Genre: Singer-Songwriter / Folk / Pop


Tracklist 2xCD:

01-1 - S.
01-2 - Minneola
01-3 - Baton Rouge
01-4 - Friend Pt. 1
01-5 - Friend Pt. 2
01-6 - Suddenly
01-7 - Eugene
01-8 - Scarlet Tanager
01-9 - Take Away
01-10 - ..
02-1 - Anthem For A Forgotten Generation
02-2 - Wandering
02-3 - Rise And Shine
02-4 - Crossroads
02-5 - I Don't Know
02-6 - Close Obedience
02-7 - True Heart
02-8 - You Are
02-9 - Efforts
02-10 - In Peace
02-11 - Harmoney
02-12 - 212

Info:

Rico Friebe's fifth double studio album "The Desire Path / The Open Glade" is his magnum opus and purest work to date, finding back to his distinct acoustic sound and songwriting.

Originally, these works have been filed under the title "Anthems For A Lost Generation" before Friebe wrote and recorded everything new from scratch for that album.

The songs "212", "Friend Pt. 2", "S. and ".." have already been acclaimed in the guise of the Rico Puestel dubs and are seeing the world as original versions for the first time ever.

Through the blackest night, Friebe's light shines brighter than the sun on this album...






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Genre: Hip-Hop


Tracklist 7":

A1 – devil_ht
B1 – devil_ht (Instrumental)


Info:

Rico Friebe's earworm sequel to last year's single „So Many Hints“ and deep take on narcism and manipulative behaviour.

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Genre: Dream Pop / Rock / Singer-Songwriter

Tracklist CD:

01 – Cayman
02 – Dissect
03 – Crippled
04 – Folder Zero
05 – You Know (How)
06 – Disconnect
07 – Seven
08 – Lessons
09 – Now
10 – When?
11 – Namyac


Info:

The new Rico Friebe album "Dream" has arrived and it has been a true one-man job on drums, piano, hammond organ, (bass) guitar and vocals!
For converting his recent and life-long recurring dreams to lyrics and music, the decision to mainly embed these into one personally favoured Dream Pop-Rock/Shoegaze scenery stood to reason for him...

Opened (and closed) by the multi-guitar instrumental "Cayman" Rico Friebe sets a fugitive premise (not to be understood fiscally!) for something bigger and interfering to come.
"Dissect" immediately dissects the already crumbling, warping and distorting dream of an enchanted archipelago and falls into a scenario of a burning world, lyrically stating that "worlds collide into your life [...]".
"Crippled" then comes down as a more palpable take on people leaving others high and dry in a gruelling and fatal way while "Folder Zero" marks a consecutive shift of perspective and moment of recollecting decisions.
"You Know (How)" suddenly appeals as an upbeat Pop-appealish try to grasp interhuman interaction and communication followed by its more gritty counterpart "Disconnect" that deals with those preceding things and hopes falling apart.
"Seven" happens to be a magic number as well as a magic moment disputing the troubles and struggles of interacting and deciding within close emotional situations leading to an universal introspective (maybe the Friebe's most apt yet) with "Lessons" positioned to be infinity number 8 on purpose here.
"Now" is the musically lightest moment on the album and a recourse on the earlier Pop-appeal of "You Know (How)" before a a hypnotically replaying chain of questioning "When?" enters the final spotlight.
Ultimately, "Namyac" spawns memories of how all of this once began...

What once was dreamt in a few seconds, now unfolds in a truly unique and individual manner on this (once again) unexpected new album work by Rico Friebe!





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Genre: Pop / Singer-Songwriter


Tracklist 12":

A1 – And I Run
A2 – Like Me
A3 – Pirouette
A4 – HD
A5 – App Life
B1 – Overdue
B2 – Inspired
B3 – Duty
B4 – Memento
B5 – Carelovetry


Info:

Rico Friebe has more to tell to a whole generation and crafted a musical superlative for this in the guise of the sequel record ANTHEMS FOR A LOST GENERATION2 - including 10 new future pop songs that continue the stories from part one!




