra layer of depth that often
eludes Hip Hop’s most successful stars. The more you listen to Ivan Ave the more you get entrenched in his work and Mid Season continues to send the artist on an
exciting trajectory. More
Special remarks: Limited edition vinyl pressing of the EP that comes with a extra song + instrumentals that is only available if
purchasing the vinyl. The EP includes production by Mndsgn, Sasac & Ivan Ave
Tracklist:
A1 What A Day
A2 Gear
A3 Mid
A4 Names
B1 What A Day (Instrumental)
B2 Gear (Instrumental)
B3 Mid (Instrumental)
B4 Names (Instrumental)
Info Text:
His last LP has barely touched record store shelves and Ivan ave is back with a EP for Mutual Intentions. Mid Season finds Ivan Ave in bloom as he evokes the sounds of
spring on his latest offering. The EP title also refers to a mid-album-recording process, which Ave currently finds himself in. Mid Season gives the listener insight into a
forthcoming full length album, entitled All Season Gear.
The prolific Norwegian rapper continues to charm with a seductive baritone that blows like a cool breeze through the production’s warm accompaniment. Dusty drum
machines under glacial keys and guitars offer a platform from which Ivan waxes lyrical about everything that touches him. He has crafted a unique voice in Hip Hop echelons, finding quirky analogies in the mundane. While in the past, he could find a parable for love in a bicycle lock or existential questions in an worn out sock, he turns his
attention increasingly to social realities.
He regularly takes aim at the ridiculous aspects of our contemporary society throughout Mid Season, with lyrics that poke fun as much they ask what the fuck?
“Spotify owner 'bout to buy a whole ball team… That mean I own a corner flag or some seats at least?,” he sings on «What a Day!!!». The record is peppered with these
types of anecdotal metaphors that come together like a social media story through a bionic AI. Ivan Ave is the product of this generation and it’s only right he should reflect
that. He does it in a unique way that requires the listener to untangle these preternatural allegories.
Playing with a dichotomy of words, he doesn’t labour on a thought before he’s lazily propelled onto the next at the turn of each bar. His laissez faire approach is only
emboldened by the slow moving percussion and keys that have come to define his sound. Picking up on early nineties influences from the likes of Native Tongues or Dilla,
the music on Mid Season continues to reassess and revolutionise these archetypes. It’s in the keyboard sounds of this latest EP, that Ivan Ave and producers have found
yet another new evolution in his sound.
Synthesisers that sound like they belong to a Maynard Ferguson record rather than a Hip Hop EP make the record come alive over a chugging and forceful rhythm section. It provides an airy and playful contrast to the more serious elements on the track, and much like Ivan Ave’s lyrical prowess offers an extra layer of depth that often
eludes Hip Hop’s most successful stars. The more you listen to Ivan Ave the more you get entrenched in his work and Mid Season continues to send the artist on an
exciting trajectory. More
1
Kurtiss - A1. Every Woman Loves Acid
2
Kurtiss - A2. Can You Feel It (LH Tribute)
3
Kurtiss - B1. Never Thought (Live Remix)
12"
Special remarks: High quality laqcuer cut LP with pantone printed disco sleeve in shrink wrap!
Genre: Deep House, Soulful House, House, Techno,
Tracklist:
A1 Every Woman Loves Acid
A2 Can You Feel It (LH Tribute)
B1 Never Thought (Live Remix)
Press text: Coinciding with the release of the Curtis Vodka EP on Mutual Intentions, Kurtiss moves from the fringes of the dance floor to the centre of the DJ booth with this lively three-track tool for the same label. The mysterious artist pays tribute to House music's origins as he takes his style of Hi-Def House music into peak time.
Shimmering hi-hats, deep basslines and staccato keys explode on "Every Woman loves Acid" where a disembodied vocal and squelching 303 go line for line in a psychedelic call and response. The obvious Larry Heard tribute, hastens the step of the Chicago classic "Can You Feel It" to accommodate an impatient dance floor, while Sadé croons over a skipping bass line for a live remix of "Never Thought."
Kurtiss homes his efforts in on the groove for this outing in a fitting selection for the whitelabel format. Alongside the official EP, this ushers in a new era for Kurtiss' music, sealing his future in wax, and bringing his music to a bigger audience through the Mutual Intentions franchise.
Kurtiss is a sporadic figure on the House music scene with eccentric habits, whose music is a rarified sonic experience for those who seek it out. Finally, this package re-constitutes the artist's presence in a physical format that will indefinitely become a future apogee on his and the label's discography.
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Special remarks: High quality laqcuer cut LP with pantone printed disco sleeve in shrink wrap!
Genre: Deep House, Soulful House, House, Techno,
Tracklist:
A1 Every Woman Loves Acid
A2 Can You Feel It (LH Tribute)
B1 Never Thought (Live Remix)
Press text: Coinciding with the release of the Curtis Vodka EP on Mutual Intentions, Kurtiss moves from the fringes of the dance floor to the centre of the DJ booth with this lively three-track tool for the same label. The mysterious artist pays tribute to House music's origins as he takes his style of Hi-Def House music into peak time.
Shimmering hi-hats, deep basslines and staccato keys explode on "Every Woman loves Acid" where a disembodied vocal and squelching 303 go line for line in a psychedelic call and response. The obvious Larry Heard tribute, hastens the step of the Chicago classic "Can You Feel It" to accommodate an impatient dance floor, while Sadé croons over a skipping bass line for a live remix of "Never Thought."
Kurtiss homes his efforts in on the groove for this outing in a fitting selection for the whitelabel format. Alongside the official EP, this ushers in a new era for Kurtiss' music, sealing his future in wax, and bringing his music to a bigger audience through the Mutual Intentions franchise.
