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Aphex Twin - Rhubarb Orc. 19.53 Rev
An essential piece of electronic history is restored to its full glory for the 30th anniversary, with all 25 tracks of Selected Ambient Works II reunited in this Expanded Edition alongside two extras. Constantly referenced and revered decades after its release, SAWII has seen accolades such as the Pitchfork perfect 10 and #2 best ambient album of all time.
Written in his early 20s, it follows the glacial synths and deft percussion of Selected Ambient Works 85-92 and preceding the contorted, intricate, abstract visions of electronic music on ...I Care Because You Do. Aphex Twin crafted this mammoth set of mostly beatless vistas, textured compositions that are by turns beautiful, nightmarish, emotive, and thrilling.
From swooning beauty to careening dread, even in just the first two tracks, SAWII is a stunning and faultless piece of work. Each soundscape brings with it the sense of standing in some vast space, with dripping rusted pipes and dilapidated walls, or endless canyons of low bitrate whooshing winds. Tracks like ‘Blue Calx’ emanate a strange kind of peace, with synths that sound like wobbling laminated paper or underwater radar blips while a constant knocking keeps pace. Elsewhere, curious microtonal keys flutter and subtly morph, low frequencies throb and purr, and oscillating hums induce hypnagogia.
The gossamer soft chords of ‘#3’ (AKA ‘Rhubarb’) move slow as clouds, airy wisps that are translated into orchestral grandeur on the exclusive ‘Rhubarb Orc. 19.53 Rev’ with quivering strings, ethereal choir, and reversed molten bass, while ‘th1 [evnslower]’ is a sonorous blur floating from hopeful lifts to anxious dissonance. Finally included on all formats after 30 years, ‘#19’ (AKA ‘Stone In Focus’) seems to smooth over all the wrinkles of life with its blissfully monolithic chords and faint ripples of melody, its ticking like skipping stones marking the passage of time till it slows to a gentle halt.
- Polylined inner sleeves
- Foil blocked wide spine outer sleeve
- Fold out poster
- Sticker insert
- Expanded edition includes all songs on all formats for the first time, including previously vinyl-exclusive track #19 alongside two additional tracks (officially released and on physical formats for the first time)
- Artwork by Paul Nicholson, original album designer + Aphex logo designer
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Written in his early 20s, it follows the glacial synths and deft percussion of Selected Ambient Works 85-92 and preceding the contorted, intricate, abstract visions of electronic music on ...I Care Because You Do. Aphex Twin crafted this mammoth set of mostly beatless vistas, textured compositions that are by turns beautiful, nightmarish, emotive, and thrilling.
From swooning beauty to careening dread, even in just the first two tracks, SAWII is a stunning and faultless piece of work. Each soundscape brings with it the sense of standing in some vast space, with dripping rusted pipes and dilapidated walls, or endless canyons of low bitrate whooshing winds. Tracks like ‘Blue Calx’ emanate a strange kind of peace, with synths that sound like wobbling laminated paper or underwater radar blips while a constant knocking keeps pace. Elsewhere, curious microtonal keys flutter and subtly morph, low frequencies throb and purr, and oscillating hums induce hypnagogia.
The gossamer soft chords of ‘#3’ (AKA ‘Rhubarb’) move slow as clouds, airy wisps that are translated into orchestral grandeur on the exclusive ‘Rhubarb Orc. 19.53 Rev’ with quivering strings, ethereal choir, and reversed molten bass, while ‘th1 [evnslower]’ is a sonorous blur floating from hopeful lifts to anxious dissonance. Finally included on all formats after 30 years, ‘#19’ (AKA ‘Stone In Focus’) seems to smooth over all the wrinkles of life with its blissfully monolithic chords and faint ripples of melody, its ticking like skipping stones marking the passage of time till it slows to a gentle halt.
- Polylined inner sleeves
- Foil blocked wide spine outer sleeve
- Fold out poster
- Sticker insert
- Expanded edition includes all songs on all formats for the first time, including previously vinyl-exclusive track #19 alongside two additional tracks (officially released and on physical formats for the first time)
- Artwork by Paul Nicholson, original album designer + Aphex logo designer
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More records from Aphex Twin
Label:R&S Records
Cat-No:RS95035
Release-Date:17.10.2025
Genre:Electronic, Electronica
Configuration:2LP Excl
Label:R&S Records
Cat-No:RS95035
Release-Date:17.10.2025
Genre:Electronic, Electronica
Configuration:2LP Excl
Tracklist
1. Digeridoo
2. Flaphead
3. Phloam
4. Isopropanol
5. Polynomial-C
6. Tamphex (Hedphuq Mix)
7. Phlange Phace
8. Dodeccaheedron
9. Analogue Bubblebath 1
10. Metaphaestic
11. We have arrived (Aphex Twin QQT Mix)
12. We have arrived (Aphex Twin TTQ Mix)
13. Didgeridoo (Live in Cornwall 1990)
Undoubtedly one of the most important and influential electronic artists to have emerged in popular music, the sonic misfit from Cornwall, Aphex Twin, released a breathtaking slew of early singles and albums from 1991 onwards (and continues to present day). The first clutch of groundbreaking works came on the legendary Belgium label R&S Records and were collected on a compilation album ‘Classics’, released in 1995, and followed the global success of the timeless album ‘Selected Ambient Works 85-92’.
‘Classics’ receives a long overdue vinyl & CD re-press for 2025, with a fresh vinyl cut by acclaimed mastering engineer Beau Thomas, and a R&S Records sticker sheet inserted into the LP sleeves including cover artwork of the two singles ‘Digeridoo’ and ‘Xylem Tube’ EP which are both featured on this compilation album.
Key Sales Notes
- 30 Years Since first pressing in 1995
- R&S Records sticker sheet inserted into the LP Sleeves
- Fresh vinyl cut by acclaimed mastering engineer Beau Thomas
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1. Digeridoo
2. Flaphead
3. Phloam
4. Isopropanol
5. Polynomial-C
6. Tamphex (Hedphuq Mix)
7. Phlange Phace
8. Dodeccaheedron
9. Analogue Bubblebath 1
10. Metaphaestic
11. We have arrived (Aphex Twin QQT Mix)
12. We have arrived (Aphex Twin TTQ Mix)
13. Didgeridoo (Live in Cornwall 1990)
Undoubtedly one of the most important and influential electronic artists to have emerged in popular music, the sonic misfit from Cornwall, Aphex Twin, released a breathtaking slew of early singles and albums from 1991 onwards (and continues to present day). The first clutch of groundbreaking works came on the legendary Belgium label R&S Records and were collected on a compilation album ‘Classics’, released in 1995, and followed the global success of the timeless album ‘Selected Ambient Works 85-92’.
‘Classics’ receives a long overdue vinyl & CD re-press for 2025, with a fresh vinyl cut by acclaimed mastering engineer Beau Thomas, and a R&S Records sticker sheet inserted into the LP sleeves including cover artwork of the two singles ‘Digeridoo’ and ‘Xylem Tube’ EP which are both featured on this compilation album.
Key Sales Notes
- 30 Years Since first pressing in 1995
- R&S Records sticker sheet inserted into the LP Sleeves
- Fresh vinyl cut by acclaimed mastering engineer Beau Thomas
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Label:R&S Records
Cat-No:RS95035CDRE
Release-Date:17.10.2025
Genre:Electronic, Electronica
Configuration:CD Excl
Label:R&S Records
Cat-No:RS95035CDRE
Release-Date:17.10.2025
Genre:Electronic, Electronica
Configuration:CD Excl
Tracklist
1. Digeridoo
2. Flaphead
3. Phloam
4. Isopropanol
5. Polynomial-C
6. Tamphex (Hedphuq Mix)
7. Phlange Phace
8. Dodeccaheedron
9. Analogue Bubblebath 1
10. Metaphaestic
11. We have arrived (Aphex Twin QQT Mix)
12. We have arrived (Aphex Twin TTQ Mix)
13. Didgeridoo (Live in Cornwall 1990)
Undoubtedly one of the most important and influential electronic artists to have emerged in popular music, the sonic misfit from Cornwall, Aphex Twin, released a breathtaking slew of early singles and albums from 1991 onwards (and continues to present day). The first clutch of groundbreaking works came on the legendary Belgium label R&S Records and were collected on a compilation album ‘Classics’, released in 1995, and followed the global success of the timeless album ‘Selected Ambient Works 85-92’.
‘Classics’ receives a long overdue vinyl & CD re-press for 2025, with a fresh vinyl cut by acclaimed mastering engineer Beau Thomas, and a R&S Records sticker sheet inserted into the LP sleeves including cover artwork of the two singles ‘Digeridoo’ and ‘Xylem Tube’ EP which are both featured on this compilation album.
Key Sales Notes
- 30 Years Since first pressing in 1995
- R&S Records sticker sheet inserted into the LP Sleeves
- Fresh vinyl cut by acclaimed mastering engineer Beau Thomas
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1. Digeridoo
2. Flaphead
3. Phloam
4. Isopropanol
5. Polynomial-C
6. Tamphex (Hedphuq Mix)
7. Phlange Phace
8. Dodeccaheedron
9. Analogue Bubblebath 1
10. Metaphaestic
11. We have arrived (Aphex Twin QQT Mix)
12. We have arrived (Aphex Twin TTQ Mix)
13. Didgeridoo (Live in Cornwall 1990)
Undoubtedly one of the most important and influential electronic artists to have emerged in popular music, the sonic misfit from Cornwall, Aphex Twin, released a breathtaking slew of early singles and albums from 1991 onwards (and continues to present day). The first clutch of groundbreaking works came on the legendary Belgium label R&S Records and were collected on a compilation album ‘Classics’, released in 1995, and followed the global success of the timeless album ‘Selected Ambient Works 85-92’.
‘Classics’ receives a long overdue vinyl & CD re-press for 2025, with a fresh vinyl cut by acclaimed mastering engineer Beau Thomas, and a R&S Records sticker sheet inserted into the LP sleeves including cover artwork of the two singles ‘Digeridoo’ and ‘Xylem Tube’ EP which are both featured on this compilation album.
Key Sales Notes
- 30 Years Since first pressing in 1995
- R&S Records sticker sheet inserted into the LP Sleeves
- Fresh vinyl cut by acclaimed mastering engineer Beau Thomas
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Aphex Twin - Polynomial-C
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Aphex Twin - Tamphex (Headphuq Mix)
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Aphex Twin - Phlange Phace
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Aphex Twin - Dodeccaheedron
Aphex Twin’s ‘Xylem Tube’ EP arrived in the summer of 1992 on R&S Records, coming hot off the heels of his landmark ‘Digeridoo’ release, and an audacious follow up from the then 21-year-old Richard D. James. Out of print for nearly two decades, this long-awaited vinyl reissue restores one of the pivotal early works in his catalogue.
Where ‘Digeridoo’ pushed the endurance of the rave floor to its limits, the ‘Xylem Tube’ EP stretched the Aphex Twin sound into new dimensions with ‘Polynomial-C’ becoming an enduring classic with its spiralling arpeggios, shattering breakbeats and alien melodics. Tracks like ‘Phlange Phace’ and ‘Tamphex (Hedphuq Mix)’ pushed distortion, humour and rhythm into uncharted territory, while ‘Dodeccaheedron’ acts as a bold signifier of James’ radical ideas of how dance music can sound, with its ominous and brooding synth work over a cacophony of eerie, broken beats.
Three decades later, the EP stands not only as a key chapter in the Aphex canon, but also as a statement of intent from an artist set on reshaping electronic music’s DNA. Now faithfully reissued on vinyl for the first time since a 2006 pressing, this edition returns one of the most in-demand Aphex R&S titles to circulation after nearly twenty years out of print.
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Where ‘Digeridoo’ pushed the endurance of the rave floor to its limits, the ‘Xylem Tube’ EP stretched the Aphex Twin sound into new dimensions with ‘Polynomial-C’ becoming an enduring classic with its spiralling arpeggios, shattering breakbeats and alien melodics. Tracks like ‘Phlange Phace’ and ‘Tamphex (Hedphuq Mix)’ pushed distortion, humour and rhythm into uncharted territory, while ‘Dodeccaheedron’ acts as a bold signifier of James’ radical ideas of how dance music can sound, with its ominous and brooding synth work over a cacophony of eerie, broken beats.