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Genre: Neo Classic / Ambient / Electronica


Tracklist 12":

A1 - Prémices
A2 - Rosée
A3 - Disparate
A4 - Les Merveilleux Nuages
A5 - Salle d'attente
A6 - Cisaillement
A7 - Gruidés
B1 - Bifurcation
B2 - Essor
B3 - Élysées
B4 - Envoûté
B5 - Conclusions
B6 - Souvenirs


Info:

"Maintenant" (meaning: Now) defines it all: A snapshot in time, 13 piano pieces, completely improvised by Rico Friebe in one take! Three years after recording "The Silva Sessions", this new album serves as some kind of sequel to the improvisational and aesthetic characteristics - presenting a vast and meditative soundscape solely on the piano with some subtle electronic manoeuvring within. A truly unique moment that got captured here and a special album, you won't come along too often these days...




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Genre: Pop / Singer-Songwriter


Tracklist CD:

01 – And I Run
02 – Like Me
03 – Pirouette
04 – HD
05 – App Life
06 – Overdue
07 – Inspired
08 – Duty
09 – Memento
10 – Carelovetry


Info:

Rico Friebe has more to tell to a whole generation and crafted a musical superlative for this in the guise of the sequel record ANTHEMS FOR A LOST GENERATION2 - including 10 new future pop songs that continue the stories from part one!




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Genre: Neo Classic / Ambient / Electronica


Tracklist CD:

01 - Prémices
02 - Rosée
03 - Disparate
04 - Les Merveilleux Nuages
05 - Salle d'attente
06 - Cisaillement
07 - Gruidés
08 - Bifurcation
09 - Essor
10 - Élysées
11 - Envoûté
12 - Conclusions
13 - Souvenirs


Info:

"Maintenant" (meaning: Now) defines it all: A snapshot in time, 13 piano pieces, completely improvised by Rico Friebe in one take! Three years after recording "The Silva Sessions", this new album serves as some kind of sequel to the improvisational and aesthetic characteristics - presenting a vast and meditative soundscape solely on the piano with some subtle electronic manoeuvring within. A truly unique moment that got captured here and a special album, you won't come along too often these days...




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Genre: Pop / Songwriter


Tracklist 12":

A1 – People In White Cars
A2 – Empty Pools
A3 – Ice Bear
A4 – Drinks Ain't Free
A5 – Slowly Turning Backwards
B1 – Meeting The Idiots
B2 – Man Hands
B3 – NYE Horror
B4 – The Book A Forest Died For
B5 – How Long Has It Been?


Info:

"Dear music lovers, this album represents the truest and purest essence of myself in a 'now state' at the end of my thirties. I really don't care about aging, but I care about these ten songs. They make me happy, sad, aware, they make me laugh, cry and confident - hopefully, they make you feel the same or make you feel at all, too. For me, they shatter the rising coldness in this world. This wholesome musical powerhouse is about 'people in white cars' - it's a weird metaphor. Learn all about it on this album." - Rico




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Genre: Pop / Songwriter


Tracklist:

01 – People In White Cars
02 – Empty Pools
03 – Ice Bear
04 – Drinks Ain't Free
05 – Slowly Turning Backwards
06 – Meeting The Idiots
07 – Man Hands
08 – NYE Horror
09 – The Book A Forest Died For
10 – How Long Has It Been?


Info:

"Dear music lovers, this album represents the truest and purest essence of myself in a 'now state' at the end of my thirties. I really don't care about aging, but I care about these ten songs. They make me happy, sad, aware, they make me laugh, cry and confident - hopefully, they make you feel the same or make you feel at all, too. For me, they shatter the rising coldness in this world. This wholesome musical powerhouse is about 'people in white cars' - it's a weird metaphor. Learn all about it on this album." - Rico





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Genre: Singer-Songwriter / Folk


Tracklist 12":

A1 – Requiem
A2 – Fled
A3 – Tired
A4 – Flinch
A5 – Catch
A6 – Once
B1 – Any
B2 – Understand
B3 – Two
B4 – Lies
B5 – Shook


Info:

Grief, sadness, goodbye. With "Shook", Rico Friebe returns to the purest form of acoustic intimacy - just his voice and the guitar after the Requiem introduction. Being in daily grief and torment for almost 500 days, he melodized a funeral procession, burying an agony, being the sole attendant, shining a light in darkest night...