Kurtiss is a sporadic figure on the House music scene with eccentric habits, whose music is a rarified sonic experience for those who seek it out. Finally, this package re-constitutes the artist's presence in a physical format that will indefinitely become a future apogee on his and the label's discography.
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12" EP
Special remarks: High quality laqcuer cut LP with CMYK + pantone printed disco sleeve in shrink wrap!
Genre: Deep House, Soulful House, House, Techno, Nu-Disco
Tracklist:
A1 Club Odysseus
A2 Amor de La Casa Acida
A3 Play Only At Night
A4 Alvar Aalto
B1 Soul Musique
B2 NYC Jam
B3 Emax Jazz
Press text: Kurtiss is a shadowy and enigmatic figure working on the boundaries of civilization. A sporadic figure on the House music scene with eccentric habits, Kurtiss' music is a rarified sonic experience for those who seek it out. The Ameri-can artist is hard to pin down and his music is a tantalizing little secret only for adept diggers who appreciate the style of Hi-Def House music that the artist has cultivated. Although he's a known Soundcloud fixture, he's only put out a handful of digital singles as Curtis Vodka in the past, with Mutual Intentions facilitating his latest and immortalizing his music on their next set of releases.
A nomadic artist, who's worked on music ranging from Ghetto Tech to House, his music has spanned the known musical spectrum, forging uncanny relationships with everything from 50 Cent to Mall Grab. Under the pseudonym Kurtiss (or Curtis Vodka), he's all about HIGH-Fi House, life, aliens, Jazz and no trends.
It's an attitude that he lays bare on this rare contribution to the physical, recorded format for Mutual Intentions on 'The Curtis Vodka EP'. The EP weaves classic House music influences through a penchant for vintage sound machines and arrangements that evoke a solemn air. Elements of Gospel and New York's deeper inclinations in House music seep through his sound as archived vocal samples and noisy machines give his work its defining character.
Glistening keys and strings that slither through airy textures create dense aural experiences on 'The Curtis Vodka EP', calling to mind the musical masterpieces of House music's golden era when the likes of Kerri Chandler and Mas-ters At Work were producing some of their best work. Kurtiss adopts song-based progressions with melodies and harmonies that resolve through a fantastic sonic emulsion between samples and synthesizers. A specter of a vocal or an artificial birdcall from a loon trapped inside an Emax opens a direct link between Kutiss' alien obsessions and a dance floor on terra firma, between machine music and the mysticisms of the soul.
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Special remarks: High quality laqcuer cut LP with CMYK + pantone printed disco sleeve in shrink wrap!
Genre: Deep House, Soulful House, House, Techno, Nu-Disco
Tracklist:
A1 Club Odysseus
A2 Amor de La Casa Acida
A3 Play Only At Night
A4 Alvar Aalto
B1 Soul Musique
B2 NYC Jam
B3 Emax Jazz
Press text: Kurtiss is a shadowy and enigmatic figure working on the boundaries of civilization. A sporadic figure on the House music scene with eccentric habits, Kurtiss' music is a rarified sonic experience for those who seek it out. The Ameri-can artist is hard to pin down and his music is a tantalizing little secret only for adept diggers who appreciate the style of Hi-Def House music that the artist has cultivated. Although he's a known Soundcloud fixture, he's only put out a handful of digital singles as Curtis Vodka in the past, with Mutual Intentions facilitating his latest and immortalizing his music on their next set of releases.
A nomadic artist, who's worked on music ranging from Ghetto Tech to House, his music has spanned the known musical spectrum, forging uncanny relationships with everything from 50 Cent to Mall Grab. Under the pseudonym Kurtiss (or Curtis Vodka), he's all about HIGH-Fi House, life, aliens, Jazz and no trends.
It's an attitude that he lays bare on this rare contribution to the physical, recorded format for Mutual Intentions on 'The Curtis Vodka EP'. The EP weaves classic House music influences through a penchant for vintage sound machines and arrangements that evoke a solemn air. Elements of Gospel and New York's deeper inclinations in House music seep through his sound as archived vocal samples and noisy machines give his work its defining character.
Glistening keys and strings that slither through airy textures create dense aural experiences on 'The Curtis Vodka EP', calling to mind the musical masterpieces of House music's golden era when the likes of Kerri Chandler and Mas-ters At Work were producing some of their best work. Kurtiss adopts song-based progressions with melodies and harmonies that resolve through a fantastic sonic emulsion between samples and synthesizers. A specter of a vocal or an artificial birdcall from a loon trapped inside an Emax opens a direct link between Kutiss' alien obsessions and a dance floor on terra firma, between machine music and the mysticisms of the soul.
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12"
Special remarks: High quality laqcuer cut LP with pantone printed disco sleeve, shrink wrap and hype sticker!
Genre: Disco, Soul, Jazz-funk,
Tracklist:
A1 Make Up Your Mind
A2 Make Up Your Mind (Instrumental)
B1 Let Your Body Go
B2 Let Your Body Go (Instrumental)
Press text: "Cake" was a New York band formed in 1973, following a line-up tweak and a change from their previous name "Mixed Company" (referring to the racially mixed personell). At Arabellum Studios in Colony, Albany, NY, the band recorded their only 7-inch single. "Make Up Your Mind" / "Let Your Body Go" was released on Key Records in 1979.
Half a life time later, after appearing in DJ mixes and online auctions in the late 2000s, the single started gaining notoriety among DJs and dig-gers. Working its way up to "holy grail" status on the modern soul and disco collector scene, original copies of the sought after record would eventually sell for as high as $1000.