Three decades later, the EP stands not only as a key chapter in the Aphex canon, but also as a statement of intent from an artist set on reshaping electronic music’s DNA. Now faithfully reissued on vinyl for the first time since a 2006 pressing, this edition returns one of the most in-demand Aphex R&S titles to circulation after nearly twenty years out of print.
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Aphex Twin - A1. Blackbox Life Recorder 21f
Blackbox Life Recorder 21f / In a Room7 F760 by Aphex Twin will be released on the 28th July via Warp Records.
This is the first new music from Aphex Twin in five years.
He headlines nine festivals this summer.
Artwork by Weirdcore
- Specs: Black 12" vinyl in printed inner sleeve packed inside 6 panel fold out anamorphic diorama, download code, packed in resealable bag
Tracklisting:
A1. Blackbox Life Recorder 21f
A2. zin2 test5
AA1. in a room7 F760
AA2. Blackbox Life Recorder 22 [Parallax Mix]
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This is the first new music from Aphex Twin in five years.
He headlines nine festivals this summer.
Artwork by Weirdcore
- Specs: Black 12" vinyl in printed inner sleeve packed inside 6 panel fold out anamorphic diorama, download code, packed in resealable bag
Tracklisting:
A1. Blackbox Life Recorder 21f
A2. zin2 test5
AA1. in a room7 F760
AA2. Blackbox Life Recorder 22 [Parallax Mix]
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Selected Ambient Works Volume II (Expanded Edition) is due for release on Oct 4, 2024, celebrating the original album's 30th anniversary.
Written when Aphex Twin (Richard D. James) was in his early 20s, the album gained critical acclaim both upon release and retrospectively (10/10 Pitchfork review, #2 Best Ambient Album of All Time, 4 star Rolling Stone review + more).
Aphex Twin and SAW II’s influence continues to grow and take new meaning across generations.
Selling Points
• 30th anniversary edition of Aphex Twin’s critically acclaimed Selected Ambient Works II
• Expanded edition includes all songs on all formats for the first time, including previously vinyl-exclusive track #19 alongside two additional tracks (officially released and on physical formats for the first time)
• Artwork by Paul Nicholson, original album designer + Aphex Twin logo designer
- Specs 3CD in foil blocked case bound sleeve with booklet
Tracklist:
CD01:
1. #1
2. #2
3. #3
4. #4
5. #5
6. #6
7. #7
8. #8
9. #9
CD02
1. #10
2. #11
3. #12
4. Blue Calx
5. #14
6. #15
7. #16
8. #17
9. #18
10. #19
CD03
1. #20
2. #21
3. #22
4. #23
5. #24
6. #25
7. th1 [evnslower]
8. Rhubarb Orc. 19.53 Rev
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Written when Aphex Twin (Richard D. James) was in his early 20s, the album gained critical acclaim both upon release and retrospectively (10/10 Pitchfork review, #2 Best Ambient Album of All Time, 4 star Rolling Stone review + more).
Aphex Twin and SAW II’s influence continues to grow and take new meaning across generations.
Selling Points
• 30th anniversary edition of Aphex Twin’s critically acclaimed Selected Ambient Works II
• Expanded edition includes all songs on all formats for the first time, including previously vinyl-exclusive track #19 alongside two additional tracks (officially released and on physical formats for the first time)
• Artwork by Paul Nicholson, original album designer + Aphex Twin logo designer
- Specs 3CD in foil blocked case bound sleeve with booklet
Tracklist:
CD01:
1. #1
2. #2
3. #3
4. #4
5. #5
6. #6
7. #7
8. #8
9. #9
CD02
1. #10
2. #11
3. #12
4. Blue Calx
5. #14
6. #15
7. #16
8. #17
9. #18
10. #19
CD03
1. #20
2. #21
3. #22
4. #23
5. #24
6. #25
7. th1 [evnslower]
8. Rhubarb Orc. 19.53 Rev
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“It’s just too easy to make a standard dance track,” Aphex Twin said of his mindset back in 1992. “You’ve got to put a bit of thought into it to get something a bit different.” ‘Didgeridoo’ was released on the Belgian R&S Records label in 1992, and originally peaked at #55 in the UK singles chart in May of that year. Over the last 32 years the track has become one of the essential Aphex Twin tracks in a gargantuan catalogue that continues to amaze and inspire. “I wanted to have some tracks to play to finish the raves I used to play in Cornwall, to really kill everybody off so they couldn’t dance,” Richard D James, AKA Aphex, told Select magazine back in the 90s. “Digeridoo came out of that.” Released as a 4 track EP that also included early Aphex productions (now classics) including the industrial, acidic clang of ‘Flap Head’ and hyperbolic futurism of ‘Isopropanol’, the release cemented a relationship with the R&S label that went on to release the ‘Xylem Tube’ EP and the pivotal album ‘Selected Ambient Works 85-92’ in the same year. The label’s owner & A&R Renaat Vandepapeliere reflected “When I first heard Aphex Twin’s music I said, ‘This is it!’, and everybody else said, ‘You’re crazy!’ …a lot of the hardcore R&S fans dropped us. To them it wasn’t music.” ‘Didgeridoo’ (Expanded Edition) is the first time the EP has been re-issued with extra material. Whilst digging in his DAT archive (allegedly stored in an airtight military ammo box), Richard James revisited the recordings, encoding them through a Nakamichi CR7e cassette deck, using the customised deck with vari-speed to encode at speeds “felt right at the time”. Alongside these CR7e versions, the original mixes have been remastered by Beau Thomas at Ten Eight Seven Mastering, offering a dilated insight into one of electronic music’s most endearing releases.
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Aphex Twin - No Title
Blackbox Life Recorder 21f / In a Room7 F760 by Aphex Twin will be released on the 28th July via Warp Records.
This is the first new music from Aphex Twin in five years.
He headlines nine festivals this summer.
Artwork by Weirdcore
- Specs: Black 12" vinyl in printed inner sleeve packed inside 6 panel fold out anamorphic diorama, download code, packed in resealable bag
Tracklisting:
A1. Blackbox Life Recorder 21f
A2. zin2 test5
AA1. in a room7 F760
AA2. Blackbox Life Recorder 22 [Parallax Mix]
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This is the first new music from Aphex Twin in five years.
He headlines nine festivals this summer.
Artwork by Weirdcore
- Specs: Black 12" vinyl in printed inner sleeve packed inside 6 panel fold out anamorphic diorama, download code, packed in resealable bag
Tracklisting:
A1. Blackbox Life Recorder 21f
A2. zin2 test5
AA1. in a room7 F760
AA2. Blackbox Life Recorder 22 [Parallax Mix]
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After a week of teasing, extreme fan and media excitement and anticipation around the world, Aphex Twin is back with his first widely available release since 2016’s Cheetah EP.
The Collapse EP was announced with the premiere of T69 Collapse and an official video by frequent collaborator Weirdcore. The Collapse EP is 5 tracks of hyper-edited electronics cut through with trademark Aphex Twin acid with echoes of footwork and some serious bass rumblings.
Spec: 12” in paper inner in Procédé Heliophore silver foil sleeve. DL card insert (includes bonus track pthex)
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The Collapse EP was announced with the premiere of T69 Collapse and an official video by frequent collaborator Weirdcore. The Collapse EP is 5 tracks of hyper-edited electronics cut through with trademark Aphex Twin acid with echoes of footwork and some serious bass rumblings.
Spec: 12” in paper inner in Procédé Heliophore silver foil sleeve. DL card insert (includes bonus track pthex)
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12" in printed inner, in printed outer sleeve with silver foil block to cover. Download card insert.
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More records from Warp
This is Nala Sinephro's debut original film score, for Benny Safdie's The Smashing Machine, which was premiered at the 82nd Venice International Film Festival (to a 15min standing ovation!!) ahead of its official release on October 3rd. The Smashing Machine explores the story of legendary mixed martial arts & UFC fighter Mark Kerr, and it stars Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson and Academy Award nominee Emily Blunt. The score was composed, produced, arranged, mixed and mastered by Nala Sinephro, and it features performances by longstanding collaborators James Mollison, Nubya Garcia, Lyle Barton, Dwayne ‘Wonky Logic’ Kilvington, Morgan Simpson, Natcyet Wakili, Mark Mollison and Sheila Maurice-Grey. As well as the London orchestra Orchestrate, who previously provided strings for Sinephro’s 2024 critically acclaimed album, Endlessness.
QUOTES
Despite it not being officially released yet, the film and soundtrack have already started garnering critical acclaim by the press:
- "The score by the experimental jazz composer Nala Sinephro is all swirling harps and breathy saxophones; arguably no piece of music has ever sounded less like a punch in the face. Yet as an accompaniment to Kerr’s battles in and out of the ring, it’s oddly perfect, giving this tough story an unexpectedly sweet and even spiritual edge. Smashing stuff has rarely been such smashing stuff." - The Daily Telegraph
- "Proof that Dwayne Johnson is a real actor, and potentially a future Oscar winner." - Independent - "Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson is Oscar-worthy in his new film." - BBC
Tracklist:
1. Dawn
2. Grand Prix
3. The Smashing Machine
4. The High
5. Mark
6. KO
7. Mark ll
8. Dawn ll
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QUOTES
Despite it not being officially released yet, the film and soundtrack have already started garnering critical acclaim by the press:
- "The score by the experimental jazz composer Nala Sinephro is all swirling harps and breathy saxophones; arguably no piece of music has ever sounded less like a punch in the face. Yet as an accompaniment to Kerr’s battles in and out of the ring, it’s oddly perfect, giving this tough story an unexpectedly sweet and even spiritual edge. Smashing stuff has rarely been such smashing stuff." - The Daily Telegraph
- "Proof that Dwayne Johnson is a real actor, and potentially a future Oscar winner." - Independent - "Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson is Oscar-worthy in his new film." - BBC
Tracklist:
1. Dawn
2. Grand Prix
3. The Smashing Machine
4. The High
5. Mark
6. KO
7. Mark ll
8. Dawn ll
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Growing up in the sound system culture of Leeds in England, George spent a fiver, courtesy of his mum, on a battered old speaker box he named “Echo45”. That box led him to Kevin Harper, a founding member of Nightmares on Wax, a chance meeting that would change the course of his life. With the latest music “Echo45 Sound System”, Nightmares On Wax takes that lineage a step further—a mixtape that feels like both a celebration and a declaration. It's a living, sound system journey inspired by the original “Echo45” speaker box that merges soul, roots, hip-hop, dub, and electronic textures with a fearless spirit. Featuring a carefully curated ensemble of collaborators—including Yasiin Bey, Greentea Peng, Sadie Walker, Liam Bailey, and more—the record doesn’t just reflect where Nightmares on Wax has been. While deeply rooted in his origins, sound system culture, and pirate radio, it boldly announces where he’s going. Selling Points: - Exclusive 2LP gold vinyl - New music from Nightmares on Wax featuring Yasiin Bey (Mos Def), Sadie Walker, Oscar Jerome, Liam Bailey, Greentea Peng & more - Guest shout-outs from friends included Gilles Peterson, Moxie, Goldie, Louie Vega, Iration Steppas, FKJ, Jordan Stephens, Roots Manuva - Creative direction by London-based menswear designer Nicholas Daley - Major live show planned at Royal Albert Hall in London (Mar 2026) - Global radio activation inspired by pirate stations - Specs Gold 2LP in printed inner sleeve in wide spine outer sleeve with printed insert
Tracklist:
A1. Echo45, We Are! feat. Oscar Jerome A2. Dive Into feat. Louis VI A3. Desire feat. Haile Supreme, Liam Bailey A4. Bang Bien feat. Yasiin Bey
B1. Echo45 feat. Liam Bailey B2. True feat. Sadie Walker B3. I Remember feat. Greentea Peng
C1. Starwood Bound feat. Sadie Walker C2. Ain't So… feat. LSK C3. Mumzie Cut feat. Liam Bailey
D1. Holding On feat. Ladi6 D2. Wind Of Change feat. Yarah Bravo C3. Hop-to-Mystic feat. Liam Bailey
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Tracklist:
A1. Echo45, We Are! feat. Oscar Jerome A2. Dive Into feat. Louis VI A3. Desire feat. Haile Supreme, Liam Bailey A4. Bang Bien feat. Yasiin Bey
B1. Echo45 feat. Liam Bailey B2. True feat. Sadie Walker B3. I Remember feat. Greentea Peng
C1. Starwood Bound feat. Sadie Walker C2. Ain't So… feat. LSK C3. Mumzie Cut feat. Liam Bailey
D1. Holding On feat. Ladi6 D2. Wind Of Change feat. Yarah Bravo C3. Hop-to-Mystic feat. Liam Bailey
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Tranquilizer conjures a sonic hallucination: ambient calm twisting into digital chaos; mundane textures giving way to emotional overload. It’s a record shaped by obscurity and obsolescence. Real and unreal blur. Samples melt into static. A door creaks open inside a dream.