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Genre: Singer-Songwriter / Folk


Tracklist CD:

01 – Requiem
02 – Fled
03 – Tired
04 – Flinch
05 – Catch
06 – Once
07 – Any
08 – Understand
09 – Two
10 – Lies
11 – Shook


Info:

Grief, sadness, goodbye. With "Shook", Rico Friebe returns to the purest form of acoustic intimacy - just his voice and the guitar after the Requiem introduction. Being in daily grief and torment for almost 500 days, he melodized a funeral procession, burying an agony, being the sole attendant, shining a light in darkest night...


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180g Vinyl

Genre: Pop / Singer-Songwriter / R&B


Tracklist 12":

A1 – Intro Out / Apathy
A2 – Caitiff (The Yellow Song)
A3 – Growing Pains
A4 – Loophole
A5 – Sacrifice
B1 – Harm Any
B2 – The Verge Of Change
B3 – Plus
B4 – Take, Take, Take
B5 – Block / Outro In


Info:

The fourth studio album „Pain Matters“ by Rico Friebe came totally unexpected to him as well as it comes to you now!

Deeply affected from personal occurences within the further realms that already spawned „Anthems For A Lost Generation“, Rico fell into an abyss where anything became possible – anything raw, spell-binding, meditative and bold as „Pain Matters“!


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Genre: Singer-Songwriter / Folk / Pop


Tracklist 2xCD:

01-1 - S.
01-2 - Minneola
01-3 - Baton Rouge
01-4 - Friend Pt. 1
01-5 - Friend Pt. 2
01-6 - Suddenly
01-7 - Eugene
01-8 - Scarlet Tanager
01-9 - Take Away
01-10 - ..
02-1 - Anthem For A Forgotten Generation
02-2 - Wandering
02-3 - Rise And Shine
02-4 - Crossroads
02-5 - I Don't Know
02-6 - Close Obedience
02-7 - True Heart
02-8 - You Are
02-9 - Efforts
02-10 - In Peace
02-11 - Harmoney
02-12 - 212

Info:

Rico Friebe's fifth double studio album "The Desire Path / The Open Glade" is his magnum opus and purest work to date, finding back to his distinct acoustic sound and songwriting.

Originally, these works have been filed under the title "Anthems For A Lost Generation" before Friebe wrote and recorded everything new from scratch for that album.

The songs "212", "Friend Pt. 2", "S. and ".." have already been acclaimed in the guise of the Rico Puestel dubs and are seeing the world as original versions for the first time ever.

Through the blackest night, Friebe's light shines brighter than the sun on this album...






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Genre: Hip-Hop


Tracklist 7":

A1 – devil_ht
B1 – devil_ht (Instrumental)


Info:

Rico Friebe's earworm sequel to last year's single „So Many Hints“ and deep take on narcism and manipulative behaviour.

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Genre: Dream Pop / Rock / Singer-Songwriter

Tracklist CD:

01 – Cayman
02 – Dissect
03 – Crippled
04 – Folder Zero
05 – You Know (How)
06 – Disconnect
07 – Seven
08 – Lessons
09 – Now
10 – When?
11 – Namyac


Info:

The new Rico Friebe album "Dream" has arrived and it has been a true one-man job on drums, piano, hammond organ, (bass) guitar and vocals!
For converting his recent and life-long recurring dreams to lyrics and music, the decision to mainly embed these into one personally favoured Dream Pop-Rock/Shoegaze scenery stood to reason for him...

Opened (and closed) by the multi-guitar instrumental "Cayman" Rico Friebe sets a fugitive premise (not to be understood fiscally!) for something bigger and interfering to come.
"Dissect" immediately dissects the already crumbling, warping and distorting dream of an enchanted archipelago and falls into a scenario of a burning world, lyrically stating that "worlds collide into your life [...]".
"Crippled" then comes down as a more palpable take on people leaving others high and dry in a gruelling and fatal way while "Folder Zero" marks a consecutive shift of perspective and moment of recollecting decisions.
"You Know (How)" suddenly appeals as an upbeat Pop-appealish try to grasp interhuman interaction and communication followed by its more gritty counterpart "Disconnect" that deals with those preceding things and hopes falling apart.
"Seven" happens to be a magic number as well as a magic moment disputing the troubles and struggles of interacting and deciding within close emotional situations leading to an universal introspective (maybe the Friebe's most apt yet) with "Lessons" positioned to be infinity number 8 on purpose here.
"Now" is the musically lightest moment on the album and a recourse on the earlier Pop-appeal of "You Know (How)" before a a hypnotically replaying chain of questioning "When?" enters the final spotlight.
Ultimately, "Namyac" spawns memories of how all of this once began...