In 2012, Hans Jørgen Wærner (Mutual Intentions Co-Founder and notorious disco collector) got in touch with Arabellum studio owner Art Snay who produced the record. This lead him to lead singer Bob Treffiletti who had a cassette tape with unreleased long versions of the songs. The sound quality of the tape was not adequate for what Hans had in mind, and so the hunt for the original master tapes began! Unfortunately, Art Snay later passed away. At one point chances of finding the original recordings seemed so slim, the project was all but abandoned….
Luckily, Bob managed to get hold of the master tapes via Art's wife and they were sent away to legendary disco mixer / remixer John Morales, who transferred the tape to digital format. After several rounds in one of Norway's best mastering studios (Strype Audio), noise reduction and sound surgery were done while retaining the soul of the original recordings. The songs were finally ready to be pressed on the format they have always deserved: the 12-inch disco single!
The 12-inch comes with four 5 min + long songs and can be pre-ordered now. The high-quality lacquer cut pressing is produced at Optimal Media in Germany and limited.
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Special remarks: High quality laqcuer cut LP with pantone printed disco sleeve, shrink wrap and hype sticker!
Genre: Disco, Soul, Jazz-funk,
Tracklist:
A1 Make Up Your Mind
A2 Make Up Your Mind (Instrumental)
B1 Let Your Body Go
B2 Let Your Body Go (Instrumental)
Press text: "Cake" was a New York band formed in 1973, following a line-up tweak and a change from their previous name "Mixed Company" (referring to the racially mixed personell). At Arabellum Studios in Colony, Albany, NY, the band recorded their only 7-inch single. "Make Up Your Mind" / "Let Your Body Go" was released on Key Records in 1979.
Half a life time later, after appearing in DJ mixes and online auctions in the late 2000s, the single started gaining notoriety among DJs and dig-gers. Working its way up to "holy grail" status on the modern soul and disco collector scene, original copies of the sought after record would eventually sell for as high as $1000.
In 2012, Hans Jørgen Wærner (Mutual Intentions Co-Founder and notorious disco collector) got in touch with Arabellum studio owner Art Snay who produced the record. This lead him to lead singer Bob Treffiletti who had a cassette tape with unreleased long versions of the songs. The sound quality of the tape was not adequate for what Hans had in mind, and so the hunt for the original master tapes began! Unfortunately, Art Snay later passed away. At one point chances of finding the original recordings seemed so slim, the project was all but abandoned….
Luckily, Bob managed to get hold of the master tapes via Art's wife and they were sent away to legendary disco mixer / remixer John Morales, who transferred the tape to digital format. After several rounds in one of Norway's best mastering studios (Strype Audio), noise reduction and sound surgery were done while retaining the soul of the original recordings. The songs were finally ready to be pressed on the format they have always deserved: the 12-inch disco single!
The 12-inch comes with four 5 min + long songs and can be pre-ordered now. The high-quality lacquer cut pressing is produced at Optimal Media in Germany and limited.
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Label:Mutual Intentions
Cat-No:MI-023
Release-Date:26.02.2021
Genre:HipHop/Rap/Urban
Configuration:LP Excl
Label:Mutual Intentions
Cat-No:MI-023
Release-Date:26.02.2021
Genre:HipHop/Rap/Urban
Configuration:LP Excl
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Stimulator Jones - A1 Drama Time
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Stimulator Jones - A2 Floatin On
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Stimulator Jones - A3 La Mano
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Stimulator Jones - A4 Late Night With Terry Phillmore
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Stimulator Jones - A5 Shaman's Dose
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Stimulator Jones - A6 Cupcakes
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Stimulator Jones - A7 Prince Sammy
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Stimulator Jones - B1 Don't Be Afraid
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Stimulator Jones - B2 Tripp Cisco
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Stimulator Jones - B3 Chuck Taylor Strut
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Stimulator Jones - B4 Bout Dat Love
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Stimulator Jones - B5 Stoned Sneakers
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Stimulator Jones - B6 From Afar
Special remarks :
High quality laqcuer cut LP with custom pantone printed innersleeve, pantone printed outer sleeve, shrink wrap and hype sticker!
Genre: Jazz-funk, library, fusion, soul, funk, dub
Tracklist:
A1 Drama Time
A2 Floatin On
A3 La Mano
A4 Late Night With Terry Phillmore
A5 Shaman's Dose
A6 Cupcakes
A7 Prince Sammy
B1 Don't Be Afraid
B2 Tripp Cisco
B3 Chuck Taylor Strut
B4 Bout Dat Love
B5 Stoned Sneakers
B6 From Afar
Press text:
Stimulator Jones breaks new ground on his sophomore LP, La Mano. The Stones Throw affiliate heads over to Mutual Intentions for a novel instrumental record that expands a musical dialect built on his singular fusion of sounds. The artist explores the musical possibilities contained in his hands as he moves between keys, guitars, drums and wind instruments in arrangements that break down the intellectual barriers of genre for the corporeal intimacy of the soul.
Vital Sales Points:
The title track is already picked up and compiled by Gilles Peterson on Brownswood Recordings.
La Mano is Stimulator Jones first instrumental LP between two Stones Throw albums as a singer.¨
Scroll to next page for audio and artwork links + resources…
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High quality laqcuer cut LP with custom pantone printed innersleeve, pantone printed outer sleeve, shrink wrap and hype sticker!