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Tranquilizer conjures a sonic hallucination: ambient calm twisting into digital chaos; mundane textures giving way to emotional overload. It’s a record shaped by obscurity and obsolescence. Real and unreal blur. Samples melt into static. A door creaks open inside a dream.
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Polygon Window - Polygon Window
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Polygon Window - Audax Powder
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Polygon Window - Quoth
4
Polygon Window - If It Really Is Me
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Polygon Window - Supremacy II
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Polygon Window - UT1 - dot
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Polygon Window - Untitled
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Polygon Window - Quixote
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Polygon Window - Quino - phec
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Polygon Window - Portreath Harbour
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Polygon Window - Redruth School
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Polygon Window - Iketa
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Polygon Window - Quoth (Wooden Thump Mix)
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Polygon Window - Bike Pump Meets Bucket
Originally released in 1993, Surfing On Sine Waves is the second album released under the Warp Artificial Intelligence series (the series also includes the two titular compilations, as well as contributions by Autechre, The Black Dog, F.U.S.E. and more).
Surfing On Sine Waves is also the sole album released under Richard D. James’ (aka Aphex Twin’s) Polygon Window alias. The name “Polygon Window” originally appeared as a track name under Richard D. James’ other pseudonym The Dice Man, as the track title for his submission on Artificial Intelligence. Surfing On Sine Waves was chosen as a title by Rob Mitchell based on a quote by Richard D. James. The album debuted at #2 on the UK dance charts. The album was followed the same year with a companion EP titled Quoth. The EP’s title track originally appeared on the album, accompanied by additional songs who first appeared on this release.
Fast forward 32 years to 2025, Surfing On Sine Waves (Expanded Edition) sees the pair of companion releases as a single entity, out on vinyl and CD.
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Surfing On Sine Waves is also the sole album released under Richard D. James’ (aka Aphex Twin’s) Polygon Window alias. The name “Polygon Window” originally appeared as a track name under Richard D. James’ other pseudonym The Dice Man, as the track title for his submission on Artificial Intelligence. Surfing On Sine Waves was chosen as a title by Rob Mitchell based on a quote by Richard D. James. The album debuted at #2 on the UK dance charts. The album was followed the same year with a companion EP titled Quoth. The EP’s title track originally appeared on the album, accompanied by additional songs who first appeared on this release.
Fast forward 32 years to 2025, Surfing On Sine Waves (Expanded Edition) sees the pair of companion releases as a single entity, out on vinyl and CD.
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Polygon Window - Polygon Window
2
Polygon Window - Audax Powder
3
Polygon Window - Quoth
4
Polygon Window - If It Really Is Me
5
Polygon Window - Supremacy II
6
Polygon Window - UT1 - dot
7
Polygon Window - Untitled
8
Polygon Window - Quixote
9
Polygon Window - Quino - phec
10
Polygon Window - Portreath Harbour
11
Polygon Window - Redruth School
12
Polygon Window - IketaQuoth (Wooden Thump Mix)
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Polygon Window - Bike Pump Meets Bucket
Originally released in 1993, Surfing On Sine Waves is the second album released under the Warp Artificial Intelligence series (the series also includes the two titular compilations, as well as contributions by Autechre, The Black Dog, F.U.S.E. and more).
Surfing On Sine Waves is also the sole album released under Richard D. James’ (aka Aphex Twin’s) Polygon Window alias. The name “Polygon Window” originally appeared as a track name under Richard D. James’ other pseudonym The Dice Man, as the track title for his submission on Artificial Intelligence. Surfing On Sine Waves was chosen as a title by Rob Mitchell based on a quote by Richard D. James. The album debuted at #2 on the UK dance charts. The album was followed the same year with a companion EP titled Quoth. The EP’s title track originally appeared on the album, accompanied by additional songs who first appeared on this release.
Fast forward 32 years to 2025, Surfing On Sine Waves (Expanded Edition) sees the pair of companion releases as a single entity, out on vinyl and CD.
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Surfing On Sine Waves is also the sole album released under Richard D. James’ (aka Aphex Twin’s) Polygon Window alias. The name “Polygon Window” originally appeared as a track name under Richard D. James’ other pseudonym The Dice Man, as the track title for his submission on Artificial Intelligence. Surfing On Sine Waves was chosen as a title by Rob Mitchell based on a quote by Richard D. James. The album debuted at #2 on the UK dance charts. The album was followed the same year with a companion EP titled Quoth. The EP’s title track originally appeared on the album, accompanied by additional songs who first appeared on this release.
Fast forward 32 years to 2025, Surfing On Sine Waves (Expanded Edition) sees the pair of companion releases as a single entity, out on vinyl and CD.
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Autechre continue their chronological series of LP reissues with the albums Untilted (2005) and Quaristice (2008).
Neither of these albums have been repressed since their original release and have been widely unavailable for over 15 years.
Demand in the interim has ensured coveted resale among fans wanting to hear this music on vinyl.
These reissues come at a particularly active time for Autechre as they prepare to embark on one of their most extensive live tours to date, including an entirely sold out run of 25 shows in 29 days through US, Canada and Mexico in October, as well as tours in EU (August) and UK (November).
Autechre most recently released new music in November 2024 with the ongoing digital project AE_2022–.
Other LP Reissues available: Incunabula (1993), Amber (1994), Tri Repetae (1995), Chiastic Slide (1997), LP5 (1998), Confield (2001), Draft 7.30 (2003).
- Specs Black 2LP vinyl in printed inner sleeves in wide spine outer sleeve
Tracklist:
A1. LCC
A2. Ipacial Section
B1. Pro Radii
B2. Augmatic Disport
C1. Iera
C2. Fermium
C3. The Trees
D1. Sublimit
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Neither of these albums have been repressed since their original release and have been widely unavailable for over 15 years.
Demand in the interim has ensured coveted resale among fans wanting to hear this music on vinyl.
These reissues come at a particularly active time for Autechre as they prepare to embark on one of their most extensive live tours to date, including an entirely sold out run of 25 shows in 29 days through US, Canada and Mexico in October, as well as tours in EU (August) and UK (November).
Autechre most recently released new music in November 2024 with the ongoing digital project AE_2022–.
Other LP Reissues available: Incunabula (1993), Amber (1994), Tri Repetae (1995), Chiastic Slide (1997), LP5 (1998), Confield (2001), Draft 7.30 (2003).
- Specs Black 2LP vinyl in printed inner sleeves in wide spine outer sleeve
Tracklist:
A1. LCC
A2. Ipacial Section
B1. Pro Radii
B2. Augmatic Disport
C1. Iera
C2. Fermium
C3. The Trees
D1. Sublimit
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Autechre continue their chronological series of LP reissues with the albums Untilted (2005) and Quaristice (2008).
Neither of these albums have been repressed since their original release and have been widely unavailable for over 15 years.
Demand in the interim has ensured coveted resale among fans wanting to hear this music on vinyl.These reissues come at a particularly active time for Autechre as they prepare to embark on one of their most extensive live tours to date, including an entirely sold out run of 25 shows in 29 days through US, Canada and Mexico in October, as well as tours in EU (August) and UK (November).
Autechre most recently released new music in November 2024 with the ongoing digital project AE_2022–.
Other LP Reissues available: Incunabula (1993), Amber (1994), Tri Repetae (1995), Chiastic Slide (1997), LP5 (1998), Confield (2001), Draft 7.30 (2003).
- Specs Black 2LP vinyl in printed inner sleeves in wide spine outer sleeve
Tracklist:
A1. Altibzz
A2. The Plc
A3. IO
A4. plyPhon
A5. Perlence
B1. SonDEremawe
B2. Simmm
B3. paralel Suns
B4. Steels
B5. Tankakern
C1. rale
C2. Fol3
C3. fwzE
C4. 90101-5l-l
C5. bnc Castl
D1. Theswere
D2. WNSN
D3. chenc9
D4. Notwo
D5. Outh9X
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Neither of these albums have been repressed since their original release and have been widely unavailable for over 15 years.
Demand in the interim has ensured coveted resale among fans wanting to hear this music on vinyl.These reissues come at a particularly active time for Autechre as they prepare to embark on one of their most extensive live tours to date, including an entirely sold out run of 25 shows in 29 days through US, Canada and Mexico in October, as well as tours in EU (August) and UK (November).
Autechre most recently released new music in November 2024 with the ongoing digital project AE_2022–.
Other LP Reissues available: Incunabula (1993), Amber (1994), Tri Repetae (1995), Chiastic Slide (1997), LP5 (1998), Confield (2001), Draft 7.30 (2003).
- Specs Black 2LP vinyl in printed inner sleeves in wide spine outer sleeve
Tracklist:
A1. Altibzz
A2. The Plc
A3. IO
A4. plyPhon
A5. Perlence
B1. SonDEremawe
B2. Simmm
B3. paralel Suns
B4. Steels
B5. Tankakern
C1. rale
C2. Fol3
C3. fwzE
C4. 90101-5l-l
C5. bnc Castl
D1. Theswere
D2. WNSN
D3. chenc9
D4. Notwo
D5. Outh9X
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Incunabula, the debut full-length offering from Autechre finally made available again on vinyl, having been out of print on vinyl since 2001. Having first emerged onto a post-acid house 1993, Incunabula was released as part 7 of the now legendary Artificial Intelligence series of albums and compilations from Warp. A series that gave us early records from artists who went on to sculpt the electronic landscape both in and out of the club. Being lined up against such contemporaries as Black Dog Productions (Balil and Plaid) Aphex under his Polygon Window guise, Richie Hawtin's FUSE project, Speedy J, B12 & on the series' closing compilation, artists as diverse as Seefeel, Richard H Kirk & The Higher Intelligence Agency. Incunabula set the tone for the following landmark albums from Ae, huge caustic dissections of sound that almost resemble vast mathematical equations more than they do club fodder (though tracks like the breakbeat whip crack of Doctrine and the acidic euphoria of Maetl, which when deployed by the right DJ will go off). For those just arriving at the edge of Ae's world and are looking for an entry point into the sprawling discography of the group, or those of you looking to delve into the pre-MaxMSP archives, this is the record for you. There is not much we can say that has not been said before, but this truly is a landmark album of UK electronica, a legendary recording that still even after twenty-six years still sounds like a future we are yet to arrive at.
Spec: 2LP in paper inners in gatefold sleeve with postcard size download card
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Spec: 2LP in paper inners in gatefold sleeve with postcard size download card
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1993 debut album by the trio of Andrew Weatherall, Jagz Kooner and Gary Burns. Unavailable on vinyl and CD since original release. Remastered from the original tapes by Matt Colton, contains “Smokebelch II (Beatless Mix)” for the first time on the 2LP edition.
Coming off the back of his work on the era-defining Screamadelica album by Primal Scream, not to mention groundbreaking remix work for the likes of New Order, My Bloody Valentine and the Happy Mondays, Weatherall was as revered by fans of indie guitar music as he was namechecked by hardcore ravers. The increasing demands on his services led to a studio partnership with Kooner and Burns, forming the production trio The Sabres Of Paradise (named after a 1960 book about a Muslim chieftain’s efforts to repel a Russian invasion).