What once was dreamt in a few seconds, now unfolds in a truly unique and individual manner on this (once again) unexpected new album work by Rico Friebe!





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Genre: Neo Classic / Ambient / Electronica


Tracklist 12":

A1 - Prémices
A2 - Rosée
A3 - Disparate
A4 - Les Merveilleux Nuages
A5 - Salle d'attente
A6 - Cisaillement
A7 - Gruidés
B1 - Bifurcation
B2 - Essor
B3 - Élysées
B4 - Envoûté
B5 - Conclusions
B6 - Souvenirs


Info:

"Maintenant" (meaning: Now) defines it all: A snapshot in time, 13 piano pieces, completely improvised by Rico Friebe in one take! Three years after recording "The Silva Sessions", this new album serves as some kind of sequel to the improvisational and aesthetic characteristics - presenting a vast and meditative soundscape solely on the piano with some subtle electronic manoeuvring within. A truly unique moment that got captured here and a special album, you won't come along too often these days...




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Genre: Pop / Singer-Songwriter


Tracklist 12":

A1 – And I Run
A2 – Like Me
A3 – Pirouette
A4 – HD
A5 – App Life
B1 – Overdue
B2 – Inspired
B3 – Duty
B4 – Memento
B5 – Carelovetry


Info:

Rico Friebe has more to tell to a whole generation and crafted a musical superlative for this in the guise of the sequel record ANTHEMS FOR A LOST GENERATION2 - including 10 new future pop songs that continue the stories from part one!




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Genre: Pop / Singer-Songwriter


Tracklist CD:

01 – And I Run
02 – Like Me
03 – Pirouette
04 – HD
05 – App Life
06 – Overdue
07 – Inspired
08 – Duty
09 – Memento
10 – Carelovetry


Info:

Rico Friebe has more to tell to a whole generation and crafted a musical superlative for this in the guise of the sequel record ANTHEMS FOR A LOST GENERATION2 - including 10 new future pop songs that continue the stories from part one!




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Genre: Neo Classic / Ambient / Electronica


Tracklist CD:

01 - Prémices
02 - Rosée
03 - Disparate
04 - Les Merveilleux Nuages
05 - Salle d'attente
06 - Cisaillement
07 - Gruidés
08 - Bifurcation
09 - Essor
10 - Élysées
11 - Envoûté
12 - Conclusions
13 - Souvenirs


Info:

"Maintenant" (meaning: Now) defines it all: A snapshot in time, 13 piano pieces, completely improvised by Rico Friebe in one take! Three years after recording "The Silva Sessions", this new album serves as some kind of sequel to the improvisational and aesthetic characteristics - presenting a vast and meditative soundscape solely on the piano with some subtle electronic manoeuvring within. A truly unique moment that got captured here and a special album, you won't come along too often these days...




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Genre: Pop / Songwriter


Tracklist 12":

A1 – People In White Cars
A2 – Empty Pools
A3 – Ice Bear
A4 – Drinks Ain't Free
A5 – Slowly Turning Backwards
B1 – Meeting The Idiots
B2 – Man Hands
B3 – NYE Horror
B4 – The Book A Forest Died For
B5 – How Long Has It Been?


Info:

"Dear music lovers, this album represents the truest and purest essence of myself in a 'now state' at the end of my thirties. I really don't care about aging, but I care about these ten songs. They make me happy, sad, aware, they make me laugh, cry and confident - hopefully, they make you feel the same or make you feel at all, too. For me, they shatter the rising coldness in this world. This wholesome musical powerhouse is about 'people in white cars' - it's a weird metaphor. Learn all about it on this album." - Rico




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Genre: Pop / Songwriter


Tracklist:

01 – People In White Cars
02 – Empty Pools
03 – Ice Bear
04 – Drinks Ain't Free
05 – Slowly Turning Backwards
06 – Meeting The Idiots
07 – Man Hands
08 – NYE Horror
09 – The Book A Forest Died For
10 – How Long Has It Been?