Genre: Jazz-funk, library, fusion, soul, funk, dub
Tracklist:
A1 Drama Time
A2 Floatin On
A3 La Mano
A4 Late Night With Terry Phillmore
A5 Shaman's Dose
A6 Cupcakes
A7 Prince Sammy
B1 Don't Be Afraid
B2 Tripp Cisco
B3 Chuck Taylor Strut
B4 Bout Dat Love
B5 Stoned Sneakers
B6 From Afar
Press text:
Stimulator Jones breaks new ground on his sophomore LP, La Mano. The Stones Throw affiliate heads over to Mutual Intentions for a novel instrumental record that expands a musical dialect built on his singular fusion of sounds. The artist explores the musical possibilities contained in his hands as he moves between keys, guitars, drums and wind instruments in arrangements that break down the intellectual barriers of genre for the corporeal intimacy of the soul.
Vital Sales Points:
The title track is already picked up and compiled by Gilles Peterson on Brownswood Recordings.
La Mano is Stimulator Jones first instrumental LP between two Stones Throw albums as a singer.¨
Scroll to next page for audio and artwork links + resources…
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Fredfades & Jawn Rice - A1. Luv Neva Fades ft. Byron The Aquarius & Javonntte
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Fredfades & Jawn Rice - A2. Arthur (Fred’s O.G. Mix) ft. Arthur Kay
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Fredfades & Jawn Rice - A3. SP1200 ft. Bendik HK
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Fredfades & Jawn Rice - B1. Barcelona 1990
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Fredfades & Jawn Rice - B2. Travels Through Air
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Fredfades & Jawn Rice - B3. Arthur ft. Arthur Kay (Jawn’s Stripped Mix)
Special remarks :
High quality laqcuer cut LP with custom pantone printed innersleeve, pantone printed outer sleeve,
shrink wrap and hype sticker!
Features the deep house pioneers Byron The Aquarius & Javonntte. The record has already played by
top DJ’s and selectors such as Motor City Drum Ensemble and JeremyUnderground.
Deep house, techno, disco, soulful house, jazz
Tracklist:
A1 Luv Neva Fades ft. Byron The Aquarius & Javonntte
A2 Arthur (Fred’s O.G. Mix) ft. Arthur Kay
A3 SP1200 ft. Bendik HK
B1 Barcelona 1990
B2 Travels Through Air
B3 Arthur ft. Arthur Kay (Jawn’s Stripped Mix)
Press text:
To say Fredfades and Jawn Rice are House music producers would be sneering at their efforts across
genres like Hip Hop, Soul, and Jazz. The Mutual Intentions collaborators have forged a sound together in classic House, siphoning a myriad of influences through their intricate constructions in the studio
as solo acts since first meeting in 2007. Becoming fast friends over a shared love of the dusty beats of
an SP1200, Jawn Rice and Fredfades started working together while the Mutual Intentions collective
gestated around them. Individual works by Jawn and Fred dot the collective’s back catalogue like various nodes of evolution through the course of MI’s output.
“We’ve always been sharing sketches,” explains Jawn Rice, “but I feel that these past years have
been more productive in getting some of these sketches out as songs with Fredrik. It’s just a continuation of our friendship.” Emboldened by this friendship and with their finely tuned skills in the studio,
honed to near-perfection, they eventually started making music together. Following two seminal solo
LPs – Fredfades’ Warmth and Jawn Rice’s Highlights – the pair consolidated their music as a duo in
2019, striking out with their electrifying debut, Jacuzzi Boyz. In a fusion between Jawn’s electronic inclinations and Fred’s soulful eccentricities, Jacuzzi Boyz established the duo as a new force workingNew Release Information
within the broad scope of House music, with a sound imbued in the origin story of House and the
genre’s hip-hop allegiances.
In 2020 they continue to pursue music together in the sophomore LP, Luv Neva Fades. Following the
release of the title track and lead single, Luv Neva Fades finds the producers cementing their artistic
voice and re-enforcing their commitment to a singular sound. Lush Rhodes keys and bouncing percussion lay the foundations for the album, while buoyant bass-lines and sparkling synthesisers provide
the catalyst for a crooning vocal or ruminating melody. It’s a record that thrives in a sultry mood; an LP
that basks in the warmth of its analogue origins and cools in the shade of languid chord progressions.
Like Jacuzzi Boys, this album is an extended collaborative affair, as Mutual Intentions’ reach stretches
across the Atlantic with guest appearances from Byron the Aquarius, Javonntte, Arthur Kay, Bendik HK
and the SP1200 that started it all. Shimmering melodies, hazy harmonies and boisterous beats draw
Fredfades and Jawn Rice out of the jacuzzi and onto the dance floor, moving under shimmering stars,
where the duo cement what they started with Luv Neva Fades.
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High quality laqcuer cut LP with custom pantone printed innersleeve, pantone printed outer sleeve,
shrink wrap and hype sticker!
Features the deep house pioneers Byron The Aquarius & Javonntte. The record has already played by
top DJ’s and selectors such as Motor City Drum Ensemble and JeremyUnderground.
Deep house, techno, disco, soulful house, jazz
Tracklist:
A1 Luv Neva Fades ft. Byron The Aquarius & Javonntte
A2 Arthur (Fred’s O.G. Mix) ft. Arthur Kay
A3 SP1200 ft. Bendik HK
B1 Barcelona 1990
B2 Travels Through Air
B3 Arthur ft. Arthur Kay (Jawn’s Stripped Mix)
Press text:
To say Fredfades and Jawn Rice are House music producers would be sneering at their efforts across
genres like Hip Hop, Soul, and Jazz. The Mutual Intentions collaborators have forged a sound together in classic House, siphoning a myriad of influences through their intricate constructions in the studio
as solo acts since first meeting in 2007. Becoming fast friends over a shared love of the dusty beats of
an SP1200, Jawn Rice and Fredfades started working together while the Mutual Intentions collective
gestated around them. Individual works by Jawn and Fred dot the collective’s back catalogue like various nodes of evolution through the course of MI’s output.