The opening track on Sabresonic (named after the popular weekly club night Weatherall was then running) started life as a remix of the Primal Scream track “Don’t Fight It Feel It” but got so radically mutated that it turned into something entirely new. As well as reflecting on contemporary trends in dance music (“Inter-Legen-Ten-ko” is a swipe at the IDM genre name), the album also brought in older influences - “R.S.D” is an acronym for “Red Stripe Dub”, the deep influence of King Tubby et al evident at various points throughout the album, whilst the epic icy vistas of the 14 minute+ “Clock Factory” are informed by the electronic experiments of industrial groups such as Coil. The album also flagged future trends in electronic music, with the timeless “Smokebelch II (Beatless Mix)”, a beautiful re-work of an old Chicago house tune by Lamont Booker, becoming a staple of chillout compilation CDs for the rest of the decade.
- Specs Black 2LP vinyl in black polylined inner sleeves in wide spine outer sleeve
Tracklist:
A1. Still Fighting
A2. Smokebelch I
B1. Clock Factory
C1. Ano Electro (Andante)
C2. R.S.D.
D1. Inter-Lergen-Ten-ko
D2. Ano Electro (Allegro)
D3. Smokebelch II (Beatless Mix)
Key Information:
- Both are classic Warp albums - unavailable on vinyl & CD since original release
- Remastered from the original tapes by Matt Colton
- One of the key musical projects of the much-missed Andrew Weatherall who formed the group with Jagz Kooner and Gary Burns, initially as a production unit before signing to Warp and evolving into a proper band
- Remasters available digitally from May 29th 2025
- Sabresonic vinyl contains 'Smokebelch II (Beatless Mix)' for the first time on the 2LP edition
- Haunted Dancehall vinyl contains 'Theme' for the first time on the 2LP edition
- First live shows in over 3 decades
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Coming off the back of his work on the era-defining Screamadelica album by Primal Scream, not to mention groundbreaking remix work for the likes of New Order, My Bloody Valentine and the Happy Mondays, Weatherall was as revered by fans of indie guitar music as he was namechecked by hardcore ravers. The increasing demands on his services led to a studio partnership with Kooner and Burns, forming the production trio The Sabres Of Paradise (named after a 1960 book about a Muslim chieftain’s efforts to repel a Russian invasion).
The opening track on Sabresonic (named after the popular weekly club night Weatherall was then running) started life as a remix of the Primal Scream track “Don’t Fight It Feel It” but got so radically mutated that it turned into something entirely new. As well as reflecting on contemporary trends in dance music (“Inter-Legen-Ten-ko” is a swipe at the IDM genre name), the album also brought in older influences - “R.S.D” is an acronym for “Red Stripe Dub”, the deep influence of King Tubby et al evident at various points throughout the album, whilst the epic icy vistas of the 14 minute+ “Clock Factory” are informed by the electronic experiments of industrial groups such as Coil. The album also flagged future trends in electronic music, with the timeless “Smokebelch II (Beatless Mix)”, a beautiful re-work of an old Chicago house tune by Lamont Booker, becoming a staple of chillout compilation CDs for the rest of the decade.
- Specs Black 2LP vinyl in black polylined inner sleeves in wide spine outer sleeve
Tracklist:
A1. Still Fighting
A2. Smokebelch I
B1. Clock Factory
C1. Ano Electro (Andante)
C2. R.S.D.
D1. Inter-Lergen-Ten-ko
D2. Ano Electro (Allegro)
D3. Smokebelch II (Beatless Mix)
Key Information:
- Both are classic Warp albums - unavailable on vinyl & CD since original release
- Remastered from the original tapes by Matt Colton
- One of the key musical projects of the much-missed Andrew Weatherall who formed the group with Jagz Kooner and Gary Burns, initially as a production unit before signing to Warp and evolving into a proper band
- Remasters available digitally from May 29th 2025
- Sabresonic vinyl contains 'Smokebelch II (Beatless Mix)' for the first time on the 2LP edition
- Haunted Dancehall vinyl contains 'Theme' for the first time on the 2LP edition
- First live shows in over 3 decades
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1994 second album by the trio of Andrew Weatherall, Jagz Kooner and Gary Burns, unavailable on vinyl and CD since original release. A concept album with accompanying text for each track by James Woodbourne, it also includes additional production by Portishead and Mr Scruff. Remastered from the original tapes by Matt Colton, contains “Theme” for the first time on the 2LP edition.
By the time this record came out towards the end of ‘94, The Sabres Of Paradise had evolved from a production trio into a fully fledged band, embarking on live tours and augmented for the stage by additional members such as Rich Thair, from Warp labelmates Red Snapper, and Phil Mossman, later to join LCD Soundsystem. Tapped by Noel Gallagher to support Oasis at enormodomes, the group opted instead to play clubs, student unions, and infamously, a car park in Central London. Their tour adverts contained small print specifying a policy of “no jugglers, no fire eaters, no flutes and no hippies with lawyers”.
The studio sound had shifted radically as well, utilising samples (notably on the 1930s voodoo jazz inflected “Wilmot”), live instrumentation (the heavy twang guitar riff of “Tow Truck”) and a deep love of film scores audible throughout, from the block party funk of “Theme” to the noir-ish soundscapes of the title track. The sense of the album being a soundtrack itself is underpinned by the accompanying text for each track, rumoured to have been penned by Weatherall himself under a pseudonym, each text fragment joining up to form a suitably grimy, low-lit short story. The Guardian later summed up Haunted Dancehall as “techno’s first concept album”.
- Specs Black 2LP vinyl in printed inner sleeves in wide spine outer sleeve, spot gloss to cover
Tracklist:
A1. Bubble And Slide
A2. Bubble And Slide II
A3. Duke Of Earlsfield
B1. Flight Path Estate
B2. Planet D
B3. Wilmot
B4. Tow Truck
C1. Theme
C2. Theme 4
C3. Return To Planet D
C4. Ballad Of Nicky McGuire
D1. Jacob Street 7am
D2. Chapel Street Market 9am
D3. Haunted Dancehall
Key Information:
- Both are classic Warp albums - unavailable on vinyl & CD since original release
- Remastered from the original tapes by Matt Colton
- One of the key musical projects of the much-missed Andrew Weatherall who formed the group with Jagz Kooner and Gary Burns, initially as a production unit before signing to Warp and evolving into a proper band
- Remasters available digitally from May 29th 2025
- Sabresonic vinyl contains 'Smokebelch II (Beatless Mix)' for the first time on the 2LP edition
- Haunted Dancehall vinyl contains 'Theme' for the first time on the 2LP edition
- First live shows in over 3 decades
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By the time this record came out towards the end of ‘94, The Sabres Of Paradise had evolved from a production trio into a fully fledged band, embarking on live tours and augmented for the stage by additional members such as Rich Thair, from Warp labelmates Red Snapper, and Phil Mossman, later to join LCD Soundsystem. Tapped by Noel Gallagher to support Oasis at enormodomes, the group opted instead to play clubs, student unions, and infamously, a car park in Central London. Their tour adverts contained small print specifying a policy of “no jugglers, no fire eaters, no flutes and no hippies with lawyers”.
The studio sound had shifted radically as well, utilising samples (notably on the 1930s voodoo jazz inflected “Wilmot”), live instrumentation (the heavy twang guitar riff of “Tow Truck”) and a deep love of film scores audible throughout, from the block party funk of “Theme” to the noir-ish soundscapes of the title track. The sense of the album being a soundtrack itself is underpinned by the accompanying text for each track, rumoured to have been penned by Weatherall himself under a pseudonym, each text fragment joining up to form a suitably grimy, low-lit short story. The Guardian later summed up Haunted Dancehall as “techno’s first concept album”.
- Specs Black 2LP vinyl in printed inner sleeves in wide spine outer sleeve, spot gloss to cover
Tracklist:
A1. Bubble And Slide
A2. Bubble And Slide II
A3. Duke Of Earlsfield
B1. Flight Path Estate
B2. Planet D
B3. Wilmot
B4. Tow Truck
C1. Theme
C2. Theme 4
C3. Return To Planet D
C4. Ballad Of Nicky McGuire
D1. Jacob Street 7am
D2. Chapel Street Market 9am
D3. Haunted Dancehall
Key Information:
- Both are classic Warp albums - unavailable on vinyl & CD since original release
- Remastered from the original tapes by Matt Colton
- One of the key musical projects of the much-missed Andrew Weatherall who formed the group with Jagz Kooner and Gary Burns, initially as a production unit before signing to Warp and evolving into a proper band
- Remasters available digitally from May 29th 2025
- Sabresonic vinyl contains 'Smokebelch II (Beatless Mix)' for the first time on the 2LP edition
- Haunted Dancehall vinyl contains 'Theme' for the first time on the 2LP edition
- First live shows in over 3 decades
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Following the release of his new collaborative album Tall Tales with Thom Yorke, a 2LP vinyl repress of Mark Pritchard’s previous solo album Under The Sun will be available on 25 July via Warp Records.
Originally released in 2016, Under The Sun is one story told in chapters and, as with any good story, the spell is only maintained if you don't skip to the end. Pritchard, as usual, defies easy categorisation and that is what gives depth and nuance to this work. He draws on the sounds and influences genetically coded in his musical DNA; ambient, nu-wave, avant-garde electronics and folk; but reimagines them through an otherworldly filter that cements Under The Sun somewhere in the future, rather than the past.
The album features contributions from peers and friends including Thom Yorke, Linda Perhacs, Bibio, and Beans, and explores themes of beauty, desolation, and longing for home.
- "Beautiful melancholic downtempo from masterful electronic polyglot." - MOJO****
- "Under the Sun is deeply atmospheric and richly impressionistic." - Pitchfork
- Specs: 2LP black vinyl in printed inners in gatefold outer
Tracklisting:
A1. ?
A2. Give It Your Choir feat. Bibio
A3. Infrared
A4. Falling
B1. Beautiful People feat. Thom Yorke
B2. Sad Alron
B3. You Wash My Soul feat. Linda Perhacs
B4. Where Do They Go, The Butterflies
C1. Hi Red
C2. Ems
C3. The Blinds Cage
C4. Dawn Of The North
D1. Khufu
D2. Rebel Angels
D3. Under The Sun
D4. Cycles Of 9
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Originally released in 2016, Under The Sun is one story told in chapters and, as with any good story, the spell is only maintained if you don't skip to the end. Pritchard, as usual, defies easy categorisation and that is what gives depth and nuance to this work. He draws on the sounds and influences genetically coded in his musical DNA; ambient, nu-wave, avant-garde electronics and folk; but reimagines them through an otherworldly filter that cements Under The Sun somewhere in the future, rather than the past.
The album features contributions from peers and friends including Thom Yorke, Linda Perhacs, Bibio, and Beans, and explores themes of beauty, desolation, and longing for home.
- "Beautiful melancholic downtempo from masterful electronic polyglot." - MOJO****
- "Under the Sun is deeply atmospheric and richly impressionistic." - Pitchfork
- Specs: 2LP black vinyl in printed inners in gatefold outer
Tracklisting:
A1. ?
A2. Give It Your Choir feat. Bibio
A3. Infrared
A4. Falling
B1. Beautiful People feat. Thom Yorke
B2. Sad Alron
B3. You Wash My Soul feat. Linda Perhacs
B4. Where Do They Go, The Butterflies
C1. Hi Red
C2. Ems
C3. The Blinds Cage
C4. Dawn Of The North
D1. Khufu
D2. Rebel Angels
D3. Under The Sun
D4. Cycles Of 9
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An album beloved by fans since its release in March 2004, Ultravisitor is one of the most popular records in Squarepusher’s entire discography. A unique blend of studio and live recordings, it’s an excellent showcase for the diversity of his music: from the frenetic title track to the funky jazz of “Iambic 9 Poetry” to the sunlit bliss of “Tommib Help Buss” and beyond.
Following last year’s 20th-anniversary expanded deluxe reissue, the standalone remastered edition is now widely available. Carefully remastered from the original tapes by Jason Mitchell at Loud Mastering and overseen by Tom Jenkinson - who was never entirely happy with the original release - this edition brings fresh dynamics and details in the tracks.