Info:

"Dear music lovers, this album represents the truest and purest essence of myself in a 'now state' at the end of my thirties. I really don't care about aging, but I care about these ten songs. They make me happy, sad, aware, they make me laugh, cry and confident - hopefully, they make you feel the same or make you feel at all, too. For me, they shatter the rising coldness in this world. This wholesome musical powerhouse is about 'people in white cars' - it's a weird metaphor. Learn all about it on this album." - Rico





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Genre: Singer-Songwriter / Folk


Tracklist 12":

A1 – Requiem
A2 – Fled
A3 – Tired
A4 – Flinch
A5 – Catch
A6 – Once
B1 – Any
B2 – Understand
B3 – Two
B4 – Lies
B5 – Shook


Info:

Grief, sadness, goodbye. With "Shook", Rico Friebe returns to the purest form of acoustic intimacy - just his voice and the guitar after the Requiem introduction. Being in daily grief and torment for almost 500 days, he melodized a funeral procession, burying an agony, being the sole attendant, shining a light in darkest night...



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Genre: Singer-Songwriter / Folk


Tracklist CD:

01 – Requiem
02 – Fled
03 – Tired
04 – Flinch
05 – Catch
06 – Once
07 – Any
08 – Understand
09 – Two
10 – Lies
11 – Shook


Info:

Grief, sadness, goodbye. With "Shook", Rico Friebe returns to the purest form of acoustic intimacy - just his voice and the guitar after the Requiem introduction. Being in daily grief and torment for almost 500 days, he melodized a funeral procession, burying an agony, being the sole attendant, shining a light in darkest night...


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180g Vinyl

Genre: Pop / Singer-Songwriter / R&B


Tracklist 12":

A1 – Intro Out / Apathy
A2 – Caitiff (The Yellow Song)
A3 – Growing Pains
A4 – Loophole
A5 – Sacrifice
B1 – Harm Any
B2 – The Verge Of Change
B3 – Plus
B4 – Take, Take, Take
B5 – Block / Outro In


Info:

The fourth studio album „Pain Matters“ by Rico Friebe came totally unexpected to him as well as it comes to you now!

Deeply affected from personal occurences within the further realms that already spawned „Anthems For A Lost Generation“, Rico fell into an abyss where anything became possible – anything raw, spell-binding, meditative and bold as „Pain Matters“!


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Genre: Pop / Electro Pop / Singer-Songwriter


Tracklist 7":

A1 – Keep On Dreaming (Again)
B1 – Keep On Dreaming (Again) (Instrumental)


Info:

Finally on vinyl – the re-recorded and refurbished version of Rico Friebe's dreamy Electro Pop single „Keep On Dreaming (Again)“!






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Genre: Pop / Singer-Songwriter / R&B


Tracklist 7":

A1 – So Many Hints (Until Pain Matters)
B1 – Walking To Class


Info:

The prelude record to Rico Friebe's fourth studio album „Pain Matters“ (September 2024) including the album key track „So Many Hints...“ and the exclusive B-side „Walking To Class“.


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One Sided

Tracklist 12”:

A1 – Can I Be With You? (Rico Puestel Summer Nostalgia Dub)
A2 – CIBWY?



Info:

...and this is how an endless summer night's dream sound! Puestel meets his alter ego Friebe again! Can you imagine that this whole song came to Rico Friebe in a dream?!

In that dream, he was sitting in a strange living room, playing a live set with very odd, weird and partially never-seen-before equipment while everyone was annoyingly talking to him (while performing) – one person right next to him even told him that he frequently manages to eat glass by accident. WTF?!

According to all this obscurity, he tried to escape into his performance, just looking straight into a weird countertop electronic device that created sound and suddenly he played this completely unknown song with these special vocals kicking in and he immediately fell in love with and got lost in it, forgetting all about the strange situation he was in – the distracting voices around him fell into a mute state.

Shortly afterwards, he woke up and kept trying to remember all the details, the lyrics, the melody, the production, just anything, wandering around like a maniac. Finally, all of it went pretty well and you're now listening to a dream composition. Magic everywhere!