“We’ve always been sharing sketches,” explains Jawn Rice, “but I feel that these past years have
been more productive in getting some of these sketches out as songs with Fredrik. It’s just a continuation of our friendship.” Emboldened by this friendship and with their finely tuned skills in the studio,
honed to near-perfection, they eventually started making music together. Following two seminal solo
LPs – Fredfades’ Warmth and Jawn Rice’s Highlights – the pair consolidated their music as a duo in
2019, striking out with their electrifying debut, Jacuzzi Boyz. In a fusion between Jawn’s electronic inclinations and Fred’s soulful eccentricities, Jacuzzi Boyz established the duo as a new force workingNew Release Information
within the broad scope of House music, with a sound imbued in the origin story of House and the
genre’s hip-hop allegiances.
In 2020 they continue to pursue music together in the sophomore LP, Luv Neva Fades. Following the
release of the title track and lead single, Luv Neva Fades finds the producers cementing their artistic
voice and re-enforcing their commitment to a singular sound. Lush Rhodes keys and bouncing percussion lay the foundations for the album, while buoyant bass-lines and sparkling synthesisers provide
the catalyst for a crooning vocal or ruminating melody. It’s a record that thrives in a sultry mood; an LP
that basks in the warmth of its analogue origins and cools in the shade of languid chord progressions.
Like Jacuzzi Boys, this album is an extended collaborative affair, as Mutual Intentions’ reach stretches
across the Atlantic with guest appearances from Byron the Aquarius, Javonntte, Arthur Kay, Bendik HK
and the SP1200 that started it all. Shimmering melodies, hazy harmonies and boisterous beats draw
Fredfades and Jawn Rice out of the jacuzzi and onto the dance floor, moving under shimmering stars,
where the duo cement what they started with Luv Neva Fades.
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Fredfades & Jawn Rice - A1. Show Me How ft. Dreamcast (Chmmr Remix)
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Fredfades & Jawn Rice - A2. Travels Through Air (O.G. Demo Version
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Fredfades & Jawn Rice - B1. I Believe ft. Stimulator Jones (Deep88 Remix)
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Fredfades & Jawn Rice - B2. Mutual Love (Hugo LX Remix)
10"
Special remarks :
High quality laqcuer cut LP with custom pantone printed innersleeve, pantone printed outer sleeve,
shrink wrap and hype sticker!
Features Hugo LX (MCDE Recordings), Stimulator Jones (Stones throw), Deep88, Dreamcast (PPU)
& Chmmr (Full Pupp). The record has already been played by top DJ’s and selectors such as Motor
City Drum Ensemble and JeremyUnderground.
Genre:
Deep house, techno, disco, soulful house, jazz
Tracklist:
A1 Show Me How ft. Dreamcast (Chmmr Remix)
A2 Travels Through Air (O.G. Demo Version)
B1 I Believe ft. Stimulator Jones (Deep88 Remix)?
B2 Mutual Love (Hugo LX Remix)
Press text:
Fredfades and Jawn Rice call on the extended family for a remix package. Featuring material from
their sizzling 2019 LP Jacuzzi Boys, a track from their upcoming swelter Luv Neva Fades, and some
previously unreleased pieces, the Norwegian House duo gets the remix treatment from Chmmr,
Deep88, and Hugo LX while Fredfades & Jawn Rice goes OG on a demo version from their highly anticipated LP.
Basking in the warmth of the duo’s analogue sounds, Chmmr transports Show me How to the farthest
recesses of the galaxy with some spacy synths and cool reverbs blowing through Dreamcast’s sensual vocal before Fredfades & Jawn Rice tempers Travels through Air with an OG lean on the A side.
Meanwhile on the B-side; Deep 88 carve a yawning a trench for Stimulator Jones’ airy vocal before
Hugo LX puts a bounce in the step of Mutual Love to close out the exciting remix package.
The sound of Fred and Jawn peek through consistently, with each artist putting their own distinctive
stamp on the originals. Elements of Jazz, Soul and Hip Hop create a heady fusion of sounds breaking
loose from the House foundations for this series of heavy steppers.
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Special remarks :
High quality laqcuer cut LP with custom pantone printed innersleeve, pantone printed outer sleeve,
shrink wrap and hype sticker!
Features Hugo LX (MCDE Recordings), Stimulator Jones (Stones throw), Deep88, Dreamcast (PPU)
& Chmmr (Full Pupp). The record has already been played by top DJ’s and selectors such as Motor
City Drum Ensemble and JeremyUnderground.
Genre:
Deep house, techno, disco, soulful house, jazz
Tracklist:
A1 Show Me How ft. Dreamcast (Chmmr Remix)
A2 Travels Through Air (O.G. Demo Version)
B1 I Believe ft. Stimulator Jones (Deep88 Remix)?
B2 Mutual Love (Hugo LX Remix)
Press text:
Fredfades and Jawn Rice call on the extended family for a remix package. Featuring material from
their sizzling 2019 LP Jacuzzi Boys, a track from their upcoming swelter Luv Neva Fades, and some
previously unreleased pieces, the Norwegian House duo gets the remix treatment from Chmmr,
Deep88, and Hugo LX while Fredfades & Jawn Rice goes OG on a demo version from their highly anticipated LP.