- "Spectacle of beauty and of terror." - The Quietus, Reissue Of The Week
- "The most accessible Squarepusher record to date. He has been careful to ensure he continues to challenge and alienate, but one can't help be thankful that he has started to find his human heart." - BBC (2004)
- Specs: Black 2LP vinyl in printed inner sleeves in wide spine outer sleeve
Tracklist:
A1. Ultravisitor
A2. I Fulcrum
A3. Iambic 9 Poetry
A4. Andrei
B1. 50 Cycles
B2. Menelec
B3. C-Town Smash
C1. Steinbolt
C2. An Arched Pathway
C3. Telluric Piece
C4. District Line II
D1. Circlewave
D2. Tetra-Sync
D3. Tommib Help Buss
D4. Every Day I Love
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Following last year’s 20th-anniversary expanded deluxe reissue, the standalone remastered edition is now widely available. Carefully remastered from the original tapes by Jason Mitchell at Loud Mastering and overseen by Tom Jenkinson - who was never entirely happy with the original release - this edition brings fresh dynamics and details in the tracks.
- "Spectacle of beauty and of terror." - The Quietus, Reissue Of The Week
- "The most accessible Squarepusher record to date. He has been careful to ensure he continues to challenge and alienate, but one can't help be thankful that he has started to find his human heart." - BBC (2004)
- Specs: Black 2LP vinyl in printed inner sleeves in wide spine outer sleeve
Tracklist:
A1. Ultravisitor
A2. I Fulcrum
A3. Iambic 9 Poetry
A4. Andrei
B1. 50 Cycles
B2. Menelec
B3. C-Town Smash
C1. Steinbolt
C2. An Arched Pathway
C3. Telluric Piece
C4. District Line II
D1. Circlewave
D2. Tetra-Sync
D3. Tommib Help Buss
D4. Every Day I Love
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Tracklisting:
A1. A Fake In A Faker's World
A2. Ice Shelf
A3. Bugging Out Again
B1. Back In The Game
B2. The White Cliffs
B3. The Spirit
C1. Gangsters
C2. This Conversation Is Missing Your Voice
C3. Tall Tales
D1. Happy Days
D2. The Men Who Dance In Stag's Heads
D3. Wandering Genie
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A1. A Fake In A Faker's World
A2. Ice Shelf
A3. Bugging Out Again
B1. Back In The Game
B2. The White Cliffs
B3. The Spirit
C1. Gangsters
C2. This Conversation Is Missing Your Voice
C3. Tall Tales
D1. Happy Days
D2. The Men Who Dance In Stag's Heads
D3. Wandering Genie
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Tracklisting:
A1. A Fake In A Faker's World
A2. Ice Shelf
A3. Bugging Out Again
B1. Back In The Game
B2. The White Cliffs
B3. The Spirit
C1. Gangsters
C2. This Conversation Is Missing Your Voice
C3. Tall Tales
D1. Happy Days
D2. The Men Who Dance In Stag's Heads
D3. Wandering Genie
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A1. A Fake In A Faker's World
A2. Ice Shelf
A3. Bugging Out Again
B1. Back In The Game
B2. The White Cliffs
B3. The Spirit
C1. Gangsters
C2. This Conversation Is Missing Your Voice
C3. Tall Tales
D1. Happy Days
D2. The Men Who Dance In Stag's Heads
D3. Wandering Genie
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Tracklisting:
A1. A Fake In A Faker's World
A2. Ice Shelf
A3. Bugging Out Again
B1. Back In The Game
B2. The White Cliffs
B3. The Spirit
C1. Gangsters
C2. This Conversation Is Missing Your Voice
C3. Tall Tales
D1. Happy Days
D2. The Men Who Dance In Stag's Heads
D3. Wandering Genie
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A1. A Fake In A Faker's World
A2. Ice Shelf
A3. Bugging Out Again
B1. Back In The Game
B2. The White Cliffs
B3. The Spirit
C1. Gangsters
C2. This Conversation Is Missing Your Voice
C3. Tall Tales
D1. Happy Days
D2. The Men Who Dance In Stag's Heads
D3. Wandering Genie
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Afro-funk and salsa-house producer talents ELADO, MUSTA, and ALMA NEGRA.
Garage house maestros MELON BOMB and Italian musician DANIEL MONACO (known for his New Wave disco and proto-house releases on Rush Hour and his work for Antal).
MARLA KETHER, the London bass player and DJ, who is known for her work with Little Simz, Oscar Jerome, and Loyle Carner, and has now started to release her own tracks.
Argentinian singer, musician, and DJ ALOT, combining proto-house vibes with Spanish rap.
Funk house producer and edit maestro PAUL OLDER, who is starting to become one of the key names of the new soul house scene (supported by DJs like Folamour, David Penn, Seth Troxler, Kirollus, Breakbot...).
And also Toy Tonics' own GEE LANE, KAPOTE, and ARPY BROWN contributed new tracks.
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Tracklist:
A1 Elado - I Wanna Dance
A2 Gee Lane & Dante feat. Jose Barranquero - Rhythm Roots
A3 Marla Kether - One Time
B1 Alma Negra feat. Pat Kalla - Soleil (Extended Version)
B2 Musta - Afro Tonic
C1 ALOT - Mi Casa (Extended Version)
C2 Arpy Brown & Kapote - Drop It Low
C3 Daniel Monaco & Bop feat Candy Voice - Sobby
D1 Paul Older - Xylo
D2 Melon Bomb – Galia
A new TOY TONICS compilation!
WILDSTYLE HOUSE is a new compilation series where Toy Tonics invites producers and DJs that have a very special, funky, unique sound to make one new track. The compilation should show the variability and diversity of house and disco TODAY. Like the wild music mix you can hear at the Toy Tonics events and the way Toy Tonics DJs combine many different styles of "4 to the floor" music into one new soulful, multi-style, and warm-sounding blended "genre." It's about the groove, about a new soul sound, the human feel, the organic and Y2K-inspired dance music that is growing and appeals to a new generation of dance music lovers.
This first part of the compilation includes unreleased music by:
Afro-funk and salsa-house producer talents ELADO, MUSTA, and ALMA NEGRA.
Garage house maestros MELON BOMB and Italian musician DANIEL MONACO (known for his New Wave disco and proto-house releases on Rush Hour and his work for Antal).
MARLA KETHER, the London bass player and DJ, who is known for her work with Little Simz, Oscar Jerome, and Loyle Carner, and has now started to release her own tracks.
Argentinian singer, musician, and DJ ALOT, combining proto-house vibes with Spanish rap.
Funk house producer and edit maestro PAUL OLDER, who is starting to become one of the key names of the new soul house scene (supported by DJs like Folamour, David Penn, Seth Troxler, Kirollus, Breakbot...).
And also Toy Tonics' own GEE LANE, KAPOTE, and ARPY BROWN contributed new tracks.
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Laurie Torres - A1. Duvet
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Laurie Torres - A2. Lisière
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Laurie Torres - A3. Feux fuyants
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Laurie Torres - A4. Reflets
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Laurie Torres - A5. Intérieurs
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Laurie Torres - A6. Carnets
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Laurie Torres - B1. Clessidra
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Laurie Torres - B2. Point-virgule
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Laurie Torres - B3. Correspondances
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Laurie Torres - B4. Golden t-shirts
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Laurie Torres - B5. Exit
1. LP - Territory: WW Minus UK/Eire,Usa, Canada
- 2025 Repress
- Black Bio vinyl
- Printed on heavyweight board outer sleeve
- Vinyl comes in black poly-lined protective bag
- Housed in a heavyweight PVC protective outer sleeve
- Hype front sticker
- Vinyl pressed at Optimal media GmbH
- Printed at Delga in the UK
2. GENRE/S: Alternative / Ambient
3. TRACKLISTS:
A
1. Duvet
2. Lisière
3. Feux fuyants
4. Reflets
5. Intérieurs
6. Carnets
B
1. Clessidra
2. Point-virgule
3. Correspondances
4. Golden t-shirts
5. Exit
4. SHORT INFO:
Laurie Torres is a Canadian musician and composer raised in Montréal, Québec by Haitian parents. Since 2008, she has been a trusted stage and studio performer for Julia Jacklin, Pomme, and Land of Talk, as well as being a founding member of Folly & The Hunter, with whom she recorded four studio albums and toured Canada, Europe and the UK.
In 2023, Laurie shifted focus to work on her own creations, a process of making time - the will and the need becoming omnipresent. Drawing creative inspiration from contemporary artists like Tirzah, Gia Margaret, Valentina Magaletti, Tara Clerkin Trio and ML Buch, 'Après coup' finds Torres intersecting at a pivotal moment where artists whose marginalized identities are at the forefront in creating a beautiful array of "other options".
"Being othered and tokenized as a woman who plays music, as well as a queer and black person, takes a toll, while also positively feeding a strong urge to push and be seen."
Centering around piano, drums and synthesizer with interweaving field recordings, 'Après coup' follows the precursor ep 'Correspondances' in the form of a sprawling 11-track album. Translating directly from French - afterwards, after the event - its title subliminally points at something deeper between the lines. Recorded in 2023 between tours in a small window of time where 'normal' life hadn't quite recommenced, Torres meticulously crafted her debut solo material in view of surrounding nature, all providing the perfect nourishment for long streams of improvisation. Built right up to the edge of a lake, Studio Wild in St-Zénon, Québec offered an unparalleled location and set up for her freeform creativity.
Instrumental music seemed like a natural response and evolution for Torres who had long basked in the world of "pop music" as she elaborates: "I had an urge to use creativity as a sort of resting place, a place where things can unfold slowly and take time to reveal themselves. In other worlds words, I felt the need to make something slower, more elusive"
The immediacy of Torres' recorded takes doubled with minimal overdubs create a fiercely direct, intimate and unpolished lo-fi beauty. 'Après coup' then is self-reflective, open and inclusive with Torres allowing herself to be fully seen. An album to be felt at close distance with unrivalled authenticity. This album stands as a testament to Laurie's artistic evolution and serves as a beacon, inspiring her to continue nurturing her own creative pursuits and finding exhilarating freedom.
Full Press Release here: Click here
5. VITAL SALES POINTS:
- PR + Radio campaign by Someonegreat PR (UK/USA) / Dense PR + Radio campaign (EU)
" NPR - New Music Friday:
The Best albums out Oct 24 (ep)
" Somewhere Soul - Best New Music out this week (900K followers)
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- 2025 Repress
- Black Bio vinyl
- Printed on heavyweight board outer sleeve
- Vinyl comes in black poly-lined protective bag
- Housed in a heavyweight PVC protective outer sleeve
- Hype front sticker
- Vinyl pressed at Optimal media GmbH
- Printed at Delga in the UK
2. GENRE/S: Alternative / Ambient
3. TRACKLISTS:
A
1. Duvet
2. Lisière
3. Feux fuyants
4. Reflets
5. Intérieurs
6. Carnets
B
1. Clessidra
2. Point-virgule
3. Correspondances
4. Golden t-shirts
5. Exit
4. SHORT INFO:
Laurie Torres is a Canadian musician and composer raised in Montréal, Québec by Haitian parents. Since 2008, she has been a trusted stage and studio performer for Julia Jacklin, Pomme, and Land of Talk, as well as being a founding member of Folly & The Hunter, with whom she recorded four studio albums and toured Canada, Europe and the UK.
In 2023, Laurie shifted focus to work on her own creations, a process of making time - the will and the need becoming omnipresent. Drawing creative inspiration from contemporary artists like Tirzah, Gia Margaret, Valentina Magaletti, Tara Clerkin Trio and ML Buch, 'Après coup' finds Torres intersecting at a pivotal moment where artists whose marginalized identities are at the forefront in creating a beautiful array of "other options".
"Being othered and tokenized as a woman who plays music, as well as a queer and black person, takes a toll, while also positively feeding a strong urge to push and be seen."