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180g Vinyl

Genre: Pop / Singer-Songwriter / Electro

Tracklist 12":

A1 – ANTHEM FOR A LOST GENERATION
A2 – BAD SEED
A3 – I LIKE MEMES
A4 – REDO
A5 – GAMES
B1 – IMAGES
B2 – LAZY, BORED AND SAD
B3 – ANIMALS
B4 – ABUSE
B5 – LOOSE A CHANCE


Info:

The third album by RICO FRIEBE is a clearance, an outcry, an universe within itself, a hope and a message at once – sending out ANTHEMS FOR A LOST GENERATION!

After his preceding albums of intimacy WORD VALUE and FACES MEET, based on personal tragedies and the accompanying struggles, RICO FRIEBE has something to tell to a whole generation and delivers ten radiant and distinct top-notch productions that find a most modern and futuristic sound within different styles of pop music while his soft and emotive voice is hovering above all.

Originally, ANTHEMS FOR A LOST GENERATION has been recorded as an acoustic double-album, but RICO FRIEBE threw it all out, wrote new songs and found a truly more fitting sound after he realised that there could only be one musical outcome to tell these stories: Songs like BAD SEED, I LIKE MEMES, REDO, GAMES or LAZY, BORED AND SAD are milestones of capturing a complete zeitgeist and beyond. Each line within the lyrics is taken from close and personal experiences and interactions that made him undergo a whole spectrum of emotions, creating deep worries and sadness, but also a far hope.

Feel lost? Be found! With ANTHEMS OF A LOST GENERATION...

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Ltd. CD-Edition

Genre: Pop / Singer-Songwriter / Electro

Tracklist CD:

01 – ANTHEM FOR A LOST GENERATION
02 – BAD SEED
03 – I LIKE MEMES
04 – REDO
05 – GAMES
06 – IMAGES
07 – LAZY, BORED AND SAD
08 – ANIMALS
09 – ABUSE
10 – LOOSE A CHANCE


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The third album by RICO FRIEBE is a clearance, an outcry, an universe within itself, a hope and a message at once – sending out ANTHEMS FOR A LOST GENERATION!

After his preceding albums of intimacy WORD VALUE and FACES MEET, based on personal tragedies and the accompanying struggles, RICO FRIEBE has something to tell to a whole generation and delivers ten radiant and distinct top-notch productions that find a most modern and futuristic sound within different styles of pop music while his soft and emotive voice is hovering above all.

Originally, ANTHEMS FOR A LOST GENERATION has been recorded as an acoustic double-album, but RICO FRIEBE threw it all out, wrote new songs and found a truly more fitting sound after he realised that there could only be one musical outcome to tell these stories: Songs like BAD SEED, I LIKE MEMES, REDO, GAMES or LAZY, BORED AND SAD are milestones of capturing a complete zeitgeist and beyond. Each line within the lyrics is taken from close and personal experiences and interactions that made him undergo a whole spectrum of emotions, creating deep worries and sadness, but also a far hope.

Feel lost? Be found! With ANTHEMS OF A LOST GENERATION...

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Release Name: Don't Hurt Me Now (Rico Puestel's Don't Dub Me Now Remix)

Label Name: Time In The Special Practice Of Relativity

Genre: Techno


Tracklist 12”:

A1 – Don't Hurt Me Now (Rico Puestel's Don't Dub Me Now Remix)



Info:
Rico Puestel lays hands on his recent single as "Don't Hurt Me Now" as Rico Friebe and delivers seven minutes of groovy summertime bliss on this single-sided vinyl release!




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strictly limited to 150 handstamped copies, no repress!

Genre: Acid House / Chicago House

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

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

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

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




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

Genre: DUB Techno / Ambient / LoFi

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


Credits: Artist: Joe McBride
Cover Art: Alex Ketzer
Photography: Alexander Binder
Mastered by: Lopazz


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Tracklist
01 Will You Hate Me
02 Is It Really Love (Dub)
03 Back For More
04 What To Do With That

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


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2025 repress

Tracklist A. XTC - B. Knee On Belly

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

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

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


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Tracklist:

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

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

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









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LP (Red Opaque Vinyl)

Tracklist LP:

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


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

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

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




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

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



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No Returns!

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

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


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12”

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


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

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


P+C Pampa Records 2024

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

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


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








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


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




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