Basking in the warmth of the duo’s analogue sounds, Chmmr transports Show me How to the farthest
recesses of the galaxy with some spacy synths and cool reverbs blowing through Dreamcast’s sensual vocal before Fredfades & Jawn Rice tempers Travels through Air with an OG lean on the A side.
Meanwhile on the B-side; Deep 88 carve a yawning a trench for Stimulator Jones’ airy vocal before
Hugo LX puts a bounce in the step of Mutual Love to close out the exciting remix package.
The sound of Fred and Jawn peek through consistently, with each artist putting their own distinctive
stamp on the originals. Elements of Jazz, Soul and Hip Hop create a heady fusion of sounds breaking
loose from the House foundations for this series of heavy steppers.
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Label:Mutual Intentions
Cat-No:MI-018
Release-Date:03.04.2020
Genre:Dope Beat/Hip Hop
Configuration:7" Excl
Label:Mutual Intentions
Cat-No:MI-018
Release-Date:03.04.2020
Genre:Dope Beat/Hip Hop
Configuration:7" Excl
Special remarks :
High quality laqcuer cut 7 inch that comes with a nice booklet with photo album, lyrics, inner sleeve, PVC outer sleeve and a hype sticker!
Genre:
Electro-soul, RNB, AOR, neo-soul, jazz-funk
Tracklist:
A01 - Hope / Nope ft. Sasac
A02 - Guest List Etiquette ft. Joyce Wrice
B01 - Hope / Nope Instrumental
B02 - Guest List Etiquette Instrumental
Short Info:
Mutual Intentions is proud to announce the long awaited comeback from one of Norway’s biggest exports of urban music - Ivan Ave - rapper turned singer. It’s two songs on each 7-inch which makes it four new singles in total, all released with instrumentals on their flipsides. The 45’s feature production and vocals from artists such as Byron The Aquarius, Mndsgn, Joyce Wrice, Devin Morrison, Sasac & Clever Austin of Hiatus Kaiyote.
Vital Sales Points:
Two super cool 7-inches of Ivan Ave’s new RNB singles, featuring artists like Byron The Aquarius & Mndsgn. Both seven inches comes with a nice booklet with photo album, lyrics, inner sleeve, PVC outer sleeve and a hype sticker! Illustrations by the grand imperial Nick Dahlen.
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High quality laqcuer cut 7 inch that comes with a nice booklet with photo album, lyrics, inner sleeve, PVC outer sleeve and a hype sticker!
Genre:
Electro-soul, RNB, AOR, neo-soul, jazz-funk
Tracklist:
A01 - Hope / Nope ft. Sasac
A02 - Guest List Etiquette ft. Joyce Wrice
B01 - Hope / Nope Instrumental
B02 - Guest List Etiquette Instrumental
Short Info:
Mutual Intentions is proud to announce the long awaited comeback from one of Norway’s biggest exports of urban music - Ivan Ave - rapper turned singer. It’s two songs on each 7-inch which makes it four new singles in total, all released with instrumentals on their flipsides. The 45’s feature production and vocals from artists such as Byron The Aquarius, Mndsgn, Joyce Wrice, Devin Morrison, Sasac & Clever Austin of Hiatus Kaiyote.
Vital Sales Points:
Two super cool 7-inches of Ivan Ave’s new RNB singles, featuring artists like Byron The Aquarius & Mndsgn. Both seven inches comes with a nice booklet with photo album, lyrics, inner sleeve, PVC outer sleeve and a hype sticker! Illustrations by the grand imperial Nick Dahlen.
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Special remarks :
High quality laqcuer cut 7 inch that comes with a nice booklet with photo album, lyrics, inner sleeve, PVC outer sleeve and a hype sticker!
Genre: Electro-soul, RNB, AOR, neo-soul, jazz-funk
Two super cool 7-inches of Ivan Ave's new RNB singles, featuring artists like Byron The Aquarius & Mndsgn. Both seven inches comes with a nice booklet with photo album, lyrics, inner sleeve, PVC outer sleeve and a hype sticker! Illustrations by the grand imperial Nick Dahlen.
Mutual Intentions is proud to announce the long awaited comeback from one of Norway's biggest exports of urban music - Ivan Ave - rapper turned singer. It's two songs on each 7-inch which makes it four new singles in total, all released with instrumentals on their flipsides. The 45's feature production and vocals from artists such as Byron The Aquarius, Mndsgn, Joyce Wrice, Devin Morrison, Sasac & Clever Austin of Hiatus Kaiyote.
Tracklist:
A01 - Triple Double Love
A02 - Phone Won't Charge
B01 - Triple Double Love Instrumental
B02 - Phone Won't Charge Instrumental
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High quality laqcuer cut 7 inch that comes with a nice booklet with photo album, lyrics, inner sleeve, PVC outer sleeve and a hype sticker!
Genre: Electro-soul, RNB, AOR, neo-soul, jazz-funk
Two super cool 7-inches of Ivan Ave's new RNB singles, featuring artists like Byron The Aquarius & Mndsgn. Both seven inches comes with a nice booklet with photo album, lyrics, inner sleeve, PVC outer sleeve and a hype sticker! Illustrations by the grand imperial Nick Dahlen.
Mutual Intentions is proud to announce the long awaited comeback from one of Norway's biggest exports of urban music - Ivan Ave - rapper turned singer. It's two songs on each 7-inch which makes it four new singles in total, all released with instrumentals on their flipsides. The 45's feature production and vocals from artists such as Byron The Aquarius, Mndsgn, Joyce Wrice, Devin Morrison, Sasac & Clever Austin of Hiatus Kaiyote.