Centering around piano, drums and synthesizer with interweaving field recordings, 'Après coup' follows the precursor ep 'Correspondances' in the form of a sprawling 11-track album. Translating directly from French - afterwards, after the event - its title subliminally points at something deeper between the lines. Recorded in 2023 between tours in a small window of time where 'normal' life hadn't quite recommenced, Torres meticulously crafted her debut solo material in view of surrounding nature, all providing the perfect nourishment for long streams of improvisation. Built right up to the edge of a lake, Studio Wild in St-Zénon, Québec offered an unparalleled location and set up for her freeform creativity.
Instrumental music seemed like a natural response and evolution for Torres who had long basked in the world of "pop music" as she elaborates: "I had an urge to use creativity as a sort of resting place, a place where things can unfold slowly and take time to reveal themselves. In other worlds words, I felt the need to make something slower, more elusive"
The immediacy of Torres' recorded takes doubled with minimal overdubs create a fiercely direct, intimate and unpolished lo-fi beauty. 'Après coup' then is self-reflective, open and inclusive with Torres allowing herself to be fully seen. An album to be felt at close distance with unrivalled authenticity. This album stands as a testament to Laurie's artistic evolution and serves as a beacon, inspiring her to continue nurturing her own creative pursuits and finding exhilarating freedom.
Full Press Release here: Click here
5. VITAL SALES POINTS:
- PR + Radio campaign by Someonegreat PR (UK/USA) / Dense PR + Radio campaign (EU)
" NPR - New Music Friday:
The Best albums out Oct 24 (ep)
" Somewhere Soul - Best New Music out this week (900K followers)
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Bobby Caldwell - Special To Me (4:00)
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Bobby Caldwell - My Flame (3:30)
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Bobby Caldwell - Love Won't Wait (4:00)
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Bobby Caldwell - Can't Say Goodbye (5:20)
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Bobby Caldwell - Come To Me (2:52)
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Bobby Caldwell - What You Won't Do For Love (4:45)
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Bobby Caldwell - Kalimba Song (2:00)
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Bobby Caldwell - Take Me Back To Then (3:30)
9
Bobby Caldwell - Down For The Third Time (3:30)
Territories: Worldwide no restrictions
Format Notes:
Part of Bobby Caldwell Reissue Campaign, 2023 first time reissue, 140g vinyl
Track List:
A1 Special To Me 4:00
A2 My Flame 3:30
A3 Love Won't Wait 4:00
A4 Can't Say Goodbye 5:20
B1 Come To Me 2:52
B2 What You Won't Do For Love 4:45
B3 Kalimba Song 2:00
B4 Take Me Back To Then 3:30
B5 Down For The Third Time 3:30
Release Notes:
Known principally as a smooth titan of blue-eyed soul, Bobby Caldwell transcended genre tags with consummate ease; he was a musical icon of real class and versatility, cherished the world over. Tragically passing away in March 2023 at the too young age of 71, it still feels as if Bobby's true artistry is profoundly under-appreciated. His double platinum self-titled album from 1978 is a timeless masterpiece of sophisticated jazzy soul brilliance and is strictly canonical. Yes, it's perfect, yet it's been out of press on vinyl for years. We're deeply honoured to present the long-awaited reissue this summer.
Whilst Ned Doheny is known in Japan as "Mr California", native New Yorker Bobby Caldwell has always been "Mr AOR" to his Far-Eastern friends. His distinct charm is an irresistible blend of soul, jazz, and pop influences. He possessed phenomenal songwriting prowess, smooth vocal performances, was both a great soul guitarist and dextrous keyboard player and known for genius chord progressions. It all added up to a multi-layered brilliance entering the studio, and the singular sound he landed on was laced with soulful, sweeping strings and funky horns, touching lightly on disco, while allowing his supple voice to carry the stunning tracks he'd crafted.
String-swept opener "Special To Me" immediately sets the tone with its lush instrumentation, rich harmonies, and Caldwell's velvety-smooth vocals. Next up, a huge one. The infectious, mid-tempo bounce of "My Flame" showcases Caldwell's ability to effortlessly blend catchy pop hooks with soulful arrangements. It's an exquisite, emotive ballad that, at the same time, absolutely SLAPS. Game recognise game, and all that, so, accordingly, Notorious B.I.G. memorably ran with “My Flame” for his 1997 single “Sky’s The Limit”. The rolling, disco-very "Love Won't Wait" is a slick, uptempo track containing heartfelt lyrics intertwined with elegant strings and a horn section to die for. Aching - and achingly cool - single "Can't Say Goodbye" is a real fan favourite, and it's no surprise. It's a laconic, slow-mo jazz-funk stepper, with fantastic, very deliberate playing that closes out the A Side quite exceptionally. "Come To Me" slows proceedings down elegantly to open Side B before the universally agreed-upon masterpiece enters proceedings.
"What You Won't Do for Love," the standout hit that became a classic in its own right, perfectly captured Bobby's ability to infuse a contagious groove with introspective and relatable lyrics. With its instantly recognisable horn riff and Caldwell's soulful delivery, this timeless, chiller anthem continues to captivate audiences and define his musical legacy. He scored huge with the track, taking over the pop and R&B airways with this mellow soul stepper. It has remained a perennial favourite and has been heavily sampled, such is its unique allure; Aaliyah sang over snatches of it on "Age Ain’t Nothing But A Number" and you can hear Caldwell’s vocal sample used for the hook on Tupac’s posthumously released “Do For Love”.
Upon submitting the finished album to his label, they requested more material in hope of a big single. As Bobby remembered to Wax Poetics a few years ago: “Now at this point, I’m mentally exhausted...and bear in mind that I got so close to all the songs I’d written. I gave each song a profound amount of thought, and maybe too much. So, in haste, I went in and cut this song, "What You Won’t Do For Love". Wrote it in a day, cut the rhythm track, overdubbed the horns, I sang the song, and literally turned it in three days after. And lo and behold, the one song I gave the least thought to,” Bobby laughed, “ended up being a national anthem.”
The mysterious, magical "Kalimba Song" is a cosmic, kalimba-driven melodic-funk instrumental - short but oh, so sweet. It's followed by the supreme tear-jerker "Take Me Back To Then", Bobby's otherworldly voice deeply longing for a simpler time, "when life was mellow". I think we can all get behind this sentiment. The final cut is arguably its deepest, its low-key finest moment. For us, it is, anyway. The glorious, driving, effortlessly funky guitar-soul jam "Down For The Third Time" is a huge melancholic Be With favourite and has been played by discerning genre-hopping DJs with significant glee for years. Hypnotic, melodic, beautiful. Like the album it elegantly rounds out.
Bobby sadly passed away on 23rd March 2023, after a long struggle with mitochondrial damage and oxidative stress, due to an adverse effect from a fluoroquinolone antibiotic. The reissue of his wonderful eponymous album will be available on vinyl across the globe, ensuring that fans of his incomparable talent - and soul music enthusiasts worldwide - can radiate in the deep beauty of this seminal album. Meticulously remastered and cut by both Simon Francis and Cicely Balston respectively, it has been pressed to the highest possibly quality at Record Industry in Holland.
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Format Notes:
Part of Bobby Caldwell Reissue Campaign, 2023 first time reissue, 140g vinyl
Track List:
A1 Special To Me 4:00
A2 My Flame 3:30
A3 Love Won't Wait 4:00
A4 Can't Say Goodbye 5:20
B1 Come To Me 2:52
B2 What You Won't Do For Love 4:45
B3 Kalimba Song 2:00
B4 Take Me Back To Then 3:30
B5 Down For The Third Time 3:30
Release Notes:
Known principally as a smooth titan of blue-eyed soul, Bobby Caldwell transcended genre tags with consummate ease; he was a musical icon of real class and versatility, cherished the world over. Tragically passing away in March 2023 at the too young age of 71, it still feels as if Bobby's true artistry is profoundly under-appreciated. His double platinum self-titled album from 1978 is a timeless masterpiece of sophisticated jazzy soul brilliance and is strictly canonical. Yes, it's perfect, yet it's been out of press on vinyl for years. We're deeply honoured to present the long-awaited reissue this summer.
Whilst Ned Doheny is known in Japan as "Mr California", native New Yorker Bobby Caldwell has always been "Mr AOR" to his Far-Eastern friends. His distinct charm is an irresistible blend of soul, jazz, and pop influences. He possessed phenomenal songwriting prowess, smooth vocal performances, was both a great soul guitarist and dextrous keyboard player and known for genius chord progressions. It all added up to a multi-layered brilliance entering the studio, and the singular sound he landed on was laced with soulful, sweeping strings and funky horns, touching lightly on disco, while allowing his supple voice to carry the stunning tracks he'd crafted.
String-swept opener "Special To Me" immediately sets the tone with its lush instrumentation, rich harmonies, and Caldwell's velvety-smooth vocals. Next up, a huge one. The infectious, mid-tempo bounce of "My Flame" showcases Caldwell's ability to effortlessly blend catchy pop hooks with soulful arrangements. It's an exquisite, emotive ballad that, at the same time, absolutely SLAPS. Game recognise game, and all that, so, accordingly, Notorious B.I.G. memorably ran with “My Flame” for his 1997 single “Sky’s The Limit”. The rolling, disco-very "Love Won't Wait" is a slick, uptempo track containing heartfelt lyrics intertwined with elegant strings and a horn section to die for. Aching - and achingly cool - single "Can't Say Goodbye" is a real fan favourite, and it's no surprise. It's a laconic, slow-mo jazz-funk stepper, with fantastic, very deliberate playing that closes out the A Side quite exceptionally. "Come To Me" slows proceedings down elegantly to open Side B before the universally agreed-upon masterpiece enters proceedings.
"What You Won't Do for Love," the standout hit that became a classic in its own right, perfectly captured Bobby's ability to infuse a contagious groove with introspective and relatable lyrics. With its instantly recognisable horn riff and Caldwell's soulful delivery, this timeless, chiller anthem continues to captivate audiences and define his musical legacy. He scored huge with the track, taking over the pop and R&B airways with this mellow soul stepper. It has remained a perennial favourite and has been heavily sampled, such is its unique allure; Aaliyah sang over snatches of it on "Age Ain’t Nothing But A Number" and you can hear Caldwell’s vocal sample used for the hook on Tupac’s posthumously released “Do For Love”.
Upon submitting the finished album to his label, they requested more material in hope of a big single. As Bobby remembered to Wax Poetics a few years ago: “Now at this point, I’m mentally exhausted...and bear in mind that I got so close to all the songs I’d written. I gave each song a profound amount of thought, and maybe too much. So, in haste, I went in and cut this song, "What You Won’t Do For Love". Wrote it in a day, cut the rhythm track, overdubbed the horns, I sang the song, and literally turned it in three days after. And lo and behold, the one song I gave the least thought to,” Bobby laughed, “ended up being a national anthem.”
The mysterious, magical "Kalimba Song" is a cosmic, kalimba-driven melodic-funk instrumental - short but oh, so sweet. It's followed by the supreme tear-jerker "Take Me Back To Then", Bobby's otherworldly voice deeply longing for a simpler time, "when life was mellow". I think we can all get behind this sentiment. The final cut is arguably its deepest, its low-key finest moment. For us, it is, anyway. The glorious, driving, effortlessly funky guitar-soul jam "Down For The Third Time" is a huge melancholic Be With favourite and has been played by discerning genre-hopping DJs with significant glee for years. Hypnotic, melodic, beautiful. Like the album it elegantly rounds out.
Bobby sadly passed away on 23rd March 2023, after a long struggle with mitochondrial damage and oxidative stress, due to an adverse effect from a fluoroquinolone antibiotic. The reissue of his wonderful eponymous album will be available on vinyl across the globe, ensuring that fans of his incomparable talent - and soul music enthusiasts worldwide - can radiate in the deep beauty of this seminal album. Meticulously remastered and cut by both Simon Francis and Cicely Balston respectively, it has been pressed to the highest possibly quality at Record Industry in Holland.
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Label:underground resistance
Cat-No:UR-005
Release-Date:14.11.2025
Genre:Detroit Techno
Configuration:12"
Label:underground resistance
Cat-No:UR-005
Release-Date:14.11.2025
Genre:Detroit Techno
Configuration:12"
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Underground Resistance - Big Stone Lake
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Underground Resistance - Sometimes I Feel Like
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Underground Resistance - Nation 2 Nation
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Underground Resistance - Body And Soul
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Underground Resistance - The Theory (Mind Mix)
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Underground Resistance - 303 Sunset
Repress!
