Packed with three headphone jams that work on the dancefloor, Animals marks the entry of a new creative force into the Throne of Blood family and a return to a lighter, more spaced-out vibe than much of the NYC-based imprint's output over the past year. With an eye towards pushing things forward whilst keeping a foot firmly planted in a shared past spent raving to all sorts of dance music, Throne of Blood is proud to introduce our latest signing: Pleasure Planet. While sharing space in the Throne of Blood Studio, Populette's Andrew Potter and long-time friend Brian Hersey started making music together to explore their own weird ways, fondness for left-leaning techno, and adolescent memories of genre-less dance music. The product of this collaboration is a massive collection expansive, free-form jams which have been tweaked and freaked for maximum impact. Captivated by the demos she was hearing when she dropped by their shared studio space to work on her solo material, DJ/vocalist/producer Kim Ann Foxman (ex Hercules & Love Affair/Need Want Records) jumped into the fold, lending her production and vocal skills on the title track "Animals." The song serves as an apt introduction to PP and builds upon Kim Ann's recent vocal turns for the likes of Maya Jane Coles and Snuff Crew. Compiled from a series of live takes, the Animals EP crystalized slowly over the last year. Consequently, Pleasure Planet's debut offers three distinct but complimentary visions of Andrew and Brian's utopia and serves as a precursor for a longer follow-up record already in production. More

Hawaii-born, San Francisco-seasoned, and NYC-based musician, DJ and vocalist Kim Ann Foxman returns with a warm and emotional EP ‘We Are Rhythm’ on her SELF:TIMER label that she runs alongside DC rave veteran Andrew Potter. The EP also includes a remix by Irish progressive house/trance master Spray. This release is the first of the many exciting releases on SELF:TIMER this year including the debut album of her band project Pleasure Planet.

Foxman explains: “We Are Rhythm was inspired by my latest DJ gigs where I found complete synergy with the dance floor. It’s magic whenever this happens, and I really wanted to make a dance EP that captured this feeling somehow with catchy vocals and prime time energy. I’m really thrilled to have Spray on this release! His remix of We Are Rhythm is fire!”

Credits:
Written, produced & performed by Kim Ann Foxman
Mix, additional engineering, & mastering by Justin Drake @The Bakehouse Studio
‘We Are Rhythm’ additional remix and production by Spray

Caterpillar & Leaf Artwork by Ðang-Vu Ð?ng
Photo by Francesca Laranga
LP artwork by Andrew Potter More

Set the timer & get into position, Kim Ann Foxman returns to her Firehouse imprint SELF:TIMER with a solo EP, following up the extraterrestrial trip that was Pleasure Planet’s debut last year. This time she takes the lead with ‘My Dog Has Fleas’. Don’t reach for the vet hotline quite yet; it’s actually based on a ukulele tuning technique popular in her Hawaiian stomping ground, but you’d never tell... A juicy, slinky, 80s-informed jam, it carries all the hallmarks we’ve long since come to expect from Foxman. As is the Pleasure Planet remix by herself and longstanding friends Andrew Potter and Brian Hersey as they bring on their atomic energy with fresh vocal samples, guitar, and cosmic flare you’d expect from such a hedonistic NYC gang. Deeper into the shoot we strut: ‘Shake The Bones’ is the dog-walking equivalent of a run on an unfettered, unpeopled, unlimited coastline. The elements. The energy. The space and fresh air; this doesn’t just shake your bones, it’ll shake your whole soul. As for Marc Piñol and Hugo Capablanca’s acid-wrenched C.P.I rework... It’s a mix so fiery it sent their studio into meltdown and their Roland Space Echo literally went up in flames! (True Story!) More