Tracklist:
A01 - Triple Double Love
A02 - Phone Won't Charge
B01 - Triple Double Love Instrumental
B02 - Phone Won't Charge Instrumental
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Special remarks : High quality laquer cut LP pressed at Optimal Media
Tracklist LP:
A01 - Yogisoul - Junipher
A02 - Elaquent - Utopia
A03 - Yogisoul - Slowburners
A04 - FloFilz - Strafzettel
A05 - SRAW - Casio (feat. Kristoffer Eikrem)
A06 - Bluestaeb - Everyday (feat. The Galactic Suite)
A07 - Jake Milliner - Maybe Later
B01 - 10.4 ROG - Groovebox
B02 - ShunGu - Dream Discipline
B03 - Jabar Ligla - Frihavnsession
B04 - Fredfades - Rockets
B05 - 10.4 ROG - Une
B06 - Jabar Ligla - Zeon
B07 - Brainorchestra - Go-On
B08 - Ol’ Burger Beats - It’s New
Short Info & vital sales points:
Mutual Intentions is proud to present “Mutual Friends" - their first compilation. The compilation is put
to life by Stian Stu from Mutual Intentions and features top notch, jazzy hiphop beats from producers
such as FloFilz, Bluestaeb, Fredfades, Elaquent, Ol’ Burger Beats, SRAW, 10.4 ROG, Yogisoul and
many more. Artwork by Boiler Room’s own Joe Prytherch. More
Tracklist LP:
A01 - Yogisoul - Junipher
A02 - Elaquent - Utopia
A03 - Yogisoul - Slowburners
A04 - FloFilz - Strafzettel
A05 - SRAW - Casio (feat. Kristoffer Eikrem)
A06 - Bluestaeb - Everyday (feat. The Galactic Suite)
A07 - Jake Milliner - Maybe Later
B01 - 10.4 ROG - Groovebox
B02 - ShunGu - Dream Discipline
B03 - Jabar Ligla - Frihavnsession
B04 - Fredfades - Rockets
B05 - 10.4 ROG - Une
B06 - Jabar Ligla - Zeon
B07 - Brainorchestra - Go-On
B08 - Ol’ Burger Beats - It’s New
Short Info & vital sales points:
Mutual Intentions is proud to present “Mutual Friends" - their first compilation. The compilation is put
to life by Stian Stu from Mutual Intentions and features top notch, jazzy hiphop beats from producers
such as FloFilz, Bluestaeb, Fredfades, Elaquent, Ol’ Burger Beats, SRAW, 10.4 ROG, Yogisoul and
many more. Artwork by Boiler Room’s own Joe Prytherch. More
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Bendik HK - Black Dino
2
Bendik HK - Glacier Blue Skylark
3
Bendik HK - Grey E Master
4
Bendik HK - Dark Green 51
Tracklist:
A01 - Black Dino
A02 - Glacier Blue Skylark
B01 - Grey E Master
B02 - Dark Green 51
Short Info:
Bendik HK is now launching his debut EP “Depot” via Oslo based label Mutual Intentions. The EP
boasts Bendik HK’s futuristic approach in the realm of techno, house and ambient. His progressive
production revolves around melodic structures, rhythm and soundscapes. On all four tracks Bendik
HK uses an atonal percussion instrument called “Sixxen”, brought to life by the Greek contemporary
composer and architect Iannis Xenakis. On “Depot”, this instrument is fused with more classic
synths, in an attempt to “challenge” the club genre and invite something new; not only through
rhythm and production, but tonality as well.
Vital sales points:
Bendik HK (Bendik Hovik Kjeldsberg) is best known for being one of Norway's most skilled and
sought after drummers, playing alongside acts such as Charlotte Dos Santos, Ivan Ave & Gundelach.
He also works regularly with the internationally renowned composer/producer Pantha Du Prince,
touring the world and playing events and venues such as Berghain, Sonar, Mutek, and Boiler Room. More
A01 - Black Dino
A02 - Glacier Blue Skylark
B01 - Grey E Master
B02 - Dark Green 51
Short Info:
Bendik HK is now launching his debut EP “Depot” via Oslo based label Mutual Intentions. The EP
boasts Bendik HK’s futuristic approach in the realm of techno, house and ambient. His progressive
production revolves around melodic structures, rhythm and soundscapes. On all four tracks Bendik
HK uses an atonal percussion instrument called “Sixxen”, brought to life by the Greek contemporary
composer and architect Iannis Xenakis. On “Depot”, this instrument is fused with more classic
synths, in an attempt to “challenge” the club genre and invite something new; not only through
rhythm and production, but tonality as well.
Vital sales points:
Bendik HK (Bendik Hovik Kjeldsberg) is best known for being one of Norway's most skilled and
sought after drummers, playing alongside acts such as Charlotte Dos Santos, Ivan Ave & Gundelach.
He also works regularly with the internationally renowned composer/producer Pantha Du Prince,
touring the world and playing events and venues such as Berghain, Sonar, Mutek, and Boiler Room. More
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4AM - So Many TImes
2
4AM - Out Of My Mind
3
4AM - Passion
4
4AM - Peace At Last
5
4AM - The Girl
6
4AM - Trouble And Pain
7
4AM - The Man I Feel
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4AM - Day 67
High quality 45 RPM laquer cut LP with exclusive studio photos from the 80's on inner sleeve
Mutual Intentions is proud to reissue the ultra rare 4AM album from UK. An album that should easily appeal to the collectors that fell in love with the releases of Jeff Phelps, Patrick Cowley, Ronald Langestraat and Beverly Glenn-Copeland, Vito Ricci, Spontaneous Overthrow, Steve Elliott, Cleo McNett & Chasman
Genre:
Proto-house, electro-soul, jazz-funk
Tracklist LP:
A01 - So Many Times
A02 - Out Of My Mind
A03 - Passion
A04 - Peace At Last
B01 - The Girl Who'll Play Heather In The Film Of My Life
B02 - Trouble And Pain
B03 - The Man I Feel
B04 - Day 67
Short Info:
In 1989, Steve Kirby and Kevin Finch recorded the 4AM project which they pressed privately on vinyl, limited to 300 copies which sold out quickly to friends and family in the UK upon the albums release. The balearic master piece is a wild and funky 40 minute travel through home made, british synth-pop, electro-jazz, spacey computer funk and proto house cuts with AOR-y vocals put together in the Susurreal studio by Steve Kirby and Kevin Finch in 1989.