“UR wonders” What happens to jazz if combined with the current electronic sound tools used to make Detroit techno now?
What might Jazz sound like if the inspirational pioneers of fusion ie; Return to Forever, Astral Pirates or Weather Report had access to the music production technology available now or in the future?
The artform called Jazz was a unique reflection of “The African American experience here in the United States.Unfortunately by the 90"s it had been compromised by major record companies and made “smoother” for mainstream consumption and more profits.
Born in America’s rural black south Rock & Roll had suffered the same fate years earlier. Original artists eventually replaced by well studied clones and corporate mega profits!! Also happening the original artform of jazz appeared to be caught, processed & throughly EXPLAINED by people who sought to intellectualize “struggle & human emotion” into mere words and then benefit immensely financially by being authorities on the subject.
Hmm sound familiar?
As you watch the current intellectual colonization of the urban inner city African American art forms house music, hip-hop, Jungle & Detroit techno get studied, bent, twisted renamed and turned into EDM profit formulas.
There stands records like Nation 2 Nation that defy these definitions and inspire the next generation of Pioneers who continue the undefined exploration of Jazz like Derek Jamerson, Jon Dixon, Raphael Merriweathers, Desean Jones, Timeline, Galaxy 2 Galaxy, Raphael Statin & Ian Finkelstein. Mother to daughter, Father to son,
Nation 2 Nation a work inspired and that inspired what’s next.
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“UR wonders” What happens to jazz if combined with the current electronic sound tools used to make Detroit techno now?
What might Jazz sound like if the inspirational pioneers of fusion ie; Return to Forever, Astral Pirates or Weather Report had access to the music production technology available now or in the future?
The artform called Jazz was a unique reflection of “The African American experience here in the United States.Unfortunately by the 90"s it had been compromised by major record companies and made “smoother” for mainstream consumption and more profits.
Born in America’s rural black south Rock & Roll had suffered the same fate years earlier. Original artists eventually replaced by well studied clones and corporate mega profits!! Also happening the original artform of jazz appeared to be caught, processed & throughly EXPLAINED by people who sought to intellectualize “struggle & human emotion” into mere words and then benefit immensely financially by being authorities on the subject.
Hmm sound familiar?
As you watch the current intellectual colonization of the urban inner city African American art forms house music, hip-hop, Jungle & Detroit techno get studied, bent, twisted renamed and turned into EDM profit formulas.
There stands records like Nation 2 Nation that defy these definitions and inspire the next generation of Pioneers who continue the undefined exploration of Jazz like Derek Jamerson, Jon Dixon, Raphael Merriweathers, Desean Jones, Timeline, Galaxy 2 Galaxy, Raphael Statin & Ian Finkelstein. Mother to daughter, Father to son,
Nation 2 Nation a work inspired and that inspired what’s next.
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Nicolas Jaar - 1 Vanish
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Nicolas Jaar - 2 Menysid
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Nicolas Jaar - 3 Cenizas
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Nicolas Jaar - 4 Agosto
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Nicolas Jaar - 5 Gocce
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Nicolas Jaar - 6 Mud
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Nicolas Jaar - 7 Vacíar
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Nicolas Jaar - 8 Sunder
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Nicolas Jaar - 9 Hello, Chain
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Nicolas Jaar - 10 Rubble
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Nicolas Jaar - 11 Garden
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Nicolas Jaar - 12 Xerox
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Nicolas Jaar - 13 Faith Made of Silk
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CENIZAS WAS WRITTEN AND PRODUCED BY NICOLAS JAAR BETWEEN 2017-2019. MASTERING BY RASHAD BECKER ART BY MAZIYAR PAHLEVAN
MIXING BY NICOLAS JAAR AND PATRICK HIGGINS
* In 2019, Patrick Higgins and Nicolas Jaar mixed some of the record in Higgins' Future- Past studios in Hudson NY and Electric Lady Studios in Manhattan. Additional mixing was done in Figure8 Studios in Brooklyn by Nicola?s.
8/10 Resident Advisor - Cenizas is an LP of significant gravitas from an artist with among the largest and most engaged followings in electronic music
8.0 Pitchfork - Given all the technical ground Cenizas covers, Jarr is an impressively meticulous guide. Every pluck, ping, buzz, scratch, and whistle is intentional, a bump in the tunnel as you slide down the rabbit hole
9/10 Loud & Quiet - Jaar's music has always been deeply preoccupied with atmosphere, and Cenizas is a deeply atmospheric album. It sounds like a void. As you listen, you feel like you could fall into it and never find your way out. In that way, these 54 minutes feel like a sequel to Jaar's first hit, Space is Only Noise, set 5,000 years in the future. He told us then. He's showing us now.
NICOLAS JAAR BIOGRAPHY
NICOLAS JAAR is a Chilean sound maker born in 1990. He is known in the club world for his various dance 12?? EPs and remixes he put out from 2008 to 2011. Since his first full length (SPACE IS ONLY NOISE, 2011), he has embarked in multiple divergent path.
For the last 7 years, he has released a large volume of recordings through his label OTHER PEOPLE (including music by LYDIA LUNCH, WILLIAM BASINSKI, PATRICK HIGGINS, DJ SLUGO, LUCRETIA DALT, PIERRE BASTIEN & TOMAGA, VTGNIKE and others).
In 2015, Nicolas scored DHEEPAN by director JACQUES AUDIARD (winner of the Palme d'Or at Cannes 2015).
In 2016, Jaar launched THE NETWORK, a web of 111 fictional radio stations done in collaboration with artists JENA MYUNG and MAZIYAR PAHLEVAN. A batch of these mixes was aired on NTS radio and is archived here: (https://bit.ly/35PwrHu). In 2017, THE NETWORK became a book, published by PRINTED MATTER In NY.
In the spring of 2019, Jaar was commissioned for a 9 hour improvisation in the OUDE KERK CHURCH in Amsterdam which he performed alongside two organists and a dozen surround speakers pointed at the ceiling of the church.
Nicola?s is currently curating a residency for sound artists in the West Bank that takes place in a 130 year-old converted food storage shack in Bethlehem (within the DAR YUSUF NASRI JACIR FOR ART AND RESEARCH)
Residents so far include composer SEBASTIAN JATZ RAWICZ and researcher and artist ROLANDO HERNANDEZ.
In the fall of 2019, he presented INCOMPREHENSIBLE SUN, a sound and light installation in a 200-meter-long ex-military shooting range in Zaandam (The Netherlands) and RETAINING THE ENERGY, BUT LOSING THE IMAGE alongside artist VINCENT DE BELLEVAL which consisted of 10 large rotating parabolic reflectors that capture and emit hyper-focalized surround sound.
For the first SHARJAH ARCHITECTURE TRIENNALE (curated by ADRIAN LAHOUD IN 2019) Nicola?s performed a piece for 16 buried speakers in the desert near the MLEIHA ARCHAEOLOGICAL CENTRE.
Nicola?s has collaborated with artist LYDIA OURAHMANE (MUSIC FOR TWO SEAS, Stromboli), FKA TWIGS (MAGDALENE), and PATRICK HIGGINS under the name AEAEA. He is also a current member of improvisational ensemble ¡MIE?RCOLES! alongside dancer and choreographer STEPHANIE JANAINA, founding member of research collective SHOCK FOREST GROUP, and half of the band DARKSIDE
Tracklist:
1 Vanish
2 Menysid
3 Cenizas
4 Agosto
5 Gocce
6 Mud
7 Vacíar
8 Sunder
9 Hello, Chain
10 Rubble
11 Garden
12 Xerox
13 Faith Made of Silk
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CENIZAS WAS WRITTEN AND PRODUCED BY NICOLAS JAAR BETWEEN 2017-2019. MASTERING BY RASHAD BECKER ART BY MAZIYAR PAHLEVAN
MIXING BY NICOLAS JAAR AND PATRICK HIGGINS
* In 2019, Patrick Higgins and Nicolas Jaar mixed some of the record in Higgins' Future- Past studios in Hudson NY and Electric Lady Studios in Manhattan. Additional mixing was done in Figure8 Studios in Brooklyn by Nicola?s.
8/10 Resident Advisor - Cenizas is an LP of significant gravitas from an artist with among the largest and most engaged followings in electronic music
8.0 Pitchfork - Given all the technical ground Cenizas covers, Jarr is an impressively meticulous guide. Every pluck, ping, buzz, scratch, and whistle is intentional, a bump in the tunnel as you slide down the rabbit hole
9/10 Loud & Quiet - Jaar's music has always been deeply preoccupied with atmosphere, and Cenizas is a deeply atmospheric album. It sounds like a void. As you listen, you feel like you could fall into it and never find your way out. In that way, these 54 minutes feel like a sequel to Jaar's first hit, Space is Only Noise, set 5,000 years in the future. He told us then. He's showing us now.
NICOLAS JAAR BIOGRAPHY
NICOLAS JAAR is a Chilean sound maker born in 1990. He is known in the club world for his various dance 12?? EPs and remixes he put out from 2008 to 2011. Since his first full length (SPACE IS ONLY NOISE, 2011), he has embarked in multiple divergent path.
For the last 7 years, he has released a large volume of recordings through his label OTHER PEOPLE (including music by LYDIA LUNCH, WILLIAM BASINSKI, PATRICK HIGGINS, DJ SLUGO, LUCRETIA DALT, PIERRE BASTIEN & TOMAGA, VTGNIKE and others).
In 2015, Nicolas scored DHEEPAN by director JACQUES AUDIARD (winner of the Palme d'Or at Cannes 2015).
In 2016, Jaar launched THE NETWORK, a web of 111 fictional radio stations done in collaboration with artists JENA MYUNG and MAZIYAR PAHLEVAN. A batch of these mixes was aired on NTS radio and is archived here: (https://bit.ly/35PwrHu). In 2017, THE NETWORK became a book, published by PRINTED MATTER In NY.
In the spring of 2019, Jaar was commissioned for a 9 hour improvisation in the OUDE KERK CHURCH in Amsterdam which he performed alongside two organists and a dozen surround speakers pointed at the ceiling of the church.
Nicola?s is currently curating a residency for sound artists in the West Bank that takes place in a 130 year-old converted food storage shack in Bethlehem (within the DAR YUSUF NASRI JACIR FOR ART AND RESEARCH)
Residents so far include composer SEBASTIAN JATZ RAWICZ and researcher and artist ROLANDO HERNANDEZ.
In the fall of 2019, he presented INCOMPREHENSIBLE SUN, a sound and light installation in a 200-meter-long ex-military shooting range in Zaandam (The Netherlands) and RETAINING THE ENERGY, BUT LOSING THE IMAGE alongside artist VINCENT DE BELLEVAL which consisted of 10 large rotating parabolic reflectors that capture and emit hyper-focalized surround sound.
For the first SHARJAH ARCHITECTURE TRIENNALE (curated by ADRIAN LAHOUD IN 2019) Nicola?s performed a piece for 16 buried speakers in the desert near the MLEIHA ARCHAEOLOGICAL CENTRE.
