Let the Moon Be a Planet marks the first volume of Reflections, a new series of contemporary collaborations orchestrated by RVNG Intl., and documents an inspired exchange between guitarist and songwriter Steve Gunn and pianist and composer David Moore of Bing & Ruth. Conjured by a mutual curiosity, and appreciation, for the respective musician’s work, Let the Moon Be a Planet initially took form over a progression of remote sessions and ultimately harmonized when Gunn and Moore completed the album together in the bucolic surroundings of Hudson, New York. Let the Moon Be a Planet is an invitation to relive the intimate moments shared between two artists finding their way along a single path, and into a world where the most subtle of gestures can ripple for an eternity.

Steve Gunn - Guitar
David Moore - Piano
All songs written and recorded by Steve Gunn and David Moore in New York City, New York
Mixed by Nick Principe at People Teeth (Kingston, New York)
Mastered by Stephan Mathieu for Schwebung Mastering (Bonn, Germany)
Lacquers cut by Clint Holley for Well Made Music (Bristol, Virginia)
Photography by Annie Forrest
Design by Will Work For Good More

BBE Music presents a brand new album celebrating one of Philadelphia soul music’s most iconic figures, Teddy Pendergrass, remixed by pioneering producer and engineer, John Morales.

This exploration of 1970s Philly soul at its apex focuses on one of the era’s defining voices, Theodore DeReese Pendergrass. Born in Philadelphia in 1950, Pendergrass sang church music at age two, and was ordained a minister at ten years old. Having learned drums and played in local bands during his teens, at 20 he was hired as a drummer for the Blue Notes by group leader Harold Melvin. After being spotted singing along onstage, he was soon appointed lead singer, and the rest is history…

The masterful, revealing remix work of John Morales affords these classic songs improved clarity, allowing each individual player more space to be heard and modernising the recordings without ever losing sight of the original spirit. The virtuoso quality of the songwriting, production, arrangements and performances shine forth anew, and so do some of the music’s subtler qualities and nuanced, sometimes conflicted, subtexts that might have been overlooked in the most conventional view of Pendergrass in his prime.

Curated authoritatively, remixed with love and passion, John Morales’ collection revisits our relationship with Teddy’s and Gamble & Huff’s music as compellingly and immersively as when it was new. Teddy’s timeless force resides equally in his talent for portraying truthfully the joys and hurts, beliefs and doubts, blessings and challenges of our lives, and in the bravery of confronting them all with an honesty that is still utterly extraordinary.

A1 – The More I Get, the More I Want (John Morales M + M Mix)
A2 – Only You (John Morales M + M Mix)
B1 – The Love I Lost (John Morales M + M Mix)
B2 – Come Go with Me (John Morales M + M Mix)

C1 – Don’t Leave Me This Way (John Morales M + M Mix)
C2 – Now Is the Time to Do It (John Morales M + M Mix)
D1 – Satisfaction Guaranteed (Or Take Your Love Back) (John Morales M + M Mix)
D2 – If You Know Like I Know (John Morales M + M Mix

E1 – You Can’t Hide from Yourself (John Morales M + M Mix)
E2 – Is There a Place for Me (John Morales M + M Mix)
F1 – Where Are All My Friends (John Morales M + M Mix)
F2 – If You Don’t Know Me by Now (John Morales M + M Mix) More

Repress of the long time out of print Gospel album compiled by David Hill on Z Records More

Detroit house and techno staple DJ Holographic launches her new label, Through The Veil, with the release of her newest 12” EP with influences that trace back to the Detroit funk of the ‘60s. ‘House In The Dark’ part of a new body of work that will channel Holographic’s deep ties to astrology.

DJ Holographic’s spiritual journey has taken her deep into the practice of shadow work, a type of psychotherapy that allows her access to repressed parts of herself, finding answers about everything from her childhood experiences to romantic relationships to creative blocks. Born and raised in Detroit, this experience of inner exploration has educated and empowered her and serves as the inspiration behind her new project.

Holographic will debut this extremely personal work fully uninhibited on her new label. The releases correspond to each zodiac sign and will arrive monthly alongside her busy tour dates as she bears the flag of Detroit through global electronic music’s most regarded spaces/parties. More