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Mutual Intentions is proud to reissue the ultra rare 4AM album from UK. An album that should easily appeal to the collectors that fell in love with the releases of Jeff Phelps, Patrick Cowley, Ronald Langestraat and Beverly Glenn-Copeland, Vito Ricci, Spontaneous Overthrow, Steve Elliott, Cleo McNett & Chasman
Genre:
Proto-house, electro-soul, jazz-funk
Tracklist LP:
A01 - So Many Times
A02 - Out Of My Mind
A03 - Passion
A04 - Peace At Last
B01 - The Girl Who'll Play Heather In The Film Of My Life
B02 - Trouble And Pain
B03 - The Man I Feel
B04 - Day 67
Short Info:
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Byron The Aquarius - Sorry Kari
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Byron The Aquarius - Lost In Love
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Byron The Aquarius - Deep In That
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Byron The Aquarius - Universal Love
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Byron The Aquarius - My Only Life
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Byron The Aquarius - Spazzing Out
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Byron The Aquarius - I Cant Help Myself
High quality laquer cut LP with silver and pink pantone colors on cover.
Mutual Intentions is proud to present "Astral Traveling" which is Byron The Aquarius' debut album. A stunning piece of fusion built from everything between jazz, soul, hiphop and house makes Mutual Intentions a perfect platform for the release. String compositions is an on-going theme throughout the album. From the first chord on "Love Is 4U", until the very last second of "Spazzing Out", where Byron raps over a beautiful backdrop consisting only of Fender Rhodes, electric bass & strings. Byron jumps seamlessly between different genres throughout the whole album. From the acid house inspired "Sorry Kari", to 70's prog jazz sounding cuts like "Lost In Love". Once you put the needle on side B, you'll hear "Deep In That ***** feat. MDMA" which sounds pretty much like if Dexter Wansel took MDMA in 2019, inside Legowelt's studio and tried to re-create his classic cut "Theme From The Planets".
Genre:
House, hiphop, jazz, neo-soul
Tracklist LP:
A01 - Love Is 4 U
A02 - Sorry Kari (Lu$t)
A03 - Lost In Love (Intermission)
B01 - Deep In That ***** (feat. MDMA)
B02 - Universal Love feat. Will Slick
B03 - My Only Life feat. Brandon Banks
B04 - Spazzing Out (4 U)
B05 - I Can't Help My$elf (U)
Vital Sales Points:
Byron released his first project in 2007, then studied music for nine years. In 2016 Byron re-emerged through great labels such as Eglo Records, Kyle Hall's Wild Oats label and Theo Parrish's own Sound Signature label. He's a well travelled DJ and live musician, and he plays some of the most prestige festivals around the globe.
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Mutual Intentions is proud to present "Astral Traveling" which is Byron The Aquarius' debut album. A stunning piece of fusion built from everything between jazz, soul, hiphop and house makes Mutual Intentions a perfect platform for the release. String compositions is an on-going theme throughout the album. From the first chord on "Love Is 4U", until the very last second of "Spazzing Out", where Byron raps over a beautiful backdrop consisting only of Fender Rhodes, electric bass & strings. Byron jumps seamlessly between different genres throughout the whole album. From the acid house inspired "Sorry Kari", to 70's prog jazz sounding cuts like "Lost In Love". Once you put the needle on side B, you'll hear "Deep In That ***** feat. MDMA" which sounds pretty much like if Dexter Wansel took MDMA in 2019, inside Legowelt's studio and tried to re-create his classic cut "Theme From The Planets".
Genre:
House, hiphop, jazz, neo-soul
Tracklist LP:
A01 - Love Is 4 U
A02 - Sorry Kari (Lu$t)
A03 - Lost In Love (Intermission)
B01 - Deep In That ***** (feat. MDMA)
B02 - Universal Love feat. Will Slick
B03 - My Only Life feat. Brandon Banks
B04 - Spazzing Out (4 U)
B05 - I Can't Help My$elf (U)
Vital Sales Points:
Byron released his first project in 2007, then studied music for nine years. In 2016 Byron re-emerged through great labels such as Eglo Records, Kyle Hall's Wild Oats label and Theo Parrish's own Sound Signature label. He's a well travelled DJ and live musician, and he plays some of the most prestige festivals around the globe.
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Seite B
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B6. Wondering (03:14 min)
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SHORT INFO:
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Juan Atkins & Moritz von Oswald present - Concave 1 07:28
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Juan Atkins & Moritz von Oswald present - Concave 2 07:28
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TRACKLIST
1. / A Concave 1 07:28
2. / B Concave 2 07:28
The serene source of captivating musical ideas that is Borderland, keeps on flowing and vibrating with subtle energy.
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1. / A Concave 1 07:28
2. / B Concave 2 07:28
The serene source of captivating musical ideas that is Borderland, keeps on flowing and vibrating with subtle energy.
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