Nicola?s has collaborated with artist LYDIA OURAHMANE (MUSIC FOR TWO SEAS, Stromboli), FKA TWIGS (MAGDALENE), and PATRICK HIGGINS under the name AEAEA. He is also a current member of improvisational ensemble ¡MIE?RCOLES! alongside dancer and choreographer STEPHANIE JANAINA, founding member of research collective SHOCK FOREST GROUP, and half of the band DARKSIDE
Tracklist:
1 Vanish
2 Menysid
3 Cenizas
4 Agosto
5 Gocce
6 Mud
7 Vacíar
8 Sunder
9 Hello, Chain
10 Rubble
11 Garden
12 Xerox
13 Faith Made of Silk
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Label:Other People
Cat-No:OP093
Release-Date:14.11.2025
Genre:Alternative/Electronic
Configuration:LP Excl
Label:Other People
Cat-No:OP093
Release-Date:14.11.2025
Genre:Alternative/Electronic
Configuration:LP Excl
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Alejandra Cárdenas (Ale Hop) - A1/1. On Memory
2
Alejandra Cárdenas (Ale Hop) - A2/2. Glass Skin
3
Alejandra Cárdenas (Ale Hop) - A3/3. Early Road
4
Alejandra Cárdenas (Ale Hop) - A4/4. Anatomy of a Straight Line
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Alejandra Cárdenas (Ale Hop) - A5/5. Untamed
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Alejandra Cárdenas (Ale Hop) - A6/6. Motherland
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Alejandra Cárdenas (Ale Hop) - A7/7. Tear Gas Clouds
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Alejandra Cárdenas (Ale Hop) - B1/8. Evangelina
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Alejandra Cárdenas (Ale Hop) - B2/9. Inward
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Alejandra Cárdenas (Ale Hop) - B3/10. When We Were Diamonds
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Alejandra Cárdenas (Ale Hop) - B4/11. A Body Like a Home
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Alejandra Cárdenas (Ale Hop) - B5/12. Dream of Fire
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Alejandra Cárdenas (Ale Hop) - B6/13. Going South4. S
- Record Of The Week in "The Quietus" in Release week -
1. LP, Special Gatefold LP cover with inside pocket (slot) to hold the insert Poem booklet inclusion
2. GENRE/S: Electronic
3. TRACKLISTS:
> A1/1. On Memory
> A2/2. Glass Skin
> A3/3. Early Road
> A4/4. Anatomy of a Straight Line
> A5/5. Untamed
> A6/6. Motherland
> A7/7. Tear Gas Clouds
> B1/8. Evangelina
> B2/9. Inward
> B3/10. When We Were Diamonds
> B4/11. A Body Like a Home
> B5/12. Dream of Fire
> B6/13. Going South4. S
SHORT INFO:
Following a string of acclaimed collaborations, including Agua Dulce with percussionist Laura Robles
and Mapambazuko alongside Congolese guitarist Titi Bakorta, Peruvian artist Alejandra Cárdenas
(aka Ale Hop) returns with her most personal work to date yet, A Body Like a Home. Marking her first
album under her birth name, the project is a sonic memoir exploring the tangled realms of trauma,
recovery, and love through autobiographical soundscapes.
A Body Like a Home is the artist at her most exposed. Comprising 13 songs and 15 poems, the album
sees her set aside collaborative fusions for solo catharsis, channeling years of turbulence -
intergenerational scars left by colonialism, racism, domestic violence, and alcoholism - into a work
that oscillates between brutality and tenderness. Cárdenas states:
“I grew up under Alberto Fujimori’s dictatorship, when a veil of hopelessness seemed to settle over
everything. This is the backdrop of the album. The songs and poems trace the inevitable loop
between private wounds - addiction, domestic violence, fractured intimacy - and Peru’s national scars,
carved by colonialism. It’s not a straight story or a resolution. Writing and composing became a ritual
of digging for meaning, into what’s buried, disguised, or renamed, until the body itself became a living
archive.”
At the heart of the album is Cárdenas’s own voice - part witness, part confessor - reciting over layers
of electric guitars, electronic textures, the haunting violin of Mexican musician Gibrana Cervantes, and
a collage of field recordings, from rainfall, muffled whispers, broken glass, to archival protest footage
from Peru. The result is a work that resonates like a diary written in sound.
The first single, "Motherland", is a searing testimony where Cárdenas voice cracks under the weight
of history and personal loss. Amid a storm of distorted guitars, she traces the cyclical legacies of
colonialism, from state massacres branding Indigenous bodies as “terrorists” to the spiral of addiction
as an unavoidable future. The lyrics draw parallels between political and domestic violence: a
mother’s drunken knife pressed to her chest, and a motherland where racism is currency. She utters:
“sacrifice demands a body.” Yet, amid the wreckage, a willful grip on love and faith persists.
Ultimately, A Body Like a Home is a document of transformation. Tracks like "Evangelina" and the title
piece "A Body Like a Home" hold space for resilience, spirituality, and love, while "Early Road" and
"Going South" thread subtle nods to Peruvian folklore, opening up bright vignettes into a sense of
belonging.
The poetry chapbook accompanying A Body Like a Home (five of its pieces are also recited on the
album) extends the work, building a parallel architecture. Oscillating between the documentary and
the mythic, the intimate and the forensic, the profane and the oniric, these poems practice a theology
of the ordinary, where everyday objects - cameras, knives, moth-eaten cotton - are charged withspiritual and historical weight. Here, the body is land, house, battlefield, collective pain, geological
territory; and trauma is, in contrast, archival, cellular, ritualistic, inherited. Read alongside the music,
the stories refract across two mediums: songs give them breath and poems give them bone.
Credits:
Guitar, voice, and electronics by Alejandra Cárdenas
Violin on all songs (except "Motherland") by Gibrana Cervantes
Percussion on "Early Road," "Anatomy of a Straight Line," "Untamed," and "Evangelina" by Laura
Robles
Composed by Alejandra Cárdenas
Except “When We Were Diamonds,” composed by Alejandra Cárdenas and Gibrana Cervantes
Mastering by Mike Grinser at Manmade Mastering, Berlin
Cover photo by Raúl García Pereira
Graphic design by Maziyar Pahlevan
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1. LP, Special Gatefold LP cover with inside pocket (slot) to hold the insert Poem booklet inclusion
2. GENRE/S: Electronic
3. TRACKLISTS:
> A1/1. On Memory
> A2/2. Glass Skin
> A3/3. Early Road
> A4/4. Anatomy of a Straight Line
> A5/5. Untamed
> A6/6. Motherland
> A7/7. Tear Gas Clouds
> B1/8. Evangelina
> B2/9. Inward
> B3/10. When We Were Diamonds
> B4/11. A Body Like a Home
> B5/12. Dream of Fire
> B6/13. Going South4. S
SHORT INFO:
Following a string of acclaimed collaborations, including Agua Dulce with percussionist Laura Robles
and Mapambazuko alongside Congolese guitarist Titi Bakorta, Peruvian artist Alejandra Cárdenas
(aka Ale Hop) returns with her most personal work to date yet, A Body Like a Home. Marking her first
album under her birth name, the project is a sonic memoir exploring the tangled realms of trauma,
recovery, and love through autobiographical soundscapes.
A Body Like a Home is the artist at her most exposed. Comprising 13 songs and 15 poems, the album
sees her set aside collaborative fusions for solo catharsis, channeling years of turbulence -
intergenerational scars left by colonialism, racism, domestic violence, and alcoholism - into a work
that oscillates between brutality and tenderness. Cárdenas states:
“I grew up under Alberto Fujimori’s dictatorship, when a veil of hopelessness seemed to settle over
everything. This is the backdrop of the album. The songs and poems trace the inevitable loop
between private wounds - addiction, domestic violence, fractured intimacy - and Peru’s national scars,
carved by colonialism. It’s not a straight story or a resolution. Writing and composing became a ritual
of digging for meaning, into what’s buried, disguised, or renamed, until the body itself became a living
archive.”
At the heart of the album is Cárdenas’s own voice - part witness, part confessor - reciting over layers
of electric guitars, electronic textures, the haunting violin of Mexican musician Gibrana Cervantes, and
a collage of field recordings, from rainfall, muffled whispers, broken glass, to archival protest footage
from Peru. The result is a work that resonates like a diary written in sound.
The first single, "Motherland", is a searing testimony where Cárdenas voice cracks under the weight
of history and personal loss. Amid a storm of distorted guitars, she traces the cyclical legacies of
colonialism, from state massacres branding Indigenous bodies as “terrorists” to the spiral of addiction
as an unavoidable future. The lyrics draw parallels between political and domestic violence: a
mother’s drunken knife pressed to her chest, and a motherland where racism is currency. She utters:
“sacrifice demands a body.” Yet, amid the wreckage, a willful grip on love and faith persists.
Ultimately, A Body Like a Home is a document of transformation. Tracks like "Evangelina" and the title
piece "A Body Like a Home" hold space for resilience, spirituality, and love, while "Early Road" and
"Going South" thread subtle nods to Peruvian folklore, opening up bright vignettes into a sense of
belonging.
The poetry chapbook accompanying A Body Like a Home (five of its pieces are also recited on the
album) extends the work, building a parallel architecture. Oscillating between the documentary and
the mythic, the intimate and the forensic, the profane and the oniric, these poems practice a theology
of the ordinary, where everyday objects - cameras, knives, moth-eaten cotton - are charged withspiritual and historical weight. Here, the body is land, house, battlefield, collective pain, geological
territory; and trauma is, in contrast, archival, cellular, ritualistic, inherited. Read alongside the music,
the stories refract across two mediums: songs give them breath and poems give them bone.
Credits:
Guitar, voice, and electronics by Alejandra Cárdenas
Violin on all songs (except "Motherland") by Gibrana Cervantes
Percussion on "Early Road," "Anatomy of a Straight Line," "Untamed," and "Evangelina" by Laura
Robles
Composed by Alejandra Cárdenas
Except “When We Were Diamonds,” composed by Alejandra Cárdenas and Gibrana Cervantes
Mastering by Mike Grinser at Manmade Mastering, Berlin
Cover photo by Raúl García Pereira
Graphic design by Maziyar Pahlevan
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Sunfear - Littleness
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Sunfear - Daycare
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Sunfear - Steps
4
Sunfear - Above
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Sunfear - People Like Us
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Sunfear - A Dedication
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Sunfear - Bright And Wild
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Sunfear - Form Changed
Sunfear returns to Dark Entries with All at Once, her sophomore LP. Sunfear is the project of Turkish multidisciplinary artist Eylül Deniz. Since 2017, Deniz has been working as a composer, performer, and DJ, with a focus on different facets of ambient and experimental music. Deeply steeped in both music theory and history, Deniz explores electroacoustic techniques, utilizing piano, guitar, voice, and synthesizer. Her aim is self-expressive; these experimental tactics are her narrative and worldbuilding tools.
All at Once shows Deniz deepening her connection to the guitar, her voice, and the Sunfear project as whole. Deniz says, ”I drew inspiration from Dante's ‘Love That Moves the Sun and Other Stars’, poems by Pessoa, and the works of Lale Müldür, a significant Turkish poet.” All at Once is a darker album than its predecessor Octopus. Its somber atmospherics and brooding tones were informed by the loss of friends in Istanbul, many of whom took their own lives. On “Above,” sparse guitar riffs meet swirling electronics in a doom-laden reverb chamber. “Bright and Wild” unleashes brittle blasts of feedback over its lush drones. Deniz’s voice, drenched in textural processing, intermittently peeks through the murk, like on the quietly despairing “Littleness.” Optimistic glimmers are still to be found, though, like on album-closer, “Form Changed,” which veers into aquatic pop territory with a softly sauntering beat undergirding its ethereal melodies. The artwork was designed by Eloise Shir-Juen Leigh, and the album includes an insert with liner notes and lyrics. All at Once reflects the dark times we live in, but it does not only live in hopelessness; it recognizes that while loss and trauma may change our forms, we must continue to move forward.
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All at Once shows Deniz deepening her connection to the guitar, her voice, and the Sunfear project as whole. Deniz says, ”I drew inspiration from Dante's ‘Love That Moves the Sun and Other Stars’, poems by Pessoa, and the works of Lale Müldür, a significant Turkish poet.” All at Once is a darker album than its predecessor Octopus. Its somber atmospherics and brooding tones were informed by the loss of friends in Istanbul, many of whom took their own lives. On “Above,” sparse guitar riffs meet swirling electronics in a doom-laden reverb chamber. “Bright and Wild” unleashes brittle blasts of feedback over its lush drones. Deniz’s voice, drenched in textural processing, intermittently peeks through the murk, like on the quietly despairing “Littleness.” Optimistic glimmers are still to be found, though, like on album-closer, “Form Changed,” which veers into aquatic pop territory with a softly sauntering beat undergirding its ethereal melodies. The artwork was designed by Eloise Shir-Juen Leigh, and the album includes an insert with liner notes and lyrics. All at Once reflects the dark times we live in, but it does not only live in hopelessness; it recognizes that while loss and trauma may change our forms, we must continue to move forward.
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